New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-05
DE-. DE COSTA'S SNEERS AND JLBES.
INDIsCRIMINATE CHARITY UPHELD.
ATTACKING THE CHARITY ORGANIZATION SOCIETY
IRON HIS PULPIT.

ATTACKING THE CHARITY ORGANIZATIoN SOCIETY
FROM HIS PULPIT.
The Rev. Dr. b. r. De Costa yesterday morning
preached largo congregation In his church OF 81 'oh
tho Evangelist tho subject Of Alnfgivng In relation
to Charity Organization" Tho was the second
OF series which will DO continued at intervals HIS text
was ST. Luke H. Al, Give aims OF such things as you
have; and behold. all things clean unto YOU his
discourse framed with view to proving thas
in accordance with tho teachings OF Scripture
10 give aims without the OF secular Or
ganizaon which, before giving relief Instituted inquiries
might lead such delay that deserving OBJECT OF
charity would DO reduced worse straits In waiting
for tho verdict Ho cited numerous Scripural examples
and quoted many passages from the Old and New Tesla
ments as well the apocrypha book OF Tooit
TO strengthen tho position he took He compared tne
poor in grip poverty LAGOON struggling with the
serpents which EMBODIED him.
Do leave your charity to any syndicate or trust
was his advice to lie referred to his hav
Ing asked give percentage OF the communion
aims to help find the undeserying poor In his parish
want know no proceeded whether that Is really
tho right way OF going about It. and whether the churchs
society is not abo to to its own poor VINO
have been years. rather than leave them TO
outside society whose secretary Is paid salary Oh
81 600 year. I wish to know II you would not Jake
the evidence OF your and your own knowledge
rather tho evidence of a society which Is cont'nu'
ally making Mistakes" He went on to refer to the
present danger Of identifying charity with the police ana
detective system and tho need therefore, OF going oacS
and iDquring In regard TO hrst principles Oh inc o9o
OF charity offered by our Lord and His disciples lie
special attention to the fact that the hrst coec
ton In tho church for missionary purposes
but for the poor.
SAID he, with ST. Paul, moreover. missions ana
practical benevolenco hand I'm hand do not Kno"
that past this action OF the apostle has been made
prominent but probably IL has One inclines to think
because important thought cannot have escaped
attention always II Is in danger OF doing today when
we told charity must be divorced from religion
and that We keep missionary and benevolent
entirely separate. The duty Of almsgving Is evil
no Christian galnsay It. IL is a funda-
mental part Of tho Christian economy" Here are some
OF the other striking from the Doctors ser
ures, faith In human nature and the
world grows brighter Give with some faith In human
nature. Tho Bible has warning with respect TO the
unworthy. Our Lord spoke against casting pearls be-
foro swine but Ho gave any caution about being
too liberal with bread. While there is duty OF In
curry should not always be carried to the same de-
gree and certainly not far to entail suffering. He
who helps helps twice TOO much investigation
is to be deprecated Some methods are cruel In the
big houses Of tho city may SEQ the sign mo
becgars allowed and alongside OF 10 the sign
I'm silver letters &C. o. s. You may remember the In
scrpOn Dante no found written over
tho cato OF Hades: Abandon hope, all 20 who enter
here And remind you OF the charity OF our Lord
with the muutudesi He was not afraid Of creating
paupers. What most afraid OF is their pocket
Tho &C. O. s. Is what human sehshness wants
@On any cold morning. such as this, II you go by ST.
Vnccnrs Hospital, IN Twethst you will see about 400
Door men-tramps beggars and and the Sisters
there give these poor people q hearty breakfast we
should rather DO wiling take chance OF Heaven
with those charitable Sisters than with the people who
cautiously and delay and investigate before they