The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-13
The American Tract Society.

The American Tract Society.
The twsnty-seventh annual meeting of the above
society was held yesterday morning in the Broadway
Tabernacle. The attendance rather scnnty.
Chief Justice WILLIAMS, Of Connecticut, pre-
sided.
The proceedings were opened with prayer by the
Rev. DR.. ASA ID. SMITH
The following is an abstract of the
ANNUAL REPORT.
The twenty-seventh year has been of prosperity
and usefulness The receipts, number Of coporteurs,
circulation and grants greater than in any previous
year Rev Dr. Mason Of the Publishing G M ss
dents, have been removed by death
NEw PUBLICATIONS o. of which rs are volumes in Eng
and Danish Total publications. 6S5, of which 1852 are
Volumes total approved abroad, in about ia languages
2763
PraroprcAIs-The monthly edition of the .qmerican
Messenger Is 100000; of the american Messenger in Ger
man, 5000; and Of The Cailas Paper about $4,000.
Of the Family Christian Almanac printed 900;
and Of the Christian Almanac in German, 10000.
Circulation OF PuMIcAr,oss. S,s92973, including
OCT 269 volumes and embracing 2S3 96 56S pages Total
since tho formation of the society l2sl6 $40 pubca-
TONS including 064 volumes Gratuitous crcula
pages value about s435oo including 66lo335 pages to
/ life members.
RECEIPTS in donations SIG 4oe Al for sales 3i3
50 total with balance 500 O2 in the treasury the LIST
| Of April. 1851 S342S5S 93. EXPENDITURES during the
year including s7oo73 81 for coportagc and 10000
mted to foreign and pagan lands S3i2 1919 TO- Balance
in the treasury LIST of April 1852 $3.50 49, leaving the
society under obligations for paper to be paid within six
months, S45,4S1 %.
| GEsEraL AGENTS AND surERlSrnNpErrs CorpoRr,cE
to the number of twenty one have been employed for
large districts OF coun ry In raising funds anu securing
and experimenting the labors of colportenrs.
CoIPoRrAoE.Ihc whole number OF colporteurs during
the part Of the year has been CAB including 40
students forty different institutions for their
tons; exclusive Of 70 recently commissioned Of the
Whole lO4 were devoted TO the foreign emirrnut popu
tion. German Irish French. Welsh Spanish Norwegian,
Danish and Dutch The number in commission April l,
402.
~, f,II,u
Maine, New Hampshire Massachusetts, East Vermont,
and Canada East (American Tract Society Boston, 20;
West Vermont Rhode Island. 2; Connecticut, Z; New
York 81; New Jersey S. PENNSYLVANIA, So; Delaware 81
Maryland II; District OF Columbia, l; Virginia 70; North
Carolina 8; South Carolina 4; Georgia ~ Alabama 10
Florida 2; Louisiana, 8; reAus S; Mississippi 4 Arkan
sas, l. Tennessee "a; Kentucky "a Ohio, 81; Michigan,
a. indiana ;3; Illinois 40; Mis- ouri %; Iowa, T; Wis
consion H., Canada. H. Mexico total, 64}.
| STATISTIC REsULTs.-Iears Of service, 2Gi; number
of families ted 55253S with 25 1907 personal religious
CONVEX att or prayer held; 1900 public or prayer
meetings held addressed; volumes sold 4sS GA
books granted 10 destitute households 137 ll5. The
spiritual restitution Of the fields thus travcrscd will APP
pear from the fact that SS61 families habuay neglect
evangelical preaching, making 1.5Go0oo souls reached
within four years who do not enjoy the instructions Of
| the ministry: 81 442 families, during the year, were
found destitute Of all religious books except the Bible
3s354 had not the Bible and 81 462 were Roman Catholic
| families.
These statistics show that coportage IL reaching the
poor and the destitute and this view Is confirmed by ex-
tracts from the correspondence Of coporteus from yar
parts Of the Union embodied in the report So vast
is the destitutiop SO wide the dsperson and so rand
the emigration that the committee recratc their
ycton OF the speedy necessity OF least thousand
colporteurs for this continent.
