New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-12-20
NEW-YoRK CITY TRACE SOCIETY

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The Thirty-sscond Anniversary Of the Nes'fot
CITY Tract society and the Th;rysiNth AnnivssSyd
the Female Brsnch OF the sane, ~ers celebrated lad
evening BY appropriate exercises AZ tie Madison
square DR. Adams Presbyterian Church. Ice Rev.
DR.. Dewitt, cf the Collegiate Church presided. Aaer
tymp the reading Of Scriptures, ari prayer by tho
Rev DIR. Adams the Tressuer's pport was READ. II
showed the receipt and expenditure tor the purPos'oi
the Society during the year Of sl762s 81, Of which
l569 Il was received from individuals. SfI 0!trcm
the Female Branch Of TIE society snd Vi 80 Is from
yslious churches. The amount hsd been esPeaaed ~
follows Pad to MISSIONARIES, $l30l ~; lac'den'ai
@ s American ss@snT Sse fi sos. w. ,s
Tract Society for circulation, = 69i NJ.
M WErNoRE then Rad the report OF tie fenhs
Branch Of the Society.
The Rev. Isaac OEcH,RD, the Corresponding Sec
-'sry Cf TIE City Tract society Then reai the aneu"
report.
aner al.adirg to the tact tina, it vas Christian be-
neyo.ence which cslcd the SOcety MO eh!Steace,
the Report states that
The Society is limited in IL opers, ons tn the City
OF NewNork ard that nom ia object Il need not turn
aside Ia interfere with The political ~ moral concerns
of other States nations IN It's appropriate hets
il found ul exercise fcr all It's powers. and work to
be done that nigh. employ ionch greater number o.
persons than are engaged IN It. onr populsloe
an ounted 10 the greater part 81 m'lhon, anu vac
parts of tie wcii. bringing with them the vice. tas
habi,s ard the prsjucices they INDUCED IN IN tho
c,untries from which they came. Among ta,s
mass of human beirgs iIiqw,y sbontdcd. To
secure A. far rs possible. crcer ard efficiency 10
Iii. work the different Wars were assigned to The
ctre AID sup0iotenderce OF Mssloa,Iies, each OF
whom hsd in his Wasd baud q. Visitors who eooPe'
raio vith him. 1ni 20 esCa OF whom he assigned
district. These districts they visited ard gave
,,oit % Is, see. ssbe family tract calculated TO
Az ker attention To re duty they owe 70 God sntto
their own eternal interest. Ayailbg themselves OF
the opportunity thus obtained they ,ste cred chiren
irto Sahbalh aui other schools n Bible classes gave
religious instruction ans persuaded those who neg.
l,ctod i. to attend The ministry OF the Gospe1' ia'ted
"a prev,.me,tins promoted the temp retor ns-
tior supplied bes To those who hal them not; con-
v.tsed and PRAYED with the sick eonrseled the per
pe Ied; snG, Is tie Msionarss were Disu,et Secne-
tsries Of the Association q lmpro' ng The Conduos
of the Poor they were enabled TO oblsn food for tho
hungry. Thus ii ~ become known 20 these they
visited "a their beet friends ara Whatever iohleoce
uey obtained they employed IN winning souls 10
Christ. 20,
TIL Report contains the following satisfies of the
The society has employed - missionaries. Of
whom - and assistant were Ward Missionaries;
ard an assistant were missionaries 10 resident Ter
macs. , to r migrants; to French residents; !"
| .Iewe ard 10 seauen. The average number oi VS.
ors had been lji, aud the results reported nave
been: 1883 Oh tract. in different languages ds,uo.
ut,i Containing 80 $40 pages; Osi Bibles and 20
Ie.tsrents supplied to the destitute behalf of tho
Ncw.Nolk Bible Society; 53lO volumes lent rom
Ward Libraries: 1880 children gathered into Sabbath
aud 523 into Day schools; 9j persons gathered INTO
T. be Classss; 5OlS induced t. attend church; ~
Temperance pledges obtsinci 800 religious meet
iIgs held; l0i ba, kslijcra reclaimed sl5 persons
hopefully converted; and o1i converts uhloi VIA
Eyar geiical Churches -
The rnoIt STAIRS that the finances of the S)ce'y.
