of the unpublished manuscripts of Swedenborg, for the indefatigable zeal and fidelity he has exhibited in the discharge of his duties as Chairman of the Committee on the MSS. of Swedenborg, and that said Committee be continued.

Resolved, Also, that the thanks of the Convention be tendered to the Rev. E. J. Broadfield, and Rev. John Hyde, of England, for the active sympathy and co-operation they have rendered to Prof. Tafel in furtherance of his mission.

No. 9. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE NEW CHURCH TRACT SOCIETY. To the General Convention of the New Church:

The New Church Tract Society respectfully submits the following report of its present condition, and of its operations during the last year: The last Annual Report referred to a donation which had just been made for the purpose of sending tracts to clergymen of the various denominations in the Christian Church. A package, containing eighty pages of tracts, the most of them extracts from Swedenborg, and a catalogue of the New Church publications, was sent to ten thousand ministers. Responses were received from some of them, showing a favorable reception. Doubtless they will have some effect in modifying the opinions of many teachers in the Christian Church, and in giving them some idea of the doctrines of the New Church. The society has revised the plates of "Hayden on Spiritualism," and printed an edition of one thousand copies, with the new title of "Dangers of Modern Spiritualism." This work seems to supply a want in the Church, and most of the edition have already been sold. Duplicate plates were made of the chapter on "The Resurrection and the Spiritual World," and it has been issued separately as a tract.

It has stereotyped the following new tracts, which are designated by the numbers attached to them:

No. 8. "Is it Unreasonable?" This tract contains a brief statement of the principal doctrines of the New Church, and gives Scripture proof of their truth. It is the opinion of the Executive Committee that this tract will be very useful for general circulation, as it gives the main points of our doctrines, and shows their basis in the Word.

No. 9. "Predestination." The publication of this tract was earnestly solicited by some who heard it as a lecture. It was thought to meet a want which many persons have felt, and to remove difficulties which have troubled many honest minds.

No. 10. "The Relations of the New Church to Spiritism." The New Church is so often associated with Spiritism, and confounded with it, by those who know but little about our doctrines, that a tract, setting forth the radical distinction between them, was much needed.

These three tracts have not yet been printed and issued, because of a want of funds for the purpose.

The society has also stereotyped and published four tracts in the German language

No. 16. "The New Jerusalem."

The first was prepared by Mr. Brickman. No. 17 is is a translation, by Dr. Leonhard Tafel, of tract No. 6, and Nos. 18 and 19 were translated by the same hand from Mr. Giles's work on Man as a Spiritual Being. These tracts were used by Mr. Brickman while lecturing in New York, and, in a small degree, supply a want which has long been felt by our German brethren. Including Hayden's "Dangers of Modern Spiritualism," which was carefully revised, the society has stereotyped 218 pages in English, and 48 in German, and has printed 1,180,400 pages during the year. It has now on hand 386 pages of stereotype plates.

There have been numerous calls upon the society for donations of tracts for free distribution, and these calls will doubtless increase. Opportunities are offered almost every day, at the Book-room in New York, for giving tracts to those who call to make some inquiry about our doctrines or belief upon some particular point. It would be very convenient and useful to have tracts on the subject of inquiry to offer such persons, and also to send out with packages of books by mail. The society, having no means to meet this want, resolved to ask for donations, to raise a fund for this purpose. A beginning has been made, which, we trust, will increase until the society has the means of meeting every demand upon it.

It is the policy of the society to furnish tracts at the cost of production, sinking the price of the plates. In this way a large number of pages can be published at a very small price, and it gives an opportunity to almost every one, however small their means, to assist in spreading the doctrines of the New Church.

We have only taken the first steps in this work, the field for which will continually enlarge as we go on. There is room for all to work. There ought to be tracts containing clear, concise, and pertinent answers to all the objections made against our doctrines, and such expositions of their truth that any one who provides himself with them can answer all reasonable questions, and satisfy all honest doubts.

Provision is made in the Constitution for the formation of auxiliary societies. Very little has been done to carry this plan into execution. But we trust the subject will be taken up, and that societies will be formed in every part of the country for raising funds and distributing tracts. Every society and every circle of New Churchmen will perform a use by purchasing an assortment of tracts, and keeping them in circulation.

But little effort has been made during the past year to increase the funds or membership of the society. We think its usefulness has been sufficiently demonstrated, and we hope that vigorous efforts will be made to increase its means and extend its operations.

Hereto is appended the report of the Treasurer, from which it will be seen that the expenditures have exceeded the receipts $168.50. Besides funds for liquidating this debt, money is required for the printing and publishing of the

three new tracts now stereotyped, as well as for the prosecution of other projected works.

NEW YORK, June 1, 1871.

CHAUNCEY GILES, President.
MELVILLE HAYWARD, Secretary.

