Pennsylvania Journal of Prison Discipline and Philanthropy

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1901 - Charities
 

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Page 41 - How long is it ago since this came unto him? and he said, Of a child. And oft-times it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him; but if thou canst do anything, have compassion on us, and help us.
Page 56 - That if it shall appear to said board of parole from a report by the proper officers of such prison or upon application by a prisoner for release on parole, that there is a reasonable probability that such applicant will live and remain at liberty without violating the laws, and if in the opinion of the board such release is not incompatible with the welfare of society...
Page 33 - The vilest deeds like poison weeds Bloom well in prison-air: It is only what is good in Man That wastes and withers there: Pale Anguish keeps the heavy gate, And the Warder is Despair.
Page 7 - In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
Page 48 - Not what we give, but what we share, The gift without the giver is bare.
Page 39 - Though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and have not LOVE, it profiteth me nothing.
Page 33 - Becomes one's heart by night. With midnight always in one's heart, And twilight in one's cell, We turn the crank, or tear the rope, Each in his separate Hell, And the silence is more awful far Than the sound of a brazen bell.
Page 53 - A majority of the members of said board shall constitute a quorum, but a less number may adjourn from day to day.

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