owing 10 recent CONNIE rcial endorsements, are not
in as coed condition As they otherwise woei nave
been The contributions hal been 81 much csssneo
that the mis- oneYs had not received the fuil amount
Of their salaries. In relation to the widows AMI iath
eless the report tos that roDg the thousands o'
children bo 10 re found in our streets Begging
peddhrg small wares, and IN oih'r WAYS seeslus W
obtain f. cents to assis. their parente IN procuring
,he nec,sss,es of life many were the children OF
widows who would gladly send their atherless ones To
Sabbath ard day schools. where they might reo'''e
useful Instruction learn 10 read the Bible, ana d. pre-
s.ry.d nom the many temptations that now surround
! them; but stern poverty forbade. Conmiss tt'ing
the s0rrows ~ theso poor widows, Two Chnstltn
!adirs SISTERS placed annually during tx ycar-, $Wv
each tie hands of the Chairman of their Finance
ara Agency Committee ~ Ia dispensed by the MIS-
scenarios .or th- sp~v DC purpose vi enabling this class
of widows a. crafty their antsbe desire. But 10 the
close OF the year 1856, they had passed. away Tho
w,rhy relations Of to deceased aud Other beneyo
p,rsoa, gsy. respoBse that had been tho means OF
making some addition to tie numbcr Of benehcsrie,.
They now renewed the appeal Not only those who
have been e,ded bit other woltl though poor wii-
oss needed assistance, and in thor destnnon knsw
ooi what 10 40 without it. Whatever beneiact'ons
were made for the distinct purpose OF aiding them,
would BE- 30 Appropriated; moye fatheriess chjren.
now subject 10 demon iiLDg influence might thus bs
/ brought into the schools.
vs.. G. ALENASDER, esq, of New-Jersey, moved
the adoption of the report lie nc ompapied the mo
ton with some eloquent remarks. He commended tho
society and it, objects They Of the country, in visit
ing the metropolis when viewing it, pride and crcum
stance could have idea Il the amount Of irrebgon,
vice and corruption viii III existed in IL AMI the report
they had Just heard threw Hood Of light upon these
matters which could not tail 10 be met With generous
rosporse from CHRISTIAN men. The truly catholic
I'll araeer Of the society, together with It's various
fields Of usefulness and the exce Mt adaptation Of the
machinery Of the ETY. 10 sbs.rye the great ends
il had 10 view formed themes Of great interest 10 the
address Of the speaker. Leaving the religion. aspects
ol the .oeetys Influence he urged its clams upon men
IA citizens. The government Of this country being
oIe Of ihueDce rather than force. ts was de-
6ebtNpon the virtue and Intelligence ot our people
IL held that no aw could coerce morality. Tue de-
penlence Of the nation mast b. upon The untoliin.
Of tee spirit uto Christianity The object Of this SCOT
ETY. l.eing emncnty designed to Cbristianze tho
peop4e II should meet tie support Il AL who feel an
interest in the Derpetueon Of gov .rhmental insti
! tutons.
A ool,tction AID subscription behalf of tho S)ci-
ETY. we've then taken after VI ich the Rev. A. X.
MOTT of this city delivered IA address. lie spoke Of
tie unique easr soteTstics OF this SJcoty which was
tse,f bsGd e missionaries, SD which cngIa'tcd In
itself the true spirit az the churchthat ~ going into
tie midst Of spiritual want, AID oferirg the ires gilt
If tie Gospelof Christ. lie regarded tn. 10 coun.
/ ,ry .ud De considered eyaIgel rcd untI tie Gospd
| had been placed before every hying soni ror TINS,
churches and PIE ,chng we're loatequet, and II was
.uiy through such ip.ifanSItates A. the Tract So
cieiy and kindred oganiHatigis, that could be ac-
! cDmplshed.
| Tie esegcses were closed with benejic!on.