The New York herald., 1874-11-26

Emny muss DO q - istnsr did before sam-nske 9
eis ewA waV in the werbd. he lesves cnc old
goes where he thfnks has prospects WIN %
Driehtest, amt distance only lends encnantment 70
come before fortune, but when the thought OF
home makes his eyes grow dim pride compels MIN
when he Is successful m an me settles down, and
the Old home, IL often happens. Is among the leass
81 his thoughts during the year But .ni wnsn
Thanksgi wing 10 near by and pe hears sne ne's"
bors talk about going away 10
SPEND TIE DAY WITH THE OLD FOLKS
In some iar or state the scenes OF his ehiidhood
crowd in upon HIM and the word home Is TO nun
no longer ar empty sound. WIN & NTH ,ss
that startles MIN he sees the old mousse Win Hs
bright green window blinds; the gate tnat creaked
from old age even wnen he swung upon w. pratt
tling child; the huge fireplace where. daring
ragged without, the family seated themselves IN
hall circle and, while the Ore cracked aud roared
as n In defiance of the wind that went shrieking
through every chink and crevice, listened TO the
ghost stories OF ''old granny" and then himself
youngster climbing mp stairs and peernS into the
darkness fearful lest lie may be coaIronted by one
OF the ghosts he had Just heard 80 much ABOUT anu
sSer niS oes sayea aea MADE HIM half
believe the ghost had touched him as ne crawled
in. No wonder, tnen that ne 700 makes ma up ms ms
tance he win have to travel lf there was not a
day like Thanksgiving 10 make such as he remem.
nome circle might remain broken ior years az
time. A custom, then, like TINS good one OF the
gathering together OF all the family is h0y one,
and the hold it has OF late years taken upon
THE POPULAR HEART
must continue 10 grow stronger & aa'aer ne o,nn nan
To-day everywhere nom out the lamy reunions
which VIII take place land where VIII they not
take place p, where the very old and the very
young Will meet for the irst time; where the sons
and daughters and grandchildren VIII assemble
from far and near about the family tabie once
more, there will go up from loving hearts thanks,
sweeter in the sight OF God than all the formal
services oi al the onng n s .e nd he
IN thousands OF families, blended In one unspoken
prayer. .
Yet, happy as the day VIII be to most people, 1t
Dark SHADOW
for many a home, where the vacant CHAIR wiz tel
or the loved one whose voice has been stilled for
ever Ia the silen1e OF the grave. ana tne poor,
the miserable poor, without work, ana with tnelr
little ones wan and haggard, crying plteously iOr
crust ofbread when there VIII he ieasting across
the way-what will tney do 10 be happy today
What have they TO be thankful Tor y-rhey wn0
viii huddle in dark and damp Easements, supper
less ana cold and coverless, when Others VIII De
leaving the theatres wrapped ID rlcn warm roocs
the mere foot-rug OF which WOULD buy months
provisions FOR some starving mother ana chlldl
surely II will require all the strength Of religion
for "GOd's poor'' who are in want ana desolation
to say, Not my WIN but Thine be done" To
as ods their visits t to aoodes Of
poverty win be as Angels visits; and II by the
great deal OF this worlls goods The iowly and the
Suffering Will be relieved, TO rich and poor alike
the day win be a real day OF THANKSGIVING.
owing to the generosity OF the cnaritably In
cned all the boys and girls In the various charita-
pubic Tor Thanksgiving dinner Will oe well
ared for to-day.
ner of turkey aud mince pies, thanks TO the kind
ness OF superintendent Barnard of the House oil
INDUSTRY, VINO yesterday sen. Warden Quinn
check for $780, winch secured 430 pounds OF tur-
key and $50 mnce pies, and several other supplies
that Will make the prisoners feel happy at least
A dinner win be given a, ST. yincent's Home for
Boys, at No. SO warren street. TO about two hun
dred poor boys: Father Drumgoole says the din
ner will De first Glass; as usual.
