ARTICLE VIII

Education Institute

In accordance with this article the Society shall keep or establish a general education institute for all the children in the community, at the head of which such male or female overseers shall be placed, whose qualifications shall be found best suited for said purpose. And agreeable to this proviso, all the parents of children in this Society, bind themselves by these presents, to deliver up and place their children, after having arrived at the third year of their age or sooner, to the overseers of said institution, where such children shall receive, according to their age and faculties, appropriate education and tuition.

ARTICLE X
Contentions, Etc.

Casual contentions between two or more members, and complaints of whatever kind and description they may be, shall be brought before the Trustees and by them to be examined and settled. But, in case one or the other party should not be satisfied with the decision of said Trustees, or should any one or more of the Trustees be envolved in such contentions, etc., then appeal may be had to the Standing Committee or Court of Appeal, whose decisions shall in all cases be final and binding; whosoever shall act contrary to this provision, and will not be satisfied with their judgment looseth and debarreth him or herself of all further enjoyments and rights of a member.

ARTICLE XI
Seceding Members

Should any member or members find cause to secede from the Society, they shall make known such their intentions to one or more of the Trustees, whose duty it shall be to notify the Society thereof, in order that if any complaints be existing against such member or members, they may betimes brought forward to said Trustees, who shall thenceforward act in respect to them agreeable to all the attending circumstances. . .

In case any seceding person should refuse to comply with the demands of the Trustees, in pursuance of the decision of the Standing Committee, the Trustees shall be authorized to prosecute such person or persons, and by course of law to bring them, or cause them to be brought to the due fulfillment of the duty or payment as aforesaid.

Text-Publications Ohio Archeological and Historical Society, Vol. VIII, pp. 88-95.

CHAPTER XIX

THE ERA OF ORGANIZATION

Bibliography

The awakening of interest in world evangelization through out America is connected with the corresponding, though slightly earlier, movement in Britain. As a preliminary study it is therefore necessary to acquaint oneself with the salient facts of Carey's career and the organization of the pioneer British missionary societies. For William Carey, the following will be found sufficient: "The Story of Carey, Marshman, and Ward" (II Vols. 1859) by J. C. Marshman; "The Life of William Carey, D.D.; Shoemaker and Missionary" (new ed. 1888) by George Smith; and "William Carey and Others, Serampore Letters; Being the Unpublished Correspondence of William Carey and Others with John Williams, 18001816" (new ed. 1898) edited by Leighton and Mornay Williams.

The Baptist Missionary Society has been well presented by F. A. Cox in his "History of the Baptist Missionary Society" (II Vols. 1842). From an extensive bibliography on the Church Missionary Society the following is selected as sufficient for the purpose in hand: "The Early History of the Church Missionary Society to A.D. 1814" (1896) by Rev. Charles Hole; "One Hundred Years: Being the Short Story of the Church Missionary Society" (1898) by Eugene Stock; and "The History of the Church Missionary Society: Its Environment, Its Men and Its Work" (III Vols. 1899) by the same author. On the London Missionary Society there is "The Story of the London Missionary Society, 1795-1895" (new ed. 1904) by Rev. C. Sylvester Thorne, and the more exhaustive".. History of the London Missionary Society, 17951895" (II Vols. 1899) by Richard Lovett, M.A. In the "Baptist Register" (first four volumes) there will be found some British missionary literature that was finding its way into American churches.

Passing to the American field proper, there are several histories that treat the subject in a general way. The earliest is "A Sketch or History of the Principal Attempts to Propagate Christianity among the Heathen (1819) by Miron Winslow, A.M. Next came a "History of American Missions" (1834) by Rev. S. Worcester. This work was soon

completely outclassed by "The Origin and History of Missions, . (1832) by Rev. John Choules and Rev. Thomas Smith, continued (II Vols. 1838-39) by John Williams. Shortly after appeared a "History of American Missions to the Heathen from their Commencement to the Present time" (1840) edited by Joseph Tracy. A scholarly work discussing in detail the activities of the various missionary societies but failing to trace the circumstances out of which each of these societies arose, is that of Rev. William Brown, M.D., "The History of the Christian Missions of the Sixteenth, Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries, . . ." (3rd ed. enlarged and improved, III Vols. 1864). In an "Outline of the History of Protestant Missions, . . ." by Dr. Gustav Warneck (translated from the German by Rev. Thomas Smith, 1882, later edition, 1901) brief reference is made to features of outstanding interest in the field of American activity. The Encyclopaedia of Missions" (1891) edited by Rev. E. M. Bliss, has many informing articles, and an exhaustive bibliography. "A Hundred Years of Missions . . . (1895) by D. L. Leonard is well written, but designed only for popular purposes.

In respect of denominational histories, the Baptists are represented by "A History of American Baptist Missions, . . ." (1849) by W. Gammell, a work of careful execution, though now antiquated; "The Story of Baptist Missions in Foreign Lands, . . ." (centennial ed. 1892) by Rev. G. W. Hervey, quite popular, though not superficial; and “A History of American Baptist Missions (1900, new edition 1913) by Rev. E. F. Merriam, a serviceable manual for beginners, but in no sense equal to the demands of an exacting investigator. "The Morning Hour of American Baptist Missions" (1907) by Albert L. Vail is a popular monograph well written and packed with information for the busy layman, but not sufficient for the careful student of missionary institutions.

