The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-24
THIS IS OLLIES SIDE OF IT.
A DISPUTE WITH DIR. SCHACFFJER
THAT THE DOCTOR WON'T SPEAK OF.
hut, According 20 Ollie, he Refused In
Warn Terms to Help the Christmas So
clety - Then Ollie Said q Few Things.

warn Terms 10 ueIp the Snristmns SO-
clety - Then Ohio Said n Few Things.
Among the clereymen who side with DR..
Rainsford on the Christmas Society question
Is the Rev. DR.. Adolphus +. Schauffier. Vice.
President OF the Board Of Homo Missions OF
the Presbyterian Church and in charge OF the
Presbyterian missions In New York city. This
fact was not generally known until yesterday.
when It leaked out that he and Ollie TEAL had
come together in room 100 OF the Bible House.
to the great OBLIGATION OF all the clerks.
When Ollie got his great plan for giving 900
poor children Christmas gift in tho presence
Of as many rich children as could be induced
to pay to see the show. he sent circulars
around to all the clergymen and such people
and made personal calls upon certain persons
whom he knew to be In charge of missions or
to be In direct intercourse with the poorer
tenement districts. Among these persons was
the Rev. DR.. Schaufaer.
or the interview they had nothing can be got
from DR.. schaufler. and as Ollie says that gen.
tleman apologixed to him for what he had said.
1t may DO that the Doctor regrets the coming
together. Ollie was seen yesterday afternoon
and was willing to mako statement. He
went on to say that he had called and had said
good morning in his best style. II was
very polite" says Ollie. I'm fact. was most
nffable. I told him that We proposed to give
Christmas to 10000 poor children. and that
Wa wanted to be sure to get those children
who would have no Christmas. and that we
would be glad to have his assistance. rs no
a a Ms sSNdG 9ea Of %ss INST s
NS1s so fhrG Ssss be GrGG s to
ss ssaes RI
furnish US with Children II we paid rs aptece for
them He talked about half AL an, an hour; end got
weieit that II Christians we're to be Christians,
Christmas time. and that It was not Christian:
like to attack and try to injure q socIoty that
into the ives 81 Children whose ' lot Is hard
one at best. told him 1t was economical to
ers the In
and distribute gifts and gingerbread to 20.0JU
s%a S seod that he had said % cs:
You have very no hear
mo- than tRes iGhrissmss society sSa!a do i t
not ste preiossional Christian: am simply
man Of the world. politician. and a business.
human nature and the people in, New York.
YoH are kept in your nositt9R9 simply by reason
OF the 81 W2 no not
to act inteiiigently and effectively themselves
The generous impulse that acts through you
erons Impulses And II you let men think that
while they try to be broad. generous. and help.
M s faa
UP here in your high-mightiness. =,
schrhr SSs s e oss q as and bo
w6sre Il. ai.sE. eqpid rot hear him: q want
zSa q fR aSs s
tive a th It can be made. only differ with you
That was al, that happened" continued
Santa Claus Teall as he waved away one Of
the. peach, down typewriters to whom he had
ns a e say has b. sDfsf
doubled the expenses Of the society, That is
IL ssT mot sssRss fe oar
ject and has doubled our expenses."
gone. leaving money for the society and taking
away SMILE f5Sm M Tea AND and
and young men with hair parted in the middle
and young and charming typewriters. which
Whether in politics. BUSINESS. or phiisnthropy.
Ollie has secured $50 policemen to guard his
81 Ss Tas on Ii e s ss Hs
has devised ysts% which i ad
ted from any direction other than the corner OF
With the rich children above and the poor chill:
dren on the floor. and the. 400 banioists and
tho Levy military band and the inverted tent OF
10000 presents. there will be no lack OF excite
ment ut tho Garden on Christmas afternoon: o.
New York children. have no trucking ideas in
their heads and will not cri9ge or feel any bit
terness toward the rich children. He took his
has not smoked cigarette. shampoo his
head. or perfumed his moustache for two
weeks. His trousers have knees In them, and
his boots are q scandal and q disgrace. But
he has raised a great wind. and. therefore. is