New-York tribune., 1874-12-16
CITY MISSION WOPK.

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE NEw-YORK CITY MISSION
AND TRACT socIETY-LABORS OP TIE PAST YEAR
THE FoRrY-EIGHTu ANNIVERSARY MEETING
TODAY.
This afternoon the New-York City Mission
and Tract Society will hold i's islh annual meeting for
the reception report aud the election OF officers at
No. 80 BDie House The anniversary exercises will
take place next Sunday evening the Broadway Tabcr-
nace The following Is the ticket for officers for the
coming year:
For President A. X wctmorc; for Vice President and
Treasurer. Morris X. Jrsup; ior CCIrSpDndnS ere
tary ana AssstanC rlrarIirr. Lewis Il JlcktOn; for
Recording Secretary David ID T,try; for Sdpcrlntend-
i've Commtoe: the R'y. JDnu Hal, u. d., the Roy.
Chls. :. Ro9nsor. D. d.. the R'y W. n NJ, war, the
D. D., A. r. wetmorc. Niiban Eisanp JON Taylor
Jodnston. MIrs X. Jcsup. Wa. T. Dodge, j.. Ho"ard
Potter A. ). Hatch. GiHrli i g. nItb. W.tef l. NH
ler Ambrose X. = john T. Parsons, the R5y. GeOrst
J. Mmsins, l. ~, L. JtcksOI.
TINS Society The first orGanz ton OF It's kind In The
country II formed FOR the distribution of tracts
by voluntary visitors but 1t has since enlarged It's field
OF work so that IL carries city missions. and
maintains s6wluS schools, helping hand associations
employ ment rocietes. temperance orSIuiz Ons, reau-
ing rooms, lodging houses e.. u.ing every means f'r
elryatiug ally and spiritually. "a persons, without
respect TO cOun ~. creed. co0r SIX, "r age In con
ucctOn with is mission stations the Society has sew
eral fine large chapels. in whirh regular religious
w.lshg the mission ch,pels so that now the people
ha., pstOra, care an! instruction "A Ia regularly in
c0rporated II four chaO'is, Christian com
munities have organized simple union basis the
Apostles Creed being the only symbol Of faith The
work OF tho SJcicy il carried on ,Ocly ly voluntary
contributions. which mainly IN response topper
sonal npleas Tae receipts the past year were sjO0,
all Of which expended in support Of MISSIONARIES
mission stations, ana mis.ion services. except only
81 800 for Office rent hostage AMI stationery. There arc
no clerks coeei> or aa.s to draS upon the lands
for salIriea,
Mr. Lewis f. Jackson, Corresponding Secretary, in his
annual report 10 presented to-day. rocrs to tine death
Of Dr. De WITT former President ot the Society," which
occurred last Mav and gives list Of s Presiints from
the beg ming. IL Includes the names OF tho Hon.
TheoGore BielinqhuyseD tor some time Chancellor Of
New YORK UliveNsity AMI the R3y ] ,me, MInor, d. d.
Tue following shows the work OF the Jedr.
J. d, Wilt Chapel SO iS5 Graenwir'st-,6 preaching
services, wth Ggrogato hiendauce c 00j prrs"nS
E3i prayrrmeeuS'. Wiin an a4sr E"te a,cii lance Oh
?. Calvary Chapel, No. l5J Wurtnit.-l04 preaching
wita an attsndIce IN tho agsrrE ne OF 2U
pcIsOn. ia lr4vcrmretn-s, wlth an ag2reSa'e atrnn
auce OF g3sl The missionaries al-O nain'aln regular
services the TImD where lhry hnd on an average
rnuO OF 300
g. Plsgah Chapel No. lSj Sriag-st-lls preaching ser
vices with AN aggregate aurndInct at 46J; ana 3lS
meetings with uggrrgato atendanec OF 9lO5
IL the Sabbath echc,f, 100 chi l:en.
4 Lebanon Chapel. NJ 10 COilUIbt-st-1O6 preaching
seryces with an aggregate atu OF 6.+j4: AMI l85
urayerm ctugs. vita an dsgrcsae tchd ucc Oi J'O''
In the SabbJth-srhDOl. 40 childr H.
g. Carmel Chapel. M 14 B0w'rJ-55 preaching srr-
vices with an aZgrc,aJo Attendance Oi 5SJ and 3Ji
prayermeeung~, with an Attendance III Tue aggregate Oi
ia connection with the work the Young Mons Chris
tan >snciation partners OF tnr orcItY IN Carmel
C5apel there nave becl given GGs7s meals ami S49
lodgings, aud visitors to the reaiiag room nave
OIivei Charel No 63 seconL-st.-lOl preaching srr
vices Aggregate ATTENDANCE Of 93il ann Ss
payer-Ltrln-s, WI an hsgrtg 'te Attendance VI "''''
In he l. -
T. Mission station, M. II Lonarst.-loi services.
with an ~ aggregate attendance of / -9j.
