This volume commemorates the first fifty years of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, a Christian missionary organization. The book covers the history and accomplishments of the organization, including its efforts in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. It includes accounts of the lives and work of the missionaries, their travels and struggles, and the impact they had on the regions where they served. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.