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                               Missionary News and Letters

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                                THE ARABIAN MISSION
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                   The President of the Board of Foreign Missions
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                              Rev. Henry Evertsox Conn, D.D
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               At the first meeting of the Board of Foreign Missions following
           upon General Synod the usual organization for the year takes place.                       i:
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           At the meeting in June of this year the unusual responsibility rested                     '
            upon the Board of providing for the vacancy in the office of Presi­                     •■ *
           dent owing to the death of Rev. Dr. John G. Fagg on May 3rd. By
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                unanimous choice of a large membership of the Board in attend-                      :
           ance the Rev. Henry Evertson Cobb, D.D., becomes the President of                         :
            the Board.
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