The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-03
TIE EDUCATION or DEIF V77TEC

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We have received the following interesting
communication, to which we gladly give place,
10 he Editor Of The EUenino Teieorapb.--
The "Deaf Mute Mission OF tnts o,,,. =.
Asylum" It is probably we'll knovyn III Iha :, tt !le
bSooI tb ~. ~ a schooI LOT The deaf and dumb II ia
mere mat this atflioted class of people raceiva
,goed school education, the oral fportion W. W
,nNinIs MnnIcn Is conveyed to them by means of the
signs" This language of t'signsp is tsnaSB aSe M Oh
an an institutions for the deaf and dumb and i is
thoughts are conveyed with greater rap}g1tt,S ~
tnah Dy our method. Graduates OF these tins'2
buttons are therefore enabled To conversI s,lsSi G
express ideas to each other with noost $50 &c Or
iDus Iapidlty. This sign language was i'm vented
and bgEn,a me iast ~ century by the Abbe Delmaine
@ @snu Drought 10 perfection by the A Abbe Seouard
some years terwards. The Rev Mir G5ilanl
NMet iather OF Rev. Thomas Gallaudet, D. D. of
OF deaf mutes, conceived the idea early in tbe
RIessent century OF establishing for the.r beneft
ment; and TO this end visited England and
Lu 5Ianee lor the purpose OF informing himself of
Ine plans adopted there, and also for ac0u lrIng
knowledge of the sign language of SeGuardS
AFTER months OF fruitless labor in Englsnd he
the Hbbe ne became acquainted with
All that he deemed necessary in order no inan
Sucsd tne ,n movement In this country. He in
1uoe3 e 20 accompany him to this country a
pupil OF Sequard's, deaf mute gentleman
arTiYi1 naI1IG laurent Clerc; and the two. after
Hult OF which was the establishment
% She Dear ana Dumb Institution at Hart
ford, Conn. The elder Mr. (Ialiaudet dieI
few years since, full of years and bonors
mouTned by the "chtldren of silence" through.
0uI tne Iand His co-laborer. Mr. Clerc sill
lives at Hartford Conn. Mr.. GaIlaudetis SON
(ReV Dr, Gallaudet of New York; some eIght
ttce cherished idea of his, viz. thai of orSS-
nizlng the deafanutes of New York into a
CHRISTIAN church, and after many drawbacks
ne at last succeeded in ESTABLISHING them Of
st AIMS Church for Deaf Mutes in that eitv%
congregation at once one of the largest and
most influential there -Four or five services are
neld each Sunday besides daily service throl OH
the week, good proportion of which are ds.
voted especially to the deaf mutes The eT- ee-
pertinent has proved a success there and branch
missions for the deaf mutes are established at
Albany, Rochester, Baltimore. and Washine.
TON. In this city mission was also com IN ced
= .ae 1sW years ago, and ABOUT two years since
was nnaily established at Calvary Church (that
Deautliul memorial pile to the virtues of Bishop
Whitel situated on Front street, above CaIlow-
bill. The Rev. j. Clerc, D. d. son of the
above named co.laborer of Mr. Gallaudet. is the
rector Of this church, ana has endeared himself
portion OF his flock Here, on every S snnday
afternoon, may be seen gathered a respectable
eity). eagerly receiving "the truth as il is in
Jesus" from their pastor. number of them
vestlyman in the church.
1t frequently happens that a double service is
being read and q sermon preached by one
clergyman, is interpreted by signs by the rector
present. Their own Bible class meets on Sun
day morning, and their lyceum and debating
house adjoining, These services are all public,
and the seats in Calvary Church are all free
The meeting at ST. Luke's Church on last Tues
day evening was called for the purpose OF lay
ing before the Christian philanthropists of
philadelphia the details of this work,
ard to devise means by which the
Mission could be permanently supported.
Addresses were made by Rev. DR.. Morton
in the absence of Bishop Stevens, the Rev. DIR.
Gallaudet, Rev. DIR, Clerc. Rev. Mr. Lounsberry,
Mr.. Pyatt "a deaf mute) the chief instructor at
the institution, Mr.. Leaning, and also. to the
evident delight of all present, the venerable
Laurent Clerc. who is making a short visit to
the city. OF course, the address of Mr.. Clerc
was altogether in signs, but he was ably inter-
preted by Dr. Gallaudet. A large number of
deaf mutes were present, aud seemed deeply
interested in all OF the proceedings. 1t is hoped
that the good people OF Philadelphia will
respond nobly TO the appeal about to be issued
by the Board of Counsel that has been ap-
pointed, and by their generous offerings esta-
blish Calvary Church for Deaf Mutes firmly, as
one of the many institutions of which PhfIa-
delphia is so justly proud.
A FRIEND OF DEAF MUTEs