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4 in erecting nh had beea Bligmu asd oir Binte House, wl marble paler! 1 U)0a 48 a monetary aan ko ly suocoasful, Bab it wat Bai however iis roty may have vowa, it is useful no Jooger. Was the Bidle no flonger aan lel Had it ceased to be the sword of the spirit? Gol was g upon them w give tao Bible te the millions of only atudy shoul! v9 bow to give the Dive Soc ety new vigor, [had alreaty givea 1,600,000 Bibl-s @ this lost word, aud it must give aut it was troe that their report this your would show a diminution of about $10,000 in faads, or ooly call: China aud Japaa, a0 abou: 9<9,000 reoalpts. Bat this’ was owing Ww suteit press It bud been assumed that the sooty was About to Cease 1s existence, aod Caristivus suspeoted their liberatiay. This very Coovent {thus com Unis Jost world 26,°0% Bibles, He would a eto bear tet responsibility, | Brother sium, of Phitadelphia, was ready to coasent | Ut the Bdie sucicty would cease to bo, dat uot tn th precise shape proposed by the regoiation. He wad nov Clog the wheel» of the Publication Soswty The passage of this resolution woul! be a great injury to the latte, Rev, Dr, Mactay eave aa account of bis labore in be Ifo! the Buse society. Hy though there was tha sam? arbi for the continuance of the society tuat existed for its formation. ff) thought Cie union of the two sone ties would be un injury w doth, He gave sone interest ing rem novs of bik early Life. Ho bad been a pro. ‘inn for seventy yearg, and a preacker of the fessed Ub Gospels Brother Konwnr farreey, of Philadelphia, offered the fol- Jowing a8 & substitute for the resolittion peudiag:— Regoived, Chat the work of the American aod Foreiga Bible Sootety, and the work of tao Amorican Baptist Par Heation Society aro essentially distiact from each other, and that Ub wrtanve of the susceasfal prosecution 9 Abe work of exch, entities bowb to the cout leace aud sup port of the churches of the Baptist dono miaatioa 1a tucir present Separate orgomization In support of bis resolution he urged the necessity o keeping up the Bible So ud uot rely upon the Bible Union, untese th ng to. pay for tae distribution of Biolea with the word ‘ ba nize” traas' into something shut mesos immersion aud Bob bao Rev. Mr. Corey, of Ures, oop0sed the sabstitus could not avon silord to support ho'b soe Uies, Mercoant princes in New York migat alford tt, bat he bad done, asa matter of courcience, with soli siting funds from poor factory girls aud shocimaxers. Hy hope! they woud be governed in their acuioa by priaciple, ao ey mpatby. ‘The subject was further discussed in a very animate: Menner, members berg sevurs! times called to order fy tending ‘im the o:oction of persouality De, Carpweit, of Ruode Is) oifsret the fe Which was reowived as an ame eat to the subs Resolved, Toat in the opinion of this Conveati work of publishing aud distr: batng prures, at pre Rent performes by the American oreiga Bible So tted to other existing nd ciety, shoul: n prieties, to be part tioned vetween them according to tae field ocew piea by each rg st 10 o'clock, whea the Conven 04; o'clock Unis morning. This was til! p tion agjournec wuts NEW YORK INSTITUTION FOR THE BLIND. HISTOR CAL SKETCH OP TRB INSTITUTION, About the yoar 1850 tho ides of an institution ta wh unfo/tucate b man deings deprived of eight contd obtain 4 pb meotal 6 ation was agitated in this ety by Meesrs. 8 4, Samuel Ackerly and a number of ether pubic eptrited citizexs, who, through pablications and it rtion among their extensive acqaun. tances, coilccted funds with which to make a begioning. So himerical was the object deemed at that day that 7 08 could only be ‘porsaated to give a few dollars each, while otners absolutely refased to do anything fur tt, But the noble hearted men perss vered, and in Apri!, 1831, the New York institation for the Blind was incorporated, Tae work of instruction was wealthiest citi not commenced until 1832, when a smail room was hired | in Canal street, and taree unfortunate blind boye w taken from the Almstouse, and boarded with a wow lady, who resiced in the same b In May, 1832, a bow few papils aided, Dr. Ruse being 1! 2838 the echool wes again rem: street, where it remaived until mber of thit year, when, through the munifleence of Mr. Jimas Boorman, the watitutiou obteined, at a uom‘nal rent, tt use of the buildinge on the biock bounded by Bighth ant Ninth avenues and Thirty third ana Tuirty fourth etroets, which was leased to them for a term of fifty yeare, Tu May, 1834, the institution received permission from the Legiplature to take tea js at the State's e: $130 per puoil per annum. Pupils was increased to cight fron trict, and in 1539 to #xteeu from each Senatorial d str ‘The institution meauwhie bad proapored, the pup ls gra ually increasing 1a Dumoers woul in 1845’ there were 125 of them—part being supportea at (26 expense of the State, rt by their frietius aud part by charity. Avout the year 1837 the institution bas prospere|—froia ard granted by the Legisiature avd ibe subscrip‘ions of its friend+—thas It was enabled ty erect Ou she eite above mentioned, ad. misably euited for the purpose, being 800 feet long by 200 | feet wide, a owilding 117 feet long and 60 feet wide, with | t wie, three stories | bigh, of Sirg Sing marble and built iu the gothic style. | gs have been nearl7 doubled two wings 130 feet jong by 20 1 Since that ume these oui in size, and cover neariy the entire frout of the beck on Eighth and Mute aveours. ‘be lower floors ou Eiguth avenue are mainly to stores, the rents of waicu go to defray the exoe the institution. Tbe buildipge are nearly free from debt, and the property has tacreased in value untti it is now worth about $400,000 Mr. Boorman baving given hia consent, it is Dow proposed, in accordance with permis- sion given at the lust session of tne Legislature, to sell the present property aud butid a more commodious tas! tution furtber up town, it being believed that a much better one can be burt from be proceeds of tho present. There are now nearly two hundred pupils in the inat!. tution, who, with the necessary exchers and attendants, bave scarcely eufficent accommodations. The ages of receytion are limites to between twelve and twenty. Tbe method of ivsiruction is complete, and in the cours of time the intr il gent pupil can Jo almost anything that apy other pupil bi seed with sight can do—even to read ing, writivg, cypherivg, performing oa musical in voted ments, &. An judustral department 18 attached to the p, it which the pupils are instructed in makiog mats, mattress s, brooms, baskete aad bandboxes, so that upon’ leaviog the iattution they ean snatain thetaselves by their own anor, taught, or by musical tuition, year by tale of wrtisies Was $10,405 99. 7. te nations $2 The to r in the branches of incustry The amoant received las toa 4 ao- ntactured in the tas papules pard $20,523 69, 1 amonnt received into the tr fury was $62,966 19, of woich ail bat $2,558 18 was p out. The pudnsned report of the directors 8bows oxtouy what every ceut was expended for, and proves the just tuvon to be oue of the few which’ demand aad deserve the public aveption and patrousge during aanive week, The preeent Presiient—wr. Lasse Wood—ie a 3 of one of the priccipal tonuders, Me, Samuel Wood; and eeerved the aocisty faithfully mosiof the directurs bay many years. THE AN? - ARY EXERCISES, ‘Fhe Academy of Music was quite filled at four o'clock yesterday, the hour appointed for the auniversary exor- at one At the er cises to commenoe, On the stage was seated ab: hundred and fifty of the pupils, male and female, right were piled a number of baskets, brooms, and 0: artich the product of their handiwork. The band, com posed of eixteen pupils of the institution, taught by Mr. Reiff, siso occupied the right of the sige, and imtroduced the exercises with an overture. iiss Cyyznta Buttock, the blind poctess, a gratuate of the institation, but etill @ resident, opened the exerclees by the recitation of an original poem, of waich we extract ‘the firet and last stanzas:— THE RAY OF LIGHT. (Suggested by an expression m Irving's “History of ‘Wastington.”’