Sentimentalism in Philanthropy
By Editor
Among other bequests recently made in the will of a New York woman was $31,000 for homeless cats. We heartily sympathize with every effort which contributes to the lessening of suffering among the brute creation. It is to be regretted, however, that so much sympathy should be wasted upon dumb animals to the exclusion of thousands of destitute and homeless children to be found in every part of the world. It is a curious sort of philanthropy which will pet and fondle a pug-nosed dog and leave to suffer and die some destitute boy or girl which, with the proper education, might develop into a useful member of society and a power for good in the world. May the Lord save us from such sentimentalism.