New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-09


Salaries Of Secretary and General Agent 51l %
lP2s hS re- incl and incidentss ia5 IS
ssneS 10 new al 80
Totn......................... 5,05 81
The following abstract of the Report Of the Boarl
OF Directors was read, and the Report adopted:
During the last year the Society experienced both
Judgment and mercy a. the hands of the head Of the
Church. One Of its directors (Dr. Thomas Hogan
and one Of it's missionaries (,lr. Christopher Hart
were called from their labors earth to the blessed
ness. as We confidently believe, Of the righteous.
The receipts Of the societylas year were sG3,sG7 -
and the expenditures $6G36l 90. The receipts from
donations end annual subscriptions will be but little
less than they in the preceding year; while those
from e acies were much less considerable. The Rev.
Dr. Heatbers collections up TO tire mldhe OF April
were than -, 0CO lhey are not lncluucd IN inc
nbOve statement. 49,
The Report calls the attention of the Society and its
friends 10 the movements and counter movements
which concern Rome and her efforts.
In reference TO the foreign field, tie Report stated
that in Sardinia the Government - marching steadily
forward in s liberal career. The suppression OF The
uonnstic institutions and the curtanent OF the ecce-
siastical power regards church property are meas
ures which Rome horsefhos forced the State TO take
An Spain the Government seems determined 70 cOniis-
cate all church property and place the church on The
ground on which i stands in France The pr'nciPle
of religious liberty has faed to be Incorporated III the
new constitution by les than half dozen votes. In
South America esl ociay in Brazil, Venezuela New
Granada, and Uruguay liberal spirit characterizes
The present Government The same is true of Peru.
In our own country great movement has com
menced having its origin in the awakening sentiment
of the nation the dangers TO be apprchended from
ffe rapid increase of Romanlsts among US as well as
by the increasing arrogance OF portion OF the Romlsh
hieratchy. The influence Of this movement has been
widely felt In quarters there is dEpo-
sition TO institute legal inquiries into the
manner in which Monasic Institutions which
xwrtyI md trI
a view 10 ascertain whether any Of their inmates
aere contrery to their desires. II is encouraging
too to symptoms of deposition in some places TO
resist the domination Of priesty authority, the part
OF our Roman Catholic felow-citizens. But the most
Important Of all movements in country is that which
rclutes to tie "Tenure of Church Property" On this
great subject the States of New-York, Pennsylvania
and Michigan, have taken strong ground Other States
will follow, and this nation we have reason to hope
will OF the greatest sources OF danger 10
hs free institutions forever removed from its midst.
The Society suffered last year, in common with
Others from the financial embarassments of the com
try, occasioned in part by droutl and conseq tent
failure of the crops by the prevalence OF sickness IN
many places and other causes and yet has steadily
prosecuted its labors. In the Publication Department
but little advance was made Oh last year. Many of
Its volumes have been revised, and some enlarged.
valuable letter in Spanish for children and youth has
been published. The Society now is enabled 10 furnish
twcnty-thrce volumes Of valuable reading beside
eleven bound volumes of It's Magaz mol which well
deserve place iii libraries Of Sabbath schools, of pas
thristiaug
bound, costs but s.. The Magazine continues TO have
large circulation but ought to have ilr greater.
New editions Of the socety's Tracts were published
last year.
In the department of Missions the Board have en-
ployed with much encouragement laborers in thirteen
States-among German, French, Spanish, Polish, Ital-
IAN and Irish residents, native or immigrant. For de-
tails they refer to the Annual Report itself.
They have also instituted plan of popular lectures
for The benefit OF Romanists and have been much en-
couragcd in the effort They also invited number oil
l.r1,. Of
Of sermons in tie City of Newly DIRK, during the last
winter topics more or less intimately connected with
Che doctrines and practices of the Romlsh Church Ten
able lectures dlscourscs were delivered; and the
Board hope to be able to continue the series next
winter.
The Romish Church in this country at the COM
mene ement of 1855 may be stated to embrace Arch
bishops 80 Bishops, s04 Priests, ,s2i Churches 81
incor Grated and unincorporated Colleges, ihovng
2662 students,) 81 Theological Summaries, with 500
s,udents,) and III Female Academies. The entire
nominal PGpal population can hardly be less than
3,250,0O at this time.
The Society has aided the French Canadian Society
10 the amount OF 81 900 daring the year, which sum
supI orted Fix laborors in the field
Ii has one Missionary in Hayu aud two in South
America.
In Ireland the Board have three Missionaries, in
sluding tie Rev. Alexander King part OF the year
they had five.
In Sweden the excellent Auhfelt and Rosenius con-
thnue TO labor with much success for the Society.
In Bel GUM the Society has now four missionaries.
s'Ceniral Protestant" Societies the means of employ
ing eighteen twenty missionaries of various classes
In Piedmont the Table OF the W aldeEscs employ hve
missionary aborers at the expense of the Society.
Tie Rev. Edward ID. c. Prime has taken the place
as chaplain, of the Rev. Charles w. Baird, whose
health compelled him TO return last summer to this
country.
The Rev. Mr.. Dudas, converted Hungarian priest,
was employed last year among his countrynen and
other Romansts in COnstantinople and lis vicinity at
The expense of the Society.
The catirc number of the missionaries Of all classes
supported 10y the Society last year les, Of whom
g. were in the home field and 40 in the foreign.
The Hon. BRADFORD X. WooD Of Albany then read
the following resolutions:
ResreS That the Reports abstracts from which have now
been reed he accepted adopted aud committed 70 the Board
kesred That the movements Of the Papal hierarchy IN hi.
the old obtain the control Of popular education,
Sty OF the Church that Il may suhusae the ay eenacting
hse what has og rrscced elsewhere and THIS owing its
hostility esl RELIGIOUS liberty evtrywhere. have Justly
srons the jealousy ard called forth he resistance Of the Pres
eAd The IL eSlatures Of several Of the Sia.oS
hssered That II the marked everywhere presented
"a the socs moral and political condition Of Papsl and OF
Protestant countries We have most powerful srd Parable
sreumeni for the the American aud Foreign Christian
see 10 promote and one that eouends Itself TO every
Resosei Tbs, the American Forei., q t,.n Union
iustraion of the sc,us unity Evsnses Oh al
denominations in respect 20 the essential doctrines s,5 ,
rlts o. the COPELAND also of the rgaetcav of fhs -
unoroas ard elective cooperation resisting ~. sncscs
Gospel truth without prejudice TIE i,.,~,s y,
abe bodies 20 which they respectively beons members 81 the
eriye the conrteusnoe Of all Christian people.
Rsed That the go millions of the human now upa-
Holy Scriptures, deprived OF the Sabbath Of the sane
ray In their legitimate and noraa. Of the Gsspel
g. cs Lone ss 81 n Ss sss not On The
ceson and supposed merits Of saints and angels some