} Hope faded, and the zealous glow Ot coautry’s love eeemed burniag low Imperial foes, mighty and strong, Sweep the wiid wilderness along: ‘One ray of light shone divinely oa The gloomy path of Washington. * * * * Our Washington, dear, bonored name, Of spotices life and deathiess famo; The Christian hero meet to be The champion of our liberty. Ages unborn shall riso aa one, And bail our eire, our Wusbington, Noxt came achorvs from Meyerbeer, under the direo- Tection of the vocal musical teacher, Mr. Sigismund Lasar, the execution of which was by to moans a dis Brace to the Academy, and was loudly appiauded, An examination in history’foliowed, succeeded by vovsl aud instrumental music, the most attractive of wh hb, A glee “From Oberon in Fairy Land,” brought dowa the’ ho ire and received at encore, “The exanupatioa in gexgray by Stephen Bat and Mise Louisa Morey, former ipils of the institution, iustrated by maps in relief, was jeard with intense interest by the wudionte, and ths apt ready and intelligent answers of ths pupils, us as the astonishing memories of the teachers, wore heartily applauded. After an excellent vocal solo by a male pupil, and the mance of Mendelssohn’ “ Wedding March’ by tho d, the Superintendent of the Institution, Mr. f. Conus Coorgn, addreesed the audicncs as follows — In celebrating the — anniversary of tho New York Ia- stitution for the Blind, the audience may wish to bear w few of the circumstances connected with its history, ot jecte and mode of operation. Previous to the year 1533) blindness in this country was tho most terrible of naman calamities. Men in the fall vigor of mind and boty losing * ‘their sight, were thrown at once upyn public or Privaie persuaded th: charity. The descent as compiete from the independence of industry to utter pauperis There wig no hal’ way Point, as id other sorts of disease or eickuoga, whore thoy Could empioy their weakened powors im some more huin- ble capacity. them—there was no hope, ‘aj Semeediens tore an pe. Bat duriog that year a few tertook to pour oil into their wounds, They had the example of successful odforts for the blmd in Europe, and there was mnch to eucoarage therm. Bat the industrial and intellectual education of the blind was a new and untried ‘bing in this country. ‘Tho attempt seemed of doubtful succoss, of course, many went by on the other gid ¥ Samaritans lent their aid without But the earnest frieade of tue movement ware not dis. mayed, Gnd their efforts ut length forced the public the claims of the baal from that momunt tho Institution tor the Bliad was a fixed fact New York hal not im those days reschod the oon ecce and 6 much “hope. which now its citizens fool tuch just prite. Bat Now York of that day was precissiy like Now York of fone im ont particular; and that is when affliction koocks at ite door; when the thousard forme of human missry as at ite feet, ite money is pocred o eo water, There ie no limaés to ite generority. Aoi 20 it facod with the vlad men gave their donation*; the poor min gave hie Women enthusiasticnily worked fur the cave. Tho ses of oT aterreted, a les of blin vuidrea, qetiriature was ioterrsted, and parties of Mind char ims | wae coplivvment-—son might eall ih pantabmient—-it wad 80 NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, ‘MAY UN, 1859.—TRIPLE SHEET. provert thoir befog taiuiod with crime, and that they { . otor netitution r it. There (nese retermpetoryt inetibukinns wasimas panlshanen’. Toes | Bret healen ta Mee lata Geet tame Gatien then Under tusteuotia, were educated throaguout ‘ t rexso | might fd homes Ie, the ia area vant iad al on effected. AbOUL he Ext Yi; but the main object ever to ve kept po | a eet ‘ | terete aye Aer Sid noe ee uated ja Pat | mlacotly b fore the min ay Belerais bit val he Me Bee penta: er he Abeer ga le a mn m eee aniw aohools for was there for re ma; Sod Chat those who oad te oare o i v se ys : He ot a ne say dato of thy | him stood iu the plana of parenta, to do him good, ant uot Joveoiie crime and for tue cafocca of Javeniteolfiatora Tala 4 * dud yo in whe very fcouser | for the parnses of veugeance aud punishraout, Sy far as | & al A bes a ore See rent ye the ‘socmes, of savage 1fo— | bis expericuco want ia mathors of wis Rid—and he bad | dusinch and bparels DORR aay culties te state. chiidrea wore © seo, simpy | beep constaatty evgaged for oins or ten yours ia instr x eee Sees aku meta aie red "to ive. | ing the toumuaof the House of Rofuze a. this staie— | classed jit) crime, nor anoald vigranay be cegardadyas The teense ot th now consit: | nothing Rad bad «moro powerful impression wor the | crimaal excent im cases were Li is vO ji paren - ration, Tata ia. | womndeot the boys than the Mea that Got hed : a eae ae ee ev iietaniga. Oa! taautal, Ia theoe | themrthore to tO them god; that they wore aot wo bo | j.Mr. Joun A. Bayan, of tho New York Javoaile Asylam, os of to-day we merely give mode of teacdiog, Tae prodeieusy uf the clans puso aud docilly Of he pupils, Oh the ai VankAReS of Re of at the inst | wrole system, can only be wito | whch have the bouor to give the audience a cordial ia. aio, Toe reading frou the being eelected by the audi o—aad the tairty-dfta oso Wor of Isaiah most appropriately named, was perfacaund ‘ing eaco The pupia The concluding chorus for tue | with astouisting facility by foar of the papils r | a verse w ture, amid breashiess alsoution, were warmly applauded, | oratorio “El jab,” aaier the direction of Mr. Lagar,was ad mirably rendered, aud altogether the exibiiog was oredi and excite the sympathies of the hardest ueart, Tho ia | etitution 1s a real charity. NATIONAL REFORMATORY CONVENTION, The second either from former coonection with institutions or from benevolent motives, liave made the cause of reform and aid to onfortunate youths a matter of study and effort, The object of the Convention is to affurd an opportunity wich may be used for the improvemeat aud exteusion of the cause of reform among jnvonile dotinquents, Mr. OuveR S SrRoNG, of the Committee of Arrange- Convention to order—whea ments, called | "ie. Philip Ripley, of the Conneotieut House of ttetage, | was called to the chair ss President pro tem., and afr, Puree, of Lavoaster, was elected Secretary, Tbe following is a list of the institutions represeated: — Home for the Friendt Western House of Refuge, Rochester, N¥.—Trane His, stpgs aud Samael 8. Wood, frastees and | Orlando F pts IL use of Refuge—G. Brown, John R, Ke'so, | | & M. Greenway, Jr, Re Macsgers and Saperintenden | State Reform Schal of Westboro’, Mxss —J 8. Bown, ‘own, J, H. Templo, W. pts aperiviendents a iilustration of oar . tho haps fan, to fe iv valsed prinat—the chapter table in the extreme, aad euough to ateract the interest tonal Copvention commenced its Bessi0u yesterday, at 10 A M., at the ifwtorical Society’s Rooms. This Convention is composed of delogates trom institutions (bronghout the country, having for thelr object the refor- mation of juvenile dehpquenta and of individuals who for exchanging views ond comamnicating information | , City of New York—3. B. Hale | sun Mocroa, W. R Liacota, | crime: that the majerty of criminals commence? tasir | Starr, Trustees aud Super- | beegars, us this would have @ tendency Wo put aa cad to industrial School for Girls, Lancaster, Mass —F. B. | Jacob Fisher, Thoaias Tucker, B. K. Pierce, Trustees commented upou the cbarsotorialis features of the House | Of Refago, tho Now York Juvomile Avyiam, tae Ghidren's Aid Sooiety, as adapted bo meet three diferent classes of wants; te feform aad take care of al! (he diferent classes of ceatiinte cbidron «od juvenile deliagitonta, — Tuoy should not interfere with the (unotows ooe with tu ciber: ib wasdesratio aad myoossary that they shoul! 6? operate underotaudingly aud without the Ep rik of rivalry which was the bane of all benevoleat movements The Cooventioa thea adjourned till tom o'clock to day. THE NEW YORK ASSOCIATION OF UNIVER- SALISTS. ANNUAL SBRMUN BY BEY. MR, MINER, ‘The anual sermon before the Now York Association of Usiveraalists wos delivered ia Dr, Chapia's church, last evening, by Rev. Mr. Minor, of Boston, Tho antionco was amuil, owing to the raia, and the services did aot commence until a late hour Rev, Dr, Sawyse opened the exercises by reading tho byma comencwg:— Happy is he that fears the Lord Aud foltows hie com mandy ‘Who lends the poor without roward, Or gives with lizeral hands, | After singing by tae choir, Mr, Williaaas presiding at ) the organ, Dr. Sawyer reat « portion of the teath chapter of St, Luke and offered prayor, After the singing of jwoisbed, but were to vo' kept wadar iuatruction, that idey wight be dited to discharge the various dubos baat » | would Cevelve upom them whea they entered upon lite, Parente bad too reaciy yielded to the notioa thet onit dren must bo wic Taey had not ap rehea Hod the great truth which the Bible taught—* Praia up acritd | in the way he should aud wheo 1 na | . | will not depary from it" —implying that tho ould | may be trained to walk iu the right way; and yet they | bad not noticed carefully another passage which stood! ia cloee conpection, “Lat uot thy soul epare him for his | crime, Verily thon shalt beat him with a rod, apt toou ~ | shalt eave bis sou! from bell” When parents thro ighous the land coine 40 feet that they Were Tr spoasibie (ur buy training up of their chilérea in the path i which hey | ought to wwik, we abould eos a differoas state of things from what we do vow, [t should be understood that the seeds Of Vagrauey