REPORT
OF THE,PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN MISSIONS,
PRESENTED TO THE
0tetraI   ssembIh  of t~c rcsbetcriau bturrt
IN THE
CONFEDERATE  STATES OF AMERICA,
IN
AUGUSTA, GA., DECEMBER, 1861.
COLUMBIA, S. C.:
SOUTHERN GUARDIAN STEAM-POWER PRESS.
1862.








REPORT OF THE COM1MITTEE.
It is well known to the General Assembly under what circumstances the undersigned assumed the responsibility of conducting the
work of Foreign Missions on behalf of the Southern Presbyterian
churches. The cords which formerly held Northern and Southern
Christians in the bonds of harmony and fraternal love, were broken
asunder, and, so far as the Southern churches were concerned, all the
channels through which their united benevolence had flowed, were
either very seriously obstructed or entirely cut off. In relation to the
Foreign Missionary work, our people had neither the disposition nor
the facilities for further cooperation with their Northern brethren.
They were not unmindful, however, of their obligations to the great
Head of the Church, or of the responsibilities that had been incurred
upon the common faith of both sections of the Church. They were
willing to sustain their full share of the common burthen; and, in the
providence of God, this was assigned them, in connection with the
care of the Indian Missions, and in the support of such Missionaries
in the more remote field as had gone from the South. At the same
time, the Indian Missions were cut off from all further connection
with the Board of New York, and would have been entirely broken
up, if some speedy and suitable provision had not been made for sustaining and carrying them on.
The Committee proposed nothing more than to sustain and take the
control of these Missions, and also provide for the support of the
Missionaries above referred to, until such time as the Church
could organize and take the whole matter into her own hands.
The Address sent forth to the Churches in the early part of June
has: been responded to with gratifying heartiness and liberality, so
that the Committee have had ample, means to accomplish all that was
proposed. The receipts from all sources amount to $11,145 18, being
an average of something more than $2,000 per month since the issue
of the Address. When the circumstances of the country are remem



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bered, this will be regarded as very encouraging liberality, and calls
for devout gratitude to Almighty God, for inspiring His people with so
much interest in this great cause. A number of churches, as also individual members of the churches, have contributed more largely than
they ever did before, even in the most prosperous times, showing, it
is confidently believed, that the cause has taken strong hold upon the
hearts of Southern Christians, and inspiring the hope that they will
do still greater things when the circumstances of the country are
more favorable, and when the centre of Missionary operations is
brought nearer to their homes.
The disbursements have been as follows, viz:
For the support of Indian Missions,............................. $4085'65
Remitted to Missionaries in Siam, China and Japan, (including cost upon exchange,).............................. 2,224 20
Travelling expenses of J. L. Wilson to the Indian country,  180 47
Salary of, J. L. Wilson, appropriated by the Committee..... 1,250 00
Discount on uncurrent money, cost of collecting drafts,
postage, &c................................................   31 00
Total............................................. $7,771 12
This leaves in the Treasury a balance of....................... $3,373 86
The cost of the Indian Missions has been less than was anticipated
when the Address to the Churches was sent forth, owing to the fact
that the great body of the teachers left the country about that time,
or very soon after, and there was no occasion, therefore, to provide for
their support. The balance in the hands of the Treasurer will be
needed for the Indian Missions at once, if the Assembly assumes the
continued care of them, as no provision has been made for their support beyond the close of the present year. As yet the Committeehave had no intelligence from the Missionaries in the foreign field, to
whom they have made remittances, nor is it probable that there will
be any for some months to come. They have no knowledge, therefore,
of their circumstances, of their views of the great strife now dividing
our land, or of their progress in the great work to which they have
devoted their lives; and they can, therefore, lay no information before the Assembly on any of these points. It is to be presumed,
however, that they are faithfully engaged in the self-denying work




they have undertaken, and have, therefore, undiminished claims to our
confidence, our sympathies and our prayers.
