New-York tribune., 1903-02-03

kindred to the nobility of which he was the source
9 Of no the The s has Wbo no fought by the side Of
Washington can do justice to the sincerity and
of social order and divine right the throne of
thousand years. and offered their lives in its de-
At the end Of the however the yictor4Ss of Gus
Repubcans Just escaped from the bsd G oT
toeration for neighbors who had aided their d
Toras and the RoSnsons took refuge in the frozen
wilds of the stl loyal North On Septeb6r ter ns . len n
WiImots Woods Nova Scotia, After eunernes
and and W ,b s h for e ow6
by grant Of land in b W a1o Ih
where other sons were born Here MOTIFS spent
The srst position of responsibility in which We
find this scion Of warke race fnat one 0l Hbich
demanded only rigid integrity. with capacity for
accounts and patient attention 10 details He vas vas
de9h daughter OF S5 coone William pueT and Lady Cath
the United States organized its most st ippSra nj
wss Taaen invited fas' to to sa become its cashier
eT TfsTe r re aGnf and s1 ehs hgh
its desire to retain him was strong Bpt mn IN ,Ie
stfacR upon its cred and especially after IFS re-
s.ss bank and pacsm. n
with its G sn AZ the saPe he th e han ni5
success of the life insurance business in London
especially by the splendid results Obtained Oh % TOR tne
Of Studying
1e aarrendered his once and sailed for EaglaId
few months study and obseryatio satsted MN
that the system of mutual life insurance might pc
transplanted with advantage to America, ana that
ii was capable of q growth which was as yet ur-
measured He returned to NeW-1ork inspired Win
a noble ambition to seek his fortune and MS lame
in founding institution here whlch should EN-
hody the hest science of the subject and the high
est practical wisdom in its application
The next three years were spent IN STRIVING 10
enlist support for this enterprise II was new
idea here Naturally such a plan could appear
only to men either of speculative and venture
some hab bit Of thought and action or else 10 those
of superior Intelligence. but II was only men OF
substance and influence in the latter class tnat
Mr Robinson sought for associates, and In the ME
of York-rea lively as busy then as now
II was not easy to obtain patient, detailed hear
ing from such After long delays: howeXef
the Company was organized and the hrst policy
was issued on February l. 1s4S. In the buiidlng on
which YOUR tablet has been erected
It was the day of small things Mr.. Robinson
ness he had undertaken. labored zealously and
honefulIy under many discoura gementS to ouiid
nm the Institution. At the end of year, when the
company had established itself In public confidence
nd rs business, under board or trustees un
surpassed in the financial world for weight ana
character rapidly increasing, Its entire assets
were less than its average income at the present
In the scientific spirit and principles upon which It
is founded. and in the character of the services
which it seeks render to the community and 70
mankind the Mutual Life Insurance Company OF
New-York remains to-day the institution Wnlcn
was conceived in the mind of Morris Robinson ana
founded by his arduous and faithful labors
After the addresses a luncheon served.