aud crime were sowa very early, Iu $0 hoglect of parents to restrain the way wardness of their | chiléren, Toe attention of pareuts should be cailed a thie eubject. Yourhful crime was oa the acreage, Taxt- iy bas crept toro the 6 scipline of families wuich seemed bid the yoong to go ‘heir Own way, Tho rostratuts | taken off iostead of being tightened. Hore he do- | sired to be uaderstood that he was no advocate for tne goveroment of sear aiove; dat love ahoul t be the gover img principie, There tmuct be & distiaction made betweoa | virtue aud viea, obedieace and disobedience, nad he should be taught by appeals to his fears whea no- cessary, that be mnst yield to authority, Woon a child @as prepared to submit to the authority of b6 parents, render obedience to bis will, the parent had be veptage grovud. He could then cultivate the heart | | «ificuons of that child, and everythiag that he | aputher by mn by the choir, Dr. Sawyer said bo took ploa- dit would be received ae an act of kindueys, whilst, on tho | gurg in iptroducing Rev. Me. Minor to the mudience, and other bend, the child who pas never le: Md to auvmit, | = took pleasure likewise in introducing to Mr. Miser so | select an audience. Too reverend gentleman took for his text the third | takes whatever bis parents do for him as his right and | due; and eben the paront withheld it, he coasiterc wrobg. When theee principles were ‘understool and acted upon ip families, there would be a very ditfereut diate Of things from what there waa now. Reformuory | chapter of Proverbs, from the thirtoanth to the eigateenth inetitutions could exert influences watch could do much | verses inclusive: “Happy is the man shat tladeth | 2 paeineu ee hondrede. of Roya. ma ce an | wisdom, and the man that getictn uaderstaudiag, tec to them, hey were to stand in the place of parca’ | and if they snauillea correct privciples Sf adaainistravoa | for the | merchandise of it is hotter than tus | inte minds of the youth that were cominitted to thom, | trcban‘ise of eilver, and tho gaie thrraf than flan got, they would be oomg a great work that would tell upou | Sbe ts more precious than rubies; aad a'l tne things (now the pext generation Of children, canst desire are not to be compared unto her. Langta of | "Mr. SINCLAIK, Uf Boston, ewid that the subject was ouo | #ys is in bor right hand, and in ler loft baad richea aat of very great importance, striking at the vory rootof | Dover. Her ways are ways of ploasantaras, aud all hor a paths are peace, She is tree of fife w then that tap upon ber; and baypy is every one that rotunets The chief idea o° tue text, the preacher Sati, was, that the man who possestes wisdom is a happy mea What cannot s young man, just euteriog upon tie doid of life, desire? Aud yet ai! be cau "desire is not to be com | pared with the D essing pruil red in the tex? | makes its poseersor tue source Of ood to those arouat | career with wagrauoy. | ke regarded it as importaut that » | police officers be empowered to arrest vagrants aud street Wepareance, Mi. Kanxanp, of Connecticut, attributed the groater lia Dility of > become vagrants when doprived of | their father tha of ther mother, to the fact of the mother m—it makes him agord boavaad, a gont citizsa, a New York Prien Assetation—-Dr, Johu A. Griscom and | having to icave the children at howe without proper care | 1 y ae f four others while tbe went ont to varn the aoags of eubaistouce, Ho | aoaid Segoe yet Naot 818 cee hiktest Dioswiigs: House of Reformation, South Bostm—L. D. Lincoln, | approved of taking the familly as, tue model for reform. | epee tea carer cr pte tag Su! endent. | lory echoo's, woo spoke of the different maticauovs fo: : peers ee omen vero eer Iinue of Correction, Bosten—Two doegates, exereFibg @ breventive care over culldsen, Lord Brough. | Yow ment beer ere pee eae ger woe ard of Directors for Wublue lnstutinns, Bator | am said, aud trary said, ‘tak wast is doae tow dret | him open @ deeoate whan), yee he would carry Mors Kimball, P. Booney, Joseph Smith, O; Grewater, E. | tour er Gve Sears to the iife of the ebild is the thing tay | Wh big wis weasares which if more pt epee A Raker, Franos E Faxon, 1 P. Olad, De. Wiley | determiues the hfe of the ehiid aud tue Life of the mac "’ | telco Om ne ‘ete i a ee hone eee Reid, Daniel J. Cotein, Ch 0. t. We neglect the thst four or Give years.and ia thas having | outward act that a maa poseessea it; ne may ant | Neros Boys’ Lodging Hon w York: nner, fown (be Find, We are reaping the whirlwind, Tyo mach | Sty Hho acl Sak acmotaplan GOON i Gthecd ie Rll State Keform nilen ley, H, | should not be eatrusted to government, Much more was | althoug y plist gy te wr | Gaylerd, Davia H.W. Hatch ark, W a, De. to be boped of private institutions tam of inose uader | HOt ID waned yer aLaE DtGN aoe Lol government covtrol, | that y “Tadeo toed of them; : , R 7 : New Yi , | eye have no rawartof your Fatner wl New York House of Refuge Randaii's Istand |. W. Mr. Kerenum, of the New York House of Refuge, re- i ‘wise ye . if Bs Stevens, FB Siilia evbard Kuagp, OM Lawog, | garded it ay mnvortact that some ivluence should ve | Heaven.” This truth 8 revealed iu every page of 3 mip B RB Attert 2. J. brought to bear thet eboald break up the fase prito o | tre. Inthe opening of tho Sermon om the Mvrat the Monagers S tendeot aud Al + Sa vert poor parents in keepioy their children with them uader | Saviour, yin apnouveing the beatitudes, pro | Phulanelpnia House of Refuge Browue, | Vufavorarle and demoralizing influences and circum | ¢¥ery line. <Bessed ure the poor im sprit,” U seus | Smith, J MeKeover, & e | stances, rather than to bave them placed in good fini. | tts comiition in tieeif is blessed. “Biesand are the | _ State n Farm, La , Ohio— Remi | hee, where their gatuation would be greatly improved io | Merk,’ because the conditwn of muekorss in ttecif | G. Rowe, J JD, Ladd and Wm E. 1 every resne 3 blessed. Tho beaituces were eeunoraed Maine's f ‘chl—-Hoa, Sota Seaman Mir. Ruateenin, of Ohio, considered a marked andcertain | SrtA wae areas eee betas cig | A woraten for Improvement Ff the Cand tion of the F istincvon ovweea vagi acy and destitution oa tue one e neequence Of th psoras Si et coat | of New Fork—Five nek. < bacd, avd crime en the oibor, as impracticable. Govern. | In this tryth 18 involved 18 corelative trota, ty wii Six deiogates, Tuvemtie Asylum, New f Refuge, Pi Hane burg, Pa,—T. &. Rutherford, Orphan Fur School, P New On er intendent. Providence Reform Scho, R. IE. M. Cushman, Joan L. Mason. Children's Aid Society, New York—O. L. Bruce an thre bers St Louts Hone of Refuy Chicago Refom & Warren street Chapel, Bowton—Rev, Tho Committes om Nominations reported tbe following | | list of officers: — | Presdent—Oliver 8. Strong, New York. Vice Prevident—Nuhaniel B, Brown, Philadelphia Jobp R. Kelso, Baltimore; F. M Castman, Rhode {sland | Theroas Tuckor, Magsachusetts; Gov. Raf. Stewart, Mis souri; Moses K'tubai!, Boston; Seth Scammen, Maine. Secretarics—R. D. K. Puree, Laneaster, Mass. Forward, Lousiana; Rey. M. Nichols, Caicago, Il. Grappay, Baltimore. much taken by surprise in regard to this nomination. | thovgbt thet, as at the previous Convention, we hada gentleman from Pennsylvania, that probably the Coaven tion would nominate a geatleman from the far Wost or | Eastward. However, I am here to act as President o} | this Convention, and so throw myself ugon your indal | gence in the observance of such rules us may be requiro? | It was necessary co reach that class who b:come vagrants he tims tor | upon the occasion, Ifeoi that this is no | this Convention to do something. Our previous Couvea vion was, as it were preparator; bave been engaged in he Convent. t is important fuge and Reform 0 ¢ be known in regard to Hoses of There are a great many auhjeste wai will be brought before the Convention, and I trust tat we have assembled here at this time gentiomea from pre. yentiveand correctional stitutions who will give us eome facts, whereby we can, in our deliberations and dec sivas, od in regard to these institutions. rms dear to the hoarta of the srhole peo ple of the Uvion. tod | think the presence of #9 many gentiemen bere ta1\ cates an ipterest ont zeal which 1s higbly commendabie. On motion for the apooiptment of a Business Comin tea considerable discussion followed as to no were eauitied | ‘The motion having been carried, the following named cclezates were apooiuted by to take part in the Convention. the President as the Business Committee:—Oliver Cast ings, Rochester, N.Y © Starr, Westbary, Mase Chat L. Broce, city of New York; Taos, G. Ruthertord, Pirsburg, Pa.; Pot ip Ripley, West Meriden, Coon Mr. MJ. Mircussos, so! for Friendless Children, Poiladelphia Teso)ction, which was agreed to:— That. prepared in accordance with the resolction of the Co ton, be referred tothe