New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-25
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TIE CHHyRERS AID SOCIETY

ANNUAL. NrET1NG-REPoRTs or OPERATIONS
DURING TIE PAST YEAR.
IL there is any charity in the world that
on,d cali forth hearter sympathy from al classes than
another It il that which cares for the little emiuen
II alike In accordance with tho highest commands OF
the Christian law and indispensable to eocal proReS7
In NewYork as in all the great cities there areimmense
nnmbers Of poor yagrant children who not only are sup
eeted to every bodily hardship, but are exposed ID de
,onsIess infancy to the attacks Of "the world the nesh
and the devil" children who cannot long for Deauy ana
goodness because they don't know what they are never
see any; hidden away from them in the dark al
eys and gSIisus, where S SSly nlsa anu VICE
edpess are bred, they cannot reacn them.
These little souls, sleeping in bleak munenV
I'm corners and on freezing stones may be seen IN aug
of the thicy.populaed parts OF the city, even ~ 'n
season and the sight would arouse compassion III any
onev mind But this not the worst OF their lot ihey
a. -. hoyo half n chance I'm life. Their bad tendencies
ora cultivated by their circumstances; their good III
sncts die for want Of sustnance and before they are
ae 70 think for themselves they have already acqeu
In most cases habits Of thought and action OF winch ~
only legitimate elimination Is the h ySdpens
Prison II is in behalf Of this class that the
Aid Society OF this city is laboring Win the ~ the
those fathers and mothers who fee Ior sG rts won.
derful and increasing amount OF GOOD ls aoe & 20 gain
Bile field Of charity The PFocSssa induce them to
come 10 the schools, ana tlen " oss crolyded
such as are willing TO ne Hagnn 1 gwen district by
the establishment Of boys meeting VI ,,s,tor
industrial School :" TO these the labors OF vislt9r
ara added and the latter strives 70 become the Ilea %
the Children Then free reading room is added, II
Psr s these AGENCIES have abored during certain
time they begin 70 permanently AFFECT the c4iuv ~
wcrkWestern emigration. The homeless little ones are
then collected every fortnight IN me once ANU anu
plcants and carry them out to Western homes rro
From the reports of the Secretary and Treafrer pre-
line OF the work done in the last nine months is ~
said to have the most successful PERIOD IN Ihe
pairs building, and permanent machinery OF the year
before is bearing fruit now, so that WIN &
Increased work has been done. The Lodging Houses
have never well attended or have produced ssch
good moral effects Each superintendent has laDOfed AS
II his task the chosen work OF MS ne 90
sFs 9f PS s oSs nST the returned
ia Western parties, annual income OF more than
S ghs TGs oMsaS Rsm FS Children 10
trial Schools about eereH thousand Ia the Lodging
mSRy in the West All Of these are brought only
short time under influences OF education, discipline
Changed in their habits OF life.
OF those West there have been OF boys LAO girls
bl7; men, l2G; women III; total 1880 During same Time
in is6s 454 Showing increase tins year OF 40 The
Society has five lodginghouses when nave gwen IN te
aggregate o. 73s lodgings to little wanderers since sst
January, and 1859 comfortable meals For these ac
gf sa ayoWed intention Of taxing
away the degrading idea OF charity from he operation
one or two meals one of the most useful Of these ns
tutons is the girls lodging house. No l25 Bleeekerst'
Mrs: Trot the esmable matron says OF ihis schoo o
, WIN w.. s years a. he & Lodgsr House
~ y. ~ rs, ts. Of ir reached by no Other Institution
The fact Of paying i've cents lodgings takes the idea Of ehs,
.Sa nss sssouar Sd ia bs house s@.s'
SIR SaS , seven haSdyed AID ~ ios my would al.
