The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-22
City Intelligence.
rHE AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY

TIKI AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY.
AT the meeting Of the executive committee Of the
American Tract Society, Monday Nov 90 interesting
letters read from correspondents in France, Ger
many, Greece, Turkey, Syria. Southern Africa India
lima and the Sandwich Islands.
The Paris Tract Society report the printing Of
copies Of their excellent Almanac of good counsels
Tor 1885, and speak of its gaining popularity and useful
The Wuppcrthal Tract Society, Rarmen acknowledge
he American Soclatys aid in printing two valuable
l, oks, and solicit funds Tor issuing edition Of Pill
N ims Irogress. Rev. Mr.. Onckcn, of Hamburg
that 20 coporteurs and missionaries associated with
him, have recently met and at their conference CRATE
fully acknowledged the support Of this institution. II,
asks for enlarged appropriations in money and for
grant of Dutch, Danish, Swedish and French tracts
which sanctioned to the amount Of 80 600 pages
late generous grant Of books for libraries
Mt our 400 preaching stations, he writes has been
disposed OF to great advantage, so that many thousands
souls by them constantly directed to the
Saviour"
The Rev. Jonas King, ID, Athens, Greece, solcits
the press.
IheRev j. s. Everett remits 500 for publications
sold ia Turkey by colporteur r., and wriies:" These
are times Of war and boodshed For the Last two DAYS
steamers have been constantly bringing down the
wounded from the dreadful battle before Sebastopol
Many Of those who have fallen most indeed, have been
supplied with the New Testament but how opposed the
spirit Of TO that blessed book Rev. Mr. E. speaks
Of encouraging signs at station at Arebkir, to
which II or IA boxes Of publications have been sent
The Rev. John Buckley late missionary in Orisss and
S s Enes II
cSy, gives the painful intelligence Of the death Rev.
Amos Sutton, u d at cnttack, August 10. He was
for 30 years devoted missionary in India and was the
translator Of the Scriptures and other publications into
tine Orssa language In hts repeated visits to this country
well by his correspondence with this and other
cieties, he became widely known and much beloved
The Rev. W. w. Scudder, Arcot, India presents the
vast field for Christian abors In that empire and urges
the appropriation Of 81 900 grant to the Arcot
son established recently by the three brothers Sculer
Rev. Mr.. Happier, Macao, China, presents discourag
ing aspect Of the revolution in progress in that empire
though threatening to overthrow the Tartar dynasty
He also states that the opium trade has
75, coo chests in 1852 to 100, 900 In 1853.
The Rev. Mr. Cunningham, Of the $. Methodist Misson
Shsnghae, China, writing independently Of Rev. Mr..
Happer, in important respects in the view Of
tie Chinese nsurrecton and presents thanks appro
priations Of funds
Mir. s. N. Castle Honolulu, Acknowledges a grant Of
0G0 for the Sandwich Island mission and reports the
prosperity OF their work.
Tie receipts for the month $50 0i5, and the
grants pages The expenditures Of the society
in supporting than 500 colprteur and in carrying
forward their world vide operations arc than
Of religious knowledge. The present condition of the
treasury should prompt its patrons to furnish Immediate
reiei.
BOARD TEN GOvEREORs.
This Board met yesterday afternoon, Simeon Draper
in the chair, and full board being present.
The following report submitted showing the
number VI inmates remaining on the 18th Of November