The New York herald., 1870-02-09

Deed, without ambition. He not only liked 10 do
grand things. but he liked 10 DO them IN grand
princely Danqucts with which he sometimes diver
sined the habtual simplicity and frugality Of IN
occasional di,p,mv a1s n even ossen,afiom n va.
wili We certainly may not ascribe 70 him pre- en-
lnent measure 81 that sort of chariiy which shun'
publicity, which snrlnks from observation, anc
whicn, acoorsing to Que Of our Saviour's weremes
bered njunctions. 'doeth is aims IN secret" He
may or he may not. have exercised ~ much OF thIi
KIND OF benecencc any OK tn IN similar c0nd
uon around him. l fully believe that he did. We
all understand however, that Hf
OF that best portion OF gosd mans lkc-
or kindness and OF love-
there can be no record except on high, or IN the
graceful hearts 0t those VINO have been aiued and
renewed. Ihai record shall be reyea.ed hereafter.
The world can know little or nothing uf II now But
cn, one must perceive A. glance That the sort 9!
exercised was wholly Incompatible with conceal
Aent or reserve. The great trusts which he estab-
ilsneu, the great institutions which he founded, the
capdcouS aud cosby eulices which he erected wore
tlnKs tnat could not he hid---whlca colld not be
zone 10 corner. Tnoy were, in their own intrinsic
ald essential nature, patent to the worlds eye.
he could not have performed these noOe acts IN
nls Lifeline, as It was nis peculiar clolce 70
90, ana aS II VIII be his peculiar oistinciiOn anu
glory 10 nave done without suffering ninlsAf so 20
seen o men," without being known, and recognized,
and celebrated their altnor lie InusL nave post
poned them ALL IA others have done, FOR p0sthumouS
execution; he must nave reiraineo Iroiu parting
with ms In lions until death should have wrested
them from q reluctant 9rasp-hau ne shrunk from
the not0rlety ana ceebrity winch inevitao.y attend
upon sucn q career. lie did NOS iaii TO remember,
Lnere were leash two modes OF doing go0d c0aii-
mended In Holy witt. lie did nos forget that
s ssou a na a; cs
"Let not thy lett hand know waat tiny right
hand doetn," said, also, "Let your light 80
same before men that taey may sec your good
works and giorfy your Father which Is Ia
heaven" Ihis, this misnt almost be regarded as
the chosen motto his later iife, and might, not
InAnDrpuraLeiv H.
Ccrlaiiliy my friends, his ght has shone be-
lore men certainly, they have scon his good works.
ana VINO shall doubt that tney nave slorifed his
Father WHICH Is IN heaven? Yes g0rf God,
glory TO COO In the highest has, am persuaded
ST. ol!eu up from the hearts OF millions uCLn uaIni-
spheres witn new iervor as they nave followed
hiln IN his grand crcumnavlgatlon Of Dcn violence,
anu as they have Witnessed, Que after another, his
mnltlold and magnificent eudowncnis. Aud his
own heart. l repeat, would nave throbbeo ana
thrilled as Itnever thrilled tnIoDbel before with
grautude to GOD and man could he have ioreseen
mat The matcniess example OF muaiicence which
II had peen Ihc cherished ann OF HIS iater years "
exnhit would be rendered, as 1t has now been rem
Gered. 40 signa 50 inspiring 50 enduring, so lin-
lnorG.. Dy the homage wblch ha5 Dcsn paiI 10 MS
memory W tae prlaees ana poentates, as wen as py
the poor, OF tae Old World, ana ny the government
ana The whole people OF his own oe.ovel countrg.
nave spoken oi the eXAlDition OF thi5exanple as
having beea the Cherished ann or his later years;
Uns am not without authority tor saying that 1t
was atory tue foudest wishes VI his whole mature
lac cannot forget thar, iu one OF these coahdea-
t.al censutatIonS with wnith he hoaored me souic
years SINCE, after unfolding his plans telling me
Substantially all that ne designed 70 do-for anost
very LING he did OF his own Original desigI-
ing ..nd wnen / was tlllei wi.u admiraLlon
anc aln9Zenent at cne magnitude and suD.imlry OF
hts purposes he sad 10 me wlih THAI gu
pIleily winch characterized SO much Oh hLs SOCIAL
Intercourse and conyersGslon, 'Why, Mr. Winthrop,
thls IS nO new idea TO me. From the ear!lest years
position OF my properly; ana ! nave prayed my
Heavenly FaGnef, day by day, that might be ea-
aoel, before died 70 show my gratltuoc Tor the
bieasmgs hicn lie nas beSi owed upon Inc by doing
some great good to Iny fellow lea.' Well mas the
ign9 laureate CT England sung, In one OF his LATEST
punished poelis--
More things wrought by prayer
Than this woI.d dloens oi.
