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

in erecting their BlDs House. wioa had been ssm1zsd
soecnlatoD II h.d bignly successful Bat IL wts
sd no wever useful Bible S)s'ty may have o,el H.
Ia useful no logger Was the Bible no tongef ae'lsE
Had Il ceased 10 be the sword OF the sprG Col vas
calling upon them 10 give the Bible 10 the millions OF
hina and J.pan AMI their only study shoalI oe has
10 gave tn Bhe soc city visOr. hai areaty gtgea
100000 Bbs co tbs lost wof d. aud IL must gave nut
lions 1t was true that thec report this year woud
chow diminp,tM of about 900 IN tuui5 or only
abou, s.o,CC receipts. Bat this owing sltsite
prsss re- It bad been assumed that tae so3e.y vas
about to cease its exsteues, aud Carsslus suspended
their befaliiy THIS very Convention ha tauS cost tas
lost world 20 o. Bibles. he would not Ike to bsa htt
responsibility.
Brotaer sinm, Of rhlade phla, was ready to consen.
that the oe society Should cease 70 he, but nol 10 tae
precise shape proposed by the resolution III "Jao hot
clog the wheels OF the Publication sojey The passage
of this resolution woulf be great mary 10 the a''@
Rev. Or. MAoTAy gave 40 account OF hls aoors 10 ue
half o. the ia society. He though there vas tna same
necessity for Tie continuance OF toe society tlat existed
for lis formation H. thought ae union OF the tso sore
ties yoult be 40 injury botn He some ioterest
INC rcmniscrnc,s OF his early life He had bscn pro
tossed for seventy years, and preacher OF the
Bo,her RoarGT JEFFREY Of Philadelphia offered the fol.
lowing as substitute for the resolution pending
Resolved, That the work Of the American aod Foreign
Bible Society aud the work OF tho American olptst Pau
LEGATION essentially distact from el,n other
that the Importance Of the successful prosecution
Of each entities both to the cOnd ence aud sup
port OF the churches Of the Baptist deo naaton Ia tner
present RsL'zaton
In support OF hrs resolution he urged tue necessity
keeping the Bible Society they could not rely up)o
the Bibl Union, unless they willing to pay for
distribution Of Bibles with toe word oa)tize Tiusatsd
into something that i'm sion aud not ba
Rev. Nr. COREY Of Uics, oooosed tue substitute raey
could moi as deuomoscon stord to support boh socs
ties. Merchant princes New York might afford 1t, blt
he had done, as matter Of conscience, with s0,tine
funds from poor factory girls aud shosmaSers He hoDs
they would be governed IN their action BY principle,
sympathy.
The subject was further discussed in very animate
manner members beng several tunes called 10 order To-
tending IN the erection az personality.
De. Caldwell, OF Raode island ofsret the following
which WIS Received as an amenimea 10 the suos'tn'e
Resolved, That IN the opinion of this Convention tue
work of pubishng bung the scriptures, AT pre-
performed 10y the American and Foreign Bole 50
cety sbould committed 10 other existing so;etes, 20
be part toned between tnem according 10 tne hed ooeu
Ths was s,il pending st 10 O'Clock. when the Conyen
;ion Adjourned uuili ga O'Clock this morning.
NEW YORK INSTITUTION FOR THE BLIND.
HIsToR CAL SKETCH or TuB INSTITUTION.
Ab,u, The year 1850 idea Of institution in which
unfoI .uoate man beings deprived Of sight could Obtain
mental spo physical education agtated in this city
by Messrs samuel Wood Samuel Ackerly AMI a number
OF ether pubic spirited citizens who through publications
and ndridual ,Aerton among their extensive acqnrn.
tances, collected funds with which to make beginning
SO chmerica the object deemed at that day that
some OF our weah,est ozens could only be persuaded
give few dollars each, while others absolutely refused
anything for H. But the nooie hearted perss
vered, and in April 1884, the New York Institution for
the Blind Incorporated Tae work of instruction was
not COMMENCED until When small room hlred
in Canal street. three unfortunate blind boys were
tase from tue alnisbouse, and boarded with WHO'S
lady who resided in the building with tho sch 1o
In May, 1882, house Mercer street taken All
few pupils ADDED Dr. Russ Being then the principal IL
1883 the school again removed 10 No 62 Spring
street, where it remsioed until November Of TINT
year, when, through the munihcence Of NJ james
Boornan toe institution obtained, at nominal rent the
of the holdings on tie block bounded by Eighth AMI
Ninth avenuts and Thirty third Thirty fourth streets
which leased 10 them for a term OF ifty years Ia
May, 1884 the institution received permission from the
Legislature take ten pupils at se States expsase OF
$l30 per pu m per In 1886, the number OF State
pupils eight fro Senatorial dis
trct 1889 10 sXeeu from each senatorial sric.
