The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-12-03
New York Institution for the Instruction OF
tho Deaf and Dumb.

new YORK InDt1tUt10n ZOE Inc Ahst1ucsAoh u
tho Deaf and Dumb.
This highly valuable Institution having laery been
considerably enlarged. and new church having been
added to the building the edce consecrated yes
tsrday, before highly fashionable audience consisting
principally Of ladies' and the whole proceedings
deeply interesting This church erected for rslgous wor
ship by the inmates of the institution spssks largely for
the rapid progress Of enlightenment that has taken place
amongst the pupils-snd the mute homsge Of the heart
offered up there, will be acceptable to Him who
mako the dumb to speak and the deaf to hear" The
exhibition of some of the pupils the least mpos.
ing part of the proceedings, and ELECTED the warm
admiration from the vast ssssmblsgs of ladies and gen.
tlemen present
chair ON the occasion. On his right sat the
Rev. Doct. Adams. the Rev. Doct Turner, Profess
sor of the Hartford Asylum, Henry E.. Davies
Tying and MillsdOler, General wstmors, and Francis
Hall Esq Among the company invited for the asion
II: Vic % a. onr a. cH%On
citizens The pupils both male and female amounting
in all to two hundred ranged in front Of the build
personal beauty and belonging of re.
specabe families who have placed them in the insitu
ton receive instruction under the superior talents of
GswrRAL wErMoRE opened the proceedings, by an.
nounciDg the programme on part OF the Committee Ut
Henry DIVES, Esq, delivered the opening address,
giving detailed narrative Of the rise and successtul
progress Of the institution under the able utelsge Of its
professors as well as through the fostering protection Of
the Legislature and the liberal contributions OF private
citi,:n; He commenced his address By stating that
dollars to aid in the erection OF suitable building,
condition that the managers should raise an equal
laid on the 10th of October, 81 by the Hon A: c.
Flagg, the superintendent Of common schools The
sud IN % 81 WHICH
fellow citizens and the premises morgagsd to pay
the balance-$l 900. From 1920 to 1850 the average
number of pupils S. In $780, the Legislature su-
horssd the education Of ~ additional pups In 1881 20
benencsries added and in 1894 tho building
Legislature increased the pupils to i2s. and subse
quenty range Of work shops was erected land in e+5
the institution TSs whole nu%Ssr q pup
including 100 sent BY the State and these together with
those supported the corporation of this city and
pupils now in this institution He next advsrtsd to oca
ton and surrounding grounds which were granted the
then alluded to the economy Of its internal arrange
ments The recent improvements embraced the erec-
ton Of two new and connections wings providing nit
and we'll aired dormitories, commodious and spacious
halls to the main building and the enlargement Of the
and rear Of the building together with the erec,
ton of the spacious and elegant chapel they had
"opr ned the ears oft he deaf and made the dumb
speak"-hess constituted the chief improvement After
dsng upon the manifold sdvantss to BE- derived from
the institution and dwelling upon the vast benefits that
already have resulted from the institution in advancing
the happiness Of the class of pupils that belong to it. he
of westerlo, between two mutss. named Robert
Cummings and Miss Susan Edgst, about a
&C., and snS o ordinary
briefly commenting upon this fact one Of the happy
under which God
The Rev Dr. Two here read chapter from St Johns
gospel appropriate to the occasion which referred to
the great miracle Of the Saviour in making the dumb to
speak and the deaf to hear.
Dr. ADAMS next offered up the dedicatory prayer upon
The President, Mr.. PkEr, delivered the dedica-
tory address, chiefly the general advantages of the
and the great superiority Of system under
the German and Of the European systems In the
Of his remarks, he took occason to say that ell
turtles ago, whom the desuon Of the afflicted in such
hrs arrested the attention Of philanthropic gen
sdSx ns
history he touched upon the subject matter which
had called them together this occasion, and con-
cluded
The next and truly interesting part of the proceed
ings, was the exhibition of the pupils. Miss Many.
pills. Master Ketchum and Others forming the first class,
wrote several pieces in answer to inerrogatoresrom
the professors With degree Of rspidy tina; astonisasd
ss:s for
It, because enabled them to read the Bible; others be-
cause they could read the life of Washington and Of
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itself to see this part Of the exhibition But the most
imPosing and interesting part OF thus exhibition was the
recitation of the Lords Prayer" by Miss Many. The
mute homage Of the heart edsredTup in suppiicafoy
prayer 10 HIM who the tafher oil a giving power 20
the heart TO utter rom the hand what the tongue
not express had enect upon the audience Iheie
soaemny ABOUT THIS part OF the services ,nst was
aeepiy snecung. ana al hesrniy joined In WIN shens
but sincere, homage OF the heart