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CHURCH SERVICES.

MONDAY, NOV. , 18ï5,-ALL SAINTS'…

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"LIBERTY OF THE PRESS."

CHURCH AFFAIRS IN RtJABON.

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WREXHAM BOARD OF GUARDIANS AND WIDOW PARRY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE GUARDIAN. SIR,-For some time past there have been discussions at. the Board of Guardians in reference to the boarding- out system, and, as might be expected, a variety of opinions expressed on the subject. It may or may not be judicious to adopt that system. I shall have nothing to say on that subject. What I desire to direct atten- tion to is the case referred to by the guardians at their meeting on the 21st instant; respecting a poor widow named Elizabeth Parry, residing at the Ponkey. whose husband died of consumption some time ago, and left her with six young children totally unprovided for. The poor widow struggled on for some time and managed to maintain her children, however poorly. Ultimately, however, she found it impossible to continue in the same way, and applied to the relieving-officer for out- relief. The guardians allowed the family eight shillings per week; Mrs Parry was occasionally employed at Plas Power, and Mrs FitzHugh behaved very kindly to the famiJr-a fact of itself a guarantee of the widow's good character and industry. Recently Mrs Parry ap- plied to the guardians for some shoes for her barefooted children, who were scantily and ill-clad. The applica- tion was considered, and the guardians decliued to grant the application for the shoes, and stopped the 8s per week, informing the unfortunate woman that, she and her six little ones might come into the workhouse! I am glad o know, however, that this hard-hearted,- (I was going to write a more expressive word),—deci- sion was arrived at by a majority of one only out of a limited attendance of. 15 guardians. I trust that tiiis matter will be reconsidered and a different decision come to. Surely in every way it would be preferable to allow this poor widow out-relief, which would be gradually reduced as the children grow older and ablfc to assist their mother, than to urag her and them into the work- house. Besides, under the boaruing-out system, it is very probable that the children would be sent out to strangers—separated from their only parent—while the mother would remain a pauper inmate. To say nothing of tho pecuniary saving to the ratepayers of about £ 52 per annum, is it right, or just, or doing toothers as we would wish to be done by under like circumstances, to compel this family to euter the workhouse and become permanent paupers at an expense of something like 27s per week, when 8s weekly would enable the poor mother to keep her little ones under her own wing and look after and attend to them far better and more satis- factorily than could be done in the workhouse, or if boarded-out with strangers. As I said before, I hope the guardians will reconsider this matter and reverse their decision.—I am. sir, your obedient servant, Oct. 26, 1875. A RATEPAYER.

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