The sick and suffering poor of the parish and community

The sick and suffering poor of the parish and community have been systematically visited by ladies of the “Relief Society” and – as the above report shows they have collected and disbursed among the needy, during the past year $351.35, besides the Communion Alms ($235.38) which the Rector has used for the same purpose.

(Source: The Rev. M. M. Marshall, Parochial Report, Christ Church, Raleigh, 1883 Journal of Convention, pp. 116-17)