New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-01

bounful srrply Of subst zntisis snd lu1rrles rco
al ready for stack the tables appearance s
well in real merit, would have done credit to many
festivals which 10 much higher soc. circles than
tie FIve-PoiDts.
At about , O'Clock the services comnenced-the
children CT the school having been arranged in the
gsIery, where they psssed toe time in singing. Tse
visitors began TO pour in more numerously at thai
hour: and, until evening, the bGiling througed
tt hs interested in the events Of the occasion, and
In the operations OF the Mission The frs, exercises
sisted of singing by the children; after which rem srks
wire MADE by the Rev. J. S. Inskip. the Rev. DIR.
jesse I. Peck, Me- Joseph Hoxie, and the Rev. Mr..
Cuyler, During the exercises the sum Of 500 was
contributed toward the support Of the Mission. Other
donations OF money were also made to considerable
amount although the day not intended a. one of
special effort for raising money. The occasion
an opportunity for visitors TO inspect operations and
sfierward give as they sss fit During the day bas-
kes to the amount Of ESQ we're sold AID quite large
number Of copies of the book entitled the odd
Brewery" were disposed Of Mr.. Rockwell, q law
YER from Keokuk, Iowa, also addressed the audience
in a forcibe manner.
The Rev. Mr.. Adamr the missionary last year at
the Five Points, was present, and when dinner was
ready lie led the way for the children from the chapel
gallery to the school-room, where the tables were
spread As they followed him, the whole troupe OF
about three hundred sang
Children 90. 10 and fro.
In meny, pretty row &c
The tables were twice filed to accommodate them
and wien hey returned to the chapel the doors were
opened to admit the other children OF the FivePonts
and vicinity, who do not belong TO the school Four
times the tables accommodated one hun Tered
and fifty children-msking one thousand and over of
destitute, poor-clsd, hungry children, who viii, On
this account, have pleasant recollection of Thanks
giving in 1884. Upon the wall, in letters OF ever
green, we're the words;
when thou m,ksst feast, call the por.-
This was fulfilled to the letter. After the children
returned to the chapel, they were presented with
toy esch. They also presented the two youog ladies
engaged as their teachers with pencils, in neat
speeches by little girls. Mr. Cornelius Dsosway re-
sponded in behslf Of the young ladies. At 81 o'clock
ell was over the audience and children had been dis
missed and the eivers and the receivers, alike graft
fed had gone to their homes. Aside from those VITO
dned ct the Mission, there were not a few Thanks
giving dinners among the poor Of the neighborhood
During Wednesday afterrooa and Thursday morning,
about one hundrei chickens, two bushel-bsskets
filed with fish, and considerable quantity of fresh
neat were distributed to the needy families Cloth
irg for boys and girls, hats, shoes hoods &c, were
freely given out 10 prepare the children for dinner
and for the incement weather OF winter.
After Il ives all over, the police, who had been pre-
cent during the day, remembered, and the Rev.
Mr.. Lokin the missionary, and others, took fine,
large iced cake present to Capt Brennan for his
kndnes. toward them on all OCCASIONS also, basket
Of applss for The men. A basket of crackers and
some cheese were taken with the above to the Sta
ton House, which Capt. Brennan suggested should
be distributed among the dodgers" They who
had perhaps gone supperless to bed and were asleep
upon the benches in the lookup, aroused and fed
Themselves.
II may be mentioned that the dealers in Washing
ton ana Fulton Markets and others have contributed
literally to the stock OF provisions with which tho
mission will judiciously relieve want during the win
ter There are three or four barrels of NEST and a
large qusn,:. II apples and vegetables in store,
which they gave for that purpose.
Altogether, it a very interesting and encouras'
ing day. The donations and the number Of visitors
were at least three times greater than on any pre-
yous OCCASION and the effect to encourage those
engaged in this work of ply mental, aud moral
benefit to the poor and neglected to perseyere in
weldoiDg