Excerpt from Manual of the First Presbyterian Church of Wilmington, North Carolina: For the Year Ending June 31st, 1904 Our members should be informed of the life and work of our church, since without this knowledge there can not be the deepest interest and most successful effort. They should know clearly the financial condi tion of the church, its sources of income and how the gifts of the congregation are used; and they should know who are their fellow-members in the church; Such knowledge 'is essential to the truest social and fra ternal life of our church. Therefore, this book is sent forth by the Session, with the earnest prayer that it may quicken the inter est, stimulate the activities and deepen the love of all our members. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.