New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-25
TIE rrr-Porsrs HOUSE OF INDUSTRY.

Some five hundred children were supplied with a
dinner yesterday at The Rev. Nr. Pesse's House Of
Industry dinner worthy Of the day, and 70 which
ample justice was DONE The children sung and went
through their school exercises in ereditable
to themselves and their teachers. The Rev. Mathew
Hale Smith addressed the congregation Of ladies and
gentlemen who filed the room 10 witness he exercises
The speaker referred The fact TIA, there about
Two hundred children permanently located The nst
tuition. There We're hundreds Of Others who woald
gladly avail themselves Of s benefits but, although
the institution could accommodate one thousand, il
could not afford 20 take than 4 now had, unless
ADDITIONAL aid were furnished Ar the conclusion Of
Mr.. Smiths remarks tie children proceeded TO the
dining-room, where they took their dinner. They
then returned and listened TO some further speeches,
and went through their school exercises again.
The FIVE POINTS MISSION.
The Mission Buildings on The ate Of the Old
Brewery, under the charge Of the ladies Of the
Methods; Episcopal Church, were crowded TO their
uto-t extent yesterday from the hour Of p. N. up
TO 8 IN the evening. The exercises were opened by
tie Rev. BishOp james, with prayer after which sng
ing, dialogues, and Rotations Of an interesting
character were gone through with by the children
until tie hour Of diner. Not few Of the parents
NS4c huscAR TIC Nit-lNIrS anu nc huOlr l1ADcf
who came and went during the afternoon could not
have been lee than two three thousand Before
sitting dinner there appropriate speeches
rsa6e BY several reverend gentlemen present The do
nations reet ed were spoken Of Unexpectedly
reuniscent. Charter h. Crooks Of the Bowery,
presented loaf Of bread, the ze Of toleTably large
alligator, being between five and Zee. length and
TWO and hall feet in width, winch was suspen5ed In
The micdle Of the dinDg-roora on an immense tray.
An SYrsreptly wel;o-do and Misunderstanding pig
sal resting in SOLID dignity in the center OF one Of the
hong Of tables. The number Of children that sat
down TO table $50 and the enjoyment with which
they Fpesred 20 thro1h the exercises Of the day.
the last mentioned more particularly confrassed
ularkably with the inquisTfve and sqGaid-lookiBg
usehins outside. Tie legends " The liberal deEiseih
liberal tlings and He that ive;h 70 Tie poor shall
rot lAek, were wrought gracefully upon the opposite
waiis IN letters Of evergreen. After dinner large
quantity oftoys, Of the description usually dealt in By
Santa Clsns, distributed anon, the delighted
youngsters
TIE BANTER STREET GOSPEL UNION MISSION.
Tbs, the Oldest institution Of the Kind n the neigh
borhood OF the Points celebrated the DAY with din
ner. The Mission II q Baptist institution and was
es.abhhed eighteen years ago under tie name o. the
GOsPel Bethel Ifs o5eci Is simply supply tie Cos
pei and nurse the siek. large number 81 friends Of
tie inztifEton were present and the tine appeared
Re very agFeeably sIani. Dr. Armi-Age, tie Rev.
John Quincy Adams, the Rev. Dr. C. a Bzekbee, and
The Presdss. C. T. Goodwin, made speeches, after
rkh 900 persons, children inezGed down 70 table.