Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-21

| friends, to back their own Ideas, politl-
| cal and phllanthroplcal with their own
ample funds but here the passion,
| which is SO inherent In the British ma
tuye for making out OF everything an
opportunity for q commercial transac-
| tion-which. in It's proper place and
within its own limitations, Is so useful
and admirable a continuance 20 help 20
| drive the worlds great chan cutting
machine-spares neither sex nor station
| In life. The simple creed OF the rich
and aristocratic for contributions,
small az well as great, towards their
schemes Is often quite laughable ana
quite incommensurate with the result
achieved,
II have seemed to blacken the pic
ture too much let me now rub out, as
artists DO, the high lights TO finish the
sketch. Let me admit that an example
Of charity and interest In the welfare
OF others may well be accepted by us,
and should be given by those to whom
we look for leading, to those let me
add, on whom we have q claim for right
leading, or they are not fitted to be set
on high.
Thoughts. as Carlyle has said, never
die: they change. They are born again,
old and yet young In new brains, en-
rlched with greater knowledge and with
wider views as their bulk rolls up along
the ages, the strong wind OF experience
winnowing the chat from the wheat,
Those who adopt the begging, or
honest. method Of obtaining money for
charitable purposes should remember
to keep their tempers and refrain from
what retaliation they may spy within
reach when they happen to meet with
q point blank REFUSAL they should also
tenderly abstain from Fostering people
in limited circumstances for sums
which, to the latter are larger than
the rich seem physically able to con-
celve. They should keep rgldly clear
Of fads. and, where they lend their
names. consider also that they are per-
sonally responsible for the proper use
and economical management Of money
irtrusted TO them by the public on the
faith Of their reputation for honesty
and ability.
As for the ways OF raising funds the
real name for which have deicately
yelled under the classification OF 'other
means" they are only too well known
to a suffering public, and II Is as diff
cult at the present day TO add to their
number as II would be TO the Chinese
TO Invent new form Of torture Many
and busy are the brains which are con-
ming this interesting and delicate ques-
tlon-how far is II possible to go In
robbng a good natured public? For
charity kind slrsl For the poorl To |
teach, clothe and feed the hungry: to |
stamp out immortality, disease I'M
proper views on the 80 artclesl to EN- |
belllsh churches open leading libraries. |
gymnasiums--all these things we could |
do II Won would only come TO our ba- |
gar attend our concert, our meetingl |
Your presence and your name are |
greatly valued; but IL you Will ill your |
pockets before you come and empty |
them before you leave we shall greatly |
appreciate your kindness.
Why Is II that women, delicate In |
mind in habits, and not strong In
health. will prefer TO stand for hours
day after day, smiling their best and
most Justly famed company smile, en-
during rebuffs from the vulgar, iostllng
crowd, from the heat, stiffness, fatigue, |
and perhaps disappointment. rather
than deprive themselves OF one dress
~ W WI " SiNt tHt iloHtN 81 saved. |
clean and pure from faint OF traffic In
their social influence or personal repu-
tation, honorahly and honestly to the
poor?
These con 'atlons, however deeply
Ihey may appeal 10 the few, are QUITE
nut OF the range of vision Of the many
VINO look upon a bazaar as a great piece
lf fun, as something to do when they
IRE leading dun life In the country
~ means OF advertising themselves.
II making for themselves position
lbove that which they naturally adorn.
But the single-hearted worker, who for
'heer love Of her kind gives up her
inc to the dry details OF charitable
writes an infinity OF
lull letters on business matters keeps
accounts, looks after the housekeeping
" Homes" inspects and tastes the
God, investigates the condition Of the
)edding-thls honest and humble crea-
ure signs Eyes. | admit" she saws.
IL is all sad and bad gut--you can
lot get the money without Il. There
ore, come, let us try to think OF some
hing really attractive and quite new
or next year which will bring us i'm
I least $500 clear and cost us little or
othing. For money must have. or
he work will suffer "-Susat Countess
4 Malmesbury In Chicago Times.
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