, 1874-11-23
THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE MONDAY NOVEMBER 49, 1874

and outiyntod with such caro- TINT aupply
| could always bo had whom wanted Tor planting
any stroot III conformity with dcBign In which
tho final effect of tho whole bud been carefully
| atudiod.
have opdoayoretl to convoy to your minds a
| nenta which arc yet possible In Chicago, but
will aoon bo as far beyond possibility Of attain
nent bore as they now aro In tho Older citlcs Of
tho EnBt. ...'
No lutios arc 40 liable to be shirkcd ~ those
no owe to future generations. In TACT, moro
thnn ordinarily conscientious sonHo Of duty. for
itB own sake and without regard to tbs ctfoot Of
its performance upon ouraclvos, is required to
| induce attention 10 thom. Before tho results Of
good or owl for their performance or neglect
can become apparent to tho world we shall DO
bevond roach alike Of appreciation or ceusure,
and present applause, however ovnnesoont, Ia
swootorin cur cars than future grateful bnnet1ic.
t,ons. wlicl, VIC can only hear in imagination.
ALL tho more, therefore, is 1t incumbent on III to
be wAtohful, Lost opportunities eRoapo uB for tho
contamination Or prevention of meAsnros whose
rosulta may bo Of fnomonsous consequence TO
our succosBora.
II now am asked in what way tho moaat,rosI
suggest would tend to. promote tLfa great object,
answor TINT they would constitute In thom-
selves =
DIRECT AND PRACTICAL. ACKNOWLEDGMENT
TINT man is Eroator than woatt, and that tho
only worthy objoct Of wealth ia to proyldo for
his moral aud physical culture and welfare. It
would be tho application Of wealth to the pur-
chase Of moaus Of relief from dospondIuc caro-,
and OF refreshments and encoul agomont, and
ronewed hope and strongth 10 all who cano
within its cheering influence, and especially
for, shoao mhom "wo have alvaya With
us,", Who cannot provide It for themselves. It
childlike lovo Of natural beauty which III the
source OF all genuine tasto in art, hut which ia
llnblo to become ataryea aud smothercd undor
tho pressure Of tho an1otos and tbs sensational
NF nHtHH II
civilization. In its generous provision for tho
innocent enjoyment and qualification OF all
classoB and conditions Of mon 1t would coneli-
tuto . distinct recognition OF tho fact, which wo
sre all ready to seknoTloage Theoretically. TINT
for what they posaoas that We do not forget
TINT among the busy inutitudos whom we noot
in our daily walks, aud to whose labor Of brain
OF hands Nc arc Indebted for thu infinitely va
tied forms Of comfort md luxury which aro pro-
vidod to meet our wants, thure ara many who aro
rich In oil the bost attributes OF heart aud soul
who are MI alive to the influences Of natural and
artistic beauty, aud longing to crafty the tastes
" which h.,n;.l. Goa Las @ siyoa them hen, as means
llyca of drudgory and daily self-denial
from . eonsc Of duty to others, or
IN ambition to attain noblur end thau worldly
gau 1t may be because thoir very sonsltyonoss
mont Of material wealth.
Those arc not the ones who obtrude them
selves upon otir notice, or put forward their
olaims for considoratlon; they: do not sock
deniod ebon, or yituporating those who occupy
te,cm, but 20 on quietly aud brayoly performing
tho duties which como to them from day to day,
never imagining that they eau escape the penalty
for neglocting those duties by telling tho world
what thoy would have done had their ciroum-
stapcoH beon ditlorent.
NOT As AN ACT or CHARITY
would I offer to auoh aa these the holp aud
refreshmont .they. would find 10 the inrr reaaed
dow tho sconca OF thor daily labors, but rathor
az I'LL acknowledgment Of right, aud lust trih-
uto Of respect to the noble qualities OF our
nature which arc independent OF earthly posaea-
gifts Of God. which is as T truy ''ss common NJ s
tho valuo Of which wo can as little
appreciate p!,Ess,ist .o..l, I'LL We bogin to fin
1t springs, but 1T cannot monopo'lze the benuty
Of form and color which belong ako to all who |
have eyea to SEQ.
It Ia not in behalf OF tho generation OF to-day
That plead. as yet here in Chicago we feel but |
lightly tho deprivation as compared with tho |
older cities. But II NO aro in earnest In the |
confidence NO express Of our future growth, do |
but consider what will 10 tho condition Of tho |
dwollcra 10 tho central districts Of this
Shich are yet open for their relief.
We need not trouble ourselves about |
measures for tho material progress Of Chicago
There arc enough to SEQ 10 that. aud, thank
God, they number In their ranks many noble and |
!ruo men, WHO aro aiso toady aud anxious to aid
In all that will promote her moral and intol-
|octual progrosB. But the leayon ia oon,par-
atively small OF thoas who hayo earnestly at
heart tho Development Of thoae refining tastes
which tend 10 elevate and purify tho character
aud soften the aaperities OF manner word, mud
feeling, which come OF the rude contacs Of hard
aud sharp naturea in tile daily conflict Of COM
nercial intercourse.