Excerpt from Sixty-Seventh Annual Report of the Board of Domestic Missions of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America: Presented May, 1869 It is the office of the. Board of Education to suggest, and press upon the Church, matters of so much practical importance as this, affecting the character of its candidates, its effectiveness for good, and the speedy redemption of the race of man from the power of the devil. 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.

Excerpt from Sixty-Sixth Annual Report of the Board of Domestic Missions of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America: Presented May, 1868 The Committee appointed to examine the Report of the Board of Domestic Missions, begs leave to report as toi' lows, viz. The Report of the Board of Domestic Missions presents much that is gratifying and satisfactory. During a part of the year great anxiety was felt, on account of deficient funds, but the apprehensions proved unfounded, ' and the fiscal year ended prosperously. The receipts from the churches amounted to This sum, however, would have proved inadequate to the expenditures, had it not been for the previous balance of the year preceding, and the reserve fund, which enabled the Committee to pay out and to close the year with a balance of Of this balance, were due to missionaries, leaving a work ing balance of only about This result, gratifying as it is, inasmuch as the Board ends the year without debt, was only reached by curtailing the salaries of the mission aries, already scanty enough, twenty-five per cent as well as by voluntary economy in the office. 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.

Excerpt from Sixty-Third Annual Report of the Board of Domestic Missions of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America: Presented, May 1865 The whole number in the service of the Board, as will be seen in the tables accompanying this report, during the year closing March 1, 1865, is 503, an increase on the year preced ing. There have been distributed in twenty-five States and Territories as follows, viz: Massachusetts 1, New York 36, New Jersey 22, Pennsylvania 80, Delaware 3, Maryland 17, West Virginia 9, Ohio 46, Indiana 34, Illinois 70, Michigan 6, Wisconsin 87, Minnesota 19, Iowa 61, Missouri 19, Kansas 16, Nebraska 5, Colorado 2, Kentucky 6, Tennessee 1. Oregon 3, Washington 1, California 8, Mississippi 1, Louisiana 1. The number of churches and mission stations in whole or part supplied (so far as reported) by these brethren, is 781. Twen ty-two churches are reported as organized, the number admit ted to the church on profession of faith 1549, and on certificate 1092, making a total of 2441. 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.

Excerpt from Sixty-Fourth Annual Report of the Board of Domestic Missions of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America We recommend, that during the coming year all the churches under the care of the General Assembly endeavour to raise for this Board a sum amounting to at least fifty cents for each member; and we most earnestly recommend that each pastor and stated supply shall not only see that an opportunity is afforded every member of his church to contribute, but that he also urge upon every member the duty of bearing his part. 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.