Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-07-18

uT Al TIC TequeSt VI ACf. w. W. Ne SnN
President of the South Carolina Tract So
ciety, we present our readers with statisti
cal summary of the operations Of the Socie'
ty for the past year. Accompanying a let
ter Just received from this gentleman, was a
detailed report of this society's extended
operations, some extracts from which we
propose publishing in future numbers. Mr.
SPEAR has recently been on visit to oul
village, and by'his gentlemanly and Christ
ian department, commended himself to the
favorable regard of all who formed his ac'
quaintance.
AMERICAN TRAcTSoc1Ery.-.30TM ANN.
vERsARy, NEw YORK, MAy,9 ls55.-Sta.
tistical Results of the Year.-New Publica.
tons in six languages, Sc; total publications,
l,94S total approval Tor circulation abroad,
in l22 lauguages and dialects; 2, 2,s72-Mohtt:
ly circulation of the American Messenger
about 100000, German Messenger, $4,000,
Cbild's Paper nearly 100000.
CIRCULATED duringbthe year 96l 1863 vol.
umes, lO,O9l,2l4 publications, 292. 36l ,233
pages. Total since the formation of the So.
ciety, l5s,3l9,4l2 publications, including
10, 424, ,737 volumes. GRATU1roUs D1sTR1.
BUTTON for the year, in more than sir thou.
sand fve hundred distinct grants by the Com.
mittee, &c, ,464 ,036 pages, besides IL, ,04l ,47O
to Life Members and Directors; value, $751;.
1871.
RECEIPTS, in donations, including S13,
3O2 42 in legacies, Sl57, ,29s l3; for sales,
including periodicals, $3.50, ST. 73; total,
S4l3,l l73 Sc. EXPENDITURES for publishing
books and periodicals, S225,O3o IL; for col.
porteurs, $lO0,ll3 81; cash remitted to for.
eign and pagan lands, $4,000; total expen.
ditures, S4l9, ,225 "a.
CoLpoRrAGE.--Number of colporteurs
laboring the whole or part of the year $50,
of whom l26 labored among Germans and
emigrants, and l04 were students from col.
leges and theological seminaries. They visi.
ted 639, 1913 families, with 2sl ,697 of whom
they conyersed on personal religion or prayed
OF the families visited, s3,l26 'habitually
neglected evangelical preaching, 6s, ,6s6 fam.
lilies were Roman Catholics, 81 1892 families
were destitute of all religious books but the
Bible, and 36,259 households destitute Of the
Bible; and they held or addressed l2,763
religious meetings. Six colporteur conven.
tions have been held.
FOREIGN PRESSES AND PAGAN LANDS
Remtted in cash, for the Sandwich Islands,
Sl,lOO; China, missions of Presbyterian
Board, $500; Canton, Southern Baptist
Board, $l0o; Shanghai, A. B. C.F M. 5000
and Southern Methodist Board 800; Siam,
Presbyterian Board, $500; Burmah and
Karens, $500; Northern India, $4,000; Oris.
sa, $500: Teloogoos, Baptist mission, Mel.
lore, 5000; Lutheran mission, Guntoor,
$500; Madras, 81, 500; Arcot mission, $500;
Madaura, 5000; Bombay, $500; Nestori.
ans, 5000; Syria, $500; Turkey, Amenians
1900, Jews, eco; Greece, A. B. C. F. M
$500; Episcopal 5000; Baptist 5000; Italy
and Sardinia, $500; Sweden, $500; Baptist
mission, Germany, $1,000; Lower Saxony
Tract Society, Hamburg, $500; DR.. Marriott,
Basle, $500; Belgium, 5000; Strasbourg,
800; Paris Tract Society, $500; Toulouse,
$500; total $4,000.
(The above article was handed in for pub.
lication by "NEos EP1scoros" last week,
but unavoidably delayed until this issue. J.
PUB.