The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-07

II, knew nothing about 1t and that their names
had been used in this connection without their
permission. Among these names were James
Brown, Stuart Brown and w. q. Bryant-Dy the
name OF which Is meant ana Is intended TO be
meant William Cullen Bryant. VINO denies all
knowledge OF the institution. Among the other
names OF distinguished New WORKERS. and Americans
given as preferences" by the managers OF tue new
YORK Nautical School are James W: Beekman, W. X.
Garrison. Lewis Lennox, Joseph Hoxle, II. 4. Cor
nipg X w. Cameron, Horace waters, toDert Is Mln-
turn, Moses ii. Grinnell, John H. Ozark and others.
These names are given that the attention Of these
gentlemen may be herewith and hereby called to
TINS matter-that II their names nave, III aadltion
to those above given. been used without t eid au
Itself Very suspicious laet Or that, Il tfesv sss.;
ences are genuine, Ipe New York Nautical School
suspicious circumstances already alluded 70.
The New York Nautical school Also claims to be
under the auspices OF the society Tor the educa-
ton and advancement Of young seamen" 90
ciety which many persons, VINO are actually con.
cerned alike IN charitable and IN educational mat
OF the Nautical school also claim species OF col
legiate and oiicia status for the institution, and
assert that It Is recognized onicialy oy tne gov,
eminent itself as well as by the naval aud the
merchant service. The President OF the school
distinctly asserts that graduates OF this instltu-
rion pass the Naval and Revenue Boards Of Exam.
nation, also the Boards for masters and mates or
seamanship and the American Shipmasters Asso-
citation '.kone Iail" he asserts, and in his cir.
culars he prints this assertion IN the largest kind
OF type, which IS very comforting to the 'gradu-
ates OF this institution"
charity" there are some other cases concerning
Which no reasonable doubt exists, such as that Of
"Ihe German-Amertcan Society OF the united
States" This appears TO be emphaticaly
A 0NE-MkN SOCIETY,
and consists Of DR." Segred Gutenberg, and OF
nobody else. He Is Its president Its secretary ana
Its treasurer; he Is Its solicitor and general IMAM
cial agent. He Is also whole college In himself,
Tor he mas, it is reported, undertaken OF late to
distribute ''diplomasD to distinguished citizens
who are willing to 'reciprOcate" the courtesy. 1t
is currently rumored that no less q person than
Ia n
diploma from this German-Amerlcan Society OF the
United States and that the said venerable philan-
tnropst was asked to pay "the society," 500 for
the honor.
1t is also ascertained that the one-man society
aforesaid has hit upon an ingenious method OF
advertising itself on the occasion OF the death Of
distinguished people. On the death OF Professor
Agassiz, ior example, the society had meeting
forthwith passed resolutions euloglstic OF the
glorious dead and expressive OF the sentiment Of
the society relative to the sad event.
These resolutions were, OF course, innocently
enough published by certain papers to whom they
were sent, and these papers were afterwards used
This 'Dr.n Siegfried EhrenDerg formerly had
quarters in the Bible House; then he moved to
time he has been charity rover" though under
the surveillance Of parties interested in the egiti
mate work OF charity.
Another Zone man society" seems to have been
unearthed OF late IN the .'kipp's Bay Mission,"
who is said to have been once minister OF Prot
estanC denomination, but who was constantly IN
litigation and IN hot water. This parsonage has
given at various times various references, but
most OF them not to be gotten at, the majority
being dead while some Of the living men referred
s1m 6race EN- iSea o, 1e ems Aiu
knowledge, and positively refuse any endorsement
OF him. AT one time this parsonage held forth at
room; but his whereabouts al present seem as I'M
certain as his professional or phllanthrOpic status.
There are also at the present time large num-
Der OF men and women who go around as agents or
collectors for charitable societies who are utterly
without authority for 80 doing. Among the mum.
Der Is q man about thirty years OF age, with red
beard, who speaks several languages and talks
nuently, Iuterardlng his pictures OF restitution
with c0pous quotations from Scripture There is
also woman who has hit upon the idea OF Offering
her services to some OF our wealthy and charitable
ladies as species OF agent ior their charities
investigate all cases OF destitution and to report
upon them If deserving. and to give her
moderate condensation. she mas been tried
in instance, and was found-nrst
the work at ali second, to strike bargain with
the people she reported favorably on to receive
a certain commission" on the bounIies she OBJ
but Is said to be still "otrering her services"
ABUSES OF CHARITY AND FAvoRIrIsM In BENEvo-
LENCE.
There are also several OF our well established
charities into whose management abuses have
gradually crept. The Young Mems Christian AS
whole Is often msused by It's officials or at least,
Its charitable work Is not always performed In
Thus, one Bolton. a clerk, who had been board
ing in hotel up town but had been reduced to
the EXTREMIST poverty, applied the other day TO
the Young Mems Christian Association. in Twenty
third street. ior ana ana Tor assistance assistant toward
Concentrations from his late employers
and narrated his pitiful story, but was
treated with contumely by the oiiciais in charge,
and driven from the building to seek shelter in q
station house, while another party, dissOlute
character because he did not hesitate to use "in-
huentiar' names, was treated courreously and had
extended Another
man, called Harmon, applied at the downtown
branch OF the Young Mems Christian Association
for 1--WE cents to pay his car fare to Harlem, where
he could find work. being literally too weary, too
weak to walk there in the snow, and showed let
tiers and credentials but was brutaily told TO 'wak
there" and 1nally, for want OF the five cents,
lost his chances in Harlem.
IL is also alleged that several Of the ocials con-
nected with our prominent charitable societies
are utterly unworthy of their places one woman
having been until recently VIGOROUSLY dssolute
character, while several Of the men have been in
State Prison for criminal offences. 1t Is also
charged that gross avOrltism and still grosser
immortality stain the inner workings Of our
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