New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-11
TIE PROCEEDINGS.


partmcnt Of the Social Science Association met TINS
,,or,ng NJ o o'clock The attention of the audience
was irst called TO the subject of charity from vari-
ons noints of yiew At meeting of this depart
uent of the Association, held in Boston In March
last IT WAS voted that r. T. Paine, jr OF Boston,
Miss Anna Haovel, of Philadelphia, ana inc rev.
O. c. McCuoch. of Indianapolis, be appointed
committee to prepare one or papers the snb-
iect of Associated Charities" Subsequently the
committee added to its number the Rev. d. U. kel-
logg. of Philadelphia. For tho better presentation
of the subject as a whole it was divided up among
the members of the committee. The Rev. MI. hei-
logg prepared paper on The ObJects' fTihclpies
and Advantages of Association in Charities" the
Rev. Mr. McCulloch discussed the General ana
specal Methods of Opera ioo," Mr. Paine wrote OF
"The Need and Work of Visitors" and MISS Halo
well devoted her paper to The Care and Saving OF
Children"
The Rev, Mr.. Keloggs paper was the first one
read The following is an abstract OF it
As clear general principles II may be held that is
desirable that phlanthrcpsts Should d. eommus my
Instead of "A poor sectarlanism OF charitable enOft
where petty work in tae dark Ignorant o. one
mothers methods suspicious OF eaeh oanct fry,
patronage and for advertising statistics sDInKhg rom
tgiticsm SoIcous neither TO Apply rgD prlhcss nor
TO correct mistakes. there should be community W
ubiianihropsts in winch the experience OF one en-,
riches them all where charity is stuu!ed as Id" Vi
love, tnat law obcyed as the voice OF Coo 20 oso
maxi their and premium on wee, they must act III
concert The anarchy OF charity gives rise 10 dsOraer
md encourages evil One further thought remains Inc
organiz of charity must not be regarded a. NE al
,ou,nt agencies or Ieci or ciucttlSn,
hnt 10 sysematzc the institutions existing and TO
promote concord Of enIeaVor'
The purport and character OF the paper by the
Rev Mr.. McCuoch may be gathered from the fol-
lowing brief synopsis:
The methods of reaching the objects aimed at must
difrr IN different with the prob ems Of social lie
winch are peculiar eaon city. Inc methods are many,
ths is
severance of ,ble relief and o;her chartaDe WORK
OF the society ali questions of creed politics or ma
tonaty. TIE general methods are: l. Inc cOopeia-
ton of al charitable agoncrsi = system OF u,slo'
Offices: 3, system Of registration to prevent imp1Ss
tire and TO determine the amount of charitable aIG
siven whole ana the sources from whence Iecelv@u
L. the thorough investsaton OF each ., o"s ,ts
and suitable action thereon, according 70 us
merit o. The aiming OF u6 adequate and ana upfor
tunste poor; G. of visiting Iich shall su6st-
spect and better modes Of he T. careful study of the
causes Of poverty and pauperism and OF TIC best
methods OF dealing with desututl0n ana ueeradauob'
TIE AIMS OF CHARITY
Robert Treat Paine, jr., president of tho A'sociat-
ell Charities OF Boston, read the third paper of the
series Its purport as follows:
CHARITY must do four things l. Relieve worthy need
promptly ftliugy, and tenderly; q prevent unwise
every needy person where this is possible; 4, make
sure that children grow up TO DE paupers famiileS
ne from their pressing wants, ana they need long,
steady patient pull. by wise. strong hand up upon
solid land Mr. Panes conclusions founded on the re-
cults the experience in Boston, are int voiunteer
ssitors among the poor must rgldy reiiaiu IRON gy
ing aims that expert paid agent Is lnuspehsdpie
for aims giving that the couDsels OF conference are
alw vs. welcome for guidance that their objects should
b. 10 make sure that children do not grow up paupers
10 and IN finding work for those who are able 10 WORK
10 rain in skill all who are deficient make that
heaIth and homo are well may be- TO inspire hope
sefrcspect aud that the reultS OF this WORK oner
the FIRST reasonable hope that the growth of paupersm
may DC fepressed.
