The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-10
THE RELIGIOUS MEETINGS. :
INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS YESItk' 0Ay.
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AnOtAer Effort to AbOlitionize the Ami u
can Tract Society.
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HOW TT WAS SOUEICHED.
The Blind, the Sunday Schools, the Uai-
versalists, the Home Missions,
and the Colonizahonists.
The Niger Again in the Cooper
Institute.
NO sENsATIoN-NO EXCITEMENT.
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THE AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY.

THE AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY.
gHIRTY-FHfH ASsIvERsARY-ANNUAL RErUsro-
SLAVERY RESOLUTIONS, AND SHARP sPWUI ~
nR. w0LC0Tr, OF CmCAGo-A GAG on DIDOUB-
sIoE-sH0Rr WORK AND sPKHDY ADJoURNMKnr.
The thirty nfh annual meeting Of the Amsricaa Tsa
Society held yesterday morning Al the Rsfssnsl
Dutch church OR. Hustons) In Washington square, -
body Of the church filled with clergymss aad -
galleries devoted exclusively 70 the ladies' though
ty no means large numDer were in attendance.
The meeting was called to order at nine O'Clock Rsa.
VIM. C. Alexander, Vice President, in the chair.
Prayer wm delivered by Rev. Dr. BuRouAsn. Of New
York
statement was then road by Or. Dxwrr, Caarnsns -
the Executive COMMITTEES, Of which the following 10 .
synopsis
STATEMENT ExHcunvx COMMITTEES
The Executive Committee present on this occssson
brief statement Introductory TO the business which ~
TO acknowledge with devou gratitude that through
other year. by the help OF the Divine Spirit, We have
with concord OF counsel and harmony Of feeling a.
disturbed by any unfrcndly differences. We have -
joysd ''ihe unity Oh the spnt n the bond Of psAcs"
institution hese:1 The union of evangelical Carts
for the c'rusion OF truths held by them in
The spread cardinal doctrines q the Gospel
Gods chosen and chief fundamentally for tho enlghtea
mspt Of the world In the knowledge Of his soS.
From the date Of It's establishment until now the cousoo
purvued by thoec administering tho trusts Of this eesY
has been TIE American tract Society ives ntsaAs4
., ss h TIM sIs Is grad ara s:nssu wSe ssss..
no reform associations, ooufc with social pshssea
oresnizsilsn. Iaoorpg wisely veal bu rAsss
uneeres The n an st should never DO forgotten thas
the aim Of American Tract Society II 10 promote vk
godiness by the enpo, ment q those vital truths wnsss
penetrated the hearts and snbugassd the conscisnces o
oxpeds ats have an absns convicnca thai the
excellent way which have cndeavorsd 20 perscvore
erfcs nj wesror IN hands s>irit the e.
coapihment Of Gods purposes Of mercy aud grace -
spread Of the revival spirit ynca has ot les
30 svey prevA led. To aid IN the po~yc, Of Asos
sce reouie,'cn 70 suppy ORDERS Tor ,-sis ana volus
treating " the OF salvation. THUS have beao
and p.s on sres in ~hich rs tue mi.sos o crr esrs
Ls been and The catholic relations OF the
cie,y TO all branches OF the Christian church agsia %
Inc oolpor.gs system Devised 10 meet tins Il -
more sp.sey settled regions q our oro.d and hss 49,
extsded ns benefits alike TO rcn and poor, ssaa 40
rec, Jew GenalO. Thus, by Of purely
we have been enabled through INC divine ssI-sascs -
preach csrt home and abroad, pcpulsus ci.iss "a
i've thousand families, striving 10 dfmo hroax q
portions Of land AID Of the ~orid thAs waAs
by the energy q grace, snsl Jet eaveu the vsce s0p
Performing In times Of murh pcpulsv cssSa-
Of thought ard Of violent party CONNECTIONS have
been obliged, Consequence, 70 encounter little -
verse criticism To ms We have no liberty u rsplv.
not controversial bat simply the funnsas
Of trust oar business 10 circulate saving tru.h =
ci,ari, ceanod way ana not 20 eusaso In prosss Geo.
cu with any who, for whatever reason, might 20 lm
PILED to spgo.s o. hin .,s, Us dne Pc" fss 80
and the spirit d our organization TO new and ssvsso
tsu, but n may Be safely claimed that the wkSs9
the course pursued under them have bres usrs
Imprsgpsbly csisbished than they now are 10 ths
igbt Of The eUsrienoe gansd through sstc@pn whsun
have been made 10 harmonize differences respscuug
topics which have discovered churches societies and -
e,sns n,s shsII have pssssd and calm judging rosssn
shall have conquered the passions and Pfeiudces * ~
W. ss sI s.. sSos ~o IN cass ~
sowing The seed Of divine truth By all waters kne.sg
tina, VII 80. ing shen 9os shall be psssed 70 !sax.
which sovereign love shall designate.
