,,vol4 ,,xxxiv4 ,,no4 #aj4 ,,the ,,american ,,missionary4 99 99 99 99 99 8,to the ,poor the ,gospel is ,preached40 99 99 99 99 99 ,,october1 #ahhj4 ,,contents3 ,,editorial4 ,,our ,,annual ,,meeting--,,paragraphs #bhi ,,paragraphs #bij ,,jubilee ,,singers #bia ,,atlanta',s ,,colored ,,people--,,common ,,sense ,,for ,,colored ,,men #bib ,,our ,,schools ,,and ,,the ,,common ,,school ,,system #bic ,a ,,new ,,south1 ,,not ,a ,,new ,,england ,,in ,,the ,,south #bid ,,mtesa ,,and ,,the ,,religion ,,of ,,his ,,ancestors #bif ,,begging ,,letter #big ,,african ,,notes #bii ,,items ,,from ,,the ,,field #cjj ,,the ,,freedmen4 ,,colored ,,cadetship #cjb ,,north ,,carolina1 ,,mcleansville--,revival ,interest #cjb ,,south ,,carolina1 ,,greenwood #cjc ,,georgia--,midway ,anniversary #cjd ,,georgia--,atlanta ,university and ,temperance #cje ,,alabama--,shelby ,ironworks #cje ,,alabama--,,florence--,outside ,work #cjf ,,mississippi--,tougaloo ,university #cjg ,,the ,,indians4 ,s',,kokomish ,,agency3 ,rev4 ,myron ,eells #cjh ,,sisseton ,,agency3 ,chas4 ,crissey #cji ,,the ,,chinese4 ,,sermon ,,by ,,jee ,,gam #caj ,,children',s ,,page4 ,,chinese ,,and ,,chinese ,,customs #cab ,,receipts #cac ,,constitution #cag ,,aim1 ,,statistics1 ,,wants #cah 99 99 99 99 99 ,,new ,,york3 ,published by the ,american ,missionary ,association1 ,,rooms1 #ef ,,reade ,,street4 99 99 99 99 99 ,price1 #ej ,cents a ,year1 in advance4 ,entered at the ,post ,office at ,new ,york1 ,n4 ,y41 as second-class matter4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,american ,,missionary ,,association #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 ,hon ,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 ,ill4 ,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 ,,shoudy ,,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 ,,october1 #ahhj4 ,,no4 #aj4 99 99 99 99 99 ,american ,missionary ,association4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,our ,,annual ,,meeting4 ,the ,thirty-fourth ,annual ,meeting of the ,american ,missionary ,association will be held in the ,broadway ,church 7,rev4 ,dr4 ,chamberlain's71 ,norwich1 ,ct41 commencing ,oct4 #ab1 at #c ,p4 ,m41 at which time the ,report of the ,executive ,committee will be read by ,rev4 ,m4 ,e4 ,strieby1 ,d4,d41 ,corresponding ,secretary4 ,the ,annual ,sermon will be preached by ,rev4 ,wm4 ,m4 ,taylor1 ,d4,d41 of ,new ,york ,city1 ,tuesday evening4 ,reports1 papers1 and discussions upon the work of the ,society1 may be expected throughout ,tuesday and ,wednesday4 ,the following persons have promised to be present and participate in the exercises1 with others3 ,rev4 ,lyman ,abbott1 ,d4,d41 ,gen4 ,clinton ,b4 ,fisk1 ,h4 ,k4 ,carroll1 of ,new ,york ,city2 ,rev4 ,a4 ,f4 ,beard1 ,d4,d41 ,syracuse1 ,n4 ,y42 ,rev4 ,alex4 ,mc,kenzie1 ,d4,d41 ,cambridge1 ,mass42 ,prof4 ,wm4 ,j4 ,tucker1 ,d4,d41 ,andover1 ,mass42 ,prof4 ,cyrus ,northrop1 ,new ,haven1 ,ct42 ,rev4 ,sam'l ,scoville1 ,stamford1 ,ct42 ,rev4 ,joseph ,anderson1 ,d4,d41 ,waterbury1 ,ct42 ,rev4 ,wm4 ,h4 ,willcox1 ,d4,d41 ,malden1 ,mass4 ,we also have invited ,pres4 ,julius ,seelye1 ,amherst1 ,mass41 and ,hon4 ,john ,p4 ,page1 ,rutland1 ,vt41 and hope for favorable responses4 ,for reduction in railway fares and other important items1 see fourth page of cover4 99 99 99 99 99 ,in addition to the speakers from the ,north announced above1 much interest will be added to our ,annual ,meeting by addresses from some of the prominent workers in the ,southern field4 99 99 99 99 99 ,during the vacation of our schools and workers1 there is a dearth of intelligence from 8the field10 which must be the ,,missionary',s apology for its leanness4 ,the next number will be made fat with the good things prepared for us at ,norwich1 and may be delayed on that account1 after which there will doubtless be abundance from our teachers and pastors1 who will by that time have their work well in hand once more for another year's labor4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,st4 ,louis ,school ,board has added oral lessons in etiquette to its course of studies4 ,a few scholars read in turn five pages from a manual of etiquette1 and then a conversation is held on the topic by teacher and pupils4 ,we do not see why good manners are not as essential as good grammar4 ,so says the ,congregationalist1 and so says the ,,american ,,missionary4 ,in several of our ,institutions at the ,south1 a small text-book on good manners is used with accompanying oral lessons4 ,colored pupils take well to such instruction4 99 99 99 99 99 ,chicago is the freest city in this country4 ,there is no discrimination except in brains and money4 ,every place is open to the colored man4 ,the schools of the city have white and colored children on the same seats and in the same classes1 and no 8kicking0 is heard4 ,but what is the strangest of all1 there are two colored ladies who teach schools composed of white as well as colored4--,ex4 99 99 99 99 99 ,it is possible we may yet go to the negro to learn many things1 especially the virtues allied to1 and growing out of1 patience under provocations1 of which certainly he has been a wonderful example4 ,the editorial fraternity of the country would do well to imitate the example of the colored brethren1 who at the meeting of the ,colored ,national ,press ,association1 recently held in ,louisville1 disposed cheaply of what has hitherto been regarded as the editors' inestimable and inalienable right by resolving1 8,that when differences arise among us1 we will eschew vituperation and personal abuse1 and that the columns of our papers shall be kept free from everything calculated to detract from the tone and character of journalism40 99 99 99 99 99 ,the defense ,roman ,catholicism makes against ,protestant ruffianism varies according to environments2 in ,uganda it takes one form1 in the ,united ,states another2 but it is good to see the necessity of some form of it1 as stated in one of the ,roman ,catholic journals in ,mexico as follows3 8,it is necessary that the ,catholics rise resolutely and make a rapid and voluntary movement in defense of their belief4 ,to-day1 unfortunately1 the ,protestants come with a subvention1 and their teachings are extending throughout the whole country4 ,they circulate their writings at the lowest prices1 even give them away1 sometimes in tracts1 sometimes in papers1 which is the favorite method of sowing the bad seed2 and1 sad to say1 in exchange1 the ,catholic weeklies are dying off for lack of subscribers to sustain them4 ,protestantism is becoming truly alarming among us40 99 99 99 99 99 ,the colored ,baptist churches of ,virginia and ,south ,carolina1 believing the time has come when they should go forth to the millions of their fatherland with the ,gospel1 have sent out two missionaries2 and now the churches of ,virginia unite in calling a convention to meet at ,montgomery1 ,ala41 on the #bdth of ,november4 ,this call is as broad as all the colored ,baptist churches and other religious bodies of the colored ,baptists of the ,united ,states1 and is 8for the purpose of eliciting1 combining and directing the energies of all the colored ,baptists in one sacred effort for the propagation of the ,gospel in ,africa40 ,this may seem to some a somewhat narrow call1 but it is for a broad work--a work that shall yet elicit the energies of all our ,father's children of whatever color and denomination1 until the dark continent shall be made glorious by the ,sun of ,righteousness4 99 99 99 99 99 ,mohammedanism1 whatever its affinity for ,africa as it has been1 and its baleful power because of this1 has no outlook for the future of that sad1 but soon to be made glad1 continent4 ,the ,foreign ,missionary well says3 8,if we consider only the physical condition of success1 it must be allowed that ,islam has an immense advantage in its central position and its vicinage to the field to be won4 ,there is much also in the greater similarity of character between the ,moslem and the heathen tribes as compared with ,europeans1 whose habits are so utterly different from those of all ,african tribes4 ,but on the other hand1 the forces of ,christianity have now well nigh surrounded ,africa1 and are pushing through a hundred avenues into the interior4 ,discovery1 time1 commerce and civilization1 are handmaids of the ,gospel as they are not of ,islam4 ,that can only endure the dim light which survives from a past age4 ,it belongs to an age which has passed away1 and to a type of civilization which is everywhere sinking into decay40 99 99 99 99 99 ,,jubilee ,,singers4 ,these singers of world-wide fame will once more enter the 8service of song0 for ,fisk ,university4 ,they have devoted their wonderful voices to its benefit for six years1 during which they left their marvelous impress on vast and select audiences in ,america1 ,great ,britain1 and the ,continent1 including the highest and humblest in rank1 and have reared as their monument the substantial and beautiful ,jubilee ,hall1 at ,fisk ,university4 ,the past two years they have taken for needed rest1 and in giving concerts for their own benefit2 and in dedicating themselves to the up-building of the ,university1 it is now for endowment1 as it was then for building4 ,during all these years1 their voices have been more and more highly cultivated1 without losing their freshness and originality1 or their power to move most deeply the hearts of vast audiences1 as was so signally manifested in the enthusiastic gatherings they met recently at ,chautauqua4 ,the name and fame of these ,singers have been repeatedly appropriated by unworthy imitators4 ,this true ,jubilee ,troupe1 when again heard1 will need no credentials except their own voices to certify to the public that they are the original ,jubilee ,singers4 99 99 99 99 99 ,gen4 ,garfield heard the ,jubilee ,singers when he was at ,chautauqua1 and closed his eloquent speech with this beautiful tribute3 8,i heard yesterday and last night the songs of those who were lately redeemed from slavery1 and ,i felt that there1 too1 was one of the great triumphs of the republic4 ,i believe in the efficiency of forces that come down from the ages behind us2 and ,i wondered if the tropical sun had not distilled its sweetness1 and if the sorrows of centuries of slavery had not distilled its sadness1 into voices which were touchingly sweet--voices to sing the songs of liberty as they sing them wherever they go40 ,in his speech responding to a serenade by the 8,boys in ,blue0 in this city1 he expressed this noble sentiment in reference to our colored fellow-citizens--a sentiment which must become a fact established beyond the possibility of successful assault before there can be either peace or safety for the nation3 8,we will stand by them until the sun of liberty1 fixed in the firmament of our ,constitution1 shall shine with equal ray upon every man1 black or white1 throughout the ,union4 ,fellow-citizens1 fellow-soldiers1 in this there is all the beneficence of eternal justice1 and by this we will stand forever40 99 99 99 99 99 ,atlanta's ,colored ,people4--,atlanta1 and the world outside that ,chicago of the ,south1 will doubtless be surprised to learn that her colored people give in #bej1jjj of taxable property4 ,there are over six hundred who pay tax on values ranging between #ajj and #a1jjj2 some forty ranging from #a1jjj to #f1jjj and over4 ,in business pursuits1 there are #dj boot and shoe makers1 #dj retail grocers1 #ge draymen1 #be hackmen1 #bj blacksmiths1 #ab barbers1 #b tailors1 several boarding-house keepers1 #b caterers1 #e confectioners1 #c dealers in fruits1 #a dentist1 #a undertaker1 #a veterinary surgeon1 #a mattrass maker1 and #a billiard-table keeper4 ,of bootblacks1 newspaper venders1 porters1 peddlers1 drummers1 messengers1 hostlers1 waiters1 and those engaged in mechanical pursuits1 we have no special data1 for they are numerous4 ,there are eighteen churches in the city1 with an average membership of #cej1 the three largest having each over #a1ejj4 ,over #e1jjj children and adults are in the ,sabbath schools1 and #a1bgh children1 about one-half in the public schools of the city4 ,there are three lodges of ,good ,templars among them1 having a total membership of about #bjj4 ,two lodges of ,good ,samaritans and ,daughters of ,samaria have a membership of some #ejj4 ,the ,brothers ,aid ,society number some #bej1 and the ,brothers of ,love and ,charity #ge4 ,the ,gospel ,aid ,society1 ,daughters of ,bethel1 and ,daughters of ,jerusalem--benevolent institutions--number a total of about #fjj4 ,the ,masonic lodge has some #ej members4 ,there are lodges of ,odd ,fellows whose combined membership exceeds #fjj4 ,these institutions have encouraged them to form habits of sobriety and economy1 and imbued them with feelings