The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-01


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INDECENT Fenales.
YoRTYYrRsr ANNUAL MEETING.
The directors, managers and friends Of this excellent
institution assembled In the Asylum in Fast Twentieth
street. Tuesday to celebrate forty anniversary
The meeting composed almost entirely Of ladies' from
whom the institution derives its main support Tho
presence Of many Of the inmates gave additional interest
to the proesedings The exercises commenced with
prayer BY Rev. Mr. Bger, from Aoravia who read the
following report -
Twelve months have taken their rapid flight and am
numbered with tho years beyond the food since the
Last annual report Of this association presented ia
ito beneaetors. During that period the dreaded pest
encs hAt walketh in do rkness has visited every part
Of our land sundeng the dearest ties and causing many
hearts to for those that sare not" Yet within
the wallis Of this asylum in family Of nearly ninety
aged persons feeble and in6rm many are where any
prevalent disease might naturally be expected make
its ready nroad not one instance Of the cholera has
CURED. H8
We would not be understood TO attribute this remarka
BILE preservation to any human foresight skill in tho
management Of our household although wise super Vi
son Of Diet and other prudential with regard
to the health Of the family have been faithfully observ-
ed but to the sovereign mercy alone Of that good and
this association TO provide for and cherish his aged
would We render all the praise.
Though spared from visitation Of cholera within the
asylum there has been through the past summer rath
more than q usual amount Of sickness and, in the
Of about three months six Of the inmates
removed by death Four Of these had been long time
for many months, lowering the brink of the grave
and death may be attributed in their rather TO
wearing out Of nature than to any particular disease
s. 81 had 50 had I and in the year a. IN
sickness in the summer Of that year. also in
the last past than has been usual but with the
ception Of one case, that Of domestic, there
cholera She poor girl with very brief notice. passed
terest portion Of the friends Of this charity They
show the ratio Of mortality in the asylum for six years
past the advantages for health and comfort as far
the institution is concerned being tho same
year with another during that time; and the size
of the family not varying for many years, except from
the absence of inmate visiting friends in the
country, . room vacated by death remaining empty
occupant taking into account the years and the nr
nifty more OF less every individual that makes up the
o. s.s it not matter
than SO many, deaths9 also bears favorable teati-
mony to the kind and unremtting Of the matron
under her care It affords evidence, likewise of gene
rous and judcious supply Of nutritious paatabs food
in o. s much to the enjoy
youth, to recruit the energies Of decaying nature
reference to The Purchasing Conmittess account win
Concerning those who have departed from us in the
course Of the last year, We may with very few excep-
land and Of those very iew-soms two or thros-thsrs
was still room to hope they would hnd acceptance
through the all sucisnt merit Of the great Rsdesmer
One that died during the warm weather, August 10TH
at the age Of decided and humble follower
Of the lamb, belonged TO- that excellent portion Of
Chrst's church. the Moravians She still enjoyed the
ministratons Of her faithful pastor within the asylum
when she was too infrm toattend his church without
which the for . considerable portion Of the
tvrA thVaA In Af har ia IL
Of paralysis. As death drew nigh she rejoiced
in the prospectshe longed to 60 and DO with her Sa
the cty but her positive request left for the cler
8, man who should preside at her funeral that sulo
GUM should be pronounced upon her, but that this
hymn, "Amazing grace how sweet the soundl' &C.,
which she repeated with uped hands, should be sung
best suited 10 her She had been in the asylum
six years From the number Of those whose dying beds
bore testimony to the worth and prcciousness OF that
hope which alone sustain the sinking soul In the
prospect Of entering the unseen world we select
moreher name Adams, her age si1ty-eight. She too
had been inmate six years. Afflicted with inter
nal disease that admitted OF hope Of cure shc ha
For the last year eighteen months she unabl,
any longer to sit up As her malady advanced,
consuming and hserating the parts on which II
prcyed, her pains became perpetual, without ono
moments intermission; and towards the close OF
life, as they relate, Who with unremtting kindness
agony indescribable. As tho whole period Of her tim
withinih asylum, until the breath had departed an
the pok sufferer released had been one Of entire
submission SO her end was peace sweet
peaceres in Jesuss love. Her evidence Of intelligent
Christian faith, expressed by highly respectable
clergyman, extraordinary. He had been conversng
with her. ard went away both gralied and edited. She
had been sorey tried BY fear Of the dying struggle
but months before her death she told her conpan
ions that her nercful Saviour had taken every fear
away. Some of visiters probably remember Mrs.
Williams, bright, active, intelligent Englishwolnap
occupying large and very pleasant front room in the
second story She 1t was that spoken of having
continued to nhabit from the day Of her entrance in
1910, until the day Of her DEATH August 54 In the
meantime she had outved four successive room mates
each very considerably her junior But the last her
h companion, has outivcd her. She is above seventy
six years.
ago, will introduce friends t, the infrmary,
whs they will perceive, the entrance Mrs. s.
old Lady Of cheerful counenance contented and happy
Opposition always looking the bright side and making
the best Of everything. She Is aged eighty four Ad-
little further there Is Mrs. Co. Of gentle mien
too has passed her eigty-fo year. Turn to the
corner the left you enter and there probably, you
win find Mrs. b. lying upon her bed sitting close be-
side it. She has gone far down into what termed second
childhood, interesting for it, very simplicity. Kindly
inquire how she is she wesps and answers, No better
away the larger portion Of the time She has always been
worthy inmate, quiet, inofensve, contented and in
dusrious until by the nrmity Of age, together with
stroke of parslysis some years ago. she has become
perfect child Her age Is nnetytwo She and the last
mentioned were contemporary with Mrs. Williams, en-
been in the asylum fourteen years We turn TO the op-
posite the right there, that bed and in the
position which year after year has found her. lies
Mrs. Matthews, aged ninety two one of Gods dear chill
dren, saint on earth kept here beyond all human cal
culaton, in the infinite wisdom and mercy ri God, for
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