The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-27
City Tract Society

The regular monthly meeting OF the City Mission Of the
City Tract Society held in toe UGion theological
Seminary No. University place, at eight O'Clock last
| evening.
Prior the meeting Of tho Board prayer meeting wss
held n four O'Clock In the Afternoon
Tho proceedings Of the regular meeting opened by
the singing Of . by mt, coumeocDg:-
Yes, we trust the day Is breaking,
joyful times at hand;
Goa. the mighty God, 10 sp-akiog
BY his cord In every lard
Whep be chocsee,
DarkLtss ices at his command.
TIE ChAirusu. A. r. wFrsorx Esq then read the third
chapter OF the Epstle Of Paul. the Apostle, to the Celia
n.,r-" you then be reen Nth Cafist. seek tnose
ti'ss xhchre above, where crrsi stitch at the right
One the Clergy present then eloquent pray.
invoked the blessings Of Goo on the operations OF the
rocey.
erUed.
The CHAIRMAN stated of strangers
present tpss Their. are twenty eisht missionaries iacu
ssss,snw cevutbe al their Tune, energy and labor
these gentlemen could not report but the few
tymeh who give an account OF their stcwMoshp wooid
svc TAR ioea OF what the operations OF the whole muss
The missionary Of the First ward reports very pleasing
mace, aud the converts been instrumental brog
osher wanderers 10 the field OF tho ooe shepherd
Tho missionaries of the sixth, Ninth snd twenty first
wards followed with tnsu reports showing c,nsdera ,ie
pofre,s,
The missionary 70 the Joss read very Interesting
psptr The state Of Christianity smoog the soas ofJscob
snowTg that hts perseverrg aocrs are being crowned
with succces
The following statistics reported by the Board
being the fota return under Their respective heads
aver age, cullbS the paAt seveo month
Nun ber Of vsers, Lbs tracrs DISTRIBUTED, s92 p2
Moos surpcd ,he destitute ID B. restamsnts supplied
10 CHILDREN and oihere 5t3 volumes from the ward
HtrsIie, $685. Children gait cred ioto Ssbbsh echoo,s
les6 children gathered into public schools SAL persons
gathered ino bible classes 255 pcrsoss udacsd 70 ssnd
church, temperance pledees oe,sned, sSs district
payer neetn ga held, o6a bscksdcrs reclaimed, 81
peEsons hopefully converted, 4al converts united with
evangelical churches, s2t
u thus sum total The psst month shows a very fair
proportion az may DO hotu oy tho ann, xed hateneBt
Walters i8t trscte Distributed fn4sTS Bibes 70 the
destitute, rs Tostanen 10 Children and others III; vo-
unes lent from the wa,d osa,ies 900 children gathered
sabbath schoos, zaf; cbdreo gathered ioto puolc
scboI. 49, perscrs gatberec ia lle classes per-
iLduoec sitepd church, 39 temperance pledges
ctsiped, 81 osfict prayer meetings he'd, 2oS; bacG
shdeIs reclaimed. T. ptraons hopefully Converted o.
converts unr,d With Fv,nseicsi ch.rcbe~, ~
There are tutntye ght msaioLares engaged In the city
az New Ynst II TIC ee,vcs Of the sOc'oiy.
Tic President offered fo~ rmarks IN conclusion,
ohstfvIC hist excessive syrtem cf house 10
touse vfisiich could be adopted exeytions OF tho
s,si,,y woclo be the meaps OF saving the city A.
pr.ss the foreign population bad thtec missionaries
engaged or their behalf While two norc laSoring
NJ ts,te Garden. There n the Norsee ans
10 c~rnecrnn with the pcfhs ship, besdes
snocg sesmen; and there IL To the French and
ie~ n tue city numbering e~cut 80 600; theec
msby FrsEch, While the Germans amount 20 about
lto occ. band cf 900 900 vs,er,. male and
itnae, could be ORGANIZED, WOO be Of grsa, berent
Ire great body of the police, coach drivers &c
required visitation to bring them 10 knowledge Of
ire saving truth.
The corolcgy was then sung and The benodiclon being
prcpcunced by the Secretary the messing ss,oarned