Mi.si.n alton NJ. 157 Cncrrt -st.-This mission
was carried on until Nay las Wheh th1 lease "I tne
,remises expired up 10 thit uhe from the dte OF the
last report ~ services ii been hed WIN ah aggregate
attendance ~ tO10.
O. German M.s,iJrs-AmDng the G"rmas populltiont
nrracuIug services avd prayrrmHeIn<> hy1 btrn held
IN the various ohApols. a-gre-at:ns 6ii services dnd
2l375 attcUdants.
IT, Tac Mission TO Coored People-Tloush the Execu-
tive COMMITTEE has been unable 10 ippoilt hiIy
to tins cnargr appropriatons oi pioerS nave
been continued and IN other ways me interests oI hI
MISSION have been promoted " - .,
The institutions Ghder lhe care OF inc
ers of Charities aud CTre tonSeIyccs are regularly
sustained w the city missionaries II ,i' Clty rISon
ana re glois visits arc mdo To Tue FdrN iosP", 1no
Bellevue Hospital the q rmIh Hosp az anu VI my
other Institutions, ami X v MdflnS Hni'tt has ooeh
indcfaugabe IN his ehdcdFoFs 10 pIpNtr PIiSous lu
struction Tor the inmates OF the piDlG onhihs' on
R!niaPs Waru and Iitrvs Islands ana Ior the O0ys
az he scuOOl%nip IN the E.Iat bsYtf
l2. s,ions IN Gcnerd-lhr upp'r part OF The cl'y
being comparatively vel sup Aei win chnrches ana
missions. the CInniticc his Tor tue most pIrt WIZ
r 'v;n th. missionary 1r IN that section, and
concentrate itS men ana means III the inuIe
destitute ana needy parts OF inc Guy down town.
49, Mission Cburcbcs-Ihere are III connection WIN
four oi the ehapes regular chnrn "rSt'A M ,tohs tne
Grs, having been formed Apr lo7O ana Tue tOta mem
uersip enrolled ~ all II SSD tnn uumDer received last
year, 1O9; the present numhrr, CO. A.. s.,...,
"a Nls-Iou SABBATH sctuOls-rI're are nyc sabbath
schools sustained by the mission, having under Culstan
instruction and care 500 cnildreu.
15 AdGitional Appolmtmen s-Tcmperauce societie,
been organized IN Tue various 'nl lsions ana tenn
255 signatures to the pledge Of total abstinence have
reported. -
ladies'. for the purpose of ahording employment ami
reef poor women has not only been OF great benefit
10 the needy, but mas proved vhlnaDl, auxiliary ia
direct missionary work. Daring the last Wlnsf pOpn
lar preaching service, conducted by tue R1y stephen H.
was held every SapbIth evening III the Cooper Union.
Tnese services uniformly drew large CONGREGATION.
ordinarily attend church anywhere. Many thousands
of pages Of evangelical Dymns aud religious reading
ere freely distributed. similar service III the Cooper
Union progress present season aud IS conducted
by various city pastors. Young peoples nssocia-
lions for mutual Improvement aud Tor Tue promotion
of intellectual and spiritual growth anu ACTIVITY nave
been maintained Lectures and social festivals and mu'
sic al ntertainnCns been given. ReallngroOms
for have been kept open lor the irlendiess and
homeless. and the needy nave been provided with meals
and lodging Meetings have been held for the Rescue OF
women girls errlne and e1posed 10 rum Open-ar
sfrvlces various pon's during the Summer attracted
numbers OF persons scarcely ever seen III any Of tho
snch nave been the financial embarrassments OF the
community that collections have materially fallen on IN
number aud amount, and Notwithstanding our most
rnest e rts to avoid n considerable debt has been
incurred Several legacies have been received wncn
nave peen applied to the completion OF the purchase Of
the property No l35 Green wchst, leaving all the prop
erty the Societyuow amounting 10 slOOOOO-entfey
free unIncumO mOered.
The Executive Committee have organized a Bureau OF
Charities the purpose of correcting Tue eVs OF ln
discriminate giving
Toe following gives the general results OF the year,
Mission stations missionaries. 30 missionary visits 60221
missionary received ~ o1O tracts distributed Ot9 10;
visitors 1885, Bibles AMI Tes,sme1 yen, O72 volumes
Iosnrd 22l children led 20 Sabbathseho 5l end led 10
da,boo 3J7 PERSONS induced 10 JOIN Bible ehses. 3oIi
$3.50; temperance
pegss 255; religion, meetings 9O2 persons united wheh9reee
preaching aggregate attendance 6oUi9 msny additional ser
m preaching meetings for friend
"a girs ,e-,oe Coote Union TombS
s-dIns 5DuOO; 500 Ames 1000 persons Ade and
tribllols ~, ,ea. 6,34O o6