Business Committes, adopted:— Ketolyed, That all azo vention or euppresgion of 71 the reformation of tae vicia a representation in this Convention. The Business Committec mate tho following report which was accepted and adopted :— | Upop the subject, and presenting the results that | Smovnted to $60,00—a much larger average thaa | _ The Business Committee recommend the sabjocts | aitented the workioge of the wetitution with which | formerly. From 1642, wnen the Rov. Mr. Prout. | bamed in the printed circular issued on the Och instuatby | be was nected. After the gentieman had fluish | foot resigned the secretaryship, to 1813, when the Committee of Arraogements a8 proper subjects for | ed the rea: of bs paper, ov said that ho | the Rev. Pinney received the appoiutmeat, tue Ciscussion, io the order therein mentioned; that the pr- | bad listened wilh very great interest in the morniog | Teceip ly average $3,000 per annum, but under te Pers prepared on those topics oe presented, and that th: delegates of the on the floor of the Conveution be invited to continue to | Tney also recommend taat Bit as members of the same. the Copveoton mectat 10 A. M. and adjourn at 3 P.M unlees otberw'se ordered. Tho President thea anaoun that the or coveideration was, a8 presented by clr cula tween vagrar and destitution on the ooe hand, and crime on the other.’’ ford, of the Pittsburg Houze of Refugs, presented a pa per, in which he discussed the importance of separating | For let this fsct be borne in mind, unicss tasy did caro | Juvenile vagrants from those accustomed to crime, as not b being the proper sutyjects of houses of refuge, and the vad | psychologic | of the doctrine of man’s tion and proneness to sin. and bis iuabilily to resist aa evil willma d made God tho author and perpetuater of 8! | the ioas of parents as ong of the chief causes of | delinquency. Onaspo Hasrivcs, E3q., of Rochester, enit that he | the suittary effect pr ford, that javeniies who were Q@greed with Mr. Rutue | Merely suffering from destitution, and who had not enter. €d upoo a course of crime, were Dot the propar subjer of Houses of Refuge and Reformation. wau's would be Jooked after and their morals attendsd to, wiih that caro which cught to be extended to the cuildren it was the order of Divine Providence tast for the parpose of of the family, men should be arranged into faraile securing the proper physical aad meatal trai evolving principies of roligion and . Chore wa avother class of individawis refecred to iu the atatement of the topic, which perbaps woul! not be usually included | family ? Vagranoy, in 8, Was itself acrime, at loast, oa tho part guardianghip of them. Vagraats | would generally be found among those who had tucae! in the term “criminals, certain resp of thore who b 2: vagranta, d the The Vresipent on taking the chair said:—I am very we discussed a aambor | of questions at that time, and gathered togotuer a grout | deal of experience and knowiedge from geatlemou who | cause (or years Ltrustthat n0@ on ere prepared to decide vpoo matters which | committe They are keenly alive to the sabject; | itor for the Northera Homa | o'clock P, BM. , offered the following | papers aod reports as may have been p-o. Mir. Haven offered the following resolution, which was | ations having in view the pre. Crime aad pauperis, aad | @ and criminal, be inviteito the digrinetion which should be obgerved bo: Upon this subject Mr. f. G. Rutner- { iinflaence upon both parents aad chiliren | trine whica . Hy regarded | juveaile | Tue place for such was in some well regulated family, whero thor ead for | fromaswall court, and with the last inhwlatiocs of fe thet the want of this ‘The Poul vp tion isthe direst curse a man fed W heaven ts the bi ment and refermaiory institutious; nad always fouat it hicult 10 wake suck a dislnction, but poverty aud disti Were wot Decessarily associated with crime, and there votiog $0 dangerous in American wonwety a3 Wealthy barbarity tie barbariem that walked upon car- pets. He bad found that step pscents were frequently a great Csnee of crime, because Dot responding to tas want of love in che cbid. Toe cistiuction between vagraxcy end crime ust be made tn each individual case. Taere pose kuow, uen 18 Waoea Pever was for the edt of the Holy Ghost, Peter e perish with thee; I perceive cout thou art bitterness ond the boads of wwiqaity.”? He offered m mey, Lot to receive himself the Holy Ghost, but the power to bestow it upon others, by the laying ou of haads. 4 “Thy money the gull oF was not baif so much vagrancy aud crime ag | MAP witnout reconcilation Of heart ts ascuraed, be pertons eupposed—that is, there was more than | th!s Condition thor itsedf a perpetual and coatiazous curse. ine superticial obeerver thought, bat much less | We bave a proverb that “uurcer will out," wad first or than was evpposed by those’ wnoge attention | last the key is likey to be fonad out, aad the crimial be broaght to justice, But this is not waat makes chix condition €0 great a curse; it is because wherever | he gors be carries wiitin bimself the consctousnesa of nis | for example, 2,000 children that should ne under restraint, | Convemantion The Saviour uses the strongest lang tye to | Wout was needed to be geaerally re oguized was the im. | Contreet theee two conditions—he iliusteared them witht | portance of private reformatores. Mr. R. them proceeted | lie and ceath—the hignest paysical good ant the hignest | w expiain bow such institutions should be orgagized and | Physical evil. Another trnth contained in the txt is, that . | under what conditions estaolsoed, a:luding to the efforts | iD those conditions are coutvived the only atequate retri- | Of Baker in Loudon, and of others in Europe engages in | bution of evil, In wimtog at ard attaining to the highest | simuar work fle urged the importance of organizing | 800d, man fods therein iwatequate reward; and ia oe | tocietics for the purpose of establishing and promoting | B'@2UbgE good aod fuihpg ru reconcilistion, he incurs the these private reformatories. | dircot evil. The revereoa gentleman elaborated tais idea ‘A DELRGATE Comidered it necessary at times to exorcise | at considerable lenzth, wad illustrated it by the c4se of a regtratot upon children; that the principle of love could , # ave, who ehould plunge into tore travel by aight and Bot aluys be depenied Upon ia the first stages of roform. | hide by cay, aud after man perils and escapes fron hua. | Some of the best and orightest of those whoo had tea | ter and bouod, should reach the land of freetom = Wasa, | Saved from vicious anc Crimicel influences had been those | At last, he sets foot upon free soil, docs be ask where | upon wbom coveiderabie restraint had to be exercised. | 18 bis reward? Does not the deed carry wah it its own bountiful recompense; and are not all his do cies auswered by the word liverty? The maotive—the Was intentely directed to the sunject. the Frepeb egtimute of oue per cent a3 correct. Accor- dung W tuat eevruate there would be iu the State of Oaio, He considered I | from choce—that class of culdren who were sent out by the:r parents to beg as a means of accumulating property— | heroip endeavor—the reward—are a'l contaiued in the fad if au in vitwlion would not answer for Buch, legal pro- | S4me‘word. Too preacher argued that, since the dighest Cees OUZEE Lo bE resorted to. reward and tbe direst evil are incidsat to the saternal aud Mr. Havens made extended remarks concerniug the | ‘Piritval ocndition of man, he fiuds hero tis panisument House of Refuge; as to the iaaonor tm which children were | ‘Or Fin, ad weil as his recompense for righteousnuss. Tac toi; thew training there, ant as to toeir boing | Fbfterings of consctence may not be ag vieid 4s the pan | provided with fitnations in the Country when it seemed | Sbments of the tortient ui which the popular theology; | proper for tbem to leave the iasttution. The desire oa | bas saith, but they are, nevertheless, certain and terribly the part of parents to have their children retarued to | real EV. SION. The Convention met at 744 o'clock, and was called to order by the President. eMPKNT anLOURCed tbe frst business in order to | them efter bavog beew commited to the House of Re'uge | , The businees meeting of the Aseociation will be held to- Operated a8 & Useful toflucnce in reforming the chara2ver day, at 9 o'clock, of parenis, siace chiidren were never allowed to we ra peace ds tase . a as thaped to them unless they gave evidence of a proper | NEW YORK STATE COLONIZATION SOCIETY | charact He Ce ta on rane, ty ace The iweaty eeventh anniversary of the New York State row, eacing chudren, taught in the 8 ot New | Oionic Yorks into 1eucernt aud Uubuspecting families in thecoau. | Colovizstion Society was celebrated Inst evening at the try, which must ofteo result in the contamination