The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-05-11

VIEW YORK. THURSDAY
The Eighteenth Anniversary OF the Ameri-
can Tract Society.
There were about a5co persons assembled at 10 O'Clock
in the Tabernacle, yesterday morning. to celebrate the
anniversary of this valuable society OF these at
1000 were females As usual most of the clergymen who
to occupy ats the PLATFORM came late disturb
ed the meeting and made such noise in reaching their
seats that very difficult to hear single word OF the
annual report.
Hon. T. FRrYLINoHuYsEN took the chair and organized
the meeting The Rev. Mr.. Pomeroy delivered beauti
full and appropriate prayer The reports then read
from which it appears that the society have collected
during the last year SOC 3d. This more than they
collected last They have expended 900 send
ing tracts to foreign lands They have expended $2 in
printed matter have been circulated during the
last in this country and ofths 60OO0O have
% ,h IN On S y
number OF pages religious works circulated during the
past year have been 80 500 making total of l67 AsO
| volumes.
The report went that the great struggle here
after would be- between the Catholic and Protestant rel
gons. This would be the last struggle. And this coun
try would be the great theatre of the contest The great
Western part Of the United States would be the field of
Waterloo in this matter here the Catholic and
powers have last and fight the great battle
for religious supremacy and the contest will be bloody
Will be hs
putting down the power of the Pope OF Rome forever in
this land. (Applauss)
psrteurs Mehodss Baptists, Fresby terans Luherans
Epscopalians, and every denomination Of Protestant
The Rev. Mr.. HoIsoroN seven years principal ofthe
Missionary Seminary in Ceylon to offer the follow
Resolved. That wedirectsd Christian Press is an in
valuable aid the living teacher in nominaly christian
and pagan countries especially in furnishing material
for thought to heather minds, in nsructing the young
in training up native teachers and assistants in evange
ical abors by the wsyside from house house and
missionary tours and in giving permanency to the infu
He said without the press religion be properly
dow Of death True, she has much Of tho learning of
England but it is not accompanied with her religion.
The press can disseminate the latter in most rapid and
sonary The press is great labor saving power, and
therefore ought to be used particularly in India WHERE
and the rainy season. for time, yet ultimately he must
sink under the toll, if unsustainsd by the press
Missionary in the Burman Empire then and said-
The efforts of the Society hadbee greatly blessed in
Ss and '1
as ms only friends ne mad often 70, been in Burmsh
Christian civilized family. These given him BY
the chsry of the American Tract Society. He had dis
trbuted 900 pages of these in every hamlet and viii
lage Of the Brmsn Empire and BY them many had been
to God from the mouth of the Ira waddy to
miles. He gave but that applied for them.
People asked if the money spent in distributing tracts
sionary could talk with for days and weeks
but he could give tract, and that would convert thou
Thousands had read his small tracts and brought
them back to exchange them for larger until they
were able to read the New Testament. One tract
worth fifteen fellow missionary laborers in that field
ledge Of the truth is in Jesus, by reading single
tract; and he became fellow laborsr Of mine in the
| he often carried bundle of tracts on his back for
| twenty miles. Again, a son Of one of the mighty
He would not read They had no written language till
the Missionaries came amongst them. This chiefs son
home msslonarys wife taught him to read in IS
hours he read the tract through. He all ecsacy He
Gsnted to take lot Odrac; home to the He
plantan leaves put sugar on the top OF them and 80
reached the gates The officer the gates searched
condemned to be Pagoda slave the worst kind Of slave
ry for is perpetual At the inercesson Of the Mission
aries at last he released but he was determined to
have the books; and he smuggled basket full on his
back out of and reached his homo in the mountains
300 miles off He preached the gospel there and convert
ed thousands Christ He was man Of influence, the
people focked from all parts of the country to hear him.
And in year 1900 natives baptized in Arracan
the Lord And all this done by lit.
| tie tract That tract cost cent Oh whose cent
sons se
widows mite But OH hundreds Of souls from
Of Satan Who, then will say after this what
Is the of distributing tracts May the Lord bless the
of the society to the full conversion Of the Heahen
Amen!
L
India next addressed the meeting. He sald he loved
the Tract for the great good had done at home
troduce into the Kingdom of God In India there was
literature the most centious nature. Its influence
if he would recite the songs sung in the temples Of In.
da that hundreds would start from their seats in disgust
In this country although the was lcentous enough
there much OF the OF heaven in the land to
allow of its universal influence But in India was not
SO. The land saturated with the literature Of the
Devil The living preacher could not eectuelly stem
that destructive torrent the printed page. 1t taught
again and again. and not unrequcnty its glorious effects
the Dagsns which have fallen before the literature
of the Bible He naver went into the highways and
ways took his snail arms with him II was the great de-.
sderatum in India to get the people to think and tracts
great means Of doing So Dr. g. dwelt at length
the importance ofeducang the youth Of Pagan lands
He had distributed probably 900 trscs He ad Of
made extensive tour for the purpose Of distributing
| pie could come to him. In large cities he surround
ed by immense crowds and the native helper" examined
how many could read. He himself mean while occupied
himself in addressing himself to the souls of the people,
Dr g. here gave a:Pecimen OF the songs sung by him
his eachings Dr. 8. went to relate several interest
ing anecdotes illustrative of the beneficial effects of thu
| circulation Of Tracts in India.
| The following hymn was then sung by the choir ant
| the audience
EXCELLENCE OF CHRIST.
| o could speak the matchless worth,
| could sound the g0ries forth,
| Which in my Savior shine;
| I'd soar and touch the heavily strings,
| And vie with Gabriel while ne sings,
| In notes almost divine.
| I'd sing the precious blood he split
l My ransom from the dreadful guilt
| OF sin and wrath divine:
| I'd sing his glorious righteousness,
In which all perfect heavenly dress
| My soul shall ever shine.
| I'd sing the characters he bears,
And all the forma of love he wears,
Exalted on his throne;
| In Hottest sosgs Of sweetest praise,
| Would to everlasting days,
| Make all his glorIes known.
| Soon the delightful morn will come
l When m dear Lsrd w Ill bring m home