The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-25
THANKSGIVING AT THE FIVE POINTS.

Not far from two thousand poor children and destitute
grown persons fed and made happy yesterday by
the Christian charities located in and Immediately around
that sombre district Of metropolis known the FIVE
Points,
The largest Of these institutions is the ladies' Home
Mission (MethodeD, located on the site of the Old
Brewery. Here bountiful repast was served up TO
some 200 400 Children from three years Of age up
wards Previous 10 the dinner the chiren all neatly
dressed and with clean shining faces, assembled n
the chapel and the various scbeo rooms Of the mission
and went through variety of highly interesting
in the presence Of lar ge crowds OF vsers 90 raised
PLATFORM OF the southern end OF the chapel dspaged
avery large collection Of holiday presents for the chill
dren, including little drums jumping jacks tin soldiers,
Noahs arks, hundred Of dolls dressed IN all the
hues Of the rainbow boxes OF puzzlcs whistles rates
monkeys images Of all kinds and dozen stereo.
scopes. These for distribution by the teachers,
after dinner, 10 the order Of merit. Bishop James,
and several prominent elergymen Of the denomination
wrre present The chdlen Gang delightfully."- and with
great spirit, and every little face oeamed with unaoyed
pleasure Several addresses made to the children
by clergymen present. and though these evidently
felt 10 be little tedious, they listened to with cou
mepdabe patience. The dinner embraced all the uxu
res and daints OF the season in the greatest profisn
and was partaken Of with intense relish Then the
dst buon Of the toys and the little people felt that their
cup Of bliss was full Among the visters who Witnessed
the joyful scene there many motened eyes, beam
ing nevertheless with smiles and the silver change rang
mcrriy into the c0ntrbn box of the association placed
conveniently in the passage way
On the opposite side Of the square stands the Five
Points House of Industry better known Pease's Mis-
siop at which very similar scenes enacted. This
institution provides permanent home for $50 chit
dren taken from the streets and from the squald dens
s numerous IN that quarter Besides these thrcc
four hundred others dined part Of whom the
day school, and others gathered
what promiscuousy. All had clean hands aud faces,
but the outsiders were planly dstngushabe from the
regular inmates by their Invariably knotted and tangled
shOckheads of hair aud generally dilapidatod garments
The dinner here also excellent protuse was
said the establishment had received donations OF provi
sions enough for four months supply. Rev Matthe
Hale Smith among the speakers and urged the
gers of the charity to appeal directly the churches for
pecuniary aid, Of which they very much in need
They have room for about thousand children, are
constantly obliged to turn away suffering applicants
account of the low state Of their funds.
At the Five Points Gospel Union Mission {Blpst) No
~ Baxter street. dinner provided for about 800
sons mainly adults, and addresses mnde by Rev.
DR.. Armitage, Rev. John Quincy Adams, Rev. Buck
bee. Rev. Goodwin (the Presidens, and Rev. Geo.
H. Stone The abors of this mission confined princi-
pay 70 preaching the Gospel and maintaining Sunday
school, Their aim Is TO reach those families which, hav-
ing Children not directly essibe the other
missions For the past two weeks they have been holding
evening meetings. and experiencing something Of revi
val, several having professed religious experience.