The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-11-28


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The bright clear morning which ushs-ed in the annual
day Of pety and rjocing sddsd much to the features
which always do, and should characterize the occasion
But few stores exhibited their work-s-dsy appearance
nearly all being closed and the thoroughfarss Of the
city were principally occupied by the congregations
going and from their respective places worship and
parties proceeding excursions for recreation the
rous target companies forming picturesque variations
the scene.
THE ANNUAL THANKSGIVING FEAST TO THE
y POOR CHILDREN OF THE FIVE POINTS.
At about four O'Clock yesterday afternoon the chill
drsn Of the Sunday School Of the Five Points Mission
those Of the Temperance Home, and the poor in the
nsghborhood assembled to psrtske Of dinner at the
Mission House. No. Little Water street. under the d.
recton Of the Rev Messrs. Luckey and Psase, At five
o'clock the children belonging to the Sunday School
connected with the Mission admitted to in
which the dinner laid The tables were spread with
On abundance Of beef turkeys &c. contributions from
seventeen Of the hotels Of the city Before paraking Of
the dinner, the children sung as grace before meat
Great God, nom whom all blessings fow" &C. and then
"e tor and ate with good appetite the things set be-
lore them The children were most assiduously waited
upon the gentlemen and others interested
In the Mission These children certainly behaved thsms
selves remarkably well. After they had been satisfied
their places filed by the children Of the Day
School who in their turn succeeded By number
Of children called "out sdersn who were not regular
attendants at school Altogether there were some two
hundred AID twenty five fasted at this dinner and yet
huntu had been the supplies sent n that they had
enough and to spare When al had dned and the tables
were removed the children all collected into the one
room, and then sung I" the Happy Land" concluding
with the Doxoogy that was sung the commencement
benedictson was pronounced by the Rev Mr. Luckey;
asr wn'ch the children were dismissed their homes
vded or these Door children and ON ss r pro
the dinner fell short; but 1t not this year Owing
to the ndeAtigabls exertions Of Mr. william A. Beschsr
and the beraty Of of our citizens they had as We
have said more than enough.
To many Of our readers it may prove interesting to
which is situated in part Of the city where abound
poverty, Indebtedness, and intenperance. The La
dies Home Mission has been established now nearly
nine years and they have in operation nine different
missions In the most desoste portions the city Some
few years since was proposed to the Board Of Missions
to establish the Five Points but after some dis
cusson the idea was abandoned it being considered
hopeless to attempt to do any good in that locality The
members Of the mission returned again and again to the
subject Of the present notice the very
centre Of the Five Points It has now been established
Of the Rev Mr. Pease and the under that of
the Rev Luckey formerly Chaplain of Sing Sing pr
SON. who still continues his labcrs
The Ladies' Home Mission has for its object the re-
claiming from the streets the children Of the poor or of
dssoute parentsge, and teaching them to be good
poor outcast children with hcme food and clothing
and not few have been saved from death and infinitely
than death Much good has been effected Already
but much remains to be done and the society make an
appeal to public for aid in this great work
The Lord loveth little children, and has said @thst be
who gives cup Of cold water only in His name shall in
no way lose his reward Donations Of money or cloth
ing viii be received at the office Of the Rev Mr. Lucky
at No Little Water street at any time.
The propretors Of the wing hotels con attributed 10
the dinner given as aoove;-rhe Aston House, Howard
rance National Merchants pacac United sisss. Tam.
many Mrs. Russell Of Chambe street, and Mrs Demng
Of Murray street After the feast vote Of thanks
butors and carried by the children with loud cries Of
aye aye.
DOCTOR HAWKS SERMON on "THE SIGNS OF
THE TIMES"
Doctor Hawks celebrity as q pulpit crater and the
interesting nature Ct the subject OF his discourse Al
nounced for yesterday attracted very large and fashion
able congregation to his church. corner of Twenty
street and Fourth avenue The expectation Of all who
heard 1t must have been fully realized 1t was ct once
eloquent, fgurative and impressive and wi,hs marked
BY and truthful portraiture Of the moral
and political postion Of this country and the city Of New
York in particular We only enabled present our
readers with outline The text upon which the Rev.
gentleman based his discourse from the 10th chapter
Of Matthew, and part Of the Sd verse; Can ye discern
the signs Of the times'" When upon former and 81
lar OCCASION he had addressed that congregation he
had remarked that God the maker Of history since then
another year Of his scroll had been enrolled and all COM
bined to prove the truth Of this assertion The present
period raught with momentous events and though
1t was impossible to read with certainty the hidden roll
Of the future might by that portion which had been
opened be enabled to with decree prescence
the future Swallowed forth not very family We we're
upon the Of fearful struggle throughout the civil
izedy yolc shout IN h,rs M
ear already caught the premonItory rumblinss These
were suicenty clear to to prepare and think
for when the time there would be duty Of aston
without elaboration. and upon that action might de-
pend our happiness and prosperity Q people. Tie
struggle would be between the ply force Of
Of people on the continent Of Europe and the tyranny
VI their oprressore. II II were simply the indignant
rage Of down trodden humanity against tyranny our
rympathies would all be with the oppressed and We
would rejoice In their this was not
all. We might hear and approve Of what might be
righteous effort to throw II of but the very sense
Of oppression was enough to make the wise man
mad; and We knew In the people what the conse.
quenees Of re action-runnng into exremes-and set.
ting up tyranny a. CALLING and less responsible-s
and no government. True, that this the home Of
ttdom but We had no sympathy TO spare for those who
,bsr NO % out a ns6 own no authority but
sesnst tyranny now have propayatsd certain doctrines
with mischievous activity fhese persons sole argu
written In blood The result Of the struggle against
tyranny and despotism sure-it was that Which
would follow that sensible men looked ct. We would
have no blood spilled that could be spared and liberty
but what was lawful AID rational Our country had
nothing to do with questions Of purely foreign 20.
Icy Ours was well ordered republc and every citi-
zen Who sympsthized with the oppressed In Europe
was the mere bound to maintain IL so We would |
do mueh more by example than BY arms the latter might
make others fear uthe former caused them 10 respect
Us and did far mere for suffering humanity Tompress
this great truth should be the great object Of American
patrotsn II was frequently said here that the people
constituted the sovereign poser. This mistake.
III were sid that the representatives Of sovereignty
created by the people and that the power Of Great
ing them was In them and In them alone Il would be
much nearer the truth Every government must havsa
supreme power vested somewhere In despo.c govern
ment vested In aud the hsppiness misery Of
the people depended the disposition OF their master
In limited monarchy with right Of representation in
the people end an impartial judiciary restraining the
freaks Of royal caprice or kingy passion Il IL In them
or II may be In body Of principles, written for our
guidance by body Of menivho thereby Voluntarily di.
vested themselves Ct sovereignty and placed IL there
and this Document we called q constitution-snd that
wss the only sovereignty acknowledged. r. unhsp-
PLY they mistaken Ia any Of those rules and prin