of charity and benevolence4 ,there are five military companies1 and they show great proficiency in the manual of arms4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,common ,,sense ,,for ,,colored ,,men4 ,the following letter with the above caption is from the ,new ,york ,evangelist1 and was written by the ,rev4 ,moses ,a4 ,hopkins1 a colored preacher of ,franklinton1 ,n4,c4 ,it contains so much truth1 and good1 hard1 common sense1 that the ,,missionary is constrained to send it along4 ,this is done with a slight but emphatic caveat in regard to one paragraph1 to which exception is taken as misleading4 ,to say 8the pinching poverty which drove a few idle and ignorant ,freedmen to ,indiana1 ,kansas1 and ,africa0 does not come up to the proportions1 as the writer would imply that it does1 of a satisfactory explanation of this great movement which has taken more than #dj1jjj colored people from their old to new homes1 at great expense1 both of suffering and money4 ,from ,florence1 ,ala41 many of the most intelligent and well-to-do of these people exodized4 ,among those who went to ,africa were many intelligent and thrifty men1 sufficiently so to send out an agent and arrange for the movement1 with means to place themselves in their new home1 and they were unanimous in assigning reasons which justified them in the experiment4--,,ed4 ,,miss4 ,many designing men1 8filled to the brim0 with sledge-hammer rhetoric and campaign eloquence1 for more than a decade have 8used sorcery and bewitched the colored people0 with their 8cunning craftiness1 whereby they lie in wait to deceive10 till many of the ,freedmen thought that the time had fully come when the last should be first and the first last1 and were waiting and watching for their turn in the ,white ,house and ,congress4 ,but having hoped against hope1 till hope deferred and poverty had saddened their hearts1 most of them have turned their minds to the soil1 which now promises 8seed to the sower and bread to the eater40 ,on every hand 8the valleys are covered over with corn10 and ,god1 the poor man's ,friend1 has just granted the tillers of the ground 8a plentiful rain10 which causes 8the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice40 ,the present prospect of a bountiful harvest has greatly inspired our people to labor and to appreciate honest toil1 and to remember that the great mass of the ,freedmen will make better plowmen than ,presidents1 and better sowers than ,senators4 ,the pinching poverty which drove a few idle and ignorant ,freedmen to ,indiana1 ,kansas and ,africa1 has taught those who had the good sense to stay at home1 that ,god will not bless idleness and ignorance among any people4 ,most of the ,freedmen have decided to buy land and labor on it2 to build houses and dwell in them1 8and to plant gardens and eat the fruit of them02 to seek the peace of the country and the cities where ,god has caused them to be carried away captives2 and to remember that in the peace and prosperity of this country shall they have peace4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,our ,,schools ,,and ,,the ,,common ,,school ,,system4 ,the settlers of ,new ,england showed their uncommon common sense by the early establishment of ,harvard and ,yale--the nursing mothers of the common school system which has made these ,states what they are4 ,these colleges are not the ripened fruit of the common schools1 but the creators of them4 ,for these colleges1 we are indebted to a class of men among the ,pilgrim ,fathers1 educated in the universities of the old world1 a class not to be found among the colored people of the ,south1 and because of which alone1 if for no other reason1 their condition differs immensely from that of the ,freedmen1 who have no ability to create the instruments by which they can be lifted up from the degraded condition in which slavery left them4 ,the deep-seated prejudice of the ,southern white against the fact of negro education1 his bitter unwillingness to see the experiment tried1 coupled with his scornful incredulity that anything worth the effort could be accomplished1 made it certain that those most deeply concerned1 because of the new relation these people sustained to them1 in the elevation1 through schools1 of the negro1 would originate no efforts to this end4 ,this gospel1 like every other1 must be sent to those who are to be specially benefited by it1 and must be sustained1 like all missionary enterprises1 by those who know its value1 until it can vindicate itself to those to whom it is sent4 ,it is not rash to say that1 but for outside pressure1 few1 if any1 of the ,southern ,states would now have a system of common schools1 provided for by ,state legislation1 even for the whites2 even less bold is the assertion that1 but for the proved results of missionary schools for the education of the colored people1 the ,south1 and a large proportion of those in the ,north1 would be utterly incredulous as to the possibility of making scholars of the negroes2 and that the common schools forced upon the unwilling ,south by the constitutions formed by conventions in which the ,southern sentiment found no expression1 would never have gained favor as they have with the people1 but for the trained teachers which our schools and the schools of other societies have furnished4 ,as in ,new ,england1 so in the ,south1 the trained teacher makes the schools1 which are thus the children of the colleges and normal schools4 ,wherever we have been able to send competent colored teachers1 the whites are in favor of sustaining the common school system2 and it may with modesty be said1 that the ,a4,m4,a41 perhaps more than any other agency1 has won for it a place in the future of these ,states1 ten of which1 according to the latest reports1 appropriate #di1hbi for normal instruction in colored schools1 a large share of which goes to institutions established by ,northern charity1 to carry on a work the value of which had been fully proven by these schools before these ,states contributed a dollar for such a purpose4 ,in #ahgh1 out of a total school population in the recent slave ,states1 including the ,district of ,columbia1 of #e1ahg1ehd1 #b1gaa1jif were enrolled1 being nearly #fb per cent4 of the whites1 and something more than #dg per cent4 of the blacks4 ,nearly twelve millions of dollars was expended upon the schools for that year1 and for the most part it has been very equitably divided between the races1 except in ,kentucky and ,delaware1 in which ,states the school tax collected from the colored people alone is appropriated to colored schools4 ,thus the teachers of negro schools have fought a great fight1 and have won substantial victories1 for a system of education which is to regenerate the ,south1 and1 more than any other and all other agencies1 is to convert elements of danger1 which1 neglected1 would soon have proved the ruin of our republic1 into elements of strength and greatness4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,,new ,,south1 ,,not ,a ,,new ,,england ,,in ,,the ,,south4 ,there is a general feeling outside of1 and it is encouraging to believe even in1 the ,south1 that a new state of things is desirable for that section of the country4 ,no one who has seen its homes1 schools1 churches1 industries 7or want of them71 its literature--in short1 whatever at once marks and constitutes its civilization1 and knows how meager and unworthy it is1 but assents to the proposition that the ,south needs to be regenerated1 and heartily wishes that 8old things might pass away and all become new40 ,in one way or another1 ,new ,england has supplemented her earnest wish for it with most earnest efforts to accomplish this regeneration4 ,to say nothing of legislative attempts by the ,government1 thousands of missionaries1 at an expense of millions of dollars1 during the past fifteen years1 have1 with great self-denial and laborious effort1 attempted the task1 and the reports are abundant and uniform that these efforts are beginning to have their effect4 ,old prejudices are yielding2 new industries and new institutions1 the outcome of new ideas1 are springing up2 society is changing1 and the country is beginning to put on a new aspect4 ,never before have the societies and laborers engaged in this work been so cheered and encouraged by the outlook4 ,it may be well at this point to ask1 toward what ideal we are working1 and fairly to consider the forces that are co-operating with1 or working against1 us in this effort4 ,the most potent factor in the creation of a new ,south must be1 of course1 the ,south itself1 as of necessity she will be chiefly the architect of her own fortunes1 good or bad4 ,it would be unwise1 and the effort would prove futile1 to attempt its reconstruction by outside influences and agencies1 in utter disregard of the fact that to her belongs the right1 and upon her devolves the duty1 as she alone possesses the power1 of shaping her own destiny4 ,this being the case1 it becomes evident that the new ,south is not to be a ,new ,england in the ,south1 and our ,yankee egotism should not measure the progress made in that section simply by its observable approximation to ,northern ideals4 ,new ,england1 as it is1 could not have been built except upon ,new ,england's hills1 and we shall never see it in the cotton fields1 rice swamps and everglades of the sunny ,south4 ,other influences than those that are merely ethnic and moral help to mold the character of a people1 and to develop the industries by which it shapes its civilization4 ,we dare not think what the result to our ,republic would have been had the ,mayflower found the mouth of the ,mississippi ,river instead of ,plymouth harbor1 and had the ,pilgrim ,fathers settled on the savannahs of ,louisiana instead of the bleak hills of ,new ,england4 ,the intelligent and thrifty ,new ,england farmer1 transplanted to ,florida1 may not1 indeed1 degenerate into an everglade 8cracker10 whose 8strength is to sit still0 and chew tobacco2 but he cannot be a ,new ,england farmer in ,florida1 for the reason that he has neither the climate1 soil nor products of his old farm1 and none of the conditions which partly prompted1 and partly compelled1 the thrift which has characterized the farmers of ,new ,england4 ,new ,england has emptied itself1 probably more than once1 into the ,west2 she has sent her sons and daughters out into the great prairies with the school-house and the church1 and they have built them homes hallowed and made beautiful by these influences1 but they have not reproduced ,yankee ,new ,england1 and they never can4 ,in the new ,south1 the ugly mud-daubed log huts will give place to neat cottages2 the school-houses will be multiplied until all her children shall possess facilities for acquiring education2 churches1 supplied with an educated ministry1 will be accessible to all inhabitants2 roads will be built1 over which it will be possible to travel with comfort2 the immense tracts of land now impoverished and running to waste will be brought under cultivation2 a ,christian conscience will displace a false code of honor among the people as a rule of conduct1 and methods more civilized than the pistol and bowie-knife will be resorted to in adjusting misunderstandings among neighbors4 ,all this will be1 and of this there are evident tokens that it is now coming in4 ,but the wide diversity of soil and climate and other conditions of life1 the antipodal ideas which have shaped the character of the people1 the heterogeneous elements which more and more are entering into the make-up of the population of the different sections--in short1 the necessities of the case1 make it absolutely certain that ,new ,england is to be confined to ,new ,england1 and greatly modified even there1 and that the civilizations of the ,south and the ,west are to be in many respects widely different1 possessing characteristics as marked1 and doubtless as valuable1 as those which have made the influence of ,new ,england so beneficent upon the country at large4 ,it is wise1 as it is also incumbent upon us1 to supply the educational influences which shall change the whole aspect of ,southern society1 but foolish to undertake to cast it in the exact form of that which we are proud to call ,new ,england4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,mtesa ,,and ,,the ,,religion ,,of ,,his ,,ancestors4 ,in #ahge1 ,stanley wrote in the ,london ,telegraph of the wonderful opening in ,uganda1 at the court and among the people of ,mtesa1 for missionary effort4 ,within three days after the publication of his letter1 the ,church ,missionary ,society received1 from an unknown giver1 #be1jjj1 which was soon increased by the same person to #ej1jjj1 for opening a mission among the ,waganda4 ,the