The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-11

q hey have iorgotsn tner temporal
repsioas aircua..d The prsasce
Of tie Ladies Mission As: they entirely asses..d s physical
give Great care has been taken in dispensing
a01
ana many III hen have been Been ssn,
into COED isnss and ~ adult s,me OF ghon ound
Win ..,asoes 4 portion q ihsm tssen Ito Inc
3 he %
prove three hundred families
caaocs he Kindness q lie m.isn TO ihem and asr ca
the truth thirty persons Rave been received into the church
a1ss s ear on ass r as.Ts
graded cesy in which they bare lived he IDS the number
Of the bm.s obtained for children have
counts sre received from m In their rev and improved con-
The receipts fer the year hsvs 957 %
Ihn has been used IS follows - .rs,u ssoo 20
II ~, ing shoes and proyis,n ms distribute s742 So
In the eort OF i've Missionaries I'VE teachers
p ser;on ssd & o'Ie eS o %
HE smoun Of debt upon ne mission building moi provided
tor is Sc gil g.
The secre.ys report assured the public that Five
Points Mission in e very prosperous candii IN Auu
SIGN made TO the deaths OF some members OF the
Mission schoc also TO Taomas E Bond efficient Al
unti,pg friend Il the soesty The report followed
by the performance of song ooh, the lovely, lovely
May" by the children, which was desarvedly en-
cored Bible class exercise next gone through with
in winch the children h.d been Instructed only about
three veeks. The children displayed acquaintance
with Biblical lore which would have done credit t. the
students Of any theological seminary. Individuals
called upon. and their called forth the
pauats of the audience Tne questions reatei to
the history of the sacred Scriptures and fufl
mont Of prophecies The suthsneit of the contents
the Bbe their lassa ion into hstor sal pestcK! and
prophst;al literature the object for which the Die
given to the hunsa race the estimate which We should
pace upon the gift OF me Scriptures This exercise
followed bya hymn, commanding, :. H,iy Bole well
love thas surg BY the children, which like al the
cal exs;tieDs gave poo. Of much pansakins on the
Rsv. W. II. MILBuRN, tee blind preacher, was then in
roduced. lie ssid that anniversary whicn had baeu
celebrated this int re.ting than this We
hers found tie of bota poles Of society
cer comfort and convenience labor in fed almost
Iepalaivs The homes of the upper portions of the city
had been lett to iAoor among the abode. OF pros4tu
ton and vice. Toe work mast be initiated by woman
The city authorities could co nothing tas Steiner seq
povsrless but women snte ei the held. They had
ms5s tho appeal and IL lad been ans seyed Thet, sp
peal had gone forth in be.s of class had Amos
gersbeyope tie pale Of moral eifort-ot class Viii ,h
ssa sunk 70 the loves. depth eegrAason. One
secs e their sympathy had been son fNew Eng
10. alumni OF New England college, who had
eur sSr. Blu. tia chi oSes who are deserted IN snsh
of vice and any are hs:e peculiarly csred for,
istn ere any one via can disregard their stus ion
sry parent be IN lfere objects ynpathy2
as society cclecs these children ana leads them to its
,me, to is bath and s xa.dr,os 10 its school and is
Influences Who has heart the Bi5e class exercise TO-
nshg Who has repeated the In pired wcr is, 'ou
mouths Of babes and suklDe' hast thou or isinsd
Is
better 10 instruc: them has than to have them to f
psnite isTies AID smshousess We only zee small
part The result of this ab'rtae greater part il seen
Shall taete children be aeoarrel feon tse bsne-
hts O. religious Instruction, from the h,ly
ku geom OF heaven Of them commend the wJmsn
who laboitrg for them TO your support and en:our
seernen. Could behold these children you can and
see TIE fash enthusiasm you mgnt co Justice
cause, bu. they the orators Of the evening
The above - but m-sgrs sketch of Mr. Mburne's re-.
VII were characterised
which always enchsins his hearers The hy mn Sow, in
the thy seeJ, then surg by the children the
audience joining.
Her NJ Hr1fArp snd Rev Mr. MRRcES who vera N.
ced speak both detained by ne.s and Rev.