The institution While uad p;ospored, the pup gra
ouaiy increasing Runners until 10 1si5 there l25
of thempar beng supported at 1e expense Of the State,
part by their freds part by charity ABOUT the year
1887 the institution ha1 pro- pere-ron ard granted by
the Legislature aud The subscriptions Of its frendthlt
was epab.d t, erect on sde site above mentioned, al
maby suited for The purpose berg 500 feet long by
feet wide building III feet long ana 60 feet wide
two wings l30 feet song bS 90 feet wife, three stories
high, Of Srg Sing bic and built the gothic style
Since that time these buildings have been nearly doubled
IN SIZE and cover nearly the entire front of the bsk
Ez and HiIth
The lower floors Eighth avenue mainly devoted
TO stores the rents Of ancn 70 deray the Of
the institution The buildings nearly free from debt,
and the property b As Is now
worth about see 900 Nj. Boormau having gwen his
consent is BOW proposed in accordance with permits
the present property AID bulid comm,1ious nst
tuition further up town. IT being believed a much
better be burt from The proceeds present,
There now nearly hundred pupils in the n.ti.
tUon who, with the teachers attendants
have scarcely sufhc eni accommodations The ages Of
reception lLnIeo bet twelve and I've
The method OF iOsrUcton is complete and in the
Of tine the Dt,lgent pupil can DO almost anything that
any other pupil blessed with sight can doeven 70 read
ing writing, cypherug, performing musical
ments &c An Industrial department Is attached to the
institution 10 which the pupils instructed in makiog
s.
upon leaving the institution tb-y themselves
by their laoor in the branches of INDUSTRY
taught, by musical tutoh Tue amount received Lass
year by sale OF articles manufactured the
was 90 Toe State pupils pad $50 52S SO and 40
natiors 81 800 Inc total received the res
sury s62 oe6 i9 Of which ell 50 $50 Is was pad
out The pu psned re port Of tue drecoTs sno va OK lv
what every expended tor and proves the lust.
futon to be 81 the few which demand aai deserve
the public auepton and patronage during anniversary
week. The present Presiient-dT lsA.c Woods L son
of of the principal iOunders Nc. Samuel Wood aud
most of the directors have served the society faithfully
many years.
TIE ANNIVERSARY EXERCISES.
The Academy of Music quite filed at four clock
yesterday, the hour appointed the anniversary
cises to commence On the stage seated about
hundred and fifty OF the pupils male and female. At the
right piled number Of baskets, brooms and other
articles the product OF their hantwok The band com
posed Of sixteen pupils Of the institution taught By Mr.
Refill also occupied the right Of the sage and introduced
The exercises with overture.
MISS CfNIHiA BULLOCK the pnnd poetes5 graduate OF
the institution but Still resident opened the exercises
by the recitation of original poem Of wnch we exrac.
the first and last staazas:--
LIGHT.
(Suggested by an expression Irvngs "Ristory Of
Washington
Hope faded and the jealous glow
Oi co lntrys love seemed burning low;
Imperial foes, mighty and STRONG,
Sweep the wild wilderness along;
One ray Of light snone divney on
The gloomy path OF Washington.
Our Washington, dear, bonored name,
OF spotess life and deatness fame;
The Christian hero meet TO be
The champion Of our liberty
Ages unborn shall rise as one
And bail our sire, our Washington.
Next came chorus from Meyerbeer under the direc-
rection OF the vocal musical teacher, Nr Sgismund
Aasar, the execution Of which by no means dig
grace 70 the Academy, aud was loudly appiauded. An
examnaaion IN history followed succeeded by vocal aud