American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-02-19
REPORT OF THE REV. MR.. CAPEN
THE CITY MISSIONARY.

The Rev. Charles H. A. Dali, for several
years the worthy Missionary to tho poor in
this city, having been compelled recently, in
consequence of ill health, to resign his arduous
/ office, the Rev. Lemuel Capen was chosen to
succeed him. Mr.. Capen's talents, pc seve-
rance and christian virtues eminently qualify
him for the discharge of the laborious duties
I of the station to which he has been called, and
we therefore trust that he will meet with a
hearty reception from our citizens. We have
before US the first quarterly report of MIR. Ca
I pen, made to VIM. P. Cole, John r. Ricards,
Thos. Whitridge, N. Fl. Morrison, VIM. Ii.
Kegher and Geo. VIM. Brown, Esq's, trus-
tees of the Baltimore Ministry at Large, by
whom it was unanimously accepted, and Mr..
c.. requested to continue his labors as a mis-
Gonary. The following is copy of the Re-
port:
GENTLEMEN:--The term having expired, for
which you did me the honor to entrust me with
l tie Ministry al Large in this place, it behooves
me to inform You how that trust has been exc
cuted. And If the Report am about TO make
were limited to what have actually done, it
would occupy but very little space. My MIS-
sion thus far has been one Of observation and
enquiry, rather than of action, though most of
my time has been occupied with the concerns
of the Mission. |. Two hours of five nights in
each week have been given to School for in
Il dgent hoys, at the Mission Room. 2. As many
hours in each forenoon Of five days in the week
to School for girls, and a class of small boys.
U.s. Near an hour and half Of each Sunday, p.
M, has been taken up with Sunday School;
and 4. A due portion of time has been spared
y visiting the poor.
n /. As TO the night-school, though large
number applied for admission, from the uncer-
II tainty of obtaining help enough IN conducting
III it, it was thought expedieuL TO admit only as
II many as one teacher might well manage. The
II whole number admitted Is thiIty-eight The
II average attendance has not exceeded twenty.
II 10 addition to usual school exercises, your MIS-
II sionary has labored each evening TO make bis
II pupils feel the importance of good manners,
and of correct moral and religious principles,
by the reading and application OF some peril
nent story, or by kind admonitlon ADD counsel.
Many OF them have been punctual and attcn-
tive, and in some, striking improvement IN
their general department is obvious, which 1t
is presumed will be lasting. The teacher has
had the occasional aid Of five gentlemen, III the
management of the school; two Of whom have
been constant helpers one evening in week
II 2 The day school has numbered thirty eight
in all; though the daily average has been only
fifteen. Since the Christmas holidays it has
been thin, owing to the very general prevalence
Il Of the measles among the pupils, and the alarm
= Jccas,oned by the spread of Varood in the
city. The teacher has been assisted in it occa-
sionally by fifteen ladies, who besides reading
and writing, have instructed the girls IN sewing
and knitting. Several of them have been con-
slant in their attendance one day in the week.
Youi Missionary regards this school as pecu-
liauly int esting and important department OF
his work, and has no doubt of having il fully
recruited, whenever the general health of the
i city will admit.
3. Like it, the Sunday School also has been