The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-13
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ants in money have been made, for Toulouse,

Due for paper previous to September is. aO,742
The society's house has been rebuilt for greater
security economy and efficiency, by loan secured on
the premises without drawing anything from the chart
table contributions and the advantages anticipated
Mr. WILLIAM A. HALLocK, Secretary of the society,
read his annual report Of the Publishing and Foreign
years, and promise encouragingy. New publications,
As in five languages, including the translation OF
dAubgnes History revised BY the author and ten other
volumes, making the whole number 1852 of which 2l2
are volumes In foreign lands 9S publications have
been sanctioned making total of 60 including liz
volumes. The circulation has been greater by nearly
thirty millions of pages than during the previous year
amounting to 5l5975 Volumes 5sll $50 publications. or
pages Total in - yearsvolumes, 3.375,62l
publications, SO 6937I3 pages, s23.2720a5 The grs-
utous distribution by foreign missionaries and chap
ans to the army and navy seamen ana s"o
missionaries, eoporters, &c, in 234 distinct grants
to 81 o96 7ls pages issued to life members and
In value nearly Sa4 600 The .ameriean Messenger
has had an average monthly circulation of $4,000.
X. s Cook Secretary, submitted the annual report
for coportage department. which shows the follow
ing results
n lumber of colporteurs in commission during the
whole part of the year 267
In commission at the close ................ l76
Aggregate term of actual service. years Ia
Number of families visited during the year in
the Northern and Middle States. 100000
Southern and South Western do ....... $4,000
Total ............ $4,000
Or than twentieth part Of the population OF the
United States,
The coporteurs have included a. students of theology
from II Summaries and colleges and have been disri
buted through ~ States 81 of them for the German
French, Irish and Norwegian population or the whole
number of families, more than 1000 were Romanists
other orrorists nearly onesxth (32 1879 were destitute
Of all religious books and Ia sos had not the Scriptures
of whom 1897 were supplied
The circulation by colporteurs amounts TO 221 ,ll6
Volumes by sale, average Of moro than one book
pages of tracts among the destitute gratutousy Value
Of grants by coporteurs Besides this labor the
coporteurs have held 1903 public or prayer meetings
and had religious conversation prayer with three
fftls (l27 O3O of all families visited.
Mr. Cook accompanied his report with some remarks
the benefits Of the colporteur system and
forcibe illustrations of it, operation In the new States
Rev. DR. GOLDMAN of Boston, offered the following re-
solution, which adopted mem
Resolved, That the report, abstract Of which has
now been read be adopted and published under the d.
recton of the executive committed nd that tho society
their gratitude to God for prosperity In the var
Gus departments of effort aud increased facilities for
diTusing the gospel Of Christ.
The venerable Mr. HAsrINcs then led Of In song
to the tun. Zion in which the congregation followed
standing, commencing -
Yes we trust the day is breaking;
Joyful times near at hand;
God, the mighty God is speaking
By his word in every land
When he chooses.
Darkness flies at his command
Rev n. w GoEarNER, Of the Evangelical Lutheran
church, Canapdaigua when the singing had ceased
moved the following resolution
Resolved That the unprecedented emigration from
the old world and the spiritual restitution Of the emf
grants, demand extension OF system OF col
portage among the Of German French, Irish
and other foreign popuation II we would secure their
highest well ben, and the best good OF our country
The reverend mover addressed the assembly in some
general remarks the system of colporage its rise and
progress. 1t had been in existence, he said twenty
two years, and it seemed as though the hand
of Almighty God could bo distinctly seen in its
origin and continuance TO the present time There was
call for the extension Of this system througnout TINS
country. God has placed in our hands the weapons
against ignorance and superstition ignorance ana vice
the parents Of tyranny Ignorance OF the many Is
power in the hands of the few He spoke OF the i'm
influx Of foreigners most OF whom were reared IN
papa monarchal countries, and who IL lett 10 heir
predictions would subvert our institutions lie audeu
20 the German immigrants, and stated Inc NUMBER III tns
the moral and intellectual condition Of this interesting
portion of our people He felt proud OF his origin he
could point to his country as the cradle Oh tine reoi
nation had sought to improve the condition OF his
countrymen here by evangezing thembut feared TINS
would be impractcable unless by means OF lay labor
The system Of colporage he thought means raised
up by God to accomplish this result Let this system be
pursued in the right spirit and by the right men, and II
| will be the beginning Of better days =,
The PprsrDIsG OFFICER stated, that II had been the
expectation that Rev MIR Rausehcnbush German colpor
ter in Missouri would address the meeting but he had
| not arrived in the city.
Mr. Cook the Secretary, then stated that he had
ceivcd letter from Mr. r. announcing his inability to
be present mt the anniversaries In this city, whereupon,
Rev Mr. BABcooK, Of Massachusetts,, seconded the
solution, and IL was adopted
Rev Dr. L. w. GnEES, Of the Presbyterian Church
Baltimore offered the following
Resolved That the coporteur enterprise 10 peculiarly
adapted the present condition and wants Of our
try and the world
| Or GREEN addressed the meeting for half an hour
with great eoquencc and power upon the subject Of this
resolution the usefulness Of the system Of cclportage
emigration to this country and the necessity Of action