,,vol4 ,,xxxiv4 ,,no4 #i4 ,,the ,,american ,,missionary4 99 99 99 99 99 8,to the ,poor the ,gospel is ,preached40 99 99 99 99 99 ,,september1 #ahhj4 ,,contents3 ,,editorial4 ,,annual ,,meeting--,,paragraphs #beg ,,encouraging ,,signs ,,of ,,the ,,times #bfj ,,help ,,without ,,money--,,the ,,two ,,parties ,,and ,,the ,,chinese #bfa ,,indians1 ,,reservations ,,and ,,railroads #bfb ,,better ,,homes ,,for ,,the ,,colored ,,people #bfd ,,growth ,,of ,,ideas ,,among ,,the ,,negroes ,,and ,,indians #bff ,,african ,,notes #bfh ,,items ,,from ,,the ,,field #bgj ,,the ,,freedmen4 ,a ,,july ,,vacation #bga ,,district ,,of ,,columbia--,lincoln ,mission1 ,washington #bgb ,,alabama--,florence and her ,people #bgc ,,louisiana--,lady-,missionary's ,letter #bgd ,,tennessee--,better ,prospects of ,memphis1 c4 #bge ,,tennessee--,flower ,mission and ,care for the ,sick #bgf ,,africa4 ,,mendi ,,mission--,good ,hope ,station #bgf ,,the ,,indians4 ,,la ,,pointe ,,agency #bgg ,,the ,,chinese4 ,,sermons ,,by ,,our ,,chinese ,,helpers #bgh ,,children',s ,,page4 ,,trip ,,up ,,the ,,yang-,,tse-,,kiang #bha ,,receipts #bhb ,,constitution #bhf ,,aim1 ,,statistics1 ,,wants #bhg 99 99 99 99 99 ,,new ,,york4 ,published by the ,american ,missionary ,association1 ,,rooms1 #ef ,,reade ,,street4 99 99 99 99 99 ,price1 #ej ,cents a ,year1 in advance4 ,entered at the ,post ,office at ,new ,york1 ,n4 ,y41 as second-class matter4 ,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 ,hon4 ,e4 ,d4 ,,holton1 ,wis4 ,hon4 ,,william ,,claflin1 ,mass4 ,,andrew ,,lester1 ,esq41 ,n4 ,y4 ,rev4 ,,stephen ,,thurston1 ,d4 ,d41 ,me4 ,rev4 ,,samuel ,,harris1 ,d4 ,d41 ,ct4 ,,wm4 ,c4 ,,chapin1 ,esq41 ,r4 ,i4 ,rev4 ,w4 ,t4 ,,eustis1 ,d4 ,d41 ,mass4 ,hon4 ,a4 ,c4 ,,barstow1 ,r4 ,i4 ,rev4 ,,thatcher ,,thayer1 ,d4 ,d41 ,r4 ,i4 ,rev4 ,,ray ,,palmer1 ,d4 ,d41 ,n4 ,j4 ,rev4 ,,edward ,,beecher1 ,d4 ,d41 ,n4 ,y4 ,rev4 ,j4 ,m4 ,,sturtevant1 ,d4 ,d41 ,ill4 ,rev4 ,w4 ,w4 ,,patton1 ,d4 ,d41 ,d4 ,c4 ,hon4 ,,seymour ,,straight1 ,la4 ,,horace ,,hallock1 ,esq41 ,mich4 ,rev4 ,,cyrus ,w4 ,,wallace1 ,d4 ,d41 ,n4 ,h4 ,rev4 ,,edward ,,hawes1 ,d4 ,d41 ,ct4 ,,douglas ,,putnam1 ,esq41 ,ohio4 ,hon4 ,,thaddeus ,,fairbanks1 ,vt4 ,,samuel ,d4 ,,porter1 ,esq41 ,n4 ,y4 ,rev4 ,m4 ,m4 ,g4 ,,dana1 ,d4 ,d41 ,minn4 ,rev4 ,h4 ,w4 ,,beecher1 ,n4 ,y4 ,gen4 ,o4 ,o4 ,,howard1 ,oregon4 ,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 ,d4 ,d41 ,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 ,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 ,,peter ,,smith1 ,esq41 ,mass4 ,dea4 ,,john ,c4 ,,whitin1 ,mass4 ,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 ,e4 ,a4 ,,graves1 ,esq41 ,n4 ,j4 ,rev4 ,f4 ,a4 ,,noble1 ,d4 ,d41 ,ill4 ,,daniel ,,hand1 ,esq41 ,ct4 ,a4 ,l4 ,,williston1 ,esq41 ,mass4 ,rev4 ,a4 ,f4 ,,beard1 ,d4 ,d41 ,n4 ,y4 ,,frederick ,,billings1 ,esq41 ,vt4 ,,joseph ,,carpenter1 ,esq41 ,r4 ,i4 ,rev4 ,e4 ,p4 ,,goodwin1 ,d4 ,d41 ,ill4 ,rev4 ,c4 ,l4 ,,goodell1 ,d4 ,d41 ,mo4 ,j4 ,w4 ,,scoville1 ,esq41 ,ill4 ,e4 ,w4 ,,blatchford1 ,esq41 ,ill4 ,c4 ,d4 ,,talcott1 ,esq41 ,ct4 ,rev4 ,,john ,k4 ,,mclean1 ,d4 ,d41 ,cal4 ,rev4 ,,richard ,,cordley1 ,d4 ,d41 ,kansas4 ,,corresponding ,,secretary4 ,,rev4 ,m4 ,e4 ,,strieby1 ,d4 ,d41 #ef ,reade ,street1 ,n4 ,y4 ,,district ,,secretaries4 ,,rev4 ,c4 ,l4 ,,woodworth1 ,boston4 ,,rev4 ,g4 ,d4 ,,pike1 ,new ,york4 ,,rev4 ,,jas4 ,,powell1 ,chicago4 ,h4 ,w4 ,,hubbard1 ,,esq41 ,treasurer1 ,n4 ,y4 ,,rev4 ,m4 ,e4 ,,strieby1 ,recording ,secretary4 ,,executive ,,committee4 ,,alonzo ,s4 ,,ball1 ,a4 ,s4 ,,barnes1 ,,geo4 ,m4 ,,boynton1 ,,wm4 ,b4 ,,brown1 ,c4 ,t4 ,,christensen1 ,,clinton ,b4 ,,fisk1 ,,addison ,p4 ,,foster1 ,s4 ,b4 ,,halliday1 ,,samuel ,,holmes1 ,,charles ,a4 ,,hull1 ,,edgar ,,ketchum1 ,,chas4 ,l4 ,,mead1 ,,wm4 ,t4 ,,pratt1 ,j4 ,a4 ,,shoudy1 ,,john ,h4 ,,washburn1 ,g4 ,b4 ,,willcox4 ,,communications relating to the work of the ,association may be addressed to the ,corresponding ,secretary2 those relating to the collecting fields to the ,district ,secretaries2 letters for the ,editor of the 8,american ,missionary10 to ,rev4 ,c4 ,c4 ,,painter1 at the ,new ,york ,office4 ,,donations ,,and ,,subscriptions may be sent to ,h4 ,w4 ,hubbard1 ,treasurer1 #ef ,reade ,street1 ,new ,york1 or when more convenient1 to either of the ,branch ,offices1 #ba ,congregational ,house1 ,boston1 ,mass41 or #aab ,west ,washington ,street1 ,chicago1 ,ill4 ,a payment of thirty dollars at one time constitutes a ,life ,member4 ,,the ,,american ,,missionary4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,vol4 ,,xxxiv4 ,,september1 #ahhj4 ,,no4 #i4 99 99 99 99 99 ,american ,missionary ,association4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,annual ,,meeting4 ,the next ,annual ,meeting of the ,,american ,,missionary ,,association will be held in ,norwich1 ,ct41 in the ,broadway ,church1 commencing ,tuesday1 ,october #ab4 at #c ,p4 ,m4 ,for particulars see #dth page of cover4 99 99 99 99 99 ,we are happy to say that encouraging responses have already been made to our note of warning that a debt is impending4 ,prompt and appropriate effort in this direction by our friends who have as yet only hoped1 but have not acted1 for the best1 will1 we trust1 give us a clear balance sheet on the last of ,september4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,farmer in ,new ,york writes3 8,enclosed please find draft for #cjj for work among the ,freedmen in the ,south4 ,i notice in the ,,missionary that you need an increase of #bj per cent4 over last year's contribution4 ,i have increased mine #cc per cent4 ,if all felt the interest ,i do in this work1 and would give in like proportion1 there would soon be a school-house in every neighborhood4 ,it seems to me that the life of our nation depends upon the education of these people4 ,however much ,i desire that the ,gospel shall be sent to ,africa1 for a few years longer1 it seems to me1 our efforts should be directed mostly to the ,south4 ,all reports from the work are encouraging40 99 99 99 99 99 ,in the ,state ,courts of ,fulton ,county1 ,ga41 of which ,atlanta is the seat1 no colored jurors have ever been empanelled2 but the commissioners have recently placed upon the jury list about twenty of the most intelligent colored men1 and it is hoped that some of them will be drawn at the next term of court1 and thus another advance in the right direction be made by the ,empire ,state of the ,south4 ,for several years the ,united ,states court held in ,atlanta has had a 8mixed0 jury1 and no serious evil has resulted4 99 99 99 99 99 ,our readers will anticipate with much interest a new book by ,judge ,tourgee--8,bricks ,without ,straw0--which is announced for ,september4 ,it deals with the problem of negro education1 and is by one who has made it a profound study4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the public sentiment of ,virginia1 in regard to free schools1 as gathered from the reports of the county superintendents1 may be summed up in the language of one of them as follows3 8,i might content myself by saying that most of the educated in my county are now decided advocates of the present system4 ,at first1 a large majority were hostile to it2 but a few days ago1 one of the first men of the county said to me that he tried hard to believe it a #8,yankee innovation' upon our good old ,virginia plan1 and as such it should be opposed by all true ,virginians2 but now he had become a decided advocate of it1 and believed that the only hope of educating a large majority of our citizens1 indeed1 that our very existence1 as a free and independent people1 depended upon the preservation and extension of some good system of popular education40 ,an examination of one hundred and three such reports discovers the fact that in less than a dozen counties is there any very great opposition to the system4 ,the reports show an almost uniform and decided growth of public sentiment in favor of it4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,correspondent of the ,new ,orleans ,times draws a discouraging picture of public school prospects in that city and ,state1 and an editorial in the same issue adds3 8,it is1 indeed1 true1 that our schools are in a very sad condition4 ,what is more to be regretted is that the prospect of their improvement is by no means encouraging4 ,once we took pride in them1 and gloried in the advantages which they offered to our children for obtaining an education4 ,that pride appears to exist no longer4 ,there is a sort of apathy about the schools1 which justifies the inference that they have not the hold on popular favor that they once had4 99 99 99 ,if there were a prospect of a better condition of affairs next year1 there would be1 perhaps1 no immediate occasion for discouraging forebodings4 ,but there is not2 there is no reason for believing that the provisions for the maintenance of the schools next year will be more ample than they are this year4 ,there is one thing very certain1 and that is that if we are to have efficient public schools in this city1 the money to support them must be forthcoming40 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,negro ,bishop of ,hayti1 ,theodore ,holey1 a native of the ,united ,states1 and consecrated in ,grace ,church1 ,new ,york ,city1 who1 during the recent gathering of the ,bishops of the ,anglican ,church in ,london1 was much honored by all his brethren1 and who at the invitation of ,dean ,stanley preached in ,westminster ,abbey1 on ,st4 ,james ,day1 closed his address with the following eloquent words and remarkable prayer3 8,and now1 on the shores of old ,england1 the cradle of that ,anglo-,saxon ,christianity by which ,i have been in part at least illuminated2 standing beneath the vaulted roof of this monumental pile1 redolent with the piety of by-gone generations during so many ages2 in the presence of the #8,storied urn and animated bust' that hold the sacred ashes and commemorate the buried grandeur of so many illustrious personages--,i catch a fresh inspiration and new impulse of the ,divine missionary spirit of our common ,christianity2 and here in the presence of ,god1 of angels1 and of men1 on this day sacred to the memory of an apostle whose blessed name was called over me at my baptism1 and as ,i lift up my voice for the first1 and perhaps only1 time in any of ,england's sainted shrines1 ,i dedicate myself anew to the work of ,god1 of the ,gospel of ,christ1 and of the salvation of my fellow-men in the far distant isle of the ,caribbean ,sea1 that has become the chosen field of my ,gospel labors4 8,o ,thou ,saviour ,christ1 ,son of the living ,god1 who when ,thou wast spurned by the ,jews of the race of ,shem1 and who1 when delivered up without cause by the ,romans of the race of ,japheth1 on the day of ,thy crucifixion1 hadst ,thy ponderous cross borne to ,golgotha's summit on the stalwart shoulders of ,simon1 the ,cyrenian1 of the race of ,ham2 ,i pray ,thee1 ,o precious ,saviour1 remember that forlorn1 despised1 and rejected race1 whose son thus bore ,thy cross1 when ,thou shalt come in the power and majesty of ,thy eternal kingdom to distribute ,thy crowns of everlasting glory6 8,and give to me1 then1 not a place at ,thy right hand or at ,thy left1 but only the place of a gatekeeper at the entrance of the ,holy ,city1 the new ,jerusalem1 that ,i may behold my redeemed brethren1 the saved of the ,lord1 entering therein to be partakers with ,abraham1 ,isaac1 and ,jacob of all the joys of ,thy glorious and everlasting kingdom40 99 99 99 99 99 ,negro prejudice against negroes is likely to yield slowly1 and will do so only for good reasons4 ,the prejudices of the whites have so far given way that ,atlanta has had its negro juror1 who promptly joined in convicting a negro who was put on trial4 ,but the next prisoner1 who was also a negro1 charged with murder1 strenuously objected to having one of his own race on the jury4 ,there was another such case in ,virginia some time ago1 when a colored prisoner made the same objection1 on the ground that 8niggers would hang a nigger just to see him kick40 ,so against this we note the fact1 that the ,court of ,appeals in ,kentucky recently quashed an indictment against a negro1 on the ground that the grand jury was composed entirely of white men1 and that the law excluding all persons other than white men from serving on juries is unconstitutional4 99 99 99 99 99 ,negro ,teachers4--,the author of 8,other ,fools1 and ,their ,doings10 pays this somewhat rhetorical1 but just tribute to the noble women who went forth to add value to the freedom1 which1 under stress of military necessity1 the nation had given to the negro slave--a tribute which will appear more just as the history of our noble workers becomes better known3 8,while from thousands of homes brave men came with flaunting flags1 and beating drums1 and booming cannons1 singing as they marched1 #8,we are coming1 ,father ,abraham1 ,three hundred thousand more1' from out those same homes stole a procession of women1 not clandestinely1 not timidly1 but brave of soul and strong of heart and inflexible of purpose1 though without ostentation4 ,the ,bible and spelling-book were their only weapons1 and their song was of #8the mercies of the ,lord forever1' and their #8trust under the feathers of his wings6' #8,neither the terror by night1' #8the arrow by day1' #8the pestilence in darkness1' nor #8destruction at noon1' nor the #8thousands falling on their right hand1 and on their left1' could make them afraid2 #8because they had made the ,lord their strength1 even the ,most ,high their refuge4' ,they went forth to #8tread upon the lion and the adder1 the young lion and the dragon4' ,scorn1 insult1 slander1 poverty1 loneliness1 sickness and death1 they trampled under their feet2 for #8through the work of the ,lord were they made glad1' and they #8triumphed in the work of ,his hands4' 8,away on in the ,elysian fields of ,heaven1 when the cycles of eternity shall have encircled the universe1 and rolled back upon their track in such repeated and intricate mazes as only the ,infinite mind can trace1 they shall receive from the lips of the ransomed of all nations1 #8the blessing of those once ready to perish2' and the blessed assurance that the torch they lit in the ,freedman's hut1 lit a beacon that illumined the world4 8,if the ,south is saved to civilization1 its chief human ,saviour was #8the nigger school-teacher4'0 99 99 99 99 99 ,capt4 ,payne1 who was ejected from the ,indian ,territory1 which he invaded last spring in defiance of the ,president's proclamation1 again defies the ,government and the ,courts1 and has gone to the ,territory with a company of men4 ,parties in ,st4 ,louis have purchased machinery and various kinds of goods for his colony1 and the issue is made most unequivocally with the ,administration4 ,we anxiously await the action of ,president ,hayes4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,poncas1 of whose wrongs we spoke in the last number of the ,,missionary1 failing to receive justice at the hands of ,congress1 have commenced a suit to recover possession of their houses and lands now held by the ,sioux1 to whom the ,general ,government has ceded them4 ,the plaintiffs rely upon the fact that the ,constitution of the ,united ,states makes a treaty a part of the supreme law of the land1 and also extends the judicial power of the ,government to all cases in law and equity arising under treaties2 and they have in their favor established precedents by the courts for applying to the treaties with themselves this provision of the constitution4 ,judge ,dundy has decided that an ,indian is a person within the meaning of the laws1 and1 therefore1 discharged from the custody of ,gen4 ,crook the ,poncas whom he held for the purpose of forcibly returning them to the ,indian ,territory from which they had escaped4 ,thus it is decided that they may have the question judicially tested in the ,federal courts whether they have been illegally restrained of liberty4 ,this suit is to determine whether they may have not only their liberty1 but their homes which have been forcibly taken from them in violation of solemn treaties4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,encouraging ,,signs ,,of ,,the ,,times4 7,from the ,fisk ,expositor47 ,few things can be more gratifying and cheering to those engaged in the grand work of educating the colored people in ,tennessee1 than the fact that those having charge of educational affairs in the various towns1 named below1 either have1 within the past few years1 organized graded schools for colored youth1 or are now taking steps for organizing such schools3 ,clarksville1 ,trenton1 ,shelbyville1 ,brownsville1 ,jackson1 ,union ,city1 ,bolivar1 ,paris1 ,covington1 ,pulaski1 ,columbia1 ,fayetteville1 ,mason ,station1 and perhaps some other towns4 ,another thing that all who are engaged in the educational work in the ,state1 ought to regard as a hopeful sign1 is the fact that the last ,legislature1 in all its zeal for retrenchment1 made no effort to reduce the income of the free school system4 ,this1 and the fact1 that much complaint was uttered by the people all over the ,state1 because of the suspension of schools consequent upon the postponement of the collection of taxes by the ,legislature1 show how deeply the system of the ,state has taken hold upon the affections of the masses4 ,still another ground for hopefulness is found in the fact1 that1 whereas1 year before last1 not quite #ci per cent4 of the colored children of the ,state were enrolled in the free schools1 last year nearly #di per cent4 were so enrolled4 ,and there are reasons for believing that the superintendent's forthcoming report will show equally encouraging figures4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,help ,,without ,,money4 ,the ,rev4 ,h4 ,e4 ,brown1 of whose evangelistic work under the auspices of the ,y4 ,m4 ,c4 ,a4 of the ,south1 and among the colored churches of the ,south1 we have spoken1 makes at once a suggestion and an appeal which must strike every one as exceedingly practical1 common sense and valuable4 ,his letter which is given below will explain itself4 ,we urge1 most earnestly1 upon the ,christian scholars of the ,north this opportunity1 without cost of money1 and with but little expenditure of time1 for doing a most valuable work for the colored people4 ,if men of acknowledged authority in their several departments of science and art would furnish such articles as are asked for1 the result must prove highly beneficial to these people who so much need1 and are so eagerly seeking1 knowledge in regard to practical matters on which depends largely their welfare4 ,the physician1 the lawyer1 the farmer1 the political economist1 the scientist1 all these might with great profit to these people respond to this call4 ,we trust that the mere suggestion of ,mr4 ,brown will prove sufficient to call forth abundant answer3 8,,lansing1 ,,mich41 ,july1 #ahhj4 8,,dear ,,sir3 ,an opportunity is now presented for leading scholars to afford substantial help toward the solution of the colored problem of our country4 ,colored editors of ten papers1 chiefly for colored people1 published in ,washington1 ,charleston1 ,raleigh1 ,new ,orleans1 ,st4 ,louis1 and other ,southern cities1 request for publication a series of scientific articles1 of about a column's length1 say a thousand words1 such as would be1 at once1 helpful to ministers1 teachers and students1 and would stimulate future inquiries among all classes4 ,i am aware that the preparation of such articles will cost valuable time which can scarcely be spared from pressing duties2 but the promise of benefit to the colored race is so great in the elevation of tone of their papers1 and in anticipating so-called infidel science1 that ,i take the liberty to ask you to prepare1 and send me1 one or more such articles1 that ,i may copygraph1 and forward1 gratis1 to the several editors who desire them4 8,yours truly1 8,,henry ,e4 ,,brown1 ,secretary 8for ,international ,committee of ,col4 ,dep't41 8,y4 ,m4 ,c4 ,a40 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,two ,,parties ,,and ,,the ,,chinese4 ,ah ,sin does not vote even once2 ,patrick ,o',flannigan does as often as that1 and is capable of doing even better if occasion should require4 ,ah ,sin is1 therefore1 exposed to such kicks as ,patrick may ask for at the hands1 or rather the feet1 of the politicians1 while both parties vie with each other in throwing to ,patrick such sops as may conciliate his good will4 ,under ,democratic ,government1 a class which has neither chains upon1 nor ballots in its hands1 is an anomaly impossible to harmonize with its surroundings1 as it is also defenceless against the assaults of its enemies2 it has neither weapons for its own protection nor a reward to offer for that of others4 ,what ,pat1 who votes1 may ask for as against ,ah ,sin1 who does not1 the average politician is ready to promise1 even when constitutionally prohibited from granting4 ,and this promise has been made1 it is humiliating to confess1 not simply by sand-lot demagogues1 but by aspirants for the highest offices under our ,government4 ,the arrival on our ,western coast1 and the presence in our land1 of less than a hundred thousand ,chinamen is gravely spoken of as a fearful inundation which in some way must be arrested2 but the tide that flows steadily in upon our ,eastern coast from ,ireland and other countries1 is regarded as a blessing rather than a danger4 ,if we seek for an explanation of this difference1 it will be found to be at bottom simply this3 ,patrick does not like ,ah ,sin's frugal1 industrious1 economical habits1 which enable him to live and labor cheaply2 so he nourishes his ballot over the head of the politician1 and his shillalah over that of ,ah ,sin1 and says that he must go1 while all seekers for office either echo the demand1 or more mildly assert that his coming must be regulated4 ,a candid examination of the testimony taken by the ,committee of the ,united ,states ,house of ,representatives last year in ,california1 will leave the impression that the ,chinese characteristics which give most offense to the sand-lotters1 whose voice both great national parties have heard1 and to which they have also made responses which ought to mantle our cheeks with shame1 are just the ones above mentioned4 ,such men as the ,mayor of ,san ,francisco1 indeed1 complain that ,china ,town is not much like ,beacon ,hill in beauty or cleanliness2 that there are women among these people not so pure as they ought to be2 that many of the men lie quietly in opium dens under the influence of that subtle drug instead of assisting1 under the stimulus of whiskey1 at primary meetings and at the polls1 as good politicians should4 ,charges to this effect are made1 but the evidence taken shows that the real ground of complaint is that the ,chinaman is sober1 industrious1 reliable1 and likely to be preferred as a laborer to ,patrick and ,bridget4 ,that the necessaries and comforts of life are to be bought1 by those who need them1 more cheaply in a market supplied with ,chinese labor1 is not deemed worthy of consideration2 the great fact which demands attention is that ,patrick must forego his numerous holidays1 his whiskey1 and his devotion to politics2 must settle down to1 and accomplish1 a vast amount of honest and skillful labor1 if he shall successfully compete with the ,chinese1 which is an evil the two political parties must promise to abate as the condition of having his support at the polls4 ,the fact comes back upon us that the ballot is necessary1 under our ,government1 for the defence of every class of citizens2 and the education of the voter is a necessary defence of the ,government against the ignorance of the ballot4 ,neither the wisdom nor the virtue of the statesman can be relied upon1 for he everywhere becomes a demagogue1 if demagogy continues to be the road to office1 as it is everywhere among ignorant voters4 ,our salvation must be found1 not in the virtue of the statesmen1 but in the intelligence and virtue of the people4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,indians1 ,,reservations ,,and ,,railroads4 ,there are in all one hundred and twenty ,indian reservations scattered over the country1 chiefly west of the ,mississippi ,river1 aggregating more than one square mile of land to each man1 woman and child of the #beb1hig ,indians1 exclusive of those in ,alaska1 which compose our ,indian population4 ,this is equivalent to giving three times the area of ,new ,york ,state to one-half the population of ,brooklyn2 only these people do not hold this land in severalty1 and1 therefore1 are tempted by its abundance to roam over it as hunters1 and are discouraged from building on it and cultivating it as owners because of the uncertain tenure by which it is held4 ,that there has been such a decided tendency toward civilized life1 under all such discouragements1 as is shown by the last ,report of the ,indian ,commissioners1 is most encouraging4 ,the five tribes longest settled in the ,indian ,territory1 now called civilized1 number about #fj1jjj souls4 ,more than half of these can read4 ,all wear citizens' dress4 ,they have a school-house for every #cab1 and a church-building for every #deh inhabitants4 ,during the past year1 they cultivated more than #bb acres of land for each family of five persons1 raised more than #bfc bushels of grain and vegetables1 and owned five and one-sixth horses or mules for each family4 ,this favorable showing would appear even more encouraging from a full exhibit of all the statistics given in this ,report1 to which our readers are referred4 ,the showing for the other tribes is fully as encouraging1 when it is remembered that their circumstances have been much less favorable4 ,in fact1 it appears evident that the progress of these people has been great just in proportion to their opportunities2 that what is lacking is not susceptibility to civilized life1 but opportunity for adopting it1 which we have denied them4 ,give the ,indian the chance1 and he will become a civilized and valuable citizen4 ,about #gg1jjj among the remaining tribes wear citizens' clothes and own more than #aa1jjj houses1 #a1bab of which have been built during the past year4 ,eleven thousand and eighty-one can read1 and #a1gag have learned the art within the same time4 ,it is significant that the five tribes above mentioned expended #aef1hef of tribal funds for schools1 while the ,government added #c1ejj for this purpose4 ,among the other tribes1 #ac1jdc of tribal funds were raised for schools1 and the ,government appropriated #afd1gjb4 ,that is to say1 these five tribes numbering #fj1jjj raised1 in round numbers1 twelve times as much for schools as all the other tribes1 and only #ab1jjj less than the ,government appropriated to all the others for school purposes2 and the ,government expended more than forty-seven times as much upon the other tribes as it did upon these five4 ,this would seem to indicate1 even to an average ,congressman1 that the cheaper policy would be to give the ,indian a chance to take care of himself4 ,aside from the discouragements to a civilized life furnished by the amount of land occupied by the ,indian1 and by the kind of title he has to it1 it should be remembered that much of this land is valuable and presents a strong temptation to the white man's greed1 and that it lies1 often1 in the direct line of advancing civilization1 an almost insurmountable barrier to its progress4 ,we cannot reasonably be expected to double the length of our railroad lines1 simply to build them around lands which ought to be opened up by them4 ,the ,north-western and ,milwaukee railroads1 in their westerly march1 have nearly reached the ,sioux reservations4 ,these cannot be entered except by force1 or with the full consent of this tribe4 ,the right of eminent domain1 under treaty with our ,government1 belongs to it1 not to us2 to the individual members of the tribe1 and must be surrendered with each one's consent1 or not at all4 ,these roads are not willing to pay what is demanded for the right of way1 and are preparing to enter without permission4 ,the probable result will be this3 the roads will enter2 the ,indians will resist2 the army will be sent in to punish them for murder2 and after a war that will cost many lives and millions of money1 the roads will be built1 and the remnant of ,indians forced into some other reservation4 ,of course1 we cannot allow this people to throw a barrier across the ,continent2 the road must be built4 ,the fact is1 the whole policy of treating these people otherwise than as citizens who are to be fitted for the privileges1 and from whom are to be exacted the duties1 of good citizens1 is foolish1 wicked1 costly and suicidal4 ,is it not time for the good common sense--we say nothing of the humanity--of the ,american people to declare that this shall be done now2 that the rights of these people shall be wisely and righteously adjusted to both our and their highest interests8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,better ,,homes ,,for ,,the ,,colored ,,people4 ,that the subject of village improvement was discussed in some of the essays presented at the closing exercises of the ,hampton ,school last ,may is due1 doubtless1 to the fact that some of the teachers came from ,stockbridge1 ,mass41 and belong to the ,laurel ,hill ,association1 rather than to any spontaneous ideas on the part of the students themselves4 ,the idea of village improvement comes as a development and outgrowth of such a degree of home improvement as is yet unknown1 not alone to the negroes1 but to the vast majority of the ,southern whites4 ,not until the log hut has been supplanted by something better1 and the idea of improvement has put in floors and windows1 has built a chimney and yard fence1 has planted some trees and flowers about the house1 can it be expected that much interest will be taken in public streets and cemeteries2 neither can much be hoped for in the elevation and refinement of the people4 ,man is so far a chameleon that he takes his color largely from his habitat1 and the observant traveler through the ,south is slow to believe that much has been1 or can be1 done for the culture of the negro so long as he vegetates1 rather than lives1 in the miserable shanties1 devoid alike of beauty and comfort1 about which flocks of children like so many crows1 or scarecrows1 are roosting4 ,from such homes our pupils come1 and back to such they return4 ,it has been despairingly said that the cultivated ,indian gradually1 but almost inevitably1 sinks back to the level of the home-life by which he is surrounded2 rarely has he strength to lift others to his isolated level4 ,this is deplorable1 but not surprising4 ,it requires a vast amount of moral heroism to stand out against the universal customs of one's people4 ,it requires more than the strength of one or two men or women to lift up a whole tribe1 and except for an evident and wide-spread desire among the ,indians to better their condition and change their modes of life1 but little could be hoped for from the experiments now being made at ,hampton and ,carlisle2 neither can we doubt that much of the culture received in our schools for the negroes will be lost1 or serve only to quicken a sense of degradation1 unless special efforts are made to counteract the inevitable tendencies of surroundings when these pupils return to their homes4 ,educational effort should be largely directed to a practical knowledge of bettering these homes1 and to the kindling of a desire to do so4 ,historically and1 perhaps1 philosophically1 dress seems to have been developed from ornament4 ,all savages strut in paint1 feathers1 and skins1 intended to set off their charms of person1 long before either decency or comfort suggests clothing2 and among the colored girls of the ,south1 pains should be taken to develop a womanly pride which will be ashamed of a bare and squalid hut1 a pride which1 without care1 will prove to be mere vanity1 delighting in gaudy dress and brilliant pinchbeck4 ,in its present stage of development the ,south is the ,eldorado of the cheap jewelry peddler1 and many a youth1 who can without shame sleep on straw1 live on corn and get along without shoes1 is miserable for lack of a brass ring and pin4 ,dress for comfort and not as mere ornament1 soap1 towels1 beds1 regulated ventilation1 the conditions and concomitants of true culture1 these belong to a distinct epoch from that earlier and lower one characterized by love of display4 ,the wise1 ,christian culture of our schools is intended to reduce this evil1 to which the negro is specially inclined1 to the least possible dimensions4 ,we aim to make earnest1 practical men and women1 who shall value all they can acquire either of knowledge or of money1 not in its relation to personal aggrandizement1 but for its power to lift their homes1 families and people out of their present degradation4 ,but the work of the teacher needs to be supplemented by other saving influences4 ,in no other way could the ,southern ,states do so much for the elevation of intelligence and virtue of its poorer classes1 white and black1 as by inducing them to build for themselves better homes4 ,in more northerly latitudes1 climate compels the erection of houses that are at least well made1 and excellence in