Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-12-07
Correspondence of the ViIginian



We had glorious weather ycsterday-for
Thank giving The cheerful sunlight shonc
Pleasantly in upon fnmily gatherings in many
happy home, and the sharp air begot correspon-
ding appetitcs for the feast of fat things which
smoked on every board. Poverty was not for
gotten in the midst of abundance. The inmates
Of all our charitable institutions Jared sumptu-
onsly, aud private benesolcnco sent help to the
destitute in every quarter of the city whcro want
and misery were known to exist Tie churches
were crowded in the forenoon and large sums
were taken in aid Of the poor. Could the stats
tie. Of public and private charity be collected it
would probably appear that more than 100000
were given away in this city Yesterday for be
neyolent purposes.
During the afternoon sirollel to the " Five
Points" To sec the children redeemed from deg
radiation, ignorance and filth by the Ladies'
Mission" eat their THINK giving dinner at the
mission House" fine substantial brick buip.
ing, standing on the site of that den of prost
tuition drunkenness aud misery the "Old Brew
cry" lhe "chidren Of the Mission some three
hundred in number were in the midst of their
exercises when wen, in, and some Of the rcc-
done honor 10 the pupils of our best private
school,. All these young unrS were taken, lite
rally, from the gutter md ilrr clean. healthy,
respectable appearance renrcsrd the highest
credit upon the uohc-hoarted women and excel
Int pastors b,. whom hcy hive been reclaimed
and instructed \ gesture from Rrs. Mr.. Lurkir,
the superintendent Of the institution, was always
sufficient IL produce profound silence among
them. in the midst of their noisir,t chatter
In the lower nnrt Of The laildipp n lor,,e num-
Der of Indies and gentlemen were engaged in
o,ryi,,, IN. ,,.,,,Js .,,l ,,.,,,,,,;,.,, Il t,lI
pi.sof sn,ol,io.. ,#,r,,y. ,,orsc' n,a c1iclo,..
alps of potntoc. and opplc. The choicest cuts Of
beef: mic, by the score. enormous plum coRcs.
reunIa. II ,b,,,, j.; .,,,,a.. and i, f,ct ..v,.
~ thine odhi. thai c,.na command co,Id d,.
si, a,,,,,,,l,.l -, ,,ll.. a,,I go, a., a..
of The ,,,,,Y,,,a,ts whore III. ,,,.l af d;.li,,,
M" wa. g,ing ON. When ,he tables in rho
school room were st for ,b,. banauat fine hnnory
multitude were marched down from the cbono
where the .inf,in,, and c,,in,. Ind ,nlen nlacc
and the work Of demolition commenced. II WINS
nnryellnn.i No knives md f,rl,s wero ns.d.
but uet,yo tceth and FINGERS rendered c,,l.r, nm,
necessary. Where the I'M. r,,.n,.s stored avo,,
that ,,t snuul,, If solids .nd s.,,i..,Iil. h.,
nat tl,o .l;,Lt.., il,, Aftx L,,,.;,,,,. ,o, -
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