New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-16

The unpaid bills sa7e IS
MARY MURRAY. Treasurer
The children then went through numb er OF les
sons in Mental Arithmetic, Reading, Spelling, Gsog.
raphy and Physiology in which they acquitted them
selves 10 the admiration OF all present. Their pro.
hclency In MeRsal Arithmetic was worthy OF espe-
cIal remark, and their exercises in Defamation
caused much applause. While the pieces selected
produced considerable amusement
DR.. Mcclure Smith then came forward, and said he
had requested the ladies to allow him to say single
word. not to speak Tor the children, for they could
speak eloquently for themselves than he could
for them He wished 10 say word on the prosperity
Of the internal affairs OF the Asylum In the midst Of
the inclement winter, which he thought was one OF
the most severe which had been felt for long time,
there sickness IN the Institution. IL was his
duty 10 enter the names Of the sick in book pro-
vded for that purpose, and in his poor way to al
minister to their wants and ne was proud TO say
that curing SIX weeks until yesterday he had not
been called upon to re- ister one name No child
was al this time sick IN bed and the audience could
see by the children before them whether they were
cared for or not. rasng this tact connection with
the one that they were taken IN without regard TO
health unless they had some contagious disease, he
thought II spoke great deal for the Institution. lie
spoke OF the order IN the Institution and said that
everything went on With the greatest SKILL and the
children oheyed their teachers aad did their duty.
He mentioned seyerai anecdotes OF the children 10
by hoping that the ASy lum would find friends
The children sung the Orphans Hymn and gave
several interesting dialogues after this speech which
called forth considerable applause, for some OF the
older children really showed great mental apprecia-
tion OF Their subjects.
Mr. Joseph Blount then came forward, and said
that the objects the Institution was established TO
benefit were before the audience. Charity OF tho
present day not altogether impulsve ~ was
70 el. hu nuunt n he n
so applied it ought to be considerable The conse-
quence OF charity being thus nconsideralely applied
was that some classes were brought up IN idieness
and dissipation Persons who looked properly at
the ends Of that charity would see that 1t was to
bring up the poor and needy colored children for
vas considered better for society to rescue those
poor persons from poverty. pryatiOn and want anu
by giving them moral culture and food, 10 save
Them from becoming bad Characters and suoectto
evil companions and wees. They knew that through
temntatOn which was daily placed before the young,
their Courts and Jlls were hl Ell with criminals, and
they said IL better 70 be AZ the expense OF cult
waiting the mind IN early years than az the expense
OF prosecuting and supporting them as criminals
when they gre n up, IL vas true thai mere was
large class OF colond people among the pnonc AZ
large, and they were uoiden 10 the ground ana no'
permitted 10 bclOngtO mechanical trades and probes
sons as others were. From these and other sources
OF proht they were declared, acd m the State OF
NewYoTk there we're II coo OF That class OF subjects
the same effort rs those Of another color. Conse-
quently the cOlOled orphan deserved more sympa-
thy, and had great clam to tao kindness OF human
ity. He related several anecdotes To show how
poor some OF the cOlored children were, aud how
they thought they mad no claim TO sympathy, aud
sho Ihat they were brought 10 this country Dy
the HhIte man, so did they CLAIM has sympathy ana
support. lie hoped That the noble. minded women
nhO had founded that AsJ lun and we're aiding 10 its
support, would he assisted by every friend OF the
poor children, and by every one who wished 10 SEQ
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A SELECTION was taken up, which amounted 10
SO 49, and S20 Ia money were taken al the doors,
besides shst taken for tickets sold previous TO
the exhibition go
A juvenile sorg, Good Night" by the children,
closed the pfOceeoucS AMI all parties were pleased
and interested Width exhibition
OFFICERS.
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MASGARET ROOSEVELT, Second Disfectfess, bfoAa"ay'
ANA II. SaorSEfi Secretary &c Ea,, Fourtssnhst.
MARY MURRAY, Treasurer, % East fonreenlh- a.
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