The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-23
LEFT WITH CHURCHES
FORMATION OF A UNITED CHARITY
ORGANIZATION POSTPONED.
MORE SUBSCRIBERS WANTED.
WORK OF SECURING THEM TO BE
TAKEN UP BY MINISTER'S.

Various Plans Discussed at Hcster-
days Meeting-Rev. BascOm Antho-
ny's Idea of n Self-SuppOrting
Home-MayOr Myers Suggestion
That subscription Lists BE Circu-
lated Among the Congregations
the Only Motion AdOpted-AnOther
Meeting TO lie Held Next Week.
The ministers of the city and a number
of citizens met in the Council room Of
the City Exchange yesterday afternoon
for the purpose of discussing the plans
recently prepared by the members OF the
Ministers Association for an organized
charity for the relief of the poor of the
city Mayor Herman Myers presided
The ministers who took part in the dis
cussion were Rev. ]. Y. Fair, Rev. Bas-
com Anthony, Rev. DIR. j. d. Jordan, Rev.
w. A Nisbet, Rev. D. S. Edenfeld, Rev
J. A. Smith, Rev. ]. l. Scully, Rev Ed
F. Cook and Rev. DR.. l. p. Mendes Rev.
Dr. w. F. Cook was also present and Mr.
Louis Stevens of the White Ribbon Mis-
sion
The plans were discussed from every
standpoint, and various projects were put
forth Among them was plan by Rev.
Mr. Anthony to divide the charities into
two distinct branches; his idea being to
secure place where men and women who
can work and are willing to work may
be employed in doing something that
would contribute to their support and in
this way make the institution self-sup
porting by their efforts; while the other
division should come under the direction
of the superintendent of this institution,
but should be merely the distribution to
the INDECENT and the infirm poor of the
proceeds of the subscriptions In this way,
he thought, all of the subscriptions might
be applied to the relief of the poor and
none taken up in the running expenses
of the institution.
In order to furnish work for those that
might apply at the home he thought of
running in connection with it a wood yard,
a laundry, and possibly other depart
ments as the institution developed. He
! felt sure, he said, that this would stop in
a large measure the influx of tramps from
the surrounding districts as they would
prefer to give a wide berth to the city
in which they would have the option of
| ing arrested as Migrants.
This plan met with some objection, how
ever from some of the other gentlemen
present, who felt that they could hardly
call for subscriptions on persons to whose
! business they were themselves conducting
one in competition.
Nevertheless it was the general opinion
of the meeting that to make the charity
a success it would be necessary to secure
! f,ff he rlr
and two houses We're proposed as being
suitable, and probably obtainable. One of
| these was the Louisa Porter Home at
| Charlton and Drayton streets, and the
| other a large building at State and Mont
| gomery streets.
Is 1t was suggested that the ministers
| have a committee appear before Council
tonight and find out from it what APP
| preparation it would make to the sue
| cessful carrying out of the scheme; but
here another objection was raised that it
would hardly be proper to appear before
| Council until organization was completed
and DR.. Fair urged that this be attended
| to at once.
Mayor Myers thought that those inter
| ested ought to do something in the matter
| and then show to Council the result of
/ their efforts when he had no doubt, he
/ said, that Council would help the plan
| along by an appropriation by at least 500
4 or more a month.
After many motions had been made, but
dropped after considerable discussion, a
suggestion of Mayor Myers was finally de-
cided on to the effect that he would send
to each minister in the city two lists to
be worded as follows: I'VE the undersign-
ed. providing that the charity organiza-
ton is formed, do pledge ourselves to
| contribute % cents a month to its main
! no mi nj CT or wi
! submit to the members of their respective
congregations for their signatures, and
will submit to the next meeting to be held
Tuesday week. This meeting VIII be held
in the Council room. All the subscribers
will be invited to be present and to take
part in the organization of the associa-
| ton.