New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-10
TIE ANlERICAN TRACT SOCIETY.

The American Tract Society celebrates It's
4emi-cenenn with the anniversary OF this year The
event will DE appropriately observed The annual meet
ing will held the Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Chancellor Crosby's, at 10 a. m, Wednesday, May T.
The Hon william strong NJ the United States supreme
Court President of the society Will occupy the chair,
and statements viii be made Of the progress and results
the year and half century The death of the Rev Dr.
Dewitt the Hon. Vim. G. Alexander jonathan sturges,
John C.. Green, and Others leaves some vacancies
in Board TO be filed by election Brief addresses viii
be made by the founders and friends Of the Society and by
delegates from other societies OF the surviving found
ers the Rev. VIM. A. HaOck. D. D., Moses Allen and the
Rev Howard Malcolm OF Philadelphia, will be present,
AMI the Hon r. Mckee Of san Francisco lBd others are
also expected Dr. Iaock the first secretary Of the
society Mr.. Alien it, first treasurer and the Rev Mt
These men have been officers Of the society without in
terrupton for the half century Dr. dllock gns II MS
entire and strength, and tO MN much OF lts sue
Among The foreign delegates are the Rev Samuel Man
ming IL D. from the rel 1Ous Tract Society OF London,
and fhc Rev James Giles from the Religious Tract and
Book Society OF Edinburgh, both Of whom VIII speak on
The remin SCIENCES OF he so years the general dscs-
ons Of The ~ocicys operations and The OF the
representatives Of kindred Institutions, Will probably oc-
eupy much u "Wednesday The sessions ace expected 10
last from 10 70 Il m. and from Ia p m
ON the following sunday evening ~ 12 O'CLOCK, me
semcrnfennla will he further couinem0atcd by meet
me IN the Rev. Dr. Halls new church, at Fifthaye and
Fifty-ftl=t., which Will be addressed by the Rev WIN
F1nr r. - Of Of Rochnst@r University; Prof Geo
McI D L. D. Of princeton College; the Rev. Dr..
W%nning OF london, and the Rev. Dr. VIM. Adams OF
his CIV Amone me features OF the meetin Wedncs
dav viii Ice Il display 81 religious publications IN many
lai glaees the work of the society and Of institutions
through which IL operates m foreign lands. The
whole number or angagcs and dialects found on its lists
j. 49, IN i3 OF which printing done IN the liar House
M 30 80 Nl-.aI-,t. Aid thus been extended To the
1rrgu missionary societies Of all denominations. and
the society influence has been worldWue Inc scare
tN ol literature OF any kind, hut especially OF Christian
literature AT foreign mission stations cInoi readily ne
auurcrated The society has prepared ia foreign IAN
guagc 1000 distinct publications 81 when 19y are vol
nmos and mas annually appropriated from 5000 TO
$50 600 IN a 81 press the mission stations abroad
Within lev years II mas IuILsAta tHetoypes VI us
engrayn1s. uscd IN homes ana SUNDAY schools
The society has also been mindful or the religious
the large Migrant population IN TINS country
Germans ScandnayaI-. French, Italians and Span
Ids, VINO, rule do not bring WIN them ther MINIS,
and who for years after arrival cannot understand
the preaching American pulpIts; These Immigrants
are supplied their passage 10 this country ana on
their arrival at Castle Garden with some reading III the
own languages. and subsequently at their homes in the
distant parts Oh the country $500
An important work has been done upon the LILO yes
SCI. sailing from this port Nearly 2OOOuoO pages OF
tracts have been placed upon outwaId-ound steamers
for distribution among passengers ca return voyages
At 100 distinct ports III me west indies,
spanish America. Brazil and southern Europe pous or
Wedsposcd men O the officers or crews on SO vessels
have distributed the Society l,sOOOOO pages OF
tracts during the year one oil the leaders III
the Protestant movement IN Spdln IL stated 70
have been converted through the reading of tract
III spanish obtained from an American vessel IN
CadlL IL Is only WITHIN -FOUR years lh,i, lhe
nrs Protestant missionary waa permanently established
upon Mexican soil yet FOR twenty years previously span
sh books and tracts were sent ny very aaaOe FesseI
from New York Mexican ports The particulars Of TINS
foreign work in Mexico south America and IN many OF the
countries OF the Old World are tuy set lOr IN e Socl-
etys report which will also show year OF encouraging
prosperity and VIII give IN detail the number of copies OF
each publication printed since the formation OF the Soci-
cy. The figures for OF these are very large or the
"swearers Prayer" l4l6,5OO copies have been printed
Come u Jesus" Go 900; Pictorial Tract Primer,
1lO9 300; What is il 10 Believe on Christ ~ l,21OOO0;
Pilgrims Progress" 5l9,6Sl; Happy Voices 3o4,-
900; Bible Dictionary lsJOOO " Baxter GAIL tio,-
100. and Don't Put II OF, l,l17,OOO
While the Society distributes grautousy through us
cOlpreurs II also makes in the aggregate large grants
through its own members and directors, anu through
pastors missionaries, and the thousands OF individual
aborers in humble life WHO need the help OF hooks,
tracts and papers make ther personal efforts effective
BY far the largest proportion OF TINS distribution Is made
AL various channels or trade These
obvious made al lower rate tnan
they could De- afforded the issues made by private
enterprise but TINS reduction il not made by drawing
from benevolent funds. which applied "a already
shown The whole operations OF the Society, business
and benevolent, as we'll as "reminiscences, Will come
under consideration in the Wednesday meeting.