The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-12


BODY Oh Christ" They continue 70 plbsh, as hither
TO- ON all points whatsoever whether doctrines or MORALS
dults eys, or yces tho whole revealed truth Of Cod
40 presented IN Scripture language in its own 0dypey
inspired aspect and connection - aud 10 publish the writ
ss OF gooa mem so Tar as adapted to be useful, and
ar as they believe vital Christians harmonze in their "
depreciation OF the inspired word These truths of sa
vaton 10 winch Christians hoding the bean" unite the
committee feel bound to make known wherever God shall
open the way OF access.
Tho report notices the death of E. F. Baokus Esq., and
kew Dr. H. " d. Johns, officers Of the society and Rev
Mr. Savage general agent
New publications seventy Ave. including Dr. Hum.
phIeys .kevwI Sketches and Manual" and "rhe Hal
danes and their Friends just issued Five Sermons on
the Atonement' youths Bible Studies part s. the Cos
pels ana the Tract Primer and History Of the PATTI
aicns, 10 English and German, parallel columns. Whole
number OF publications 343 Of which AGO are volumes
OF larger or smaller size.
publications. or $50 ESQ pages total spoe The rorms
ton Of the society 5ol6 500 Volumes 2l5 9O5 publ
cations, or 5,S6l ,4l0, 1874 pages
Gratuilous distribution for the year. in 1893 distinct
grants 90 S24 1853 pages and Ia 1870 pages
ana directors; amounting TO nearly $4,000.
Monthly circulation Of the American Messenger, about
Paper, 100000,
Receipts IN donations, including s27 Jos II in egaces,
sl300l7 rs for sales including s5 OsO IS for Messenger
B.tsehcteT, and Chids Paper $3.50 z56 90 Total $685.
Expenditures for issuing books and periodicals iuclud
ng expense OF colporteur agencies and repositories,
SEA sS2 n for coporlgc ssl i7 3o remed to foreign
s2s 1874 So Total, $3.50 oei 20.
During the past $40 coporteurs and l2S students
nom 90 c0neges ana theological seuinares, in all 653 la
bored in the United States ami Caosds-ls9 being station
ed In the Northern end Middle states 269 the Southern
and southwestern, and 1873 in the Western and North
western States or the colporteurs l03 besdes number
OF Students labored among the Germans rish Swedes
Norwegians, Danes, Welsh and Indians, most largely
among the GeImape The colporteurs visited 6ss 9sS "a
miles, with S9s,l37 Of whom they engaged in religious
conversation or prayer: they found 90 706 families
habioay neslectng to attend evangelical preaching,
tute Of all religious books except the Bible, and
,229 who were without the Word of God
,625 public or prayer meetings Every additional yea
Of experience confrms the committee in their conviction
this society, is urgently needed greatly efficient and in
dubably economical and each new investigation OF it's
principles workings and results strengthens their conf
dence in it's value as an evangelzing agency.
The statistics Of copotage for eighteen years since It's
introduction by this society, furnish the following sug
eestive resus:Tme employed equal 10 the services Of
for 35,26l months; 6,4l7 400 volumes sold
1,SlS2o2 volumes granted l72,225 public and prayer
meetings addressed 7ls5,6e5 families visited; $780,, 7Oa
families conversed with on personal religion prayed
with; 953 1867 families founa habtuay negectng evan
gecsl preaching $50 22s families of Roman Catholics
e56692 families destitute of all religious books except the
Bble and 40S i35 living without the Word of God.
Foreign appropriations remit.ed in cash during the
a. B. c. F. NJ Canton, 500; Fuhchan, $500 Southern
Baptist nisson at Canon $780, and at Shanghae 5000
Rev. !. J. Roberto, 800; Hong Kong, $780, Annoy, Re-
formed Dutch mission, $780, Shanghai Episcopal mission
$500; Siam Presbyterian Board, $780, Assam 500; Bur
NAH and Karens, $500; Northern India, 81 ooO 0rssa
$780, Arcot $780, Aadura, $780, HISTORIANS $780, SYRIA
$780, Turkey northern mission So ooO southern mission
81 COO, be printing operations Of both missions being
united st Cons'an!iaople2 Greece, A. g. T., 5000
Russia, $500; Sweden, Mission Union, $500; Hamburg
Bapsiat mission 5000 Lower saxony Tract society 5000
ssSo bessm EysassI1 ssss,y 500 Religious Tract TraS:
STATEMENT RECEIPTS TRACT
ORGANIZATION.
