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

chair. prayer was then made by Rev. DIR. Mil
ledoler, of the Reformed Dutch Church when.
who stated that Mr.. Frelinghuysen would be pre-
sent to-day at the meeting of the Bible Society,
the treasurer's report for the year was read by
Moses Allen, Esq The report is as folows:-
Receipts since April 18TH ls45 for sales. . $50 7s4 90
Do do do from donations, 7l,lsa Ie
Total. .l539l6 l6
Do for printing engraving sereoypins. &C. 1861 50
For folding, stitching and binding. 36O0l 81
cCo opai sioas 50
Officers Of aFs the Society. So 81 81
And several other small sums making in all 49, :
an expenditure Of ............ .$l5a,sl6 Is
lowing abstract OF the annual report was read by
William A: Ha!ock Esq Secretary of the Society =
been sereoyped In seven languages, making the whole
number now on the societys list 1901 Of which 1893
volumes Among them are Dr. Hopkins admirable Ex
dotes for the Family and Social Circles jays Christian
Contemplated J. A. James Pastors Daughter; Dr. Ed.
wards excellent and timely Sabbath Manual No g. and
Rome compared with the Holy Scriptures in Fresch
voumes 4e22 900 publications; ll6l7soo pages-and
circulated s66,O06 Volumes 6l5sses publications. 1884,
the Society 1896 volumes s4l2alss publications,
1867 40l pages Twelve thousand copies Of Baxters
G tsen ID we ~
Manual: $4,000 volumes in German; 5000 in French;
1000 in Welsh. The socieys monthly newspaper, tho
american Messenger has been enlarged and has 10000
subscribers.
tits gratifying to observe, that while the societys
series o. years the circulation Of pamphlet tracts is
not diminished. The average circulation of tracts for
The Of
mcr years BY 1000 600 pages Members and directors
have drawn $50 900 pages; pages have been
forwarded to foreign and home missionary stations and
scamens chaplans in and foreign ports or scat
tered along the lakes canals and rivers distributed in
by Auxiliary Societies Colporeurs and agents have
personally distributed nearly lS,oooooo of pages.
sss4 arc the proceeds Of sales ' The donations Tsi
l32 show an increase Of $saa5 the previous year.
Those TssSsa for soporse exceeded saoO for TO-
The expenditures have just equalled the receipts,
slsssis OF this amounts $eOsos paid for paper,
$4,000 RENTED foreign and pagan lands and sal cSo
expended for colporage in addition grants books
The remittanees e the American Tract Society. Bos
from many other branches and auxiliaries in different
parts Of the country.
found favor with the christian public, and continued to
engage much Of the attention Of the Society. 1t seems
to realize the great idea Of all Protestantsm which is
no mere dead resistance to but active propu
sion of the TRUTH through all darkness and over ali bar
Iicrs into the hearts Of the children Of men, making
every man, and entreating every man, in order that ali
may come to the knowledge Of the truth it is in
Jesus
Five years ago, two young men from Maine and New
Hampshire one a liccntiate, and the other layman
went to the West under commission to labor among the
destitute IN Kentucky and Indiana. These were the
first American colporteurs God confirmed the enter
prise with his blessing, and its development has been
hundred and nneyour years Of coiporteur labor have
been pcrformed 400 600 families visited; and $4,000
hs oams the whom
Efforts have been made to provide specific classes of
our population with colporteurs best suited for them
The list Of coporeurs includes French German Irish
and Welsh converted catholics and sailors The whole
number who have labored for the whole or part Of
Rhode Island Come l. New York u, New Jer.
sey g Pennsylvania 81 Virginia I, Maryland 1, North
bama TO- Mississippi g. Louisiana g. Texas l. Arkansas
tennessee kentucky Ohio 49, Michigan Indiana
OF this number 1885 are still in Commission
Conventions Of copoteurs Of different districts at
Syracuse Detroit. Cincinnati, Ptsburs and New York
views good effected and %npsrns mutual espss
ens be rsp1l .$ wa Interesting
tails Of the visitation and distribution; Of the influence Of
in its bearing upon the spread Of Romanism in our land
and day. and 1t also contains tabular view Of the whole
Sssn visited hi More than families have
ed to the destitute poor and millions Of pages
tracts distributed upon the field Between one.sixh and
miles, are reported as having been found destitute Of
every religious book except the Bible, and about
or what we S.sSe 70 be as
More than 1900 families are reported as found destitute
Of the Bible and nearly the number supplied by
ty Bible Societies.
FOREIGN rrhLp.
The aspects Of Providence in respect to the great work
OF evangclization abroad the whole more cheer
ing than at any former period The society has during
the year RENTED $4,000 according the recommends,
follows: to the Sandwich Islands $1,000 For China, lin
addition to $500 transferred to the Episcopal mission from
ST. 600 General Assembly, Board 5000 nanst Rosrs
5000 and Rev: }. Roberts 600 Siam Baptist Board
$500, Board Of Commissioners 5000 Burmah s400 four
$500; Ceylon 81 900; Madure $500; five stations in
turkey 5000; Greece, Board Of Commissioners
burg American Baptist Mission 5000; Lower saxony
Tract Society $500; Caw, for Hungary &c 5000; Bel.
ginm 500; Paris Religious Tract Society $780, Toulouse
$4,000.
FnAsor-The Of Evangelization in France wears
tbs most encouraging aspect About 400 coporteurs
gcca Societies at Gcneva, Paris and Toulouse.
GEnMASy--Thc jealous vigilance of the civil power
IN all the states OF Germany has mado II difficult esta
blsh coportage distribution among the German
people. But beginning has been made with tho pro-
mise OF success and similar efforts making in Dem
mark, sweden and Russia.
TuRxEy.-Cheering comes from the Protestant
Armenian church. Of seadfasncss in the midst Of tempta.
ton and persecution Here the extensive reading
tracts and books has proved powerful agency in ach}ev.
ing great religious reormationa revival Of pure re
gion in dead church.
more needed in India than at present The demand for
books is increasing yearly. The confirmation and cx-
tension Of British power the repeal Of laws furnishing
announcement OF caste the rapid diffusion of education
and growing taste for discussing religious Subjects 60
to loosen the hold of Hinduism upon the people and open
entrance for Christianity Missionaries among the NAH
rattas at Mnra Ccylon and Madras among the Tcloo-
COOS in Orissa and in Northern India prosecute with
creased interest their tours through the villages for the