New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-05-09
AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY.

The American Tract Society held its ADD anniver-
sary yesterday morning Stenway Hall, the Hon. VIM
T. Dodge, vcePresident Of the Society, in the chair
Mr.. Dodge read letter from the President Bishop Nc
vane of Ohio who regretted that he could not be pres
ent at the meeting The Rev. DIR. Paxton opened the
meeting with fervent prayer, after which the Presl
dent Mr.. william r. Dodge, made few brief remarks
which he referred to the progress made by the society
IN its good work since anniversary meeting aud
% % oeey Ho Or that the s6oTs Of the Pub
hcaton Committee had been blessed with unusual pros
geT hss and n % he and Of the 100000
for the purpose OF publication The Rev Dr huiock
was shown that s5s25i 81 had been distributed gTatu-
iously, while the receipts were: In DONATIONS anu es
ing the receipts OF any previous year by sO67s 49, and
making with balance in the treasury s346l5l l5 TX
porteur agencies and repositories and colportage;
ssl92 9o for foreign and pagan lands $1,000 al
total S4S "a balance In the treasury, s7s1 80
During the year 2s coporeurs labored IN q STATES
population, and among those speaking the GerlnaIi,
Welsh and scandinavian languages They hed or pa. ad
eonyersing personal religion and praying wii iSo,s
families finding soSsi Protestant lags ~ Romn
Catholics 124li destitute Of all religious books but the
Bible and 6e47 Protestant families without the WORD Oh
The Society has row entered upon the second quarter
Of century OF It's history since e been
equal TO the service Of Que man for l9s years vones
sSd and held families des
iuie of ali books kept Bible 1856; Prot
estant families destitute OF the Bible $4,000 families OF
Roman Catholcs s Protestant families habituay
ncglecting evangelical preaching, 1901 se6 families ecu
family visits 5e6sS7 In the immense and needy fields
opened IA the SOUTH the Committee have expended ny
eoportage and gr tuitous distribution 10 individuals
aud MISSION Sabbath schools, white and eoored above
$1,000. =.
and calling for evangelical literature valuable new
works have been issued others are in the course OF prep
aration, aud many have been already sent out among
those 100000 Of needy people The following foreign
cash grants were made during the year For the Said
wlch Islands Hawaiian Board 500; Gilbert Islands $500
20 be accounted with the Sandwich Islands China Pres
syIean Beard 900 United yNdn so ASS
Burnah and Karens $500; Northern India, sl2oo orssn
T hlSSs soR,; p s'iG@ Koapr
south Africa, Zplus. 500; HISTORIANS 500 SYRIA go
Sweden d 400 Hamburg, BaptS Mission 5000 Begium
The Rev Dr. Stevenson then read portion OF the re-
port the Publication Committee in which IL was shown
s0c per DAY: and !sses.s pabeations Total printed in
Phsted Of lie American Messenger. HsOss monthly;
etssa Or 1ts;eG.T In 5 Ghi d or
the Society list ssi Of which ss are volumes besides
37ss in III languages approved for circulation abroad
Printed during the year s7sIe Volumes or o per gay;
The report was unanimously adopted by the meeting
The Treahurer's report relative 20 financial matters,
was read by Moses Allen, esq. n. 80. ~ ,'
The Rev. Henry Mood Of Chicago made few bref re.
marks In the vast future OF missionary effort
the far West from whence he came and the necessity
Der Of sinners who dwe west Of the Mississippi; and &
dresses also made by the Rev W Shearer OF hcn-
mond Va and the Rev. DR. Darlington Of Brooklyn, In
the missionary in the Holy Land and syria, and
numerous other gentlemen. -. - = i 80
suing year, and the Hon. VIM Z. Dodge vce-President
The following committees were appointed
cornTrEk-The Rev. Thomas De WIFI, d. D. me
Rev Wnsm r. Williams D. D. ke Rev. William Adams. D.; The
Cotton smth, D. D. the Rev William Budingon, d. d.
Brooklypt the Rev John ~ Crehs ID d. -.
Barnes Samuel Constant,
DR. William Blskemsn Henry r. Marshall, AaTen Bcknlp
F,sAscY CosxTTEE-Rehsd r Hsnes Moses Allen, Thomas O.
porsmus George ~ Titus, Oliver e Wood Samuel Colgate
AT the conclusion the doxoogy sung and the meet
ing dispersed after receiving the benedction nom Pres
dent Hopkins I'D II. rti .-.. ..