The New York herald., 1875-12-16
CHRISTIAN WORK IN NEW YORK.
OPERATIONS OF THE CITY MISSION AND TRACT
socIRTY-ANNUAL MEETING YESTERDAY

OPERATIONS OF THE CITY MISSION AND TRACT
socIRTY-ANNUAL MEETING YESTERDAY.
Forty.nine years ago tho City Mission and Tract
Society began its operations in New York Il the
pioneer In this Kind OF work, and for great many
years a favorite with the bencvolenty disposed
residents Of the metropolis But It's fruits were hardly
ever except in annual reports for the reason that
its converts led into other church folds, where
'hey became lost In the congregations after while
Us Sabbath school children, too, were from time to
Tine made component parts OF regular church sunday
schools IN the meantime other city mission societies
were organized and went TO work, in part, over
the ground on which this society had been
cleaning There was ample for all But the latter
built chapels where they could organized society
ga,hereu saoDah school THIS compelled the pioneer
society few years ago to call for fund Of $l00 000
with which they too, built chapels or which oiyet I'm
Second street and Lebanon. in Columbia street are the
chief The society has now i've mission stations and
employs thirty missionaries. Several benevolent per
sons support one moro missionaries One thousand
dollars VIII sustain a male missionary year and $3.50
female During the forty nine years oi It's existence
The society has expended nearly 81 In its work
besides the $lo0 600 spent mission chapcls Its re-
ccipts used 10 average $4,000 year, two and half
per cent OF which goes for the running expenses.
The newer societies have been gradually pushing out,
20 that is receipts have fallen of, until with tho Ut
most economy in every department II spent last year
S4 g1 a. which was Si421 Is more than tho receipts.
This deficit added to old debt Of So 446 90 leaves
the society now in debt S6.SI3 IS.
THE LADIES' MISSION SOCIETY,
whose annual meeting was held on Monday, raised
81 800 this year than they did last, showing the
difference Of $5 600 So 800 and doing such good
work Herewith that, according TO the reports pre-
senicd Yesterday the ladies' could not be dispensed
with. Besides the paid missionaries there are los
voluntary visitors. And IN this class are the gentle
men OF the Executive Committee ana, notably, Mr.
Stewart Dodge, who made interesting report of
his visits to the different chapels and mission stations
Of the society. During the year 63, Tls visits have
been made and 6Ij 900 tracts distributed 49, Bibles
and Tesiamcnts given away and 944 volumes loaned
from their Libraries; ,3W children led to Sabbath
schools aud "a TO day schools 6lo persons in
duccd attend Bible classes and ol2 TO attend church.
go Of whom with different churches and 10 who
had Dackslldden were restored 10 church fellowship;
4,5Op persons were aided with money, food clothing
medicine, &c, at cost OF 3d. It's % outside and ndc
pendent OF the regular receipts OF tho society. The
donors directed their beneacions in this channel.
There is decrease OF S30l7 81 in the expenses and
this Is made by reducing the missions and missionaries
The Rev. George j. Mingns resigned the office OF Su
perntendent OF Missions few months ago, that he
might devote himself 10 pastoral work. In view Of
the hard times and the depleted treasury the Office has
been temporarily dispensed with. The Executive Com
mtce will do the outside work formerly done by Mr.
Mingins, and Mr. Lewis H. jackson, the Secretary and
Assistant Treasurer is the only executive officer Of
tho society receiving pay board OF ffty directors
tors present remained and elected tho following officers
OF the society for lSI6:-President-A. r. Wetmoro
Vice President and Trcasurer-Morris X Jcsup Cor
responding Secretary and Assistant Treasurcr-Lewis
H. Jackson Recording Secretarv-David ". Terry
Superintendent Of Female Departmcnt-Mrs. A. r.
Brown. Executive Commttcc-Rey. John Hall, ID. u. :;
Rev, Charles S Robinson, u. ID. ; Rev. William NJ Tay-
lor, d. d. Rev. William Ormston, D H. Rev William
j. Tucker d. ID. A. X. Wctmorc, Nathan Bishop John
Taylor Johnston, Morris X. Jesup, William +. Dodge
Jr. Howard Potter, A. s. Hatch, Ganalie g. smith,
Walter r. Miller Ambrose X Ely John Z. Parsons and
Jacks