Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-05-22
American Tract Society.

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The fourteenth annual report states that
during the year SO new publications hav.
been stereotyped, making the whole num-
Der OF the society's publications 944. of
winch 30 are volumes. In addition to
these. 672 works, including so volumes
have been approved for publication abroad
VI some tracts more than 100000 copies
have been printed within the year: and
OF one $4,000 copies. Total printed du.
ring the year $4,000 volumes-2,657 ;
600 publicalions-124,744,o 900 pages.
Circulated during the year, volumes
299, l66--publications 4O99. I70-naoes
ll9,733,356. Total circulation since the
formation of the Society. volumes I,153.-
990,--publications .O3e,678--pages
f917,9s3,579.
The number of volumes circulated ex-
ceeds that OF any preceding year by 65.
600; the number of pages that of anv
proceeding year by more than 90. OO3. 0Ol.
The gratuitous distribution, in 422 dis
tinct grants, including nearly 100000
pages for foreign lands, amount to S257.
266 pages.
Receipts. during the year. SI3l ,2o5, 40.
OF which $55, S51 81 were donations. in.
GLIDING S28.l00 SO for foreign distribu-
ton, and $2,46l O6 for volume circula-
ton. Ofthe donations SS,O 900 are from
the American Tract Society. Boston, for
foreign distribution; S8,s66 81 were re-
ceived through the efforts of ladies =
about $4,000 were raised at the West in
connection with the efforts of Rev. Will
lam Clark, general agent and nealy g.
600 by Rev. John G. Smith, in South
Carolina and Georgia.
The receipts exceed those of the wear
ending April, 1887, which were more bv
$4,000 than in any previous year; bat
the donations are Sic 900 less in two wears
since. while the proceeds of sales are $I6,-
600 greater.
The New-Y York City Tract Society,
with l ward missionaries, and MOI e than
1000 visitors, besides the distribution Of
tracts and Bibles, bringing children into
Sabbath and other schools. and obtainino
subscribers TO the temperance pledge, re,
port 3.222 individuals induced TO attend
church; 2.327 neighborhood prayer-meet-
ings held, and 1877 on shipboard: 40 back
shders reclaimed, and three hundred and
ten hopeful conversions.
In Philadelphia, containing about &C..
OUO families, with four tract missionaries
and visiters in 470 districts, more than
one hundred and fifty hopeful conversions
are reported; and in part of Boston IN
Albany. Troy. Rochester, Marietta. and
o'ner cities OF our own country; in Ion
don and various parts of GreatB r;ta;n "a.
in Paris, and at several missionary sio.
tons among the heather, similar exert;ons
are put forth with encouraging indication
Of usefulness.
In connexion with the efforts of Rev
X. s. Cook, general agent for volume cir.
cnlation, about $4,000 volumes were sold
in Vermont, Massachusetts, Connec1icu.
and Rhode Island, in the wear end;no
November /; and sales have since bea99
effected at the south, chiefly in Georoia
to the amount of about $1,000; together
with subscriptions obtained to the amonnt
OF $4,000. to aid in furnishing a stock of
stereotype plates and volumes in the oen.
eral depository.
Mr.. Seely Wood. agent for the super
vision ofvolume circulation in the western
states. reports sales effected bv him to the
amount of S6,44l; by Mr.. s.. S. White
9o,O 59; Mr. d. Fl. Cummings 1904. and
Mr.. l. M Graves S6l6, amounting in
all to $4,000; nearly one-half of which
sales have been made in Western Penn.
syivania. About 10000 volumes have
now been circulated at the. West, and not
more than one. fifth OF the churches have
yer been visited. Mr.. Horace Leet made
sales IN New-Jersey amounting in the
year 1888 to $4,000; and Mr.. Isaac
Swiit to not far from the same amount in
Western New-York.-
There are % American foreign mission
printing establishments, with 81 presses
i've type founderies, and six LARGE and
four snallerprinting Offices: at all which
were issued the last year about 81 mill
ion pages on the continent of Enrone -
6I2 publications issued abroad. includino
% volumes, have been approved for pub
LEGATION with the Society's funds; and the
various institutions aided issue publica-
IONS y esghty-three different languages