New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-01
ALUSHOUSE INNl7ES CONFIRMED.
AN INTERESTING SERVICE IL THE CHAPEL %
THE GOOD SHEPHERD. BI.AcKWELLS
ISLAND

ISLAND.
An Interesting and pathetic service was held yes-
terday in the lttle chape. Of the Good Shepherd.
adjoining the Almshouse on Blaekw'is Island.
when hrty-three persons received the rite Of con-
nrnatlon in the Protestant Episcopal Church
Among those confirmed were John William Terry,
suoerintendent OF the Aimshouse. Ms wife ana ha
sister. Mss Emma Terry. Bishop Edward Il Al
Will. Of Western Missouri. who l. cousin OF Com
missioner Faure. ofrcltie1 for BISHOP Potter VINO
was unable TO do 80 on account OF other engage
ments He was assisted IN the service by the Rev.
Charles c. Proffeti. chaplain in charge OF the Coco
Shcnh,rl. the Rev George +. Nelson. super.n-
,sndent OF the Cty Mission Society. the Rev Dr.
Gardiner T Litiell chaplain OF The Metropolitan
Uospitai: the Rev. II Mcclure. chaplain IN charge
of the CITY Hospital. and the Rev. WDie;t HAWKINS
OF Staten Island
The clergy and their friends VINO TOOK part IN "
vere present al the ceremony left ms c.ty shor"y
$780, o'clock on the Thomas 5 Bren-
nan for Blackwelrs Island. When the party OF
visitors from the city reached me 'saha '"' .'"'
chanel was well filed with inmates OF wv ''"'.
house The men were dressed IN pam gay s1
of coarse cloth and the women IN glhshA'n u''.'
and c,e,n white caps. Most Of the women oAna'.
dates for confirmation sat n tae from Vi '''' -.
on the RICH: Of the centre aisle Al 'eas' On'."..
=, ran, looked about sixty wears old ana Few "e's
under ,ha, age Behind tn women SAT 'le 's.
who were 20 be confirmed Among ''r "e 80
several whose hair was white anu men '''p
"a ,,,ccr.ain from age In front Of the peHs VI
,he eft of the centre aisle were th'ee MN " y,
Amshouse in wheel chars They were e'"e, -"
e-,, ,-om age or illness One Of them nad HUI W.
on, ~ the Almshouse for nearly niteen yeats -
was said that yesterday was the hrst ''"e -,
long period that this luckless man Aai 'ee" 80.
% no taken out OF doors The unfortunate p'a we"
so HELPLESS that he could not wheel h'm>e.i 80 ~
and was brought 10 ara taken i'0'" '
TWO Almshousc men ,,a.,..
After the regular evening service me 49,.
Tor confirmation were asked 70 come forward i"''
moved 10 the chancel and knelt down. ine 90
the -ray-haired men and women from '"e IL.
with bent forms kneeng around the c"'' -.
10 be confirmed was an impressive ou' p"' "A.
Some of them were just about able 10 wan -.
r,i.inc and others would never have reacAea y"
chancel withou; falling had not strong anu 80.
hands supported them. The act OF conHha"o" w." -.
i,, heen completed Bishop ANVIL addressed NV
uho had been confirmed. He said ne was s'aa ~
know that they had given their hearts 10 ,"e -.
before II was TOO latc. Some OF YOU sa'u =, 80,
Atwiu have led lives not all OF sunshine ou' " 49,,
FORGET that God leads men down INTO inc u IA
valleys and ties them in the furnace OF '''' ~.
pu,.tes them from the love Of the "or1d. '' -. ~.
Lord direct you into the love OF "ou a"'
patient waiting tor Christ. ,,,o those
Miss T. Johnston was the organist An Ws Her.
present D.. J. W Barstow Mr. anu II Ittel
man Aidrich and daughter. Mrs. Gardner - - Mrs
Mrs Henry Chamberlaine. COMMISSIONS anu -. - !;
Faure and A. H. Bsncker when zen, ne T%ue.nnrIysIxh-
ST Commiss!oner Faure showed those aDoa.u rs Mi M,
Oh and style ambulances The new srye Faurs
lance which was designed by ComInisslShef, anes
is said TO be a great improvement over the ~ last
The nrst Of the new models was put mo s nm each
Friday and Is known ambulance NO o, rSere
aide Is a Maltese cross painted in light req. ssnSsd
Is also ring for Maltese cro,s 10 ee s,s loss
hung in place said Commissioner Fsure u ", Ths
that hurry call was sent to the hospital Lear Of
police have been told keep the street x ,hS
wagons when the Maltese cross is suspehded WV
drivers seat