The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-12-18


Protestant Half Orphan Asylum So
cicty.
This society held their sixteenth anniversary
meeting on Monday evening, at their esta blshment
in the Sixth avenue, between Tenth and Eleventh.
streets.
The proceedings were opened by prayer, by
the Rev. DR.. De Witt; after which the reports Of
the Treasurer, the Board of Managers, and the
Trustees were read. From these it appeared there
had been relieved 252 half orphan children, during
the years that l95 were now present, and recipients
of their benefits; that they were ali under twelve
years Of age, and that death had urred among
them for two years Since the institution of the
society, 100 children had been received aud edu-
Gated, many Of whom, uow arrived at mat urity,
acknowledged in their respectable spheres of life,
the blessings they had derived from the institution.
Nor was this all. The salutary effects on surviving
parents we're, in some instances, very remarkable.
by the treasurer's report, it appeared that their
past yearly expenses has been about five thousand
dollars, while their receipts came short by about
Gig bit huL dred of that sum.
The appearance Of the children male and female,
aeoSs1 no the %.s
they went through their examinations, and per-
formed the exercises of the evening, ELECTED consi
derable, and, as We thong deserved appreciation
The exercises consisted chiefly in compositions pre-
pared for the occasion, which were excellently de-
livered, with good emphasis and discretion by
the chill dren. II it would not be invidious, we would
particularly point out pretty little miss who de.
livered citation, "The little girl to her needle
one Of the most admirable of the performances.
The Rev. Dr.. Tying, from whom an address, was
expected, was not present. but the Rev. g. 5 Prem
tss whose church the children attend, compensated
for his absence by very appropriate and happy
address.
After the report and examination, and after what
they had seen and heard. he observed they need
tla f~nvn ps<pht ha AZ
aey of the ladies who governed that institution, as
il Of the architect Of ST Paul's cathedral upon
q slab within that edi6ce: monunpe,tum que
riS crcvmspice." II you need any monument, look
around you. 1t was said that facts were stu oborn
things; but it seemed-and he was sure-they were
eloquent and persuasive things when he looked at
the children before him, with their bright eyes and
rosy cheeks and thought Of the pleasant home they
came from, and where they were about to 60 to.
Christ himse had shown the greatest favor TO little
children, and II he were there that night no would
say, 'lnssmuch rs you have done 1t to these little
esyou have doneit to me-" He did smile upon
them that night; he did say so. The very attempt
to do good was always followed By blessings but in
this case their Efforts were crowned with success.
step towards solving the great problem ofall those
prodigious sgitations spread over the world-the
want Of employ meut leading to ideness and crime,
and am, the want Of sympathy to retrieve the erIing
What God required Of US was not to do much; It
wss only to do that little that lied before us and
if all the benevolent were to do that little, We
should not only have two hundred, but Thousands
Of half orphan children thus provided for. He
would then address few words to the children.
When travelling through Europe, he observed .
custom In Tyrol When the native peasants met,
they universally addressed each ether, the one say
ing, " Blessed be Jesus Christ !" and the other 70
plying, "For ever and ever-amenw Would it
not be well for them always, on meeting, to say 90,
if not aloud, at least in their hearts. II was not
the ladies alone, but Jesus Christ who had brought
them there. With hymn, admirably sung by the
children, the proceedings Of the meeting con-
cluded.