reception of the mission1 which was soon sent out1 was most encouraging4 ,the opposition of the ,mohammedan ,arabs1 bitter as it was1 did not materially interfere with its prospects4 ,the king seemed intelligently alive to the fact that there was something1 at least1 in a ,christian civilization infinitely superior to what was offered in ,mohammedanism or heathenism4 ,for a time1 everything progressed most encouragingly2 the king and all his people gave themselves assiduously to the new doctrines1 and the work of the mission was interrupted only temporarily by a suspicion on the part of the king that the missionaries were emissaries of the ,khedive of ,egypt1 and were intriguing in his interest4 ,this jealousy was soon allayed1 friendly relations were restored1 and the work was fully resumed1 when there appeared upon the scene ten ,jesuit missionaries1 sent out by the ,archbishop of ,algiers1 with instructions to occupy every station of the ,protestant missionary societies in the region of ,victoria ,nyanza and ,tanganika1 with the intention of carrying the ,french language and influence into the depths of ,central ,africa4 ,their coming endangered for a time the life of the mission1 and their settlement near the palace by the king proved to be a serious obstacle to the prosecution of its work4 ,they gladly bribed the king with gifts of arms and ammunition1 articles eagerly sought by him1 but refused by the ,protestant missionaries4 ,they immediately assumed a most hostile attitude toward the mission2 denounced the missionaries as liars1 and threw the king and court into the greatest perplexity4 8,what am ,i to believe80 cried the king4 8,who is right8 ,first1 ,i was a heathen1 then a ,mohammedan1 then a ,christian2 now some more white men come and tell me these ,english are liars4 ,perhaps if ,i follow them1 other white men will come and tell me these are liars also40 ,after a time1 matters had settled down to comparative quiet4 ,the missionaries appealed to the word1 which they were rapidly teaching the people to read4 ,king and people were learning with an eagerness like that manifested by the ,freedmen of the ,south after the surrender4 ,the king had the prayers written out in ,arabic characters1 and ordered many copies1 so that all might join in the ,sunday services2 and such was the evident interest of all1 that neither the efforts of the ,moslems1 made after the fast of ,ramadhan last autumn1 to have their creed introduced1 nor the opposition of the ,jesuits1 availed to hinder the work4 ,but there was a danger greater than the joint opposition of ,arab and ,frenchman1 of ,islam and ,loyola1 with their confederates of the slave trade--an adversary more to be dreaded1 because indigenous to the country1 not foreign1 and entrenched more deeply and strongly in the ,african nature than any possible influence by which he could be swayed4 ,messrs4 ,mackay and ,litchfield were in ,november last anxiously awaiting the return of ,mr4 ,felkin from ,england1 whither he had gone with the ,uganda chiefs1 being in sore need of more paper to meet the demand made for printed cards and pages of the ,scriptures4 ,mr4 ,pearson was at ,kagei1 where he had gone to bring some machinery from that point to ,rubaga4 ,this he was not able to do and was compelled to return without it4 ,on arriving at ,buganga his request to be allowed to go on was refused1 because ,mokassa1 one of the ,lubari of the ,nyanza1 had possession of a part of the lake1 and no one could pass over it4 ,at the same time a number of half-caste traders were kept waiting at ,rubaga1 not allowed to proceed to ,unyanyembe until this ,neptune1 god or devil of the lake should return home4 ,messrs4 ,mackay and ,litchfield heard from time to time that the ,lubare was expected at court to cure the king of his sickness4 ,one day they ventured to introduce the subject of his or her 7for in this case the ,lubare is an old woman who personifies the spirit or devil of the lake71 coming4 ,the king entered heartily into the subject and translated to his chiefs all that was said by the missionaries4 ,they said to him1 if ,lubare is a god1 then there are two gods in ,uganda--,jehovah and ,mokassa4 ,if he is a man1 then there are two kings in ,uganda--,mtesa1 who has given permission for these traders to depart1 and ,mokassa1 who has forbidden it4 ,the next day1 an order was sent for the traders to depart1 and the king proposed to his court that some cattle should be given to the ,lubare and she should be ordered to go back the way she came4 ,weeks passed1 and it seemed doubtful whether the king would triumph or the old chiefs and the king's mother1 who insisted that the ,lubare should have houses erected for her in the king's inner court4 ,mtesa himself said to ,mr4 ,mackay1 8,i believe what you say is true1 and that every ,lubare is a liar1 and deceives the people only to get food40 ,there was a gathering of the old chiefs1 and the king was advised by them that the missionaries had come to take possession of the country1 and were laboring to change its customs as a preliminary step to conquering them altogether4 ,evidently the king was afraid of the chiefs4 ,the missionaries were at length summoned to court1 where were gathered the chiefs and a vast concourse of people4 ,at length the king announced the result of the council3 8,we shall now have nothing more to do with either the ,arabs' or the white men's religion2 but we shall return to the religion of our fathers40 ,every one assented with a simultaneous motion of hands4 ,the next day1 the beating of drums announced the great procession which accompanied the ,mokassa to the palace4 ,the pupils have all ceased to come to the mission2 a time of persecution is anticipated by those who have inclined to ,christianity2 and everything looks dark for the mission1 which had been planted at great expense1 with so much hope4 ,it is emphatically ,satan's hour of triumph2 but we feel assured that the hour of the ,son of ,man also draweth near1 and this darkest is the hour before the dawning of the day4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,begging ,,letter4 ,we give a prominent place in our pages to ,mrs4 ,chase's letter1 hoping it may meet with speedy and abundant answers4 ,these calls1 dear friends1 are frequent1 and they are urgent2 but they are the calls of our ,divine ,lord in the person of ,his poor children1 that we give them a fair chance to rise up from the degradation into which they have been thrust1 and in which wicked prejudice and selfishness would keep them4 ,we earnestly hope ,mrs4 ,c4's experience of ten years ago will be by as much more blessed in your responses1 as our encouragement in this work1 and apprehensions of its value1 are enlarged4--,,ed4 ,,miss4 ,,atlanta1 ,,ga4 ,begging letters6 ,how you hate them6 so do we6 ,how often have we been deluded with the hope that there was to be no more need of this unpleasant duty4 ,friends unexpectedly come to the rescue of needy students4 ,often since #ahfi large donations have set our feet upon mountain tops when we had expected to remain years in the valleys4 ,but every little while we have to meet our old bug-bear4 ,after one year's absence we had been back but a few days when ,president ,ware said1 8,these twenty-six new rooms are to be furnished2 you'll write some letters for us1 won't you1 ,mrs4 ,chase80 ,now that means begging2 but those of you who know anything of the type of ,president ,ware's devotion to ,atlanta ,university1 know that the only reply possible for his friends to make would be1 8,certainly1 sir40 ,so here ,i am doing the thing you and ,i hate4 ,this begging money to furnish rooms brings up so many memories1 ,i must ask you to indulge me in a few reminiscences4 99 99 99 99 99 ,eleven years ago we had but one building--teachers1 scholars1 sleeping-rooms1 dining room1 etc41 all crowded into that one4 ,enough furniture was sent from an abandoned school in ,augusta to make the teachers' rooms comfortable4 ,in the students' rooms1 a barrel with a board on it did the double duty of washstand and table4 ,in the summer of #ahgj1 a new building for young men was well on its way4 ,it was our first summer in ,atlanta4 ,some one suggested that it would be pleasant to have individual friends1 ,sunday-schools and churches furnish the dormitories1 and keep with us a memento of their generosity by placing the donor's name over each door4 ,how well ,i remember with what enthusiasm ,i sat down1 ten years ago1 to write my first begging letter4 ,i gazed then upon this same charming view that ,i am feasting my eyes upon at this moment1 and drank in hope and courage from this wide north view1 with the strong old ,kenesaw towering in the distance4 ,soon responses came4 ,you little realize how much joy has been brought to weary teachers on opening letters with a twenty-five-dollar check for a room4 ,one such occasional letter compensated for many chilling ones1 and lightened the weary hours spent in timidly addressing this friend and that4 ,nearly all of us turned beggars1 and soon had the name of our home church or ,sunday-school1 our native town or some dear friend1 beaming down upon us as we walked through the buildings4 ,at length1 every student's room became sacred to the memory of some faithful friend of the ,freedmen4 ,some donations came as thank-offerings for dear ones restored to health4 ,at the end of one corridor is a group of four rooms where three are named for three sisters whose husbands have all been engaged in ,southern work1 and the fourth bears the name of their sainted grandfather1 whose prayers and tears1 mingling with multitudes all over our land1 doubtless hastened on the glad day his eyes were never here permitted to see4 ,in the wing of the young men's building is a room furnished by a gentleman who named it for a dear brother stricken down by consumption when nearly through his studies1 and who gave great promise of usefulness4 ,this gentleman has had a book-case placed in that brother's room1 and sends frequent donations of books for the use of the occupants of 8,ferrier0 room4 ,an ,andover schoolmate1 an ,abbott ,academy girl1 named a room for her father1 a devoted friend of the slave1 and sends for its walls pictures1 brackets1 etc4 ,abbott ,academy1 as a school1 has furnished a room in each building4 ,one room is named for ,dr4 ,gurley1 of ,washington1 ,abraham ,lincoln's beloved pastor4 ,just beside it is 8,alice ,carey10 in memory of an only daughter1 a precious bud opening under brighter skies4 ,opposite is the name of the devoted father4 8,celeste10 my dearest companion in girlhood1 though so angelic then1 speaks to me now only of her celestial home4 8,little10 the young physician1 brave soldier1 and devoted husband of another dear friend1 reminds me of the sweet promise that the darkness shall some time be made light4 ,so each of the hundred rooms has some history1 many doubtless very precious to the donors1 while unknown to us4 ,i must write of one more name1 8,clarke10 which always deeply moves me4 ,in #ahfb1 our lamented ,e4 ,p4 ,smith1 whose earthly life went out in the ,dark ,continent1 was laboring with his efficient and devoted wife in the hospitals of ,nashville1 ,tenn41 under the ,christian ,commission4 ,their first-born and only son1 ,clarke1 sickened and died4 ,instead of leaving their post1 heartbroken1 they remained at the side of those wounded and dying soldiers1 enclosed the precious dust in its little casket1 and sent it to their dear ,northern home4 ,in #ahgj1 without any personal appeal1 but in response to a letter in the ,,missionary1 soliciting aid in furnishing rooms1 came a precious note1 calling down upon us and our work benedictions1 of which so many have felt the inspiration1 and closing with1 8,please find enclosed #dj for a room in ,atlanta ,university2 please name it ,clarke4 ,yours1 for the ,master1 ,e4 ,p4 ,,smith40 99 99 99 99 99 ,this summer1 through the generosity of ,r4 ,r4 ,graves1 a large wing1 which has been so much needed1 is being added to the girls' building4 #be will buy a neat1 plain set of furniture for each of the rooms4 ,i am sure there are some friends who will be glad to know of this further opportunity of sending #be and some dear name4 ,yours very truly1 ,,mrs4 ,t4 ,n4 ,,chase4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,african ,,notes4 --,lovedale3 ,,the ,,missionary1 a few months since1 gave facts to substantiate the assertion that the ,free ,church's ,industrial and ,mission ,school at ,lovedale was one of the busiest in the world4 ,a magnificent pile of new buildings1 which will cost #aj1jjj1 will soon meet the demand for enlargement which has been most urgent4 ,the old school buildings will still be used1 and these1 with the new1 the girl's