New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-12
The Amerlcap Tract ses,.,v

Society held yesterday at Metropolitan Han ~
Justice Williams Of Connecticut President Ia tie g..
Prayer was offered BY Rev. Thomas Dewitt DID. ofy-~
York.
Moses Allen, Esq read the Treasures report Ay ~.
sppeared that there balance in the treasury Of A.,
g. and that there had been received by the soce, M -
year, $4,000 IN advance Of any previous year.
Rev Dir Hitchcock read the first part Of the rsoors a.
tanning the statistical results OF the year of which As
lowing is abstract,
New publications l57, in ten languages Of whsh -,
volumes total publications l,s3s including ~. Johns
total approved for circulation abroad ia about 10 49,
ces and dialects 2osl OF The Aasrczs Messeagrr 80
100000 are issued monthly Gesa4h Mtsssaser sxs.e
CkilFs Papcr about 2Joo00. Illustrated Christian AIsi
for 1883 $4,000; Christian Alnsnsc in German So es
Circulated during the year si36io publications. inc.,
ing ssls66 volumes. aud embracing s90a3l5 pa.es ~
AL since the formation Of the Society l3 500 lS0 puh
tiors including fl6 $50 volumes GrafhOas distbss
for the wear in 5O36 distinct grants by the Cou,se a,
9so9s6 pages besides Ss3is65 70 HE directors and W
members; value over $4,000.
Reccp;s in donations including Sl7,96T "a ia la,.ss
SlI737i "a; for sales including periodicals a.
total s3S5ss6 IS. Expenditures Tor publishing books ed
periodicals s2329ll 90 for eolportage s7s7l " c,A
RENTED 20 foreign and Pagan lands so O00 total sxpsn
ed s3s5O75 o. Due for printing paper, sl6Oso 2 N.
on the Society's house Si5.l92 81.
Rev Mr. Eastman read the concluding part OF the reoa4
Coltsaidge-Whols number of Coporieurs who have
lsborod the whole or part Of the year. 0tS Of whom M
devoted chiefly to the Grnsn ana oiher foreign popa
OF these n labored in New England, l95 in the Ahsts
States q5 in the Southern and Western, aud II ia CAn,,
Families visited during the year o1o7Ssi convered e
prayed With 260li+ found destitute OF all religious bcOks
exccpt the Bible $1,000 destitute Of the Bibe sssa,
Roman Catholic families visited, 1854 Total snls,
visited by the Society 5 coporteurs 3,2520s9.
Forefca and PGgca LGRds.-The S2oo RENTED 10 eaA
has been distributed to thirty nine missions and stations Is
needed to meet the wants OF the ensuing year $500
Continental Europe ssoO Tor cGun' s' s on .ae heS
India 81 900 for Burmsh, Assam SIAM and China; and
81 500 for the Sandwich Islands Africa, and our A
rhymes.
ResolSed That tho Report abstract of which has su @
ites aud that thanks rendered God that in the pe,-osd
sIC and crime the is s o SSfs . %
he Holy Spirit has blessed his ownneh to multiudes
lie said feel less Dashed at the Circumstances
under which come forward. | was born in the country
and converted Of mpey in the forest as went 10 school
with those Of my own age. Many tme fingered behind
my brothers and sisters 10 mediate on the means OF y
tcnand seeing that could not arrive At the Lord IN he
course then pursuing young as was retired within
myself TO seek Or and obtain the means OF grace thus
you will see that my religion OF SreunS sort oo' nave
something 10 SAY the great work IN which we are en-
gagged snd which entered with great Tears Al hrst
was greatly afraid ofmy abilities or that was departing
from what my brethren Of the Methodist persuasion woad
consider departing from my duties Ater some coaVefsa
ton with brother thought would enter on w. ou YETI
pOndered but my brother encouraged me IN INC msu1,
and correspondence was opened WIN the oec,e,ars9
this Society and ! found everything there as dsrai
and when at the kentucky Conference met win many
brethren with whom was connected by ties OF labor ana
love- and when many Of them spoke iavoreoy o. ny
communication with the American Tract Society ana :an
that there was not single book published there hat j
W. Md not willingly put into The hands OF Their own chhossn
of that communion was consoed aud then ,hoasn'
that would test the opinion Of the Churches and an
ceiyed me fayorably; and praise God that the Amghy
has blessed my soul in the work and has also blessed ne
work In my hands There is another circumstance nf
which Sc cannot be too thankful or give sufficient
praise, that all denominations OF Christians are TOD
ing the opinion. Of the Churches, and he bles'ed
God that the Almighty had blessed his own soni "a
he work and the work in hs hands and he consd
cred that almost al denominations OF CHRISTIANS wge
becoming friendly 10 the American Tract Union. Inc
Word Of The Lord has been spread vastly over the iis
bv The efforts OF the Society For that great gratitude
due TO sod and though persons might think that Tsn
good was accomplished II the aid Of the afaon and the
influential obtained to forward the Society how
grateful should they be when they could say that h@s
was every Indication that the Lord approved and favored
he work, and that he did the results proved Lor ms
their hearts should go forth in praises To God NOtsth
standing all the benefits conferred by tho SOcoy yet
good deal of ignorance prevailed aud In his section o.
