New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-28
BROOKLY YW ITEMS.

FEsrryAr FOR THE PooR-While crime ia fearfullv mul
pyng in the great commercial heart of the nation while
the registers Of every month show increasing ev
dCncos Of the most shocking depravy and jas pen
tenaIies and beney yoen lums, OF every name
crowded with the most disgusting specimens Of humanity
and their miserable victims aud dependents. cheering
10 discover upon the potontous cloud which Oyehaogs
our moral horizon tnges, though faint yet OF Heav
The Dduttria Schools for girls springing up if by
magic in various portions Of those sister cities, afford
Cheering indications that Providence has not forsakon
-ihn he will not abandon the lana he evidently has
chosen which to pu his name, as his chief agent in
human civilization.
II was the privilege Of the writer 10 at the Christina.
dinner Of the industrial School Dean ST., Brooklyn
M0ndaN TO witness O most cheering to the heart of
philanthropy. Two long tables were tastoiully and ma
niicenily speGA, not only with substantial supply for
natures Nan but with many Of those uxuros with which
the rich adorn the fesveboad aud egas the fanccs AM
tie aTpetos OF their more favored children.
There were present fifty gils Of the Indusrll School
betwCer the ages OF eight and fourteen with clean faces
new calico resses and new shoes and ockings whose
dery conduct intelligent comenances and sweet voices
ns they sang in admirable time hym after hymn aested
the power love the heart Of childhood even the
most degrnded Less Than two months since they were
beggais in rags many of them such nuisances as re
Qued the aid of the police TO keep within the limits OF en-
durance by the citizens in ncchbohoo1s they quenisd
Now clothed and in their right mind surrounding such
a table as they had never before dreamed Of and
with folded hands aud closed eyes, they reverenty re-
heated in concert tho Lords Prayer many heart among
ihe spectators melted and many eye Oyer0wed The
conviction forced upon al present that true happiness
is found in doing good -
Tho Mission Sabbath School Tor Whom tne DUleihG
known as the Mt Prospect Mission House was erected
was united with the Industrial School on this occasion
making, together a company OF one hundred ana MY.
The managers of the industrial School return their
grateful Acknowledgements for the liberal response
Which their every appeal for aid has received from the
hepevon especially for the abundant for this
Christmas Festival And they earnestly invite such as are
interested in the of human elevation ana reSehefa
tion IN visit their School on Dean St. between ashlng
ton and Vanderbilt avs and for themselves the rls
Of their generous contributions.
"a b.l6 hy o Trustees
January Who will buy New Year thank oneIlng on
Ills altar erected against the altars OF oioch reA
ing with the blood Of thousands OF immoaled eni,aSh
,sx,vYRs,Ry-IheS Sabbath School connected with the
rleots Nj Z Church gave an exhibition last evening.
Although an admission fee of 20 cents was chArseu, ne
commodous church was filled 10 its utmost csPsel'y.
Sost were naceo in the aises and many OF tne auuhce
remained standipg during the entire evening Prom &c
ort wade on the occasion appeared that the cnoo wa
TrnnizN N June O. $780, with "a scholars Since thM une
there has been steady ncseass uh haro been Collected
Com moor families in the neghborhood ana co'9ee ~
whole or in part by benevolent Society th In
the School Juvenile Missionary So1ie, oo SnoS vas or
sn;1ed Sent 49, 1884, and has already collected
s ooo The report alluded in appropriate terms 70 m hs
abor Of Mr. John E. Henford the Of nraver
49, Raw Mr. Osborn; singing dialogues and aadressess
ey W. W. cbr5ran, One little gr not more tna osisS
o % s,nc Little Drops O. Water in manner ma ~ bs
forth the applause G H. the osSSrn eSS1 in behalf Of cn mem
~. 81 ha church and congregation presen'en u. ~
os,ss cSrreh the Rev Mr. Hatfield with oox % hs
oak taken from the old ssiS n ,ssembd for wor
hIse . " ,h;s Country The box besides beng Vaaaoe
snP ~ ssLe contained material aid 20 tne am ks
5000 Mr Hatfield replied in lew wStu -, % hsnsson
delighted audience Were W. ,s;T schoo room 10 psTtske
Of refreshments