New-York daily tribune., 1856-06-06
COLORED HOME

C0LORED HOME
The Sixteenth Anniversary ~ the Cclored HON.
ives celebrated yesterday a, O'Clock D. N in the
Chspsl Of the Hone. SIXTY Afth street, nes- s-coad
avenue in presence Of large number OF c.tzeas tas
ers a;er portion Of sbom ", Re ladies'
The exercises were opened by the Rev N. Coon.
SILL, who gave out hymn. wh,-h Vas .uny by tae
copgr, gstien; after which Mr. WAIx,E Of B,coklyn
ofered up a tervebt prayer ou behalf Of tae Home.
DR.. FI1cH, the resident physcaa cf the establish.
utDt, then read the Annual Report from .hi, ,h we
gle the folio wing:
"Revie~ing the past year, the officers AMI mars-
GER OF The CoIored Home frd occasion for .hapkfl.
that the hve- ano heath Of al their number With
the exception Of the late Amen,ed NrA G.ocre
Douglas, have been -parej and that they have b-eu
allowed through the medium Of this charity 10 dis
p@p.e the bounty Of Chr-tian Community 70 rr,ry
who otherwise might have beef eft to the precarous
and uncertain supplies Of Individual benefcen.e A
certain good natWed, thoughtess beaevoleece often
PROMPTS people 10 bestov alus ndscr uipa,ely uoop
spplnan under the mpre e.-ion that the chpery of
tubhc institution like the Home Is too com )lsx ana
difficult to msnsge for their small coutr,hutio q
ever 10 ach the object 10 be benefited and 10 some
societies called charitable, therr se-ms some funds-
tioL for this sppr. hens!on but think no saca feel
inc -hOud exist in the Of the Colored Home II,
unpsld Board Of Officers and Manager meet once A
month TO trsnsact its financial aud other busnes,-
such A. bea repOrts from the vsio.s Departments
of the Inst,u tion ana 10 consult togeta r for s IN
t.r.s,s The Fint D.rectres~ speBds some hours at
the Home each week, to obtain Intimate knovl-
edge OF is want: to encourage the exercise among
It's inmates of al kindly and virtuous conduct t, co...
rect abuses end if need be, enforce discipline among
insu berdiL ates.
.Apv colored penon in need Of aid instead of seek.
rg il at the hand Of private charity, shoull apply w
admission to the Home, and be or she will once be
fun sbed with accommodations there these CONSIST in
GOOD rooms plain wholesome food and decent cloth.
T. tb.r with ando
thee are necessary: in short as much physical comfort
in eyery reepec our resources by careful ecOnpmy,
will allow. AddeT to these our Chaplain and large
Committee Of the Board Of Managers, by assdupus
Efforts on the Sabbath and week days, seek to enlght
en- the understandings Of the iguorant, instruct the
cop.cieuces Of the depsved and pour the cou-oatons
of Christian faith into the hearts Of tho children of al
Fiction.
The number Of pensioners has been unusually great
during the past Winter; oil the wards of the house
having been crowded yet neither then nor at any 9TH
er season Of the year past, has 1t been visited by aoy
epidemic dangerous dsease; tor this We d-slre to
thank our kind , server and Benefactor and to take
epcours cement his avoriDg smiles to labor still
more efficiently for the future.
1--WE think the health Of the place due under Prov
dence to the very efficient services of our resident and
assistant pb,sicians who, by con-t ant wachfuness
and persona attention. have warded Oft muoh disease
that mig Lt otherwise have visited ns.
"By the sale of some real estate bequesthed0 tho
Home some yesrs since by Mrs. Jscob Shstzel. and
hitherto not very productive, the institution ha. re-
ceLtly received increase IN Its means OF useuineS
in on dir ction but the legacy was restricted to
certain class of objects, the increased value OF the
fund will no. benefit, except indirectly the larger and
more worthy class Of pensoreis'
After al earnest APPEAL fu< the aid IN behalf OF the
Home, the report contouee:
Through the medium Of this Society we may con-
tribute To the support uf numerous class who can re-
ceiye aid IN Do other way; for however We may De.
pore tbe tone Of feeling prevailing in society toward
this portion OF ts members 40 long "a II ex ss, sepa
A.. E.rfh fhsIFh han
The report ne greis that the Rev. &. &. Darling had
found il NJ ces-ary TO resign tho Office Of Chaplain to
the House in cons quence OF other duus, AMI trusts
Providence will raise up as good man to the charge
Of souls II also speaks in grateful terms ot tbe grs
tuou, abois of TIE Rev Mr. Peters aud other Curis-
iiaD Dinte Of various denominations, and Concludes
by relating several Instances OF good woch nave been
done thrpueh the Influence Of the Reading C.mn,tt"e
hoe pOrts chow accoun. Of loo recorded visits
by the laa.s Of the Board aud few others, and there
are probably nearly as many mOr- paid by tuose whJ
have made DC rrcord The visits are for the purpose
Of reading and instruction IN religion and praying with
the inmates Of the house.
The following IL the number OF pensioners in the
Home: .
Nunse. n.irp. My rs" M M
Ssms, ss'srs q, ss. .a%s ..es ., 81, 80
s,o
OF ,Dt.s b.s. died %.
Dpehsrs-d pro Jorma dismissed ~
Ie,,r, 90, IN n. In.u,icn Arr.i sc rs
The Treaurers Report shows an expenditure OF
eli 453 80 while the receipts 81 ,s5f 81. being
balance in hand of elli -. The Bulidiag Fund
shows the amount of Collection. Revenue Bond AMI
Interest to be 52 aud the cash paid Cotpot ston
Revenue Bond TO be ST. PTS, being bal,ncc On hand
ef s,oO.
The Shatzel Fund is entirely exhausted.
After the reading Of the report vas concluded.
ado resses VT re delivered by the Rev Il. c.
PsRDrr. N.w-York Sunday sch,ol Union; the Rev.
Mr. JosLis Wilismsburgh, and the Rev. Mr.
WALKER of Br oklyu.
A coll ociion then taken up durnS which tue
Pensioners saI a hymn.
After which the Rev. M. JosLIs concluded the