The prayer has been heard ana answered. That
nop.e aspiration mas Decn more taan fulfilled. The
5Gdgment OF The luture VIII c0aurm tho opinion Of
tue huur; and history, instead OF contentn, herself
~ IN merely enrolling his lame. IL chronological or
Alphabetical order one among tile nl,iIy Uene.ac-
tors OF mankind. VIII 9ssign nm--nniess / greatly
mistake ner yeiuol-a place by himself, lar above
~. coa etiilon OF comparison, Gr5t Wl.nOut second
as na.tng Done the gfeates+ good Tor TIE greatest
numocr of his fellow men 80 iar, at least, pecu-
mary means could accomplish sucn rcsnlg-uf
wlcA tAeie mas thus lar Deen any authentic record
~ mercy human annals. II Woui1 alfaru 8 most
INADEQUATE easare OF his mualuceGcs were 10
sum up tue dollars or the pounds he has distrl-
bated or the na!lber OF persons whom his per-
enEal PROVISIONS, ior dwellings or for schools,
VIII nave ilcladed, IN years % come on one sue
OF Inc AtlanGic or the other. IIled even Dy tns
narrow tesp MS peneGcence has neither prece-
dent nor parallel. BDt IL 49, having attracted
ana coiDpeed the attention oil manlind to Tie
beauty, the noDieness Inc true glory oI living
dong tor Others ii - as having raised the standard
o. muniucence 10 a degree which has almost made IL
new thing III tne Word IL Is AS having exhibited u
VISION anu discrimination In selecting the ooecis
and arranging tie machinery or his bounty. whica
elltle In 10 the credit or an lnyentor; IL
as Eav.ng IN the words oil lac brilliant Giadstole,
caught u5 how Iiaa may be The master OF MS lor
aud not It's slare ir s as having d'scut0 ai
oi ctstc c.oed condition. nationality,
IN dis worldwide philanthropy, regarding nothing
human aien 10 min, IL II as having deliberately
stripped himself IN h,s lifetime or the properly
inlrrt0uSlV tlutirpC il,r .ts
much III devisiag modes OF beStow.ns his
wealth as he had ever done IN coatrivng
plans Tor It's increase and accumulation liter.
ally throwing cut his Uaga IKE some adven-
trous aeronaut VINO ould mount higher aud higher
sales, ana feaIy e.knt,ng as nc calculated,
frolp naie time, now little oi all his aborious
earnings ha 81 last eis for himself; it IL as hay
Ing furnished thl5 new and living and magnetic X
ample winch ,n never be losb " history, ncvef DO
lost 10 the interests OF humanity nDyec fail To
attract, inspire ana stimulate the lovers OF their
Ieugw nlen AZ long as human wants and human
wSa!.h slai coeXist upon tho eartn-iI - IN .aIs
way tha5 our lanlcuted friend has attained pre-
eminolce anoAg the Denetactors o. his age AAd
Iaco ike that or Washington among patriots Or tdat
Saakspeare or Milton among poets do n0t al o.
gether for et those Mecenases o. old waom paoso-
piers aad pueIs have deIgIteu 80 extcl. do not
forget tae passing tribute vi Tie grea. Roman oraor
10 one Vf t.e puUc..llS OF his oWA period, as having
displayed an incre5ib.e oengnity III au4as sls
i. yasL rune, not "a5 the prey OF ayarice.
bat as the instrument OF oing good" 40 not
1oraeg Lne loGnueI5 of the iioyai Exchange
In london ana or the noo.e hospital IN EGiauurg;
tie "Jln4ilng. Gcordie" OF Englauds lrst hIng
James ! DO nos forget cow 5triSingly Edmund
burke folesnadoWed our lanentcd friend, waen ne
said o one OF his own contemporaries, "hls iortuno
Is among the lartsest-a fortune whch, wholly uneu
cuinCered s.s IL IS, witouE one sing charge iron
iuAury VANITY or excess, SINKS under The beneyo-
lence OF lLs dispenser The private bCnevolcnce,
expanding itSei inlo patriotism, renders Hs wnu.e
belag 5ha estate oi Jhe pnniic IN wnich he mas aot
reserved pscltHt Ter hilaseir OF pp0nt, diversion
or TelaAation.1 do not forget the 3aron de Mon
tiyOn, OF france, whose noOe beneiaC5ionS are al-
lualiy dlstriouiea by the Imperial Acaueny, and
wnDso porJrait has been combineo WITH tnaL Of our
own Frank in on medal commemorative OF their
kldreg Dsnelcencc. reca., too. the refrain oi AN
ode to q late munilce4t Eng lsh duke, the erec-
tion oi his slatus aJ Bevof LasGe, winch might
well have been sung agaln when Story's statue OF
our freud waS recently unveiled bJ tle Prince oi
Wales
On, my brethren. what a glory
To thU wuIiu IA one .ooi mani
Nor do laii To remember the long roll OF benefac-
tors, dead ana lyln1, or Wuom our own age, and
country. and our mother corntry--Aew
England ana old England-may so justly bolst.
But no one lnasncs That either Cuus Carlus OF sir
Thomas GtesRal, or George 1eri0t Or SIR George
savii. or any Duke of HuJland, or Monthly IN, or
Franklin, any Oh the later and larger oeneiacorS
oi ouf Own time or land, can ever vie III historic
CO !eDrltJ as o practical plilaAt0rUplst, Win him
l..s.r he tnf 1t a4.t