MISSIONARY SOCIETY. President, Bishop Thomas Bowman; corresponding secretaries, A. J. Palmer, W. T. Smith, A. B. Leonard; recording secretary, S. L. Baldwin; treasurer, Homer Eaton; assistant treasurer, Lewis Curts, Cincinnati, Ohio. Offices, 150 Fifth-ave., New-York.

BOARD OF EDUCATION.-Corresponding secretary, C. H. Payne; treasurer, J. S. Stout. Offices, 150 Fifth-ave., NewYork.

P.

SUNDAY - SCHOOL UNION AND TRACT SOCIETY.-Corresponding secretary, J. L. Hurlbut; treasurers, S. S. U., Daniel Denham; Tract Society, Geo. Mains. Office, 150 Fifth-ave., New-York. BOARD OF CHURCH EXTENSION.— Corresponding secretaries, A. J. Kynett. W. A. Spencer; assistant corresponding secretary, M. S. Hard; treasurer, James Long. Offices, 1.026 Arch-st., Philadelphia.

FREEDMEN'S AID AND SOUTHERN EDUCATION SOCIETY.-Corresponding secretaries. J. W. Hamilton, M. C. B. Mason; treasurer, Lewis Curts. Offices, 220 W. Fourth-st., Cincinnati, Ohio.

Mahlon N. Gilbert, coadjutor........1886 Minnesota, Duluth-John D. Morrison..1896 Mississippi-Hugh Miller Thompson...1883 Missouri-Daniel Sylvester Tuttle.....1867 Missouri, West-E. R. Atwill..... 1890 Montana-Leigh R. Brewer (miss.).....1880 Nebraska-George Worthington ...1885 Nebraska, The Platte-A. R. Graves..1890 Nevada, Utah and Western Colorado -Abiel Leonard (miss.).. New-Hampshire-William W. Niles...1870 New-Jersey-John Scarborough New-Jersey, Newark-T. A. Starkey..1880 New-York-Henry Codman Potter.....1883 New-York, Central-F. D. Hunting

.1888

..1875

..1869

ton New-York, West'n-Wm. D. Walker..1883 New-York, Albany-Wm. C. Doane....1869 New-York. Long Island-Abram N. Littlejohn

1869

North Carolina-Joseph B. Cheshire, jr.1893 North Dakota-Translated, Western

Thos. F. Gailor, coadjutor.. Texas-George H. Kinsolving. Texas, North'n-A. C. Garrett (miss.)..1874 Texas, West'n-J. S. Johnson (miss.)..1888 Vermont-A. C. A. Hall...

1894

Virginia-Francis McNeece Whittle....1868 Virginia, Southern-A. M. Randolph...1883 West Virginia-George W. Peterkin...1878 Wisconsin, Milwaukee-I. L. Nich

Arizona and New-Mexico-John Mills

Kendrick (missionary)

Arkansas-Henry Niles Pierce.

1889 1870

olson

..1891

Wyoming and Idaho-Vacant.

District of Columbia-Henry Y. Satterlee

East Carolina-A. A. Watson..

..1884

Channing Moore Williams, late Bishop of Yeddo, resigned

.1866

Charles C. Penick, late Bishop of Cape Palmas, resigned

..1877

S. I. J. Schereschewsky, late Bishop of Shanghai, China, resigned.. ..1877

ROMAN CATHOLIC HIERARCHY OF THE UNITED STATES. APOSTOLIC DELEGATION. Monsignor Martinelli, Apostolic Delegate, 201 I-st., Washington, D. C.

Donatus Sbaretti, Auditor of Delegation, Washington, D. C.

Rev. F. Z. Rooker, D. D., Secretary of Delegation, Washington, D. C.

Cons.

Scranton..

..John Hennessy.....1866

.Fred. X. Katzer....1886 Vacant.

Sioux Falls..

M. A. Corrigan..

.1873

Syracuse..

W. H. Gross... .Patrick J. Ryan..

1873

Trenton..

..1872

...John J. Kain..

1875

.John Ireland

..1875 .1883

BISHOPS.

San Francisco.....P. W. Riordan.

Santa Fe......................P. L. Chapelle......1891

Vancouver Island.. Vacant.

