The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-29

times lr-then we could appreciate the nncom. ,uvT
promising principles OF integrity which led
Mr. baloWn 70 ASK nus creditors, not for
an abatement of one cent OF principal or
interest, but for an extension OF time only
"Haye patience with me, and | will nav thee 0In
was the rule OF Scripture, by which he bound
himself. And he redeemed his promise He
lived TO pay every dollar of the liabilities. not
of his legitimate business alone, but of another
trade, undertaken to assist friend, and carried
on TO defend the principles of temperance
which, from first to last, withdrew more than
$4,000 from his manufacturing capital,
How wps he enabled to achieve such a trinn,nh
IN those Strengthened timesf By diligence. by
the fascination of his courage animating ali his
associates, by carrying those burdens of his
business always TO the Throne of Grace and re-
ceiving there refreshment of spirit which 6lled
the dal kest day with the repose OF unfalterInp
faith in Cod and, above an d6oue dN-by an
other principle of his religion, by never arrnstinc
his charities during his financial embarrasse
ments: Would TO God that every Christian man
OF business could feel the force of his examnle
IN this respect! he believed that his Charities
IN times OF difficulty were mis- best investments
de continued TO give TO the Lord in order to get
out OF debt. Notes for thousands OF dollars had
been repeatedly given away when he had no
money for donations. "ShaH we trust (iod for
oar affairs, and not for His own ?p he would
ask, when charged with imprudence. "Hog
can i expect Lille and prosperity TO neet NV
present liabilities, If handle this Immense
capital and suffer none of ITS income Ia aou
into the Lords treasuryr
True, these principles gained for him the
reputation OF insanity in business circles, and
often prevented the banks from affordiug hIm
accommodation. But he always found those
who would trust HIM, because he was intent
upon doing ood with his money His coIlate-
rails were Gods promises
And has not his wisdom, as well az his nietv
peen Vlndlcated by the result2 | would moi be
wanting in charity to those who resist the inn
pulses OF compassion through life, in order to
leave princely legacies to objects of benefcence
at their death; l would do no dishonor to tbe
memory of the man who endured the odium of
multltudes in this city all his lifelong i'm order
10 pulld nobler monument than all the pyra.
mlds oil Egypt, our magnificent home of orphan
children. But when we abate the litigation and
insecurity and unfaithhlness to trust which
every testamentary bene6cence must encounter
can 1t endure comparison with one such conse.
Grated life as the one we now deplore? If we
could gather up the amount of the donations
which have been flowing irom his open hand
every, day tor nearly fifty years, how much
would the sum fall short of the most iIlustrions
legacy in the history Of the world! ~
But numbers cannot convey an impression of
his ministIations of good. BY what rule will
you calculate the interest upon these Christian
Investments? The little school of colored
children which he gathered thirty five wears
ago, as memorial of his only son; the coIored
preacher he supported during those Years OF
rlols and persecution; the colored men he
ful foremen would leave him helpless IN con.
sequence; what dividends, think YOU. will
accrue to HIM from his gifts to this PRESCRIBED
race! Ten thousand dollars year-f have the
estlmate from those who were intimately asso-
GATED with him in the Young Mems Missionar nv
Society OF Mr. Barnes church, of which he was
the life and soul fom the beginning Lten thou
sSa sanu uoliaIs year he was giving away, while
ne occupied house which might have been
rented Tor three hundred dollars. How many
tlmes has that doubled in i'll its glorious fruits.
WhiIe a hundred times as much has been lost in
speculation by those who dream of prncely
legacies at death?
And who shall estimate the spiritual fruits of
Such an example as this? Here, again, we must
De careful not to form our calculations from
sneSe s,na, ,a1er years, when his liberality had
sweled seoi Ine charities OF the Church. till there
seemed no need Of general sefdenial Then.
shandon,Too %nem TO save missionary field from
spahuonment seIf snma ,,1 ne offered to deny him
%Spld Sn1 bring the amount of note principal
be threw it into the Gaa c6aftRyp tRpI and
righuul owner has not been sent infer that
the Lord hath need of ,itn In those times of
economy and poverty, this example of un wearied
giving was perfectly inspiring.
Neither can we form any lust estimate of Mr.
Baldwins characteristics without considering
the objects which he made prominent He had
no one ldea OF doing good which made him
look upon suffering anywhere with indifference.
Ills liberal hand was open TO assist the unfor-
tunate In every condition. But from the begin.
nlng his most ardent hopes for the permanent
good OF men, both in this world and the Worl
to come, have been identified with the prospe.
rity OF the Christian Church. And while he
has never been narrow nor sectarian in his
views, he has embraced the obvious duties ap-
pointed by the Church with which he was con-
nected. -
Mr.. Baldwin, as a church builder, will be
known by grateful generations long after his
reputation as machinest will he consigned to
the comparative oblivion oftechnical history. No
one can ever know the number, nor the munif-
cence OF his contributions to this blessed work,
Ihe churches built with his assistance stand
Of 4.... O.
prairlss, and far beyond the Mississippi. .'He
loveth our nation and has built us a synagoeue y
Is the grateful exclamation OF many Caperniums
N this land of promise
Where can the eye rest upon this city with |
put Deholdlng the monuments of his love for
.he Church? The minarets offChiyaIy. The
graceful spire Of Tabor, and far to the north
1ne imposing ediice marking the central point
on the grandest Boulevard in the world and
Oliyet browning the most commanding position
n the city-all these enterprises suggested.
literally encouraSed, and two of them almost |
Ar Smos ssmPftSSS PaSn ey Sight his Of T1gC1Gs Sg sTSs
bed, rises the graceful walls of Her. |
non, finished from foundation stone, as his gn |
rec gait to the village where he spent the happy
years OF his youth In these, and the many |
lther churches to which he has contributed. |
he good which will be accomplished eternity |
alone will reveal. IIl - i-'.' |
III; And did not these works Of wise benia-
,epce exert reflex influence of gracious bene- |
1lctlon upon himself? Was not mercy
III sy \, Twice b essed,
Blessing him that gives, and him that takes9o
Has he lived in the stern practice of those |
virtues which belong to the religion he pro- |
essed, sottened by charity TO wards the vices |
which marred the characters OF others extend |
ng his good influences into innumerable chan
lels encouraging every liberal art by his taste |
md patronage, helping the un iortunate ia busi.
ness to positions OF independence, employing
'thers to answer to the, demands upon |
lis liberallty, which time would not |
suffer him to consider in person, transacting