New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-03
PLEAS FOR CUBAN RELIEF.
4 MEETING IN CHICKER1NG HALL.

CHARLES A. sCHIEREN PREslDEs AND RANDOLPH
GUGGENHEIMER. TIE REV. DR.. NEWTON
AND OTHERS sPEAK-A PARODY oN THE
PARABLE or THE GOOD sAMARGTAN
meeting was held in Chckcring Hall last even
Ing under the auspices OF the Cuban Central RELIEF
committee for tho purpose OF arousing tho punhc
OF New-York DO IFS full duty In providing provi-
sions and clothing for the starving Cubans Inc
Attendance was rot az large had been aniici-
pated bat ii announced that 50 many responses
had been received In reply to announcements OF the
meeting that II was apparent that the public had
partially awakened TO n Of It's duty.
Charles a. Schieren. treasurer OF the committee.
presided over the mecti-g and introduced Randolph
GuggenheiTe-. President OF the Municipal Council.
who spoke briefly as the representative Of tho NIL
nc:pa administration in the absence Of the Mayor.
who sent check TO the committee instead. Mr..
GGegenheimer declared that Il was the wish az
America that the day was not far distant when the
single OF cuba should wave over every fortress
in hat island OF The South and that every American
was determined 10 relieve any cost the suferings
OF the Cubans.
The Rev DR. II. ITcber Newton said that the time
seemed 10 have come for something besides talk in
the relations bet wecn the United States and Spain.
And yet" he said some OF our grca, creators oe
puoNc opinion think have not yet learned tho
iactS regarding the condition OF tho Cubans This
IS Lent In our Church. and have daily undergone
pehance 10y reading certain evening paper This
paper heard OF Armeniss surcrlng, but II does not
seem 20 have made connections with Cuba In the
language OF the old prover5. it IS deaf as a
Post" G.auChier)
At Newton then detailed conversation he had
had with man whose humaritarlanism he know.
10 DE Droad. but who seemed strangely uniformed
regarding the suffering in cuba He then proceeded
10 read d new version OF the parable OF the Good
10 i'm v
d. ni'hd. IN" reading vas frequently intercepted
ny Inc uncontrollable Ia lighter OF the audience and
II was loudly applaud-d at rs close The parable
when vas quite ar clever document on the Cuban
follows wa ''''' '''''' WIS Us
"A certain man won't down from Jerusalem, 10
Jrricho nd fel. among thieves. which striped him
chahcr there came down certain prics' that way
G "hef h ne me- sa him De- passed 10y on The othe-
place came and looked on him and passed by ON
iourneyed. came wherc he was: and when he saw.
~ ai no h h,r 'omph-,@n on him And he about
inc OF and wine. and set him on his own Icast
ana ana prine him to an inn and take care of him.
lhe thieves were still busy stripping him = his
raiment and w'undns him. ami that they hal
half-dcad. And having compassion On him Le WAS
about 10 reInonstrate with the thieves and insist
upon the'r leaving him. Nny. being "a strong man
ana mighty he was sorcly moved 10 fan upon tho
.h't's ana scatter them. And th!s. verify would
with him many other strong men and mighty
SaintFitdn3 also. Ike himself
but ne was prudent man and said 20 himself
and his friends: 10 II interfere sc too innv be-
stripped Of our rairient and wounded And il is
not well 10 spill the precious blood Of tho Samar-
itans. In order that No may help AN sccur4ed jew D.
ana me other strong men ana mighty said 10 him
70, t"" W. ne iHeh or peace W" VIII not provoke
blows II N cruel and shameful thing that
men should strive ono with another Let US leas
this unfortunate Jew 20 these thieves until they
have finished stripping him 81 his rairn.nt and
nave well wounded him and shall depart ia peace
Then We can 70 IN piously and pour IN on and
lovers OF mankind Whcrcupon the good Samarl-
Van, beng. moreover. "a mighty iu pocket ialt
hls hands upon hts purse and fcit cudcrly thereof
and said TO his fellows. y have spoken we'll 80
br al. and when they had finished and were salts
fed. To- tho thieves had departed. leaving the Jew
haIf dead. Then went the good Samaritan unto
him and bound NJ his wounds pouring iu Oh and
u was standards wine. md set him h.s %
beast and brought him 10 an inn and took caro- of
him"
In conclusion Or Nee:on said that T. was a mat
ter FOR fhankfuness that NJ peacefully II pos
sibe. but surely at nn} cost horrors We're 20
be terminated In cuba. 1T IS our clear and IN
islnnd 60 bitterly oppressed"
DR. a. MCnae Lesser. who with Miss Clara
Barton In Cuba. described some OF tho horrors he
saw. Hc said thai OF The four hundred thousand
had died and threeluartcrs Of tho rest ~
with diseases that came with starvation Tho
floors OF all the hospitals were crowded that IL
Wns almost Impossible 10 cross them without step
ping on the sick. He had feen many babes lying
the breasts Of dead mothers.
Tho Rev. Dr. Madison g. Peters declared that
America was responsible for Cuba's vafsalago to
Spain and n Americas duty 10 succOr tho
starving peacefully. II possible bu, bv force Of the
sword. II necessary.