boarding-house1 and the shops required for the various trades1 will form a collegiate establishment of which ,scotland may well be proud4 ,lovedale is the centre and source of healthful educational and saving influences which are reaching out into a large portion of ,southern ,africa--a true missionary centre4 ,it has a large native church under charge of a native pastor1 who has studied the ,scriptures in their original language4 ,a missionary association has connected with it several ,kaffir young men who preach in all the kraals of the vicinity1 and ,evangelists who have carried the gospel to ,nyassa1 and even to ,tanganyika4 ,it has also a literary society1 a training society1 a ,young ,men's ,christian ,association1 and other societies such as the best-working churches of this country find necessary for best efficiency4 --,the ,free ,church of ,scotland1 since the death of ,capt4 ,benzie1 of the ,ilala1 and of ,mr4 ,gunn1 last ,april1 are making explorations with a view to a removal of their ,station from ,livingstonia to a more healthful location4 ,the probable site is ,bandawi1 midway on the western shore of ,nyassa1 and contiguous to the promising tribes of the ,atonga and the ,mangoni1 who have reproached the missionaries for not settling among them4 ,the ,royal ,geographical ,society has published in its proceedings the letter of ,mr4 ,stewart1 the civil engineer of the ,mission1 describing his explorations in search of this site1 with two maps showing his route on the western coast4 99 99 99 99 99 --,a ,mission of the ,protestant ,episcopal ,church of the ,united ,states on the ,west ,coast of ,africa1 at ,cape ,mount1 among the ,vey people1 has been commenced under the supervision of a young man of such energy1 talent and ,christian spirit1 as give promise of successful prosecution4 ,it will be remembered that the ,veys are distinguished as the only tribe on the continent of ,africa which has invented an alphabet1 and a missionary of the ,church ,missionary ,society has made a grammar of their language4 ,the natives are able to communicate with each other by written letters of their own invention4 ,those interested in the evangelization of ,africa will rejoice in the establishment of this ,mission1 and will watch with unusual interest its success among these1 the most interesting of all the tribes on the west ,african coast4 99 99 99 99 99 --,the success of the ,belgian ,exploration ,company in the use of elephants imported from ,asia1 for the transportation of its baggage1 has doubtless suggested the formation of a company at ,monrovia for the capture of native elephants for the same purpose4 ,vice-,president ,warner is president of the company1 and a hunter of great experience is in charge of an expedition which has been equipped and sent out for the purpose of capturing some of these noble animals1 and there is hope that they will prove so valuable that they will be esteemed for more than their tusks1 and their wholesale slaughter will cease4 99 99 99 99 99 --,malugsy needle-work is so superior to that of the ,english that it does not pay to send to ,madagascar made-up goods1 as the natives speak with contempt of the bad sewing1 and insist that the cost of picking it out shall be deducted from the price of such articles4 99 99 99 99 99 --,the ,london ,missionary ,society announces the safe arrival at ,zanzibar1 on the #bith of ,may1 of the ,revs4 ,a4 ,j4 ,wookey and ,d4 ,williams1 with ,dr4 ,palmer1 on their way to the ,central ,african ,mission4 99 99 99 99 99 --,the ,stanley ,pool ,expedition of the ,livingstone ,island ,mission1 under the leadership of ,mr4 ,adam ,mc,call1 is supposed to have reached the ,congo about the #bjth of ,april4 ,the last tidings were written within three days of landing1 and were very favorable4 ,donkeys and kroomen had been secured1 and of the latter several were warm-hearted native ,christians1 who will1 it is hoped1 render good service as fellow-laborers in the ,gospel4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,items ,,from ,,the ,,field4 ,,marietta1 ,,ga4--,on the ,sabbath1 ,june #fth1 the new church1 which is also to be used as a school building1 at ,marietta1 ,ga41 was dedicated4 ,the sermon1 by ,superintendent ,roy1 was upon the rebuilding of the ,temple by the ex-captives4 ,a ,presbyterian minister from ,pennsylvania being present1 offered the prayer of dedication4 ,the house is #bddj feet1 well finished and painted1 and furnished with desks that answer the double purpose of church and school use4 ,the people raised #bjj toward the building4 ,prof4 ,t4 ,n4 ,chase gave the people a ,sunday supply1 reporting his visit to ,africa4 ,two young business men in ,illinois put each #be into this ,christian investment4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,talladega1 ,,ala4--,the students are doing good service during vacation1 teaching in day and ,sabbath ,schools1 and keeping up with their studies so as not to fall behind if unable to return at the beginning of the term4 ,one who is teaching for the third season at ,hackneyville1 ,ala41 has his sister1 also a pupil from this college1 associated with him4 ,at a recent picnic on the school grounds1 held for the purpose of creating an interest in education1 leading citizens1 both white and black1 made addresses4 ,swayne ,hall1 of which we have seen a fine photograph1 is too good a building to be allowed to rot down1 as it is doing1 for want of #c1jjj needed to save it and put it in proper shape for the most efficient service4 ,will not some one save #ae1jjj to ,talladega ,college by sending his checque for #c1jjj8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,athens1 ,,ala4--,the ,trinity ,school at this place is going forward with its new building4 ,last summer the colored people by volunteer labor made and burned a kiln of #abj1jjj bricks1 and have made another this summer4 ,if time is money1 it takes a great deal of it to do a work for which there is no money1 but under the inspiration of ,miss ,m4 ,f4 ,wells1 who for a dozen years has been principal of the school1 and is the good angel of this enterprise1 the people are slowly but steadily moving forward to its accomplishment4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lawson1 ,,ala4--,rev4 ,spencer ,snell rejoices in some eighteen hopeful conversions as the fruit of a series of meetings held in ,august4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,fisk ,,university1 ,,tenn4--,the ,jubilee ,singers at ,chautauqua have been attracting attention to this ,institution1 and to themselves as cultivated persons1 almost1 it may be said1 irrespective of color4 ,their singing was one of the most fortunate and popular features of the wonderful gathering at that famous place4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,paris1 ,,texas4--,the ,rev4 ,j4 ,w4 ,roberts1 who is located at ,paris1 ,texas1 an enterprising and growing city on the ,texas and ,pacific ,railroad1 writes of a pleasant series of meetings resulting in some ten additions to the two churches under his charge4 ,he has since been delivering a series of ,biblical lectures which attracted in members and pastors from other colored churches and a sprinkling of white people4 ,he is soon to be reinforced by ,mr4 ,s4 ,b4 ,white1 a graduate of the ,normal ,department in ,talladega1 who is to teach the parish school4 ,this church was organized in #ahfh by a man who at another place had his life sacrificed to the turbulence of those times4 ,he makes an appeal for a much needed communion service4 ,if some one of our churches has supplied itself with a new service1 its old one would be thankfully received2 or if some one will contribute a new one1 it would be at once a graceful and grateful thing to do4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,helena1 ,,texas4--,rev4 ,m4 ,thompson1 on the first ,sabbath of ,august1 had the joy of receiving to his church six persons who had recently found the ,saviour4 ,the school in this place is now to be taught by ,miss ,henderson1 a graduate of the ,normal ,department of ,straight ,university4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,austin1 ,,texas4--,the ,tillotson ,collegiate and ,normal ,institute at ,austin1 ,texas1 has been built during the year4 ,including the basement above ground and the mansard roof1 it has five stories and is a commodious and comely structure1 crowning one of the finest sites about that beautiful city in the valley of the ,colorado4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,freedmen4 ,,rev4 ,,jos4 ,e4 ,,roy1 ,d4,d41 ,,field ,,superintendent1 ,,atlanta1 ,,ga4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,colored ,,cadetship4 ,,rev4 ,l4 ,c4 ,,lockwood ,in giving the following letter it will1 of course1 be understood that neither the ,a4 ,m4 ,a4 nor ,gen4 ,armstrong1 nor even the ,editor1 is committed to the plan suggested4 ,whether it is policy for the friends of the negro to take up the gauntlet and cross swords in his behalf on all occasions1 or to possess their souls in patience while they quietly wait for old prejudices to die1 and a more ,christian spirit to prevail1 may be a doubtful question4 ,whether it would be advisable1 even if the plan of a military school for colored boys were adopted1 to engraft it upon ,hampton1 or upon any of our present schools1 should be thoroughly weighed before decision4 ,but we are glad to hear what ,mr4 ,lockwood1 who established our first ,freedmen's ,school at ,hampton1 has to say1 and print his letter not alone for the interesting anecdote of our lamented ,lincoln1 but also as suggestive of thought on this important subject4--,,ed4 ,,missionary4 ,as the first missionary among the ,freedmen 7then refugees71 at ,hampton and ,fortress ,monroe1 ,va41 in #ahfa-b2 ,i take a great interest in the problem of colored cadetship4 ,after the persecution to which these cadets have been subjected at ,west ,point1 ,i think wisdom dictates the wide circulation of a petition to ,congress1 to have a ,national ,military ,academy established in connection with the ,hampton ,institute1 under the ,presidency of ,general ,armstrong1 who has already given that ,institute a national reputation4 ,would not this peaceful way of bringing about the desired end be better than to battle with ,west ,point8 ,in illustration1 ,i offer an unpublished fact that showed ,lincoln's common sense4 ,after his proclamation about the arming of colored troops in #ahfb1 ,i went to ,washington1 and in company with ,senator ,pomeroy1 informed the ,president that the colored people of ,hampton were ready to enlist4 ,his memorable reply was3 8,yes1 but ,fortress ,monroe is not ready4 ,pennsylvania is not ready4 ,new ,york is not ready4 ,the ,country is not ready4 ,my proclamation meant this much and no more3 ,gov4 ,andrews1 of ,massachusetts1 wishes to arm the ,yankee negro2 ,generals ,hunter and ,saxton wish to arm a few ,south ,carolina negroes to occupy a post1 and relieve the soldiers for active duty4 ,let them do it4 ,but the rest must bide their time4 ,please leave your statement with the ,secretary of ,war1 and when we are ready we will let you know40 ,this 8making haste slowly0 was what brought us through that tug of war1 and ,i would recommend the same common sense in reference to the cadetship4 ,and ,i hope some influential friend of the cause will second my suggestion1 and leave ,west ,point alone in its unenviable glory4 99 99 99 99 99 ,m',,leansville1 ,n4 ,c4 ,revival ,interest4 ,,rev4 ,a4 ,,connet ,our revival commenced on the ,sabbath1 ,august #ae4 ,that night there were four or five inquirers4 ,monday the interest increased1 and ,monday night there were thirty inquirers4 ,tuesday there were twelve or fifteen conversions4 ,tuesday night1 #bh or #cj inquirers and three or four conversions4 ,the number of inquirers continued to be from ten to twenty till the close of the meetings4 ,the whole number of conversions was about #be4 ,the congregation on the #aeth was the largest1 we are told1 that it has ever been4 ,only about two-thirds of the people could get into the church1 even by the closest packing4 ,sunday1 the #bb;d1 between the sermon in the forenoon and communion in the afternoon1 we examined #bc new candidates for membership1 one to be restored and two for renewing their covenants4 ,in the afternoon they were publicly received1 and more than half of them baptized4 ,i also baptized two infants4 ,the communion was then administered to a large number of communicants4 ,the house was full1 forenoon and afternoon4 ,one man1 #ef years old1 and his wife as old1 or a little older1 walked ten miles ,sunday morning to attend the communion4 ,another man walked ten miles1 or over1 to the meeting1 both the #aeth and the #bb;d4 ,three of our pupils came