New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-28
LIE NEW-Y YORK LNFANT ASYLUM.


DR.. BELLOWS.
A meeting was held, last evening, at Asso
citation Hail. to effect reor ganzatOR Of the NewYOr
Infant Asylum and Founding Society. Among the
audience the Rev DR.. Bellows the Rev. Dr. Joseph
p. Thompson the Rev. DR.. Montgomery, the Rev. DR..
Deems, Attorney General SaGdferd, Dr. Willard Parker,
and Dr. Elisha The meeting called to order by
Gen. Sanford, who nominated for Chairman the Rev.
Dr. Montgomery, and for Secretary, James c.
Holden who were elected. Prayer offered
by the Rev. DR.. Deems, and the Chairman then
stated that the object of the meeting to establish the
institution at once the largest scale and the most
liberal basis, 10 carry out the provisions Of the very
COMMUNICATIVE charter granted by the Legislature.
This charter no said, inrusted them with the care OF
foundling children who were placed afterward under
control during minority. It was grand field for the
exercise Of the tender ministry Of Christian women and
he hUped would be occupied The following resolutions
oi That aile pdSc Institution, and private bsneOence
reaouT engaged protecting society against AhsnsoGed ern nu
etv for tn rreenrsn infant lie thas or es
senshEs Of The Community as well IS panse tne gly INT"
srz Tia, peoers holy religion snd the instinct. Of
and gneeaag gsae ia the haf" infant As vel
Res hat se hail With great satisfaction the .u.cunosmsq, o,
fs s esasss !. rRs desire OF Our
fedeener cooperate n tais noble charity - .,,.
men. Of the Iaa. Gsys peculiar ssd for The tender min
y have been hT duly exercised to G-ls glory
Rooted That the New.YCrs Asylum aing as does =. me
Psersson 81 infant ne 's $50 :, T re % IL 5eoI Of oar
benevolent aud phlaHihope os-al -, y....,. =,
the ns;aoa duy Of nuele organizing and eoOdueng the
To- ors dow occurring infants also .h, compass
. isr po The salvation thas render the
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The Roy DR.. Thompson then introduced, and said
that when called upon for the solution OF deli
and c.ult problem concerning which wise ana
toward hers views and as this is what of the
nature OF an experiment, must maintain the spirit OF
charity toward another, and not insist upon any
particular theory as l"fesohe o1hcdu5 5t "g
viii exist, although we may attempt to stop
ii by legislation or by precautionary ana phllan-
threpc measures In inns case II atbnP,s % a. h
by crime perpetrated someone's az the rsK 9 I the
TsOther and ofentunes 81 tho cost OF inc chds nle
inio what 10 thew is indicretion without deliberate sna
Intentional transgression in the premises For such
possibty OF respectability in tAe future There is
often recovery not unto virtue TOT the prlhcpe Oh
virtue i'm the premises has not been deliberately aean
doned and sacrificed there is reaction against the
evil Whiohfortides Ehe soul when once the avenue is
spenei to responsibility in the future The society
she;ld save tine mother as wen as the chd. .,...
Dr Willard Parker gave some interesting statistics
he sat are iiegftiusie and about 5000 children are
threwn away, TO be DESTROYED or got rld OF IN
ssv wav whereby the individual bo saved from
the law out Of iG1 deaths in 1862 74o5 we're of per
sons under year OF age-eqna 70 40 per cen. o.
aH the deaths and sn 1870, 70 per cent In the Found
ling Asylum az Montreal, sut Of 1853 received SIS, hed
or only per cent lived one year. On haaA i'ia hi
With nurses aI per cent saved. When nursed by the
mother, 10 per cent ilre saved whu5 ~ ruial 10
81 ner cent survive From this DR.. Parker argued IN
favor OF the country the place To- locate the Asyn
and AGAINST the separation OF the child from It's mother
Tbe Rev Df Bellows said the apparent decrease III our
regulation is le in Uncomfortable degree 70 INA.
dar55ss eband.nment and neglect practced by the
Sreched political economy and more wreehsd CHRISTIAN
charity which presided over our relations 70 tnls
terTbe but interesting subject We have found, he said
II Won want to make the consequences Oh slh
Wholesome and restraining, you have e a"akea
tbe confeieuce. YOu have To soften tine hafa
heart Won have waken the dull mind OF the wicked ana
tbe guilty before you make the true saving principles
az morality aud social life exert their proper lhnuence
mon the minds OF these people Is great reproach
he aid that Christian Ignorance ana prJutuoe eAsts
mon0 n. as they do and he hoped that they were pc
Inning work that shall strengthen ana grow create,
every hour until this community shall be proIounuy ann
estly engaged in saving souls through the bodies Oh
these poor children aud OF their more hapieSs anu hel
les mothers. (Great applause 81, -. .,ha
The Rev. DR.. ATmitage followed Win lev ie""A''
ana he meeting then adjourned.