The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-11

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heIe blind cbndreo we're acc see"i siupy
because they sal red TO ave
TIE ns, ucuon Of the bird sni deaf nuts IS now consd
erad ono Of % pare duties of csziuna rn ie-
suucticn t@ofoli meet Aucal AM naufal la the OK
crosses o. day merely eiSs sn Illustration OF oar
OF tescHSg. Toe proficiency al the classes, tho p
aud focy OF tue pupils ana the aivintsges OF tae
w. ole system only be wposset AZ tue institution, N
which have the houOr 10 give the audience cordial Ia
yiatlon.
Toe reading from the Bible ID rss.d prat-ths chapter
being selected by the sude lceaad the thirty nto ohto
OF Isaiah appropriately nsmet, prrformsd
lth ssousbus facility by foar of the paps readcg etco
a turn, AMID Ofea hiess aeuttuu. The pupls
warmly appapded. The concluding oaorus for tue
oratoro 81" an un Ter the direction OF Mr. Lasar was al
miraby rendered. aud altogether the eXh,bo ctet
table in the exttem, aad enoush - attract the interest
and excite the mpathes Of the hardes, heart. The ia
stituton IS real Charity.
NATIONAL REFORMATORY CONVENTION
The second National Convention commenced its session
yesterday, at 10 M at the Historical Socetys Rooms
This Convention composed OF delegates institutions
nrorghou, the country having for their object the reor
nation OF juvenile dehDquebts aud OF individuals VINO
either from former connection xth institutions or from
heHevon motives have made the cause OF REFORM sni
ard nfortUnatc outls matter OF study ana ehSf@
rbe object the Convection is to afford an opportunity
for exchanging views and communicating iniofmahsa
~hch msy be used for the improvement aad extension
of the cause of reform among juvenile deiDquents.
.ente called the Convection TO order-when
Mr. rhilp Ripley Of the Connecticut House OF Refuge,
.as called to the chair President pro tenn, and Mr
pitrce of Lancaster, vas elected Secretary.
The following is list Of the institutions represented;
n me for the Eiendless, CITY Of Nelc Ysrk-S. &. Hal
nd5y.
Weston House of Refuge Roeh.s>-, N T-I,aac II lis
Orlando Hastings and Samuel 5. Wood, Trustees aud
SppeTint, Lden,s
B,htmoye III use If R,fugr-G Brown, John T. Ke'so,
4 "a Cree Ir w ItnrDl
Nsuseefs ana Superineuden
State Reform Sch, Of Wsibo7o', Mss j S. B-owu,
: Browp J. IL. mpie, W. L. Starr Trustees and Super
STATE Irdpst 10, Sehqo for Oils, tarcas,er Mass F B.
FAY Jacob Fisher Thomas Tucker B. X. Pierce, Trustees
and Soucriueboeuts
Ne,o ro,k Pr,oa AsssiasOa--Dr john q. Gri.com and
four others
House of Refoym1t!an, SonA Bos.n-L D. Lincoln,
Superiutsnd ept.
House Of Cor ectioa Boston--rwo delegates.
BeaId of Dt,ectrgs for fUbilc IaaiuttrsS, Bot,a-
Mos KImtsll, P Booney Joseph Smith, o. Brewster T.
n Baker Francs FsXon. samuel 2. Osi, Dr.. william
Reid, Oan'e, Co'rin. Cn,ef Of Police T Beal
Nstos Buys' lodging ho's'c, Ns'e lo'k--G o Conner
State Reform Setool No,t Hsndsa, n P. p,ey, q.
GayIerd, DAVID P Nchois, Clark, W p g'aj smn, Dr..
Ma. ro,k Ho'as Of Rcfgge RandiWs h,rnd-L4 W.
Stevens, F sfl@an, SHEPPARD knepp, NJ L4nnp,
Managers slpe'oteUdent aud Asaspn' sn erir'eadeut
PhtiGdelpatd House i Rf4J'N. g, Bfog1e, Isaac K.
Smith, ncKeeyer, E Sweeney
G. Bone A Foot J d. Ladd and Wm T. DAVIS.
Maine Sat Rcfn1a Sch0i--Bon. Setn Soanmen
4 scc7al' for Improvement Of the c'nd ton " the Poor
Of Men Imk-Five de'egl"s.
Jpre-.- A.yluo,, Ns.o rork--sx delegates.
Hare Of R.frge, f'ie Gu'g' Pa-T &; Rutherford.
Oylhon Farm School Pa &c c. eollis.
N,'o OreGns HOass q R.frse-Dr. Il. For Eard ssper-
Dtendfnt.
