The New York Herald Newspaper, May 15, 1857, Page 2

ANNIVERSARY WEEK. i tute of the Wow Cherch, Ladies’ Five Points Mission and New York Anti-Slavery Society. ‘Fhe Progress of Religion, Moreis, Temperance Education, Abolitioniam, ik i i 3 H i 3 2 sf E E if a 8 tf 5 E? gf i 85 z MEETING OF THE PORT SOCIETY. ‘Bho thirty nim anaiversary mecting of Chis Society was “bald on Tuesday evening lest, at 73 o'cleck, in the Mari wese’ Church, at the corner ef Madison and Catherine Streets. Major Taylor, the President of the Society, cosu- ped the chair. The meeting was opened by the singing of “Rm epthem and prayer. The Rev. Mr. Harris, whe is the @avrespending Secretary af the Society, then addremed he meeting. He adduced several historical facts relative te the origin and progress of whe Society, of which the fel- ‘Sewing are vome — 90, 1016, ot 31 Cherry street ae Se. Seen their labor and thuet am: yment of life. You will see gamer, their jomping and eagerin all the 9 all ports children that habitually associate with them, Ghink (bat these ean see wi and submissive are thewe that T, who have seldom need to yhile the others are bli d. And withal. blind cbildren thes the ‘ould become tender add, and this must obtain the #. mpathiaine ¢ public, hat we have nopuniahmena; » purposes. To thone of Une ‘accept our invitation, we extend of thie Society was held De- in June, 1818, and inoerpe the Mariners’ Ohurch was laid im 1819; dedicated June, 1820. street having changed as ceeds eae ir oe. dollars. The closing services were heki 1864. Divine ser rice was held in the Chureh ‘hepherd until the purebase by the Board of fe beantiful and spacious building on the corner of Cathe ‘Wine and Madison streets, for the sam of forty thousand past year morg than a thousand sail ident, Mr Jones, in this city, for ‘@emrehation on temporal and spiritual matters, especially fhe latier, snd to receive Bibles and re! wera] and distribution at sea. fm the Sabbath school, founded in 3818, amd which Iately had 20 teachers and 171 scholars; also the Marine “Bomperance seciety, formed in 1833, with’a roll at present @f upwards of 33,000 members, pledged to total abetinence. thousand dollars which was thrown m reduced to ten thousand. ‘able that this debt should be totally extinet, for the Board would be abie to extend thei to other paris of this port, where they are viz>—Brooklyn, Jersey City, &c. rectors of thirty gentlemen, ‘Christians members of all the of the Reformed church. The therefore, altogether Catholic. ‘The Rev. Mr. Harris concluded his address with an ap peal to the citizens of New York in favor of seamen in @mmeral; he urged the many obligations which we are to them, dangers they undergo, &c., pot only the white sailor but also the black one,” ‘The Rev. M ‘wes next introduced to @@ to rpeak of the notion entertained by many of sailors. and that, though it is in many in @anees unfavoraric, it is no reason why we shauld not @dminicter to them the blessings and comforts pel. He very judiciously accownted for their being, gene speaking, demoralized, by bearing in mind that most were wild, or bad no good principle inculeated fmto them wm youth by their parents, whore duty it wag to He reminded the most of @aflers bave no home, and then, by many interesting inci @ents which he relate’ clearly demonstrated that this one Saot is a sufficient cause for men who know pot the b ef the geepe) to become disheartened and iy ed. He also spoke of the many temptations to seamen are exposed, of which people living on land . He added that the object of the society is to bring these men under the influences of religion, and fern them from those vices t© which most of them are t. dent rule answering all poned to The admittance to the exbibition was fifteen cents, 80 that it was not only succeseful in the performances nounced on the programme, but yiekied a Landrome sum to the worthy uses of the institation. THE HISTORY OF THE TRACT SOCIETY. REPORT OF THE INVESTIGATING COMM(TTEE—STATIS TIO8 OF OPERATIONS FOR THE LAST THIRTY-TWO YEARS—THE SOCIETY'S MBANS—MANNE® OF TRAN SACTING BUSINESS—THE ANNIVEKSARY PROCEED- enty thousand ame The following imterceting abstracts from the report of the Investigating Committee of the Tract Society were crowded out of yesterday's paper:— The Finance Commitice, to facihtate the Investigating Committee, furnished the following statistics and facts, which were appended to the report:— SUMMARY VIEW OF THE SOCIETY’S TOTAL RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES IN THIRTY-TWO YEARS, TO APRIL 1, 1857, INCLUDING POREIGN CASH APPHO- PRIATIONS, ETC. + The debt of twent tf I F management ie, 5 SERB 3 £83 LELRES ! § 3 the missionary to China, Ses Be epepress CH Pa LES Ts & next gentleman who spoke was the Rev. Mr. Joves, of the mariner’s church. He felt gratified at hay it in hix power o address a meeting ‘He said that euch a meeting showed a Fevival of the Society, tho igh it had been He remarked that thi distinct from the Seaman's Friend Society, though are both lavoring for the same object and in We have Bethel established @f New York, bovides this church, fhe jast speaker bad looked at Me therefore said that mapy sailors were god men, that etx of the gentiemen who were beside bim on the platform ‘were sailor :, and are now clergymen. man’ who was in New York some time ago, and ® bative of Finland; he is a man of education, influenced by means of thw Siciety that he is determined wo devote bis life, in bie native country, in teaching the truth to es countrymen. He has already been the means of into two of bis companions #0 that they, too, are deter to labor in the same yd eld. Qiderably on the importance of speaking to eeamenon board (@e ship when they are satting; related how he himeolf was ImBeenced when be was ascaman. and fron this be showe! What the captains and mates of vessels. and even the com mos seamen, if cny of them were religious, might exercise @ far greater induence over their companions, on any sub Jeet of this kind, than any man could do on