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The Indianapolis journal., 1902-10-01

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New-York tribune., 1902-10-05

The young man was cared for until n reply came
The letter from the boys father contained money
for ticket the West Shore Railroad. and the
boy returned home.
In Bellevue Hospital ST. Andrew man met
patient about year ago who was III with con-
sumption. He talked with the sick man. and. think
ing that higher altitude would save his life, the
brother raised a purse big enough 10 send the
sumptive TO Colorado. Here he met BY a Broth
erhOOd worker and received position ranch
In the Rocky Mountains. Although the work was
light the did not grow stronger. and through
the Brotherhood he was sent to a wealthy uncle in
Salt Lake city. who provided for him until a few
days ago. when his Brotherhood friends in this
city, who had been constantly corresponding with
him. learned of his death.
A prisoner Bdckwells Island is working
in a trusted position in this city who would still
found than two years by a Brotherhood
man. From BIackweITs the 10 the
Elmira RefOrmatory but he cOrresp spOnded regularly
with the St. Andrews men. and soon as he was
set free he received temporary work I'm this city
Through his own efforts he has obtained permanent
employment. and Is now active member OF an
uptown church.
There Will be effort at the convention. which
is TO open next Wednesday and last until Sunday
to change the character of the order from a
brotherhood TO branch of the home missionary
department. of the Protestant Episcopal Church III
is proposed strike out the word young" from
the rules of the organization. and thus admit aII
men 10 membership. Such a change is advocated
by certain Clergymen of the West while on The
other hand severely condemned by the Eastern
clergy and the members Of the brotherhood I'm this
city The subject Is likely to lead 10 extended dis
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answers one OF the hospital attendants. TO an in
qulry. They belong To the Brotherhood Of -
Andrew. They come here every sunday afternoon
and they do a lot of good among the sick. Some
OF them are rich, but none OF them are stuck up
about II Some Of Them belong 10 the -four nun
cred.' and live in Fifth-aVe.. and belong 10 the
Newport push, but you'd never know il They
don't so blowing about il"
The work which the brotherhood of -. Andrew
has been doing not only in this city hut in more
than a thousand other towns and cities oi the
country, VIII again be brought 10 public attention
Il is expected that there will be about a thousand
delegates present. including many Of the bishops
and other leading minds Of the Protestant Episco-
pal Church.
81 Andrew was, like his brother 81 Peter.
fisherman Of Gaiilee. He IS said 10 Boz the first
disciple OF Christ, and, upon learning the mission
OF Jesus on earth went 10 his brother and brought
him 10 the Master. Thus the members of the
Brotherhood which has been named after This
humble saint seek 10 20 out and bring their
brothers 10 Christ In the ewes Of this order. an
men are brothers whatsoever may Doe their ~ta-
ton or past life The emblem of the order I- the
St Andrew cross. with its obliquc beams fer II
was on such cross that their patron saint and
martyr is said TO have been crucined.
St Andrews day is November g. and on This
day. In lSs2. the brotherhood was founded as a
parochIal guild. in 81 James church Chicago
This little group consisting Of James l. Houch-
telling, as leader, and twelve young men, was thus
the beginning OF a worldwide organization. which
has total membership II over l1pu men iu
this country. and which has been extended from
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business man. There is more to incite theft now
than before. We hear every day Of fortunes
that were made I'm a few days the curb. and
these fortunes make insignificant the wealth or the
oldtime rich men, Fortunes are lost Just as rdpdIy
"But while the temptations have increased. tns
precautions which are taken 10 prevent THEFT were
more thorough. Thirty years ago the "ny
examination which was made of a banks finances.
outside the work of the regularly authorized bank
examiners. made by the directors of the insu-
tuition every half year. just before the announce,
ment of the semi-annual dividends. Accordingly H
there We're aDy one in the employ of the bank VINO
wanted to steal the opportunities We're mulurold n
such q length Of time. Tn those days toe the htnA-
ing offices were not fenced in they now Ihs
tellers and cashiers We're not Gagged and locked W
t. prevent robbers overpoweriug them trom the our
side
"Rut what has insured security even more than
cages and iron bars Is the system now iu use ~
most Of the banks OF tuIS city Of letting tne pdIN
employees examine one another's work Tn JAIs oaiA'
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TO PREVENT BANK THEFTS.
NEW-YORK INSTITUTIONS WILL PROBA-
BLY, NOT ADOPT RULE REGARD
ING MARRIAGE OF CLERKS
STRICT EXAMINATIONS :
THE RULE.

