New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-12
ANNIVERSARIES.
THE AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY.

The American Tract Society held its forty
nth anniversary yesterday morning at Association Hall
Many prominent men Of various denominations were
present on the platform, and large number Of ladies
were also present. Tho exercises began at lO the
Rev w. I. Burlington, ID. d., VicePresident, In the
chair with music from the organ, and prayer by the
Rev. Dr. Gulick OF the Sandwich Islands,
The regular business before the Society then en-
tered into Mr. Moses Allen the Treasurer, read short
statement OF the financial condition Of the Society," from
which It appears that the receipts for the year In conr-
buttons and lcgacies were SlG,l7 05 sales SGl,5l3 "A
making with balance in the treasury, $h9,O5l 6o tx
nnnded I'm manufacturing books and tracts Ss0oi; man
Ifacturing and issuing periodicals. s65tR 20; cor or
tenrs agencies and repositories, sll3l52 81 District
Secretaries si2lO7 A.; appropriations for foreign and
pagan lands 5000 all other expenses az by the Tfeas
rers report A26 So total, A7S'o2 ~ balance In tho
The Rev Mr. Hallock read an abstract from the annual
report He said: Three great spiritual reformi ions
marked the history Of Professionalism at intervals Of
about centurythat OF Luther ana 0ther great f.ioi-
crs about lO Of Baxter Bunyan and others about l6o;
and that Of Whitehead Wesley, Edwards, Tenant and
others about I7GO But the work Of God again declined
seven Years war Of our Revolution and the outbreak Of
the ndety OF yotaire and Paine was dark indeed.
standard m the revival Of vital religion, both in Great
Britain aud Eastern Middle and western ri ss" o%,
This work was characterized by me missionary spirit,
and out of it grew our beneSolet snrned in
the "British and Foreign Bible society IN l.oi ana
these with missionary institutions formed NJ tt
nave eAionueu 'iN'h 'i"'0 " ~ 49,
CT uhe gloDe' ., .,o ~, -, tho Paw Dr Samuel r.
Inc reP9'I It ~ tha Hon JIeman Lincoln OF
Boston VicePresidents, and Of the Rev Dr. James d.
Matthews Of NeTYor the Rev dr. Baron
J ,h Rev Dr. Jonas King who codperated with the
Society able scholar and DEVOTED labo,er IN
anu tb ,ne Mndisorr @ut., "'''
vi fo satement suppemcnted by further extracts
, LIS ~" rnnor nv tho Rnv DR. Budington to be
frred TO the grafuitous distribution the year The
value OF the publications granted by the COmHlittce
argev To those desiring them personal Distribution
inIndinD anDnites was s59058 &c. or over 81 900 week
tbrough missionaries and Christians in foreign lands
through lose @ o ths shining in our own and
foreign ports through army and navy chapans through
Young Mems Christian Associations, SIsom 6cI h"
MISSIONARIES ministers, private Christians and copor
ters in nearly every STATE ana or tS emb
Oft the s1s society," guiana &c., ''' .,..,
from 2s colleges and theological scminares were en-
Provinces They held addressed 10 ?2O religious meet
religion or prayed with ls7 73l families found 49, Prot
estont families who habtually neglected attending
evangelical preaching & families GI kS SG
the Bible and prote;tant families without the word
was orgrnatedby tile American Tract Society and las
been successfully prosecuted by Tor - years @
these 20 years the time devoted 10 IniS woth has @
equal to the labor OF man for $500 months OF over
4,iG7 years. 49,. .,-o,,,o.o, o ~, ar vo,urDes nv
The colporteurs nave clrcuiaIeu $780, as o,
sale, and 25lG0O by grant, they 2oOof
religious meetings; made lOS53.o3l famy yislts; con
lies; found 3l6 Protestant families who habituay
lies of Roman Catholics; SILL it sses ri M
OF the Bible during Tue past year INC oY0.y ,'
idly as means permitted, and has now an Agency ana
Depository in san Francisco, and corps OF missionary
crowned the abOrs colporage in former years and in
this last year that vast expansion OF the system Is
greatly desired and greatly needed II he loOooo u
evangelical in land to be reached savlhgy Win
the Gospel Of Christ. ,.ro--,. ,o.o,,,.,o,
Gen Vim. Williams offered the following resolution,
and it was adopted: 10000, III, b., NOM ,
Lsoie That the annual report an aD,e Of the Eeeuye Com
mt.ee, ~ s,od that tbe Society 60 into an election
1t Was now W. resolved t t 'c M Wood offered the
OF 9r oLifurs LUZ 'i0 'H'OiAo '''-' ~
following ., ~, Society for the ensuing year be the
& a. G g ear eIeept thai the Rev DR. r. M1aee
Ss We and The lion Warren Murnn Cambrdgepo Mass,
be place the Rev. Dr. Wilson and the Hon
Hsman Lnscn and that o %is u s finance
wSOe p and Secretary IS Years
eIed treasurer the Society in place Allen ESQ.,
e reelection and that the senior seerei'res the
Rev Dr. W. Iaock Of the founder. OF The s9ee ana the ev
Eastman Whose or i the Society
~ An dyv Of Mass be elected Directors in place Of the
hT h D resom apn we se er adont@d
The Rev. ". A. HaIlock, d. d., and the Rev. o. East
; WI" hi% docIined a reflection as Correspondinr
We're unanimously elected as honorary Sccre,
tri the Observation-Disclosures of their former position being
recess was taken FOR ten minutes 10 give members an
lbpeeue om mn CommiteTho Rev Thomas De
Wit, D D. the Rev. William R. Williams D. D. the Rey William
Burlington D. D. ~ .,,.,o s.., c...,,., n,
rl, T Mban Aaron B Bel.usp esq
"lnah ~ pnan, RS r, nn+sn5 Geor1e Tins esd OF.
al W. Sei Cdlg,te CoJ II Knevss Arson Phelps stokes
The business of the society having been accomplished
TN prdinon said that we wonld now listen 10 The sew
oval cutIennn who had been Amounted to deliver adj
dresses on the OCCASION II had pleased God he said
divide mantind INFO natonalities and the world is
red hv di,iion lines of ali these nationaties This
- for some of which we are cognizant Of
some ~ which also are shrouded in mystery. But we
bcve that il Is for the promotion of the whole that it Is
So that tbe lines OF division shoud be sharp and mathe-