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From the Sew-York Evangelist.
AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY.
Abstract ofthe Tairtesnth. Annual Report
prsseaLet at N. York, Nay 9, 1888.

prsssatet al N. York, Nay 9. 1888.
In the prevailing pecuniary embarrass-
ment and alarm, the Societys receipts
have been less than in the previous year.
Forty sir nelc publications. have been
stereotyped during the year. making the
whole number on the Society's list 9l3;
besides which Ais have been approved in
foreign languages for circulation abrold.
The Committee Conscientious v refrain
from issuing fiction as truth. The MARIA
tive tracts may be relied on as authentic,
and no tracts promise more extensive use
fulness than narratives in the simplest
style. .-..
There have been printed, during the
year. 1881 500 publications. including
10000 volumes. Circulated 3,772.6l9
copies, including 1876, 43l volumes, mall
Sc, 489, 62l pages making the total circu-
lated since the Societv's formation, 49,
$40, s25 copies including 854,224 VOL
urnps; in all 79s,25O. 229 pages.
Gratuitoms distributions, during the
year, in 332 distinct grants, of which L..
86s,665 pages for foreign mission stations
aud other foreign parts. $685., 438 pages.
Value, including 2.008,3O pages drawn
by'members and directors, $500 l6.
Receipts, during the year, for forei On
distribution. Sll.985 so; for volume cir
cuIa,ion, 1882 23-to,al donations, S37,,
I73 "a; of which $685. 3s was raised
! By ladies. Received. for publications sold
S54,55s 36-total receipts S9l,732 10. .
| observation-disclosures new Societies
have BEN recognized during the year
making the whole number OF auxillarles
1888.
| Volume Cireulation--To the impor
lance and usefulness of no department d
the Society's labors has a more universe
and decided testimony been given than its
roLumc circulation, and none peihaps has
received clearer evidences of the Divine
blessing. The fact, that during the year
almost 200, 900 volumes have been circu'
lated, chiefly on sale. and more than &c..
900 contributed in donations TO furnish q
stock of volumes IN the Depository, from
wh1c h supplies may BE- drawn, gives evil
dence of strong hold on the affections o.
the com mummy; and everylaborer and CO.
I duIutOF iit ploIhuIhl5 thCih SiN utt't"t- ",'~
communicated something to animate the
So,ie.v,in this branch Of their ehIeavors
! The Foreign EeLl.-The full and am
,naling communications from abroad, the
i substance of which is embodied in the Re
port, led the Committee, about the first o
Il january. TO issue Circular, stating The
grounds OF their determination to a2pro
pirate for respective foreign stations S4o'
lOOo as soon as the means could be o5tGt"
led. In the FIVE months which have elaps
ed. they have been enabled to remit oni!!
r $4,000. which has been paid over as fol
! lows -
For Madras, So, 900; Burmah. $1,000
: China, Cevlon, and Syria, $500 each
) Western Africa. 5000; mission IN soutl
5 Africa, $500; South African Feinal
Tact Society. $500; Baptist mission Il
!, Greece, $500; Baptist mission IN Ham
burg, $500; Love- Saxony Tract Socle
: Inv, Hamburg, 5000; Barmen. S5oo
r Calw (Wurtemburg) Tract Society, 1S0o
i Basic Tract Society, 5000; Holland. %