New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-12-17
Twentieth Anniversary of the Ciry Tracr
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THIS n etIlg was nsid last evening IN tue 4Ao-
sr7,acle. the house being completely filed
After PRAYER by Rev Dr.. Pgok..Rev E 5 Cook
read the Report c; ,be Female Branch OF the So
cierv. OF which this was the twenty -fourth Ami
ve.ss- The Report sestes tie amount of donations
cetred from VARIOUS churches.
TIE Treesurers Report for the past yes. wss rsd BY
NJ wALzEs.
The Annual Repor: OF the Tract Society proper wss
nov res: b. Rev. ISAAC OacHASo. From :, We gsthe.
-a- t- Civ i d~ided su.AIl districts each dii
rc IS ia As practicable visitor appointed With IL
..r,ctions 70 visit eTery family IN =. q. least once
,on,b >, assrt religious Tract and whenever i
De- 3ous without obrsiveness to improve the o2por'Ini
Tor Introducing religious conversation SIG kindly yet
fairbfTv Sius OF the deior.ty OF sn. the beauty
a, bl:,s. sni tho necessity of repentance O~srd God
and faith n our Lord Jesus Christ ana also 10 urge
=. 6uv of regular attendance AZ some p.sca OF worship
and OF sending children 20 Sabbath and DIG Scu0o-s
70 supply those who hsve them not WIN h.9es OF est
arrerts 70 commend the I eInpArsncc AelO!nisuon'
and 70 employ such other Of dong good as pTi
ierce mag dictate snd circumstances reGuFe he 'our0
rs OF This Society were men IL whom -e!iion Was not
dormant but sn scave pricip pie Iney looked around
upon the large and rz?dly increasing pop1-Alon sac
saw the civ crowded with persons siirl,aaIy Gssd
fastening 10 eternal death snd ne sight troubled mem
very small number OF those who were the found
e- and hrs; Board of Directors remain snont Us
IN twelve years since the employment Of missionaries
mas become general there have been distributed o ts
Society. within the limited sphere OF IL OperaIoHs
Ssh 500 Tracts. containing ii.i9-.9t pages OF aEs'iaa
truth 1875 Bibles and i690S Tes,arsnts have been
supplied 20 destitute persons and families on eeha.i
OF ne Sew-iurk Bible Society i-,I.t volumes nave
hasn lent 81 rs children have been gathered into
Sabbath and 5263 into Public Schools 2626 persons
have been induced stterd Bible classes and 90l9 10
attend upon ministry OF the Gospel l50s Tenn
perance pledges have been obtained and 9ei District
PRAYER meetings held The amount of good that mas
resulted from these efforts know but very imperfect
" Thus much We have ascertanej, and therefore re
corded tina: within the II years SIS persons have
been reclaimed from state OF open back sliding that
}656 have been hopefully converted and that SiJ con
ver;s have been united with The churches OF Christ
MANY of these have been become fellow !aoorers. and
aborns in this cause have been channel through which
Trsc, .i.ters have received much spiritual benefit
Rev SIDNEY A CoKEY. in few observations OF great
force and perspcuty moved that the Reports which had
been De adopted ana printed under the direction OF
the Board. lie related one pleasing incident in the !iie
O: young lady OF rather ;houcutless cay habits at
tending Female ceulinsry-the teacher OF which made
habit % writing on the black board every day some
sentence TO whic every scholar required 10 furnish
an answer in writing. The sentence OF the day from
which manifest change was observed IN this lady was
Where shall be hundred years hence To
answer this required sufficient though; enable the
lesson to reach the heart and under the providence OF
God in a short time this lady was hopefully converted
and gave all her aid 10 the promotion OF Christianity
among the Chinese having married missionary.
Rev DANIEL SMITH OF the Scventhst Methods,
Church followed saying that he had heard of
the origin OF this Society, ne would have known il for
the work OF yrayerfu hearts There IS much idle tai
ent yet in our Churches-meu who though duent
speakers on other subjects are comparatively silent in
regard 10 the interests OF the Church
Rev Or. IYSG then addressed the audience IN elo
QUEEN; though somewhat lengthy Address for anything
Ike a full report of which most excellent a. it
have not space He such occasion with feelings OF
peculiar eradication Christians have devoted them
selves 10 a Master who will never ta-who viii never
torsake those who follow him-tor not one OF those
given him viii he lose. He is Master whose voice
comes 70 the of tempests, encouraging 10
with you even unto the end OF the world Or 7. APP
pretended that the grand difficulty l. the want OF ankle
y for the things for whrh pray This Tract effort
is essentially Gospel eOrtt Il transformations and It's
influences silent and Il Is necessary 10
upon Christian friends earnest attention 10 this OBJ
ject and to have them forward It's aims by earnest
prayer Il is man. but GOD who converts men-it
matters not whether ods ministers be printed leaves
or speaking men tina; the Gospel Is promulgated
Toward the close OF the meeting letter received
and read from Rev Dr. Cox expressing his inability from
severe ndispo.ition to attend and bis regret being
Obliged 10 iorego that pleasure.
Rev Mr. Cook followed the reading OF Mr. DR. Cox.
letter with observations Oh The necessity OF sxten
.iye Tract distribution in this Cry-nsming some u-
OF horrible deprayty among the younger class
OF population.
The exercises oil the evening Yleasingly iversi
ned by Vocal Music from the choir the church and
the audience eynced until sre hour the greatest in
terest in all either SAID sung.