New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-15
man, or against any corporation holding a fran
nh,se from, the city will send their complaints prop
erIy Authenticated. J.. J. CALLAHAN. President
New-York May H. lSo.
WORKING FOR THE LOVE OF HUMANITY.
A PROTEST AGAINST CRITICISM OF THE UNI
vERsITY SETTLEMENTS NoNRE-
TrcIoI'S METHODS

LIGIOus METHODS
To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir. met friend In n cable-car the other
night noticed that he wore button OF the
brotherhood OF 81. Andrew. and to start topic OF
mutual interest / asked him II he knew so-and-so
, ,ner,bcr OF the brotherhood. or course he did,
,1 from this the conversation drlfted 60 the work
Of the Stanton Street Mission and OF the University
se,tlcment The stanton Street Mission Is sup
ported by the brotherhood Personally knowing
the great good done by both societies. was rather
surnrscd 10 hear my friend say that the University
Settlement injured them greatly or course
asked him how this could be. and still more sur
nrisel 70 hear him state that the work OF the SET
,,cmcnt was carried on for the love OF humanity
and not for the love OF Christ. II was. thereiore
a humanitarian institution. not Christian one
and so dld harm rather than good. lie ach"'"'-
edged that 1t might be morally beneficial Du' no'
spiritually so. and in consequence was hurtfu.
when asked II he did not consider moral he-
velopment an advancement In the conii'"" VI ''''
Masses | gathered from his reply that unless 'hey
were raised spiritually the work prohteh III w.
Unfortunately my narrow minded frienn ' ~ Hb,,c,l
quotations one suited to the discussion SHOULD
have liked to ask him what unrSa ash ns, When
saw we thee an hungred. and fed thee or THIRSTY rsu
srr and took thee in? or naked and clothed thee?
or when saw thee sick or In prison anu I'm ~
unto thce?" And Christ answered; lnasnuo" ar
We have done /, unto OF the least OF these my
brethren. We have done II unto me .,.,,,,ro
Does this teach a broad or bigocd Chrstany
Does II tell us to do nothing unless we 40 II Tor tne
love OF Christ | think not. Does IL nor lti'ne,
saw ''rhe good that YOU have DONE wh"th'r YOU
Knew II or not has been done me and for me
and because OF love of me In your heartf. I,o's
NOT saw that love OF humanity Is love OF .h. ,.
that humanity Is Christianity? would ask another
question: can the soul be raised spiritually u !.
is morally Ignorant and can II grasp even the lfst
tenets Of morality unless IL has surroidines T'I,
some pretence Of decency? This. ! understand, -
the aim OF the University Settlement to raise me
masses to a higher Idea OF life, to higher ahpl,o"s.
and to better physical conditions. when last is
necessarily the first step. ,,, Ao,s
do not know whether all the brothcrhooi no',
the opinion of friend or not but II tney o"
would suggest that they give a strictcr ATTENTION
70 the teachings OF Christ himself and mat thcy
devote some little time To the pcrusal OF the ne
of Christ II this does not prove to tnein the mar
rowness OF my friends views would also rugsest
that rather than speak against society thdt -
fighting the actual physical enc mics OF the nassr
and so putting them into proper CONDITION ior inc
spiritual brother. they let IN" matter pass IN siIe"S'
Such blgotry will do "A thousand times greater IN.
t,rv IN Tho brotherhood and It's work than the most
worldly efforts OF the most worldly institution for IL
is , sore upon its body. and a most unsightiy
one that Will MI many wouldbe member Win
disgust. ~ - va
New-York May II. 1895.