Much of the financial security of the country de
peuds on the safety with which the vast sums OF
money and other forms II credit I'm the banks Of
this city are guarded IL Is only occasionally that
the public Is stunned by the news that some long
clerk teller has disappeared after an en-
bezzement of thousands or hundreds of thousands
Of dollars; and according 20 the belief OF the lead
ing hnanciers such occasions are becoming less
frequent
No one acquainted with banking methods will
say that embezzlement is impossible under any sys-
TEN Of bookkeeping The evolution OF the bank
crook together with the development OF the modern
banking system with its methods of cross-examin-
ing accounts burglar proof safes and It's elec-
trical alarm appliances resembles closely the evo-
luton OF the battleshp along with that OF the tor
pedo While men are constantly working 20 hnd
an armor more nearly adamantine and invulnerable,
other men are busy inventing bigger guns. more
powerful explosives and more uneTrng proJectiles.
While the clerk who is tempted 10 steal Is working
at some new scheme to abstract money without de-
lection. the banker Is studying out some more thor
ough system OF bank examination
And now I'm Chicago a certain banker believes he
has stolen a march by overtaking the idea that no
bank clerk should marry with salary under $1,000
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win much seriousness AS one OF them said whose
WORDS nave especial weight from the that he is
'ie oIdest bank president I'm the city:
90 NOT think that the Chicago bankers have
s"'" AT the question the right way. i do not be
HeVe that such a rule will find favor with State
"SSocliton. or any of its members To begin with.
d married man I'm city like New-York is no more
prone To the temptations conducive stealing than
" "' had no family ties. OF course. I do not ap-
prove as one OF common sense would not of the
proposition that man may get married
salary less than $1,000 but think that such dues-
ton should be left to the individual As long he
performs MS duties and shows himself Of good hab-
It's, that Is all We require OF him"
The banker. after ne had said this mused for
some time. and then added
Il have beeh In the banking business here in the
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With men who have drifted thither from various
vices and who they believe have enough back
I,or. ii, reuouuce their former life and live hon
ss+Iv Everything is done for these men when
they regain their liberty TO keep them from drift
ing back into their old ways OF crime. Certain
members OF the Brotherhood also frequent
visitors at the Home for the Blind at One-hun-
ired- "a -fourth-st and Amsterdam-ave. where
they read To these unfOrtunates. Others 20 20 the
hotels and eudeavor to persuade strangers in the
ctv 10 attend church There is also active work
done I'm the various colleges and schools Of the
CITY where students away from family influences
are asked make some church their home. The
youuc man o great city is perhaps more lonely
and more likely lose the fruits Of his early
training than the pioneer Of the Far West and it
is such a young that the Brotherhood Of St
An.ircw is always watching for to help and en-
courage.
IL is seldom that the good deeds performed by
these rich young among the unfortunate the
homeless the destitute public notice
Like the Galllee fisherman who brought Peter 10
Christ they DO not seek, but even shun notice
But many is the story that be told OF them
To- show truth of the old saying Of casting bread
upon the waters.
For example. young man. eighteen years Old
found wandering about the streets OF Nevy-YorL
a short time without the funds FOR a
nights lodging lie had left his country home six
months before. and for four months n. had not
written 20 his father mother. RE had started
for some gold fields I'm South America but found
Do did not have money for the passage Grown
desperate. he had made the acquaintance Of "A Rov-
ery character and was just the verge os "a Grim
iu1l lifr when a member OF the brotherhood az 81
Andrew found him and induced him 10 write home
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BROTHERHOOD OF DEEDS
ST. ANDREW s WORKERS
SEEK OUT TIE DRIFTING.
MANY A WORTHLESS IIFE TURNED TO
GOOD ACCOUNT BY THEIR PER
SEVERING EFFORTS.

