New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-04
xvrrrH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE WILSON IN

DUsTRIAL SCHOOL AND MISSION HOUSE.
The first words of this, the XNllth Annual
Report must be those OF sincere thanksgiving ior our
me- Mission House, that here in the midst OF this great
CITY with wickedness and wordliness on every SIDE,
Christian men and women have purchased and prepared
building where so much done in various ways for
the souls and bodies Of the needy and perishng Here
the Gospel is preached TO the poor" the children are
gathered together not only Sundays but during the
week in day school and clothed and fed the older
girls are trained for variety Of occupations that they
for themselves Respectable nvellhoou; anu
from here the missionary and Blbe-WOinen 30 out 10
This Mission was the first of the 40 called industrial
schools and has grown to its present large proportions
from small school, in rOom established seventeen
wears ago by q few earnest The plan OF the
school was simple the morning given 10 study, and
after a dinner the children were taught 10 sew
The work progressed steadily and on May 49, 1854.
act was passed by the Legislature, giving the lnstit.
tOn the name OF the Wilson Industrial school Tor Girls
in honor of Mrs James F. Wilson, who was chiefly instTu-
mental in establishing IT, A Sunday which no "
numbers than 800 children, was begun III 1884 with
Before end of that year, by means OF voluntary
Contributions the managers were enabled TO purchase
the building lSI Avenue A. There was soon formed a
drcss.making class with capable woman az supeun-
tendent III 1872 department was organized 20 instruct
young general Homework 1--WE propose during
this year greatly improve this branch and IN 1906
Quitting or class for fine sewing THIS and the
dressInaklng department. supplied by custom. We
urge this upon the notice Of all who AID
In addition 10 the missOnarys efforts, Blblereader
began her work IN April, 1853 out Of her laDors grew
the mothers meetings" And little later. the opening
of the schoOrOUms Sunday and Wednesday evenings
for pTayermeetings. The deep interest IN these
services suggested the good tina. might be done by the
establishment Of church iTc0nnecuOn with this mis-
This church organized IN June, 1867 on union
plan and is, like the school, without denomination II
has an advisory committee of i've clergymen, two OF
whom Presbyterlan one an EpscOpaan, one Con
cregatlonaliSt, and one belonging to the Reformed
Church. This mission church numbers l53 members
The organization Of churches on TINS pan mas been
adopted. understand, by the City Mission and Tract
society, at their annual meeting.
young people hold social meeting once month.
nighIefugc for homeless girls has been opened, and
nursery, where mothers belonging to the Mission IAN
leave their young children for the This department
will also &c HSof 70 train young women Tor nurses. We
also looking Forward 10 lAc establishment OF read
ing-rCOm for the men
Win this constant Increase OF work the necessity for
new building was evident Through The LDerality 'of
friends OF the institution, the present house has been
purchased, and prepared for occupation at cost Of
$4,000, $4,000 Of which remain unpaid We earnestly
The Register 1869 is follows:
4ss ss5 nG S9S Is sP1.s DUNG year 90
represd 2 Ag4ge To-
Of these are ridoss''' %ChdTen REMOVED Pub Serbs 10
During the year. the children have earned by the sys
TEN Of credit marks, 635 garments IN addition 10 326
pairs OF shOcp aud pairs stockings More than 800
children and adults enjoyed the Thanksgiving dinner
and the children gwen their Christmas festi-
val All these entertainments provided by the I'M
mediate friends Of the Mission and from the
general fund subscription Of $lj pays for the dinner
and clothing for one child for year.
our Is urged upon the notice Of benevolent sOci
cites in the country little girl gives a prize annually
for the greatest Improvement IN writing; IT il named for
her the Flora Prize" We should very grateful for
similar assistance from other children. We wish to
express appreciation OF the thoughtful aid from
members OF the Mission Church and congregation IN
their presentation OF the font and payment OF the sex
toms salary. We most heartily thank Mr.. Thomas Gar
diner FOR making the contracts for the present Mission
House. ana experimenting me work on the building,
without the slightest remuneration. Also the operatives
OF Wilcox q Gibbs Sewing Machine Company, in giving
an evening each week TO sew for the institution
We sincerely grateful to Mrs VIM ~ Booth FOR her
thoughtful remembrance OF MS last Winter. when travel
Ing III Egypt, IA sending TO Us sufficient for tea
meeting and 10 the young ladies boarding at the
Young W0men's Home for their kind assistance
dressing the dolls for the Christmas festival
The story OF our work before YOU and we ask for
Gus departments and need money. FOR the poor
have always with ur. We find II only too easy give
most willingly and lavshy TO the world our time our
talent our strength, and our mOJy shall forget
Masters commission have ch0scn you. and ordained
you, that ye snail 20 aud bring forth fruit T.
This Is at cost 70 the Institution Of three for cd
vegetable hoici
beef teIed h vegetables goldfish poIstoe soup
without