New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-24
Anniver>ary Week in Boston.
THE AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY on sLAvERY-IT
SEPARATES PROM THE NEw-yoRK SOCIETY.

BosIOS, Monday, May 23 1859.
Afer a long rain. the weather has cleared up ge-
o;ay and the indications are favorabetO IN unusually
large attendance at the Anniversary meetings this
week.
At the business meeting Of the Peace Society this
afternoon the Rev. Francis Wayland, ID. D., LII. d..
was elected President in place of the Hon. W. Jay,
deceased; and the other old officers were generally
chosen
The Treasurers report shows the receipts Of the
past wear 70 have been $4783 Is, and the expenses
Al SIG 43 leaving a balauce ia the Treasnrers hands
Of only sl63 80. The Society has issued during the
year about ~ O0O00O of tract pages. This evening
public meeting was held at Park Church, when
the Rev. Geo. B. Cheever pronounced an eloquent
eulogy on the late President.
The American Educational Society held their annual
meeting to-day and elected most of their Old Board OF
Sflcers The treasurer's report showed the receipts
OF the wear to be $23, I03 So the expenditure
a19, ,526 81. The permanent fund - Wv 344 -FOUR
young men and % institutions have been aided during
the year. -. ,..
The Young Mems Christian Association held their
animal meeting this evening. Thereceip's OF the year
ware nearly a. 900; the expendtures 1857, aud the
building fluid amounts to Sl4|%. ,,u
The Massachusetts Bible Society also held Their An
oual Meeting to-day. The receipts Of the year 25S
the expenditures $22 $50. The following officers
elected:
P,s.d,n, rsde1, The Rev n L. Flohiogham
Irfdsu,tr. George H. Sampson.
The American Tract Society held tneir Annual Meet
spp this afternoon. The annual report shows the re-.
assets Of the Society S34 LOO.
resolution to retire from connection with the New
York Society, was taken up.
MIR. Rand moved the adoption OF the resoiutoh' d
folows: ,-
hero. The American Society Boston ohginaly
ircorporsted National Society and BY m
and Whereof this ciety at its last annual neeiinE voted tn
greater enc rgy efficiency would be mPd 10 the tract
system by original status. aud Wherea' the eA
yea c has Only served 70 eonhru the
RrtS Ths, the vote Of ni. Society 1875 become
br.nch Of NeYork s,cey he and is hereby rescnded
and tina, this Society resume Il. original position indie
pendent national institution Is be hoped that should the
relation which existed for long time and from which n
past years great of good has resulted be thus ter
Inuated the Societies may hencfoI,h operate 10 their
different spheres with harmony and greatly Increased usefulness
sodi. a% promoting the s0' our 'o'''" ' "1' '
Without discussion it was almost unanimously
adopted there being but three four nays, out OF
about two hundred gendemen present
Another resolution offered by the Rev. NJ. Copp,
expressing kindly feelings and sentiments toward the
New York Society, Occasicned considerable deot ate,
and indefinitely postponed by nearly unanimous
vote.
Several amendments TO the Constitution were
adopted this being rendered necessary BY the sever
ance from the New-York Society
The following resolution was adopted
Rssord That the publication during the OF
we~rt,cn whirh be offered to the Publish
setmerts Christian agau,; the ayeirade AID 70 sci
foh 10 wickedness will meet with the warm appreciation
The following officers then elected
Pye.ident-The Hon GtoRGr n. BRIeGs
piotP,t"dent.wm Ropes; e.q Hon Samuel willistSn
se,ts Rev Francs D. waysnd D. D.. Rhode Island; Rev
Jc HsrS D. of CanhSt1S ,s .. Rev B spwSyn w H. e.up
Pa Ss%S'Gc 4 ". AsS. R:I D. 4 n o pd peT b " Of M.nS @
Di,eto,.-The Hon RicharO FeGaer thu Rev EOeSe1sr e
Burgess Massachusetts; the Rev Benz Sppsn d ID
schsbod wsshburn Of Massachusetts; the Hon Brns ssr
d. d. Of Rhode Island; the Rev L. s. Bar'tOw' d. d. OF Me-"
Tredswer-N. Kemp.