New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-25
THE ORGANIZATION OF CHARITY.
TOPICS DISCUSSED AT THE EVENING sEs
SION OF THE CONFERENCE.

SION OF THE CONFERENCE
The evening meeting In Association Hall was
largely attended the occasion being A general ses-
sion. at which the subject discussed was THE or.
Eanization OF Charity"
In opening tho proceedings, tho president Of tho
conference William II. Stewart introduced the pres
dent-elect. who will preside at the next annual
meeting OF the conference. Professor c. r. Hender-
son, OF the University OF Chicago Professor Hem
derson. In brief speech. thanked the people OF
New York for the hospitality they have shown
10 the members OF the conference from the West.
and said that the latter had enjoyed every hour
since they had been In this city and had learned
much at tho meetings.
The president then introduced the chairman Tor
the evening. John NJ. Glenn. manager Of tho Charity
Organization Society OF Baltimore.
CHURCHES AND CHARITY
After minor business. the chairman intro
dGced the first speaker. the Rev. Or. James VI Pull
man. president OF the Associated Charities OF Lynn.
Mass The subject OF Or. Pullmans address was
THE Churches in Charity Work" In the course of
eloquent address he said:
Civilized communities ara beginning TO act upon
a new impulse OF extraordinary reach ana potency.
This conference ls testimony TO II. II is the
growing belief that many social evils which have
long been considered remedess are yulneraoie 10
concerted. skfu attack. We have learned thar
human society is organism under n law Of de-
veopment. subject TO conditions OF health and dis
ease which can be ascertaned and In large meas
ure controlled There Is an increasing pity for the
woes OF men But il, is found that this pity. unsud-
ed defeats its own desire and does harm where II
would do good.
Charity work formerly. meant only meior,ation.
/ takes on educational and ethical functions; aims
70 remove the causes Of wretchedness and to re-
Under this enlargement, Of scope there 1. slowly
srowng up science OF charity waien anal, AIMS ,bs
Powerful ana ncrsans eneT tho Sosn o
tho children 81 the shadow.
churches may no, always at nrst soc the need
you Will be patient with thcm: you Will soon ind
hem heartily nsp1s you ,he all You n %as re- %;
tho church 1t is an essential function. but no
more the chief function OF the Church than Of tho
world
Tho church is nm organizaton Of which the chiet
purpose the purpose for which II was founded. Is
ton with charity the great work OF tho Church n.,h
# sC seH o the highest " '' e
The doctrine Of the Erccou,ners Of tho human
would n so % H had not the S Church mrs, taught It,
There Is too much talk now about the danger
IN e csa' Of Kpnss stories in which woman
speaks in answer 10 this fear. She says. You
Sdd6 wc eaup s% 9a sn a yG
marriages that ought not TO have been made
The speaker then went on talk OF various things
that help TO ruin tho pcor-the pawnshop, install
mont dealers and 50 forth He said that after the
into tho mouths of tho starving the nrst work
was TO ~, heart into tho people. This work tho
on TO crii.cso certain details OF church work. OF
these mistakes. he said that tho indulgence in
was ono Of the worst, lie said that ne had often
found several committee. ~ one church all en-.
working in Ignorance OF each other, but sometimes
actually competing with one another.
SALVATION IN THE PRESENT TENsE
Dr. Pullman concluded:
Tho churches feel the Impulse toward broader and
deeper charity. and are slowly beginning to con-
sirue salvation IN the present tense less exhora-
fec from tho wrath that has come: a clearer
q Se fac, hs' sSyan
is wholly detrimental without any compensating
ono result; OF this IS provision for the sociological
education OF ministers. There few divinity
30 minister E' V ongh, '" so orannsd
until he is master Of the art OF dealing with tho
have ohar,ty conference substantially on the
charity Organization plan FOR the discussion OF each
visitors and tho coordination OF the charities OF
The church and community. 70 prevent the present
Or. Daniel G. Gilman. president Of the Johns Hop
kns University and OF the Charity Organization
Society OF Baltimore. spoke on Great Advances IN
Charities and Correction: n Historical Review"
DR. Gilman said In part:
In what am to say I want 70 differ a little
IN the line OF thought from that in which YOU have
going into a multiplicity Of details. let consider
the forces which have been acting upon tho world
engaged Ny chief desire Is TO encourage you in
your work. OF which tho perplcxitcs seem 80 nri-
cate. and Of which the difficulties seen so ins,r-
mouninbe. But We can look upon 1t all as con-
test. These are war times and so may be allowed
language There arc forces arrnyed
each side. and the baltic Is to sette whether we
shall Yield 10 Beclzcbub and all hts ministers, or
whether we shall win with Michael and all his
angels.
will repeat the general principles which govern
tho laws OF charity. although they OF course
familiar to most OF you. Society goes forward ac-
cording to the principles OF evolution. Tho golden
age was never In the past. but IL belongs to tho
future. All processes OF Improvement are very
slow. and In proportion TO the magnitude OF tho
change is the tirno consumed In efrectng II. Our
problem is perhaps as old M the human race. IT
IL. Mt any rate. as old az civilization. Tho things
we are lighting against may be divided into four
great bands. Tho first is innrmlty In regard to
which society with tho help or science. has pretty
well worked out tho problem. what to do and how
To do ~. The second Is appetite, including those
who violate tho laws OF temperance. | don't know
that much progress has been made In solving this
problem IN modern times Tho third II soth and
the fourth ignorance
The speaker then went on to speak OF tho various
opposing forces that are fighting these evils,
such religion, legislation and education A gen
eral discussion followed.