New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-24
Lectore ON the Necessity and 0ujcct OF 'hf
Catholic RrfOrmatory Of Ncw.Xork.

The Hall OF the Cooper Union was filled with
respectable audience lac. evening largely composed
Of ladies' gathered to lstl to lecture by Professor :
Silrsn Ives LII d.. tho "Necesst! and OBJECT u
the Catholic Reformatory OF New.YoTh.' The stage
wos appropriately decorated With the Star: and Stripes
tue IlsE ba aud tie banner Of Father Matthew. ara
was occupied o. 6 number OF clergy men and "mineai
lay ueA Uf Scw- YORK. among WHOM We noticed u,
Eeys Fathers Quinn Stars, hcNicrley Jno Mcheoh,
! Chas OC0naoI, judges White. Dosling Barnard and
DAILY The Srea' at action Of course CS 'he pes'.co
Of tae Most Reverend Archbishop NcCIostey his ap'
pearsnce the platform viii the leeiuitf beng TIC
signal Tor an oa,bust Of hearty and iong-coniaed up
! pii15e ,--,,.. -,
meting speech oppressed lis pelsne at tic rsc tna1
his srst pubic appearance was Ia connection MIN an
! -ppeal for 10 noble an Institution % tue 'a,hoHr
i.tiIrDatory He lad Waited Do'h TIE INSTITUTIONS lu't
hal been ostab bed for Ils and tie oer Tor bO' =
und er the care of tho Sstcrr VI Charity ana Ae
tiau Brothers and was delighted with the evident good
they were doing but they were crdmcd Tor "iat q!
lIser buildings and g-ouuds. III We gcEertn! "a we
atbolcs vi New YOr. would furnish thcse the ClihOo
oioruaory wOuld he Immensely strengthened ioE good
and IL would raLk among tine ifst OF i.e eahflshDe As
t uons o! tie City. H. then introduced 10 the ne ig
Professor IVES who said that The opc.ci! he ife
eenteG--the society for tie Protection OF Roman 9th
Ole ChildTen-bsd been established ID year,. during
which s seIyices had been in'g ulble III preserving
within the folds IL the Church many hundreds Of dc.I
tu,e children The Professor thea adyert,d Ia tue
want vi reverence exhibited ~ niOst Children nov a
II. a.
pas ascrDed IL t. want Of distinctive religious edu
cation the common schools. and SAID that fiao ana
Aristotle taught pure morality - was tansht by
tic neutral - stem IN mon schO1a which RaS
foodirg q tie land with infdelily and corruption. lie
then dwelt al some length upon the necessity OF Teh
piOus education rs given by Catholics IN t.e HeoIma
,ory and defended them from the charge oi prs E H
ing Tie inmates OF The Reformatory have tue sdvaa-
tnge not only OF al Intellectual agd religious UHlL'
lug but GlsO we've taught variety OF tlude$
the system " appTeAtioinG not having proved 20
successful as might have been desired lie late saitci
Arcbislopjnsi before his d,nt had been able les
lniye enactment 10 obtain the control for tie Cbfch OF
destitute and criminal children 81 her owh itb. and
charter OF the Institution provided tr three einssea.
lst those placed in the Eololmaory ~ tcig parents
ID children sentenced By the sgisiTatcn and %.
those placed under tie ~ the lhsttni0h by TIC
commissioners Of charities AID Corrections. AT pre-
scot the ieiormGtory could only accommodate children
ite second class. and though al present cut oI DEBT
fund.- nearly exhausted and yet they were IN
such pressing need vi appropriate Buildings ~ what
way these TO be SbaiEedf Iifst b. tc generous
contributions OF the Latnoc isity. aud second they
hoped Tor he from the St-te. IEey thought Al vas
ouIy reasonable 70 expect TINS when tie Protestant
juvenile Asylum receiving $40 yer head for each
cid under It's care and When they cOasdcIod IT was
u be easily proved that the city taxes had already boon
ssened ss5 90 BY ihcr efforts. Bot whatever tbs cu'y
OF tie State that OF Catholics plain BAd could be
eyaGed The lecturer than concluded by earueet APP
Iea 10 the generosy OF nis audience and expressed hI
fu confidence ~ the fcspOnse they make Ia SUP
port OF such an object well worthy tie oouDte.
alce and aid II al good men.
The meeting uen di.peIsed