1878

..1894 1888

Vincennes, Ind....F. S. Chatard.. Wheeling, W. Va..P. J. Donahue.... Wichita, Kan.....J. J. Hennessy. Wilmington, Del..J. J. Monaghan.....1897 Winona, Minn.....John B. Cotter.....1889 Archbishop of Tomi-J. B. Salpointe, 1869, Tucson, Ariz.

Archbishop of Damascus-John J. Keane, Rome, Italy. Bishop of Antonia-Ignatius Mrak, Sutton Bay P. O., Mich.

Vicariate Apostolic-T. Meerschaert, Pottawotomie Nation, Ind. Ter. and Oklahoma; Peter Verdaquer, Brownsville, Tex.; Hugh Cummiskey, Cheyenne; P. Bourgade, Arizona; Leo Haid, North Carolina, 1888; G. F. Ropert, 1892, Hawaiian Islands.

Arch Abbots-Leander Schnerr, St. Vincent's Abbey, Beatty, Penn.; Andrew Hintenach, Canon City, Col.

Mitred Abbots-Frowenus Conrad, Benedictine, Conception, Mo.; Alexis Edelbrock, N. Y. City; Maria Eduard, Gethsemane, Ky.; Peter Engel, Collegeville, Minn.; Fintan Mundwiler, St. Meinrad, Ind.; Hilary Pfraengle, Newark, N. J.; In nocent Wolf, Atchison, Kan.; Leo Haid. Belmont, N. C.; B. Menges, Cullman, Ala.: Ignatius Conrad, Spielerville, Ark.; N. Jaeger, Chicago, Ill.

Prefecture Apostolic of Alaska-J. B. René, S. J.

OFFICERS AND AGENCIES OF THE PRESBYTERIAN GEN

ERAL ASSEMBLY.

The General Assembly of the Presby terian Church in the United States of America was founded in 1788. It is composed of the Synods and Presbyteries of the Church, which has a total membership of 960,911. The next meeting of the General Assembly will be on May 19, 1898. at Eagle Lake, Ind. Its officers are:

MODERATOR-Rev. Sheldon Jackson, D. D., Alaska.

CLERKS-Stated clerk and treasurer. William H. Roberts, D. D., LL. D.. Witherspoon Building, 1,319 Walnut-st.. Philadelphia, Penn.; permanent clerk. William E. Moore, D. D., LL. D., Columbus, Ohio.

TRUSTEES-President, George Junkin. LL. D.; treasurer, Frank K. Hipple. 1,340 Chestnut-st.; cor. secretary, Joseph Beggs, D. D., LL. D. Office, Witherspoon Building, 1,319 Walnut-st., Philadelphia.

BOARD OF HOME MISSIONS-President, John Hall, D. D., New-York; corresponding secretaries, William C. Roberts, D. D., LL. D., and Duncan J. McMillan. D. D.; superintendent of school work. Rev. George F. McAfee; treasurer, H. C. Olin; recording secretary, Oscar E. Boyd. Office, Presbyterian House, No. 156 Fifthave., New-York. Woman's Executive Committee-President, Mrs. Darwin R. James; corresponding secretary, Mrs. F. H. Pierson; treasurer, Miss S. F. Lincoln.

BOARD OF FOREIGN MISSIONSPresident, John D. Wells, D. D., Brook

lyn, N. Y.; corresponding secretaries, Frank F. Ellinwood, D. D., LL. D., John Gillespie, D. D., A. J. Brown, D. D., and Robert E. Speer; recording secretary, Benjamin Labaree. D. D.; secretary emeritus, John C. Lowrie, D. D.; treasurer, Charles W. Hand. Office. Presbyterian House, No. 156 Fifth-ave., New-York. Field secretary, Rev. Thomas Marshall, 48 McCormick Block, Chicago. BOARD OF EDUCATION-President, George D. Baker, D. D.; corresponding secretary, Edward B. Hodge, D. D.; treasurer, Jacob Wilson. Office, Witherspoon Building, 1,319 Walnut-st., Philadelphia.

