New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-21
BISHOP POTTER INTRODUCED.

Bishop Potter. In responding to Mr. Milers in
PRODUCTION, spoke In high commeHda;ion OF the
system pursued by the managers CT the society In
their charitable distributions He said:
| think that Mr. Miller has made mistake in
introducing 10 this audience three male speakers
am sure that Bishop andrews knows very tI ne
in the adjoining room little while age: ana Air
OF all G.augh;er) Now. i we had been addressed
by three ladies' should have had les'mony, OF
experts, and should have had illustrated th t,t
somewhat arstocrauc caste which Belongs 10 tai;
Soce,y' ana IN wcE Il nas IT, ~. ~ VII; are -
address you belong 10 the old FAM les OF New IN
l don't. But glad 10 recosnze me great
tb!ne more f62n ano,hSr VIVA impressed me in
the report VII has Just been req Is .,e IaiIc
OF continuity. or what We would call IN biology me
sis;ence OF hereditary traits
CHILDREN OF CHILDEEN'S CHILDREN
In this society there are Instances Of the children
OF children's children devoting themselves 10 us
serv!ce. and nobody hrs run away with any money
ana nobody has invested its funds in d balloon or
any other ke-nying enterprise. All the money
that mas been bequcatbed 70 the society Is IN its
Work and funds to-day. and the administration OF
cna . money mas not rouEhy speaEEb. tTs, me 80
Clc.y a dOIlar. This is distinctly nlost impressive
iact upon the economic side OF the story wnicn W.
ate mat lmprcssveEess. Somebody. some day, WI
WoDdDy td5ulate the relative cost or the adInln!9
one day wax Wy to Hurpyse in tha; d!cct5n
thai VIII give US great deal of unhapp!ness There
erimna;e increase OF charities with costly admin
istration \ friend Of mine dcmcnstraied to me
sending children TO the seaside that II followed
the general usage II would be better 10 send the
Cnldren down TO the Manhattan Hotel. at Coney
Island. was told that | would save money by
dr. 10 hotel a; the seaside at s. day each. But
VIE that may be an exaggeration. this society.
owned an Office is of the significant ex-
anples 10 the charities of NewYork Its work
has heen done by women; who In personally in
funds. have established practical ard vascular
interest between the recipient OF the bcEcacence
ma the donor Of The bencfcence. The goutlewomen
society, ana have thereby set example that IL
more inspiring ard mora valuable than any dole
which can be given.
THE ADMONITORY PRINCIPLE
One other point l wish to refer to Is the adj
mon!toTy principle Of this society. which impresscs
upon poor woman the necessity OF Cetting on her
feet and making herself independent Of help The
society Insists that when a boy gets TO be twelve
years old he must get out and help his mother
AID also that the woman must do onething az
ono whose hands are released from the Of
small children. Mr.. Beecher once said that the
next best thing 10 helping man was no; to help
MN IRE Is an enormous amount OF truth IN
That maxim. y lady told yesterday that Tor
probably the first time IN her life she had refused
e. give a man dole who had stopped her IN the
street She ought TO have known and recognized
DEGRADING 10 men. II We love our fellow men and
sisters should not be continually bcstOwlng in
discriminate aims upon them. hut should say
them Stand upright on your feet. and take adj
you in the world - be sc!f-respecung ana inde-
pendent persons" These are principles for which
and ~ise and fine example which !; has given
20 rs.