New-York tribune., 1875-05-13
sEMI-CENTENNIAL OF THE AMERICAN TRACT +
SOCIETY.

FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE oRGAN1ZAT1oN-AD-
DRESSES CONCERNING lis WORK AND THAT OF
KINDRED SOCIETIES.
Exercises in cOmmemoration of the fiftieth
anniversary of the American Tract soccty were held
yesterday morning and afternoon in the Fourth Avenue
Presbyterian Church. at Fourthave and Twentysecond-
ST. The meeting was called to order at 10 by the
President Judge Strong OF the United States supreme
Court After prayer by the Rev. DR. Tying, letters OF
greeting and regret prominent gentlemen who were
unable TO present read by the Secretary the Rev
DR.. Stevenson o. H. Kngsbury, Treasurer. then made
his annual report. Following the more important
statistics:
Receipts for the year in d donations 2nd % egaee
in the treasury and balance from rent fund -
new loans on the societys house, Sl9n"o; . ro.a'
and periodicals, $40 476 10 cOporeus, asf1eles, a. s
cash appropriations for foreign ana pagan iInuT.
Si9l2 so; loan account, paid former loan on lracI
House. $4,000 on debt for paper slooo0 an o,tr ti
S55l ,545 81; balance in the treasury, $3.50 10 Inc
aggregated Sl3.597,5S9 63 as follows: Donations ana
legaces, $i.32s,095 A; sales, SsJ572l8 90; rents,
S3l2,27l 69 total, Sl3,597,os G3.
Upon motion OF the Rev. DR.. Bodwel of Hartford. the
officers OF year reelected except in cases where
deaths made necessary elections The following are
new directors Homer Merriam OF Massachusetts, the
Rev. wm. W. Taylor, d. D., Nathan Bishop Reuben T.
Birch, and the Rev. Thomas A. Jaeger. The Executive
Committee consists OF the Rev Drs. William Adams, John
Cotton Smith, william Budngton L. p Rogers, Thomas
D. Anderson and Charles 3. schultz. An address was
made at the morning session by the Rev. Dr. Manning,
delegate from the London Tract Society
At the afternoon session letters read by the secre-
tary from the following tract societies ST. Peters
burg announcing the formation Of society; Italian
Tract Society, Florence Religious Tract society OF Tou-
lonse Religious Tract Society Of Paris Lausanne Tract
Society. switzerland: Edinburgh Tract Society, and
Of Inlf
were then made by delegates from various domestic
societies The Rev J. L. Schrinrr in behalf of the Phla-
delphia Tract and Mission Society reported monthly
distribution of - 900 tracts papers. etc one printer
has printed for this Society 10O0OO0 tracts and placed
100000 more at their disposal Lewis T. Jackson secre
lary OF the iIact @ S0cie,y ol tis Cy S ne at
40 years The Rev g. Richie of Cincinnati read short
sketch of the Western Tract Society, It's organization
object and practical results.
Upon invitation the Rev. DR.. Tying made a short I'D
dress He said that he could not claim himself the
honor of being one of the original founders Of the society
Az rs ~ work with II had served to weld him to it,
He spoke Of power and influence Of the Society ana
of the great work II Is doing. The Rev. Mr Wood DIS
When he weni beyond the Mississippi twenty-five years
ago, going almost beyond clNlizduOn ana nc was
fod that he would never the other secretaries again
He now came from section where over half the popu
latOn Of the United states live lie referred 10 thc great
field still before the Society in the evangezing OF this
country and Of the Importance Of the work. for whatever
rules tins country will rule the world Inc Kev MT fel-
kns secretary Of the New branch expressed his
growing enthusiasm and appreciation OF an institution
that send ont the common truths o saivaon III t
languages. "Uncle" john Nassar WAS called upon ahd
spoke upon the Importance OF personal effort ia the Wa!
Of colportage .,,,
After several reports and addresses the Rev william
Giis Secretary of the Religious Book and Tract Society
OF Scotland, made an earnest speech concluding WIN an
invitation 10 the American Tract Society Ia visit Edln
burgh upon the occasion OF the centennial anniversary
OF the scottish society, which occurs III eighteen years
The further proceedings OF the sem-ccntennia viii he
held sabbath evening next, IN the Rev Dr Han new
church. at Fifthave and Fifty yifth-st when addresses
Anderson. LID. of New-lOrk the Rev Or Palmer oi