,,vol4 ,,xxxii4 ,no4 #f4 ,,the ,,american ,,missionary4 99 99 99 99 99 8,to the ,poor the ,gospel is ,preached40 99 99 99 99 99 ,,june1 #ahgh4 ,,contents3 ,,editorial4 ,,paragraphs #afa ,,principles ,,and ,,plans #afb ,,departure ,,of ,,the ,,azor4--,,the ,,indian ,,boys ,,at ,,hampton #afc ,a ,,sunday-,,school ,,concert #afd ,,an ,,educated ,,ministry4--,,atlanta ,,and ,,fisk ,,universities #afe ,,news ,,from ,,the ,,churches #afh ,,items ,,from ,,the ,,schools4--,,general ,,notes #afi ,,the ,,freedmen4 ,,straight ,,university #agb ,,virginia3 ,additions to the ,church--,an ,indian's ,creed--,a ,good ,beginning #agd ,,south ,,carolina3 ,history of 8,avery0 ,graduates #agd ,,georgia3 ,pilgrim ,church and ,sunday-,school--,band of ,hope--,twitchell ,school4--,school ,children ,farming-- ,their ,parents ,buying ,farms4--,a ,growing ,school--,a ,literary ,society #age ,,mississippi3 ,an ,old ,school--,temperance ,work--,the ,gourd ,family #agf ,,theological ,,department ,,of ,,howard ,,university #agg ,,the ,,international ,,sunday-,,school ,,convention4--,,annual ,,meeting ,,of ,,the ,,south-,,western ,,conference #agh ,,the ,,singers ,,to ,,the ,,missionaries1 ,,greeting #ahj ,,africa4 ,,arrival ,,of ,,the ,,new ,,missionaries4--,,first ,,impressions ,,of ,,africa--,a ,,sunday ,,service--,a ,,school ,,celebration #aha ,,advantages ,,of ,,colored ,,missionaries #ahb ,,the ,,indians4 ,,school ,,wants ,,and ,,farm ,,work #ahb ,,an ,,indian ,,wants ,a ,,cow #ahc ,,the ,,chinese4 ,,fung ,,affoo',s ,,bible ,,class--,,visalia ,,and ,,petaluma #ahc ,,the ,,children',s ,,page #ahe ,,receipts #ahe ,,constitution #ahi ,,work1 ,,statistics1 ,,wants1 c4 #aij 99 99 99 99 99 ,,new ,,york3 ,published by the ,american ,missionary ,association1 ,,rooms1 #ef ,,reade ,,street4 99 99 99 99 99 ,price1 #ej ,cents a ,year1 in advance4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a4 ,anderson1 ,printer1 #bc to #bg ,vandewater ,st4 99 99 99 99 99 ,american ,missionary ,association1 #ef ,,reade ,,street1 ,n4 ,y4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,president4 ,,hon4 ,e4 ,s4 ,,tobey1 ,boston4 ,,vice ,,presidents4 ,hon4 ,f4 ,d4 ,,parish1 ,ohio4 ,rev4 ,,jonathan ,,blanchard1 ,ill4 ,hon4 ,e4 ,d4 ,,holton1 ,wis4 ,hon4 ,,william ,,claflin1 ,mass4 ,rev4 ,,stephen ,,thurston1 ,d4 ,d41 ,me4 ,rev4 ,,samuel ,,harris1 ,d4 ,d41 ,ct4 ,rev4 ,,silas ,,mckeen1 ,d4 ,d41 ,vt4 ,,wm4 ,c4 ,,chapin1 ,esq41 ,r4 ,i4 ,rev4 ,w4 ,t4 ,,eustis1 ,mass4 ,hon4 ,a4 ,c4 ,,barstow1 ,r4 ,i4 ,rev4 ,,thatcher ,,thayer1 ,d4 ,d41 ,r4 ,i4 ,rev4 ,,ray ,,palmer1 ,d4 ,d41 ,n4 ,y4 ,rev4 ,j4 ,m4 ,,sturtevant1 ,d4 ,d41 ,ill4 ,rev4 ,w4 ,w4 ,,patton1 ,d4 ,d41 ,d4 ,c4 ,hon4 ,,seymour ,,straight1 ,la4 ,rev4 ,d4 ,m4 ,,graham1 ,d4 ,d41 ,mich4 ,,horace ,,hallock1 ,esq41 ,mich4 ,rev4 ,,cyrus ,w4 ,,wallace1 ,d4 ,d41 ,n4 ,h4 ,rev4 ,,edward ,,hawes1 ,ct4 ,,douglas ,,putnam1 ,esq41 ,ohio4 ,hon4 ,,thaddeus ,,fairbanks1 ,vt4 ,,samuel ,d4 ,,porter1 ,esq41 ,n4 ,y4 ,rev4 ,m4 ,m4 ,g4 ,,dana1 ,d4 ,d41 ,ct4 ,rev4 ,h4 ,w4 ,,beecher1 ,n4 ,y4 ,gen4 ,o4 ,o4 ,,howard1 ,oregon4 ,rev4 ,,edward ,l4 ,,clark1 ,n4 ,y4 ,rev4 ,g4 ,f4 ,,magoun1 ,d4 ,d41 ,iowa4 ,col4 ,c4 ,g4 ,,hammond1 ,ill4 ,,edward ,,spaulding1 ,m4 ,d41 ,n4 ,h4 ,,david ,,ripley1 ,esq41 ,n4 ,j4 ,rev4 ,,wm4 ,m4 ,,barbour1 ,d4 ,d41 ,ct4 ,rev4 ,w4 ,l4 ,,gage1 ,ct4 ,a4 ,s4 ,,hatch1 ,esq41 ,n4 ,y4 ,rev4 ,j4 ,h4 ,,fairchild1 ,d4 ,d41 ,ohio4 ,rev4 ,h4 ,a4 ,,stimson1 ,minn4 ,rev4 ,j4 ,w4 ,,strong1 ,d4 ,d41 ,minn4 ,rev4 ,,george ,,thacher1 ,,ll4 ,d41 ,iowa4 ,rev4 ,a4 ,l4 ,,stone1 ,d4 ,d41 ,california4 ,rev4 ,g4 ,h4 ,,atkinson1 ,d4 ,d41 ,oregon4 ,rev4 ,j4 ,e4 ,,rankin1 ,d4 ,d41 ,d4 ,c4 ,rev4 ,a4 ,l4 ,,chapin1 ,d4 ,d41 ,wis4 ,s4 ,d4 ,,smith1 ,esq41 ,mass4 ,rev4 ,h4 ,m4 ,,parsons1 ,n4 ,y4 ,,peter ,,smith1 ,esq41 ,mass4 ,dea4 ,,john ,,whiting1 ,mass4 ,rev4 ,,wm4 ,,patton1 ,d4 ,d41 ,ct4 ,hon4 ,j4 ,b4 ,,grinnell1 ,iowa4 ,rev4 ,,wm4 ,t4 ,,carr1 ,ct4 ,rev4 ,,horace ,,winslow1 ,ct4 ,sir ,,peter ,,coats1 ,scotland4 ,rev4 ,,henry ,,allon1 ,d4 ,d41 ,london1 ,eng4 ,,wm4 ,e4 ,,whiting1 ,esq41 ,n4 ,y4 ,j4 ,m4 ,,pinkerton1 ,esq41 ,mass4 ,,corresponding ,,secretary4 ,,rev4 ,m4 ,e4 ,,strieby1 #ef ,reade ,street1 ,n4 ,y4 ,,district ,,secretaries4 ,,rev4 ,c4 ,l4 ,,woodworth1 ,boston4 ,,rev4 ,g4 ,d4 ,,pike1 ,new ,york4 ,,rev4 ,,jas4 ,,powell1 ,chicago1 ,ill4 ,,edgar ,,ketchum1 ,,esq41 ,treasurer1 ,n4 ,y4 ,h4 ,w4 ,,hubbard1 ,,esq41 ,assistant ,treasurer1 ,n4 ,y4 ,,rev4 ,m4 ,e4 ,,strieby1 ,recording ,secretary4 ,,executive ,,committee4 ,,alonzo ,s4 ,,ball1 ,a4 ,s4 ,,barnes1 ,,edward ,,beecher1 ,,geo4 ,m4 ,,boynton1 ,,wm4 ,b4 ,,brown1 ,,clinton ,b4 ,,fisk1 ,a4 ,p4 ,,foster1 ,,augustus ,e4 ,,graves1 ,s4 ,b4 ,,halliday1 ,,sam',l ,,holmes1 ,s4 ,s4 ,,jocelyn1 ,,andrew ,,lester1 ,,chas4 ,l4 ,,mead1 ,,john ,h4 ,,washburn1 ,g4 ,b4 ,,willcox4 ,,communications relating to the business of the ,association may be addressed to either of the ,secretaries as above4 ,,donations ,,and ,,subscriptions may be sent to ,h4 ,w4 ,hubbard1 #ef ,reade ,street1 ,new ,york1 or1 when more convenient1 to either of the branch offices1 #ba ,congregational ,house1 ,boston1 ,mass41 #aab ,west ,washington ,street1 ,chicago1 ,ill4 ,drafts or checks sent to ,mr4 ,hubbard should be made payable to his order as ,assistant ,treasurer4 ,a payment of thirty dollars at one time constitutes a ,life ,member4 ,correspondents are specially requested to place at the head of each letter the name of their ,post ,office1 and the ,county and ,state in which it is located4 ,,the ,,american ,,missionary4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,vol4 ,,xxxii4 ,,june1 #ahgh4 ,no4 #f4 99 99 99 99 99 ,american ,missionary ,association4 99 99 99 99 99 ,as will be seen elsewhere1 our new missionaries arrived at ,freetown1 ,sierra ,leone1 ,march #bc;d1 just one month from the date of their leaving ,new ,york by steamer for ,england4 ,they had only the ordinary discomforts of a sea voyage1 and reached their destination in good condition4 ,their first impressions of the new field seem to be quite favorable1 and their desire to be to enter on the new work at once4 ,we look to the ,lord of the harvest for ,his blessing on the lives and labors of all those who have gone from us to the ,mendi ,mission4 99 99 99 99 99 ,we read with unfeigned regret of the disasters and delays which the ,english and ,scotch missionaries have met with1 in attempting to begin their new work in ,central ,africa4 ,the expedition of the ,london ,missionary ,society was1 from ,july to ,january last1 trying to push its way with its supplies to its destination on ,lake ,tanganyika1 but was obliged to encamp for the rainy season at ,kirasa1 only about one-third of the way4 ,it is hoped that during the present year they may reach the lake1 and establish themselves there4 ,the mission of the ,free and ,united ,presbyterian ,churches is in danger of being driven from its station at ,livingstonia1 on ,lake ,nyanza1 by so insignificant an enemy as a fly4 ,the bite of the tsetse1 deadly to all domestic animals1 has sadly impoverished them1 impeded their industrial operations1 and curtailed their usefulness in advancing the civilization of ,africa4 ,the station may have to be moved4 ,a new site must be sought with great care1 which will not be liable to this pest4 ,in ,south ,africa another missionary institution has been endangered by the ,caffre ,war1 three ,english officials having been murdered not far away2 while missionaries ,smith and ,o',neill1 of the ,church ,missionary ,society in ,central ,africa1 have been killed by hostile natives1 on their way back to ,uganda1 the capital of ,king ,m'tesa4 ,we believe that our forces at ,good ,hope and ,avery are not liable to any of these perils4 ,the station is accessible and reached2 no deadly venom is in the insect life around them1 nor are there unfriendly nations near4 ,only the dangers common to such regions are there to threaten them4 ,and yet we must not set our hopes too high1 or base them too confidently on any of the uncertainties which the future still holds4 ,in a land of delays we know not what may hinder2 amid a thousand possibilities1 we cannot tell what peril lurks4 ,our hope is in the ,lord--that ,he will suffer no evil to befall them1 but give them strength for patient continuance in well-doing4 ,our friends at ,talladega ,college miss their names from the ,institutions we mentioned in the ,may ,,missionary1 as needing greatly1 and at once1 enlarged accommodations4 ,we did not mention their wants1 as indeed we did not other important needs2 and perhaps the reason was1 as they suggest1 because1 appreciating the strain laid upon our resources this year1 they have considerately refrained from pressing the case which1 last year1 they laid before us4 ,they say 8,it is difficult for us to see how any institutions in the ,south can be in more pressing need than we of a new dormitory40 99 99 99 99 99 ,mr4 ,whidby's fears that a colored delegate to the ,atlanta ,sunday-school ,convention would be either 8lionized or snubbed0 to that extent that it would be better for him not to come1 proved to be not well grounded4 ,the warned man did not come2 but1 fortunately1 another did1 of similar complexion1 and that from ,texas4 ,he was received and treated just as the others were1 and he behaved as well4 ,the fact is1 they were much busier devising for ,sunday-school work than applying a color metre to each other's faces4 ,we are very glad the ,texas brother was there4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,principles ,,and ,,plans4 --,this ,association does not affirm that races1 any more than individuals1 are equal in physical or mental fibre and development4 ,some races1 as well as individuals1 are manifestly below others in some respects4 ,all that we claim is1 that all men shall be regarded as equal before ,god and the ,law2 and that hence1 in all churches of ,christ1 no distinction be made1 on account of race or color2 and also that1 in the enactment and administration of the laws of the land1 all races be equally protected in person and property1 and that whatever immunities or privileges are granted to one1 be extended to all4 --,this ,association does not found exclusively colored churches4 ,they are only exclusive because they are not exclusive4 ,they are open to all races1 and hence but few white persons unite with them4 ,but1 while the work of the ,association has been principally among the colored people in the ,south1 as being at present most accessible1 yet it has always favored the establishment of churches1 mainly white1 where the distribution of population calls for them1 and which allow colored persons freely to unite with them4 ,thus1 the early efforts of ,john ,g4 ,fee1 its first missionary in the ,south1 was in the formation of white churches in ,kentucky4 ,so1 also1 the counsel of its officers was sought and given in the organization of the ,second 7or white7 ,congregational ,church in ,chattanooga1 ,tenn4 ,its first minister was ,rev4 ,j4 ,a4 ,thome1 a life-long friend of the ,a4 ,m4 ,a41 and at one time its agent in ,great ,britain4 ,the ,congregational ,church in ,jacksonville1 ,fla41 was organized1 and its house dedicated1 under the auspices of ,rev4 ,c4 ,l4 ,woodworth1 its ,boston ,secretary1 who spent a month in ,jacksonville preaching and laboring for that purpose4 ,not long since1 the ,association appointed a missionary in ,kentucky1 who has surveyed the field in the vicinity of ,berea ,college1 and expects to organize five or six churches1 to which he will preach in turn until each can sustain a minister4 ,these will be mainly white churches1 but open to colored people4 ,in like manner1 the ,association has promised missionary aid to a church1 of similar character1 about to be organized in ,san ,antonio1 ,texas4 --,the educational institutions of the ,a4 ,m4 ,a4 in the ,south are in order to its religious work in ,america and ,africa4 ,its best and most promising churches are established near the schools and colleges1 and receive intelligence and strength from them4 ,these schools furnish hundreds of ,christian teachers1 who instruct thousands of pupils in day and ,sunday-schools1 and carry a salutary influence into the homes1 churches and neighborhoods where they reside4 ,the schools and theological departments also send out many ministers and missionaries1 who carry the ,gospel to their people in the ,south and in ,africa4 --,the work of the ,association is a providential growth1 each part having a relation to the whole1 and its plans1 while at present embracing mainly the 8,despised ,races10 as they have been called1 are restricted in principle to no race or continent4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,departure ,,of ,,the 8,,azor40 ,the departure of the ,azor with the first instalment of the ,african exodus1 from ,charleston1 ,s4 ,c41 marks an epoch in the history of the colored race4 ,it may have been a question in some minds whether the freedman could be aroused by the missionary spirit4 ,by some1 even of the teachers in our schools1 fears have been felt that1 perhaps1 the call for missionaries might come and the people not be ready to respond4 ,the question is decided that1 whenever this call shall be made1 there will be no lack of men4 ,we have more to fear now from unbridled enthusiasm than from want of zeal4 ,this ,african ,exodus ,association had its origin1 undoubtedly1 among disaffected politicians1 but it soon became a sort of religious crusade4 ,it gained but little progress among the people1 until the idea was suggested that it be made a missionary enterprise4 ,from the time the ,azor sailed into the harbor until her departure1 on the #bast of ,april1 with her living freight for ,liberia1 the wharves and streets of the city were thronged with people of all sexes and ages1 eager to view the ,african 8,mayflower40 ,hundreds1 who had engaged their passages months before1 were left behind1 for want of room4 ,how long this enthusiasm will continue1 and what may be the success of this first company1 of course are questions to be answered by and by4 ,we dare not venture any prophecy1 either good or evil4 ,it is an experiment1 some features of which are not in the line of our ideas2 but if1 in the providence of ,god1 it shall prove to be to ,africa what the ,pilgrim enterprise has been to ,america1 we shall rejoice4 ,we should prefer to have a different class of emigrants undertake this work1 and lay the foundation of ,african civilization upon a broader foundation4 ,our object is to raise up men of intelligence1 and sound and broad religious principle1 for this work1 and we naturally look with some anxiety to the effect of turning loose in ,africa the freedman1 as we find him in the ,south at present4 ,we hope for the best1 however1 and shall pray for the success of the movement1 that ,god may overrule all our fears1 and make it for good4 ,this one question we are glad to have settled1 as we think it is by this movement1 that there is no lack of enthusiasm in the negro heart for his fatherland2 and that1 when the call shall come for more laborers in that field1 we shall have this enthusiasm on our side4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,indian ,,boys ,,at ,,hampton4 ,visitors to ,st4 ,augustine1 ,fla41 during the last three years have been directed to ,capt4 ,pratt's ,indians as among the objects of interest in ,fort ,marion4 ,there they were carried1 as prisoners of war1 in the spring of #ahge1 after the terrible massacres which had taken place in the ,indian ,territory by the ,five ,tribes4 ,they went ,south1 each with his legs fastened to a log with chains4 ,they were filled with hatred over their real or fancied wrongs4 ,one jumped from the cars1 and was shot by the guard2 one killed himself on the way4 ,they wore only their ,indian blankets1 and had great brass hoops in their ears4 ,they knew no word of ,english4 ,it was their good fortune to fall into the hands of a ,christian army officer1 who1 by his skill in management1 and patience in seeking to do them good1 at length won their confidence1 and succeeded1 with the help of a few benevolent ladies1 in teaching them some of the simplest elements of civilization and learning4 ,a few of them can read very well4 ,at the end of their second year1 ,mrs4 ,dr4 ,caruthers1 of ,tarrytown1 ,n4 ,y41 who had been teaching among them1 determined to secure1 if possible1 the education of two young men of her class4 ,she obtained permission from the ,indian ,commission1 and raised money for the purpose4 ,other means and offers of help came in4 ,at length it was found that twenty-two of them desired to go to school4 ,they are now discharged from their imprisonment4 ,the old chiefs go back to their people1 greatly changed for the better4 ,fifteen of the young men were left at ,hampton1 ,april #acth1 to be educated in the ,normal ,institute4 ,they have begun their regular studies1 and have been detailed to various departments of work1 in shop and on farm4 ,they seem perfectly happy and contented1 and their new comrades treat them with kindness and consideration4 ,here is another of those curious comminglings1 and crossings of lines1 of which life is so full1 and yet which never cease to surprise us4 ,the ,african and the ,indian meet at ,hampton1 to be trained together1 to be intelligent citizens and ,christians1 and the teachers of their people4 ,thus the two races are brought face to face--8the two races whose past involves ,america's greatest responsibilities2 whose future1 some of her hardest problems40 ,it costs #aae to keep one of these ,indian boys at ,hampton for a year--that1 with what he is able to earn by his labor4 ,this amount has been pledged by individuals alone1 or together1 for the education of most of the number4 ,mrs4 ,caruthers1 having done so much1 has asked the ,a4 ,m4 ,a41 through its ,president and its ,secretary1 to assume