New-York tribune., 1877-06-27

Relief FOR THE ST. JOHN SUFFERERS.
MEETING AT COOPER INsrTUTE-rHE sUBsCRTP
TIOE LISTS.

MEETING AT COOPER INsuTUTE-rHE sUBsCRIP-
TIoE LISTS.
Under unfavOrable circumstances of weather
and time for proper notice and arrangements mass
meeting was called last evening at Cooper Institute III
aid the sufferers by the ST. John fire. or the long list
Of vice-Iresdents, Henry Ward Beecher was the only
one on the platform and the audience did not include
more than 300 people. John b. Mclean. chairman of
the Committee OF Arrangements introduced Mayor Ely,
the chairman OF the meeting, VINO IN brief manner III
troduced M Eeccher. The applause was long and en-
thu7iastic when Mr. Beecer stepped forward to speak
IN brief, he said
should be sorry 10 be absent from any meeting in The
Ciy OF SewYork for the relie OF sufferers ~ ultimately
associated with Us as the citizens OF H. John ines
terrific fires are becoming frequent We are aecus
toned 10 local coDa gratOns. consuming block Of build
in-s and before the fire department was made so en-
cent occasionally square was swept away. Bn' We do
not know what il is 10 have the whole atmosphere at
white heat from great bow-pipe; to suffer from
such fires have devastated Portland, Chicago
and Boston, and yet II may our turn To know ana
suffer- Wherever human misery presses down hard We
send our money ana our sympathy ana IN Ime 9o o ~.
John should have felt Creyed II not called upon for
It, At the present day. around tie world, MAJ KIND Is
broth rhood and instead Of MS beng ony ieSihE' IL
l. beginning 10 be sentimcnt-a humanity, indeed, tal
fakes in the whole human race The men who sett.eC
mach sincerity the Puritans who left England in
tner loyalty to England. preferred to nd new nome IN
Ertis!. posscs,On, remaining the United states
after The success Of the revolution The old fceling OF
hatred jealousy have da peared, and we are called
upon TO rcy0Elc anew ihe lfthuSLp oi Ine lNo cotu
tries, when al Great Britain, from Queen Victoria down.
have been rhOWcrlng h0nors upon Gen Grant as means
OF expressing their respect for the United states.
Mr. Beecner closed with an eloquent appeal for
proper expression Of substantial sympathy and the hope
that St. John would rise from her ashes more beautiful
and more permanent than before and sat down amid
loud applause. Remarks were made by william Bourne
and Charles II. Kitchell. Mayor Ely read letters Of
thanks received from the Mayor Of st. John.
The vice-presidents appointed committee 70
attend To the formation Of relief fund. Among them
are Peter Cooper Cyrus W. Field, Noah Davis, Henry
Ward Beecher Charles r. DAILY, william l.. Dodg'.
J.. ID. Morgan, Howard Crosby, III. Il. Clalin,
william II. Wickham, and Samuel j. TIlden.
Subscriptions received at The office Of the Brit
General. l.. NJ. Archibald, yesterday increasing
the alnumt received there To Si3I2. Among the CON
trihutors were r. :. JairaY, $3.50; j. L. Phpps Co,
$3.50; q" Friend" ~ 600; Contributor SlOO; iew-
let * Torrance, rIOO
~ the Maritime Exchange the amount upon the sub
scIpti0n list has been Increased 10 s4lS3. Charles
Lulnc q CO. have given 800 and OelrchS & Co. 300
Joseph Selignan sent check for 800 yesterday To
Mayor Ely for the st. John relief fund The Aldermen
pledged tlieir influence in aid OF the fund