The New York herald., 1866-05-10


with the exception of the election Of Mrs. G. G. North as
Corresponding secretary, in place OF Mrs Goodnough
retired. The morning meeting closed with prayer.
AFTERNOON SEssIoN-LADIES' MEETING.
The children of Home Industrial School No met for
the chapel No 90 East Twenty ninth street.
Yesterday the auspices of the ladies OF the Home
The proceedings two O'Clock, and closed
at four ~, the exercises including most attractive
programme and which being faithfully carried out and
the training Of tho cadren equal to the OCCASION could
not fail to have rised the visitor and TO have given
unqualified sa' ca and pleasure to the lady patrons
were in attend boys and girls The exercises were
conducted in chapel, the children being seated on
classes occup the right and Ien the boys in the
centre. RI Appearance OF the children was
to the S S Were Sss gas al
dressed ia Clean frocks with white pnafores ard scarlet
ackes, their hair nicely arranged and Their iie happy
smiling faces set of with ribbon bows 81 suiable color
But FAR beyond tie pleasure to the eye the pleasure
which the mind took in the exercises proceeded and
the children showed how much had done for their
intellectual training. The singing, the recitatons, the
dialogues and replies to questions in The course OF The
exercises excited the admiration Of n large audience aud
the end all away satisfied with the good work
undertaken aud carried out by the society.
The proceedings were presided over by the Rev. W. II.
Clark, and opened with PRAYER Exercises by the
children then commenced consisting OF very iul pro-
gramme OF ohoruses, singing in solos and duets. dia
logucs recatior repeating scripture verses from mem
ory &C, the execaton of which the children ennced
great proficiency aud showed proofs OF great care aud
aesGh on e @ OF % bre aGTcse, by to Rev
Drs King and Hurlbut In the course Of his retnarSs
Rev nr uJRtHyr Sad:-Ladies, 10 is worth tfdvollag
n thousand miles TO these faces. DR.. King says
ave thousand miles. He might have SAID twenty ige
thousand miles and f II were not worth travelling 30
far thesc smiling faces II wolld be worth The jour
ney 10 come and hear tie Of these children Do
YOU TO write something thas viii live after youy
10 YOU want 90 do something that viii live forever You
may write, but like marks on the eand, which the sea
rubs ou It will be forgotten You may write upon
paper but by and by it will be buried IN oblivion Print
il book, and the moth of years viii cover IL carve
IN marble tablets and time will crunhe the marble and
rains will eradicate the lines forever your name,
as with pen of stool the granite Gill; and the Time
will when the word shall be CONSUMED with fire,
and there shall be record left Of your acts But here
you can write your whore they will live forever.
Write them the hearts OF these little Children write
live forever. This work In which Ku are engaged IS
Chrst's work for OF all little Children like these
is the Kingdom Of Heaven. Persevcre tho
holy work, for Col, who looketb down from
above, sees that u is good To you little
children, | would say word, having minute left
In which 10 address YOU You lave got pre- IUus
TO take ofa treasure In value beyond all
the accumulated wealth of this great city Do you
know that you have the precious gift Of God-an immor
tai soul Qitile yoces-lcs, sirl God desires that
You take Of that prccious treasure. VIII you take
care of your scul little chldronY Yes sir DO this
and God viii bless YOU, and the time will come when
you viii be called 10 his bosom, and you will meet thcrc
IN heaven the kind ladies who loved you aud cared for
you here earth.
The exercises OF the day closed with prayer The
nyersary thus far has been OF great pleasure aud
gatncaou 90 the crowded audiences who have attended
the exercises. 10 must be OF pride ard iauda-
datiOn the lazy patronc6scs OF the institution and
their eOlaboIcrs iu the good wOrk.