the tuition of one of her wards1 and the ,executive ,committee desire to do so2 and ,zone-ke-nh1 twenty-one years of age1 of the ,kiowa tribe1 will go to ,hampton1 in addition to those already there1 as the pupil of the ,association1 if some of our friends1 who may be especially interested in the elevation of the ,indians1 will make up this small amount1 and help on this work1 in which the elements are combined of romance1 beneficence1 and personality4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,,sunday-,,school ,,concert4 ,nothing is more welcome in these days than new ideas for use in ,sunday-schools4 ,what to do with the ,concert1 has been a question which has perplexed teachers and superintendents year after year1 as the months come1 one after another1 in rapid succession4 ,the verses containing 8faith0 and 8hope0 and 8heaven0 must be nearly all learned now in some quarters1 and the new suggestion is1 try a ,missionary ,concert1 or1 if you please1 an ,american ,missionary ,concert4 ,but1 how shall it be done8 ,the answer is at hand4 ,the pattern1 even1 can be sent1 like ,demorest's or ,butterick's1 in paper and by mail4 ,we have one in our hands1 about six inches by eight1 four pages4 ,it consists of a series of questions and answers 7prepared originally by ,rev4 ,a4 ,e4 ,winship1 of ,somerville1 ,mass47 upon the nature and the work of the ,a4 ,m4 ,a41 and we are almost surprised to find so much valuable and exact information compacted in this form1 and in so taking and interesting a shape4 ,coupled with this is a small sheet collection of eight or ten ,jubilee ,songs1 to be sung at intervals during the ,catechetical ,exercise4 ,we hear that this exercise has been used with great interest and success in several ,sunday-schools at and near ,boston2 and we commend1 most cordially1 the thought and plan to the consideration and use of ,superintendents and ,presidents of ,missionary ,societies4 ,the twenty-sixth article in the programme is a collection1 and a legend instructing generous youth how to address their gifts to us4 ,a new edition is in preparation1 or in press4 ,the questions and songs may be obtained in quantity1 on application to ,district ,secretary ,woodworth1 at the ,congregational ,house1 ,boston4 ,district ,secretary ,powell has issued recently1 from ,chicago1 an appeal to the ,sunday-schools in behalf of the 8,colored ,student's ,aid ,fund40 ,he says3 8,it is estimated that we are reaching 7by student and graduate teachers7 not less than a hundred thousand children in the ,south4 ,but there are two millions of them to be reached40 ,he urges every ,sunday-school to help in this good work4 ,to know1 is the first step toward supplying the want4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,an ,,educated ,,ministry4 ,it is quite remarkable that the uneducated ministers among the colored people of the ,south should be in such earnest sympathy with the work of educating their people4 ,occasionally1 we hear one intimate that he is a trumpet for the ,lord to 8toot0 through1 and express fear that the tone of the instrument might be injured by the application of science2 but the expression of such sentiments is rare4 ,in the dark days1 when ,states did not allow people of a certain color to read1 or any one to teach them1 preachers were born1 not made4 ,the wether of the flock put a bell around his own neck1 and led off4 ,as the ,indian who could bring home from the war-path the most scalps1 or from the hunt the greatest amount of venison or furs1 was the man for chief2 so the exhorter who could pick up the most texts of ,scripture1 and evolve from his own understanding the greatest amount of rhetoric1 and with arrows of his own manufacture pierce the largest number of souls1 was the minister by universal consent4 ,schools do not make brains2 they only develop and bring out what ,nature implanted in a man4 ,leaders by the voice of ,god need not fear those made leaders by the voice of a theological seminary4 ,they who1 by their quickness of perception1 tact and experience1 control men1 need not fear that those who depend chiefly upon ability gained from books will steal the hearts of their people4 ,now1 in saying all this1 as the expression of my own thoughts1 as well as the felt sentiments of the uneducated ministers among the colored people1 ,i have no intention of placing a low estimate upon the schools4 ,these uncultured giants might have attained to a larger growth1 if they had been supplied with good mental nourishment1 and no one feels this more than they4 ,the ,,best minister combines natural ability of a high order with liberal culture4 ,the tendency of the times is toward an educated ministry2 and although the present pastors of the flocks may be secure in their places without learning1 the next generation will insist upon education in their ministers4 ,,prof4 ,t4 ,n4 ,,chase1 ,,in ,,the ,christian ,recorder4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,atlanta ,,and ,,fisk ,,universities4 ,a recent visit to these institutions has resulted in some observations1 which may be worthy of record4 ,the location of both is unsurpassed4 ,in these cities ,atlanta and ,fisk ,universities occupy1 respectively1 two of the most commanding and beautiful sites4 ,they are seen from afar1 a perpetual reminder of the importance of the work they represent4 ,the buildings of both institutions are good2 ,jubilee ,hall surpassingly so4 ,our party approached it late in the evening1 when it was lighted from top to bottom1 as the students were studying in their rooms4 8,hallelujah60 cried one of our number1 enthusiastically1 8,god be praised for this great lighthouse in the ,south40 ,and not one of us looked upon it without emotion4 ,the teachers in both institutions are among the choicest of educated ,christian people4 ,a more intelligent1 cultivated and consecrated body of instructors it would be hard to find4 ,they are doing their work at much personal sacrifice4 ,their social privileges in both cities are few or none at all1 and some of them1 for the sake of the work they are in1 have refused tempting offers from ,northern schools4 ,they are teaching the colored race from a high sense of duty1 and are filled with a missionary enthusiasm in their work4 ,often did the eye flash and the face glow1 as they spoke of the trials and advancement of their pupils4 ,the students in these institutions are1 of course1 the flower of the colored race4 ,only those are likely to undertake so many years of study1 with the self-denials involved1 who have1 to begin with1 tolerably clear ideas of the privileges of an education1 and in whom are unusual elements of character4 ,they are procuring an education under great difficulties4 ,there are few to encourage them or aid them4 ,but they are eager to fit themselves for future usefulness1 and burdened with a longing to help their race4 ,they work1 therefore1 with an enthusiasm needing little urging or government4 ,it is not strange1 then1 that when both teacher and scholar are fired with a religious fervor1 the results should be unusually favorable4 ,among these results in both institutions1 the good order is specially noticeable4 ,at the table1 where teachers and scholars eat together1 all stand quietly till the teacher in charge takes his seat4 ,there is no loud talking or laughing1 but1 while no restraints are put on conversation1 only a gentle murmur of voices1 which does not prevent the slightest signal from being heard4 ,the least tap of a bell suffices to dismiss the hundred or more boarders from the tables4 ,in passing through the school-room at ,fisk ,university1 we noticed that no teacher was present1 though perfect order was maintained4 8,have you no instructor or monitor here10 we asked1 8to secure good order80 8,why1 no1 sir10 one replied1 wonderingly1 8we do not wish to be disorderly40 ,we could but recall certain days of our own student life when1 if our instructor chanced to step out of the room for a moment1 there were instantly missiles flying about1 and students darting here and there4 ,there is a striking degree of refinement among the students4 ,they impress one at a glance as ladies and gentlemen4 ,there is nothing about them1 in dress1 or manner or language1 to offend the most fastidious4 ,never was there a better illustration than at these institutions of the power of a ,christian education to change the whole character and appearance4 ,a cultivated soul shines out from these dark faces1 and1 in our admiration for the soul1 we totally forget the color of the skin4 ,the education of these students is rapidly progressing4 ,we must remember that most of them were born in slavery1 and have learned to read since the war4 ,a generation or two must pass before we can see the results of life-long training in schools4 ,what we now see1 however1 is sufficiently surprising4 ,it would be hard to find at the ,north better teachers or better schools than the two ,universities of which we speak2 and their influence over the pupils is marvelous4 ,many of the recitations were very fine4 ,the normal training of ,fisk ,university seemed to deserve special commendation4 ,we were also much pleased at a recitation in ,xenophon's ,memorabilia1 in which three young men were reciting to one of their own race1 a graduate of the ,university--,miss ,laura ,s4 ,cary4 ,it would not be strange if this were the first instance of the kind in the history of the world4 ,perhaps a more valuable evidence of educational progress than recitations was the correctness of speech and richness of thought manifest in the conversations and remarks of the students4 ,we were permitted to be present at a prayer-meeting1 in which students of both sexes took part freely4 ,there are few pastors in the ,north who would not be glad of such clear thought and apt expression in their meetings as we there heard4 ,the discipline of these institutions is evidently giving the pupils rare qualities of earnestness and self-reliance4 ,undoubtedly those who have these qualities inborn are the ones who are most likely to be in the schools4 ,but once in the course of study1 all the influences tend to develop a manly and persevering spirit4 ,the students are accustomed every summer to scatter through the ,south1 in search of schools4 ,these1 in most of the ,states1 they do not find ready to their hand4 ,there are few organized schools and few school-houses for the colored people outside the cities4 ,the ,university students desirous of a school must first hunt up children who will agree to come2 then secure the use of some little colored church at the cross-roads1 or1 perhaps1 of a vacant log-cabin2 then they must obtain permission of the county commissioner to teach the school4 ,it evidently requires courage and resolution to succeed under such circumstances1 and yet these students earn every summer1 in from three to five months of teaching1 about a hundred dollars apiece4 ,sometimes parents are willing and able to educate their children1 without throwing them thus on their own resources4 ,after ,fisk ,university was established1 a colored man bought land near by1 built him a comfortable house1 and made his home there1 with the express purpose of educating his large family of children4 ,but such cases are rare4 ,the youth who desire an education generally are obliged to secure the means themselves4 ,we were much touched with the story of one young lady 7as truly so as any in our ,northern seminaries71 who1 at the age of fourteen1 determined to go to ,fisk ,university1 and went to teaching till she had earned the means4 ,for five years she has been securing an education1 paying her way by teaching every summer4 ,another student was pointed out to us1 whose persistence under difficulties is still more remarkable4 ,for the work of two successive summers1 he has been unable to collect a dollar of the money due him2 and for last summer's work1 when he was able to get a school that would pay only half the average sum1 he has as yet received only a small portion of what he has earned4 ,and yet he is not discouraged1 but works on cheerfully4 ,at ,fisk ,university1 ,mrs4 ,a4 ,k4 ,spence is making efforts to secure gifts from ,sabbath-schools in the ,north1 to supplement the meagre sums earned by the students4 ,one hundred and fifty dollars annually will carry a student through4 7,we heard a gentleman say that it cost his son a thousand dollars a year at a ,northern college47 ,if any ,sabbath-school desires to assume the additional fifty dollars for the support of one of these pupils1 ,mrs4 ,spence will be glad to receive a letter on the subject4 ,the great trouble is to induce the students to receive aid4 ,they are eager to do for themselves4 ,recently1 some kind words were addressed them by a visitor1 on the subject of self-reliance4 8,oh10 said one of the teachers1 8it is a pity he said that2 it was natural he should1 but he does not know them4 ,it made them wince1 and we shall have harder work than ever to persuade them to receive the help they need40 ,we were greatly pleased at the piety of the students in both institutions4 ,most of them1 particularly among the boarders1 are earnest and consistent ,christians4 ,we were much moved at some of their prayers1 they were so tender1 earnest and child-like4 ,the prayer of one of their number is still treasured up in the memory of the instructors4 ,jubilee ,hall had just been completed4 ,it seemed a paradise to the colored people4 ,a farewell meeting was held in the old dingy barracks1 in the centre of ,nashville1 where the school had hitherto met4 ,it was then that one of the students prayed--8,o ,lord1 ,thou knowest how eager we are to enter this beautiful new building2 but if ,thou wilt not go with us1 we do not wish to go4 ,unless ,thou wilt go1 also1 let us stay here40 ,the ,lord did go with them1 and they have enjoyed frequent seasons of revival ever since4 ,the aims of these students are very high4 ,they justly feel that the elevation of nearly five millions of people rests largely on them4 ,they have a worthy ambition to be the leaders of their race in everything pure and noble4 ,conjoined with this1 a new ambition has recently fired their hearts4 ,the four students who have just gone from ,fisk ,university to ,africa have left behind them an enthusiasm for missionary work4 ,the students are now praying and planning for the conversion of ,africa by missionaries of their own color4 ,there is nothing that so lifts up a people as a definite and high aim4 ,these students justly feel that in this land1 and abroad1 there is work for them to do4 ,a glorious future lies within their reach1 and the fact stimulates them to faithful study and gives them ,christian manliness1 as could nothing else4 ,it was a grief to us to learn that a shadow of financial anxiety hung over ,fisk ,university4 ,funds that were relied upon from ,great ,britain for current expenses had failed1 and retrenchment1 where expenses had already been cut down to the quick1 was under consideration4 ,surely the friends of this noble ,institution will not let it suffer4 ,,rev4 ,,addison ,p4 ,,foster4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,news ,,from ,,the ,,churches4 ,,hampton1 ,,va4--,four students received to the church by profession ,may #eth4 ,one of the ,indian students lately received gives evidence of ,christian character4 ,,raleigh1 ,n4 ,c4--8,our church has shared with others in a revival blessing this spring40 ,twenty were received to the church ,april #hth1 which now numbers #gb4 ,mr4 ,smith1 the pastor1 writes3 8,there are several of the young men connected with our church and school who are anxious that ,i should teach them theology4 ,i think1 if ,i can get some simple1 cheap work on that subject1 that ,i will form them into a class1 and have them recite two or three times a week4 ,i want to do all ,i can to help the young men on40 ,,orangeburg1 ,s4 ,c4--,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,w4 ,l4 ,johnson have been two years in this church and school4 ,the church membership has increased two-thirds4 ,two members received in ,april4 ,sunday-school thriving and increasing1 and feeding the church4 ,a ,woman's ,foreign ,missionary ,association is organized1 and has contributed to the ,a4 ,m4 ,a4 debt1 and missions in ,india and ,africa4 ,fifteen have been in training for teachers this year4 ,,byron1 ,,ga4--8,the church is active2 ,sunday-school increasing in numbers steadily4 ,a day-school will soon be opened4 ,young people are asking for prayers every ,sunday evening40 ,,savannah1 ,,ga4--,one of the workers in ,savannah writes3 8,our church work is very encouraging4 ,the ,sabbath-school is splendid4 ,i have twenty boys from twelve to sixteen years of age in my class1 and am deeply interested in them4 ,never before1 since ,i have been here1 has the church been so prosperous40 ,,marion1 ,,ala4--,the ,sabbath audiences are steadily increasing4 ,three or four are to unite with the church at the next ,communion4 ,,florence1 ,,ala4--,mr4 ,l4 ,c4 ,anderson reports the attendance on church services good1 and one member received on profession at his last visit4 ,,abbeville1 ,,la4--,the church has been holding special meetings1 crowded every night4 ,two have been received to membership2 others are under deep conviction4 ,rev4 ,charles ,e4 ,smith is the pastor4 ,,memphis1 ,,tenn4--,a genuine interest is manifested in the teachings of ,god's word1 and a higher standard of personal godliness sought4 8,the question1 how to utilize the combined power of the ,church for its own unification and enlargement1 is discussed in the prayer-meetings with growing frequency1 and manifestly deepening interest4 ,the church has passed in safety and triumph through its financial straits1 deficiencies have been made up1 current expenses provided for1 and a small