 | Henry Budd, Ardemus Stewart - 1896 - 828 pages
...best, as it certainly is the most scientific, is that of Justice GRAY, in the case cited above : " A charity, in the legal sense, may be more fully defined...number of persons, either by bringing their minds and hearts under the influence of education or religion, by relieving their bodies from disease, suffering,... | |
 | Civic Club of Philadelphia. Committee of the Social Science Section - 1896 - 388 pages
...St., 596. t Lord Camden in Jones vs. Williams, Ambler, 651. I lao, Pennsylvania, 1888. when he said :* "A charity in the legal sense may be more fully defined as a gift to be applied consistently with the existing laws for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons, either by bringing their minds... | |
 | Frank Sumner Rice, William Lawrence Clark - 1897 - 806 pages
...the law, and leaves nothing to be added. In his words " a 'charity' in the legal sense, may be more defined as a gift to be applied consistently with...hearts under the influence of education or religion, or by relieving their bodies from disease, suffering or constraint, or by assisting them to establish... | |
 | 1897 - 1088 pages
...Phillips, 14 Allen, 539, 556, as follows: "A charity, in legal sense, may be more fully defined as a (rift to be applied, consistently with existing laws, for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons, cither by bringing their minds or hearts under the influence of education or religion; by relieving... | |
 | Illinois. Appellate Court, Edwin Burritt Smith, Martin L. Newell - 1898 - 716 pages
...promote the well doing and well being of social man." 2 Perry on Trusts, Sees. 697, 687. " A charity in a legal sense may be more fully defined as a gift, to...indefinite number of persons, either by bringing their hearts under the influence of education or religion by relieving their bodies from disease, suffering... | |
 | Abraham Clark Freeman - 1898 - 1004 pages
...(Bird v. Railroads, 856.) CHARITIES. 1. CHARITIES— CHARITABLE TRUST — DEFINITIONS. — A charity is 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... | |
 | Abraham Clark Freeman - 1898 - 1014 pages
...shipper. (Bird v. Railroads, 856.) CHARITIES. 1. CHARITIES-CHARITABLE TRUST - DEFINITIONS.-A charity Is a gift to be applied, consistently with existing laws,...benefit of an Indefinite number of persons, either by brlnein? their hearts under the influence of education or religion, by relieving their bodies from... | |
 | Jairus Ware Perry - 1899 - 794 pages
...varieties of charity under the law, and leaves nothing to be desired. In his words, " a charity in a legal sense may be more fully defined as a gift to...applied, consistently with existing laws, for the benef1t of an indefinite number of persons, — either by bringing their hearts under the influence... | |
 | John Norton Pomeroy - 1899 - 940 pages
...NY 602; 35 Am. Rep. 650. In Jackson v. Phillips, 14 Allen, 639, 556, Gray, J., said: "A charity i» a gift to be applied, consistently with existing laws, for the benefit cf anndfjinite number o/ pertons, either by bringing their minds or hearts under the influence of education... | |
 | John Hoff Stewart - 1900 - 712 pages
...definition of a charity. Mr. Justice Gray's well-known definition of a charity in a legal sense, is " a gift to be applied consistently with existing laws...an indefinite number of persons, either by bringing Detwiller v. Hartman. their hearts under the influence of education or religion, by relieving their... | |
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A charity, in the 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... 
