American Home Missionary Society 



BIBLE HOUSE, N. Y. 



Key. David B. Coe, Honorary Secretary. 



Rev. Joseph B. Clark, Rev. William Kinx'Aid, Secretaries. 



Rev. Alex'e, H. Clapp, Treasurer. 



SiXTY-nvE years ago the American Home Missionary Society 

 was organized to assist congregations that are unable to support the 

 Gospel ministry, and to send the Gospel and the means of 

 Christian education to the destitute within the United 

 States. 



It began its work near the commencement of that great " world- 

 movement" described in this volume. In 1826, when Western New 

 York was a frontier region, two-thirds of its missionaries were found 

 in this State. 



Now they are laboring in nearly every State and Territory of the 

 Union ; 1,377 being in States south and west of New York. Who 

 can estimate the influence they are exerting in building up the new 

 communities on Christian foundations ? 



Some idea of the magnitude and scope of the Society's work may 

 be gained from the following facts. 



In sixty-five years its missionaries have organized 5,621 churches 

 and brought 2,663 to self-support. They have gathered into these 

 churches 388,281 members. Cash receipts, ^13,984,024.91. 



During the sixty-fifth year 1,912 missionaries ministered *o 3,270 

 congregations and 154,722 Sunday-school scholars ; organizing 212 

 new chiu-ches and 292 Sunday-schools ; and receiving into the churches 

 11,320 members. Cash receipts, $635,180.45. 



Never before were the calls for Home Missionary M'ork so loud. 

 Never were the doors so wide open in all parts o^ the land. Never 

 were our institutions in greater peril. Read "° ^ this book of these 

 perils and their remedy. Then let every patric. and Christian ask 

 if he is not responsible for applying this remedy. The average cost 

 to this Society for each of its missionaries is §341 per year. 



Are there not many who will each contribute enough to support 

 at least one such Christian worker ? 



SAVE AMERICA TO SAVE THE WORLD. 



