Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-16

| them.
Mr.. How had spent years in thought
the outcome Of which and Of the meet
ings was plan TO establish a new broth
erhood among men, where il is he thinks
sadly needed. 1t is the Brotherhood ol
| Daily Lie. one might think that hay
ing done 80 much for It. Mr.. How would
take the highest office IN the direction N
rs affairs, but not 50. He woulu not pu
himself forward II any way. He would
NOT seem 10 pu; the brotherhood forward
either. save in its teachings. There ISM
much Of the Brotherhood Mr.. How ad
IA !" a tribune reporter. 1T exists
! ~ spirit rather than In fact" he said
| mere IS no noise about it. 1t will be
the triumph Of the still. small voice
| several annual meetings Of the brother
| hood have been held in this city since the
rrs1H!2e:s LETT Neadville. 1t was to at
tend one 1f thcni that Mr.. How came here
Last week. The meeting last year was at
! Mr.. ami Mrs. r., NJ fischer Lincoln
| Brown. then Of Ire Hale house. a soci Al
scttlemenI IN Boston. ana II. c. Farwell
All agreed that the aim of the new hrot h
truood should be- 10 promote social jus
tice, ana a resolution went through tina
il have a SCH supporting member in IN
( ieid 10 do pr@paSanda work. knowint
THAI this would be Mr.. How. II was ais,
resolved mat each member should plan a
way and try 70 - something - reach thu.
people.
Schermerhorn ST. Brooklyn was attend
"a by nearly all these persons except Mr.
Quinby. Mrs. Charles r. Catln OF No. a,
First Place Brooklyn. was elected direct
ress: the Rev. II. C. Farwen secretary.
and the Rev. Irving Beaman Of Mead
vile, Penn. purser. committee on lit
erature was elected. Mrs. Franklin Quin
by. the Rev. II. c. Farwell and Miss Cor
nelia \. Acker being the members
The plan of the brotherhood is taken
wholly from some OF the orders in the
banded together TO 20 where they were
needed to do good. especially among the
very poor. That they might not prove a
burden to the people. it was felt they
should be able To support themselves by
the work Of their own hands, while thus
they would come in close touch with the
common people. Mr. How explained tina {
while organized charity was designed ~
give material aid. the Brotherhood Of
Daily Life was fundamental in its scope
and designed to cure the evils of society
by n radical regeneration. To promote
social justice should be its aim Social
justice. be, explained. meant that every
person should find hfs proper sphere in
life, and be dlgnifiel. not dshonored. Ia
il. The millionaire's son should drive the
dray, and the drayman's son, If fitted.
should be elevated to the bench. Society
should discover fitness. single ont genius
ana treat each person according 10 his
deserts. This. he explained. would be -
give an equal opportunity to all youth
and simply live out the Christian ~. Il
Christ preached the coming of king
dom. What he really Wanted II esiaL-
| 'ish, Mr.. HOY, said. was a l.hari, ,ni w
| When asked whether he expected that
other rich men would give up their
wealth as he had done and help the poor
| Mr.. How said:
THE idea OF the brotherhood woull
make man more careful of the public
! good. Then he would not be so anxious
! for a big salary. BY making all the PEG =
pie feel their own influence and how
much each one would do. the brotherhood
hopes TO bring this about; So far the peo-
pie have not had sympathy and brotherly
| feeling To make them work together.
! think the effect of the brotherhood on the
church would he tn stimulate it 20 greater
effort.
Mr.: How has persislently refused to LEI
the brotherhood he identified with any
denomination. He hopes that all churches
in time will send 70" its members TO Ito
| Christian work. He feels that it is bigger
| than any denomination and broader than
all OF them in its scope.
When Mrs. Catlin offered the aid of the
women'S alliance to help it on its feet he
declined. IF the alliance wants the aid
of the brotherhood. all right he said
"If the alliance invites me to its meetings
should be two or three degrees of mem
bershlp, so that every person and every
creed may be embraced in IT, OF its early
members. Mr.. Quinby is said to be an ag
nostic. while his wife is 4 Roman Cath
| Ollie. Mr.. Farwe.l Is Z Unitarian. Miss
Cornelia A: Acker inclines toward theos
intended to embrace these who are ready
| to take absolute vows Of chastity, poV
| ertN ana perhaps obedience, although the
| last is not fully decided upon: the second.
| a large field of active members: the third
| the associate members and all persons
| who contribute financially or otherwise
| to the support of the work.
While in the city Mr.. How addressed
! the longshoremen in South street during
noon hour He also, spoke 70 boys at
one OF the bureau of charities woodyards
| in Brooklyn. He sings at each meeting
| in a sweet, low voice. and lays his up
| turned hat before him but never passes
| it around. Thursday he worked on the
pier, loading boat Of the Stonington
| line, and earned his passage In the steer
age to his mothers home in Massachu
| sets.
| Mr.. How began his propaganda work
| last spring. The first thing he did was
to walk into the Office of the mayor Of
ST. Louis. where the family is well known
and hand him a check for all that he
possessed. He intended to follow the in :
| junction of the Christ to the rich young
man. to sell all he had ana give it 10 the
| poor. He insisted that he had no right
| to his fathers estate. because he had not
earned it. He asked the mayor to spend
| the money for the poor. The mayor,
! however. ordered that an Investigate be
made as to his sanity. Mr. How is still
trying to dispose of his inheritance. bu:
friends have almost persuaded him not to
he TO rash about i. He maintains stout
~ that. while his legal right remains. he
still has no moral right 10 the money. ana
refuses 10 touch y. His father. the late
j. +. How. was president of the Wabash
! Railroad. The -,;dow and another son
| look after the estetc.-New York Tribune