The New York herald., 1849-05-10
American Tract SOciety-Twenty.four
Annual Meeting.


The anniversaries of this portant society always
the most deeply interesting character have failed
to attract the most crowded audiences and their
ing of yesterday very from being exception
to the rule The spacious hall of the Tabernacle was
crowded from the beginning to the end of the
nes, with audience in which the farer largely
preponderated. And during that whole period, from
10 A. NJ to very near O'Clock, P. NJ, there not
apparent their part the slightest evidence Of lack Of
interest WEAKNESS.
On the platform large number of cergymen
generally from abroad well many laymen, who
have acquired distinction in phanthropc labors Of this
character.
The services opened by Dr. Brown, in. a very
eloquent and thrilling prayer.
he Hon. THOMAS 4. WILLIAMS, the President of the
Society then briefly congratulated its friends upon its
fortunate progress He rapidly traced its hstory from
its foundation down to the present time when its ope
rations extended throughout the world He referred
to the important and gratifying results of its past abors
and in the present agtate condition Of the world
bright omens for the society's advancement in the
future and appealed to all its interest with
renewed energies in the good work they had COM
mencod.
MOSES ALLEN, ESQ., the treasurer then read the an
nual report of that department. from which it appeared
that the total receipts Of the year. in donations
Sg40 43 for sales, Sl642s rs balance in the trea-
sury last year, s14o o9total s25S 44O. The expen-
dures for paper, printing binding, engraving trans
atng and copyright $14So7 46 for presses S2723 36
for coportage, S3SlO6 AZ; rcmitted to foreign and
pagan lands S14 000-tota S25S 2S3. Balance in the
treasury S157 O6. There due the 1st of April,
for rinting paper notes payable within six months
S29721 rs. The report also showed that there was
slight dminution in the amount Of donations for the
previous year
Merrs HALLocx and Cook, the secretaries, then read
abstract from the annual report from which the fol-
lowing facts appeared the results OF the efforts Of the
past year.
The number of new publications, in English, German,
French Italian Danish, and Welsh, Of which %
books is las. Total publications, 458, including 254
volumes; besides 1857 in more than 100 foreign lam
guages and dialects The volumes comprise scve-
raj narratives for the young all of which simple
cords OF fact The series OF tracts have been ressued
chiefly from new stereotype plates and engrav7gs in
twelve volumes Of 500 pages each Circulation during
the year, 4664 Volumes 1903 6S2 publications,
234 800 pages Total since the formation society
4s035s2 volumes 104 GA publications. 2208 ol6
pages. Publications issued gratuitousy, AZ $40 225
pagcs-to foreign and domestic missionaries, army,
navy, scamen's and Bethel shaplans literary humane
and criminal institutions Sabbath schools, and ind-
vidu by coportcurs and to life members and direc-
tors.
In regard to coportage it appeared that, including
JOG students from % different colleges seminaries for
their vacations and 81 for the foreign immigrant popu
aton coporteurs have been employed for the whole
part Of the year follows :V ermont, A. Rhode Is-
land, 2; Connecticut. A. New York, 75 New Jersey, 0;
Pennsylvania, 43 Delaware, i; Maryland Is; Virginia.
49, North Carolina, 49, South Carolina, 81 Georgia. "a;
Florida /; Alabama, IA; Louisiana, IL; Texas o; Ar
kansas q Mississippi 8; Tennessee, 30; kentucy %;
Ohio, SO; Indiana, 20; Illinois, 49, Mobile, 10; Wiscon
sin 4; Iowa, 7; Michigan 13; Canada, 81 Mexico, q
Total, $50. The whole number in commission, April
l. 26s. The report presents view of the appica-
ton Of coportage to the German, French, Irsh and
Norwegian population in this country, and to the Ca
ussian Germans and the Mexieans. Colporteurs in
tNiroughfarcs have circulated il 600 books The
ca.uf vi California and the republics of Central and
soutB america nave received attention The statist-
tables show that the ooporeurs have visited BAL OIL
families; eSnversed personal religion or prayed with
1861 families; addressed public meetinys or held
praycrmectinss to the number Of IL 623 sold 377
books; granted 70 the destitute SSly books and dis
trbuted 1924 bibles and tcstaments furnished Inv
Bble Societies he spiritual condition of the dis
trcts thus visited, as the necessity Of such efforts