Our devotion 70 The interests cnirusAsd 70 our sxsosve
care may have been ell that whhsd 10 " -, -
sure that IN thsss days Of movement asd q 80
sres few Institutions called 70 larger dutss, 40 -
this society, vhoss one vocation 70 rrssch y ssaa
Of The PRINTED ssd nc living vosos me u..rsA.ss
oondi,ions. in every socessible part Of NE gObs.
The Tresurers ANIMAL Report was thea rcs< ~
Moss ALLY, 10, and followed By Asstsss =
The annual report By Drs Hsilook and ssvsssss, ssws
tarss We mbine The too and give The f5ilcw~s
mary results o. ne year
NV PrnEcAuoss -"B.ble noronary,r wxh ssxrsw.
inr, mage, snd tables; Memoir and ccrrsspsssssss -
Nv Do1crige =. Haste 10 the Rescns "Sksohss fre0
LIFE, seoae series; Faith and We AssxNros q FslA..
By Rev Eoensrer Ersklnc. "Youhs Bsbls ss1asSs~
mvle,ed IN volumes In al, excluslvs Il psoksts =
osrds, us nsv pu6casons, many Of lsn iinsssssa,
friasa suriss Inc ye.r, 100 vola.ss II ss1 -
publications, 23ss5e.sco pace ty>Ai In th<rty I've
yeas, ls,iissso volumes. as.ss2sos rassosissss. -
crssalsoes ssIibuuOn for N. ys.,. IN s.ass asG.ss
gsn,s IS olssa2 psgs ana ~ SO 3<o pages nsns.
sso directors; amounting 70 sbsu, sss go
RfcnrTs ASr rrFkrprrurEs -Reosived In Aunasons snS
bgscss sllI ,pc4 ST. sales, S132 $50 "a rsoslved
nrsroe sla erpsedea before April ts2 ss o. nsx ~.
nsnsi.s,.fiss and .suias saas sss 81 sslssrsss -.
eis 90 ooporteur agencies sad osr~snossss, s1sr w.
cash ior Foreign hads STA 600. eli sshsr axD~ssss
csrosrles -pariBs shs pas. ys.r s:s cosOr.ssn "a
1so stu ients from 30 colleges and theological .nissrs
bsus ssauonst the northern and middle sssss ssi
NE southern and spuih rsstsrS States; ar1 fb2 ~
western and norsn ~essern sssrs AND 1errisss. w
\ ing tse 6ernsns, Sredes, NorvsgiA-s Ds.es. Ia
issders, Welsh French ssS Indsns n. cesrcrs.s
verse; on psrsoas religion prayed issy fesaa h7ss
I, s,s i.nisss q Roman o;iese., AS's is..as. =:
10 40 ~.rs sshoui NE word q sRd TAsy sAss -
| Ar. s~~s 10 s1i pubiic or prayer me IagA
ty ths soclesy, rssals hsrs bsss a.
| lrs1Ime employed equal 70 Nc servsse q 90 - -
nss nenihs sssoi S vcl. ne. std lsss 40 ysls..
,~s sdareed 7sis,oi5 faai~n vlsssd, s6issSi faua-
~. con vsrssd wuh personal religion or wavet wHA;
,s.ssrs ,isSso ismis q nsras osshol,cs: ssSiss
fanlcs destitute Of all relxous booxs EXCEPT Ne Mhis
s1d ssT IT'S without us word Of God.
year twelve thouss16 collars q follows ths asnA
w,ch Isasas 81 CO. Chisa, Presbyterian Missions, 81
Mission Of a. b O = Shanghai s2osi Epse,ps 49,
shsnrhae, slto siam BAPTIST Misron s5eo RurmsH -
Karens, $780, Northern india 81 SEQ ors~a, esee ~
fo~med rps<k MISSION Aroot 5000; Mafura, 500; We
psrssrs, ETC Norsssrs s,s,.s, 81 40; 1sssAers ".
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