In practice, however, these societies were mainly led, staffed and funded by Congregationalists of the Hopkinsian school, New School Presbyterians and evangelical Episcopalians. These societies were organized with a board of directors (typically headquartered in New York) that provided national leadership and various auxiliary societies spread throughout the country.
In practice, these societies were mainly directed, staffed, and supported by Congregationalists from the Hopkinsian school, New School Presbyterians, and evangelical Episcopalians. These organizations had a board of directors (typically situated in New York) that offered national leadership and auxiliary groups distributed across the nation.