, 1877-10-08
pEAbODK'S GIFT.

Aununl Meeting Of tho Trustees OF the.
Houtheru sctlno1 Funa-Iiow tho Great
Trust IL I1clnE Aa.nInIatorad to Aid I1n-
raveslahcd states.
Neto FORK World, ocf-
Tho Trustces Ut t,e Peabody Education Fund
held their regular annual meeting At thu Fifth
Avenue Hotel yesterday. Mr.. Robert c. Win
throp, Of Massachusetts, Chairman Of tho Boan',
presided. III Sir. Winthrop's annual address he
battl: -
NJ ca.nat forget that II WAS On this same tlay
NJ tlis same month, eleven ycart agu,-tho III u
O:iobcr, lea1,--tilat Ms. PcntsHs rame to siHid
a few slaya as my susnnes ses!deace tn ntaaS.
line Mass, tu communicate to me con1dcntaily
thr great American bsnclact1ons which he was
prOposlnK to bcktow, mud to consult and adylse
with mu In rcgara to s!'c arsa"s.e!nent aa1
Organization Vi tnls, thu Rrsatrat ana non!est O.
nv uwn hall under portrait, a. i f'aptencd,
Of bvnat,,in Franklin, taking isoa bis capaslaus
wallet budget blg uttptlgh loE = CnanSu1os vi
ts. Exstclnrr"f Chairman ol tlas CotninMtee
ly that lung schedule Vt appropriations loF stll.
tat.on. seIeHcc, anta charity xlllch 5000 alter
wards delighted aul thrilled tbs wIIu1e sotlt,
inllntty. AND nuw come ~ tue iaat, taA
bIl,g l1atld. 'Yuu may 10 surprised when you
lyarii precisely what It ID; but It u tug unG
nrarcst my lcart, alI4 the ono lor which shall
tlu the most, npw and hescatteF' any ne lieu
tluY,,lcnt ior eontherM ctntatit''l of which We
arc tr Trustees u,! ot which The furnIal instru-
Ilrutt cara lato Frh. !. 1stH.
~ would net Willingly havo ~. p,stnso s 'Gst
c.t ssgnnl manifestation u spirit of rceonc1a'
tin tuwAttls tlIuso fruul whom We llad pccn 80
unhapplty 4ltcl.ated. ul,l axalnst whom VIC, Of
thu Nust til, had Lceu ~ sccusLy arraycd Ia ar1is
mar MT tursct that Il cuH,c tt.,ll man borh
| ia Massachusetts,, aul! Who so,1slt and seturcIt
l]rst o{ oil, tho sympathy auA yasoiNfasso'i "
| Massachusetts men III carrying out Als tnlatf!'
ccut design: Anu nov, ~ w *lt..ess ann tr9l.
enitlt uf li,o people III all quarters 81 Tue tahtl
| nj W. r1,lIt liz tha new harmony Ut North and
| South, aud In the restored anu rra*surta nIity
Ut the nation. VIC tnay well be allowed 20 r.
tnraIIcr low IargciY the organization o5 this III
tlu Boarl ala thu aohlesprit of IL founder WcTe
runcerncd IT. Initiating that 'era Ut EWsi fers
tug whieh IL 80 auspcious The future welfare O
our wllule cuultrY. and TINT thc very eal!est
South mud North was When THIS Hoird asse'ls
GiyI ior thr tirsI stnlu h fitt!o upi'cr c!anbcs
vi W,|aul's tlutel at Washington, and !!aslnG
4. SyS s,ps S tsysr rsssse!
tts credentials mud IT, trust securities tron th'
hands VI George Peabody Lin,se'f.
"TeA years wcA completed on thu 18th OF
May last since our toast' At speeiaf mesti'as
anl aevcpled tho act Ut Incorporation wtiIsl u
kpcn xran,el tu Us. ut our request. " thc statt
Of New York. With tho adoptt,n Of tl!at ae
vur wurk may. bc fairlY llrl4 10 bare CON
,iriII, adAcring to our origlual policy Vt no
eMMsso.,shin: M, Oh .hs pstuapA sum tnssust
ed 10 u, We hare tcsn ab'e aui
isc ills period to sppruptiate from ou
income little less than &l,uO,oOQ tuward
lie encouragement aud support Il education
lis various statcs tu which uuE wotx WIS lin
itcd by Mr. Peabody. Aud. ~ almost all ou
contributions have been conditioned On tue ~
f>f mil tnil6H III
kayr bceu aided, IL would be aate 10 saY tha
Tie actlon Of this Boasd has involved an e,
peuiiture Ut at least &c, ,000, U00 In the CAUSE
Sou1hern tduratton Ausang the past ten sears.
} will af{orI any adequate impression OF shat ha
, been accomplished ty the tudicious r1osss an
! | devoted epsrEY Ut our general agent The ser
! ieu Which ID haa zSndeEeA ey Sofseapoudsos