New-York tribune., 1891-05-02

abundantly justified in asking ,lSe he extHerded, tat
Tght 81 visloh al na AZ y,ums and other charitaDe
Institutions which are under s'a'c
planse.l , A., o,.r.atulate the members |
Of the Charities Aid Association on M s ScSeaccnce and
efnncss oi TnI Of their undertaliBg. Applaase tbn,
eve the enoouragemcnt OF such emu %enae, ~ the state
~ dwt, devolvng upon every citizen Ol ",S 49,.
r,er mission should be better understood a9G our our
people should be constantly reminded tt bUt
PoIy aids and relieves the poor and disIesS:,, am%
.ba} nv It's influence and inspiration II lmpyNes t su
Srosdens the best elements OF American oi''A'"''P
prolonged applause -
p,shon Potter was the next speaker and the list ana
:. .oo was warmly welcomed on coming forward 10
80, somotbing about The Value Of Volunteer WORK as
- atd 70 onIcial service AS he about to benin,
rnoeossor Chandler whispered something in his ear ana
tho bsnopt he was to get rid Of the audience soon
oao oie ~ because the etmospherc was worse ne sald
than he ever INN ali present seemed to agree for the
marx VII Win staiEs. HH Then the Bishop continued
so not know whether you are aware that MI choao
f., o~s,an.lv taken for (Laughter) II In an
hn =, treouently taken for and addressed By
Ill, ,adIes 10 know when be is going 10 Continue his
ou,se of Lenten lectures (aughtsr, ana nave heu
out n him great hopes in view Of this resenoahce. 'n
nowed auahter) When found that he had the hoor' a
o,orod the hall said to myself at once that ne WIS
- rs,al making my speech daughter but upon uia"'
inc nearer and listening found that the person "no
roaliv did that service for me this umc was
| frian
~ r,n olo,v ~ this society with which Ions ago It was
,rooo N he more intimately associated than to-day
s this: that during all It's nearly twenty year., " '
cooded in assocatlng in an absolutely unseinSh anu
nad service people who have had no Official r7coehon
whatever (Appause) am perfectly "llins 70 ro'os
, ,h orest value of organized service NO citzeh Oh
This commonwealth will fail to own the very suDse
,aue Of that service, whether IL Is lenu'e ~ - -
-. =. not In regard 10 institctona me- men
oe~ u ho ava saaried officials often ungraciously
-, ~ although they are very oiteh STRIVING " w
their honest duty under conditions OF unsenSn anu
orvice (Applause.) The tenaehcy oi All ,"'o ,
| s most distinctly toward omcluisin i ,,Hd ~ -
in the Church Of England the catheuraiS eAON 1''o
| III ~ ,I,,t,ons Of art and OF social resort
I'd ven mn to the dead rather than place where ule
| Y.inc wore TO assemble for public woFship' al Aue
traveller was going through westminster Aoo.y, % s No.
| rr.e of his wanderings he came across man VIM wa"
| kneeng at the shrine ol Lu"" ~
| went I'D TO him and said
| "You must not do that sH' . -, ,r,o.,oor .
| "Why what's the mattef' saiu U'
| Wasn't that prayineF' ,. :, ,ro ouowod
n+ sort ~ thing we should have them praying al over
| the place" (Laughter) .,,o. o,,o, Ia
Tho ORIGIN Of the conception OF an nsueuHoh o1eii |
,r,s IN, ~ the mind OF an Official The eohcepo Vi ''e
pN'o' 49, hitch YOU and live Is that always and
everywhere the citizen is the sovereign ana 'a' U eur
Moved public official always ana :. av
fonnause) and that 1t Is che neht oi ere 49,
"a everywhere and under proper conditohs 10 see '
-, tbs npblc servant doing is right ana Is what we
asE, CRenewed applause) The moment when we allow
condition Of things to come TO pass wheh Cla'
,oh, az the citizen is resisted antagonzed maintain
h Won have struck first and most fatal bow 70 our
American institutions continued applause whetne 'neS
| are institutions OF government OF Of charity
"Ie. us not forget what Dr. Chalmers salu relhfAVe
pisbop Potter closing, as he went OUT rom chui'
" nI,ov once af;ar q great meeting in the interest o
Tho mproyement Of the condition Of the tenement houses
Ie met an old woman who late for the meeting a
yas struggling to get into the church: sf she sdu ~
| .wa a. oil done7" ''Nae, nae, woman" was me TO
| - ..,,s all said and now 1t remains TO be done''
| (prolonecd laughter and applause)