Church at Home and Abroad, The (July - Dec1898) . tablish a perma-nent agency for Church Erection, but evenin its case its Board of Domestic Missionshad been established more than forty yearsbefore decisive steps were taken to insure bysystematic action the permanency of itswork. In 1843 the General Assembly of theOld School branch of our Church appointeda committee, of which Dr. Eliphalet Nott,president of Union College, was chairman,to consider the great subject of churchextension, and upon its report a specialcommittee was appointed to report to thenext Assembly. In 1844 this committeerepor
Church at Home and Abroad, The (July - Dec1898) . tablish a perma-nent agency for Church Erection, but evenin its case its Board of Domestic Missionshad been established more than forty yearsbefore decisive steps were taken to insure bysystematic action the permanency of itswork. In 1843 the General Assembly of theOld School branch of our Church appointeda committee, of which Dr. Eliphalet Nott,president of Union College, was chairman,to consider the great subject of churchextension, and upon its report a specialcommittee was appointed to report to thenext Assembly. In 1844 this committeereported, showing the vital necessity to thepermanency of churches of suitable housesof worship, and proposing a plan for sys-tematic aid. The work was for eleven years under thecharge of a committee of the Board ofDomestic Missions. Then for five years,from 1855 to 1860, in care of an indepen-dent committee which, in the latter year,was made into a Board in name as well asin fact. The successive presidents of thisBoard (Old School) were Rev. John Henry R. Wilson, , Secretary 1869-1886. 476 THE BOARD OF THE CHURCH ERECTION FUND. [December, Cowan, Rev. W. H. Parks, Rev. J. , Rev. S. A. Mutchmore and J. Niccolls and the corresponding secre-tary was Kev. H. J. Coe until U69, whenhe was succeeded by the Rev. Henry
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