New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-22
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
NETWORK CITY TRACT SOCIETY.

NETWORK CITY TRACT SOClElf.
Tract Society, and the thirty fifth Of the Femsls
branch took place on Sunday evening at the Church
Of t. Kew. DR.. Adams, in Madison squ1e.
In the sbeence Of the Rev. Dr. DE WIT President OF
the Society, the Rev Dr. ADAMS presided on the oc-
csson The exercises opentd with prayer by the
Rev DR.. LATHRoP.
The Treasurers Report and the annual Report Of the
Female Branch Of the Society read by Mr.. y. w.
STEBBrSs From the former ii srpea,ed that the re-
ceipts during the past yesr With, $3.50 " hand at
the sst report amounted I, sl6i39 while the amount
ofexpenditures was 81 4O3 63 leaving the Society In
tors, &c, 70 the amount OF 1854 So The receipts
and expenditures Of the Female branch Of the Society
during the psst year were a $50 60.
Mr. SIssn,s: IN behalf ., tas Fs ma S,sncn ."
the death Of two Of their most Jealous suppofters
Mrs. Bsnyer and Miss Az u Jay. two sisters:
The Ant ual Report Of the City Tract Society was
detailed statement relative to the organization OF The
Society and the gradual extension Of the sphere Of il
usefulness, the following statstics are given:
ss.nti missionaries to German residents. including
assistants mi:siehsy 70 Swedish re.'dests TO French
total Of 81 missionaries The sversse number Of visitors
distributing tr.cs boIocs religious. eoDvsnsion and other
vorng do good hs. been and total results
in different languages distributed containing ssss1 pages;
goa Bibles .nd Te,ments suppl 70 the Destitute be
Ward brIes 2ss children ssthsred late s.'b.th and 81.
into other schools rs persons sheIed into sssc..ss: st
1895 relations meetings held e back iders reclaimed Si per
hoIetay converted and ss converts united With evsnss
The report set forth very encoursginsly the good
that has been effected BY the Society for they had
place durrg the past year through the influence Of
missionary efforts, or the tracts distributed. From
the closing remarks Of the report We make the fol-
1t lsnentsble fact that into city imported habits
Of vice om snost every distant shore and that ens.qasny
a. Il had not bsD for The csi.a Tia. this
Society h b.s. The e s..s ,no the .ssSs . has
hs. made yrous 'or mp.c,ss and esv.ns
owed evil Influences provided Win the Of "a.
In life With honor and eIcit and the Association fos
.oh.iss dI.iTt .ecrsise assist. .nns.y thousands Of
ismlis: with FOOD. fuel and eohiss Shall then the City
/. 5. ssls.ssS a I. oSe,son. san;isossa
p.ddDs .a. wsrs and In ether vsJ. seeking
obtain few css assist their parents IN p,eeues ne
gladly serd their shesss sabbath and day shoe
where they might receive useful Instruction, learn 70 reed the
SS saf I povs sas
sorrows q those poor wisows so Ch'..a des wso zero
;.. Il q. hand: e the = our sn.ns. nd nd
pofpo.e Of eS.slns ri, Gas. widow. % ss .sisS
dese and h truly blessed appropriation Bot 10 the cioe Of
ses.sr VOID .nd We then nss What .As ). Don. Zoe
the boat Of weeping wdOw The worthy rsl.,on, q u.
hss The Of making edition number q
have been aided bot other worthy though os sds-: s.sS
assistance and in their dest tuition hnov not What 70 do with
SS:. >. s.s 5 5. are S "a X
children subee. dsrnO.ans Influences may b.
The Rev DIR. McCLrsTocK then addressed the su-
6ience in behalf OF the Society. He proceeded 70
chow thst although different sects might differ In their
theological ideas al woud agree in gorg 10 thu Five
Points and tying to eject refor nation among the
derizens of thai degraded secfion of ouY civ. and
from the Inquiries he had made and Investigation in
stuted relative to the management Of this s,cety,
be could appeal to bis hearers for their assistance eth
the ASSURANCE that noue OF them could dsspp-ovs Of
The tracts distributed and the efforts Of tho nssloss
ies were devoted to the object Of doing good without
any attempts TO instl any particular sec.arian vswa
He was followed by the Rev. II. ID. GAssE, vho
sonaIes employed. The harvest wss plenty, euf me
lsboreis few. Heretofore the number Of distnoaten
had averaged ,094, while at present they number
only oil IN the city; while the number Of missions
vidusl the arduous duty Of visiting the entire German
population on the east eide Of the city
STATED that the msnsgen Of the Female oreaco, vno
had been accustomed 10 bod ineu mcousss a. .no
roons Of the American Tract society, Nsssa
street in cop,eousuce Of the difficulty Of securinga
large attendance there, had determined hereafter 70
hold monthly me stpg- in the Bible House bulldog IN
Fourth avenue and n'so ,soss a y $500 ~ - sssb
moth. and hear the reports Of those engaged ~ as
tributorr, ard also such Iehsrks - may there De
cf!ered In reference TO the systsm Of eeiponAss
throughout the country. 49,.
Affsr a few remarks from the Rev. DR.. Adans
While collection was beog taken up, the sseiencs
was d. missed with benediction by the same aivns.
Az the audience was very large Indeed, every pss
and ssle being hled TO their utmost espssT' "e
amount collected was doubtless quite LIBERAL