Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-05-24

RICHMOND, Va, TUESDAY, MAY "a, 1912.


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RICHMOND, Va, TUESDAY, MAY "a, 1912.
ANNIVERSARY WEEK IN NEW YORK.
We propose this morning TO give oIrdseye we" o.
the great events which made the City Of Gotham rock
from end to the other, week before the last AS
Paris is to France, so is New York to the Union. II,
is the great OF intelligence and folly, virtue ano
vice, amusement and misery. II IS the focus, whose
rays, piercing the whole extern, of the land either shed
GENIAL blessing or wiiberng blight. The most DIS
cordant materials compose the epiiome which We no"
Introduce but such they are We give them as spe
cimen of New York life. We have already gwen d
graphic sketch of the Great Race between Boston and
Fashion, which caused the laurels OF the South 10
droop:
3meriean Tract Society.
The 18th anniversary of this Society was held on
Thursday, the 18th inst, at the Broadway tabernacle
An abstract Of the Treasurer's Report was read ny
Moses Allen, Esq land of the Report Of the txecu-
tive Committee by William A. Halleck and H. B
Cook, two Of the Corresponding Secretaries In these
abstracts the following facts, among others, were STA
ted
Thirty two new publications, including nine volumes,
ha ye been issued whole number of publications on the
Society's list, DIG including l3l volumes, besides
,634 publications approved fer foreign stations;
Printed during the year, a;5G0o 4slaCo0 lce,los ooo
Crculaied Ie5,i52 4,4.e,799 9i39,C'o
The circulation exceeds that Of the last year by
gecal Family Library Of Is volumes; ai the Chris
ian Library of ~ volumes; upwards of 5000 each OF
several separate Volumes 81 900 OF the Christian Al
nance for the United States; and of some page Tracts
from 10000 TO 10000 copies each Total circulated
in seventeen years, ,220, o9092l pages.
The eratuitouS distributions of publications to the
destitute made in 81 dsnc, grants, with publications.
delivered 10 members and directors, amount TO Sl0,iO3
OF; exceeding the las, year by > G95,9s2 pages.
Receipts, donations, including 81 $40 ~ tor TO-
| a nae S.pIc
Total S9l,l55 a. RENTED for foreign and pagan
lands, $4,000. AT The close of the year, there was
due on bills sanctioned, Sl0,bo3 ~.
The meeting was addressed By Rev. Henry Her
nance, of the Reformed Dutch church; Rev JUSTIN
Perkins missionary to the Nes'orans, in Persia Mar
Yohannan Bishop Of the HISTORIAN church. I'm the Sy-
rae language y Rev John NJ Peck, (BaptIs) OF Hit
nois, anG Rev. f. ~ Kirs, Of this city
Rev Justin Perkins moved the following resolution
Resolred, That the Society deeply regret that the
contributions of the churches, during the year. nave
given the ability 10 remit but 600 for foreign distf
button and that the cheering aspects now presented ~
the providence OF God, in rendering the nations oil the
earth SO great degree accessible; the number OF
presses operation; the languages acquired; puoiica-
tons issued missionary and other aborers prepared 10
distribute; and above all, the evidences that God IS
blessing this instuenaliiv in the r,ds and permanent
extension of his TRUTH call on The oncer tne agents
and friends OF the Society 10 endearor 10 raise, IN he
year ensuing. for the diffusion Of tracts and vo1Hes
Ii has occurred TO that The figure used BY Scrip
ture of grain Of corn upon mountain increasing 10
waving field, whose tops should appear Ike me &C.
OARS of Lebanon true TO nature IN that country III
which nav lo has been cast. The mountains oil Persia,
country not wateed By rams from Nay TO November,
ha no foliage their tops, but present view OF ao-
soue sterIiiy. But such the ruuness oil the sou,
that let handful Of be thrown there, andit wall
grow and ripen to majestic field
The Tract operation 10 Nestoria is extending lar and
had
found no Bible IN existence, bat few, winch were
written in an ancient and unknown tongue 1.-THE Sy'
riac) We were obliged to reduce the spoken language
to writing. None but the Clergy could read at all.
But found the HISTORIANS accessible. We were ens-
bed to collect school. But there were no books for
the children These we commenced making, by trans
ating certain parts Of Scripture, which Transitions
were put up on large cards IN the school room. ouf
first translation the Lords Prayer; the children
soon learned read, ard committed this TO memory-
The ten Commandments were next translated FOR
printing, obliged 10 use pen
The intelligence, thus communicated, was ex'enoeo
rapidly. The children mmunIcated what they learnt
10 their parents and friends. and familiar spec
tacle in my walks, 10 number OF the Children seat
ed around, talking Of the truths so new 10 them
We continued 10 increase the cards, BY the pen,
until we had nearly the whole Of the New Testament.
The effects have been silent but powerful, and have
contributed greatly 10 the present reform IN mat couh-
try.
Two wears since, the press arrived i lie iTp1tehce
of the HISTORIANS had been very great; but the greaier
the wonder al the machine its arrival. They
asked with surprise, any thing in the New W ORD
be greater than that: The tract hold IN my hand IS
the first printed IN the HISTORIAN language a
priest, who this tract exclaimed ut IS Lime 10
give glory to Cod
On nv way home | had occasion to pass through
mission neighboring TO ours-that OF Turkey seven
or eight years SINCE had been through there; but
now behed mighty advance in the truth In Con.
stantinople, city nearly large as London the ire
quency and OF their confagrations, IS pheno.
menon. The houses built of frail material, ana
it often happens that during FIRE, burning single
flies the air. borne up by currents, and is carried
distant part of the city TO k'ndie new con-
fagraton Thus it with the progress OF religion IN
Pile, which from tract may send form an
| influence to enlighten the whole Turkish Empire
Armenian merchants are locomotive IN Their habils-
favorable circumstance Tor the dissemination oil .fu'
especially by means Of tracts. When ! was atsCon-
stantinople an Armenian merchant came there 70
inquire for the truth-(a precious commodity Tor
merchant) He first called upon the European I'm
bassadors but unable 10 find it there, he to the
! Missionaries.
Mar Yohannan, Bishop Of the HISTORIAN church.
then rose and addressed the meeting in Syriac h's
speech interpreted by Rev. Mr.. Perkins, and was
as follows:
! In this beloved country, you can have the Bible
without difficulty; but IN mine. where we mad 10 w'i'e
il, one does well, If he can make one in year; ana
| ino5e VINO WouIu % tu's, are oPp'e'se"oJ
Some of my people have felt the benefit OF the procuc
tons of the Tract Society: and some bad boys nave
been mode good ones What the difference between
the American and Nestorian' Its, that there are
plenty of good books in this country few weeks ago
went to Middebury in Vermont. and they con,ri-
buted fifty dollars To make me a life member OF ms
Society prize Thu, honor as one of the highest at
lentions have ever received. -
There was a simplicity about the manner of the b
shop, united with graceful air which won the deepest
neres, and attention from ALL during his short IA
rangue
The Hon Theodore Frelinghnrsen, Of this city. was
elected President of the Society, in place of 5. " ,
Wilder, Esq resigned.
v. y State Colonization Society.
The 10Th anniversary Of this Society was held al Tue
Middle Dutch Church last evening. After The reaolng
of portion OF Scripture and prayer the treasurer