New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-09
AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY.

meeting of the friends of the American Tract SOc-
ety. introductory to the regular anniversary exercises
to-day was held Last evening in the Reformed Dutch
Church. Lafayette place. A full assemblage occupied
the floor and galleries.
HIRAM KETCHUM, esq, occupied the chair and IN
opening the meeting remarked that instead OF the re-
ligious exercises, properly called, for few years
past they had had sharp conroveres-in fact, bebat
ing cubs-on the anniversary day of the Society.
This night for once they intended 10 have brothery
time The next day controversy might possibly ensue
but it should not mar the harmony of one evening at
least.
The Rev. Dr. LATHRor then offered the opening
Tie Rev. Mr.. EASTMAN, one of the Secretaries Of
the Society, followed with resume of ts character
and operations. He said that the Society was orgrsn
zed national institution designed 10 embrace al who cond
IN the GOPs S,sr og whole es and h
pae Sod 0 Volume Ses a early the p
muIy deep interest ia its aud adaptation to furnish the
100000 volumes 2loooOOOO Of tract and than
Copcraee in this land originating with the Society Isa
srsd over te county ea1aendg se e good men eyey
Grand Of salvation and offered prayer in rs 600 of them and
circulated $3.50 volumes by sale and grant sine
nearly 9OO 600 family visits ad offered prayer In Co.,
sseG co ycuine and bt.towed 10000 upon the poor family
by family without money and without price IL periodicals had
Tie sccss foreign appropriations IN cash for the year hsd
given impetus to the abroad which had been felt round
the globe.
Beside the grants money has during the year made grants
Of publications the anonft About half If these
had been given to missionaries in oren lands the shipping
criminal isttuozs and Mission Sabbath schools; to Do
s member and to fEe L half d See sS to y
coporteurs the different States Of the Union
and Middle sates II pascs value 4sco0 In the
ern and Ncrt-westen States coco psge.. $4,000 In
the Southern and southwestern States 37l 600 $1,000
OF the efs co?oeus and students during the past
year go aboed in the northern States l5 in the western
Stes and 26l in the Southern States Ending everywhere
ready access to the homes end heats Of the people.
The Rev. DIR. ScUDDER of the Arcot Mission, India,
here moved the following resolution:
Resorrd gratefully the goodness
ef God in the estabHshet Of the American Trac, Society
national institution the basis OF Christian union In its firm
it was formed and IN The abundant blessings with which God
has crowned ito lshors at home and abroad
Resod That the cordial cooperation Of good Ia this and
kindred societies IN The union pisyeTeengs nov prevalent
in vaTous efforts in this country and In Europe
under the power Of divine truth gives cheering evidence
that the Day apprcoes when the oneness Of cs children
viii be fully manifested.
DR. SCUDDER supported these resolutions in forc-
ble and Interesting speech devoted especially to d mar
ratiye of the assistance which the Tract Society had
afforded to missionary operations in India. They We're
then put vote and carried after which the Mission
AIRY Iiymn sung by the congregation.
The Rev. Dr.. FULLER of Baltimore offered the fol-
lowing resolution in addition TO those already passed
RLDcd That the national dnd catholic spirit Ofth American
Tract Saty ana its influence the literature tine land
ought to mike deer to every Christian and American patriot
The mover sad Seneca had written that % the
sources of large rivers sacred, and that affairs
Should De DUlIt tlefc ANA ii the fountains
streams go honored how ought they to venerate
e sources from whence flowed the religious truth and
enlightenment If The age The spirit of conservatism
bld formerly been clog TO truth. Now there was no
danger from this source a reckless spirit OF innova-
ton reveled, raved, and maddened round the land"
And yet people would read the record of The sacr
fceS and setdenias of the past, he did notbelieve it
would be so. 1t seemed TO us as if the Union had
always stood. But let yead the history CT the
United States Constitutions history which Mr. Web
ster had contemplated writing and which plan Hr. |
Curtis II Boston had molly carried out he would zee
that the Trainers Of that document bad achieved ri.
umph almost great that Of 76. just go with the
history of lie TrTic. Society. If in members would
look at the struggles Of its early life, they would see
how. devoid of party spirit and sectarianism
70 nlude TO few points embraced in
he resolution. First, the Tract Society was
national He loved that word. If the Union should
be dissolved, he would hoist flag over his house in
Baltimore, and ray that he lived and died in the United
states. lScneati6n Time was when the members of
very portion of the land. Now they seemed on the
we Of Reorganization. And owing 10 what Merely
q the misconduct Of few incorporate men-men who
would csuse strife and discussion wherever they went
he knew not whether TO call disunonist idiot traitor
II ncendiry and should be- at n oss how To designate
i'm, bad NOT The times which produced him also pro-
uced his name--Politiciinl lSens;nionl
Secondly, be loved the Tract Society becanse il was
athOlc not sectarian. Anyone who refused Ia COON
rate with Christians on account Of difference in creed
lieht be sincere but he not a Protestant For |
here were only two diyisions-tlat Of Rome which
sas a self-consttuted " infahlc" church and thar of
luther which protested against all close communion.
Ie did not wish 10 compromise with any EN- but this
oriety was not union Of denominations but union |
Christians. Lastly, he referred 10 the tremendous
fnclee of the Press, and lie power 10 spread the
ulLs Of tug Gospe, through the mediums oi the Trac.