New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-02
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To he EdHcy ~ Inc W. r. fI'o~~
Sir: In your paper of the 10Th inst. One Who Has
His Eyes and Ears Open warns the public against
certain religious frauds perpetrated in your city, He
ASSERTS that there are bogus institutions smong
you having no real existence or object, except ss
" machines" to supply the living" Of fraudulent
managers. He advises those who are called upon to
contribute to such insttuLons to assure themselves
,bs. they are not iup.d, by visiting them as soon
On convenient" The advice should be needed, and
for more reasons than the writer states. Not only
may unworthy persons deceive the ignorant, but
worthy charities may be injured through the private
spleen of interested opponents. An Anonymous
writer in widey.circuated public Journal can
easily nslesd persons who do not know either niul'
self or that of which he writes. For this added
reason l would therefore repeat the advice TO iD-
yesiigate and inspect, where there il reasonable
doubt Tor It woud give greater pain TO those
whose hearts yesrn TO DO good" to know that they
had turned away a worthy appeal than that they
bad given 10 IN unworthy one.
la accordance with this advice, and mainly be-
cause Of the article IN question, have spent the
past three days in whiting Howard Mission and
lone for Lit 10 Wanderers, ct No. 20 New Bower
The Rev. w. C. Van Meter, Superintendent Of the
Howard Mssion, ,pent last Sunday in our city, aud
was we'll received ard well rewarded. Not too
well, however, IN either re,pect. Being stranger
TO most OF our cilizeLs, hough not TO mysei and
his work not generally known, it is not strange that
the article in The TRIBUSE, over O signal uro cup.
posed to lie that Of tie Rev. Henry Ward Beecher,
but 10 this case known TO have beeo used by very
different per.oi. should excite attention. When Mr.
Van Meter, on Monday, learnea that preJudicial
feeling had been awakened be declined to lake either
the money or goods donated until the donors were
satisfied Of his veracity. He requested that some
tsxi,t N
report. For his sake and theirs, volunteered 70 40
the service. l have performed 1t to The best OF my
ability, in the time stated, aud am conhdent tnal
your correspondent should except ths from bis fst
VI suspicious institutions
have been in the Mission al all hours OF the Gay
have visited every room; have examined all the
books have seen about 900 children present. morn
ing by morning. and have heard them III their exer'
cses have seen parents give their Children 70 tue
Mission and have seen persons apply TO the hssion
FOR children; lave seen ladies who came TO WORK IN
the wardrobe, in meuding and altering garmeots
and have examined be discriminating plan by which
these garments are di,tibuted have looked at the
quality OF food ured, rs the manner OF its disrou-
lion ard ct the way 10 which exchanges OF food are
made With city dealers; have observed the sfec-
ton Il The children for their instructors and OF the
Instructors for them; have seen Lbs and more, ana
in Il all have wOnde red and been glad.
The Howard Mission is, sm confident, doing .
great aud needed work, and that too IN the only
SPOT where The work be doIe, for the aniidote u
.pp ed precisely where the poison IL operating IL
il worthy and IT. Superintendent Is worthy, Oh the
confidence aud benefactisns of the Christian pubic.
But have not content ed myself with seeing aud
heurlpg at the Mission only. have consulted with
prominent cleTyymen and laymen In tho city, emf
nent business men, II various don0minAllons, met III
cidouially and visited for this very parpose. They
have testified 10 10 their personal knowledge, ana
tueir testimony is voice 10 confirmation o; my
own impressions aid convictions. The Police ke'
porter OF TsE rEIBuSE necsssary familiar with tue
police statistics Of the Ward, AID intimate with the
work done by the Howard Mission in long and free
conversation bore emphatic tsstimony 70 IFS good
management and Il. good fruits. viii readily give
de hdJrc.s Of theso senuotn>n upoa 1olng la
quifed o.
/ repeai tho advice Of your correspondent, and
would cordially say % my brethren ia tho ministry
and " otbs visiting tie city tbst forenoon could
not be moro proiiGbly spent tran IN the " Howard
Mission aud Hone Tor Little Wgnderers.'
LfMUEL MOSS.
Pastor Pie, Bspsi', Church, Worcester Mast