New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-22

from their wretChpd gUTTTy
from every other said that he once happened
to hear this entreaty: Don't tell us how innocent and
happy we once We're and now wSAea ana infamous We
are now don't talk to Of DEATH Teribuon, and per
dtiOn before want no preacher TO tell us all that
but tell oh tell us how 10 escape! GIVE US WORK
and we will him." On the Following May AFTER the
mission opened four houses were taken ana the IN
mates then numbered 100 Soon aferwaTd IL came under
the control OF the National Temperance society Ior ~
months In 1852 the establishment was once mere put
into the hands Of Mr. Pease In 1898 tnree more houses
added, and years later the mousse NO 35 BrOohe
also rented making the total number OF houses oceu
pied eight In those days the Mission was an INDUSTRIAL
school, several kinds Of work were performed by the
inmates. farm of Ga acres IN county Was
purchased in the Fall OF 1883 III 1890 nrepOoi Dud
ing was erected where it stands, In Worth-st In
1857 Mr.. Pease was succeeded by Mr. j. NJ Ialcott-
then connected with the institution. The children
ceived those chiefly abandoned by parents or surren
dered on account OF their inability TO support them
Clothing and shoes are made up In the building by the
pupils On the first floor Is the dnlngroom Inc man
schoolroom is used chapel There are several other
recitation rooms beside The best of order is observed
the classes. No distinction maze on account OF race
sex or color There are two offices, general paror, pri
waite dining ROOM shoe shop Bathroom nursery. hospi
tai and play The third floor contains dormlt0les
for the teachers and the superintendent family When
there are women in the house waiting fG situations
they employed In the sewingIOOlh Oh ne nth moor
are dormitoTes for the There Is aso the aun-
dry where the washing for 800 persons is cone weekly
The hospital OF the most interesting features o
the institution To see innocent children weeping hour
after hour because their bones filled with inherited
disease enough to make the most vicious 20 nome ana
repent About $50 children sheltered the house
OF these IS the hospital and 40 In he nursery
About 70 of the inmates are girls. An addition has re-
Gently been bnt at the cost OF $4,000 This amount has
ALI been maid in by private contributions In times OF
great depression, when many are out OF employ neh IN
Extensive hui substantial meals furniaed. There
have been periods when many as 200 OF l5OO meals
have been given per day TO such. Tue unly average
number Of meals is about 200 Inc tIusteeshaVe oHeTeu
their agency to relieve the benevolent from be appca
tons OF the streets and their doors by Eferrng all
such applications to them for investigation ana relief
supporting the entire work including schoolsfood, cloth
ing aid to outdoor poor, salaries etc. Is S5per month
tons for support, and instead OF employing solicitor
they present annually asatement and appea Fresents
will be distributed at 3, with tine nsua exercises
Address S. b. Halliday, Superintendent No 10 "orth-st
PRISON ASSOCIATION OF ~ Y.
The Prison Association is institution Chartered by
the State with ample powers Of benevolent cton IN be-
half of the guilty and the unfortunate Vsts aud ads
as there may be OCCASION persons arrested m charge
of crime and held for examination or rla encourages
and assists released prisoners who have reformed or de-
sire 10 reform providing them with places where they
may honest living; and seeks 10 improve tue
government and discipline OF prisons Dy lureslhg upon
them an increasingly refOrmatory character The Cen
era Agent is Mr. Abraham Beal. VINO IN ald OIthe slanu
ing committees detensiOns and discharged cohVlcts'
devotes his labOrs unremttngy 10 these OBJECTS Dur
ing the year leGS he visited $50 persons III new oik S
Brooklyn, who poor and friendless ah VINO heedea
counsel aud ald yO cOhpllht9 "GIo -. i
and 800 Withdrawn at his instance; 80 prisoners
were discharged by the courts on ms RECOMMENDATION;
l75G prisoners were aided with BOARD tooh Ialli9a
tickets or money discharged cOnvics were provided
with work. and l57 released prisoners were supplied Win
clothing The following the result OF years work S.
3 persons visited in prison. 2Il complaints examined
5s2s complaints withdrawn 1902 prisoners dlstharSed'
1884 released prisoners aided with money Doad toos
&c 1882 provided Win work 0! WhIch uioe tna INV.
tenths OF them have been saved from relhpsng mo
crime. This gives grand total OF li5'g cases IN Wcn
relief OF some kind-mOral, material or bOthas been
extended 10 persons who have been arrested ana lps
oned Justly unjusy, on charge OF crime But Desue
the aid thus given 20 tile accused anu we cOnNuteu
relief more or less extensive has been afforded 10 thou
sands OF persons connected with the faniesOt prisoners
No doubt many Of the 10000 benenclarics included III
the going summary derived little benefit from the
efforts the Association. On the oher hanu II 10
less certain that few through the timely assistance
Tins rendered have been prevented from entering on
career OF crime or turned back after they had com
menced It, and have been saved to themselves and "a
society Who can regre; his own contributions toward
a an emo 50 i''UEH' VII" O'''''"S' 'D- -"
The following list OF officers viii give the public some
idea OF the character OF this noble institution y"1n A.
