The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-13
AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY,"

This Society held its thirty-fourth anniversary
meeting in New ork on Wednesday. Much excite
ment and some disorder was caused by the introdnc
ton OF resolution nstructng the Executive Com
mlttee to prepare and issue tracts against the
trade--Ihe resolution was tabled amid much an
pause as unconstitutional, and also an amendment
recommending the COMMITTEE to issue such acts
After an excited debate during which the onestion
OF an issue by the Society of tracts against slavery
ana against the slave-trade, was brought up in va
nous resolutions Dr. Spring moved that resolution
be adopted that while the Society rejected the reso
luton against the slave-trade, it is not from anv
hesitation IN relation to the sin of the slaye-trade
Itself. Which was adopted. The following is the
surer: ~ N
New publications seventy-fye. including DR.
humphreys "Revival Sketches and Manual" and
The Haldanes and their Friends" lust issued;
~, FRYE Sermons on the Attonement;" youths BIZ
Ole studies, part 3, the Gospels" and the "Tract
Primer and History of the Patriarchs," in English
and German, parallel columns Whole number of
publications 2343, of which 469 are volumes of lar
ger smaller size
Circulated during the year 659 272 volunas. IN
673,954 publications, or 23055 $3.50 pages; total
since the formation of the society," Is O46 500 vol
umes, 534,9O5 publications, or 5,357, 4lO. 1874
Iages.
Gratuitous distribution for the wear in 2 5o3 dis
tinct grants ,S24 1853 pages and ID lao lao nages
to members and directors; amounting to neatly
$4,000. y
Monthly circulation of the American Messenger,
Herman nUpr
$4,000; Chiid's Paper, 100000.
receipts IN donations, including S27, lO5 II in
legacles Sl5o0l777; for sales, including S5l $780,
% for Messenger, Botschqter, and Chad's Paper,
500, 25S 20. Total, $3.50, 1881
Expenditures for issuing books and periodicals
including expense of coporteur agencies and depos-
tories, sos, 3521l; for colporage, S81 747 80; re-
united to foreign and pagan lands SIS OOO all other
items OF expense, SIS, 994.S9. Total S3SO,O9496.
During the past year 525 colporteurs and 1913
students, from 35 colleges and theological semina
ries, In all 655, labored in the United States and
Canada-l99 being stationed in the Northern and
Middle states, 259 in the Southern and Southwest
ern, and lS3 in the Western and Northwestern
States. Of the colporteurs 103 besides number
OF students, labored among the Germans Irish
SWedes, Norwegians, Danes, Welsh and Indians
most largely among the Germans. The colporteurs
visited 6SS,9S2 families, with 39S 1877 of whom thew
engaged in religious conversation or PRAYER: thew
found 93,706 families habituay neglecting to attend
evangelical preaching, SO 1O9 families of Roman
Catholics. 1896 destitute Of all religious books ex-
cept the Bible, and 1929 who were without the
Word of God. In addition to their family ysitatiops
they addressed 16,625 public or prayer meetings
The statistics of coportage for eighteen years,
since its introduction by this society, furnish the
following suggestive results Time employed
equal to the services of one for 80 POI months
6,4l1 400 volumes sold; ISIS, POP volumes granted;
liZ,225 public and prayer meetings addressed ;
a,ls5665 families visited; 1892, 703 families con.
versed with on personal religion or prayed with .
s53.367 families found habtuay neglecting evan
geical preaching; 6G9,22S families Of Roman Cath
olics; 656,692 families destitute of all religious
books except the Bible, and 40S ,439 living without
the word of Cod
Foreign appropriations RENTED in cash during
! the year, $4,000.
The amount of the donations received by the So
cety for the last thirtyfour years is about So 454
! 7Ol, and the amount received from the sales of
books is S372l, 3lS,22 making a total of SG,l76,
o2o,o4. The number of pages printed by the soci,
ETY. IN that time is about 5,459, 1922 while the num-
Der of pages distributed is 1857 4lO, 334 The So
cety granted, that is distributed gratuitously in
that time l,O16,177,764 pages, and the foreign
/ grants in cash amounted To Sl0N 900