about #ce or #dj miles to the meeting1 by rail2 another1 a young woman1 came by private conveyance #bj miles2 and another1 a young man1 walked #ab miles1 and came forward as an inquirer4 ,four of the converts were members of my daughter's ,sunday-school class1 a number of them were members of my class1 and nearly all young people and members of our school4 ,two are married men4 ,one young woman came to us by letter from the ,methodist ,episcopal church4 ,it was truly a season of refreshing from the ,lord4 ,the people held a prayer-meeting ,sabbath night1 the #bb;d4 ,we were too tired to go out4 ,we were told that all the non-professors in the congregation 7and the house was full71 except three or four1 came forward for prayer4 ,more than a dozen bade us good-by at the depot4 ,seven girls walked three miles to bid us good-by4 ,we were greatly rejoiced that ,miss ,douglass was with us to share in our labors and in our joys4 ,some of the converts are among our brightest and most advanced scholars4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,south ,,carolina4 ,,mr ,j4 ,d4 ,,backenstose4 ,during my recent vacation 7spent in the ,state of ,new ,york7 the question most frequently asked me was1 8,are the ,freedmen as anxious to obtain an education1 as they were when schools for them were first opened80 ,i have answered these inquiries by relating some of my experience1 and fearing lest ,christians at the ,north have the impression that they are less eager1 and so are becoming weary in aiding these poor people in their struggles for an education1 ,i now relate it for the benefit of the readers of the ,,missionary4 ,in the fall of '#gc1 two young men from distant part of the county came to our ,institute at ,greenwood1 ,s4 ,c41 and asked permission to occupy a vacant room in the building and cook their own meals while they attended the ,institute4 ,i consented1 and assisted them in furnishing the room4 ,from the wood-shed we procured lumber for a bedstead and table1 had boxes for chairs1 and newspapers for window shades4 ,they were delighted with this1 and immediately wrote to their friends that there were excellent accommodations for boarders at ,brewer ,institute1 and before the winter had fairly set in1 there were nineteen men living in that room1 which measured only #cjcb4 ,another raid was made on the wood-shed1 and three more bedsteads hastily built after the pattern of the first1 and on these four bedsteads the nineteen men slept four months4 ,part of them would retire at an early hour and sleep till midnight1 then arise and let the others take their places4 ,while some were sleeping1 the others were cooking and preparing their lessons for the next day1 in the same room4 ,during all this time1 ,i never heard a complaining word from them4 ,our rooms are now neatly furnished for students1 and we have recently built a good frame house which is also well furnished4 ,we have accommodations for only twenty students1 and yet during a part of the past winter we had thirty-three crowded in these rooms1 and even then they were unwilling that ,i should say we were full and could accommodate no more4 ,so eager are they for an education1 that they are willing to live for a time on corn meal1 bacon1 and molasses4 ,the former they mix with cold water1 minus the eggs and butter1 and1 after baking1 eat it with their meat1 gravy1 or molasses4 ,this three times a day and seven days in a week4 ,tea and coffee are never on their bill of fare4 ,the home of two of these men was fourteen miles distant1 and once in two weeks they would walk there on ,friday afternoon and return on ,sunday night1 bringing on their shoulders provisions to last them till they should go again4 ,a young man1 a ,baptist minister1 who was obliged to leave school a few weeks before the close of the term1 walked sixty miles in order to be examined with his class at the close of the term4 ,could ever a people be more anxious to obtain an education than these are now8 ,twenty-three of those who have lived and struggled in this way to obtain an education are now engaged in teaching1 and have under their care over thirteen hundred pupils4 ,we have a beautiful school building well furnished with everything but a cabinet organ1 and we believe that ,god will put it in the heart of some good friend to send us that4 ,a lively interest is constantly and in various ways manifested by the people1 and everything gives promise of abundant fruit in the future4 ,if our highest hopes have not already been realized1 we thank ,god for the progress made4 ,may ,he put it into the hearts of the benefactors of this race to add to their gifts and prayers1 until not only twenty-three1 but ten times that number shall go out from ,brewer ,normal ,institute1 as competent instructors of thousands of their brethren now ignorant and despised4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,georgia4 ,anniversary of ,midway ,church4 ,,rev4 ,,floyd ,,snelson1 ,m',,intosh1 ,,liberty ,,co4 ,last ,sabbath was a day of great interest to us as a church4 ,it was our regular communion season1 and in addition to that1 we observed our anniversary for the first time1 though it is six years since we organized4 ,the other branch of the old ,midway church that formed itself into a ,presbyterian body1 came over with its pastor1 ,rev4 ,j4 ,t4 ,h4 ,waite1 to share the enjoyment of the occasion with us4 ,we find1 in reviewing our history1 that1 including those who formed the original church1 #ccg persons have connected themselves with it2 ten have been dismissed1 fifteen have been excommunicated1 and twenty-eight have gone to their eternal home2 leaving #bhd to continue the ,christian warfare4 ,it is true that a great many of our members occupy the two extremes in life1 and are very old or very young1 and consequently bring no pecuniary strength to the church4 ,still there is a benefit derived from both which is of infinitely greater value than mere money1 though we poor mortals are in many instances unable to see it4 ,especially is this the case when our eyes are both bent on self4 ,however1 the young will certainly prove1 in due time1 a help to the church also in the way of material support4 ,our church edifice is still unfinished1 and as there are no means of heating it it is an uncomfortable place for service during the winter4 ,notwithstanding the failure of crops from the drought this year1 my people have resolved to do everything they can toward completing it4 ,will some friend come to our aid8 8,he that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the ,lord2 and that which he hath given will ,he pay him again40 99 99 99 99 99 ,atlanta ,university--,an ,encouraging ,precedent4 ,the ,atlanta ,university1 at ,atlanta1 ,ga41 was one of the earliest educational institutions in this country to adopt as a text-book ,dr4 ,richardson's 8,temperance ,lesson ,book10 published by the ,national ,temperance ,society4 ,among the recent commencement exercises of the ,university was a thorough examination in this admirable text-book concerning alcohol4 ,a ,new ,england correspondent1 who was present and listened to the examination1 was much gratified with it4 ,in thus leading the way in giving to its students thorough scientific instruction concerning alcohol1 the ,atlanta ,university merits the warmest commendation from all friends of temperance4 ,it furnishes a most valuable precedent which we hope may ere long be followed by all our colleges and universities1 as well as academies and public schools4 99 99 99 99 99 ,our correspondent writes3 8,i spent most of the time in the temperance examination4 ,they use ,dr4 ,richardson's text-book1 and the students showed that they had been thoroughly drilled in it4 ,isn't it a very admirable thing for this book to be used in that place8 ,there are nearly three hundred students1 and they all study it at some time2 and with scarcely an exception these students go out into the by-ways and hedges of this and other ,states to teach the colored children4 ,they teach through the vacations to earn money for the next term4 ,think what a leaven this is to work among the poor1 ignorant creatures4 ,they estimate that the ,university students reach ten thousand children during the year4 ,i attended the graduating exercises and thoroughly enjoyed them4 ,the essays and orations were excellent4 ,the speaking was really eloquent4 ,one blind-folded would never have guessed that he was listening to black students1 all of whose parents were slaves only seventeen years ago4 ,mayor ,calhoun and one of the ex-,governors were present40 ,the ,national ,temperance ,society has just received the sum of seventy dollars from this ,institution1 money collected by its students for temperance work1 and we have forwarded a large case of books1 tracts and pamphlets for distribution throughout the ,south during the summer vacation4--,from ,national ,temperance ,advocate4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,alabama4 ,good ,vacation ,work4 ,,rev4 ,j4 ,d4 ,,smith1 ,,shelby ,,iron ,,works4 ,we have just had a refreshing time here in our church from the good ,lord4 ,shortly after that class of eight young men graduated from the ,theological ,department of ,talladega ,college1 ,bros4 ,cantry1 ,strong and ,y4 ,b4 ,sims1 all members of my church1 came down to spend a few days at their homes with their relatives and friends before going to their fields of labor4 ,each of them did some faithful preaching for several evenings4 ,it seemed at first as though we were not going to have any success1 but ,i continued the meetings after the brethren left us1 and the ,lord gave us some nine or ten conversions as the result of our labors4 ,we received ten new members into the church last night4 ,it was one of the most interesting occasions we have ever had here4 ,the meetings were very quiet indeed2 no excitement4 ,they were all converted through the simple preaching of the ,gospel and the quiet persuasion of the spirit of ,christ4 ,there was not as much fervor among the brethren as ,i like to see2 the ,lord did the work1 nevertheless1 and we give all the glory to ,him4 ,most of the members who united with us last night were heads of families1 and all of them were adults4 ,our church is gathering in the best material in the place4 ,the members of the other churches say their ministers do not feed them1 and they must seek for better pastures4 ,our church has a brighter outlook than ever before4 ,the ,sunday-school is in a flourishing condition4 ,the ,lord is building up ,his ,zion here4 ,pray for us1 that we may still be refreshed from ,heaven4 99 99 99 99 99 ,outside ,work4 ,,rev4 ,w4 ,h4 ,,moore1 ,,florence4 ,this has been a busy week with me1 and ,i trust one of good to our cause1 in removing false impressions1 c4 ,i have come in contact with the masses of the people2 we like each other well4 ,last ,wednesday night ,i preached at ,oak ,grove ,a4 ,m4 ,e4 ,church4 ,as we approached the meeting house1 our ears were greeted with a volume of song1 and the woods re-echoed with such weird strains as only our people in their unlettered state can produce4 ,the surrounding grove was filled with horses and mules hitched to the trees4 ,the church was packed2 all seats were filled1 pulpit filled1 windows crowded1 standing room taken1 doors filled1 and large numbers out of doors4 ,there were all kinds and conditions present1 from the ebony hue to the pearly white1 from the infant in its mother's lap to the octogenarian2 women and men sat round the floor of the rude pulpit1 and just left standing room for me to speak4 ,the thought of their ignorance and superstition1 and the fact that fifty or more of their number were seeking the ,saviour1 fired my heart and mind4 ,i preached from ,matt4 vi41 #cc1 and they listened with rapt attention1 while ,i spoke as ,i only could under the inspiration of such an audience and the presence of the ,holy ,spirit4 ,more than twenty have decided for ,christ since the ,sabbath4 ,on my return to town1 ,i gave a lecture on ,labor--the dignity of labor1 and that labor should be duly rewarded4 ,the meeting had been well advertised and worked up by friends1 so there was a good turn out1 especially of working-men and women4 ,i think ,i begin to see the dawn of a bright day for our cause here4 ,to-morrow afternoon ,i preach a sermon to children4 ,it is to be our ,s4 ,s4 ,centenary 7,raikes'87 ,celebration4 ,the church will be decorated with evergreen and flowers4 ,i shall give each one a beautiful card1 a present from the ,muskegon1 ,mich41 ,s4 ,s4 ,that ,sunday-school and the 8,little ,ones of the ,bird's ,nest0 of ,kalamazoo1 ,mich41 have sent us a lot of beautiful papers and cards as a memento of the day4 ,i have had the pleasure of carrying the word of life to the