Year: 1879

New YoRx. August 8. 1879.


To THE EDITOR THE HERALD


Under the above heading found article In your
paper this morning which. think. deserves the
notice of who is conversant with the char
tiles of this city. Az one such ask you to allow
me to answer in q few words the complaint Of
'.Shawanebeke" :" have been Of the trustees Of
the Sheltering Arms since it first organized and
tor several president OF the House Of Rest
for Consumptives. besides having been connected
with several other charities, and have often been
perpexed with the very question presented In this
article am trying to answer. Some time ago met
the Rev. DIR. Gallaudet. who has taken much in
terest in the charities of New York. and he said to
me- ..I want you now to start one more charity"
..weu" said 'what is itY' ''An institution" he
answered. "to take in all the rejected applicants to
tho other charitable institutions" He had evi.
IDENTIFY been disappointed In finding . home fol
sick unfortunate one and naturally
wanted to hnd some open door. do, not wonder
that this same feeling often finds expression in Just
the same manner, and am not one OF those who
would ut rebuke it % being unjust and unrea-
sonable, but rather try to md some remedy. II
there that feasible and would be prscticsblef
think there is and glad bring It to the notice
of those engaged the management of the charities
of this city intended just before left the House
OF Rest to have laid this plan before as many OF the
representatives OF our charities ss could have
brought together. but was prevented, aud can only
hope 1t will now be- acted upon. My plan il simply
s--ro have in some convenient situstton
bureau supported jointly every charitable instit-
tion in the city. where person could receive nfor
nation to the different institutions TO be applied
to Tor any and every needing attention. such .
bureau could be conducted on q very economical,
but at the same time, very ef1icacious principle
rightly organized. AMI many . weary and
disheartening journey from door to door
of these many inns on the road Of lite,
where the sick and weary, the orphan and the
widow. the blind. the lame aud the cripple may hnd,
II he only know Just where to knock. IN open
wecome-a quiet home. Surely the patrons Of our
charities would not begrudge the small amount Of
their donations such bureau would need for its
support. Often would have been obliged to reject
applicants 10 the House of Rest had 1t been that
i was able to make arrangement. through the
kindness Of DIR. Muhenberg OF ST. Luke's Aospitsl,
and Dr. Paine, of the Roosevelt Hospital, by which
seldom had to tell really deserving applicant there
was room or the case did not exactly come under
our rules. or course to any Intelligent person it
must be obvious that every institution must be
under certain regulations to the admission OF ap-
piicants; but burcxu such rs propose would do
away with much of the vexauous trouble arising
therefrom, and prove also good field OF labor for
those who have 'neither silver or gold. but time.
strength and great love" Tor their unfortunate
brethren. should such bureau be started shall
be most happy to assist in its establishments


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