The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-09
AMERICAN TRACT soclery--sssrsM BRANCH.

The 0fty-third anniversary Of the American Tract
Society. Boston branch, was hold yesterday, at Stein
way Hail. Thero was only small audience present.
owing doubtless 70 tho ncemency Of the weather The
exercises were opened at three O'Clock p N. Mr.
william A. Booth, Prcsdent OF tho Society. occu-
pied the chair. The proceedings were opened with
prayer by Rev. Samuel D. Barchard, D. D.. after which
a select quartet choir sang the hymn commencing
Sow in the morn thy seed.
To doubt and fear give i thos no heed
Rev B. wAnREH and Row WIN. o. CHnDs. D. D.,
then made statements OF the operations OF the society
during the past year. Included in these statements
were tho following faots:-
Publications seventy Ave rev works have been
added the list for the year. making the present whole
number 636 Among these arc many works adapted to
vivas aud personal Christian effort or religious tracts
there have been printed in tho 12mo series ], 1875 500
copies: q @ pocket and on % tracts 100
6,235 900 pagos Volumes, including the sabbath At
Home" and stitched pamphiets in covers. $50. 250
nsr. SOS. 600; CAiId al Home. 2.ossooo; Fyeedma~
10000; Freedman's Journal (eight msnths). 1000
total papers 3. los GOO COPIES -
been far larger than 10 any former year. amounting TO
Of which s. 900 in cash. ia AID OF printing
pastors and churches especially the iecber and in dealt
tute localities Sabbath and MISSION schools, MANY hun
dscds Of whom have beeu supplied With libraries and
$50 each been sent into the x South for the
OF white and mixed schools: seanen aud fishermen.
ormstory and charitable insatieas and he freedmen
These herstofore have constituted ono 81 the most
as q SS ssssas g ss :o.s, d,,x
tho year we're 500 s0a The expeeditures incasdt.g
balance from last yeas. t1t129A PrsssDt tahncs =
the charitable department and the business department.
The rscep,s from The FORMER werc fn donations and
~ ssn ass S .. ssd
ce{portaee agencios So IN I71 From toe charitable
dcpartment Che receipts wore $lSs 49, expelditurss
W. L OoAK u washingtou CITY, vss thcn introduced.
Hs remarks were c0nnnod ths religious wants Of the
,rsmsiv desirabs hui The south would never DO pro-
pcry reconstructed until awakening was had IN her
religious and moral aspects Religion and morals wers
now wreck there just such u would be natural TO
suppose her autecedeats would have ofe nor The goo
ple tho masses OF the South ready 70 accept the
he leading po,isicssu tHs ieadog churches. and he
must add the leading women there The lats bad
TO very great extent destroyed tho literature u tho
South. Il has left her poor aud starving; nothing
alleviate the except Northern charity Northern
capital needed In that sceton One great work OF
this sociesy 70 assist all tho SOUTH without regard
10 sentiment denomination color. II was doinR much
good this particular and especially among tho freed
men whom no chs:' rather % Gs "ssos o.s,sens
I've years 70 gay ouchaf the cost OF supplying their
with religious literature scattered broadcast through
Tho conflict through which we hayc just passed
was mans war; Slavery not doad. though many
appear 90 70 consider It. Gods war. the war
between Freedom and slavery had bat just begun tho
forces being marshailed on each side. and the
moral conflict must BE- Sought out TO ultimate victory
Who nov the Lords sdcs The Christian masses
should BE- up and doing. Let them take psstern after
the Cathcc church. In the late council At Baltimore
was decided 10 cot work among the freedmen and tho
frst respoase back t600.oO0 gold. Protestant
had tho start IN the south; but Il there was
not greater effort put forth. RoDAnsm would
pass Il In tho race FOR conversloaa stated at
meeting held In q Lutheran church, IN Washington,
that on Easter Sunday last nsen hundred persons had
been received into the Catholic church in that city
alone 10 head or Roinanism must he made
nov, 70 be cncctuai In conclusion he urged all re-
gousy disposed people to aid tbs work OF ths society
70 tho oxtent OF their powcr.
Rev. IT, c. RnEy. a native Of South America, then
made an earnest address 10 tho gious OF that
country urging the claims az the Eyangecas there 10
the consideration Of the Christian public the Uncd
Statcs
Ater short addresses from Rev EvwARo W. rnssca and
Rev Dr. j. q. DUrLER Lutheran minister Of w ashngton
city, tho audience disissed With The beuedction.