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Eli Benedict Clark letter to Justin Perkins, 1845 November 6

Clark, Eli Benedict, 1808-1889

E.B. Clark (Eli Benedict Clark) letter to Justin Perkins in which Clark responds to a letter from Perkins and writes regarding the trials he knows Perkins must have undergone. He mentions Mar Yohannan. Clark also writes regarding the attempts by the Jesuits to hinder Perkins' mission. He shares news of his family, his parish work, local clergy members, other local individuals, and of the Board meeting (presumably an American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions meeting). Mar Yohannan, Mr. Baron, Mr Wiley, Swift, Brother Clapp and his wife, Dr. Osgood, Mr. Russell, and Mr. Porter are all mentioned in the letter.

Eli Benedict Clark letter to Justin Perkins, 1845 November 6
Eli Benedict Clark letter to Justin Perkins, 1868 January 18

Clark, Eli Benedict, 1808-1889

E.B. Clark (Eli Benedict Clark) letter to Justin Perkins in which Clark explains why he takes so long to answer Perkins' letters and writes regarding the last year. He discusses increased local Christian spirit and conversions, local clergy and churches, the meeting of the Board (American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions) at Buffalo, and his family. Brother Foster, Brother Cone, Brother Merwin, Dr. Foster, Dr. Vaill, Brother Miller, Brothers Buckingham and Parsons, Brother Knight, Bishop Mar Yohannan, Mr. Cones, Brother Clapp, and Perkins' wife and son are all mentioned.

Eli Benedict Clark letter to Justin Perkins, 1868 January 18
Eli Benedict Clark letter to Justin Perkins, 1851 October 13

Clark, Eli Benedict, 1808-1889

E.B. Clark (Eli Benedict Clark) letter to Justin Perkins in which Clark writes regarding the variation in Christian religious interest in New England from year to year, wondering why "our Heavenly Father" does not keep Christians steady along the path of duty. He also writes regarding his congregation, local church and clergy news, Perkins' disappointment that Dr. Bacon did not visit, the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Stoddard to Perkins' mission, Merrick settling in as a pastor, and Perkins' translation work. Mr. Greeley, Oviatt, Brother Clapp, Mr. Pierce, Bates, Swift, and Dr. Osgood are all mentioned.

Eli Benedict Clark letter to Justin Perkins, 1851 October 13
Eli Benedict Clark letter to Justin Perkins, 1848 June 14

Clark, Eli Benedict, 1808-1889

E.B. Clark (Eli Benedict Clark) letter to Justin Perkins in which Clark writes regarding a variety of topics: letters received from Perkins, the recent success of Perkins' mission, the refreshed spirit in American Christian churches, the division of the town of Springfield so that Chicopee now includes Cabotville, Chicopee Falls, and more areas, news pertaining to local churches and clergy, the building of a dam and village at the falls (Ireland Depot), and missionaries returning to New England. Mr. Conklin, Messrs. Osgood, Russell, and Buckingham, Mr. Wolcott, Brother Beber, Brother Miller, Brother Leander Thompson, Reverend Thomas Laurie, Dr. Anderson, and Mar Yohannan are all discussed briefly in the letter.

Eli Benedict Clark letter to Justin Perkins, 1848 June 14