New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-02-16
Home for the Fricndless.

We listened Sunday evening with great pleasure
20 an Address or Sermon by Rev. DR.. DowLIgs at
the Baptist Church of Bedford and Downing ss
on the subject Of erecting a suitable Asylum or Tempo
rary Home for worthy females seeking employ ment
We have full notes Of the sermon and would like to
publish at length but cannot do 50 for want of room
II appears that Of the benevolent ladies Of the
City have for several months bad in contemplation the
erecting Of such an Asylum. for which purpose they
hope to raise by contribution about $4,000 between
$4,000 and 900 of which they have already received
IL has been ascertaned cay the ladies' that there
usually within the City average Of not less than
thousand deserving females out of employment In
mos, cases they orphans and often homeless and
fendless that in consequence of the emergencies that
ani brings they frequently subjected 10 fraud and
imposition and at length gnominy and al early grave
Il 10 for this class Of persons that these benevolent Of
forts are now put forth. Mr.. Bowling coniended with
great and eloqueIce that II was the duty Of
Society to look after aud for both the spiritual and
temporal welfare OF those who In danger
Especially did he enjoin charity upon the weathy-ths
Merchant Princes It will not DO for them TO ssy'we
have been engrossed IN our business have
Of this wretchedness you speak Of Behold. We knew
1, not is valid excuse for them IL no, with
good old Job. for he father to the poor and the
csasc which he knew not be sotsh OUT
Many seemed TO content themselves with sentimental
chsry they could SWIVEL by hour over the misery
which they rsh, End in Romance. but when called
upon to give food the hungry, clothes to the naked or
shelter to the homeless their purse strings were never
loose he greatly preferred the charity Of the honest
old Quaker who while he heard person expressing
great sorrow for the fororn condition OF poor family
said Friend feel sorry 10 the amount of i've dollars
how sorry does thee feelf
The Reverend gentleman after dwelling in general
terms on the condition OF the females OF the City who
depend upon their labor for livelihood the wrongs 10
which they are often subjected In working starvation
prices-ths imminent danger they have 10 encoun-
ter 81 the hands Of designing vlsins &c. instsnced
some individual Of extreme distress among which
the following;
young well educated American woman. Il widow
mother OF I'VE children and orphan daughter Of New
York merchant e by sad reverses TO butei the hard
ships of poverty and support her helpless e BY
her needle, after having worked for swhe on plain
shirs 90 cczfs Snd plated eAtes
advertisement for hands to make bags and called in
season get portion u the work The price given
aHs per 6ossg Leaving her children at home
she could by eni Of application f0nresn per
dsy. We who live In splendid palaces and count your
income hy thousands think Of mother Drought up in
the sly e in which you now living who has L.
pay rrnt and iced and clohe herself and I've little chill
dren fourteen cents per day lnsgn!neent this
pay. hundred women engaged TO work al such
prices and crowds went away s0rowns that they could
get none OF the work n de-
But short time since sn suahe young wo,nsn
Of a respectable family who bad been left 20 her
own efforts for support being unable TO ind work.
snd her means exhausted, WAS actually turned into
the streets By her lAndlsGy and was compelled 70
take lodgings a Station House where she remsined
among the vicious for several nights. during which
plo, was laid for her ruin bat happily Ter sefrespect
and virtue iriumphed over the cram u the gentleman
who sousht her destruction, .nd she finally found
friend in the person Of kind lady In the City who
heved her wants
These are not isolated eases there hundreds
in the City whose condition is hardly better
than that Of those whom we have noticed, but We
for5esr TO repes, instances No possessing spark
Of philanthropy can fail the necessity o. doing
something for this worthy sni much neglected. class
and We hopc and believe the cxcslea ladies vito have
this charge Will receive from the phil ,nhropic
such aid will enable them 10 carry on. their oenevo-
lent desiyn.
liberal contribution Ia aid Of the cause was taken up In
Or Dowhnss Church after be had concluded his address
Next Lord Day understand collection vii be taken
'aors Tor The ssferins people Of Ire!snd.