The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-16

pressed upon Paxnamenf that every town and city may
lssiou Of tracts, Journals, chidreu papers, cards &C,
the Office much - In former years. through crippled
and embsrrassed d. by the commercial panic DOnasions
The Rev G. j. PEx OF tho Methodist Episcopal church,
New York, then addressed NE meeting in very forcble
language, showing that the OhairmAn's views In
every wsy correct and sustaind by OF great de-
pravhy. He knew too many, and could write a list Of
cause and who would present the air OF oonquerors
who had fallen away and he was sorry 70 say now
like the Chsirmans man IN the barrel daughter
ainy true that was destructive % the health Of the
body ana the peace and welfare oe tho soul. Intem
must help to stop its prsrsss loo many poor women
wives drunkards, weee now mourning anguish and
shedding hs. tears Of grief and + s sosdss Of
s against God 70 deal IN n.osc..ss drink Null
the youths Of the popus.on hinge s ere Is bad now
as ever they WERE II was the duty OF every
Ss stood S
more than million Of wrong ones. (Applause.) He
looked 70 see ? few representatives. OF the 1910
he stood In the army OF temperance q commanding
officer fourth corporal or private, he would fight for
went on Il much length in very glowing language
The Secretary then read his report showing tina. the
society had only received $1,000 and was now in debt
$1,000.
A collection then taken up.
Very interesting addresses we're delivered By H. G.
y, o., Is, N. IL ". Ii.
missionary nom Anab, Asia and BY Peter Sinclair, Of
Ediuburg.
The proceedings lasted unit. very late hour and the
congregation dropped away by degrees that BY the
time the benedction was pronounced more than one hau
had left.
New York Institution for the Instruction of
the Deaf and Dumb.
INTERESTING EXHIBITION-THR LANGUAGE OF SIGNS
POLITICS AMONG THE MUTEs-A CHILD OF MIS-
FORTUNE.
IF
this institution held Thursday afternoon at the
Academy of Music Immediately after the hour announced
Cour o'clock, that building, capable Of accommodating
thousand persons crowded from the floor to the
roof
On the stage the pupils the female portion Of them
dressed almost uniformly in white muslin; and the
front placed two large States which TO inscrbe
the answers given during the exercises.
The pupils all appeared to be in excellent health but
somewhat disadvantage for the reasons that
they had down the river q distance of some nine
going and this caused TO wear fatgued and
aded ooK but assured that, generally speaking
are proverbially So and the answer TO a question:
pressy put in the course Of the exercises bears the
truth Of this statement and affords wonderful proof of
the benignity of Divine Providence.
The object on this occasion was simply TO exhibit the
progress of the pupils and report read; but
particulars TO the institution will not be out Of place
here 1t has been in existence thirty nine years. and BY
an act OF the Legislature accepting pro position made by
the directors in April last, IL has become in form and
ton Under this arrangement the Board transferred to
the State property Of The value Of nearly $500 subject
To membranes to the amount OF $3.50 0O0 This has
been principally the accumulation Of the donations OF c
Of New York. but considerably increased by their
own foresight and good management About eighteen
months ago they removed from their original quarters to
Washington Heights, on the North river, where
ednoe has been built for their use not yet quite
pleted
At the date Of the report made to the Legislature in
March last the number Of pupils so2 being reduc-
ton from the number reported the previous year Of b.
The present actual number BOG. On this subject the
Board of Directors say
'rhe small decrease Of pupils during the year mainly
parents pupils who were entitled ts several ad
dtonal years OF instruction In thus rejecting the offered
bounty Of the State the guardians Of deaf mute incur
grave responsibility, which hope they may bs able TO
settle satisfactorily with their conscences The
few in which the advantages . deaf mute pupil Of
three 10 five years standing will derive from another
year intellectual, mechanical ami religious in.
sucon at the institution will not be far greater than
any be can realize ey premature return to hs fsmy"
be enlightened AS In other similar institutions pupils
received from other States, their board being paid for
From the Treasurere account last year which sepa
the of the building fund appears that
the receipts the year 1857 amounted 81 aud
the treasurer the close Of the preceding year been
$50 $50 81 leaving on the first day Of January, 1885, ba
lance Of IS sos So In the hands OF the treasurer
The pupils are divided into eight classes and there are
besides the Vice Principal and Instructor OF the head
class Isaac Peet A. NJ fourteen professors and teach
ers
OF these eight classes three were selected for exhibit
ton yesterday a anordng fair samples OF the OF
the STEM viz-the nr, or the one year class the fifth
The exercises opened by the President HARVEY P.
PET, LID delivering An address, in which he explain
ed In lucid and interesting manner the system adopted
10 communicate ideas 10 the minds OF those who
happily deprived Of the ordinary through speech.
He also forcbly contrasted the condition OF those
who had received the benefit Of this instruction. with thai
in which they were when first admitted-iu total mental
darkness The natural language 50 70 speak Of the mute
was signs and this they preferred TO the tedious
method Of spelling out words by the manual alphabet
yet had attained such proficiency express their
pair Of their acquiring the habi. Of thinking in Ian.
guagc conveyed by wosds
The FIRST or youngest class FIRST introduced 70 the
70 simple questions propounded and Interpreted to them
By signs as for instance, "what is your nanef "where
do you resideW "How old your" The fifth class
were Intercepted 10 their studies, and replied by
similar medium. One not having enumerated the Holy
mention the Bible because every one knows that that
ought TO be studied" To the question wheh II q
small house one answered, 81" Is not small house,;
other wrote, at is very large ROOM
The high class examined by Isaac I. Peet, A. NJ, dis
played extraordinary efficiency both In writing their
IDEAS in uDexceptooaole language, and in expressing
The tescher the questions severaly proposed
Interpreted them 70 his pupils By means Of the manual al
vorte means Of communication by sigrs. The ans uers
written the slate 30 that the audience might
them.
may be here observed that the writing In form and
shape generally very good Indeed, the writing Of
these persons IL universally admired
The subject Of the occasion proposed them and
they severay wrote upon u, expressing their grathca
ton 1T the interest taken In their institution hoping that
their exercises Afforded pleasure stating that previous
their admission 70 the institution they had passed their
lives In darkness and that OF them were ele-
waited 10 the highest realms OF knowledge. and all 10
knowledge q Their Creator and thanking the patrons and
officers
10 the question whether they would rather be deaf and
AIl.A
expressing their ooutcntment with their lot and one OF
them abiding 10 the building In which they were wrote
10 the effect that though he could form conception Of
what music and had doubt that possessed great
charms evidenced In n effects Others yet pro-
fame appeared 10 say so, in its own temple he must
avow bis preference for beauty
they desired 10 be questioned the subject Of their
studies and asked accordingly-How long DID the
Baby lonsh captivity last To which they replied
rcctiy about seventy years
They are evidently posted NJ the subject OF
politics and have their opinions for the subject OF