New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-17

THE REV. JOB BASS HONORED.
SPECIAL SERVICES HELD IN KINGS
COUNTY PENITENTIARY YESTERDAY.
PURSE or 81, 900 PRESENTED TO THE VENEER
ABLE CHAPLAIN OF THE INSTITUTION


ABLE CHAPLAIN OF THE INSTITUTION
CoNv1crs KISSED DISTRICT
ATTORNEY BACKUs.
Special exercises were held in the chapel Of the
Kings County Penitentary yesterday afternoon ~
2:30 o'clock TO commemorate the completion OF
thirty years OF service Of the chaplain OF that IN
stitution the Rev. Job Bass In the course OF the
exercises check for 81 900 was presented to Mr..
Bass as a token of the esteem in which he Is heid
by his friends. and as mark OF their regard lor
| his unceasing devotion to the work of caring for
not only the spiritual but also the physical welfare
| of the prisoners
! In 1866 when cholera broke out In the peniten-
| tiary Mr. Bass was the only clergyman In Brook
lyn who could be induced TO undertake the arduous
duties of caring for the sick and burying the dead
From that day to this Mr.. Bass has been unceasing
IN his work among the prisoners. Every sunday
| two services are held in the chapel one Tor Ca'h-
olics in the morning. and another in the AFTERNOON
for all others who care to attend The regular ai'cI
| noon service yesterday was turned into memorial
one in honor of the Rev Bass Special music had
| been provided and many prominent men were
| seated on the platform. The Fleet Street Meth
odist Church male quartet. the soloist Mrs van
| Bleck and Mr. and Mrs. McLarty, OF the 'a'ha-
rine Street Mission in New-York City, gave an at
| tracive musical programme
7 d Mathews the well-known merchant;
Mission and Tract Society; the Rev Or. NJ NJ. ".
Dana who is supplying the pulpit of the Church Oh
the Pilgrims; District-Attorney Foster L. bachuS
and Mr. Bass occupied seats on the PLATFORM 'o"'
w Harman father Of Granville W. Harihaii ""9
exnected TO attend but did not reach the nan uh'n
the main doors had been locked. Much 10 MS us,
gust he was obliged to go up into the i''lc
gallery. . ,,,on no
Dr Dana delivered short sermon. in when ne
took occasion 10 euogize Mr. Bass as the prisoners
friend" The venerable Dwight Johnson 'heh dio'
and in few words summed up the career OF MI ""sS
since his first connection with the penNehudiS' az
the finish OF his remarks he handed 10 MT bdss an
envelope containing certified check Tor slVV' Inns
roonev had been quietly raised in the last "o
months among the many friends OF MT BASS -
A. Shaw was the chairman OF the conill''ee "''0'
had the subject in charge. When the ~ P'so'0i ,
who were present became aware OF the cohpni'e"e
which had been paid to their chaplain they cIaPpeu
vigorously for several minutes Mr.. Bass 'hen "iose
and said that he had something to read which ne hao
gotten up at o'clock that morning to prepare
was q sketch Of what he said he hau tleu ~ W
since becoming chaplain He preia S IN lie he did
not Intend TO cease his arduous duties lor Fndi1s
years and that his successor as Ina tn wait for
Kings County Pehi'ehuaiS 'H's"'
District Attorney Foster l. Backus was vas linen ire
somerbing occurred which entirely unlocked i6r
ana he1 s tnr l. BscRus who before he reached the
nHine of District Attorney had the reputation OF
S Sl one ~ the most popular lawyers among me
prisoners and always received by the mas
was erected by the convics with round OF mss
WHICH came from part Of the ha wngpe d tTy
were seated The on the platform Mele I'm cs III,
foundeS and Mr. Backus, although he made an eIort
10 appear at ease. was much disconcert,ea ms ms
Winnie a' in which time Warden Hayes was heard
70 remark well, suppose Mr. Backus ana n REL
ara acIing the villains In this little scene men
order had restored the to tito qf9
s @,riber Demonstration was made by the pris-
spoke of the abOrs of M5 BY Darwin G.
,tsSoroIe and The convics filed out OF the hall to
their cells The friends Of Mr. bi Pass so5 1efa on
a large doral basket was presented to the cnaplah
hy Mrs B. Van Delft. She has for me last tWen.y
Years been engaged In prison charitable Wolh anu
L called by MIR Bass his "Deaconess