Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 260, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1910 — Completely Pauperized. [ARTICLE]

Completely Pauperized.

Albert W. Hebbard, New York’s charity expert, said at a recent dinner; ‘The great danger of charity Is Its pauperizing effect. This effect must be avoided, or the recipients will all become Jack Hanches. "Jack Hanch, on the score of bad health never worked, and the pastor of the Methodist church, a man whose heart sometimes outran his head, sent the Idler and his family weekly gifts of food and clothing—supported the whole crew, in fact. “A church visitor, after listening to Jack's complaints one day, said: “ ‘Yes, of course, you have had bad health, we know that; but one thing at least you ought to be thankful for, and that Is our pastor’s kindness in sending you all this bread and meat and Jelly and blankets and so on. Don’t you think it is good of him to look after you so well?” “ ‘Good of him?’ said Jack, impatiently. ‘Why, what’s he for?’ ”