The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-12
LIFT up THE lsALLEN.

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8&nH LIFT UP THE FALLEN.
scoN THE Hound Table is the name Of
athS unique club in New York. 1t meets
Regularly on the last Thursday even.
iewhugust, at the rooms of the Prison
~ association. 1t has no constitution OF
"a bylaws and no dues. Its members
Are lawyers, OCCASIONAL men, business
NhTtnen. retired business men, social
81. workers and little leaven of those
ciHwho have been behind the bars them
swSselves, and who know, therefore. from
gMfesnerience how hard lit is for IAN
ito come back. who has once suffered
imprisonment. The principle of "The
Round Table" as we are told by the
Evening Post, lis to make it possible
for every man out of prison to have
fair show at rehabilitation, but not
81 such Il form OF assistance as to tako
n away d mans self-dependcnce.''
81 We do not know when "The Round
= Table was organized in New York;
o. but its purpose Is tho Same as. that
a. OF the Ex-Prisoners' Aid Society, OF
5ltSvirginia, which has now been at work
four years and has accomplished
siiworld of good The Evening Post told
nm Interesting story on Tuesday about
4 i, the work OF the Society: In the great
sfE metropolis; of men that had been built
~ up into most useful citizens through
the kindly Offices OF The Round Table,
4, of boys rescued from becoming con-
4 firmed criminals by that little touch
HI kin.
The hardest moment in a discharged
Il prisoners life Is Immediately after he
n leaves the prison walls and goes out
u into the sunshine unshackled, q free
!, man. 1t Is then that he needs human
sympathy and hi,man help more than
Z at any other time. He has nowhere to
go. he feels that thesworld is against
him, that though he have eXpiated
j IN the eyes Of the law his offence
against society, yet society has closed
: Its doors against him. It is for the
&. purpose OF lifting UP these fallen
ones, in the spirit Of the Divine In
junction II was sick and in prison and
& ye visited me-" that the Prisoners Aid
Society of Virginia Is doing its work
During its last fiscal year it gave aid
land comfort to II white men dis
charged from the penitentiary. and 81
discharged from the county and city
jails. Letters were written to 1t ny.
twenty-five of those who had been
delivered from the penitentiary. thank
Ing the Society for the light let into
their lives when the sun had gone
down for them, apparently forever
y Many of tho prisoners discharged from
the county and city jails were young
fellows ranging in age from fifteen
& to eighteen years, and they have writ.
ten from their homes simple words
"a of thankfulness for themselves and
their fanatics ttlat their feet had been
established In the right way through.
the noble work OF the Society.
"The colored man also is looked at
ter, just as carefully and conservative-3
~ us the white man.. During the:
year US sClOSGQ,$ our R5TCpTGSCIlldllSC
has shown attention to 194 colored.
men and colored women. Those who
live in the city. and all possibly with.
one exception, are doing we'll. and all
endeavoring to live UP to the standard
our representative has set for them"
In his ANIMAL report, Mr.. Burnott5
Lewis. President OF the Society. says
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Virginia alone, as we have men from
Z almost every State in the Union. No.
one, no matter what creed, religion
q or nationality. but what receives all.
OF the attention we can give them,
and the supply Of his needs. in accord
ance with the demands. ard as our
funds Will permit"
Many pathetic messages have been
& received from those who have been
helped by the Society: II am doing
L Well; My people al send you best
wishes''; II thank God that was sent
to the penitentiary. for before this
was going from bad to worse as fast
as q could; You have fathers and
B q mothers blessing for interesting
yourself IN our boy And this from a
Il mother: Il thank YOU for your interest
In my son. i did not think any ono
a on earth cared for him but myself
,Ths quotations could be extended al
most inlefnitelyi but we have said
enough 10 indicate the character Of
the glorious work in which this So
ciety is engaged. IT makes no ad-
Of how It is going about
doing good. II has no endowment. 1T
makes on appeals for money. II lives
from hand to mouth. 1t would be
pleased to receive contributions from
any who have the love of God in their
Fs hearts aAd who would like TO help one
of these little ones in Hih Name. The
officers Of the Society are: President,
Burnett Lew Ices President. T. a.
q Morris; Secret ~! ana III Treasurer.
IL George Bryan: DirectorsT. a. Cary,