The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-05-15

The anniversary meetings Of the various Ame-
rican religious and benevolent societies have been
held IN New York during the last week The foi
lowing = brief abstract OF the repor OF The Amfyi-
can Tract Soeietg Il Is an interesting account of
the operations OF that useful institution
During the year 80 new publications have been
slereoyped including the memoir Of DIR. Buchanan
and other volumes making the whole number OF
The Society," publications 9ii, OF which 90 are
lumes; besides whi,h 672 '(including so volumes,)
have been approved for publication abroad The
Society have now purchased the right Of publishing
indefinitely all the copyright works they have pub
liShed
Ofseyeral Tracts upwards Of 100000 each have
been printed during The year, and OF one lSi 900;
Of Aleines Alarm l6 600; Bakers Cali 20 OOO, and
OF "a other volumes from 5000 10 10000 each -
Total printed during the wear, $4,000 volumes;
1861 900 publications; III, 900 pages.
Circulated, during the year 5,45O set Of The Evan
gelical Family Library in fifteen volumes; total
volumes 800 l66 publications 4099 l70i pages 49,
1888 1856; making The total since The formation Of
he Society, 1853 800 Volumes 5l,039,67s Publca-
lions; 9l7,9S3 57s pages.
The number Of volumes circulated exceeds that
Of any preceding year by 65,000 the lumber Of
pages that OF any preceding year by more than 22,-
100000
The gratuitous distributions in 422 distinct grants,
including nearly 1000 900 pages Tor foreign lands,
amount 10 8, 257, PIC pages.
Receipts during the wear, Sl3i 1915 40, Of which
S55 S52 81 were donations including 2S, 100 G2 for
foreign distribution and S246l 06 for volume cir
cnlation. OF the dnBtians 5000 are ircm the
American Trlci Society, Boston, for foreign di>lri-
button; sS 1908 81 were received through The efforts
Of ladies; about 1000 were raised al he West, in
connection with The Efforts Of Rev. WIN. Clark,
General Agent, and nearly $4,000 by the Rev. John
Z. Smith, IN South Carolina and Georgia
TIL receipts exceed those oflhr wear ending April,
1897, which were more by s25 600 ihan in any pre-
vous year but the donations are SIG 900 less Than
two years since, while he proceeds Of sales are Sl6
600 greater. %
The New York City Tract Society, with IS Ward
Missionaries and more than 1000 yisiiers b sides
the distribution OF Tracts and BibI $, bringing chill
dren into Sabbilh and other sch ,o~, and obtaining
Subscribers 10 the Temperance Pledge, report 3,222
individuals induced To attend church 227 neigh
borhood praver-meelings held, and l91on shipboard;
40 backsliders reclaimed, and three hundred and ten
hopeful conversions.
In Philadelpha, containing abon, $4,000 families,
with four Tract Missionaries, and visilrrS in 410
districts more than one hundred and fifty hopeful
conversions are reported; and in n part Of Boston,
in Albany Troy, Rochester, Marietta, and other
cities VI our own country; in London and various
parts Of Great Britain in Paris and at several mis-
sionary stations among the heathen, similar exrr-
tons are put forth with encouraging indications of
usefulness. a..
China, Singapore, &c, including vi 600 tor ErSco-
pal mission, So 500; Siam, including 81 800 for
American Baptist mission 81 200; Shyans, 800 ;
Burnah kar ms, &c y 900; Northern India, ~, :
5ooi Calcutta, $500; orissa, $500; Madras, inclnd-
ing $500 for Troogoos, 81 500; Ceylon So COO
Mahraltas. $500 Sandwich Islands, $500; Mes
lorianS, $500; Smyrna including $40 + r Rev. j.
Brewer, 81 ,2S0 Greece including Sl 900 for Epis
copal mission, Sl,s00; Russia, $1,000; Sweden,
$500; Denmark, 500 Poland $500; Berlin, 300;
Hungary, $500; France, including 1910 Tor Tract
Association OF English and Americans in Paris,
| 81 ,020; Spain Si00-total, $4,000