surplus is on hand for the summer demands40 99 99 99 99 99 ,,items ,,from ,,the ,,schools4 ,,charleston1 ,s4 ,c4--,the ,avery ,normal ,institute held its thirteenth anniversary ,april #agth4 ,the school numbers #bid4 ,the pupils were examined in ,natural ,philosophy1 ,grammar1 ,arithmetic1 ,botany1 ,physiology1 ,spelling1 ,mental ,arithmetic1 ,history1 ,latin1 ,grammatical ,analysis1 ,reading1 ,geography1 ,algebra1 ,writing1 etc42 and an exhibition was held the following day1 with music and recitations1 to the great delight of a large assembly4 ,,macon1 ,,ga4--,the school building was dedicated1 with the chapel1 ,march #bd4 ,there are three rooms occupying the ground floor of the building4 ,the large one will seat #aaj pupils2 the smaller1 or recitation-rooms1 twenty-five or thirty each4 ,the whole building is lighted with gas and heated by a furnace4 ,mr4 ,harrington writes3--8,we are credited by the people of the city--by the white people1 especially--with having the prettiest chapel and school-rooms in the ,state40 ,,forsyth1 ,,ga4--,school-house built last year--8a two-story building1 without a chimney1 plastering1 or even laths40 ,occupied since ,february last4 ,attendance good4 8,a deep concern about the most familiar truths of the ,bible has led to a short lecture every morning10 by ,mr4 ,jackson1 the teacher4 ,that the young people can only stay in school two or three months at a time1 is the greatest drawback4 ,the white people are very kind1 and respond generously to every call for aid4 ,,cuthbert1 ,,ga4--,there has been going on for over two weeks a glorious revival4 ,nearly all the pupils of the school are converted2 all of the highest class but one1 and that one an inquirer4 ,three ministers are attending school regularly4 ,a reading-room has been opened4 ,mr4 ,wright divides his efforts between the two 7,methodist and ,baptist7 ,sunday-schools of the place4 ,,fort ,,valley1 ,,ga4--,the day-school is improving by degrees4 ,the ,sunday-school is growing rapidly4 ,the cold weather has prevented many from coming out1 but the prospect is that very soon the school will be crowded4 ,a small sum is in hand1 with which to purchase catechisms and lesson-papers4 ,,new ,,orleans1 ,,la4--8,the year has been in every way delightful and profitable4 ,god has blessed us in every department of our work4 ,every month1 and indeed every week1 has brought some new expression of the ,divine favor4 ,upon our catalogue1 soon to be issued1 between #bhj and #cjj names will appear1 and they represent as good a class of students as were ever gathered in the ,university4 ,so much for numerical success4 ,what is better1 there has been entire harmony and affectionate co-operation in the ,faculty40 ,,mobile1 ,,ala41 ,,emerson ,,institute4--,the new two-story brick building1 #cdfd1 with wings #ajba1 was dedicated ,may #ast with exercises of great interest4 ,a full account was received just too late to be inserted in this number1 but in good time for the ,july ,,missionary4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,general ,,notes4 ,the ,negro4 --,we were misled by a usually reliable authority in regard to the income of the ,peabody ,educational ,fund4 ,in #ahff1 its trustees distributed1 in eight ,states1 #ce1djj2 in #ahgc1 in ten ,states1 #acg1aej2 and in #ahgg1 #hi1djj4 ,we give the figures from their report1 and take the largest and smallest4 --,april #bast1 the barque ,azor sailed from ,charleston1 ,s4 ,c41 with #bej emigrants1 one-fifth being children4 ,they go under the auspices of the ,liberian ,exodus ,association to ,boporo1 about sixty miles north-east from ,monrovia4 ,it is intended to purchase a steamship to make regular trips to ,monrovia4 ,a reporter from the ,charleston ,news and ,courier accompanies the ,azor4 --,mr4 ,orcutt1 ,general ,secretary of the ,american ,colonization ,society1 writes that vessels will sail under their auspices in ,june and ,november4 ,he fears for the new exodus movement1 as having more zeal than knowledge2 and remarks that1 8at the very outset1 they were subjected to disappointments and annoyances1 which evinced the need of a competent controlling agency in the management of their affairs40 --,a meeting of colored men was held at ,washington1 a few weeks ago1 to organize a colony for the ,west1 and measures were taken to promote that object4 ,they denounced the ,liberian exodus4 --,senator ,ingalls has written a letter1 in which he promises to all the colored people who may choose to emigrate thither1 a cordial welcome to ,kansas1 the protection of her laws1 and equal facilities for education4 --8,we starve and pinch the ,american ,missionary ,association1 giving little more than #bjj1jjj a year towards founding ,christian schools1 and planting ,christian pulpits1 among four million freedmen1 in the pit of ignorance and degradation2 we do little to speak of among the ,celestial pagans on the ,pacific slope2 and our labor among the ,indians is light4 ,but our ,romish friends are now said to be spending #fjj1jjj a year among the freedmen1 among whom they have #aej1jjj pupils under priestly schools4 ,there are #acg ,catholic missionaries and teachers among the ,indians40--,president ,e4 ,p4 ,tenney1 ,colorado ,college4 --8,the ,roman ,catholic ,church has purchased a tract of #g1jjj acres of land within nine miles of ,chase ,city1 ,va41 and propose to colonize it1 and educate the freedmen1 on the industrial farm plan40--,evangelist4 --,a correspondent of the ,christian ,observer is informed that there are twenty-five ,romish schools in the three ,states of ,louisiana1 ,mississippi1 and ,alabama1 with free board and tuition4 --,the following is the closing sentence of an affidavit1 signed by ,gen4 ,lopez ,analto1 and sworn to before a ,u4 ,s4 ,commissioner in ,florida3 8,i further declare and say1 to the best of my knowledge and belief1 that there are negroes from the ,united ,states at different places on the ,island of ,cuba1 who are to this day held as slaves1 shipped from the ,united ,states1 under various pretexts1 since the rebellion in the ,united ,states1 and upon ,american vessels40 ,the investigation of this matter was interrupted by the sudden death of ,judge ,leonard4 --,the delays1 and partial defeat1 of the various ,central ,african ,missions1 are referred to on an editorial page4 --,one of the results to be anticipated from the establishment of new missionary stations in the interior of ,africa1 is the effect which such civilized settlements among the hunting-grounds of the slave-traders will have in suppressing that terrible evil4 ,it is still the whole business of thousands to buy or steal ,circassian1 ,abyssinian1 and negro boys and1 especially1 girls4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,chinaman4 --,in the ,united ,states ,circuit ,court1 at ,san ,francisco1 ,judge ,sawyer has rendered a decision1 in the case of the ,chinaman who applied for naturalization papers1 holding that ,chinamen are not white persons within the meaning of the term as used in the ,naturalization ,laws1 and are not entitled to become citizens4 8,white10 he holds to be equivalent to ,caucasian2 and that1 by exact construction of the provision1 all but white persons1 and persons of ,african nativity and descent1 are excluded forever from citizenship4 ,the case will probably be appealed4 --,we commend the story of ,yung ,wing1 as told by ,rev4 ,joseph ,twichell1 in his recent lecture at ,new ,haven1 to those who are either hopeful or hopeless as to the ,chinese in ,america4 ,under his care1 the ,chinese ,government is expending annually #ajj1jjj in maintaining about #abj ,chinese boys at schools in ,connecticut1 where they are receiving a thorough course of education4 --,the ,chinese in ,san ,francisco paid1 in #ahff-fg1 more than #db1jjj in school taxes4 ,california law omits ,mongolian children from the apportionment of school funds1 refuses them admission to the common-schools1 and opens no schools for them4 ,thirteen hundred ,chinamen have petitioned the ,legislature for separate schools for their three thousand children of proper age4 ,such are provided for those of ,african and ,indian descent4 ,the petition was at once laid on the table4 ,a leading paper stigmatized it as a dangerous and aggressive indication of a movement on their part to 8obtain larger wages10 and showing a desire 8to mingle their youth with ours1 with a view1 doubtless1 to more thorough assimilation in the body politic40 ,and yet1 the burden of the complaints against them has been that they will not assimilate1 and will work cheap6 ,if consistency is a jewel1 it is evidently not a 8,california diamond40 --,a correspondent of the ,intelligencer asserts that the opposition to the ,chinaman is instigated mainly by the liquor-sellers and the ,roman ,catholic priests1 neither of whom has ,john any use for1 and whose patrons he displaces4 --,a ,chinese church is to be organized at ,oakland1 ,cal41 composed in part of members from ,dr4 ,eells' church1 and the mission under the care of ,rev4 ,j4 ,m4 ,condit4 ,this is the second church in ,california1 all the members of which are ,chinese4 --,prof4 ,mooar in ,evangelist3 8,our greatest danger in regard to this problem is not that the ,chinaman will be too pagan for us1 but that we shall fail to be ,christian enough for him40 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,indian4 --,a writer in the ,advance says that there are #f1ejj persons in the ,indian ,territory1 formerly slaves of the ,choctaws and ,chickasaws4 ,the treaty of #ahff provided for their citizenship among the tribes1 and an allotment of fifty acres of land to each4 ,in the first ,indian ,legislature after the treaty1 a law was passed refusing to comply with the treaty2 so that1 in the land where they were born1 and where they toiled in slavery to enrich their masters1 they can own no land1 cannot send their children to the nation's schools1 are not permitted to vote1 and have no protection from1 nor access to1 the ,indian courts of law4 ,so1 the big fish eat the little fish1 all the way down4 --,the various plans for organizing the ,indian ,territory under a territorial government1 are in the face of solemn treaties1 and the opposition of the various tribes to whom it has been promised4 ,it is only another of the wrongs to which the poor ,indian has been subjected by the cupidity of his white neighbors1 and their disregard of the rights of so-called inferior races4 --,the ,bill creating the ,territory of ,oklahoma has been agreed upon by the ,house ,committee on ,territories4 --,as to the rebel ,indians1 ,gen4 ,sheridan allows a ,nez ,percs prisoner to go to the ,canadian frontier1 to offer immunity from punishment to the fugitives of that tribe1 if they surrender to the military4 ,some have left ,sitting ,bull1 and refused to fight with him longer4 ,a band are raiding in ,texas1 in the neighborhood of ,fort ,ewell4 ,the ,bannocks at ,lemhi ,agency1 in ,idaho1 complain that the agent has defrauded them1 and threaten trouble4 ,to ,sitting ,bull's inquiries about peace1 ,gen4 ,miles answers that1 when the ,indians give up their ponies and guns1 they will receive cattle and other property of greater value2 and that when peace is made1 the ,government will provide for them1 as it does for all friendly ,indians4 --,the ,nez ,percs ,indians take a ,turkish bath every morning4--,see ,leavenworth ,times4 ,the ,christian ,recorder 7,a4 ,m4 ,e47 says3 8,no people can go down who make a plentiful use of soap and water40 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,freedmen4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,straight ,,university4 ,new ,orleans1 ,louisiana4 ,,rev4 ,w4 ,s4 ,,alexander1 ,,president4 ,the ,institution was incorporated ,june #beth1 #ahfi1 and the first school building was completed in ,february1 #ahgj4 ,the ,american ,missionary ,association and the ,freedmen's ,bureau co-operated in the establishment of the ,university4 ,from the first1 great numbers flocked to the school to enjoy its advantages1 so that the capacity of the building was taxed to its utmost4 ,the eagerness of the freedmen for education in #ahgj1 and the two or three years following1 was1 perhaps1 more intense and general than now4 ,between three and four thousand have been enrolled as students in the ,university during the eight years of its existence4 ,it bears the name of ,hon4 ,seymour ,straight1 of ,ohio1 who is one of its steadfast friends and benefactors4 ,,location4 ,new ,orleans1 a city of #bbj1jjj inhabitants1 of whom #hj1jjj are colored people1 is a most important point to be occupied in missionary work among the freedmen4 ,as the commercial centre of the ,south-west--as the great cotton1 sugar1 and rice market of the ,union--it out-ranks all others4 ,in its intimate connections by river1 bayou1 and railroad with the most thickly populated negro districts of the old slave ,states1 it is second to none4 ,texas1 ,mississippi1 and ,florida are constantly adding to the negro population of ,louisiana4 ,by the census of #ahge there were #cfi1jjj colored people in this ,state1 and each year swells the number4 ,already it is fifty-five per cent4 of the entire population4 ,without disparagement to any other section1 we claim1 also1 that the colored population of ,new ,orleans represents the highest intelligence yet attained by the race in ,america4 ,it includes the genuine ,african1 the mulatto1 the quadroon1 the octaroon1 and yet other shades and grades2 and in this mingling of races we see1 also1 the diffusion of intelligence1 and a corresponding increase in the capacity of culture and development4 ,it would require the quick eye of an 8expert0 to detect1 in the fair complexion and delicate features of many who throng our churches and schools1 the faintest trace of ,african descent4 ,without speculating upon the cause1 certain it is that we find among the colored people of the ,crescent ,city a quickness of intelligence1 and a capacity for the best culture and the noblest development1 and withal a thirst for knowledge1 which is worthy of our best sympathy and most generous benevolence4 ,,the ,,results ,,we ,,hope ,,to ,,accomplish4 ,in a word1 our aim is ,education1 in its broadest and best meaning4 ,the elevation1 the prosperity1 the highest manhood1 and the co-ordinate rank of the ,african race in ,america1 in the friendly rivalry of races1 are still in the future--whether in the near or remote future1 depends largely upon the race itself to determine4 ,education1 under ,divine guidance1 is the gateway to that longed-for future4 ,that ,i mean education as allied with religion1 will be assumed4 ,that the race is not educated1 is by no fault of theirs4 ,that they desire education1 is to their credit4 ,to help them to this education is both our duty and our privilege4 ,the courses of study in this ,institution include in the ,academic ,department1 the ,collegiate1 the ,normal1 and the ,preparatory2 and in the ,professional ,department1 the ,theological and the ,law4 ,we have a preparatory course1 that we may secure better material for the higher courses4 ,in the ,normal course1 special attention is given to those studies which will furnish young men and women with the education needed in the various branches of business life open to them1 and which especially will qualify them as teachers1 for which there is1 and must continue to be1 a great demand4 ,in the ,collegiate ,department--which includes1 among other studies1 the higher ,mathematics1 ,mental and ,moral ,philosophy1 and ,latin--a higher grade and wider scope of studies will be added so soon as there is a demand for them4 ,the school is yet in its infancy1 and the number of those who are fitted to pursue to advantage the highest grade of studies is1 of course1 very limited4 ,,law ,,department4 ,an able corps of ,professors has been secured4 ,jurists of reputation and successful practice at the bar of ,louisiana have kindly offered their services1 with little hope of adequate compensation1 and every facility is provided for young men of talent1 who are attracted by the profession of the law1 to fit themselves for honorable and successful practice4 ,regular graduates from this department1 at the conclusion of a two years' course of study1 and a well sustained examination1 are admitted to the bar of ,new ,orleans1 with authority to practice in all the courts of the ,commonwealth4 ,,theological ,,department4 ,college graduates1 who can be instructed in the original languages in which the ,scriptures were written1 are greatly desired1 and until they can be secured1 this department will but partially accomplish the object for which it was organized4 ,the churches need thoroughly educated ministers1 with carefully cultivated minds1 who can intelligently preach the word4 ,the degree of suffering for the lack of such ministers cannot be told4 ,in the meantime1 it is our aim to make the best use of the material we have1 and transform it from a state of utter crudeness to one of partial fitness for the present demands of the churches4 ,men of piety and ability to speak and to teach are received1 and advanced as far and as rapidly as their imperfect preparatory education will admit4 ,louisiana1 with a colored population of #cgj1jjj1 is ripe for a glorious spiritual harvest4 ,the churches are calling in vain for intelligent laborers to go forth into the harvest4 ,i wish the prospect was brighter for a large class of intelligent1 spiritual1 and enthusiastic students to enter this department1 and to lift it to a high grade of usefulness4 ,,the ,,new ,,university4 ,the building on ,esplanade street1 built in #ahgj1 was entirely destroyed by fire ,february #afth1 #ahgg4 ,since that disastrous event1 our sessions have been held in ,central ,church1 which is also the property of the ,american ,missionary ,association4 ,a new