New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-10
A NEW BASIS FOR CHARITY.
REVIEWING TIE WORK OF TEN YEARS.
FOUNDING BENEvoLEYcE ON SCIENCE RATHER
THAN on SYMPATHY.

THAN ON SfMtAihi'
There was n large attendance at the teh'" .'- 49,
meeting of the Charity Organization Soaeis "a
yorr al Association Hall last evening Adores'e.
.o made nv Robert W. de Forrest, the p'esu..V
q, tho society: Isaac S. Isaacs, secretary =. w
Initod Hebrew Charities; j. q. schur''h' -.
30 ethics nj Cornell University. and Charies .. 80
n,rtc OF the Baltimore Charity Orsahi@auo" .,,a,1e
pfossor scburnan I'm his address treateu
work from scientific point OF view ""'"e
things he said founded on sym.
=, aov =. Il a, art founded upon o science i
,o., bas caught the spirit OF modern cNihh'O",, :,
Is aprlytng It's scientific remedies 70 oehen ssvos -
modern civilization. Help men TO he'p a. ThI,
the wise maxim Of all the thinking peopie :, rrevcnt,
society doesn't only relieve the pour '''
poverty. a., coating Was the
r.sApr Of the abstract Of the annual report VI -
d. kellogg, the general secretary. A"e chs, Il is
lust what work the society has Done ""N
doing. In part 1t Is us follows ,...a. a, our
This reDor: brings to a close the hrtC uo'' 49,,
oI,v,s erIstnncc No mere figures can sdequa'' ny
,ccnt the work done during that period oo'H0 w. =,
ton Of IL can he gathered from the following 49,,
which round numbers used ior 20 co.. o.sss
Reuorts filed 1000 relating 10 lu'ie'' o,,d and
r.,td so ZOO street begears dealt WITH eoun'' on1
- ooo ., vbom wer, arrested and comfnittu -'oOo
.or.o. recored where recipients OF rcef F'siue' '0
In cases treated the increase has o@n from nt,.,
nrs. ycar after thorough )fgan'1a''" ~ VIZ
q, our district Offices 10 200 IN 1871 . 81, "a
Our Penny P.oyld mt Fund no" urse ''',, A, 4
fn i,..,f most useful in teaching habits OF 'ni'i' "
.tiuulnting ambitions to save. III mas so"' 49,. =,
citations whore our stamps were sou III low " :, ono
January last: the dcpostors have increased io 80
TO Il 600 aud the secumnlatons nom ~''VoY " I'm ho
As the deposits average about 30 cents eaen' |" VI" "
p th, We do work for very poor whleh 10 Ss'"s'
hank could accomplish and steIt many OF them OIL I'LL" up
grade which leads from poverty 10 competence ,.,. nan.
our woodward and laundry continue 70 prove ''e' u'
rrlno.. and N. former become seif'suppolchg i
,r, ,or,n,,toe has rlans for greatly enlarTlng us
.fuu4ss by the additions OF lodgings pans anu "e'
with quarters open 20 homeless men day anc high' 10 '
IA q generous public supplies the capital -,
m lat ten wears have been formative period In the
oa Of charity The old dspensatIon under which Charity
had become mere amsgiyng With greater resaiu ior u"
uaee OF mind Of the giver than To- the COCA OF Inc re-
ce.yefs has been passing AMY. Inc ne" a'ep"a"'On
under which chs5ity = - be personal sorFee' win " -
solely 20 tho good OF those u whom IL IS rehd!n' mas "
conlng In our soci has stood in the van o tS o'o
. and h,s boon noent factor In promoting its success
Charity orconizao f. no longer the defensive ~ ~
longer needs explain. lts principles are "ei''"'s
universally adopted among thinking men ana women W
are heinz pacseA in those societies ana Institutions WHICH
they contro and manage ~.
Two events q, the year require sp ,ial mention. Inc
frt +, the establ by the noble neroSty Of johh
Kennedy Of the United Charities building to be Ko"'
centr, o. charitable effort to which the mccoy cal AWAY
IDDy that their wants WIZ W
considered and whern tho char table VIII al"ayS ma he
most efficient aid In accomplishing benevolent purpose
The building Is Under construction ana VIII PFC
,uuaby Dc ready occupancy a. the close OF tse year
The other grows out CT the PARK Place clsoss'r
Tho Mayors Relief promptly organihtd ana
contributions and appeals for relief at once began 70 TO"
in. Finding thenselyc, perpeXd by the magnitude Oh
the undertaking. they called the Charity Organiziuoa
Society to their aid and September turned over 70
~ the investigations decisions concerning the sixty
Dg
-ixtv.thrcc twenty.three on-rsdents Our whole
a,aila force was promptly put upon he work and Ia
iyht DAYS the examinations all concluded. and de-
clsion In each recommended, accompanied w
ull details therefor These decisions were
IN three classes ~ wher2 no further rsle' was heoied
q where single appropriation OF the rdid fund was
advisable and 90 monthv pensions running from
l> uuontbs 10 TX Vars wcro the adequate end
.rient proyison These decisions were approved and
alopnd In full By the Mayors committee. with cordial
Nprc.on Of Indebtedness 10 this society for IT. ohc!eh'
help
our current income during the 1891 was $50 10 o.
decrease A. compared with tina: Of the previous year OF
II 3Os 81, Our expenses during the same period were
$50 o69 90 an increase u $50 92 those OF 1885, Inc
operations for hc year. therefore, leave the society VITA
"a deficit Oh current account o. sS.3i9 81
our work wa, Continued during the The same
lass OF expenditure a. during the previous year III tho
expectation that income would Increase IN about the
ne rato Unfortunately. mi, expectation was not rtal'
Iled There has been appaFeht cause Tor NIs ae'
crease In rec pts unless IL Is de u an Impression "h'h
seems generally prevail that our society Is IN no need
q uonrv At NJ period in the soclety's history has
h,e seemed u b. such general satisfaction with IL work
and a. 40 Time has that WORK IS whole been done Win
ot.r pronptness ana efficiency The knowledge on the
ma, OF o.l- members were I'm need OF More money
Increased our receip.s the last month Of the yta Over
those spending month OF Io'V anu the'e mas
been stu larger proportoate Increase during January