The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-03-17
Caring For Unfortunate
In The City Of Raleigh
(By HENRY DENNiS.)

tribuiation as brought TO our ears by
the unfortunate poor Of the city, said
Rev. r. S. Stephenson. Superinten-
dent of the Associated Charities or
caniZation Of Raleigh who was asked a
few days ago to tell something or n
work that is being done for the oene-
fit and aid of the families IN the Guy
who have 10 fight hard and with all
their might Ito keep the WOLF rroIn
the door" =,
There is never q day when d call
for help is not made upon this char
liable organization, and if the request
comes from a deserving one, there Is
never a refusal. AS long as there IS a
penny in the banks credited to the
Associated Charities tnere'
the organization always stand ready
and willing TO help those who are IN
destitute circumstances. And there
are many more people in Raleigh who
are in his condition than one would
suspect.
Many Dependent Ones.
There are many people who are de-
pendent upon the charity Of the gooo
DeOple of the city for at least a half,
| and possibly some of them more than
half of their daily bread. Jesus Christ
on one occasion said, THE poor you
| have with you always" and again,
"Inasmuch as We did it unto one or
the least of these ye did it unto me,
and this great Teacher charged the
rich young ruler to sell his fortune
and give il unto the poor, and then
come and follow Him. And there are
people in Raleigh who are Christians
who have never forgotten this nJunc-
ton from the Man Of Galllee, ana II
is such people rs these who make 1t
possible for the poor outcasts OF the
city to exc out an existence until thelr
-onn of Jjfn hos hnan r1ln and they
are called into another life.
Calls for assistance are always be
ing made upon the local office Of the
Associated Charities, but there are
fewer of these in the summer months
than IN the winter. During the warm
urnner season the poor widow and
her children, or the afflicted old MAI
do not suffer as at other times in the
year, and most of their needs are sup
piled when they are given food with
which to sustain life. But it is or
such occasions asa nave been all too
frequent during the month just pass
ed that the greatest suffering is found
On the cold winters morning WheT
the vino whistles around the corner
and the snow lies thick upon thu
. ground, and in some places in tn
I house, where it has found its way
2 through some crack or hole in tn
wall, the invalids and the helpless o
> the Guy ; popuIdIlOl leel t1le pdiS
S Of cold and hunger most. Many time
t they find that their wood pile is al
gone, and that they not only do no
!. nave fire to warm themselves, bu
E scarcely enough foo to furnish hea
S for their bodies.
S A Sacred Fund.
The officials of the Association fee
that they are handling trust money
and money that has been placed il
their hands for sacred an
always use the greatest care to kee
8 an accurate o of every cen
If h q comes in and every penny that
= spent and for what purposes. The
are always ready to answer intell-
II gently any question from a citizen in
curing abou the financial conditio
q of the organization, and the book
d are always open to any one who care
d to examine them.
OftentiInes men stranded in
n strange city and far from their hon
II town, come to the Associated Char
d tiles officers and ask for none
st enough to make their way back
y their native town. These appeals al
e. always heard with a pathetic feelini
re but if the needy person IS in goo
7e health and is able to work, he is 81,
~ en- an opportunity to earn his raj
road fare. The Association has
at wood yard not far from the heart
the city and from this place is sci
out supplies for the needy. II a ma
wants his railroad fare home. he
ne given a saw an6 is granted the priv
n leSe OF cutting enough wood to ps
V for the services that are rendere
as him.
I, The Associated Charities attcrnp
n TO safeguard the public from croor
he and tramps who go about over Il
It country and beg their living and wa
something for nothing. Not long a,
two men came into the office a,
h wanted funds to pay their railro;
O fare back to THEN homes. Both loo
,al ed to be ab}e-boGied men and ",
Iot prepared to earn their living, and tn
We're each offered the assistance OF
ers wood-saw to earn their funds al +
ms woodward. Each said hat he Won
be back in the afternoon to do +
us work, but the superintendent of +
ne oTSaLlzauon has SO far heard notbi
'er fro:l either.
The Work Oh 1919.
te. SIl hundred and eleven fa,ni1ie.
eiy two thousand and four uudred .
o. l<..Yt E-Fn.rr snaS,,J,--N