1t may no: be unnteresng to present. in addition to the
abstract Of the report condensed statement of the opera
tons Of the American Tract Society since ts organization
The Of the donations received by the society for the
last thrtyour years about 81 asa O and the amount
received from the of books 3lS o. akinga
total Of Sc 600 ca The number Of pages printed by
The society in that time IS about Sa6s while the
granted" that is distributed eratuously in that time
i,o76,l77I64 pages, and the foreign grants in cash
Rev. DR.. JOHN McCRoS, Of the Evangelical Lutheran
church, Baltimore, offered the following resolution
Resolved That the annual report abstract of which
has been read be adopted and published under the
direction OF the Executive Committee, grateful
Of Gods rich blessing upon the Socctys abors pub
ica.ons IN our own and other iands.
lie said that the Tract Society scmmed the tide of i'm
moral cenous literature which inundated our land and
VIII CHI destroyed much Of what would otherwise be lovely
and of good report He believed they had found in the
ciety folcrum upon which a more than Archmsdian
lever could be placed which able TO upheave the
raj world. Past achievements OF the Society pledge
CT future triumphs The resolution was seconded and
adopted.
Rev N a. scnENok of the Protestant Episcopal church.
Chicago, presented the subjoned resolution
Resolved That the Society have deep conviction of the
necessity and efficiency OF colportage as an evangezns
agency and its peculiar adaptation to the waste places or
He would not pfct upon them a speech; for, aft or
Listening TO an exciting discussion of four hours in ergth
He would rea1hrm, without argu ment, the i'm
por,snce OF the System OF colportage as it was
Tract Society Wherever be went over the broad praes
OF the West he met the coporteur distributing the tracts
OF The society The time was coming when the coportelr
would be recognized as the moral husbandman whose
duty TO make the waste places Of this to bios.
om as the rose The system of coportage should be
couraged by all Christians, because it was developing
than any other principle the moral world the
Jay nstrumentality Although it were absurd for him as
on Epscopaau to talk of Christian union eccesias
upon u the basis Of IN seha so saso' unity
Rev. Mr. WooD of Iowa. said that before the resolution
put he desired TO relate chapter OF his experience
coporteur Of the society For the last pine year lie
had been aborng In the great Northwest and gave
interesting items showing the importance Of the copor
tsge department The second resolution also adopt
cd.
Rev. Mr. MElds missionary from Ceyon read the third
resolution, which was adopted
Resolved That this society rejoice TO operate with
the missions OF our several respective Boards in TO-
reign and pagan lands; and devouy recognize the
derul openings Of divine Providence especially in Tur.
key, India China and Japan giving access TO such
portions of the population Of the globe
Mr. MEGs said he was missionary of forty two years.
standing and had been the representative Of the society
for the last thirty four years 1t would afford him great
pleasure speak OF the benefits resulting from 1.-THE dstri
button of tracts in India, but would not detan them at
that late hour
Boone who encouraged the society to continue their
ertoIs In the foreign field.
Rev. W. j. CRowDER OF North Carolina, offered the last
resolution
Resolved, That the rich gifts Of the Holy Spirit in the
salvation Of many thousand eouls, browning the bar
operation Of Christians Of various the
diffusion saving truth, should encourage the society
cherish "the unity Of the spirit in the bond OF peace
and humbly seek to fulfil the Saviour's intecessory
prayer, "that they all may be one."
1t was seconded by Rev. DR.. Hutton and carried after
which the doxology was sung and the meeting sapa-
rated.
THE AMERICAN ANTLSLAVERY SOCIETY.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Jupiter Pluvius threw wet blanket over the Anti Sla
very Convention yesterday TIE attendance
fourth great as the previous morning. but spite Of
horrible weather, destructive crnone aud 80
decidedly dampening to female charms, the ladies' main
tanned their proportion among the amber Of audience
At quarter before IL O'Clock Mr. Garrison took the
chair and introduced Rev Dr. May who proceeded 70 lead