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subsequently tns following Executive Committee
WAS elected :-Wllllam G. Lambert. Chairman;
Christopher r. Robert, g. b. Chitienden. Calvin O.
WOOlworth, Ionn b. Hutchinson. John Wiley, Rev.
Richard S, Storrs, Jr, and Rev. William H. Taylor.
The American Tract Society.
The forty-ninth annual meeting OF the American
Tract Society was held yeste-uay In the chapel OF
the Rev. Dr.. Cros9y.s church. William Strong, OF
Philadelphia. presided. Judge strong delivered
cne Presidents address, the society
on the work 1t had achieved during the past year
and predicting still more hopeful career for the
future.
The Rev. DR.. Tying Jr.. as First Vice President OF
the society, also delivered an address.
The secretaries OF the society then presented
their annual reports, an abstract Of which fol-
iows--
The whole number OF new publications issued
from the Tract House during the year was l7s. OF
which "a were volumes Seven new volumes were
in German, two IN Spanish and one IN Portuguese.
The society issues SIX periodicals-the american
Messenger, Amer TscaniSCher BOtschGfter Chtld'S
Paper and Morning. monthlies; and the Illustrated
weekiies The four monthlies had an aggregate
circulation last year or over 100000 monthly.
During me year publications ~ for circulation
been granted, amounting to $45,66l or more than
", ,000, 600 pages.
The receipts for the year in donations and lega-
q balance in the treasury OF s1,91s, and balance
Of $lo.658 from the rent iund, $5523 Expended
manufacturing and issuing periodicals, sl4e, 1888;
colporteurs, agencies and repositories, $9O.7se; +;
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penses, s55,o27; total, $55l,S4 Balance in the
aS' The ola ''t board Of oracers was elected with
the following exceptions among the Vice
Presdents:-Ihe Rev. s. l. Prime, D. D., was
elected in the place Of the Rev. Gardiner
Of william strong; the Rev W. M. Baum, D. b., in
place Of the Rev s. S. Schumacher, D. D., deceased.
s. Duryea were elected Vice Presidents
In the Board OF Directors the Rev. 7. W. J.
Wylie was elected IN place OF the Rev. John n; Nc
in place OF the Rev. NJ. H. Pohlman, D. D., de-
ceased; the Rev. g. R. Beadle d. d., in place OF
sylvania, and Thomas II. Powers IN place OF the
Rev. James Il. Hammer D. d.
The Rev. Dr. CROSBY offered series OF resou-
tions, which were adopted, providing FOR the cele-
bration Of the jubilee year or the society BY the
preparation OF special sermon and OF an histori-
cal discourse commemorative Of The work OF the
The following committees were then selected by
the Board after which the meeting adjourned
?a Sssa ESssis f D. lho@i. B. anderson B. Charles
g. Barnes Samuel Con
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o Stokes f and James % Fraser '' ne'A An'0n rne'p'
Union Theological Seminary.
The annual reunion OF the Alumni Associa tion
of Union Theological Seminary occurred yester-
day afternoon. Mr.. Burtis Cunningham Megie in
the chair. The gathering included o number OF
well known Presbyterian ministers Mr.. James
Brown, who donated 100000 to the Seminary
also attended
Or. Roswell D. Hitchcock. Professor Of Church
History in the Seminary. said the last year had
been very eventful one in the history OF the in
stitutiOn. The donation above referred to had at
last given the institution suf1cient endowment.
Tne accession Ol Dr. William Adams as President
Of the Seminary and Professor OF Sacred Rhetoric
would also prove great blessing. gentleman
nad endowed travelling professorship, and the
best scholar in 1877 would be able to travel in Eu-
rope and in the Holy Land for two years at $500 per
annum. The scholastic tone OF the institution
would be greatly raised during the coming year.
Mr.. Philip Schaff, Professor OF Hebrew, expressed
his conviction that the seminary would grow and
expand and was destined to become the national
Presbyterian school OF theology oil this country.
Rev. William Adams, the new President OF the
institution, gave some interesting "reminiscences
OF the ioundstlon and early history OF the semi
Mr.. Charles Butler, President OF the Board Of
Directors, called attention 70 the TACT that the
doors OF the College had always been open, not to
the Presbyterian sect alone, but to all denomlna-
tions Mr. Browns munificerce had placed the
institution upon solid foundation He congratu-
lated the alumni warmly on the happy condition
OF affairs.
vote or thanks was rendered to Messrs. James
Brown w wam r. Dodge aho ,Sa Saaes M
nation was not Tor the general use OF the nstitu-
tton but simply to complete the endowment OF the
several prOfessOrshfpS
A collation. was then served.
THE UNIvERSALISTS.
Annual Convention in Brooklyn Yester-
day-State OF the Churches, Spiritually
and Finn nnnCialIv-ReuOrfs N nd Proc aary :