The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-14

He reorganized the National Prison as
ISOLATION and is one OF its directors. Mr..
Round also organized the Burnham Indus
trial farm at Canaan. New York, and re-
vised and introduced the "Milr' system
OF awards which have been adopted by
many prominent institutions the world
over
Mr.. Round is a witty and entertaining
speaker and held the attention of his
hearers for more than an hour. He is a
native OF Pawtucket
The business OF the evening began with
:he various reports as follows
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The year OF the clubs history which
Is just closing has been remarkable in
several respects The reduction in the
justified by the financial results, so that
instead of constantly decreasing sur
plus we have a substantial gain over the
previous year. Great credit is due TO our
treasurer for his ability and success In
collecting the unpaid dues. and the club
Is 10 be congratulated upon the marked
decrease in the number of delinquents.
An endeavor has been made to have
the subjects discussed before the club of
a more varied character. The address
OF Professor Dolbear upon purely scien-
tifc topic was an especial innovation.
We respectfully suggest that members
would do well TO inform non-members
of the club In their churches OF the ad-
vantages which this organization offers
and thereby increase its value and in
fiuence and make IL even more representa-
tive of our denomination.
Among the deaths of the past year was
that OF Mr.. Hardin G. Waters, an active
member OF this committee at the time OF
his decease. Mr.. Waters services to the
club had been varied and valuable and his
interest In it's welfare was deep and con-
slant. He will be sorely missed
The report of the treasurer Charles r.
year TO have been 1910. % and the expendi-
lures s1Sos, and balance on hand OF
1917. SO.
Secretary Royal II. Gladding presented
his annual report. showing the present
membership to be 23S. a loss of ten during
the year. There were Ave deaths. 16
Withdrawals and ten additions. The
following members have died since Sept.
10. 1901: Edward A. Potter. Samuel Fos-
and Rev. f. F. Emerson.
Five candidates were unanimously
elected into the society: Morton l.. Bray
ton. from the Beneficent church; William
u. Bullock of the Union church; Charles
s. Chaplin, from the Central: Rev. Albert
8. Hawkes.. from the Edgewood. and Wal
ter r. Jacobs. also from the Central
Several new applications were made for
OUR BROTHER, THE CRIMINAL"
President Lyon then introduced the
speaker of the evening.
Mr.. Round in opening said he supposed
he had spoken to more ministers and
criminals than any men in the country.
In his work, he said. the first great help
that came TO him was from a Congrega-
tional minister in n sermon preached be-
fore the Prisoners Aid association, Rev.
Lyman Abbott.
lie spoke OF the organization OF the
associa tion and the FIVE original members
met and elected Rutherford n. Hayes.
ex- president OF the United States, as
president. and young man who was just
coming into prominence as a politician.
trea surer
This young man, he said. was the best
rea surer he ever knew and from this the
young man went up and up until he be-
,ame president OF the United States. the
young man was Theodore Roosevelt
In the 2i years OF the life OF the Ma
ional Prisoners Aid association. he said.
here had been a great change In the
method and system OF reform for pris-
,ners IL was no longer the fact that
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