In relation to the Missionary work among the Indians, the Committee would refer the Assembly to the special report of the Commissioner who has visited them, which accompanies this, and is intended
as a part of the report of the Committee.
With this brief statement, and with the report on the Indian Missions, the Committee now tender up to the General Assembly the
minutes of their proceedings, the funds in their hands, and all the
accounts and correspondence pertaining to the work, with expressions
of sincere gratitude to Almighty God for the favor He has bestowed
upon it while in their hands, and with earnest prayer that the Great
Head of the Church may guide the General Assembly in all their
plans and measures in relation to this great and holy enterprise.
On behalf of the Committee,
J. LEIGHTON WILSON.




REPORT ON INDIAN MISSIONS.
It will be remembered that very serious difficulties existed in the
Indian territory a few months since, growing out of the Nfational
crisis through which those tribes were passing, which threatened the
expulsion of our Missionary brethren there, and- the complete subversion of their work; and that a Commission was appointed by the
Convention at Atlanta, consisting of Rev. Charlton II. Wilson and,
myself, to visit that part of the country, for the purpose of conveying the sympathies and Christian salutations of the Southern Presbyterian Church to those brethren, and of allaying, as far as possible,
the excitement among the Indians, by assuring them of the interest
felt by the Southern churches in those missions. We were also
directed to lay the results of this visit before this General Assembly,
which we now propose to do. iMr. Wilson, in consequence of sickness in his family, was prevented from complying with the appointment of the Convention. Application was subsequently made to
several other brethren, well known to the churches, to take his place,
but without success. I was compelled, therefore, to undertake this
responsible duty without any competent adviser; but the result, I
trust, realizes all that was anticipated in the appointment of the Commission. It will not be possible, however, to give the Assembly an
intelligible idea of the actual state of things in the Indian country,
without introducing some preliminary statements in relation to the
general condition of the country, as well as the mode in which the
-Missionary work has heretofore been prosecuted among'that people.
THE INDIAN COUNTRY-ITS SITUATION-ITS POPULATION, &C.
The South-Western Indian Territory, as it is usually termed, is
situated between the States of Arkansas and Texas, being bounded on
the south and west by Texas, on the east by Arkansas, and on the
north by Kansas. In extent, it is nearly as large as the State of
Arkansas, and for fertility of soil, abundance of water-courses, healthiness of climate, and beauty of natural scenery, it is surpassed by no




portion of country west of the Mississippi. It is occupied mainly by
five principal tribes of Indians, viz: the Cherokees, the Creeks,
the Seminoles, the Choctaws, and the Chickasaws. Besides these,
there are a number of scattered bands, as the Osages, Shawnees,
Camanches, &c., to be found along the northern and western borders
of the territory.
The Cherokees are the largest of all these tribes, and have a population of upwards of twenty thousand. They occupy the northern
portion of the territory,, that which borders on Kansas and the
south-west corner of Missouri. The Creeks occupy the central portion,
and have a population, it is supposed, ofabout fifteen thousand. The
Seminoles, who speak the same language with the Creeks, occupy the
western portion of their territory, but their population does not exceed five thousand or six thousand. The Choctaws and the Chickasaws occupy all the country bordering on the Red river, which -separates their territory from northern Texas.  The Choctaws have a
population of twenty thousand, and the Chickasaws of eight thousand;
both speak the same language, and in all important respects they are
the same people. The entire population of the Indian territory, including the smaller bands above referred to, probably does not fall
much short of one hundred thousand.