The country, south west of the Ohio, great many o.
the churches they depl0raby Ignorant for they I'D
not knew the true character Of this Society aud lacked
information the nature of the books and tracts pub
lishcd and the nature OF is labor They regard he 30
ciety denOninatiOnal and as holding certain form q
theological opinions and they cannot be expected 70 JON
the Society until this impression was done away with f
it could not be expected that the natural selhshness
could be removed until a stimulus was applied
and a motive shown them 10 counteract H. Then
the churches cut there must first be made acquainted with
the Society much more than they The tracts and
publications Of the Society could remove this impression
but 4 there would NOT DO released from the Post Office
and it useless TO deny the fact that the CopOrteurs
there were looked by tbs people with little confidence
for many OF them considered ignorant and iuldeque
20 give instruction rsXpanaOns and only put into th
Office until something else would offer and the way 20 Sc
cure their cooperation would be to appoint general agents
not strangers for foreigners but those well known to hs
people, and whom they would respect copOrteur SHOULD
be whose heart would glow with zeal with stiff dead
man. they had use there. All who 20 there must b4
animated and jealous in the task and thew would soon
find their way TO the hearts Of their bearers and this done
the purse Was nat far ~" Some though discouraged, ad
ysea 10 20 Go on, brother, said they and me did
go and prospered-and in his mission he met with 20
old lady who was excited 30 burning zeal aDd she SAID
Oh, brother must have that book You must leave ms
that book which Is beautiful And gentleman said a!
he had hitherto been asleep but said he must re
view my life and become To prove the good
done by the tracts Of the Society he stated that Hon
Thomas II. Lewis, Of New Orleans, converted BY
his papers 10 60 20 Court and he heard him relate the
anecdCte. lie strongly urged the appointing general
agents 70 the Society IN this section Of the coulry and
concluded by proposing the resolution.
Rev Mr. NOSTGOMERY, 81 CHICAGO, seconded the SOLD
ton lie ad that the first messengers the Lord sent o
to the persons passing The highways he desired invite
the guests bat the last messengers he sent be desired
force IN al they could find 30 i was with the coporteurs
they by their exeItons forcing all % the fold Of Christ
lie said great good done by the distribution Of tracts
though were destroyed, and lnstanoed perso
who was converted By the words "OOd" and "elerniy
remaining on tract he had torn TO pieces.
Rev. Il. y KILN, Of Baltimore, read the following
Ri That tho widening moEs doatons Of eogair elar
cnsTy OK vigorously ned throughout Sory ia
prayer g Cog % rsse ~ suitable mn sad 2a tsf fal sas..
sstssy ~ PenrylyaI the Carolina Califsrn aud
hope that the reporters here who are now not only ACT
~ COp0reurs but as telegraph AGENT, viii give D
their attention for few ents, and telegraph hroug
the land that this NewYOrk Society has been reuvenaed
This Society assistant to the ministry and Il does no