New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-18
American Sunday school Union.

TWENTY NINTH ANNIVERSARY.
Tie Twentyninh Anniversary of this Institution whose
work lies at the foundation Of all religious charities
was held in Philadelphia, May H. 1883.
From the exhibit made the occasion appears thai
the principal receipts and expenditures for the year
as fellows
Receipts, s2l7Ol4 60 of which s5235l SO were dona
tons, and ssos2 81 legacies s5os75 81 tor sales and
in payment of oebs &C. from tenants renting rooms Of
the Society, s2353 OIL loans received, s335 co. baan
from last year, s3,o73 81.
Erpndites-S and expenses of 90 missionaries
and sg,n's and donations of books to destitute Sunday
Schools &c 500 Coz Il for stereotype plates s527 10
copyrights aud editing s26lO 80 engraving s32.s u.
paper Si7lll q printing, Sl6,l9J "a binding e562O
20; Bibles and Testaments bought and miscellaneous
hooks purchased to fill orders g III - interest loans
S25l3 salaries of secretary, superintendent OF book
store bookkeeper statesmen clerks and laborers s959-
CO maps, cOlorng &c, $50 J2i custom house duties
freight boxes postage &c, 81 s23 81 advertising station
cry fuel sc. lOi9 Go taxes, insurance, &c 81 li7 %
loans paid, $1,000; miscellaneous items, 1921 Al bal
ance cash on hand, sll5 A.
The Society is now indebted for paper, binding &C.
S27ll2 ss which, added 10 the amount Of loans bearing
interest S3s3l2 % exhibits total indebtednss Of sos
424 o. The amount of stock of paper and books IS soJ
PAL 70. 80
seven of these abOrers have been employed for various
periods of time in twenty four der Mt States and Terrific
res These Sunday School missionaries have established
1904 new schools and have visited and revived 23s other
schools altogether embracing 29997 teachers and $4,000
scholars They have distributed by sale and donation
S3cs95 worth OF religious DOCKS cnleny Vl chIeh anu
youth
from the publishing department Indeed the latter quite
subordinate to the former As missionary institution the
Society has two chief objects l. To open new sunday
schools in neghbOrhoods and settlements where they
woud not otherwise be established wishing and revvins
old Sunday schools and To supply them with books
for carving on the schools successfully, when thus
begun.
Gratutous distribution Of books tracts &C. have been
made ncudng e. $40 &C. the DETAILS Of which are not yet
reported TO the value of slsiO o. and these, with the
charges 10 the donation account specified IN the general
expended in missionary and agency abor ard donations
in books during the year. ending March 1888 s5Ooos H.
All donations made TO the Society are scrupulously ap
Piled 70 the objects desgnsted by the donors In no case
are they applied 10 carry on the publication department Of
the SOcietys operations.
PnbiskiRg department The value Of publications put
ito circulation during the past year sl5OglO % The
ruuber 0f new publications OF which 81 are for libraries
OF the whole number 81 original works and "a re-
prints The aggregate of reading matter exclusive OF
The periodicals. circulated by the Society during the past
$500 pages.
The most important publications Of the year are The
New Biblical Atlas and Scripture Gazetteer and The Nine
EXPLORED or Help to the Heading of the Bible.
In addition 10 the three Ten Dollar Libraries, com
prspe one hundred volumes each-the Five Dollar Ju
yepe Library embracing seventy five volumes and the
"Chd's Cabinet Library, Of fifty volumes, s2 5Ol-s
second Five Dollar Juvenile Library has been added
consisting Of seventy FIVE volumes, Of which are en-
bractd IN either of the other series.
me SnsdGV School Journal and Yott's Penny Ga=ett
are published as formerly the price Of subscription has
beef reduced TN cents per annum where 100 copies ana
oye Are