The New York herald., 1862-05-08
samuel s. Constant. DIR. william N Brakeman. Henry P.


NeW Pubiicdtions-New royal octave edition Of the
Family Bible, with brief notes and Instructions maps,
chronological index synopsis Of the harmony Sc care
fsy revised by Rev Professor f. p Barrows, and the
proofs read by Rev. Or. William K. Williams with the
oversight of the publishing committee. Combining the
benefits Of skill the original and cognate languages
and modern geographical The results plainly
given without perpexing the common reader with divers
theories The book may be an inestmaole blessing 70
any family for in daily worship or devotional read
ing. Price So. !" The Enormty Of the Slave
Trade, and the Duty of seeking the Moral
in speeches Of Wiberforce and Fox, and Clark
sons Summary View action of the Presbyterian General
Assembly ISIS, Report Of Committee Of the SYNOD o.
Kentucky, including plan for gradual emancpat In
1885, and DR. Youngs Sermon Duties OF Masters 1916
Historical Tales for Young Protesants Illustrated The
Christian Physician. The Prodigai SON The Seamans
Compass and Chart Baxter's saints Rest. in Swedish
For Solders-The Camp and Pocket Librrries Memoirs
OF Havelock Wears and Hammond; twenty six pocket
tracts and cards issued especially FOR our army and navy
Arny Naoy-In accordance with the instructions
OF the society last anniversary, the committee at
commenced the preparation OF pocket, camp and
army and navy Libraries; and as rapidly as they were
prepared employed the surest, spesdest and most
nomical channels their distribution tho various
regiments and the camps of instruction in the loyal
States and tohe boCkadng SQUADRON along the Southern
the gunboats and transports tho Interior
OF The l75 publications in books tracts and
cards prepared for the purpose, 900 volumes and
over 900 distinct been issued the whole
expense amounting about treble that authorized by
the society. The distribution has been made from the
socetys agencies at Boston, Rochester Chicago, 50.
from the Office in New York. Abundant evidence has
been received that this form OF Christian effort was
needed, and has been appreciated and largely blessed
The Cdlored Pecple-The committee have prepared
elementary works adapted to the mental state
and wants Of the coorsd people, and have circulated Of
these and others above 1C0 GOO pages among them at
Washington Fortress Monroe and Port Royal. But AS
few those recently escaped from bondage can read
system of instruction has boep sed and into
ration in the District Of Columbia, and hundreds
learning to read tho book OF God. Two cal
porteurs with the voluntary of many Christians and
ph unth hrp
with protection of the government and the cordial
proval of the President and his Cabinet.
MISUNDERSTANDING the year 219 coporteurs, OF
whom is Students have labored in twenty OF the
States Of the Union ard in tho Canadas They made 22
ed With I59 SIS families found So 33l families who ha
btualy neglect evangelical preaehng 50 families OF
Roman Catholics 143l9 who were destitute OF all rei!-
gous books but thc Bible. and $500 who had not the
word God they addressed 353 public prayer meet
ings. Of the coporteurs 40 labored among Germans.
Welsh, Holanders and Darcs.
During the twenty years since colportage first
prosecuted society the results have been as fol-
lows.-rme employed equal to tho service of one man
for 45l5l months; 7,413171 volumes sod 2,l32 1924
volumes granted tho destitute; 205 40 public and
prayer meetings addressed s,617.3S9 family visits
made 1855 families conversed with on personal re-
ligion or prayed with: 1856 961 families habualy neg
lecting evangelical preaching 765 052 fames OF Roman
Catholics 756 oe7 families destitute Of al religious books
except Bible and 469 O49 without the WORT Of God
Foreign Cash Apprcprdtions.-For tho sandwich !
Islands, 500; China. Presbyterian Board. 5000; Fuh
Chan, Sl0O Ningpo Baptist Mission. $780, Burmah and
K.rens $780, Northern ndia $780, Orissa 800 Arcot,
Reformed Dutch, $500 Madura, $4oo Ceyon, 5000 zu-
Ius South Africa, sloo SYRIA $500; Turkey Western
American Board, $500; ltsly, $500: Hamburg,
baptist Mission 5000 Sweden, $ioe. Total. IS 900.
mission in Bombay to that IN Turkey $500 from Ahmed
nuggur to Madura and $500 from the Reformed Dutch
mission at Annoy 70 their Arcot mission
On notion the whole report was adopted.