TIE CARE OF CHILDREN.
Miss Hallowell began her paper by abiding to the
great Importance OF the subject. The drift of her
remarks was follows:
Wise heads and benevolent hearts were never more
actively and zesousy work than to-day for the re-
azatop of the that II the children can DO reached
IN their earliest years. and influences be brought to bear
upon throughout their lives corrective OF inherited
tendencies not only tnev as individuals Dut iuture gen
sra,ions must affected that vice and CRIME would
wiiher and fade away ior lack OF wnat tney i f
mon OF the wide range OF problems that
present themselves for solution none have SO
point Is the Improvement OF tie condition Of Children
II should he the INDICTMENTS pnnGP9 o, ss Hs
Lowell! asserted. TO preserve the family NE TO oud up
the home. Next to the home the adopted family was
aud last the institution The home should
h. built before ESTABLISHING the INSTITUTION, so mat
IL NAV BE- The last Office of charity to 81 IN between
those whom natural ties of relationship BIZ together
An allusion having been made i'll one of the pa
pers to the appalling amount of work awaiting
charitable effort in New-York City, or rather re-
peIling such work bv the very immensely of the
field of labor, Dorman Il. Eaton explained that the
charity OF New-York people is not uunerved by the
magnitude of its work, and added that III few
places is the work of charity so well understood
aud performed as in Brooklyn. Remarks the
subject under discussion were made by Mr.. Bond,
of Middletown, Conn, and e. +. Wiugate, of New
York paper prepared by Mrs Florence Bayard
Lockwood of New-York was read by Dr.. Walter
Charming. The subject OF this paper was the prin-
emile of volunteer service III charity in the United
States Mrs j. w. Howe read paper on Changes
n American Society"
MIR. OLMsTED on PARKS.
In the evening +. l.. Omsted read an interesting
paper OH Parks. Subjoincd are some OF the views
expressed in it:
The cost of park. small or large. should deTena on
The degree and the manner Of use TO be nadc OF ahd
noon ;he ntn - II the b. improved for that use
hundred acres In one situation may Oe as u'eu lGl
the rn and two hundred acres Of land Of one
sos NAV be setter prepared for given use OF gwen
t,mation at less cos; than hundred Of another sort
In Buesio Park moro has been done toward n objects
in view for dollar Than In that Of NeW' lDrk foI
furuty: The site chosen with view 10 the end; the
end limited by regard for The opportunity.
Ill were asked what Is eur nv 10 De GUARDED az"
"nractic Al business tact"th hcng the common tern
Or babt Of mind cultivated in com.ncrc al life sl
knowing nothing Of value which Is not apparent III inc
Mncf tue larger of the Of the value TO lie ult
naicly canned by tue park depends on me eradn Il
merging together OF clements OF value otlglhaY de
racrrI and VIII oh. seen in ths detached condition,
a. they must he for years after work has apparent
ccasef With reference 10 tein snow hothint anu 10
most minds suggest nothihg vi tIc Vauo winch thc'
potentially possess .
Parks az all Things should not he taken hold OF as from
,,er exne ieute Make snlit. tcmp0rizng. penny
work upo them is always cXtrlva ant work inc men
buLrrio more directly III trust OF oar larAS nave not
hoeu s,ec,sI, UOlc 10 take tIe trading view o. them
ma have usialiy been high minded servants oi the
nene bat they nave been constrained 10 waste mich
sf s.i her ree Judgment would secure ana there Is
Iul Que way m hic the difficulty can he got over IL
is nv pruging public opinion Itself TO TAX" larger III
te,e,t In me lasting conditions of accfulnS value III
park. - 49,. ..,. ,t,.. ~,
othervse. hich mIght not better have been ca.cl
soinething else. Since then class OF works s0-calcl
has en- undertaken. which, TO begin WITH are q. least
epaciaus and which no,d possibilities OF all parkko
ouaiSti,s Upon twenty OF thcse works In progress
tner has been thus far expended uDwari o. 900
NweII.oicb N not fuay SJ0,OO0.0O0-aDd this figure
does not tell tue mole story of cost.
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