New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-09
AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY OF BOSTON.

AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY OF BOSTON.
The anniversary of the American Tract Society, in
stuted at Boston in 1914 ard now known the Tract
Society Of Boston, took place yesterday afternoon at
Irving Hall. Strictly speaking, however the anniyer-
tary does not take place until the latter part Of the
present month when the animal meeting proper is adj
yertised to be held Boston Irving Hall nearly
hllCd BY superior audience.
In the aLseIce Of ex-Gov Bryce OF Massachusetts
the Precedent Of the Society, Dr. IYSG Of ST. GEORGES
tirst Vice-P President took tho chair, and opened the
exsrcses with introductory address,. The leading
idea which The Society sought TO carry ont lad now
been OvCrwhelmedb by tic determination Of ProS1very
men TO control tho Government. What wa a crime
for "a white man also for black, and ~ tie rop-
les 49, well in the region of icebeIgs The period
iad now come when the world would take a stand for
human liberty The very stand for which THE Society
led been reyed "a schi-maics hal been taken by the
oh Tract Society Of New-fork There was now no
further danger Of eomprOuse with The poliuIing IN
iuenee Of slavery. DIR. Tyng hoped that the two So
81 ties mi lat become reunited.
Tho Rev. DR.. Asa ID. SnIIH said PRAYER and the
audience rang hymn after which The Rev. Cn,s. Is.
BUsn, Rcs.dout Secretary ~ NeW-lork, read letter
from Judge Jessup Of ieunrylyanil eXccsng bis al
fene In Consequence ~ detention colonel in OF
lhe rcymcnsat the seat Of The Rev. SIR. ALBEIT
ii BOrton, aud the Rev. Mr.. VARIES, Secretaries,
made satoE .uts Of the aai oi the society IN Which
iuey were followed the foreign field By the Rev.
DR.. HAnLfy Of Conl,ar'incIle. The following j. an
1861. NotwitL standing the depression OF business in
general the operations OF this Society have been much
greater than in any former yen rucu u. organization.
Prnic,roNs T. Tracfs or tIsc's IN the regular l!I9.
there have been printed dnng the year li 10 copies
loIo tto Of sfe -liabo 20 oc tato.e1 Ia ,'r,
JfOp pocket tracts coliea pa?e- - Oo c'irens reefs,
cich with cut OCJi msonsfy tract. each with g4y.
iof 1900 ttses OF hsaib 2i'ooo-tot iSlSsco
copr', amounting 20 o E5s. 800 pages.
= ees. inei4d pamphlets, III. he'd With covers 2o ~
Cories. embracing lI,5l9.s1t pages
.. Papo Tract Joasnsl LO1ooo copies Child at Home,
lt5c, GO eop!es .
No tos OF The a.oye including publications purchased
Il oh, societies and Of booGsc 5 also eeetoToS onsray
H. SAFE whole rn0unt received In eas for wa,
,.o a. b-psvslept iS,ti 5n'hs
i4se,s. and ind duss cnsosed in homo cya1geaon 10
doto snount to s65o5 i-eqaa a tho rate Of Il psye
" FoaEeS I!lS Thsre las been appropriated IN cash
TO Gid the 10 foreign counties as on6"sA b +. NJ
i,I rurhsy, 20 Baptist Miisoney Union $780, for Italy
ColroRT,eE The amount paid for the sases aud travel
ipg EXP sntes Of Colporters rl,11l 80.
fhe 5seisy ~ had ig he held during part OF the whole
e-lu M.ne Isl New Hemp hiro Vermont, Ma-seehu
Jer,ey, l. Pennsylvania Il kanss. l. souihen s'atc' :
Under the Weston ract Ago1cy Chic.go Ohio
Micagn - Illinois Iowa L. Nicon-in, d Mnno.ots l.
ve,t wee pdrops sle az ~ fe1rsseo. tl 81 VIZ
n6or to he Snb5s faai asii So 5sncs on hand At
the bssrning Of Inc year gse TO- Total SO ~ q,
VII EHprsDiTuBhs tor Publications, teJ0lJ Al Copor
sge s9g3 S. Grants in csh for foreign countries $50 other
perses including those Of tht to DpoIooS in Boston and
New.Yok, aaries and c'cshe, Interest, etc., 2!4s6 H.
Total, 300 go 08.
VII DEBT From the above stsrneu; wiu be perceived
that tho Society has INQUIRED il a amounting to 6T a.
AS'.sIie. q re seeie;y Sre a. Portland
Tract Society At Cleveland and the Western Tract Agency
Clicsso
DR.. xxx Of Boston took the place Of DIR. Heacoek
Of Buffalo who was expected 10 deliver an address.
The speaker related his experience IN Tennessee aud
the South in tying unsueeessfay to set TO Charleston
while the bgmbVrIuent was gong on. lie loved the
frank outspokeness Of the SOUTH aod was particularly
well Impressed with the poopls Of the mountainous
1isrics of Tennessee among whom he had left
VI the leendary though welsonej publications. Of this