land. that those to whom the Gospel wae first ped were sailors, and that this is prophesied of in whe of this kind ip the ey of New York. the last two years. sailors in the city He remarked that k side of seamen. He also spoke of a 2822) 1, So be bas been so much = seese 388332 SERe 238 3255 oBS @aded by how 3253 Inst centioman who addressed had Just returned from a sea est part of the ‘of the World. of at lemit the noblest of a great Vie said that they, therefure, have le, and especially thoee of « great ; He said that though Serr Ee 5 febalitine: part of its inbabitants: ee wma!) claim on a!) 5 commercial town bik many of hem may be the meaue of doing good in foreign Inds at present, they would do mich more good ii more of them were converted men peal on bebaif of them which was we!) calculated to create ,and he terminated his ad EE s= B He then made an ap- Tl, 4,579 ,690,434 4,004,340,861 18 , nding receipts from renis: 2a year, $13; lth year Tih year, 800, 1h yoar, mas DY exprensing nt nigne of & re Buh year, $774 09 @emeration in the society Jini tor the blind: ‘The Rev. Mr. Hamsus then announced that there would be a meeting of this society held at his bouse on to-mor vow evening, at half past 7 o'clock. The choir then eung an aotbem, and the meoting was The receipts of the society for uhirty-two yeare, to April 1, 1867, exclusive of receipts for repte, have been ax above, Dewacens and legacies +9 $2,160,715 07 Paid during the same period for including expense for paper, printing, bine ing, machinery, Htereety ping, engray ing copy right, and +mail pay m mts for Writibg, revining, apd books and Bibles purchased Foreign appropriations in caeb including ute of conveyauees, travelling ex WEW YORK INSTITUTION FOR THE BLIND. ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION OF THE PUPILS. The Academy of Moric was intensely packed at four @olock on Wednesday afternoon, by & highly intellectual gadience, © witnens ibe Anniversary exhibition of the pr ils of the New York Institution for the Blind, under the @reciion of (be ruperiniendent, T Colden Cooper. ‘The Institution for the Blind, which was opened twenty coping, tolls, freig’ fed in Abeir accounts, and about § per cent of the total in treasury, April ———— 6,466,867 70 ‘The 918,666 744 pages of publications granted, as in the above list, amount, at 26 per cent discount, to $460,278 37. THR SOCIETY'S MEANS IN POSRESSION AND USE. The society bas no permanent verted funds or other besides ite house and the ground it occuptes, corner 1u and Spruce street, New York; the machinery, printed sheets, paper, etereetype plates, engraving’ other materials in use in cond) publications in ite depository and in teurs and others for circulation and sale, pledges to the amount of three or four thousand dollars, bot immediately available. now valued, with the lot, by the on which is a debt gh oe {ue operations the of colpor- " ‘wail, the weming plasm, Seed anped mount and watry main erected and bas Rot now occupied by Ue «9 5,65), which ie applied ae a sinking fund to the redection of the debt. Halance of rent fund in band, @196 10. The accounts for the building have kept ditinet from those fur the suciety’s general parporce Tue machinery, prowes and materiaia im the Tract Hicose ior printing amd binding, are estimated to be worth, for the rociety’s ure, $07,772; sheet sock, paper, stereo 14,395. books in the depo-! ciety, April 1, 1867, being oly ef form aud ligh: divine due from auxiliaries and others, $15,801 47, of which $4,315 19 {» due from foreign lands. cbiefly in the hands of miewionaries for eale and gratuitous distribution per an above, $20,760 24; balance in the tremtury The sock Of books on land and on sale, an of other materials, is always kept as low as conatetent with the society's uaeiuiness It will be observed that the society * bones was original. Provided for ta use by the liberality of citizens of New ‘ork, who contributed upwards of $2) 400 for Unis epecttie mente of labor Porpeve, chiehy betorg Ube qooiety Wee organeed; and the ‘The poem, which wer loodly applanded, wae followed 7 © eborus from the oratorio of the “Mealah.’” Bild te born ante ument shail be apo ri the Prines of Pemee. ‘The was (llowed by & variety Of instrumental and vo- j &e., whieh were letened t@ wit i i si it fF ling : | | i 3 ‘ F i at Hu rik £ ie hy i | Hi i i i H : is 7 i ether ciroulating the mand a demand the mano- fecturini More ird of the means thus in use, as esti- mated in coneiats of steam » Hc, ead oer neha vacesarly swayed mao factor . ‘The stock in the de, to $70,909, can- Mh yee! my GRA ‘conabs- tently with a due regard to economy and . Th ie barely sufficient to meet the erders of colpor- }, and the issues Tt is algo a fact, that if the stock could ‘wat the paper, boards, leather and other materials, could be better dricd and seasoned nu‘acturing, and books also before they are put in circulation, durabil omy would be consulted. Am increase of $50,000 in the amoont of the stock and materials would essentially in- crease the socicty’s usefulness. ‘Thus the society, with all existing facilities, lives ‘from band to month,’ asking for “daily ‘every week's obligations being usually beyond the mea in bead. In view of Ite wants, the members of the committee, besides ‘beir wholly gratuitous labors, have contributed many thousands of dollars from their own personal funds to aid its operations; and in the deficiency of means to purchase printing paper ifr. cash, they have, from time to time, given thetr individual notes or endorsements, payable al the banks, to the amount of several hundred thousand doi lars. The issuing of the society's publications; the process of circulation, by colportage and otherwise; the prices of pnb icatigns and discounts; the considerations in determining the piee of books; the manner of employing agents and colporteare; and the relations to kindred institutions, were al) dwelt upon with too much levgth for the columns of a newspaper. The following questions and answers will, however, embody most of the information:— QUESTIONS PROPOSED BY THE COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY, WIN ANSWERS BY THK COMMITTER AND OFFICERS OF THW SOCKETY Question 1.