The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-18
AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY.

Celebration OF Its Forty.ninth Anniver-
sary for the Year Ending March 81,
1s74-Addresses by Professor Cyrus
NOrthrop, Rev. Robert s. Macarthur,
John Hall and Others.
The forty-ninth anniversary OF the American
Tract Society was held last evening ct the Broad
way Tabernacle church, corner Of Sixth avenue
and Thirty-fourth street. The gathering was very
large, niling the edince completely. ON the plat
form were number OF wen known Protestant
cergymen. Rev. Dr. Stephen H. Tying presided.
and delivered the opening address,,
After prayer by Rev. J. S. Kennard, the secre-
tary Of the society," Mr.. Rand, made long and
very interesting statement. showing the enor.
nous number OF tracts distributed The society
might well be proud OF being the head fountain OF
the distribution or Christ in this country. DOW
dierent the future history OF the nation might be,
but for the 25,000,O00 OF tracts which had gone
forth In these years
The following summary for the year ending
March 81, 1874 will give an idea OF the magnitude
OF the work done by the society,"
Ncr Publications. whole number Of new publica-
tons issued from the tract House during the year was
Among these were three mos. valuable works ON the
Ct nd s oar II
Soaos S $ also %
Illustrated tracts and cards.
two in Spanish and one in besides several
e ons Volume q
y::;s;s sss.sy Issuing rssuI.rly =.
saa sT sns the w Mss End I e.
The four monlhIies are well established and exceed
ps 81 an sc 4, the
make them al self sustaining at the low price Tor which
The TWO weekly papers in Engl,sn and German, both
s highest very the sssasos
the matter and the beauty o. the sng.ayngs
Ssae
se
good AND e well and most mos" sue S
channel Of commancat,on between the Officers and
Sers f NEW suppsen with sxsssns ssSDss II
Gsal4iGss Disl,s5Iio.- the year publications
have
esoDsSo pages They have been mainly dissrbatsd
have proved valuable auxary to pastors home and
tcndents ana teachers members Of Young Mems Chris
an associations and the coporteurs and agents Of the
and s e. in
iand ssssssl Expended in notwithstanding BOOKS and
silass coiporsurs sgsaces ana deposiores SO u.s.;
S suE report sSG ota ssss; balance IN
Goloage:. year completes the thra ola century,
AIRY coportage The record OF its tolls and triumphs
its Its nearly 1oO lay preachers have
been efficient auxiliaries TO the churches seeking tho
people in their homes, supplying them with suitable
tend the sanctuary ci when . accessible, and . pre-
itute fields they have been the means Of forting
and edying many believers and of saving multitude
OF souls During the year IA c0porteurs including Al
students from IS colleges and theological Summaries la
British They held or addressed $50 religious
sonaI religion prayed with l4U5A families found
1855 Protestant families who habitualy neglected at
tending evangelical preaching. 9G8A families Roman
Catholics 1880 families destitute Of all religious books
except the Bible and S5 Protestant families without
the Word of God
During the thirtythrcc years since missionary col
portage naugurated by the society the statistical
results have been follows time employed equal to
the services OF one man Tor 5SH6 months 10 57 vol
umes Sold 275osl9 volumes granted. zS2 religious
meetings addressed III, family visits made
6l3S9S families conyersed with personal religion or
prayed with. l541S57 Protestant families habitually
neglecting evangelical preaching Oh 269 families
man Catholics, 67276l Protestant families destitute Of
the Bible y697 families destitute ai religious books
except the Bible