The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-08

eises opened with prayer BY Rev n. Hut,s;
AFTER which the Tessusr's report read setting forth
the following the financial condition Of the socety
Receipts in donations, including 500 Al IL in gac -
sos 436 o. berg 81 4O 60 larger than In prsvi
year; for sales inc udirg pei iodica S267 III 6l-to
$4l5 coo 3d. Expenoitu es for Issuing books and "a i
oocal $22i Ito SO, for coportage Sill col So gran
OF money 10 foreign ana Pagan lands si7,5eootAi sx
The following abstract OF the annual report wag rext
read
New publications, in several languages lo5 incIadl
- Volumes whole number of pabaeatons, 20Ss Dssidss
3,056 81 pToveo for circulation 10 foreign lands
Circulated curing the year y2s,074 volumes 97ss sA
puecs ions or ss 6s2 1o4 Psgss total since me iorm.
H Of hs 0. lSs pa,
ton fer The year in 673s distinct grantS-foieisn
lands lo,ess 1879 pages; army rsvy, seamen and on
missonaaies, 5000 y clporeur and agents, AZ
nols7 t.ts, 80 1922 o4s psgss and 40 70 me n
bers snd directors; ting TO upwards OF fifty shree
thousand collars monthly circulation OF the A~rioas
Messenger about 1870 co., hoschatter German Kessea-
ser 5000; ohad', foper, 800 ,oco.
CoIPoRTERAGE Number of c,portecrs lsbor.ng the
whole or part Of the year, in thirty-one Sstes aud
Territories ana In Canada, o62, OF whom lib we're stu
l3S labored among Germans and other emg sstts. or
the 662 copor,eus, 30 sbored in the Northern and
Nidee STATES 239 in the Southern and Scu,hEestern
States and 1871 the Western and Northwesrn STATES.
They vsiieo 6S 3S8 su lies with 294 043 OF wbD they
sonversed on P.rso' al religion or pras ed ~ nese fsn
preschr 81, ISL families Roman Catholics At, ZIG
destitute Of all religious books exeep. the Bible and So
2S7 households dssiitu o. ,hs Bole; and they held
addressed 1887 religious meetiogs The country Ia
divided mainly into eight copor fields, sentreing At
eans Cineii sab, St Louis and Chicago, with abe
tuperinte ncent at e,eh.
FOREIGN AND PAGAN LASps.-Rsmitted in oash, for the
Sandwich 81 000, Ch!na missions of A. g. c. p.
N at Canton, $500, Amty $500 Fouchau 800, Slang
bae $780, Presbyterian gard, $500; Southern ptst
Hrg Kops SEQ ssm Pre.os an s;.rd 500 Bur-
NAB and kAIeas 5000 Northern India, 81 500 Osissa,
$500; Teoegoos, LOthersn Misson 5000 Msd.as 600;
Arcot $500 Msdura $500; soiapur, 5000; West Africa,
Protestant Episcopal Mission, $780, HISTORIANS. $500;
SYRIA, $500; rursey, Aimsnisns ana Jews, 81 600;
Greece A. b. c F. NJ, 5000; B,pat Mission, 5000; Italy
and sa, DINA $780, e~eien $780, Be lin wsndss Poles,
&c., $1Oo Hamburg, Bsptiss Nj sion, $780, Lo We Ssxo
ny soG,sty 500; nuTsmserg SEQ Dr. marriott, Bse,
louise, $780, Seneca Indians, 5000. Total, SIT 500.
The report notice. ths death OF the senior Vice Pfes
cent Rev. Robert Donneil OF the ubsrsnd presbyte
ran church; ef Rev Dfs. Cone Brcihead Lindsey, and
DR.. James c. Bliss
A. tie conclusion of tie foregoing few bre, and ap-
proprats remarks made oy Rev. Or. DEWITT, show
ing the tepe6 isl effects, in spiritual poat OF view,
which attended the operations Of the America Tract So
ciety
BE followed by Rev. DR.. STEVENSON who supported
the following resolution in a briet sddress:-
Resolved That this neetng Increasing dspoe in he
OF me not as su,vtue for the church but tore
cn9. to ne full and triumph OF the church d
The meeting next addressed by Rev. Mr.. b. Auder
son ard Rev Mi,on Wnsow, Missionary from Madras.
were again read large portion Of the delegates having
arrived from the Brisk church meeting
The PRESIDENT announced the result Of the business
meeting He said that COMMITTEES Of fifteen had been
appointed for the purpose OF examining into the stats M
the society from the beginning the manner In Witch
Its business had been c5ndusted 1t he added de-
sired by tbs ienos Of he enemies the society that
this should be DONE and therefore, 1t became hi duty in
pursuance of the vote passed at that meeting to
the Of the committee appointed for the purpose.
The following are the names Of tho gentlemen oomp-s
ing the committee -
,ton Tha~toya Fra1iuohuvaor Rav orreo Dau;%t
D. d, Jurge Jessup Rev Albert Barnes, d. D., Rev.
Francis Wayland, b. D.. Rev N. B. Anderson, L. D.,
Rev. Gregory T. Bede, d D., Rev John s. Ssone D. D.,
Rev. Dr. John Mcleod, James Donelson, George a. Stu
art, Joel ives, Rev Or NJ Hopkies Rev. Ray Palmer
and Rev. s. s. Schumacher.
The officers elected that meeting also
ed after which the following resolution was read and
adopted
Resolved That hanks 10 rerdered to God for opening be-
fore the society vide feds o: Usefulness among the destitute
and msirs his truth na 70 he savscn Of men Of every
chine and condition 81 tongue.
Rev. DR.. BURLINGTON spoke to the following reselu-
ton
Resolved That this meeting give thanks to God that be has
enabled the society ihoush merscng Christians 20 many
spiritual works aucing ost men to the Lamb o. tod, who
tsketh away the ftn Of tee world"
The resolution adop and TIE following sup
ported by Rev. John Jenkins Of the chnrcn,
Philadelphia
Resolved That the society reccgus 70 Pravt
dence In raising more than aiz hundred colporie,1
Who the last have the moral wastes Of
land bearing OF tavaon and enabling hem bar
Of winning souls to Ch'isL
The resolution was adopted, and after rems-ks
from Rev. DR.. Cox the d. xoogy chanted, oenedc-
ton pronounced and the meeting adjourned.