New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-21
TO THE CHARITABLE PUBLIC.

In this season Of extreme difficulty and dsses.
among al elasWs Of the poor, he Directors Of the
Five Points House Of Industry feel that there are
reasons Why their appeal for means 10 succor the
psrishipg should be beard with ,oemnty by those TO
whom God has entrusted the disposal Of Hn common
bounty. Thousands, beyond precedent have been
already discharged from employment aud reduced to
want IN this City, in consequence of the commercial
pressure Of the times; and God only knows what
fearful detttution viii follow the sweeping reduction
Of employment which usually takes place ct the close
OF the acknowledgements beyond all calculation.
es u must be, by the sxtrt strngency which every
pusintn.man 90 keeDly feels, and which has already
hIso it, keentst grippe upon the vitals Of the poor.
DsDh in ito most terrible forn-death by starvs-
ton and colo in the heart o. wealthy cty-s among
the reasonable probabilities before some Of thoss
around %, unless aveIsd by frsternal hands These
extremes will fall IL anywhere, upon those nearest
"tbe bottom Of the hill" upon the feebler portion
pbyscdly mentally, or morally, Of the laborog
classes Among these peculiarly, is our chosen field
OF labor Their agoDized entreaties daily pierce
ears We have but little room TO shelter them, and
shll less Of means TO feed them. We wish to give
temporary shelter and relief TO ali who are willing
to labor Tor their bread to provide them with work;
to teach them to work, if uDskful to send them 10
country situations. if ssitabe TO SHIELD the morally
iDfrm from the ternp'at Of the demon alcohol
well az Of the dreadful vices which allure them with
the proniise Of bread; to protect and instruct the
ually ard temporarily; and TO the means Of sal
vstion for the soul " every one under For
al this We are destitute OF means worse than de.ti
tute, for we are in debt
Nevertheless in the last eighteen months or there
sboufs, we have received J. leo persons in the ex-
tTtmes Of destitution, of whom s75 have been pro-
vided with good and generally permanent situations,
and 225 are still with u.s. Temporary relief hiss also
been distributed, as udiciously possible, to huad
reds Of applicants in Almost every month; and the
numbers we obliged to turn away unaided. from
sheer want Of means, are now some forty fifty per
dsy Donations in cash, goods aud clothing, are most
urgently called for by the necessities of ceaseless
tbIoDg, arriving and departing un1ded for want of
means at the disposal of our Superintendent. Any
kr Of aid will be thar kfuly received and may be
sent to the Rev. l.. NJ. Pease, No. Little Water st.
or to ether Of the undersigned Trustees.
We trust the considerA.e benevolent will approve
that way Of helping the poor 10 which we have de-.
voted efforts from a conviction not that i, is yet
perft ct but that is eectus and humane than
any other yetadopted
In the wide spread distress already begun or in
pending, the evil Of street begging certain to be
greatly aggravated. Impostors will abound more
than ever, with extraordinary facilities for success
yet, be who rejects petition for the means of a
nights lodging a meal may have his Own warm
rest disturbed by the reasonable apprehension that
fearful exposure and distress have resulted from his
prudence. To prevent all thus, end to destroy the
business Of dishonest and drunken beggars, we have
issued tickets for meals and for lodgings at ten cents
and sixpeDce, respectively, which invite beneyo.
lent persons TO carry with them for distribution in
the place Of money
These tickets may be procured Of the Superintend-
ept the Rev. l.. NJ PEAsE, No. Little Water. St. Of
the Treasurer. CHARLES ELY, Esq No. l0i Broad
way and at the Office of The N.w Charitable MONTH";
iy, No l40i Nassau-st.
Also, up towD at the residence Of the President Of
the Five Points House Of Industry, HENRY r. REX
SEN E,q., No. "A Fifih.av., or of ARCHIBALD Rus
SELL Esq, No. 45 Tenthst.
Signed BY the Trustee: Berry RyNsES, President;
CHARLES Ely. ressu.r; ARCHIBALD RUSSELL. CHARLss
r. TATHAN. WIN. w. CORNELL Thomas 5. EELLs, EDwA RID
q BRApBURY.