and de | Keformed Datch cbarch, corper of Lafayette pisce aud hie of those with whom they are broughtincon- | fourth street, Notwithstanding the inclemeacy of the Mr. Hattzay commented upon the influence of love in | Weather, the spacious church was respectably Glied by aa ibe ation of Sagraat children; wad, by w of ox: | audience who evin:ed the greatest interest in the proceed. - | ample, was eieing au thteresting accovns ofa litle va | ings, This sc lout | prant,’nod of the means taken for bis ref.rmation, whea, | - " Sool ee ee ts raed Ned ata tho Four of adjournment baving arrived, according to pre: | *t4n Society, which was formed in Washington in 1317 vious reso uuen, the Conyention tovk a recess till 734 | In the following year an auxitiary society was formed in this State, of which Colonel Rurgors became President. In 1sS1 it was determined to form a New York city Coloni- zation Society, which stould act indepeadeatly, and of which Judge Duer became President. In 1838 the State | i Society propored a union, which was agrced to, and the lay _ the subject of an a 7. pris: Nene: \wo Sociehies were merged into one, with the above title. ‘The disticction which shoatd be observed between 3 P ‘i “ i Gesutution om the ong baud aud cee on | 22 1889 Anson G. Phelps became President, and Rev. whe othes? Alexander Proudicot, D D., was appointed corresponding | Mr Sirromgsow, of the Northern Home for the Frieadiess | Secretary and general agent, and oder his judicious » | Chicreu, Pui adeipbia, reaa ga exteaded paper beariag | Management for the term of eight years the recetpts * cuferent institutions now represented auepices of tho I fession to the detaié of the operations of iostitu- | lone Fomewbat simarar to Une one Which he had tae honor | to represent. He agreed with the geutleman who last | advresgsed tbe Conveution, thatthe subject bofore them | abtoie tme was ono of the most important im @ social W tat could occupy the attention of this or | oy Ober Couveution having 10 view tho interests of tus People—tne care of youta aad the cuitare of those minds which were tobe the master jniads of tae country ia afler life, or at least exercise a very potent inflaence nppa the social bearings of tbe community in which they lived rf gentioman they bave varied from Tal large subscriptions have algo veea resi for eu large nus. ber of promiaeut cleegy men, of various dea om. prosperous career was eomewhut checked last your, ia coneequence of the floaacia! revulsioa; but putwitnstwn: ing this and oshor drawbacks, its friemte look forwarc its futnre wita the most saoguivce hopes. Many at the Outset imagived thas ulterior injustice was intentot, aad that they were to be compeled to emigrate. Africa oat to them a jand of terror, aad there wore aot lackiag muy both North and 3ouib to aggravate theso fecliays. Thea the siaveholders feared smo latent outside iaterfereuce With their favorite institution, In ite direct work tae Socisty operates without aay regard to slavery upoa ant by & free people, fur their good and the weifare of Africa; bat stilt the hove is cherianed that | slowly aud gradually is will lead toward the abolition of Slavery, *hich Lopes, it seerns, bave not been a\tozethor 1 for these belplese aad destitute little boy and girle, thoy Would roam wioug the streets aud would inevitably grow up to be incendiaries, rioters and murderera on tae one ; | bunc, and melancholy prosutates upon the other; aad, theretore, as philanthropists, they could no} devote too much time, ehergy aud studious effort to this all impor- taut question of how they should caro {sr the growing cuildren in their minst. Be would cite an instance of oduced by the tuetitation to which | be belouged, as caring for the deetitule aad frieadioss | 14 vai, us many thoussads aave - | children “who were yet witout guilt. Admission | the spirit of emaucipaioa at the Sout was sought {Into the jinsutution for a litele | Cabdidatcs Cuan the society's means were a ve to feud forta, Tho society, in fact, at present buids a most prominent and encouraging position ‘The proverdings lest evening were commoncod by prayer by Dr. Me worn, alier which Dr. Spxixe, tue Provident, mate a few opsning remarks. African cmigratiou, he ead, bad been growing in public eetimation for years, and ‘was well worthy this favor; apd much were thse men to be hogored wao pad doen foremost in carrying ou this groat undertakiag. There was but one wry to accomplish the purposes of tia asso. ciation, and that was by spreasing the Goepel broatoast over that benighted country. This cause, waich nal once been almost abandoned ic despair, was now being triam. phan advanced. It was the province of the ty Lo iair haired, bine eyed girl, whose motver was lying at the | point of death with consumption, having beoa deserted by » | Ber husband, as well as by her fiends and relatives, ia | cousequence of marryicg against their wishos, Wen’ be | Went to see the mother about it, eho was propped up ia | ber bed, in room ia an obscure house in an ailey loading 4 | Bbe was inbalicg tue fetid stmosphere of @ poliuted ueigh- t | borscod. Ste bad evidently been reared iu a reapectabie °li educated—bat for the cause hs had meationed she was neglected, o>liged to leave home and iacur destt tution and penury. When he entered the room and sta\ed | that che object of hie errand was to receive from hor hor | jiltie clildana take it to the Home of the Frieadiess, she away from parental restrainte, and turned thelr back | raised horeelf with a violent etruggie in the bed, clasoet | bave nothing to do with tho great agitating question of uyon houretiolt inetruction. Tt wag regarded as acrime, | her bance, and auyibly thanked God for thus adsweriug | the day (slavery), and the ouiy ia erest taey folt in tt was of searcely leve mughituie than theft ty supply the natu: | her praycr go dircetiy, ag it were, and affording her wie | in an evangelizing and Christian bearing, ra! wante—scarocly inferior to crimes which had oon. | comiort neforo she passed away of haviag her littio ove Dr. Remx then read an abstract of tae annual report as figned youtbful vagrants to Houses of Refage. | provided for. Soon after the child was taken to the Ho:ne | follows: — je was not prepared tw say that any distiac- | 4 Scotch gentlomag, living fa the Weat, visited tho instita: The report, with a brief tribute to their memory, refers Gon | {cought to be made betweea voluntary} va- | tion for the purpose of adopting some ‘child of the institt. | to the many vaninent friende of the Colouizatioa Sosiety gronts thore who had been guilty of ‘crime. | ion. As he entered tuo room where this Iittle girl | Who have died siuce May, 1958, and the heavy joss to its Both of them needed the wholesome control of these | was, strange as Too names of the veacrable Houses of F necessary or proper, reform in any of these tosuitutions. ip all they did to reform et mind thet the ud the object should be, | Simply to tesch them to labor while under discipline, to prepare them to withstand the te; | whicn they would be expoeed wh | life again, The vagra: as his vagraccy was tho"reeult of choice, it was a crim | that he, aa weil as the adult, was bound to cultivate haste | of indusiry sud attention to business, and inform hi nsuif ie, and even gool | af to the correct principtes of action; that he was regooa- | | aible to the laws of the tand and of Got. Those subjscts | the thou, were as vevessery for him asfor the criminal, aad he may | very properly be eubjected to tho sain course of tastruc. | Hon, both physically and mentally. structed theurelves. They sbould understand the distioc tion which God aod mon make in the different yradations of criune, and they should be propared by illustration to Pretout the truth to the vagrant, who should be en. aged Low to resist the te should together for the purpoacs of instruction, that the basis of | ful tew'.ors, clormatwa and Refuge, and yet ho was not | atavery minute classification was either vould be etfistent in the work of | affectionate ‘Fhe truth waa, that hildren they should bear in were loft ina wicked world after thoy | and The loss of sigut was tne crack of doom to | came out of thee houser, t | nament to society, tb | stances that ind: mptations and trials to | en they entered upon | ud should bs taught that sofar The instructora wao | bad the cbance of commucic ting instruction to tae inmates plendor in | of these Inatitutions for javensic rourm shanid oo wail {a- | tation, which le woald moot when he went forth iato the world. Tuoy ir in m'nd, iu associating these different classas it may appear, gbe was attractod | Strength resulting. Aroni- enor diane mir, for she rushed | bald McIntyre, of Alvany, who died May 6, aged oighty- W her arms around his neck and kisved hin | ®X years; Of Anson G. Phelps, Jr., wio lived bot