 | John Hoff Stewart - 1878 - 738 pages
...Sailors' Snug Harbor, 3 Pet. 115. The object is clear, and it is a charitable one in the legal sense. It is a gift " to be applied consistently with existing...for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons by bringing their hearts under the influence of education and religion." The institution known as the... | |
 | Timothy Walker - 1882 - 850 pages
...other hand, designates only the class of persons, not the individuals, who are to receive the bounty. "A charity is a gift to be applied, consistently with...number of persons, either by bringing their minds and hearts under the influence of education or religion, by relieving their bodies from disease, suffering,... | |
 | John Hoff Stewart - 1882 - 666 pages
...Shelford on Mortmain 68. It is within Mr. Justice Gray's definition of charity, in a technical sense : "A gift to be applied consistently with existing laws...indefinite number of persons, either by bringing their hearts under the influence of education and religion, by relieving their bodies from disease, suffering... | |
 | Jairus Ware Perry - 1882 - 732 pages
...leaves nothing to be desired. In his words, "a charity in a legal sense may be more fully defined as a gift to be applied, consistently with existing laws,...indefinite number of persons, — either by bringing their hearts under the influence of education or religion, by relieving their bodies from disease, suffering,... | |
 | John Norton Pomeroy - 1882 - 844 pages
...Id. 307; Power v. Cassidy, 79 NY 002. In Jackson v. Phillips, 14 Allen, 539, 530, Gray, J., said: " A charity is a gift to be applied, consistently with existing laws, for the benefit, of an ¡n(Ie1ini<c number of рггяяия, either by bringing their mimls or hearts under the iulluence... | |
 | 1919 - 924 pages
...to sustain them. 4. CHARITIES <§=>!— "CHARITY." A "charity" is a gift to be applied, consistent with existing laws, for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons, by means of education or religion, or to relieve from disease, suffering, or constraint, by assisting... | |
 | 1889 - 956 pages
...charity was defined by Justice GRAT as follows: "A charity, in legal sense, may be more fully defined as a gift, to be applied consistently with existing laws,...their minds or hearts under the influence of education orreligion, by relieving their bodies from disease, suffering, or constraint, by assisting themselves... | |
 | Virginia. Supreme Court of Appeals - 1886 - 986 pages
...Philips, 14 Allen, 156, it was said, "A charity, in a legal sense, may be more accurately described as a gift to be applied, consistently with existing laws,...indefinite number of persons, either by bringing their hearts under the influence of education or religion, by relieving their bodies from disease, suffering... | |
 | 1920 - 924 pages
...of Pennsylvania. Feb. 17, 1919.) 1. CHABITIES <&=>!— DEFINITION. A "charity," in the legal sense. Is a gift to be applied consistently with existing...benefit of an indefinite number of persons, either through education or religion, or by relieving them from disease, suffering, or constraint, or by assisting... | |
 | 1900 - 1124 pages
..."in a legal sense, may be * • • defined as a gift to be applied, consistently with existing law, for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons, either by bringing their hearts under the influence of education or religion, by relieving their bodies from disease, suffering,... | |
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A charity, in a legal sense, may be more fully defined as a gift to be applied, consistently with existing laws, for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons, either by bringing their hearts under the influence of education or religion, by relieving... 