Nj. CosKLS, OF Baltimore, intro uced. This gentle
bsgan byNiudpg in feeling tercs TO the physic, ii
sfc.ion Ct the speskes who had preceded hin BE then
that Inc Gospel gas sent by ae Saviour to ali Inc world
To tie spostles tie world was confined to the Roman
great Western word While he rejoced in the
lhosghs that The expression an the vorli +"
idsa that the Gospel was to be preached to every
creature The Gospel was TO go forth merely to tbs
nercbsE 70 The lawyer TO tbs artisan to the lite girl
boy but to every Toe reverend gent
tuIntd to the children spoke Of them as the isest
cou!s sss questions xhi,h wise men could no, ans YER
pu. this evenings had shown that children
cud answer questions walsh many rie men ana w2nen
the Sc points wtich dvi ed Armenia 1ism from CAlysn
ism Bat he thought tha tina Five Points OF New York
and the gentleman ncludeo his address With quots
tion from b. He wa frequently interrupte by the
applause CT the audience song, called IS Do Good, -
n,ey surg oy the children, and was highly ap
plauded
Rev Mr. vas sIETfJ who has bean long connected with
this ASSOCIATE travelling missionary said he hardly
knew wse.5e- II pleasant, Panfzl to address the
ones He loved speak OF that contrast viii; 81 being
tue stranger than fiction, and which existed
in the present and psst condition OF these children
tempt /, descrlte Niagara ba. tha. work of detailed
oescriftion he labor OF mere schooiboy, compared
with the rehearsal Of the coneJ Of the homes which
are found in mist. Within twenty RODS OF where
sit he found every class OF uutortunAtes,
from the highest grade European nobility TO The
cas- OF ignorant cannibais Gambling thi,vins, pros
uiutop species OF vice, exist within snort dis
lance OF The report o. the late lesisla i've commit
tee displayed small portion OF the misery existing in
tenant houses OF tis city, bat ia those sbodes OF
wretchedness childish Innocence dwels Tbs speaker
streets Of the little street and mad. touching
appeal for dspenss,ions q charity in their osh. HIS
poke Ct hltle boy regarded By the
passers by Of he begged .nnies little gaboud
and read letter from noble Jrege 10 Illinois, IN whose
rem iy the boy had hesa placed expensive o. much
sratifoation at the privilege assisting the child and
euloe OF the In whcn this socie abored, 0h'
sad fome hes hstie olsesguard send al a up to tins
Juven lum; he's dirty and saucy and wor bless
But the contrary tes noble by; at least says
The gentleman in who're family he lives Several lsters
we've iead from other Individuals, expressive OF simiAr
ssutimsps and a. ecdot-s related of Other ldr,
who had cared for and had ven is ey ien,e
promise The incicer related and tbs letters read al
bore testimony 10 the a:ty and talent of tn
b. and TO the usesun OF the socisy itself
speaking for some tine Mr. Van aeten inquired ne
was speaking too org bu. urgai by the answer OF
the cience to go onn u. continued mis- narration OF
Incidents in tbriipT srao, that many OF the aufi
ence vero Affected 10 he said that no. child hal
gone any other than happy and Chrisan home,
nqure the Ola net commend itself to the
the audience, and to their pockets also; f)r,
ssd he the work can't carried wi h1u. the latter
The number benefited by Tits work Incredible but
the audience could go and coun: for toenselves Wild
not every and woman in tbs house assist In the
erection OF new building which must go up bssors
the hosts Of the next winter appear, that II may
be said to them. I" TnAs much ss ye have done II
unto Of the least Of these, ye have done unto me-.
This call answered BY one gentemsn who was
obliged W leave before the collection Was taken up to the
al ounl Of twenty dollars The sorg, Try try again"
was IL en- BY the children, while tbs collection was
b. ing taktn ~ aftsr which, little missi scholar
rsned Bessie Rourke. delivered IN address, giving
bref ccopnt of the non and its happy results and
cseo sitter 70 The pctus Of the Old s-swery which
a. "a n a tyQr q