New-York daily tribune., 1863-05-14
TuE AvvxvERsASEEs.
American Tract Society.


The Tbirty.eighth Anniversary ol 'uY I-s,n.
yr., so,s.v was celebrated yesterday mVIn''s w
Siao' V''' = -, Y,s.eut. The President Of tne
-, ~. pI-h, Rev. C p Mc!IvAISE' d. De- bl'n'P 0I
ri, ,.a ,ts Clsi- A large numoer 81 d'stlns1''"''
,-- o.. seated on the Platform. Ihs exercises wsio
~ .,.r BY tAe Rev. Dr. Kreb', and ihen the AeV
~ ~. wa, Chairman o. the Executive Ccrn"Iee MADE
$50 ,,,spt cn behalf Of the Committee expressing siste
r,oD thus Meeting the Society referring to the
Of the past year and confstuspg upon me hsr'
repi ns 10 Lch tAe Com1it,ee had always ar
mon '9s c,i, 5bers,iors lie spoke Of The opening
i,bors from the continuance O the civil war and
what hsa osn ,b fC VIM pe5 om slavery ut5-r the pro-
aeeto 81 tLe rneot strongly set i forth the necessity
of rresor forward the Woi W ga increased efficiency
qs TIes uer's report OF which the following is an ab-
,irast wa. tlen rec by Mo as Allen, esq: - -.
sisS s7 Sos msknr win bslsuce in reosuIy, $2jl46 l9
fxpeude5 10 manu- ectu nc md Issuing s62 3eI S5 copo
bge aud ormy, $50 529 81 cash for oregn lands
che exp afs as by aesoes tsRS! 40 Tae Secrets
flies the Rrv Messs. Haleek sni Stevenson ne1' of
sosacy s Rs q b hs 3 ~ Inc pubbl Coe the Rey
Drs Beeehsr. McAuey sad BeAue wee eSocistv their
the Rev Drs Robinson eud Boyd who sss VIZ ss Bible
cordial cooperation Among Tie new and
Atlss and Gszeeer pocket edition Of he - t new en-.
tn New Tes amen; and pss tyo pon v'
Ia. ditou Of Tue Fam " Boew ID notes t.9
I.y rcnine Tie sabbath Viewed IN the Len, o.
Resson History ara Rsse o5sd 70 tie NeYo:k sabbath
Commoe BY Joha i.sndsi,,2n esl' NJ. a. G. Knight;
r. - -, Good Hove Through Gree or distinsushins
trsi,s of Christian chersete ana ls islo l. "a @
NsorisI o. ChiefJusee Wiiiems; God Iimns sll Ma
sona Changes In the Interest OF h' ChIist, y IT "la
- N ,ou may est b. Tree, 70 heri' Pres
snt Savior; volumes for the Aounei e oooAs pocStt
I'D anS leaflets for soldiers books and is tracts IN Ger
- In an lSI new publications. N i've languages, In iudlg
AZ volumes During the year heIe were printed o VVV vo
nmss S2 s62 publications. l6i 2J62 pages. Total printed
81 thyeght yesrs i7627OSJ volumes 2Jl 6a6CT Publca
fops IC s39 go pages Circulation Of the American Mes
snssr about l53 COS monthly; Botschaer or Messenger in
n.
societys list 3l9i, Of which 66 are volume beside 5o'o
In bout 1873 languages approved for circulation
hbroad The crAmtous distribution during tho year. com
pnsed in 676 distinct giants, amounted 10 4SlZoo pegs
f hicb as 800 m were to the army aud navy and 400
psges 10 lie members decios value upward Of $4oC0
ARNY AND NAyX-Tbe Committee have been esrne ty
400 500 Govern vessels aud arge nunoe o. e ana
spending calls Of the faithful chaplans, the Secretaries
and gents OF the Society have made repeaed Tss 70 @
various military posts and divisions OF tie army f5 the sake
or securing accurate information Of their they have
recently gufated sysien Of Army CopoIte Aa hs'
net to woiA permstent mis- 1ses ~ escA -ua aiyOn "a
rs efficient medium Of cnnuuiceti0n b, tween eDelsins
and soldiers. and their FRIENDS et h9ne Weary l'e.ss ~
FOX Of the ard navy the past year Since the
ssI enced the Socisty has issued neatly tfe haeIse
dtnot works iDcludrg pocket tTeCts leaflets, and cards
with special to their wants and has expended about
The WORK among The oooIed people in Wahugton though
embarrassed by sickness aor them cT some eno p
the OF building in whchto teach ana Ireseh has been
succesuy carried forward during year Some 4O00
afos Rave come under the influence Of the Socieys abore
To- ltnzer or shorter tins. Tue reeeut erection Of build
fns Al C,p baker by ends Of the Society gives and
needed facilities for this work in time TO come
There l37 opo.teurs who eddessed 355 public or
pr1Yer meetings; msde l3 6U5 family visits; oonVered
prsona rslg prsyed h ll8 l75 ismLes ornd ~
SO who bs5itusy nesec gelicl pIeGehngi S457
families of Roman ca hohcs 1851 who had religious
books but the Lb!oi and 669 who were destitute Of the
Tle following cash appropriations have been maze: For
tbe Sandwich Islands s2Uo Chins, PIesbyteTi Board
sl,COO; American Board, Canton eloo Foehau looi Re-
formed Duca Bosrd Annoy, S3)J Bap Missicn, NingPo
&lo9 Siam, Presbyterian Asson 800 boptist Mis.ion,
800; Bufnah aud Kacns, SJOoi Northern India, 500:
orissa OO AIcot So o. Gqr.OOI, Lutheran Mi,sion,
sslOO; CeyoD 100 Ne 'urs, s5O Zulas, South Africa,
Mission iOO; syna s4Jj; Turkey Western, Central and
Eastern Missions, S7Oo Greece, American Beard, sleO
Ta1bb1rg baptist iison s2Ooi Pans Re sogS Tract So
eisty, 90 o, Dskotah Inoius $50; total, $500
lie CHARNAs having announced ths tue next business
was tee election of officers The lev. Dr. MAGIB Oi
Elizabeth N j. offered tie following;
Reso 3D. Tna the ohCeTs of tie society Tor the ensuing
year be me same as ae a year except aA. 10 tne Psee oi
the Rev Dr Geo. ~ Bsthuue Lyman bescbe5 and lhoma,
hoAu.ey, deceased she heV Dr 49Aneips D h9tton o.
