New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-15
American Sunday-school Union.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, May

PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, May IL 1850.
The Twenty sixth Annual Meeting was held
this day send you the main facts of the various
Reports.
RroEiPTs tl67, $50 OF, OF which s35, $50 SO were
donations and legacies, $l25s32 81 for sales and in
payment Of debts, s52s5 60 for rents Of the Socie
tvs building in Chestnutst O., 900 loans. BAL.
AScIs from last year s4362 25, and stock of books
on hand t7554t 76.
ExpxRpIruREs-For stereotype plates s4.235
So copyrights and editing s4,l72 II; engravings
sa3o4 "a; paper sSl,0s3 90 printing sll,l 56 20;
binding t35,022 90; Bibles and Testaments boug CHIT
and miscellaneous books purchased to fill orders,
t6,6l5 10 interest on loans % 564 ~; loans paid
$1,000 co. salaries OF secretary, superintendent of
book store. book keeper, salesman, clerks and la.
borers &s.l3T 2s; rent OF depository and offices
$4,000 90; taxes s574 rs; salaries and expenses
OF one hundred and eleven missionaries and agents,
and donations OF books To poor Schools &c S4l,7l5
%; which. with the oyerdraft Of last year, Sl247l
is, makes e54,lS 10, being sl2,356 10 more than
the whole amount contributed to the donation fund.-
Miscellaneous items, s3,599 80; balance, cash ON
hand ess sc stock OF hooks on hand s7s,s ll Sc.
The Society is now indebted for paper, binding,
&c s20,e52 Is, which added TO the amount Of loans
bearing interest sifl60 90 exhibits total in
debtedness OF S65,ol2 A.
SUNDAY SCHOOL MIssIoSARlEs.-One hundred
and three Of these labOrers have been employed
tories.
These Sunday school missionary colporteurs have
established 1888 new schools and have visited
and revived 2,345 other schools altogether EN-.
brscing aO.l37 teachers aud 49,, 62s scholars
They have distributed. by sale and donation
nearly sss. 400 worth Of religious books for chl
dren and youth.
Donations of books, tracts, &c. have been made
fincluding s4634 IL, the details Of which are not
yet reposted to the value Of siooos So, and these
with the charges to the donation account specified
in the general report OF receipts aud expenditures
makes the amount expended in missionary labor
and donations during the year ending March l.
1850 &3s,6 79 SO. Showing an actual expenditure
by the Society during the pas, four years for ser
vices of Sunday school missionary colporteurs and
donations to Sunday schools, OF sl2356 IS beyond
the contributions received Sr this purpose.
The Society have been compelled to deny many
Urgent applications from various parts OF the coun-
INV for missionary labor, and donations OF books
70 moor schools for want OF means 10 supply them.
PUBLISHING DEPARTMENT. -Fiity-hye new pub
bcatious have been issued during the last year.
The Sunday School Journal Published semi
monthly Sor teachers, and the Yoaths Penny Ga.
xetts. publshed every other week for children.
continue 10 receive increased patronage OF the
latter. over one hundred thousand copies were pab
Iished semi monthly, or two millions six hundred
fhossand single numbers In tho year.
No profit is derived from these papers. the sub
scrption price merely covering the outlay for paper
and printing.
TIE total value OF publications distributed during
the year is tl32S72 ST.