Curious visitors 10 Bellevue Hospital on a sun
day afternoon VIII see, about o'clock. a group
OF well dressed young men who look as II ihey
might be bank clerks or brokers lawyers. slow
~ walking through the wards ~ the INSTITUTION
Occasionally the occupant OF some cot viii raise
his head and his face viii light up with smiles, as
one OF the party approaches his bedside and clasps
his hand. Then the will talk a few minutes
together while the attendant nurse and house sur
geon look on. Now and then, when one Of the
young men is standing by some bedside, The pa
tient viii close his eyes. as II in prayer. Often
times as one of the band visits some sick man. he
VIII draw from his pocket paper and pen and write
a letter 10 a mother sister, who perhaps little
dream that their dear one is now charity
ward"
'sThose young men are from the Brotherhood"
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as nigh as any in the city. Situated in the heart
or the financial centre. the offices Of such brrd
ing IL Is believed. can be easily rented and v,iu
soon be able 10 pay OF the cost 81 the inn-oye-
ment The National city Bank paid sometbfp,,
over S-20000 for the property I'm m. ad,,ift
ton of Secretary Gage
AT the present time the Hanover Bank ross..s..
'he highest bank building in this city. and Tor
uat matter. In the world The herht ~ III
structure, which is Si7 feet. is surpassed Ia. r.
ole other New-York building the Park Row, p,,,It
lhs. which with lis seyenty-three feet of t,,,
: - ieet nigh The new Hanover Rank byudtr.
~. ,os' ABOUT S'7-'"o md be ready for its ten
ants the first Of next wear
Because Of the ever euIargir,. s,. - -,
ness no" transacted .y he NeW-York b.pks ,h
Hethods or these institutions have ch.ngad nj
stahliaIly IN the last twenty or thirty va.rs m
sLSsleut no longer deals with the details .,f bf -
nI mn, out mas associated with him men Of snecisI
eesS 80, Nhose peculiar training equips them fCr la al
talu thes OF work Thus in the ofice ~ tba ,,rt
oaIiAlus house Of J. L. Morgan a 20 tber, - - @ ~
one In fore ~ -lL aorsan who specialists
trisis - lIllles another iu domestic indus
rti an th'r In municipal bonds another in TaU
these n4neia specialists as they may ne ter,,s,
OF the cbiay rcpiLesld.ntS and close TO the ear
PTifSidsn Is Frank a Vanderiip Who is IA
on si,liSs, 81 It councils OF the National CITY Bank
s,ar.i ii,atIliP prepared himself for this work h,
special study Of the banking rn.,b Jinf ne made a
OF i,5 anG acquainted himself with foreign dc3i
r,aI, Amo1s , the topics Of discussion which will TAX,
an - t.ille OF me State Bankers AsSorta 80,
,io,sI tlsehlion viii be the subject Of branch r,
cit I,ia eShks oy which the national banks or ms
th ca5, 1e extended into less populated parts ~
tsry- Sbsv % n proposition II favored hV s4cr.-
.L-- " oi the Treasury Department ana tt il
~ such 'lat @ congress will discuss the advisability
- -i- ~ al It's next session Those vybo fs,-Cr
a. a. ..AIseinent OF the national bank VT OF
Vii extend adequate banking faciIitias ~
st-s tlTs unable OF themselves TO slInn6Tt sirb IL,
hanks all l,squeiltly. they thar these branch
that thev ,f ,llu allu equaize rates Of interest and
Branch 1aS,i So avert panics by enlarged credit
smaIl conn., IA al banks, however. are feared by
their business "A4NH ulSdu an absorption or
Ia - -, ol ne earnest petitions OF many of the
i1a7; - companies or this city TO toin the organ
De s5r,ittaa PROBABLE that these Institutions will
c.,,rn-see thls year 10 membership The trIIst
~ palies up 10 the present time have been ksDt
go -, .le ground that they had the advantaEe
S- SN@N7 ana national banks, for the reason that
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cussion and u is believed here that the proDo.,.-
Will be overthroyVa 'pos'on
The chief officers Of the organizatio, ara -,
lows. are as fol-
President. Edmund Billings. Good sbs,b.,.
Boston 'Nepherd,
First vice-president. James L. Houebta,n, 9,
Jamess. Chicago d.
second vce-president. Chief Justice John IT e.,
ness, 81 stephens. Providence, r. l.
Ihlrd Vice-president. Judge G. Harry Da,,i, O.
Peters Germantown Penn. ."
GeheFal secretary, John W Wood
assistant secretary. Carleton Montgomery
associate secretary, Alexander NJ MADDEN
among those who Will take part in tb. 60.
uoh are Bishop Potter Bishop Dudley of r.
lucKy' Bishop Lawrence Of Massachusetts Bisnor
OIihSted OF Colorado. Bishop Courtney Of NJ
scotia the Rev. w. S. Rainsford ST C,aor,a,s
Ne"- York. John r. Mott general secratar,,
"oIlu student Christian Federation. the Ba,-
III Floyd W. Tomkins, Holy Trinity pbnadet
piia' the Rev James F. Olmsted ST. Nlary's Rur-
S'oh' n j.; the Rev. Herbert j. Cook. calvary
CoHsAohocken' Penn; the Rev f. j. Bassett Ra
ueeHler' providence, R. l.; the Rev E. Wincbestar
Donald. Trinity. Boston: the Rev John { TfDlsa1
% dul 5, Boston; +. ]. Weber St. Johns De-
tTot' Hubert Carleton; Ewing L. Miller HoIv
Apostles. Philadelphia: James /. FJou-b+eIir, =,
James s. Chicago, Courteuay Barber Redeer,ar
Ihlcaso' the Rev. Frank Du Moulin. St Peters
ChlcaEo H. II. W English Calvary. Pfttsburg.
EDWARD w kiernau. president OF the NewYort
local Assembly; William Braddon president To,1
IS.ahd Local Assembly; St Joseph's Queens Lone
island f. d. W English. Calvary. Pittsburl prest
ieHt oil tHe Nauona! Council; Dr. Howard A Kelly
~ ~ b-unore' the Rev. C. P. Anderson. Bishop
Coadjutor OF Chicago.
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the United States TO Canada. Scotland. England.
the West Indies. Australia, Japan and China. Mr.
Houghteling the first viee-president of the
organization and the chairman Of the chief exec
utive council The organization consists entirely
OF laymen
The work OF the Brotherhood in this city is at
present carried on by COO young men many OF
whom are Of the oldest and wealthiest families
According TO the organization Of the order each
local association is called assembly. There
are thirty-two distinct parts chapters in the
New-York assembly each chapter being estab-
Iished i'm a different parish. The assembly orgauiza-
ton meets monthly IN Of the chapter head
quarters. with annual meeting. which AN
executive committee of fifteen is appointed TO
have oversight OF the work iu the whole assembly
district Thus the New-York local assembly dis
trict includes the boroughs Of Manhattan. The
Bronx and Richmond The officers OF this district
the present time r. ". Herman. Of 81. An
creW's president: James n. Falcouer. jr - st
Matthew. president. Alexander NJ Hadden.
of 81. Thomas's secretary and H. r. Pcdke. OF ST.
Timothys treasurer. The headquarters of this
district association are al No. 53 Fifth-ave.
The work Of the order leads its members many
times into the under world" The field of mis-
sonary effort is divided among them. one band
for example visits Bellevue Hospital every sun
day afternoon and spends an hour talking with
the sick. seeking 10 bring those who have no re-
hEious affnities % Join some church when able to
leave the Institution and finding temporary en-
uoymeut for those who desire 10 reform Letters
every means is employed % help these unf,rtu-
Mates
o'her members ~ork in tne Tomb-. They TAX
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BANKERS TO MEET HERE
NINTH ANNUAL CONVENTION
OF THE STATE AS-
SOCIATION.
FIGURES SHOWING THE ASCENDENCN
OF NEW-YORK AS A FINANCIAL
CENTRE-SoME BIG BANK
BUILDINGS