John r. Hoffman. John H. Griscoru, NJ. d.; the Hon.
Theodore ". Dwight, Ii ID, the mon ). stanlg.
Gould and the Hon. j. Folgef Netherlands; r. G.
Wines, D. D., IL. ID. Secretary office No 81 Blpe
House WIN. C. Gilman, Treasurer, No % Finest; [.
Brainerd esq., Recording Secretary NO. q Iliesl'
NEW BOYS LODGING-HOusE.
No well informed person pretends to visit New.York
without calling at the Newsboys Lodgiug.Eouso aud
seeing the boys eat their meals. Thousands Of these
young semi Americans have found shelter beneath its
roof and It will be many generations before les founder
Mr. c. L. Brace will be forgotten While engaged as Sec
Rotary and Trustee OF the American Aid Society IN 1855
he was panied TO hundreds Of boys sleemg III the
sarWays and over the iron gratng of the newspaper
offices M this city. Never were they certain o. night
rest for at any moment policeman might order mem 20
90, out of that" Oh mister" would say there's
nohn ike them steam gratins they Jst as goOd n.
a featherbed! And next to 'eni likes good box or
sand cause You can git IT oil round you, and kinder
snngele I'm IL but bummn II hard work Ia nor easter
The boys seldom slept m a bed aud hardG ever dd
they go 10 church Occasionally. unusually eDthu-
sastc sreetpreacher would 20 among then, but they
'chaffcd" him that he could do nOtnt iqr tien
Most OF them drank and aud all who could afford
IL chewed and smoked Mr. Brace consulted tie Chei OF
Police but that gentleman SAID that u was impossible To
do ANYTHING practical for them. They ART "a set OF
Arabs he exclaimed. The Secretary resolved however
,Ooprv raised for the purpose was contributed by DIR.
Cuyers Church And the congregation were elected To
tears the pastor made his appeal TO 10 success
fuI the proposed work must be managed by person pc
cuarly fitted for IT, Just at the right time Mr q Z.
Tracy a self educated mechanic with great hatt was
engaged room over The San Office, III Fultm ST.. was
ftted up, at the expense OF slOO To ACCOMMODATE %
iodcers Notice was given through the papds OF the
new Home, and the first night In March the room
was crowded Mr. Tracy addressed the boys kindly ana
told them what ne proposed do. He wdntd them To
They were not objects OF charity but each DE might
consider himself q odger AT "a hotel paying cents for
his bed. The only conditions which they mut comply
with were to be orderly and 10 use the Dath Religious
exercises were aftcrwar introduced. and lectures
and sermons are regularly given. Mr.. Tracy following
the example set by the Chdrens society reqnehty
tnnnd homes for the boys IN the country Tns gentle
man enaned at the head Of the institution Until ls56.
when he went TO the West In the employ Of to Ana so
et kfter his departure the work did not onish very
veil and IL became necessary 10 appoint new Supern'
teudeut lie endcavOred To keep the lads hO from the
tSnatcrs nv introducing private hearicals amGg them.
but Inc f not succeed. ON his departure for California
i'm 1888 the present superintendent took chafgcof the IN
stution and his wife appointed matrOD hnce thtl
the lodging. house has given satisfaction InrDg the
wears sG-G7 they had under their charge B Joys IRON
10 10 wears OF age The President OF the Socdy, W A.
Mason esq, has done much toward increasing ie uselu
ness of the institution. IL differs from European lodging
houses by demanding pay from the dodgers 1866 they
contributed s1s 10 To the funds OF the Treasury MOI"
than 10000 different boys have been the subjects OF this
charity During this period SjJ,O25 81 have been eh
peuded by the Chdrens Aid Society for the institution
The Trustees deeply Impressed with theimportahce
OF making this benifcent charity permsneIt, Dy pro
I'M Inn n. "a
homeless boys here, for whom some such p1yison must
be made while the city continues They wsht0 provlde
building which shah be shelter and u homo TO the
houseless lad wandering riendess throun the great
civ where he can find riendsand receive instruction.
and be put the road to better NE surrey no
purpose than thus to found permanent lodging house
Tor strectbOys The necessary innd-at lest soo'oo
cannot be raised unless each individual wlo has SYM
nahy for poor and houseess chldren shall feel Ieson