New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-23
!. WEDNESDAY,, !
q. 1868
GIFTS FOR CHURCH CAUSES
JOSEPH WILD BEoUEATHEs $4,000 FOR
RELIGIOUS PURPOSES.
MUCH OF THE MONEY TO BE GIVEN TO BROOK
LYN sOCIETIEs-THE GIVER 4 WE'LL
KNOWN PHTLASTHROPIsT-soM OF
THE CHURCHES HE AIDED


THE CHURCHES HE AIDED
N HIS LIFETIME.
Following up the noble and charitable policy OF
his life Joseph Wild. by his last WILL bequeatneo
500 800 for religious work. mostly in this CITY.
This gift is independent of the sums ne mad de-
voted 10 similar work in mis- lifetime The eNecu-
tors NJ the will are the Rev Robert r. Hull pas
tor OF the Greenwood Baptist Church; C. II.
butcher OF the Continental Fire Insurance COM
pany. and Henry A. Powell. Registrar OF Arrears
The public requests in the will are as follo"s' /"
the Brooklyn Baptist Church Extension Socie'y'
$1,000: Long Island Baptist Association so'"'"'
ministerial education $1,000: for the proposed
orphanage in connection with the WORK OF INC
Baptist Home. $1,000. Norwegian Hospital.
81 900: American Baptist Publication society,"
81 900: American Baptist Home Missionary So
oietv $4,000: American Baptist Missionary
Union. $1,000 Greenwood Baptist Church.
$4,000 for the benefit OF the poor of that church.
81 600. Howard Colored orphan Asylum. sl.UoO;
Home for Incurables. 5000 Brooklyn Home for
CONSERVATIVES. $500: Carson and Newman COL
lege Of Tennessee $1,000.
His relatives in England have also been geher-
ously provided for under the terms OF the Will
His gift 10 the Baptist Home Will he materl@i
aid toward erecting new wing To the mann
building. which will not be begun until the money
needed is entirely raised 1t will cost about
10000
AT the meeting Of the Long Island Baptist AS
ISOLATION in October memoria, services WI" pe
held in honor Of Mr. Wild. and Charles H.
butcher will deliver the eulogy.
Joseph Wild was a manufacturer Of felts' car
pets and linoleums at No. 20 Kosciusko-st.' inns
city. and at No II Thomas-st., New-fork City.
He lived in Bay Ridge He was generous man
in all good causes and member OF ne baptist
Church Having the means, he was also en-
dowed with the will TO be charitable. ana none
who needed his help ever turned away. his
charity was unostentatious, but magniicent J"
It's broad spirit nevertheless. To his friehdS ne
used 70 saw: Never let poor man or woman
want. draw upon me for what you require to ao
such case5
In rho last two years his charities amounted ~
Sos 600. and for years they had averaged >'o'-
900 To the West End Baptist Church ne gave
in all 10000. TO the Fourth Avenue hap''s'
Church 81 900 besides contributing laretiS ~
the pastors salary. He subscribed SOM" 10 ''o
Rav Ridge Presbyterian Church. the corhers,one
- which was laid last spring He was particu-
larlv Interested in this building because one o'
its members Mr.. Mckay. was head Oh depart
ment in the firm Of Joseph VIVA X -" .,. t,,
There were hundreds OF charities or Nn'n ie"
knew He supported needy families from year
80 ,.ear and few, ever knew Of his generosity 10
them He was simple in manner ana hrN"l a.
lowed his name to be used in connection WIN us
gifts ,o,o +, rr.t,
Mr. Wild was born September >. lNl2. III i,a'
fax Yorkshire England where his father was
wealthy woollen manufacturer His rather was
a Dissenter Of broad principles and liberal views
ora of bie aunts married Sir Francis trossley a
famous carpet manufacturer OF HahtaX' anu
voung Wild entered the counting mouse Al an
carly a ee where he received his business Tram
ing He came 20 the United States as agent Tor
the firm He began dealing in rugs on MS own
account and later on to manufacture uheh diI"
the venture was regarded at the time as an cN
tremely hazardous one. He bought patent 10,
the manufacture Of llnoleums. for which ne paid
5000 600 and then established a stock company.
The natantee was so Of success thar ne IN
Vested the entire S:}OOVn In the business ana
he was right for II always paid DIVIDENDS IL
was the only mandatory or the klhu !" '"e
country until the patent right expired
Before coming here with his cousins he Nisiten
rrelan and fell in love with a Miss Julien whom
ne met at a dinner party. They became ensastu
and he afterward went back from America l"
marry her Upon their return here IN 49, th',E
settled in this city and joined Ut, 9tor L.
church being Congregationalists The Rev bar
tboloney T. Welch was regarded at the time as
the greatest pulpit orator Of the country anu ~
converted the Wilds to the tenets OF the Baptisl
faith and they were baptized by MN IN tne
Pierrepont Street Baptist Church.
For many years Mr.. and Mrs. Nild worsnippen
IN tho Green wood Baptist Church. He lived In
handsome house at Fourth ave anu SeiIa'u,
Rav Ridge There the golden wedding or the
aged nair was celebrated several years ago
and among the costly gifts received was loving
cun from Mr. Lathrop. the Boston pupnsher, ~
memory Of Mr. Wild's kindness 10 authors a'u
publishers.