New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-15
ORGANIZED OHAEI1Y.
ANIMAL, MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION.

WORK OF THE LAST YEAR-AppREssEs By "'''
HEWITT EDWARD EVERETT HALE AND orHEhs
Association Hall was nearly filled last night
with several hundred members and friends oil inc
Charity Organization Society, whose fourth ahn"Ai
meeting was held there. The public meeting hau poon
preceded by o business meeting OF the members Nv
which the election of officers took place Inc
following were elected members OF the Cehtra 'oun
Gill; s. o. vanderpoel. N. D., Rutherford stuyvesaht
Roosevelt Roosevelt, Henry 4. Pelew, Richard H.
Derby NJ. d., Arthur NJ. Dodge, Alfred hooseNcl"
Peter u. Olney H. Mex. TwOmbly James H. oracic De-
Hampden Robb Miss Kate Bond, william D. fiags'
Joseph j. slocum James A. Renwick. Francis H. weeks
Charles f. Merrill. Mrs. william B. Rice Isaac :. isaaes
and Louis E. Binsse. Constant A. Andrews, George
Alexander Brown, Herman Dfisler william Fl. Sheldon
and Faneul d. Wesse NJ. D., were recommended TO the
Council Us additional members. AT the pubiic meeting
Dr. s. o. vanderpoel was called 10 inc ch'i'
and after a brief address called on inc OF
gnnizing secretary. Charles ID. Kellogg 70 reau MS
report which contained much interesting information
Tho secretary called on the churches forward
for they had any duties they surely ought to assist
those who claim belong to them, leaving the TASK o
assisting those who belong to church only 10 the SO
cety During the year three new district agencies hau
been established which cost on an average Sloo eaeh
month In the same time there had been o,3i4 appli-
oants for relief, ess than pcr cert OF whom were
really In need OF continuous assistance and less than
a Quarter needed temporary relief. More than half
needed simply work The special outdoor oihcer ap
pointed to and suppress street beggars hao
with IL SO cases. of whom go were needy and worthy
1877 had ample wcans 429 were idle ana 3O4 aissooo
and vicious The report cited several amusing instances
Of fraudulent beggars who had been exposed. -, 49,,
The chairman announced that Father BRADY, OF ,no
Paust Fathers and Oswald Ottendorier had both written
letters regret He accordingly introduced
man Ahram Hewitt who SAID ne tCud p S au no ahe
the interest he did In the society Tor the reasons u
IN hs cT bi, e charity
n departure, a milestone on the PAIN OF human
century changed the face OF human affairs. hundred
years the rich and poor were III closer contct 70 c
But in l776 when Watt started his hrst engine
there inaueurated new era Inc world is nov. now
work special lines This organization OF indus
try very noticeable IN this country as an inslsep
OF which the speaker evidenced the Pennsylvania kal-
road. The very basis OF well organized business WIS
that every particle OF force should be o ut,
produced by this organization was more equally ais
trhntod the of mankind than IN any previous
period Two things resulted, however. the dinerenta-
ton into wealth side into poverty on the other
Those whe are pushed Oul from the WoikcS so ,I NC
longer know his workmcn. When they were not wanted
same principles Of division labor and coordination
agencies which had mnde the great Pcnnsyvena Rail
road the it washe carried into cnary That was
the problem presented when they spoke Of the orgaza
ton oil charity. Therefore he believed the movement
white It's future was without limit. The problem not
to be studied by reading books or by taxing
m 1S sa doNn nrss G to eet the facts
they applied short the iD1uctvc theory, aud this
the 10 be adopted to study society. Ihero
royal road to learning and no royal rOdd TO char
ity. First, they must have knowledge OF the iacls,
consideration OF their nature an endeayOr TO find
remedy and then when that was found determination
tell tue rich that If they did not apply 1t they were
digging their own graves.
The chairman next introduced the Rev. Arthur BROOKS
who said that tho society to he congratulated Ia
bringing together those whose views on charity were
diverse Nothing. however could divorce charity iton
religion The society had brought out the prnc pie that
tho proper way to lit ~ the poor was by moral not
ply Sica means.
q convention OF his brethren in Philadelphia 10 lay be-
fore ths society their need OF praise and admr uon
Edward Everett Hale. who was introduced a.
representing Boston, made short speech,
intrrsprrsed with many flashes OF humor. lie
said that they could DO good unless they made
him better and lifted linn up by perpetual process
They could do unless each had place assigned
20 hun urged those present assist tho society bY
becoming visitors amenX tho poor. Several other ad-
made aud letter OF regret READ from inc
Rev. Dr. JohL X. Paxton.