The herald., 1896-09-07

world that very many people have
ceased to do any charitable work what
ever.
THE Hollenbeck home is intended as
a charity, and nothing else, but charity.
nevertheless. to be administered with
| good with the best results. The condi-
tions, therefore, which have been pro-
| vided for admission, while few in num-
Der, are quite important. But they are
only such as experience in other similar
institutions has shown to be necessary.
The resolution requiring residence in
this state for one year Is obviously just
and fair. It would not seem right that
any worthy applicant, citizen of this
state, should be excluded because the
home was already filled with people
from other states, some of whom might
even have come here solely to gain ad-
mission to the home.
I'm the same way the rule that appli-
cants shall pay the sum of $500 is sensi-
BILE and right. 1t is intended as basis
for the proper investigation of each case,
and prevents the home being filled by
an excessive number of applicants, some
OF whom might be unworthy.
There Is another thing that is not
able. There Is nothing in the rules nor in
the management Of the home that sug-
geStS any attempt to impose any particu d.
lar ideas on the inmates. The tone of the
institution is moral, and Mrs. Hollen-
beck herself is sincere and devout
church member, but no narticular reli-
gious creed will be represented by this
institution. and no religious test will
ever be required for admission to it's
benefits.
And as the charity expands and occa-
sion shows it to be expedient, there is
plenty of ground remaining upon which
this good work can be extended for all
Of Mrs Hollenbeck's home place, as well
as all the Hollenbeck hotel property is
dedicated to this work.
"Let us hope that her example and
the successful results of her charity
may be a stimulus and encouragement
TO- others to devote some part of the
wealth that God has given them to those
uses which indicate the highest and
best results of Christian teaching"
The choir then sang a hymn COM
posed by Mrs. w. s. Young for the oc-
casion.
THE DED1CATORY ADDRESS
The dedicatory address, delivered by
Rev. W. 3. Young, followed, which, in
substance, was as follows:
Humane progress goes hand in hand
with the development and diffusion of
the principles of the Man of Nazareth.
The preservative power of his truth is
seen to be operative in law, morals,
philanthropy, education, art and liter
ature, as we'll as religion. The so-called
parable of the Good Samaritan is not
a dead story, nor even semi-quick one.
The priests and Levites of the race are
for the most part passing by, leaving the
modifying ointment. the beast of trans
portation and the bill of expenses to
be met by the less obligated and rare
Samaritan.
The history of benevolence and phil
anthropy is for the most part the his
tory of few names. Only to the few is
establish Many have the means who
pass through life without blessing 9TH
ers and die unblessed though filled with
admiration for such acts. Still let us
have done with the cry that the rich are
using their means only to get more. There
are many such piles of buildings as
these which give the lie to such an as
the greater blessedness Of those who
give. But we wish there were more.
There is no menace to the world from
unchristian philanthropy, though there
Is great menace from unphilanthropic
Christianity. Did we have more phi
lanthropic Christianity 1t would not be
so hard, in this intensely practical age.
to cast the devil out Of politics and So
ciety and men. The absence of the
plain evidence of this brotherly interest
tends to intensity national issues as
questions of commerce and trade, rath-
er than Of conscience and truth. Men
get too far removed from the basis of
the golden rule. Only when on the
foundation Of right is anything right
anywhere. The Great Teacher said the
fulfilling Of the law and prophets hung
on the two great exercises Of the prin-
ciple Of love-love to God, love to man.
Note the order. When law Is love, love