one particular suggests and gradually secures it in others2 but where a hut1 floorless and windowless1 proves sufficient1 nothing better is suggested1 and life sustained on that level rises to no higher plane except under special1 extraneous provocatives4 ,in the present impoverished condition of these ,states1 and comparative indifference of the better to the degraded condition of the lower classes1 nothing can be expected from them1 and the suggestion is made to philanthropists who are seeking the welfare of the colored people1 whether something might not be done by offering premiums for the erection of homes1 and by furnishing1 in some way1 plans and suggestions which would be helpful to them4 ,in some ,states1 the negroes have1 with good results1 instituted agricultural fairs1 and have thus stimulated each other to helpful rivalries4 ,cannot something be done by the offer1 through these organizations1 of suitable premiums for cheap1 but suitable1 homes8 ,christianity ought1 in this #ahhjth year of our ,lord1 to be more than a 8voice crying in the wilderness20 more than ,john clad in skins and living on locusts and wild honey4 ,she ought to go forth clad in her beautiful garments4 ,during these two centuries she has ripened much fruit which the world knows is good2 she has developed much power of which the world feels its need1 and it should not go to the nations and tribes of the earth empty handed1 only to utter1 as at first1 the glad tidings which she was commissioned to proclaim4 ,she should march forth in the greatness of her strength and magnificence of her beauty1 panoplied in power and garlanded with her victories1 commending herself to man by what she has gained for him4 ,other avenues have been opened for approach--other than through his hopes and fears for the future life2 substantial gains have been achieved for that which now is1 and these should be made the allies of ,christ and the instruments of the ,church4 ,it has taken centuries to build a ,christian home1 the mightiest ally of the ,church2 let the ,church take it with her along with the school1 and not suffer the filth1 and discomfort1 and degrading influences of the old hut to hang as a millstone about the neck of those she would save4 ,of man's home here1 no less than of the heavenly1 8the ,lamb should be the light20 his surroundings1 person1 intellect1 every part of him and every interest pertaining to him1 should be acted upon by the accumulated influences1 and appealed to by the developed advantages and benefits of ,christianity4 ,if by some means the log cabins of the negroes can be supplanted by neat and healthful cottages--surrounded by gardens and shaded yards--more than threefold efficiency will be added to the efforts we are making through the schools and churches4 ,send back our pupils from the refining influences of our boarding-schools into the dirt and squalor and ugliness of these cabins1 and a large per cent4 of our work will be lost4 ,attention to the subject1 immediate and earnest1 is demanded by all the interests we seek1 and it is hoped that some one competent to deal with it will give it thought1 and suggest some practical way of securing so desirable an end4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,growth ,,of ,,ideas ,,among ,,the ,,negroes ,,and ,,indians4 ,,rev4 ,,addison ,p4 ,,foster1 ,,jersey ,,city1 ,n4 ,j4 ,it is a truism to say that the welfare of our country depends on the ideas which are prevalent4 ,no inquiry1 then1 can be more helpful in determining our condition as a nation than that which relates to the progress of ideas among these classes which give us most anxiety4 ,the ,freedmen and the ,indians are not the worst classes among us1 but they have been the most ignorant1 and every patriot is desirous of knowing their present mental condition4 ,a recent visit to the ,normal ,institute at ,hampton1 ,va41 on the occasion of its graduating exercises1 gave your correspondent1 as he listened to the addresses of the students and conversed with different colored people1 an opportunity to collect facts which1 though not decisive1 are at least suggestive on this point4 ,undoubtedly1 these ideas came largely through the influence of ,hampton ,institute1 but it must be remembered that similar institutions of the ,american ,missionary ,association and other boards are scattered throughout the ,south1 and that1 through their educated students1 these ideas are diffused far and wide among the colored people4 ,as to work1 the colored man long since learned the ,divine law1 that if he would not work1 neither should he eat4 ,one could not sit for an hour on the wharf at ,norfolk1 as we did lately1 and watch the colored men about the sloops and lighters and on the docks1 without being impressed by the fact that they had learned to work4 ,the same lesson is just now being diligently conned by the ,indians4 ,carl ,schurz1 in his speech at ,hampton1 declared that the ,indians were discovering that they must work or starve1 that hunting would no longer support them1 and that the land must be cultivated for food4 ,a similar truth was uttered by 8,bear's ,heart10 an ,indian youth1 who made an interesting address in broken ,english on the same occasion4 ,said he3 8,before ,i come here1 ,i play2 my mother and sisters work4 ,when ,i go back1 my mother and sisters do housework3 ,i dig the ground0--a purpose which was loudly applauded4 ,an amusing story is told of a certain great ,general who is supposed to sympathize with the barbarous sentiment1 8,the only good ,indian is a dead ,indian40 ,driving out from ,fortress ,monroe to examine the progress of the ,indians at ,hampton1 he was inveighing against them1 and declaring vehemently that they could not be taught to work1 when he cast his eyes on a field belonging to the ,institution1 and there were ten ,indian boys vigorously hoeing corn4 ,as to property1 the desire is coming to be very strong among both ,indian and colored for the possession of land4 ,it is well known that many ,indians on ,western reservations are seeking an ownership of land in severalty4 ,a similar desire has long stimulated the colored man4 ,we had the honor of talking with a man of unmixed negro blood1 who owns in fee simple1 about twenty miles from ,norfolk1 a good farm of #aga acres4 ,he and a friend purchased together an estate of #cdb acres of woodland1 paying #a1cjj for it4 ,he took one-half1 paid in cash #bjj1 which he had saved up during the war1 and the remainder in three years4 ,he has since fairly stocked his farm1 built him a little house1 comfortably fed his family off his farm1 and secured about a hundred dollars a year in cash4 ,when we met him1 he was on the way to ,hampton to see his son graduate with valedictory honors4 ,geo4 ,sykes1 of ,lake ,drummond1 ,va41 is a man whose name deserves to go on record4 ,mr4 ,sykes affirms that eight years ago he was the first colored man in his township who owned land4 ,now twenty-five own from five to thirty acres each1 and have their deeds without encumbrance1 while twenty-five others have bought land and are paying for it4 ,as to self-help1 we heard the most encouraging words from speakers on graduation day4 8,we must stand on our own feet10 said one speaker1 8and must not trust alone to missionary societies or ,state or individual aid40 8,no talk10 he added1 8will make me equal to other men1 but ,i must equal them1 if at all1 by my own exertions40 ,a striking instance of self-help is more conclusive testimony4 ,we conversed with a certain young ,hampton graduate who gave us a remarkable history4 ,he was an orphan4 ,after saving up #abe by farm work1 he went to ,hampton for study1 receiving no aid1 and working summers4 ,at the end of two years1 he found he had not more than forty dollars left1 so he went to teaching4 ,but he was paid only in orders on the ,state ,treasury1 which he could not get cashed except at a discount of generally twenty per cent4 ,with business wisdom1 he secured a living by farm-work in summer1 saved up his orders on the ,treasury1 till at the end of three years the ,state cashed them in full1 and then he went back and graduated4 ,not even ,dr4 ,goodell1 of missionary fame1 carrying his trunk on his back to ,andover for the sake of an education1 showed more heroism than this colored boy4 ,the colored people's desire for education has long been known1 and the incident just related well illustrates it4 ,the same spirit appears in the support of the 8,butler ,school10 situated on the grounds of the ,institute1 and taught by its graduates4 ,the ,state of ,virginia furnishes funds to keep this school open only five months2 but the parents of the children1 finding employment in a canning establishment on the ,institution's property1 gladly pay ten cents a week for each child from their slender wages1 and so keep the school open the rest of the year4 ,as to responsibilities1 the colored students recognize their duties as leaders of their people4 ,some of them who would gladly be teachers have found that orders on the ,state ,treasury1 subject to ten or twenty per cent4 discount for cash1 are not very remunerative1 and are looking in other directions for employment4 ,undoubtedly1 as skillful farmers and successful merchants1 no less than as teachers1 they can elevate their people4 ,but at ,hampton1 a stalwart black man1 in a post-graduate address1 gave the students a ringing exhortation not to desert1 because of its hardships1 the vocation of a teacher1 8which10 said he1 turning to ,president ,hayes1 who sat before him1 8is a nobler position than even that of ,president of the ,united ,states40 ,the responsibilities of the negro for village improvements in the ,south and for the evangelization of ,africa were points dwelt upon by other speakers4 ,we listened with peculiar interest to references made in the graduating addresses to the relation of the colored man to other races4 ,it was pleasing to see the kind and forgiving spirit manifested4 ,no bitterness was shown either publicly or privately because colored teachers had failed to secure their pay4 ,an interesting essay on 8,the ,advantage of ,disadvantages0 referred to their ill-treatment in the past1 with no word of reproach4 ,one speaker advanced the sentiment that the colored man need not feel specially troubled at his past deprivation of political privileges2 that it was better for him not to have much influence in government until he had become fitted to exercise that influence wisely4 ,other like utterances were made1 full of patience1 modesty1 loyalty1 hopefulness and a worthy ambition4 ,as to religion1 everything is most encouraging4 ,we attended a revival meeting in a neighboring church1 which was conducted with great decorum and genuine feeling1 entirely different from the wild hurly-burly of war times4 ,the students of the ,institute are carefully trained in religious truths1 and it is seldom that a graduate goes out who is not a sincere ,christian4 ,the spirit of the anniversary exercises was that of a deep1 but unostentatious piety4 ,the same influence is exerted among the ,indians4 ,we were told a touching story of 8,walking ,cloud10 an ,indian boy whom nothing could move from his stolidity and his unwillingness to put away the badges of his barbarism--his blanket and long hair--till the chaplain of the ,institution showed him a picture of ,christ on the cross and explained its meaning4 ,this boy1 soon afterward taken sick and dying1 gave expression in the peculiar metaphoric speech of his race to his desire to live a ,christian life4 ,we are abundantly satisfied that these noble institutions through the ,south1 of which ,hampton is one of the best-known and most efficient1 are surely and not so very slowly re-shaping the races which are under their influence4 ,we think there was abundant reason for ,governor ,long1 of ,massachusetts1 in his address at ,hampton1 to use these words3 8,horace ,greeley was wont to say that the way to resume is to resume1 and so we would say1 the way to solve the race problem in this country is to solve it20 and this is what the ,hampton ,institute is doing4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,african ,,notes4 --,the ,river ,binue1 one of the great confluents of the ,niger1 which ,bishop ,crowther and ,dr4 ,blaikie ascended1 in #ahed1 to a point #djj miles above its union with the other great branch1 has recently been explored #aej miles beyond the furthest point before reached by any white man4 ,this was done by the ,c4 ,m4 ,s4 ,steamer ,henry ,venn1 under the command of ,mr4 ,ashcroft4 ,this voyage was recently described before the ,royal ,geographical ,society of ,london1 which awarded ,bishop ,crowther a gold watch1 valued at #dj1 for geographical explorations on the ,niger4 ,mr4 ,ashcroft considers the ,binue a most interesting mission field4 ,in no part of ,africa has he seen so many flourishing towns--8a good-sized town every mile along the bank of the river for a long distance1 thickly populated40 ,he says3 8,i spoke to the kings at many of the heathen towns1 and they were all willing to learn the white man's book1 and that their children also should learn40 99 99 99 99 99 --,the ,royal ,geographical ,society1 on the #bfth of ,april last1 was visited by ,rev4 ,c4 ,t4 ,wilson and ,mr4 ,felkin1 who had just arrived from ,central ,africa1 and with them were three ambassadors from ,king ,mtesa's court in ,uganda4 ,these were introduced as 8,earl ,namkaddi10 8,earl ,kataruba10 and 8,earl ,sawaddu10 nobles of the second rank at home4 ,these men are described as of slight build1 very black in color1 and with features more bright and intelligent than in the common negro type4 ,it was in #ahfc that ,speke and ,grant discovered the great lake ,victoria ,nyanza1 and made known to the world the existence of ,uganda and its people4 ,since then only four whites have visited that country---,mr4 ,stanley1 ,m4 ,linant de ,bellefonds1 ,col4 ,long1 and ,dr4 ,emin ,effendi1 until the visit of ,mr4 ,wilson1 who returns with the first natives who have visited ,europe from that region4 99 99 99 99 99 --,the ,peninsula of ,sierra ,leone is #bb miles long by #ab miles broad1 with a population of #cg1jjj1 all of whom excepting about #d1jjj bear the name of ,christians4 ,about one-half of these are connected with the ,c4 ,m4 ,s41 and the remainder are for the most part ,wesleyans4 ,it became a diocese in #aheb1 and may1 with as much propriety1 be called ,christian as ,england or the ,united ,states4 ,it is no longer considered missionary ground4 ,the church sustains itself1 and the whole peninsula is divided up into parishes1 the same as ,england1 each one having its own clergy1 ,sunday-school and church council4 ,the cost of all is met by voluntary subscriptions1 as it has been for nearly twenty years4 ,three hundred and forty-three persons partook of the ,lord's ,supper at ,lagos last ,easter ,sabbath1 members of one church1 which during the past three years has contributed no less than #c1dab for church purposes4 ,sierra ,leone is the oldest1 but not the only1 mission of the ,church ,missionary ,society on the ,west ,coast of ,africa4 ,yoruba has eleven stations1 thirteen ,african clergymen1 more than two thousand communicants1 and nearly six thousand professing ,christians2 and the ,niger ,mission1 begun #bc years ago1 has its ,african bishop and clergy1 two hundred communicants and #a1ejj ,christians4 99 99 99 99 99 --,,robert ,,arthington ,,and ,,the ,,english ,,baptist ,,mission4--,it is difficult to decide whether to admire most the overflowing love which prompts his gifts1 the large1 unsectarian spirit with which they are bestowed1 or the wisdom with which they are placed and limited4 ,evidently1 he has profoundly studied the problem whose solution he feels called to attempt4 ,he has just written a letter to the directors of the ,english ,baptist ,missionary ,society1 offering #d1jjj pounds toward putting and maintaining a steamer on the ,congo ,river1 for the use of the ,congo ,mission of that ,society4 ,he writes3 8,i believe the time has come when we should make every necessary preparation to carry out the original purpose of the ,congo ,mission to place a steamer on the ,congo ,river1 where we can sail north-eastward into the heart of ,africa for many hundred miles uninterruptedly1 and bring the glad tidings of the everlasting ,gospel to thousands of human beings who are ignorant of the way of life and immortality4 8,i have1 therefore1 now to offer your ,society a thousand pounds toward the purchase chase of a steamer1 of the best make and capacity1 every way suitable for the purpose1 and its conveyance and launch on the river at ,stanley ,pool1 and three thousand