The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17

 would point to the fact that the Jews do not fill the a1nshouses, nor over crowd the ajiIS. Of course we have some who go astray-we cannot let the Christians have a monopoly on everything. But Jewish charity does not end with the welfare of the Jew ish people. We know no race, nor creed nor color in our work.
 There is no word in the Hebrew language for charity We convey the l same intent by the word which means ! t1ustfce., We help our needy fellow men because it is just that we do so.
 t.The spirit of giving, in reality, is the giving of the spirit. It is not an outward show, but an inward sacrifice that humanity may be bettered.
 tT have personal knowledge of the great and. good work being done by the Sisters of Charity at St. Vincent's. These daughters of God deserve your who1e-hearted and earnest support in their every undertaking. It is my wish and prayer that the campaign be- most successful
 l. pr. Levy closed with a poetic triD- ute to ssTyhe Sisters Of Charity a word picture that was touching as 1t was real.
 Governor David I: walsh, Of Massa- chusetts, was unable to be present and wired his regrets wishing the campaign success. In his stead, the | INSt. 61QWS1Q " SAS1ls N<s lA--s 4Od 4AAST4 president of Niagara University, and now superior of the Vincentian mis- sion band at Springfield, was intro l duced. Father Walsh is giving a mis- sion at Sacred Heart church this, week. He spoke of the life of St. Vim cent de Paul. who. he said, was the l founder of practical charity as it is known today. s.St. Vincent de Paul lived in a won. derfu1 time ,, said Father Walsh HThe 1 records Of his time read like fiction It was time of great men and splen- l did women. f.a :. ssHe was a wonderful organizer of charity There was no form of char. l ity that he did not minister to. He l gathered men and women of all sta-i lions together and showed them how! they could do good in aIleviating the. afflictions of the race
 'sHe always, looked beyond the body He did not want to neglect a. sufferer, 1sbut he always said back Of the body l it is the soul that must be reached.
 He grasped what we all must I grasp that you cannot deal with flesh i and blood, but you are dealing with the human soul that can only find happiness when it is absorbed in the l spirit that gave it life. IL The master stroke Of St Vincent. isde Paul was that he told his aides that they should look on the sick and poor as their superiors. And so in
 this campaign, give your money to
 this fund. but give your personal ser vice also. I hope that the blessing of
 God will be on the work,
 Attorney William A. Ftedden, re- Il spending to the toast, The Ladies'
 spoke in a happy vein about ladies connected with the campaign work land evoked much merrixnent. Then, in a more serious vein, he pointed to the women who had been identified
 with charitable work eff every kind He mentioned among them, Elizabeth
 Seton. Clara Barton and others.
 These were women, 2 he said sswho Esacrihced much that the cause of hu- Enanity might be served Today we i see a continuation of their work, in
 an especially humane way, in the hos pital in whose interests we are assem- bled. I bespeak your hearty support
 for the campaign that this noble in stitution of the Sisters of Charity may
 continue and grow
 Frank A. Converse. in charge of the
 campaign headquarters, followed He Esaid the campaign had the most auspf-
 cious start of any with which hA had
 ever been Identified.
 We have a lot of money on hand
 now More than $25,00O has been raised he said amid cheers. He then i read a list of contrib utions which win 5ls ,I MT. Converse outlined to the work CTS the part they will play in the ca1fnL ' paign and urged Brfdgeporters to as- sise in so far as their means will per-
 init. Tt would take you only a min : ute and q half to say it and you get a year and a half to pay it,'' he said, 1 referring to the scheme flor the pay ment of subscriptions.
 Il Dr. John G. Coy1e of New York was the last speaker. His topic was Our } Country In a master1y fashion, Dr.
 'Coyle depicted the growth Of this country and with it the growth of it's humane institutions.
 'sIn this gathering tonight he said i've are met in g. common cause. St. II Vincent's hospital needs our aid. The presence here of citizens of all creeds : and races cannot but spell success for this most worthy enterprise Il Rev. J. B. NihiIl offered benediction
 at the close of the banquet.