The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-12

The Rev. THEODORE L. CUYLBR was then introduced.
He said he glad to raise his voice in such cause
that for which they had assembled All such institu
tions this from God. To labor prevent crime
Points wash good illustration efthi sTefS great
work had BEEN done ands see the resdt.of the work
there ThoseFive Point children we're Christian police
against theprevention' Of crime. prisoner
pr0digal SON; and should not asin'the case ofthe
prodgal the Bible, receive him back AGAIN to life and
yef0rnatOn? gentlefNan once SAID ito mo If had to
part with every page in my Bible but ZONE should.
tain the story Of the pcoda LET u do this ALSO
this idea Of prison reformationsis moi dea.a man
who in his sphere has made his name great Wash.
ingtons for the sake Of the prisoner went down to the
lowest depths of prison celebrated In history for its
horrible "reminiscences John Bunyan night after night
sent his only daughter away to his mother while he
NAMED amid the flth and masma Of Bedford prison.
place perhaps than the Black Hole of Calcutta
Pilgrims Progress was born in Bedford prison,
prison that 1t was death almost to 60 into.
Tho thief wants encouragement-the criminal wants
relief from the despair which seizes him when he
comes out from the prison into the world One of the
great of England, Lord SALISBURY, to CARRY out
this reformation called meeting of thieves London 1t
strange and curious gathering but it large
gathering The thieves Of the million peoplsd city
tusly assembled together. Well what did Lord shafts
bury do? He did not there in pomp and state but
took the stand and talked to them kindly pointed out
the results Of crime pictured the fate of the highway
eoquence q Lord SALISBURY those wretchss
wept lbe children, They were humbled and subdued.
They icy. like Sunday school pupils in the presence Of
mortas and hearts to feel and delicate sensibles to
be touched They were touched, and stout, hardened
men wept like infants, After the speech Of Shatsbnry
Of the crmsnsIs arose and succeeded int making
speech He admitted the truth of all the orator hsd
said They hey Xsss doing wrong but how
Afforded them. Il wssno, pleasure for. them to make
false ksys-to. enter houses with the probability
Afterwards sent to Newgate for years. but said the
speaker, BY thieving We get our living. -We,must live
thieviDs and We VIII quit at onces Insure Us MorSI
insure us Avnginsure us against actual starvation,
.ndwe win al reform at once oinsurs this is :he OBJ
ject of this society We give the prisoner work. take
him By the hand as friend and tell him. how to get
along without more sin. We Cologne and water
upon bis Isarious crimes but we take him BY the hand
and raise him up and tell him we will stand hy him We
do notNi. to do away with punishment for crime. We
do not offer reward for crime by making the prison
desirable tenement for the criminal but unite punish
ment with reformation The speaker clpsehis address
BY calling upon the audience to assist the Prison Assoc
The President, Mr. REsssxIAKR n HAyFss, then csnas
forward and said that he had iearned with much plea
in press and would be issued soon written by lady
Of this city, showing up IN their colors, the hor
ee the ps0n
attracting much attention in high quarters and
that the the able and the good had taken up the
I'VE that the book referred to by the Pres
dents "Earnest Grey, the Sins of Society" work
by Maria Maxwell, written with much force and ele
gance and fully portrayng the horrors of our present
prison discipline
Mr.. ABRAM BEAI, the agent OF the association, WAS
then introduced to the audience This gentleman spoke
for about hour, in narrating different instances Of
reformation that bad come under his eye. He visited
the Tombs the jas Of Kings county, the city prison.
the penitentary and the different Of justice He
went In and took the prisoner by the hand told him be
could for his relief Hundreds after hundreds had been
brought back to virtue by the efforts Of this society
An anthem was then sung BY the choir after which
he thought it unnecessary for him to indulge in any
long speech the whole subect having been aOy dealt
he had ntended saying, and make short speech. The
first great wrong to the criminal from the want Of
discrimination on the part of society They dre~ line
around the criminal and forbade him to step beyond It,
The most hardened associated with the less yicou
and after the, false step there hope for
ssnsibss Of mem When he WAS sa' IN College, BE- and
other students sunday after Sunday used TO over TO
the Massachusetts, State Prison. and each student used
to take class of crimnas.s He then first lost his pre-
JUDGES against criminals. he. found them sensitive
amabe, and willing TO- reform i they could. Some OF
we're capable Of the highest culture Now, society was
responsible for the prisoner and could not throw him
aide and say to him We will have nothing to do with
you. The crinina was one OF the fruits upon our
tree and the tree was known by its fruits If so.
cety did not aid the criminalif society spprned
,odiey AID sSciety haa to suffer for its own neglect
Our sdaeaton night wsi Be brought under consiaera'
t 9SSps S%s a was sS:ns
ssssr using asguass that shocked the most pro,
wnether Or not TINS foung America was not character
who was taking the proper course to figure at some fs
ture day upon dur Newsate calendar. There was
crime In this city than any one msgined hut Which
never saw the light through the agency hush money
How do our dashng young men live about town. is
question that can BIZ answered in cases in one way
only-not by honest means. The contempt OF labor
growing IN this country and where this sentiment
vailed gu might expect good lot Of criminals This
ton of ifvery Id the South There labor despsed
and the forth contaminated with the idea Where
svefCh stisnity had come to help the slave the pau
per- the degraded and the miserable society had besn
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The benediction then pronounced by Rev. SAMUEL
osoooD, and the meeting adjourned.