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BOARD OF PUBLICATION AND SABBATH-SCHOOL WORK-President, the Hon. Robert N. Wi.son, Philadelphia; secretary, Elijah Craven, D. D., LL. D.; superintendent of Sabbath-school and missionary work, James A. Worden, D. D.; editorial superintendent, James R. Miller, D. D.: business superintendent, John H. Scribner; manufacturer, Henry F. Scheetz; treasurer, Rev. Charles T. McMullin; recording clerk, Willard M. Rice. D. D. Office, Witherspoon Building, 1,319 Walnut-st., Philadelphia.

ERECTION

BOARD OF CHURCH President, David Magie, D. D., Paterson, N. J.; corresponding secretary, Erskine N. White, D. D.; recording secretary, David R. Frazer, D. D., Newark, N. J.; treasurer, Adam Campbell. Office, Presbyterian House, No. 156 Fifth-ave., NewYork.

BUREAU OF MINISTERIAL RELIEF -President, George Junkin, LL. D., Philadelphia; recording secretary and treasurer, Rev. W. W. Heberton. Office, Witherspoon Building, 1,319 Walnut-st., Philadelphia.

BOARD OF FREEDMEN-President, Henry T. McClelland, D. D.; corresponding secretary, Edward P. Cowan, D. D.; recording secretary, Samuel J. Fisher, D. D.;

treasurer, John J. Beacom, D. D. Office, 516 Market-st., Pittsburg, Penn.

BOARD OF AID FOR COLLEGES AND ACADEMIES-President, Herrick Johnson, D. D., LL D. Chicago. Ill.; corresponding secretary. Edward C. Ray, D. D., P. O. Box 294, Chicago; clerk, J. G. K. McClure, D. D. Office, 23 Montauk Block, 115 Monroe-st., Chicago.

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON SYSTEMATIC BENEFICENCE-Rev. William H. Hubbard, Auburn, N. Y.; secretary, Killaen Van Rensselaer, New-York.

PERMANENT COMMITTEE ON TEMPERANCE-Chairman, John J. Beacom, D. D., Pittsburg; corresponding secretary, Rev. John F. Hill, Room 813, Penn Building, Pittsburg, Penn.; treasurer, James Allison, D. D., Box 1,024, Pittsburg, Penn.

"CHURCH AT HOME AND ABROAD" -Editor, Henry A. Nelson, D. D.; associate, Rev. A. B. Robinson. Office, Witherspoon Building, 1,319 Walnut-st., Philadelphia.

"ASSEMBLY HERALD"-Editor, W. H. Hubbard, Auburn, N. Y.

PRESBYTERIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY-President, William C. Cattell, D. D., LL. D., Philadelphia; corresponding secretary, Samuel T. Lowrie, D. D., Philadelphia; recording secretary, J. B. Dales, D. D., LL. D., Philadelphia; librarian, Rev. William La Ledwith, Philadelphia; treas

urer, Prof. De B. K. Ludwig, Philadelphia; library and museum, 1,319 Walnutst., Philadelphia.

CHURCH SERVICE SOCIETY.

The Church Service Society, representing the Presbyterians all over the United States, was organized in New-York City on March 3, 1897, with the following officers: President, Rev. Dr. Louis F. Benson, Philadelphia Penn.; vice-president, Rev. Dr. Henry Van Dyke, New-York City; secretary, Rev. Dr. S. J. Clark, Buffalo, N. Y. treasurer, B. B. Comegys, Philadelphia, Penn. The following declaration

of principles was adopted.

First-The Church Service Society of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America stands upon the basis of that doctrine of the Church, the ministry and the sacraments which is set forth in the Westminster standards; including within its province all matters and things which pertain to public worship.

Second-The society proposes as its first object an inquiry into the present conduct of public worship in the Presbyterian Church, and the various orders of worship in actual use.

Third-The society proposes to study the modes of worship which have been in use in the different branches of the Church, and especially in those churches known as the Reformed, of which we are one; and thus to recognize the importance of this! branch of historical theology, to make its lessons clear to the mind of the Church, and to strengthen in our services the links. which bind us to historic Christianity.

Fourth-The society aims to follow this study of the present conduct and past history of the worship of the Church by doing such work in the preparation of forms of service in an orderly worship as may help to guard against the contrary evils of confusion and ritualism, and pro mote reverence and beauty in the worship of God in His holy House, unity and the spirit of common praise and prayer among the people.

PRINCIPAL BAPTIST OFFICERS.