At the Five Points House OF INDUSTRY. No. 1t5
Worth street, there VIII be exercises by the chill
dren III the chapel at twelve and two O'clock con-
sisting OF singing, recltations, &c. A dinner l0r
about five hundred children VIII be given from
one TO TWO O'CLOCK after which the doors VIII be
opened to the outside poor, and all men, women
ana children who apply WIN receive share OF the
ieast. me soo supplies % w WIN otno lnsuae oo
yege tables, 400 mince pies and variety oil other
provisions. chest 81 tea mas been contributed,
and II Is expected that Its entire contents Will
be used IN making the tea 10 be drunk at The DIN
ner.
The Cnlldrcn's Aid Society will provide dinner
for 100 boys at the RlvlngtOn Street Lodging
House tomorrow, at hal-past seven O'Clock p. N.
The attendant expenses Will be betrayed by
prominent merchant OF this city.
dinner Will be given to the children OF the Viii.
son Industrial School, at the Mission House, corner
+ avenue and Eighth street. At halfpast twelve
O'Clock. All friends OF mission work are invited to
The inmates OF the Ladies' Five Points Mission,
No. 81 PARK street. will celebrate their twenty
fourth annual thanksgiving FESTIVAL. and exercises
In the chapel VIII commence at TWO O'Clock, to be
followed by dinner at three p. NJ
About 500 poor children Will be fed at the How
No. 40 New Bowery. The dinner VIII be served
from eleven TO one O'Clock and Will be followed by
singing and rectatlons by the children un til three
O'Clock. In addition TO the children about 200 per-
sons belonging to their families Will be supplied
with the remnants OF the least.
At the NewsDoys' Lodging House, Duane and
New Chambers street. rom 400 to 900 boys will be
81, en- dinner OF turkey, ham, tea &C., at SIX
but the Children's Aid Society Will make good the
deficiencies
The trends of the colored orphans VIII give din
ner 10 the 2so chudren at the Asylum, 143d street
The Home ior the Friendless No. so East Thirtie tn
street, Will be open 10 visitors from eleven A. NJ.
to nine p NJ. Exercises In the chapel, No. % East
Twenty-ninth street, by the children OF the Home,
and oil some Of the outside schools in the afternoon
and evening. Hours hali-past two and seven
O'Clock. Dinner VIII be given to several hundred
Schools, not convened at the Home, Will have
Thanksgiving dinner provided at their respective
dinner viii be given to the children OF the
Wilson Industrial Scnool at the Mission House,
corner Of avenue and Eighth street, at halfpast
tweve o'clock
Preparations to ooserye the day have been made
and dinners VIII be given at the New York Juve-
nile Asylum. the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum,
the Seamens Home, IN Cherry street; the Home
for Prendless Women, in East Fourth street, and
the various lodging houses under the care OF the
Cndren's Aid Society. The Commiss sioners OF
Charities and Correction viii also make additions
to the ordinary fare in the charitable institutions
under their charge.
CHURCH AND OTHER SERVICES.
Services viii be held In all the Protestant
churches and high mass VIII be celebrated in ST.
Francis Xavier's and the Church oil the Transng-
uratlon, when the members OF the Catholic Union
Will be in attendance In the other Catholic
churches the usual morning services Will occur
Al 81 stephens church, however, high mass VIII
Thanksgiving services viii be held in the Forty.
fourth street synagogue at eleven O'Clock, In the
Nineteenth and Thirty-iourth street synagOgues
and the Temple Emanuel at the same hour.
Mr.. James +. Aylfe announces the following
programme on Trinity church chimes, cOmmenc-
Ing at hall past ten A. N. -
|. Ringing the changes on eight bells
2. Hail, Hail this Happy Day
8. "C1oser TO Me-
4. There is Beautiful word.r
s.. Thanksgiving Day.
6. Il NOW Believen
z "Aerrily Ring the Trinity Bells"
The new st. Patrick'e Cathedral, Fifth avenue,