Each of the principal tribes has a Chief and Legislative Council of
its own, which conduct all their civil and municipal affairs, and very
much as they are done in the States- Until within a few months past,
the United States Government had maintained a kind of protectorate
over these tribes, settling international differences, disbursing their
school funds, &c. Recently they have entered into new treaties with
a Commissioner appointed by President Davis, which if ratified, as no
doubt will be the case, will transfer their national relationship to the
Confederate Government. It is believed that this change of relationship on the part of the Indians, with the exception of a small portion of the Creeks, is made with much heartiness.  The Choctaws
have already furnished one regiment for the Confederate service, and
the Cherokees another, both of which are in camp, and will no
doubt be found fighting shoulder to shoulder with our own soldiers in
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THE MODE IN WHICH THE MISSIONARY WORK HAS HERETOFORE
BEEN CONDUCTED AMONG THE INDIANS.
The Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the
United States has been conducting Missions among all these tribes, except the Cherokees; for periods varying from twelve to twenty years.
The work has always comprised two distinct departments of labor,
viz: the educational and evangelical.
There were, until within a recent period, as many as eight boarding-schools among these different tribes, comprising in all more than
five hundred pupils, and of both sexes. There were also about thirty
teachers and other missionary helpers connected with these schools,
the great majority of whom were from the Northern States. These
schools were supported in part by funds belonging to the Indians, but
disbursed by the United States Government, and in part by Missionary funds-the general rule being one-fourth from the Missionary
treasury and three-fourths from the fund of the Indians. The
aggregate cost of all these schools was about thirty thousand dollars
per annum.
In the evangelical department there were twelve ordained Missionaries and ten native preachers and licentiates, besides a number of
other native helpers. Most of these brethren, both white and native,
devoted themselves to preaching the Gospel, and to the care of the
churches. All of this class received their support exclusively from
the Missionary treasury. Two of the native preachers, and both of
them men of rare excellence and exemplary piety, have recently, in
the mysterious providence of God, been removed from their work on
earth to more peaceful abodes above; and three of the Missionaries,
for reasons which will be assigned in the sequel, have withdrawn from
their work and returned to their homes in the North.
THE RECENT EXCITEMENT —ITS CAUSE, AND THE RESULTS.
The recent excitement in the Indian counts y was but the extension
of the same wave of popular excitement that had previously swept
over every other portion of the Southern cou.'try. Vigilance committees were formed here, as everywhere else, and here, as elsewhere,
undue authority was sometimes exercised by these committees. During the period of greatest excitement, all of the teachers, except three
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North.  Some, because the term  of service for which they engaged
had expired; others, because there wds no prospect that the schools
could be continued for the present; and others, because their sympathies were with the North in the great strife now agitating the
country.  In view of all the circumstances of the case, it is not to be
regretted that these schools have been suspended, or that the teachers
have left. The buildings, and all the apparatus necessary for resuming these schools, remain in the hands of the Missionaries, so that they
may be recommenced without any large expenditure of money, whenever it is thought expedient to do so. At the same time, a good
opportunity will be afforded for remodeling the schools, and availing
ourselves of all the modifications and alterations that may be suggested
by past experience.
In relation to the Missionaries, four of them withdrew  from  their
work during the excitement. Three of these returned to their friends
in the North, but the fourth, the Rev. C. C. Copeland, withdrew to
Texas with his family, feeling assured that the storm would soon pass
over and allow him to resume a work in which his heart was deeply
interested, and to which he had devoted the best years of his life.
No violence was used towards any of the Missionaries or teachers, and
no threats of violence, except in two cases: in one, by a number of
Texans, who had no right to interfere in the affairs of the Nation;
and in the other, by a few ill-disposed Choctaws, who, there is reason
to believe, have since felt heartily ashamed of what was done under
circumstances of peculiar excitement. The property seized at Tallahassee, in the Creek Nation, was no doubt done under the impression
that it belonged to the Board in New York, and was therefore a legitimate prize for them. It was not in my power to visit that station, but
I wrote a letter to the principal Chief, informing him that this was
the property of the Southern, as well as the Northern Church, and
that the matter had been referred to the Confederate Government;
but expressed the hope that it would be amicably settled, without the
interposition of a third party, of which there is very little doubt.
