New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-24

were eturaed away. Tho prOceeds Eefc .Ssimauec
by Mr. Beeeher at about 600: thia sa VIII % placed
in che banda Ottrustess and carefnV invested ana va
be used for the support Of Mira stene and the
Of her ehifdrea. 0ns OF the trustees wa - - ~ ~
the others baVe not beeu selected
Mr.. Reecher spoke for more than an hour. He mace
the duties OF citizens at the present tune the SUBJECT OF
his address. He said: 49,
There generous pride which one snoud taAe III s"e
place where he lives and there is no city better ntteu
win tse love, ad%irsoa ana pride more 81 90 do
nestle happiness than rs great Dros"e cow nn
forms suTotaD Haa S S1S " me bess fonss
of The old Nsv.EuSand family life. Brooklyn has
right 10 the pride and enthusiasm Of Its citizens.
Foundation OF all communities Is general nora1y' M
cannot live with corrupt lower class OF corFup'
de class Who're the under classes are e0Frups 500
etT IL buit on a crInnbIing foundation and can
g ao seenre lareehear,cd morality by education.
knowledge gives TO man the Sprorsnniy OF u Ts
himself In all eitios society IS mixed hiaer
ana seme that are not civilized lL&ugherl We can
only make them mnRle through tner s;,on ' We
need mOra,schools and better ones Brookyns CONF
c,s theY are not 80 good as those OF Boston. where
theFe Il large native poPuaft0n 2ut taey ae hOs III
Br0GTn Hd8ns the yoomS are too crowded. there arc
too many scholars to TEACHER Tbe DeSI tnIns
Sr, nm 6iind men and every child that grows up with
ont education is blind child. There must De larger
spirt i'm the community. IG Is berer TO build sehoo
honaps than 1t ia better to spend money on
tparbers than 60 squander 1t pohtlefans--nOnest
as they are. fLanRhteFl There ore empty EEeets aIn
lights which guide In city, while our schools
ara cramped aud contracted. Every teacner cnat serves
tho public deserves n1t only honor ana goOd siHry
but when he bas been teaching certain Hunlber OF
years nc ought be allowed TO retire on eOInIort
able pension. [Applause.J They deserve Is muSa ss
sailors ana soldiers The free public SCHOOLS Ou8hb "
be 20 good that others could exist -
There ughJ be increase OF the means OF DGlnB'
ing men together and producing good fellowship Men
ought to know another better. YOu never can cure
iptempcranco by pledge. II yeu are gong 70 WORK
against nemperanee YOU must aSe away its social AZ,
touch men OF wealth. When man has nmassrd
n large fortune have q rg1t-a moral
rig-tO demand he shall not ce atny 30 the eoni-
m0nwealh In which he lives. III he distributes nothing
he should mad. odiJus. IL ought to be consdereu
base for a man to a Let men in their ne~tlme
cuGOw the institutions which the community needs.
Another point toe treatment by great elties ana
NnyYOrk ana Brooklyn may fifty BE- compared with that
of nry Other State tta5 in any time gOue Dy'
knOw not how It may DO true thdt the manage
uent Of the police has been partisan III our great ees
The police Of Brooklyn is as respectable DOuy
OF citizens "a could he gathercd they bays
DISCHARGED their duties admirably, and they can De
trusted fApplause In their hands arc our houses ana
safety Of lives streets are pdsSaDe through
their vigilance. They should have honor well as enol
exDOse themselves peril. that city ought 10 make
up to the their families every liability aEu ferlI
thar falls on them. II policeman come 10 wOhhunR
and mutilatOn ought W be taken care cf amt II ne
come 90 death at the hands Of rude neh or
OF ignorant or unresrlned boys chat death ought To
a &c tho whole community, aud the city ought 20 say
to his widow and children: " Ye are ours"