The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-15

40 give you Dressings ever new
The CHAIRMAN them read a OF the Treasures
Report for the last year. The receipts appear be
s7S4s So leaving apparent balance after all dburss
nsns for food clothing salaries &c. of 81 H.
There IL interest due upon . mortgage of SIC OO0
ground rent 10 the Trustees Of the Sailors Snug Harbor
ehisg between Owe six hundred dollars.
The Chairman however, would congratulate the Srcety
upon the fact that the expenses OF the ins tuition for
the past year $500 less than those Of the
previous year. in consequence of ioceased rygdty Of
economy in ths management Of les affairs
The Report was adopted unHui mousiy.
On motion the following named ladies and gentlemen
were elected officers Tor the following year.
Mrs W. A. IonInson, Fret Directress.
Mrs Jacob Leroy Second Dtrectress.
Mrs. George c. Goddard, Third Directress
Mrs. W. H. Cuthbertson, Treasurer.
MRS Ed.ard Bement, Recording Secretary.
Miss A. N, Griswod, Corresponding Secretary.
Mdno9rs.-hrs. W. h. Aspinwali, Mrs. ". G. Bull,
Mss Depey ster, Mrs. Dr. W. Parker Mrs J. Whttemore
Miss Begafl, Mrs. J. L. Aspinwa Mrs. J. Soat, Miss R..
jackson, krs J. Parkm.n. Mrs. W. T. johnson, Miss
Mary Tracy, Mrs. l. Allen. Mrs. George Wetmore, Miss
Winthrop. Mrs. Chas. Grifia.
Marshall N Talbot, Edward Bsment W. D. Cuthbert-
son and W. G. Bull.
Phyic5dn.- J. G. Clark.
The nual report states that the managers can safely
assert that there improvement In the habits and
studies of the children But great amount of patient
effort necessary to accomplish thmuch more so than
would be imagined by those who only acquAin ved
with children always surrounded by refined and religious
Influences whose Grst tendencies to improperly OF any
kind are checked in the bud The ngratude and impro.
whence OF many OF the parents of children under the
Of lnstution was one Of the greatest sources of
noyaLcs and difficulty experienced by the managers.
To give teA Of the amount ofussuness accomplished
by TITS ms un the number Of children provided for
children admitted since the formation Of the society was
SIS; the number who left 17S; ana two children
died The number of children ct present in the insti
same pesS 81. The report closed with earnest ap
peal to benevolent public to come forward and assist
ihis struggling enterprise.
Psv fhsp audio Ha
happy to that the finances of the Society in
concion than the Tisasurers report Indicated
tie labor md Claims Of the .sor should not b. over
looked II IN TIE city Of New YORK the tile children Of
the sailor be riendess and uncared for whore on this
wide earth would they and sympathy and protection
the sespsn's hmiy be neglected by those wao reaped
the fruits OF his tolls and peIih then not only had
Of Christian charity, but Of common Justice and graft
tuds, Ie,ahed rom among ne. Then might We As well
forth upon the bleak common the horse that had
served u 70 long snd 90 ys 9. turn S over to the cold
grown gray in nursing and children. He felt
WINGED That the CLAIM Tor the Home thoud be pressed
was connected with the prosperity Of New York.
class hat done TO bring IL to M present proud
mercia eminence than the hard workiog mariner. The
MANAGERS mis- society should ring this Claim in their
ears he one, he would % He would 20 TO the
merchants, and Manufacturer and oics, and to
scck and say PAy the deb, you owe to the sailor By
providrg lis childrer." But this not simply
work Ct justice, it was also work Of ioveof patriotism
This school, and every good school, repaid to the world
thousand fold than 1t recsived The gem
tsmAp in This connection, quoted the beautiful lines
from Gray's Esgy:-
Full many gem OF pures. ray serene,
The DARK unsanomed caves Of ocean bear.
&c. &C., in Illustration Of what Of the poor orphans
mentality OF this institution. He spoke gowingly OF
what Of them might accomplish perhaps rivaliug
or the Hebers the Martins and Judscn that had shed
such us!re upon the mechanical scientific and religious
world.
dered the hundred little sitting before the audience
afforded the strongest argument that still further
Christian help should b. extended to the socety He
abored much among and he had had the best Of
evidence tts last winter OF the vicssdes to which the
families Of ssauen were sxpossd. He knew Of many
fathers enguled beneath the angry pillows during the
terrific storms Of the past win ter. 1t was, therefore,
source OF most satisfaction to every Christian
that remedial agencies ct work to alleviate
the sorrows the prvaons and the self denial Of the
faripg man. and especially this generous provision for
the protection Of poor Jacks little ones.
The Rev. Mr.. EcCEExroS followed With remarks
Addressed to the Children for their spiritual ec6c alton,
Of the necessity choosing the service Of God and
avoicing the slurements Of vice.
The Rev. Dr. FARLEY gave his most cordial assent to all
that had said there to-day The object Of the
on prosperiDg for bodily and spiritual benefit Of the
little helpless confded Its charge II was mat
M S.t 1ss msst ossssed and asbs.sS o crs
vice. yet it in their midst that the most extended and
benevolent phi anthropy was to be witnessed Glorious
ali the great commercial cities, however, in their
munifcent charities and in regard was New Yori
than for the noble provisions which
there made for the disabled seaman his orphan
family. He (Dr would content himself with saying
tnTmuch further: .'God speed you, Christian
women, in your benevolent undertaking"
Hsster JOHN BAhFE1D delivered q vAledictory address
in highly credi,abs manner and in the course of II
stated he had been inmate Of the institution
he LETT orphan at three years of age He warmly
the ladies for the kind they had besto
upon him during his sojourn under that roof
1hs exercses, which all went of very happily closed
with prayer.