INTERVIEW  WITH THE MISSIONARIES-ADDRESS TO THE CHOCTAW
COUNCIL-THE RESULTS.
By previous arrangement all the Missionaries and native assistants,
except one, met me, on the.5th of October, at Doaksville, the capital
of the Choctaw Nation. This gave me the opportunity of a free and
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full conference with these brethren on all matters connected with the
Missionary work, and led to many important suggestions in relation to
its future prosecution, but which cannot be detailed here without
extending this communication to an undue length. The Choctaw
Council was fortunately in session at the same time, and gave me the
opportunity not only of addressing them, but most of the chief men
of the nation, who were also here at that time. In that address I
assured them of the great interest felt by Southern Christians in the
Missionary work going on in their country, and reminded them that
the Missionaries now remaining among them had given the strongest
proofs, in years past, of their general sympathy with the South, and
that they had perseveringly resisted all the attempts that had been
made to bring them under the influence of Northern fanaticism.
These statements, there is reason to know, were received in the kindest manner by the Choctaws. The day after, two of the district Chiefs
waited on me, and assured me that not only were all obstacles to Mr.
Copeland's return to the Nation removed, but that the Choctaws very"
much desired that he would do so as soon as possible. The Choctaw
Council has since passed a very flattering note inviting Mr. Copeland's
return. This he has since done, and the Missionaries, when I left the
country, were under the impression that they would be permitted to
prosecute their work in more peace and comfort than they had done
for many years past.
THE MISSIONARIES ENTITLED TO THE CONFIDENCE OF THE
SOUTHERN CHURCHES.
I have no hesitation in saying that the Missionary brethren now
laboring in the Indian country are not only entitled to the confidence
and kind feeling of Southern Christians, but to their highest respect
and veneration. No set of men have passed through greater trials, or
endured more hatred and obloquy in defence of those great principles
of truth and justice for which we ourselves are contending with so
much earnestness at the present moment. For ten consecutive years
the whole moral force of the New England Church was employed to
induce them to adopt their fanatical views, instead of the plain teachings of God's Word; and when all this failed, they and their families were rudely cast off, without any known means of support. And
when our present troubles first broke forth, they were the first in all




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that region of country to cast in their lots with the South, and no
doubt their prompt and decided action had much to do in giving
fixedness to the purpose of the Indians themselves. But, what still
more redounds to their praise, they have been devoted, earnest and
persevering laborers in the Master's vineyard; some of them  for
periods varying from twenty to thirty-five, and others for more than
forty years. Their labors, too, have been owned by the great Head of
the Church, and crowned with the most cheering results. The names
of Kingsbury, Byington and Wright, are intimately interwoven with
the earliest missionary efforts of this country, and are destined to
become historic names in the annals of the Choctaw nation. Hotchkin,
Copeland, Stark, Reid, Balentine, Lilley, and Loughridge, though
they entered upon the work at a later period, have labored with no
less fidelity or success. There is also a noble band of native laborers,
some of whom, though unknown to fame, are destined to shine brightly
in the heavenly firmament.
SUCCESS OF THESE MISSIONS.
We have already alluded to this subject, but it deserves more
special notice. Modern Missions nowhere can boast of greater or
more important results than among the Indians, and especially among
the Choctaws. Dr. Kingsbury, who is'a member of the Assembly, is
the father and founder of this Mission. When he first commenced
his labors among them, in the year 1818, he found them in the lowest
depths of barbarism.  They had not acquired the first rudiments of
civilized life. Evidences of the grossest idolatry and superstition
were to be seen on every hand. Intemperance, to the extent of their
ability to procure the means of intoxication, was the universal habit
among men, women and children. There was not a single individual
in the whole nation, except two or three mixed bloods, that could
read, and the only professor of religion, was the old African, Lester,
who still survives, and maintains a good character for piety. But
what a change has come over this people! Go among them now, in
their far-off Western homes, and you will find the humblest among
them living in decent and comfortable log cabins; not a trace of their
former idolatry will be seen; a good little farm, well stocked with
pigs, cows and ponies, may be seen in connection with almost every
dwelling; intemperance is little known, and the sale of ardent spiris
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tion. But their most marked progress is in education and religion.
