New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-22
BROOKLYN YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIA-
TION-SCIIOOL MISSIONS

Of this Association wa, held last evening
in e Second presbyteran Church Brooklyn There We're
about fifty members present Religious service having
been offer d, the President ANDREW a. SMITH OK 'lnoed
the object of the meeting viz to provide for the Christian
and rnort edu alton of the destitute children of Brooklyn
Tn effort which lie showed to be in accordance with the
Constitution and design of the Association and desire for
which he had found n several individual members. The
field he represented large Unocoupied and highly i'm
porsn SO far as he could snive OF statistics he should
soy there were in Brooklyn from $4,000 to 900 youth from
The age of 10 10 destitute OF all religious and moral IN
strucon
Mr. ODrIL read a report from tie c, mmittee on Sta
tsiies 1t enforced the utility of school missions and men
tened that nine sixeenths of the youth Of Brooklyn receive
10 Sabbath School education The existing mission schools
require many teachers and there many new schools
needed of which the report pointed out the desirable oea
tons
Mr. TRowBRIDGE read an essay recommending mission
schools and showing their particular necessity az present.
owing TO the rapid growth OF Brookyn and the utility oil
preventing any portion Of tie city as is usual with grow
II cities from being given up TO vice and crime, and
preserving for Brooklyn her character as religious city
Mission schools are requisite for this end because the
churches are apatheto onthe subject The chief enemies
10 be encountered Romansm and lntemperance the
difficulties are many, but the end worth the trouble OF
overcoming them. Organized effort is indispensable.
Mr. WILLIAMS thought the remssness OF churches on
this subject was owing not to want of interest N it, but to
wan, of full appreciation OF its importance lie strong
IN URGED the Christian Ouiy OF ccHooI hISeiohn
Mr. SNOW said he had much experience in School Mis-
stone and found them capable of producing great good
even among boys Of the very worst habits
Mr. GRkIxITAF spoke TO the same effect.
The Rev Mr.. NEwooMBE approved of the object and
urged its importance and its practcabily If taken hold
of BY specific organization, with faith and courage
The opera,on could be made self ubstng by erecting
block with school house in it, and renting the rest lie
recommended that the Association should appoint Gen
tral Superintendent to apply himself exclusively to the
work. ,,..
MT BELL commended the object, bu. would not have
Church Schools overlooked the sell denying labor OF
their teachers The children of the rich men who go
there are great scamps as can De- ana uer pa'ehI
NEGLECT their education than poor parents do that OF
their children .. -,
Mr. MuDGE gave statistics showing the necessity Of
Mission Schools. .
MIR PARsoss spoke in favor of the object -,
Resolutions were adopted by the meeting pledgng the
Association 10 take up the work Of sabbath School Mis-
ons and sting the President to select eleven 70
form along with himself committee to give direction 10
the efforts Of the Association for tina. object
Having performed religious services the meeting sd
ourIed.