The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-09

the least prominent Of the various societies that hold their
anniversaries in this city, is twenty FIVE years in exist
It's objects the protection Of adults and chill
dren and the assistance Of largo number Of outdoor
poor From s reports il appears that between three and
four hundred children admitted into the institution
every year, and that nearly six thousand received
into it from the date OF the socicye organ zat0u rne
institution is in the full tide Of success AMI spears lKelv
to extend ts operations stu further.
The Ladies FIVE Points Mission Is already well known to
the public and We shall not therefore, take the atten
ton Of readers by detailed account of its operations
During the last year is said to have been very prosper
Gus, although there is another institution of the
character under the superntendence Mr. Pease which
Is q sort OF rival establishment Some years ago,
readers may remember, there was q good
deal of unpleasant feeling exhibited tho part Of
these institutions towards each other but still neither OF
them seems to have suffered from this mutual rivalry or
jealousy, whatever it may be called They both
now working away in the Five Points and on opposite
sides Of place, which, strange to say considering the
character OF the locality, called Paradise square We
may add that this Five Points Mission and Mr.. Peases
terpIse are both oshoots Of the ladies Home Mission
reves into society under tho title Of the Young Mems
Christian Association ug object was simply spiritual
sna ne snrna Dy WAS 70 De
tracts, prayer meetings, the providing of reliable and
respectable boarding houses for young Strangers in
rial aid which essential element to the success
only Of the Christian Young Mems Association but of the
whole these religious This society number
ed nearly Thousand members and at the last anniversary
hopes entertained that before another year elapsed
FIVE hundred additional members would be added to the
the receipts amounted 10 somewhat over $500.
The American and Foreign Christian Union estab-
hsnea some S twelve ago. with the object Of bring
lshed In the accomplishment Of this laudable purpose,
set itself to spread the pure doctrines Of the Gospel
among the members Of the Roman Catholic and other
apostate Churches" AS preliminary to this laborous
task, and TO success it never omitted an op-
porunty 70 pitch into the Catholic Church The exertons
was hoped would in course Of time be converted and
the error Of her ways This society has yearly
10 aI.N ,,,t r,lx k1, ,Na, -
vuson in its diminished receipts The meetings OF the
society generally taken up with accounts of reported
intmaeJ their Spiritual batteries are chiefly directed nave
The New York State Colonization Society has now reach
ed the twenty seventh year Of It's existence The object
Of its establishment was the colonization Of Iibera by
manumitted eayes ana free colored people, Among ts
members were large number Of prominent cersymen of
different religious denominations The yearly receipts
The American Congregational Union established in
1863 and has an income OF about SO 000 which il devotes
to the assistance OF Congregational churches in different
States.
twenty-five years ago the Presbyterian Board of
city, and has been go successful that it's re.
ceipts amount TO 100000 annually, which in
creased TO GOO in 1885, 1t Is needless say anything
about the character and the aims Of this society as its
title sufficiently explains il.
The Methodist Episcopal Missionary Society has an in.
come varying from $3.50, 900 to 100000.
The American and Foreign Bible Society has an income
Of from $40 ,0C0 to $50, 900.
The New York Bible Society has an income varying
Of the various anniversaries religious and otherwise
that are held In New York, there Of more In
torestpg character than that OF the "Womans Rights
sociation." The meetings Of the strong minded ladies'
were always numcrously attended. There was Lucy
stone, Mrs. Ernestne L. Rose, Miss Susan B. Anthony
Rev. Antoinette L. Brown and q number of other
noablcs who figured conspicuously before q New
York audience. Then there were q number Of
the other sex who advocated their cause, and
who, among other things, maintained that women had
right to vote and possess all the political privileges of the
sterner sex Out Of this movement originated the ceic
bfated Boomer costume, which, unlike the crnoine
movement, did not succeed. The meetings were occa
sionaly enlivened by musical performances from the
HutchiIsons, and by occasional remark from some
Of the audience which gave pleasant spisin ess to
the proceedings last year several meetings were held
by the srongmnded but somehow other though thew
were well attended, they do not appear to have accele
rated the movement, or to have accomplished anythin
towards obtaining those political rights and principles 70
the attainment Of which the society was gotten up
The Foreign Missionary Society, Its name imports
is by no contemplate Its agents are dcspatche
10 all parts OF the world and the public are made &C
quanted with the results ut each anniversary Il mum.
bers among lts members many Of the most prominent
clergynen belonging to the different persuasions The
income OF the society each year amounts To about $4,000
In addition TO those which have detailed above We
nsy add the Colonization Society the New York Sunday
scbooi Union the Education Society the New York In
Urinary Tor Women and Children the Port Society Society
Tor the reformation Of Juvenile Donquens the Ameri
can Protestant Society the Christian Alliance Unitarian
SocssT OF New York, Foreign Evangelical Society New
York; State Vigilance Association Society for the Abo.
ton OF Capital Punishment Society for promoting Elm
cation amsng Coorcd Children and the Female Moral Re.
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