New-York tribune., 1899-01-10
A CHEERFUL pESSIM1sT.
THE REV. DIR CUyLER's DEsCH1PF1oN
OF HIMSELF:
up "a sEvENrr-sEvEN TEARS OLD TO-DAY. AND
Az FULL OF WORK AZ EvER-Is IN GOOD
HEALTH AND HOPING FOR MANY
MORE YEARS OF ACTIVITY.

HEALTH AND HOPING FOR MANI
MORE YEARS or ACTIVITY.
Tho Rev Dr. Theodore l.. Cuyler II seventy
seven yenrs old to-day. When Tribune reporter
visited him yesterday at HIS home. No. i7s South
Oxford-st he found tho venerable clergyman ns
full Of warm personal magnetism and broad
ca etholcity az ever. His voice Is M strong ana
inspiring as ever. and the doctor points with pai
donable pride to the large amount OF writhg ana
speaking that he is s,ill doing with pcr'eo' 'a''
to himself. -.
NV health ia very good" began DR. Cuyier In
nj. vigorous CHEEKY manner II am preaching
every Sunday and writing more articles thh1 ever
mostly for religious journals. can WORK H9
hard as ever I recently addressed four thousanu
people at the Jubilee Of the Young Mems 'hristiai
Association in Cincinnati. and the papers said tha'
my voice easily filed tho great hall. am s'au ~
s.ate this for such OF my friends as may want 10
know how much NE there is In tho old dog yet
DR.. Cuyler spoke Of English publisher VINO
Rad recently written 10 get his views on longevity.
He said he did not belong to that fraternity hIo
often remarked In speaking that ne WIS lno
youngest man in the house.
81 have never spent Sunday in bed he con-
tinued "and no can say that who sver useo
wine for his stomach's sake
INV father died in my early childhood. but my
mother lived 10 be eishty-Hve years old She had
considerable illness but she had tough consti-
tuition and unirnpared powers. | have better
health than she had. My memory Is clear and
nv brain busy. I entertain the hope that may
live ns long she did.
II will have been in the ministry nfty-three years
next April have known The Tribune since II
first appeared one snowy day in March. In 1s4l
On that same day they were holding funeral
service in Neu-York for President HARRISON
Tppecanoe
NV ministry has given great deal Of graft
ncauon. It has been imperfect ministry, but
r%ft thA CYea
questions that have come before the people IN the
half-century The Christian Endeavor movement
grew largely out OF movement in my cnurch'
Mr Clark the founder OF that society to!o us
that he received his inspiration and practical IDEAS
nv studying the constitution and methods OF our
Young Peoples Meeting. He used II as nodei
for his organization
When asked for his view. on some OF the ques
.ons OF the day. DR.. Cuyler said that while he
agreed with The Tribune on many subjects MS
views were at variance rom those II was advocal-
ing expansion
az subscribe TO every word OF the recent address
Of ex-senator Edmunds on this question he con-
tinued 81 consider that good Republican doctrine
right through. ] am not In favor OF making the
FupInos our vas.as. Edmunds is one OF the old
guard He understands the pillar truths and prin-
c,ples OF the Republican party OF Abraham Lin
coin regarding the right OF self-governmert-the
great principle on which the fathers OF the party
founded II.
PRAISE FOR ROOSEVELT.
rr,medjatelv after the election received pleas
ant note from Teddy thanking for my lift
toward putting the plucky fellow In the Governors
chair I took tho ground that those Who did not
believe in imperialism might support him. / wrote
him that ne would need all his grit IN the Gov
ernor's chair. lie has made an admirable start
He has not done anything yet that haven't liked
q great deal.
Tho Tribune deserves praise for its attitude in
opposition to bosssm. ! abhor the whole boss
principle. hope 1t may come to grief In the case
Of this man Quay. To think that when we choose
Senator we have got to 80 to small man to
make the selection fer us.
- his man quay can another man TO sit
beside him in the Sennte-a man who looks to him
when a vote ia taken. II really gives Quay two
has chance under the pernicious boss systen
Nenr MoIt ~ r. lad n"t besn for ths system think
i Is not 50 bad IN TINS state now as long as
want of the people. and does not permit himself TO
be dictated to by the bosses, he will retain the
. Il hope the Republican party will put The cur
rency question on sound basis 1t Is a duty to
Of silver our Secretary Gage can be trusted 10
termine what legislation Is needed -, wouia mo- no.
talk to those Hannibals about war To those VINO
are saying. Let well enough alone. | would say
that il is not well enough unless IT is so disposed
that It cannot be overthrown Agitation Is bad.
terests ! rather approve the proposals OF the
indianapolis convention. Congress should act"
SOCIALISM IMPROVEMENT AND PHILAN-
THROPY.
what DO you think OF the socialistic tendency
OF the agcY'
THAT is a big question. Socialism ranges all tho
way from Christian socialism TO tho other extreme
OF anarchy You make people Christian and you
change human character you make employer just
70 employe you remedy many social evils II has
been my observation that poor people who are es-
sentially good don't stay poor long Much poverty
is the result OF Incidence and personal vice. Char
acter does much to change the conditions OF lie
Ii is the leaven that leavens the lump.
do you think the world is growing better"
Il don't speak Tor the world In this country
there is an advance In some respects, and In some
directions we have rerogrsded. There is more
tions In cities, and popular education has adj
vanced. There s a lowering Of tone In reference
mercal life there is a larger infusion Of the gam
bling element, making II more exciting and trying
rich all hazards. There is an Increase In social
extravaganza. an apng of things in Europe am
| Jeye in Adopting some Of the Old World usages
il makes the country less severely republican, our
we must stand more and more fcr our old Ideas
against the influx Of foreign IDEAS -
What of the philanthropic spirit of the age?"
II cant say that there is any Increase IN phllan-
thropic spirit Some good movements have been
prone to work for good thing Wills He It's Its rdhS 5hs
dssh. and it would be well II they could have in
addition the hold-on-iveness Of the English.
as !. cheerful pessinist The worst thing in the
world is TO get the idea that you are all right. We
must keep conscious OF weak points to be safe.
HAD PASSED THE CENTURY MARK.
MRS DEMPSEY NJ. FAULKNER 1ci YEARS