site1 more convenient and attractive1 was purchased in ,january last4 ,it is located on ,canal street1 the most beautiful avenue in ,new ,orleans4 ,it comprises a half square of land1 #aej feet front by #caj feet in depth4 ,the new building1 for whose design great credit is due to ,prof4 ,thomas ,n4 ,chase1 while not adhering strictly to any style of architecture1 may be classed as ,italian1 as it approaches more nearly to that order4 ,the dimensions of the building are #gb feet by #ea feet4 ,the five large recitation rooms are #cj feet by #ej feet4 ,the halls are #aj feet in width4 ,the building is conveniently arranged1 and all the requirements of the school1 we think1 have been anticipated in its design4 ,the funds at the disposal of the ,association did not admit of ornamentation2 but the building1 when completed1 will be substantial1 convenient1 and comely4 ,it will be ready for dedication and occupation at the opening of the fall term1 ,october #ast4 ,grateful as we are for this new structure1 we are not satisfied2 neither should the friends of the freedmen in the ,north be satisfied4 ,straight ,university1 in order to fill the measure of its usefulness1 and cultivate the territory open to its occupation1 must furnish accommodations for students from abroad--from towns outside of ,new ,orleans1 and from adjoining ,states4 ,it must have dormitories4 ,two buildings1 one on either side of the main building1 are urgently needed1 and at the earliest possible day4 ,then1 when our group of buildings are completed1 we can invite and welcome the best talent of the race1 at whatever distance from ,new ,orleans it may be found4 ,then our beloved ,university will become1 among the educational institutions of the ,south-west--and especially of the ,gulf ,states--the magnet1 attracting to itself the best in intellect1 in heart1 and in promise of future good4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,virginia4 ,additions to the ,church--,an ,indian's ,creed--,a ,good ,beginning4 ,,rev4 ,,richard ,,tolman1 ,,hampton4 ,four students united with the church by profession the first ,sabbath in ,may4 ,it is several years since any ,communion season has passed without some additions to the church4 ,the fifteen ,indians who have lately joined the school have taken hold of study and of manual labor with commendable zeal1 and give promise of becoming good teachers and guides of their race4 ,one of them now shows evidence of ,christian character4 ,their promptness and decision1 as to the duties required of them1 were put to the test in reference to the use of tobacco1 to which they were so strongly attached that1 as one of them said3--8,there are three things ,i love3 ,i love ,god2 ,i love ,jesus2 ,i love smoke40 ,when asked if they would comply with the rules of the school1 prohibiting the use of tobacco1 after considering the matter awhile in silence1 one of them gave an expressive sign that he would cut loose from tobacco2 and then all the others gave the same significant pledge--a pledge which1 their teacher assures us1 they will never break4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,south ,,carolina4 ,history of 8,avery0 ,graduates4 ,,prof4 ,a4 ,w4 ,,farnham1 ,,charleston1 ,s4 ,c4 ,avery ,normal ,institute was organized in ,charleston1 ,s4 ,c41 ,october1 #ahfe4 ,the first formal graduation occurred in ,june1 #ahgb1 at which time eleven young people received diplomas from the ,institute4 ,a class has been graduated each succeeding year1 numbering as follows3 ,in #ahgc1 fourteen2 #ahgd1 six2 #ahge1 fifteen2 #ahgf1 nineteen 7including one post-graduate72 #ahgg1 twenty-two--giving a total of eighty-six4 ,of this number1 death has taken five4 ,our school aims to fit its graduates to be competent teachers4 ,forty-six have been engaged in the public schools of the ,state--schools first in rank1 in scholarship1 and discipline4 ,forty-one of the forty-six are teaching to-day2 seventeen hold ,state certificates4 ,one young man of the class of #ahgb is an ordained minister4 ,he was also graduated at ,south ,carolina ,university in #ahgg4 ,another from that class1 and one from the succeeding class1 are studying with the ministry in view--one at ,madison ,university1 ,new ,york1 the other at ,atlanta ,university1 ,georgia4 ,three others from later classes are in higher institutions1 preparing themselves to preach the ,gospel4 ,our graduates bid fair to represent all the professions4 ,one is in ,howard ,university1 studying medicine1 and one in the leading ,normal school of our county1 preparing for teaching4 ,the total number in higher institutions is seven1 while four more have already received the degree of ,a4 ,b4 ,five others were in ,south ,carolina ,university when it closed its doors4 ,these young men were ready to enter the ,junior year of the ,college course when their studies were so abruptly ended4 ,with one exception1 they are teaching4 ,thirty-eight of our graduates are members of ,evangelical churches2 twenty at present are engaged in ,sunday-school work4 8,by their fruits ye shall know them40 ,but is this all that ,avery has done8 ,no6 ,her influence has pervaded the homes of hundreds1 and the lives of thousands4 ,her light has shone in every quarter of the ,state2 and other lands are destined to share in her gifts1 for the good ship ,azor is carrying three of her pupils to 8,africa's sunny fountains40 ,the questions are often asked3 8,what per cent4 of your school is brown80 8,don't the browns receive instruction more readily than the blacks80 ,the query1 in the minds of so many1 has led to an actual count of the graduates with regard to color1 which gives3 ,black1 #ai2 brown1 #ee2 fair1 #ab4 ,but1 8the ,lord is the maker of them all20 nor is ,he 8a respecter of persons40 ,we sow 8beside all waters40 8,what shall the harvest be80 99 99 99 99 99 ,,georgia4 ,pilgrim ,church and ,sunday-,school--,band of ,hope--,twichell ,school4 ,,rev4 ,,john ,h4 ,h4 ,,sengstacke1 ,,woodville4 ,this small settlement of colored people is situated three miles west of ,savannah1 ,ga4 ,it was bought by a ,northern agent1 and divided into half-acre lots1 which are now selling1 on the instalment plan1 for seventy-five dollars each4 ,the houses are very small and uncomfortable2 but since the ,american ,missionary ,association has erected a new meeting-house and parsonage1 the people have commenced to put up better dwellings1 and a strong love for home comforts is gradually taking hold upon the masses4 ,the inhabitants of ,woodville obtain a living by selling in the city market1 or laboring in gardens and on rice plantations4 ,in this settlement there are two groceries1 and three on its border1 where strong drink is sold1 even on the ,lord's day4 ,the only house of worship in this place is the ,pilgrim ,congregational ,church4 ,this church was organized in #ahga as the ,woodville ,church1 and re-organized in #ahge as the ,pilgrim ,church4 ,a new site was chosen1 and the present meeting-house was erected in the same year4 ,this church has been a great blessing to the people4 ,a deep religious feeling has prevailed in our midst1 and many have become savingly acquainted with the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,rev4 ,mr4 ,markham is deeply interested in this little church1 and a great assistant to the young pastor in charge4 ,a revival is still in progress2 twenty persons have been recently added to the church1 and seven are waiting to be received at the next ,communion4 ,the ,sabbath-school is prospering4 ,we have no well qualified teachers as yet1 but ,twichell ,school is preparing instructors for this work4 ,we need lesson papers and other papers4 ,who will help us in this direction8 ,our ,band of ,hope consists of both adults and children4 ,this society is working hard to save men from a drunkard's grave1 and hell4 ,it has much opposition to overcome4 ,the rum-sellers and whisky-drinking church-people are its worst enemies4 ,,twichell ,,school4--,this school is held in the church1 and is taught by the pastor4 ,through the benevolence of the ,a4 ,m4 ,a4 and the ,congregational ,church ,sabbath-school at ,grand ,rapids1 ,mich41 we have been able to instruct hundreds of children1 and it is pleasing to know that our labor has not been in vain1 for many of the little ones are rejoicing in ,christ the ,lord4 ,mrs4 ,s4 ,n4 ,m41 of ,dubuque1 ,iowa1 8the ,merry ,workers10 at ,grand ,rapids1 ,mich41 and other ,northern friends1 deserve our sincere thanks for the deep interest they have taken in this work4 ,every effort put forth in the name of ,jesus to elevate this ignorant people deserves the heartiest encouragement4 99 99 99 99 99 ,school ,children ,farming--,their ,parents ,buying ,farms4 ,,seaborn ,,snelson1 ,,mcintosh4 ,our school is very small1 as it always is at this season of the year1 the children having to assist their parents in farming4 ,for that reason1 during the summer months of the previous years1 we have had to teach about two hours at night1 for the benefit of those who could not come in the daytime4 ,we have not yet commenced night-school this year1 though it is desired by many4 ,there are many children in our neighborhood who belong to our school1 but we find it very difficult to get all1 or the most of them1 to attend school regularly4 ,we have a pretty good average attendance1 but do not at all times have the same scholars1 which causes much discord and delay4 ,the children seem to be anxious to learn1 but it is done in the midst of hardships which are uncommon to children in many other places4 ,the older people are not as much interested in the education of their children as they should be1 by a great deal4 ,only two schools for the colored children are kept up during the year in this county1 namely1 ,second ,midway and ,old ,midway4 ,there are other places ,i know of in this county1 where much might be done in the way of instructing the people in the right way1 and they would be very glad to receive it2 but the aid is wanting4 ,about two-thirds of the colored people in this county are trying to buy land1 and really some have succeeded in so doing2 but it is done by about four years' hard labor and strict economy4 ,there is very little money in this county1 and it will be so until the colored people pay for and take possession of these lands4 ,after a couple of years they will be able to do much for themselves in many ways4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,growing ,school--,a ,literary ,society4 ,,cosmo ,p4 ,,jordan1 ,,marietta4 ,the ,mission ,school at ,marietta was opened ,oct4 #aeth1 #ahgg1 with four pupils only4 ,the #b;d day of ,january1 #ahgh1 there were fourteen4 ,the end of ,january found a roll of thirty-seven1 which has steadily increased to seventy-two4 ,it may be seen that the growth of this school was not very rapid1 from the fact that it was opposed by many of the colored people in the city4 ,but the more water they threw on this little spark1 the brighter and faster it burned1 till it has become a centre of attraction4 ,friends of this work are fast multiplying1 and the future seems bright4 ,my school is composed of some very bright and promising young men and women1 seven of whom go out every summer to teach4 ,the studies are spelling1 reading1 writing1 geography1 composition1 grammar1 and arithmetic4 ,to this work is attached a literary society1 known as the ,junto1 the exercises of which consist of reading1 speaking1 discussions1 and singing4 ,it was likewise opposed1 but is now as largely attended as any church in the city4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,mississippi4 ,an ,old ,school--,temperance ,work--,the ,gourd ,family4 ,,miss ,,anna ,,harwood1 ,,grenada4 ,our school1 in age1 ranks among the older ones1 having been established in the ,spring of #ahff1 and we have been its teachers continuously up to the present time4 ,first1 we were missionary teachers2 after a time the ,freedmen's ,bureau lent us its aid1 until the organization of free schools by the ,state2 thereafter1 we taught the public school until last year4 ,during all these years of varying fortunes our school has steadily progressed1 until there has grown up around us a generation of young people1 not great1 nor wise1 nor learned1 only as they are compared with those who have gone before them2 but1 standing out from the blackness of darkness of twelve years ago1 they furnish a bright and hopeful outlook4 ,we organized a ,temperance society early in our work here1 and it has never died out4 ,we1 several years ago1 gave the control into the hands of the young people1 being only members1 for service1 when needed4 ,they have changed names1 and banners1 and badges more than once--just now it is blue ribbon--but the object has always been the same4 ,our ,sunday-school has always claimed our best efforts1 and we are glad to know that more than two-thirds of our older scholars are professing ,christians4 ,but the work done is but a drop compared with that which is not done4 ,we have lived to see very many hopes and dreams fade out1 and to learn that manhood and womanhood are not plants of the gourd family--,jonah's kind1 at least4 ,the knowledge of what we have not done1 and cannot do1 is sometimes very hard to bear2 and1 perhaps1 we have thus learned to do what we can the more gladly1 feeling sure that we1 ourselves1 grow thereby4 ,and maybe this is a part of the work1 for we1 too1 are our ,father's children4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,theological ,,department ,,of ,,howard ,,university4 ,its ,catholicity--,closing ,exercises4 ,the year of the ,theological ,department of ,howard ,university has just closed4 ,this department is under the joint care and support of the ,presbytery of ,washington1 and of the ,american ,missionary ,association4 ,the former sustains ,rev4 ,l4 ,westcott1 as ,professor of ,revealed ,theology and ,biblical ,history1 and ,rev4 ,a4 ,w4 ,pitzer1 ,d4 ,d41 as ,professor of ,biblical ,studies and ,moral ,science2 the latter supplies the instruction given by the ,president1 ,rev4 ,wm4 ,w4 ,patton1 ,d4 ,d41 in ,natural ,theology1 the ,evidences of ,revealed ,religion1 and ,hebrew1 and by ,rev4 ,john ,g4 ,butler1 ,d4 ,d41 in ,pastoral ,theology1 ,church ,history1 and ,homiletics4 ,the theological students this year have numbered thirty-two4 ,these are in all stages of preparation for their expected work4 ,several are already ministers1 and are preaching1 every ,sunday1 as pastors of colored churches in ,washington2 but1 having had no early advantages1 they are making up deficiencies as best they can4 ,the theological students come from seven different denominations1 while their instructors represent four4 ,this is an unusual illustration of ,christian union1 and shows how much can be done1 on a simple evangelical basis1 for meeting the pressing wants of the colored population of our land4 ,the work needs to be conducted on a broad1 generous basis4 ,we can thus introduce a powerful leaven of truth and righteousness where it is especially needed4 ,the plan of instruction has been1 to meet the special wants of each individual according to his age1 his forwardness or backwardness of study1 the time that he could remain1 etc4 ,such as have enjoyed a classical education1 are encouraged to take the regular three years' course pursued in all theological seminaries4 ,others are taught what is found to be most needed to fit them for their work1 in the form of ,english studies4 ,six have studied the ,hebrew this year1 and they passed a creditable examination in the grammar1 and in translation1 averaging quite as well as ordinary white students in theological institutions4 ,these students also attend the ,bible-class conducted by the president on the morning of the ,lord's day1 and his preaching service in the afternoon1 in the latter of which he has lately1 in a series of discourses1 pointed out the weakness and absurdity of modern skepticism1 as an antidote to the influence of the infidel lecturer1 popularly called 8,bob0 ,ingersoll1 who has taken up his abode in ,washington4 ,although the theological students have numbered thirty-two this year1 it so happens that but one has completed his course2 and as a distinguished clergyman who1 it was hoped1 would deliver the address at the anniversary1 failed us at too late a moment to substitute any one else1 the closing exercises took the form of a debate by eight of the young men1 on this question3 8,has a church a right to make total abstinence from intoxicating drinks a condition of membership80 ,this point was debated with much earnestness and shrewdness1 and arguments1 pro and con1 were drawn ingeniously from reason and ,scripture in a way which testified favorably to the abilities of the speakers4 ,one of the ,judges of the ,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states takes a deep interest in this department of the ,university1 and lately expressed himself emphatically in favor of encouraging and endowing it1 as an important means of elevating the colored ministry and churches of all denominations4 ,its friends anticipate for it a future bright with usefulness4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,international ,,sunday-,,school ,,convention4 ,,mrs4 ,t4 ,n4 ,,chase1 ,,atlanta4 ,as gems are valued by their rarity1 so you can imagine how such a gathering as the ,sunday-school ,convention seemed to us in ,georgia4 ,we were favored1 not more by hearing the appointed speakers in the great ,convention1 than by the personal presence and good words of many of its delegates in our own school-room4 ,gen4 ,fisk1 who has given not only his name1 but his heart and hand to our ,fisk ,university1 took ,atlanta and the ,convention by storm with his happy address of welcome4 ,it seems to me our young men can never lose the inspiration of hope and courage