New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-12
The Americas Tract Society.

The Thirty-ninth Anniversary OF the Amerl-
can Tract Society held on Wednesday morning at
Irving Hall before a large audience. The chair was
occupied by the Right Rev. CHARLES j. MclLyASE.
After prayer by the Rev. THOMAS L. VRRMILfEA' the
Treasurer's report read by MOSES ALLEN. Inc
Annual report was then read by the Rev Mr. HALLocK
1t shows that l79 new publications. including al vol
umes 81 books and tracts for soldiers and other WORKS
for freedmen were issued. Printed during IRE year
34l SOD volumes / 0J6.3j4 publications. 2oo 9oi'5oo
pages Printed of The American Messenger I9o aSo
monthly; Botschefter. Messenger in German: 1Ge12
Chd's Paper 263 Oe3. Publications on the society
list, 373-Of which GJ7 are yoldnes-Desde > V' pun
ications in l4O languages approved for circulation
abroad. Gratutous distribution for the year IO'
pages Of which 80 49, 0 were to the Army ana havy
and 10 $50 755 pages 10 lifcmembers ana directors
Received in donations and Iegaces SIG l3o CD sales
s24l 25 S. total 1851 457 40; being an advance y, re-
ceips the previous year Of sos g6I ~ ana making
with balance in the treasury, s369.ei ~. Ehpeuucu
in manufacturing and issuing. s267OeI ~ coiportaee
and army missionaries s559e IL essa ao io 70 o
lands $1,000 all other expenses S3l6O1 49, TOTAL
s3G4.0l2 81; balance in the treasury - 2a7 "a. ,
The report notices the death OF the Hon. Lnther
Bradish. Peetiah Porit. the Rev. Dr. inppah
If Maine. the Rev. DR.. Heincr OF Baltimore,
and the Rev. W. NJ. Halsted Of New York. The
renort further shows that 81 students l3 colporteurs
have aborod in nearly all Of the loyal States and IN the
Canadian provinces. They addressed 3.fil pubic or
PRAYER meetings. made 1881 ono family visits eonverSed
f,und "a sGs Protestant families habitualy neg Getting
evangelical preaching; .56i Of Roman Catholics .,
IA who had no religious books but the Bible. ana 37Oo
who were destitute of the word OF God. -
The foreign cash appropriations are as i0Howsi rOf
China Preslytelian Board, sl%0; United fresDy-
terrain Board 500; American Board. Canton. sJC;
Fuh.Cbau 5000; North China, Sl00; Reformed Dutch
Board Annoy $500; Assam. 500; Burmah and harens'
$500; Northern India SI.9O Orissa, 5000 AIeot,
$500; Guntoor Lutheran Mission, $780, Ceylon, siWi
Madura. siOO Kolapur. 500 Iulus, South Africa
$50; West Africa. Episcopal Mission s25O' fresby-
terian Mission $500: HISTORIANS, 800; SYRIA eiUOi
Turkey Western Central and Eastern Mission; sl,7Wi
Italy. ssOO; Russia. $500; Sweden. Mission Union
slo6 Hamburg Baptist Mission. 5000 Belgium SUD
Total $4,000
AT the election OF officers, II was resolved That inc
officers be the same IA lGst year except the fol0wing
who were elected 20 fiji vacancies caused oy death;
Robert H. Ives esq, " Providence X L. w M T. Dod2e
aud Francis Hall esgs Of New YORK Vice re-d'ntsi hd
Fr Rev Georse Sheppard Of Ne, John e. Greene
and Gabri. T. Do.say Il New York the Rev DE- German
Wolf Of auoast,r Pa end the Rev Dr. Graham oil fofa"u'
Me- socrrtGries.
lows: ~ , - >,
Publishing Commi,,ee-The ReTs. David Magic. d. D. ~
J. VIM r. Williams d. d.. VIM. Adams, d. d., Nehemiah
ADAM y. d.. Thoas Dewitt d. d. John Cotton smith, H.
d., Boston, Mas. a.. ., n,
Distributing ConImi,ce-Wm Forrest, Alfred ): Barnes
Samuel D. Constant Dr. VIM. y. b.aAensn, Henry L.
AiafshalL - =,
Finanre Committee Richard I. Iaines, Nose Alien
Thoma. C.. Doremu. Richard 3 Felowes, George ~ mus
,sq, Oliver T.. Wood.
Addresses were delivered by Bishop MclLvANI the
Rev DR.. DE WITT the Rev. Dr. EAsIBURN the Kew
Dr. ADAMS and others.