New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-22
REMEMBER THE POOR.
CHRISTMAS AMONG THE LOwLY.


PRESENT CONDITION AND NEEDS-fLANS
FOR CHRISTMAS, ETC, ETC.
The Association for Improving the Condluoh Oh
,ho poor organized TO aid the respectable poor aids
,hont 600 families year, and expends $4,000. In
pa wears of it's benefcent operations 1t has EXTENDED
Eslief to $780, and dsbursed $l0l73@. The va
rious city missionary and other benevolent societies
are constantly searching out the want and suffering
Of the city through their missionaries ana
visitors. and disburse considerable sum
in relieving the poor. The New-York
Citv Mission with its band of forty mission
aries is earnestly laborng for the moral and social
elevation of the poor 500 families and 1900 persons
received aid last year. The 20 industrial schools the
five free reading-roOms and the lodging-houses OF
the Childrens Aid Society are doing noble work in
reforming the young. During 10 years 1t has gain
cred in and provided for 1900 children, and eX-
pended S5lO2l3 IS. There are 10 hospitals In the
citv. including the new German Hospital, one wing
of which was recently opened. A hospital endowed
by the legacy of the late Mr. Roosevelt, and another
for which the land and generous subscription IN
cash have been given by Mr.. Lenox, will soon be
commenced The Prison Association, the Home for
Female Prisoners the Midnight Missions and other
humane reformatories seeking to save the young
and inexperienced from criminal courses, and TO re-
store 10 society those who have been led astray.
medicine TO the sick comprising not only the poor
and destitute, but also many who have seen better
davs and who, from misfortune and lOng-contnued
sickness have been compelled TO avail themselves OF
the aid so readily and cheerfuy rendered by these
institutions. The old New-YOrk Dispensary, which
has been in operation rs years, has attended to
100000 patients since its organization. In late
years it usually numbers about $4,000 patients
year. and receives voluntary contributions to the
amount of $4,000. There are eight Orphan
and HalfOrphan Asylums, giving shelter and
instruction to several thousand unfortunates'
The Society for the Reformation of Juvenile Delln-
uuents has been established A. years. and there are
about 900 bows and girls under its care. The New
York Juvenile Asylum, since 1t was organized, Il
years ago. has cared for 1900 children The number
annually passing through the institution is about
100 and during period of 50 months only two
deaths have occurred The expenses of the lnstltu-
ton are about 100000 annually one-ffth of which
amount is received in donations from private benev-
olence the remainder being drawn from the public
treasury The Ladies' NJ. L. Mission. and the House
of Industry at the Five Points, the Howard Mission
in the Fourth Ward. and the Wilson Industrial
School in the Seventeenth Ward Ia model OF its
kind. are all labOring with great zeal
and signal success in saving the juvenile
yagrant and destitute children OF the city.
The Female Guardian Society has under Its charge
seven industrial schools, with an attendance OF from
1000 to 10000 pupils. In ALL there are 30 daily indus
trial schools with an attendance of 1000 to 10000
children. There are of benevolent societies, spe-
cially so called as the ST. Andrews ST. Georges, and
other similar societies. 40 In the list of societies for
the publication and circulation of the Scriptures for
tie diffusion of religions knowle yc for the promo
tOr of morality and religion. for the support of mis-
sionary enterprises, there are 112 organizations
OF the more prominent societies. as the American
Bible Society, the American Tract Society, etc, 80
reported last year an aggregate of $5762si9 o. or
excluding proceeds of sales, s5,OOO0OO The organ
lied local charitable societies and institutions receive
and disburse annually 100000.
The Commissioners of Public Charities and Correc-
ton have charge of the criminals and the paupers
and the unfortunates of the city. The prisons hos
pitfalls. asylums, almshouses nurseries, etc. number
ing q institutions received, in 1861 9OS5 subjects
The department for the outdoor poor gave relief to
2O,S9O persons-making an aggregate Of 1ll2O5 per
sons on the records of the Commission The money
expended in sustaining the operations Of this Board
for that year amounted TO s1,963,142 AL
The Secretary of the City Mission and Tract Soci-
ETY. presents the following facts There are lS,5S2
tenant-houses containing $4,000 persons. There are
3Sl Sabbath.schOos of all denominations with an
attendance of 1880. There are 3lG Protestant
Sabbath-schOOs, with attendance OF Io45O
pupils. The number of children IN the city
between the ages of five. and fifteen years
is1634q3. In the Public Schools and Private Schools
etc. there are probably l,294 regularly in attend
ance Of the A.. 1919 children of suitable school age
still remaining unaccOunted for, we may estimate
that % per cent are occasionally at school, p per
cent are detained at home by sickness and poverty,
25 per cent are at work, and the balance are found
among the Migrants beggars pilferers and rowdies.
THE CHILDRENs AID SOCIETY.
Among the Christian institutions for relieving
the poor In this CITY, this Society STANDS prominent and
the history Of its foundation worthy Of attention In
1853 Mr. C. L. Brace Of NewHOrk, while travelling III Eu-
rope became greatly interested in the German benevo-
lent institutions and in the ragged schools OF London
and on his return he entered the mission HELD
While connected with the Five Points Mission, and the
institutions Blackwels Island he visited every part
of the city, and made himself acquainted with the actual
condition Of the neglected classes. He became partcu-
larry interested the boys At that time the churches
were distributing tracts and employing missionaries to
evangelze the masses The practical results OF their
efforts we're limited for while the people were starving
they would steal Mr. Brace that material aid
must 20 hand in hand with the Gospel or little would be
accomplished decided that it useless TO at
tempt reforming the adults long as the young we're
neglected These views he put before the public in TIE
TRIBUNE aud in other journals He also preached and
leetured Oh this subject IN the principal cities and towns
throughout the country Finally, ne called on Judge
Mason b. j. Rowland and Others and after talking the
matter over il was decided to hold meeting
The result was the organization OF the Childrens
Aid Society The Society organized IN 1885, ana IN
cOrporated under the general act
More than the usual number Of children have been sent
West during past year. The agents have Travelled
nearly $4,000 miles, and 2739 boys and girls have been
provided with hOmes About 1900 have been sent into
the country the Society organized Never has
single accident happened TO the children their jour
Deys West During the past nine months the cost for
tlnn irdn achnn