For the Methodists, there is the excellent work "Missions and Missionary Societies of the Methodist Episcopal Church" (II Vols. 1879) by Rev. J. M. Reid, revised and extended (III Vols. 1896) by Rev. J. P. Gracey; also an older informing but unindexed "History of the Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church from the Organization of the Missionary Society to the Present Time" (1850) by Rev. W. P. Strickland.

For the Presbyterians, there is a "Historical Sketch of the Domestic and Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church of the United States" (1838, revised and supplemented, 1868, by J. C. Lowrie) by Ashbel Green; and the "Origin of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church, United States of America" (1879) by W. H. Howard.

Lutheran interest in evangelization appears in a "History of Lutheran Missions" (1900) by Rev. Preston A. Laury.

Turning from histories general and denominational, we pass to Samuel J. Mills who played such a significant part in the organization of American foreign missionary work. Of biographies there are the following: "Memoirs of the Rev. Samuel J. Mills" (several editions, 1820 f.) by Gardiner Spring; "Memoirs of American Missionaries formerly connected with the Society of Inquiry, Published under the direction of the Society" (1833); "A Story of One Short Life (Samuel J. Mills)" (n.d.) by Elizabeth G. Stryker; "Samuel J. Mills, Missionary Pathfinder, Pioneer, and Promoter" (1906) by Thomas C. Richards. The last is a valuable work, written in a scholarly spirit, with an exhaustive bibliography. Several histories refer to Mills, as follows: "A Biographical History of the County of Litchfield, Connecticut" (1851); "History of Torrington, Connecticut" (1878) by Rev. Samuel Orcutt; "Torringford: In connection with the Centennial of the first pastor, Rev. Samuel J. Mills" (1870); "History of the Foreign Missionary Work in Litchfield County during the present Century" (n.d.) by Mrs. G. P. and Miss L. E. Prudden; "Historical Records of the Town of Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut" (1877) by T. S. Gold. Various articles concerning Mills appear in the "Massachusetts Missionary Magazine," "Evangelical Magazine," "Panoplist," "Religious Intelligencer," "Missionary Register," "Christian Spectator," "Missionary Herald," "American Quarterly Register," "American Theological Review," and "Hartford Seminary Record" (for list see "Samuel J. Mills" by Richards, as above, pp. 269-271). Especially worthy of mention is the "Origin of American Foreign Missions" by Rev. S. M. Worcester, D.D. ("Amer. Theol. Rev." November 1860.)

How the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions came into being, and the record of its achievements has been set forth by William E. Strong in "The Story of the American Board: An Account of the First Hundred Years of the American Board for Foreign Missions" (1910). There is also a "Memorial Volume of the First Fifty Years of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions" (1861) by Rufus Anderson. Still older is the "History of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions" (1840, 2nd ed. 1842) by Joseph Tracy.

Adoniram Judson has been the subject of several memoirs, of which the most notable are those of J. Clement (1851), Francis Wayland (II Vols. 1853), his son Edward (1883), and W. C. Richards (1890). The careers of the three Mrs. Judson have been set forth by James D. Knowles

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(1829), Emily C. Jackson (1847), Mrs. A. W. Stewart (1852), Mrs. C. L. Balfour (1854), and A. C. Kenrick (1860). Luther Rice is the subject of a memoir by James B. Taylor (1840); and Mrs. Harriet Newell, by Rev. Leonard Woods (1816). A "Memoir of George Dana Boardman, Late Missionary to Burmah" (enlarged edition 1852) by Alonzo King, with an Introductory Essay by William R. Williams fills an important place.

For the organization of the Baptist Society for Propagating the Gospel in India and Other Parts, the Philadelphia Convention of May 14, 1814, and the subsequent periodic meetings of the Triennial Convention, copious details are given in "The American Baptist Missionary Magazine," the "American Baptist Missionary Union-Fiftieth Anniversary at Philadelphia" (1865), and "Missionary Sketches; Concise History of the American Baptist Union" (1879) by S. F. Smith.

For the American Bible Society, one should consult the "Report of John F. Schermerhorn and Samuel J. Mills to the Philadelphia Bible Society" (1813); "A Correct View of that Part of the United States which lies west of the Alleghany mountains with regard to Religion and Morals" (1814) by John F. Schermerhorn and Samuel J. Mills; "Report to the Society for propagating the Gospel Among the Indians and Others in North America" by John F. Schermerhorn and Samuel J. Mills (1814, "Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc." Ser. II, Vol. II); “Report of a Missionary Tour through that part of the United States which lies west of the Alleghany mountains; performed under the direction of the Massachusetts Missionary Society, by Samuel J. Mills, and Daniel Smith" (1815). The "History of the American Bible Society" (1856) by W. P. Strickland, and the "American Bible Society, Jubilee Number" will fill in all necessary details connected with the organization of this society. "The Centennial History of the American Bible Society" (1916) by Henry Otis Dwight is a rich treasury of information.

The New York Religious Tract Society, and the New England Tract Society which later became the American Tract Society, may be studied through the contemporary religious periodicals (see below); also in "American Tract Society-First Ten Years, 1814-1823" (III Vols. also in condensed single volume).

On Williams College there are two works: the "History of Williams College" (1860) by Rev. Calvin Durfee, and "Williamstown and Williams College" (3rd ed. 1904) by Arthur L. Perry, LL.D.

Andover Theological Seminary is the subject of a "History" (1885) by Rev. Leonard Woods. "A Memorial of the Semi-Centennial Celebration of the Founding of the Theological Seminary at Andover" (1859)