—What are the items which enter into the estimate of the cost of the books and pubiications of the rociety ; and what is the prineiple on which the prices of the publications are fixed? Apswer.—Understanding by the cost of the publications, the whole owilay, the items are paper, preeswork, binding, stereotyping, engraving, maps, copyright, and ali the ex penses meidental (0 preparing, iseuing and circulating ‘hem. And the prices are fixed on the principle of seiling the pubhicadéns as low as practicable, consistently with the atm of having returned to the treasury, from such as are roid, essentially the amount expendéd in issuing them, makivg the necessary allowances for the discounts branches and booksellers, Question 2.—What diflerence, if any, between the whole eale and retail prices? If deductions are made from estab. lished pric-s, to whom, and in what a nonnt? Aaswer —The commiitee establish one prize only, which is stamped on the back of most of the books; aud’ a dis count it made to booksellers and 10 those who buy to sel! again, of twenty per cent; tothe Maryland branca at Bal Umore, twenty-five per cent; and to the American Tract Society at Beeton, twenty-seven and a half per cent. Question 8.—What are the extent, comparative issues, and profits of tracts, books and perlodicals; and what is the policy of the society in respect to the proportion of tracts apd books published? Anewer.—The total amount published since the forma tion of the society fa 4,520,441,081 pages: of which were tracts, 1,639,180,096 pages; and books, 2.681,200,066 pages The Messenger, Botschafter, and ‘Child’s Paper were Printed in 1856 to the number Of 6,500,700 copies, involy- ing ap expenditure, as nearly as can be estima ed, of $51 200 6. ‘The receipts from tem were $50,128 18, show ing excess of expenditure of $1,580 85, which is estimated to be about equal to the gratuitous distribution w foreign mis- eng yew, and others. (See report for 1850, pages: » A. ‘The’ prices of the publications, both tracts and books, are as slated mm answer lo question one, it being the object of the society so to arrange the prices that the circulation of those soki shall xot be a drain on the means of the in stitunon por cereptiaily increase them. The committee hove had no policy ax to the ion of books and tracts to be issued except to meet the demand, aud to supply all the providential openings for the circulation of both books and tracts, ‘Ihe rystem of colpertage, mainly for the circulation of books, has deveioped the destiteuon of our country ina en manner, ond has thus furnished by its living, visting agents, one of the best means for cistributing far und wide the tracts of the society. Question 4.—What is the compensation of colporteurs ? ond are there any perquisites beyond the allowed sa ary nd travelling expenace? and are there suy prodte from books, specie contributions, or other fueds Answer.—Ove hundred and Sigy dollars has been the lary of a colporteur, exclusive of travelling ex penees. Some bave been allowed a larger compencation, either from superior qualifications or long experience in the werk, and of late years from the general increased expenses of living. Of thove employed in 1866 the sala Jes of 262 are $160; of 247, $200; of 63, $260, and there 4 at $200, laboring moetly in cities and paying ‘heir own board. There are 23 others who combine the duties of colporteurs, superintendents and collecting » 0 whom somewhat larger salaries are gtven. are neither perquikiter, profite nor commirsions allowed on eales of publications or collection of funds t any of the colporteurs oF agents. Question 6.—Can be surrendered or left to joeal or Gevominational agencies, and to whatextend® Why to be condneted by the society? —The committee ‘respectfully beg leave to de olive referring to other agencies having the «ame benevo- tent objects in view; but would etate that the «ystem of colportage in thi coun zy was commenced in 1841, and for several years colely procecated by this society;’and as destitute felds have opened to them, they have ‘felt. mo rally bound to oecapy them, and so fulfil the obligations for the extension ork, which the iberal and con tinned conu)butions of the Christian public have devolved upon them, aud to which, from the catholic character of the rociety, it is peonliarly adapted, Wirh all that has Ween deve in the work of colportage, new flelds of destitn tion have been continually brought to light, beyond the ability of the society to occupy them. Question 6 —Wha’ amount of capital is invested in the bovk publishing badness? Anewer.—As estimated Aj premes, and materials in the il 1, 1856, the machinery, ‘act House, for printing aad binding, sre estimated to be worth for the rociety’s ure, 906 £08 | rbeet tock, paper, stereotype plates and engray. ings, $111,761, lees the amount doe f Tike books’ in the vepostory as per aper, $10,020 06. ventory of that date, hoe io the hands (8,267 OS, and there was due from auxilia T cent upon the eapital in the publications of the society, and how ap ’ employed propriated Ane wer —We refer to the anewere to questions 1 and 3 as wubetantially a reply to the above. The idea of profits hax never entered into the calculavons of the committee, and coprequenUy no appropriations of them can be made. Ali the means of the society are in active use in ite bene volent work, and are often inadequate to ita immediate wante. Question 8.—What public objects are obtained or expeet ed by this book Guriness which would not be realized if the public hing of books were left to private enterprise? Answer. object of the rocwty in the publisation @ books # to furnish religious reading for the whole country at the lo vest procticale price, and thereby aid im the reat work of spreading the 1} among ail classes. > aim necessarily differs from a work of private enter- prive Question 9. —Does the society compete with individual enterprice, or interfere with the legitimate operations of other rocieties ? Anewer.