Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-11-18
EV ENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

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REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL AGENT OF TIKI
AID SOCIETY OF rHB DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
= FOR TIE QUARTER ENDING OCTOBER 9th, 1854
? A work Of educational and moral reform wa.
q commenced in this city last fall, in concur.
= renee with tho views of many of the clergy
= and laity Of the different Protestant denomi-
nations Of christians and other citisens, and
was attended with encouraging success The
Society WAS organised on the 9th Of April
last A missionary mstron, financial agent
and 13 teachers were elect cd, who are bell eyed
to possess sufficient devotion to the cause to
meet the tacrifses and RESPONSE bilities de-
mandsd in improving the condition Of the
idle, ignorant, vicious, and the deserving DOOR
A board Of Eve auditors were elected from tn q
~ clergy, and the trustees consist of ooe from
the laity Of zach denomination in the CITY.
The auditors and trustees are men of stand.
ing, influence and responsibility. The con
tracts, purchases, and disbursements of the
financial agent arc made subject to tho I'D
prevail Of the auditors, and his accounts are
audited quarterly, published, and loft in their
hands for the examination and satisfaction of
donors
Three Sunday schools have been added to
our number during the past quarter, making
six In ALL with 2a7 scholars. We have al So
two evening schools, with So scholars, and a
day school with 10. We are making an effort
to got 40 many children into the district
schools a. possible, wishing to obvia,e the ne
oesSity OF sustaining day schools for them
We have taken measures to increase our SIM
day and evening schools, having reoeivei
pressing calls from number Of places. MANY
children oaa be found In various parts of tn
CITY and District to make up schools, who can
and ought TO be brought in. We have On.
gaged several faithful teachers for evening
schools, who are ready to begin as soon ~
they can DO assured of q reasonable compen -.
sation, and these can be relied on to sustain
the Sunday schools regularly and efficiently
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We have not yet obtained a building for a.,
asylum for reformed females and their oh,I.
lien; but gradual progress has been mads
In preparing the public mind and convincir 2
some -" who are ready to PERISH" that th.rs
10 hope in their case II they will but put fort
taeir strength.
Our efforts to provide homes and other com.
forts for the deserving poor have also favor
able prospect. We hope, ere long, to obtain
building into which they can be welcomed
70 home. and to its comforts and sympathies,
aud whore they will learn to appreciate The
religion that leads its possessors to do to
others as they would that others should do to
them" We have depository, at the corn.
OF fennsyiVsnla avenue AID Tenth street east.
Tor clothing that may be given for their use.
The work Is common ground for all, and it
would seem that all who decline to aid it might
see that their interests would be promoted.
and their minds made more comfortable. by
participation in it,
But small portion of time has been al
lowed by other duties for raising funds The
amount raised within the quarter, including
caeh and cash subscriptions, the publica ion Cf
the former report in the city papers and copies
for distribution, books, maps, seats. and wood
Is 1874 80. The disbursements for thu omar.
ter amount to $40 48
Ladies and gentlemen, the cause is before
you Ii is q cause in which all have an in
terest, and which commends itself to the
hearts and Judgment of all-so that the good
approve 1t, the bad cannot oppose it openly
without duplicating themselves, and sectarian-
nm las not taken step against it without
reaction upon itself Will yoa suffer such a
cause to languish for want of sustenance and
with 1t all the hopes that have prompted the
RESOLUTIONS Of amendment which have been
formedf Oh, no, you will not-you cannot
We have higher opinion of you, and We trust
your hbsrality will not permit our estimate to
Do reduced. N. b. NoRrHRop,
financial Agent.
We nave Iookeo Over the accounts Of Mr
Northrop as agent for the Aid Society, and
find them correct We also would recommen
the publication of this report as likely to serve
the cause Of public morality, and would re-.
speciuliy Ask OF the various papers of Wash
iDgton 70 give it a gratuitous insertion
j. READ EcKARD,
&. P. PHELPS,
Gso. W. SAMSON,
WV HoDaRs.
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