Proyide'oe Reform sehOoi, r. T-E- n Cushman, john
L. Mason
ChlIdren's Aid Soetay, Nep Yoke L. Bruce and
three Others
S, Lo,as Ho,te Of Refuos--Two DELEGATES
Chicago Re}u1B S,hooi-Rev II B. Nichos
Warren street Chapel, Boaos-Rev. G. +. Bernard.
Tho Committee On Nominations reported TIE folio wing
list Of officers
Tres1des,t-Olver s. Strong New York.
Ttoe Prei6ent'- Nathaniel B. Brown, PHILADELPHIA;
John R. Kelso, Baltimore; f. Cisam4n, Rhode Island
Thomas Tucker, Massachusetts,; Gov 81 Stewart, Mis-
souri; Moses K'Inba, Boston; Seth S'ammen, Maine.
.Secyedfies--R. d. X. Pierce, Lancaster, Ness Dr.
Forward, LOUISIANA Rev NJ Nichols Chicago, H.. L. ~
Grapnay, Baltimore.
The PRESIDENT on taking the chair said au very
much taken by surprise regard to this nomination
thought that as at the previous Convention, wc had
gentleman from Pennsylvania, that probably the Conven
,ion would nominate gentleman from the far West or
Eastward. However, am here to act as President OF
this Con venton and 'hrow myself uDou your indul
eepce in the observance of such rules may be required
upon the occasion. feel that this is no the tim, for
tbs Convention DO something. Our previous Coaven
ZION was, as it were preparatory; discussed aamoer
OF questions al thai time, and gathered together great
deal Of experience and knowledge from gentlemen who
bave been engaged this cause for trust that
he Convention ere prepared TO decide upoo matters which
fuge Reform There great many s1hje;,s
Will be brought before the Convention and trust
have assembled here at this Hme gentlemen from pre-
v.utve and correctional institutions who will give
facts, whereby In our Deliberations and dec sOns
epghien the public and in regard 10 these institutions
The reform dear TO the hearts OF the whole
pie OF toe uron They ieeny aIvs to the subject;
and think the presence of so many gentle here il
Interest anc zeal which hisbly commendabe
On motion for tue appointment OF Blsne Lomnlttee
considerable discussion folo wed TO entitled
part the Convention The having been
CELEBRATES ut v
the President the Business Commtee:-Oiver Vast.
chss L. BInce. civ Of New YORK: roos G Rs,her,ord
Piusburg, Pa; PM ip Ripley, West Merideu, Coun.
Mr. n. j. MIrcHEsoy, solicitor for the Northern Homo
for Fepdless Children pniiadep ha, offered the folio
resolution, which vas greed to-
Iha. all papers and reports ss may have bean pre-.
prepared in with the resolution the Conyca
ton. be referred totee Business Conuittee.
Mr. HAVEN offered the following resolution, which was
adopted
Resolved That all association DIS having in view the
vention or suppression OF ycc, palpnris aud
the reformation Of the vicious and criminal, invite TO
/ Representation in this Convention.
The Business Committee made the folio wing report
/ which W as accepted ard adopted -
The Business Committee recommend the subjects
naned in the printed circular Issued 9th nsaa
the Committee OF Arrsoa ments proper subjects for
discussion 10 the order therein mentonef that the N
peys prepared on those topics presented that
delegates Of the different institutions no represented
On tue hoor OF the Convection be invited continue
81. as members o. the same They also recommend that
the Convection meet at 10 A II. and adjourn az P "
upess Otherwise ordered The President then spn
that tie toIc or CONFEDERATION by tao
Circular fhe distinction which shouli be observed BE-.
tween vagrancy and desttuon on the one hand, and
crime on the oher" Upon this subject Mr. L. G. Rutner.
ford OF the Pteburg houge Of Refuge, presen Ted pa
per- IN which he discussed the poraDce separang
juvenile vagan2 from those accustomed crime as not
beng the proper sutec Of houses @ refuge, and the
psychological influence upon both parents and children
OF the doctrine Of mans Subsection and proneness TO SIM
ana bis inability to resist an evil will doctrine which
made God toe author aud pepetaater Ho regarded
the oss OF parents Of the chief of uvene
delinquency.
ORLANDO HASTINGS, Fs1, Of Rochester, sail tina. he
| agreed with Mr.. Rutherford, that Juveniles who were
merely suffering from destituon ami who had enter
ed upon q Of crime not tho proper sube,ts
OF Houses Of Refuge and Reformation The place for
such was in sooa well regulated family, wh,ro Their
~ans would be looked after aud their morals attend ID TO-
with toat care which ought 70 be extended TO the children
OF the fiy. II the order OF Divine Providence ta
men sho1d DC arranged into families for the purpose Of
securing the proper physical aao mental training aud for
evolving principles or religion and virtue. rnere was
aloher class OF irdvduGs referred t. in the stltenent
OF the topic, which perhaps would be usually included
il the term criulnas," viz Migrants. Vagranoy, in