The New York herald., 1872-12-26

cessive crowds OF visitors Tne services IN ne
chapel were under the charge OF Mr.. Hatch, DIR.
Deems and Mr.. Tomrkins MUSICAL exercises, In
which the children Joined most thoroughly with
heart ana voice. occupied the greater part OF the
morning. and towards noon substantial and
taken OF by tue children. None Of Del.
ladies, who seemed TO need no other inspiration
Rs hearts and scs @ me
heritage Of woman. Alter dinner came the @ piucs.
ing o. tne rn. od the ~ nsn mt spas
very plentiful at this season oil the year In the stores
OF broadway and our principal streets Every boy
ana ;nt g received an appropriate si'' anu 'ne ma
s7s-ssata .stwoE THE PREsENrs t.1 b1.a.
were earned by good behavior and merttortous
the steward, Mr.. w. IL. Van Meter, was conspcu-
founding Wanderers Home In .'the Eternal city,
on the model OF tue one In New York; ana thus mi.
ussing relormalory movement sade ie AGAINST the
social and ply ysical misery OF the Fourth and sixth
wards y stu pushed css Sn oy m ars sunSrnd
oS Children Within the walls yesterday Showed that
this connict with t7aTsa1
N91 .gl aA THE EVILS OF POVERTY, e,as#As .
drunkenness, squa0r and neglect was q long way
from being In vain. one OF these chiinren can be
rescued from all this and made useful citizen by
the contribution o. 81 q week. word To the wise
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Ut
The Old Brewery and Five Points Mis-
Mr.. Shaffer. the missionary Of the above insti-
tuition, and number OF ladies' connected with the
Methodist Church gathered around them yester-
day morning, at tho rooms OF the Mission, Five
Points, about four hundred boys and girls. Sing
ing addresses, free and easy talk kindly recogni-
t,ons OF teachers and scholars, blended with
cheerful spirit, by all, that showed that religion
&I.r anfIi tln
folks any less, made up the prelimin nary exercises
OF the morning. This was but the prelude to sne
stripping or ~ .y
Presents OF a substantial and enduripS Of arac-
ter were handed to the children, and In addition
TO these the children took home with them me nc
In che shape oil bags of candies hands loaded with
apples and pockets filled with cakes end or...sges
Thus the day WAS sought to be n,ssde happier in
many OF the h0mes In r., neighborhood or the
Mission. The mcSre immediate work OF the Mission,
tnat o. transforming the life and spirit Of the
c".idren. by raising their thoughts from the merely
animal wants and the eradication OF the senses,
appeared to have netIruit and the teachers had
inquirer, that would adorn that never completed
volume OF the world that Is entitled 'The Simple
Annals OF the Poor."s asa4,l .lrAW aa6l .sasodI
The Five Points House OF Industry.
The substantial and capacious building in which
this great charity Is located was crowded yester
day with visitors, who had assembled to take part
id the morning exercises and witness the Very
pleasant entertainment 2f Christmas gifts: IN the
large schoolro0m CmistmaS tree OF LOFTY growth
had been transpanted to the centre OF the room,
and when IL was lit up with its shining and glitter
ing tapers displayed an almost innumerable cOilcc-
ton OF appropriate children's presents.
The ms tttutiOn was thrown open for the t.n..l
INSPECTION OF THE VISITORS
and 1t was exceedingly interesting to note how
widely the object OF the Mission Is Interpreted.
There was nursery where little babies were
pushing themselves along the noor to show their
Christmas gifts, and there was a schoolroom in
which boys were marching In Indian tile to the
dining room, many Of. whom In stature and in
strength looked to be on the verge ofmanhood.
WARM MEAL s4@le s1.H. 81
was given TO the destitute poor Of the neghbor-
hood, and everything seemed to be done by the
managers to help as many Of the poor as possible
to have "merry Christmas" The inclemency Of
the present season Is making large demands upon
this institution, and cast on clothing and substan-
tial food would be heartily welcomed by the
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