The New York herald., 1871-07-31
SUNDAY AT TIE HOUSE OF REFUGE.

The First Sin and the Last Crimc-Sermou
By Rov. Mr.. Nicholas and Address by
Judge Wallace, Of Chicago.
The same broadly enlightened philanthropy that
gave birth to the House OF Refuge ON Randall's
Island made ample provision for the moral and re-.
ligous teachings OF Its inmates. There are now In
the institution about seven hundred boys and Two
nuuared girls. A most Interesting feature
are the Sunday morning exercises In the capa-
cious and neatly irescoed chapel. The
boys occupy the body Of the chapel and the girls the
gallery. As the hour arrives for the services to
begin the boys hurry forward line outside and file
into their places also the girls into theirs II is
a pleasing and animated spectacle; the boys looking
tidy and well cared for in their neat uniform gray
jean and the girls pert and dainty in PINK dresses
and white aprons. A more orderly or
ATTENTIVE CONGREGATION
cannot well be imagined No rustling silks. no buzz
of Whispers, no agitations OF fans break the Sab
bath stiffness or jar upon the prophecies Of the
place. The mode Of worship is Episcopalian. Rev.
Dr. Pierce, the chaplain, being temporarily absent
the exercises were conducted yesterday BY Rev. Mr..
Nicholas, OF Harlem, who preached most admirable
discourse from the text-"Whicn shall know every
man the plague of hts own hearth He described
the character OF leprosy unfoided in Levcus the
great plague in London, the vls'tations OF cholera
and yellow fever to the city and how thousands took
refuge IN fight to escape the dread pestlence. lie
then made practical application OF the text by
THE GREATEST OF ALL PLAQUES.
He portrayed the evil OF sin as pervadng oil hearts,
from the infant reclining on It's mothers bosom 70
the hoary headed sire that Is deep-seated and
hereditary. He urged that God was holy and could
pointed out Christs sacri1ced death a. the means
Selected by God ~ the remedy for sin He enjoined
on his hearers to abiure CRIME and TO 60 forth from
the institution founded for the
REFORMATION OF JUVENILE CRIMINALS
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the future, and promised that BY so doing they
here, but secure everlasting happiness hereafter.
After he had finished his discourse MIR. Noel 9.
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addressed them at some length. He pronounced
their institution far exceeding anything Of the
CHICAGO to compare with 1t, and he meant to 60
back home carrying with HIM some new IDEAS and
suggestions which he hoped might be turned to good
account in the management OF the
CHICAGO HOUSE OF REFUGE.
lie did not come 70 preach to them. bus he could not
refrain from telling them plain. practical truths
He told touching anccdote OF the
RPYBCr OF THE FIRST SIN,
as shown in the career Of man tried for murder
rhey were all young, and under the benign reforma-
tory influences surrounding them here their futures
might be bright and brilliant. IT devolved on each
to build a character for himseLNlt was rarely
nS WAS
In the chapel. which were terminated W Singing
the Doxology 1Nr John Sraiton the popular scnool
Trustees of tae Twelfth ward Sy Wnose S,n,
through
on the island, during which he made an0ther address
| In an equally striking vein with that given. Is
round OF visits exciting variety oil emotions. Wnat
| more pleasing sIghf than the boys gong through
l their military cv0lutions? what more toucnin9y
tender spectacle than that OF the inmates OF the
l Founding Agylum2 WHAT more saddcntng than 10
| LOOK Ia upon the idlotss