The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-07

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manty. Csenewed spplause) But let me alfusc to an
other class II very much In vogue Just ct this ti
to speak with sort Of pstronizing contempt Of tn
scteIisc is sydney Smith expresssd It. deceu, ds
piIty" QAugh'er.) They are 70 be looked upon ns a
very well meaning and innocsnt set Of men, who, il ey
are not doing much good ccrtainy not doing ch
harm. let those men, II they want to know what the
clergy OF this country are 60 70 those cities Of the pes
and squalor-in the graveyards from sunrise till
sunset and sometimes from midnight till midnight
seeking to give the obsequies o. religion 70 the
dead, and comfort and consolation TO the mourners
Catholic and Protestant side by side in that awful hour
Of extremity, and tell whether decent disability .
special tribute 10 the Rev. Mr. Gspp Il New oris.ns
the speaker remarked that the heroisn exhibited on
casons Of this kind not confined to cergymen and
PHYSICIANS and he then gave long and interesting
count of the services rendered by young lady under
twenty years OF during the prevalence a the fever in
we have no Florence Nightingale and tSs, our country
cannot produce Of that mould But you expect
me to come more Immediately to the matter n hand.
have sought thus to prepare the way for the gentlemen
VINO are TO oiiow me, by giving nctents that
have come within my obsc, vation. And now here
we have orphanshundreds Of orphanslittle children.
Let me picture scene Of last spring sweet cottage
on the outskirts of town II Is twilight and the father l.
comIg nome from his business; the wife and children
are waiting expecant aud glad at the heshhod TO el
come him. they have come to the gate around them lies
the garden and here fine old that shade the home
d, erg protect Il Il m harm ali i riadses and oy
'h'y enter the dwelling the evening meal Is partaken
OF ana thef me OLD fAmly Bible IL taken down. and all
the little ones cluster around the father and mother the
sacred page opened and the manly tones Of the
voice utter the well known words The Lord Is my shop
then the familiar hymn Is given out
Thus far the Lord hath led me on
Thus lar his power proongs my days.
All join in the hymn Of praise TO God and now they all
bend down before the mercy seat to oIer thanks 10
God for his great goodness, and ask his blessing
on on them for tor the time to oome-s happy family uni
But they-where are theyf heather gone the mother
gone and only the little left alone have read in
old book the experiences Of an aged man who had
much Of ie and he sai-"I have been young, but
now am old; yet have never the righteous for.
saien, nor his seed begging bread Shall Gods word be
Think not only Of four five but Of hundreds Of little
children. Their fathers viii come them again
spa WIN e x" one ~ .nG leeds ne
these his childreus WIN you care for them viii
you provide the means for their education, and throw
around them the restraints Of wholesome dseiplney
viii you give them home and them from the gut
ter or FROM the brothelS glad and proud 10 know
that am sanding tonight in the midst Of city per
haps msxv hmous than any other in the world for its
muniGcence and benevolenee--a city where money Is
made by thousands and tens of thousands and where
Ireland fnnishing ship loads OF bread are sent. Il
New Orleans Mobile stricken by the plagle money
BY tens Of thousands Is sent. And this summer there
has gone from this mercantile metropolis $50 900
and more to these poor, stricken stagring sckening
people Shall their children cry in vain for hepf am
sure they will not. that fathers and mothers
here tonight will mob turn deaf ear to these piainvc
cries Of the orphans. certain that there will come
from th, city such manifestation Of charity, and hui
manity and pity as will place whore ought 10 stand
-hrst In ehrstendom for rea hearty humane, divine
charity and love. But do you say III is too much-we
TOO much, would you say, It we're for your own son
or your own daughter and yet God only knows bot
sy this time next year dssmboisa spirits may be
looking down from heaven to how your fathefess
childrsn are coming on. He that gvsh 70 the poor
ienteih to the Lord" God viii see that every man is
taken Of and that his chdren are taken care Of by
the supervision Of His Divine Providence who doch
hi duty 10 himself and to his neghbor and his neigh
bor child. cloud applause.)
