The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-14

After the reading Of the treasurers report, the fol-
lowing abstract q the annual report wa. read by
In the Publishing Department 70 publications have
been sereotyPed In seven languages making the whole
volumes. Among them are Or. Hopkins' admirable Elk.
position Of the Ten Commandments Dr. Belchers Anec-
dotes for the Family and Social Circle Jays Christian
Contemplated J. a. James Pastors Daughter; DR.. I'd
wards excellent and timely Sabbath Manual No O. and
Drencourts mastcry discussion Of the Teachings Of
Rome compared with the Holy Scriptures in French
There have been printed, during the year, 364 100
volumes; 9aa GOO publications; 1000 pagss-and
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the Society, 2s5o,6a9 volumes s4,12al33 publications
SOC 4O pages Twelve thousand copies Of Baxters
in smaller type during the year; $4,000 Of the Sabbath
Manual: $4,000 volumes in German; 5000 in French
1000 in Welsh. The Societys monthly newspaper, tho
.aercsn Messenger, has been enlarged, and has 900
subscribers ,.s.
tits gratifying to Observe that while the society's
diminished. The average circulation Of tracts for
The grants Of publications have exceeded those Of for
years by 1900 900 pages Members and dire
forwarded foreign and home station. end
seamens chapains in own and foreign ports
tered along the lakes canals and rivers distributed in
Sabbath schools and from house to house by coporteurs
by Auxiliary Societies Colporteurs and agents have
eersonaly distributed nearly 100000 Of pages.
1884 the proceeds Of sales The donations lS7i
1872 show an increase of $685. the previous year
Those received for colPorage exceeded $a4ooo for TO-
The expenditures have just equalled the receipts,
$l63,96 OF this amount $e0603 were paid for paper,
$500 RENTED foreign and pagan lands and sal 90
expended for coportage in addition grants Of books
by colporteurs to the amount Of $4,000
The remttances of the American Tract Society Bos.
ton, amounted to $244le Those of the Connecticut
Branch to $47s6 Liberal renittances were received
from many other branches and auxiliarea in deren
parts Of the country
CoiporssssThis mode Of reaching the destitute has
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engage much of the attention Of the Society II seems
TO realize the great idea Of all Protestantis which Ia
sion Of the truth through ali darkness and over al bar
riers, into the hearts Of the children Of men, making
known every where that only name and warning
every man. and entreang every man." in order that all
may como to the knowledge Of the truth A. II is in
Jesus F
Five years ago. two young men from Maine and New
Hampshire one licentiate, and the other lsyman,
went TO the West under commission TO labor among tho
destitute IN Kentucky and indiana These were the
prise with his blessing, and its development has been
steady and rapid In these FIVE years, than one
been perfomed 400 900 families visited; and $40 900
volumes circulated, chiefly among the destitute whom
the s, v0S Sesn ad not ss'en
population with colporteurs best suited for them
The list Of coporteurs includes French German rish
and Welsh converted catholics and sailors The whole
number who have laborsd for the whole part Of the
year have been thus distributed among the States Tin
ssy g. Psnnsy,sna 81 virginia Z, Maryland North
Carolina ., South Carolina g. Georga 4 Florida O. Ala.
bama TO- Mississippi g. Louisiana s. Texas Arkansas
Tennessee g. Kentucky Ohio lS, Michigan g. Indiana
g. Illinois g. Missouri g. Iowa Wisconsin 2in all i75.
OF this number 1885 are still in commission.
Conventions Of the coporteurs Of different districts at
syracuse, Detroit Cincinnati, Pittsburg and New York
CITY, for mutual advice and encouragement have greatly
nspiritcd their labors by giving them extended
views Of the good effected and impatng mutual expert
snce IN overcoming or supporting difficulties
An appendix to the report is flied with interesting de.
as o. me visitation and distributions Of the influence Of
DOCKS both good and bad and of tho aspects Of work
AZ ~ bearing upon the spread Of Romansm in land
ana day ana IL also contains tabular view of the whole
results o. the year More than l66 900 families have
60 % the Destitute poor and two milons Of pages Of
tracts distributed upon the 6sd Between onesixth and