The prestige ~ this city as the financial centre
Of the Western Hemisphere, p not of tho world.
will again be brought tho attention OF the public
by the ninth annual convention of the NcW-Nork
state Bankers AssociatiUn. which s ht held here
this week The bankers viii ha no session Thurs
oay and Friday. They viii make their hgaoluarters
"a the Waldorf-Astoria, and ViU mold their busi-
ness meetings al the Clearing House. There are s.2
banking institutions iu the association. with a
membership of more than Thousand mon. includ-
ing most OF the heading huanciers of the country
outside Of the immediate problems of banking,
there is no subject which interests the American
banker more than the rapid ascondency of the
United States in tho financial world. some assert
that already the CITY ~ NcwYorll has become, in
stead OF London, the financial centre or the world
and In the discussions of tho convention many
facts and figures viii Doe pun forward 20 fortify
this assertion
No better illustration, perhaps. of Jhc rank which
the United States now holds as world power fn
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bought up the seats of the Casino for the occasion
Later there will be supper at Delmonicos- meet
ing Will be- held at the Clearing House again on
Friday morning and the convention programme
Will close with a dinner al the Waldorr-Astoria
The officers OF the association at the present time
are: President. \. D. BisseL president People 3
Bank, Buffalo, vCe-president stephen NJ CIriSWold,
president Union Rank. OF Brooklyn: treasurer +. F.
Howe. cashier Manufacturers National Bank, of
Troy. and secretary T. EllwoOd Carpenter, prest-
dent Mount Kisco National Bank, Mount Kisco.
y Y.
II Is expected that Mr. Griswold will be elevated
from vice-president to president
New-York tribune., 1902-10-05

