The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-18
Celeb, alton OF the Old Brewery School

The ladies Of the Home Missionary Society held their
annual celebration for the benefit Of the Five Points
Mission. yesterday The afternoon concert
ously and ashionaby attended and the performances
very pleasing and satisfactory The orchestra
played overture from Auber, which followed by
romanza surg by Sgnor yett and Lovers ballad My
Mother. Dear by Mrs. Stuart The children Of the
Mission School, clean and comfortably clad, occupied
the ,tage and sung with great effect hymn composed
for the occasion Signore Petit. Mr. Kyle the lat!st
gienor Coetti aud Mr. Robert Heller the pianist
buted their services and gave cca to the concert In
the evening crowded meeting was held In Metropolitan
Hall with Jacob A. Westervet Mayor elect in the chair
The proc edipps opened by prayer after which the
Rev j.. D. Hagany read the following
ADDRESS.
Four year. ago the Ladies' Home Missionary Society Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church resolved to establish
tee Of nemen surveyed the entire field and reported
that there opening that no building could be OBJ
their suggestions But during the succeeding year:
hopes prayers and determinations centered more and
more around that neglected spot until, ere Its
close, they resolved to apply TO the Conference
for missionary, believing tina, an open door would
with their request and missionary sent. The ladies'
feeling the cicultie that beset tnsm In sphere liKe
that and s Y the na%ss Of Of sss
tlemsn, Of high rcspec,abil,ty and standing who
formed into Advisory Committee to the Board. who
empower to find suitable place, and to make all
necessary arrangements for the opening of Sabbath
school Obstacles seemed 20 vanish before them. A
found at the OF Little Water aud Cross
streets twenty feet by forty thoroughly clcaned
ard seated at the expense OF the committee and thus
made capable OF accommodating two hundred persons.
The Sabbath school imme diatey organized with
about seventy scholars.
The first lev ssb5aths they unruly, but
yielded to the bdy influence thai surrounded them,
and became very attentive and Interested Immediately
the organization Of the mission the necessity OF
day school becSme apparent IL was found that weekly
impressions too to be Of much benefit to
children who during the other six days exposed to
the inHu, which ever rested upon those residing
there Preparations made for Its organization Do
OF books maps and states received teacher
was rejected With the approval Of the entire board and
the ladies rejoicing in prosp.ct Of the dlment OF
their most cherished Plans when In this intiatory
fage adverse Influences interviewed which, by placing the
school in other hands removed entirely from the con-
troll OF the society and Of Ia degree from the d
rect rluencc Of the mission Intenperancc prevailed
fearfuy in this region that all immedistely felt that
nothing could he effected until this evil was restrained.
Temperance meetings Immediately instituted and
held frequently In tho mission room The friends raj.
lied there, sang temperance songs, and msde earnest
speeches During the FIRST year thousand sgned he
pledge and since then there has been steasy increase
and II has been confidently stated that In large ma
iority Of the pledge has been faithfully kept
The second year opened with the appointment cf Rev
j. Luckey aie Chaplain to the Sing Sing STATE PRISON.
10 that Geld Of labor
He and bis devoted wife have penetrated its DARK al
lsys and explored every Of Cow nay and che Old
Brewery The vretcbed Inhabitants Of garrets and Gel
lars have had their word Of counsel and their cheering
aid Their utmost influence has bsen exered induce
the children to attend day school instituted and sup
yhited he sick aud watched With and dre,ted the dy
irg 10 him who could TO tho utternost And We
y,Itufe h through them aided 81 laaies and
1leEen connected With the Mission, moral influence