that must have come to them from him1 whose youthful struggles had even exceeded many of their own4 ,then we heard ,dr4 ,h4 ,m4 ,parsons4 ,all who ever listened to him will understand how1 at the close of his words1 we felt that1 next to the ,rock ,christ ,jesus1 there was not beneath the sun so firm a foundation as our blessed ,bible4 ,another day1 ,dr4 ,mc,vicar1 a college president from ,montreal1 warned us of the ,jesuits1 with an earnestness such as1 perhaps1 only a good ,scotch ,presbyterian could feel4 ,then we had 8,hope ,ledyard10 the charming correspondent1 whose young life seems too exquisitely moulded to have always escaped the loving ,father's crucible4 ,best of all1 we had good words from many not heard in the ,convention1 and1 perhaps1 unknown to fame4 ,there was ,judge ,harman1 of ,oswego4 ,how his clear eye took in the large possibilities of our work1 and how his great heart went out toward us6 ,as he warned us of the perils of a life without ,jesus1 and the depths of despair into which life's trials could plunge a soul unsupported by the ,everlasting ,arms1 his peaceful face and silvery hair assuring us he knew whereof he affirmed1 some of us had rare glimpses into the blessed beyond4 ,the words of ,rev4 ,a4 ,p4 ,foster1 ,dr4 ,tully1 and several that ,i was prevented from hearing1 so lifted both teachers and pupils above the plane of plodding school life1 that we almost trembled to look down4 ,the fact that many such men1 of kindred mind and heart1 filled the silent pews of the ,convention1 seemed to me the secret of its power4 ,we had heard as good papers from other platforms1 but the sight of such a body1 all delighting in the ,master's command1 8,feed ,my lambs10 was enough to send us to our homes feeling1 as one of our girls expressed it1 8,i know ,i shall be a better woman for having attended the ,convention40 ,in response to an invitation for the delegates to visit our school1 ,governor ,colquitt1 who presided1 remarked to the ,convention3 8,the ,university is a good place to visit1 and is doing a good work02 and added that he had a servant who had attended our school some years1 and the instruction received there had not pushed him above his position--he was the same humble1 faithful boy about his work4 ,every summer he came to him for a recommendation to teach1 which he cheerfully gave him1 and the boy always returned in the fall the same good1 modest young man4 ,dr4 ,mc,vicar also took a public occasion to express his appreciation of our work4 ,after the close of his sermon1 at the ,central ,presbyterian ,church here1 while recounting to the audience the many things of interest he had enjoyed in their city1 he remarked that he had recently visited most of the universities of ,europe1 and added that nothing in ,atlanta1 or the great universities abroad1 had interested him so heartily as their ,atlanta ,university4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,annual ,,meeting ,,of ,,the ,,south-,,western ,,conference4 ,,rev4 ,w4 ,s4 ,,alexander4 ,new ,iberia was the place selected for our ,annual ,meeting this year1 ,april #c-e1 and one more attractive1 or more important to the general interests of our work1 could not have been chosen4 ,this church was organized in #ahff1 and has a membership of #aag1 of which thirty have been received on profession of faith the past year4 ,the population of the city is about #c1jjj1 of whom nearly1 if not quite1 fifty per cent4 are colored4 ,the ,south-western ,conference is composed of fourteen ,congregational churches1 of which twelve were represented at our ,annual ,meeting4 ,the reports from the churches showed very clearly that the past year had been one of marked activity and spiritual prosperity4 ,several churches1 as the ,central1 in ,new ,orleans1 and ,st4 ,mark's1 in ,terrebonne1 have been blessed with revivals of great power4 ,other churches have been cutting off dead branches1 and putting themselves in condition for better service4 ,in tabulating the reports1 ,i find that the present membership of the churches of our ,conference is #hjf4 ,there have been added on profession during the year 7ending ,april #ast1 #ahgh17 one hundred and thirteen1 and four by letter4 ,forty-seven adults and eighty babies have been baptized4 ,as ,i have already spoken of the precious revival in ,central ,church1 in which more than fifty were converted1 and the church itself greatly quickened and refreshed1 ,i will not recite the facts again4 ,the church of ,brother ,clay 7one of the veterans and pioneers of ,congregationalism in ,louisiana71 in ,terrebonne1 has passed through joyful and glorious experiences4 ,the church has been thronged for days and weeks4 ,mr4 ,clay said3 8,i did not know where all the people came from4 ,the church and church-yard were filled with a dense mass of people4 ,it seemed as though they sprung out of the ground40 ,night after night the earnest truths of the ,gospel were preached1 and night after night 8mourners0 crowded the anxious seats1 crying for mercy4 ,the people came from long distances1 five and seven miles4 ,god put honor upon ,his word1 and many have been converted1 and still the good work goes on4 ,pastor ,clay's heart is filled with joy and thankfulness4 ,,questions ,,discussed4 ,among the topics considered at the ,conference were the following3 ,revivals3 ,the best method of promoting and conducting them4 ,education3 ,the demand of the hour2 how shall we meet it8 ,faith3 ,its nature2 how can we secure greater faith8 ,its joys and its triumphs4 ,what more can we do to reach the people with the ,gospel8 ,these questions were discussed with vigor and interest4 ,of course1 no speeches had been prepared in advance1 and ,i was surprised at the real excellence of the addresses4 ,mistakes in grammar were sometimes made1 and there were not many classical allusions1 but the speeches had the true ring1 and good will come of them4 ,,public ,,services4 ,the opening sermon was given by the ,moderator1 ,mr4 ,alexander1 from ,matthew #a1 #bc3 8,they shall call his name ,emmanuel2 which being interpreted is1 ,god with us40 ,it was a great pleasure to speak to such an audience4 ,the church was densely packed1 the entry was filled2 people took positions under the windows on the outside1 and fully one hundred1 having sought admission in vain1 went reluctantly away4 ,mr4 ,hall1 of ,new ,orleans1 preached the second evening2 after which1 the ,moderator made an address on 8,christian ,unity10 in the hope of removing or modifying some of the asperities and jealousies existing among the colored churches4 ,the address was received with strong expressions of sympathy4 ,one good old 8auntie0 said the next day3 8,don't you say anything against that minister4 ,he is trying to build up both sides4 ,he don't wish to break down anybody40 ,,ordination4 ,on ,friday evening ,mr4 ,homer ,jones1 a member of the church at ,new ,iberia1 but a resident at ,lake ,piegneur1 having passed a faithful examination before the ,conference regarding his ,christian experience1 his religious belief1 and his ability to preach1 was ordained as an ,evangelist4 ,bro4 ,jones is a warm-hearted ,christian1 and will make an able and successful minister4 ,he has served the churches faithfully for two years or more without compensation4 ,he owns a small farm of eighteen acres on the shore of the beautiful ,lake ,piegneur4 ,his worthy wife was for a short time a student in ,straight ,university4 ,he expresses his willingness to leave his beautiful home1 and go anywhere1 even to ,africa1 where ,god may call him4 ,,farewell ,,meeting4 ,friday morning was devoted to a 8farewell prayer-meeting40 ,it was a most tender and impressive scene4 ,as one after another spoke1 8the fire burned02 every eye was wet with manly tears1 and when the entire ,conference rose and joined hands1 and they sang or chanted an old refrain1 peculiar to themselves1 beginning 8,good-by1 and shake hands10 and we entered into covenant with ,god and with each other to go forth to another year of labor and self-denial1 those dear brethren1 in the excess of religious emotion1 laughed and cried together4 ,thus was our meeting of #ahgh brought to a close4 ,the good pastor at ,new ,iberia said3 8,such a light was never kindled here before40 ,the ,conference adjourned to meet in ,new ,iberia next year1 at the call of the ,moderator4 ,dear brethren of the ,north1 pray for us1 and remember that we are trying to hold this distant outpost of the ,church1 and to extend1 in this beautiful and fruitful land1 the cherished faith and polity of our fathers4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,singers ,,to ,,the ,,missionaries1 ,,greeting4 ,we give the following extracts from a letter1 written by the ,jubilee ,singers1 from ,erfurt1 ,germany1 to the new missionaries to ,africa4 ,from the fact that they are all ,fisk ,university students1 the greetings of the gleaners in ,europe to the sowers in ,africa is full of pathetic interest3 ,,erfurt1 ,,germany4 ,to ,,albert ,p4 ,,miller1 ,,ada ,,roberts ,,miller1 ,,andrew ,e4 ,,jackson1 and ,,ella ,,hildridge ,,jackson1 ,missionaries for ,africa3 ,dear ,brothers and ,sisters3 ,the ,jubilee ,singers send greeting4 ,could we give you our greeting in person1 it would be more satisfactory1 as we can but feebly convey to you1 in writing1 how our hearts have gone out to you in love and sympathy1 and up to ,god in thankfulness1 since the glad tidings reached us of your having consecrated your lives and talents to mission work among our brethren in ,africa4 ,we have prayed and labored long for this day1 and now1 thank ,god1 our prayers are being answered4 ,we realize in how large a degree our success has been attributable to the faithful prayers of you and your fellow-students1 sent up daily in our behalf from ,fisk ,university2 and let us assure you that while you are doing battle for the ,master1 by helping to lift the dark pall of barbarism and superstition which enshrouds our kinsmen1 you1 in like manner1 will be sustained by the prayers of your fellow students1 and warm1 earnest ,christian hearts1 not only in our own native land1 but in ,great ,britain1 ,holland and ,germany4 ,they will follow your footsteps1 faithfully and prayerfully1 watching for the fruits which ye shall reap1 in due season1 if ye faint not1 and rejoicing with you in the extension of ,christ's kingdom4 ,you are our first band of missionaries at the outpost of the ,american ,missionary ,association in the land of our forefathers4 ,may the light of ,god so shine in your hearts that its reflected rays shall be a balm to those who may come to you1 to be healed and taught of ,god4 ,may ,he give you strength to thrust in the 8sharpened sickle0 when the fields are ripe for the harvest1 and the laborers so few4 ,with the love and best wishes of the ,jubilee ,singers4 7,signed7 ,,georgia ,m4 ,,gordon1 ,f4 ,j4 ,,loudin1 ,b4 ,w4 ,,thomas4 ,committee4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,africa4 99 99 99 99 99 ,arrival of the ,new ,missionaries4 ,,rev4 ,,floyd ,,snelson4 ,i received the letters1 telling of the new missionaries on the way to our mission1 with great joy4 ,i left home late last ,thursday afternoon for this place to meet them4 ,we came on very well until ,friday night about ten o'clock1 at which time we were caught in quite a storm1 and had to anchor4 ,as ,i had not been here since our first arrival1 there were many things to look after4 ,just as ,i was finishing up last night1 the steamer came in1 bringing them4 ,i got out to them about #h4cj ,p4,m41 and spent nearly an hour with them4 ,i am very favorably impressed with the first view of my new co-workers1 and hope now to be able to carry on the work to greater success and with more ease4 ,next morning they came ashore1 and expressed themselves as favorably surprised at the appearance of the place and people4 ,on the #bfth1 we hope to leave early for ,good ,hope4 ,,freetown1 ,,sierra ,,leone1 ,march #beth1 #ahgh4 99 99 99 99 99 ,first ,impressions of ,africa--,a ,sunday ,service--,a ,school ,celebration4 ,,rev4 ,,albert ,,miller4 ,on reaching ,freetown1 and walking about the place and conversing with the natives1 we were very favorably disappointed4 ,some are very intelligent and kind-hearted4 ,we attended a ,sunday-,school in the afternoon1 and were much pleased to hear the children read and sing4 ,they reminded me of a small country school in the ,south4 ,a little boy played on the organ4 ,we visited several of the natives1 and ,i was everywhere surprised at seeing so much intelligence displayed4 ,brother ,snelson had made all necessary preparations for our coming4 ,the mission house had been fitted up nicely1 so that we soon felt as if we were in an ,american village4 ,we remained in ,freetown two days1 and ,brother ,snelson lost no time in showing us the many things of interest in this ,african city4 ,we visited the market1 and saw many things in the line of fruits to interest us4 ,all were well pleased1 but still longed to reach our adopted home4 ,leaving ,freetown on the #beth of ,march1 we arrived here on the #bhth1 early in the morning4 ,the men rowed all night4 ,mrs4 ,snelson1 ,mr4 ,white and the children of the mission met us at the wharf4 ,we could not have been more kindly received by any persons4 ,we have been here several days now1 and find the work promising and encouraging4 ,brother ,snelson and his helpers are hard at work1 and things1 ,i suppose1 are much more hopeful than they have been for years4 ,the church was filled last ,sabbath to its utmost capacity with hearers4 ,brother ,s41 ,i think is the right man in the right place4 ,the only charge ,i am able to bring against him is overwork4 ,he has the confidence of the people1 which is so necessary to success4 ,services were conducted by ,brother ,jackson and myself4 ,i find the people kind and obliging4 ,they are very happy to have us1 of their own race1 come and teach and labor among them4 ,some seem ready to shout4 ,we are well pleased with our new home1 and are in a good state of health4 ,the heat is very intense4 ,all things seem to indicate a better day for the sable sons of ,ham4 ,africa is not what rumor represents it to be--at least1 what ,i have seen of it4 ,,april #c1 #ahgh4--,to-day has been one of great interest1 both to parents and children4 ,the day-school1 under the general management of ,brother ,white1 turned out4 ,an examination took place in the forenoon1 after which the schools 7day and ,sabbath71 with two banners waving o'er head1 came marching to a place near the mission-house1 where a dinner had been prepared for them4 ,brother ,snelson led the schools1 and the children1 full of joy1 followed him4 ,he led them through the principal streets of this our city1 the sides of the streets being filled with lookers-on4 ,all this seemed new to them1 and ,i dare say it is new to this part of ,africa4 ,we had music1 but very different from such as our ,american friends are accustomed to4 ,an old tin box served as kettle-drum4 ,this1 with other instruments1 made music sufficient for the children to march and keep pretty good time4 ,returning to the tables1 the little ones ate dinner1 using spoons1 which is something very new to them4 ,each one seemed to be happy4 ,the patrons were called upon to contribute for the giving of this dinner4 ,many responded1 sending chickens1 rice1 etc4 ,of course1 the whole affair was devolved upon ,brother ,snelson4 ,he received contributions from traders and officials1 many of whom are here on the coast4 ,these1 you will remember1 are white1 the friendship and kind favor of whom ,brother ,s4 has gained4 ,they did not attend the exercises of the day1 but came out at night1 and listened to speeches from members of the school4 ,the pupils spoke and sang well1 and reminded me very much of my past experience in the ,south--so ,southern-like4 ,all were highly pleased with the exercises of the evening4 ,the ,american flag was on one side of the house1 that of ,england on the other--thus bringing all in attendance between them4 ,these two flags during the day were unfurled to the gentle breeze with which we were favored4 ,many of the leading men of ,bonthe were here1 and1 with those from other places1 took tea with us4 ,i gain more interest daily for this my field of labor4 ,i shall not wait to become acclimated1 but shall proceed to labor at once4 99 99 99 99 99 ,advantages of ,colored ,missionaries4 ,,extract ,,of ,,letter ,,from ,a4 ,e4 ,,white4 ,you would like to know what ,i think about colored missionaries doing good here4 ,my firm belief is1 that they can do more than any other missionaries under the sun4 ,these people have always been used to colored people4 ,most of the white men whom they have seen were traders1 seeking their own good4 ,they robbed the people of their produce and children1 and destroyed their confidence4 ,a white missionary has to be more careful than a colored one4 ,the natives look upon a white person as unnatural1 and think he is above them in every way1 and that ,god made him so4 ,they also think it is of no use for them to try to do the things they see the white man do4 ,but1 on the other hand1 when they see a colored man do anything1 they think if he can do it they can do it themselves4 ,they are a great people to imitate4 ,for a proof of what ,i have said1 look at the ,shengay ,mission4 ,it is conducted altogether by colored missionaries1 and stands ahead of others on the coast4 ,do not think ,i say this because ,i am a colored man4 ,i say it because ,i know it is true4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,indians4 99 99 99 99 99 ,school ,wants and ,farm ,work4 ,w4 ,w4 ,,wheeler1 ,,keshena1 ,,wis4 ,the school opened very encouragingly this term1 and before the close of the second week we had fifty-four different boarding scholars1 and were compelled to