New-York tribune., 1899-06-07
MRS. LATHROP WELL AGAIN
FOR ONE WEEK DANGEROUSLY ILL WITH
THE wHooPING-C COUGH.
she TALKS FREELY ON THE NECESSITY OF prya
Lie AID-coNTRIBUTIoNs LATELY
RECrIVFn

For the last week Rose Hawthorne Lathrop has
been seriously Ill with the whooping- cough When
seen yesterday by Tribune reporter at the new
ST. Roses Free Home for Incurable Cancer she
said that she was almost WELL but she had thought
at one time she might not be spared to continue
the work she loved we'll. When asked II the
prospects for the Home were any brighter she said:
The pleasant home which has been secured to
the charity required alterations for ventilation and
painting and plumbing that resulted in good deal
OF unexpected expense which could be post
admitted who could n bear nose an wee U
smells of paint, We have been unable fully to pay
sum Of money in reserve for living O EXPENSE sI'"
frankly confess that this situation Is one which
because they intend TO trust to the charity Of the
@punilc Public as mendcants. and because they intend to
siole. trusting to something deeper and richer
than business precauton in their distribution of the
The concealed and quiet suffering of the sick
Some people say that charity should be carried on
by strictly business methods and nothing else. but
&c see their t poy1s pogss se
pS 0n host, IN beg to SSs charity
a.. me moment any one fattens on a charity not In
sOr q dfen o fRsry he System
a anr or ga can see has failed except as sup
as Christ did WRen He cor Us
He edy6caed helping sE them " with thu money When
could DO The good Samaritan was not so ad:
wayfarer needed dole rhis is the ' term by
which even very eminent persons try to cast q
shade upon the widows mite" and other gifts OF
our substance to the poor.
prominent minister lately taught charitable
meeting that "doles' might be INDUCED in now and
then as very dangerous pastirne but said that we
ought rule TO wait patiently until the question
or how TO help the poor without spelling them mao
never mentioned money, because He had Him
self. am not so sure that He had none 10 give
away. although He probably never bought any fine
broadcloth. But He certainly gave the rich young
man what He thought superative advice In telling
him to sell all that he had and then give the pro-
ceeds 10 the poor.
II seems to that there nothing of this
world which our Lord thought OF more importance
than money, both as An injury to the rich IL they
were greedy and a benefit TO widows and orphans
and others II they had been cheated or were re-
duced TO starvation and sickness. Money plays an
enormous part in the teachings Of Christ, whether
always mentioned or not. and the comparison he
preached always pointed TO the hunger and phys
ical need Of the poor, because Il is a disgrace 70
neglect them. even though. as Christ did. we seek
hunger and WEAKNESS ourselves for some good end.
To keep the poor may see to-day. II we look TOT
them hungry and sick, during the years II Will
to give them bread. medicine and houseroom ana
even the cautious Samaritan penny is TO leave the
care Of poor to-day 10 the merces OF SATAN
himself; and when our successors have learned that
helped when he is hungry and sick. great many
skeletons will be rejecting that our SUCCESSORS
came too late for them.
We see people who are in need OF moneys power
ful aid and believe that the public wlsnes mem
10 be helped especially the sick women. beg Tor
these poor asking for money, now and constansyi
and I will ask for this help In any way thet nnq
most acceptable TO the people who can help, Tor
exist only IN the aim nave hoOpteo anu nave iio
wishes that opposed TO IT'S progress