It is confidently asserted, by those who have the means of forming a
correct judgment, that at least two-thirds of those who have attained
to a suitable age are able to read and write; whilst the present church
membership, to say nothiqg of those belonging to other branches of
the Church, or of those who have gone to their rest in heaven, is
about sixteen hundred; and among no people have I ever witnessed
more strikings proofs of the existence of sincere, humble and consistent piety. If these are not results in which the Church may rejoice,
we know of nothing on earth that may be a legitimate subject of their
joy.
THE WORK NEEDS TO BE SUSTAINED.
But whatever may have been achieved by Missions among these
people, much still remains to be done. It is not possible, nor is it',desirable, to attempt to perpetuate the nationality of these different
tribes. The tide of white population is fast gathering around their
borders, and will ere long break over all opposing barriers. No
treaties, no measures of prudence, and no theories of political
economy, can long prevent this. What Christian philanthropy de:
mands, in view of this inevitable result, is, that these people shall be
so enlightened and elevated, that they will be taken up by the white
population, and be identified with them, and not be crushed out, as is
likely to be the case with the smaller tribes in Kansas and Nebraska.
This process of identification is rapidly going on in the South-Western
territory at the present time, and will continue to do so, just in proportion as the Indians are improved and elevated. What seems to be
particularly needed at the present moment is, to reinforce the Choctaw
Mission, by sending out two Missionaries to reoccupy important stations that have recently been vacated; by furnishing one additional
Missionary for the Seminole, and another for the Creek Mission, and
two to commence the work anew among the Cherokees. The last-mentioned tribe, the largest of all, are now very nearly without any Missionary labor whatever-the Northern Missionaries formerly laboring
among them having been withdrawn or expelled from the country.
A representative from this people is on the floor of the Assembly,
and will make known their wishes on this subject. Besides this, provision should be made for the support of a few small boarding-schools
among these different tribes, the chief object of ~Vhich will be to train




native agents, into whose hands the whole work may ultimately be
committed. To carry out these suggestions, it will be necessary to
appoint six new Missionaries, and the same number of teachers; and to
sustain the whole work, will require not less than twenty thousand
dollars.
CONCLUSION.
Such are the facts connected with the history, the present condition, and the future prospects, of these Missions. They have been so
arranged and presented as to give the Assembly a comprehensive view
of the whole subject, and so that they may have all the information
necessary to form a sound judgment in relation to what further should,be done.
The Indian tribes, in the providence of God, have been thrown
upon the care of the Southern Church. There is no other source to
which they can now look for the blessings of education and Christianity. They have strong claims upon our aid and sympathy.  We and
our kindred are enjoying the fruits of a rich inheritance which was
once exclusively theirs. Many wrongs and injuries have been inflicted
upon them in days that are past, and the only reparation that can now
be made, is to impart to them the blessings of the Gospel. They have
given the strongest prooT of their capacity for improvement, and their
sympathies are all with us in {he great conflict now agitating the land.
But, what is still more important to us as a Christian people, is, that the
smiles of the great Head of the Church have attended this work in a
most especial manner from its first inception up to the present moment.
The best interests of this people, therefore, the honor and glory of the
Redeemer, as well as our own duty and obligation, bind us to this
work; and, if we may judge from the cheerfulness and liberality with
which it has been sustained the last six months, there is no doubt but
the whole Southern Church demands that it should be carried forward.




