Colporter As.ocintio II.
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The meeting called al DR.. ADAMSs Church last
evening, for the formation Of this Society was very
fully attended The various Churches Of the City
appeared TO be well represented, at least by the
presence OF the Clergy, who evidently shared in
the general interest awakened in what is designed
to be religious enterprise OF no ordinary interest


The designs OF this Association. as we learn from
the Constitution adopted near the close of The
ing are, LIST. The circulation Of Religious Books
and Tracts BY means Of the system OF Coporerase and
I'd. The suppression of light and immoral literature
The books and periodicals be put in circulation b. this
SYSTEM be those published BY the American Tract
Society and purchased of them which also this So
ciety auxiliary Every annual subscriber the funds
Of the Society may be member Twenty Dollars or
makes life member Fifty Dollars an honorary
member of the Board or Managers for life 1t stated
that $50 would support Colporter for one year. T.
II. BLATcHFoEp, Esq. elected President of the As
ISOLATION.


The President after the opening OF the meeting read
an expose of the plan of operations designed TO be
adopted and also alluded the success in various forms
which has thus far attended the labor. Of the sesacri


cing men, who now in the employ OF the Society.
There are now so OF these aborng among the Ger
mans in various parts the country and few also de-
voted 10 the interests Of the Wcch and Irish emgrans


The number in The city OF NcwYork who are desti-
tute of The regular preaching of TIE Gospel was stated
to be ls0C0O Embracing mostly The worst portion Of
the eirrans from the old wurd, who bring with them
to this land little else than dosged adhesion to the
doctrine OF the Romish hierarchy. TIE well 10 DO and
industrious portion Of the emgians finding their way
into the interior and those oi the opposite description
remaining among us for the that they have no
get at;hcr and thus making part and parcel
of our own community. and controlling. to grea; ex
tent political destiny The report bore decidedly
pacific character end expresses The conviction that
the Church had been in its efforts. heretofore
To reach the Catholic portion of our community
Too much OF denunciation having mingled in their coun
CHS and not enough OF the spirit of love and good will To-
wards those whose preudces it was designed TO reach
and overcome These opinions were expressed, as we
understood upon The representations of Mr.. Rhty Ger
man Colpor.er and converted Catholic. who has had
singular in his abors among mis- Catholic breth
rem many conversions having taken place by his gentle
and unob,rusve efforts, where harshness or severity
would Eavc awakened resentment and rendered success
in each case out Of the question.


Rev Mr.. KIRK and Rev. Dr. TrNo then addressed the
meeting in speeches characterized by great force and
eloqucnce in supports of the designs OF the Society
when, after the taking of collection, the meeting ad-
iourned