The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-15
THE SHEPHERDS FOLD.

REV. MR.. cowLEYs REPoRT-THAT LITTLE
UNPLEAsANTNEss wIrH THE .ssnELrERISo
ARMS"
A meeting Of the members and corporators OF tho
Shepherds Fold OF the Protestant Episcopal Church OF
the State OF New York called tor four o'clock
p. NJ. yesterday, by means Of an advertisement
sgued Edward Cowlev, secretary II was TO be held
at the institution, No. PAS East Fortynnth street, and
few minutes past four O'Clock n HERALD reporter
rang the bell. He was met at the door by the Rev.
Mr. Cowley, who invited him TO scat IN tho hail.
saying thai the meeting had been adjourned until
Thursday In consequences OF the weather, which
bad that most OF the ladies' had been unable attend
He said, however, that report had been prepared
which would be shown TO the reporters, as It would
probably be printed In the conversation that ensued
Mr.. Cowlcy requested that, in any account which
might be printed. tho Of the Institution which
he superintends should not DO ..mixcd up" with
the from which no was driven year ago by a
'frauduieht conspiracy"
A few minutes later Mr.. NJ u. Edsop the treas uror
oil the Forty street institution, arrived, and Mr.
Cowley led the way into back room, where meot-
ing OF tho members and corporators in session,
not having apparently adjourned. There pres
ent counting the treasurer and Mr.. and Mrs. Cowloy
two ladies ana four gentlemen, aud tho business bo-
forathe house seemed 10 consist principally OF the
reading Ny Mrs. Cowiey OF the secretary's report.
TIE sEcRKrARy's REPORT
This report was substance that there twenty
five members OF the Shepherds old orporalcd
This was the tenth annual report and there had been
received the Fold during tho past yoar thirtv
three Children eleven Of whom had returned TO
their trends VINO had become able TO take o them
While twenty-five sim remained. During tho wnoic
ton years ABOUT dive hundred children had boen cared
Or led, sheltered, clothed ana educated and had had
nooior II not divncr iuturc assured Thorn. Tho
health oil the children mad been worry good although
two had mad tho measles and four had suffered IRON
severe colds and the ELECTS OF gas THIS last
trouble had boon caused by detective plumbing and
had been remcdied by the Board OF Health In gen.
teeI family living next door there nld boon death
from tho same cause DR.. II. w. Hunt Was the medi.
cal attendant and he bed nor bstered, but ad
mnstered remedies PLEASANT to the taste aud eiica-
ci0us
Al tho children who through "malcious rivalry. ,,
had boen represented as having boon harshy treated
by Mr.. Cowlcy and those undor him In apoher insti-
tutun, had como 10 TINS institution and pleaded
with loars In their oycs for admission. Of
them had boon admitted. not Tor the purpose OF
icrng with the other institution, but IN order to let
tho children and thcr friends speak Tor themselves.
These seventeen "iIiustrated the faschoods" which
Mr. Cowboys '.enemies Of that Institution nad been
industrious In spreading through the community
The enlightened judgment OF the community
vted ami u was ''Delievcd that there would he no
sympathy with the alseho0d und theft that had
perpetrated under the false gu,so OF pity children
who would DO willing 10 lay down their lives for nim
| VINO had been mlsrepresented and slandered." The
children none OF whom were over fourteen yoars DID,
did all The work OF the house excepting ono days
washing each week They scrubbed tho loors cooked,
meudod their clothes ana led tho singing Ia hurch
" was believed thnt there other children 10
Doound VINO could 90 30 much considering their cir
cumstauccA
Nearly $1,000 had boon spent during tho year
Thcro would nave boon SO 900 "but tor the personal
anu sinister Interference OF the Rev Dr. Peters, Pros
ident Of tho sheltoring Arms, VINO had personally
thrown obstacles IN the way OF the Shepherds Fold
receiving S. COO due TO IRON tho city OF Now York ~
This had Ud to suit ut law now ponding Dr. Poters
course was denounced AS IN courage against pubic
morality and common honesty aud an INFRINGEMENT
tho rights Of thirty needy childron. An ack FOWL.
edgement was included IN the report OF bequost Of
$500 from tho late John Grcnvie Kane.
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the motion was carried.
AS treasurer, Mr. Edson then said that no been
Ill and was unable 10 make y report He could, how.
ever, say that the treasury was dry.
Mr.. Cowley then announced that out of courtesy
the absent members the election Of officers would be
adJourned; and after somo further business OF q
routine Character the meeting adjourned.
Nearly all Of the children were brought into the
room aud sang Two three songs worry credita
They looked clean and VOL fed and noalthy. aud
tour OF inspection oil part OF tho house made by
some OF those present II was In order, aud Tar
cleanliness could mako It was inviting.