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FIIEDIORIOK TOWNSEND MAR
TIN'S GOOD WORK
Frederick Townsond Martin car
ried tho message of brotherly love
from Fifth avenuo to tho Bowery re
cently, in a speech which rang with
elncority and which won for him one
of tho warmest welcomes ever ac
corded a speaker at tho famous
Bowery Mission. Ho assured his
audlenco of human derelicts that
they did not hnvo a monopoly of
misery, and laid great emphasis on
tho fact that money in abundanco
was no guarantee against happiness.
Several times during his romarks ho
declared that tho remainder of his
lifo would bo devoted to lending a
helping hand to tho unfortunate, and
ho was cheered to tho echo when ho
stated that many wealthy men and
womon woro only too willing to do
the samo thing.
Tho .meeting between the two ex
tremes of society would havo been
a little more interesting if some of
tho matrons of the Fifth avenue dis
trict had kept their promise to at
tend tho affair. Mr. Martin, his
brother, Howard T. Martin, and Ber
tram Kruger went to tho mission
direct from tho homo of Mr. Herman
Oelrichs, in East Fifty-seventh street,
whero a dinner had been given to
thoso who had expressed their inten
tion of making tho pilgrimage to the
homo of the bread line.
At this dinner, besides those men
tioned were Mr. and Mrs. Stuyvesant
Fish, Mrs. William Douglas, Judgo
Fawcett, Judgo Dyke and half a
dozen others. Mr. Martin said that
tho attendant publicity had fright
oned tho other members of tho party
and they had deserted at tho last
moment.
Mr. Martin and his friends reached
tho mission about a quarter past nine
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o'clock and remained there for two
hours. Before he returned up town
ho went through the hall and shook
hands with every member in the
grimy assemblage. And it was no
Imitation hand shake, either.
Mr. Martin grabbed each hand and
squeezed it vigorously, placing his
free hand on the shoulder of tho
other man and whispering words of
couraere in his ear. He joined in
singing the stirring hymns, as did
the other members of his party, and
afterward he' declared that he had
never had a better time.
An Incident which will go to show
how thoroughly he entered into the
spirit of his surroundings took place
when the flashlight brigade, stationed
in tho balcony at the rear of tho hall,
got ready to make a picture. One of
the photographers asked that the
men in the body of the hall turn
around to get their faces in the pic
ture, but only a few of them obeyed.
"Come, on, boys," said Mr. Martin.
"You're no better than I am. Turn
around now and let us all get photo
graphed together."
This put him on good terms with
the audience immediately, and when
the Rev. John J. Hallimond, the su
perintendent, paid him a glowing
tribute in his introductory remarks,
the men of the Bowery Mission rati
fied it with three rousing cheers. Not
since President Taft spoke there
about fifteen months ago has there
been such enthusiasm in the place.
"I cannot tell you how pleased I
am to be with you," said the speaker.
"I have long wanted to come here
and meet you face to face and tell
you how I feel about the struggle
that each of us is having. I want
to tell you of the sympathy that I
have, and have always had, for those
who perhaps are less fortunate than
l nave been.
"I am no orator but if I were the
greatest orator in the land I could
not express the wealth of sympathy
which you awaken in my heart. I
have never felt the pangs of hunger,
but from a boy my heart has gone
out to those who did not have the
ordinary necessities of life. I have
always believed that in this world of
plenty there was enough for every-
ooay lr matters were properly ad
justed. "All this may sound strange com
ing from a man in my position, but I
stand here and tell you that what I
say is the absolute truth. It is ap
palling to think that there are thous-
iD ui iucu m uiis glorious country
who are denied the opportunity for
helping themselves. Every person on
earth is entitled to some sort of a
living. If the savages could get food
and raiment from the earth it is a
satire on. our boasted civilization to
see thousands of men compelled to
live at the hands of charity.
"Charity will never solve the prob
lem of poverty. The average man will
"" uuuoy cuaruy as a last resort,
when charity is all that stands be
tween him and Rtnm7Qfi m .i.
is degrading. What the working
?efvtisJ try want is not
charity but justice.
"Afl.iong as I live I shall continue
and I shall urge those who have been
successful to come off their pedestals
and help those who have not been so
2nte: Nt in a patronizing
w?f ' ?. to man' tne stronger
len.2ing. a ,hand to Uie weaker.
Capital and labor ought to irn
hand in hand, but, sad to relate, thl?
havo not been travelling that way If
they did I think that it would go a
long way toward eliminating poverty
and distress. And I hope the day Is
not far off when they will reach a
better understanding. .
"Above all things do not get dis
couraged. Do not think that the
class I belong to has all tho hanni
noBB. Nothing could bo further ffom
tho truth. Tho class that earns lS
living by honest toil is the happiest
class on the face of the earth. The
burden of riches breeds suspicion of
everybody and everything.
"Persons with money are always
wondering what other persons want
of them. Not long ago I wanted to
introduce a highly respectable man
of modest income to one of my
friends, and the first inquiry the lat
ter made was: 'What does he want
from me?' I told him very promptly
that if that was the way he felt about
it his money was a curse.
"Where there are honest toil and
a chance to earn a competency there
you will invariably find love, and be
side the power of love the power of
gold is as nothing. Gold will not
bring you happiness, but it will rob
you of any happiness you may have
had. When things go against you
do not get despondent. I have had
my share of trouble and sorrow, and
I can tell you that anything that I
have accomplished has been because
of those very things. Every disap
pointment made me love humanity
the more, and I intend to devote tho
remainder of my life' to doing some
thing for all of you. There are thous
ands of wealthy men and women who
are willing to do the same thing if
they only knew how to go about it.
Courage is the thing. Hang on, even
when things look the 'worst.
"Because our coats are a little dif
ferent it doesn't follow that our
hearts and souls are different. Never
let any one tell you that any class is
arrayed against you. Do not listen
to any one who tries to tell you such
things. Keep your hearts pure and
good and filled with sympathy for
your fellow man. Do not permit
your heart to freeze up, or you will
drive God out of it, and you will need
Him in the struggle against tempta
tion every hour of your life. From
the bottom of my heart I thank you
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