The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-11

By his watch He sincerely hoped Nat great ns.y
gsntisen prsssns would turn their backs these ls
fened % recent visit he had made in company with
Rev Mr. Van Meter and ore Sergeant Williams 70 the
wretched locality whore he Homo was situated
described the singular scenes he had Witnessed In
one room or . wretched hovsl they found four
lick and sSrswa into corner Il I'D NOT like The
people down there however, 10 be called gutter rats =;
they were men and children % we'll as we were. That
vsis WAS indeed prayer meeting, and he could say
that In that Fourth ward there were thirty thousand
children between the OF ave twelve who
were found there Did those wretched people there
say that IL should give them 1.-THE OF what il costs
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appealed TO the people, then to render all possible adio
to his audience 70 contribute owsrs Se SUPPORT Of ps
mission, and concluded his remarks amid applause.
ifa REV. Nh. vAH MTKR's REMAINS
Rev. Mr. VAN MErxR then addressed the audience re-
casiop. He blessed God that he was permitted 10 i'd
he loved almost IS he loved his own lie. The
reverend gentleman then read extract
magazine pabshed the Home speaking OF the great
necessity for mission work in the lower parts or the
city, ,nd dsscribns the soodss q the thousands q
where many little children also died In misery every
year In tho Fourth ward the neld Of work for the Mis-
the rate Of TIVE husdred and ninety thousand inhab
tants 70 the square mile. There two hundred and
IAtDau0 itv10k IN we Wefu OooG tne sue
walk, many Of thems being below high wafer. In
space q Only 2l0xl60 feet there were twenty tsne
ment houses. coutAiufe8 90 hundred and eleven
families while On the sAms plos were Ave
stables, tan yard and soap and canaisv factory
In tie Sixth ward there were less than two dwelling
houses for each rum shop, where thousands lost
The reverend gentleman then went 20 read from the
magazine the objects Of ne Mission and the arrange
msn.s Of the Home and related the good results Of the
work, between seven and eight thousand children
having been cared for during the past six years The
managers we're indeed encouraged and in depart
them. More mission work had been performed during
learned by experience and they would continue 10
learn, 90 that they could accomplish the more in
this important work. As year after year they looked
81 these little who had been saved they naturally
what had become OF the thousands who bad grown
up with themf Alas many or them in the state
prison. lost In vice and degradation. They indeed might
have been saved The speaker then referred 10 the fact
that the stone OF the Home would be laid on
Wednesday next and invted his hslrers be present
lie concluded by appealing 20 them 10 contribute
towards the shelter Of the little ones
The CHAIsxAy then announced that 81. AIMS Sunday
school would contribute $3.50 whcreupon many gentle
men In the audience responded with equal l6srality
One single subscription obtained amounted TO 81 500
providing that the ground which the building IL
70 be erected Ia bought in three four years. AT tho
request Of Rev Mr.. Van Meter many OF the children
were taken home for the night by ladies and gentlemen
present. and shortly after eleven o'clock the exercises
were brought 70 close, the audience being dismissed
with the benediction. Muse furnished during the
evening by full orchestra