The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-14
THURSDAY. DEC. ~. lell.
CARING lOH THE POOR NJ
l'lllSlSrM LAS.

rhc Associated Charities are begin
,,pr ih, work Of prnvtdtnG christmas
cheer for the poor of the city. TN"
~,,nput,zinS Of the charity work
,hr,urh this organization has elm
mated ali possibility of duplication
and mt the samr tim" guarantees
something vi good cheer on tho most
,uvuus W all mornings I" cN"ry de-
sctNinE person.
'rhcre is something peculiar about
the christmas spirit. :" W"N"h NV"
u,AI cuusriruSurSs is the idea ~" XIV
tur II rrvci\ins that IN" 'nilu WI"
docs NOT rcrriNr something "n Christ
mas has much vi III" Joys ~ rhtla-
Mood destroyed. \ srntlrnan WI"
! WAS dtsruss,uS tho purchase VT II a"l
for his thre~r-yrar-"ld strl said II"
could not trar to SEQ her dlsapNNlht
I'll n, not sritius II. 1t lakes So N"'n
less. Nr said. tn mako a child happy
| than Il docs when they ar" grown
: 'rhr hlld uf the poor has the Sam"
| childish lonsins. TN" same rn'ld'sn
homes and suffers the same rAltulSh
Observation-Disclosures. These children ar"
NOT Responsible fcr their lots IN NE:
+h,> are no even responsible for
THAR cNistanrr. They are as ire
Srousihlc us the ant,Mals ot III" witd
ion. ,hcir environment. Rut with all
this nature has endowed thcm with
| IN, human attributes " hope, desire
and disappointment.
This is the class which Is reached
thrcush the Associated Charities, The
rlfts may No IL dinner. u warm suit "t
clothins. Il pair W shoes or y mere
TOW. Eut the happiness "t IL rcrttN-
or IL no loss great. We have no pa
ttencc with n strong. able man VIII"
ram work and earn " NNtnS Tor NM
eclf and family nut refuses to do hc-
cause ct l%a2incSS: or who spends
what hs earns for Intoxicating ltu-
unrs whilc his family s"cs hungry.
Such a ono should he forced To- feast
on suowhalls On Christmas. The
wife and helpless children. however.
deserve moro. They should we among
those rcmemncrcd Ivy the more for
tunatc. one thing ~ be conmended
In thn Associated Charities work "a
that aurtnS the past summer the or
sanitation procured t"hs for some or
tho men described and SAW ~ II that
they stayed by those Jobs and that
the money earned Went ~ NE sup
port OF their families. knowing this.
there will hr Il larger willingness to
give on the part Of the public II
would have been the cas- II il had
thouSht that sone " the donations
Mt least would 50 IN those who re-
fuse tu work when An opportunity Is
offered. II ts we'll within bounds to
say that " any man W that kind was
not compelled Ivy the Associated Char
titles 10 work. II WAS because he was
ncl physically able u do 81,
All me donations 10 tho Associated
Charities viii 80 ~ make some de-
serving person happy On Christmas
day. Me whose birth tho day COM
MAS y rhi,d ~ humble pa
rents, Tie hi,uselt prohshly spent the
wears rt His carly manhood before
Mis- Visit ~ John At the Jordan. AS 81
carpenter. pUrtus the three brief
wears ~ tlis ministry the hand of
henevr!enrs WAS extended TO Him ny
many occasions. Ne probably feast
ed az ,hc tables " " rich y shar-
ed the hmnnlc fare II the fishermen
On ,he beach, The s;t,s ~ :he poor
u, Christmas time are not alone FOR
the Sa:,Sssr,ien rf the body. The
ma,erial things do that. HWt hack &c
these Ike ihe spirit q the act amG ;ha.
spirit may touch 3 chord thar Shai.
set the SOU 81 the receiver at"Ne -
the hisher things VI life. \ teacher
once save &u orphan boy who az
tended his school and whose lot in
life MAS nc, only barren hut devoiG
OF the Ehri$trAaS sp.r.,. y NooA " the
Me and character " Lincoln, The
spirit - ms s;fI and The inspiration
ct she lie et the srea, MARTYR So
aroused the recipient ;hat he chang
ca trrm y hoy determined u De hAd
e one determined 10 make his mark
IN ,he wcrt& and before Ne WAS ,wen-
ty-trs he WAS an honorcd member ~
his chosen profession Sach As This
are the Influences which have ..,sir
ineertiSH IL :hr Christmas sivinS.
The dcncr may not Know ~ the ul,i-
mate results, Et the Sratituie III
the hearts - thrSc who receive will
Influence them IN Sc,He WAY tcc spoi.
The plan 90 ,hs Associated Charities
Is tc allow is wUrh iu&ividuai giving
SIS possible. rhe GcHNcS viii hs fur
GtShca with the names ct worthy re-
IYivrt$ ny the association. and III this
~ tnerv WILL Ne nc duplication. The
same Is trWe q! the Salvation Army.
Hhat orsan!.aiiNr IS required to en.
e>t Ms cusrsis> IL The cause ~ Christ
$3.50 cheer, AND 81 h local ARMY
":H follow ;hc rG$i~m Eal * Viii
"u'N with the Associated Charities 50
N&' thsre will be ~ duplication by
Hs twr activities, \ GltnC cr \ NUSr.
~ ~ "Neep The re, rc;hms MIL We
ttSt rs Neil spent ana accomplish
tuss IS much sooI IS il il We're Grus