The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-19
Who have thus hopefully passed nom ths absdss Of
poverty On eatth 10 msnsons pre- pared Tor them In

Who have thus hopefully passed nom the absdss Of
poverty On cath, 70 manAons prepared Tor them In
heaven.
The signing ones who humby seek,
In sorrowing paths below,
Shall in eternity rejoice,
Where endless comforts DOW.
The hmits Of our report will only permit rs %
take glimpse Of tho various interesting and Affect
ing items spread out before Us. Ono visitor says,
feel that my report must be bfief; out OUT OF toe
multitude Of sosrows that meet visiters eye and
heart, where shall beging Shall it be with the
aged 40 helpless, OF with ackly infancy. or shall
It be v those whose hopes were crushed with
ripeDihU 4earsi She begins with tho latter, and
presents the case Of po1r Margaret N, who died
She re %: ss e .s s o. ~
exception Of poor sister st service In the eoun-
try. Poor NJ. incniDg to the Protestant faith, had
been left uDcaed foe BY her Catholic parents-
ns s hes SnSns y i y
ing henei, with tho consent Of her husband, takes
Margaret In. And here, without prospect Of
earthly reward, shs FOX many long weary weeks, with
nsstn:ss and pSSSSprS eh.sSs; her &c.
ysiter 6nds poor ~, and by the aid Of tho funds Of
this society smooths her passage to tho grave Mar
garet, though moral and convinced Of the truth Of
Christisnity, has never NED 70 Onriss . the only
the Scriptures to her, and by other pious ministra
TONS gradually leads the mind Of the suffering ono
to Christ the lambAof God that taketh Q nay the
sins Of the world and poor IL, through the cross:
light prepared for her in glory, and thus, amid the
consultations Of the gospel, exchanges suffering
life for the regions Of Immortality. Another visiter
speaks OF an Engliahman who BY intempeFance,
himseDf q free thinker, having chosen . system Of
fth best calculated to quiet bis conscience in view
Of this life. Byunrsmitiing sympathy and frequent
visits, with the cooperation Of pious friends en-
led to zee his condition ~ sinner, and finally died
indulging cheerful hope In the Saviour OF sinners.
After relating some Affecting incidents Of the many
sick, aged and in6rm to which she had been called,
ss .nd ss 81 feline PTS7 1.ss oss
in higher hfe;" and among other exhibitions OF 1t
che gives an account Of family to which she was
called last winter, who, notwithstanding their own
poverty, had sheltered from the cold 2 man With
his wife and seven children, who had been turned
ont Of doors by merciless landlord.
Such arc the details Of misery exhibited in some
Of the reports that we shrink from exposing them
to public observation. Little do the children Of
wealth. especially those who seldom enter the abOdes
of poverty, know what scenes are behind the VEIL
For the benefit OF these let us for moment ft the
veil Of poverty and with one OF our visters go back
to q cold January morning last winter. Shrink NOT
away, child Of wealth. a. though We were presenting
before you SEINE ideal picture Of sorrow, to harrow
up your Hmpathies. We will give to You truth
full View with the exception Of divesting the scene
Of some Of it's most painful and revolving hues. We
would spare you the ight but the interests Of our
Our vsiter has been sent for to come immediAtely.
We win commence our walk with her from her COM
Portable sitting room. II il early but our vsiter is
accustomed to these :oId walks late and early, and
quest, "cone immediately" for too well does she
know that fatal necessity may make the demand i'm
perative. Well, we have accompanied the visiter
to the door, and We will with her ascend the steps,
4 nn<n~ ~hoHn ~ IN uoro vyoh hob III a
newly widowed wife and mother lying ON the bed.
Beside her s an infant two days Old also two other
children, the eldest not quite three years old. On
the floor beside the bed lies the corpse Of the hus
human sympathy, he passed through the agonies Of
DEATH and escaped from this pitful scene Of suffer-
ing. The enfeebled wife, unable to rise, had call
ed to her landlord residing In the house, for aid,
King Of Terrors; but abe was answered, II will
not send my soul to = by holding Protestant
while he is dying" We vim not AJAX the feel
ings Of this newly widowed one, during the two
ter. But see her now grasping the hand Of the sym
pathzing visiter, pleading that her husbands re-
mains may not be buried among strangers in the
Totters field. She implores that he may be buried
in spot where she may visit bis, grase, and shed
tears Of affection and sorrow over his remains. Now
do You chide us for introducing you to q scene 80
psinfull We almost thide ourselves, but can con-
sent to apologize On no other conditions than tnaI
you double the amount Of your donations the COM
ing year. We have reason TO fear that the coming
winter will be Of more than ordinary suffering.
On account of the prevailing epidemic OF the past
summer, numbers have been widowed and orphaned
ano enfeebled in health. The exorbirant prices OF
food rent, and fuel, viii also increase the susrugs
Of the poor, and make the demands on our treasury
more imperative. Many have been the perils Of
tie last few months, threatening life, health, and
fortune. Will not those who have been left I'M.
wrecked amid these pesils, yield TO the claims Of
gratitude, and scatter with hand far more liberal
for the relief of those who have not been thus
favo ed.
As ever, our valuable auxiliary, the New York
Dorcas Society, has nobly aided us So n0iseless,
yet efficient and needfuI, are its corporations with
u.s. that we recognise it as part of our body corpo
ra'e-a part OF ourselves-without which we should
be materially crippled in our efforts. What should
we do In visiting the chilly cellars and attics Of the
sick poor, had we no garments at our Command to
present to the half clad shivering ones-no warm
clothing for their comfortess beds2 These are sup
piled to FOUR hand by the unremitting and patient
industry Of the ladies Of the Dorcas Society. During
the past year they have placed at our disposal l56
garments and 80 comfortables.
PHOEBE PALMER, Cor. Sec.
The report seemed to give general satisfaction to
the members present.
Rev. Mr. Palmer then read the Treasurers report,
which showed:-
basnce on hand at the end of the year Of $3.50 o6
Collected In Churches, DO, since. SO rs
Subscriptions and donations. ......... 2,l78 so
Making gross receipt Of. ,567 IL
The society expended during the year in
relieving worthy objects, work given,
donations, &C., &c. ..................t2 49, 1853 81
Leaving balance on hand Of. ...... $2l3 90
Afterwards was read the
TREASURER OF THE DoRcAs secIETY's REPORT.
Balance on hand November, 1853 .. 1925 S.
Subscriptions and donations. ............. 462 so
Total. ."................. 1888 80
Goocs rerchased. ............. 1893 rs
Balance on hand Nov. IL 1854 1896 10
Ore thousand one hundred and fifty garments
enc ninety com0rtabcs we're given by the Dorcas
TO the parent society during the o AIT wintar