Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1902 — TO UPLIFT HUMANITY, [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

TO UPLIFT HUMANITY,

That la What Robert Treat Paine of Boston Strives to Do. Robert Treat Paine, of Boston, la probably the foremost philanthropist In America. He comes of an old colonial family. His great-grandfather, whose name he bears, signed the declaration of independence. The subject of this sketch was born in Boston 66 years ago, graduated from Harvard and spent two years in foreign travel before he studied law. He was well established In the legal profession when, some thirty years ago, he determined to abandon law and devote himself to philanthropic work. He was one of the foremost in the organization of the Associated Charities of Boston, which has dime so much to alleviate the suffering Incident to poverty and of which he is now president He founded the Wells Memorial Institute, which embraces a building and loan association and a co-operative bank. The Worklng-

man's Loan Association of Boston, which makes loans at the rate of 1 per cent a month and which has saved thousands of artisans and laborers who may be in temporary need from being Imposed upon by money lenders who exact exorbitant rates of interest. He is at the head of these various philanthropic associations and is also president of the American Peace Society. In 1887 be endowed a fellowship of SIO,OOO at Harvard College for the study of the ethical problems of society, the effects of legislation, governmental administration and private phlanthropy to ameliorate the lot of the masses of mankind. Mr. Paine is one of thcce who believe that the strength of the strong and the wisdom of the wise should be used to help the weak and the foolish. He also believes that men and women engaged in a strenuous struggle for existence cannot be helped primarily by charity or philanthropy, but by cO-operation with them in directions which they themselves think will aid them.

ROBERT TREAT PAINE.