New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-11

NEw-l ORR. TUESDAY July :.
Hon. AND DEAR SIR Permit me as a
Clergvman OF many years standing, and OF much ex-
nericnce in Missionary matters for the mental and
moral Improvement of the poor and individuals need
ING the advice and superintendent OF civil anu
Sniritual control. TO recommend measure that you
may lay before the Common Council, toward Inc
prevention of misery and crime and the bringing the
wandering and suffering classes more "llnul tne
influence OF the arm OF the cIY authority ana uidei
the regimen of the practice OF moral ana spillu',
law winch the penalties of crime have been found
so incapable of Erecting.
would propose that a Chaplain be appointed to
every Ward IN the CITY, 10 have the moral ana spftu,
al charge Of all wandering, destitute ana sex ana
suffering famlhes and individuals. whom II shatl De
his business TO visit. register ana supply WIN a~.ce'
consolation and temporal ana. Such a. lhe common
Council shall enable hun dispense, a. Their allnoner
and agent and that he attend 10 pcrSuadnS parents
10 send their children 10 the pubic sch0olS "itlhh
their respective noighboThOodS ana nave me orphans
taken proper charge of-dnd what Is most Important
IN r>Simle as many as he can exercise his influence
over every sabbath day IN some proper room or
chapel 10 be provided by the Corpor uon TO nstruct
them IN the great leading truths 81 Ohrlsuahlly,
which tend 10 make mankind wiser, holler anu
happier. and prepare them Tor the future Woriu,
Mlher is tie essential duty OF all to make them
selves ready. II appears 10 me llN II 'hhpidii>'
thus appointed TO carry out TO their best aDty
the physical and moral comforts OF the poor ana
suffering within our Wards. i would effect more 10
the suppression OF vice and misery man any olher
pan hitherto attempted. The reason why thls plah'
nart,aly adopted has failed BY the Free Churches
and the Christian denominations AZ large, Is because
II has been gotten up by those Churches 100 much 10
build up their peculiar teneS. and the ministers nave
confined themselves too much 20 people OF their own
particular views This viii always De the case
where the movement Is made by CHRISTIANS III lhelr
UNCONVENTIONAL capacity and. II therefore, appears
TO me that If the civil authority were 10 .aAe tlG
matter up. as they do FOR the Army and Navy and
cmploy ClCrgNInen Irrespective OF theI pecuudr
creeds carry out IN the spirit oil rehsloIs a" tne
moral reformation, instruction ana comfort Oh lne
many thousands dependant upon them, necessarily
in our midst ii would help astonishingy the NAM
ienance of peace and order, by the moral lleIpoSi
ilcn of influential ministers OF ChrstS rehgi0h' anu
frequently The arm of civil interference would De no
longer needed. inasmuch as the arguments ana per,
suaSlOnS of the heraldS of the gospel had prepared
the way by the light of divine truth and The a'trac-
tons OF Heavenly example. ,,.
The effect of all this would De. as lar a. Nouiu Ot
POSSIBLE TO render il so. TO make the poor ana slner,
ing and morally fral OF every Ward, a large spiritual
family under the spiritual oversight and protection OF
The Chaplans set over them a. oAePhSIus M i, ~
appears TO me that many motives wOuio operate 10
render the masses desIous of propiaung me flehd-
ship and favorable regards OF the ministers OF re,
ligon thus set over them. and that much gooi would
result from such an influence 80 eXeTled III thtr De-
half
lis probable that Churches OF all denominations
would concur IN aiding IN the support OF the map
lains thus appointed. But then the movement mus
not originate with them for the reasons heretofore
specified But whether they concur or not. me srea'
object OF reformation and moral oenem VIII De At
tanned.
would take the liberty 10 suggest 10 your honor,
that II YOU would propose 10 the Common Councll
10 make trlai, by way OF experiment, Of the FIIs'
Ward BY appointing me a Chaplain thereof 10 maze
such reports 70 you YOU may deem necessary ana
carry out the object which have very ieeoly ex.
pressed to YOU on paper. | could convince you All
practically OF the excellence and moral benefit 10 De
derived from The plan here mpeliectiy sAelche1 oy
Honorable SIR, Yours most respectfully,
CLERGYMAN.
PS would remark that formerly having made
thorough exploration by visiting every family IN the
Fourteenth Ward, in The year 1916 and that my
own mind has been deeply impressed with the pre-
cious benefit that would result from religious con
VerSation diffusion of tracts. preaching and prayer
among the ilhieIaie and destitute suffering classes
50 spread throughout our City
We can testify that the writer OF the above i
a Clergyman Of great experience and respecla'
blllty We trust his proposal may receive me
careful consideration lis Importance merits
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