New.YoIk VIM Ives buddngton Of brooklyn, AID Elisha
ton Ilin0is Hsrmsouks G Cope esq u aId
Robert L. Stuart esq Of Eew-A oFk be elected Nicfef'
dsnI aud Nj Joha C. Hayemsye Of Nsw.iOk, 81 DiEeo-
r.seiution was adopted then ballot for tho cleo
Ron oftse Executive Commit1ee resulted as follows: m
Pa6lshsss Commit ee-rhs Rev. Dr.. Mtsie, d. d. Eliza
beth ". }. the Rev. WIN. X. Williams, d. d the Aey.
William Adam D. D.. the Rev. Nehemiah Adams, ID. D.,
Boston Mass. The Rev, Ihomas De Wit D. D.; tie Rev.
soha Cotton Smith, y. ID.
Samuel Constant, Dr. William NJ biakemsn. Henry Z.
FSnonce osmniree-Richard T Hainss, Moses Allen
Thome @. poTemus, Richards felowes, George ~ 1ltas
esq, Oliver r. =" "ooe.
Pe,lrd That the Annual Report an distract Of which
has read be sdoped aud published under the d.
TectOn Of the Executive CObmtee: and that deyo1 thanks
he derea 20 od for his the Society during
year and lis blessing oa is laoora
The fTesiaen Bi'h9p Mc.LyAlNE, then addressed The
m eng lie expressed thanks iol tie honor done hm in his
at ffe
Society 10 fac. o bis being tao hGt clerical
P~sstsf as svdaucnr the pces.pg srnouv with ,gbel
the vs4iJus denominations of the CAsan Church work
ing regard Interests of tEcir Master, and
che spit of nnon when ervades the objects Of the cety
He referred the the receipts doIing the Is
with uipiie exceeding they dic by $1,000 ost
Of previous years Notwithstanding large portion oi
fery severed iron connection with Tie Society Tas in
ds tht blessn he lana not only Ia the old ways
But specially IN cCuneC wi tn gfeaG Ouaion whcl
Was upon he trusted hey might regard IL Gca oI
OF His blessing upyn which they
f respec 70 the wsr efrng the point the report
regard 70 the eoiored people, Bishop said
when thers eonsergeSey Vi IAe Christian mind TO tb'
blessed God ior it, lie Ins,ed wond wher
all would consider that pIton OF the community iei
iow-citlzsns a. wei rs fellow heis Of Immortality lap
lauss The books puoifhe1 by tie Society i.st
tered luther into the subject Of Slavery than any book
heretofore pu5hed by the The reason tnsi zach an ad
hal been sde had never before occurred arose ou
OF ehase Of circumstances aud change OF constuency
the SoceLy lie Was not speaking 40 ne representative
The Society in 10 this change lie d always beer
distinctly and most esnesiy In every condition IL which b
bad been paceH, Ant-oS'eiy lAPPauo.l u9 ntSoe uls
tinctoa beween AnS=yery ana tuEl spect OF Abolition
isn which hao ben II the AMI ana haa passed more INTO po
Itcal matters he qualified to follow. But II they
UNDERWOOD by AutSGyery, the deepest ol tue gea
Inorsl social ci SAyerj-sfe to the wcite thar
40 the black Inan-sueh mad been always his feellns
and positions and he therefore g.aihed.
Tho speaker referred the contas between the pTesen.
tims aud past, the Society iasu ufaed II wa
taen thou ght generally be nPScti az ioT he vaou
uui,e upoa such terms hoe The Rev
Dr. AiQe to whom reference had been nadc, tn ugh o
large spirit that he bad not Got luthsr than
70 understand that the varous Cbri'tian denomna
tons could Unite the distnbution o. Scriptures. 1ha was
then thoUgnt to be tie attainment. HsI ts. good man
unde sod The e1cgocpg importance Of such uDion n II
could DO accomplished he said woth trying, and
wrote ~ the Speaker, who then connectrd with est
toln a. military Cnap proposing that he would cone