The New York herald., 1871-10-20
IT. LJKE'S HONE.

Celebration Of the twentieth Anniversary
The Finanrial Condition of the Asy luni-The
New Building on Madison Avenue Iudebtcc-
nens of the fnsituriou.
The twentieth anniversary OF st. Luke's Home for
Indigent Christian Females was Wednesday cele-
brated at the Home, 4s7 Hudson street. number
Of ladies, patrons OF the institution. attended, but
only two c!ergymen--thc Rev. Mr.. Tuttle rector or
the Home, and Rev. Mr.. Qninnell, OF the Bishop
Wainrignt Memorial church-were present. Rev.
MIR. Tutle presideo and MISS Ellen Kimble acted as
secretary.
report was read blythe chairman explaining the
status Of the Home at present The house is full, the
number OF inmates being thirty three. Two deaths
occurred during the past year, the age OF Of the
ladies being ninety gears aud that OF The other
eighty. The report further stated that the new
Home, located on Madison avenue and Eighty ninth
street, was now nearly finished, and would be ready
for occupancy about Easter next
The treasurer's report for last year was as fol.
lows:-Casn for repairs and furnishing, $lOi; fuel,
supplies &C., $3o97 IS; ground rent OF lot, $500; In
surance, $40 2s; funerals $42; printing and adver-
tising, $50 40; taxes $605 O5 interest on mortgage
81, 713 ~; Oh account of new building, $a6,s55 so;
balance to date, $50 66; tO.a $4i64S AZ. The bal
ance OF the building iuld IS S9,747 OS. The receipts
DC, for the year were:-Balance on hand at last
report, sSl4 ~; SUBSCRIPTIONS, $l51S; donations,
S~sZ9 =
terest on building fund, s72J entrance fees $500;
corporation OF CITY Of New York, $4,000; donation
0i George and John Lauri ST. 10; legacy OF Thomas
Marst0n Taylor, $3.50 67; borrowed, mortgage,
Sooooi bullling fagd, $s,SoS oa Total s44,o4' 49,
The total sum expended on The new buildings and
purchase OF the lots Is S60 S54 20 The lots lOr the
home cost S34,u00; those for the new church TO be
erected beside the Home, $4,000. The total ex-
pense Oi the Home will be $55,0U0 The church will
be the gift Of MISS Caroline Taman. and will cost,
inclusive OF the lots, about seventy-hve thousand
dollars. The Home Will be relieved OF the purchase
OF the church lots, for church corporation IL to be
formed that will assume the responsibility. Alto
gether 81. Luke's Home is now indebted TO the
amount OF about thirty Thousand dollars
Alter the reading 0i the reports, Mr.. FUTILE said
that no dOuOt there would be many clergymcn pre-.
sent ut the anniversary were II not there was q
great press OF business this week; probably, too,
several clergy men had gone up by mistake 70 Madl-
son avenue aud Eighty y-niuth sireel.
Mr. QUINNELL then made few remarks 10 the
effect that Chistians showed their love for God by
loving their nes ss0r, and the caring for the aged
was an excellent way oil thus showing our love for
fellow creatures. ss.. ..y..s.. ....g..a
poem was then recited by hind inmate, Miss
Cynthia Bullock after which the dox0iogy was
sung and tile benedictiOn given.
During the proceedings Mrs. GuilleQer, OF st. Tho
by TOpron; ana There Is Green Hill Far Away"
by GounOd, DR.. Warren, orRanist OF the same
church. playing the piano accompaniment.
81. Luxe . Home was founded twenty y-0ne years
ago, and at first had only single room; then 1t got
two rooms, then three and so on, until whole house
was occupied except the basement, which was let.
In 1856 1t moved to the building now occupied.