The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-09

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TREAsuREns REPORT.
MosEs ALLEN, Esq, the Treasurer, read an abstrac
Of his report from which appears that the receipts
for the year in donations, Slo5s 80; for sales
$ao2 81 92 balance in the reasuy year. sl57 %
total s3os,423 IS. Expenditures for paper printing
binding engraving trsnslating copyright, preparing
Christian Almanac and articles for .ameican Messenger
SlI2G5 70; for presses and machinery, 5000; for
eolportage, sG6I4 49, remtted to foreign and pagan
lands $4,000; other expenditures per items in
treasurer's report, SAT Gg4 IL total SS 313 55 ba-
lance in the treasury Sllo 2s There due April
S4l l33 70.
ANNUAL REPORT
An abstract Of the annual report read by Row.
Mr Iallock, one OF the secretaries, from which we
make the following extracts-that part referring to
colportage having been read by the other secretary
Mr.. Cook
Results Of the YeU-New publications. including
DAubigne's History, vols and in German and vol
in Italian 73. of which 20 Volumes total publica-
tions the socety's list 152s of which .s4 are
volumesbesides 4S0 approved for foreign stations
in about ITO languages and dialects Crcufted during
the yearE V39,ot2 volumes, 5,s9I,7g2 publications,
pages; exceeding the circulation Of any previous
year by 40 sss 300 pages; Total since the forma-
tion Of the Society, 56S1123 volumes, Ill $50 1aj
publications, 25U7, ,lO27s9 pages Illustrated Fami-
y Christian Almanac, for 1850, $4,000 American
Messenger. 100000 monthly German Messenger,
l2ooo Groiuitous Distributions, in 2eGo distinct
grants to foreign and domestic missionaries, tho
army and navy, seamen's aud bethel chaplains,
humane and criminal institutions, Sabbath schools
end Individuals, by colporteur's and to life
members and directors, 5S13S,s20 pages; value
s3e75e 2l CoporieTdse se-Incuding Isl students from
20 different colleges semnarcs for their vacations
anS 81 tor the foreign immigrant population sos coll
porteurs have en- employed for The whole or part of
the year, as follows Vermont, 4 Rhode Island, .
Copncctic ut 8; New York 50; New dorsey, s; Penn
sylvana 05; Delaware l; Maryland, IS; Virginia 4o
Florida l; Asbama. IL Louisiana, 10; Texas, .; Ar
kansas, 2 Mississippi 4; Tennessee, Il; kentucky,
10; Ohio. 56 Indiana 80; Illinois, u sIis-our 10; Wis
consn, 10 Iowa, Michigan, rs; Minnesota, /
Canada 2 Mexico, 3 CALIFORNIA; l. Fifty col
porteuls' not included among these, have also
performed more or LEES labor during the year
The whole number in commission April I, was 324.
The report presents view of the application Of col
portage to the German French Irish, Spanish weich
and Norwegian population in this country and to the
Canadian Germans aud the Mexicans Coporteurs
have circulated books extensively thoroughfares.
The statistical tables ,how that the coporteurs have
visited 5@s3j9 fsmiiies conversed personal rei-
eion prayed with 2l7 5S3 families addressed public
meetings or held prayer meetings to the number of
2l23 sold All $50 books granted to the destitute
li3 ssl books aud distributed 1880 Bibles and Tes
tamcnis furnished by Bible Societies. The spiritual
condition Of the districts thus visited and the
sy Of such efforts may be inferred from the fact that
so go Of The families hsbtual neglecters of
gel.cs preaching: 30 ll families destitute of all
religious books except the Bible 275sI families
destitute OF the Scriptures and as families were
Roman Catholics
Io,egn ard Pagan Lands.-Ths press, in connection
with the Abors Of evangcsts ooiporteurs, mssiona-
rics. and native teachers in nominay Christian aud
In pagan lands IL TO be more and more essential
aud blessed Of God On careful consideration of the
claims Of all the stations the following grants have
BEEN made and r mttri in cash during the year with
view to met. as TAR as possible the immediate de-
mands namely, for Toulouse, $500 Paris Tract scc-
ETY. $500 Strasbourg 500 Baptist Mission in France,
$40 Belgium, 500; Italy through the Italian Soci-
cry at Geneva, $500; Hungary, 500 Barmen, for
RsaD~rs tallor Pilgrims Progress, 800; Hamburg
ADsi lean Datist Mission, S7O0 Lower ssxony Tract
Society, $500 Denmark, 500 Sweden 800 Russia,
200 Greece, 81 mioss,.s. Episcopal Mi.oa ss,o
Syria eco HISTORIANS, 1900 Bombay. $500 Madras
81 200; ccylon, $500 feloosoos. Lutheran Mssion
800 Baptist Mission, $500 OriEsa. 500 North In
da Missions, $4,000 Assam S2Do siam, baptist Mis-
sion, eco General Assembly's Board 500 China
Canton, Hoard of Commissioners, $500 Southern Bap-
list Ioard. 500; Hong Kong, 500 Ningpo, General
A,.snsly Mission 100 nsp!ist Mission, sleoi
sbanghai southern baptist Mission, 500 Sandwich
Chancellor WALwoRru then briefly moved tho fol-
lowing resolution:--"That tho annual report an alb
suact Of which has now been read, be adopted and
published under the direction of the executive
m,tec; and that the society recognise with devout
gratitude this proofs II affords Of the Increasing useful
Triuns Godn
This resolution having been put to the meeting was
Chief Justice HoaNEIowrs, who appeared to be
which was also adopted:-'That under q popular go-
vtrEmrnt, and With n free Press. the influence of
purely Evangelical literature, universally dinused Is
ndislt to the pcrms and we'll being Of
social civil and religious institutions"
The assembly then Joined in singing hymn, express
sive Of Thanksgiving TO God for The that had
prepared for the occasion.
