The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-14

IT. CORRESPONDENCE SCcretary, b.
srac Of his annual report The report inquiries into the
origin the effects and the remedy fPopery aud the
possibility we have in the application Of tho remedy
These inquiries discussed and answered The
tion Of the Society set FORTH and many facts
thrilling interest noted The Society has missionaries
and coiporteurs laboring among the Roman Catholics
in the United States preaching the gospel in all the
languages spoken in the country About 1000 5000
Portuguese Catholics are living coast in New
England. They have missionary, preaching In Portu
guese Portuguese tesaments and tracts have been
ceived by them and read and distributed in the West
ern islands and board Of ships in the Pacific
Among the German and French Catholics, good work
in progress under the abors of our missionaries
German and French languages He travels several
counties and breaches at different places by previous
pontmen &c OF all classes the Irish Catholics the
STATE PROSPECTS OF SOCIETY," .
When think Of the comparative infancy Of the So
cety may say its financial concerns prosperous
It's receipts for past year have been SIS sl When
we consider that the American Bible Society and the
American Board of Commissioners for foreign missions
NJ their fourth annual meeting reported tho OF
each during the year little upwards Of $1,000 and
member they then almost alone in the field, and
consider the numerous societies presented to the
churchcs the receipts OF this society shows that the
community believe it has place among the associations
of the age. and claims upon their regard .s.s a.
The Society has published during the year about four
thousand dollars worth of tracts and books There have
circulated gratuitousy seven hundred and seventy
four thousand aud tour hundred pages. 80 ~ ,.os
The expenditures for the year, according to the re-
port than three thousand dollars over the
GENTS But the Society Is not to DO regarded as In debt
over three thousand dollars because it has hand an
equivalent for the expended and in this 1t has the
means of meeting the expenditure. We have no oc-
caslon. therefore to call upon the community to aid
In that most unpopular business ofpaying old debts
Rev J. BOWLING, ID. d.. moved the adoption of the
latter report and It's printing, under direction Of the
COMMITTEE He then addressed the meeting, compli-
msnng tho report of which abstract had been read
Il cont tho kind of facts the people ought to know
There sicky kind Of sentmentality with regard
to Pro tcstautsm with which he had no sympathy
namely that the whole truth not be exposed lie
held that the object this society had in Wow
only conversion Of Catholics but the prevention aud
tho cure II should send its missionaries and colpor
tours throughout the country and scatter It's books
tracts over the land. II necessary review the
scenes of the pastnnd open the os Of Smthneld
60 He spoke OF the prejudice and infatiation OF the
Catholics aud exhibited charm against shipwruck a,
an stance Ia which enclosed portion Of scrip
ture in Latin. In the beginning was the word, and
the word with God. and the word was God 20 q
IIesDoke OF the French medals Of ls35 aud
lied these things inventions and impos tiohs OF o
IN .h prcsts lie alluded to Alexander ~ being con
s,dsrsi by the Catholics. az the genuine successor Of
P,tr and the vicar, but placed faith la their sit-
c.rtv % ths bslicf fhe reverend Doctors address
WI, e n .crtaatng AMI instructing. y
A., WIS f,toxcd by DR.. L. b. VERAJILyE In a happy
strl of thought aud ideas well Expressed He smoke o
an ,ers,ltions of the Catholics, sc.
MIR j STEINER late of Prague University, aud a cou.
ger from the Roman Catholic Church. next spoke and
Mt times was exceedingly eloquent lie mani tested nm
NIT contempt for the Catholic priesthood and mourn
ed cr tav sfortuncs OF the pcasautry VI his Fader
Md Nho we're enthraled in the chains Of popery. But