The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-25


ADDRESSES BY THE BEv. MEsss'. a.rsrrr ruoxp
SON, FEssER AN . OTHERS.
The sroupcs ard enapei OF tbs New York Oolored
Home, IN Sixty 'nth street near First avenus were ven
ned Yesterday aherr oon with large number Of the
eolo'ed population Of the city, The occasion being tho
oeleorshon o. We twentieth anniversary Of the Home
The exercises II the occasion, which were held in the
chspe'' wee introduced BY sipgiag the hymn CON
mspcire
From ali that dwell below the skies.
The, thirty fourth Psaim was read by Rev r c. Hen.
deyfon. Prayer offered by Mr. r. G. PsrIee of the
unosy School Union, after which the Rev. d. Wells
read the annual report Of which the folo'Spg
tract
The state Of the colored population OF this country AMI
the wirest methods Of smeorstns TER condition, are
problems which ara moving socssy to rs foundations,
and we'll attract the consideration oil the proioanoest
miIds among Us, but Whatever may BE- the Conclusions
Of statesmen political emists are sure Of ths:
that there banc 70 be done; work too, which
the Coloreo Heme and ever has been Striving 10 &C
compssh re opening chapel at the close Of
our last year followed & we anticipated, by en- In
creased upon the Of grace and
auent general improvement department of
at AID may say In this place that the addition
ton OF yes, has rendered the inmates much
i0rtaoie than formerly, and also that regard
to order and Lestnses the Home viii bear comparison
With any institution Of like character among Or
little school. always fuctuatang IN numbers under toe
of Ms Lovelt to be making progress In the
right oireruon, and hope great ad vantage
TO the children Who share iis privileges Chsplan's
port Nov 1859 Within the six months there have been
tweDy 81. s.bbsths and We have had three services 10
dseourses twenty I'VE Of which by myself, and tho
msnaer ey number o. se,ouf s n ~, we invite
people visit and see for themselves the state OF the
Institution
The whole number of persons under charge in the va
rous depa Of the institution, from January 1862
to January 1862 was 9o6 Of these there remain at
in the Home 1928 The number Of deaths during the
year has been ninety males and forty three
females.
ceiveo during the year SIS ss2 III the expenditures had
amounted to s4,252 IS, leaving balance Of cash on
hand Of 81, 30 l6 Added TO this the q sll63 H.
si in the treasury s2asa ST. The debt stu remaining
the institution amounts 70 $1,000
Another hymn WAS then sung, after which an address
delivered by the Rev. h. H. GARNET (colored.) He
cad that being privileged to be present at the exercises
81 pe % sn ss
out q good work God will prosper them In It, and
they viii succeed When he looked at the beautiful cha
pei and the handsome grounds with their bloom
dure he amazed and astonished TO think what the
commencement OF the institution had been The ladies'
bad the right idea when they called the institution
Home" One could not but be happy, and feel
content when they knew they were At home.
ne was mucn anecssS o. me slusioa MADE IN N
rsect that the soul well the body for
IN the institution When we reflect that we live In CON-
mupity where public sentiment makes 1t necessary TO
have institution Of this kind excusivefor the coored
sone- gratifying that the necessity has been
however,
come when this would be uncaied for and
when there would be one and the same home for white
The Rev Mr.. THOMPSON, OF the Grand street church,
said that although he had any OF the temples
and noble buildings of Greece and Rome. he had often
seen nor heard Of such thing Is "Home"-thst is,
public home Ike this Those ancient people, too kne~
stuff about but they old mot Ios Know What vas SroSery
love- Chrht bad raid We are AL Of one blood and he be-
heved T. We were taught 70 regard all men
But this not the Gospel Of the day. at least among white
people The doctrine Practsed IT, II am - good q yoa
and little better" He feared there might be something
OF this among the coored people well In conclusion,
be exhoried them 70 live the life which leaps the
Rs% '1s OF in .u,O. to
the fact already stated thai OF ali the ruins discovered Of
the most civilized nations Of ancient times had been
said tha, from this We could zee how much We owe %
Chrhuanny. Yet was seldom realized. There are men
Ss Sss us %
place an nndsl would wish to be in would be that on
Gutbs not known and prsctsed. Bsnsvolence may
exAt, rs true, without Chrstanity-that IL, natural
oS o.y 70, s 1s
bnevolencethe true benevolence- for both BODY
and sosL How sweet, too, TO our ears, The term
starting point Of al purity, the origin Of All the sood that
man .njS.s In :cnclos,on the speaker .Issa % the
enterprise which requires ZEAL perseverance, and prayer
let The women have They are not easily discouraged
Indeed, when he considered how had been In
this instance he almost inclined TO call the chariot
Of Elijah rather than q home
After the cir eing OF another hymn, the Rev. Mr.. wHIs
made few remarks references TO the great prosperity
OF the institution. He said tho history Of the past
but prophecy the future and ptedly the
nett twenty years would shou ut least great ad
vance as had the last 10 addressing himself par.
Sss = ss nsss b ss that .A s.
tuition now, the time might como when they would |
hence u Sns something IN which they should feel an
the friends at the Home had made the item Of the
lored and the dheases 70 which they particularly
liable matter OF study, and that they would be cared
Rev G b RAY (oolored) said that the Colored Home
had become fixed fact In Alluding 70 LIS origin rise,
proere0 40, be stated that during the twenty Of
ss existence over lsceo person, had received rs osne
objected that the inmates OF the Home did receive
the comforts and oonvenitnocs Of life To rcfute this he
read extracts from the report Of expenditures |
made BY The Rev. wAkur, In the course Of whicn
he auded 70 the recent death Of Of the mAnagers
Mrs King Who although but twenty ak years Of age a
seven years He also spoke the among the in
mates How many Of hem had died In the Lordi He
exhored them all % 70 live that they might meet beyond
the erave
Rev r. c. Mcpherson (colcrsd) then addressed the
audience, who had become somewhat resve, and sub.
jectsd The speaker 70 some annoy BY going out
Al the conciuston OF Mr.. Hendcrrons remarks, o col
ecuon was taken up, after vhch the Doxoloey supg
The exercises concu led with the benedcoa BY the
Rev Thomas hcrarIane, chaplain Of the institution.
BroshIyn City News.
CONVICTION A CorSIRRruru. "A young named
Charles Parker tried In the Court Of sesssoas ycsssr
day, indictment charging him with psssing ooun
terfea I'VE dollar bs on the FULTON County Bank Of New
York several stores In fulton and Court Streets The
rsen'ss v ~ sPas ,1x - yoa.s