—The uniform aim of the rociety has been to pursue ite own & work, and never intentionally to compete with private publishers, or inte-fere with the operavens of ober societies ? Question 10 —How are the donations to the rociety ap- propriated and ditributed 7 Abrwer.— Donations for rpecitic objects, as for stereo. ty ping and ing books and trac wand furnishing stock for deportory, for sbich objects more than $60,000 have been given and donations for and foreign distribution, bave been a as designated by the coors. Donations not for e objec have been applied according to the best judgment of the commictee for the gratuitous distributioe of publications at home and abroad, for foreign grants of money, and for sustaining colportage and other agencies im carrying out the beneve- lent overetione of ae soole’y Question 11 — How are deponitorioe managed ? W! eayense Are books told st them on omteuedet see books sold to them for cash, or on credit? Is any derived from them, and what? What amount of is invested in this branch of business, and from what is this capital derived ? Anewer.— The society bas no deporiories of books to be +old on commission. At seven of the society's eight eol- porteur agencies k of books i# kept undor the care of superintencents for the rapply of colporiwursnviz., ab Rochester, F Tie Charleston, New Orleans, Qinetn- Chicag 10, where book are go ame terme as at the society '* houre in New ‘a massed Question 12 —What are the salaries of the Tract House? te the persona engaged any perquisites beyond their laries, and what? Uugbt the saaries to be changed eliber by inaeeee of diminution ? Answer. —The aunexed jist giver ® complete statement the salaries, Bo perquisites have ever been alined, . Question 13.—Does the socirty interfere with other so- cirties, either by cocepying thelr ground or performing their work, or abrorbing funds which should more pro- perly go to them ’ Ainwer.—Never intentionally. The book of printed in- ati CCHiohs to agente and coljorteure expliet.y cayirons them agaipet svch interference; aud the Cowmittes have en- deavored in all their operations to Keep within the appro- priate sphere of the roviety 's work Question 14.—Whe purchases the printing paper and bincing materiale ured in the society's work, and what pod 2 commission i paid on the amount of ‘these par- chases Avewer.—Until 1852 the paper was purchased by Mr. R. T. Haines of the Fisanos Comaltioe, lo conmoesio’ only the depositary. Since 1862 Mr. O. F. Wood, of the aame committee, aided by the printer, Mr. Brown, and the aa: *ivtant treasurer, Mr, Kingsbury, bas made the purchases paver ¢ materinie for binding, engraving, and printing are bonght iy the gentlemen responsible for these depart No comm eewne at all are paid on any purchases. iF RT i Tied i SESES ESEEESTRE 22 BF fit bury, Assis’t Treasurer and Assis’ See’y 1, i re i i ‘700 le ans, New Jersey and Baptist churches 1,000 Rev. A. M. Stowe, Western New York... « Hloe Rev. John Ward, Central New York. « 1,000 Rey. E M. ty Pay: Iwania.. + 1,00¢ Rey. James R. Keiser, Pénnaylvania. + 1,000 Dr. Wm. C. Chambers, Pennsylvania, + oe Rev. M. T, Sumner, V ‘1,100 Rev. G. W. Kennedy, "800 Rev. N. Aldrich, Southr« * 2,000 Rev. Henry Safford > "100 Rev. Randolph A. , New Or! + 2,800 Rev. Shapard Wells, Tennessee, + 1)260 Rey. & Warren, We: tern Reserve, Ohio. . 0 Rev. Franklin Maginnis, Southern Ohio 2 900 Rey. Thomas Wright, Michigan and Northern Obio.. | 800 Rey. Glen Wood, Iinois and Jowa, 1,006 Rey, Edmund Wright, Missouri. ‘800 THE ANNIVERSARY EXERCISES. ‘The business meeting having closed about balf-past 10, the anniverrary exercises were then commenced, a large audience of ladies baying collected so as to completely crowd the church. The meeting was opened with prayer, after which the annual report, from which the following is an abstract, was read:— te Society haa been barmeniously proseented ‘The work of the Society has been oniously prosecu ‘hrovgbout the year, in all pan of our counts avith he angie sim to honor Christ’ in ibe salvation of men Sod the fruits 0! kodiivens unto eternal ite, “Mr. Richard M Jesup, w beloved mrmber of the committee: Rev. Dr. Eli Sib the 80 chet and Rev. Richard Knill, author cor nt in By ‘of pine of its publications. have deceased. New publications, 179, (of which 67 are bandbilis,) in English, Germap. French, Hahar. and Swedish, including @orame t with Notes apd Tnstructions on Psalms to Malaghi. completing the bible; Burder’s Village Sermona, Life of Whiuiéla, D’ Digne’s History, vol. 5, in German, and twenty-ihrev other volumes; whole’ number of publications, 2,28, besides 3.2l approved for circulation i foreign lands, mulated during the year, 9,358 Heations, or 82,+99 770 page society. 12 350,169 volumes, Gretai ous pages, and LL 182,695 to members and bousaad dollars volomes,, 10,972,846 pub ibe forma on of the total since 79 00,922 publications, or 4,508. distribution for the year, in 4.365 S-Uc51 pages. digumet grants, 66,18%,32" direc.ors; amouniing’ lo mpwards of fifty ou Movthly cireniation of the American Me Bowechaster, or German Messenger, W000; C ‘Receipis in donations, inchuding $42,114 $65.95; for sales, Including periodicns, $256.09) 44; S86 39, Kxper divuros ter im: ing Déoks and periodicals, G14 UG; fer age, $119.0» iz remiued .0 forenga +B Meee akie Ginglor total expended, #418929 58 CoLrowrsex. — Eight principal co, hy with ndent of cotportaxe and coo are hiladelphia, Richmor atl, and Chicago. it Rochester, New Orleans, St. Louis, Cine ‘The eff’ ciency of the colporteur work bas probably exceeded that of any previous year in Hs successful extension to the destitute, aris of the Southern and eepecially in hitherto unoccupied Sout ‘estern States, Two hunored and thirty six colporteurs ‘and students have labored the whole or part of the year ia the Dortl Fa and Middle States: one hundred and eighiy three in the We yi