The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-20
Opening OF the New York Mariners House.

Opening OF the New York Mariners House.
The opening Of lhis house, which Is conducted under
the auspices of the Mariners Industrial Society, took
place at the Home No l73 Cherry street, Tuesday
morning. Nov outstanding the rain, very large number
ladies and gentlemen present At quarter past
eleven the services were commenced with q prayer by
The Rev Mr. STUART the Mariners Bethel followed with
statement by Mr. TRACY, ~ fcllows"Tbe ladies Of the
Industrial Society, who have had the matter In charge,
have received form OF donation, &c. s6lb, of which
s495 SO has been expended for firnitare &C., leaving
haapce of $40 "a Which in addition to about 800, Will
be hardly sucien, TO nso The furnishing, which peces
saiiy must be raised by sub; cription."
Rev Ir AIExAYpER was here introduced. He delivered
neat address, illustrating the progress OF maritime affairs
by referring the Vi the Romans, when every ship
would be Obliged to have five hundred seamen, OF WHOM
perhaps fifty would retirn Ia their homes. "i3nt why
that, my fiiendsY" the speaker asked. "Because
they had homes 10 To when ashore; ana II ihey
were SICK they were oohgad TO sleep IN ne seets nos
they had boarding bonses 70 to- or women u attend
10 them like have goa here III this home FOR mere,
any sailor IL sick he tended If in his mother or
wife's heme Aye better; for he Is tended by women
no watch his couch with all the tenderness Of angels
And how pleasant is 1t, my fr ends, Tor moher when
She is raring with the other side OF the water,
10 know when he arrives al his destination he has
comfortable place TO resort to-
Rev. Mr. AREuAGE was next introduced Ills remarks
were not unlike ho-e of Or. AeXanders.
Captain HART Of the Staten Island Sailors Retreat was
introduced He sad:--My friends, although am no,
minister of the go pei st believe in Jesus Christ bot
a. am not minister my hearers must not expect such
eloquent harangue az that which preceded me- re-
society which represented by the ladies in the back
rOon held their first prayer meeting In the basement of
the old Roosevelt street church am old man. friends
and will soon be going t. glory. But still can recolect
when several ladies who here used u attend that
meeting but was me who got up me who planned IT.
then prcj.ced temperance socey and over 500 sea
men, under my direction, signed the pledge But what
dad the liquor dealers ssyf Why they said, "0hi
old Hart just breaches TO these fellows TO
get them TO enter into these private tempe
rance houses for which he gets his ten per cent"
QAsghter.) Then, recoliect when l WAS q little boy,
/ 81.
sooner had seated when the Sexton came up TO mo
and says, "Ccme, clear of this you young devil"
Well, wouldn't clear out, 80 got 10 seat little further
back - soon got again seated, up comes the
dern Dogbysan and says Clear OUT did not tell you
To 90 beiure." Wen by this time thought was near
port ESQ up with my anchor and ran Claughter) But
my friends, Is different or any other person can
90 church-our churches-and still not be disturbed
for have got churc hes own ministers
and lastly-and best Of a-our own Homo, thank God.
Mr. TRACY then stated that the price OF board would be
the gas that Oh nged 10 all other boarding houses
viz: 81 per week, After which q benedicton was pro
noupced by Rev. Mr. Elenge, whom the assembsge dis
peTscd.