The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-28

greater injury YOU are doing the community in per
pstnstng paspssism BY your weiinsens,o',sd but
speaking the saloon and the saloonkeeper tor all
the poverty. real imaginary, that exists that We
clear over the beam that is in our eye. For
every man the saloon has pauperized. Misguided
sv :. put &c. brass %
soup houses free food and shelter missions and
their snpporten must answer for an equal number
that they have kept ia idleuess After careful study
Of conditions - they nov exist, have arrived at
the conclusion that well meant but miguided.
Christian charity has fostered and perpetuatd more
In favor OF the saloon they do not feed and uphold
the worthless bum After man has spent AL his
money he must 90 and earn more. The hluoF he
drinks must be paid for. either by himself some
slse Otter II il the benevolent citizen who
dime or quarter to assist him to a bed. The good
housewife has her share also in the social evolution
ina, make. Axe TIE an tns sum . s'0. sss hsr na s
pkarance and enable him to secure employment The
clothing dealer and the spoor-naan-o d. employ
nent" 70 the saioon and, who Is to blamas Tho
i ts psrpstuatss and feed. the tramp. and then
hlanes the saloon for the very conditions his own
acts have produced The salooukeeper In the mean
time, goes right along selling whisky and says moth
WIN we ever stops win we ever come to a realiza-
door meals free feed and shelter missions that per-
petuatcs and feeds more tsamps than the saloon
Let biln0 pyesu01ce 0sl0e, ana M tnf oiAme
where ii belongs. aud then shall hare made
great stride toward solving the tramp question"
and the problem Of the unemployed
Give To him that asketh." the Savior said, bnt
He did not say what to give. a reasonable
clusion to give that which will do the most good.
II il Is . poor but worthy family. and yGi know
them, give them your time. your Intelligence, love
and sympathy. In that advice Is far greater
charity" than alns Take interest in them.
and keep II up until they have become selfsuppoFt
ing and they will rise Up and call yoa blessed. II
the family is unknown to you, report them To the
Charity Organization Society. and they viii kindly
investigate and report to You IL wish IT, win
provide for them the circumstances warrant II
IL IL back door caller and you not whether
be b worthy not tand you never are). refer him
not kill the act by sAyias. III they do not 10 any
thing for you come back" as . couple Of ministers
in this city In the habit Of doing. Snch big
heartedness. and foolheadedness, will make
"bams' than all the charity organizations earth
support II you satisfied the IL
worthy. RiFe him the toe OF yeur boot set the
dog him. and You will be fulfilling the intent Of
the Scripture. not the letter II Is the best
possible service you could render him. Many
worthless vaRabopd that infests the country today.
II they had received the toe Of = boot instead of
the meal that given them when they first took
to begging. would new he respectable citiuns aud
not "hobos. living on the foolish eenevolence ct
tho,ghtless philanfhTopisfs
Let repeat. don't give aims what call
charity 10 the stranger. man or woman. Dent
give support to free food and shelter mission
Just soon almssisias. bachelor handouts, soup
houses and free foda aud shelter missions are
thing Of the past. just that the tramp ques-
tion'' will be settled.