year One Chicago bank, at least has adopted
this rule Despite the assertion az Chicago how
ever, that the scheme is original il is pointed out
ttat a similar ruling recently made in the Ger
man army, by order of the Kaiser. This was to the
effect that any officer under certain salary should
not b" permitted To take "a wife. and Canadian
banks have long enforced such a rule
it I7 not probable that the Nea-York state bank
or at their convention this week will consider the
kaiser-C Cauuc6- a. hicago antt-marriage proposition
New-York tribune., 1902-10-05

city Of New-YorI1 for fifty years for I began wbe,
was eighteen years Old. In all that time 1 do nor
recall one instance OF man who stole on the sim
pie plea that he was married Gambling prornpts
mean all kinds OF speculation, from the pocy sim
IT, Jnc buying and selling OF stocks on a margin
The Hrst question asked when a man IS To be pro-
moted In his bank IS: DO you speculate? The man
may answer IN the negative. but IL he is lying We
Will find IL
THE pleasures and possibilities Of wealth at In.
present time were never more alluring 10 the young
New-York tribune., 1902-10-05
cIEAEING House TRANsAcTIoNs-

The tremendous growth OF the hanks or this city
which are members Of the New-1ork Clearing
House is apparent when a comparison Is made be-
tween their capitalization ten twelve years ago
and the present time For example. IN 1880. their
capitalization was 50 Sl270o At the present time
the ninety-fve banks which are members OF the
Clearing House have capitalization of S0o.s727Oo
one Of these banks, the National City Bank has a
capitalization alone OF S2000o0 sl5OJo09O larger
than the capital OF the first Federal Bank of the
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they We're not as heavily taxed. An act passed bv
tre last legislature, however. has placed tax upon
them. which. tu the minds OF most bankers has
p4t them much on the level with other banking in
Sfifuflrr-
Tho convention Will ho attended by many men of
prominence iu th' financial world and among Others
expected VIII Hr Secretary shaw. The bankers will
meet "H thursday morning az ~ o'clock az Tho
''.Hr'r- House. whore Mr. Shaw : expected 10
iI E' iU address. lt - said that he viii
I.'.t - th' Treasury Department far
a- H affects tf" banking business. IN the even
'U- Then. will Doc Ealt performance Of The chi
H'-" honeymoon tor the bankers who have
New-York tribune., 1902-10-05

finance can he made than by the FOLLOWING .auf-
parison of the United States. Great Britain ana
the Continental countries of Europe. The uu.t of
rneasurement is the English pound. and the figures
compiled from government reuorts. represent the
banking power Of these oountries.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-05

Tinted states sra0 .sstseolu 1-l
Great Britain. =IoUu1tr las ->ttuouu n
countries. 157 ono slo 6ss ct.a0 ~ ,a,oia
New-York tribune., 1902-10-05

Totals le7 oooo 900 e. I=l o.oo 1890 oooo, at
Ii is thus seen that The banking power of mis-
country has more than doubled in the last eleven
years, and Is now nearly great that OF the
Continental countries Of Europe ard Great Britain
combined The United States. Furthermore. f. in
creasing in power four times rapidly as England
and almost three times more rapidly than CONT
mental Europe.
comparison OF the annual transactions Of the
London and New-Yorlz clearing houses for the
last twenty more years also shows that the
New-Nork institution has now reIesared that OF
tae British capital 20 n place The following
table shows how tho Clearing House Of this city
has forged ahead into the front rank.
CLEARING HOUSE TRANSACTIONS
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liil HANOVER NATIONAL
q -I.
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