The New York herald., 1866-12-25
CHARITIES Of affoamATlan Of ruaopf.

The Rev. W. L Van Meter addressed large coprrsea.
ton in the Madison avenue Baptist REV. Dr. weston,s)
church, Sunday evening In regard 70 his recent vis "a
many Of the mast important prisons rsformatorss ana
charitable inssituons Of Europe He took his audience
with him on . voyage full Of Variety. In Paris he
visited the great prisenths refuge FOR grswhich hs
regarded merely = tho "hotbed OF vicen Refuge for
boys whore each b doomed 70 SOLITARY connnensut
10 said he obtained psisson Of the Chief Of Police
visit The rssrmasy and charitable institutions of Para
Hsvntsd The Refuge, IN which boys who Ter small
twsnfy-oas yssn of ags. though BY Ieug oourss or
good conduct The boy may b. pssnssl % b oolonzsd
When IN The prison he never spsaks 70 or plays wish
anosbss chfa. never hsss the song Or . bird o.
yancks : nswsE n hh room : -, chair
Daily he takes solitary outdoor exercise between ths
high walIA Hs slAsssd d these ROOMS, and tAsrs
AZ be thought Of A long, lonely, sad future his evss
gyu din and he felt Ike tskag him II his arms ana
telling him hsw he Isvsd and pitisd him Whsn ws
~ss pssssd lea .sEsS me- wSsi he sSoas5s osH ~ a Busu9
with indignation hs said Il 10 Impossible for child 70
he power hs wosd snk the whole concern 70 hs dev
In minuts he supsrntsodsnt justified ths course By
saying "It was borrowed fron hassachussttsD He ~
In Massachusetts anywhere In this county aad Il
could not b suppressed by law the people would take
sSoss sns sr y;S s:
control. There vsrs ussS vines, fowsn asd birds,
fountain, &C. In The Gardsn shop and schsoI room ali
oshsr importsns institutions. and then returned
70 70 London, wsers ss. hs was most most kindly received
Norton @ nl P,s cSs u1,:s o.
the Deaa ~ Westminster Abbey, Rev. Mr. spurgcon
Rev. Mr. IAudley. Raw. Dr. Hamilton and many others
who afforded him every facility for the Accomplishing f
tbs object Of BIS vist The superintendent of Po,ce
accompanied him in night stroll TO show him sIon-
don By gasiisht" Hs spoke Of tho alarming state Of
and tho wonderful efforts and sarrnces 20 countcract
their in6usncs. The Rsformstory and Refuge Union
ths Ragged school Union, midnight meetings among
the direction OF Mrs Ranyard and the ch,of
agencies employed 70 secure those who are neg
wash and bnthbouss In ST. Giles, the various lodging
houses for the poor Field Lane Ragged school,
she most important school Of that kind In the world
and boys The Founding Hospital, founded by Captain
Caram one hundred and forty-six years ago. and re.
ceved In three years "a ss4 cast OF infants deeply In
crested the audience He alluded 10 several other i'm.
portant institutions, but had not time 10 enter into
detail therefore reserved his description Of them or
another occasion Ho spoke in behalf OF the work n
Rev. Mr. Epurgeon's church, also the Rev Dr
Hamiiton'e Rev. Dr. Brock, Rev Mr. Iandicv's Rev.
Baptist w Noel aud several other prominent
churches In London BY Invitation he Addressed ,hs
Social Science Congress composed OF such men AZ Lord
Brcugham Duke q Argyle Ear Of shaflsbury aud hun.
drcds OF the other social reformcrs in England and on
The Continent Lord SALISBURY said on tbnt occason
" ff there was In London such an Institution AZ The
Howard Mission and Home for Little Wanderers there
would be nity thousand applications for admission in
week ~ enotner large meeting, sllnding TO what was
done In America for the poor Of all nations his lorshp
proposed Three times three for America and the Home
for Little wanderers" which received with eptbu.
rasm. There Is give an account of his visit
V birmingham and Bristol 10 the Orphanage by George
Muller and other places OF interest In place be VS.
bsd was greater enthusiasm In his work manifested than
70 Liverpool hr Van Mstsr expects this winter visit
the most important institutions in our large cites 70
what they DO and how they do H. and alec 70 speak Of