Rev. J. n su,w, of Rochester moved the next reso-
luton; That, In the rapid increase Of emgrants
from Europe and the Obvious ptston Of colportage
to their spiritual necessities, md urgent incentives
for the aud universal application OF this system
to that class Of population lie referred TO the
multitudes OF emigrants who came to this country.
snd divided them into classes first, those who came
through necessity and In consequence Of the prva
lions they endured at home. Second, those who came
through love Of republican insitutions, and the
principles of civil and religious liberty and others
again TO complete the category, who were fugitives
from justice In their own country. He then adduced
few consideration show why should be reconc-
to the these tmgrnnts with that View,
he would observe that they them owed what they
possessed to their fathers aud was In u
The invitation Of thee fathers that those emigrHnts,
who came amongst them had visited tn. shores.
We're they then to sand the Of their fathers
and try to undo what they had so nobly done Ano-
ther Why they should b. reconced to the pre-
sencc Of those engrants was, that they taught
by them useful lesson that Is to say the value OF the
blessings which they, as American citizens enjoyed,
Of civil. social and religious liberty The contrast
then which these emigrants presented to the conden
Of the citizens Of this country should teach them
lesson TO be forgotten. The third which
should reconcile us TO their presence, tho tact
that stood In great need Of them, TO clear for
ests, to bud our railways TO make our roads 10 put
mp our tclegraphs, to construct squeducts, and
perform the various other descriptions OF labor for
which Americans the children Of tho soil not
adapted In enlightened Christianity, therefore,
and enlightened patriotism, wcshouid be reconciled
TO their presence Among these omigrsnts the Tract
Society had excellent field for their iabors and he
trusted that their bcst energies would be devoted TO
its cultivation
The Rev. Dir PlvStr, of Bsltlmerc, proposed the
neat resolution -" That the enterprising frontier
settlers scattered half ths continent entitled
TO earnest endeavors for their salvation" lie DID
not anticipate when he the encein-nt II this
society, twenty-five years ago, that IL would achieve
such glorious results those which had that day been
presented 70 the meeting This he believed called tor
their spccisl srknovledgment to the Author Of all
Good snd he would therefore, request that he misht
he permitted slightly alter the order of the exercises.
that they might join In prayer of Thanksgiving 10
God for this wonderful success (Dr Dewitt then at
the request OF the speaker offered prsyer which was
joined In ~ the assembly, celebrated man In
buroye said that mankind might be divided into three
clsssssthose who occupied chiefly With the past
those who constantly eogrosred With the pres,nt
aud those Who we're always filled with anxiety as 10
the future. To which of these classes he would ask
shail give this society lie thought that the
pact generation had done their duty by IL that the
present accomplishing great results In connection
with IT, aud that the vide extent of this country aud
It, increasing population osied loudly for s fostering
protection lie would Therefore commit " 20 the hsnds
~ the future In the ardent hope that they might go ON
increasing IN usefulness until the infu.nce Of the
society yervndsd the Whole of this vast continent
1be resolution, having been seconded BY Dr MeCsr-
ron, vas adopted.
Rev Ns NJ THosrsoy. Missionary from Syria, Offer
"a the nert resolutions That the Christian press In
t.sa