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- Title
- Corporation for Relief of Poor and Distressed Presbyterian Ministers, and of the Poor and Distressed Widows and Children of Presbyterian Ministers annual reports, 1761-1773.
- Description
- In 1717, the Synod of Philadelphia created what was known as "The Fund for Pious Uses." This fund was used for various purposes, including the relief of needy ministers and their families. Later, a Widow's Fund was created, providing for the payment of certain fixed annuities to widows and children of subscribers. This fund was eventually incorporated as the Corporation for Relief of Poor and Distressed Presbyterian Ministers and of the Poor and Distressed Widows and Children of Presbyterian Ministers or, more familiarly, the Presbyterian Ministers' Fund. The Presbyterian Ministers' Fund is recognized as the first life insurance company in America. In 1990, the Presbyterian Ministers' Fund changed its name to the Covenant Life Insurance Company.
- Creator Name(s)
- Corporation for Relief of Poor and Distressed Presbyterian Ministers, and of the Poor and Distressed Widows and Children of Presbyterian Ministers. (author)
- Date Created
- 1761, 1761-1773, 1761-1773
- Name Subject(s)
- Corporation for Relief of Poor and Distressed Presbyterian Ministers, and of the Poor and Distressed Widows and Children of Pres
- Topical Subject(s)
- Presbyterian Church--Clergy--Pensions.
- Geographic subjects
- North and Central America--United States
- Physical Location
- ARCHIVES 17-0635; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
- Related Item
- Corporation for Relief of Poor and Distressed Presbyterian Ministers, and of the Poor and Distressed Widows and Children of Presbyterian Ministers annual reports, 1761-1773.
- Identifier (local)
- 17-0635
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:91780
- Title
- Ballston Female Heathen School Society Records.
- Description
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The Ballston Female Heathen School Society was founded in 1817 by fifty-seven women from the Ballston region of New York to support the work of the Princeton Theological Seminary and American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions' (ABCFM) work in Brainerd, North Carolina and Ceylon. Its scope later broadened to include support for mission work in Beirut, Syria, Iran, and with Native Americans near Detroit. The collection includes the Society’s constitution, annual reports, a subscriber roll with contributions, acknowledgments of contributions, and correspondence from recipients of support. View the collection guide to learn more.
Featured image: Ballston Female Heathen School Society constitution, 1817. - Creator Name(s)
- Ballston Female Heathen School Society.
- Name Subject(s)
- Ballston Female Heathen School Society., American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions., Princeton Theological Seminary.
- Topical Subject(s)
- Women in missionary work., Women--Societies and clubs.
- Geographic subjects
- Ballston (N.Y. : Town), North American--United States--New York--Saratoga
- Physical Location
- RG 422; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
- Related Item
- https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-422
- Identifier (local)
- islandora:rg422
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:rg422
- Title
- Ballston Female Heathen School Society annual reports.
- Description
- Annual reports for 1820, 1822, 1823, 1824, and 1850.
- Creator Name(s)
- Ballston Female Heathen School Society. (creator)
- Date Created
- 1820; 1822-1824; 1850, 1820; 1822-1824; 1850, 1820
- Name Subject(s)
- Ballston Female Heathen School Society., American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions., Princeton Theological Seminary.
- Topical Subject(s)
- Women in missionary work., Women--Societies and clubs.
- Geographic subjects
- North and Central America--United States--Saratoga--New York, Ballston (N.Y. : Town)
- Physical Location
- RG 422, Box 1, Folder 3; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
- Related Item
- Ballston Female Heathen School Society Records.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-422
- Identifier (local)
- rg422_b1_f3
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:159860