andre d and twenty in the Southern and Southwestern States —totad in the Uniied States avd Canada, five hundred and eighty colpor rh, Tr, madeutn (trom, $3 ogten bret + udents, kabored fer’ Weish. F Wichin ay FR TS ¥ pray: were held ofthe evar: ‘a)l religious books eaeept the Bible, and ‘deauvtate of the Bible, A dre of love to the Ke dremer and ‘o precions souls breathes in the reports of the Superiniencents colporteure and general wgeats, evidemtly Kindled by the Holy Spirit in arswer to believiug prayer, ane Mieased in the conversion of multitudes; sealing the werk as of God, and as claiming | wih other evangelining agencies, 10 be Prorecued with vew enersy til all our moral deveria shall jad apd blowsom as the roar. Fokeicn axp Pacaw Laps —The claims and encow merit for the society's labora abroa’, expecially in conucet with missions of onr several Foreign Boards, are conituued and there hasbeen remitted, during the year, missome of A KO. F.M., Cantor Stam 0, $8 aug hoe $4N;, General Amsembly , Hong hong, 824); Protestant Rp'sco hae, $10); Southern Bapust Board, Canton, byterian Board, 0; Assam, $20'; Burmah Northern India, $2,000, Orinta, $400; Teloogoos, Kay won $20, Lutheran mission,” $4; Maras $6Oh Arcot 0, Coy lon, ‘$40; Madura, $000; Ratara, $10); Kolaour, $100. jestoriang, ) Syria, $200; Armenians, Norhern mission, $2,000; Southera mission, 840: Greece, ALB. ©. FP. M., $40) Italy and Sardinia, 20; Dr. Marriott, Basle, including $10) for Rev. Dr. Malan. of Gen ; Nures Be lin, tor Wendes, Poles etc., $100; Sweden, Lower Saxony Society, $900; Baptist mission, $200; Paris Religioux ‘Tract Society, $1,80; Toulouse, 84M); . $40; North American Indians, General Asseinbly's rd, al, $1,000 Rev. Dr. Yance then offered the following reeolution, which war supported by himeelf and Jucge Jessup in ex cellent -peeeber, and adopted:— Resolved, That the annual report, an abstract of which has ad, be adopted and published under the dir ection Commitee, and tbat e prosperity of the Boclety's labors during the vear. Rey. Dr. Caxrexren, of Brooklyn, in an energetic nd drers supporting it, and with the second o° Rey. Dr. Stu art, of Brooklyn, offered the following, which was adopt Resolved, That hanks be rendered to Ged for be harmony which for thirty. two years has p thi Committee and among the numero: bgp TH ment ‘ x (tl Ca Mpyst as the divin means of reseu ne ‘sinners frock LJ inn of the Tall, and eon ferrieg upon them the richest blessings for ime and eternity. Rev. Dr. Cnoem, of Virginia, offered the following, which he supported in an eloquent address — Resolved, That this meeting rs joier in the cordial coopera Ven of missionaries connected with several ree eed Boards and denomination, in publishing the Gospel by the press and the living voice in heathen lands; and in lite eo Operation of evangeiieal sociedes and individuals in papal and nomieally Christian countries. The meeting was closed with singing and prayer, and reparated with the conviction that this bad been one of the mot pleasant anniversaries of the Tract Society. REFORMATION OF JUVENILE DELISQUENTS he Convention of delegates from different Howes of Re- fage throughout the United states, resumed its sexrion on Wednesday at10 A. M., at Clinton Hail, pursuant toad journment of the previous day. The President, Mr. Isaac Colina, of the biladelphia House of Refuge, took the chair. ‘There was added to the delegation a number of new delegates, among whom was Miss Dix, celebrated for her extended travels and researches among the different pri fons and eleemorynary inatitutiong in Burope and this the Seovety Afver calling the Convention to order, the venerable Pre fident made a few brief remarks touching tho incepttve steps taken for the opening of the first house of refuge in New York. The present convention, he sald, brought vivid ly to his recollection the opening of the firet house of refuge in New York and in the United States Thir recollection produced within his breast mingled fee! ings of pleasure and regret—pleasure tha: he had been a partial instrument im establiebing the primary inatitation which Bad lead to the ertablisnment of the present great and glorious institution im this city, which in ite extent and usefulness was almort without a parallel in the wide world, regret that all but two who were associated with him in this noble work had ceased from their oarthly labore, and called from their career of usefulness. The Gret house of refuge in New York was anmaill building with in the wails of the old United States Arsenal at the inter section of the Bloomindale and old Boston port road. Thier Governor Chaton delivered the t x was the first this butiding. This institution im ite inceptive state wi truly © gran of mustard seed, but it had grown toa great tree, and ite noble branehes ‘extended over many States. He was delighted to see 80 many of the superin’endent- and of the different institutions for the reform of youth, believed their con eotion would be productive of mort lasting and salutary resoite in its bearing upon we work of reforming juvenile delinquents, The Commitiee opon Order of Business of the Conven tion, wae called upon for te report. Mr. Hastings, of the Western Houre of Refuge, Rochester, New York, chair tan of the commitice, presented a report The report, after presenting a programme for the general order of bur ines, «ubmitted the following resolutions for the action of the meeting — Regoives, That te nati e for ine referteaton tt arene odendere Ot toch ‘oan ket te placed under the care of different officers and distinel bee rda PADNRE TR, Kesolved. That while It may not be Hent or to elagsify the delinquents in these inefutiona aconmting to charscier excep! io Aremrieed sense, the buildiage for Uwir accomodation sbcull be an consiructed aud arranged as erable the to prevent all intimate communion hetween the younrer and lers corrupt portion of them with ihe older ard more vious Reserved Chat the conteuuon are farorably imprensed with the w of govermment In inetttn sccaguoned