New-York tribune., 1874-12-14
THE AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY.
OF ITS JUBILEE YEAR-woRK OF THE
SOCIETY FOR FIFTY YEARS.

SOCIETY FOR FIFTY YEARS.
The American Tract Society is now passing
through its eth or jubilee year. In celebration o
this event a meeting was held at the Brick Church,
at Fftn-ave and Thirty y-seventhst. last evening
1,,s Hon Wp f.. Dodge, V!ce-President, presided
After brief statement BY ono OF the Secretaries. the
Row. s. H. Tvng. ID. d.. spoke OF the early years
OF the Society. or which he has long been warm
friend having delivered one OF the addresses at lis
second anniversary. Tae Row. Dr. A. H. Clapp, secre-
arv of tho American Home Missionary Society or the
CONGREGATIONAL Church, gave statement OF the
cooperation Of the Society Win tno mseines Va 'uo
home field.
The Rev. Dr. Daniel Bliss President Of the Protestant
College, Beirut. SYRIA, made interesting statements
of the progress Of education and the use OF tho press In
that country particularly with reference to the work OF
mi, Society. The Rsv. Dr. 8. Prime Of TAe Observer
followed with short address, at the close OF which no
submitted resolution congratulatng the Society on its
work. The officers OF the Society are Judge Strong,
President; the Rev. Dr. W. A. Halock Honorary secre-
tary: the Rev. j. NJ. Stevenson. d. d. Corresponding
sscretary with colportage; the Rev. WIN. W. Rand.
Publishing Secretary; the Rev g. L. she@rer. Financial
secret nv Samuel Warner. Assistant Secretary; tho
Rev. E. T. Hiscox, d. D., Recording Secretary; o. Il.
KiDgsbury, Treasurer.
The American Tract Society Is organized on the bas
of Christian unon and It's list Of $1,000 life men,
hers and directors contains names from all the evan
oecal churches It has issued at home 6405 publica-
tons, OF which Lilo are volumes. and ut mission sta
tons abroad wholly In part By its own funds t0o5
more of which 600 volumes. In l3 languages or
daecs It's issues In the past dfty years have
beeu more than OF publications. 500 900 Of them
hs,us volumes. II conducts six periodicals., four OF
,bem moDtblies two weekies the weeklies and Of
the mon hies being Illustrated It's operations In the
intervals Of the meetings Of the Society conducted
ne an Executive Committee ana officers chosen ut the
annual meeting In May.
Tie Society does all Its manufacturing and conducts
the greater part OF Its business at the home Office at
No. $50 Nassust It also maintains branches in Boston.
Rochester, Philadelphia, Richmond. Chicago and San
Frapcisco The book trade Of the Society Is sesusta
ing and, addition. meets the expense OF administer
ing the benevolent missionary work, which is sup
ported mainly by donations from churches and
individuals including leeacies. This benevolent work
comprehends grants Of publications to the needy the
support OF missionary coporteur- and the appropria
ton Of mid Of printing through foreign mission
aries The grants OF publications are made to seanep.
soldiers immigrants freedmen. mission
prisons, hospitals asylums. aud to similar institutions
40 all parts Of the land Their distribution Is. rs far
possible accompanied with personal effort the part VI
some clerical lay missionary Tue books and tracts
are regarded as valuable auxaries by these workers.
These grants average about u 900 worth per week.
Union Missionary Colportags has been prosecuted by
the society for third OF century. II Is system Of
lay preaching combining the power Of the voice and
the press and IL used msnlyn reaching families resid
ing In new settlements and In older fields not ordinarily