New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-20
THE CHARITY CONFERENCES.
THE "HELPABLE" AND THE "UNHELP-
ABLE" POOR DISCUSSED BY
THE woMAN's CENTRAL
AUXILIARY.

AUXILIARY,

spEEcHEs WERE MADE BY CHARLES d. KEEL
1oGG. r. FULTON CUTTING ~ s. ROSE
NAU AND JESSE ALBERT LOCKE
The second Of the monthly charity conferences
arranged by the woman's Central Auxiliary Com
mi,,ee Of the Charity Organization Society was
held yesterday morning In the Assembly Hall OF
the Charities Building. Miss Kate Bond. the chair
man CT the committee. presided and addresses
we're given by Charles d. Kellogg. second vice.
president Of the Charity Organization Society: X.
Fulton Cutting. OF the Association for Improving
the Condition Of the Poor: n. s. Rosenau. of the
United Hebrew Charities. and Jesse Albert Locke.
of the ST. Vincent de Paul Society
Mr. Kellogg discussed "On What Principles Are
We TO Limit Our Relief Problem" He divided the
poor into classes. the helpable and the unhelp
able and said that the latter would only be made
worse by our pity and forbearance. and ought to
be left 10 the State
There is no heartessness In this" he continued;
at is really passing them to a wiser and more
salu.aiy management than cur own. These ele-
ments should not be overlooked and thereby be-
come a drag and menace to society and the State
alone exercise the restraint necessary in deal
Ing with them. II II Is imperfect now In its oper-
atoms, should endeavor to make 1t better for
the State is ourselves
With this class eliminated. Mr.. Kellogg thought
II might he possible to do something with the rest
and the following rules for dealing with the ques-
ton suggested
s.-Philanthropic work should be undertaken
only by the experienced.
Second-Relief should be preceded by careful in
ves;iraticn.
Third-The natural resources of the needy should
Be discovered and utilized.
Fif.h-Family ties should not be impaired
Sxth-Be sure that relief will really improve the
condition OF those to whom II is given.
Seventh-An charitable workers engaged in the
same locality should confer regularly to prevent
waste Of means and energy.
Eighth-The subject should be studied patiently
and tenderly and the personal factor considered.
Mr. Kellogg said further that it was not
purses the poor needed but our brains. heart and
time The dependent classes were morally weak.
and temporary almsg1ving only prolonged without
overcoming their misery. He also laid particular
DR.. Thomas Chalmers's idea. which he
put into practice in Glasgow that the poor could
help each other. and that every community was
capable OF overcoming its own penury without out
side aid.
Mr. Cutting took UP the subject of State philan-
thropy introduced by Mr.. Kellogg. and said that
the State ought to take much greater load than
America he thought was sadly behind the times
In this respect. 1t would be cheaper to provide
grow up In criminaty and ignorance but as yet
we have done comparatively little In France they
have 400 technical schools. and In Italy one hour
day is given In all the schools TO such instruction
but only teach the rudiments.
Mr. Cutting attributed tnlS 10 the iack Oh an en-
lightened public sentiment. evidenced In the
opposition of the trades-unions to the trade SCHOOL
He had TO go to Albany last year to oppose
legislation that would practically have deprived the
school OF its usefulness, and he expected 10 go
again this winter. A..
Mr. Roseneau took a very gloomy view OF the
situation and said he absolutely didn't know what
could he done believed in personal service, Dut
here wasn't enough of ii to go more than one
,uartcr of the way round. He believed In adequate
reljef but had never heard of any relieving society
on the face of the earth that was able 10 give H.
lie thought certain classes should be relegaied 10
the state but he saw the State spending mnons
If money annually without any system or coner-
snredfferent laws In each county, and INSTITUTIONS
managed according the whim OF the Poit,Ic.a
nartv in mower The problem also appeared 10 MN
n grow more perplexng every year ana as iai as
his own society was concerned he knew that wIilc
the serres given in its reports were uemenuV o
the number of people IL had really put on ther ise'
Was infnitesimal compared with the humpe' ue
serving the aid $3.50, - ,ho CT Vincent de
paul Society and said that emDodieu III W. Iu,o
nearly ali those mentioned by Nj Kellogg II Wa
founded seventy years ago In France "! 81 10
her ~ Young men who aimed AT becoinins III, IN
friends NJ the poor rather than AT ssihs Ii"
money Mr. Locke also spoke OF the erear o' re- y
Of the poor TO each other. and sugges.eo ' '
might he organized 10 help each other. d a,
These conferences are free 10 the pupnc. an - "a
those who wish to attend will send tneir hdlies CIV
sdSresses "a the committee they VIII iece'0 ia
ronrceroents for all the meetings.