New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-09
ASSOCIATION FOR IMPROVING THE
CONDITION OF THE POOR.

The thirteenth annual meeting Of the "New-York
Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor
was held last evening in the Collegiate Church in La
yete place. corner of Fourth street, in the presence
of moderately large audience of ladies and gentlemen
In II absence Of the President Mr. A X WErAoRE,
OF e of the Vice Presidents took the chair.
The exercises we're commenced with prayer, after
which the Chairman made few preliminary remarks
in reg ard to The change Of time In celebrating the an
Lyersary. II had heretofore heen held on the 2th OF
November but that period being found too late in the
sesson was changed to the second Monday OF Oc'o-
her This wear, however, circumstances nterfered to
prevent the holding Of the meeting al that tme' anu
ives in cobse quepce postponed.
The Rev. Mr.. PRIscE being called upon 70 address
the m.etipg took for his theme the following Illness
THE quality of mercy /. not strainedi
Upon the place beseath; it is twice blessed:
Itbesseth him that gives and him thAttak
spike of the beauty Of benevolsnce and It's effect
lot only ulon the donor but the donee. he alluded In
scstipg FERNS to the many imPostors who were con,
stnly going about the city, and drew true pictures OF
Il eu-beeii ming with the "white cravated, clerical
looking ,coupdre and concluding with toe rsggedly-
"ch tied woman with child IN ner arms i., Jew
v as ago some of the members Of this Association
ol wed ole Of these ipPostos to hls residence. ne
was toerably well dressed, and went about 10 wagon
with an animal that an apsg y for horse 70 Tue
AZ a everything hfor poor families" After taking
crouitOus rou'e, he stopped at hne 'use up town
which the members found to be respectable private
boardipp. house. In little time they entered and
found The individual enjoying hiDself With mug OF
.ocdy and with violin by bis side. This vas Only
ore # cum. rous cases that be had investigated Tue
rletker alluded TO tie numerous. psupers 10 thn ciy
AID ii that it great mistake q 70 then oe.ng
Pr, testsnfs, and whoever pronounced sucn iscs
hLeled the Protestant religion oeventy-nve GU, Oh
evey Gle hundred were foreigners and homan Csleo-
lice vet e the moneys expended by thi' o
HER benefit not mite was coninou,eo " pe,e"s VI
u AZ rel pop. Mr. Prince, in conclusion highly euio
ia the Association for the great good they hsd &C
Lent. Gov. RArxosD and the Rev. Mr. JosEs next
eddiessed the meetii g. 49,.
The Annual Report, which ws presented, states
ha, the pact year ie it's professor mas oeeD Gne
re,ulis be t its phDsnthropc Objects Its la6ors last
Autumn began uLder inanspicous circumstances,
,;.,no chiefly from economical and Incidental csuse,
INCH from their bearing the operations Of the ins
tution have received a cufso,y review. Among the
o,e prouipert Of these csuses the Report notices
inst bsuf poyms mt and the high price of IA nj
y recessares second the Dueicous relief Of the pre-
cs6ing Winter augmented the number OF applicants
and tie lators of The Association The lesson thus
tar ght r too in portant TO be parsed unDotced is
our well known policy to root out paupersn, il posi-
bic AID 10 check its growth whore it cannot be ersii
catd But The effects Of the immethodcal relief 70.
ferred TO antogOnstic TO both ths Fundamental
obicct- Instead Of stimulating the poor TO industry
emo sefTeliance it fured them 10 depend sas, IN
6euipsd their selfrepect, and off red premidm %
c lef ere ard mendlcity. As 10 the relief Of recent
Immigrants. the Report says the indigent OF this
class properly belong 10 the Commissioners OF Em2ra
tan VITO required by lag 20 provide for al such
sndiDg at this port who may need aid, for I'VE yes'
they not thin the scope Of our objects M
are fYeerS in uvoent casea excluded from relief. Be