Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-11-04
The Rev. DR.. Madison c. Peters Eulogizes the Big Stores
Donation of $4,000 to Charity.
PILGRIM CHURCH
MADISON AVENUE N tasT STREET
~--- New York Now h t9i
Mr.. ]. B. Greenhut,
President, G~reenhutlSiegel Cooper Co,
New York, N. Y.
PILGRIM CHURCH
MADISON AVENUE AND 1887 STREET
New York, Nov. 4th, 1911.

President Grenhutsegd Cooper Co.,
New York NY
Mr. Dear Mr. Gemht-
You know tina for NAM years. have been an active worker in chade,e giving much dnem and deb-
Grafton to tn problem hitch has become avedneo one and dem@dsn not y the most liberia edns but
the S@t thought
Your phn m the distribution 10000 to be. allotted in dTenta amounts to various charities by
the assistance and gudane of your arnsh to my mind the most important veil as practical forward
ap in meeting the erineYngd demands c onnhmhorsh chadg.
That charity often covers a multitude of SINS we know too Ven-md which charity is genuine and
really deserving otter a serious question requiring time for Investigation Very often solicitors Tor
charity gets big commission Your PLAN which would like business house to oN@, wmn gives
while II FATHERS is NOR Iey to place your gifts whe they will do the h@ amount of good to tho
greatest nuntr and in edition. the plan of which you are the pOnee. if generally adopted" would 90
awy with the begging by tickets by persons and by countless schemes which not only poster busy men,
whose lime is money but weary and worry the kindly disposed in hiding ways and mean " ge"p" "'
selves that hppuess which consists in making others happy.
Believing thu one hand open charity sworh one hundred folded in prayer sndt these words OF
enthusiastic mmmdaion Knowing you well enough to appreciate your bMf ms once MV h"6
every man should tk about gfng L cheefuHy commend your plan and hopeo make ia them Of a
sermon would like your hn to become so general hth rich would berh burdens ofhe poor To-
dv the benefso the big business shko the myers the benefited
Yourp proposition wMhI find upon investigation there is no string attached, enables the pooTs
vel as the rich to give somehigm chnb and that without money
medsehndayh that upwards of sx hundred charities aeb voted on representing traces and
religions covering almost every CONCEIVABLE case of need and suffering Your woman in barge of the
vone boh mhumdm me- much Ito my smpnse that ian of your customers fail to avail themselves OF
the privilege of vong away your generous gifts to charity in whnn they night pc Interested me mar
ter were prpedvb rouHto their attention do not know how, as Minister filled with enthusiasm for
humanity can be of greater service to the various charity workers this. City and surrounding towns
than offer nv erhes in the encouragement of your pn adI should be peased to mtneHW my words
ing for some charity. shall be pleased also to speak sthnusy at such times as may be free from
nv other engagements to gatherings interested in the various hanhesn the contest and roto Mt then
how much easier this plan is to give money than the schemes to which charity workers are ordinarily
obIged to ror to- lido lot knwH tI ond devote my time to better cause hm be of erIs in this
way to the charities of our needy City.
Some writer's have urged State support fchmt~- wur plan Is suer-he strong to carry thu bur
den dhe weak Your plan breaches sermon to the Nahon that is lot whua man taxes b OW what
he gives OUT that make him rnh #"
Wishing your decidedly novel; original as we'll as feasible plan success SO large that every bus+
ness house not only in New York. but throughout the land, Wilt forced to follow, and assuring YOU of
mvh saMstc cooperation serce shall b glad render to any nn firm endednga dmhn services
the community am with betw wishes @&&SE
Yours sincerely