New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-21
ouveniion adjourned to Friday.
THE AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY

THE AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY
A special meeting of the Board Of Drectors Of the
American Tract Society was held on Monday the l'l9
INST VIM H. Crosby Esq, in the Chair. Prayer was Of
ferod by the Rev DIR. Spring The Rev. DR.. Neheni An
Adams of Boston, unanimously elected as member
the Publishing Committee in the place OF the lamented
Rev. DR. Edwards
The usual monthly meeting Of the Executive Committee
was also held Monday. Among the letters read from
foreign lands from the Rev. Mr. Roberts, OF
Chino on bis way to Marking at the request OF his friend
and pupil. the leader Of the important Chinese revolution
previous grant 6y ine IrIen s eso
the occupancy of this new field of usefulness higher
"lonor and wider sphere it would be hard TO find on
earth
an edition Of the Pilgrims Progress in Armenian issued
by the Soceys funds and requests casts OF engraving for
this and other publications The English and American
residents had just held public Bible meeting at Constan
noIle which was largely attended, and $3.50 collected
The day the combined fleets of England and France
entered the Bospbors.
An esrneft appeal from the Paris Tract Society was pre-
ented which showed that tract operations were extending
in France and that debt OF a coo francs weighed heav
y upon that institution The Sandwich Islands Mission
also esks for increased appropriations.
In view Of these and previous communications from
Missions Societies and Missionary Boards accustomed to
receive aid from the Tract Society the Committee author
lied appropriations in cash TO be RENTED previously TO
April to The amount Of $4,000, as follows; for the sew
eral Missions in China $500; for the Missions in North
ern India 81 GO; for nine Missions in Southern India,
s4,3CO; for countries on the mediterranean including
Italy, $500; for Continental Europe, s3,5Ooi for the
Sandwich Islands and Canada sl00; reserved TO meet
new claims ss0O.
The receipts of tie Society for the past month
s27 229 including sl704 for publications. The issues
from the Depository for the same period amounted to
1875 and the gratuous circulation among the desii'
tute since April exceeded 100000 pages
Every good must rejoice in the onward movements
of this benevolent institution and cannot but desire 10
share in such wide spread abors for the benefit Of our
country and the world.
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
The regular monthly meeting of this Association took
INF o
evening, Prof Howard Crosby, President, in the Chair
Il c. Mccormick Jr., Secretary. The meetings have been
well attended for some time past but this meeting was
unusually fo-ndeed, very thronged one. This was in
part owing the present peculiar interest Of the question
before the Association viz The proprey OF admitting
K, man Catholic, named Nansan, to associate member
ship.
An Essay on the Laws Of Creation read BY Richard
s Amemo which ELECTED remarks by Messrs auckland
| McDermott, Willams Woodbridge and Stevens
The usual of twenty minutes was then gwen Tor
social inierchanges. Upward Of one hundred new mem
bers added the roll and paid in their initiation fee
of dollar making very important addition to the
funds The subject of the next Essay announced as
the Reciprocal Relations between the Young Mems As
socatiop and the Community c. a Dawson, the Cor
spending Secretary, made report and announced the
presence Of tie Corresponding Secretary Of the Montreal
Christian Association He called attention to the PROPOSE
ton which had come from the Washington I'D. Asso-
citation for the establishment Of Central National Chris
an Association, with central organ at that point lie
stated that there twenty six kindred affiliated ASCOT
atoms in this country alone and be thought the time for
I united action had arrived.
The subject OF central organization ana organ was
then referred 20 q Committee OF Vice Presidents.
The regular question for discussion then up The
previous question ordered 10 the evident dsappOnt
me1t of number Of the members who seemingly
eager for discussion AFTER irregular DISCUSSION as to
the proper mode of taking the vote the Nansan
various points Of order mueTngs about gag law, and
confusion Il question settled by rising vote, which
gave the result of 80 70 l04 The OF the
result received with applause which reproyed By
the chair
Mr. Vanssnt the rejected applicant for member-'p IA a
member OF the ST Francis Xavier Church OF this Cry.
His rejection followed by resolution from NJ.
Brouwer declaring The admission OF Roman Catholics TO
membership contrary to he constitution Of the Association
On this another discussion sprang mp led of by George
H. Williams lie regretted hat the occurrences Of the
last week had made this exciting a topic He in
favor Of admitting Roman Catholics that they might get
some light thcrefrom. Doing otherwise would be- in hs
opinion following the example Of the Pope aai Bishop
Hughes When be closed, there q contest Cor
the floor. Mr.. MoDermott was successful de novel
,bat jews, Unariars, Uniyersalists. M0rmon &c. be
included ia the resolution along with the Catholics This
was received with shouts Of laughter AMI applause which
were increased by suggestion OF Mr. Williams that sin
ners be added which was accepted by Mr.. AcDermott
TIE Chairman called to order, and threatened leave
the chair If they did dess from applause A stop
then put the discussion for the present By motion
POSTPONE tie resolution until the next meeting which
iy air. MannierTe. Prayer closed the exercises Of