AMERICAN BAPTIST MISSIONARY UNION.-Rooms, Tremont Temple, Boston. President, Henry F. Colby, D. D.; recording secretary, H. S. Burrage, D. D.; honorary secretary, J. N. Murdock, D. D.; LL. D.; corresponding secretaries, Henry C. Mabie, D. D.; S. W. Duncan, D. D.; treasurer, E. P. Coleman.

AMERICAN BAPTIST PUBLICATION SOCIETY.-1,632 Chestnut-st., Philadelphia. President, Samuel A. Crozer; secretary, Adoniram J. Rowland, D. D.; treasurer, Colonel Charles H. Banes, Branch houses-New-York, 182 Fifth-ave.; Boston, 256 Washington-st.; Chicago, 177 Wabashave.; St. Louis, 1,109 Olive-st.; Atlanta, Ga., 92 Whitehall-st.; Dallas, Texas, 345 Main-st.

AMERICAN BAPTIST HOME MISSION SOCIETY.-No. 111 Fifth-ave.. New-York. President, H. K. Porter; treasurer, J. Greenwood Snelling; corresponding secretary, T. J. Morgan, D. D.; field secretary, H. L. Morehouse, D. D.

SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. -President, Jonathan Haralson, LL. D.. Montgomery, Ala.; secretaries, Lansing

Burrows, D. D.. Augusta, Ga.. and Oliver Fuller Gregory, D. D., Baltimore; treasurer, George W. Norton, Louisville. Foreign Mission Board-Mission rooms, Richmond, Va. President, Professor C. H. Winston; corresponding secretary, R. J. Willingham, D. D.; treasurer, J. C. Willjams. Home Mission Board, Atlanta, Ga. President, Henry McDonald, D. D.; corresponding secretary, I. T. Tichenor, D. D.; treasurer, W. Dunson. Sunday-school Board-Offices, Nashville, Tenn. President, E. E. Folk, D. D., Nashville; corresponding secretary and treasurer, J. M. Frost, D. D.

AMERICAN BAPTIST EDUCATION SOCIETY.—No. 111 Fifth-ave., New-York City. President, J. P. Greene, D. D., Liberty, Mo.; corresponding secretary, H. L. Morehouse, D. D., New-York; treasurer, Edward V. Carey, Montclair, N. J.

BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE'S UNION OF AMERICA.-President, John H. Chapman, Chicago; general secretary, F. L. Wilkins, D. D., Chicago; treasurer, Frank Moody, Milwaukee, Wis.

WOMAN'S BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY.-Rooms, Tremont Temple, Boston. President, Miss Sarah C. Durfee; clerk, Mrs. G. W. Dean; corresponding secretaries, Mrs. H. G. Stafford, Foreign Dept.; Mrs. N. M. Waterbury, Home Dept.; treasurer, Miss Alice E.

Stedman.

WOMAN'S BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF THE WEST.Rooms, 1,535 Masonic Temple, Chicago. President, Mrs. L. Everingham; Corresponding secretaries, Mrs. A. M. Bacon

(Foreign), Mrs. E. H. Griffith (Home), and Miss A. L. Stevens; treasurer, Miss Mary W. Ranney.

WOMEN'S BAPTIST HOME MISSION SOCIETY.Rooms, 2.411 Indiana-ave., Chicago, President, Mrs. J. N. Crouse; corresponding secretary Miss M. G. Burdette; treasurer, Mrs. A. H. Barber.

WOMEN'S AMERICAN

BAPTIST

HOME MISSION SOCIETY.-Rooms, Tremont Temple, Boston. President, Mrs. Alice B. Colman; corresponding secretary, Mrs. M. C. Reynolds; treasurer, Miss Gertrude L. Davis.

WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION. Rooms, 9 West Lexington-st., Baltimore, President, Miss Fannie E. S. Heck, Raleigh, N. C.; corresponding secretary, Miss Annie W. Armstrong; treasurer, Mrs. Wm. Lowndes.

