New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-06
a SUCCESSFUL CHARITY.
rHE BrNEr1rs on Qo.OPERATIoN.
REPORTS ON THE WORK or THE CHARITY o.
GANrzArIoN soc1ErY-EroouR-

GANIzATIoN socIEry-ENoouH-
AGING WORDS
tn rc.o,ca IN the success of cooperation IN the
good work Of the Charity Organization Society Of
New-York an audience, largely composed OF Us mcm'
bcrs. gathered IN Association Hall last evening
Robert w. De Forest president Of the society," pcNaoa
ana .mony others on the platform wero bsnop
Andrews, william Smith Brown, the nov. Dh T. -
BoIles, Charles Hausolt. Herber D. turner, Dr.
s. +. Morris, John Patton, Francis n. "eess, Asus
Holt, o. Barnard, Morris 8. Thompson Cons'su'
A Andrews. the Rev. Samuel NJ. Jackson, ana Dr.
II. s.. oppenheimer. ~. =
In opening the meeting Mr.. Dc Forest said ~ y
very gratifying to feel that tho society hes msns -
vances In this eighth year Of It's existence On ''
benevolent side. l do not mean that We nave ~
pressed fraud less but that we have adcd tno noip
more think voice the sense OF our members "u'''
say that we dwell with mora pleasure on the num-
her OF families made self-mpporfing than on the num-
Dor of frauds discovered and suppressed oul
resources have never beou so extended as now =
letter was read from Secretary Halfcrd In osponso
TO an invitation 10 General Benjamin Harrison 70 ~
present in which no expressed regret at the fnspu
Of the President-elect to be present. Charles ~
Kellogg the general secretary, read the snnuss TO
port nom which It appeared thst there are nov. On
file with the society, which II upssctsrian ana ao01
not give aims, 1o1,sso reports containing the names
and histories Of 1882 families, equivalent % ovel
900 persons, who have applied for relief 10 'A
city during the last seven years, and OF over SoVv
houses where such applicants lived 2a2 churcncs sno
relief agencies, and more than 1000 prl'
vate families interchange information through H.
During the year, tho district committees nave under
taken tho Of 4,6eb cases. and have put S74 nho
institutions have placed 433 In charge Of churcnes
or societies have secured relIo for 1874; have founa
permanent or temporary work for 131i; have smi'
grated ninety-three families and suppressed Ai'
frauds. Twelve churches and societies have been
added during the year to the societys cooperating
agencies, making total Of o44 at the present umc'
Exclusive Of legacy Of $500 from tho estate Of
Bernhard Storm, which added according to custom
to the permanent fund, the income Of the society rot
the year amounted to x3o6o5 30, - against sSl :
742 a. for tho previous year, falling on OF $iSo o.
Its expenses for the same period were xsS'S5o %,
making an excess Of expenditures over receipts o.
$2766 Ia 1t will cost not less than &Ss 70 carry
on the work Of the society upon It's present scale our
ing the year 1882
President d. G. Gilman, Of Johns Hopkins Univer-
sty, was next introduced. He made q scholarly ID
dress In the course Of which he said All the coun'
try Is interested in knowing what you are going TO
do about the destitute, the dependent and the VICIOUS
element q society WY you BE- ns srs 70 ses,,
you going to control them by the arm Of tho hw q
me- 10 await the slow operation OF such remedies
proceed from better legislation, wiser methods Of pub
lc finance, improved sanitation and tho growth o.
moral and religious principles UT 40 you proposs
do all you can 20 Lighter tho rerpisxi s o. v 70
gate Of misery or will you face the difficulties with
| the wisdom OF the nineteenth centuiyi have ny
doubt Of the answer. You VIII ind 1t out or worl
It out, discover. invent tbs appropriate remedy
for acknowledged evils MI. ..,a \. a,d No,
suppose there was any necessity OF entering upon
defence Of charity organization. There never wa
| so much need Of this kind of cooperation IS now
! Tho power Of the nineteenth century was orsani1a
ton, aud II tho Church did not usc IL she would q
| left behind 1t was all very well to say thai the
| Church must b., opcn-handsd and liberal, but the
| Church had no all to be fool
said that th society IN relation 10 other societies
the community systematic coordination OF cxtst
ing charitable societIcs-an attempt to bind them 70
| cefher to- gather up many things into one withon
| DESTROYING tho many. II was this method thai hnf
| developed the neutral sciences.