The Presbyterian Board of Missions for Freedmen was organized as a committee in 1865, the last year of the Civil War. In 1882 this committee was made and incorporated as a Board. Its work then assumed a more permanent form and the contributions to its work began to be greatly increased. The contributions received that year were $68,268.08. In 1913 the amount received to be applied to this work was $323,899.29. The amount of property held by it and used for educational and church purposes is $1,831,610.09. The office of the board is at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
REV. E. P. COWEN, D. D.
Secretary and Treasurer
REV. JOHN GASTON
Associate Secretary
Presbyterian Board
of Missions for Freedmen
THE LATE MRS. V. P. BOGGS
Secretary
Women's Department,
Freedmen's Board
WOMEN ENLISTED IN 1884
In 1884 the interest of the women of the Presbyterian church was enlisted in behalf of the women and girls among the Freedmen. The progress of the work of the Women's Missionary societies, in establishing and maintaining educational institutions, is worthy of special mention.
During their first year they contributed $3,010; the second, $7,966; the third, $17,075; and in 1913, $85,236.09.