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AND A LIVING 



the medium of a sort of clearing house or charity 

 trust. On the other hand, there are a great num- 

 ber of people who would like to relieve the situa- 

 tion I happen to be one of them by giving 

 the poor what is due them, or, in other words, 

 by not stealing from them what is their inherent 

 right and so keeping them poor. Yet in the 

 light of to-day such philosophy gives little hope 

 a theory that will not be practically applied 

 before the people will realize that nothing is 

 holy because it is hoary, as well expressed by the 

 words of Schiller's " Wallenstein " : 



"Woe unto him who dares to shake the ancient, 

 Dignified run of things, the precious heirloom of his 



sires ! 



Time does exert a mighty soothing power 

 On what hoary is with age that is for him divine. 

 Be in possession and thou dwellest in law and right, 

 And sacredly the crowd will recognize what thou 



possess." 



THE REAL HOPE. 



The idea which you so strongly and ably ex- 

 pound, Mr. Hall, is the only real hope the one 

 ray of sunshine that is destined to lighten the 

 burden and cheer the lives of the needy of our 