refuse admission to others1 on account of our limited accommodations4 ,soon the scarlet-fever broke out1 and before the close of the term twenty-three boarding scholars1 and many of our day scholars1 had been sent home on account of sickness4 ,the boarding scholars seem1 generally1 to be happy and contented with us1 and eager to return at the opening of each new term2 and their progress in their studies1 and general deportment1 is much greater than with the day scholars4 ,the general interest1 also1 of the tribe in the subject of education is greatly quickened4 ,the boarding-school1 with suitable accommodations1 might be made a great blessing to the tribe4 ,we feel sure we could readily obtain #ajj scholars if we had the accommodations4 ,the tribe has asked the ,department to appropriate1 from their funds in the ,united ,states ,treasury1 #f1jjj for the erection of a suitable building4 ,we see the dreadful results1 in other tribes around us1 of allowing the youth to grow up1 without education1 in contact with the whites1 learning their vices and not their virtues1 and it makes us long to see something done to save this people from the blight which has fallen upon so many other tribes before them4 ,i have spent nearly three weeks going over the ,reservation since school closed1 visiting from farm to farm1 encouraging the ,indians to make larger improvements2 and ,i have been very greatly gratified to notice so many already clearing up new lands4 ,i have only found three or four families who will not clear up some new ground this spring4 ,some will clear as much as three or four acres4 ,many are chopping and logging heavy timber without any team to help them4 ,i think there will be #cjj acres of new land cleared this spring4 ,i expect to distribute 7only to those who clear at least one acre7 #a1jjj bushels of potatoes1 besides corn1 oats1 wheat1 and vegetable seeds1 for many of them have not yet learned to provide beforehand4 ,there are1 however1 quite a number who not only have enough for their own seed1 but some to sell4 ,could the boarding-school be kept up regularly for a few years1 we should have great hopes for the future of this tribe1 but there seems to be a strange lack of interest in this matter on the part of the authorities at ,washington4 ,we are now anxiously waiting for instructions to re-open this school4 ,meanwhile1 the day-school is in operation1 with an attendance of twenty-two scholars4 99 99 99 99 99 ,an ,indian ,wants a ,cow4 ,dr ,g ,l ,mahon ,dr ,sir i thought i would write a few lines to you to asking you that you dint not answered me when i was asking you while you was here about the ,cow i want you to give me one if you ,can i thing i would use the ,cow very much if you would give me one i could get ,some ,butter from her and i could make good living on ,butter with ,potatoes if you ,send me one ,send who have a young ,calf in her thats the one i like to have her and you will let me know it ,by ,g ,wheeler and another thing about ,potatoes ,zack ,brown told me he hasent got enough ,potatoes ,seeds for in a spring and ive got ,plenty potatoes in ,net ,lake and if you want any i could ,sell it to you ,some that is for ,zack ,brown wants it ,now i send my ,best ,regards to you from ,,adawwan-,,ne ,,qua ,,benans ,,vermillion ,,lake4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,chinese4 99 99 99 99 99 8,,california ,,chinese ,,mission40 ,auxiliary to the ,american ,missionary ,association4 ,,president3 ,rev4 ,j4 ,k4 ,mc,lean4 ,d4 ,d4 ,,vice-,,presidents3 ,rev4 ,a4 ,l4 ,stone1 ,d4 ,d41 ,thomas ,c4 ,wedderspoon1 ,esq41 ,rev4 ,t4 ,k4 ,noble1 ,hon4 ,f4 ,f4 ,low1 ,rev4 ,i4 ,e4 ,dwinell1 ,d4 ,d41 ,hon4 ,samuel ,cross1 ,rev4 ,s4 ,h4 ,willey1 ,d4 ,d41 ,edward ,p4 ,flint1 ,esq41 ,rev4 ,j4 ,w4 ,hough1 ,d4 ,d41 ,jacob ,s4 ,taber1 ,esq4 ,,directors3 ,rev4 ,george ,moor1 ,d4 ,d41 ,hon4 ,e4 ,d4 ,sawyer1 ,rev4 ,w4 ,e4 ,ijams1 ,james ,m4 ,haven1 ,esq41 ,rev4 ,joseph ,rowell1 ,e4 ,p4 ,sanford1 ,esq41 ,h4 ,w4 ,severance1 ,esq4 ,,secretary3 ,rev4 ,w4 ,c4 ,pond4 ,,treasurer3 ,e4 ,palache1 ,esq4 99 99 99 99 99 ,fung ,affoo's ,bible ,class--,visalia and ,petaluma4 ,,rev4 ,w4 ,c4 ,,pond1 ,,san ,,francisco4 ,remembering that the ,sabbath worship at our ,central ,mission had never been described1 though often alluded to in the ,,missionary1 ,i requested ,bro4 ,fung ,affoo to give an account of it1 and received the following communication3 8,as we have not much time to teach them the ,scripture on any other evening1 we set apart ,sunday and ,wednesday evenings to teach them to read the ,bible instead of their other lessons4 ,on ,sunday we have the 8,bible-class10 commencing at half-past eleven ,a4 ,m41 and continuing for one hour and a half4 ,we sing about half an hour either in ,chinese or in ,english1 then offer a prayer1 and then read a chapter from the ,bible4 ,each verse they read after me1 then ,i translate it into ,chinese2 when through interpreting1 on each verse or paragraph ,i make some remarks which ,i have studied out during the week days4 ,after we get through the chapter1 ,i speak about ten minutes on a subject selected from that chapter beforehand1 then one of our brethren offers prayer2 we then unite in singing the ,doxology1 and close with the ,lord's ,prayer4 ,our exercises on ,wednesday evening are similar to those we have on ,sundays4 ,it gives me much encouragement in the work seeing that they like to read the ,bible more than ever before4 ,formerly only about one-half of the school attended the ,bible-class on ,wednesday evenings1 but now they number nearly as many on that evening as on any other evening of the week4 ,it seems as though their hatred of ,christianity becomes less4 ,of course1 many come to read the ,bible only for the sake of learning the ,english1 but in time we hope1 when they know the truth of ,god1 they will change their mind and heart1 as some of them have already done1 who are now on ,christ's side1 battling for the ,lord40 8,,fung ,,affoo40 ,the attendance at this ,sabbath noon service averages about fifty-five4 ,of course1 my pastoral duties render it impossible for me ever to be present4 ,i do not think1 however1 that my presence would add anything to the worship or the work4 ,i assist the helpers in their preparation1 but ,i believe that in dealing with their countrymen they are more skilful than ,i could be1 even if ,i could speak ,chinese4 ,it needs an experience in heathenism1 to enable one to reach the heathen in the most efficient way4 ,god chooses saved sinners to be messengers of salvation to those still lost4 ,i think that the programme of this service1 as ,bro4 ,fung ,affoo gives it1 illustrates this fact4 ,it is not one of my planning--not the one ,i should have chosen2 but as ,i carefully consider it1 ,i ask1 8,what could be better fitted for those for whom the service is arranged80 ,rev4 ,t4 ,m4 ,oviatt1 whose missionary labors among the ,chinese at ,san ,leandro were attended with so rich a blessing1 is now acting pastor of the ,presbyterian church at ,visalia4 ,he has carried there his zeal for this good work2 has already rented a small room1 and opened a school4 ,we shall aid him as far as we are able4 ,would that we had a hundred men like-minded with him touching this work6 ,miss ,anthony is obliged to relinquish the care of the school at ,petaluma1 and is succeeded by ,miss ,waterbury1 whose ,christian spirit is not unknown at ,no4 #ef ,reade ,st41 ,new ,york4 ,this school is quite small1 but its members surpass those of every other school in liberality1 and ,i cannot consent to abandon them4 ,christ1 too1 is becoming known to them4 ,with increasing interest they study ,god's word4 ,and they sing1 somewhat at random1 it must be confessed1 in the matter of time and of tune1 but with an eagerness and a gusto that betoken a beginning both of the spirit and the understanding in their song4 ,miss ,anthony writes3 8,wah ,yene is a good ,christian as far as he understands4 ,he told me1 one evening1 that he prayed #8every morning1 every dinnertime1 and every night4 ,some people1' he added1 #8not much good2 likee go to church2 make ,mr4 ,hutchins the pastor of the ,congregational church think they good4 ,some people very good1 and pray to ,god4 ,i likee be good--not much bad4'0 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,children',s ,,page4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,,teacher',s ,,story4 ,the following letter is from a young girl who has not gone through the ,middle ,class at ,hampton1 but is showing much energy and tact1 and doing good work as teacher in one of the rough places of the far ,south3 ,,florida4 ,i will first say1 ,i am a colored girl2 my native home is in ,st4 ,augustine4 ,i was raised by kind ,northern friends4 ,i am teaching school on the ,st4 ,john's ,river1 about thirty or forty miles from ,st4 ,augustine4 ,in giving my descriptions1 ,i will first describe my school-house4 ,it is made entirely of logs1 with the exception of the door and windows1 which were given by ,miss ,m4 ,the skies may be seen in any part of the room4 ,the cracks in the floor are large enough to put your hands through4 ,when it rains1 it leaks in like water dropping from the trees4 ,there is no fire-place1 nor was there any way for keeping warm until1 the past week1 a young man got me a little stove4 ,but the house is so open this does but little towards heating it up4 ,we have had some cold days1 and the only way ,i had to keep my scholars warm was1 to build two large fires and have the poor little children set around them 7out of doors74 ,i rubbed their little cold hands and bare feet1 and oh6 how it made my heart ache to see the tears stand in their eyes1 when ,i asked them why they didn't put on shoes and warmer clothes1 and the reply would be1 8,i have on all the clothes ,i got1 and ,i ain't got no shoes40 ,sometimes1 when ,i have on all ,i can to keep warm1 most of my girls have only two garments on1 the boys nothing but pants and shirt4 ,some of my pupils have to come between two and three miles1 and then cross a creek4 ,i have a sewing-school for my girls once a week4 ,i read to them1 and teach them things to sing while they are sewing4 ,they are to keep what they make4 ,i have been teaching three-and-a-half months4 ,the age of my scholars is from three-and-a-half to twenty-four years4 ,i have enrolled thirty scholars1 most of them very good1 all anxious to learn4 ,the people are very1 very poor1 and have real hard times in getting clothing1 and keeping from starving4 ,they live in log huts1 some of which leak1 and are in a dreadful condition4 ,i don't know how to describe some of them4 ,there are a few white settlers here2 some of them1 when the folks work for them1 won't pay4 ,this makes it real hard1 as the work they get from them is mostly their entire support4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,receipts ,,for ,,april1 #ahgh4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,maine1 #bg4bd4 ,andover4 ,s4 ,w4 ,pearson #e4jj ,bluehill4 ,mrs4 ,s4 ,d4 and ,mrs4 ,p4 ,c4 #ej;c4 ea4 #a4jj ,litchfield ,corners4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #aj4jj ,winthrop4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #aj4ba2 ,mrs4 ,s4 ,b4 #a #aa4bd ,,new ,,hampshire1 #dag4bi4 ,bristol4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #b4ge ,deerfield4 ,,estate of ,stephen ,brown1 by ,joseph ,t4 ,brown1 ,ex4 #ajj4jj ,exeter4 8,friends in ,second ,cong4 ,ch410 for a ,teacher #gh4jj ,fitzwilliam4 ,h4 ,h4 ,w4 and ,m4 ,w4 ,w4 #a4bj ,franklin4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 to const4 ,,rev4 ,,austin ,h4 ,,burr1 ,l4 ,m4 #ce4jj ,hampstead4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #be4jj ,hudson4 ,mrs4 ,b4 ,f4 ,chase1 bbl4 of potatoes4 ,kingston4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #e2 ,jacob ,chapman #e #aj4jj ,laconia4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #f4ge ,lyme4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 7ad'l7 #c4jj ,manchester4 ,c4 ,b4 ,southworth #ej2 ,rev4 ,c4 ,w4 ,wallace #be #ge4jj ,mount ,vernon4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ai4jj ,nashua4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #cd4gh ,stoddard4 ,rev4 ,h4 ,h4 ,c4 #a4jj ,temple4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #h4ha ,wilton4 8,mistletoe ,band10 for ,student ,aid1 ,wilmington1 ,n4 ,c4 #ag4jj ,,vermont1 #a1aff4jd4 ,berlin4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #aa4be ,bennington4 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,b4 ,k4 #j4ej ,bradford4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ce4ce ,brattleborough4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 7ad'l7 #j4ej ,burlington4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #afe4cf ,clarendon4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 7of wh4 #c from 8,mrs4 ,g4 ,m4 ,h407 #ag4dj2 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #h4jb #be4db ,danby4 ,rev4 ,l4 ,d4 ,m4 #j4ej ,dorset4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #be4jj ,east ,barnard4 ,levi ,belknap #b4jj ,montpelier4 ,bethany ,ch41 to const4 ,,rev4 ,,john ,h4 ,,hincks1 ,l4 ,m4 #cb4jj ,north ,walden4 ,s4 ,w4 ,o4 #j4ej ,peacham4 ,,estate of ,ezra ,c4 ,chamberlin1 by ,wm4 ,r4 ,shedd1 ,ex4 7#fj of which to const4 ,,miss ,,jane ,e4 ,,chamberlin and ,,miss ,,jennie ,c4 ,,watts1 ,l4,m's7 #ejj4jj ,south ,londonderry4 8,a ,friend0 #e4jj ,springfield4 8,springfield ,mission ,circle10 for ,student ,aid1 ,atlanta ,u4 #aej4jj ,springfield4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,p4 #a4jj ,swanton4 ,harry ,smith #e4jj ,west ,brattleborough4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ad4df ,west ,fairlee ,centre4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #ad4aj ,west ,rutland4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #af4aj2 ,mrs4 ,l4 ,w4 #a #ag4aj ,westminster ,west4 ,,estate of ,almira ,goodhue1 by ,homer ,goodhue1 ,ex4 #aej4jj ,westminster ,west4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #aa4jj ,,massachusetts1 #c1iei4ee4 ,agawam4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ba4ga ,andover4 ,mrs4 ,j4 ,b4 ,clough #aj2 ,c4 ,h4 ,g41 #be;c4 #aj4be ,ashby4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,atlanta ,u4 #aj4jj ,ashfield4 ,b4 ,h4 #j4ed ,ayer4 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,a4 ,spaulding1 for ,theo4 ,student1 ,talladega ,c4 #gj4jj ,bolton4 8,a ,friend10 for ,student ,aid1 ,atlanta ,u4 #bj4jj ,boston4 ,walnut ,ave4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #acb4af2 ,rev4 ,chas4 ,nichols #be #aeg4af ,braintree4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ad4jj ,brocton4 ,joseph ,hewett #e2 ,mrs4 ,baalis ,sanford1 box of ,c4 #e4jj ,brookline4 ,harvard ,ch4 and ,soc4 #fi4ba ,buckland4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #i4ee ,byfield4 ,mrs4 ,jerusha ,b4 ,root #cj1 to const4 ,,martin ,,nelson ,,root1 ,m4,d41 ,l4,m42 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #e4ge #ce4ge ,cambridge4 ,no4 ,ave4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #gd4ia ,charlton4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #ad4ff ,chelsea4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #dh4bb ,concord4 ,trin4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #bj2 ,thomas ,p4 ,carlton #b #bb4jj ,dedham4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #hg4jb ,dorchester4 ,thomas ,d4 ,quincy #b4ej ,dunstable4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #g4af ,east ,charlemont4 ,cong4 ,ch4 7of which #a4ge from 8,carpenter ,bees10 for ,colored ,girls7 #ba4jj ,east ,longmeadow4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #a4jj ,east ,medway4 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,n4 ,m4 #a2 ,e4 ,b4 ,d4 #a #b4jj ,fall ,river4 ,central ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #abf4hi ,feeding ,hills4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #f4ag ,framingham4 ,plymouth ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #ad4dj2 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,h4 #a #ae4dj ,groton4 ,union ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #cf4jb ,greenfield4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 #c4ef ,hadley4 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,porter #e2 ,mrs4 ,eliza ,huntington #b #g4jj ,holden4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #ae2 ,cong4 ,miss4 ,ass'n #f1 for ,wilmington1 ,n4 ,c4 #ba4jj ,holliston4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #aj4jj ,holyoke4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ad4ig ,hopkinton4 ,first ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #aba4hg2 ,mrs4 ,p4 ,j4 ,claflin #ajj4 #bbh4hg ,hyde ,park4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #da4hh ,lexington4 ,hancock ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ac4dg ,lowell4 ,mrs4 ,s4 ,l4 ,p4 #j4ej ,malden4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #eh4gb ,manchester4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ej4jj ,marshfield4 ,rev4 ,e4 ,alden1 #b packages of books4 ,medway4 ,,estate of ,clarissa ,a4 ,pond1 by ,a4 ,pond1 ,ex4 #ace4jj ,medway4 ,mrs4 ,a4 ,d4 ,sanford1 box of ,c4 ,melrose4 ,e4 ,n4 ,c4 #j4ej ,methuen4 ,,estate of ,joseph ,f4 ,ingalls1 by ,samuel ,g4 ,sargent and ,will4 ,c4 ,sleeper1 ,ex's4 #iei4ji ,middleborough4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #bj4jj ,middlefield4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 to const4 ,,oliver ,,church and ,,rev4 ,,chas4 ,m4 ,,peirce1 ,l4,m's #fj4ga ,middleton4 ,,estate of ,mrs4 ,catharine ,merriam ,wilkins1 by ,francis ,p4 ,merriam1 ,ex4 #ajj4jj ,monson4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ag4fj ,new ,bedford4 ,miss ,h4 ,m4 ,l4 #a4jj ,newburyport4 ,mrs4 ,j4 ,b4 #j4ej ,north ,adams4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #bg4fh ,northampton4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #dg4jf ,newton4 ,eliot ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #aej4fd2 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,f4 ,r4 #a #aea4fd ,newtonville4 ,mrs4 ,j4 ,w4 ,hayes #be4jj ,north ,brookfield4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ej4jj ,oxford4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ba4ci2 ,l4 ,w4 #ej;c #ba4hi ,pittsfield4 ,james ,r4 ,jones #ae4jj ,princeton4 ,h4 ,n4 ,m4 #e4jj ,quincy4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #cg4jj ,salem4 ,geo4 ,driver #e4jj ,shelburne4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #i4fa ,south ,amherst4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #aj4jj ,southfield4 ,w4 ,h4 ,e4 #j4ej ,south ,framingham4 ,south ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #hh4jj ,south ,hadley4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ad4jj ,south ,hadley ,falls4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #db2 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #da #hc4jj ,south ,plymouth4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #aa4ac ,south ,weymouth4 ,union ,cong4 ,ch4 #cj4jj ,spencer4 ,ladies' ,benev4 ,soc4 #bj4jj ,springfield4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ch4ee2 ,hope ,cong4 ,ch4 #ba4ee2 ,south ,cong4 ,ch4 #ab4if #gc4jf ,sudbury4 ,u4,e4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #be4ej ,sutton4 ,r4 ,l4 #a4jj ,templeton4 ,j4 ,l4 #a2 ,l4 ,m4 #ej;c4 #a4ej ,tolland4 ,mrs4 ,n4 ,e4 ,s4 #j4ej ,waltham4 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,cong4 ,ch4 #aa4jj ,darien4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ce4ej ,east ,hartland4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #h4bd ,east ,woodstock4 ,,estate of ,george ,a4 ,paine1 by ,john ,paine1 ,ex4 #fdf4ae ,fairfield4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ed4db ,farmington4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #fc4eb ,groton4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #aj4dd ,guilford4 8,lea40 #aj4jj ,haddam ,neck4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #d4ae ,higganum4 ,mrs4 ,r4 ,reed #a4be2 ,mrs4 ,r4 ,g4 #a2 ,mrs4 ,g4 ,t4 ,g4 #a #c4be ,huntington4 ,n4 ,t4 and ,d4 ,l4 #a ea4 #b4jj ,killingly4 ,miss ,e4 ,f4 ,jencks #e4jj ,ledyard4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #h4ge ,mansfield4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 #g4jj ,new ,haven4 ,howard ,ave4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #bb2 ,college ,st4 ,ch4 #aj2 ,centre ,ch4 7ad'l7 #e2 ,a4 ,t4 #a #ch4jj ,north ,branford4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #bb4jj ,norwich4 ,mrs4 ,j4 ,m4 ,huntington1 for ,student ,aid1 ,atlanta ,u4 #e4jj ,plantsville4 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,hotchkiss1 for ,student ,aid1 ,atlanta ,u4 #e4jj ,plainville4 ,dea4 ,l4 ,h4 ,carter1 for ,student ,aid1 ,atlanta ,u4 #ej4jj ,prospect4 ,b4 ,b4 ,brown #aj3 ,andrew ,smith #e 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,g4 ,s4 ,ayres #e4jj ,homer4 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,b4 ,dean #e4jj ,hume4 ,mrs4 ,l4 ,h4 ,p4 and ,mrs4 ,j4 ,h4 #a4jj ,ithaca4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #aa4eb ,martinsburgh4 ,mrs4 ,w4 ,arthur #b4jj ,medina4 ,ladies' ,miss4 ,soc4 of ,presb4 ,ch41 by ,lina ,burroughs1 box of ,c4 and books4 ,new ,york4 ,broadway ,tabernacle ,ch4 #ddj4ic4 --8,pilgrim ,band10 ,broadway ,tab4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #aa4da1 for ,student ,aid4--8,a ,friend10 package for ,memphis1 ,tenn4 #deb4cd ,norwood4 8,a ,friend10 by ,rev4 ,c4 ,h4 ,rowley #d4cg ,nineveh4 ,reuben ,lovejoy #ajj4jj ,oxford4 ,ass'd ,presb4 ,soc4 #i4eh ,rome4 ,john ,b4 ,jervis #be4jj ,saratoga ,springs4 ,s4 ,c4 #j4ej ,syracuse4 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,c4 ,clarke #f4hj ,troy4 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,c4 ,s4 #a4jj ,utica4 ,mrs4 ,cornelia ,hurlburt #aj4jj ,west ,brook4 ,t4 ,s4 ,h4 #j4ej ,west ,winfield4 ,l4 ,bucklen #b4jj ,wolcott4 ,h4 ,m4 ,hamilton1 box of books4 ,,new ,,jersey1 #aja4ej4 ,montclair4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 7in part7 #ajj4jj ,phillipsburg4 ,h4 ,p4 ,m4 #j4ej ,trenton4 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,b4 ,f4 #a4jj ,,pennsylvania1 #ae4 ,philadelphia4 ,mrs4 ,s4 ,l4 ,chester #e4jj ,pittsburgh4 ,sam'l ,boyd #aj4jj ,,ohio1 #iaj4hg4 ,akron4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ha4gj ,andover4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #i4ga ,bellevue4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #bc4ej ,cincinnati4 ,rent1 for the poor in ,new ,orleans #gh4gb ,cleveland4 ,euclid ,ave4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ah4hj ,deerfield4 ,mrs4 ,wm4 ,penn #aj4jj ,geneva4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #bj4ej ,huntington4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #bc4be ,kent4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #ae4ej ,lenox4 8,a ,friend0 #e4jj ,mallet ,creek4 ,dr4 ,j4 ,a4 ,bingham #e4jj ,marysville4 ,ladies' ,home ,miss4 ,soc4 of ,cong4 ,ch4 #f4ej ,mechanicsburgh4 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,k4 ,h4 #a4jj ,new ,richland4 ,e4 ,j4 #a4jj ,north ,benton4 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,j4 ,h4 #j4ej ,north ,ridgefield4 ,first ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #a4ae ,oberlin4 ,,estate of ,mary ,i4 ,hulburd1 by ,hiram ,hulburd1 ,ex4 #ej4jj ,oberlin4 ,l4 ,f4 #a4jj ,penfield4 ,b4 ,r4 #a4jj ,plymouth4 ,estate of ,henry ,amerman1 by ,j4 ,h4 ,packer #djj4jj ,richfield4 ,s4 ,r4 ,oviatt #c2 ,mrs4 ,s4 ,townsend #b4ej #e4ej 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,ch4 #adc4hj ,hinsdale4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ad4jj ,kewanne4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #be4jj ,lake ,forest4 ,mrs4 ,w4 ,h4 ,f4 #a4jj ,la ,harpe4 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,j4 ,n4 #a4jj ,morris4 ,miss ,narcissa ,sample1 for ,student ,aid1 ,tougaloo ,u4 #b4jj ,morrison4 ,mrs4 ,s4 ,t4 #a2 ,mrs4 ,a4 ,p4 #a2 ,a4 ,m4 ,s4 #a #c4jj ,oak ,park4 ,mrs4 ,j4 ,huggins1 for ,student ,aid #aj4jj ,peru4 ,cong4 ,bible ,sch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #ab4ej ,plymouth4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ad4jj ,rockford4 ,ladies' ,miss4 ,soc41 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #be4jj ,st4 ,charles4 ,ladies' ,miss4 ,soc4 #e4jj ,sparta4 ,bryce ,crawford #e2 ,robert ,stevenson #b #g4jj ,tolono4 ,mrs4 ,l4 ,haskell #aj4jj ,tonica4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #bc4jj ,,michigan1 #acb4da4 ,detroit4 ,individuals1 by ,mrs4 ,r4 ,nutting #b4ge2 ,c4 ,i4 ,w4 #a #c4ge ,east ,saginaw4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #be4jj ,grand ,rapids4 ,e4 ,ball and ,mrs4 ,avery #aj ea42 ,m4 ,wood #e1 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #be4jj ,hudson4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #aj4ff ,kalamo4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #c4jj ,lansing4 ,cong4 ,ch4 ,sab4 ,sch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk4 ,u4 #be4jj ,muskegon4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #be4jj ,stanton4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 for ,student ,aid #aj4jj ,warren4 ,rev4 ,j4 ,l4 ,beebe #e4jj ,,wisconsin1 #ade4fj4 ,big ,springs4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #a4be ,clinton4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ba4jj ,columbus4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #h4ah ,fort ,howard4 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,l4 ,a4 ,tank #b4jj ,la ,crosse4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 for ,fisk ,u4 #ej4jj ,milwaukee4 ,hanover ,st4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #h4jj ,stoughton4 ,box of ,c4 and #a #a4jj ,warren4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ag4jj ,west ,salem4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #bg4ag ,,iowa1 #b1fie4ed4 ,burlington4 ,mrs4 ,hannah ,everall #e4jj ,cedar ,falls4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 for ,student ,aid #b4jj ,chester ,centre4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #af4ej2 ,prairie ,gleaners #ac4ej2 ,mrs4 ,d4 ,b4 ,d4 #a1 for a ,student1 ,fisk ,u4 #ca4jj ,clinton4 ,cong4 ,ch4 7ad'l7 #a4jj ,des ,moines4 ,ladies ,miss4 ,soc41 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #aj4jj ,de,witt4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #aa4jj ,dubuque4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #be4jj ,dunlap4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #i4jf ,grinnell4 ,,estate of ,charles ,f4 ,dike1 by ,mrs4 ,c4 ,f4 ,dike1 ,exec'x4 #b1ejj4jj ,grinnell4 ,mrs4 ,s4 ,h4 ,bixby #d4--;,hon4 ,j4 ,b4 ,g41 #ej;c41 for ,mag4 #d4ej ,hampton4 ,mrs4 ,w4 ,p4 ,b4 #a4jj ,kellogg4 ,mrs4 ,dunn #e4jj ,keokuk4 8,signature0 #aj4jj ,maquoketa4 ,miss4 ,soc4 of ,cong4 ,ch4 #ac4ec ,mc,gregor4 ,mrs4 ,r4 ,g4 and ,mrs4 ,e4 ,p4 ,d #j4ej ,muscatine4 ,henry ,hoover1 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #e4jj ,osage4 ,woman's ,miss4 ,soc41 bal4 to const4 ,,mrs4 ,,lucretia ,,deering1 ,l4 ,m4 #e4he ,sheldon4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 for ,student ,aid #a4aj ,waltham4 ,,estate of ,miss ,emeline ,e4 ,williams1 by ,william ,mason #ej4jj ,waterloo4 ,woman's ,cent4 ,soc4 #e4jj ,,minnesota1 #dg4de4 ,minneapolis4 ,plym4 ,ch4 #bc4ge ,rushford4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #c4jj ,spring ,valley4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #aa4cj ,tivoli4 ,l4 ,h4 #a4jj ,zumbrota4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #h4dj ,,kansas1 #ff4cb4 ,blue ,rapids4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #c4ce ,eureka4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,ch4 ,sch41 for ,student ,aid #c4ab ,lawrence4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 #c2 ,rev4 ,a4 ,m4 ,r4 #a #d4jj ,leavenworth4 ,mrs4 ,s4 ,a4 ,cutts #e4jj ,meriden4 8,a ,friend of ,missions0 #aj4jj ,russell4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #e4jj ,topeka4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #bj4jj ,wabaunsee4 8,first ,ch4 of ,christ0 #ae4he ,,nebraska1 #ca4ej4 ,nebraska ,city4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 for ,student ,aid #a4ej ,schuyler4 ,by ,rev4 ,a4 ,dresser #cj4jj ,,california1 #ea;c4 ,madison4 ,mrs4 ,n4 ,n4 ,t4 #j4ea ,,tennessee1 #dfa4bf4 ,chattanooga4 ,rent #cjj2 ,church ,coll4 #aj4bf #caj4bf ,chattanooga4 ,rev4 ,temple ,cutler1 for ,student ,aid1 ,tougaloo ,u4 #ac4jj ,maryville4 ,prof4 ,p4 ,m4 ,b4 #j4be ,memphis4 ,le ,moyne ,sch4 #acg4ge ,,north ,,carolina1 #bij4dj4 ,raleigh4 ,pub4 ,sch4 ,fund #aej2 ,washington ,sch4 #h4bj #aeh4bj ,wilmington4 ,normal ,school #aba4ge2 ,cong4 ,ch4 #g4dj #abi4ae ,woodbridge4 ,tuition #c4je ,,south ,,carolina1 #bbj4ee4 ,charleston4 ,avery ,institute #bbj4ee ,,georgia4 #dag4fa4 ,atlanta4 ,atlanta ,university #aji4jj ,atlanta4 8,a ,friend0 #eh2 ,rev4 ,s4 ,s4 ,ashley #ab1 for ,student ,aid4--,prof4 ,t4 ,n4 ,chase #be #ie4jj ,macon4 ,lewis ,high ,sch4 #fb4gj ,savannah4 ,rent #hc4cc2 ,tuition #fg4eh #aej4ia ,,alabama1 #chh4ji4 ,athens4 ,trinity ,sch4 #bf4jj ,mobile4 ,i4 ,g4 #j4ej ,montgomery4 ,pub4 ,fund #bbe4jj ,selma4 ,rev4 ,fletcher ,clark1 for ,student ,aid1 ,tougaloo ,u4 #f4ce ,talladega4 ,talledega ,college #acj4bd ,,mississippi1 #fd4je4 ,jackson4 ,byron ,lumley #aj2 ,j4 ,stadeker ,son #e1 for ,barracks1 ,tougaloo #ae4jj ,tougaloo4 ,tougaloo ,university #dc4je ,tougaloo4 ,w4 ,p4 ,dulaney1 ,m4 ,d41 for ,barracks #e4jj ,yazoo ,city4 ,hon ,w4 ,d4 ,gibbs for ,barracks1 ,tougaloo #a4jj ,,louisiana1 #acg4 ,new ,orleans4 ,straight ,university #acg4jj ,,texas1 #ej;c4 ,san ,antonia4 ,g4 ,w4 ,w4 #j4ej ,,canada1 #ej;c4 ,camlachie4 ,rev4 ,j4 ,m4 ,g4 #j4ej ,,england1 #ijj4ie4 ,freedmen's ,missions ,aid ,soc41 for ,mendi ,mission #ijj4ie ,,scotland1 #bjj4 ,glasgow4 ,mrs4 ,ann ,mc,dowell1 for a ,teacher #bjj4jj ,,turkey1 #aj4 ,van4 ,dr4 ,geo4 ,c4 ,raynolds and wife #aj4jj ------------------ ,total #ag1eeg4ac ,total from ,oct4 #ast to ,april #cjth #ajc1cji4if ,h4 ,w4 ,,hubbard1 ,ass't ,treas4 ,,received ,,for ,,debt4 ,brewer1 ,me4 ,m4 ,hardy #be4jj ,portland1 ,me4 8,a ,member of ,state ,st4 ,ch40 #ej4jj ,manchester1 ,n4 ,h4 ,c4 ,b4 ,southworth #ej4jj ,boston1 ,mass4 ,mrs4 ,nancy ,b4 ,curtis #ejj4jj ,east ,claremont1 ,mass4 ,a4 ,p4 ,leavitt #ej4jj ,rockport1 ,mass4 8,a ,friend0 #e4jj ,woodworth1 ,wis4 ,rev4 ,thomas ,gillespie #aj4jj ,meriden1 ,kansas4 ,a ,friend of ,missions #aj4jj ,chattanooga1 ,tenn4 ,cong4 ,ch4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #af4jj ---------------- #gaf4jj ,previously acknowledged ,march receipts #h1iba4gb ---------------- ,total #i1fcg4gb ,,received ,,for ,,tillotson ,c4 ,,and ,n4 ,,inst41 ,,austin1 ,,texas4 ,glastonbury1 ,conn4 ,j4 ,b4 and ,w4 ,s4 ,williams #djj4jj ,englewood1 ,n4 ,j1 8,a ,friend0 #b4ej ---------------- #djb4ej ,previously acknowledged ,feb4 receipts #dbb4jj ---------------- ,total #hbd4ej 99 99 99 99 99 ,constitution of the ,american ,missionary ,association4 ,incorporated ,january #cj1 #ahdi4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,art4 ,i4 ,this ,society shall be called 8,,the ,,american ,,missionary ,,association40 ,,art4 ,,ii4 ,the object of this ,association shall be to conduct ,christian missionary and educational operations1 and diffuse a knowledge of the ,holy ,scriptures in our own and other countries which are destitute of them1 or which present open and urgent fields of effort4 ,,art4 ,,iii4 ,any person of evangelical sentiments1,a who professes faith in the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who is not a slaveholder1 or in the practice of other immoralities1 and who contributes to the funds1 may become a member of the ,society2 and by the payment of thirty dollars1 a life member2 provided1 that children and others who have not professed their faith may be constituted life members without the privilege of voting4 ,,art4 ,,iv4 ,this ,society shall meet annually1 in the month of ,september1 ,october or ,november1 for the election of officers and the transaction of other business at such time and place as shall be designated by the ,executive ,committee4 ,,art4 ,v4 ,the annual meeting shall be constituted of the regular officers and members of the ,society at the time of such meeting1 and of delegates from churches1 local missionary societies1 and other co-operating bodies--each body being entitled to one representative4 ,,art4 ,,vi4 ,the officers of the ,society shall be a ,president1 ,vice ,presidents1 a ,recording ,secretary1 ,corresponding ,secretaries1 ,treasurer1 two ,auditors1 and an ,executive ,committee of not less than twelve1 of which the ,corresponding ,secretaries shall be advisory1 and the ,treasurer ex-officio1 members4 ,,art4 ,,vii4 ,to the ,executive ,committee shall belong the collecting and disbursing of funds2 the appointing1 counselling1 sustaining and dismissing 7for just and sufficient reasons7 missionaries and agents2 the selection of missionary fields2 and1 in general1 the transaction of all such business as usually appertains to the executive committees of missionary and other benevolent societies2 the ,committee to exercise no ecclesiastical jurisdiction over the missionaries2 and its doings to be subject always to the revision of the annual meeting1 which shall1 by a reference mutually chosen1 always entertain the complaints of any aggrieved agent or missionary2 and the decision of such reference shall be final4 ,the ,executive ,committee shall have authority to fill all vacancies occurring among the officers between the regular annual meetings2 to apply1 if they see fit1 to any ,state ,legislature for acts of incorporation2 to fix the compensation1 where any is given1 of all officers1 agents1 missionaries1 or others in the employment of the ,society3 to make provision1 if any1 for disabled missionaries1 and for the widows and children of such as are deceased2 and to call1 in all parts of the country1 at their discretion1 special and general conventions of the friends of missions1 with a view to the diffusion of the missionary spirit1 and the general and vigorous promotion of the missionary work4 ,five members of the ,committee shall constitute a quorum for transacting business4 ,,art4 ,,viii4 ,this society1 in collecting funds1 in appointing officers1 agents and missionaries1 and in selecting fields of labor1 and conducting the missionary work1 will endeavor particularly to discountenance slavery1 by refusing to receive the known fruits of unrequited labor1 or to welcome to its employment those who hold their fellow-beings as slaves4 ,,art4 ,,ix4 ,missionary bodies1 churches or individuals agreeing to the principles of this ,society1 and wishing to appoint and sustain missionaries of their own1 shall be entitled to do so through the agency of the ,executive ,committee1 on terms mutually agreed upon4 ,,art4 ,x4 ,no amendment shall be made in this ,constitution without the concurrence of two thirds of the members present at a regular annual meeting2 nor unless the proposed amendment has been submitted to a previous meeting1 or to the ,executive ,committee in season to be published by them 7as it shall be their duty to do1 if so submitted7 in the regular official notifications of the meeting4 ,,footnote3 ,a ,by evangelical sentiments1 we understand1 among others1 a belief in the guilty and lost condition of all men without a ,saviour2 the ,supreme ,deity1 ,incarnation and ,atoning ,sacrifice of ,jesus ,christ1 the only ,saviour of the world2 the necessity of regeneration by the ,holy ,spirit1 repentance1 faith and holy obedience in order to salvation2 the immortality of the soul2 and the retributions of the judgment in the eternal punishment of