The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-19

C. M Hubbard superintendent of the Associated Charities of Cincinnati, o., was given two opportunities yesterday to tell the people of Birmingham of the great work being done In the coun- try by the Associated Charities, and he improved them well. In the morning he spoke In the pulpit of the Rev George Eaves, and last night he ad- dressed the congregation of the First Methodist church.
 Last night he captured the congre- gation by his simple eloquence and his entertaining discourse. Dr. Branscomb turned the whole service into one of brotherly love and charity. He read from scripture Christ's words, "If you do it unto the least of these ye do 1t unto Me-" and the opening hymn was, "Who is thy neighbor? He whom thou hast power to aid or bless whose ach- ing heart or burning brow thy sooth- ing hand may press. Thy neighbor?
 Iris the fainting poor whose eye with want is dim. o, enter thou this humble door with aid and peace for him."
 Glad of Opportunity
 MT. Hubbard said that he was glad to speak on his subject in Birmingham, where his friend and former co-worker, w. H. McGrath, is the superintendent of the Associated Charities; glad to speak in a church, because the Chris tian church is responsible for the be- ginning and development of charity; elad to speak at this time, because ev- cry one has become embued with the Christmas spirit. Its a time to be charitable, and time to consider what real charity is; charity Is something more than giving aims to the poor. Though I bestow all my goods on the poor and though I give my body to be burned and have not charity l am be- come as sounding brass and tinkling cymbai.'
 Charity is love-the golden rule, as you would have other do unto you, so do you unto them Charity is simply the extension of the ethics of the ideal family to all our fellowmen."
 Progress of Work
 The speaker then commented on the great progress in the last half century in the attitude of the public toward dependents, detectives and criminals. "In the old times a man was judged unworthy or worthy, and either turned away or given weekly feed. In modern charity there is no such word as unworthy Every person is dealt with according to his need. Like the trained nurse who withholds injurious food from her patient or the teacher who encourages the child to work out It's problems tor itself to develop strength and ability, the modern charity work CT helps lavishly but with discrimina- tion.
 Each family Is looked >upon as an individual problem. First there Is the economic side. Everything possible is done to help them to help themselves. The nearer people come to being self sustaining, the better citizens they are. You cannot measure the efficiency of any charity by the amount of money expended. Because a doctor has sub scribed 40 pounds of cocaine during a year he Is not necessarily to be com mended, though he may have relieved much pain. There is nothing worse than building up population of help less paupers. A man who Is able to work ought to despise charity, and not want anything given to him.
 Are Many Tramps
 "There are 100000 tramps in the United States who do not want. to work. They are pure aristocrats. They get the best food at our back doors, wear the best clothes; when they are sick they get the best attention at our hospitals. They don't work, and, to cap the climax, they travel all the time.
 But 1t is only human. We are all in- clined to take something for nothing. Look at the free list of the theatre and the passes are always given to those who are amply able to pay. You have heard of the young girl who told the