latle Bis chvice was at oaco determined, and she | OVer ono Week aftor the last annual meeting, and died in returned with lim to bia Western home, aud they haduad | the prime of life, pre emiaently dietinguiahod for Chvia- most ieterceting acconnts of the progress sho had made, | Wan liberality; of Son. B. F. Butler, the eminent lawyer he bad no Goubt that she would bo atone day anor- | &2d civilan; of John Beveridge, for years liberally ea. He could mection a number of tn- | gaged in supporttog colored youth in a couras of edasa- ated the salutary effosis of the workings | tion—these all of tho State of Now York, and a long list of institutions such as he had referred to, in comnait | from other scctions of the iand: Hon. Charies F. Mer. ting children to such inatitations rather than soading | Ger and Frederick Bronsford, of Virgiuta; Rev. J. J. Janu. thom to Houees of Refuge. wey. D. D., and Dr. J. G. Gorle, of New Jorsey; Charlca Mr. Hasminas said that he held in his hand two resola- | MoMicken, of Obio, and Henry L. EJeworth, of Conueo- tions for tne purpose of bringing the discussion on this | ticut. first topic to a point, and that they might pase to the se ‘The income of the soclety Is referred to as less than in cond. He was happy to say that one of them expressed | some former yeers; in part owing to the general depres. ght which the gentleman who had just aldressod | sion which, beginning in 1857, has beon felt through all tho | them had dwels upon 0 happily—the Importance of sepa. | year, aud partly owing to tho small namber of omigrants | Tatung institutions that wore designed to prevent juvenile | Offered during ee year, to call for special appeals, | Crime from those which were designed to reform juveuio Tho Treaeure®e report shows that without receiving offenders. He looked upon the institutions for tae pre | anything from legacies thie Stat has contributed $9,778 34 vention of rime as most important, and theonas, thorefore, | Aud income from education fund, 1,291 66 to be cherished, whilst thoy need not overlook the re- —_—-- owards Lim in ap © him, th formation of those who had entered upon « coarse of | Total wee estc even seeeueee ss SLL,070 OC crime. Tbe especial work of Christian civilization was to ie derived from— | take care of those helplosa ones, that they did not enter | Collestions through agents. the path of crime. He would that at leaet too instit ution: either tex, in overy city there wore Do. — by churchea 4 that should gather tho outcasts of | Donations and aunnal subscriptions. . 4 bring them together under kint aul faith. Ober fonds were received trom so: that they might be trained uy ia the way to 2 $5,000 to $16,000, the avorage being adout $12,000 Save. | tional purpoger Toe syciety has among its mombere a | natious. In common with otter reigious soseties, its | specific abjecta, and neod not be referred to Sowaral le. aciee have beoo notified to the Colontzaion Sosiety in thie State, during the year. fae American Colonization Soviety, for the yeur 1858, ranortod in bas African Hepant tory, from Docembor 20,1857, to December 29, 1368, (ands from the following sources:— Collected by agente Collected by churches... . Donations aad amuual suda General locanies .... Speoitle for emigrants, Remitted by Stato societies, Total, $12,995 63 sees 85,097 62 84 14 aa 81,181 76 2,657 28 Bmigratcon Tho soviety wns disapnointed of a targe number of emi granta, which they hat been lad to expent, by a dac'si in of the courts of Virginta reversing previons decisions, and sotmerne fo sustain a wilt Dy wuicd a master of slaves Lad iefe them free, if they chose to vo frase. The ccpied that a slave could obors linerty, aad they we reiniped in bondage. Toe aumber actuatly emigratiog re sroatier than in ang ir since 1844, being only 168, Tr the eleven yearstrom 1848 to 1853, inclusive, 5,328 emigrants have been sent out by ‘the Colonization Sowety. Of whom 3,185 were emancipated; 297 redeemed by themsetves or others; 1,921’ bora free—avernge numbir pearly 590 per ‘anaum, Wo bave reason to euppose, from present appearances, that herenfter a much lager proportion of emigranite wilt be of the free born class. The noble picket Mary Caroline Stevens, whicb has capasitv, by making twa voyages, to convey 600 ver anaum, did not tave ouc-quarter nor ca. pacity onenpied by emigrants, @bile the exoenso of aa l- ing the vessel is nearly ak much as if she went fall, Ta- creasing freight each way belped to meet the heavy ex. pense of sailing 80 large a ehip, aad ence iraged the Jone ty to coptinue ber a8 a reguiar packet for aaothor yexe, bopiug for a larger emigration. (Siace this report was writton the packet bas returned from Liberia, aad is ex. pected to ail again May 12, with 182 emigrants) Toe progpects of larger emigration from tae (ree States is-dis- cussed, an” coneidered prow'aing The Slave Trade, Oped and Disguired. This is discussed as eff cting the great ohject of the Socie'y, viz: to cultivate a Christian civilizsbion im Afrina, The decided eilorts of the republic of Lioeria ty orenot the pative population from this scourge are referred to ue bonorably aad eminently exhibited in the case of the Regina Coli, African Civilization Shetty. | Toe formation of ao African © viliz ation Socioty, repro senting the more advanced idess of thoughtful colored men; and toe fact of anexperition for exploring Africa from among this class are viewsd aa tadicatiog 4 more Yaptt aivacce tn effurts to deveinge ther. 3 of Africa, and elevate her bundres miltious of popalation. Lalersa. Tho past year is considered 48 one of unusual prospority and aowancement inthe repabhs Her regaler govern ment, ber firm stand agatost a qaasi slave trade, vo tor tbe frowns of France, ber rapid ateance im agricuitaro, Aro Viewed BS evideuce of this advancement, Eduextion and the Press, ‘The efforts of tue society to udenace the standard of edoestior—to support promistog young Liberians to leara necifol mecheneal arts, and pursue medi al, legal ead theolegica! stadies—are mentiooet uahaving produced re. Bune very gratify Stimaated by tho review, tho friends of this v und increased effort, Mr. J.B, Wincrnoop made a lengthy addross, tilus- trating the rapid progress which had been mato in tue syetem of emigration, aud the glorious se f deaial of those engage ip ite Coaduet, faciox Mangers of every duscrip- Vol with the spiris of irue martyrs, Many, Le said, Atrio’ urging the unbealthy taflievocs of the climate, the mortulity aod the mabco of the natives, &o, bat those arguwnents he proceaded to refute. aud conchided ay oiler. ing thy folowing resvintions, woich he bai read of ag Laving been offered amougst otner geutitnents at a cele bration at Slouracin, in Liberta:—© Che waves of cotonina tion; may they roll oo. aud rolt over all opposition rotl home all the scattered aong of Africa’? F thatthe Hon Mr. Jonnsoa, who was aere to uigat, would carry back the essurauce that the Soctaty slept no toa 4 become astlve and stirring, and would pash he good work with all thei vigor. The Hoo. JD. N (colored) was then Introtuced ab a resident of ator seveu years, AoW 08 a viet of business to this country, He Bad nol, be eaft, abiity: Kas be shoult of the worthy efforts of this | Society to butia up the lead of his adootion, There wes much discussion as to the relative wers of this aud the Anti-slavery Society. Ho tad lived here thirty Ove years under the aati siavery infia- left bere ‘not at the instigation of any > out- but of bis Own will, aad after mach eva. sideration, for the purpose of beitering his coadition if porribie, end making for himselfa pawe amongst moa and for his famuy a position, He bad looked roaod him end found oat that emigration was not 0 d syracefu' after si}, a6 mea of wil uarwos were couswntly emigcat- wg to this covutry. He could oot at desi, wich bis pre- jadices, think of going to Africa, but started tor Cana: which be soon found sas not tae place fur bim, ant thei Geviged the idee of going to the West ladies, from which be was qis+vaded by what he heard, aad taerefure wert to England, woere he found tnat the colored no's chances were really worse than they were bere, Thea he made op bis mind to go to Sierra Lone, hot knowing at first that it was im airica, and abdaudoa: ing the i¢ca when informed eo; after which seeing some Liberians who looked like hnmaa beings, aod like porsoas who tived pretty well, and who would compare wita avy colored people be bad seen avywhere, bo learned thoy bad been thore for twenty yours, and n6 conctuded if wey could remain there so long and thea come back aad be treated with really more reapect than other colored people, be might as weil go too; and, althongh it was quite ao undertaking, he surmounted every difficulty. He went there, remained there seven years, aud during his stay there was glad to say be bud pees led to