pounds to be carefully invested1 the interest only to be used for the perpetual maintenance of such steamer on the ,congo and its affluents1 until ,christ and his salvation shall be known all along the ,congo from ,stanley ,pool to the first cataract of the equatorial cataracts of the ,congo--beyond the mouths of the ,armvimi and ,mbura ,rivers40 99 99 99 99 99 --,the ,uganda envoys from ,king ,mtesa's court sailed on the #bb;d of ,june for ,aden1 whence they will take the ,british-,indian steamer to ,zanzibar2 the closing of the ,nile route making it necessary for them to return by way of the ,east coast4 ,mr4 ,felkin1 whose health will not admit of his going back to ,uganda1 accompanies them to ,zanzibar and will return to ,england4 ,they will be conducted to their home by ,mr4 ,stokes1 who is on the coast making the necessary preparations for the journey4 ,they carry back valuable gifts1 have seen much of ,england's civilization and the fruits of her religion1 and it is not unreasonable to expect that the future of their country will be greatly influenced by this visit of her intelligent chiefs4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,items ,,from ,,the ,,field4 ,,fisk ,,university4--,the following statistics relating to the religious condition of the ,university were read at a meeting1 held on the day of prayer for colleges3 ,in ,model ,school--,number of ,christians1 #ce2 not ,christians1 #ef2 total1 #ia2 percentage1 #ch4d4 ,normal ,school--,number of ,christians1 #fa2 not ,christians1 #ee2 total1 #aaf2 percentage1 #eb4e4 ,collegiate ,department--,number of ,christians1 #gg2 not ,christians1 #i2 total1 #hf2 percentage #hi4e4 ,total number in school1 #bic2 number of ,christians1 #aid2 percentage1 #ei4 ,this meeting occurred in the midst of1 and was followed by1 great religious interest1 which greatly reduced the percentage of non-religious students4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,tougaloo1 ,,miss4--,a young woman1 who has been teaching1 writes to ,mr4 ,miner1 of ,tougaloo1 a letter which1 although intended for no eye but his1 we think ought to be seen by others4 ,she is explaining why she has not returned to school3 8,i have had bad luck again in collecting what is due me from the people4 ,they all promised to pay me by the first ,saturday of the month1 but they did not2 so ,i am left with but little money for going to school4 8,mr4 ,m4 ,i am very sorry6 ,sorry and hurt to my very heart1 to think how ,i have longed to go to school and learn something1 and now ,i am not able to do so and pay for my own board4 ,probably ,i could do so1 but ,i have a poor afflicted mother to help1 and six younger brothers and sisters and an orphan cousin2 all of them ,i must help4 ,i am #bc years old to-day1 and ,i have craved to go to school ever since ,i was seven years old1 which is sixteen years ,i have craved for it2 and all the time ,i have gone1 after all1 is not more than one year and five or eight months4 ,and now ,i am almost discouraged of ever going to school like ,i want to go1 that is1 to bear my own expense40 99 99 99 99 99 ,,miller',s ,,station1 ,,ga4--,rev4 ,j4 ,r4 ,mc,lean1 after an absence of seven years1 has taken a vacation trip to his old home in ,mc,leansville1 ,n4 ,c4 ,he reports a good work at that point by ,rev4 ,a4 ,connet1 the examinations and closing exercises of whose school he attended4 ,among many changes noted1 he says3 8,perhaps the greatest is in some of the plantations4 ,where once there were from #ej to #ajj slaves and from #cj to #dj horses and mules1 with large barns1 granaries and many cabins1 desolation now reigns4 ,one cause of this is the low wages paid for labor 7for men1 #f4ej or #g per month2 for women1 #c71 which causes the young men to leave home and work in the tobacco factories4 ,these are schools of vice1 as are all places in which young men congregate free from restraint2 and the money earned is speedily spent in forming evil habits4 ,in looking over these desolated plantations1 ,i could but be reminded of the prophecy of ,jeremiah iv41 #bg1 and ,isaiah v41 #i-be4 ,as ,i talked of these things with the only one left of those who formerly ruled over my home and people1 it seemed as if the frown of ,god was resting upon these old homes4 ,may ,god speed the day when men of all races shall love ,him as a common father1 and each other us brethren40 99 99 99 99 99 ,,anniston1 ,,ala4--,the ,iron ,company whose furnaces are at this place1 which is about to erect also a woolen mill1 is doing much to improve the condition of the colored people4 ,the neat church edifice and parsonage1 occupied by the ,rev4 ,p4 ,j4 ,mc,entosh1 were largely built by this ,company4 ,the parish school taught by the pastor1 assisted by ,miss ,r4 ,cruikshank1 a graduate of ,talladega1 closed on the #cjth of ,june a successful term4 ,miss ,c4 was able to add music to the list of studies1 to the great advantage of both school and church4 ,in this she was much aided by the valuable gift of an organ from ,mr4 ,robert ,cushman1 of ,pawtucket1 ,r4 ,i4 ,the need of women missionaries and teachers1 to visit and labor in the homes of the colored people1 is deeply felt and strongly urged by the pastor4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,freedmen4 ,,rev4 ,,jos4 ,e4 ,,roy1 ,d4 ,d41 ,,field ,,superintendent1 ,,atlanta1 ,,ga4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,,july ,,vacation4 8,once at ,clifton ,springs1 always there40 ,that is the proverb4 ,well1 why not8 ,dr4 ,cuyler boasts of his thirty years at ,saratoga ,springs2 and he has been a tolerably healthy man1 able to do some work in preaching and writing for the newspapers4 ,multitudes of other people go to the same place year after year for rest and recuperation2 and so do many find it to their inclination and profit to come to these springs1 season after season4 ,the make-up of ,dr4 ,foster's ,sanitarium develops a peculiar home feeling4 ,the judicious medical treatment1 if needed1 is an attraction4 ,the water1 with1 its sulphates of lime and magnesia and soda1 has in many cases a remedial quality4 ,i think that within the time ,i get more of revivification here than ,i could get anywhere else1 and so ,i am now on my fourth summer at ,clifton4 ,nor can ,i refrain from saying that ,i find a peculiar pleasure in coming back to this place1 where1 during two years of enforced respite from labor1 ,god was preparing my mind for the transition in ,his life-plan for me1 by which ,i was to be taken from my own dear ,west and set to doing much the same work at the ,south1 which ,i have already learned to love4 ,here ,i told the ,lord that if ,he would only let me up so that ,i could again preach the ,gospel of ,his dear ,son1 ,i would go anywhere1 even to the ends of the earth4 ,but ,i may as well confess that when ,he took me at my word and pointed out the field1 it did cost a struggle1 a night without sleep4 ,up ,north to have been a good friend of the slave was one thing2 to go down and put one's self by the side of the depressed ex-bondsman1 to take chances with him1 to try to lift him up1 that was another4 ,now ,i bless ,god for the joy of the work4 ,it is a missionary service without the labor of acquiring and using a strange language4 ,it is in some sense the work of a foreign missionary without going from under the flag of my own country4 ,i feel unworthy of the gratitude of these people1 of whom the ,master speaks as 8these my brethren40 ,these two years ,i have gone everywhere from ,virginia to ,texas1 without receiving one word or act of discourtesy1 but with many tokens of approbation1 from my white fellow-citizens4 ,i find this also a good stand-point from which to look back upon my field1 to review the work of the year gone by1 to devise for the next1 and also to catch the inspiration of ,northern interest in this work4 ,here are ,christian and patriotic people from all parts of our country and from all branches of the ,church of ,christ4 ,a single address before them in the chapel1 in behalf of ,christian education among the ,freedmen1 elicits a gratifying expression of sympathy1 and imparts an impulse to the cause through several denominational lines4 ,in the review1 this seems yet the exigent work of the time4 ,it is not the caring for one1 two or three new ,territories or ,states at a time1 but for five millions of people scattered over fifteen ,states1 who are needing1 all at once1 the helping hand4 ,this going back and forth makes one realize that this is all one country1 with one language1 with one history1 with one ,christian religion1 with one interblended destiny2 that the comfort of the whole body must depend upon the welfare of every member2 and that so our common patriotism requires the uplifting of these lowly poor4 ,this glance back over the field brings immense encouragement as to the results of this evangelizing process2 brings assurance that1 if it is only prosecuted with vigor1 there need be no fear as to the outcome of the great act of emancipation2 and brings evidence of cheerfulness and happiness among the hundreds of workers1 ,northern and native1 male and female4 ,as my eye takes its usual course and sweeps around the coast from the point where the old ,mason ,dixon's line struck the ,atlantic to the boundary of ,mexico1 all the way it brings up colleges and professional departments1 and normal institutes and high schools1 which1 under the management of this ,association1 are sources of light1 fountains of blessing4 ,it brings up the hundreds upon hundreds of primary schools1 in which1 during the last year1 the native teachers of our own training were instructing their one hundred and fifty thousand pupils4 ,it brings up the seventy churches of the primitive faith1 which are the outgrowth of that educational scheme1 and which as to their influence for good1 by their character are multiplying their number many times4 ,it brings up the multitudes of youth in those higher schools1 who are ambitiously taking on a ,christian cultivation that they may use it for the good of their people4 ,it brings up those ,christian congregations so hungry for the word of ,god1 so anxious for the best things in church-life4 ,it brings up1 too1 those masses1 beset with ignorance and superstition and unthrift1 who need to be rallied by some worthy aspiration4 ,and then it turns with all hope to that corps of men and women1 who1 under ,god1 have wrought such great things already1 whose excelling in the passive virtues has commanded respect1 and made it so comfortable for those of us who come to join them now1 and whose service for the ,republic and the ,kingdom makes them high benefactors in our time and land4 ,clifton ,springs1 ,n4 ,y4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,district ,,of ,,columbia4 ,lincoln ,mission4 ,,rev4 ,s4 ,p4 ,,smith1 ,,washington4 ,one of the most beautiful sights on the streets of ,washington1 on the #eth of ,july morning1 was the colored ,sunday-schools coming out from different churches1 going to ,howard ,park1 ,vaness ,garden and other places to pass the day4 ,the little ones seemed to be in a delirium of happiness while marching on the street1 keeping step with the music1 as their banners floated in the air4 ,but we felt very sad to think that our poor children at the ,lincoln ,mission did not have this privilege4 ,they could not go because we have not enough teachers now to look after them4 ,all the teachers who taught here during the winter1 left on the thirteenth of ,june and will not be back until ,september4 ,some thought that it would be well to close the school during the summer2 but others thought that we had better continue it1 if we could have only five teachers and fifty scholars4 ,we do not expect to have so many scholars in the summer as in the winter2 but what we lose in quantity we hope to gain in quality4 ,moreover1 to keep up the school through the summer1 will aid us in our church-work4 ,it has been said that this school cannot be carried on successfully here in the summer1 for it has been tried and uniform failure has been the result4 ,but if the ,lord be with us we shall endeavor to carry on the work2 if we fail1 it will be no more than what has been done already4 ,one of our greatest difficulties is to secure teachers2 we have tried very hard to get some from among the colored people1 but have few as yet4 ,we are very grateful to those who have come from the ,colored ,presbyterian ,church in the city to help us4 ,but we feel especially thankful to ,mr4 ,j4 ,w4 ,cromwell1 editor of ,the ,people's ,advocate1 a colored newspaper1 published in the city4 ,he holds a high position in one of the ,government departments here1 but this does not make him forgetful of the children of his humbler brethren4 ,he is found every ,sunday afternoon at the ,lincoln ,mission 7unless called away from the city7 teaching the youth some truth from the ,bible4 ,indeed1 he manifests such zeal in our work that we cannot but believe him to be one of our warmest friends4 ,he is our example for all educated colored young men4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,alabama4 ,florence and ,her ,people4 ,,rev4 ,,george ,w4 ,,moore4 ,florence is one of the prettiest towns in ,northern ,alabama4 ,the climate is fine1 the water good1 and the scenery picturesque4 ,it stands upon the banks of the majestic ,tennessee1 which is fast being opened to navigation2 boats now come here from the ,ohio and ,mississippi rivers1 and it is intended to open its channel so that it shall be navigable as far as ,chattanooga4 ,this is a land of abundant foliage1 and one cannot but be attracted by the beautiful gardens of flowers and groves of cedar4 ,to those seeking rest1 or health1 the springs of various kinds of water and the wholesome food are especially welcome4 ,good air1 pure water and magnificent scenery1 ought to have a good influence upon its people1 and it may truthfully be said that ,florence furnishes a good example to our race2 her people are healthy1 cheerful and hospitable4 ,some of them have nice homes1 and there seems to be a disposition in all to improve their condition4 ,to this end1 they have societies1 schools and churches1 and1 last but not least1 they work4 ,one of the additions to the town is a beautiful ,congregational edifice1 which is a little gem1 and the people1 irrespective of race1 say that it is an ornament to the city2 but1 best of all1 it is paid for4 ,the ,a4 ,m4 ,e4 and ,baptist denominations have large and prosperous churches4 ,the ,sunday-schools of all the churches are well attended and in a flourishing condition4 ,the educational work of the county is in full blast2 the whites have good seminaries and normal schools and our people have good common schools4 ,the school at ,florence1 under the management of ,mr4 ,y4 ,a4 ,wallace1 is a centre of quite a number of schools taught by students of the ,baptist ,institute1 ,central ,tennessee ,college and ,fisk ,university4 ,the great need of the place and demand of the colored people1 is a good ,normal school4 ,these common schools would become feeders of this ,normal school1 and thus meet a great need of the county and do much good for the ,state4 ,another mark of progress may be seen in the effort some have made1 and are making1 to get farms4 ,i am told that some of our people in this county have farms containing from ten to three hundred acres4 ,the crops are unusually good this year4 ,if we have rain soon we shall have fine crops of corn and cotton4 ,with the church to ,christianize1 and the school to educate the people1 and the plow to cultivate the soil1 the county of ,lauderdale may well be considered a power for good4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,louisiana4 ,lady-,missionary's ,letter4 ,without designating either the lady or her field1 we give a letter from a missionary among the ,freedmen in a ,southern city4 ,these devoted women1 for whom there is a vast work1 under many discouragements and difficulties are carrying the ,gospel of sympathy and comfort into the lonely cabins in the ,south1 and helping in many ways our larger and more fundamental work4 ,it would be a great mistake to withdraw needed funds from our teaching1 and give them to the visiting missionary1 but it would be a great loss in many ways1 not to multiply the number of those whose mission is to visit the mothers in their homes1 carrying the ,gospel of cleanliness and thrift1 and a knowledge of wifely and motherly ways1 to those who are to shape so largely the next generation4--,,ed4 ,,missionary4 ,i must tell you of my experience last ,sabbath in the 8,house of ,refuge40 ,at #c ,p4 ,m4 ,i took a car up the long1 beautiful1 white