Third Annual Report of the Treasurer of the New Church Tract Society.

We have compared this statement with the Treasurer's accounts, and find it correct.

OLIVER DYERTH COLTON,}

Auditors.

ANNUAL REPORTS OF ASSOCIATIONS AND SOCIETIES.

REPORT OF THE GEORGIA ASSOCIATION.

THE Georgia Association consists of one parish, and of from ninety to one hundred receivers.

The Columbus Parish, Leader, Mr. George W. Chase, Licentiate, has undergone no change as to number. It reports twelve members, ten average attendance public worship, one baptism, one added to membership, one removal, four Sunday-school teachers, and twenty-five scholars. Public services are regularly conducted and much enjoyed, and evidences are not wanting of an increasing interest and love in the hearts of its members. The brethren at Valdosta have instituted regular public worship, under the leadership of Dr. Wm. F. Pendleton. They now number twelve memVOL. XLIV. 4

bers, and have a Sunday-school of thirteen. A cabinet organ has been purchased, kind brethren in other places having assisted. We rejoice that in a second place in our Association the Lord Jesus Christ, in His Divine Humanity, is worshipped.

The brethren in Savannah have formed a doctrinal class, and those in Beach Island, S. C., a Sunday-school. Both are in successful operation. The great work of our Association has, of course, been the missionary one. At our last meeting our beloved brother, the Rev. L. H. Tafel, having resigned his position as missionary, Dr. Wm. F. Pendleton was elected by the Association as his successor. He being compelled to decline serving, the Executive Committee fortunately secured the services of the Rev. E. P. Walton. His labors have been most earnest and arduous, and (so far as can be judged) successful in sowing the good seed. Since the first of February (when he left Virginia) he has lectured fifty-one times in sixteen places in Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida. His audiences have been unexpectedly large, averaging one hundred and seventy in one of the larger towns, and two hundred and six in another-other places in proportion. He has everywhere found most attentive and eager listeners, and persons apparently in affirmative states. He has distributed books and tracts as much as possible. The brethren everywhere are much pleased, and sustain him to the best of their ability. He is yet to visit Atlanta, and Cave, White County, Tennessee, during the present tour.

Our Book and Tract Board have books on sale in ten places of the Association, and hope to increase the number of localities next year, as well as to advertise the works more efficiently. Including the Rev. Mr. Walton, who is now dividing his time between ourselves and the Maryland Associciation, we have one minister, and one licentiate (Mr. G. W. Chase). We have been greatly assisted in our missionary operations by the two hundred dollars given us by your body through the Superintendent of Missions, and, as on a previous occasion, we tender our heartfelt thanks, with the warmest wishes for the good of the Convention, and of the Church at large, and in behalf of the Association.

COLUMBUS, GA., June 1, 1871.

GEORGE W. CHASE, President.
WM. F. PENDLETON, Secretary.

THE ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION.

The Illinois Association numbers, at this time, ten ministers, and two candidates for the ministry, who frequently officiate in conducting religious services under the supervision of the Superintendent; also, thirteen societies and one hundred and seventy-six isolated members, as follows: Ordaining Minister and Superintendent, Rev. John R. Hibbard, Chicago. Pastors: Rev. John H. Ragatz, Rev. J. I. Herrick, Rev. C. Day Noble, Rev. Wm. M. Goodner, Chicago; Rev. Geo. N. Smith, Peoria; Rev. J. H. Williams, Homer, Iowa; Rev. Gerhardt Busmann, Blairstown, Iowa; Rev. Berry

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Edmiston, Henry, Ill.; Rev. Cyrus Scammon, Janesville, Wis. dates: Mr. C. E. Tuerk, Chicago, Mr. Charles Cottell, Wilmington, Ill. Mr. Charles Wieser, a Licentiate of the Missouri Association, is preaching for the Chicago German Society; and New Church services are held regularly Sunday mornings at Hyde Park, adjoining Chicago on the south, one of the Chicago ministers usually officiating.

The following table presents, in a condensed form, the general statistics of the Association.

Statistics of the Illinois Association for the Year ending June, 1871.

The general condition of the Association is much the same as at the time of our last report, which, with a few changes and additional items, would be correct for the present year.

At Batavia a society of seventeen members has been formed. Regular Sabbath services are held, attended by about forty persons, under the leadership of Mr. H. O. Snow. The sacraments are administered occasionally by the Superintendent, or some other minister.

At Prairie City the interest and the number of receivers are increasing, and the prospect seems favorable for the formation of a society.

At Elmore, also, the interest is more than heretofore.

The Peoria Society has had the pastoral services of Rev. Geo. N. Smith since last October, with a prospect of their continuance.

The Canton Society has sold or exchanged its church lot, and procured one more favorably located, and proposes building a temple the present year.