Letter from Morais, Sabato to Moss, Lucien. Philadelphia, PA; Nov 1888
- Title
- Letter from Morais, Sabato to Moss, Lucien. Philadelphia, PA; Nov 1888
- Date Created
- 15 November 1888
- Format
- 2 pages on 1 sheet
- Language(s)
- English
- Source
- Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
- Sabato Morais Collection, Box 4, Folder 13
- Has Format
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p36m33p5t/manifest.json
- Link to Colenda
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p36m33p5t
- Provenance
- Transfer of Custody from the Hebrew Education Society, 10 March 1913.
- Is Format Of
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/judaicadh/morais/main/TEI/SMBx4FF13_31.xml
- content
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The sentiment which impels us to part with some of our means, that we may relieve want, en-nobles human nature, yet our generous impulses are apt to lead to injury. Deception often lays them under tribute to its own advantage; and idle pauperism is encouraged pli[?] succeeds too often to its trade unblushed. Organized charity, seeking into the condition of the needy, and joining a friendly advice to the discreetly given help, commends itself to all the right-thinking Phila-delphians can point to their men and women engaged in so beneficently allocating working, to alleviate mi others suffering mitigate the ills -sery of life. The society in whose behalf those public almoners labor has proved its efficacy in numberless instances, when the plans of the artful were frustrated, the modest poor found support met with a sympathetic hearing, the industrious found encouragement, the sick and the aged timely attendance a kindly ministration, & the virtuous were shielded by kindly men timely aid. A society corporation so well or rightly ganized sensibly & usefully governed deserves the continued confidence, and intelligent cooperation of the whole community.
My dear Sir
Not knowing precisely what might be acceptable at my hands, I wrote the few lines here subjoined. I judge they were to be brief, I made them so. If they don't answer, let them go into the waste basket. Having in my mind some of the reports--I am sorry I could not find a single number just now--I thought I was justified in com-mending the work. Besides, you are my authority for its having merited the praise of the charitable. Yours truly S. Morais
Lucien Moss Esq
Nov 15./88 - Identifier
- p36m33p5t
- identifier
- SMBx4FF13_31
Part of Letter from Morais, Sabato to Moss, Lucien. Philadelphia, PA; Nov 1888
Morais, Sabato and Moss, Lucien, “Letter from Morais, Sabato to Moss, Lucien. Philadelphia, PA; Nov 1888”, Sabato Morais Digital Repository, accessed October 18, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/morais/item/88933