exclaim many times he Was Forry oe was not born there, and algo sorry that he was not sent by bis pareate or somo kiad riehds wbea yet a boy. He toand tne pevpic, as a general thing, far to advance of the black population of he United States, aad be was aimost sorry he ever kacw auy thing of the United States, as far as was concerno4, ox cept for the kiedvess he received here. He found the boys and giris of Liveria grow up better men and women— aspiring Wo position, iostead of being willing and ‘ to grovel in degrading posicoos—aterays aspiring tor better positions aud better doids for success. Tails wes an element #auting, aS 4 general tang, amongst the colored geople of America, ho were content with their lot wturt ever it aght bo, aud bad nove of tue mechantcal ganins to be found among those in Liberia And he knew that for al! these blessings Liberia was greatly indebted to the benevolence of this country; and he ’was glad to acknowledge that, taking out of view the work ings of the anti-Siavery Sosie'y, the resulls of tae Colonization Society bad been emiaendy beusteral, | ans he felt proud to say that the Diack tgon from Am sion hao sown evergy, industry and business skill sufflsen: to loy the foungation or a black astiousiy m Atgicun waters, Tbe friends of the black mag aud all the ferenda of colomzstion must feel proud at the progress waich had bees cave 1 that direction. Tt has been alleged tha the Glave trade extended as far as Liboria, but ho was tn | clived to deny it, and to deny that Liberia's condition Was too feeble to protect the coast. It was asiod, winit surety would the back men wad omen emigrating there | bave tant they woulo bot be sold back tate Georgia of | Alabama? He thought that they had surety to that etfct, | And proceeded to dwell on this andject at leugtn, cuing | the cases of the Phosuix aad the Regina Cee! in Sapport of | his views He wished aiso to state, aithuuga tae Ameri- | Cans in Liberia were only 1,200 swoug, yos there wero over a hundred thuugaud wno hated slavery taroagh kpowiedge gamed through the societies or influences in Wis country. (Loud appianse ) And for this reasoa he thought the friends of the biack man needed no more ta- Citement to lead them on. Too emigration of tutalligent colored peope to Liberia must be fraught with im noose good, becauss not only parents, but even their cuulirea, | becatne missionaries tu their intercourse witn the aatives: | In thie way this echeme effected far more for the black | Man than the AptiSlavery Society, ua the latter sociewy did bot place the black man im eminent positions ia any | part of the world; aud, whoever would gee tne dlask man prosper, must surely favor that mode wuich » | place him in the best position before the worls. (Io 1 applause.) Every black aad white man should feel ic wis duty to aid Liberis as welt as be could, ts order to give h rag opportunity to prove to her enoinies thet sne is capable of self government, and that the miliious at pre- . pt in wiavery are justly eatitled to their freedom. (Ap- piavge Rev. Mr Pixvey, the Co-reeponding Secretary of the so. ci-ty, would ike to aek bow much money Mr. Jonngon took out with bin, Mr. Jonsson good humoredly replied that he did not ex. pect to be on trial,or he would have peen orepares; but he thought hy bad $150 in money, and ag mact more in poodr. Mr, Pivwey would like him to give a short sketch of hig carly career. Mr. JOHNSON, a8 a Liberian, would rather not offr out ecial inducements to go to that country, but thoas “it cramped up here, who loved liberty aad thought it worth paying sometning for, would find it a tine did, but it seemed to him that those who bad to be forced and driven there could not be @ thriving people aay whero. (Loud applause.) There were millions groaning in ACrisa, Crying for light, andif this was not sufficient to iniuce them to anewer the appeal any hambie eilort of hig wonld uot be, (Applause) Hs bad been told where ha went that he must make up his mint to lose one third of his fataily, which numbered six, but that had not deter. rei him, L.st some might thiak be was ashamed, bow: ever, to state the various avocations de adopted, he woult fay thet be first gol dry goods und made a little moaey that way. He then ¢isited the courts and found there, as wo find fa the Weet here, men practicing law who were brought up to anything else but that basi. ueas, aud he having been brought up here in New York, thought ho might pick up a few pounivs in that way. (Loud laughter.) Finally, ha wout to court, and the firet evidence he gavo of being a lawyer was baving a pile of books under his arm, the names of woict he certainly kaew, aad some few taings ; in them; aod baving road the aiatories of solf made msa in varions countries, he felt there was id he. migit go into, and ae be practised law a few years, Mr. Pinney—What was the largest feo you ever got? Mr. Jousson—Oue hundred dollars inthe Regina Cole case, (Hoar, hear, and applause ) From that he weat to America, borrowed money, wout bask, turned it over, and was now here again fora similar purpose; aal ho felt ithis duty to thank the friend of tag black man, wherever he may bs, in the ranks of anti-slavery or tho Colonization Suciety, for spreading salvation, the Gospel aad civilization in that land, | ,, 4 Corongn Prasos ia the andienco here wanted to knew if the speaker would recommend the Colonization Society. Mr. Joayson replioa that he did not porfectly know the workings of the institution, but he would say that every map who vould brave the diffisulties of emigration to a new country, that Africa was tno fleld. Cotorky Penson—Dhe gentioman does not answer the aeation. a Mr. Jonxsox—I entertain that the motivo of the Coloni- zation Society is to get rid of mo; bat even if that ia the idea, Taay Yea,’ because thero are only two choices, citber to go away and prove we are men or Btay hore and be slaves (Loud be aa ‘The coronko rERson said be merely wished to undor. stand the gentleman’s views rightly. Mr. Pinsey—How many of your fam#y did you lose, Mr. Jounson—Atter being there seven yours I brought hack one more than Tearriod, (Criss of “Guo!, 3905," and applause.) ‘Mr, Jagxson, a delegate from the New Jersey Soviety, ple philavturopy are urged to renewed | ‘on- | ‘ended that 11 was an injury to eeod these emigrants to | thon mado 4 few romarke, Congratilatiog the coiey om Sheir briliant future that was otro them, as he sould (ook for word ito the future aut discover tho Wma when Africa should be & mighty cowlinens, seeming wet (neat: gence, boiving relat avg with 1 oatous aud people, Ho alluded tn glowing terms co the hiptory they bast just from Mr. Jobosoa, after which aoy effort of bis would Boome tame. He came to teudor tho goo! wishes of the Now dJereey Society, aud would say to Lins Society, Cod speed epred your work. (Loud applavee ) The terting was uftorwards addresned by the Rev. Matthow Gale, who recits substance of an aide writen by binsedf upon thé subject of colon zation; aut thea by Mr, Bird, a Westeyaa missionary trom Hayy who is bere getting Up a subseription for estay isbiag & schoo! fr orphan girls there; after which ui election fer officers for the ebeurE year was goae into, whic sulied In the oleotion of the fame us those of Last your, Pith the exception of two of tho boartof magagere who had died, and two who bad cbsaged, in place of woo Revert A, Bowen, Kicbard B. Buck, William Tracy wud Robert Carter were returned, ‘Tho meeting then broke up. FIVE POINTS MISSION, THE FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF TH8 NEW Yore LADIES’ HOM® MISSIONARY SOCIETY, HAVING THe FIVE LOINTS MISSION UNDER ITS CHARGE. ‘This anniversary, and the ninth of the Points Mis- Siow, took ptaco last evening, at the Academy of Music, ‘he Hon. Luther Bradish in the chair. ‘This society was formed in 1814 by ladies, on tho primot- plo that miseionsries are as much ueeded at home as avroad. Tho mecting at which the society was formed was heid at De, Stevens’, im Broome etroet, composed entirely of ia. deg of this city. A conetitution and by laws wore sove formed, which are Bow nearly in tae sume form and geb- Blance a8 when first adopted, Up to 185@ the affairs of tho society, the dutics aud responsinilities, wore all por- ormed and svétained by ladies aloas, In 1850 they @ opted an advisory committee of gentlemen, whict at present is composed of the fviiowing named geatiom~n:— Rey. Bisbop Janes, Thomas Cariton, Kev. Wiliam 8. Skid- | more, Dr. W.C, Paimer, Oliver Hoyt, Leouara Kiruy, Feq , Daniot Drew, Charles © North, Francis Hail, Jone B Edward, Seary W. Barker, James W. Barker, Wiliam Kt. Martin, R.A. Keading, Noah Worrell, Ralph Mond, ¥. L Fencher, John B. Cornell, Charies C. North, Samuel G. Sraith, Orlando D McClain. The present directross ef the society is Mrs, Caroline R. Deel, No. 4 Bond