New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-20

love this work and wish 1t well nave pSS,, The
forward 10 the completion OF this bulidins ds ,,,
roaI Of our ambition we find tonight that II Is ou.
the opportunity for new hegnn,iE anu nerm,tted
sIs 70 rest moment and look back upon the way, way
that have come Necessarily ucn r r, in
done has been experimental ana iarcas
social science the most intricate OF all he sGIeiIce
not always nhy is the light of men
and I'm the most successful enterprises inc yealS
teach much which the days never know 81 Which
cessites beat out at last music the score OF wr ,
could not be written I'm advance What we , mus
featured facts and listen to their teachings, iapy;
so doing. those features VIII some day reiaA anu
break into a pleasant smile, and we shali KNOW
that We have no better friends than those same
hard featured facts -. u.oa,.
for Mr. Maxwell you are here, your right more
fairly earned TO speak for the association to when
~ president you have rendered no merely formal
I do not know of any one who is tonight more glad
al tf n' Inh"ized hy these KEYS which now place
in your hands. desire for II no happier fortune
influence as noble and beautiful as your heart
can wish. for then / know full well that the good
heart of the givcr Will rejoice and be exceeding
glad
on closing his address, Mr.. Chadwick presented
to Mr. Woodbridge the keys of the building. and
Nj Woodbridge responded in few well-chosen
words. thanking Mr. Maxwell in behalf Of the
society for his generous gift
SPEECH or PRESIDENT LOW.
President Seth Low. of Columbia College, was
the next speaker. He said in part
| have known the donor OF this building for the
better part Of my life and my life IL the better Tor
Of my boyhood and / have rejoiced continually in
the manifold services TO the city Of his mature
wears This Gift 10 the Brooklyn Guild Association
in memory of his brother is only one of many evi,
dences THAI he has given Of his philanthropy ana
public spirit HIS brothrr Eugene l.. Maxwec,a IN
dn no, on. Of The Maxwell BOYS whom every
,,i,-l ,p.u IN Ia. fellows
knew him the upright and successful business
nan. This much however, Is Gear that in the faIl-
ilv circle ne commanded the frlterna love that eX-
presses itself in tins building. while in the wider
circle Of his friends and acouaintances tbs bud-
ing as n hitting memorial to his useful life. | con
graduate my friend that he has been moved-l VIII
moi say to PERI etuate the name OF his biother-Dut
lived here in the city OF Brooklyn; and congratu-
with which he has thus associated his brother =
Tb. activities OF this association aim to bring to-
gethe upon Il platform of mutual respect lives tat
are many-sldc,i in their touch upon AFFAIRS ana fu
OF varied interests and lives that OF necessity are
confined within narrower limits. 1t certainly Il "A
true philosophy that asserts that both OF these
kinds OF lives need each other. 1t IS not easy to
lmaeine any greater service that can be done for
any He than t. widen r. vision unless indeed Il
hos who come into this building intent On giving
out OF the richness OF their experience 70 thos"
who's. touch upon NE is less varied ana perhaps In
some senses. less Inspiring. may. If they will. Ger
talnly carry away from here new sense of tn"
brotherhood Of men founded upon drmer belief in
Therefore. Mr.. Chairman congratulate the
Brooklyn Guild Association upon th' acquisition Of
this house that * well adapted to the work they
have TO do. ! congratulate my friend hat he sees
Tonight tn" contamination OF tho lfa.'rnal pur-
pose that has been In his heart long. cOngratu-
late especially the people of this n"igu'orhood who
ara to enjoy We hope. for many years TO come.
The ministry OF this house and Of all the influences
FOR good that shall ont from IT, and cOngra u
late the ,ity Of Brooklyn that the forces that are
,hc citizenship that can give and the citizenship
that use such agencies a. these for the benefit
OF the peoplc Of the city
\ TRIBUTE FROM DIR BAcKrs
Tn. last speaker was President Truman j.
Backus. Il Packer institute. After paying u
cordial ,rbut" t. the givcr Of the building and
his brother Or Backus reviewed the work Of
the Guild and the good it is doing He then
said.
The Guild already has made history for
of sacrifice. OF seifcontrol. of rencrot giving OF
the giving OF self Mr. MaXwells KIT makes It
possible 20 do better what was well done and 10
enlarge the scope OF the Guilds work We have been
passing through hard times these recent wears.
The mechanic knows H. the merchant knows IT, SO
o,f, A.. ,Yr ov,n ro.ufr, Ian, in n..ry All cof,n.
tres. hay" suffered hard times" You ask many
men for the reason % this strange depression, and
many reasons are given. A. | have chatted with
asked for an explanation IL N" recent depression.
and these are among NE replies 10 my questioning
lection Of the Mckinley bill" We are suffering
from The Infamous Wilson bin" We should hive
had no hard times II our GoNcrnms nj had a stable
policy relative TO the tarin" The attempt OF
crank~ make silver legal standard has paralyz'd
business" Tn" infatuaiion Of The gold bugs pre-
vents natural prosperity of trade" and other state
mrnts equally Inconsistent with each other have
been made to me-. II were called 10 tell the faith
that is In me on this question I should say that
one and another Of these causes already cited may
nt- hrunrh Which wv ha, been passing. but
v.ightcr than all Of these reasons FAR reaching In
.f. sitt.sF H.. not hat
for tho thirty the civilization OF Crs,en-
dom has been passing through 4 transformatIo ton
the third century OF the Christian era. I'm illustra-
ton must tell my atory. am familiar with the shop
o,acf vision. made tho edge Of the tooth shaped
kn g. come to its perfect angle. His wages 81
conpl. tcncss did 'hc same work The machin" was
GOLD to hia employer ana was patented Then tho
workman discovered thnt he had patented himself
out OF business, TOR h"' OF 'purt".l Years IN a
day could make thousand perfect blades and be
content with 6o cents day TIL" instance is one of
u thousand Thinking mechanics ana "nt"rprisnG
capitalists have brought IL 70 pass that man,
putting forth given amount Of labor to-day. pro-
duccs results greater than ton men could nave pro-
duccd twoscorc Of years ago Invention and ma
chinery have rcvoutonizod the methods of labor.
and have nullincl some OF the old doctrines of poll
+ lcal economy. The economist the lahorer and the
/ capitalist thinking the thoughts Of twenty years
ago. not adjusted as yc, 10 me lacts OF to-day
They viii never he we'll adjusted until they recog-
nzc their common interests ana cherish the brother
hood Of man. Whercver TN" wel-trained youth from
the university seeks his field ~ usefulness among
tn uncducatcd and the less fortunate about his
college settlement. wherever the banker the mcr-
chant the lawyer. the woman from her schoolroom
or from her dra wing room IL found thinking with
and working with the sclfhelping guild there great
"a, progress Is making toward the solution of the
social problems OF the day. May there soon be many
Drooklvn guilds In our beloved city
/ Seated on the platform with President Wood
! bridge and the speakers were Henry W. Max
! we'll Edward Merritt. John a. Taylor f.. VI
! Wheeler Charles \. Moore J. r. Tubby. Judge
| willard Bartlett and William b. Tubby. the
architect Of the bulldog.
This afternoon the chldrenS clubs Of the
/ Child will give entertainment for the children
! Il the nciGhborhood. and I'm the evening there
/ viii be a meeting. with speeches by ex-Mayor
/ Schicrfn Thomas = Sherman and the Rev.
/ Howard 6 Bliss of Montclair y. J. On Friday
/ evening the Packer Glee and Mandolin clubs
| will give concert.