The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-18
ron ORGANIZED CHARITY.
Plans Discussed BY Minister. for an
Institution 20 Help the Poor.

Plans Discussed BY Minister. for an
Institution 20 Help the Poor.
4 meeting Of the ministers Of al the
religions denominations In Savannah was
he'd AZ noon yesterday IN the study Of
me First Baptist Church for the purpose
% considering tho possibility Of forming
ar organized ehsTay institution Ia ssvan-
nah
Those present were Rev. DR. J d. Jor-
dan. Or. ! P. Mendes. DR.. J. 7 Fair. Rev.
v F Watkins. Rev. " 4 Hisses. Rev.
J L scuIy. Rev p g Edenheld. Rev.
r Van Dsventsr. Rev ia. F. Cook. Rev.
Baseom Anthony and Rev. osgood F.
cook
Dr Jordan. president o. the Ministers
Association was made president. and Rev.
Osgood r. Cook. secretary.
q plan for such an institution had been
prepared by Mr. Louis Stevens Of the
White Ribbon Mission In IL are divided
under separate heads. the classes that IL
b. hoped to help They are as follows:
Convalescent patients recently discharg-
81 from the city hospitals.
Resident poor who. through continued
illness on other unfortunate circum-
stances. are temporarily helpless
The large number of persons who drift
into q city and form the INDECENT floating
population they having no visible means
% support but honestly desiring 70 make
= living for themselves
The regular tramp who arrives with
the cold weather and who must be disas-
sociatod from Glass 3
There Is stln another class which can
and should be- heped by an institution
such a. Is here proposed This h a class
81 worthy young men. who are In many
instances away from home and yet who
are earning a living. although their SAL
aries are not sufficiently large TO enable
them 90. seek tho refined surroundings
which would prove safeguard agaius.
the vice and temptation which lies in wait
for this very class. IL o. PROPOSED that
men 81 this sort shall pay board. but only
in accordance with their actual ability 20
do 90 and the size OF their salaries.
The paper also gave al estimate as 20
the size % the house that would be re-
qulred. and its furnishings. One part
Of the plan IL 10 have restaurant tnat
would not only furnish meals 10 the iu-
matos Of the house. but also 70 outsiders
~ a moderate cost. and IN this way as
zisi IN paying the running expenses OF the
institution.
Another plan contemplated Is that %
having che recipients Of the charity OF
the institution do some sort Of work as
q sort Of return for tbsir board and lodg-
INK
The plan was thoroughly discussed f.
an hs bearings by those present az the
meeting. but no action was taken other
than to appoint two committees. The first
OF these consisting Of Rev. Anthony. pr.
Mendes. Rev. Scuily. Bishop Kelley. Rev.
Nisbot ard Rev. Watkins. and Of which
Dr Jorlan Il an ex-oflcio member. viii
formulate a plan Tor an associated boa I'd
OF charities. This committee VIII meet
wednesday morning at go O'Clock az the
study OF the Baptist Church. a second
committee consisting 81 Rev. Dr. Jordan
and Rev Or Fair was appointed 10 call
on the president Of the Louisa Porter
Home to see u that can be secured IN case
the charity Is organized. Both these
committees Will report TO another general
meeting that viii b. held Jan. z. AZ noon.