The New York herald., 1870-05-12
THE ANNIVERSARIES.
American Tract Society.

American Tract Society.
The annual meeting Of the American Tract Society
was held yesterday at the han OF the Young Mems
Christian Association, Twenty-thrd street and
Fourth avenue.
The Rev. DR.. Kendrick being absent, the Vice Pre-
sident requested the Rev. DR.. Quick, Of the Sand
wich Is ands, to lead in prayer.
Mr.. MOSES ALLEN read the
TRE2sURER's REPORT.
Receipts for the year, in donations ana lcgacies,
$11e171; sales, 1851 ,513; making, with balance In
the treasury, s4790sl. Expended In manufacturing
books and tracts S23s, s,094; manufacturing and ssu-
ing periodicals., $685. 4s2; colporteurs. agencies and
repositories, s113, ,152 district secretaries s12407;
appropriations for foreign and pagan lands $4,000;
all other expenses, as by the treasurer's report,
s42,416 total, $47s,5o2; balance in the trea-
sury, $57s. During the year 2s7 colpor-
teurs including SO students from 23 colleges and
theological seminaries, engaged in thirty-four
States OF the Union and In adjoining British pro.
vinces. They held or addressed 10, 22O religious
meetings. made 2SS ss1 bai ny visits; conyersed on
1854 Protestant families who habitdally neglected
attending evangelical preaching; 10, 446 families OF
Roman Catholics; 23.1sO families destitute OF all
religious books except the Bible and 13 $40 Protest.
ant families without the word Of God. During
these twenty-nine years the time devoted TO this
work has been equal to the labor OF one man for
have circulated s,415,4s7 Volumes by sale and
religious meetings; made 1oa5s. sSl family visits;
conyersed on personal religion or prayed with
families who nabituaIIy neglected attending
evangelical preaching; 500, 75i families OF Ro,
man Catholics; sel,lll families destitute Of
religious books, and 527 1855 Protestant families
destitute OF the Bible. During The past year the
society has extended this evangelizing agency
South and West as Rapidly rs means permitted, ami
has now an agency aud depository in San Francisco,
and corps OF missionary colporeurs on the Pacific
coast. Appropriat ons-For China. Protestant Eps-
Ml,sn hv ar an MsSinn Foo
Chow, $500; Assam, 5000; Burmah and Karens,
$500; Northern India $500; Orisa $500; Teloogoos,
$500; SYRIA. M Arabic press, s1s5; Turkey, key western %
Central and Eastern, $500; Greece $50; Bohemia,
800; Italy, $500; Sweden, 5000; Mexico, $500.
The abstract Of the report was read by the Rev.
Mr. HALlocK. The document notices the death OF
Rev. Dr. Samuel b. Wilson, of Virginia, and Mr..
Herman Lincoln, OF Boston, vice presidents, and OF
kev. DIR. James M. Mathews, OF New York; Rev. DR..
Baron Stow of Boston; Rev. DR.. +. r. Cossltt OF
Tennessee, directors. and Rev Dr.. Jonas King. The
value OF the publications granted by the committee
largely to those desiring them Tor personal dstrbu
u0n, including annuites was $59,05S IS or over
81, 900 week.
The first speaker was General WILLIAMS, who
moved the adoption OF the report which was carried
Mr. WOOD then onered the following resolutons-
Resolved That the officers Of the society ensuing
be ht H. last y Ta % exception Rev
ad afa% @
E:S, who c,,, hay. faithfully laborsd the .ocsty
,
Ss a,s as elected vice PRESIDENT That Oliver
yyf s ws Ct as s
e. K: .ss sinss & .soss ~;
S sna Ss key w. Dr. %
in place Of Rev. Drs Eelens and stowc deceased.
The following Executive Committee was then
elected by BALLOT
Publishing Comna0tee--Rev. Thomas Dewitt D.
d.; Rey. William r. Williams, ID. D.; Rev. William
Adams d. D.; Rev. John Cotton smith ID. D. and
Rev. William I. Budington, D. d.
Distributing CODbnltNee-Allred $. Barnes Samuel
S. Constant, Dr. William N. Brakeman Henry r.
MARSHALL and Aaron d. Belknap.
finance CODinlfftee-Thomas G. Dorgnus George
n. Titus, oliver E. Wood, Samuel Colgate, Caleb b.
Knevas and Anson Phelps Stokes.
AMer addresses by II. c. Riley, Rev. Dr.. Gulick and
Others, the meeting ADJOURNED
American Female Guardian Society.
business meeting Of this society was held yes.
terday morning In the Home for the Frendless, No.
20 East Twentyninth street, to consider the various
reports submitted and to elect officers for the ensu.
Ing year. The following officers were elected:-
President, Mrs. G. c. North Honorary President,
Mr.. O. W. Harding Secretaries, Mrs. J. NJ. Hubbard
and Mrs. X. wilson; Treasurer Mrs. 8. A. Stone.
The report shows that since the organiza.
neA sooS sne sss sssst 5hssx
aim Is to diminish the socalled social evil by rescr.
ing the children OF the street from vicious influences
by protectlng tne young and tempted and by stimu.
latlng al within It's reach to higher and more posi-
tive Christian life. Besides this work the society
sustans nine Industrial schools In different destitute
Localities IN the city and the children thus instructed
are IN many cases provided with food and clothing
The adult and juvenile inmates in the Home, up to
May L., was 7l6, and $50 children had been
provided with with homes; Since the establishment
and cared for and 1889 children have been provdpd