The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-09

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The Annual Reports--Add-ssses by nTessrs
Shcarcr. Riley. Buddiagtos. &c.
Tho forty-secood atnust nSctaAg Of the Americas
Tract Society took place yesterday ornas at sseinwy
Hall. Tho attendance coapatAiivcsS- sman. owing
probably more 10 Tho ncsmosoy Il TIE weather DIAN y
any waning isscrest in tho society.
preliminary business meeting was hold at ni0e
O'Clock at which ths officers Of tho preceding year. to-
gctcr with the Executive Committee were relected fcs
tho ensuing year The Of Bishop James added
70 the list Of Vice Presidents.
Al ten O'Clock the regular meeting opened by q
short and appropriate PRAYER by tho Rev. W. NJ Paxton
Mr. WILLIAM T. DoDcE. who occupied the chair
briefly reviewed the rapid growth Of the society, is
constantly increasing usefulness and the general
Of it, operations. Tho capital Of tho society. however
was not 20 large a. should euablc them kecs
their shelves sucicns stock Of hooks and psrodi
Gals tho steadily increasing demand This want
had boon brought TO the notice Of the public ct the
$780, 600 required $4,000 bad already subscribed
Mr. Mosxs AILRv road the tressursrs report. During
egacies i69 500 from sales s3s4 $50 which, together
with tho amount remaining 10 tho treasury, amounted
to ss45 lst There had been expended 70 manufsctur-
potcur agencies $o3 1872 In cash for foreign and pagan
lands $4,000 and for all other cxpenscs as By treas
urer's report $61, 44S-makng total OF $54&34S and
leaving in the treasury $7s7.
Mr. hALLEcx gave an account OF tho operations Of the
society He said tina. during the year as coporteurs
among our own destitute population and among those
speaking tho German, welsh and Scandinavian lao
guases. They bad hold addressed 1881 religious
meetings made 24si72 family visits, oouversins on
personal religion and praying With l60.734 families
finding 20, ssl Protestant families hsS'ually neglect
ing evangelical preaching, 1857 families OF
Roman Cathocs l24il destitute OF all religious books
but the Bibio and SCAT Protestant families without the
Word OF God. Tho society had now entered upon the
second quarter OF century OF the history Of tins i'm
portaut agency for homo evangczaon. since the COM
mencsmsns Of this work tho time employed ~ ~ col
Ass vears; volumes sold, 1851, 9O3 volumes granted.
:3is, 100; public meetings Addressed aud prayer mect
ngs held 22s sl6; families destitute Of all religious
hooks except Bible sO6 154 Protestant families dos
tute or the Bible 4os68o: families Of Roman Catho-
evangelical prsschDg, l. 2oi $685. families converted
with personal rcigcn Or prayed with, 6osa 800; fam
mr. Srrvss-cS read an abstract from the forthcoming
annual report showing tho great need existing for large
and liberal contributions TO the society.
The CHAIRMAN said that in pinra OF proposing any re-
solutions as had been the custom in past ysars
qucsiing the speakers 70 support hctn had been de-
termned 70 simply submit the following points which,
he had no doubt would he enforced by the gentlemen
who had been invited to address them He then read
follows
l. Union missionary coportage--deservsng the sup.
port Of all evangelical churches their instrument for
reaching speedily with the Gospel the outlying and in
terrifying dcstitu,ions, North, West and South
q The twenty millions OF Spanish Misunderstanding
for an evangelical literature and accessible TO personal
efforts.
u inc unity OF Cnrtts peOWe-tiuStFNcu tn tue
principles and work Of the American Tract Society.
A. The benevolent income OF the socety-rcachng In
this prosperous year only 100000 s entirely made
qustc to the boundess folds open for ts appropriate
union work ut home and abroad
Rev Mr.. SusARER, agent OF the society at Richmond,
SOUTH especially referring 70 the abors Of the copor.
tours He said he knew that real efforts bad boon d.
reced 10 the SOUTH especially since the close or tho war;
and directed with small amount OF energy and 81 no
small sacrifice Of money aud labor There existed In
the SOUTH - they all knew, great physical dcs
Great that physical desiituton was was more than
equaed by the moral and spiritual desttution which
prevailed The prosrson and desoiaon created by the
had stricken down the benevolent operations OF the
churches aud u was impossible Just a. present Tor
cergymen to obtain the scantest subsistence In most
localities unless they added their sacred calling some
only one BY which the spiritual needs Of The southern
people could be supplied ho7 people we're greatly
concerned about the south II was the one thought,
politically that FLIED their minds But u every man,
woman and child were converted TO faith In Jesus, he
had no doubt all their fears would depart and this Wa
pIshing, aud which they alone we're able to accom-.
plsh.
bv the last speaker reference 70 the welcome given BY
the Southern people 10 the colportcurs and missona
M Hsxav G. Ruxv minister OF the Spanish American
church in this city vas the next speaker He said N
had heard stated and he know that reports TO tina
effect were prevalent that the various countries con
tanned in the continent Of South America were shut on
completely from Christian effort ana that the door "a
bsrr,cadcd against the Christian missionary III
wished at once % dspe % great an Error I'M, y
: statement. bus within the last twenty years tn
influence Of ths American nag-of the stars an
strlpes-and Of the principles embodied IN ina
emblem had bsen felt throughout the whole ccntinen
OF south America Only within tho last week the new
had reached ms that the Emperor OF Brazil bad declare
the emancipation Of all the biscks hitherto held = ass
IN that empire Perhaps however they were NOS avsr
Of the fact though he knew from private sources
the highest authority that the Emperor some time ~
sent on 70 New York 70 have oil the books publishs
IN this country on slavery forwarded 70 him, ~
wished 70 zee the manner In which slavery -
regarded from an American standpoint FnSuuanou
| coutn America there Was now great h0os.
party which sympsshised with this country, were v
snort ~ they he'd been termed by some Of their ow