New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-19
DISCUSSING SOME Social PROBLEnS'
EXPERTS PRESENT VARIOUS VIEWS OF CHAIR
TApLE WORK IL CITIES.

TABLE. WORK IN CITIES.
asonoo Social Problems" was the topic OF Interesting
addresses Yesterday afternoon before the Union sun
inorv Alumni Club at Its dinner M the No""''
restaurant Charles ID. Kellogg. the sei'r@l
Of the Charity Organization society preseht'n W.
canzed Charity: William +. barnard
a tho Five Points House OF Industry our foIesh
Juvenile Population and Jacob A. HIS 'he an'"''
~ " How tho Other Half Lives" Tenement houSs
pto-ro p. The Rev James W. Hegeman, oil BfoohSh'
the new president Of the club, made happy """oH'
full Of sympathy with the progressive WORN VI Wv
seminary. HIS reference 10 the ne" Hco'o"
tionarv which DR.. Briggs and Dr. BTO"n are pup
fishing was warmly applauded and MS c'hgIa'ii""""
~ Professor Briggs that the olive branch OF pence
shall take the piece OF birch bark 10 when ne las
boan subiected excited some merrment PreSidehl
Hastings Professors Schaf and Worcester, DIRECTORS
Brown Frazer and McIlvaine were among 'he s"e'''
al the presidents table The Officers oi "'o ''
besides MIR. Hegcman are Professor BHgss anu us
classmate Dr. Frazer. vlce-presidents' br. houer'"
Terry the Rev. John B.tShaw and Dr. James hssH'
executive committee; the Rev. John . GARNER sec
rotary and the Rev Charles r. Clearwater. treasurer
Mr. Kellocgs conclusions that the churches
should discourage ali nlms giving not In harmony win
charity organization principles. No chuich 'n""!"
cot mn q senarato method Of dealing with outside
nauperIsm. but all religious bodies shoud cooperate
in maintaining the administration OF general ch"''S
on carefully considered pan "hl'H "'"S "iI'
10 the whole city. Religious teachers should quarry
themselves to give instruction In the pHhupIeS "
Intelligent charity the causes and prevention Of pau
ncrIsn and the importance Of more close and hlchdY
relations between prosperous and the d'PresSed'
From the body Of the lay, thus Instructed inc 'hu'"
,gould continue to send both trained and faithful men
md women 10 share I'm work OF organized charity!
Tho success Of sensible and efficient system Of charity
depcnds on the Intelligent cooperation OF the 900
religious hodic, and their ministers. The objective
nout /, 10 make -erylcc, " good will to IN" needy
mart OF the common morality. and "a make uhdls-
eliminating charity rs dis redabe n tl" careless use
OF firearms and a, absurd the u-c Of surgeon
instruments by AN idiot. Tho moral was that ai the
churches Of the city should become 60 operating
members Of the Charity Organization society.
Mr. Barnard's addrc,, va, sketch ~ the WORK
done at the five Points House Of Industry. IT was
practical and Wa heard with great Interest Not only
Is this institution AN asylum for the shelter ~ children
hut II Is also a charity day school IN what wa once
the Bloody sixth Ward. The Italians swarm IN The
nelrhborhood Of the school. which has potent In
auence I'm drilling them into American ways at living
The details Of the home life Of the children In the
house were especially lnterestng More Than -o"o
persons passed part OF their child he nud'r Us
roof and the lives OF the Christian men aud women
thus rescued save the workers Of today from despair
amid all the Encouraging Influences By which hey
Mr Riis fresh from hls desk n police reporter
I'm Mulberry st. did not mince matters lie arraisned
the Clufch fpr IL, neglect Of the poor. many oi "h"
live I'm filthy tenement houses Owned by rich church
corporations or hy wealthy church members. IL" d"-
cared tbat Instead OF going down help the poor,
the Church should rise up to de- III duty. III, r.
mark, were delivered IN such happy Way that every
minister received with pleasure me cansu nc rrn"Ih'.
a. ked 10 go on and did So giving many facts which
he suggested - texts for sermons.