aged1 infirm1 and sick who cannot attend church often4 ,i receive more comfort1 ,i think1 than ,i give4 ,it did do my heart good to see a dear old aged and infirm lady rejoice and weep that she had the word brought to her4 ,i shall see this class of ,god's poor as often as ,i can4 ,i do enjoy the pastoral and pulpit work2 would that ,i might do it better4 ,it is my only ambition to become a faithful and successful minister of ,jesus ,christ4 ,to-day ,mr4 ,alex4 ,jones1 ,sr41 and ,i attended a large country gathering ten miles west of ,florence4 ,the crops are unusually large this year4 ,we noticed on our way large farms of golden corn and fields of blooming cotton1 which will soon be changed into snowy whiteness4 ,this is a holiday with the farmers1 who have laid by their crops and are now hopefully awaiting the harvest time4 ,they have an annual picnic at ,bethlehem ,church4 ,two hours of the morning and two of the afternoon are devoted to speeches4 ,the audience was large and appreciative4 ,i spoke an hour1 and received several 8,amens10 8,that's so10 and 8,tell it1 brother40 ,then followed the hand-shaking1 good words1 c41 when ,i had finished4 ,i enjoyed it royally1 and trust ,i did some good4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,mississippi4 ,tougaloo ,university--,its ,location1 ,work1 ,equipments1 ,success and ,needs4 ,,rev4 ,g4 ,,stanley ,,pope4 ,the immediate surroundings of ,tougaloo ,university are1 perhaps1 the most beautiful of any of our schools4 ,at the same time it has seemed for the past three years to be a very healthful location4 ,the school has been unusually full during the past year1 and the work in the school-room has been most thorough4 ,i have had associated with me a very competent and willing corps of workers4 ,their work has been every thing ,i could ask for4 ,we attempt to give only a thorough1 practical ,normal training in our school1 feeling that this meets the present necessities of the colored people of our ,state4 ,we are willing to take the rough stone from the quarry and put on the heavy1 telling strokes of the builder1 and leave the more artistic strokes of the sculptor to be given by some of our sister institutions4 ,a peculiar and interesting feature of our school-room work is the study of the ,bible in the class-room4 ,this is done to give a special preparation for ,sunday-school work4 ,we have sufficient apparatus for illustrating physics1 but beyond this we are poorly supplied with school-room conveniencies4 ,we have but a limited supply of models1 maps and charts1 while our library consists mostly of ,congressional documents4 ,a peculiar feature of the work at ,tougaloo is the training given the students in gardening1 farming1 stock-raising and housework4 ,already the shipment of strawberries to the ,chicago market is proving a rich remuneration to student labor4 ,our clover field is a wonder to the students and neighboring planters1 and our fine blooded cattle not much less of a surprise4 ,these industries are opening up new avenues of livelihood as well as usefulness to our students4 ,many of our young women have been but field hands1 so that the work about the house and in the sewing room is a new kind of labor to them4 ,we have been able to do nothing1 comparatively1 in the church work4 ,no churches have been organized as the outgrowth of our school4 ,there are communities ripe for such work if we only had the means to carry it on4 ,there are points along the lines of railroad that could be supplied by students if we only had a theological class to put to work in organizing and carrying on church work4 ,we have not neglected the ,sunday-school work because we have not been able to do all that we have wanted1 but have visited schools and held some conventions4 ,the influence of these conventions is being felt in the surrounding country4 ,the exodus affects our school but little thus far4 ,the effect of the movement upon the colored people themselves has not been such as to warrant us in encouraging it in any way4 ,many of the patrons of our school have secured small farms and are in a way to give their families a fair education4 ,our school is becoming more widely known and its influence more powerfully felt4 ,parents came two hundred miles to see their sons graduate last ,june4 ,applications have been crowding in upon us for accommodations next year4 ,our buildings are far from supplying our necessities4 ,we have comfortable accommodations for sixty-four boarders1 and some of the time we have had one hundred and eight4 ,we have unfinished and merely temporary rooms for thirty others1 but instead of one hundred boarders we ought to have two hundred1 and might readily have if we but had rooms4 ,during the year we had a most precious revival1 embracing nearly all in our normal and preparatory departments4 ,our work seems limited only by the lack of means to furnish room for those desirous of coming4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,indians4 99 99 99 99 99 ,s',,kokomish ,,agency--,,field ,,and ,,work4 ,,rev4 ,,myron ,,eells4 ,i propose to give some idea of the extent and character of my 8parish10 and of the kind of work we are attempting to do4 #ast4 ,in the ,s'kokomish ,reservation4 ,here are seven ,english-speaking families1 and a school of from twenty-five to thirty scholars at the ,agency1 and about two hundred ,indians in the vicinity4 ,besides pastoral work1 ,i hold a service every ,sabbath morning in ,indian4 ,once a month1 in the absence of the pastor1 one of the lay members of the church takes his place4 ,this congregation averages seventy4 ,in the afternoon1 the ,agent and employees carry on the ,sabbath-school with an average attendance of fifty-eight4 ,twice a month ,i preach in the evening in ,english to a congregation of employees and scholars1 which averages about thirty-five4 ,on ,thursday evening the regular church prayer meeting is held1 at which the male members take their turns in leading4 ,occasionally ,i meet the school-children and apprentices1 generally once in a week or so1 for some kind of an informal meeting4 #b;d4 ,three miles from the ,agency is a small place1 ,union ,city1 consisting of a store1 hotel1 saloon and five families1 and a number of transient loggers4 ,i can give them one evening a month without neglecting regular duties4 ,the average attendance is about twenty-five on public worship and eighteen on ,sabbath-school1 the latter of which the ladies of the place keep up most of the time when ,i am not present4 #c;d4 ,thirty miles ,north is ,seabeck1 a saw-mill town of two or three hundred people1 where ,i have charge of a small church organized last ,may4 ,i generally visit them about once a month4 ,there is a ,sabbath-school which the church sustains for the ,indians1 about thirty of whom live there1 gaining their support mainly by work in the mill--two of them being members of our church4 #dth4 ,twenty miles further on is ,port ,gamble1 a large milling town1 which has a minister of its own1 but near it are about a hundred ,indians who belong to our ,agency1 most of whom are ,catholics1 but who receive me cordially when ,i go there1 two or three times a year4 #eth4 ,forty miles still further is ,dunginess1 a flourishing ,indian colony1 named ,jamestown1 which is the centre of an ,indian population of about one hundred and forty4 ,i generally visit them twice a year4 ,six of our church members live here2 they have a small church built by themselves1 a day school1 and ,i also preach to them sometimes4 ,they sustain a weekly prayer meeting most of the time1 the only one in the county which has a white population of over six hundred1 and they likewise have the only church building in this county1 organized twenty-six years ago4 #fth4 ,six miles from ,jamestown is ,sequim1 a village of about forty ,indians1 most of whom are aged and infirm4 ,these are tributary to ,jamestown1 sending their children to that school1 some of whom travel the whole distance twice each school day1 and also on the ,sabbath4 #gth4 ,between ,port ,gamble and ,jamestown is ,port ,discovery1 another saw-mill town1 where nearly forty ,indians make their home1 whom ,i generally call to see on my journeys2 but so much whisky is sold near them that it has been almost impossible to stop their drinking2 they also live in a somewhat scattered condition1 which makes it difficult to make any permanent religious impression on them4 #hth4 ,once a year ,i calculate to go still farther2 and twenty miles beyond ,jamestown is ,port ,angelos1 with about thirty nominal ,indian residents4 ,but few of them are settlers1 and like those of ,port ,discovery they are diminishing4 #ith4 ,seven miles further is ,elkwa1 with about seventy ,indians4 ,it has been the home of one of the most influential bands in years past1 but owing to the fact that there have been but few white settlers from whom the ,indians could obtain work1 they have hitherto done very little about cultivating the soil for themselves2 and as they could easily go across the straits to ,victoria in ,british ,columbia1 where there is but little restraint in regard to their procuring whisky1 because they are ,american ,indians1 they have been steadily losing in influence and numbers4 ,four families of them have 8homesteaded0 land1 however1 and others1 moved by their example and success1 are taking the preparatory steps to secure homes2 but being scattered1 and most of them back from the water1 as it is now impossible to homestead good land on the beach1 they will lose the benefits of school and church in a great measure2 but still the old way of herding together will be broken up1 and they will obtain more of their living from civilized pursuits4 #ajth4 ,thirty miles still further is ,clallam ,bay1 the limit of the ,indians belonging to our reservation1 the home of some seventy more4 ,within a year they have bought about a hundred and sixty acres of land1 and propose to follow somewhat the plan of the ,jamestown ,indians4 ,this place promises to be an important point1 as it is near a salmon cannery1 and in the catching of salmon they are at home2 it is also the nearest station of the tribe to the sea fisheries of the northwest coast of the ,territory1 by far the most lucrative business1 in its season1 which the ,indians can follow4 ,then there is call for work among the whites4 ,in ,clallam county1 with its more than six hundred inhabitants1 there is no resident minister1 and ,i am repeatedly asked to preach to them1 but can only give them a sermon during some hours of the ,sabbath when ,i am not talking to ,indians4 ,in ,mason county1 here ,i live1 with six hundred more people1 ,i am the only resident minister1 and call after call comes which ,i cannot in justice to the work of the ,a4 ,m4 ,a41 answer2 but ,i shall try shortly to give them a fifth ,sabbath in the month4 ,fourteen miles from ,seabeck is another settlement where there has never been a sermon preached in the fifteen years of its existence1 and four times1 one young man1 not a ,christian1 has asked me to go there1 even offering to carry me over fifty miles in his boat4 ,these are small places1 with scattered people1 and probably small congregations1 yet it is hard to resist their appeals4 ,if there were two ,sabbaths every week ,i sometimes think ,i could manage the field better4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sisseton ,agency1 ,d4 ,t4 ,,charles ,,crissey1 ,u4 ,s4 ,,ind4 ,,agt4 ,this ,agency has been established about ten years2 the people are ,wahpeton and ,sisseton ,sioux ,indians2 some were in the outbreak of #ahfb-c as hostiles1 but a large per cent1 as friendly ,indians4 ,most of them wore the ,indian dress of cloth and skins1 and lived in tepees4 ,they now dress entirely in citizen's clothing1 and live in log-houses1 some with shingled roofs and board floors2 most of them with dirt roofs and floors4 ,the number of houses built of logs is #bbj1 and #ae frame4 ,there are five organized churches with a membership of #daf ,indians and ten whites4 ,two of the churches are building new frame buildings1 #bh #ej ft4 and #bj #cj ft41 respectively4 ,there are about #d1jbe acres under cultivation2 there was broken of new ground during the spring1 #a1jee acres4 ,there was raised last year about #ag1jjj bushels of wheat and oats1 with a little barley4 ,the estimated crop this year will be #be1jjj bushels4 ,the ,indians have bought without ,government aid1 during the last three seasons1 #af reapers1 #h fanning-mills1 and #d sulky horse-rakes2 one has purchased a self-binder4 ,many of them are able to do such work as an ordinary carpenter or blacksmith does4 ,we have built three frame houses and have two more nearly completed4 ,i depend on ,indians as help in running our threshing machines1 engines