FOREIGN AND PAGAN LANDs.--Thc urgent claims Of
various missionary stations impeled the committee, at
the close of the to increase the appropriations for
foreign distribution from $4,000 proposed to $4,000
which has been RENTED foilows:for China-tieneral
Assemby's Missions, $500 Missions of Board of Com
missioners, Canton $500 Fuhchau 5000. Baptist Mis-
sionary Union ilongkong $500 Ningpo $500 Southern
Baptist, Shanghai, $500 Siam Baptist Mission 5000
Karens 5000 Missions Of General Assembly In Northern
India $4,000; General Baptist Mission Orissa, $780,
Ieloogoos Baptist $500 Lutheran sioO Madras 81 500
Bombay. 81 900, Gaboon. $780, HISTORIANS $780, Mosu
sloo Syria, $3.50 Armcnans Of Turkey $500; Greece
American Board $500 Baptist Union 500 Salonca $50;
Italy through the Italian Society at Geneva $500 Rus
sia, 500; Sweden, $780, Germany-Amercan Baptist
| Mission. $1,000 Lower Saxony Tract Society, 5000;
Nuremburg Northern Bavaria $780, Calw for Hungary
$40; Basic Dr. Marriott 81 sloo; Belgium; 5000 Paris
Ligne, Canada S1oo. Total 10000
The report further noticed the great success attending
| Nestofians, and in some parts Of Russia
The Rev. j. S. LogD moved the adoption Of the
| first IesOiutloh,-
Resolved. That the report be adopted, and printed
under the direction of the Executive Committee
grateful memorial Of the divine blessing all the de-
| partments Of the societys labors
| He observed that the report breathed spirit of
| Christian beneyolence and union, and that they
could all forget their respective denominations, and
aid in doing good. They might have crowded
never entered place of worship. They had to ego
into the highways and hedges and preach the gos-
pei" and that was the object Of this society. They
did not labor for honor wealth; but to souls
| and for the glory Of the Redeemer The end pro-
posed by this society was to people the earth with
righteousness, and to fructify the wilderness. Its
course was onward and would progress unlimitedly.
Let the report 70 FORTH and show the adaptation Of
! its nstrumentalities. There was not single dis
pensabe book in their catalogue-it was adapted to
all. The report would also show the success Of its
instrumentality; but its good effects would only be
| imperfectly known. 1t would show the churches
that God was with them. There was time-some
five years sinee-when vast population in the
country was not reached, but the little rivuetthc
Tract society-had now become mighty river. ID
would show that life was uncertain, exhibited by
| the deaths of Minor and Alexander. What was to
| be done must be done soon, and with all their
might. 1t would show that this society was adapted
for the present times, as there was loud cry for
the gospel He related anecdotes to show that there
a class not reached by the ministry and was
only within the power Of the tract distributor.
There was call from afar for gospel light-it was
not the song Of triumph, but the cry for the gospel
Arplause)
Tie Rev. Mr.. WELLS, of Pittsburg, seconded the
resolution. In five years he had given away $500
more books than had been regularly contributed
Let them 90 into families and see the effects the
Tract Society produced He could bear strong tcsi-
mony of the degraded state Of portion Of the hui
man family, which was generally unknown, and the
good effects Of the labors of the colporteurs
Mr. llEINHART, a German colporteur, said that lie
had labored some years among the German popula-
ton, in New York and in Buffalo three Sabbath
schools had been organized in the latter place.
Thousands OF immigrants sent away star vest
having been robbed in this city OF their property
and when in Buffalo, he had visited and directed
them, and his religious efforts had been attended
with Ruch good. Hehoped that they would all love
his German brethren.
Mr.. CROSS, Of Richmond, Va, made short state |
mcnt Of the of the Tract Society in Virginia.
There were $4,000 families who came within the
sphere Of the society's abors.
The Rev. Dr. SHARP, Of Boston, moyedthe second
resolution
Resolved That the sanction Of tho Holy Spirit and the
approval of the church II God for of the
standard practical works Of Bunyau. fayel Baxter Hop
kins Edwards and kindred publications issued by the So
ciety motives for their universal diffusion especially
among the eyangelized classes of our fellowmen.
He spoke of his exertions and the good attendant
results. The society adapted to the rich wellas
the Ioorin thisfast age, and age Misunderstanding.
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