THE GERMAN BAPTIST CONFER

ENCES.-General Conference-Moderator,
Rev. J. C. Grimmell, Cleveland; clerks,
Rev. J. Merkel, Burlington, Iowa, and Rev.
H. W. Gell, Rochester, N. Y.; treasurer,
J. A. Schulte. Philadelphia. Eastern Con-
ference-Moderator, Rev. C. Anschutz, West
Hoboken, N. J.; clerk, Rev. H. W. Geil,
Rochester. Central Conference-Moderator,
Rev. J. H. Mohlman, Detroit, Mich.; clerk,
Rev. W. Pfeiffer, Toledo, Ohio. North-
western Conference-- Moderator, Rev. J.
Scholz, St. Paul, Minn.; clerk, Rev. A.
Stern, Wayne, Wis. Southwestern Confer-
ence--Moderator, Rev. J. H. Merkel, Bur-
lington, Iowa; clerk, Rev. J. H. Pastoret,
Higginsville, Mo. Texas Conference-Mod-
erator, Rev. F. A. Petereit, Galveston,
Tex.; clerk, Rev. H. C. Gleiss, Houston,
TeX.
Pacific Conference-Moderator, Rev.

W. Appel, Los Angeles, Cal.; clerk, Rev. J. Groude, Stafford, Ore.

THE NATIONAL BAPTIST CONVEXTION OF THE UNITED STATES (Colored).-President, E. C. Morris, D. D.. Helena, Ark.; recording secretary, W. H. Steward, Louisville, Ky.; treasurer, the Rev. R. De Baptiste, Chicago, Ill.

AMERICAN BAPTIST HISTORICAL SOCIETY.--Office and Library, 1.420 Chestnut-st., Philadelphia. President, Lemuel Moss, D. D.; secretary, Rev. B. MacMackin; treasurer, Henry E. Lincoln, BAPTIST CONGRESS.-President, Prof. J. T. Henderson, Mossy Creek, Tenn.; secretary and treasurer, T. A. K. Gessler, D. D., New-York.

Next Triennial National Council of ConHon. gregational Churches, Portland, Ore. Nelson Dingley, moderator; Henry A. Hazen, Auburn'. secretary.

AMERICAN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS.-Headquarters, Congregational House, Boston. Mass. New-York office, No. 121 Bible House. President, Richard S. Storrs, D. D., LL. D.; secretaries, Judson Smith, D. D.; Charles H. Daniels, D. D.; James L Barton, D. D.; treasurer, Frank H. Wiggin; editorial secretary, E. E. Strong, D. D.; district secretaries, Charles C. Creegan, D. D., Bible House, New-York, and A. N. Hitchcock, Ph. D., Chicago. It supports 554 missionaries. In more than 1,100 populous centres a force of 3,679 laborers, foreign and native, is preaching the gospel in twenty-six different languages and conducting a great evangelistic and educational enterprise.

CONGREGATIONAL HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY.-Bible House, New-York. President, Major-General O. O. Howard; treasurer, William D. Howland; secretaries, J. B. Clark, D. D., Washington Choate, D. D.; secretary Women's Department, Mrs. H. S. Caswell.

AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.-Bible House. New-York. President, M. E. Gates, LL. D.; treasurer, H. W. Hubbard; corresponding secretary, C. J. Ryder, D. D.; secretary of Women's Bureau, Miss D. E. Emerson; district secretaries, Rev. Jos. E. Ray, D. D., and Rev. George H. Gutterson, Boston.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH BUILDING SOCIETY.-59 Bible House, NewYork. President, Dr. L. C. Warner; treasurer, Chas. E. Hope; secretary, L. H Cobb, D. D.; field secretaries, Rev. George A. Hood, Boston; Rev. C. H. Taintor, Chicago; Rev. H. H. Wickoff, San Francisco.

CONGREGATIONAL EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY.-Congregational House, Bos-ton. President, William H. Wilcox, D. D.; vice-president, J. Brand, D. D.; treasurer, S. F. Wilkins; secretary, J. A. Hamilton, CONGREGATIONAL SUNDAY-SCHOOL AND PUBLISHING SOCIETY.-Congregational House, Boston, President, Samuel B. Capen; secretary, George M. Boynton, D. D.; field secretary, William A. Duncan, Ph. D.; editor. M. C. Hazard, Ph. D.; treasurer, Charles F. Wyman.

NATIONAL COUNCIL'S MINISTERIAL RELIEF FUND.-No. 135 Wall-st., New-Haven, Conn. Committee Chairman,