New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-08
WITH THE CHILDREN OF SILENCE.
LIES WORK AMONG DEAF MUTEs

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WHAT THE REV. DR. THOMAS GArLAuDEr HAS &C
COMPLIsHED IN THIS CITY.
No Christian work In this country is more
deserving Of generous support than the work a.
mong deaf mutes. so long and so successfully
carried on by the Rev. Dr. Thomas Gallaudet, rec
tor of st AIMS Free Church for Deaf Mutes In
this city. This parish is the outcome of this
work with which his name is so honorably assO-
ciatcd. For many years it has struggled under q
burdensome debt, which is now much reduced
and will doubtless soon he entirely wiped out.
DIR. Gallaudet has most unselfshly given his time
and means to the cause which he has made his
life work. and has succeeded in interesting Christ
ian people Of every name III IT,
That more people have not come forward with
financial aid Is largely due to the fact that the
public knows comparatively little OF 1t. The
and rarely obtrudes his personality before the
world; And yet the record OF his LIE and work
s; as a gGose Mhfn hS ia Fa
he became q teacher in the New-York Institution
for Deaf Mutcs in September, ls43. He took
Thomas Fl. Gaiaudct' who established his first
school for dcaf-mutes in this country at Hartford
in April 1917. His mother. a deaf-mutc from
classmatc of Alice Cogsweli She was married TO
this Denefactor Of deaf-mutes after she had been
under his instruction four years.
WELL FITTED FOR THIS OCCUPATION.
the work he had undertaken having begun the
use Of the sign-language in his early childhood
lie married Miss Elizabeth r. Budd, a graduate of
the New-Yorlx Institution for deaf-mutes in July
1si5 He was received to deacon's orders In
1850 and priests orders in 1851. lie continued
his connection with the NewYork Institution till
October 1850. In September $50, he began y
Bible-class for the deaf-mute men and women OF
Ncw-YorlS City and vicinity, who had left school
and were trying to earn their living. lie soon
saw the Importance of bringing these silent people
into pastoral relations and so In October 80?
he founded St. AIMS Free Church, the irst Church
in Chrstendom TO undertake systematic work
among deaf-mutes. St. AIMS has always been
composed of two classes of people, the hearing
been a sign-srrvice every Sunday afternoon after
noon morning and evening services being oral.
After various vicissitndes in hired rooms, this
Church bought its present property In West
Eighteenth-st near Fifth-ave 1t was originally
Christ Church and RectOry. 1t passed into the
hands Of Baptist Congregation by exchange IN
being $40, 600. A mortgage Of $50, 200 at seven
per cent was assumed This has been reduced to
has bccn collected DR. Gallandrt asks his fellow
citizens who blessed with the means to aid
him 20 clncel this remaining Indebtedness. ltav-
ING procured church work among deaf-nutes in
other cities. DR.. Gallaudct was instrumental In
founding The Church Mission to Deafmutcs'
ona in welfare Of admt
mutes. This Soci tv is doing large and increas
ing work in the doceses of New-York; Long is.
x,
New-England. DR. Galmdet and his associates
the Rev. Mcssrs Chamberlain and Colt and the
two deaf-mute lay-readers, Messrs Schultz and
Brown. are holding sign-services in upward of
twenty-five different places i'm this northeastern
portion Of our country. DR.. Gallaudet was also
instrumental IN shaping church work among deaf
Or. Clcrc OF Central Pennsylvania and the Rev.
DR. Berry Of Central Ncw-York. are ministerfng
to deafmutes There are now four dsaf .n t.e
pr f9l orders The Rov Nv Svic rastor Of ali
Souls Church for the Deaf in PHILADELPHIA: tho
Rev. Mr.. Mann, ttinernting in the Western do
ceses the Rev Mr. Koehler, IN Central Pennsyl-
vana and the Rev. Mr. Turner In the Southern
doceses.
FOUNDING NEW HOME AND FARM.
"The Church Mission to Dcaf-mutes' has re-
Gently founded The Galaudct Home for Deaf
mutes" on farm by the banks Of the Hudson
River, between Ncw-IIamburg and PoughlSeepsie.
arhe manager is c. r. Thompson, P. o. address.
Wappinger's Falls New-York This Christian
home receives such deafmutcs as are broken down
by old age or other physical infrmity and have
thus become unable to fight the battle or Ire
Sign-scrviccs are maintained there every SUNDAY
i'm it's neat and appropriate chapel. The holy
communion is celebrated generally once month.
1t is Intended that this home shall be comfort
to ali the aged and infrm deaf mutcs OF the State
of New-YorlS. keeping them from the aims houses
II needs about $1,000 year In addition 70 wnat
it gets from the farm for the support OF inc IN,
mates This sum is entirely made up by charitable
gifts A mortgage of $4,000 at five per cent
remains on this property. II is hoped that some
kind friends will soon appear to aid in the can
ceiling of this debt. ~
The Misson-House of the Society is az No; 220
East Thrtecnth-st. With more means this house
could be made the centre Of much good to tho
dcafmutes Of this city, giving them reading
room night-classes, etc. After all these years OF
hard work among these children Of silence, Dr.
Galloudct says that he will ne encouraged 20
pcrscverc and try TO accomplish still more, ~
the support Of those who desire the welfare OF
all sorts and conditions Of men.