at our at steam-mills1 caring for our horses1 and have employed no extra white help1 other than one white man to oversee each department1 since ,april #ast1 #ahgi4 ,the largest crop raised by any one ,indian last year1 was #egc bushels of wheat and oats1 two others raising nearly as much4 ,we have threshed for one only this season1 and he had #a1ejj bushels of oats4 ,we have distributed to those who have never been supplied with teams previous to ,june last1 to work with1 #ie yoke of work cattle1 with plows1 yokes1 chains1 harrows1 etc4 ,the only way they had to supply themselves previous to ,june last1 was by yoking the beef cattle and using them1 thus depriving themselves of fresh beef2 and when an ,indian does that1 it is a good sign that he is well on the road to civilization4 ,there are three schools1 two ,government and one mission2 #g teachers1 five ,government and two mission4 ,the number of scholars attending one month or more during the year is #ajd2 number attending boarding schools1 #gh2 number attending day school1 #bf2 number of months which school has been maintained during the year1 #aj2 average attendance during that time1 #ha4 ,largest average attendance during any one month1 #ajj2 about #be of the #gh boarding scholars attended the mission school1 the ,government furnishing the same with most of the clothing and rations2 both ,government and ,mission ,boarding schools have been well maintained and successfully managed1 the scholars showing marked improvement during the past year1 and the parents much more interest than ever before4 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 ,rev ,j4 ,w4 ,hough1 ,d4,d41 ,jacob4 ,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 ,palache1 ,esq4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,sermon ,,by ,,jee ,,gam4 ,the ,,missionary of last month contained sermons by two of our ,chinese helpers of the ,california mission1 with a promise of one this month from ,jee ,gam4 ,these come to us1 unrevised1 in the handwriting of their authors1 which1 for beauty and legibility1 excites the wish that all our correspondents were converted ,chinamen4 ,these sermons give1 as perhaps in no other way open to our readers1 an idea of what can be done in this work of imparting spiritual truth to this class of heathen minds1 and the adaptation of these men to be its heralds to their own people4 ,lack of room compels the omission of the first part of the sermon1 in which is answered the question1 8,what is this faith80 ,our extract begins with the account of ,moses' faith1 under the second head1 8,what has faith done80--,,ed4 ,,miss4 ,heb4 #aj3ch4 8,now the just shall live by faith40 #b;d4 ,what has this faith done8 ,by faith ,moses refused to be called the son of ,pharaoh's daughter4 ,in a worldly sense1 one may say he was the most foolish man in the world2 for if he had remained and accepted the offer he would have been ,king of ,egypt1 as ,pharaoh had no son4 ,he would have had great power2 he would have lived in the finest palace of ,egypt2 he would have had all the riches1 comfort1 pleasure1 honor and glory he chose to have2 but by faith he saw and knew all these were things which would vanish away like vapor4 ,besides these1 ,i venture to say that ,moses must have been utterly disgusted with the idolatry of that people4 ,he knew in his own conscience that it was wrong and against ,god to worship any idol1 bull1 cow1 or cat1 all of which were gods in ,egypt4 ,on the other hand he knew that the ,lord was his ,god1 and that he has millions of times more riches and honor than ,pharaoh had4 ,so he regarded not the low station of being a ,hebrew2 neither cared he for being poor1 despised1 oppressed and persecuted1 for he counted all these trials as nothing compared with the blessings of ,god which were to come4 ,at any rate1 he preferred and did choose to be on the side of ,god1 rather than on the side of the ,egyptians4 ,by faith he wrought many wonders in ,egypt2 by faith he led his people across the ,red ,sea2 by faith the many battles were fought and won on the way to ,canaan4 ,by faith ,daniel prayed continually three times a day when he knew that there had been a decree against him2 yet he cared not for the consequence of violating that law4 ,he knew that it was far better and more important to obey the commands of his ,god than the corrupt decree of the ,king1 even if he should be cast into the den and torn to pieces by the terrible beasts4 ,and now let us come down to a later period1 and see how by faith the disciples of ,christ worked many miracles4 ,still later we find that ,luther by faith broke away from the monastery and preached ,christ as he then thought ,he ought to be preached1 not fearing any dangers that were to come4 ,when he was summoned by the ,council at ,worms to answer its charges1 he said to his friends1 8,i will go to ,worms1 if there are as many devils as there are tiles40 ,and by faith he was protected and saved4 ,and now look at the present century1 and see what the faith of ,christian people has done for ,japan and ,china4 ,fifty years ago1 ,i believe1 there was not a single ,protestant ,chinese ,christian in that vast empire2 but just see how many there are now--over thirteen thousand1 besides the many thousands who have been ,christianized abroad4 ,and by faith ,i venture to say right here that1 ,china will1 before long1 become a ,christian country1 and rank high when compared with all her sister nations4 #c;d4 ,can every man have this faith1 be he white1 black1 red or yellow8 ,yes4 ,the beggar can have it as well as the king4 ,the poor can have it as well as the rich2 and the negro1 the ,indian and the ,chinaman4 #dth4 ,of what benefit is it8 ,it makes us see our own sinfulness and weakness4 ,it tells us to look to ,god for forgiveness and for strength4 ,it assures us that our sins have been pardoned1 and the promises of ,god make us sure of our reward in ,heaven4 ,it makes us have more confidence in ,god and in ,his ,son ,jesus4 ,it gives us hope that we shall see not only ,god1 but all who have had this faith and are now in heaven4 ,it gives us patience1 peace1 hope1 comfort1 joy and anxiety of heart to do ,god's will1 and to lead people to ,christ4 ,without faith we cannot please ,god1 nor can we go to him in prayer4 ,it is the foundation of ,christian life4 ,it justifies us1 and1 being justified1 we live and shall live forever4 #eth4 ,what are we called if we have this faith8 ,the just4 ,the born again of the ,holy ,spirit2 the forgiven2 the justified ones2 those who have faith in ,god2 the ,christians4 ,so then we are called just1 not by works1 but by faith4 ,nevertheless1 faith can never be without works2 faith is the companion of works2 they can never be parted4 ,for instance1 ,luther1 although he exalted faith1 yet acted it right out with works4 ,think of ,paul1 how he by faith suffered many persecutions2 how he labored in prison as well as out of prison1 and bore much fruit4 8,faith without works is dead40 #fth4 ,have we this faith8 ,have all men it8 ,alas6 ,let us consider how many in this sinful world have not this faith2 how many have never heard of it2 how many have willfully refused to take it when it was so kindly and so lovingly presented to them4 ,oh1 how sad6 for without this faith they are the enemies of ,god1 and they shall be condemned4 ,though in this world they may have all riches1 comforts1 respect1 and much honor in the sight of men1 in the eye of ,god they are 8,weighed in the balance and found wanting40 ,but those who have this faith will have ,heaven1 and they shall live by the blessings derived therefrom1 both in this world and in the world to come4 #gth4 ,brethren and friends1 let us get faith2 for it is the greatest blessing to us4 ,if we have it1 let us live by it2 for it is the most vital and most wholesome food our souls can have4 ,let us hold fast to it4 ,let us exercise it so as to promote the happiness of men to the saving of their souls4 ,let us exercise it so as to magnify the love of ,god1 and ,his ,son ,jesus ,christ4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,children',s ,,page4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,chinese ,,and ,,chinese ,,customs4 ,the longer you live in ,china and the better you know the people1 the greater do your wonder and amazement increase4 ,their superstitions are as numerous almost as your thoughts4 ,their religious customs are so many and intricate1 that they make burdens for the people more grievous to bear than those the ,pharisees laid upon the ,jews4 ,they spend as much money on those1 to us1 useless and silly customs--ten times as much1 ,i fully believe--as we ,christians spend on the ,gospel4 ,a rich man1 ,i am told1 recently spent on the building of a paper house1 which was burnt1 for the use of the spirit of the head of the family who had died1 and on the ceremonies connected with it1 #aj1jjj in hard cash4 ,this is a large sum of money to spend on paper to be burnt simply in what1 to us1 seem perfectly ridiculous rites4 ,but that is only a tithe of the money spent by such a family1 on this religion1 which ,god hates4 ,these people believe that every man has three spirits4 ,when he dies1 one spirit goes to hell1 the second dwells in the grave1 and the third by due ceremonies is invited to take up its residence in a wooden tablet1 on which his name is inscribed4 ,this tablet is kept in the house1 and the worship of it is the ancestral worship1 which is the last thing a ,chinaman will give up4 ,no later than yesterday we had a good example of the ceremony for the dead of which ,i have spoken4 ,this is the case of a ,chinaman born in ,penang1 whose wife died in the latter part of last year1 but the ceremonies for providing for her comfort in ,hades were not performed till yesterday4 ,he should have performed these services several months ago1 according to the proper custom1 and was very much blamed by the ,chinese for having delayed4 ,he told me the secret of the business1 however4 ,he did not believe in the thing1 as he said1 but his wife's mother was near at hand and all her relations1 and because he was going to neglect the matter apparently1 they began to give him trouble4 ,for peace1 therefore1 he made the preparations4 ,in the meantime1 the body of his wife was still in the house in the coffin4 ,a ,chinese coffin is thick and air-tight--at least1 no smell escapes from the decaying body1 which sometimes is kept for years in the house or in a temple4 ,this man was not a rich man1 but was in good circumstances4 ,he prepared a house about twelve feet square1 built of bamboo and paper1 most beautifully and carefully finished1 the painting on it representing brick1 stone1 marble1 and woods of different kinds4 ,silver and gold leaf were used profusely2 fruits and trees in relief1 and figures of all shapes4 ,inside the house1 which was1 by the way1 beautifully furnished with miniature furniture1 reclined the lady of the house1 to represent his wife1 on a handsome couch4 ,in the house were all the household utensils and everything indicative of wealth4 ,at the door was a handsome sedan chair1 and four coolies standing by1 ready at her call4 ,around her were men and women servants in figures about eight inches high1 some engaged in one work1 some in another4 ,some were preparing rice1 some baking1 some washing clothes1 some cleaning rice with a fanning mill4 ,all was most tastefully and elegantly made up4 ,before this house on a table were spread out all kinds of provisions--a little pig roasted1 whole chickens1 ducks1 c41 c4 ,the heads of these all pointed toward the place where the woman sat4 ,it is1 by the way1 a ,chinese custom1 to point the head of an animal1 cooked1 at the guest to whom you wish to show honor4 ,outside and over the door of the house1 and extending across the whole front1 was an elaborate framework of bamboo1 covered with gilt paper4 ,this was supposed to represent the grounds before the house1 and there were dozens of little figures1 all representing the lady's retainers--some as soldiers1 runners1 tradesmen1 c4 ,and why all these things8 ,for the comfort and use of the spirit in hell1 to mitigate her torments by providing her with comforts4 ,all these things cost about #dj or #ej4 ,in another room1 the ceremonies in connection with this were performed4 ,here was a table covered with priestly symbols1 food1 liquor1 candles1 and peculiar priestly appliances4 ,about the table stood three ,buddhist priests1 and sitting on benches were four men with drum1 cymbals and horns4 ,for two days nearly they kept up incessantly the most fearful din1 reading and howling at the top of the voice4 ,every now and then1 the priests would perform a sort of dance4 ,on the walls were hung large pictures of the