shell-road--through 8,st4 ,patrick's ,cemetery0--to the ,institute buildings1 expecting there to meet our superintendent and teachers4 ,for some reason they were detained1 so ,i had to proceed1 though trembling and alone4 ,the position can be appreciated only by those acquainted with the history and training of these poor children4 ,during the school hours1 for our benefit1 boys were screaming1 dogs snarling just outside the doors1 pupils called out1 and once the whole school utterly refused to sing the hymns so pleasing to them4 ,this made me afraid of what might occur to-day2 but the service must not be given up1 though the door was locked and the 8key lost0--the bell overturned1 and no official to be seen about the grounds4 ,trusting1 however1 for guidance1 ,i followed one of the boys through the yard and work-house to the little chapel1 where all had been to mass in the morning4 ,thirty or forty were awaiting our arrival1 and ,i am sure the ,lord helped me1 for that wild1 uproarious group1 through the hour1 remained quiet and gentle1 while ,i had no difficulty in interesting them4 ,my ,sunday-school class in ,central ,church is a great joy and help in my work4 ,commencing with thirty little ones1 the names have increased to one hundred and twenty4 ,through these1 ,i find entrance to many homes otherwise closed to all religious influences4 ,nothing is so pleasing to the mother as interest taken in her children1 and many interviews1 following these friendly calls1 will long be remembered4 ,only kindness and welcome do ,i receive everywhere among them4 ,i have learned truly to pity these poor mothers1 who tell me1 with tears1 how hard it is to bring up their children properly in the midst of all this abounding iniquity4 ,all ,i can bring under the influence of the ,a4 ,m4 ,a4 work ,i deem a great gain4 ,during the last three days ,i have visited thirty-four families4 ,quite a good number were promised for church and ,sunday-school4 ,one ,sabbath ,i was pleased to see in church three mothers and ten children whom ,i had visited during the week4 ,there are many discouragements attending these efforts1 but there are also many rewards--many bright1 happy faces1 and many happier homes2 many children learning good1 rather than all evil ways2 and so the days go by1 while we take courage in the growing work1 hoping that the little seeds1 as well as the greater1 will take root and grow4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,tennessee4 ,better ,prospects of ,memphis--,effect upon ,school-,work--,value of ,industrial ,work--,hopeful ,outlook4 ,,rev4 ,a4 ,j4 ,,steele1 ,,memphis4 ,in ,october1 #ahgi1 few were hopeful of immediate prosperity for ,memphis4 ,all her interests seemed paralyzed1 her best friends discouraged and even hopeless4 ,but now1 in ,june1 #ahhj1 all is changed1 despondency and fear have given place to the utmost assurance of a great future for the business and social influences of the city4 ,the business season just ended has been one of unexampled prosperity in the history of the city2 all classes have been kept busy2 and as the sanitary improvements1 including a complete and almost perfect system of sewerage1 and durable street pavements1 are pushed forward1 little fear is felt of another visitation of the fever this year4 ,our work has seemed to take on new life and vigor1 and the year just closed1 though cut short two months by the fever1 has been one of special success in every respect4 ,though an unusual number of our students have continued teaching during the year1 our classes have been constantly full1 the enrolment being in advance of last year and the attendance more steady4 ,in industrial work1 such as may be undertaken in a day-school1 we have met with every encouragement and success4 ,the sewing classes1 two each day1 have done much in learning to cut garments and in the various branches of needle-work1 knitting1 etc4 ,the class of older girls in nursing and care of the sick has been a feature of interest4 ,a prominent physician said of the examination which the class passed1 8,if your class answered those questions they ought not only to make safe nurses1 but also fair physicians40 ,we hope another year to have better facilities for this work1 meeting as it does a sad need in colored homes1 and at the same time the most hearty approbation of both colored and white people4 ,our closing exercises were of the usual nature1 the ,junior classes having their exhibition for the benefit of the library1 and netting #ej for that purpose4 ,then followed the public session of the ,literary ,society1 under the management of its members1 and the graduating exerciser1 at which three young men received diplomas4 ,the address given on this occasion by ,judge ,pierce was heartily appreciated and enjoyed by a large audience of both colored and white people4 ,he also presented the diplomas in a manly1 earnest address to the graduates4 ,the final1 and perhaps most significant1 meeting of commencement week was the ,alumni1 at which about a dozen of the graduates of the school--nearly all who have been sent out--gathered1 with teachers and a few friends1 for a pleasant evening4 ,the refreshments were followed with the usual orations and speeches1 and did much to gain for the school an earnest working constituency4 ,we are rejoiced that ,mr4 ,b4 ,a4 ,imes1 of ,oberlin1 accepts the call of the church here1 and hopes to enter upon his work in ,october4 ,mr4 ,williams1 of ,talladega1 who has supplied the pulpit this year1 has done faithful1 earnest work1 but his health will not allow him to serve the church longer than till a regular pastor can be found to relieve him4 ,everything1 the interest of our students1 the appreciation of the colored people1 and the growing sympathy of the best class of the white people1 as indicated in the lecture course given by prominent gentlemen to the school during the year1 and by their aid to the school in other ways1 points to a successful and growing work for the future4 99 99 99 99 99 ,flower ,mission and ,care for the ,sick4 ,,miss ,,hattie ,a4 ,,milton1 ,,memphis4 ,the training school for nursing1 at ,le ,moyne ,institute1 is doing good work1 not simply in giving instruction that will fit the pupils to become intelligent and efficient nurses when they have gone to their homes1 but in visiting and caring for the sick now4 ,under instruction from their teachers1 they have done much for the sick among the poor of the city4 ,miss ,milton tells below of the ,flower ,mission she started in the ,city ,hospital4--,,ed4 ,,missionary4 ,yesterday ,i asked the girls in the sewing class to bring me flowers for the sick at the ,city ,hospital4 ,they were very glad of the opportunity and brought sixty bouquets of our lovely roses and some honey-suckles1 ,i took them to the ,hospital1 where ,i met1 by previous appointment1 the lady-missionary among the whites1 and assisted her in conducting the services in the white ward4 ,then we went to the colored ward1 which she had not been in the habit of visiting1 gave each patient a bouquet1 which was very gratefully received1 after which we had a short service consisting of ,bible-reading1 prayer and singing4 ,we then passed through all the white wards1 giving each inmate a bouquet4 ,we came away leaving many happy hearts and smiling faces4 ,one old colored man1 who was dying when ,i gave him the flowers1 and passed away shortly after ,i left1 said to the nurse with his last breath1 8,take these three spring-chickens0 7sent to him by a friend from the country7 8and give them to the teacher who gave me the flowers40 ,the chickens came1 and ,i shall have an opportunity of making some of the sick ones happy with them4 ,the girls are very much interested in working for the comfort of the poor and sick1 and have asked permission to go with me on my visits4 ,they have been making some garments for orphans1 in the sewing class1 and have enjoyed the work4 ,they ask me to tell them about the poor and sick while they are sewing4 ,i trust the ,holy ,spirit has touched their hearts4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,africa4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,mendi ,,mission4 ,,mr4 ,,nathaniel ,,nurse1 ,,good ,,hope ,,station4 ,we have about a mile of land connected with this station4 ,on this the natives have built a number of 8fackies0 in which they live4 ,i noticed one afternoon1 as ,i entered one of them1 a man before the front entrance2 and upon going to see what he was doing1 my attention was attracted to a large piece of country cloth spread outside1 and in front1 of the door4 ,i asked the man what it was there for4 ,he could speak ,english1 but did not want to tell me2 however1 when he saw that ,i could not be put off1 he said that it was there to keep away sickness and death from their facki2 that they put their trust in it as their ,god4 ,i said1 8,would you like me to put you on the ground1 walk on you myself1 and let other people do the same1 too8 ,would you think that ,i liked you very much80 ,he said 8,no40 ,i said1 8,now you say that you put your trust in this cloth to keep away sickness and death3 if a person has anything1 as silver or gold1 which he values1 he will keep it in a secure place1 because he values it4 ,now you show how you value what you put trust in2 you are walking on it yourself1 and others are1 too2 the rains will soon come1 which will cause it to rot1 and then it will be thrown away40 ,the head woman of the facki was there1 7they were without a head man1 as he died only a few weeks before this17 as ,i spoke to this man1 and another one who would explain what ,i said to her4 ,i asked if this cloth was here when their head man was alive4 ,they said it was4 ,i added1 8,then1 you see1 he got sick and died2 this cloth was not able to save him40 ,they admitted it4 ,i said1 8,there is nothing man can make that can be worshiped as ,god1 neither silver nor gold1 nor anything2 ,god made all1 and has made man4 ,if you worship a tree1 and say that man has not made that1 ,god made it4 ,he lives in ,heaven1 and has made man1 and there is nothing that man can take in place of ,him1 and if you will believe that1 and put your trust in ,him1 ,he will save you through ,his ,son4 ,if at any time you believe what ,i have told you1 but are afraid to take away the cloth yourselves1 send for me1 and ,i will come and take it up40 ,they explained it to the head woman1 and while ,i was there1 they took the cloth up and threw it away4 ,i thought it was best to have it at the ,mission1 as a memorial4 ,i asked one of the men to bring it to the yard some time when he was coming that way4 ,the head woman of this facki now comes to our church every ,sabbath1 and on the first ,sabbath1 when she was dressed for church1 she brought the cloth in her hand4 ,the act of doing that showed that she gave up all4 ,i was speaking that day on the long-suffering of ,god1 and inviting sinners to accept ,christ who was waiting to receive them4 ,i said that although the heathen cannot read ,his word1 they have a conscience1 and naturally know that there is a ,god4 ,in speaking about that1 ,i referred to this case1 and had one of the brethren bring the cloth into the church and show them4 ,i exhorted them concerning the life that we should endeavor to live among these people4 ,many could not refrain from tears4 ,i was much encouraged myself4 ,i had almost given up1 thinking ,i could not do anything1 and that the ,lord had not called me here4 ,i have trouble in getting the people to church1 but1 when visiting them in their fackies1 ,i have a chance to bring the truth home to them1 and have made it my special duty to visit the fackies twice a week4 ,while ,i cannot speak the language myself1 ,i endeavor to avail myself of every opportunity of doing all the good ,i can4 ,in many of the fackies ,i find some that can speak broken ,english1 so ,i speak to these and ask them to tell the others what ,i say4 ,sometimes ,i have a chance to speak to the parents about bringing up their children1 especially if ,i see any that are disposed to accept civilized dress1 but allow their children to go anyhow1 and do not even send them to school4 ,an ordained missionary is greatly needed for the advancement of the work here4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,indians4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,la ,,pointe ,,agency4 ,,dr4 ,i4 ,l4 ,,mahan1 ,u4 ,s4 ,,indian ,,agent4 ,i have just returned from ,lac ,courte d',oreille1 where ,i have been to deliver the annual goods and supplies1 and to superintend the farming operations carried on upon that reservation4 ,garden and field seed had been sent forward early in the season1 and the farmer and assistant had progressed finely with the work4 ,i found a larger number of ,indians gathered upon the reservation than at any time since the first year ,i came to the agency4 ,this is accounted for by reason of the late visit of three of their chiefs to their great father at ,washington4 ,the report had gone abroad among the roving bands that the bills had passed ,congress1 and they expected to meet the ,indian ,commissioners to counsel upon the sale of their timber1 from which they believed they were to receive large sums of money4 ,all the roving ,indians within a hundred miles had gathered1 and were awaiting my arrival4 ,i soon put their minds at rest1 however1 on that score1 and informed them that those who helped themselves the ,government would help1 but no others4 ,in looking over their patches1 for their farms are in miniature as yet1 they were seen to be well tended and well fenced2 and as ,i looked upon the nearly twelve hundred ,indians as they received their goods1 for which the males between the ages of #ah and #de had worked under the direction of the farmer1 ,i could not but compare them with the same number gathered in the fall of #ahgc4 ,then they wore long hair1 blankets1 feathers1 paint1 c42 they were dirty1 filthy and almost eaten up with vermin4 ,now they are clean1 with short hair1 blankets rare1 little paint1 no feathers1 and most of them well clothed4 ,the dresses of the females were in the latest fashion2 and many of them had on hats4 ,the men wore clean white or colored shirts1 and hats or caps4 ,they prized the agricultural implements1 hoes1 rakes1 scythes1 plows1 grub hoes1 c41 all being in great demand4 ,some years ago they wanted blankets1 beads and trinkets4 ,they seemed delighted with the idea of a boarding-school such as we agreed upon while ,i was ,east4 ,there was an entire absence of that domineering spirit which characterized them in #8#gc4 ,they received the goods with thankfulness4 ,mildness and gentleness were pictured upon every face4 ,they respected their agent and loved the ,government that dealt with them so bountifully4 ,this is the reservation on which ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,holt commenced the work of civilization4 ,truly the seed was well planted1 and although for years we have only been able to hold our own1 now1 as the times look favorable1 we hope for grand results4 ,these are the ,indians who must go to the personal care of another4 ,i leave them with sadness1 yet cherishing a grand hope of their future4 ,i have done what ,i could1 and hope they may fall into good hands1 for the field is ripe for the harvest4 ,give them a good agent who understands them and will toil for them1 and ,i have no fear4 ,the ,lac de ,flambeau are much in the same condition1 but the other ,indians of this agency are able to care for themselves4 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,lean1 ,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 ,mooar1 ,d4 ,d41 ,hon4 ,e4 ,d4 ,sawyer1 ,rev4 ,e4 ,p4 ,baker1 ,james ,m4 ,haven1 ,esq41 ,rev4 ,joseph ,rowell1 ,rev4 ,john ,kimball1 ,e4 ,p4 ,sanford1 ,esq4 ,,secretary3 ,rev4 ,w4 ,c4 ,pond4 ,,treasurer3 ,e4 ,palace1 ,esq4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,sermons ,,by ,,our ,,chinese ,,helpers4 ,it seemed to me that no better use could be made1 this month1 of the columns set apart for our ,chinese ,mission1 than to introduce to our friends some of our ,chinese helpers1 by giving a sample or two of their work4 ,let it be remembered that they have been taken from the kitchen1 and set1 at once1 in the missionary service2 and that whatever of special training they receive1 comes along with the work itself4 ,they are assisted in the study of the ,bible by the teachers with whom they serve respectively1 but learn to preach1 mainly1 by preaching4 ,lee ,sam1 in our missionary work but four months as yet1 sends the following3 ,matt4 xxvi41 #da4--;,jesus says to his disciples1 8,watch and pray that ye