PRESS OF

L. BARTA & CO.,

BOSTON.

The Hon. JACOB SLEEPER, of Boston

VICE-PRESIDENTS.

Massachusetts.

Maine. New Hampshire. Vermont.

*The Rev. LORENZO R. THAYER, D. D., of Newtonville, Massachusetts.
The Rev. STEPHEN ALLEN, D. D., of Winthrop
The Hon. HORACE W. GILMAN, of Nashua
The Hon. PAUL DILLINGHAM, of Waterbury
The Rev. WILLIAM V. MORRISON, D. D., of Providence, Rhode Island.
The Hon. PHINEAS C. LounsbURY, LL. D., of Ridgefield, Connecticut.

HONORARY VICE-PRESIDENTS.

New York. New Jersey.

Delaware.

Maryland.

Pennsylvania.

The Rev. JAMES M. BUCKLEY, D. D., of New York
The Rev. DANIEL WISE, D. D., of Englewood
The Rev. GEORGE A. PHŒBUS, D. D., of Laurel
The Rev. AUSTIN M. COURTENAY, of Baltimore
The Rev. BISHOP EDW. G. ANDREWS, D. D., of Washington, Dist. of Col.
The Rev. ALPHA J. KYNETT, D. D., of Philadelphia,
The Rev. CHARLES H. PAYNE, LL. D., of Delaware
The Rev. JOSEPH CUMMINGS, LL. D., of Evanston
The Rev. OSCAR P. FITZGERALD, D. D., of Nashville
The Hon. GEORGE C. ROUND, of Manassas
The Rev. GEORGE G. SMITH, A. M., of Macon
The Rev. LUTHER LEE, D. D., of Flint .

Ohio. Illinois. Tennessee.

The Rev. HENRY LUMMIS, A. M., of Appleton
The Rev. BISHOP CYRUS D. Foss, LL. D., of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The Rev. JAMES C. W. COXE, D. D., of Washington
The Rev. BISHOP THOMAS BOWMAN, LL. D., of St. Louis,
The Rev. BISHOP HENRY W. Warren, D. D., of Denver,
The Rev. BISHOP WILLIAM TAYLOR, of San Francisco,
The Rev. BISHOP WILLARD F. MALLALIEU, D. D., of New
Orleans

The Rev. THOMAS WEBSTER, D. D., of Newbury
The Rev. THOMAS W. Smith, D. D., of Halifax

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY. The Rev. RALPH W. ALLEN, D. D., of East Boston,

*Died at Newtonville, Mass., Feb. 25, 1888.

Massachusetts.

RECORDING SECRETARY.

The Rev. EDWARD A. MANNING, of Newton

Massachusetts.

Massachusetts.

TREASURER AND LIBRARIAN.

Mr. WILLARD S. ALLEN, A. M., of East Boston

HISTORIOGRAPHER.

The Rev. DANiel Dorchester, D. D., of Roslindale, Massachusetts.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Ex Officio, all the above officers; The Hon. WILLIAM CLAFLIN, LL. D.; The Rev. BRADFORD K. PEIRCE, D. D.; The Rev. SAMUEL L. GRACEY, D. D.; The Hon. EDWARD H. DUNN; Mr. JAMES P. MAGEE; The Rev. WILLIAM R. CLARK, D. D.; The Rev. BISHOP WILLARD F. MALLALIEU, D. D.; The Rev. LEWIS B. BATES, D. D.; The Rev. JOHN H. TWOMBLY, D. D.; The Rev. WILLIAM D. BRIDGE, A. M.; The Rev. DAVID SHERMAN, D. D.; The Rev. WILLIAM MCDONALD; The Rev. GEORGE WHITAKER, A. M.

By Election, The Rev. BISHOP RANDOLPH S. FOSTER, LL. D.; The Hon. ALDEN SPEARE; The Rev. MICAH J. TALBOT, D. D.; PLINY NICKERSON, ESQ.; The Rev. RODNEY H. HOWARD, A. M.; The Rev. HEBRON VINCENT, A. M.; DAVID FLOYD, 2D, Esq.; The Rev. SETH C. CAREY; The Rev. HENRY J. Fox, D. D.; The Rev. JOHN W. HAMILTON, D. D.; Mr. CHARLES T. BORDEN; The Rev. STEPHEN L. BALDWIN, D. D.; The Hon. CHESTER C. CORBIN; Mr. JAMES A. WOOLSON; The Rev. EDWARD COOK, D. D.; Hon. LUMAN T. JEFTS; The Rev. LORANUS CROWELL, D. D.; The Rev. DAVID H. ELA, D. D.; The Rev. ZACHARIAH A. MUDGE, A. M.

STANDING COMMITTEES.

LIBRARY COMMITTEE.

The Rev. BRADFORD K. PEIRCE, D. D., Chairman; The Rev. WILLIAM RICE, D. D.; Mr. JOHN C. RAND, A. M.; Mr. ALFRED S. ROE, A. M.; Mr. WILLARD S. ALLEN, A. M., ex officio.

COMMITTEE ON PAPERS AND ESSAYS.

The Rev. SAMUEL L. GRACEY, D. D., Chairman; The Rev. GEORGE S. CHADBOURNE, D. D.; Mr. JOHN T. MOULTON; The Rev. Ralph W. ALLEN, D. D.; The Rev. DANIEL DORCHESTER, D. D.

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

The Hon. EDWARD H. DUNN, Chairman; The Hon. JACOB SLEEPER; PLINY NICKERSON, ESQ.; The Hon. ALDEN SPEARE; Mr. WILLARD S. ALLEN, A. M., ex officio.