Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-21
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| Phflanthropfc Men Who Work Much 1 for OIhers-The New York House o1 1 Refugee
 A former New Haven gentleman visiting
 in New York thus writes concerning men of | self-sacri6cing tendencies Nho are occasion ally found and concerning the New York House of Refuge:
 NEW YORK CITY, Aug. 17.-WhiIe the l majority of the officials of this city are paid for their services far in excess of their worth. there are persons here of high culture and connected with important business houses who devote much of their time without any compensation to the public welfare Of the | latter class is the Hon. John w. c. Lever idge, talented and successful maritime lawyer. For his professional services he de- mands full pay, but for his services in aid of eleemosynary institutions he neither asks nor receives cent. At my request he recently gave me the following list of institutions of which he IS either manager or trustee and whose monthly meetings he must attend, travelling in some instances several miles to do so: House of Refuge, Greenwood ceme- tery, New York university, New York Port society, We:more Home for Friendless and Fallen Girls, American Sunday School un- ion, New York Sunday School association, $. s. Committee of Presbytery, Easton Dis pensary, New York Historical society and Inspector of Common schools. He is virtu- ally an attorney of them all, performing la bors that he could not be engaged to per form for salary. In all his labors he is as- sociated with other persons who ask nothing nor receive anything for their valuable labors ill aid of their respective organizations. MT. Leveridge must be connected with not less than three hundred different persons as consecrated to the public good as himself; men who take time from their pressing bus mess and from their regular hours of sleep, to subserve the best interests of the institu- tions named; men who defEay whatever of expense is incidental to their attending the several business meetings. It is really rest full to one's eyes to look upon such men. And it is suited to foster in ones soul be- nevolence to associate with men so richly en- dowed with disinterested benevolence.
 Under the auspices of the managers I have visited the House of Refuge for the reform ation of juvenile delinquents in the city of New York.
 The commodious and architecturally beau tiful buildings stand on Randall's Island, across a half mile fe1riage, off Harlem. ''The premises embrace thirty-seven and half acres, divided into lawns about six acres; yards and building sites about ten acres; about eight acres in vegetable gar den. The balance is marsh"
 There are today in the institution about six hundred youths, of whom about one hun dred and fifty are girls. The ages range from about ten to sixteen. The superintend- ent and teachers of the boys department and of the girls department are men and women exceptionally we'll fitted, morally and intel lectually, to teach and train their respective wards.
 Machine-knit stockings seem to be a spe- cialty at present. The time is passed by all the youths in work, play and study. The girls, by means of machinery, easily and quickly do all the washing. A nicely ap- pointed chapel affords attractive place for worship and Sunday school. The girls are so seated in the gallery that they cannot be seen by the boys. They can be heard, however, when they sing. About two hun dred of the inmates constitute the choir. The penmanship of the pupils, as a whole, is rarely exeelled by an equal number of com mon school pupils in the city. There are specimens of map drawing that closely re- semble map engravings.
 Great pains is wisely taken to teach them to write letters to friends, notes of inquiry for employment and the like. The National Sunday school lessons are faithfully taught every Lords day, and more or less of the pupils manifest personal interest in the Master. Merit marks stimulate some to merit them, and some secure shortening of their term of discipline by their uniform good conduct. BRADFORD.