New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-05-14
American Tract socIetr.

American sOciety.
The Teenyy-Firs, Anniversary of this Association
was celebrated a; the Broadway Tabernacle yesterday
nerninz NJ TAPFAN OF Boston. yice-Prestcn: Of the
society IN the Chair. The attendance very
on. am respectable Mosrs ALLEN, Esq read the Trea,u
rers Report WY A. HALLocE. one Of the Secretaries,
read the Annual Report, and ws. r. s. Cook. the other
Secret.y the Report Colporage. From these several
Reports obtain the following statistics Of the Society
In the Pu5ii,htaS Depa-tmen, 3 new publications
have beer ,ereotyped In seven languages making the
whole number now on the Soc,et5s rss loI OF which
les are voluneI Among them are DR.. HoPkinss Ex-
posI,ion Of the Ten Commandments; DR.. Bslcher's
Anecdotes for tie Family and Social Circle jays Chris
dan Contemplated J. A. Jamess Pastors Daughter; DR.
Eduardss Sabbath Manual No2; and preIincourts Dis
cusson OF the Teachings OF Rome as compared with the
Holy Scriptures in French.
There have been printed daring the year 25i.lo0 vol
uaes o22 900 publications. isII30C9 pages-and ar
cur'.f 365 OO6 5iSs. ces publications; 23o435S3
pages Tota circulation since the formation Of tie Soci
ety. 1859 sag volumes. .l22,lS3 publications.
,9I p.yes Twelve thousand copies OF Bakers C!l have
printed large and tweni thousand n small
iype daring the year; $4,000 OF the sabbath Manual
q 600 volumes In German; 5000 in French; 1900 in
Welsh. The Socieys monthly newspaper. the American
Messenger has beer enlarged and has 1880 suhscbers
The average circulation Tracts or several yesrs has been
aDou. thirty millions OF pages.
The Grant, o! Publications have exceeded those Of
fo.uer years By 100000 pages. Members and direct
crs have draw $50 260 pages S6c1i $50 pages have
been srded TO foreign and home missionary stations
and seanen's chspsins il our own and foreign ports
or scattered along the lakes canals and rivers dis
,buted in Sabbath schools sud from house house by
coIpor;eurs by Auxiliary Societies. Coporteurs and
agents have personally distributed nearly lsOoouOO OF
pages. .. ,
hch Ss2 ia the proceeds Of sales The donations
s7ll3!) show an Increase of s. S25 the previous
wear Those received for coloorage eeded S9i 900;
Tor foreign distrioItion 81 300.
The expenditures have just eqused the receipts,
si5GgI6. this amount COB were paid for paper
lrintiug. binding copyright engraving and revising;
$4,000 reu,ited foreign and Pagan ands and zoo
expended TOR coportaee in addition to grants oil DOORS
by coporteurs 20 the amount Of Sl2 OOO.
The rrauaHees Of the American Tract Society, Bos
ton amounted 20 s2l 40 Those OF the Connecticut
Branch TO Si755 Literal rsmittances were received
from many other Branches and Auxiis-es in different
parts OF the country.
CoLPoRrAeE-Th!s mode of reaching the destitute has
,Csd favor with the Christian public, and continued to
engage much Of the attention OF the Society.
Five years ago two young men from Maine and New
Hampshire one ceniias and the other aynlan, wen.
20 the West under commission 10 labor among the dest
ute in Kentucky and Indiana. These the first Amer
lean coporteurs In five years. more than one hundred
and ninetyou- ye,rs OF coporteur labor have been per-
formed 400 900 families visited and $4,000 volumes
circulated chiefly among the destitute when the former
volume agenc, did not reach.
Efforts have been made provide specific classes OF
population with celporieurs best suited for them The list
OF coporteurs includes French German Irish ard Welsh
converted Catholics and sailors. The whole number who
have abored tho whole part OF the year have been
| !,
Connecticut l. New York D. SewJersey g. Pennsylvania
g. Virginia Maryland 1, orth-Caroina = S0utb-Car
Ina B. Georgia = Florida 2, Alabama 10, Mississippi D.
Louisiana Texas Arkansas /. TenneSsee9 Kentucky
Ohio Is. Michigan /. Indiana e, Illinois : Missouri ;,
Iowa l. Wisconsin lin all lIj OF this number IS are
sill; in commission.
Conventions of the Colporeurs OF different district
NJ SYRACUSE Detroit Cincinnati. Pittsburgh and New
York City for mutual advice aud encouragement, have
greatly inspred their labors by giving them more ex-
tended views Of the good effected and impartng mutual
experience In overcoming or supporting d1ihcutes.
Foreign Field.
