New-York tribune., 1902-11-28
ENIONs SHOULD HAVE CLUBS.
DIR HUNTINGTON SAYS MONEY SPENT
IN SUPPORTING STRIKER COULD
BE USED TO COMBAT SALOON

At the THANKSGIVING service in Grace Church
yesterday afternoon the Rev Dr.. William H.
Huntington delivered sermon dealing win
some of the labor and wealth problems of the
day He said in part:
P or ffBHp fB connent in W of North America rapidly
becoming even if it be already. the Wealth'eSt
country of the globe Gold Is phis up up ntIr tbs,
elsewhere it was never piled, belize tnat IN ne .
sense of the responsibility WhlIn 5tt.[ @ ~, ~ moro
Widespread. aud that far oftener than was once
sciences to fnd out what the God who gave them
power get wealth expects of theIn IN the en- m
5he elsh o or the IDLE or the stingy rch but
he ot5nr hand ne c"nfesses to no sympathy what
over with those who rail at the rich for not giving
away the greater part their incomes in the Shlpr
in such fashion that the gift shall not do more
harm than good is by no means the easy easy ''Cdu'' ] -
ment which the writer's of begging letters seem ~
There can be little doubt that a rule. money
benefit to the community than money given away
when to save life or to ward oft disease or to
prevent the break up of home and all the ca'ani.
ties which attend uDon that sad contingency. II
il freely. .Heipfne others to help themseIves'' is
a hackneyed phrase. but it embodies in briefeSt
compass the true philosophy of giving tspeclalIy
are the pet words is it supremely necessary that
avoid any and all appearance Of patronagG--
good angel or Lady Bountifu' role Patornasm
under whatever guise is resented ,.,.,, e,,u
nishes with an illustration in point When We
our immediate subject viii become plain. Some
insist that ii is the greatest mistake in the world
and only mistake but an injustice to seek to
rob him of its benefits. 1t ministers. so they de
clare. the mans social needs satisfies the gre
garious instinct and gives him a resting & 1e plaGe
effect, But the emptiness of all this comes our
of the very essence of a club that it be carried
in the interest Of all and not in the interest Of
and not from without the circle of it's own proper
Equally cycn though by no means so dangerously
in error is the phanthropist who fancles that ne
by setting up and maintaining at his own expense
place of resort where al the SuTroMndings Sn'
ho attractive and all the iniluenGGs lnn"clouS,
happen 20 know man of wealth who made =
ciiies of the land made it in good health and with
an ample outlay. He saw to it that no legitimate
provided plenty Of brilliant glass and. polished
in short @ eVe In{@Xosang o 3ri nd
then the promoter twho meanwhile had Kept nm
pertinent In despair.
Where lay the weak point Of The schgme ige
in the one element. ,,
The rec" genuine the yeE1aGS ] he poor %or n en bm
selves ind ont how build it up do actually build
pfaSe 6o t row VOW gi & beV W cannot Of
course. do this IL they elect 10 continue in that
state of poverty which drink occasions
nection. because the members OF labor unions ere
not necessary and perhaps no, oft often % poor men
to throw out the suggestion that If hair the money
which has b"fn expended IN support! l!lT 'I' IIltNt>
those whom sympathctic strikes have separated
from their Jobs had been invested in cluhhouses,
built and administered by the unions for the hon
edt Of their own members and supported out Of tn"
dues. only would the union men themselves
have received better equivalent for their money.
hut the country would have had q living illustra-
Of the very best of aIl ways Of comhating the
iniquty of the saloon The ancient trade guilds:
AS they were called accomplished. great things in
thle lire Why should not the leading trades i'm
al our great cities have their several ciubhouses-
buildings sumptuous as those that are con
trivcd to meet the fancy of the very wealthy but
spacious enough for dignity and sufficiently well
equipped for comfort