New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-20
Five Points Mission Day school.


The Address Of the Ladies Home Missionary
Society OF the Methodist Episcopal Church read
METROPOLITAN Hall, Friday evening. Dec l.. Is52 has
ore statement, at least which in justice to myself AMI
o'iers / feel called upon, kindly to correct, It is
found n The following paragraph Immediately ah,r
the orgaEsza;ion Of the Mission the necessity Of
Day School became apparent II was found that
weekly impressions were too eyanescent to be OF mach
beneht to children. who. during the other six days
were exposed to the influences which evsu rested
upon those residing there Preparations were made
for IL organization Donations of books maps and
siaies were received ateaoher selected with the
approval CT tic en,reEoard and the ladies were re
Joions IN the prospect Of the fulament Of their most
c-ershed as VI en- in this .nta,ory stage adverse
Influences iIteIve ned which " rlscinc TIE school in
otheT hand removed entirely from the control Of the
Soc'iy tnd o. course. In degree from the direct in
fueEce Of the Mission
From the above extract it would appea-Firs,. thss
tie Mission Board contemplated. resolved up0n hired
teacLer aEc made provision Tor day school Second.
that wien ;hcse preparations were made and The H.
die were rejoicing N prospect 81 the fulhuent Of Their
most cherished plans II was wrested from them aad
placed Il other hands
Now what are the facts In the month of August,
$50 laid before he Mission Board The uIporsnc OF
day school on the Points by which Boari was in.
flrnIrd, IL substance, follows, mot formally for I
know OF nothing formal being done by tie B)srl Ii.
rccy iCr tie day school THAT they hai not the means
for such enterprise. and II they he'd the objcc; Of
their ganizaton id not contemplate The appropriation
OF means OILY for the accomplishment OF sp ritual enla
TC LIS ~, lied, TIT regarded day school az neccs-
sarv 20 the accomplishment OF any particular good with
the children and they could not irresponsible for the
school must have one if hal to meet the entire
pence from my own private means.
To thi they did not object After making inquiry for
q Teacher and consulting with several persons.
was finally hired by myself. fnd paid one months
sslsry n edveuce cut Of my own means. But before
holr ODD MO 10 If
thing else wa visited by gentleman OF The Presby-
terisn Church who informed me that Mrs. Dr.. b the
Protestant Episcopal Church, raised tor Day school
the Five Points, AID had on interest 500 Tor more
than years, which she had cOnhdei to him %
be be applied for such purpose AMI that we could Tx
upon any plan which would be agreeable 70 Mrs.
Doctor h.. he would be happy 10 apply the money
sustain the School bad in contcnp ation. This I r.
gtTded as God send Tor the Mission Board hal Dc
clined being in any way responsible and was not able
TO meet the demands OF the enterprise
Immediately drew up spaper embodyine reveral ar.
tcles OF agreement. the main OF which First, the
School should nO be denCmnGtions ami, second, that
4 should be under my control or superiniendence.-
These read az ~ next meeting OF the Board and
20 thCm they made objection. TINS gentleman then
placed in my hands means to get the room painted,
stove, maIs books. slate, sad 10 meet any incidental
expenses which might occur Some OF the articles
were gwen more were bought
Some weeks after the School went into operation, the
Mission Boord wishing DO something for he School
and not feeling - Lbedy-n view OF the object Of their
orgauzaiion-to do directly received hire Assist
Female NJ ssionaTy with the understanding that sh,
mi lt ch IN department OF the Day School This
they cid. paying her salary Tor some SIX months after
which il was met By the lie gular Day School Fund
The S,hCO has now been IN operation two years aul
two months numbering in IL daily attendance one humid
red from ts commencement lis good effects can be
seen in the marked CHI nge produced in the children
Soup-room is now established IN connection with IT,
where the poorest OF the children ind the Of
sui slstence.
To me was not matter Of regrethat other churches
came forward to sustain take part In the direction
Of It's good work Had not been for the mutual assis
lance received by all the churches am sure should
not have with great either IN the iuca-
tions industrial part of the work. and consequently
not in the moral.
An impartial report may be expected nj Metropolitan
Hall this evening l.. NJ PEAsE,
superintendent ofthe House OF Industry.