https://dev.jannellelegg.com/files/original/ea2eaa498a82af5bc134e9d82fb620bb.png a6c46f380368612726607d6fc2ec9f4e https://dev.jannellelegg.com/files/original/c87490ff2f172b6aca3715c985f864dd.pdf b8c021ab1afe73ae237ac0f75054929a Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document PREACHING TO THE DEAF AND DUMB. MANY of our readers may have heard of the church for deaf-mutes in Eighteenth Street in this city; but few, we presume, have witnessed its services, and all will be glad to see the faithful picture given on the preceding page. The first services of this church were conducted by its present rector, the Rev. Thomas Gallaudet, in the smaller chapel of the New York University, on the first Sunday of October, 1852. In this place it struggled for existence during five years, gradually gaining in strength and means, until its removal to the Lecture-room of the New York Historical Society Building, corner of Second Avenue and Eleventh Street. Here its prospects improved so much that it was deemed expedient to purchase, in July last, the church and parsonage in West Eighteenth Street, originally built by Christ Church. In this church its services began on the first Sunday of August, 1859. Since then it has steadily worked its way toward permanent success. In this church are gathered adult deaf-mutes (graduates of various Institutions), their families, and others willing to promote their welfare, the Sunday services being oral at half-past ten A.M. and half-past seven P.M., and in the sign-language at three P.M. We present a sketch of the latter service as the Rector and his silent congregation appeared on Sunday afternoon, March 11. The deaf-mute young man at the lecturn was acting as clerk, giving the responses in the service according to the common Prayer-book. The rector translated on this occasion the parable of the Prodigal Son. This church is doing great good among the deaf-mute residents of this city and its vicinity. Its rector makes it his duty to visit deaf-mutes in their seasons of sickness and trouble, and to endeavor to help them to situations in which to earn their daily bread. Since he left his position as instructor in the New York Institution for the Deaf and Dumb in the fall of 1858, he has found, by personal application, situations for upward of fifty deaf-mutes. This is the first church of its kind in the world. Within the past year a similar one has been established in London. We close this brief sketch with a list of its present vestry: C. C. Lathrop and S. R. Comstock, Wardens; George R. Jackson, W. O. Fitzgerald, Josiah Jones, John O. Bronson, M.D., C. A. Budd, M.D., Franklin Campbell, D. Reynolds Budd, and James L. Harris, Vestrymen. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Article Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Preaching to the Deaf and Dumb Description An account of the resource Article with engraving depicting Rev. Thomas Gallaudet holding a signed service at St. Ann's Church. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Harper's Weekly Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <a href="https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015006963360;view=1up;seq=167">via Hathi Trust</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860-03-24 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain