The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-21

Tho seventeenth annual meetisa. Of this society wa
hslc last evefng at The tabernacle Ba otist urch
second Avenue near Tenth street The exerc es wers
commenced with reading from the Scripture by Rev
Mr Gillette after which the 3S7th hymn was sung by
ths choir. Prayer offered BY Rev. Mr.. Gillette.
Mr.. WARhxs CARTER, Presden. Of the society,
| read the report Of the operations OF the sosety
dufng the past year. from which we make he folio wing
| atstrsct-
In twelve years the operations Of the society were
principally the supplying Of sabbath schools ,nly
10 city vicinity but throughout country asa
destitute families wherever found and in ,rdsr to ac
mpsh this the more efectuaiiy, letters voluntarily
written BY our members were despatched 80 all orr
miss, nsres holding commissions from our Nome Mis-
sion Society, for the purpose Of seeking out sestt e
elosinvtng them to rssse application for .se Scrip
lures to supply the existing destituticn These letters
very promptly answered giving the most interes.
ing of the state things and asking for doni-
to Il. a .sen OF Usy sb Snd IN
cases TO The full extent sf the appNcation fhs
fund.- for keeping this enterprise in motion we're collect
ed-w1tb the aid of occasional church coyectioussy
the members OF the Board in sm.l sums, and paid IN
monthly. The Bibles and res'Sm.Dts tnus distributed
were regularly po-chased and paid for to ths amsrcan
and Foreign Bible society out OF me funds r.s,d in this
manner About Are years since the society fully i'm
suaton entered tie field Of colppYtsur labor empioy
ing the mo-. efficient for tprt enterprise at ssa
res from three 10 fear hundred dollars each The la
hors OF the,e brethren have been nost among ts Ger
mans and IRISH, although our native popnstioEshsve
not been neglected TSe number Of has
from four the latter number the
6elo They usually visit from four to FIVE hu1dred
families moytbly each distributing the Scriotu-ss
tracts ana her reieors books ho3;pg religious csn
yersatons prayer meetings and usiry all proper
to bring the destitute portion of population unGer
relie Ious Instruction and influence
Balance IN the treasury at the commencement Of
Received at the anniversary corction: Is 80
From the Amity street Baptist church 32 32
From the Beresn Baptist church. ....... so 90
Subt criptioDs and donations from individuals 500 %
For Bibles and Iestaments sold d.............. 95 28
From the American aud Foreign Bible Society to-
wards sup port Of colporteurs 600 %
Total receipts. 81 a9a Is
The has sns : about
PROBABLY to.Ooo who might otherwise have remaoed
ignorant Of the word Of God. This is certainly
contribution to the great work of hozs dssri 'uticn
Within few years past it has been thought by some Of
the frisnes of the home field that the entire
might be better aud extensvey by the
parent society This important proposed change has
been duly considered by large mittee who looked
msnded the parent Board to advise this society to
shos M tSem Promising to sss hs
enterprise under its fostering and carry on on
more enlarged sca BY the aid Of that good
OF this society AZ Its last regular meeting unanimously
concuIred in the accommodation Doe Of tho principal
for this important change hos within this last
three years been apparent than formerly that Of
two applications for different societies being often
peate6 creating the mpIessio not unGrequenty that
appeals making for different organizations while In
reality all the funds collected by sae auxiliary went
Distributing agent. With these explanations we ask
you this evening confirm the Recommendation Of the
now dissolve its auxiliary connection with parent
society, osbsnd and transfer its colporeurs and all
to said society We believe this Is sae best
iere that while Baptists employed colpor
tours by other socIsties, other society sends them
into the field SUCH This Is important fact,
and which should NOT be overlooked. When
employed by other societies they cannot represent
The question is very simple ono DO consider our
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