New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-28
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r. the exercises OF laying the co,rersson Of s new
~ aon building now erecting ON tss SITE Of he Old
sewery by the Ladies Home Aissionsry soc'ey took
Soe. The exercises were condncfet oy 5ishop !ine',
j Tho.,, also the stone lsii large adn5sr OF
rsons were present Thetemporary buiidiog erectsd
the use Of the Society IL the Sal sF a. the FsTe
/ Jou. was occupied during he delivery OF the al
reeses by dense audience, ana nsny could nor gam
dsnittapce There were may AIDES present Capt-
,reunan, of the Sixth Ward sents platoon oil ponce
/ keep order. and TO keep sn eye n2on num'er oil
nc i.ehtfngered gentry who gro there more Tar
/ ~ IF gain than o. the Gospel.
e exercises opened by fhe tesdng Of the Scriptures
| Rev. J. Lucky, the hs-sonery there. Rev. ste-
nsr Martindale, p E., ihe1 read a hymn which
I M suneby the congegston after which prayer
as offered up by Rev DR. scott, Of the First Re-
cd Dutch q OF Newark. Rev. DR.. Hold
Secretary Of the american Bible Society, then
kev brief history Of the operations Of the Society
thc Five Points, = whish grateful and especial
ZION was made Il the success thus far Of the pecunia
|by sFort. Of the Society.
issy. DIR. Dewitt then addressed tae assemblage He
a.a that it gave b M pleasure to witness the scene
ash he there behsld and to take part in the exer
ses Of thisoccasionl he had heard md read mach Of
enterprise herefgopg on. snd had felt lively inter
y I'D is progress end success. lie had intended 10
zee visited the plate bur circumstances had prevent
n apd now he bNheld with hs eyes the fair trans
bnrsfs<n tbst - taking place building where vice
no misery IN rr most abhorrent forms existed has
sen levced 1rSd in It's place is going up new strac-
re which yir In pert, be devoted to the service Of
POD IN 'he beauty Of holiness. Here spdng Of life
F' oe ope BED, with its purifying influences. There
egs In other parts OF the City for the rich;
ply nave We not been neglecting the masses Have
Pc not len too much like the Priests and Levi,es,
PSoaine The degraded classesf This effort in this To-
r'hy to have orr iua'ed in the spirit which actu
PEI lie Savior, and thus far to have been crowned
Fego tsis blessing May this be the origin of reviv-
Png sp,rii in the Churches
lac gospel applies to all but to the poor and wretched
|o' his world i, ia especially adapted The impression
th those residing in this locality degraded
Dc benefited has tended parayze Christian effort
gnspe Is for the poor and it will be deterora,ing
II the HIGHER classes If reormatory Influences are neg
'etted among the lower glasses DR. Dewitt referred
he condition of Religion in England at the time that
wesley and Whitfield appeared upon the deld and an
uhuence was awakened in the evangelical world which
has not subsidized to this day The great amount Of
good done in the world 10y the Moravan United Broth
rem was spoken Of After some further remarks the
speaker closed by reminding them that In their good
work they could remember the dying words Of one
much beloved, "The beet Of all is, God is with us"
Continue then, thelsbor Of patience of hope
Rev. DIR. Porrs was the next speaker In the course
of HE remarks he spoke Of the City collecting much
evil. yet containing much good There is much Chris.
tsn spirit TO be found within the hearts of its Churches
He spoke of the Five Points fostering spot which
ought long sgoo have been the of especial Chris
tian Efforts but thanks to God, it is now From
when has come this effort which us herel
From whom the money TO carry forward the effort
There are some who not in crcum tances which eaa.
bio them 70 do the work contribute the object and
Thus aid those who are directly engaged ia the
work is not true, thst wealth and comfort steels
the heart against the poor, aud evidence. the
speaker referred to the interest taken ny many Of the
members OF the weslhy Churches TO aid the poor and
efforts TO benefit themof which this mission is one
The speaker sad that he looked upon this movement
- one Of the most important relis ous social and mum
opal efforts existing In the City Let those VINO com
pn Of the police expenses OF the taxes of the crowd
Ing of the aims houses and of the prisons bursting with
criminals not turn aside when asked give to this o5
jeet None can call in question the practicabty of
cleansing the Five Points nor of the many -Four Points
In our City which seriously require renovation There
Il much to be done in the City by Home Missionaries
established by the ladies' II the public did sustain
these local societies in their efforts keep down vice
may become ms bad as London where disipated youth
exist TO the number of over 100000 who are called
" CITY Arabs" Who knows the crime that has been
transacted in this locality Altar further remarks
Rev Dr. Kennedy addressed them at some length.
Twenty nine years ago be knew Of this place. H.
gave some "reminiscences of his own labors at that
time on this spot The first passage of Scrip;arc
which he ever undertook publicly 10 explain was in
Que of the alleys Of this spot to adying woman, and
number of the residents gathered around him wh)
can tell what influences may result from the operations
here going forwards Who knows what instrums nt
may be raised up here to promulgnte Gospel tru,hsi
Full many flower is born to blush unseen,
And waste its sweetness ON the desert air
How pleasant il often is to be presented withwild
flowers gathered by the hand OF womaa-wiid bowers,
beautiful to the eight and grateful 10 the sense. This
thought he applied to this eiort Of the ladies-thcy
may be the of gathering in many precious souls
men Of worth and women of exec lence In the drst
temperance efforts in the City he recollected that Me-
Hugh Maxwell who had been the strict Attorney for
sixteen years speaker; and he testified that were
II no, for Christians coming down to the haun,s of
and vice with their gospel truths and
Samaritan kindness, the City would be almost he'll
upon earth.
In these moral efforts the directions which Cromwell
ssTe TO HE soldiers is applicable" Fire low" The
AIDES have followed this advice, aud want what the
great Hungarian donominEtcd material sid" The
Savior was born in a stable and thither came the wise
nen with rich offerings It l. to be hoped that all who
owe souls viii come down from their high places and
1--WE to these ladies that they may carry forward this
TODD work. Those who refuse to give 20 Foreign Ms
hons the ground that there heather enough at
home can here apply their gifts TO good advantage.
1t the battle OF Bunker Hin instructions were given
'ot to IRE until they could the white of the ems
nice eye. so here you almost sec the white ofthe
neu''cs eye and osnnotfail to hit shoot rs you may
Alter the conclusion of the addresses contributions
aa collection of 500 to $500 in amount were made
The audience then repaired TO the front of the new