| Show LOOK AFTER THE POOR WE are authorized by bishop preston to urge upon the ward bishops the necessity of looking loosing after the wants of the poor among the people under their ecclesiastical jurisdiction the local organizations of the church are so ho complete that no case of destitution need escape its officers if the latter will berf perform orm faltha faithfully uli uil y their duties in visiting among the people and ascertaining the status of their tem circumstances where there is any reason for believing that help is required this charitable supervision blOu should not be confined to members of the church the fact of actual dist distress ress Tess bein being sufficient clent ground for aid that none may go naked baked hungry at the same time due care must always be exercised to prevent imposition by the unscrupulous and economy should be used in the distribution trib ution of the means of relief when aid Is tendered it should be given in a kindly spirit and in such a manner as to tb take from it as much as possible the appearance appear appearance anle anae of charity that due duel regard may be paid to the f feelings gs of all and it Is s in cons conw cnance with the mind of the bishop that it is always desirable to nind find employment fort for the tie poor in ili preference to tendering them aid for tor which they are ure unable to ta make any sort of 61 ret return uril it la is the highest form of philanthropy which pla pia places aes bes the ind indigent igent in a position to 0 help themselves rather than to lean upon others for assistance independent of any exertion oil on their part every Ever avenue of employment for fo r the ec poor who indy may be without work should be sought out and used to advantage |
