. The new New York : a commentary on the place and the people . It seems as thoughalmost every other person in the city was being helped,or uplifted, or given a chance for life and happiness. That much of this charity is mistaken in purpose anddoes more harm than good may be quite true. Half thecities in the country, by their indiscriminate charity, havepauperized their poorer citizens, just as half the citiesthemselves have been pauperized by the gifts of milhon-aires. The proper way to help humanity is not to feed it,clothe it, and carry its burdens, but to insist upon its help-ing itself. H
. The new New York : a commentary on the place and the people . It seems as thoughalmost every other person in the city was being helped,or uplifted, or given a chance for life and happiness. That much of this charity is mistaken in purpose anddoes more harm than good may be quite true. Half thecities in the country, by their indiscriminate charity, havepauperized their poorer citizens, just as half the citiesthemselves have been pauperized by the gifts of milhon-aires. The proper way to help humanity is not to feed it,clothe it, and carry its burdens, but to insist upon its help-ing itself. However, that is not matter for present discus-sion. The point that would be made is that New York,foolishly or otherwise, gives to charity in figures that arealmost incredible; helps the needy with more hands thana Hindu god; and does it through pure kindness of heart,through sympathetic feeling for humanity — a wish tomake others better and happier. It must not be inferred from this that all New Yorkshelping is of a fooUsh and unconsidered nature. On the.
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