New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-02
New-York. February t. 1895.
THE Observation-Disclosures PROBLEM.

THE TENEMENT-HOUSE PROBLEM
DUTY OF CHRISTIAN MEN TO BEssEN THE EVILS.
TO the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: | wish to add my mead OF praise and earnest
commentator for the admirable reply you made
to your correspondent Mr.. Bolton Hall Your
words should be repeated again and again until
soullcss corporations and trustees saturated with
the greed Of gold shall be Obliged to listen and
take heed
AS you have well said in tho matter OF Trinity
Church and her tenement houses. The question is
the moral right OF human beings composing a
corporation. secular or religious 10 use their i'm
personal powers corporation TO DO moral
wrong 10 other human beings" This expose by
the press OF this rich churchs shortcomings has
been already OF service. because II has awakened
interest and thrown new light into many dark and
neglected places In our city. As | read Of the un-
sanitary conditions OF some Of these houses OF the
poor. | compare this opulent ecclesiastical. selfish
landiordism with the honest. thrifty phanthropic
and humanitarian methods enforced by the city
OF Liverpool
When in that city. the Engineer and Commits
soncr Of Public Works. a most worthy official o.
the highest repute. took over one or
their large tenement-buildngs which had cost
over $4,000 Where the building stands
was once the very "Helrs Kitchen" q;
Liverpool and the expense to the city FOR policing
and Keeping I'm any sort OF order this slum OF the
earth very great. to-day all Ia changed ana
where all VAS filth and disorder now relgns order
and cleanliness. and while the city receives oniN
n small direct revenue from the rentals. The great
or cas-. with which the district can now be kept
under control IL In itself. The engineer told me,
enough 10 make w the city any perunary loss
twice over And then working the OF
nccr said "on correct lines of true municipal gov
eminent. which must. as In Berlin and Glasgow
and Paris. continually care for The "hole weHoelhS
% lfs citizens. b" they poor OF ri'h
on. Why IN the name OF all that IL right and Of
good repuie should no. these trustees o. TRINITY
church carry their Christianity INTO their oii'"H
Whenever they dealing with this burning cues
ton 81 how TO uphf' IN" poor IN our Sums.
there better rule I'm the whole library o. sOclhl
economies than the sermon on the Mount -
possible that the virus OF Wall street mas 'ross
HroaIuay ard even penetrated into the heart OF
Old Trinity ITSELF God forbid! -.
Rain-'ord told he trusted the trustees OF Trin.
ify we're not fully aware OF the true condlt"h OF
her tcner1entS and thought tins might or so
un,n heard from a relative OF former assistant
manager Of Trnity's tenement property that ne
b,J N ON. tme not only openly condemned the
brdlnss but ~ 90 nrmly refused To be a parti-
cops ia the carrying on OF the system that NJ was
Transferred from that portion OF the work 20 an
n,her department iIc was Christian, and car
riel his Christianity INTO his daily He anu ms
every walk among thoac poor ana heeIy ones
whom our Lord and Master made the objects OF
Ils special care and s"hcitnde ,.u,r,.,.
| have myself words or eNcus" Tor lflhilY
thur, n or any other church which does not do 10
the very uti~rmost us duty as compnny q.
Christian men 10 follow IN us lea,nss Win , IN"
poor Of our city the highest ideals that true io' g
o. humanity dictates 49,, -.
Wnrn / mink ~ the wide circle Of those who
hay. been blessed I'm our city under the influence
- 49, rr,nd oil church and the noble manner in
which much OF its srsat wealth has been used i9r
,hot bere should ever be any necessity for this re-
Jun N'', c.saar, 10 administer ~ What avail
IN ,,- ,hic,i t,lks In the slums TO the delinquent
ana defective Of our people II even our chmrrh
corporations re'l-e TO ser ar eSa h q" i,hi,
,helr ken and steWar!ship' J. {. Pl MPElLi
Ney York Jan. g. 1915.