frees te ponent and cima Wt maiter for 1 thankagiving to (ot thar erperimenta ihree © fare being ms which will soon test the applicability of wo tg state of iy in thie country pterelce That the government of tmene inatitntions shoal J. and aa nearly conformed se possible to fs the ialinion of these institutions show ‘arge poriios of the delinguente at their entrance are Je to rend oF write, It is of the highest imporiance that = ficient number of competent, Rind hearted teachers shonid employed to in: tract them, aud that at least four bowrs of each day sbould be devoted to that object, and that all the branches should be taught whieh are parraed in onr best oom mon 9 Resolved, That reoognizing the trnth that the fear of bbe Rexipning of wind hn fand umenial, a’ Convention deem the! eBetent religious instrugtion should ii HU ree cial cen ied with a houee of refuge for the past seven years Thin’ Hovse ct Metape., Tue. fast tares years br bed ry o cbarge of the House of Refuge near Pituburg, Penreyania How should a of condocted bert in order to effect the ends aimed at was e qverthap of primary importance. Two syrtems were tor hy mant part adopled—the classification sys'em and the prombecvovs system. Diiterence of views prevailed as to which of: these systems were the bet He believed the most efficacious was to -eform youth was to house of xefvgo in whish they were temporarily as much like @ family as possible le would not separate the inmater, but throw aroun? them the mia} and plearapt comsorts of home. wonable features to the clagmfication system—as fur in stance, gir who had been known to have lived lives of prostitution, if separated, would thus be subjected t+ addi tieval degradation. In addition jp this there was groat up certainty as to effecting a perfect classifleation he thovght the promiscuous system the best. In the timuation of bie report, Mr Rutherford presented his views under different beads as follows:— Metbod of Dirctpline. Moral and Religious Training. Eoucenion, Employ ment, Health. Separate Dormitories. Be urged the adoption of a mode of disipline based upon rewards and punishments, and the introduction of a sys: tem of graces by which each Inmate was prometed or re duced according to their reepective deserts, fs remark» upon the remaining branches of his tubject were ciear, cop che and pertinent. A proper moral aod rebgious edu cation he deemed of most vital importance. Metal in- struction should not be neglected. As for physical tram ing he approved of wholesome out door exercise. Health he thought next in importance to proper religious educa hon. Mr. F. S. W. Guxason, Superintendent of the St. Louix House of Refuge, read the next report, The family, be believed, had justly been de-ignated by an eminent oivine ax God's university, The nearer ahoure of refuge came 10 @ family the better it was for its inmates, In his opi pion it was a source of the bighest mixchief to have from 100 to 300 youths brought together, and kept together in & common +hop or a common play ground. | ‘They ong x exowed to e divided into detachments not ing a dosen each. About each dozen should thrown the influences of home. It was a notor ives fuct that one vicious boy or girt could exercive & depraving jofluence almost incalculable in its pernicioas effect. It was particularly eo where virtuous young pirls were thrown {nto the society of vicious gir, who, al though young in years, had pasted through grades of ‘the mort joath> ome and « ebaving vice. He had tound it so in the institution over which he presided, and the same wou! preve true the world over, He urged, therefore, the dis Uibution cf the inmates of all houses for’ yaveniie reform into companies not exeeecing a dozen ons each. After this division the work of reform could easily and effectively be proceeded with He would not impose too much labor, he would encourage by rewarée—punish, when necessary, and always let a religious influence be exercised. Both reports, though occupying nearly two bonrs in reading, were ‘listened to with undivided attention. On motion, *be further reading of reporta was deferred. The Cammy announced the following committees:— Comm iver on Statistical —Jobn J. Groves, Balti more House of Retuge; W. R. Lincoln, Maine Reform School; J. W. Ketchum, New York House of Refuge. Cumimiiice on For ions -—H. Barnard, Hart ford, Conn ; E. M. Cushman, Providence Reform School; W; Leth om, Cin-inmast House of Retene., WE Furr, Westborough Houre 0” Refuges samuel Woou, Western House of Refuge, Rochester, N.Y ; J. Me Kee er, Philadel hia House of Refuge. rst resoluti.m was now tacen up, and called outa lengthy die “useion, Mir. Gover, of tho Balt more Houre of Refogs, stated tha: in bi ivetitution youths of both sexes were omfloed He by heved it would be vastly berter to have separate petitudiens for beth, under different managemer Mr. Barsann, of Hartford, ovinsided with Mr, Groves ‘t a8 a lamentable fact hata large number of giris at witted to bow es of refuge it was very vicious. in his of the utmost importance that fron from other girls less vicious, should far as could be every thonght ef mao indeed wearing the apparel of man. Were to be kept apart the work of reform, he believed, more efficient. Rey. Mr Bases, of the Cincinneti House of Refuge, tated that in bie institution the greatest diligence was em Joyed to keep males and females apart. Notwith danding he strictners of supervision igyers would however pasr elween the two, and it caused the mabagement & reat deal of difficulty. Itwas at prevent in contempla jon to reparate ibe institution. The Legislature bad passed an act to this effect. When this was dove the word of refirm, be felt rauetied, wovk! be more thoroug! After rome further remarks the resolation lata uw — en the table. The second resolution was next taken op. Mr. Basses did pot think it jodicions to form any clas sifieation. The effect, in his view, would be bad instead of salutary. A company of vicious boys, knowing them <elves tet apart as vicions, would look upon