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Rh The Board would express its deep sense of the great loss which the cause of Foreign Missions has sustained in the death of one of its oldest and most faithful members.

Mr. Carter was appointed to this trust by the General Assembly in 1843, and continued in this relation till the time of his death. His work as a publisher gave him rare opportunities for promoting the general interest of Missions, The early publications of the Board were conducted by his firm, involving much gratuitous labor on the part of himself and his family. In his general work as a publisher, also, which for more than fifty years was devoted largely to religious books, many of which bore directly upon the extension of the cause of Christ, he constantly contributed to the growth of a missionary spirit both in his own and in other Christian churches. During all his long connection with the Board he was a faithful attendant upon its sessions, ever ready to assume his full share of labor and responsibility, and never failing as a wise and judicious administrator of the work. Though careful in his judgment, he was ever ready to heed the indications of Providence, and to advocate every wise measure of progress. He was a large contributor to the funds of the Board according to his ability, and continually carried the interest of its great work upon his mind and heart.

Mr. Carter was pre-eminently a man of prayer, His earnest and tender supplications for the outpouring of the Spirit upon missions will long be cherished by his associates as a sacred and inspiring memory. He was peculiarly courteous, genial, and kindly in all our deliberations. He seemed ever to be prompted by the spirit of Christ, and to be filled with love for those about him. Honest differences of opinion were always regarded with forbearance, and he has left only the remembrance of kind words and acts through all his period of service. Even after his health became enfeebled, and he was able to take but little part, his presence continued to be a benediction. The Board would express its