the wicked1 and salvation of the righteous4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,american ,missionary ,association4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,aim ,,and ,,work4 ,to preach the ,gospel to the poor4 ,it originated in a sympathy with the almost friendless slaves4 ,since ,emancipation it has devoted its main efforts to preparing the ,,freedmen for their duties as citizens and ,christians in ,america and as missionaries in ,africa4 ,as closely related to this1 it seeks to benefit the caste-persecuted ,,chinese in ,america1 and to co-operate with the ,government in its humane and ,christian policy towards the ,,indians4 ,it has also a mission in ,,africa4 ,,statistics4 ,,churches3 ,in the ,south--,in ,va41 #a2 ,n4 ,c41 #e2 ,s4 ,c41 #b2 ,ga41 #aa2 ,ky41 #e2 ,tenn41 #d2 ,ala41 #ab2 ,la41 #ab2 ,miss41 #a2 ,kansas1 #b2 ,texas1 #d4 ,africa1 #a4 ,among the ,indians1 #b4 ,total1 #fb4 ,,institutions ,,founded1 ,,fostered ,,or ,,sustained ,,in ,,the ,,south4 ,chartered3 ,hampton1 ,va42 ,berea1 ,ky42 ,talladega1 ,ala42 ,atlanta1 ,ga42 ,nashville1 ,tenn41 ,tougaloo1 ,miss42 ,new ,orleans1 ,la12 and ,austin1 ,texas1 #h2 ,graded or ,normal ,schools3 at ,wilmington1 ,raleigh1 ,n4 ,c42 ,charleston1 ,greenwood1 ,s4 ,c42 ,macon1 ,atlanta1 ,ga42 ,montgomery1 ,mobile1 ,athens1 ,selma1 ,ala42 ,memphis1 ,tenn42 #aa2 ,other ,schools1 #g4 ,total1 #bf4 ,,teachers1 ,,missionaries ,,and ,,assistants--,among the ,freedmen1 #bji2 among the ,chinese1 #ag2 among the ,indians1 #af2 in foreign lands1 #aj4 ,total1 #beb4 ,,students--,in ,theology1 #gd2 ,law1 #h2 in ,college ,course1 #gi2 in other studies1 #e1bdc4 ,total1 #e1djd4 ,scholars taught by former pupils of our schools1 estimated at #ajj1jjj4 ,,indians under the care of the ,association1 #ac1jjj4 ,,wants4 #a4 ,a steady ,,increase of regular income to keep pace with the growing work in the ,south4 ,this increase can only be reached by regular and larger contributions from the churches--the feeble as well as the strong4 #b4 ,,additional ,,buildings for our higher educational institutions1 to accomodate the increasing numbers of students2 ,,meeting ,,houses1 for the new churches we are organizing2 ,,more ,,ministers1 cultured and pious1 for these churches4 #c4 ,,help ,,for ,,young ,,men1 to be educated as ministers here and missionaries to ,africa--a pressing want4 ,before sending boxes1 always correspond with the nearest ,a4 ,m4 ,a4 office1 as below4 ,,new ,,york ,h4 ,w4 ,hubbard1 ,esq41 #ef ,reade ,street4 ,,boston ,rev4 ,c4 ,l4 ,woodworth1 ,room #ba1 ,congregational ,house4 ,,chicago ,rev4 ,jas4 ,powell1 #aab ,west ,washington ,st4 ,,magazine4 ,this ,magazine will be sent1 gratuitously1 if desired1 to the ,missionaries of the ,association2 to ,life ,members2 to all clergymen who take up collections for the ,association2 to ,superintendents of ,sabbath ,schools2 to ,college ,libraries2 to ,theological ,seminaries2 to ,societies of ,inquiry on ,missions2 and to every donor who does not prefer to take it as a subscriber1 and contributes in a year not less than five dollars4 ,those who wish to remember the ,,american ,,missionary ,,association in their last ,will and ,testament1 are earnestly requested to use the following3 ,,form ,,of ,a ,,bequest4 8,i ,,bequeath to my executor 7or executors7 the sum of ---- dollars in trust1 to pay the same in ---- days after my decease to the person who1 when the same is payable1 shall act as ,treasurer of the 8,american ,missionary ,association10 ,new ,york ,city1 to be applied under the direction of the ,executive ,committee of the ,association1 to its charitable uses and purposes40 ,the ,will should be attested by three witnesses in some ,states three are required--in other ,states only two1 who should write against their names1 their places of residence if in cities1 their street and number4 ,the following form of attestation will answer for every ,state in the ,union3 8,signed1 sealed1 published and declared by the said ,a4,b4 as his last ,will and ,testament1 in presence of us1 who1 at the request of the said ,a4,b41 and in his presence1 and in the presence of each other1 have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses40 ,in some ,states1 it is required that the ,will should be made at least two months before the death of the testator4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,brown ,,bros4 ,,co4 ,,bankers1 #ei ,wall ,st41 ,new ,york1 #baa ,chestnut ,st41 ,philadelphia1 #ff ,state ,st41 ,boston4 ,issue1 against cash deposited1 or satisfactory guarantee of repayment1 ,circular ,credits for ,travelers1 ,in ,,dollars for use in the ,united ,states and adjacent countries1 and in ,,pounds ,,sterling1 for use in any part of the world4 ,these ,credits1 bearing the signature of the holder1 afford a ready means of identification1 and the amounts for which they are issued can be availed of from time to time1 wherever he may be1 in sums to meet the requirements of the ,traveler4 ,application for ,credits may be made to either of the above houses direct1 or through any respectable bank or banker in the country4 ,they also issue ,commercial ,credits1 make ,cable ,transfers of ,money between this ,country and ,england1 and draw ,bills of ,exchange on ,great ,britain and ,ireland4 99 99 99 99 99 ,warren ,ward ,co4 ,,manufacturers ,,of ,,artistic ,,furniture1 ,invite attention to a very large stock1 including new ,eastlake1 ,queen ,anne1 ,japanese1 ,modern and other choice styles1 exclusively of our own design and manufacture1 which we fully warrant1 being made of the best seasoned material1 and of unsurpassed workmanship4 ,we keep on hand a large variety of ,chamber ,suites in ,ash ,walnut and ,mahogany1 from #cj up2 ,parlor ,suites in all varieties of covering1 from #ej up2 ,enameled ,suites1 a large variety in new styles1 from #ag up2 ,library ,furniture of all kinds and styles2 ,dining ,room ,extension ,tables1 ,sideboards1 ,chairs1 c41 at ,lowest ,prices2 ,hat ,stands1 ,hall ,chairs and ,hanging ,glasses2 also1 ,superior ,hair ,mattresses1 ,pillows1 ,spring ,beds1 ,curtains1 ,lambrequins1 ,window ,shades1 ,cabinet1 ,centre ,tables1 ,easels1 ,pedestals and other fancy articles for the ,parlor1 c41 c4 ,designs furnished and estimates given for ,furniture of all kinds requiring to be made4 ,we fully guarantee all our work1 and our prices are as low as any other manufacturers' for the same quality of goods4 #ge #gg ,spring ,st41 ,cor1 ,,crosby ,,st41 ,one ,block ,e4 of ,br'dway1 bef4 ,st4 ,nicholas ,metropolitan ,hotels4 ,new ,york4 99 99 99 99 99 ,established ,a4 ,d4 #ahej4 ,,the ,,manhattan ,life ,insurance ,co41 #aef ,broadway1 ,new ,york1 ,,has ,,paid #g1djj1jjj ,,death ,,claims1 ,,has ,,paid #d1ijj1jjj ,return ,premiums to ,policy-,holders1 ,,has ,a ,,surplus ,,of #a1gjj1jjj ,,over ,,liabilities1 ,by ,new ,york ,standard of ,valuation4 ,it gives the ,best ,insurance on the ,best ,lives at the most ,favorable ,rates4 ,,examine ,,the ,,plans ,,and ,,rates ,,of ,,this ,,company4 ,,henry ,,stokes1 ,,president1 ,c4 ,y4 ,,wemple1 ,vice-,president4 ,j4 ,l4 ,,halsey1 ,secretary4 ,s4 ,n4 ,,stebbins1 ,actuary4 ,h4 ,y4 ,,wemple1 ,h4 ,b4 ,,stokes1 ,assistant-,secretaries4 99 99 99 99 99 ,e4 ,d4 ,bassford's ,,cooper ,,institute1 ,,new ,,york ,,city1 ,just received from ,european and ,domestic ,manufacturers complete new stock of fresh and beautiful goods4 ,every department of this great emporium is being re-stocked with the ,newest and ,best ,house-,furnishing and ,table ,wares1 in ,hardware1 ,china1 ,glass1 ,cutlery1 ,silver and ,wooden-ware1 and everything in these lines for the complete furnishing of ,house and ,table--,dinner and ,tea ,sets1 ,chamber-ware1 ,cooking ,utensils1 ,tin-ware and ,,bassford',s ,celebrated ,nonpareil ,refrigerator1 ,the best made4 ,goods promptly delivered in city1 or shipped daily4 ,complete ,price ,lists and ,refrigerator ,lists sent free1 and every attention paid to inquiries by mail4 ,edward ,d4 ,bassford1 ,nos4 #a1 #b1 #c1 #ab1 #ac1 #ae1 #af1 and #ag ,,cooper ,,institute1 ,,new ,,york ,,city4 99 99 99 99 99 #bd4ej #bi4jj ,,economical ,,economical ,s4,s4 ,,library ,s4,s4 ,,library ,a4 #ej ,vols4 ,b4 #fj ,vols4 #ac1cef ,pages4 #af1dfb ,pages4 ,price of the same books ,price of the same books separately1 #ej4be4 separately1 #ei4je4 ,in ,uniform style4 ,the ,volumes numbered and ready for use4 #ej ,catalogues with each ,set4 ,each set in a neat wooden case 7grained ,walnut47 ,the books in the two sets are all different1 and they may be used together1 making #aaj ,vols41 #cj1jjj ,pages1 for #ec4ej4 ,works by ,,mrs4 ,,charles1 ,,george ,,macdonald1 ,,norman ,,macleod1 ,,edward ,,garrett1 ,,dr4 ,,john ,,hall1 ,,hesba ,,stretton1 ,,miss ,,phelps1 ,,lyman ,,abbott1 and other well known writers included4 ,unequaled for high character of books1 substantial and attractive style1 and cheapness1 these ,libraries are well worth attention of ,city and ,country ,sunday ,schools4 ,circular with full ,catalogues sent on application4 ,,dodd1 ,,mead ,,company1 ,publishers1 #gea ,broadway1 ,n4,y4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a4 ,s4 ,,barnes ,,co4 ,educational ,publishers4 ,,teachers are requested to send for our ,descriptive ,catalogue of #djj ,text ,books and ,professional ,manuals4 ,a4 ,s4 ,b4 ,co41 also publish ,dale's ,lectures on ,preaching3 ,as delivered at ,yale ,college1 #ahgg4 ,contents3 ,perils of ,young ,preachers2 the ,intellect in ,relation to ,preaching3 ,reading2 ,preparation of ,sermons2 ,extemporaneous ,preaching and ,style2 ,evangelistic ,preaching2 ,pastoral ,preaching2 ,the ,conduct of ,public ,worship4 ,price1 postpaid1 #a4ej4 ,chas4 ,g4 ,finney's ,memoirs3 ,written by ,himself4 #dgg pp41 #ab mo1 #b4jj4 8,a wonderful volume it truly is40--,rev4 ,t4 ,l4 ,cuyler1 ,d4,d4 8,what a fiery ,john the ,baptist he was40--,rev4 ,r4,s4 ,storrs1 ,d4,d4 ,ray ,palmer's ,poetical ,works3 ,complete4 ,with ,portrait4 #hvo1 full gilt1 rich1 #d4jj4 ,memoirs of ,p4 ,p4 ,bliss3 ,by ,whittle1 ,moody and ,sankey4 ,with portraits of the ,bliss ,family1 on steel4 ,price #b4 ,lyman ,abbott's ,commentary ,,on ,,the ,,new ,,testament 7,illustrated74 ,matthew and ,mark 7#a vol471 #b4ej2 ,acts1 #a4ge3 others nearly ready4 8,destined to be the ,commentary for thoughtful ,bible readers4444 ,simple1 attractive1 correct and judicious in the use of learning4--,rev4 ,howard ,crosby1 ,d4,d40 ,,publishers' ,,principal ,,office1 #aaa #aac ,william ,street1 ,new ,york4 99 99 99 99 99 8,providence helps those who help themselves40 ,,haute ,,nouveaute4 ,,grand ,,opening ,,of ,,novel ,,and ,,beautiful ,,styles4 ,,the ,,demorest ,representative and ,cosmopolitan ,,emporium ,,of ,,fashions ,furnishing the ,world's ,ideal of ,artistic ,beauty1 ,novelty1 ,utility1 ,variety1 ,accuracy1 ,economy1 and ,fashionable ,elegance4 ,always ,first ,premium in every competition1 including the ,world's ,fair1 ,american ,institute1 ,new ,york2 ,mechanics' ,institute1 ,boston2 ,mechanics' ,institute1 ,maryland2 ,new ,york and other ,state ,fairs1 and the exclusive award over all competitors at the ,centennial ,exhibition4 ,,paris1 ,,london1 ,,new ,,york1 ,and ,agencies ,everywhere4 ,,reliable ,,patterns ,,in ,,sizes1 ,illustrated and ,described4 ,prices from #aj to #cj ,cents each1 or #e;d4 to #as4 #c;d4 ,sterling4 ,,send ,,for ,,catalogue1 with directions in ,french1 ,english1 ,portuguese1 ,dutch1 ,german and ,spanish4 ,,demorest',s ,,monthly ,,magazine1 #be cts43 #as4 ,sterling2 ,yearly #c4jj2 #abs4 ,sterling4 with a ,magnificent ,premium4 ,the ,demorest ,quarterly ,journal1 cents3 #b;d4 ,sterling4 ,yearly #aj cents3 #e;d4 ,sterling4 ,mme4 ,demorest's ,what to ,wear1 #ae cts42 #g;d4 ,sterling4 ,mme4 ,demorest's ,port-,folio of ,fashions1 #ae cts42 #g;d4 ,sterling4 ,either post-free4 ,,new ,,york ,,house3 #ag ,,east ,,fourteenth ,,street4 #aa ,bouverle ,st4 ,london4 #e ,rue ,scribe1 ,paris4 ,mme4 ,,demorest4 ,w4 ,,jennings ,,demorest4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,fuller1 ,,warren ,,co4 ,,manufacturers ,,of ,,stoves1 ,,ranges1 ,furnaces1 ,fire-,place ,heaters1 c4 ,,the ,,largest ,,assortment ,,and ,,variety ,,in ,,the ,,market4 ,,exclusive ,,makers ,,of ,p4 ,p4 ,stewart's ,famous ,stoves4 ,we continue to make a discount of twenty-five per cent4 from our prices on these well-known ,cooking and ,parlor ,stoves1 to ,clergymen and ,college ,professors4 ,orders and letters in response to this notice1 addressed to our ,new ,york house1 will receive prompt attention4 ,special terms to ,clergymen on all our ,goods4 ,send for ,catalogues and ,circulars to ,,fuller1 ,,warren ,,co4 #bcf ,water ,st41 ,new ,york4 ,,troy4 ,,chicago4 ,,cleveland4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,crampton',s ,,palm ,,soap ,,is ,,the ,,best ,,for ,the ,laundry1 ,the ,kitchen1 ,,and ,,for ,general ,household ,purposes4 ,,manufactured ,,by ,,crampton ,,brothers1 ,cor4 ,monroe ,jefferson ,sts4 ,n4 ,y4 ,send for ,circular and ,price ,list4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,cabinet ,,organs ,,highest ,,honors ,,at ,,all ,,world',s ,,exhibitions4 ,only ,american ,organs awarded such at ,,any4 ,before buying or renting1 send for our ,,latest ,,catalogues and ,,circulars1 with ,,new ,,styles1 ,,reduced ,,prices and much information4 ,sent free4 ,,mason ,,hamlin ,,organ ,,co41 ,,boston1 ,,new ,,york1 or ,,chicago4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,organs ,splendid #cdj ,,organs for #ajj4 #cjj for #ij4 #bge for #hj4 #bjj for #gj4 #aij for #fe2 and #afj for #ee4 ,,pianos--#ijj ,piano ,forte for #bbe4 #hjj for #bjj4 #gej for #ahe4 #gjj for #afe4 #fjj for #ace1 cash1 not used a year1 in perfect order4 ,great ,bargains1 ,unrivaled ,instruments1 ,unequaled ,prices4 ,send for ,catalogues4 ,,horace ,,waters ,,sons1 #dj ,east #adth ,street1 ,new ,york4 99 99 99 99 99 ,young ,america ,press ,co41 ,illustration #ce ,murray ,st41 ,new ,york1 manufacture a variety of hand1 self-inking1 and rotary printing presses1 ranging in price from #b to #aej1 including the ,centennial1 ,young ,america1 ,cottage1 ,lightning1 and other celebrated printing machines4 ,our new rotary press1 the ,united ,states ,jobber for cheapness and excellence1 is unrivalled4 ,other presses taken in exchange4 ,lowest prices for type and printing material4 ,circulars free4 ,specimen ,book of ,type1 #aj cts4 ,a sample package of plain and fancy cards1 #aj cts4 99 99 99 99 99 ,illustration3 ,,marvin',s ,,fire ,,burglar ,,safes ,,counter ,,platform ,,wagon ,,track ,,scales ,,marvin ,,safe ,,scale ,,co4 #bfe ,,broadway1 ,n4 ,y4 #fbg ,,chestnut ,,st4 ,,phila4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,thirty-,,second ,,volume ,,of ,,the ,american ,missionary1 ,,enlarged ,,and ,,improved4 ,,subscription ,,department4 ,we publish #be1jjj copies per month1 giving news from the ,institutions and ,churches aided by the ,association among the ,freedmen in the ,south1 the ,indian tribes1 the ,chinese on the ,pacific ,coast1 and the ,negroes in ,western ,africa4 ,price1 ,fifty ,cents a ,year1 in ,advance4 ,,our ,,new ,,pamphlets4 ,no4 #a4--;,history of the ,association4 ,no4 #b4--;,africa3 ,containing a ,history of the ,mendi ,mission1 a ,description of the ,land and the ,people1 and a presentation of their claims on ,america4 ,no4 #c4--,the ,three ,despised ,races in the ,united ,states2 or1 ,the ,chinaman1 the ,indian1 and the ,freedman4 ,an ,address before the ,a4 ,m4 ,a41 by ,rev4 ,joseph ,cook1 of ,boston1 ,mass4 ,no4 #d4--,the ,educational ,work4 ,showing the nature and reality of the black man's needs2 the way to help him2 the sentiment of ,southern men2 the work of the ,romish ,church2 the wants of the ,a4 ,m4 ,a4 ,will be sent free to any address1 on application4 ,h4 ,w4 ,,hubbard1 ,ass't-,treas41 #ef ,reade ,st41 ,n4 ,y4 ,,advertising ,,department4 ,a limited space in our ,magazine is devoted to ,advertisements1 for which our low rates and large circulation make its pages specially valuable4 ,our readers are among the best in the country1 having an established character for integrity and thrift that constitute them valued customers in all departments of business4 ,to ,advertisers using display type and ,cuts1 who are accustomed to the ,,rules of the best ,newspapers1 requiring ,,double ,,rates for these ,,luxuries1 our wide pages1 fine paper1 and superior printing1 with no extra charge for cuts1 are advantages readily appreciated1 and which add greatly to the appearance and effect of business announcements4 ,we are1 thus far1 gratified with the success of this department1 and solicit orders from all who have unexceptionable wares to advertise4 ,advertisements must be received by the ,,tenth of the month1 in order to secure insertion in the following number4 ,all communications in relation to advertising should be addressed to ,j4 ,h4 ,,denison1 ,adv'g ,agent1 #ef ,,reade ,,street1 ,,new ,,york4 99 99 99 99 99 ,illustration3 ,,kingsford',s ,,oswego ,,pure ,,and ,,silvergloss ,,starch ,,manufactured ,,by ,t4 ,,kingsford ,,son ,,trade ,,mark4 ,,starch ,is ,perfectly ,,pure--,,uniform and ,,stronger than any other4 ,,the ,,best and ,,most ,,economical in the ,,world4 ,ask for ,,kingsford',s1 and ,,be ,,sure ,,you ,,get ,,it4 99 99 99 99 99 ,transcriber's ,notes3 ,punctuation1 spelling and grammar were changed only where the error appears to be a printing error4 ,the punctuation changes are too numerous to list2 the others are as follows3 -- 8a0 changed to 8and0 on page #afa4 7,english and ,scotch missionaries7 -- missing 8is0 inserted on page #aff4 7,the discipline of these institutions is evidently giving7 -- missing a added to change 8,afric's0 to 8,africa's0 on page #age4 7,africa's sunny fountains7 -- extraneous 870 removed from ,e4,d4 ,bassford's ,advertisement on page #aia1 just prior to 8,,cooper ,,institute04 -- 8attenion0 changed to 8attention0 on page #aib4 7are well worth attention of7