The New York herald., 1870-05-09
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Noble Charity Appealing TO the Chari.

Noble Churity Appealing to the Chari.
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Among tho charitable institutions abouudinr In
the metropolis there Ii none more deserving or
which has achieved moro good In It's peculiar sphere
than the Asylum for Foundlings In East Twelfth
street. While all other large citles had institutions
Tor tho reception OF these helpless waits OF humanity
VINO might otherwise be hurried into eternity. New
YORK city, the emporium Of the New World, was
without an asylum for the unfortunate found Ing.
The good Sisters OF Charity observed the
great need which existed for slcn home
and, with the dsinterestedness ana humanity
characteristic Of their order they set TO work In The
face OF apparently insurmountabc obstacles to es.
tablish proper asylum. Sister NJ Regina. OF Mount
st. Vincent. and Sister NJ Irene OF st. PEERS
school, In this city--reverend LADIES' whose pious
presence and Chii tian example nave brought com.
olt anu conso alion " many poor, SILK or dsi Z
person ~ t5 ctyat once entered actively into the
herself
THE oNEaoUs TASK
or obtaining subscriptions the work and then
10 superntend In lersOn the management OF the
INST utoi. she set out although n poor health
Ia various PARTS or the I'M for the purpose OF ac
quainung herself with the defails or the duty sic
ts was about 20 ana,rt ke sitter s ia IN the mean
Lalhe communicating with pc soIs wiose AID or In
nuen cyud DO oI Advantage Ia rhe cateflrise She
which was published in the HERALD. The result
was that III "a few days pardes who had read the
appeal, and had heccms convinced thereby tn 4
the proposed asylum wa mucn nee red In this
city and would undoubtedly work much good, for
warded to the eood Sisters subscr pions IN various
amounts, enough to snow thai the cnarilAbly
disposed people OF New YORK were ready ana
VII ing to as st III the work. The Sisters engaged
the house No. II East Twelfth street, and 10
snort time mad " realy to receive its Involuntary
buS. perhaps Fortunate inma es. scarcely nai 5ile
mousse Deen opened before the 81 ters iouyd IoOr
Lille strangers asgnel to their tenuer car, by the
10 them, unhhown PARENTS. 1ney rec ked all that
came until now. they nave some six hun ired IN
lahts varying IN age from one or two days TO 1--WE
or SIX months.
Tie necessity for such an institution having
been thus forciby demonstrated mum er OF
society, with Congr ssmln John Fox a. rre
sdent. to obtain subscriptions ana devise mean,
LOT raising funds to- carry on the Asylum.
passed by the late Legislature au,honzng the Mayor
anu Conmonalty OF this city 10 donate lands at
o.xty-ninth street and Lexington avenue, at a
nominal rental, ior the purpose OF having bult
thereon
A LARGE AND coMMoDIous ASYLUM,
anu eau y was asserted In the tax levy dOnat M
$i0o oo0 Tor the erection Of the buiding, provided
that Ike sum be raised by subscription The iiis-
.aion thus proviued for Is intended o the Az, ,lum
proper whle tle house for the reception oil found
lings VIII be cOntnuei in central part oI me
c.sy. ,,y Iae Ald Society met on Friday evening
business. elected the following gentlemen as
Advlsory COMMITTEE, 10 have the gen raj
nahaSeihens oi tne business OF the society,"
may or Halt, Moses Taylor, Andrew CarrgaR Peter
B. SMeeny, william +. Havemeyer Robert !. .DIl on
William NJ. Tweed, Waiter Roche loyal Pnells
bradley.
The society will commence at once to raise the re-
gus 100000 10 commence the building OF the
Asylum, and from the character aud standing OF the
gentlemen named lt may sa ely be as 5ned that the
work VIII be rapidly progressed. la
1T SHOULD BE BORNE IN MIND,
however, tit assistance is continually needed. Un
IKE other Institutions, there Is possibility OF its
petig sell supporting: that the charitable and de-
voteu ladies' VINO give themselves up 60 he work are
numDer OF waits which are cons gned to their are
ana that, Therefore, a splendid opportunity Is
an0fdcd those VINO haye hearts TO feel an means 10
give, DE IL rever SO II tie 70 AID Ia this nObie work
and gifts OF money, cloth NJ or articles lifted ior
young infants may oe sent TO Sis er NJ. lrene at the
Asylum IL East Twelfth street.