The New York herald., 1867-03-02
NURSERY AND cHIlD's HOSPITAL.

Annual Meetins Of the Board Of Managers
Addresses BY Rev. John Cotton smith, ID.
ID. Erastus Brooks and Others-The Re-
ports, &C., 90.
The annual meeting or the Board Of Managers Of the
Nursery and Chds Hospital held yesterday At the
institution on East Ffynrst street. Third
Notwithstanding the inclement weather al the ladies
composing the Board were in attendance Rev. John
Cotton Smith, D. D., Of the Church Of the Ascension
presided and opened the exercises by the reading Of the
Scriptures and prayer
The annual reports we're then considered by the Board
few Introductory remarks being made by Rev. J. G.
SMTH, the chairman
TIE ANNuAL RHroRr
From the thirteenth annual report, BY r. H LEws Jr
secretary which was read and adopted appears that
ing the past year there admitted tho institution
a sfollows-lO3 with children l06 women for con-
nnement. So7 children. Number Of births lol. The
institution contains 3l2 nmaes20S children
and 104 adults. OF the women admitted for connne.
ment twenty -four remain thirty have returned
tons vet nurses eighteen with other situations and
four have died The repert also che following
facts In relation 70 the now building about 70 be erected
and 70 tho purposes and effects Of the present inSt
The collection Of $4,000 having been made towards
State the Of ten thousand more appropriated by the
Legislature to the Nursery and Childs Hospital under
that condition
We have $4,000 invested Tho building which we
hope to erect win cost $27 000 and that will
carry up as high as we need bus will be arranged
- TO be raised higher when funds will allow
Our subscription list Is comparatively small owing In
great to the absence OF large number Of our
annual subscribers from this country. When we take
$Z7, 600 from our invested funds have very small
sum drawing interest. We must still be exerting our
selves ready the beautiful earth needs
showers and sunshine TO perpetuate its harvests
There have some most touching cases OF sin and
It's own misery brought under our care or these Differ
ent branches OF our charity Others will speak. Therc
are few situations In life where the soul Is brought
nearer Its God than tho solitude OF sck ro0m and
where sense Of humiliation works 30 powerfully upon
the heart The kind attentions Of those who minister
to them and the sacrifices OF which they make
must bring keen OF unworthness. which, though
silently endured, works ts own results May we not
hope that souls, thus chastened, have gone
from our wards with true and earnest purposes for
better life No one tell the power OF such remcm-
brance or its effect upon the future.
or the little children committed TO our charge We
rejoice In being able 70 tell oil 30 large number cared
FOR and Of their generally good condition Many fan by
fathfunsss and Is fully tested by the constant
piicaaons we receive. and the coming again, for the
second and third time. OF the same parents entreat
stranger on coming into our halls would be panied
to hear the constant cries and worrying Of little voices
and think had little else than annoyance and
fusion. Far from itl
The shadows OF evening close a. quietly about our
simple cots as in the dwellings Of the children Of for
tune.
The name OF each little homeless suering child under
sheteng roof written upon another register than
ours and the destiny Of little soul Is the object OF
unceasing in that better Home where sickness and
want are unknown, and where every tear shall be for
Inx rsxAsunxR's REPORT
From the Treasurer's report which was next read, II
appears that $4 100 expended during the past ear
S4 the amount Of unpaid bills The receipts during
the past year were $l71. or the latter 41l,47S was
SIS Os2 from Donations IS 9s2; from grand charity bali
Of 1885, $l2O02; New York State, 500 and city Of
New York for repairs, $4,000 The institution 10 the
costiest in the city, and Is Of the most literally sup
ported and managed
THE MEDICAL REpoRr
The medical report states that the Iying-in Depart
Yneut has become fully organized The conduc, Of this
has been gratifying and the diseases were or the ord
nary nature During the year 67S sick children were
medical care OF those al and 12S
have died. leaving under treatment At present ~. all
Of whom doing we'll Earfy in the year large mum
% fron snohsr psuon Xmons sbe c
children born here still born and II died within
short periods after BIRTH There has been great dmuu
credit considered due TO the Resident Physicians
Ds Barnett and Baker The report was made and read
by ). j. Hull, d. D., Secretary OF the Medical Board
REMARKS by REV. Nh. HoYr.
Rey Mr. HoYr addressed the mssiins s,':ny .s..s
ton and that be felt an interest In the accomplishment
of It's purposes The duty OF Christians was individual
in this should 10y: S So s ~ = sn@
will promote the glory Of God and the good Of tho world
1t was the duty with ell Christians TO do 70 the full
comes TO any individual mind the duty settles there
once He could not give largely himself, but he could
70 od 70 bless It's purposes with tho fullest 81
The labor emphaticaIly consigned to the
tender Of women who, In their delcacy OF nature
work Of this nature He hoped tho deficit stated in the
treasursrs report would be more than fully made up
REMARxs xRAsrUs BROOKS
Mr. ERAsrus BRooKs upon being called upon to speak,
said that be listener He knew the institu
ton, and almost know II BY heart Il was saying OF
-. n..~1 tAA pryei icI Utato kut
Duty demands that whatever ID right should not only
be made known, but be made prevalent IL was not
that So sd o 70 10
leave this world without leaving some traces OF remcm
brauce by which poserity should remember him. and he
who POUNDS great charity, they who contribute 70
great charity, certainly do something to leave those
traces remembrance which shall be treasured up by
worthy poserity" This spirit one of the many
ceilent traits OF this man, and which made Paris
and France, bad they were In some respects,
n model Of institutions Of this kind, having
much good The tenement houses Of Paris, fifty years
aso we're betor than those of New York to-day In 1854
two lsdcs-Mrs. Thomas Adds Emmett and another
were led to observe the greet amount Of desttuon In
the city Of New York. but especially among the infants
and mothers and the idea Of this Institution was at
once conceived and finally developed until became
real benedcence The institution had since been emf
nently successful The Founding Hospital was an addi
tona feature which extended Its usefulness, and the
Of them built by the State The greatest crime In
America was the monstrous crime of child murder and
the only INSTITUTIONS 70 prevent tn cne were sucn ~
thcso
OFFICERS KLECrED.
Tho following Is list Of the officers elected Tor tho
ensuing ar:-Mrs Cornelius Du Bois first directress
Mrs. T. q. Doremus, second directress; Mrs Henry
Anhon, third dirocre MIS- Houghton, treasurer; Mrs.
Lemit secretary Miss Rachel Hunter. assistant secre
dersop, Mrs Appleton, MIRA Averl, Miss Kate Aspin-
wall, Mrx g. L. NJ Barlow, Mrs A. II. Barney, Mra
Ms Fremont Mra Jordon, Mrs. O. A. IAthrop. Mra A.
B. Mots ME- Edward Potter, Mrs. Sorchan, Mira Barritt
Sheppard, MnS H. W. Shelton, MA Efningham Town
Tracy, Mra I. q. Walker Mrs. wm Henryswells, MrR
Jacob Wolfe The Advisory COMMITTEES u composed OF
Mr.. Edward Cooper Mr.. william Tracy and Mr. Cor
nelius Du Boia 6upsrintendent Of the school, Miss
Julio T. Du Bots; teachers, Mis 0ssen, Mra Milward,
and counsel, Mr. Il. B. Turner.
Aftsr the election Of the above efcsrs the little chill.
dren OF the institution some seventy In all, were
marched into the reception room, and under the dcc
recitaons and manual exercises In interesting and
credltabls manner The verse, "Prass God from whom