The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-12-06
MICROBES OF VICE
Charities Aid Hears About
Them At It's Annual
Meeting in Newark.
PORTO RIoO'S NEEDS.
Judge Skinner Tells About the
System Of Probation in
Essex.

Oysteln OF EroDdtlou ID
Essex.
The seventeenth annual meeting Of the
| New Jersey State Charities Aid
Association was held last even
ing in Newark. The audience
numbered about 200 Among the
Jersey City people present were DIR.
M. F. DeHart, DR.. Florence DeHart,
Mrs. Brice Collard, Seymour H. Stone,
superintendent of the State Board of
Children's Guardians, and William FL.
Allen, secretary of the association.
The Rev. f. A. Foy, of st. Joseph's
Board of Managers. The following were
also added to the. Board of Managers
Mrs. Lucius Catlin, Morristown; Mrs.
G. v. d. Joline, Merchantville; Rev.
| William Aikman, D. D., of Atlantic City;
Prof. Byron @. Matthews, Newark: Mr..
| Cooper, of Camden; Mr.. ]. e. Taylor,
Morristown; Mrs. A. o. Field, East
o..as
nv sna,.. oxa e,.,a.,.o., m -.
LID, President of the Association and
member of the Parole Committee Of the
Rahwav Commission. .Jpdga Jol;ne of
| Camden. Hon s M lindsay. Commits
s;oner of Educat;on PORTO Rico. Indpe
Skinner. of Essex. and Mrs. Williamson.
| secretary of tbe Board of Managers.
DR.. Lewis urged the importance of
| association, such as the State Charities
| Aid Association. which % are not ham
pered by official influence (2) are free
| from political association, g. are in
touch with the progressive mind of the
world, and which (4l exert the reflex
| influence upon the general public mind.
MICROBES OF VICE.
Judge Joline urged the individual's re-
sponsibility for social progress and ap-
peaqed for voluntary cooperation with
officials in the promulgation and enforce
ment of penal and charitable law. He
declared that society owes it to the Grim
inal that when he is punished he shall
not be made a worse criminal, andzurg-
ed the Importance Of Jail system " hich
Should give good light, admitting the
God-given sun to drive the microbes or
vice and crime from the system, good
books, an opportunity to meet good men
and an opportunity 30 work.
Professor Lindsay stated that Porto
Rico with the absence of voluntary asso-
Citations such as the State Charities Aid,
is lacking in that humane administration
Of laws relating to poverty and crime
which would produce cure. He declar-
ed that the superiority of the Angao-Sax-
on was not in the inventive genius, was
| not in his business skill, was not in po-
litical institutions, was not in material
wealth, but in that spirit of cooperation
and the willingness to serve of which the
voluntary associations of the United
States are the expression. Every man
should feel that he is getting more than
he gives; that therefore he has the ~,
sponsibility TO add and to maintain the
moral capital Of the community.
PROBLEM IN ESSEX.
Judre Skinner described tbe working
of probation in Essex County most vivid
" and eloouently. He declared as
rule there is M reason within ne whv wa
are not crimiua3 ssrba raason, l. ont-
side OF MS. he said. sin the environment
| of our homes and schools Tho nroha-
tion law stems in r. sprronnd bors and
adults who have not had such home and
school atmosnhere ITndar tba old svs-
fem hovs wa,.o san+ hocr j. tha IA Is
a,,oneos - bo loso;rohad NJ 40 .,.,,
80 az ,a,,- aoos ,,ot 1ooro~ M 90,
Al : - a1,o,,sa "a essss os..
L.. as, = 80 'i1.s = $50,