New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-19

from the Conference may be as great as It's most
ardent supporters may desire. Cheers
BISHOP POTTER WARMLY RECEIVED.
An address bv Bishop Potter followed The
esteem In which the head OF the Protestant Epis-
copal Church In this diocese Is generally held
demonstrated In the loud applause given TO
him ne rose TO speak. He began by referring
10 the legend touched upon by Archbishop Corrigan.
that people in the medieval ages were rewarded
for succorag lepers by the sight OF a divine ap-
partition. lie said:
with any beautiful and secret purpose without
And confess am profoundly thankful TO Arch
bishop Corrigan for striking so hsh and fine a note
with the testimony In regard 10 his race. which |
y w ocess 9Tn4 If as G@s Gd 9 c es
kitchen not long age and happened 70 hear his
aa OK as .s se hm had A
out of the alley gate the rector fe, 1t hts duty
Mere people to be treated WITH respect If for No
s SsseT reason on her pari Than ha he Pope HIN
he he is intal.ible." Yes" -ad Bridget. hut he
S SSqd hqye been ten times as nfabe If he had
BY personal CONTACT
One canno; help thinking that one Of the most
impressive features of the progress Of this Republic
as represented by the various works. municipal
and State. IL represented in such conference
this. One hundred years ago scarcely OF them
existed One hundred years ago the great majority
OF charity done. as ! maintain 1t would be best
II It could Always have been done by tho individual
TO the individual There are many New England
men and women In this house tonight who remem-
Der well the condition Of affairs in New England
village when they boys and girls when the
village was entirely unorganlzed but where charity
nen and women as Tuie it d.d WITH The
OF somehow or other representing To them the
words which st; Peter spoke at the beautiful gate
OF Jerusalem when he took the lame man 10y the
hand ana san bsYa pno Oh any , % - ,o
is becoming more and more comrle1. ana as t be-
constantly reminded Of the pers Of INSTITUTIONAL
lied charity. Always and everywhece II is the right
OF the citizen. through some wisely appoint ed
agency. 10 turn thu strongest light into the centre
,hinS. Of ali these great associations. this asso.
ciatt,n stands foremost not merely to protect our
efforts in specuatons in systems Of charity. bai
TO bring into all that they DO IN" conduct on the
best lines and to protect the exercise OF the best
Mr: ChoAte in his opening address alluded TO
confess that II ought 10 be a rebuke to us who
are men TO remember that that, was done BY that
trus. TO permit them to vote. daughter We are
eady to rely gDSn hr m NJ oI snG hsr dg
only TO discover more and more In every way. as
how wise that judgment IS and how large is the
devotion which Is behind them both. and in refer
ring 20 the qualities which We want In such work
as this may say that this society whose twenty
fifth anniversary We are keeping tonight. Is ex-
MI Choa,e has referred to tho service IN this
country OF that ancient race whose sacred Scrip
the duty Of human benefcence. No finer Nlustrd
ton occurs me of the quality and character Of
such a service a may be rendered by such an as
soci alton as this than that which was furnished
within the last twenty years by young Hebrew
undergraduate Of the University Of oxford. whom
II was my pleasure TO know when he visited this
country. ana who died not a great many years ago
in Newport. He the son OF Sir Joseph Monte
fore a name of distinguished honor In the realms
OF philanthropy and lis and son who in
plished, wealthy. with conEenial companion
ship what do you think WAS the recreation or
young Monte1ore Saturday or a sunday ar.
ternoon during the term time In tho University OF
oxford? II to slip into his pocket copy OF
the "Pckwick Club or OF any other bright, cheeIy
or entertaining book which the time put IN ms
hand and walk with 1t three or four miles out or
oxford TO the County Union. or poorhouse, as we
should say. and gather there a group OF decrepie
and broken old men or old women and spend mo
afternoon I'm reading aloud 20 them: confess.
though most beautiful were the tributes OF love
and sympathy that were laid upon That youns
mans grave. there no star In his crown MAJ
was brighter and more enduring than mat OF TAX
ing his wealth his culture his youth. ana OF CIV
ing himself for the cause OF the forgotten ana I'M
fortunate of his fellow-men. That II s. n1ies ana
gentlemen. for which this society stands INA, ~
what it bids you to do for your needier ana less
favored fellows.