178 HEREDITY. 



are so imperfectly performing their duty in sifting 

 the worthy pauper class from the unworthy, strong 

 charges are needed, vigorous speech is demanded, to 

 awaken the churches to the support of the philan- 

 thropic institutions, such as the city missionary and 

 the young men's Christian associations, and especially 

 the young women's Christian associations, and all 

 those organizations which have for their object the 

 safe application of out-door relief. 



This city is one of the most generous on the globe. 

 Perhaps its philanthropic activities will compare fa- 

 vorably with those of any municipality on which the 

 sun shines. Boston has great local pride in her 

 charitable institutions, and in what they have done 

 for the deaf, the mute, the blind, and the idiotic, and 

 for every one that can come within the range of just 

 demand upon benevolence. But we are New Eng- 

 enders. We are proud of our inventiveness. Are 

 we to be conquered by the growth of great cities ? 



Tiberius Gracchus in the air beckons modern cities 

 on to the adoption of his measure of relief, — redis- 

 tribution of the unemployed. He calls to us out of 

 the unseen ; and, with only pagan civilization behind 

 him, puts us to shame for our indifference to those 

 among whom belonged He who had not where to lay 

 his head. 



THE LECTURE. 



When there comes together at noon-time in a busy 

 city a great audience, expecting only dry, analytical 

 discussions, it is complimented if the speaker begins 

 with difficult matter. The first question which the 



