The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-02
GREATEST OF THESE is CHARITY.

GREATEST OF THESE is CHARITY.
Chicago has pbtlanthropist Who is
( proving an enigma TO the newspaper
reporters. He is one Of those men vho
believe in a strict Interpretation Of
the command not 10 allow the Jeff
hand 10 know what the right hand do
eth. The man is known to the Chief
Of Police and one or two inspectors.
but the men on the force are as much
in the dark as to his identity as the
reporters. A short time ago he visited
the office of the chief and there LEFT
a written request for the reporters to
! Quit TRYING TO find out his name. saF-
ing that If it was published it would
destroy his usefulness and prevent his
doing the work he had set out 10 do
This unknown philanthropist believes
that the relief societies and charitable
institutions are hedged ahou, with too
much red tape and he has set about
to reach direct all cases needing i'm
mediate relief, through the aid OF thu
police. Here is what this true follower
Of the Nazarene says of what he is try
ing to do:
Il object to the word philanthropist.
or charity They mean nothing to nv
conscience but perverted idea Of
duty and justice What we can do TO
make this life bearable and make hap
piness possible to other people we
ought to dc without having it known
from the housetops. After nineteen
hundred years of the teachings of the
NaZarene it ought to be privilege
TO mitigate misery whenever found
and find in doing of the same sufficient
incentive to do more.
"On my part, have learned greatly
in the last few weeks. | have found
out that the heart of the average blue
coat is much larger and kinder than
he is given credit for. They have been
uniformly kind. reliable and generous
to the poor in their Investigations
In several instances they have gone
down into their own pockets before
my people could reach the deserving
cases.
There is only one thing which
shall ask, and that is when people in
well-to-do circumstances are applied
to by poor people, who are perfectly
able to give help themselves. they will
not tell and refer TO me through the
chief of police. as one way of getting
rid of them. Ny assistance is to peo-
pie in immediate want of the necessi-
ties of life whom other local agencies
of help cannot reach quickly enough
Otherwise, if | We're to grant all re-
quests made and some of them are
preposterous. would soon be bank
rupt
Il think | have found a way to reach
deserving human beings directly. For
doing simply my duty wish no thanks
AND expect none, and only ask to be
allowed to do so without publicity
That would only annoy me and GER
tainly would not be an item of news.
only ask of you the justice (mis-
named charity of permitting my work
to be credited to the desire of heart
trying it's best to make this earth
what ii ought to be. without wanting
10 know my name"
The unknown philanthropist" has
kept the wolf from many door. and
he has been able to render valuable
help long before the regular charity
organizations could unwind the red
tape attached to each application.
Up to date his method has been TO
walk into the office of the chief of po-
lice and ask for the names of poor
people who need help Many such
cases are recorded every day. Instead
of rushing out to a charity organiza-
ton. the unknown goes out himself.
talks with the people needing aid.
judges for himself as to the genuine
ness of the plea. and gives relief. He
thinks he has found his life work and
wishes to do it unhampered by pub
LEFTY