The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-20
Twenty.nin Anniversary OF the New York
City Tract Society.

City Tract Society.
The twtn'y-ninth anniversary of the New York CITY
Tact Society," and the twenty third anniersar of the
female branch jointly celebrated last nigh in the
hijde Dutch church, In Lafayette place corner Of
Fourth street At the hour the commencement ofthe
exercises there present about two hundred people
mostly ladies. At ~ o'clock the Rev Thomas De WITT
II. D., took the chair and had seated with him in the
pulpit Rev. Dr. Hatfield, Rev. DIR. Bapnad Rev. Isaac
Orchard ard other clergymen.
The exercises were opened by music by the choir after
which impressive prayer was offered up to the Throne
Of Grace by Rev. Or. Hatfield.
The Treasurers report then read by Mr.. William
Walker, from which learn that the finances OF the
society in good condition, there being S4l5 IS
The following hymn then sung oy the choir -
The blessings which now enjoy
must for Christ and souls employ;
For II use them as my own,
My Lord will soon call In bis losu
Shall Jesus leave the realms of day.
And clothe himself in humble clayY
Shall he become despised and poor
To make me rich for evermoreY
The annual report Of the female branch Of the Tract
Society was then read by Rev. r. S. Cook, detailing the
different tracts they had published, and commenting
upon the good that the society already had and expected
The annual report then read BY Rev. Isaac
from which we make the following extract
Inc city Of New Yors says the report now contains
resident population Of between six and hundred
thousand and add constantly floating popuia-
tion the number will be largely Increased The City
Tract Society has mis- ionary in each ward, who as
signs to visiters their respective districts and plies
them with tacs evcfy month This vster goes 70 the
different iamlics inas the presentation o tract
sufficient introduction. Auxiliary these efforts there
are ward hbrariea containing Of the choice works
Of The best writer's sseyea subjects which have
ie-pu5lishod standard volumes by the society The
past year twenty six missionaries employed One
Of these ia the missionary TO seamsn who supplies the
Is not only read n. tea but frequently scatteIcdin DIFF
feTcnt and far distant hnds Two Of the missionaries de-
soon as They reach our shores, supply them with tracts
and give them ceesary cautions good acvcc in their
native tongue and also through the kind permisson Of
tie Commissioners. hcio religious services with them in
Cattle Garden Another, with assistant, attends to
the German residents. Another is converted Jew.
The Others are ward missionaries and assistants. be
average number of vsiters during the year has been
lc97 and appears from the reports of the missi4na
that since the last ann versay l73 tracts con.
tanning Jos 500 pnges ia various languages have been
disributec 1876 Bibs and QBf Tesaments supplied 80
the destre on behalf OF The New York Bio, Society:
Gals younes Lent from ward libraIies 154 children
gathered into Sabbath and $50 into day schools aud "a
persons into ble classes 16s9 persons induced 10 at
hgions meetings held 40 bacEsders reclaimed 200 per-
hopefully converted, aId 2i0 united with
evangelical Churches.
Tbs Rev Josyn BasyARD then move the adoption Of
resolution ordering the reports to be p,inte lie said
this WIS an important meetings. meeting which had
elected the praises Ia Heaven and excited the Of
hell. There was large Class in New York for such
society as this to act upon-a Glass that was morally
dead but still alive because depravity Is never deaf but
always active. In our bar,oonis, in the free love
associations, Ia the streets, in our storcbouses,
ANA even in our pfincey palaces, and there
arc found deptavity -snd always in motioc, Ike
the great ocean. Tie ocean never still G, down
down to 4 in The stnsss Of the air, and wave afer
rolling in lilo nuftled thunder So 1t was
With the great ocean OF metropolitan depayity Oh
what aIgoses were in this ocean Of deprsvity' i%mor
is aesea species Of Thugism. There mep, women
ard children who lie in wait to do evil and to destroy
said, Cone let us lie ia wait for blood.n Ana how
shifu are these missonaries OF Saisn Their energy
AID lchargy Of tsse who call tLemselve. The tci
children # God What want is sIfulness and policy
Were TIC ebiarcn O. God to wois with the ecrgy that
and We should soon hear the tramp 81 armies
and Tie clashing Of arms. Nos, some who wofk for
pioaeh fin CT il they afraid, aud approach
"a an with an apolory ana ieGr Now, straightforward
woik is What Is wanted; What condemn is moral
cowardce and ask tor hold, outright downright le-
tendei OF thtisany and il any lesson Of this
hinr lei him bccome tract dstI ibuor and he win
o,e, aid eyeiy in is moIal suicide; and II could
see The s0uis blood that is shed every day,
would stand on end with fear. The speoler in this STRATA
c"n'inued at some length to speak OF the iniguies
atsad ard he necessity Of Christian energy to reform
nerlind in just such societies that whose anniycr
ssry tsy were assembled 10 ceiebra'o.
The icv. JcuS THOMPSON next addressed the meeting,
ndrg the restlu ion offered by the previous
speaker. He sad strange life life Of
contrasts. These contrasts seen in tho cities,
in IFS stleets and avenues and graveyard. VIVA.
tcntiast Le;ween Creenwoo and Potcrs fell, what
c, B,lsst between Fifth avenue and Gloss street, The
p'tu6est obe. In Greenwood ovetiooks the dead and
The ia lotter's Fi-li aIso the mouGcrug
btty see leore citadel OF liberia = and am
Di.soDcd 10 storm it behalf OF the City Tract so
cioy. This il honorable position and THANK my
friends Tor It. He hoped he would be able to work him
sli into 'c hearts OF all present that he might opcu
them TO the greatest 1borality. Ho hoped before
him would skuk awoy from him behind the travis, and
thus themselves from his enilad;r9 fire. There
vice ard Fin sbounding in high places, and IL
tafed upon Ill to help aGicate it. They could not 10
this teter than aid the New yo.k City Tract Society.
The speaker closed bis discourse with spp al 60 al TO
contribute freely 10 the cause Of the society.
aae following resolution was then put and unanimous
y adopted
Pessived That the reports read be adopted, and
printed n,.Ger he direction Of the board.
collection was then taken up oc the benefit Of the
society.
Al other address vas then made, an! another hyma
sung BY the choir. after which the Doxology sung
and enedic ion pronounced by the President, when the
MT eli adjourned.