New-York daily tribune., 1845-05-08
The Twentieth Anniversary OF the imeri-
can Tract society.

Hon THEo FRELISGHUYsEN, President Of the
Society, IN the chair After prayer BY hey Dr
McGie, Of Elizab.lh,own, y. j. an abstract OF the
Treasuyer's Report was read by Moses Allen. Esq
which gave the most flauering account OF the sac
cess aud promise OF prosperity ot The soc!eiy. Il
appears that during The past year i-- society ha:
paid for paper printing, NC SlO2 35i Oi- 10 SUI
Pernlendents, colPcrieurs ana other agents IN dls
SemInating the publications OF The society, 50,
So +3: tor the services OF agents IN different SC
tons of the L States, S5,33s, IS; appropriation
10 Foreign and Pagan lanes. SbOvv; ior services OF
officials IN repositories, S1,olS Tin ali, Sl52,-
$40 IS
The receipts hav. been, by sale, So6, ,296 Ol; by
donsti-ns, legacles, &c. from auxiliary socrte:
and branches, S62 800 IS; from rents, SS,17i 80
in all Sl52, $40 IS. There also eXlsls debt OF
S5,lG7 6l Tor printing, NC.
An abstract OF the annual report was ihen read
by W A Halock, one OF the Secretaries OF the
society.
The number OF new publications has bsen 6S
many OF Them being edluons OF standard works
The number of volumes circulated has been SI+. I5I
an lncreas- over the circulation OF the preyiou:
wear OF 81 .255, ,773 pages. S6,COo volumes have
been circulated IN German. Heavy grants OF pBb
ltc4tions have been made during ihc year, amount
ing 10 2S 7uS, ,la5 pages The nurnbcrof stereotype
plates cast ior the society has been 81 III IN yaou:
| languages.
pur,ps the wear there have been engaged Ii:
colporteuts in the territory OF Inc tnItrd State
and Texas inclusive OF those employed BY su3il
Isry societies. OF this number 8 have been &c
voted ts Welsh, IRISH and colored persons, Il
sailors. 1 10 French, and 20 10 Germans The resi-
due. lC7, 10 The people al large.
The Society has granted 10 the Toulouse anC
Swiss Committee OF Geneva $500, IN Belgium
500. Hamburg, 5000, Mission stations in Turkey
$1,000, Bombay, 400, Ceylon, 600. India, 1900 Bur
nah. 400 Sandwich Islands, Sl0oi Total, $500
A detail ot the domestic operations OF the Soclr
/ " was read by Nj r : Cook, Secretary OF Iha
/ department The Society appears 10 have pursued
the course II has marked out Tor itself for year
past.
The Report was ordered 20 be printed under III,
| direction OF the Executive COMMITTEE.
4 Resolution having reference 10 the death o
the laIe Dr. Miner. was cfitreo BY Rev Dr Knox q
the Iutch Reformed Church. ana supported by HIN
IN an address commenting on The great oeneiIl
resulting from the Amsrican Tract Society, ant
the uuceasing efforts IN lis behalf Of The laie Char
man of the Executive ana Publishing Committee
10 which no, little of the success OF the lnsiHu
non was 10 Sc attributed The Resolution havln!
been unanimously adopted, Rev, Il d Johns
D q. OF the Protestant Episcopal Church OF Bali
more, moved THAI this Society rslolce II
the bond that uniiss Ihcm N the enc work ot ma
king known Chrlst and HIS salvation. This r->o
luton was enforced bv an address, IN which ht
also commented on the high character at the &c
ceased DE- Minor, and the spirt OF harmony whlct
had animated the BODY over W hIch be PRESIDED