The business session here closed, tho society
menccd the regular celebration OF their anniversary.
The Rev GLEN WooD, District Secretary Of the North
,,vrn fhn tAnra ne ri.
them He spoke at some length IN support Of the
American Tract Society and urged the necessity OF vi
gorous prosecution Of the work II had in hands He
offered the following resolution in concf sion-
Resolved That the system Of colpcrtage, approved
and blessed Of God during the years OF its
wide application the Of land and in its
cooperative aspect eupplementing the abors OF the
ministry by ensting the active personal service OF in
divdra members OF the church. calls the continued
and hearty sympathy Of all who desire the fulmcnt OF
Saviour's last Command.
Rev. Or. JOHN Topp Of Pittsville, Massachusetts, Sc
copded the resolution dwelling length the duty OF
society educate the to the best OF th-r
ability. He had had the honor OF writing few littl
books which had been read pretty extensively on the
plantations in the South But these books had been mu
tilated Where he the speaker had made them say,
"Iove honor and obey thy father ana thy mother, !"
they read-ove, honor and obey they master and mis-
tressn The time, however, was coming soon, when
those books could be read by the slaves in proper
manner. Was it not to-day that they were
learning lessons in the government OF man. in the
cause Of war and in the management o. and nations,
and so far from being eete superannuated exhausted
society he perfectly satisfied that that society had
hardly got its youth yet he President and other
members OF the Organization might pass away, but the
society would be there with always enough OF insru
mentality TO carry out its objects He did not know
precisely why God, in His providence did not permit
Them TO know Of the results Of the society's
abors for all that reported OF its operations con-
veyed but faint idea OF its good results.
The next resolution was to have been proposed and
spoken to BY the Rev. Mr. Sun nle-land but gentle
man expressed by letter his inability to attend.
MosEs ALLEN. ESQ.,, then read the resolution fol-
lows:-
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been able accomplish for the spiritual welfare OF the
colorcd population of land gratefully recoynixe
the providence oi GOD IN now giving unrestricted access
thousands who have recently escaped from bondage
and recommend that the efforts promptly adopted ~
the committee for their intellectual moral and spiritual
Improvement be speedily enlarged.
Rev Mr. FIERsoS, who has boon devotng his talents
the education the contrabands Washington under
the auspices OF the society, here introduced, and
smoke 70 the resouton He had he said been
by the officers OF tho Tract Society TO explain the
meeting in which he had the coorcd
people in Washington. On reaching Washington he
learned that large number ofcontrabands place
called Duff Green'srcw, the Capitol. He then called
on Commander Dahlgreen with Introduction from Row
mr. smith, asking permission 10 assemble the contra
| bands and teach them to read. This permission
granted and he then proceeded with his abors. The
speaker here exhibited large card with scrfptu-
raj passages printed thereon as the means by which he
sought to educate the conrabands He then continued
TO cay that il had been his privilege very often 10 ad
dress congregations Of colorsd Isope He had spoken
with cens thousands Of them, In different Southern
cities the rice elds Of Georgia, in the cotton fields
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OF Ksuzcky and Tennessee. In fact he altogether
/ accustoaaed 10 taking 70 them, and II he should
forget katle while that tie audience he ad
dressing white in his exceeding simplicity, they
should piesss excuse him. 1ppause and laughtcr) He
raid TO these negroes when they were assembled before
| him-"Now. IL had pct1e OF a horse here, and
/ should hold u up to you, You would know ity "oh.
yea they all replied. "or pe ture Of dogs'' Eyes.
ssWsIl sad lthesc not what call pictures these
are tie words nat you have been accustomed 10 all
your dives" Ana in that ~ took him but about
bsH A, hour 10 scach them the first verse of the
in the book OF God lie told them that they had
tho military protection, and that all the bayones they
saw around them secured fJl their protection
and to enable them 10 learn tho words OF God. ZAP.
pause La teaching the negroes 20 pen1. they at
the same time by this system, teacbY4 them TO read
the words Of God and he asked what gr sater blessing
could be communicated TO human beings? lehoped that
society would carry its efforts through that entire
camp OF Africansif he might be permitted such
aigure--upt every African this contnen shall bc
able at least TO read the word OF God a, ,pause)
This work was entirely feasible. The negro was
toned observe closely and when you teach hin those
words he them closely. He said that they were
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