The New York herald., 1874-05-15

Mr.. A. s. Hatch, the banker. and President OF
the Mission, said that during the year that has
passed the cry OF want has been stronger than
usual, and that the winter was a peculiarly bad
one. Everything has been done to relieve the
not alone thus far; the MISSION has endeavored
also TO relieve the soul and the mind. The attempt
has been made to minister to both these as well
as TO the body. He said comparison had been
made OF the work or this Mission and OF the many
others which had done charity. The Howard
aims. 1t meant to go further than this. 1t pre-
tends to be an educational institution, and there
the expenses Incurred to Distribute charity.
erns Therefore y II was was not not much much Of an extra
much more OF an expense to give them q meal.
The people might rest assured, however, that
cents OF It was spent where 1t would do the most
good. He had felt impelled to make these remarks
about this institution. Tne managers Of this
charity had felt that mingng OF the humane
the educational and the spiritual was the best
Feeding the body, cultivating the mind and rescu-
ing tne sou! were the branches they had taken In
superintendent Pease then said few words as
TO the gatnerng. He said that the object Of the
gatnerlng was not for the sake OF the audience,
Dut lot tnelr own and ne hoped that the result OF
1t would be something IN the treasury. He then
went on 10 speak about the work of the Mission
way In winch the families or the poor we're reached
ana helping hand put out to them ana their
CuuuIcu Jbkcu vO U6 educated.
me 81 Kew; Ineo: L: Cuyler then rose to speak. He
was introduced TO the audience by Mr.. Pease, who
said that he had been with him In this work
twentyOur years ago. Mr.. Cuyler spoke ut some
length ana gave panegyric OF Mr.. Pease, revert
ing 10 twenty years ago, when he was at work In
the lower portions OF the city, when the frst work
began among the poor OF the more destitute
wards. He spoke in ngn terms OF the work OF the
Howard Mission. He said that DIR. Tying had once
told hm that work oil this kind was like Carving
water to the sea and that 1t was not worth doing.
But every soul was worth saving, and the meanest
boy or girl had soul to save and an intelligence
to cultivate, and no Christian work was better to
follow and push on than this work among the
poor. IT was an anttdote to the 5000 drinking
dens In the city and the innumerable open doors
to the pit OF destruction.
:. Alter some further singing the Rev. w. Van
Meter, the fonnder OF the Howard Mission, was
introduced. He said ne did not come to speak Of
Rome, because he believed there was enough to do
IN the work going on here. He remembered the
Time wnen ne could count on his fingers the names
OF tn0se VINO supported him, and lie asked for
sympatny and he got little or It. He had hard
sued from the beginning with q bitter hatred, and
many tried to put 1t down. But what good thing
was not opposed He was now soon about to re-
Turn 10 the seat OF the man OF sin. He would
speak PLAINLY. There was time when the priests
trled In the hardest manner to do away with the
little knew the fight that was waQed 10 keep the
MISSION IN existence. He himself was thrcateheu
win ali manner OF persecution, ana nc nau 70
tnank the secular press Tor what was uone W We
iend Mm IL was from the religious press tnae ule
pitterest denunciattons came. Those VINO opposea
yet what evil had the work donef whose pusl.
ness had II injured 1t perhaps did do injury TO
the rumseller ana those engaged IN similar
branches Of tran1c. the Mission mad sought 70