The Society has during the year RENTED Sl50n0
cordlng recommend atoms Of Special Committee OF
different denominations. follows: TO the Sandwich Is
lands 900 For China lin addition to $500 transferred
10 the Episcopal mission from the mission to Cree mission
of Board OF Commissioners s. 900, General Assembys
Board 000 Baptist Board $780, and Rev. l. j. Roberts
$780, Siam, Baptist Board $780, Board Of Commissioners
5000. Burnah 500; four missions In Northern india
81 009 Orissa $500; Madras $500 Ceyon $1,000; Ma
dura $500 Ave stations In Turkey $1,000 Greece Beard
of Commissioners $500 Russia $500; Sweden SlO0 Dem
mark 5000 Hamburg American Baptist Mission 5000
Lower Saxouy Tract Society $500 Claw for Hungary,
&C. $500; Belgium slO0 Paris Religious Tract Society
$500; Toulouse and American Swiss Committee al Gene
va S50o-iotil SIS 600.
When the reading of these reports was concluded.
Presid mt HITCHCOCK of Amherst College moved that
the Annual Report be adopted and printed and made
few remarks thereon. Rev. JONAS W CLARK, COlpor-
ter of the Wesleyan Church. Wisconsin. spoke briefly
OF the aud prospects In thai Territory Addresses
we're also made by Rev john N. STEVENSON of Ohio,
Rev ROBERT TURSsULL OF Hartford, and Rev. Messrs.
HSSsrENsU2G OF Prussia, and ADAMS and Tying OF this
City.
Mr. TURNBuLL Ia the course OF his remarks said that
be reoiced In the immigration 10 this country OF Irish
and German Catholics because ne regarded such umi
grants eventually converts c the Protestant faith
they reached these shores they came under the
influence OF reedom-ot enlightened Republicanism be-
fore which Popery could not stand
He bad more faith in the principles Of Pro,ss,ausm
and enlightened freedom than to join In the common
alarm as 10 the advance OF Popery.
II even in despotc Germany freedom living
breathing working could be doubted thar in f.ee and
Christian America the principles OF freedom should ua
ms,ely prevail
Dr. ApANs described present religious aspect Of Eu
rope, and commended the Interests OF Pfcest4n,sn OF
France especially 10 the attention OF this Society the
particularly on account OF It's being the orig aa
nursery OF cur system Of Theology
On account OF the absence Of Hon j. II BEzzES OF the
[. 5. Senate, Rev. d. TTNG was invited 10 make the
! closing address.
Dr. T said he though, few would DC reckless OF
reputation, stand n the place Of so distinguished
but he bad 50 often experienced the senerns
ity Of New ork audience that lie et degree OF CONT
dence casting himself again upon their kindness. He
ynpathized deeply with The audience IN thetr ti:appont
en.. well In The circumstances which had occasloned
Il! A. this point he reel letter from the or Senator
expressing his being able 70 partc
pae the duties and pleasures Of the occasion, stating
re had advanced his way FAR as Philadelphia,
when nc summoned to return IN haste 20 his seat 81
Washington. In consequence OF intelligence rom Mexico
DR. T. said he had often listened with delight the
music OF his roce and his stirring eoqcence-shat
the high citation OF this admirable man was no his enet
distraction That consisted IN ais devotion 10 the
Of his Divine Master In his elevated active purity He
proYdenualy called away from ,his scene so con
genial 20 the Lettings Of mis- hcart-ron egsatng for
the everlasting peace and salvaion OF men, ez.lste
/ in reference 20 destruction and death
lw his duty return snd be hoped that ouch wise
men might ye: De permitted rel back that cloud Of
darkness anc death which threatens pour outupon tie
son, Of our land vLais o: blood AID pollution.
II the 10 millions proposed for prosecuting tie work
OF destruction appropriated 70 this Society il would
shed ght and sayaor over n.s whole nation and over
lznd. Re mad hopes for securing the rights
OF people and the blessings Of peace By tnedfusioa OF
intelligence Than ~ The power Of guns anc swords
TIL recently he had hoped that days OF war were
ended and ,ha, they might without farther interruption
from is carnage art confusion. 90 N TIE work OF
eyangslzrg the word. de had re faia N any peace
which the principles Of the Gospel sscars or
any systsm OF Government IN watch the Precept, oil
ihr;Ssviour tos founds.ion-
The DR.. discs.med s.! political 2sTtiares OF prel1-
does Re knew no politics ne said but me right OF bis
Master rule and government bet al arsiosEscy In
which every subject was a sovereign
TIE subsection OF the world % God vas the subject Of
the Resolution given him 70 ofes. This Society was
formed Tor lila Tery object We are combined said ne
70, The promotion o! denortnaonsl interest bu.
claim ,or Emmanuel tie asZisrcs Of every soul upou
Ia hsfu in