New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-05-11

the Messenger, the organ OF the Society lo,Voo
comics are circulated The whoenumber ol pages
| circulated by the Society is about eighty millions,
and the whole number circulated during the -
wears OF the Society's existence is ,3oo,O0o,Doo.
/ The Society has made Gal distinct grants, mainly
IN the United States To Scamcn have been dis
tr;bu,ed 100000 pages to Literary Institutions
I : OOO 900: 10 Auxiliary Societies BOOT, 0oo and
nv collectors and other agents b0oo.oi'o The
receipts of the year have been stated IN the fea-
surcr's report. From different branches OF the
Society have been received the following sums
Boston =. ....... s27!o Redmond si'g lS2
{ Providence I,Oh .>"Ii''h NJ
Htui,rd 49,. ~ ;ii 'l,'i'"' no
SY ~ Tract Soc a g, S S,,aGan So
t EtG@I nh, l.5 5si - ''"''
Fonr General Agents, Messrs Parmelee, Fisher,
! Smith and Weld, have been appointed Tor thc
West and South The labors Of agents in foreign
lands were spoken of as having been highly en-
couraging.
Rev NJ. Cook read Home Department of the Annual
Ror +, referred TO dangers that aprehended TO our
coiry aud the appropriate remedy The results OF te
,.t oar Irbos were also forth Tweniy-seYeH olPof
fers aye been employed dunG ,heer IN portions Of h't-h
n The tw4uty-two States winch form the held Of Doe'
books gr,ruously TIocO pages OF tracts have been "is
but-1 IN The Western country Of which the value was about
Sl0,MN
The following resolution was then introduced
and adopted:
R.sol, 3D. Tia, the Report Of which abstract has nst
been he ndopc aud published 'dder the d"ec'o" Oh e
ENscutne' omm,Itee.
Rev. Mr.. HorslsGroN, from Ceylon, then INTRO.
duccd the following resolution
Resided Tha, ,velarected Ch,.t,n Press Is an nv al
sGRe1S u N s R2,4isj SfiS d4 o %
ef tsaR ii an6 n IN an Sof by The
side from house 10 house aud on ,ss'ofy tour" ana IN CIV
,ns isl n,iiency to The itfluencc OF the Gospel
Mr. HoIsINGToN on Introducing this resolution
made some remarks upon the necessity OF the
Press as an auxiliary TO the Missionary IN his at
templs to carry the light of Truth INTO heather
lands The Press th As>ionar', he said, absolutely
essential IL made permanent the Impressions OF divine truth
aud lei, behind him, when forced leave them the words be
had uttered Thetcatco Of India, too Is OF the most io!ia
nr and l;ccntious character aid demands the opposition oil
Gosre truth destroy its influence M. IL SF"'e ~
some lenct III upon The subject
Rcv Mir KINclp Missionary from Burmah, seconded the
resolution aud related number OF interesting facts 10 'i
tr7c what had ben said III uTged the absolute necessity
distributing the heather, ana SAID 'hat WIN
out them ,olag efficient could be accomplished He had
hcca Bunsh thirteen years and had pissed that time totally
off from civilized society, III presented few SPECIMENS
OF the tracts hr hal diSsTIontcJ bUTinl
adapted peculiar manner ior children aud Others for reg
OF otUrc years One vaa selection OF Ta>Sages
from Bible. He gave than trsct 10 hun
irei that called Tor them lest iey might othcSyis be resid
ed Of too tte importance On this prcp'c he and ls
friends had labored la thousands and thousands 81 villages
aad ame,S had deposited some portion Of the word OF God
Yet ar all many inclined believe that tracts are 81
no use. Ii time woni1 allow, he sad he conld mention
great m,ny facts thar have coe uHdes h observation
he had been ss aud preaching uIder the shadow OF pagan
temples d,sIrove this opnion Crowds had gathered
around HIM these tj books, and he thought Of go
inr without carving two or three tracts Tor distribution
Many when he had given away would be brought
back with request another and fu1y with de-
/ sire Ion the Bible.
convert made bv tracts was one Of the sous Kiag H.
was taught 10 REID the Bible; teue able read E
m.h synoay with teus Christian. he
iiuen who collected tie and had ersrtrd
ceai infGence IN bohali oi mi>i0nS The tI1'eTnmei
;,alons o learned and lac obliged basket
of books with leaves wh,Sh he attempted cut OF
Ava He detected and coud mGe perpetual slavery
but liberated b the ucaee OF the GoNeaoTs friends
Nct he would leave The place Tihcot his booLs He
took ,he aud his hGnse beac tie resort Of Christians sd
these dr>ats obtaining IN tbs
blessed Eldgri fold lie m,gEt relate msuy similar facts
S,ncr ,2sN then have been baptized LOO ia AIaca a grsat
deal OF ts bz attti5atel They Tie night
iasd - tye missionary
Hr Katad THEA lead from The which the mean
oi hak'hE The hast male coiNe IL Burnahi II an eitope
u tie CHRISTIAN ,lis,1a the Burmese laneIase He read
the Original, 2oG tfans!atd 1t,
Rev Nh scyDoss, Ms>ioaar. isom southern iadiA sup
atirf III St ii eaIne 1T lotl uaiyrrsa nd.cuie
do'ry ana Of th- songs IA tr ua,ire language Il.
4 Which the rlevagn; sysiem Of belci j. dtrisd
/ The resolution was then adopted.
The resolution was then adopted and the Gol-
lowing was presented
t.eseesi That he Emer1ni tfsaal paTl !4ioa OF ,s
country Taid eNad;as eyesy i;IoSIon io.ui, NOS.
held missionary rniue.rIv open
10 agencies emgoyed b5 this scey cad winch God
ehailenS,n the re.srd Of the American chu;chr
I Rev JOHN w. NEviS of Pa, addressed the
meeting upon the subjcct OF this resolution. Tue
Importance OF the interest presented IN II, he said,
as embraced In that VIDE interest OF universal
Missionary effort. could not well be exaggerated
t Qf the cause of American Homo Missions ii
would not be easy to speak IN terms too strong
1t might be called not only one OF the most im-
portant forms OF missionary action, bur In tins
eoan,Ty ana <oieHity above sil tie
Without tisparaeHs tie al INV ot,. society. he -,I
"a ih the glory Of the age, Both Hoe aad FoFessa Mis-
SONS isnl result oot, have 5 OF
ti,Iie command and e ivltoa they
,1r Is r.e which <hoald De broken No oae si oi -
should receive exclusive attention aad the Ticy Of
,ioGs slwayS bce and with Princi
pie Sli,I he tia, the CLAIMS u House Mission
above all the iasaiEuec ana interest The oIaaIoa
which Is concerned This aceEcy thar which
upon II: stag. but ;h2r which viii b the seaeoa L
come-s population millions OF And ihS porrz-
;ioa Is aow As s4l an4 tangible that OF Caina-oE tea
shs b. converted God her millions CT inhabitants ~i
be those that there to-day We dea=
with abstraction 81 these people be
lei; fHr Themselves The unless th
Church lay her strength If she dees this ccun,-y