each other a equally bed, and imtead of becoming better woul! beoomr worre He bad po doubt it would be advieabie to sepa rate virtuous girl from thove not virtuous; bus not eo with boys. The reclamation of boys, he believed, would of ter be effected by association ‘with boys less eontamt than with thove worse contaminated, Fe had know o the very worst boys to reform, who were now voeupy ing high and reepeetable positions in sotety. Mr. KoTmavoxn gave it ae the experience of bis instita Uon that the smaller boys were more mischievors ant couse of greater trouble to the managers than older boys je tbought thei the only classification rhould be small boys by themrelves and large boys by themselves A lary mber of others rpoke to the regolntion ex preening their different views, when itgwes finally iaid ov the table, ® alo the rubregueat resolutions, At O4 P.M ‘adjournment took piace to 10 A. M. yesterday moraing, hen the resolutions will be taken up for deciaive action, pint o hee AMERICAN FEMALE GUARDIAN SOOTETY. ‘The American Female Guardian Society, having under their charge “The Home for the Friendless,”’ assemble! on Wedneway morning at ‘The Home,” Thirtieth street at 10 o'clock, to celebrate their twenty fourth Anniversary There was a very large attendance ef indies connecte: with this and other auxiliary secieties in various portions of the country. The proceedings commenced with the reading of the Scriptures, after which prayer waa delivered by the ch'ldren’s missionary, S. B, Halliday, Exq., to whove extreme courtery and kindness our reporter is in¢ebted tn many respects, The rame gentleman then delivered av ddrers, alluding to the origin of this society, ita then bumble position—that it then extended its relief to only « few families. This was twenty four years ago, aod what a change had taken place! Was it not an exceeding great privilege to be allowed to engage in such a beneficent work! He thought it admitied of po doubt. The Treasurer's report was then read, which showed the foliowing results. In baw of January last, $4,514, Total receipts for the entire Year 1866, $90,363 69, This sum of $90,353 03 was received by the seciety independently of what it borrowed on boo! and mortgage, which was $20,000. The recetpts from the society's newspaper, the Advocate and Quardian, wore $12,264 15, which eum is included in the tomi receipts of $30,000, The total amount of expenditure during the year was $45,809 00. This large amount of expenditure i+ chiefly owing to the fact that the society have recently cou -Uucted in the rear of their instituvon an extensive built ing, the former pot being sufficient for the tporearing de mands vpon the society. This isa very fine edifice and ite et veture and archtiecture reflect great credit upon Mr. C. ©. Thomas, who planned it and superintended its erec tion, The society appear to have spared no expense, nid have laid out $30,000 in its construction. It sontains For: five departments, a printing dnd publishing office, each of which are on separate floors. A very large chamber ba been a lated Wo the purpores of @ chapel for the chil dren, The whole of the top of the building i¢ to be wed @ © Durrery for the chikiren, and the rooms are so a’mirably arranged that no contagion oF even alight infoo (on can communicate readily. Of course it may be in ferred that the majority of children, whon brought to the institetion, are either suffering from disease, ur are eo un clean that’ in many cases they are overrun with vermin A very curiour custom prevails in this rociety—namety when children are promiscuouely picked up in this filthy wate, they are introduced to a raphic establishment and prototy ped. Mr. Halliday wae kind eroagh to band we befrmy ne Y four such children, who must cer ‘any have In a pitiadle conoition whew taken holl of by the sooiety; but they now hare quite a different ap ‘ayance—ail fe cleanliness. The fourth rtory of this rear uicing t& playrocens for the chilaren and gymnasium, other rooms are devoted to various nsefol purposes, After the reading of the Treasurer's report, an abetract of the general report read, hich it ap peared Children throvgh Home fwhoo'.. Whole number of children re oetved at the Home sinoe the institution was opened, inclading re-ad missions, Whole number of adults recstved.... wicowed and de-olate, pearly 9,000 garments, 460 qu $500 ip money, given {u small sums, to relieve those mort worthy apd necessitous, Au: friends, throvghout the country at large have exhibited andiml- ni bed ipterest, and the various aspects of the work indi- cate that prayer is beg continvally heard and answered’ in iv behalf; und alo, that the promise is bein; verified. He shall turn the hearts of the fathers to the , After the report baa been read the children went hrough thelr vari wus exercises in a very creditable man- ver. It was very pleasing to watch the ” f countenance of th cbiliren. They could not be better cared jor were they the offspring of the most opalent. 4. very liberal dejewner was laid out in the Siig ome, a ‘s osually the practice at the anniversaries of this institu ‘on, At2P. M. a meeting of the ladies in the city and + Guntry associated with it took place, the ‘oneult about the best means of nd interests of the xcclety, and generally as to its busi- tem matters. A similar oviety to this, at Poaghkeepsie, was represented by a lady which society owes }:3 organi- zation to that of this city, is modelled and built upon the: fume plan and ovcupiex a most beautiful site im Pough- keepie. The laok* in Albany pare ate a Home 5 spon scinewbut vimilar plan, and =e oO repress esterd by delegates, as fiom Bertin and other chies, The industrial. schood ixih avenue (@ branch of this institution). ed and went through a course of exercies of a It cor tains anout three hundred girs pleked out keond. be street. The “directors of the Home for the Friendless”” bave vot decified whether they will remove that branch ab exept to Thirteth street, bat it is le they t therefore appears ax though this