street, #00 Treasurer, Mra. W. B Skidmore, No. 86 Ciuton piace. ‘The fest mission wes vaiabiisoed at Dey Voosk, in wart was called the Pipe Lot, near whore the Jane sirees church is Dow situated, in Eighth aveaue, avove Abington Fquare. At this mission a great many duods of charity and much material beneOt was done for the poor of chat tn Gisegrecable locanty, Toe persevering efforts of Fociety resulted a e fast in the erection of the Gorman church in Thirty fourth strestythe Nioth street cour sh, | the Jane street church, and several missions whore it wae | pot deemed pecexsary to accomplish tho © | churches, From this time the soctety went 00 inc rf in importance ond infuence, sprewling its bonetits among | the mort abject, forseken dregs of eociety, and in 1859 | the Five Powt mission was organised 1a tha very midst of Ubat foul locaity, woere murdor, tholt aud licentiousoess | bad free weope in thetr worst forms. Tu 1853 he present | Dandsome duliding, the Rive Points Mission fonsa, w | erected on the site of the © Old Brewery,” aad from that day the ,eclamaton of this locality of wrewhed crime | commeured. ‘The present Firet Directress of the soclety was tho first | lady who entered the “Old Reewery’? [a tne work of | thes name appears the foilowiog paragraph :-—“Our tira introduction to this pest house of death,’ write Mra D., “may not be without its moral, A persou by ihe aams of Brevoap bad kept @ grocery and liquor store ta tne Jower part of the burldiag fora pumber of years, He bad been irritated by the conduct of the firat missionary employed to labor in this locality. One moruing soveral of the children were absent from the scnool. Tony were Living ib the attics of the Old Brewery, passing to their Wretched momes through the passage caliot “Murderers. alley,’ or through the other, kuown ag the ‘Dom af ‘Th eves,’ We must own to no sight timidity in passtog through these Gark passages without the escore of a gerdiem@an, but what was w be cove? No teachor Could possibly leave the school room aud no visier bad errved, As I passed up the alley Breosaa #tood in my path with a sullen look of deflance. Trmiled ag weil as I cola, retraced my steps, and thought I sould reach the atiica by aaotner sutroase; but I wae again met by Breanan, #ho had passed round stop ae vain. Latonse resoived to speak to bim: “Good mora- jog, sir; © Woat & beautiful moroing. Some of oar cnt Gren are absent od Tam in search of them; can yoe tet] me 1a what room [ean flad them!” [tried to appease rave, but my heart quaiied within mo, for the most a curees jell upop my ear, and many coarse thrests Cro the adjowing cen of thieves. He at last, t my surprise, coors ied to allow me to visit these premises. Tats maa was homeelf soon reformed, and became afterwards a ubefu! member of society, To the first of the avuual reports of this sootety no figures appr NO bots was taken of the Gasnctal afairs Ia the second annual report is the following report of the tea- ourer, Mrs, 8. G. Smith:— 1845-6, Dr. Paid Rev. J M. Hartman...... Rev. E Whitney . 226 10 J Lengking..... + 450 00 Mr. Loomis ae » 8700 For turvitare for the German church, 10 08 For privtipg avnuai reports 21 18 Mr. Courier for 200 copies... .. Due Kev. E Whitney... ccc. .00 JM. Hartoan Mr. Loomis Total 1845-6. Received at apvivereery,,, At montbly meetings Balauoe against society. Cr. Total... see In the treasurer’# following figures:— The expenres for tne missions aud schools this yoar and the debi remaining on batldiogs. + 810,004 39 Received tis year............ - 7,087 4b Bsliwce remaining to be paid on buildings and seboolk... .. sseeeseee sesso 4,609 6L Tn the fourteenth snausl report the Missionary’s report etacs—The mistion at the Five Poiats has bean sizmaliy: prosperous uring tbe past year. The scuoo! building hag Deed compieied aud poid for, at an expensewf $3,297, Bigot hundred chiltres have been taught during the year, with an average attendance of 240 scholars, aad giving constant emp oyaient to 6x competent teacners, Thee children are sli clotted by the mission To them aad Ubeir parents and other destisute persong have bean dis- triputed 16,000 ga 1g, 704 pair of shows, 604 bats, 462 quilts, and 255 otuer articles of bedding. Owe handred aud sixty two children and one hundred and fifty five advits bave been placed in good houses. Tas past winter bas been one of unparalleled suffering the poor at the Five Points, Want of work has cau muititudes to wsk for bread who never bupged b-fore.’” Previous to witheesing the exercises at the Asademy of Muzic last evening our reporter visited the Five Pouats Miesion, whore he was shown throughout the building by the politeness of the pretent directress. : No better proof could be bad of the value of euch an institution than a simple comparison of the ouside sar- roundipgs and the interior of the building. Everything mn the vicinity is disagreeable and disgusting; the streets reeking with flith, tne houses wormeaten and ready to tumble apparently at any moment; the chilaren saunter- ing about the streets barefuoted and in filthy rags, with coarse, malicious or vacant expreesions on their dirty faces, form astr king contrast to the unexceptionable elean- Ines of the interior, the air of o-der and regularity which pervades throughout, the perfect heaithinees and cheer- fulness of the ‘children, talking and langhing with more than contentment, or singiog ia perfect tims hymns and songs, the spirit of which they seemed to foul witn aston- ishing zest. They all appeared in grest zlea and excite- Ment on account of the apvroaching coremonies of the evening, in which tho majority of the four hundred chil- dren now in the institutium were to take part. The exercises at the Academy o! Music commenced with a short opeuing address from the Obairmia, the Hon, Lvmer Branisit, and music by Dod worth's Band. Afterwards the children sung, in exselicnt accord, With tearful eyes I look arouad, Life sees dark and stormy sea. ‘Then an impressive prayer was dojivered by the Rey. J.B Hacaxy, which was followed by the singing of a hymn by the children in concert, ‘The Rev. Dr. Hoxpicu then read a brief extract from the report of this year, uot yet published, and after wards the children sung, What were lite without somo one to cho_r us, ‘Wit a word or # smile on the way with that touching patnos peculiar to the voices of ehiidren when proverly trained to sing in unison together. ‘This song was much applauded by the audience. This song was succeeded by an lateresting dialozue by nine of toe children, boys and giris, in which each ome gave his opinion of the Bibie, and their reasons thorofor, in simp'e but truthful words. They wil aoced their parte admirably, without hesitation or eovarrassment. Ona liitte fellow’s voice was rather amusing, io which the Celtic dialect could be piainly detested. The Bible class exercise on the prophecies was thom gone through with by the whule school, and the children displayed a knowledge of the Biole, which, I will ven- ture to aay, thut not three out of every ten in the audi- | ence werd ciate of Atthe end of the recitation the audience applauded vociferously. After an interlude of mogic,,Prof. Tirraxy, of Baltimore, & young clergyma. of the Bethodiet Koiscop1i church, delivered an address whicn, is part, was truly oloqaeat, | and throvghout fall of touching, weil 'dirvciod appoata to | the sympathy of the audience in behalfof the poor chi!- dren of the inetituyon, His manner, at times, rather marred his delivery; bat thronghout be was moat spirit ed, and once or twice, from whero I 1 paw tears of sympathy falling in the parquette, Tae audience were Eri ttt ae in applaudiog him at evory opportunity. ‘This touching adoress wus followed by a dialogue between | 8 little boy and girl, in which the reporters got a ‘rap,’ | &nd tho pockets of the audience an allusion wich, I have a ee NO One considered but perfectly proper aad ight. report of “this year (18 ‘Tie ceremony closed by an appropriate addroas by the Rev. Dr. Napa, and pets by the chilires. The Academy was quite crowded, aad appeared am bright and gay ag on an opera gala night. Tne chilirem — were arranger, the boys on tho right, the girls on the left, on a succession of platforms, rising above each other and spread with a white covering. fhe youngest children, little girls, some of them very pretty, and ali most neatly areseed in white, were arranged in a line near the foot lights, und before the ceremovy was half over som of their Iittle curly beads had failen in tae laps of the!r com= penions, ia perfect repose and affection, The aif otiom Usat they seemed to bear to cach ober was ia fact re markable. NEW YORK STATE TEMPERANCE SOCIBTY. A bueinces merting of this rovioly wae advertised te take place in the Lycoum, Washington street, Brooklya, atten o'clock yesterday morning; but, from — Tt i