Mr. cRossr then offered the following preamble and 70.
solutions -
r ss Y Of q. q q me
charity cscns Rnd whsSeas he hppa mercantile H
dse per q lie sss and dyns fSes s n'
The caa q Norfolk asa ' be eaess WIN s
90 earnest effort TO provide fund for those unfortunate
nI sna $ ss & ss %
assocaon Of . eiy be earnestly reqse.sd iate voi@
sSy collection. lc, e within twenty a.y from %. date aad
hair sppon, committee 70 carry Ibis effect
e liza. he mohcrs and Daughters Of n city be 70
Resolved ,ha, Hon alaIl'o. ris Luther Rraai;h Wilson
and G q Mr9.ere n, ee apIoas a. Executive coan'sss
Resolved That John Thomson Esq President of the irving
Bank be appointed Treasurer ot The Executive Committee
The question put and the resolutions we're unani-
The Chair appointed the following gentlemen such com
,niee Of seven viz Union Adam. H. y Beer,, George
r. Edgnr Frank w. Ballard, Prof Howard Crosby X. q.
Mccormick, Jr, X Q. rardee
The Rev. SAMUEL OsGooD was then introduced to the
meeting. lie said There are two kinds OF causes very
hard 70 pesd--one that Is 80 bad that nothing can
te said In its behalf and good that there Is
nothing left TO cay in support a itand trouble
= evening brngs us IN relation with the latter class.
II would be trying 70 gid refined gold and paint the
lily TO plead In an, elaborate language for tho Of
the orphans after the address which have already
listened The last speaker has no. all our faculties Tor ap
risf hat alA Iall.
blindness Of Mr.. Milburn) But that the night has
come 20 him, God sends 70 him the star Of everlss-
worIdng's garish sunlight (Applause.) The heart
Is not mathematician. Its logic Il not a logic o.
arithmetic and IL told by taking piece OF In
dyisnal grief and making Il our own than Is told BY
volumes Of general statements. More light TO
from the evening star that beams upon homo than
IRON the whole array worlds which wr see Ia the hes
veDs. When think Of mrny being slau ughtered
In battle hear IL with comparative coiness but when
we hear Of one orphaned household in England France
then our sympathies directly aroused. II well
that our biothcr had followed the which he had
by describing individual grie Great t. that grief and
The more co,ey u brought home The better for our
hearts, and ihe better for cause Let remember
that this gricf Is guiless grief not of the
aer order a. philosophers. believe that Providence
has Wholesome rotrbution for sin. belIcse Ia the
cessity 81 burger under certain circumstance believe
that the feeling of want IL wholesome tonic in tho sto
% %s, h Of lazy man 1Ts1,s,r Bot A. y%pshis
member tha; this cup Of may be put ips
Honor 20 those physicans more distinguished for ihei
tnDuRH tfht mas been eat
Honor 10 those cergymen who have deserted their
nocksi Heart work be paid only by heart work The
heart alone pay for what the heart gives Mr. o..
good then alluded 70 class o persons very efficient IN
this pestilencs public officers of the goyernmeni
The United states service, he said, has bsea notify
In Norfolk. The navy yard In parts-
mouth IL in tho charge Of one who unises
all 'bc yhtacs OF man with all the Zero.
I'm ~ the sailor. (Applause.) The chief ~ that
navy yard has been distinguished by many eminent ser.
Wees In hi- life lie had nnc gone hostile Island
utarmed, With nothing bu, hc flag q his county %
protect hrn; but ho bad a,.ained greater victory by
governing his men by love no, hy the lash (Appaate
Ant he bad sgnszed his manhood In the time u pcssl
ience let us not forget Sad he hos closely ihs grief
touches little children. We All feel Tor them God scnds
them Into tie world, hls unfaiing missionaries, fsf
wherever u ic children come and tb@y loved heAv
IN J. not far of and God cannot BE- denied (AIpAas@
= peat phiosopher ot Germany saif-'T love God ami
ilue children.O That l. good freed II bsyins
With The hrst article snd says - love God he must r.
sn end say, ''f 1--we hite children I" and " Ne com
aences with the second article the st must AIs0 apply
[. Lhdfen educate va just much etncsse them.
What would community q old bachelors BE- vth9at
rlhldrcnY There l., fnr instance, John Scott 81
Wall street . bachelor ~ a mos, uncomg grsnis.
ing mould; siiii, John has a married sis,eS whom
IN suufa al ~. - Itfsta