A Century of Missions in the Empire State

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Excerpt from A Century of Missions in the Empire State: As Exhibited by the Work and Growth of the Baptist Missionary Convention of the State of New York The importance of a mission field is determined not alone by its territorial area, nor the number of inhabit ants, but by its strategic position in relation to other fields, and its in¿uence in advancing the kingdom of God in the world. An individual in the wilds of Africa. May be as precious in the sight of God as one in Amer ica, but as an evangelizing agent a single convert in America may count for a thousand converts among the heathen. The State of New York as a mission field must be valued by its in¿uence in the nation and upon the world at large. From this point of view its impor tance cannot be overestimated. The work of the Bap tist Missionary Convention of the State of New York is vitally related to the salvation of souls, the life and en largement of the churches and the denomination, the maintenance of evangelical doctrines and practices, the welfare of the commonwealth, and the evangelization of the world. With what success that work has been prosecuted is a question that ought to concern every intelligent Chris tian. No record, aside from the annual reports, has been made of this work except a small book entitled. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.