New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-21
OBLIGATIONS OF WEALTHi
ANDREW CARNEGIE BEFORE THE CoNURE-
GATIONAL CLUB
THE REV. DIR. BUCKLEY ALSO sPEAKs-soME OF

| THE REV DIR. BUCKLEY ALSO sPIAKs-soME Oh
THOSE WHO WERE PRESENT
, regular monthly meeting Of the Congregauona
| Club held last night at the ~ Dei,'S iio''I
Over 200 members present wheh fIeS'ueh'
s. s. MARBLES called the meeting 10 oruer' i"e
usual routine business was quickly finished and
then the members went to the dining-roo''i' ""e'
the anticipation of hearing Andrew Carnesie speak
the topic of the evening THE Obligations oil
Wealth." added zest to the excellent uihre' Se''e'
AT O'clock President MARBLES introduced me
speaker in a few words. and Mr. carnegie du-
dress was received with an apirechuNe S''en0r'
broken only by the laughter and applause "'''0n
his many witty remarks and sound common-sense
advice provoked.
II am to address YOU on wealth and It's oohga-
tons" said Mr. Carnegie Let me first speak OF
the millionaire. 1t has been said that iniIhonre
could not exist In civilized community W. nav
nothing to do with looking ahead or WIN tne man
who tells you about things that are to happen Il
hundred years hence. our duties are WIN 'e oo"u'-
tons of to-day. They produce millionaires' \ S'"p
, Dutchman plodding Dutchmar holis on 10 HIS
farm Manhattan Island years ago ana 'o-u"!
his wealth is represented by twenty miho"d"es'
You may say 1t is wrong l say II Is r's"'. i.''N
al Russia. There are many millions OF people 'he'e
and you can't name millionaire VINO H"S no' Il"
herited his money England is the same. IN france
things are better but IL is in this country that
millionaires are found. In this country "o'N''R-
men waste what would support German Vi
Austrian workman but here you ma fhl'i'o"""'''
for they are the natural product Oh Jul ''''
perity."
Mr.. Carnegie then spoke of the limited powers OF
the happv nossessor of millions. 1T is impossible
he said. FOR a millionaire 10 have more ina" ne
actually consumes. He works IKE sia''' an"
the community onl.' gives him his board. Inc nh-
ionaire is the cheapest member OF the comri""'t!
If you will give him his board and cothihs IL VIII
work for you
Whom the audience had partially recovered from
the effect of this last remark. Nj Carnesi" CON
tinuing said: Wealth has been hoaraeu anu
hoarders slaves TO their millions; lheT NH"
ions own them. The almighty dollar is Sufsg To
Young men | believe that Garfield was riShi When
he said that the richest young man was 'ne one
There is a class of hoarders. who, when they
die have a kind of repentance which comes over
them. and they leave their wealth to puD t, rb
man who makes it, releases his grip on ms "IlloilS
only when he has TO- mo ma elevate and aim
prove the community from which that wealth arosr
aim 10 nut the ladder in NE reach OF the aspiring,
and not in the reach of the drunken ana wor'hiess.
The millionaire who gives aims unwisely Is most
injurious member of society. He would better put
his money in sieve. We should help the worthy
Peter Cooper. A. j. Drexel and John p. Rookie
Teller were then mentioned by the speaker as con
spcuous examples OF transformations charity-givers.
"Don't give money to a beggar to relieve your
feelings Before you give ten cents or 81 asK your
self the recipient worthy. Cooper < S,VOVr anu
Rockefeler's millions are ten thousand times more
beneficial 10 the community. given as they were;
than If they had been drbbled out In small sums,
The Rev. DR.. J. VI. Buckley then spoke. lie
echoed Mr. Carnegies remarks, ana was lppi"uueH
Five members were proposed. ana IL va h9'
until late that the members Of the clup separated
The meeting was a most enjoyable ana successful
one Among those present were The Rev l'r A. ~
Bradford OF the First Congrrgs tlonai ,hnrch oi
NOntcIair n j.: Wendell {. phillips. VINO repre-
sented the American Baptist Social ,n Io, Dr c
Eev Frank j Goodwin. OF Glen Ridge. y. J.: Mr
and Mrs Charles H. Johnson S' ngi,cy T RanqS
Spaulding Isaac DENLY. u. Q. Esbaugh ne Rev
Dr. William Hayes ward Editor OF The indepcn-
dent" the Rev John l.. Scudd"r or JerSey 'i'N'
D. T. Carson and j. l.. lla!sey