enter not into temptation2 the spirit indeed is willing1 but the flesh is weak40 ,when we first become ,christians then our own hearts are evil4 ,it often seems much easier to do wrong than to do right2 without ,jesus we can do nothing4 ,we must pray without ceasing4 ,jesus says1 8,if a man love ,me he will keep ,my words1 and ,my ,father will love him and make ,our abode with him40 ,hear what ,he says3 8,if any man will come after ,me1 let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow ,me1 for whosoever will save his life shall lose it2 and whosoever will lose his life for ,my sake shall find it40 ,if we know of ,jesus and ,his love we shall be willing to give our life that we may bring others to love ,him and to accept ,him as their ,saviour4 ,we must pray to ,jesus to help us love the ,lord our ,god with all our hearts1 and with all our soul1 and with all our mind1 and love one another and keep ,his commandments2 and we must pray that we enter not into temptation1 and we may ask ,him for whatever we need4 ,we may ask ,him to heal us if we are sick1 to help us if we are weak2 for food to eat and clothes to wear4 ,we must ask ,his care when we go to bed1 and ,his wisdom and strength when we rise in the morning to the labors and duties of another day4 ,we must rely upon ,jesus ,christ as long as we live4 ,most of all must we beg of ,him to blot out our sins and give us a new heart4 ,if we live a life of prayer1 ,god will love us in this life and when we die we shall have joy1 and after death our souls shall be full of joy for ever and ever4 ,we cannot live near ,jesus without much prayer2 but we must watch as well as pray4 ,we have many enemies that we must watch4 ,our own hearts lead us away from ,jesus4 ,jesus says3 8,if thy right hand offend thee1 cut it off and cast it from thee1 or if thy right eye offend thee pluck it out40 ,this means that we should part with anything1 no matter how dear1 if it makes us sin4 ,we must watch our thoughts2 if we know they do not please ,jesus1 we must put them from us4 ,we must love only good things1 and delight only in what we can have with our heart full of love to ,jesus4 ,if we know that anything will tempt us to sin1 we must watch against it and keep away from it4 ,we must not go to any place where we know ,jesus would not wish us to go4 ,we must watch our tongues that they do not speak any wrong words1 and we must watch that in all that we think1 in all that we say1 and in all that we do1 we please ,jesus4 8,the spirit indeed is willing but the flesh is weak40 ,if we are true ,christians1 we desire more than anything else to follow ,jesus4 ,we mean to love ,him always1 to work for ,him always1 and to turn from everything that is wrong4 ,but how many times we do not do things we mean to do1 and how many times we do things that make us sorry3 and we go to ,jesus and we ask ,him to forgive us4 ,our spirit is willing4 ,in our heart1 our very soul1 we love ,jesus1 but the flesh is weak4 ,the flesh is our sinful self1 the old wicked heart1 anything in this life that makes us do wrong4 ,sometimes we want to speak good words for ,jesus4 ,we would like to tell our brethren of ,his love1 but we are not wise2 we do not know the right words to say4 8,the spirit indeed is willing1 but the flesh is weak40 ,that is1 in our own selves1 without ,jesus we are very weak1 we cannot do anything right4 ,but ,he will give the ,holy ,spirit to help us1 so we may be strong in ,him1 though we are in our own selves1 without ,his spirit1 very weak4 ,he will help us be strong to do right1 and wise to say the right word4 ,lena ,chung1 our ,sacramento helper1 who has been in service about one year1 sends the following3 ,john xiii41 #cd4 8,a new commandment ,i give unto you1 ,that ye love one another40 ,what does this mean8 ,our ,lord was on earth2 ,his disciples had followed ,him three years4 ,jesus knew ,his hour was come that ,he should depart out of this world unto the ,father4 ,the disciples had been with ,him so long2 they might know how to love ,god and follow ,christ1 but when their ,light should go away then they would be troubled and offended because of the world4 ,jesus knew they would receive persecution2 be cast out of the synagogues and despised and hated of men2 so ,he gave them this new commandment that they should love one another in this world4 ,i4 ,we ought to love one another4 ,it is our duty to obey this command4 ,some may say3 he may be a ,christian1 but he is not my countryman1 not near to me4 ,i am a white man1 he is black1 or he is a yellow man1 he does not belong to my family or friends4 ,i will not love him4 ,it can be no sin to hate him4 ,not so1 my friends4 ,it hath been said1 8,thou shalt love thy neighbor and hate thine enemy40 ,but ,christ tells us3 8,love your enemies and bless them which curse you40 ,if so1 we must love all who love ,god1 and are trying to serve and please ,him1 whatever their place in life4 ,the body has many organs4 ,the head is upward1 feet downward1 hands at the sides2 they must work in harmony with each other--they must love one another4 ,so with us4 ,there are many kinds of people in the world2 but ,god is the ,father of all1 though same are in ,europe1 some in ,asia1 some in ,africa and some in ,america4 ,the color may be different1 the figure also different2 but all must work for the same object1 and all must love one another as members of one body--which is ,christ4 ,oh1 my friends1 ,i hope you will turn to love and not hate4 ,if any love ,christ they must love all people in the world1 not only those they know1 but spread it wider and love all who come to ,christ1 ,,ii4 ,love one another truly with our hearts4 ,paul said3 8,though ,i speak with the tongues of men and of angels and have not charity1 ,i am become as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal4 ,though ,i bestow all my goods to feed the poor1 and though ,i give my body to be burned and have not charity1 it profiteth me nothing40 ,so1 then1 we must love truly1 honestly1 and freely4 8,if a man say1 ,i love ,god1 and hateth his brother1 he is a liar40 ,when ,christ saw the people love outwardly1 not with the heart1 ,he said3 8,beware of false prophets which come to you in sheep's clothing1 but inwardly they are ravening wolves40 ,we may learn from this1 unless we love one another truly and honestly1 we cannot get the blessing of ,god4 ,,iii4 ,love one another continually4 ,this is like ,god1 whose love is unchangeable4 ,he loves us all the time1 gives us our daily bread1 our clothes1 and all we have4 ,he gave ,his only begotten ,son to the world to die for us4 ,if we hate ,him1 ,he does not hate us1 but loves us still4 ,there was once a father in ,china who loved his son like the precious diamond4 ,his son did all things to dishonor his father1 but his father loved him still1 and would not change his love4 ,after a time the son left his father and came to ,california1 where he grew worse and worse2 never wrote any letters to his father4 ,at last1 a friend came to ,california whom the father knew1 and sent word by him to his son4 ,he said3 8,when you meet my son please tell him for me1 ,i love him continually4 ,i never forget my love40 ,a few months after1 this friend met the son4 ,he said to him1 8,you are doing all things vain4 ,the precious time is almost gone4 ,soon you will feel gloomy and sad4 ,when ,i left home your father sent a short message to you4 ,he said he loves you continually40 ,when the son heard this his face changed1 his heart became like a piece of ice on the hot fire4 ,he started at once to see his father4 ,when he reached home1 his father was so happy to see him he forgot all the wrong his son had done4 ,the father represents the true living ,god2 the son1 the people of the world2 and the friend represents ,jesus ,christ4 ,the bad son leaving his father and doing wrong1 is like the people of the world disobeying ,god and going far away from ,him4 ,god sent us word by our ,saviour that ,he loves us continually4 ,this word should melt our hearts and make us return to ,god4 ,he will receive us joyfully and forgive us our sins4 ,brethren3 ,if ,god so loved us1 we ought also to love one another4 ,the third sketch1 which is by ,jee ,gam1 to whom1 during his recent visit to the ,east1 many of our readers listened with great interest1 must be deferred to another issue4--,,ed4 ,,missionary4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,children',s ,,page4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,,trip ,,up ,,the ,,yang-,,tse-,,kiang4 ,,rev4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,painter4 ,by the last mail1 ,i wrote that ,i was in ,shanghai for my health4 ,since then1 ,i have been up the ,yang-tse-,kiang to ,hankow1 a distance up and back of #a1bjj miles1 first-class passage #h4 ,this included board for a whole week1 and it may startle you to hear that we had genuine strawberries 7the first ,i have seen during seven years' residence in ,china71 which cost the steward five cash each 7half a cent71 and shad at a cost of #b per pair4 ,we always had five or six kinds of meat1 and several kinds of fruit4 ,how this could be afforded was a mystery1 but to me a charming one4 ,the fare provoked even a sick man's appetite1 and the pure sweet river air conduced to sleep2 the weather was fine1 and the scenery1 for one half of the route1 superb4 ,part of the way the banks of the river were flat1 and the view was cut off by tall reeds with which they were lined1 but during the latter half of the upward journey the mountains rose1 often abruptly from the river1 not unfrequently to great heights1 and it was true of some of these1 what ,i supposed before coming to this country was true of all mountains1 that they were terraced and cultivated to their summits4 ,much of the scenery was equal to that on the ,hudson1 minus the residences4 ,the country houses along the river are much poorer than in our ,province of ,hanchow1 and the cities seem older and more dilapidated4 ,the river annually overflows the low grounds from ,april to ,august1 and as it often rises #ej feet above its winter level1 the people build only rude huts4 ,the missionaries at ,hankow inform me that for months they are compelled to use canoes for travel on their streets4 ,it was the busiest season 7,may7 when ,i reached ,hankow1 which until recently was the most interior treaty port of the ,empire4 ,it is separated from ,han ,yang and ,wa-,chang by the ,yang-tse-,kiang and ,han rivers1 and each of them is an immense city4 ,there are some two hundred foreigners here4 ,the ,bund 7,river7 ,st4 has houses only on one side1 and is the finest in ,china4 ,it stands #ej feet above the river1 which for half a mile is faced with splendid stone masonry4 ,it offers the busiest and most ,chinesy sight yet seen in this country4 ,fourteen steamers were lying at the wharves4 ,there is a great rush to get the first new tea into the ,english market4 ,the fleetest steamers are chartered at fabulous prices3 #cb per ton is paid for transportation1 and #a1fjj for river pilots1 on the round trip from ,shanghai to ,hankow and return--a trip of one week4 ,this year the season opened on the ,sabbath1 some taking advantage of the fact that others were at church to begin lading4 ,neither heat1 night1 nor anything else checks the work4 ,the ,russians do the biggest business4 ,they deal chiefly in the coarsest and poorest qualities of tea4 ,stem1 leaf1 and often extraneous matter1 are ground to powder1 steamed and pressed into bricks of convenient size for transportation1 and these are used for money in ,mongolia and ,siberia4 ,hankow is a filthy city4 ,wa-,chang is much better in this respect1 has fine hills1 and a lofty pagoda from which a magnificent view of the surrounding country is obtained4 ,i was hospitably received1 not alone by the missionaries1 but by many outside the mission circles1 who as a rule do not show much kindness to us4 ,i saw much of the mission work1 and found that it was not given exclusively to the natives1 but extended to the sailors in the various ports4 ,ancestral worship1 which is the religion of ,china1 is one of the chief obstacles to the reception of ,christianity4 ,a pigeon-,english-speaking ,chinaman to whom a zealous sister had given a book said1 in answer to her question1 8,how did you like it80 8,that book talkee fool pigeon4 ,i no can leave father2 no can leave mother40 ,he meant he could not cease from worshiping them4 ,i saw here an ancient and queer monument called the 8,lamp of a thousand years40 ,the inscriptions on it are in ,sanscrit1 and have not been deciphered4 ,also a picture representing a miracle of like import to that of ,jesus at ,cana4 ,a landlord had treated one of the genii with great kindness4 ,he rewarded him by turning his well into a wine pool4 ,the host's avarice was awakened1 and he complained that now he had no swill for his pigs1 whereupon the well gave forth water again4 ,hence1 in characterizing an avaricious man1 the ,chinese say 8,if his well bubbled wine he would complain of a lack of swill40 ,smuggling is carried on to a great extent all along the river1 opium and salt being the principal articles thus introduced4 ,the natives employ foreigners to protect their goods1 and the hands on the steamers are engaged in the work1 and are skillful in all manner of tricks by which to evade duties4 ,the whole trip was delightful and most invigorating to a sick missionary4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,receipts ,,for ,,july1 #ahhj4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,maine1 #cji4if4 ,camden4 ,e4 ,d4 ,mansfield1 #c2 ,j4 ,h41 #a2 ,a4 ,h41 #a #e4jj ,foxcroft and ,dover4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #f4fj ,limington4 8,a ,friend0 #b4jj ,machias4 8,machias10 #aj2 ,centre ,st4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #f4de #af4de ,north ,waterford4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #f4ej ,portland4 ,state ,st4 ,ch41 #aej2 ,st4 ,lawrence ,st4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #h4ej #aeh4ej ,scarborough4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ae4ff ,skowhegan4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ca4ge ,thomaston4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #e4jj ,vassalborough4 ,,estate of ,mrs4 ,mary ,b4 ,buxton1 by ,samuel ,titcomb1 ,ex4 #ej4jj ,york4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ab4ej ,,new ,,hampshire1 #ced4cc4 ,amherst4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #bj4be ,bethlehem4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #c4jj ,campton4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ag4jj ,concord4 ,south ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ed4ib ,dover4 ,s4 ,h4 ,f4 #a4jj ,exeter4 8,a ,thank ,offering0 #be4jj ,fitzwilliam4 ,l4 ,hill #e4jj ,fitzwilliam4 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,e4 ,gowan1 in memory of her ,mother #c4jj ,hampstead4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #h4ej2 ,ann ,m4 ,howard1 #e #ac4ej ,hanover4 ,religious ,soc4 #bj4jj ,lebanon4 ,o4 ,s4 ,m4 #a4jj ,manchester4 ,c4 ,b4 ,southworth #be4jj ,milford4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #ai4dc2 ,r4 ,m41 #a #bj4dc ,nashua4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ej4jj ,new ,ipswich4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #aj4bc ,new ,market4 ,t4 ,h4 ,wiswall #aj4jj ,north ,hampton4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 to const4 ,,mrs4 ,,adaline ,,drake1 ,l4 ,m4 #cj4jj ,peterborough4 ,union ,evan4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 to const4 ,,jones ,n4 ,,dodge1 ,l4 ,m4 #cj4jj ,swanzey4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #e4jj ,temple4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #aj4jj ,,vermont1 #bhd4gf4 ,cabot4 ,mrs4 ,s4 ,s4 ,h4 #a4jj ,cambridge4 ,m4 and ,c4 ,stafford1 #hi4ih2 ,j4 ,g4 ,morse1 #e2 ,rev4 ,e4 ,wheelock1 #e2 ,s4 ,m4 ,safford1 #e2 ,o4 ,w4 ,reynolds1 #c2 ,h4 ,wires1 #c2 ,b4 ,r4 ,holmes1 #b2 ,j4 ,w4 ,t41 #a2 ,e4 ,b4 #a2 ,m4 ,j4 ,m41 #a #aae4hh ,clarendon4 ,mrs4 ,n4 ,j4 ,smith1 to const4 ,w4 ,d4 ,,smith1 ,l4 ,m4 #cj4jj ,cornwall4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #aj4ge ,fair ,haven4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ah4ch ,manchester4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #dg4ab ,morrisville4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #ag4hd2 8,an ,aged ,friend10 #ae #cb4hd ,north ,cambridge4 ,john ,kinsley #e4jj ,pawlet4 ,mrs4 ,dan ,blakeley #e4jj ,west ,brattleborough4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ab4dd ,wilmington4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #f4ce ,,massachusetts1 #d1eag4jd4 ,amherst4 ,amherst ,college ,ch41 #fa4be2 ,mrs4 ,r4 ,a4 ,lester1 #ej2 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 #be #acf4be ,andover4 ,west ,cong4 ,soc4 #ej4jj ,ashland4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 for ,student ,aid1 ,talladega ,c4 #ac4be ,belchertown4 ,mrs4 ,r4 ,w4 ,walker #e4jj ,beverly4 ,,legacy of ,mrs4 ,betsey ,butman1 of ,dane ,st4 ,ch4 to const4 ,,carrie ,t4 ,,butman1 ,l4,m4 #cj4jj ,beverly1 ,dane ,st4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #gj4ae ,boston4 8,a ,friend0 #e4jj ,boston ,highlands4 ,eliot ,cong4 ,ch41 #abb4fj2 ,immanuel ,cong4 ,ch41 #ajj2 ,mrs4 ,livermore1 #b #bbd4fj ,boxborough4 ,mary ,stone #aj4jj ,brookline4 ,harvard ,ch4 and ,soc41 #aab4eb2-- ,mrs4 ,seaman's ,infant ,class1 #ej1 for ,student ,aid1 ,talladega ,c42--,f4 ,winthrop ,white1 #aj2 8,a ,friend10 #h #ahj4eb ,brocton4 8,a ,friend0 #ae4jj ,cambridgeport4 ,g4 ,f4 ,kendall #aj4jj ,clinton4 8,a ,friend0 #ej4jj ,danvers4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ajj4jj ,dorchester4 ,village ,ch4 ,sab4 ,sch41 #be4aj2 8,e4 ,p40 #a #bf4aj ,east ,hampton4 ,payson ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #ej4jj ,east ,somerville4 ,franklin ,st4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #eb4eh ,east ,templeton4 ,joel ,fairbanks #e4jj ,enfield4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ej4jj ,fitchburgh4 ,,estate of ,deborah ,b4 ,thurston1 by ,j4 ,baldwin1 ,ex4 #ej4jj ,framingham4 ,plymouth ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #b4be ,georgetown4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,talladega #f4ja ,grafton4 ,evan4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #da4dc ,great ,barrington4 ,mrs4 ,j4 ,m4 ,chapin #e4jj ,haverhill4 ,centre ,cong4 ,ch4 #hf4jj ,hingham4 ,evan4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #c4bc ,holliston4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #di4ab2 8,bible ,christians of ,district ,no4 #d10 #be #gd4ab ,ipswich4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #be4jj ,lawrence4 ,south ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #aa4cg ,lowell4 ,thomas ,hunt #e4jj ,lynn4 ,central ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #af4cj ,marblehead4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #gh4jj ,mattapoisett4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #aa4ge ,medford4 ,mystic ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #aag4aj2 8,a ,lover of the ,cause10 #ch #aee4aj ,medway4 ,village ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ajj4hf ,middlefield4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #dh4gf ,monson4 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,o4 ,chapin and her ,s4 ,s4 ,class1 for ,indian ,boys1 ,hampton ,inst4 #aa4jj ,natick4 ,first ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #ej4jj ,newton4 ,eliot ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #abe4jj ,newton ,centre4 8,a ,friend0 #aj4jj ,newton ,highlands4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #ed4ag2 8,willing ,hands and ,cheerful ,givers10 #aj #fd4ag ,north ,amherst4 ,mrs4 ,a4 ,m4 ,smith #b4jj ,northampton4 8,a ,friend0 #aej4jj ,norfolk4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #c4jj ,oxford4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #be4di ,petersham4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #a4bb ,pittsfield4 ,south ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #bi2 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #be4bd #ed4bd ,reading4 8,a ,friend0 #e4jj ,rutland4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #ad4jj ,salem4 8,a ,friend0 #aj4jj ,south ,boston4 8,h4 ,j4 ,b40 #a4jj ,south ,hadley4 ,mt4 ,holyoke ,sem4 7ad'l7 #e4jj ,south ,weymouth4 ,union ,cong4 ,ch4 #ajh4hj ,sunderland4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #fj4jj ,taunton4 ,trin4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #ajd4gg2 ,union ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ab4cd #aag4aa ,templeton4 ,trin4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #f4bg ,tolland4 ,rev4 ,j4 ,h4 ,j4 #a4jj ,uxbridge4 8,a ,friend0 #b4jj ,wakefield4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #bb4ih ,watertown4 ,phillips ,cong4 ,ch41 #ajj1 to const4 ,,miss ,,laura ,,stafford ,,green1 ,,john ,s4 ,,abbott and ,,edward ,,stockin1 ,l4 ,m's2 ,corban ,soc4 of ,phillips ,cong4 ,ch41 #ah4gj1 ad'l1 to const4 ,,mrs4 ,c4 ,l4 ,,woodworth1 ,l4 ,m4 #aah4gj ,west ,barnstable4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #aj4jj ,west ,boylstown4 ,mrs4 ,polly ,ames1 deceased1 #c2 ,geo4 ,w4 ,ames1 #c #f4jj ,westhampton4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ba4jj ,westminster4 8,a ,friend0 #b4jj ,west ,newbury4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #aj4jj ,west ,stockbridge4 ,rev4 ,h4 ,m4 ,hazeltine and ,family #e4jj ,worcester4 ,central ,cong4 ,ch4 #ada4bc ,worcester4 ,,estate of ,rev4 ,m4 ,g4 ,grosvenor1 by ,david ,manning1 ,ex4 #a1ejj4jj ,yarmouth4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ej4jj ,,rhode ,,island1 #a1gdg4jj4 ,bristol4 ,mrs4 ,de ,wolf ,rogers1 #ejj2 ,c4 ,de ,wolf1 #ejj1 for ,fisk ,u4 #a1jjj4jj ,little ,compton4 ,united ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #bj4jj ,pawtucket4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ae4jj ,providence4 ,central ,cong4 ,ch41 #gjj2 ,plymouth ,cong4 ,ch41 #aa4ej2 ,mrs4 ,j4 ,w4 ,d41 #ej;c4 #gab4jj ,,connecticut1 #c1jhb4eh4 ,berlin4 ,rev4 ,j4 ,whittlesey #aj4jj ,bridgeport4 ,park ,cong4 ,ch4 #bb4jb ,bridgewater4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ba4bd ,bristol4 8,a ,friend0 #aj4jj ,burlington4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #d4jj ,canaan4 8,n40 #e4jj ,clinton4 ,,estate of ,nancy ,stanton1 by ,john ,a4 ,stanton and ,lewis ,e4 ,stanton1 ,ex's #bjj4jj ,cromwell4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ej4jj ,danbury4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #acb4ab ,danielsonville4 ,westfield ,cong4 ,ch4 7#bj of which1 for the ,freedmen71 #ij2--,mrs4 ,s4 ,s4 ,d41 #fj;c4 #ij4fj ,durham4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #cj4jj ,ekonk4 ,elizabeth ,w4 ,kasson #aj4jj ,enfield4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #ej4jj ,farmington4 ,cong4 ,ch4 7,quar4 ,coll47 #fe4jh ,glastonbury4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #abe4jj ,giliad4 ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,thomas ,l4 ,brown1 #e1 for a ,teacher1 ,tillotson ,inst41 and #e1 for ,hampton ,inst4 #aj4jj ,guilford4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #af4jj ,hadlyme4 8,r40 #c4ej ,hanover4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ai4ec ,hartford4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 7#cj of which from ,,dea4 ,,homer ,,blanchard1 to const4 himself1 ,l4 ,m47 #a1ada4jj ,hartford4 ,asylum ,hill ,cong4 ,ch41 #agf2 ,windsor ,ave4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #bj4bf2 ,j4 ,n4 ,berdin1 #e #bja4bf ,lebanon4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 #dc4cc to const4 ,,cicero ,,garland1 ,l4 ,m42 ,first ,ch41 #bj #fc4cc ,middlebury4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #cj4ef ,middlefield4 ,cong4 ,ch41 to const4 ,,james ,t4 ,,inglis1 ,l4 ,m4 #dj4jj ,milford4 ,plymouth ,ch4 #ae4jj ,moose ,meadow4 ,dea4 ,f4 ,w4 #a4jj ,new ,haven4 ,third ,ch41 #ad4fe2 8,a ,lady ,friend10 #e2 8,a ,friend10 #e2 ,w4 ,c4 ,scobie1 #b #bf4fe ,newington4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #bc4ag ,norwich4 ,broadway ,cong4 ,ch4 7in part7 #bjj4jj ,pomfret4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 7ad'l7 #d4de ,portland4 ,cong4 ,ch41 7#b4ai of which1 for ,student ,aid7 #aj4ig ,putnam4 8,a ,friend0 #ag4ej ,rocky ,hill4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #i4be ,roxbury4 8,b4 and ,s4 ,j4 ,b40 #c4jj ,salisbury4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #eh4je ,saybrook4 ,old ,saybrook ,cong4 ,ch4 #ac4af ,sharon4 ,first ,ecclesiastical ,soc4 #da4fi ,sherman4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #bb4jj ,simsbury4 ,james ,reid #e4jj ,suffield4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ah4fb ,taftville4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #aa4jj ,thomaston4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ai4fj ,westford4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #e4jj ,west ,haven4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #cj4jj ,west ,hartford4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #hj4jj ,west ,meriden4 ,edmund ,tuttle1 to const4 ,,miss ,,minnie ,l4 ,,beadle ,l4 ,m4 #cj4jj ,wethersfield4 ,h4 ,savage #e4jj ,willimantic4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ee4ac ,wolcott4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #g4jj ,woodstock4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #bj4aj ,,new ,,york1 #b1jie4ge ,brentwood4 ,e4 ,f4 ,richardson4 #ae4jj ,brooklyn4 ,plymouth ,ch4 #a1bej4bd ,brooklyn4 ,church of the ,pilgrims #afg4bg ,brooklyn4 ,e4 ,d4 ,new ,england ,cong4 ,ch4 #cj4jj ,carthage4 ,a4 ,v4 #a4jj ,cazenovia4 ,rev4 ,s4 ,w4 #a4jj ,champlain4 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,hamilton #e4jj ,derby4 ,jennette ,bullock #b4jj ,ellenville4 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,b4 ,holt #e4jj ,hancock4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #aj4jj ,holley4 ---- #e4jj ,homer4 ,miss ,nancy ,knight #e4jj ,martinsburgh4 ,horatio ,hough1 #e2 ,a4 ,h4 ,a41 #a #f4jj ,newburgh4 ,john ,h4 ,corwin1 ,pkg4 of ,reading ,matter4 ,new ,york4 ,s4 ,t4 ,gordon4 #ajj2 ,e4 ,l4 ,a41 #ej;c4 #ajj4ej ,nineveh4 ,reuben ,lovejoy #cjj4jj ,north ,lawrence4 ,c4 ,c4 ,b4 #a4jj ,oneida4 ,edward ,loomis #b4jj ,poughkeepsie4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #ag4cc ,rochester4 ,plymouth ,cong4 ,ch4 #dd4ee ,rome4 ,john ,b4 ,jervis #be4jj ,south ,bangor4 ,l4 ,m4 ,k4 #j4ej ,syracuse4 ,plymouth ,ch4 #gb4cf ,turin4 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,w4 #a4jj ,west ,camden4 ,mrs4 ,a4 ,l4 ,c4 #a4jj ,west ,groton4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #ad2 ,nelson ,cobb1 #e #ai4jj ,whitney's ,point4 ,presb4 ,soc4 #d4jj ,yaphank1 ,mrs4 ,h4 ,m4 ,overton #e4jj ,,new ,,jersey1 #ac4jj4 ,montclair4 ,mrs4 ,j4 ,f4 ,pratt's ,s4 ,s4 ,class1 for ,student ,aid1 ,talladega ,c4 #c4jj ,trenton4 ,geo4 ,s4 ,grosvenor #aj4jj ,,pennsylvania1 #bf4ej4 ,canton4 ,h4 ,sheldon #aj4jj ,new ,castle4 ,mrs4 ,j4 ,s4 ,w4 #a4jj ,north ,east4 ,b4 ,t4 ,spooner #e4jj ,pittsburgh4 ,e4 ,p4 #j4ej ,west ,alexander4 ---- #aj4jj ,,michigan1 #hgg4ed4 ,adrian4 ,a4 ,j4 ,hood4 for ,african1 ,indian and ,chinese ,m4 #aj4jj ,bridgeport4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #a4jj ,canandaigua4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #b4gj ,chelsea4 ,john ,c4 ,winans #aj4jj ,grass ,lake4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ab4jj ,hillsdale4 ,m4 ,j4 #j4ea ,middleville4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #b4ij ,morenci4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #b4ej ,north ,adams4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #aj4jj ,olivet4 ,,bequest of ,dea4 ,henry ,topping1 by ,albert ,topping #ej4jj ,olivet4 ,a4 ,t4 #a4jj ,port ,huron4 ,,estate of ,mrs4 ,m4 ,j4 ,sweetser #gej4jj ,portland4 ,cong4 ,ch4 bal4 to const4 ,,miss ,,hattie ,,cole1 ,l4 ,m4 #d4jj ,salem4 ,summit ,miss4 ,soc4 #d4bb ,saint ,clair4 ,young ,people's ,miss4 ,soc4 of ,cong4 ,ch41 #aa4bf1 for ,lady ,missionary1 ,memphis1 ,tenn42 --,cong4 ,ch41 #b4ie #ad4ba ,saint ,johns4 ,g4 ,b4 #j4ej ,utica4 ,rev4 ,wm4 ,platt #b4jj ,,ohio1 #cjc4cc4 ,adams ,mills4 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,a4 ,smith #aj4jj ,ashland4 ,mrs4 ,eliza ,thompson #b4bh ,brighton4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #e4ah ,cleveland4 ,heights ,cong4 ,ch41 #df2 ,euclid ,ave4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #ab4aa2 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,m4 ,s41 #a #ei4aa ,columbus4 ,mrs4 ,j4 ,l4 ,bates1 #e2 ,mrs4 ,w4 ,c41 #a #f4jj ,elyria4 ,,estate of ,miss ,mary ,burrill1 by ,mrs4 ,charlotte ,moore1 ,exec'x #be4jj ,garrettsville4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ab4jj ,greensburgh4 ,h4 ,b4 ,harrington1 for ,woman's ,work for ,woman #e4jj ,harman4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #b4jj ,huntsburgh4 ,miss ,v4 ,r4 ,p41 for ,ed4 of ,indians1 ,hampton ,inst4 #a4jj ,lenox4 ,horatio ,tracy #e4jj ,lodi4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #i4jj ,medina4 ,woman's ,miss4 ,soc41 by ,mary ,j4 ,munger1 ,treas41 for ,student ,aid1 ,talladega ,c4 #aj4jj ,nelson4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #aa4jj ,oberlin4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 #cg4eg ,painesville4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #cj4gc ,seville4 ,t4 ,b4 ,dowd #e4jj ,south ,ridge4 ,mrs4 ,uraniah ,haviland #b4jj ,south ,toledo4 ,mrs4 ,j4 ,h4 ,n4 #j4ea ,springfield4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #h4dj ,sulphur ,springs4 8,two ,friends10 for ,student ,aid1 ,tougaloo ,u4 #aj4jj ,tallmadge4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 #bd4ee2 ,miss ,josephine ,pierce1 #f2 8,a ,friend10 #aj #dj4ee ,toledo4 ,edson ,allen1 for ,teacher1 ,raleigh1 ,n4 ,c4 #e4jj ,youngstown4 ,j4 ,d4 ,w4 #a4jj ,,illinois1 #a1cgc4if4 ,aurora4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #bc4ej ,chicago4 ,c4 ,g4 ,hammond for ,howard ,u4 #a1jjj4jj ,chicago4 ,first ,presb4 ,ch41 #ajj2 ,miss ,haskell's ,s4 ,s4 ,class1 ,lincoln ,park ,ch41 #c #ajc4jj ,dover4 ,woman's ,miss4 ,soc4 #e4jj ,evanston4 ,ladies of ,cong4 ,ch4 for ,lady ,missionary1 ,mobile1 ,ala4 #bj4jj ,galva4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ba4ae ,geneseo4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #hb4jj ,gilman4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #aj4jj ,maple ,park4 ,j4 ,i4 ,snow #d4ie ,marshall4 ,mrs4 ,g4 ,e4 ,c4 #j4eg ,port ,byron4 ,ladies' ,miss4 ,soc4 #g4ej ,princeville4 ,mrs4 ,o4 ,l4 ,cutter1 #e2 ,mrs4 ,elmira ,jones1 #e #aj4jj ,rochelle4 8,a ,friend10 #e2 ,w4 ,h4 ,holcomb1 ,sen41 #b #g4jj ,shirland4 ,mrs4 ,j4 ,g4 ,l4 #a4jj ,summer ,hill4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #e4be ,sycamore4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #fh4jd ,waukegan4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #e4jj ,,wisconsin1 #bfi4bd4 ,beloit4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #aad4gg ,east ,troy4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,sab4 ,sch4 #aj4jj ,columbus4 ,olivet ,cong4 ,ch4 #g4ge ,hydes ,mills4 ,rev4 ,j4 ,p4 ,s4 #a4jj ,la ,crosse1 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #be4jj ,new ,richmond4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 #ab4ge2 ,ladies' ,centennial ,sew4 ,circle1 #e #ag4ge ,oconomowock4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ab4jj ,racine4 ,first ,presb4 ,ch4 #ad4ab ,rosendale4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #be1 and ,sab4 ,sch41 #g4he #cb4he ,waukesha4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #cd4jj ,,iowa1 #agj4eg4 ,amamosa4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #d4fj1 and ,sab4 ,sch41 #c4ca #g4ia ,belle ,plain4 ,correction--,cong4 ,ch41 #e1 ack4 in ,july number should read ,mrs4 ,l4 ,a4 ,baker1 #e4 ,cresco4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #c4gj ,davenport4 ,george ,w4 ,ells #aj4jj ,des ,moines4 ,plymouth ,cong4 ,ch4 #fj4jj ,de ,witt4 ,j4 ,h4 ,price 7#e1 of which1 for ,mag47 #aj4jj ,emerson4 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,h4 ,d4 ,f4 #a4jj ,farragut4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ac4jc ,grinnell4 8,brewer ,sisters10 for ,student ,aid1 ,raleigh1 ,n4 ,c4 #i4bj ,osage4 ,woman's ,miss4 ,soc41 #d4gg2 ,cong4 ,ch41 ,mon4 ,con41 #d4ej #i4bg ,sioux ,city4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #ae4dj ,tabor4 ,prof4 ,a4 ,s4 ,mc,pherron #b4jj ,toledo4 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,n4 ,baker #e4jj ,traer4 ,cong ,ch4 #ae4jj ,vinton4 ,joseph ,tenny ,sen4 #e4jj ,wittenberg4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #d4jj ,,missouri1 #aa4ej4 ,amity4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #c4be ,breckenridge4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #c4ge ,webster ,grove4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #d4ej ,,minnesota1 #ahc4da4 ,alexandria4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #e4jj ,austin4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #cj4hj2 ,mrs4 ,s4 ,e4 ,bacon1 #aj #dj4hj ,dexter4 ,rev4 ,r4 ,b4 ,wright #c4jj ,elk ,river4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #f4jj ,faribault4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ci4ei ,minneapolis4 ,plymouth ,ch41 #bj4ih2 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 #ac4ha #dd4gi ,northfield4 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,n4 ,s4 #a4jj ,saint ,paul4 ,plymouth ,cong4 ,ch4 7,semi-,annual ,coll47 #cf4ij ,sherburne4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #a4jj ,spring ,valley4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ae4cc ,,nebraska1 #f4jj4 ,exeter4 ,woman's ,miss4 ,soc41 #e2 ,rev4 ,b4 ,a4 ,d41 #a1 by ,mrs4 ,j4 ,a4 ,baker1 ,treas4 #f4jj ,,california1 #hdg4be4 ,san ,francisco4 ,receipts of the ,california ,chinese ,mission #hdg4be ,,district ,,of ,,columbia1 #aa4jj4 ,washington4 ,mrs4 ,a4 ,n4 ,bailey1 #aj2 ,rev4 ,m4 ,p4 ,s41 #a #aa4jj ,,tennessee1 #ab4ej4 ,nashville4 ,fisk ,u41 ,tuition #ab4ej ,,north ,,carolina1 #bc4ej4 ,raleigh4 ,tuition #bc4ej ,,south ,,carolina1 #fje4ce4 ,charleston4 ,avery ,institute #fje4ce ,,georgia1 #a4ge4 ,macon4 ,lewis ,high ,sch41 ,tuition #a4ge ,,alabama1 #ii4ja4 ,mobile4 ,emerson ,inst41 ,tuition1 #c2 ,cong4 ,ch41 #c2 8,a ,friend10 #a4ia #g4ia ,talladega4 ,talladega ,college1 ,tuition #ia4aj ,,mississippi1 #ac4ae4 ,tougaloo4 ,tougaloo ,u41 ,tuition #ac4ae ,,income ,,fund1 #ahe4jj4 ---- ,graves ,library ,fund #aej4jj ---- ,scholarship ,fund #ce4jj ,,sandwich ,,islands1 #a1jjj4jj4 ,sandwich ,islands4 8,a ,friend0 #a1jjj4jj ,,england1 #ij4da4 ,albyns4 ,miss ,s4 ,l4 ,ropes #aj4jj ,northampton4 ,on ,doddridge ,scholarship1 for ,fisk ,u41 #af #acs4 #d;d41 by ,dr4 ,o4 ,h4 ,white #hj4da ------------------ ,total #ah1eae4ci ,total from ,oct4 #ast to ,july #cast #ade1dig4di 99 99 99 99 99 ,,receipts ,,of ,,the ,,california ,,chinese ,,mission ,from ,april #bjth1 to ,july #agth1 #ahhj4 ,i4 ,from our ,auxiliaries1 viz43 ,sacramento ,chinese ,mission3 ,chinese monthly collections #bj4ge ,ten ,annual ,memberships 7seven ,chinese7 #bj4jj--dj4ge ,santa ,barbara ,chinese ,mission3 ,chinese monthly collections #ae4jj ,five ,annual ,memberships #aj4jj--be4jj ,stockton ,chinese ,mission3 ,chinese monthly collections #aj4jj ,five ,annual ,memberships #aj4jj ,plate collections at ,annual ,meeting #h4fe--bh4fe ---------------------- #id4dj ,,ii4 ,from ,churches3 ,grass ,valley ,cong4 ,ch4 7,mrs4 ,h4 ,scott7 #b4jj ,riverside ,cong4 ,church collection #i4jj ,san ,francisco ,plymouth ,church 7collection at ,union meeting7 #ab4ge2 ,bethany ,church--,chinese1 #c4jj #ae4ge ,santa ,cruz ,cong4 ,church #g4ge ---------- #cd4ej ,,iii4 ,from ,individuals3 ,oroville3 ,m4 ,c4 ,w4 #a4fj ,san ,francisco3 ,messrs4 ,balfour1 ,guthrie ,co4 #ajj4jj ,parrott ,co4 #ej4jj ,pope ,talbot #ej4jj ,j4,j4 ,felt1 ,esq4 #be4jj ,messrs4 ,e4 ,ransome ,co4 #be4jj ,rogers1 ,meyer ,co4 #be4jj ,wright ,sanders #be4jj ,c4 ,adolphe1 ,low ,co4 #bj4fj ,williams1 ,dimond ,co4 #bj4jj ,taber1 ,harker ,co4 #bj4jj ,george ,w4 ,mc,near1 ,esq4 #bj4jj ,a ,friend #bj4jj ,r4 ,p4 ,tenney1 ,esq4 #aj4jj ,capt4 ,j4 ,e4 ,chapman #aj4jj ,w4 ,l4 ,booker1 ,esq4 #aj4jj ,a4 ,bannister1 ,esq4 #aj4jj ,john ,f4 ,merrill1 ,esq4 #aj4jj ,israel ,w4 ,knox1 ,esq4 #aj4jj ,messrs4 ,eppinger ,co4 #aj4jj ,macondray ,co4 #aj4jj ,james ,sennett ,co4 #aj4jj ,a4 ,crawford1 ,esq4 #e4jj ,h4 ,hughes1 ,esq4 #e4jj ,cash1 through ,r4 ,b4 ,forman1 ,esq4 #ae4jj ------------ #eaf4fj ,,iv4 ,from ,chinese3 ,in ,marysville3 ,regular collections #d4gj ,special collections #ai4be ,one ,annual ,membership #b4jj--be4ie ,in ,oroville #j4cj ,in ,san ,francisco #j4ej ---------- #bf4ge ,v4 ,from ,eastern ,friends3 ,bangor1 ,me41 ,e4 ,r4 ,burpee1 ,esq4 #ej4jj ,amherst1 ,mass41 ,mrs4 ,rhoda ,a4 ,lester #ajj4jj ,norwich1 ,conn41 ,mrs4 ,s4 ,a4 ,huntington1 to constitute ,,rev4 ,,wm4 ,s4 ,,palmer a ,life-,member #be4jj -------------- #age4jj -------------- ,grand ,total #hdg4be ,of which from ,chinese at least #aja4ej ,e4 ,,palache1 ,treasurer4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,for ,,tillotson ,,collegiate ,,and ,,normal ,,inst41 ,,austin1 ,,texas4 ,exeter1 ,n4 ,h4 ,collected by ,mrs4 ,odlin and ,mrs4 ,eliza ,u4 ,bell #bb4jj ,andover1 ,mass4 ,john ,smith #bej4jj ,easthampton1 ,mass4 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,g4 ,williston #ajj4jj ,hartford1 ,conn4 ,john ,b4 ,eldredge #ajj4jj ,new ,britain1 ,conn4 ,collected by ,mrs4 ,e4 ,h4 ,wells1 #bd1 and ,box of ,bedding #bd4jj ,norwich1 ,conn4 8,a ,friend0 #djj4jj ---------------- ,total #fif4jj ,previously acknowledged in ,june ,receipts #d1fjg4jj ---------------- ,total #e1cjc4jj 99 99 99 99 99 ,,for ,,negro ,,refugees4 ,grand ,rapids1 ,mich4 ,south ,cong4 ,ch4 #d4be ,previously acknowledged in ,june ,receipts4 #dcb4ej ------------ ,total #dcf4ge 99 99 99 99 99 ,,for ,,missions ,,in ,,africa4 ,leeds1 ,eng4 ,robert ,arthington1 conditional pledge1 #c1jjj4 ,london1 ,eng4 ,freedmen's ,missions' ,aid ,soc41 #cgh #fs4 #h;d4 #a1hbe4gb ,beaver ,crossing1 ,neb4 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,t4 #a4jj ---------------- ,total #a1hbf4gb ,previously acknowledged in ,april ,receipts #d1gdi4gf ---------------- ,total #f1egf4dh ,receipts for ,july #ba1jdb4cf ,total from ,oct4 #ast to ,july #cast #aeh1did4ca ,h4 ,w4 ,,hubbard1 ,treas41 #ef ,reade ,st41 ,n4 ,y4 ,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 99 99 99 99 99 ,,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 99 99 99 99 99 ,,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 provided that children and others who have not professed their faith may be constituted life members without the privilege of voting4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,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 business1 at such time and place as shall be designated by the ,executive ,committee4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,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 bodies1 each body being entitled to one representative4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,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 99 99 99 99 99 ,,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 ,society2 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 99 99 99 99 99 ,,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 99 99 99 99 99 ,,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 99 99 99 99 99 ,,art4 ,x4 ,no amendment shall be made to 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 ,footnote ,a3 ,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 ,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 #ac2 ,ky41 #g2 ,tenn41 #d2 ,ala41 #ad1 ,la41 #ab2 ,miss41 #a2 ,kansas1 #b2 ,texas1 #f4 ,africa1 #b4 ,among the ,indians1 #a4 ,total #gj4 ,,institutions ,,founded1 ,,fostered ,,or ,,sustained ,,in ,,the ,,south4--,chartered3 ,hampton1 ,va42 ,berea1 ,ky42 ,talladega1 ,ala42 ,atlanta1 ,ga42 ,nashville1 ,tenn42 ,tougaloo1 ,miss42 ,new ,orleans1 ,la42 and ,austin1 ,texas1 #h4 ,graded or ,normal ,schools3 at ,wilmington1 ,raleigh1 ,n4 ,c42 ,charleston1 ,greenwood1 ,s4 ,c42 ,savannah1 ,macon1 ,atlanta1 ,ga42 ,montgomery1 ,mobile1 ,athens1 ,selma1 ,ala42 ,memphis1 ,tenn41 #ab4 ,other ,schools1 #bd4 ,total #dd4 ,,teachers1 ,,missionaries ,,and ,,assistants4--,among the ,freedmen1 #bec2 among the ,chinese1 #ba2 among the ,indians1 #i2 in ,africa1 #ac4 ,total1 #bif4 ,,students--,in ,theology1 #hf2 ,law1 #bh2 in ,college ,course1 #fc2 in other studies1 #g1jcj4 ,total1 #g1bjg4 ,scholars taught by former pupils of our schools1 estimated at #aej1jjj4 ,,indians under the care of the ,association1 #ac1jjj4 ,,wants4 #a4 ,a steady ,,increase of regular income to keep pace with the growing work4 ,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 accommodate the increasing numbers of students2 ,,meeting ,,houses 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 below3 ,,new ,,york ,h4 ,w4 ,hubbard1 ,esq41 #ef ,reade ,street4 ,,boston ,rev4 ,c4 ,l4 ,woodworth1 ,room #ba ,congregational ,house4 ,,chicago ,rev4 ,jas4 ,powell1 #aab ,west ,washington ,street4 ,,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 following ,,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 ,association' of ,new ,york ,city1 to be applied1 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 ,states 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 ,brothers ,co4 #ei ,,wall ,,street1 ,,new ,,york4 ,buy and ,sell ,bills of ,exchange on ,great ,britain and ,ireland1 ,france1 ,germany1 ,belgium and ,holland1 ,issue ,commercial and ,travelers' ,credits1 in ,sterling1 available in any part of the world1 and in ,francs for use in ,martinique and ,guadaloupe4 ,make ,telegraphic ,transfers of ,money ,between this and other countries1 through ,london and ,paris4 ,make ,collection of ,drafts drawn abroad on all parts of the ,united ,states and ,canada1 and of ,drafts drawn in the ,united ,states on ,foreign ,countries4 ,travelers' ,credits issued either against cash deposited or satisfactory guarantee of repayment3 ,in ,dollars for use in the ,united ,states and adjacent countries2 or in ,pounds ,sterling for use in any part of the world4 ,applications for credits may be addressed as above direct1 or through any first-class ,bank or ,banker4 ,,brown1 ,,shipley ,,co41 #bf ,chapel ,st41 ,liverpool4 ,,brown1 ,,shipley ,,co41 ,founder's ,court1 ,lothbury1 ,london4 99 99 99 99 99 #ahej4 #ahhj4 ,,the ,,manhattan ,,life ,insurance ,company1 ,,of ,,new ,,york4 ,an entire generation of successful business management4 ,one ,thousand ,dollars paid out ,,each ,,business ,,day for thirty years to families of deceased members4 ,policies ,incontestable4 ,accumulation1 #aj1jjj1jjj ,surplus1 over #a1gej1jjj ,,send ,,for ,,rates ,,and ,,terms4 ,new form of ,policy1 comprehensive and very liberal to insurers4 ,,agents ,,wanted4 ,,henry ,,stokes1 ,president4 ,j4 ,l4 ,,halsey1 ,secretary4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,payson',s ,indelible ,ink1 ,,for ,,marking ,,any ,,fabric ,,with ,a ,,common ,,pen1 ,,without ,a ,,preparation4 ,it still stands unrivaled after #ej years' test4 ,,the ,,simplest ,,best4 ,sales now greater than ever before4 ,this ,ink received the ,diploma and ,medal at ,centennial over all rivals4 ,report of ,judges3 8,for simplicity of application and indelibility40 ,,inquire ,,for ,,payson',s ,,combination666 ,sold by all ,druggists1 ,stationers and ,news ,agents1 and by many ,fancy ,goods and ,furnishing ,houses4 99 99 99 99 99 8,,fruit of the ,,vine40 ,pure1 ,rich1 ,clear ,unfermented ,wine for ,communion1 rec'd ,centennial ,medal4 ,circulars free4 ,t4 ,h4 ,,johnson1 ,new ,brunswick4 ,n4 ,j41 ,national ,temperance ,soc41 #eh ,reade ,st41 ,n4 ,y41 ,cong'l and ,baptist ,publication ,soc's1 ,boston and elsewhere4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,clinton ,h4 ,,meneely ,,bell ,,company1 ,successors to ,meneely ,kimberly1 ,,bell ,,founders1 ,,troy1 ,n4 ,y4 ,manufacture a superior quality of ,,bells4 ,special attention given to ,,church ,,bells4 ,catalogues sent free to parties needing bells4 99 99 99 99 99 ,illustration3 fleur de lys ,j4 ,r4 ,,lamb1 #ei ,carmine ,st41 ,n4 ,y4 ,,church ,,furnishers ,memorial ,windows1 ,memorial ,tablets1 ,sterling ,silver ,communion ,services4 ,,send ,,for ,,circular4 99 99 99 99 99 ,every ,man ,his ,own ,printer4 ,excelsior #c ,printing ,press4 ,illustration3 printing press ,prints cards1 labels1 envelopes1 c42 larger sizes for larger work4 ,for business or pleasure1 young or old4 ,catalogue of ,presses1 ,type1 ,cards1 c41 sent for two stamps4 ,,kelsey ,,co41 ,m'f'rs4 ,meriden1 ,conn4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,thirty-,,fourth ,,volume ,,of ,,the ,american ,missionary1 #ahhj4 ,we have been gratified with the constant tokens of the increasing appreciation of the ,,missionary during the past year1 and purpose to spare no effort to make its pages of still greater value to those interested in the work which it records4 ,shall we not have a largely increased subscription list for #ahhj8 ,a little effort on the part of our friends1 when making their own remittances1 to induce their neighbors to unite in forming ,clubs1 will easily double our list1 and thus widen the influence of our ,magazine1 and aid in the enlargement of our work4 ,under the editorial supervision of ,rev4 ,c4 ,c4 ,,painter1 aided by the steady contributions of our intelligent ,missionaries and teachers in all parts of the field1 and with occasional communications from careful observers and thinkers elsewhere1 the ,,american ,,missionary furnishes a vivid and reliable picture of the work going forward among the ,indians1 the ,chinamen on the ,pacific ,coast1 and the ,freedmen as citizens in the ,south and as ,missionaries in ,africa4 ,it will be the vehicle of important views on all matters affecting the races among which it labors1 and will give monthly summary of current events relating to their welfare and progress4 ,patriots and ,christians interested in the education and ,christianizing of these despised races are asked to read it1 and assist in its circulation4 ,begin with the next number and the new year4 ,the price is only ,fifty ,cents per annum4 ,the ,magazine will be sent gratuitously1 if preferred1 to the persons indicated on page #bhg4 ,donations and subscriptions should be sent to ,h4 ,w4 ,,hubbard1 ,treasurer1 #ef ,reade ,street1 ,new ,york4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,to ,,advertisers4 ,special attention is invited to the advertising department of the ,,american ,,missionary4 ,among its regular readers are thousands of ,ministers of the ,gospel1 ,presidents1 ,professors and ,teachers in ,colleges1 ,theological ,seminaries and ,schools2 it is1 therefore1 a specially valuable medium for advertising ,books1 ,periodicals1 ,newspapers1 ,maps1 ,charts1 ,institutions of ,learning1 ,church ,furniture1 ,bells1 ,household ,goods1 c4 ,advertisers are requested to note the moderate price charged for space in its columns1 considering the extent and character of its circulation4 ,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 ,,the ,,american ,,missionary ,,advertising ,,department1 #ef ,reade ,street1 ,new ,york4 99 99 99 99 99 ,our friends who are interested in the ,advertising ,department of the 8,american ,missionary0 can aid us in this respect by mentioning1 when ordering goods1 that they saw them advertised in our ,magazine4 ,,annual ,,meeting ,,of ,,the ,,american ,,missionary ,,association4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,,american ,,missionary ,,association will hold its ,thirty-fourth ,annual ,meeting in the ,city of ,norwich1 ,conn41 on the #abth1 #acth and #adth of ,october1 #ahhj4 ,the several sessions of this meeting will be held in the ,broadway ,church1 ,rev4 ,l4 ,t4 ,,chamberlain1 ,d4 ,d41 ,pastor4 ,the opening session will begin at #c o'clock ,p4 ,m4 of ,tuesday1 the #abth1 when the ,report of the ,executive ,committee will be read4 ,in the evening1 at #g4cj1 the ,annual ,sermon will be preached by the ,rev4 ,,wm4 ,m4 ,,taylor1 ,d4 ,d41 of the ,broadway ,tabernacle1 ,new ,york ,city4 ,the citizens of ,norwich will receive and cordially entertain all friends of the work of the ,association who1 desiring to attend1 shall make application for entertainment before the first day of ,october4 ,the ,chairman of the ,committee of ,entertainment1 ,,charles ,e4 ,,dyer1 to whom all such applications should be addressed1 will send out1 on the above date1 cards of hospitality1 introducing those who have made known their purpose of attending1 to the host by whom they will be entertained4 ,those receiving such cards will please communicate at once with the person to whom they are introduced1 announcing their purpose of attending1 at what time they will arrive in ,norwich1 and whether they will remain during the meeting1 so that hospitality may have no unnecessary burdens to bear4 ,those failing to receive such a card by the #fth of ,october will please inform the ,chairman of the fact4 ,an early application will greatly lighten the burden of the ,committee1 and will be duly appreciated4 ,it is hoped that arrangements will be consummated for reduced fares on railroads and boats1 in time to be announced in the next number of the ,,missionary1 together with the ,time ,tables of the several roads1 so that our friends at a distance may intelligently arrange their plans4 ,any needed additional information will be given to those applying to the ,chairman of the ,committee of ,arrangements1 ,norwich1 ,conn4 ,w4 ,s4 ,,palmer1 ,chairman ,committee of ,arrangements4 ,,david ,h4 ,,gildersleeve1 ,,printer1 #aja ,,chambers ,,street1 ,,new ,,york4 ,transcriber's ,notes3 ,the spelling1 punctuation and hyphenation are as the original1 with the exception of apparent typographical errors which have been corrected4 ,italic text is denoted thus4 ,bold text is denoted thus4