| Show of late the sub subject act of helping helpin 0 1 the poor has been in various ways brou brought alit ehlt more than ordinarily before the public it is s an interesting and important matter demanding constant and bitting attention in a land of plenty no no human being should be destitute of food fuel fuei or clothing isolated cases of distress from poverty may occur under the best regulated condition of society but where numerous instances exist or of where the semi form a considerable class it is an infallible indication of a screw belu being loose in the social structure we are sustained by facts that must patent to every person in this community that in no other part of the world of the same extent or population is there less distress occasioned b by poverty than in utah in the first p place latee the community as a whole although perhaps not specially wealthy are comfortably situated and so exact and far reaching Is the supervision over the people regarding their temporal necessities that comparatively few instances occur of persons suffering for want of the means of sustaining life and none need be in that situation providing those who might be overlooked would make known their wants to the source from which assi assistance stance stanco la Is obtainable by courtesy of bishop W 11 preston with ahou we lately conversed on ohi this subject we are arc enabled to p present r i egeata a few facts and figures that will probably prove of bf some interest to the general public whose attention has been geen spec specially drawn to charitable matters pt 91 late the relief belief societies of the various wards in this city cit have donated there hag has een deen received from fast off offerings erlings i making a total 0 of 80 which amounts have been received by the bishops of the diff different erent wards and distributed by them to the tha needy Thee the residing bishop has also distributed Is tri buted from the tile general tithing Stor elop elor the same purpose making the total amount disbursed to theu the poor gin ain in tills this city T the 1 bishops lops of the outside of this city have received from the following sources viz belief soc soe societies cleties from fast offerings 10 making the t I 1 ie total receive dy th them em which amount they have distributed to the needy in their re respective active wards re the amount paid out from the generel tithing store is 2942 2943 2942 making a 7 total paid to the poor ia in the various wards outside of th this city ty of r F 1692 Cy aca GO showing a grand total of for tor the year ending dec 15 1884 the following note has his been addressed to thellis theitis the bishops hops of the twenty one wards of salt lake city presiding bishops office salt lake city utah dec 19 1884 1 aishor dear brother will you be kind eno anoush bah to send saturday or monday next a list of the tiie heads of families of thedoor the th e poor of your ward Waid whom you vou think would leel leei thankful to get some fowls etc 1 for their christmas dinners send a team te aln ain for them and oble oblige e your brother in t the go gospel WM war U B prestos PRESTON these those facts and fl figures 1 l ires speak for themselves and accod account ut to a certain extent for the comparatively comfortable for table condition of the tha people and the fact that there are few if any cases of absolute want |
