The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-16


DIR. Dunaway was passed, either the hand
of charity would be stopped or tn city,
would be bankrnpted to keep them up
AIDED BY THE CITY.
He then detailed the work of the va
srious charities of the city, Instituted and
largely kept up by consecrated men and
women. but aided by small contributions
from the city He said it was easy to
sit here and talk about these principles,
while we are enjoying honors and success
in zllfe. 9. He jests at scars who never felt
a wound but should some ofsus be driy-.
en- out by poverty, crime, affection or
sickness and one of these noble institu-s
tons were to opepn their doors,
its shelter be aroused because it was built
by the church your ancestors We're reared
in.
DR.. Duna,wavS bore most harshly upon
the Little Sisters of the Poor, and to- day
they are taking care of a needy Baptist
preacher, who finds alone the door of
that institution open to him.
DR.. Dunaway wuld have him turned out
because he is not breathing the right at
mosphere It's SO easy3for mensin COM
fort and health to talk about spiritual
Influences.
" He referred to DR.. Dunnaway's refer
sence to Baptist influences at Richmond
College, and said It was not true tina t
there was any danger to Episcopalians or
Presbyterian's or Methodists boys there.
HcS-was educated there and had'a never.
seen the least effort made to prosyllte
any one. He had been trustee of the
college for twenty years and knew tina t
suc1$was the case.
Mr.SMeredithS said a. great many people
shrank from going to a public almshouse.
from a. sense of shame They would die
in distress at home before going. He said
there was no necessity to explain this
feeling. 1t was Instructive with a great
MANY. The very object Of private chari-
ties was to meet this class of sufferers
1t was a great mistake to suppose that
these charities We're kept up by the mere
spittance which was contributed out Of
the public revenues. These expenditures
are the beauty spots upon munlclpal eX-
penses These are nothing to compare
with the waste upon the Street Depart
ments Fire Departments. etc
RICHMOND INSTITUTIONS.
IT is uncomfortable how q man would
undertake to prevent the full exercise of
a. charitable inclina ton. lie then refer
red to the Sheltering Arms, the Retreat
for the Sick, the Eye and Ear Intlrmary,
5tf,e little Sisters, the Orphan Asylum
and many other like institutions. He
said every hospital in Richmond was a
charity and could not be kept up by mu-
nicipal appropriations
He pointed out the difference between.
this class of institutions and those de-
voted to education.
He dared any man here to stand before
the bar of God and say he declined to.
help the poor because the shelter was
offered by members OF the Catfolic{
Church. II that was at the bottom of
the Il ght it resolved itself into that bold.
unlloly propositions They say they
would allow mother and her child TO
be dragged through the gutter of de-
gradation and shame through life, rather
than have them rescued and. saved
through the spirit Of Christ. which ac-
tuated the hearts of some charitable MEM
bers of the Catholic Church.
Such a sentiment is little less than hor-
rible, to my mind, if it can possibly exist
In the heart of any one
Mr.. Meredith concluded! in forty-fve
minutes and was loudly applauded.
Mr.. Turnbull SAID he was opposed to the
appropriation of public funds to sustain
a charity that was organized by indi
viduals. He said it would certainly
bring them into politics. He asked
about he charity of Norfolk.
JUDGE BROOKE DENIES.
Judge Brooke said he had been living in
Norfolk SO long he would not like to say,
and he had never known of politics in
Norfolk entering into the mana cement
OF private charities
Mr.. Turnbul said this only showed that
Judge Brooke only showed that he did
not know anything about the politics OF
Norfolk.
Mr.. Turnbull then proceeded to show
why, in his opinion. it was wrong in prin-
sciples to assist such organizations out of
the public funds He made a further
criticism on the appropriation to William
and Mary College and gave the history
of how the appropriation had first been
MADE through legislative 1og-rolling and
lobbying. {This has been fully reported
il speeches made by the distinguished
members several times before.o
He said he cited this as an instance of
how fal. the appropria ton wedge WOULD
enter if yous once let it get an entrance
He declared that the demand for apDro-
priations for different institutions and
charities was increasing to such an ex-
tent that, unless twas cut @up by the
roots the State would be bankrupted.
Let organizers of charities know that
they need expect nothing from public
revenues and they will cease to specu-
late on this aid.
WAS FINALLY ADOPTED.
The pending question was called The
vote was first taken on the resolution
submitted by the minority of the commit
tee relating to sectarian or educational
institutions. It was adopted by a vote Of
yeas 80; noes. &c.
The latter part Of the resolution, re-
3 lating to Institutions not owned and
controlled by the State or city. was then
defeated by. a vote sof yeas, a; noes, 30
The result of the vote on both guess
tons would leave the section as adopted
to read as follows:
No appropriation of public funds, or.