relief of the poor in a sentence
Examples
- He was an active member of a society established in the city for the relief of the poor.
- In December 1857, he reported state expenditures of $ 21, 000 for relief of the poor.
- He established a " Committee for the Relief of the Poor ", and contributed generously to the fund.
- The next year she built an almonry for the relief of the poor, and opened poor-schools.
- During the Great Irish Famine, William and James built the town workhouse for the relief of the poor.
- The almonry for the relief of the poor, with a great hall annexed, formed the paupers'hospitium.
- The government of Act for the Relief of the Poor required all parish residents with ability to pay to contribute to poor collections.
- One of the earliest advocates of poor relief, he played a major part in the Relief of the Poor Act of 1782.
- When he died ( he suffered cruelly from bladder stones ), he left ?000 for the relief of the poor ."
- He was the originator of the Boston Provident Society, and was otherwise largely interested in devising measures for the relief of the poor.