New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-28

ants they assembled in the great drawing room,
where the simple dedcatory exercises were to
take place. Among those present were:
vicc-Presdent HOBART. The Rcv. Dr.. II. " FIELD:
CIIAI NCEY NJ DEEPEN. The Rev. and Mrs. JOHN
Cir G', and Mrs; wHlTELAw re Hey. :. il MAEILYG.
MSS sEi REID. jA 4 Es'. s II: 'N'-'
NATH A; N TUTTLE' a j PA iTf.EE2Hx
Rlssop ' FofTEf HENIA,MI$ GrGGES-
ssHMGGEf cARiEEY. Judge JOSEPH F. DAILY.
GHARLEs su ,4 Nh ,4 ana MS JOHN H.
WARRhH DELA4o The s'' Rev ", ~. and Mrs
Capt. JACOB ". MILLER, JOHN WESLEY BROWN.
ROBBINS LITTLE. Chancellor MAccRAcKEN.
" ,N 5; G TBA fisi, Il i f 81 M60Ht
HENRY CLEWs Mr. and Mrs. II. B. LAID
Pot az and Mr.. ALBERT s kENToN J F. MARION.
sAMUEL MMILLAN, J. HAMPDEN ROBB.
5%E 5aY 3IX NEE ~ ~. an" JOIN ~ RobHsoS
coMmI ISL ne 4 D PARK : 9 wilkins
HENRY y WHITNEY. KnIAEX VAN RENs-
join fHE2E K cHAy MHHhN ARHEs DONALDSON
Dr. HENRY c. HoUGH- i0HN CLAFIIN.
nr ToY EDWARD NJ KEEL & F{ GSisTnRF ROSWELL p
lIG@ wanr s r: Rsy s. f. i 'S9N
NJ Mr.. S c TENNxTEEA M1 N I4f E DODGE
IT.. M Henry fNNSdH HAh VI 81 HHNEM AFArrn
E. &. TALLER. Dr. ~H II Z tR6MPToS.
The Rev. DR.. r. r. VAN ". +. Mo0Rp-o
i y MHaIE ;: u i, PF T9RTS1T;; cr
T HAMLroA RbTRKEE Es Mayor hDwXRb Coop
J JoIiN ? ? TAnRF:Di JAMES ~ CONSTABLE.
VAN HORNE sTrYvE- J. W WHITTKIIDrGE.. cu
M NJ r sr x }FS'P Il EHk if H6IT,
1t was about O'Clock WREN the electric lights
were turned on and the great room and the
courts, which could be seen through the open
doors looked more imposing than they did be-
fore Mr.. Mills advanced to the little PLATFORM
raped for order, and introduced Bishop Potter,
who Offered prayer.
THE BISHOPS ADDRESS.
The little programme which had been agreed
upon gave Mr.. Mills the second place, but as
Bishop Potter could remain only short time he
followed the invocation with a short address.
He said
The proper order of these exercises would be at
this point the statement Of the founder and builder
Of this great ana noble sruche " M ba SG ,n mind
rearing It. and OF the aims Tor ms ie,!o" mr. M,
fortune that duties elsewhere will take me mmedi,
ately out Of New-York, and therefore the "oI1
wm nst o S d at his point surely YOU
to make that word first OF All OF congrat uatloh
OF to the city Of NewYork p
plauseD He will himself tell you what II Is ne ma
eord Of Of my voice viii recognize very distinct
am Tsgh w ms M M nIi Gns said
mo ~ what his purposes and aims here are 1t Is
not %%hndS any T qe nave or vShs
We are not creating here ANOTHER institution OF
edmcate men in the habit Of indolent dependence
upon their fellow mon
PHILANTHROPY on BUSINESS PRINCIPLES
Az a nastor OF this city who has enjoyed rela
t,ons with men Of wealth, have found that a
| most discouraging element In the promotion oil
works for the good of New-York mas o1ten been
that attitude in their mind which undertook 10
| separa,e works of philanthropy from great bust
| rase nrincnles The mischief which this has
wrought all round the world is incalculable 1t is
the disposition of man to respond to impusive APP
meals In an mpulsive way-to put MS mana IN MS
rocket and to give 10 a nan ticket ior d hisn'
| lodejnp without knowing anything or him or MS
! mas, and so encourage his inclination. which has
| q very strong and dormant nature, to allow some
one else TO carry his burdens. The principle when
| Mr. Mills has invoked here Is the principle which
| has mixed his name with finance IN TWO WORDS
He has brought to this great institution the hapitS
of the business man. He has applied these 10 th'
Judgment Of a mind that has been well tranee
with great civic problems and WI attempt nov now
peiote Iii he Of incalcmable benefit humanity.
The use OF wealth for the lettering OF conditions
OF ne W. ~ due return rs q benencent experiment
| that has hitherto been imperiecty tried IN th
| city. .,-,,o >-,ro.o.,,h ,.o,.,,r,
! Magazine" there very interesting article dc
scribng the model houses built in London by ltor'
| Rowton 1t was recognized in London that Their
was c.ass Of men. decent and self-respectlng, he
tweer whom and the other class. indecent ana no
seIf-respecting. there was but a very thin mould
r. society is TO be conserved. and manhood Is to b'
strenpihcned the condition which makes IL cas-!
Tor a man 10 slide out of one class into anothe
needs 10 be frankly and practically dealt with
! No onc whose life is decent and comfortable cal
recoguize how easy 1t Is for dirt narrowness anC
| loneliness TO push a man down In the social scale
| Wow when you reflect upon the large number o
| e,nplr men in New York-young men and men o
| Middle age men OF education and culture, but no
nnccssarily OF great force OF character-who have
20 struggle and maintain their footing In this grea
cj,v must lie apparent how discouraging 10 then
Vii he the drtinoss and discomforts OF being ba d
| homsed and how much IL tends 10 degrade.
CLEANLINESS AND COMFORT.
That is what Mr.. Mills had in mind when h,
bu,It this great house to provide them with cleanll
| ress comfort and light but 10 give them nothini
| for which they shall not pay. ! rejoice that hi
| re,, force Of character. which has been wei
frustrated both here and on the Western shore IL
| aa,nanciaI crises will hold him firm here This viii
not be a place for pauperizing old or young men
ill., business principle which underlies this projec
ll be practised here from first to Iast and 1t vii