The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-13
IT'S GOOD TO GIVE. CARNEGIE.
He VINO SERVES HUMANITY rs
THE TRUE ARISTOCRAT.
The Library SOwer Talks 10 the Home
Culture club or Northampton on ideal
LIyinE-He Hints That = National
Theatre Is NOt an ImpOsslbility.


NORTHAMPTON, Mass. April i7.-The
Carnegie House, the latest addition to the
group Of buildings devoted TO the work Of
the Home Culture Club Of this city and
toward the building OF which Andrew
Carnegie contributed $4,000, was for
mally opened to-day. Mr.. and Mrs. Car
negie were guests Of honor.
They were met at the railroad station by
a committee. George W. Cable, the author
and founder Of the Home Culture clubs,
entertained the visitors at his home. A
jewel case was presented to Ms. Carnegie
There was reception at the club in the
afternoon and in the evening the dedication
exercises were held In the Academy Of
Music.
Mayor T. NJ. Connor presided, and music
was furnished by the Home Culture Clubs
chorus Mr.. Cable, the president Of the
club, made a report, and then Mr.. Carnegie
made an address. He said that many years
ago he had heard Of Northampton as a
model town.
Especially on one line Is Northampton
pioneer" he went on, zone that the future
is likely TO enlarge. ] mean this beautiful
theatre in which we now assemble per-
haps the only theatre owned by city and
managed for the people by the city, the
gift OF philanthropist, Z. H. r. Lyman,
who is probably to become famous In after
days "a being the first that ever gave dra-
matio art home Of its own. l am glad to
notice that il is not strictly reserved for
theatrical purposes, but serves as the meet
ing place for everything that is good.
Many are the efforts made to establish
a national theatre. France, with her
Thfatre FRANCHISE. has succeeded better
than any other country. There il no COM
panion, so far as know 10 that wonderful
centre Of dramatic art. There can be no
doubt about the power for good that lies
in the drama, and l congratulate North
ampton upon leading the way
This led Mr.. Carnegie 70 remark that he
had got intense satisfaction out Of the
50 800. 600 he had given 10 his native town
Of Dunfermline. He had charged the
commission TO which the fund was intrlsted
to spend the revenue so az to bring into
the lives Of the toiling masses Of the town
moro Of sweetness and of light; 20 give
them-especially the young-sOme charm,
some happiness. some elevating conditions
Of life which residence elsewhere would
have denied; that the child Of my native
town, looking back In after years. however
far from home it may have roamed, will
feel that simply by virtue Of being such
life has been made happier and better.
II this be the fruit Of your labors you will
have succeeded; II not, you will hayp failed
when spoke of this fund to noted man
Of New England once, Mr.. Carnegie went
on to say, "and asked what the model
town Of this country was he unhesitatingly
named Northampton Allowing for New
England partially, Mrs. Carnegie and
have become quite convinced that the
selection was a wise one. II Is natural,
therefore, that Northampton should be
noted for a new departure in the good work
of spreading among the masses sweetness
and light through Home Culture clubs
under Mr.. Cable, the first Of which we have
50 greatly enjoyed this afternoon
The fact that the Home Culture Club
would have a dance every Saturday night
pleased the Laird Of Skibo Let JOY be
unconfned," he said. Through such means
az these clubs the reign Of democracy
became firmly established and extended.
The alliance Of birth and wealth was being
displaced in our day by what man knows.
But that was not the final step; in the future
the question would be how a man serves bis
fellow men,
Here said the speaker, is the true,
the final aristocracy which never can be
displaced-not what he does for himself,
but what he does for others will be the stand
ard by which man is judged: wherein has
he sacrificed self; wherein has he bene-
fitted others; what good seed has he planted
for posterity; what trees bearing the golden
fruit do we owe to his planting and care,
and the cause Of the widow and fatherless,
wherein has he searched il out?
Toward this ideal think that we are
marching more directly in America than in
any other land; first because we have less
distance 10 march and fewer obstacles to
overcome in that march than older lands
Our forefathers established in this country
a government Of the people, any mans
privilege every mans right, and declared
not the royalty Of this or Of that family,
but it knew and dared declare in Burns g
celebrated words. the royalty Of man.
1T Is upon this platform that we all stand
the highest in the land, the President being
in the largest and deepest sense beyond all
other men, the greatest servant Of his fell
lows This is glorious democracy. Start
ing from this plane, good roads lead direct
TO everything that tends TO bring about
the brotherhood Of man; the establishment
of the true ideal-that Of chara cter and Of
service-the test Of sman's position among
US being the performance Of his duties as a
citizen, and the extent to which he has
labored, not for his own selfish ends but
for the good Of others, the only password
A. NJ L.
Not even under what form he has wor-
shipped God which troubled the early Puri-
tans too much but how he has served man
Is TO be the test in the days 10 come, and
Frankln's axiom will be accepted-the
highest form Of worship Of God u service
of man. Man will dwell less upon heaven,
our home, and more upon the duty OF max
ing home a heaven here on earth
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