New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-24

three he died nrried a m and hsieisnotaing
left Hsfsrds hsve hegsduc brttacy getting tired Of
II and nov csnnO; work II God scarce ny life for e~
weeks longer hope 70 support my children eavs ne,
aid FROG tie Get; which cbeered hes srrt ard wlh ihe
promise & u soon ain leit her see atef
paid her smother visit hale boy h n Been ADDED 70 ~
treasures md her al rst with mothers sniie p
pleasure she presented her h. aithy baJ % M tn noa
with the AGONY 81 breaking heart she remembered ~
desoisie aood At such tine words Of syu2 ~
and kndess are as necss arr u tie roui,amcut # tEe
sp asfcod 70 the body Nav thev who supply N E.h
the means to olothe Tie raled aud to feed the hungry;
may cuy With their ff words Of Prsce md merI'
snc the widows God accept their offerings anc ours
and add g. them the fruits cf nahteousness sts -,
1r .setn d the relief furnished by Inc society she
hopes 70 support herself AID her lille oHss during ne
Man an incident of the same simple nature nigh.
We add-incdents which, in The reality, were deeply
touching Yet If repeated by us. we fear they might
seem but trite, commonplace anecdotes, because we
would FIJI to convey the look. the tone, the express
sion, which when they accompanied them, gave
them power to stir hearts. Could you but spare
the time 10 go with US, however, we might prove 20
you III words would fail to DO, no real
is the misery witness, how solid the Dement'S any
enable us TO confer. We would lead you 10 many o
bare, desolate looking room or dismal cetar, orco9
eaTret which were more cherries, more wretched
still before your beralty gave us the means 10 as
sist their starving inmates. From these we would
take YOU to happy. comfortable little homes, which,
but for YOU, had still been the miserable holes
Where hopeless anguish poured Ais groan
And lonely want reiTedto die.
We would show you rosy little faces, over which.
when first We saw them. want or sickness had spread
llvld hue. more dreadful far 10 Dehold on these
youthful countenances than on those OF older ana
more hardy sufferers. Aud better stall, We would
point TO those whom timely visit has. perhaps,
saved from sin and despairOr as Christians, we are
bound 70 carry the Gospel far and near, TO the heath
en- abroad and no less TO the degraded at home-but
the dtdings of salvation will fail to impressive
eardeafened by suffering and the bread of life VIII be
bu, too often rejected those to whom how to obtain
the daily bread OF poverty has become the frstthought
the aliencrossing But let usrelieve the pres
cot WsIts OF these poor ones. and IN very little
while, they VIII listen with softened hearts while
enceavor 10 lift their thoughts 70 the far higher
Interests Of eternity. Thus, what seems but mercy
10 the body, may become mercy to the soul Oh,
ihtn, IN pOrtoning out the various sums which
generosity and sense OF duty counsel you to be-
stow lor lie relief Of your suffering fellowcrea-
tures cuIirg the coming Winter forget not this, one
Of the Oldest assC cations on your list. For years
has this society diffused blessings and assistance
among the class OF sufferers peculiarly recommend
ed IN Scripture to Our care nor shall II ever, we
trust faIi OF fulfilling the commission confded to it
that although sometimes dismayed by the fast
spreading lin Is and eyer-lncreaSing numbers OF our
districts yet we cannot doubt that, helped as we
have been hitherto, we shall be enabled to go on
Remember orr sorrowful widows and HELPLESS
children, We who are privileged by Heaven TO nelp
them and, 'ihe blessing OF her thai was ready 70
perish she'll come upon you nor shall COD forget
you. for "blessed is he that considereth the poor
the Lord viii deliver HIM in time Of trouble
The following summary Will show the amount ex-
pended curing the last Winter
wc, and Coal 1880 CO Board of Children--.-Sli 90
Proy,oLS--.-.- 1893 Of Sickness % IL
Clothing ---.-------- 1876 SO Donations ~
Total Sf7af 90
When the foregoing report was read, suoscrip-
tons were taken up, after which the meeting sepa-
rated.
Subscriptions in aid ofthe Society will be received
by any OF the members or by Mrs Swift, Secretary
OF the Society No. Clinton-place.
AIMS HOUSE CRY MONTHLY REPORT.-
From the report Of the Ten Governors for the month
Of October, We learn that the total expenditures
during that period $50 253 Co. OF which S352 10
were paid for nursing children, the transportation
ofpaupers donations to out of door poor, and Super
intendent OF the Work-IIouse. The total receipts
dur Dg the same penod were S6,03s 30, winch was
received from pay patients in the different insltu-
tiors, the support of iegirmltes, indcnture fees,
sale of barrels live stock, &c.
The net expenses Of the various institutions and
officers Under the charge of the Ten Governors,
amounted to $i5,936 "a.
There were in these different institutions during
the month, $40 persons, as follows:
Aims House j, 900 Lunatc Asylum 50!
RsGype IleSPal issNSEssTyy
City Prison--.-- s4s Penentiary,i ::3;,a, ool
Colored Home eli PeIitentlary Hospital 10
Cord OrphanAsylum. li2 Small Pox Hospital
In addition TO these there were 1873 transient pau.
pers and 5,4 pensioners, making total OF o,ir3
paupeIs. During the month there were ccmmi'ed
to the lid and lid District Prisons, el6 persons
ASSOCIATION FOR IMPROVING THE CoNDI-
TON OF THE PooR-The eighth annual report ofthls
socity has ust been published 1t is an interesting
document but regret that it is so barren of Stats
teal details. The financial matters are condensed
into the simple statement that the disbursements
for the year were $33G56 95 the receipts s32327 81,
and the balance due the treasurer, 81 329 6i,-whle
the results are summed up in the number OF visits
made and persons relieved in each month. rabies
OF The recepis and eXpendtureS'n each Ward would
have gwen more valuable information and II to
these could have been added the number OF appl-
cants refused the causes of poverty. the occupation
of those relieved, their nativity and color, ana other
information Of a like knd,-moSt II not al OF winch
is already furnished in the reports OF tue visitors
and I'd on the books OF the Society-it would
give a permanent value to the reports, and make
them standards of reference to physicians ana moral
economists TIE Society is in the hands oil some OF
our most Trustworthy and efficient citizens ENJOYS,
AS 1t ought, large share OF public confidence mas
done deal OF good, and much more Is expected
fromIt.
NARROW ESCAPE FRoM DROWNING
Friday eyenipg German named Ravel kenze, was
thrown from one OF the WlIamsburgh Ferry ooa's
INTO the ater the other SIDE OF the rvel oy the