Parsons and Fisk were the only ones, with whom the writer had not a personal acquaintance.

Of not a few others,--and of some who, like himself, still linger here,--he has many pleasant personal recollections that sweeten anticipations of the heavenly world.

He is thankful in being allowed to commemorate their labors and virtues, and only regrets the want of space and ability to do it better.

His constant endeavor has been to present the missions to the reader as their imprint is left on his own mind.
More biographical notices would have been gladly inserted, had there been room.

The details of persecution are sufficient to furnish glimpses of the severe ordeal, through which it has pleased the Head of the Church to bring the infant churches of those fields.
The Syria and Nestorian missions passed under the direction of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions in the year 1870, and our history of them closes at that time.