The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-12
AIMS FOR THE DESTITUTE
| ANNUAL GATHERING OF ASso
GATED CHARITIES. OF
ST. PAUL
HOW TO GET BEST RESULTS
Almsgiying Should Be at First Hand
and Not Through Third Person
Caution Against Clever
ImpOsters.

A large number of representatives Of
the Associated Charities of the Sanity
City together with many church people
and public spirited citizens, interested in
the Christian work Of the organization.
held successful meeting last night at
the Peoples church The occasion was
the eighth annual reunion whereat every
one was given chance to become ac-
quainted with the work, and the spirit
of the work, of the Associated Charities
The speakers were Rev. DR. r. f.
Shields, of st. Joseph's Catholic church,
President j. F. Johnson, and Rev. Theo
SedgWick of st. Johns Episcopal church
Rev. Shields, the first speaker, advo-
Gated strongly the necessity OF organiza-
ton, stating that 1t might, in measure,
be considered neglect not to thoroughly
organize He spoke stirringly on the
great good accomplished by the AS
soctated Charities, and said that though
person should never close his heart to
want and sorrow, discretion should be
used In giving. z--4ms or their equivalent
should be placed where they would do
most good.
j. F. Jackson, secretary of the board
OF corrections and charities and pre- sident
of the Associated Charities of St Paul,
cut his remarks short. He spoke as fol-
lows:
Let another man praise thee, not thine
own mouth; stranger, not thine own
lips. The Associated Charities adopt
this motto and rest reputation for friend
ly visits on the standard accorded it IN
the Eastern cities It's reputation for the
proVldeniaI saving fund, spoken from
the@ South as a splendid exhibition of
practical, preventive philanthrophy. and
its record of unexcelIed registration of
ald given are known from Boston TO the
Golden Gate.''
Rev. Theodore sedgwick made the long
address of the evening. In part he
spoke as follows:
I'm consideration of the work before
the Associated Charities the question OF
giving aims is of great Importance Many
people turn deaf ear to appeals 70 aid
Some on general principles, other be-
cause of personal observations or beliefs
Many people think that to give is to en-
courage the unworthy
nave had some personal experience
with those who need the aid of helping
hands and this experience has taught
me many things. When a person gives
he should do SO through the medium ~f
MS own personality and not through
some third person. He should see whom
he is helping and use the Judgment nee
essary in the case at hand. I have felt,
mayhap, at times, that L should not
give. You may have felt So You may
have refused to give. The beating heart
Vi uiIS WOTlu cries out against SuCn a
doctrine. We cannot kill the Christian
charity in our hearts. There is no use
rying, and, to tell the truth, we do not
try. But-remember this: The man.
woman or child who wants help asks
more than an impulse of nature. He or
she wants to be lifted for good and aye.
The relief of one pang of hunger does
not really count so much. More should
be done.
You, the giver. also want something.
You want to see that you have not
wasted your aid; that 1t has been placed
where it will do the most good that YOU
have done something that will lead to
better manhood and better womanhood.
When | was in New York | was
greatly interested in the work of the as
sociated charities there There are a
great many boy clubs in New York.
Here much good was accomplished. but,
in many cases, money was placed in
wrong hands. 1 have in mind a good
woman who was spending much money
. aid those in poverty. It seemed to
me that she gave her money too indis-
criminately. To this she demurred I
said:
g Let me look into your next case
''She consented. I found that she was
giving money to a little girl. She had
father and mother living. The father
ID been given work, but gave it up be-
cause he did not like to soil his hands.
There are thousands of cases similar"
The following were seated on the ros-
trum besides the speakers: Vice Presi-
dent Rev. J. J. Lawler; Trea Erner-
son w. Peet: Secretary DR. Olaf Sohl-
berg, General Secretary A. w. Gutridge.
Rev A. McNulty, Henry Wolfer and
w L. Wilson.
The church choir rendered several Sc
lectionS.