New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-13
RELIGION AND BENEVOLENCE.
THE MAY ANNIVERSARIES


MEETING OF THE AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY-THE
FEMALE GUARDIAN neutrality-suspicious. HOME
MISSIONARY WORK.
The anniversary of the American Tract
Society was held IN the chapel OF the Broadway TabeI-
nacc Yesterday, beginning Mt 10 H. m. JUDGE william
Strong OF thu supreme Court presided The treIsurerS
report was read by the Rev. f. ID. Kingsbuiy. Tho
sorlcy received Last year S3S2,2S3 d. and expended
1913 qs2 80 leaving - balance OF $3.400 30. The
sccrriarics the Rev. Mrssrs G.. l.. SEcarer and e. H.
stevenson, gave statistics from the annual report
Of the work Of the year The Hat OF publications
has been increased by 202. Over 6O,OOoOOO
pag., o. printed matter have been distributed Tree
cha:gc. Ii The colp rtgo work 222 men nave Deeh
cml.yrd, WHO made 49, 2l family Visits and prayed
H. 7G7 times. Tnev distributed 155,25l Volumes nnd
addressed 7.2G1 religions meetings IN tnc year Earnest
rruarI4 CamrndatrIy Of the work Of the sOc " were
made by the Rry. Drs. 5. Ircngus Prime Ebert s.
Porter -. u. LlnsuR and Evnris. Julpe strong MI
Holder Oi London, e. B. KGrvals and samuel C0gate
the former uiter+ with Judge Strong pre- ndrnt
were then rec!Cci"d Among hose present last even
ing were the Rev. DR.. Prime the Rev. Dr. Brvan, me
IIay Robert Golfer and the Hon. William J.. Dodge.
The R.y DR.. r. H. McRm, delivered an address on the
present position and charactrrof tn population Win
!, suec to Christian PRIVILEGES aAd church nttenianc"
lie al of the 1S,00D,05O leo2c N the iand,
22IIO.OuO attend church, and l2OOOOOO between the
,crs Il ten and seventy five never enter church D."
Rev j. +. Stevenson, ~ montreal spoke on tbs Carts
tun press. TIE Rev G. = Robins spuG" OF Union Mis-
sionary Colportas, cobnng the power Of tnc pu!-
d it and OF thu pres.
At3pm. yet rlsy ahout 1000 children were taken.
IN broadway stages and two enormous uTniblscs
NAMED Horace Greeley and Pride Of the M ou,"
the latter DIR wa by ten and containing 100 chill
dem to the Broadway Tabernacle, TO acn1 th" forty
sixth nnniyrrs OF the American F,mac GnIrdnn
Snr.cty. IN, Children came from the uOmt for the
Frirnhlcss and from the eleven industrial schools
uHdr the ere ~ the society. They hiird
all tie STATS IN the body OF the church The
managers "ccupci tie platform together with Il mum
hrr oi crr y'in and hurlow weed. The galleries AMI
iIe stao,'rIiroo'u az tie rc2r of thc church wcr'
tiorgri with spectators. Tho children, nnd"r the di-
rcriion Of their familiar hymns and went
tAroush c,il+ihrnc exercises. Addresses w'r'
,% % tho by Rev. 'A2 VIM Nv sabine. D. ~ w. v ''a aS
tic Il V 4. NJ Niveu. An a0s:rdct o. the annual
r,unI. VAS ?. III sloNl Ing that in the Home Tor tnc
TrirI;r,. sI4 ncrs,r, were -nccrcj lucn the wear.
aud ~ tir c.rN'n Industrial .rn""< 1'9dj 'h'llth "a"
ben registered. M're than 700 ~ t"rNr h"' h'"h Iro'
fnoirI L. the iIb.C .rloniS Iir hmrn"iE ~ trmr.t
thowri that tine re Is " the year %rrr -" - II"
Ile Gf.y,'onrlh aunul meeting Of thr Am,rican
fGn"r Mssi" nry Tp"ictv ~ns ned at ITS r""lH ~
line nou.r ,r.t"r y i"ru' on. IN" rrr'l"n "i en-
y W",l-' y. .. D.. IL. d. Nrw.H -yel' to"n; we
urc-idrut. t'r san" a. at war; 90 \; "hr''l.
i;ltton. d. H.. Tre,idrni Of thr nowa:i UnNcrsn'
" iIs"u. j.. CIV !" 'i'c rl 10 n'' M vac "o,u
r.d. # ~ ..c ,ln'h ~ the Erv. Dr. darlington ana
~, ~. d. Pa ton; treasurer. in, t'' AiXAn"Tr II
tl.tu d. ID secretaries. tLr krv. David l.. tor, H. d.
uuI IN rev. H,nry M sl"rrs, H. ID; c1ruinK serrt
lary, WI an ii,uIV smith.
4 J.. o'ufipn "a .pf' that ~ TX i'iTr COMMIT
,r, recommend thr .nciiY to nWrHd ARC" II ~ ~
notation ~ Incorporating with irN -, inr al,
li a o. it, ,':o, ,ii", on { IL -'i red ="
d. - ,l o. II snail i' L. asia.
,,.., tIip?H thi. are mahr u -upp ri III" soS?'l
,ui.l- 81, M ju Il &c G'>l"i ana ,r III Ans %,
Chi A tii... tot o.. Il. ulr WHaa IN Cni'U
- .,r -" IA ah lri = the ityfouilh report states
tIai ~. number OF minitrr~ OF ne y spti
u ia. s.!v,rr Of thu society m thrr -tAIee
sans .uI T,riItprlr. has been lpl1. Four
...lrl.S Sc rr l'd 10 congregation ~
rn-, Sc ,plr aud eight ~ for -r lansih@c>
in, hurher 81 yitt"n- aud h'-stnIN St'iI"h'
-upptr..d w.nlr uIrt = Inns 1lr i,i--i"hh
,,. ava, or 4 tI-h churc!lr, dur NJ the Frht
.,r,,.ilu~ ~ VI! have be" srit ~ 'gOrtlnr
...uv-N Gpii-t"f, l'Y' Boz. lrt 'l, lN1
. u, IRE ant seventeen q. hers are ~ Iluc">r
., re. i..r,. Ntv.t..p ruu!c'rs report uYNfN "I
Is.,t and 3Jg .,unIII"- rriurt 3.@up go NS'uhS
,, . ,l.,is - i"c ctu.r'.c, h'vt Hrr ".niu H. pr
,.s..I .i E" c5~ lr:'rr. q rr..t', : iGI.I%O II;
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