The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-23
ECCENTRIC CHARITY.
New and Strange Stories of Annony- nous Benefactors in London.

New and Strange Stories of Annony-
 nous Benefactors in London. London Express.
 Two curious instances of doing good by stealth have within the past week occur red in London, and there Is apparently no doubt that the well-doer has been the same individual in both cases.
 As was reported, an elderly gentleman walked into the Edgware Road Branch of the Army Church. put down bank note for R1.000, and, refusing his name, walked out.
 From inquiries it appears that the G1.0O0 which the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts was reported to have received arrived in precisely similar manner. Other societies have also benefited largely from individuals of the same disposition, and the anonymous do- nor of substantial sums is not so uncom- mon as might be imagined.
 The Secretary of the British and For eign Bible Society said that at one time a farmer with hay tied around his legs to protect his trousers used to walk in put down a note for s50 or so, and when he died left legacy, but not his name
 Two more striking instances are those of the National Lifeboat Institution and the London Achievements Mission, whose OU1CcS ATC WItulu A SlOHC Ol CdSh other, the former in John Street, Adel- phi, and the latter in the Adelphi Terrace.
 Mir Dibdin, the Lifeboat Secretary. was going into his outer office one day when a tall man entered and said: ''Is MT. Dibdin in?" That gentleman replied: ''Yes, do you wish to see him?" No; if you will give him this envelope into his own hands 1t will do as we'll" said the stranger; and he handed over an envelope and left. Opening it MT. Diblin found a s1 900 banknote.
 One evening fifteen years ago an old man entered and said: "Oh, as I happen ed to be passing I saw the name, so l thought I would just look In and see if you want any money" MT. Dibdin as- sured him they wanted money badly--al- ways did. The old gentleman. however, instead of producing his money began talking politics and elicited MT. Dibdin' s views on MT. Balfour and other politi- clans.
 It happened that the visitor heartily approved MT. Dibdin's principles. and soon he pulled a banknote from his pocket and put it on the desk. Still he kept up the political conversation with out a break. and soon out come another banknote. Mir. Dibdin talked politics as long as he could. and the old gentleman put QOWu HOt6 dlleT unlil plle worth e2.000 lay on the desk. He would not give his name, walked out and was never seen or heard of again by the so- ciety.
 In the case of the Biblewomans Mission an elderly gentleman for some years call ed once a year, asked what the deficit was. put down the money. and went away. On the last occasion he gave ga, 900 and in all 9S,000
 Within the last three weeks the Lon don Missionary Society has received two separate sums of E1 900 from two anony- nous donors through a bank Eighteen months ago a stranger called and gave about G7O0 in banknotes.
 Yesterday 1t was stated that the Chel- sea Hospital for women has received donation of e500 from a generous friend I'll. NJ. E." toward the Emergency Fund founded by that donor