New-York tribune., 1868-02-14
TIE AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETIES.

MEETING OF THE BOSTON SOCIErY-NEW Plan
OF OPERATIONS ADOPTED-PAsT AND PRES
ENT RELATIONS BETWEEN THE NEw-YoRh
AND BOSTON SOCIETIES.
From y Own COrr,s Poadeat No.. -. - 1919
The American Tract Society held an import
ant meeting in the Ola South Chapel to-day consider
whether II should become q Congregational Publication
Society with the right 10 work In the same channels 7
heretofore with the exception that they could not go 10
churches general associations, or ecclesiastical pouo
c 70 appea Tor collections continue Its work as u
has done since 1856. There is such gem
erol misunderstanding I'm relation to the dlsa
oreement between the American Tract Society
of NewYork and that of Boston that your correspond
% has collected some facts In relation thereto showing
i'm bef the past history o both Societies Their present
relations ana what effect the action Of today VIII INV
non their future operations For about 43 years there
have been Tract Societies in the United stateF OF
gained the same general PLAN ntNoIfa 10 10 'ne
New-York has been the headquarters oi one and Bo1 ~
of thc other The Boston Society originally designed 70
work mainly in NewEngland. was formed IN lsl4 'i n1
Society, to operate all over the country and i ,ig
world Soon after the organization OF thls hatlonni hatlo
Institution several local Tract Societies became unA
airy TO IT, ana among others the Amerlc1n ,er d,aS'
and Continued ITS distinct organization ont So"
TO the NewYork society an, an E ms nuTiiaee
plates and agreed To cease pnnIIsns, ~ W o I"ne
at Ncw-YoIk all its books tracts ana 90 ta &
as they could be- bought there rs low as inv
Society adopting the series OF tracts uciUie
rho Boston Society For about 80 years INC TWO
la
them were somewhat shaken ABOUT 700, In,iit ~ tiy
antiSlayery agitation, Which cOnyulscd h.h unat,.g
divided nearly all the national societies of lhe coh,y
IN 1859 the Boston society sepaihton ions to
national Society, and forbade any iuthcr dulilnuS
that institution opened depository IN New YORK ely
and commenced the publication OF tracts BOOKS, htu
periodicals on It's own account Inc new oTs % ,oD ~
gland, organized branch society, under te ule vi
the gland Branch American Tract Society Nhich
las ian The coursc Of its operations since then
been the mems II transmitting to t'v G r''Sns ts
bccn constant pressure on Tho Tract Societies toward
a union like that Which existed previous 10 iso7, ,ol
uitfpes OF the two Societies have considered the matter
but an agreement satisfactory 10 DOM Socics h "'
been reached at tho last anniversary meeting :" ine
Boston Society. held In May last The Executive Com
mittee thrn submitted plan 10 inc nemD,rs 10 InnnfS
denominations body, and 10 publish sneh books tracts
and periodicals as I'm doctrine should accord WIN the
cr,cd Of the National Conercgational counSl heu w w
sharp and spirited manner Tor nearly Two i.ys' anu
finally decided 10 appoint eom!uIt'co ,,% ~ -,
embracing an the denominations connected Win the
Society, to whom the whole subject was reierred.
bf,tirs tl,c rerr,it Of tat Committee. Ar. Nm. \.
The was read hy the Rev. DR. Dexter Of Boston
src,;r, ~ - su foInr toe appointed by The Commit
Tee Tie report showed that che New York Society Hp
mice aud the representatives Of tie Boston Committee
bad agreed upon plan which j. rs follow - , IN.
tei outuue a p'o. 81 o'rf srpras m ula eti' ~ -
enc, b. continued d,.iuci,ely pub bling corporation Bot f.i
nav ary fa l design. Of H. oasc', . ras a, actor . b,
individuals, aud distribute publications b grants IS i'o le' 'y
Ne Society SeW-lerk Occup7 'hs heh hns rein
qui.lel: discontinue is Depository Boston al ilr , 80 AAe
sgenry ~ 30. Book arl Tract pu ron er " e so,ei, ',
Society Boston transfer ilc .a' 'hi atrifl g Us h'A ~
Tract puhi.-ui1n. Ncs j ORR o. tLe soHttt there
both eHsrcise. each toward ie on e TIE t'
t.- matter oi republication ana tlAs
De compelled 10 lep ell boA or -ct NL - Own
Committee cf Publication does not approve
Tri. that toe acon PROPOSED be corslumaied not later
than MAJ l5,& .,r.-
Tfl Lif any 81 dfee- afs fiFeta the Two
Sn.tie. re'eirr Committee ~ 100 from rael N' 70 f
appointed Erecuigc Committee, sai committee oi -Four {" aAfs
~ % appoint tfl member
There WIS considerable opposition manifested ana
some members favored an organic ar cooperative hhon
az tr iva -orlciee. After debate, which lasted ABOUT
four houTs IL was voted that resolutions "leh tie com
mIttee ported carry out the above plan he adopted
some necessary but unmpOriaut amendments 10 tue
constitution were adopted. and long discussion en-,
sucd upon q resolution which recorded gr1itude 10 Goa
for what 10 hoped would prove ah anne tablc ana
Christian understanding between the tWo S0clc's ana
tat heuccffh the harmony and fratcrnal reciprocity
would characterize the efforts ~ bOth Tho Executive
Committee ~ the Ncw-Aoik Society uio understood 10
ts plan, but their constituents have h To act
up0n before thr plan is carried out Tho Boston ruc
cts understand that II the plan works badly ibey can s
ctde from their agreement at any time they choose D dc