Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana . 205 252 Freedmen 19 130 316 College Board .. 53 777 165 Total to Boards $35 $1,258 $3,734 $4,910 General Assembly Congregational 689 12,684 31,693 63,705 A BIRDS EYE VIEW OF THE WOEK. By Rev. Charles F. Richardson, Superintendent of Mis-sions, 1901-1906. That the Presbyterian Church is still doing pioneer workmay readily be seen from the fact that during the past fouryears there have been organized seventeen new churches,and thirteen of these were organized in towns of from 250to 900 population where there was no ot
Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana . 205 252 Freedmen 19 130 316 College Board .. 53 777 165 Total to Boards $35 $1,258 $3,734 $4,910 General Assembly Congregational 689 12,684 31,693 63,705 A BIRDS EYE VIEW OF THE WOEK. By Rev. Charles F. Richardson, Superintendent of Mis-sions, 1901-1906. That the Presbyterian Church is still doing pioneer workmay readily be seen from the fact that during the past fouryears there have been organized seventeen new churches,and thirteen of these were organized in towns of from 250to 900 population where there was no other church of anydenomination and no resident minister of any kind. In this time we have built seventeen home mission churchbuildings at a cost of $34,000, and also nine manses for ourhome mission ministers. To tlie statistical table given above we would add: Wehave now 48 church buildings valued at $198,800 and 24-manses valued at $44,200, making a total of church propertyin the state of $243,000, not including the college buildingsat Deer E. W. TOOLE. BIOGRAPHY—E. W. TOOLE. 445 D. W. I ooole. Sketch by William Wallace, Jr. I delight to recall our first meeting. In the late winter of1880-1, a frail ninety pound youngster, entered unan-nounced, the office of E. W. and J. K. Toole, to find himselfin the presence of a middle-aged, ruddy cheeked, compactlybuilt man who wore a coarse-haired mustache and chinwliiskers of medium length. These would have made hisface ferocious, but for the kindly eyes, broad features anddome like forehead above. Plis greeting was accompaniedby the winning smile, afterward so well known and lovedAnd this encouraged the youth to tell his name, his story andproffer his request to read law. Mr. Toole listened pa^tiently in his favorite office position—standing against a tallrevolving book-case, with elbows resting thereon; and atlength with the deliberate drawl that always marked hiscalmer utterances said: Well, Mr, Wallace, I will see mybroth
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