The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-04
MANY POOR In THE CITY.
Plan Suggested by Which Churches
Could Furnish More Relief.

The cold weather of the last few days
has been very hard on the poor people of
the city. They have been unable, in many
cases, to secure fuel, and, beng thinly
clad and indifferently provided with cover
ing, they have suffered severely. The APP
parent termination of the cold spell will be
welcomed by none so eagerly as by the
poor
A gentleman who is particularly inter-
ested in the relief of the poor and whose
church does great work continually in their
behalf said yesterday that it is quite APP
parent TO him that there are more in Sa-
vannah needing the assistance of others
than there have been for years The prin-
cipal cause assigned was a very percep l.
BILE influx of country people TO this city
and others in the belief that they are find
ing EldoradoS where money Is readily
made.
'"rhese country people come In the hope
of lettering their condition. They think
they will find work in the city without
difficulty All their small savings ale soon
expended. if they have any at the onset,
and they soon become objects Of CHARITY.
We often find, in pursuing the charltaoe
work of our church, that such has been
the history of cases for which appeals are
made Year after year the number IN
creases. and l believe there Is row more
want in the city than there was last year
Notwithstanding the existence then OF the
Charitable Association"
1t is the belief of the gentleman quoted
that the Charitable Association was nct
conducted upon the plan that would have
insured its success. Jusi about hair the
receipts had to be expended upon the
agents salary. 1t would have been better
the gentleman thinks. If the organized
charities of the churches had been given,
the money and permitted to dlstrlpute II
among those found to be deserving
Nearly every church has such an organ
ization. A warm interest in the work Is
taken by many, and The good accom-
nlished bv the eonsecratedg .Chrlst3ay4 lar
dies engaged in it is vast. The organiza-
lions are maintained in good working
shape, the officers being keenly awe 10
every call made upon them and anxious
10 respond.
The presidents of The organizations. the
gentleman thinks, should constitute a
board for the governance of the charlta-
BILE work of the city. with meetings pc
riodically TO keep abreast of 1t ana 10
ascertain, among other Things, that Ihe
several organizations were not crossing IN
their endeavors and relieving the wants or
the same persons. In this way the salary
of an agent would not have to be paid
and all that money could go to the poor.
The church organizations would De glau
to take charge of the funds and add them
to their expenditures.
The ladies who are devoting their time
to his assistance of the poor visit in the
nuarters of the city where they are to be
found frequently and are very well in
formed as to their needs and the desery-
ing among them. Those of some OF the
denominations do not seek to confine them
selves TO the assistance of those OF The
same form of worship as their own. In
yf.f.. In4xr
Hebrews is disregarded
1t is not improbable that some effort
will be made looking toward the reorgani-
cation of a charitable board upon this plan.
The gentleman quoted is convinced that
it would work well for the relief of the
r~-r. He is quite well satisfied with the
49, of his own church, in so far as IL
extends. but is confident that IL could be
greatly enlarged by such plan as he out
lined.