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

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Balance against society ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Ii3 IA
Ia the te4surera report Of thus year stsj appear the
fciio~ log iguTes-
The for missions schools this year aud
, Tue oeot s.mainine On buildings. 80 ,904 80
Balance remaining to be paid on buildings and
In fourteenth annual report the Hssicaarys r.port
stas The mission at the Five Points has been 81 ynalIy
prosperous curing TIE past year The school building has
Deen completed and p6d for, at expense vf s. 29T
Eight hundred chdeL have been taught during the year
With M average attendance OF 24o scholars aod giving
constant emp OymeGt To petent teachers Thea
children are si clothed by the mission To them asd
their parents and other destitute persons have been dis
462 quilts and $50 other articles of bedding. Ooe
HUNDRED aud sxt? two children and one hundred
ana my I'VE adults have been placed in good houses The
past winter tas been one Of unparalleled suffering among
the poor AZ the Five Points, Want Of work has caused
muiutudes to ask for bread who begged bfore"
Previous 10 witnessing the exercises the Academy Of
Mufic last evening our reporter visited Five Poiats
Weston, where he shown throughout the building BY
The pohtenees OF the present drectress.
No better proof could be bad of the value of such an
Institution than simple comparison of on side sar
rounoiDgs and the Interior OF building EVERYTHING
the vicinity disag, and disgusting: the
feekirg with fifth, the houses wormesten and ready to
tumble apparently any noment the chidrcn sauner-
ing about the streets barefooted and filthy rags With
coarse, malicious expressions on their dirty
faces form str king contrast to the
Dess OF the INTERIOR The air Of and regularity which
pervades throughout the perfect heahuess and cheer
fulpess Of the children talking and laughing with more
than oopenment. or singing 10 perfect hymns and
songs the spirit Of which they seemed TO feel with aston
ishing zes They all appeared in great glee and excite
meht on account OF the approaching OF the
evening in which tho majority four hundred chill
dren nov in the institution were to take part
!ne exercises at tho Academy o. Music commenced
with short opening address from tho Cnairm a. the
Hon. LUTHER BRADIsA, and music by bod worth's eand
Afterwards the children sung, in excellent accord,
With fearful eyes look around
Life seems dark and stormy sea.
Then an impressive prayer was delivered by the Rev.
hy mn BY the children in concert
, The Kew Or HoIDIcB then read brief extract from
.ne report OF t year. not yet published and after Wards
What were lite without some one to chorus,
With word or @ smile on the way
with that touching patnos peculiar TO the voices Of
children when properly trained to sing in unison together
This song was much appiauded by the audience.
THIS song succeeded by an interesting dialogue BIZ
nine OF toe children, boys and girls, which ca III oao
gave his opinion u tine Bbe and their therefor
10 simple but truthful words. They their parts
admirably, without hesitston embarrassment. Ona |
little fellows voice was rather amusing, 10 which ths
Celtic Gaiect could be plainly detesied
Tue Bible Class exercise on the prophecies was then
gene through with by the whole school, and children
uep'hyeu RnoWlenHe OF Tue bt0e, WHICH, | will
ture to toqt not three out Of every the audi
cDce were capable Of At the end Of the recitation the
audience spplauded vociferously
After ntes ude OF mosc, Prof. TIFFANY of Baltimore
young Clergyman OF tho Methodist Eoscopl churoh'
and throughout tu sf touching drsccd appesIs tn
the sympathy Of the audience In behalf of the poor Chi
drcn Of the institution. His manper al times rather
parfed his delivery; but throughout be was p,ot sort
cd, and once or twice. from where SAT, saw tears OF
sympathy ialog In the psrqnctte. Toe audience were
mostvoeercus In applardng him at every ooportuuity
Tns touching ADDRESS followed dialogue bet weon
l,te BOY and girl, in which the reporters got 'rap'
ana he pockets OF the audience alusioa which have
right.
Tne cerem oRy closed BY appropriate address by thu
Kew DIR. NApAL, and sengs by the children.
Inc Academy was quite crowded, aud appeared az
bright and gay opera gala night Tne chill ireR 4
were arranged boys tho right, the girls tho
left succession Of platforms, rising above other
and spread with white covering The youngest Children
little girls, Of them pretty and all most neatly
creased in white, arranged In line the foos
lights, and before tho ceremony half over soms q
their little curly beads had fallen In the laps Their
psn.ons 10 perfect and affection. Tue al ,ctou
that they seemed TO bear to zach oacr Ia fact re
narkable.
NEW YORK STATE TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.
business meeting Of this society was advertised -
take place IN the Iycoum Washington street, Broekgo'
.! ten O'Clock yesterday morning. but, from como uneA.