u. registered s os. o i'1II n S NJ - Su ys
hsI. are many eo, sitting By their 9"9 omen are
hay. been adopted in dani y on daughters
S so 1 4.c :' hs. to os i four hundred AID .S
a. been cot ard made AID distribute, sSs 's P % % Gs
With would b. Surprised The lseh Of practical fnovdgr .hh
score, odger, who come monthly that plain
yell 70 say nothing go;inf s,1ai 0ss'. o 1oa'ss 5
ID. Of Judgment and to sad sI 10 eo e'
saa Jun. aaG ts!a @ The relic. "a Ia, OF la- 70
machine school has been started here for the
girls. and servants training school Il contemplated
The NewsbOys Lodging House, Nos ~ and u Patkphco,
is also prominently important charity. Mr. OCounor'
the superintendent says IN hs Eeport -.
be found oar rooms we sSdsa9f 20 sl,.ts as,fs 70 80
Sunday and other 'erroe Thus are sy eoaleed s We pave
@ 5 We A.. trns eni We have provided not os mean. ioT t,r
comfort but foI 'SsI sGoyT,ai ,'a G'% ' i1,q s,'
containing reading matter Is this keep ben nom
and coai,5a II our room. Our III duras pas,
b, ss5 lea, we'll provided w,b Comfortable b.oihng W. h.,
bab' pu o. large se'arsIoon '.s bot eIe's
used We Allow monthly Of sre per onihJ depost
have Induced many great se Of usefulness open 20 usi
restoring los, nd uAot children rs. 10 search Of children come
10 The qf suing sAysai eva AID
During the wear the boy have contributed $3.50 as
Increase OF IS per cent, which is very cheering feature
IL Is pleasing fact also that the desire TO secure per
manent MONIES in tho country is tho increase. A
Newboys Lodging House Fund has been started for the
purchase OF permanent location amounting now 70
10000 The following from the report OF Mr. Calder OF
the Eleventh Ward Lodging conveys idea Of the
moral Influence eIerted:
sand.y evening meeting, are a",y' vel attended and ,r,
powerful Influence for good Ihsrs Is no s,s, that ,,11s more 10 's
nc ~ ,inis f,sso,i,
which reatn radical change o e IN the most unlikely sab
edgng ID, derived from these meeting. b whites Got
me place win nntr very yell
Sunday remembered the fourth commandment which
used sy SUNDAY nights at The odS aud tod him would
store" r. O. writes: My mother used to beat me dd not bTng
iss. hooked IT, 50 len her because MONEY s@
glad that came 70 The lodge And cane out here msnesI '9s hna
the tunes Which he ssd H the hymns Ohen bring these pleas
Mr. skfnnerlgakes the following report Of the Indus
trial schools under lls charge: T.a
The roll 693 The acreage sie9d.1ce z Compared witt ls
s.ehs The Schools ds 10 character and condition according
their locality and the individual p.eusres Of scholars and teachers
In some quarters there has been great difficulty in
done has been IN the end most evident aud satisfactory
sSspS s . n .sd GeG' S4ys h.
improved greatly during the past year 10 any one llaana N the
@ The learn The els includes , s 'o%: adults
hose education h.s been nuP'su OF VINO us NOV Aa n' opp
scholars them good example Of diligence and attention The
number 10 both schools the roll 500 Average ATTENDANCE Ill The
scholars Of this school from the independent '1nse the oe,
Park The opening Of the grand Boulevard bias
their The hAhsi that lined WAowhs
shsn m and Baog Hollow have been torn down and the former
taking their boards migrated further north This has
a.Pdy.a ,5s Pai selool q MANI hil. .ppPor!eL.%,
and OF the school at No. All West Eighteenthst.:
Last this school constituted the point de esnro which
The greatest efforts made little impression The children and hafoun
girls attending seemed wild. ragged dirty uuamabls they
generally are 10 first efforts at opening school They growing
night 10 the heart Of wealthy and fashionable quarter Of the city
within few blocks OF Unonquse living cellars and DARK holes
and miserable Ans without being the influence 81 the school
the church seemed almost impossible to tame educate them
They howeTe have last yielded the magic Of kndn aud
directed by Christian love Miss IIAlh them
almost perfect control The Attendance about 49, There
about 80 scholars including number Of large g When