New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-11
NAY ANNIVERSARIES.

MAY ANNIN EkSAklES.
A business meeting of the American Home MIS-
sionary Society was held yesterday afternoon in the
Cooper Union Building. In the absence OF the
president, Austin Abbott occupied the CHAIR me
yreasurer's report shows that the receipts were
G3lO us Al This sum exceeds the receipts OF
any previous year. The number of laborers also
exceeds that OF last year. The following olhcers
were elected by reclamation President, the keN.
DR. Theodore ID. WOolsey; treasurer, the Kew.
Alexander II. Clapp The Rev. David b. Coe was
appointed honorary secretary; long discussion
occurred as TO the election of two corresponding
secretaries the Rev. Henry NJ. StOrrs and waiter
NJ Barrows being the nominees recommended. The
Rev DR.. Webb, of Boston, stated that there was an
unsettled feeling among the churches as to the
management of the society. A meeting had Deen
held III Chicago and one in Massachusetts, at Duth
OF which much dissatisfaction was expressed. Inc
Opnion was that the society did not meet the de-
mands of the see. He therefore moved that com
mittee appointed at the Chicago meeting should De
heard and also the one appointed to effect certain
changes in the constitution of the society, before
proceeding 10 the election Of the secretaries He in
she voting of MANY present. After long discus
sion IL was decided TO proceed with the election
without hearing the committees. Henry Ward
Beecher DR.. Roberts and others spoke IN favor OF
The names proposed. and they were finally elected.
The annual meeting of the American Tract
Society was held yesterday morning IN the chapel pc
and Broadway. Professor Barbour. of Yale College.
presided The reports of the various departments
of the society were read The reports show that the
number of volumes published in the year was
y92 200 and OF tracts, 5,60O,2oO over o6,OOO,OOO
pages have been distributed by missionaries,
seamen, copOreurs and others. One hundred and
ffty-nine colporteurs were employed, and they
visited al ,54s families In response to requests
from missionaries, SlO,53O 30 was expended IN
printing tracts which were sent to India. China
ana Japan. Publications in twenty:elght lam
Cuages were also issued from the socety's press.
The receipts for the year AMOUNTED og, ed, o to
1922 81: the total expenses were 1874 OBJ %.
Short addresses delivered by the Rev. Drs.
Chickerng, Porter, Sabine, and Others upon the
necessity of increasing the sOcety's work among
Immigrants arriving in this country. The Rev. Dr.
Chamberlain spoke of what had been accomplished
in Brazil by the society. The present board of
directors was then reelected. The Rev. Thomas
Armitage was chosen recording secretary.
The forty-eghth anniversary of the American
Female Guardian Society and Home for the Friend
less was held yesterday in the Home III twenty
nintb-st near Madson-ave. The officers of last
year were reelected. Mrs II. NJ. Harris was vas
elected corresponding secretary in place OF Mrs s. H.
I. bennett, who recently died A memorial service
was held inthe afternoon in the chapel of the Home
in memory of Mrs. Bennett. The annual report
shows that during the year 553 children and BAG
admits had been in the Home, there being at pres
emit 2la Twelve industrial schools III various
parts of the city have been sustained.