The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-12


tne walks OF virtue. The world has no charity TO
give them; wall OF fire separates them nom their
fellow beings, and when they fall hope falls with
them. When women, by wrong or poverty, are
driven to life OF shame it behooves Christian people
with Christian faith and Christian principles to seek
tnem out TO ofIer them words OF encouragement, 10
bring them back from the path OF vice and to throw
mantle OF charity over the repentant and reformed
Magdaens. But In Christian actions nowadays this
earnest spirit is rarely met with There ia amount
OF skepticsm Lbertinism ana easy virtue creeping
into the country which should alarm ovcay
irlend OF Christianity Partisan morals have secured
innumerabe imttatOrs. The indecent ballet and the
licentious literature Of modern Europe have taken
Christian men and women should follow Him VINO
came TO seek and save IN their efforts to rescue
s ana reform tne women o. lost virtue. Ine gente
victims OF shame and by Kindness charity and per-
suasion raised them up nom their fallen condition.
following in the footsteps Of our Lord that reach
and save this class OF people. II win not do to APP
on the beauty Of virtue and goodness Tney win look
upon your splendid theories as cold, glittertng
palace Of ice. You must show the heart and melting
tenderness Of Christian love II you would truly save
these poor, despised unf0rtunates The Midnight
Mission has endeavOred to initiate the example Of
the Saviour to tread In His footsteps seeking the
creatures OF sin and poverty to bring them out OF the
cold and heartless dens of pOlutiOno the cold and
inhospitabe streets-into the genial light and love
OF Christian society.
The City Mission.
The first public meeting OF the season on behalf
OF the city evangilation was held yesterday evening
in the Madison square Presbyterian church. The
building was crowded in every part soon after the
opening ct halpast seysn a9d the greatest interest
seemed to be taken In the proceedings. The Rev.
John Hall, DR.. Adams, the pastor OF the church. and
the Rev. George J. Mingns occupied seats behind
the pulpit The exercises OF the evening having been
opened by singing and prayer the REV. Mr.. Mingin
assembled the pulpit and proceeded to deliver his
port Of the work done by the City Mission during the
last nine months
He SAID that although good work had been done
ana was progressing, many measures were neces-
sary to reach the people with the gospel; those peo
mise and who never attend place Of worship. The
sun never sets on two hundred thousand people OF
New New so5x N public worship and The cues
population on the Sabbath day9 Crowdng the river
steamers or hurryng to the Park. But this was
Providence TO seek fresh air and the freshness and
greenness Of the country SIDE. He was not Of these
srs may preach. people win not to churches where
they are not interested and where they do not meet
their social equals. TO reach the thinking masses
air preaching appears to be the only way. The
people In the lower part Of the city-and he was
the ws dressed en-
OF uptown, required to have religion taught them in
style that was at once plain direct and practica-
cause Of poverty and through the baneful influence
OF the corrupt ideas that permeate social SYSTEM
GIS. BrOWQ says 10 Iell8lOu6 MIB Jones, 'dOW can
60 to church in this abominable bonnetf Everybody
would laugh at me; and these miserable shoes that
peep out from under my gown WIN be the ridcuIe Of
my neighbour Mrs. Jones may answer, with long
drawn face and religious air. "God, my sister, win
Sf ySar sn9s ,ns but MRS soT Goa
not MIND "ai il ' ao.n say Tnat is 'oa humans 10ss
nature. and the night of Christianity should not be
to churches because they don't feel ut home In them
The people who crowd around the mission stands
meet on footing OF social equality. Mrs. jones'
crowd and the minds Of both are not distracted by
considerations Of social standing. He had large ex
never in his life had he addressed larger or more
tentve and orderly congregations In the streets than
during mis- last nine months labor IN New York.
He could not recOllect having noticed the slightest
disturbances at any OF his meetings. AS for results
he could say that fifty thousand people heard the
it before, and that the meetings held under
the auspices OF the City Mission were the best
possible feeders to the regular stations. He related
many anecdotes Of his experience among the poor
OF the city Of q most instructive and Interesting
character illustrative OF the good street preaching
in connection with the mission houses is accom-.
plishng, and concluded by giving some statistics Of
the work already done: During the last nine months
WITH a
Bibles and 433 Testaments were distributed and 212o
o children nwse
schools, 27e to Bible class; 1854 people were In
duced to come to mission stations (of which there
were ~, WIN ~ m'bsioudrleS), l,0ZJ people toOk
the pledge Of temperance of whom 500 were
women; 1000 attended prayer meeting; $3.50 be-
came members Of the MISSIONS; 493 joined churches,
and 500 families were relieved from want at ex-
pense Of $1,000.
Mr. Whitmore, Chairman OF the Finance Commit
tee, then presented the financial report He stated
that up to the LIST Of January $4,000 had been re-
celved, but that $4,000 more would be required be-
fore the expiration Of the financial year. two months
hence. An effort would be made to extend the
mission to every ward in the city. collection was
then taken up.
The Rev. John Hail. DR.. Adams and others after
wards delivered addresses, and the meeting was
brought to conclusion by the singing Of appro-
Drlate psalm.