New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-01
.oc;etv has banshed, immured in cells, and soedeo

society has banshed, immureo in ceh'' ""s
The state of feeling thus happily produced was in
proyed 70 The utmost by distinguished and eloquent
gentleman, whose name is known and whose innoeucs
Is felt in many fields Of benevolent enterprise aau
who was present for the purpose Of conducting we
religious exercises and addressing the prisoners Tne
narsbe Of the Prodiga Son" was illustrated 70 ,.s
Applicability 70 all human experience. and espSc,a"y
10 that Of those present, who were already eune,s
the terrible consequences OF Tangress'oh, "u9 no"
souapdered their Inheritance, who were now reduced
"a the dry husks and 10 whom no hope renamed Out
10 arise and go unto the Father.
IJpon the conclusion Of this service the visiting
marty proceeded 10 the Lunatc Asylum where col
isticn had been provided. In the afternoon large
number Of the afflicted inmates OF this institution were
assembled and arranged themselves upon the coTdors
and the winding stairway which conducts 10 tne iIaf
pifcen DOME Here the scene, though differing widey
from that at the prison. IN the character ana
.apces of those who formed its chief element OF inter
est and in the rehe ctons to which it gave rise was
no less Impressive. %,
The must al performances were nearly OF the same
character as those of the morning. and their influence
not less potent in soothiDg the .vered brain and dis
ordered nerves of these hapess ones, crtshed udef
the weight Of harassing cares and anxeties or9keh
by the strain of intense and long continued mental eA
element or Frustrated by the terrible stroke OF ca
lamty and affection Here also the kind friend who
had ninstered 20 the prisoners was at no loss III nd
ipr consong thoughts and fitting words III which 70
express them, nor in lighting their way by means Of
beautiful illustrations INTO the darkened undersahd
irgs of his hearers.
From the Lunstic Asylum the party proceeded to
the Aims House. Here human life and human suffer
ing presented yet another Of it, strange phsses Here
were seen the aged the crippled, the imbecile the
voluntary and the involuntary Pauper the guilty ana
the innocent side by side, the man who, having sus
tanned himself through long life by violence and
fraud DOW iInpo;ent for evil, receives from society,"
upon which he has so long preyed the plttance OF
charity and he who after life of unsuccessful toll
and industry finds himself At last with earthly home
but this. ,,;..
The services at this place nearly identical with
the two previous ones. the address by the same
speaker az in the other instances, being appropriately
adauted 10 the circumstances of the hearers. The
subec on this occasion the peculiar adaptation
of the religion of Jesus 10 the poor the lowy and the
suffering The remarks were listened to with great
attention and the manifestation of much feeling ana
M their conclusion many came forward to thank both
sneaker aud singers for the instruction and gratihcaton
which they had received.
Those engaged in this work of mercy, with their ac-
companypg friends left the island with happy con-
scousness of wespent day, highly pleased with the
cordial reception which they had received and the
sympathy manifested by the officers and all connected
with the management Of me various institutions