New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-15

ANNIVERSARY OF THE COLORED HOME.
The Fifteenth Anniversary Of the Colored Home
was celebrated at the Home in Sixty ifth-st yester-
day afternoon. The chair was occupied by Mr.. w.
w. CHESTER. The Rev. DIR. s. j. PRIME opened the
meeting with prayer.
The Annual Report was then read by the Rev. G. c.
DARLING. We extract the following synopsis OF its
contents
"Our Institution was established for the benefit of
INDECENT and infm colored people. Among the hundreds
who seek asylum in the Home are found every va
rety of age and character with but thing in
mon and that their poverty. Christ says. BE We
merciful as your Father in heaven is mercifu and
the Managers of the Home, seeking to follow this
blessed pecept endeavor TO dispense the bounty of the
public in such way through this Institution that their
charity shall like the sun, shine the evil and on
the good Do not let us be misunderstood: all classes
of characters except those condemned by the civil law
find refuge in the Home; and seek to give TO all
the instruction which they need in moral and religious
truth, and to besow upon each, however degraded.
ali need in sickness and IN health; but as much
as is possible we separate the comparatively pure from
the unworthy We lament the loss the Institution has
sustained in the death of Mr.. Beatty for many years
its Steward On account of the high prices of all the
necessares of life, and at the same the unusual mum
Der of pensioners in the Home who were thrown upon
us in consequence of the limited demand for labor,
while the allowance from the City Treasury for each
pensioner has not been increased the funds in our
treasury have been sorey reduced at times.
One important Improvement nus Deeu mhue III tue
Female Department, always the most crowded portion
of the Home. broad flight of stairs has been erected
ON the outside of the building by means OF which the
rick can be carried with comfort TO the hospital IN the
upper story and ready egress can be afforded in case
OF fire. the danger of which, with the original narrow
stairway has always been source OF anxiety to the
Board. These stairs will be of great service also to
those who too feeble TO go down TO take the air. as
there are covered platforms at each landing where IN
pleasant weather they can sit and enjoy the air and
sunshine, well as the fine view spread out at their
eefor TO none of his creatures not wholly depraved
can view of the glorious works Of the Creator be
opened in van In this connection we ought to speak
of the small plat Of ground partially incosed by the
buildings of the Home, which the inmates under the
special and direction of Dr. Fitch, and at an ex-
ptnse by him of much time and money, have rendered
so attractive to the visitor and such retreshment to
the eve of the weary sufferer condemned TO pine away
life within the walls of sick room.
70 May /, 1855
Mole Hota Number reInsuDs in this DePartme8, Nay
number under charge during the year, llo.
% na5sI ap iH
nun Der under charge during the year. go. . .,, n.
m asl T.y ISL Women received up May 49,
Children bonn received TO May 1850 81 Whole number
Home oy D.payt@enrer 19cd and IgarmNumber remain.
this May 1881 49, Gaso, Is%an0s p
the year Whole number under charge in the various De
raT,men of the Institution from hoy 1901 10 MAY iS''
of these have died 9is discharged cured 11i LEFT for
81 Infants with their mothers Total oh Leaving no" IN
the different Departments of the Institution, 3D.
Mrs SUSAN +. COLGATE, the Treasurer, reported
the receipts of the year at s15i39 H. and disburse-
ments Sl4, s72 81, leaving balance on hand amount
ing TO s467 46.
After the report had been read addresses were made
by the Rev. j. ID. WELLS of Willemsburgh, MIR. X
O. PARDEE of New-York, and the Rev. DIR. PRIME
The Rev. Mr.. BARNARD closed the exercises win
prayer ,a
Ii was announced that the colored people would
hold their Anniversary at the Home on Thursday al
ternoon next.