philantirophic lishment will sborty be gigantic {nu ita dimensions and: operavone, It is inten ied as a temporary, not ® pertman’ pt home, the children being adi {0 a ehore ume ater they are reformed &c., are, if old enough, pus out to trades. The Society aims to rescue from dogr: on, physical awd morai, ibe children of want, nes? and sorrow, wherever found—provided they can be- committed to the society in accordance with its end after # euitable pobauon tn their institation, to learn o what they are best ee &e., to secure for them pers mav.et | country bomes in Chrisban families where they may be trained to virtue and usefelness. It also affords a placo apd means of protection for der Utute respectable females: without employment, friends or home, and within the age’ and the circumstances of temptation. To aid and encour- age *orthy vestitute American widows with smal) children, Sines it Was opened im 1847, it has sheltered, fed and. clothed over 5,000 of tue young and inex; the be meemset tniencless, nesr 2,000 of whom have ‘been ccstitutetbicren of tender age. For bundreds of theso- it bas provided desirable and permanent country homes, where they are receiving the guardian care that may fithem to become happy and useful in life, instead of ‘being lett to ihe dark desthy foreshadowed by their early ew ouncives, Per: ov baving children indentured to them, raust pro- Vide thi m +1 itable education and maintenance, inform the Exec: tive Cc mapittee of their welfare at least once a year, S10 atthe expiration of tbeir indenture give them ‘such +) m of money or ite equisnlent as shall be agreed upon. hy the Indenturing Commitue when the chikiren aro FIVE POINTS HOUSE OF INDUSTRY. The third annual anniversary of the Five Points House of Industry, originated by Rev. L. M. Pease, was held) im the church of the Puritans (Dr. Cheevers’), Union equare, on Wednesday afternoon. Archibald Russell, Esq., Chairman of the Board of Trustees, presided. Among tho gentlemen on the platferm we observed Rev. Messrs. Dewitt, Cheever, Cuyler, Bedell, Pease and others. Two hundred children, who are protected and trained in this institution, eccupied the north gallery of the eborcb, and looked exceedingly well. Mr. Pease regretted that they could vot procare the Tabernacle, so that the whole of tho audience could be enabled to inspect the children, Tho @adrence was almost exclusively composed of ladies, who: toemed to take a deep interest in the exercises. The ser- vices were commenced by the singing of a hymn by the children afgr which Dr. Dewitt offered au appropriate yrayer, The President then read the annual report, an abstract of which is subjoined. It commences by thank- ing the philanthy opie pubhe for their liberal support anc. kind sympathy awarded to the Five Points Hoage of In- dustry; and affirms that in order to effect the permaneus Mmprevement of these children it is necessary to removo bem from tbeir present relations, and secare to them kind Treatment, correct example and proper instruction; while Opest, remunerative employment is absolutely essential © the reformation of the vicious. Before to business details, it is but proper that ‘our institution, who, re- v midst by death, is remembered with ward howe who knew him, and w sose zeal for the eanse Wwested by te liberal proviaons of i> fe tade-p «empathy for the poor and hie substantial proceeding we sb: uid reter wa Iriend of me ved fom yan anpual subseripdon of one dotare per yosr for three years; and, that bis ntere t in this work ‘continued unabsied wanitr by his generous bequest of future advancement h great kindness also, he tited by a legacy of five thousand dollara to Mr. Pease. hia tow eotimale of the singular devotion which haa marked bis compre: the Five Points, ive — — = on ‘wien of tis seit devolon to the cai of esrm at five thousand dollara.. In his truly noblo> iso reseve tom crme, and elevate the character of the erie Althergh or paid for 4 was will uy spans bile, and trusting that 1: would be whe made the communi an way be seen by referring sates enna fat eta ‘he frienda of the ioatitution the +s leport acknowl Bgainat the institution ty FY unaetded, yg their current 1a peedy x pornivie, it show sleg be gated’ TMP Btekiew legacy has been received, and that, odvion Of hin estateyt may wot be aeted for alae Commence tof this work, provirt made ier tie reemiems ot ‘ana loony were aaa tt HG i Gis p pent oh in0 der farally, and monthe often elape wer wld be pre Med ; but now we have onl the epformnate to f 4 ES ote i : if th Pertion of our adalt inmates; but som Ibe sy plicath ns of the respectabic, but Indigent p Prevrot.thelr depradation, we have felt it the protection of ows inatitation. u aciive ene uninterrupted nea # he P ive Poin'a, together with the ‘of the man- agement cf a large inatitation, had werk dows thet papers ences sand that Mr, Pemae ‘he ‘ot thin en- tery rite y whieh be no loocerteit ab! reere!, the peoee Dur yo ; va, were nee emclly 6 Hans oy t onal care arendy bi vope, They had ‘pening mroring for the poor, where aime f ue other and the work of ube institution regulatnd in which they were plnced, Afer 1 have at length obtained, for a time, peri! enden’ fi Mr Penge from) the Fesponstbilitios that he wrorhiy nore eee ES vct antiafuetion that he tromtaes wnt that ty eueaan! PE Perse swith the pre Points Bows 6 toda try is canged— tet terminated. Be pee Senret io the furan. 4 z ‘rutone sw! Joh the Finvinese ‘will here, to-m limited f ston. tangyp Tceme. thd oesupation tage ta fable Him 10 regain his womed strength, weed tee Tr in tan. Gar interison at preset ie cer nna on the farm, but groduslly to doveloce ta ake varces, and ascertain ROW i! may best aubserye ihe wierocge OF the nw tt fie the wre ® 8 importance of wh or thetr own, th i make if comarenee at large moe conversant secure for tt & Mmeore sr etermntic en oversigbtof the form, they have edit a mov bly recerd of the Pry hue carrying ont on long cherished desig Commence With ibe wonth of May a: 50 er and thereby: #8 year for singh