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


German School Bast seondt Thursday Dee 20 at and
Lorner Industrial School Fhy.secOnd Eeveuhae Thurs
Graham Industrial school Fhy hrst Thursday Dec
Avenue Industrial School, Fourteenth st. Friday Dec
Hudson River $50 FRI
Gay pS nd az S Soes No. no cep Monday Dee a. att
East River school, Tuesday, Dec
Eleventh Ward Industrial School, No 7U9 Eeyenht, Tuesday,
Lord Industrial School No POI Greenrcst Wednesday Jan at
Cottsgepace School, No. 2O Beekrst Wednesday
Thirteenth Ward Industrial School, 327 RngtOust Thursday
Pheps Industrial School, No 33o East Thirty st, THURSDAY
Eighth Ward Industrial School 1876 Sprng, Friday JAN T.
FIFTH Ward Industrial School, No. al HudsOut, TUESDAY Jan H.
Fourteenth Ward Industrial School G EAbethst Wednesday
PARK Industrial school, SIXTY eghht Broadway THURSDAY
The following are the night schools and the reading
rooms:
Free Reading ROom,YO I'll West EGhenth't No 29l Bscier-
sab So 81 RDson' No. '0 Greenwich St No. " h''' In'
Night schOo-German No 272 SecOuds Italian No 10 Centre
Park SiItyeghh, Broadway LormeT FIN secondst
Eyenthae Nevsboys No ~ PsIspaee hleVepn" no
s No. So III f Tsst fsh SRs'''
NETWORK CITY MISSION AND TRACT SOCIETY.
The objects Of the society to promote morality and
religion among the poor and destitute people OF New
by employment of missionaries the diffusion OF
Evangelical truth and the establishment OF Mission sta
ons Mission schools &c. Stated visits are made In each
district and all Of distress are reported at mead
quarters In many the missionary can give reeI
on the spot Hundreds OF neglected children are annn'
ally rescued from life Of suffering and degradation
The payment of $40 at time constitutes person
Member for life. The payment Of $50 Director for me-
Life Members entitled to receive 1000 pages OF tracts
annually. Life Directors entitled to receive 2OOO
pages Of tracts annually.
CITY Mission Staons-yO 27 Greenvichst "a West BrOsdVi
r1.st
sS SPDgs German - Avenue G. eST9t5 tGu.s't ems@D ~
Ctg Mission Sa5SdtG ScSOob-SG. y Greenvicbst
md y m No O. Secopd,t M AID D. m No Sprugst,
2Rm No ll6 Bilabeh.t P ~ No. "a West B0sa"aJ' p H.
C Mission Tempsraaoe Meeting. Ward Mems TEN
S0 every s SGP F al 4 % nj E wl Temper
Society, hrst Monday in every month at74p m
THE HOWARD MISSION
Among the most earnest OF the workers connected with
the Five Points Mission was The Rev.W c. VanMcter He
commenced his labOrs early May 1854 he
the first organized company Of children to the West
purpose Of placing them homes that had ever left
this CITY, part Of them went from the Five Points Ladies'
Mission and part from the Children's Aid Society.
After devotng many years to the interests of the poor
in behalf Of the Five Points Mission, he finally re-
solved to establish mission OF his though he had
not dollar begin with. After looking over the heid
before him. he decided to commence operations In the
worst part Of the city, the Fourth Ward Accordingly in
the Spring Of 1861 he rented part OF the small build
to assist getting the mission well organized The
people OF the vicinity belonged TO the lowest class in the
city, The streets, cellars aud atcs, swarmed with enid
rem who never attended church school, How to get
these neglected wanderers TO enter his Mission seemed
problem. few Of those who were acquainted with Mr.
Van Meter came but the others he could not reach
Their parents opposed 10 the movement from the
first though they did little and beat their
children At last he sent TO his country friends for
flowers. few days afterward the bleareyed mothers
were surprised to beautifully dressed girls entering
their novels with their filed with bouquets Great
WAS their sstonshment when liz yoaLs s..s O,d is'n
that Mr. Van Meter had sent them over some flowers
Who WAS Mr. Van Meterf The superintendent Of the
Mission. "And does yees have these flowers up thereP
Yes and you TO come and bring your little
ones lie wants to talk with them and to hear them
sing" BY this time the filed with the most
exquisite perfume and the little ragged children came
crogdng about with their faces covered
with smiles "Do let us 90 mother let us go now and
see the good gentleman" said they. The messengers
went on to say that Mr. Van Meter would give them
nice dinner and some books They need not come until
they wished to- ANY day would do The result was that
the Mission filed and the assistants had all they
could do Baths opened and when child came In
dirt and rags went home again with new clothes and
clean body All Of this required money. but when Mr..
Van Meter went TO bankers and merchants, and told
them what he doing and what an awful place there
WAS within minutes walk Of the City Hall, and OF all
the newspaper Offices they opened their check books and
sent him away rejoicing Money and provisions came III
from all quarters. The Churches and Sunday schools
heard about it, and they took up collections for the Mis-
son while its numbers increased every day In 1864 AT
his request II regularly Incorporated In accordance
with an act OF theLepature and placed under the con
troll OF Board Of Trustees. prominent banker In tins
CITY was appointed Every few months those
children who had parents were taken out West and
mt into good Chrlstion homes Some, however were
sent to NewEngland and few were adopted by resi-
dents OF this city and of Brooklyn Singing was made
feature OF the Mission and under the management OF Mr.
Theodore L. Perkins, the pupils made wonderful prog
| ress
| Among the means Of reformation employed Ia a day
school Sunday school, home department. and mission
work in the poor families. There is also industrial de-
partment which the children taught TO work. for
| which they receive pay. The rooms are supplied with
modern improvements and the entire building Is heated
by steam and hot air In the infant department there is
fountain surrounded with flowers Pictures and mnsic
are not wanting make this home complete IN all its
appOjntmens The annual cash expenditures amount 10
about $4,000. Missionaries are constantly sent out 10
has been get INTO debts and never TO turn away
| homeless child. One dollar supports child week
FIVE POINTS MISSION.
Twenty years ago few benevolent ladies OF the
Methodist Church in this city resolved TO visit the Five
Points and see what could be done toward establishing
mission school there. So, procuring an escort Mrs.
Deuel. Mrs John A. Kennedy, Mrs. Kdmore, Mrs Bishop
James, and others, went down into that horrible place
where house brOthel and every store grOg
shop little square where i've streets caIse together
was called "Hell's Half>Acre." No one pretended to
visit the place without policeman. The houses were
filed with people OF all ages, sexes, and colors There
were underground passages connecting blocks OF dwell
ngs on different Streets and the most terrible deeds
| were continually pepetrated IN the vicinity. The
inhabitants mostly composed Of the olseourings OF
Europe OF churches and schools they knew nothing.
This was the field to which the Methodist sisters were
called In the Spring of 1850 the Rev. Lewis Morris
| Pease was appointed TO commence operations,
| and soon room was opened on the west
| ern side OF the square. The ladies obtained
the influence OF several gentlemen Of WORTH whhe they
themselves abOred day night for the success OF the