ACTION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
In regard to the report and minutes of the Provisional Committee,
referred to them, the Committee offer as their report the following
resolutions, viz:
1. Resolved, That three thousand copies of this report be printed,
under the direction of the Executive Committee of Foreign Missions,
and we earnestly recommend that it be read to all our congregations
on some suitable occasion, that all our people may learn directly its
important facts, and the work to which the Master calls them: and
that the minutes be committed to the Executive Committee to be
appointed, and entered on their book of records, as an introduction to
their own minutes.
2. That the Assembly accepts, with joyful gratitude to God, the
care of those Missions to our South-Western Indian tribes, the Choctaws, Chickasaws, C]reeks, Seminoles, and Cherokees, thus thrown
upon them by His providence; Missions whose whole history has been
signalized by a degree of success attending few other modern Missions;
to a people comprising near seventy thousand souls, to whom we are
bound by obligations of special tenderness and strength, and whose
spiritual interests must ever be dear to the Christians of this land; a
people destined, ere long, to share with us the full enjoyment of the
social and political blessings for which we are now struggling; and
assures those people and the beloved Missionaries that have so long
and successfully labored among them, of our fixed purpose, under God,
to sustain and carry forward the blessed work whose foundations have
been so nobly and so deeply laid. We, therefore, decidedly approve
of the recommendation of this report, that six new Missionaries be sent
to this field speedily, two of them to commence a new Mission among
the Cherokees, and that a few small boarding-schools be established,
with the special design of raising up a native agency.
3. That in the striking fact, that the same upheaving and overturning that have called us into existence as a distinct organization, and




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shut us out from present access to the distant nations, has also laid
thus upon our hearts and hands these interesting Missions, with their
fifteen stations, their twelve ordained ministers and sixteen hundred
communicants; so that, at the very moment of commencing our separate
existence, we find them forming, in fact, an organic part of our body;
and, also, in the gratifying promptitude with which -our churches have
advanced to their support; the Assembly recognizes most gratefully
the clear foreshadowing of the Divine purpose to make our beloved
Church an eminently missionary Church, and a heart-stirring call upon
all her people to engage in this blessed work with new zeal and selfdenial.
4. The Assembly further rejoices to know that there are a few of
the sons of our Southern Zion who are laboring in distant lands; and
approves heartily of the action of the Committee in forwarding funds
for the support of the Missions in which they are engaged, trusting
that the Committee to be appointed will, as soon as possible, ascertain
the facts on this subject necessary to their future guidance; and
take occasion hence to direct the longing eyes of the whole Church to
those broad fields where Satan reigns almost undisturbed-in India,
Siam, China, Japan, and especially in Africa and South Americawhich have peculiar claims upon us, as fields where we are soon to be
called to win glorious victories for our King, if we prove faithful;
and solemnly charges them that now, while in the convulsions that are
shaking the earth we hear the tread of His coming footsteps to take
the kingdom bought with His blood, they should be preparing to meet
Him with their whole hearts and their largest offerings. We would
further remind them, in this connection, that the twenty thousand dollars required in this report for the India Missions, is by no means all
that the exigencies of the cause, even during the coming year, will
probably demand.
5. Finally, The General Assembly desires distinctly and deliberately to inscribe on our Church's banner, as she now first unfurls it
to the world, in immediate connection with the headships of her Lord,
His last command, " Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to
every creature," regarding this as the great end of her organization,
and obedience to it as the indispensable condition of her Lord's promised presence; and as that one great comprehensive object, a proper
conception of whose vast magnitude and grandeur is the only thing
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arouse her energies and develope her resources, so as to cause her to
carry on with the vigor and efciency that true fealty to her Lord
demands those other agencies necessary to her internal growth and
home prosperity.  The claims of this cause ought; therefore, to be
kept constantly before the minds of our people, and pressed upon their
consciences, and every minister owes it to his people, and to a perishing world, to give such instruction on this subject as he is able;' and
to this end, the monthly concert ought to be devoutly observed by
every church on the first Sabbath of each month, for the purpose of
missionary instruction as well as prayer, and it would be well to accompany their prayers with their offerings.  To the same end, the Assembly earnestly enjoins upon all our ministers, and ruling elders and
deacons, and Sabbath-School teachers, and especially upon parents,
particular attention to our precious youth, in training them to feel a
deep interest in this work, and not only to form habits of systematic
benevolence, but to feel and respond to the claims of Jesus upon them
for personal service in this field. And should a Sabbath-School paper
be established, they recommend that at least one page be exclusively
-devoted to this subject.




ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMITTEE OF
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
PREAMBLE.
Being deeply impressed'with a sense of the obligation laid
upon the Church by her great Head, to "go into all' the world
and preach the Gospel to every creature," and the consequent
claims which the various Pagan, Mohammedan, Jewish, and Papal
nations of the 9arth have upon the Church for the blessings of a pure
Gospel; feeling, too, that one of the great ends of the institution of
the Church was, that she might, in her collective, organized strength,
impart the knowledge of salvation to all the kindreds and peoples and
tongues among men; and that, so far as it has been revealed to man,
there can be no salvation for the heathen without such knowledge;
remembering, also, the many tokens of the Divine favor bestowed upon
the efforts of Southern Christians, while laboring in connection-with
the Presbyterian Church of the United States, and that an important
portion of that work, in the providence of God, had been laid upon
their shoulders, even before they had a distinct ecclesiastical organization of their own; and in view of the further fact that God, by His
providence, has for some years been removing the obstacles that have
heretofore prevented the introduction of the Gospel among the great
heathen nations of the earth; and has, at the same time, bestowed
upon the Southern Church all the means and agents necessary for
taking a large and a distinguished share in the great work of evangelizing these nations; therefore,
Resolved, 1. That this General Assembly proceed to appoint an
Executive Committee, with its proper officers, to carry on this work,
and that the character and functions of this Committee be composed
in the following articles, as its Constitution, viz:
ART. I. This Committee shall be known as the " Executive Commits'
tee of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the Confed3




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erate States of America." It shall consist of a Secretary, who shall be
styled the Secretary of Foreign Missions, and who shall be the Committee's organ of communication with the Assembly, and with all portions of this work entrusted to this Committee; a Treasurer, and nine
other members, three 6f whom, at least, shall be Ruling Elders or
Deacons, or private members of the Church, all appointed annually by
the General Assembly, and shall be directly amenable to it for the
faithful and efficient discharge of the duties entrusted to its care.
Vacancies occurring ad interim, it shall fill, if necessary.
ART. II. It shall meet once a month, or oftener, if necessary, at the
call of the Chairman or Secretary. Firve members may constitute a
quorum for the transaction, of business.  It may enact by-laws for its
government, the same being subject to the revisal and approyal of the
General Assembly.
ART. III. It shall be the duty of the Executive Committee to take
the direction and control of the Foreign; Missionary: work subject to
such instruction as may be given by the. General Assembly from time
to time; to appoint Missionaries and assistant: Missionaries; to designate their fields of labor and; to provide for their support; to reqceive
the reports of the Secretary and Treasurer, and, to give such directions,
in relation to their respective duties, as may seem necessary; to autho.
rize all appropriations and expenditares: of money, including the. salaries of officers; to communicate to.'th; churches, from time to time
such information about the Missionary, work as may seem important to
be known; and to lay before the General Assembly, from year to year,
a. full report of the whole work, and of theirs receipts and exrpend i:res
together with their book of minutes,: for examination.
Resolved, 2. That this Committee shall be located at Coluinbia,
South Carolina.




EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
J. LEIGHTON WILSON, D. D., Secretary.
JAMES WOODROW, Treasurer.
JAMES H. THORNWELL, D. D.
GEORGE HOWE, D. D.
JOHN B. ADGER, D. D.
A. A. PORTER.
F. P. MULLALLY.
H. MULLER.
F. W. McMASTER.
C. R. BRYCE.
CHARLES S. VENABLE.