The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-06

conferences is not functional, but or
ganic My criticism of to-day is di
lrected not against organized charity,
but against disorSanized lcharity; not
organized philanthropy Jewish char.
Iity has this in common with general
| philanthropy throughout the land,
namely. that 1t is ideal save in two
respects, lacking In eNtensiveness and
| in intensiveness. Stated more simply,
| there should be more of ii and what
OF 1T there Is should be better done.
'rhc higher charity must not barely
land half-heartedly meet old needs. but
! whole heartedly seek out new needs.
| The higher charity ought to be gov
erned by the rule of an ancient philan-
thropist, The cause of ,r him ! knew "
/ charity must be done in person. not by
4 Representatives. We Of the house of
IIsrael hold that vlcarious at-one-m ent
lis no more possible between man and
| man than between man and God The
higher charity must not become hired
4 charity. Charity is like the coupon of
a railroad ticket-not good If detacil-
led. Charity work must not be so high
,llv organized that every burden is
thrown upon the shoulder of the eX-
.Ipert AZ
Check book philanthropy, unsup-
plemented by personal. service Is un=
i awaiting Many men and women i'm
\ agine that charity in these days can
be conducted on the principle, we
touch the golden button and you do
the rest.
j Charity organizations must no, not be
4 fcialism. Charity organizations must
be democrntized Little bosses IN ut
! tie places are as odious as big. bosses
in big places. Charity organizations
4 are sometimes found to be close cor
4 operations in more senses than one Dl-
I rectnrs Of charity societies ought r.
!, learn the art of resignation.
JaxxIst pcrxonaIity.
eve ought not to lose our Jewish
| personality or individuality in our So
cial work. Let us not accept as IN
: evitable che mechanicalization OF muGl
!. that goes under the name of the nigh
er charity. Too often we accept our
! neighbor's shibboleths inst as they
are about to cast them off.
. Back Of all, curative trea.m fte1ion %
the courage of which we need to nave.
one of such convictions ought to be
that poverty is not crime II poYerly
, be a crime, 1t is, save IN exceptions nc,
cases. a social crime, the cti'iie VI ~
4 ..:Happily for himself and the cause OF So
. cial progress, the Jew has no sucn sea I.s
. every social wrong Instead of the much
,, | abused term. environment let us IN ueaiiHs
with the causes OF poverty ana m9 ssne ,oe
!. mine. Instead of using the dubious term
heredty. let us speak of overworked mothers
"The higher charity of to-day is not sc
, r.uch in need of bank-notes as key-notes
Bank notes without key-notes in charity
arc worthless; give key-notes and bank,
notes will be given. The homeless child
; ought to be placed in the childless home
, Az for the homeless, but not parentless
cEild why place 1t out with strangers, with
a foster mother. instead of placing 1t in
J. with the real mother? Such Is our dread
/. OF anything savoring OF socialism that we
are in graver peril of drifting into anarchy
If it be socialistic for the state to place
In fatherless or deserted children with theIi
mother. supporting her for time in order
, to keep her family together. then hold II
is anarchic: that is in violation of every
law of sanity and wisdom. to take childrer
from their own mother and pay another