torments practised in hell--most hideous pictures of pulling out men's tongues and eyes1 and tortures you would hardly think men capable of imagining4 ,the little children of the dead woman were there1 clothed in coarse sack-cloth1 and kept busy taking part in the ceremonies1 directed by the priests4 ,in the place where the house was they would come in and bow down to the ground several times to their mother4 ,the father stood by1 looking on like one troubled and ashamed of the horrid nuisance1 as he evidently thought it to be4 ,in the morning1 the whole thing was taken out and set on fire1 and thus spirited away to the spiritual regions for the use of the poor woman4--,from ,presbyterian ,record1 ,canada4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,receipts ,,for ,,august1 #ahhj4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,maine1 #cea4gj4 ,andover4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #e2 ,rev4 ,s4 ,w4 ,pearson1 #e #aj4jj ,bangor4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #bg4ej ,bath4 ,central ,cong4 ,ch41 #ef4aj2 ,winter ,st4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #ce4ej2 ,eliza ,bowker1 #b #ic4fj ,brewer4 ,m4 ,hardy1 #ej to const4 ,,mrs4 ,,eugenie ,l4 ,,beckwith1 ,l4 ,m42 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 #h1 and ,sab4 ,sch4 #h #ff4jj ,brunswick4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #be4jj ,castine4 ,rev4 ,a4 ,e4 ,ives #b4jj ,falmouth4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #bj4jj ,farmington4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ab4jj ,garland4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #f4jj ,gorham4 ,cong4 ,ch41 7#b of which bal4 to const4 ,,miss ,,rebecca ,,waters1 ,l4 ,m7 #be4dj ,hampden4 ,mrs4 ,r4 ,s4 ,curtis #e4jj ,portland4 8,mrs4 ,a4 ,l4 ,m40 #be4jj ,skowhegan4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #e4bj ,standish4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #c4ej ,warren4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ab4jj ,waterford4 ,mrs4 ,s4 ,c4 ,hersey #a4ej ,west ,bath4 ,isaiah ,percy1 #c2 ,beulah ,b4 ,percy1 #b #e4jj ,windham4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #g4jj ,,new ,,hampshire1 #cch4jb4 ,antrim4 ,individuals1 for ,mag4 #ae4jj ,claremont4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #ch4ce2 ,,mrs4 ,e4 ,l4 ,,goddard1 #cj1 to const4 herself ,l4 ,m4 #fh4ce ,concord4 ,alma ,j4 ,herbert1 #c4ej2 ,others1 #a4ej2 8,a ,widow10 #e #aj4jj ,east ,jaffrey4 ,eliza ,a4 ,parker #bj4jj ,goffstown4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ej4fa ,hebron4 ,rev4 ,j4 ,b4 ,c4 #a4jj ,henniker4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #bj4jj ,hinsdale4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #e4dc ,keene4 ,first ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #ce4ej ,lebanon4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #h4jj ,orford4 8,a ,friend0 #e4jj ,pembroke4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #bf4dg2 ,mrs4 ,mary ,w4 ,thompson1 #e2 ,prof4 ,isaac ,walker1 #e #cf4dg ,rochester4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ah4aa ,stoddard4 ,rev4 ,b4 ,southworth #aj4jj ,winchester4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #cd4ee ,,vermont1 #a1abd4gi4 ,barnet4 8,a ,friend0 #c4jj ,bridport4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #f4ej ,charlotte4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #gf4ej ,chelsea4 ,,estate of ,dea4 ,samuel ,douglass1 by ,edward ,douglass1 ,ex4 #gej4jj ,coventry4 ,mrs4 ,s4 ,p4 ,cowles #e4jj ,cornwall4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #bi4gh ,georgia4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #aj4jj ,greensborough4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #b4ej2 ,rev4 ,moses ,patten and family1 #ae #ag4ej ,middlebury4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #bj4dd ,newbury4 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,f4 #a4jj ,saint ,albans4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #hf4cd ,shelburn4 8,a ,friend10 adl4 to const4 ,j4 ,k4 ,,davis1 ,l4 ,m4 #ae4jj ,springfield4 ,cong4 ,ch4 by ,rev4 ,t4 ,m4 ,boss #ae4jj ,swanton4 ,ladies' 8,home ,circle0 of ,cong4 ,ch4 #e4jj ,thetford4 ,john ,lord 7aged #ih7 #b4jj ,waterbury4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 to const4 ,,burton ,h4 ,,humphrey1 ,l4 ,m4 #cj4jj ,wells ,river4 ,george ,leslie #e4jj ,west ,enosburgh4 ,h4 ,fassett #e4jj ,westford4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #h4jj ,west ,westminster4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #bf4df1 and ,sab4 ,sch4 #g4bg #cc4gc ,,massachusetts1 #d1fff4jf4 ,alford4 ,rev4 ,j4 ,jay ,dana1 to const4 ,,tennie ,l4 ,,converse1 ,l4 ,m4 #cj4jj ,andover4 ,,estate of ,peter ,smith #ejj4jj ,andover4 ,south ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 in part1 #bjj4jj ,attleborough4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #abg4ga ,boston4 ,mrs4 ,henry ,h4 ,hyde #ej4jj ,boston ,highlands4 ,miss ,e4 ,davis #be4jj ,bradford4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #cf4dj ,braintree4 ,first ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ad4bg ,campello4 ,sarah ,packard #di4af ,chelsea4 ,e4 ,t4 ,s4 #a4jj ,chesterfield4 ,mrs4 ,edward ,clarke #e4jj ,curtisville4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ai4jj ,danvers4 ,maple ,st4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #eh4fe ,east ,wareham4 ,m4 ,f4 4 ,j4 ,h4 ,martin #aj4jj ,everett4 ,e4 ,h4 ,evans #e4jj ,fall ,river4 8,a ,friend0 #a4jj ,falmouth4 ,first ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ch4ej ,fitchburg4 ,rev4 and ,mrs4 ,j4 ,m4 ,r4 ,eaton #aj4jj ,foxborough4 ,orthodox ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #cj4jg ,holliston4 ,mrs4 ,r4 ,r4 ,w41 #a2 ,ladies' ,benev4 ,soc4 of ,cong4 ,ch4 ,bbl4 of ,c41 for ,savannah1 ,ga41 by ,mrs ,j4 ,a4 ,johnson1 ,sec4 #a4jj ,holyoke4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ah4ji ,hubbardston4 8,a ,friend0 #aj4jj ,gardner4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #dj4jj ,greenfield4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 #ec4bb ,ipswich4 ,first ,ch4 and ,soc4 #bh4ai ,lawrence4 ,lawrence ,st4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #abg4jj ,lee4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #ge4jj ,littleton4 ,orth4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ad4fj ,lowell4 ,,estate of ,e4 ,s4 ,hunt by ,george ,f4 ,richardson1 ,ex4 #ejj4jj ,marshfield4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #de4dc ,merrimack4 ,ladies of ,cong4 ,ch4 #i4jj ,middleton4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #aj4jj ,millbury4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #eg4ie ,mittineaque4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #aj4hb ,newburyport4 ,belleville ,ch4 and ,soc41 #cg4bj2 ,whitefield ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #ag4gc2 ,miss ,bassett1 #e #ei4ic ,newton ,centre4 8,a ,friend0 #dj2 ,c4 ,l4 ,h41 #ej;c #dj4ej ,northampton4 8,a ,friend0 #aej4jj ,north ,abington4 ,reuben ,loring1 for addition to school building1 ,fayetteville1 ,ark4 #e4jj ,north ,andover ,depot4 ,f4 ,d4 ,f4 #a4jj ,north ,brookfield4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ej4jj ,north ,wilmington4 ,l4 ,f4 ,m4 #a4jj ,palmer4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #i4dj ,plainfield4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ab4jj ,pittsfield4 ,james ,h4 ,dunham #be4jj ,quincy4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 ,mon4 ,con4 ,coll4 #ah4jj ,randolph4 ,miss ,a4 ,w4 ,turner #aj4jj ,rochester4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #ag4jj ,royalston4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #aad4aj ,south ,amherst4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #g4jj ,south ,egremont4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #be4jj ,south ,weymouth4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 to const4 ,,charles ,,merrill and ,,francis ,,torrey1 ,l4 ,m4's #ea4jj ,springfield4 ,,estate of ,george ,merriam1 by ,henry ,s4 ,lee1 ,ex4 #a1jjj4jj ,springfield4 8,m10 #ejj2 ,south ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #dc4be2 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #ch4hd #ehb4ji ,sturbridge4 ,,estate of ,m4 ,a4 ,bullock1 by ,m4 ,l4 ,richardson #ej4jj ,sturbridge4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #db4gg ,taunton4 ,union ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #e4gc ,templeton4 8,a ,friend0 #b4jj ,tolland4 ,rev4 ,c4 ,j4 #a4jj ,walpole4 ,m4 ,g4 #a4jj ,ware4 8,a ,friend0 #aj4jj ,webster4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ae4jj ,west ,boylston4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #bb4jj ,westfield4 ,h4 ,holland1 ,m4 ,d4 #c4jj ,whately4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #af4dg ,wilmington4 ,j4 ,skilton #e4jj ,williamstown4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #ej4jj ,worcester4 ,union ,ch41 #cb4ja2 ,g4 ,m4 ,p41 #a4 #cc4ja ----4 8,a ,thank ,offering0 #bj4jj ,,rhode ,,island1 #d4jj4 ,little ,compton4 ,ezra ,wilbur1 #b2 ,g4 ,a4 ,g41 #a4 #c4jj ,slatersville4 ,w4 ,p4 #a4jj ,,connecticut1 #c1iih4cj4 ,abington4 ,s4 ,c4 #a4jj ,berlin4 ,,miss ,,harriet ,n4 ,,wilcox for ,woman's ,work for ,women1 and to const4 herself ,l4 ,m4 #cj4jj ,brooklyn4 ,first ,trin4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ci4jj ,cromwell4 ,,bequest of ,miss ,roxana ,k4 ,porter1 by ,rev4 ,g4 ,s4 ,f4 ,savage #ajj4jj ,derby4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #ag4jj ,east ,lyme4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #e4bd ,greenwich4 ,miss ,sarah ,mead #ej4jj ,greenfield ,hill4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ac4jh ,goshen4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #ca4cb ,guilford4 ,mrs4 ,lucy4 ,e4 ,tuttle4 #ajj4jj ,hadlyme4 ,richard ,e4 ,hungerford1 #ajj2 ,jos4 ,w4 ,hungerford1 #ajj2 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 #aa4ah2 ,cong4 ,ch41 #h4 #bai4ah ,hampton4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ba4gc ,hartford4 ,mrs4 ,john ,olmsted #cj4jj ,higganum4 ,selden ,gladwin #e4jj ,lebanon4 ,mrs4 ,l4 ,hebard #b4jj ,meriden4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 to const4 ,,homer ,a4 ,,curtis1 ,l4 ,m4 #ge4jj ,middletown4 ,member ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #e4jj ,mt4 ,carmel4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #bh4ea ,naugatuck4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ajj4jj ,new ,britain4 ,south ,cong4 ,ch41 semi-annual contribution1 #gb4ee2--,levi ,s4 ,wells1 #dj for ,straight ,u4 #aab4ee ,new ,london4 8,,trust ,,estate of ,henry ,p4 ,haven0 #ejj4jj ,norfolk4 ,mary1 ,belle and ,alice ,eldridge for books for ,theo4 ,student1 ,fisk ,u4 #cj4jj ,north ,stonington4 ,d4 ,r4 ,wheeler #aj4jj ,north ,woodstock4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #be4jj ,norwich4 ,,estate of ,mrs4 ,emily ,h4 ,mansfield1 by ,a4 ,t4 ,converse1 ,ex4 #a1hjj4jj ,norwich4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 7#e of which for ,t4 ,c4 and ,n4 ,inst47 #adj4jj ,putnam4 ,second ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 for ed4 of an ,indian boy1 ,hampton ,n4 and ,a4 ,inst4 #ae4jj ,rockville4 ,mrs4 ,a4 ,martin1 ,b4 ,a4 ,chapman and ,mrs4 ,a4 ,b4 ,martin #e4jj ,rocky ,hill4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #aa4ed ,salem4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #f4jj ,south ,britain4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 to const4 ,h4 ,p4 ,,downes1 ,l4 ,m4 #cg4ec ,stafford ,springs4 ,f4 ,s4 #j4ej ,terryville4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #bcc4fj1 to const4 ,,wm4 ,h4 ,,griswold1 ,,levi ,,bassett1 ,,george ,f4 ,,bushnell1 ,,mr4 ,o4 ,d4 ,,hunter and ,,mrs4 ,,valeria ,,terry1 ,l4 ,m4's2 ,elizur ,fenn and ,mrs4 ,elizur ,fenn1 #e ea4 #bdc4fj ,thomaston4 ,cong4 ,soc4 #ab4cj ,wapping4 ,cong4 ,ch41 to const4 ,,dea4 ,,john ,,alden ,,collins1 ,l4 ,m4 #cj4jj ,washington4 ,mrs4 ,rebecca ,hine1 to const4 ,,frederic ,p4 ,,pond1 ,l4 ,m4 #cj4ej ,westville4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #bj4jj ,wethersfield4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #de4db ,wilton4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ai4cd ,wolcottville4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #bj4if ----4 8,a ,friend0 #aj4jj ,,new ,,york1 #iga4dg4 ,bergen4 ,,estate of ,i4 ,m4 ,hitchcock1 by ,a4 ,e4 ,hitchcock1 ,ex4 #dj4jj ,binghamton4 ,j4 ,d4 ,wells #g4jj ,brooklyn4 ,tompkins ,av4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #cc4ia2 ,mrs4 ,lewis ,tappan1 #aj2 ,professor ,e4 ,p4 ,thwing1 #e #dh4ia ,camillus4 ,isaiah ,wilcox #cj4jj ,clifton ,springs4 ,rev4 ,w4 ,w4 ,warner1 #aj2 ,mrs4 ,mary ,m4 ,chester1 #e #ae4jj ,coxsackie4 ,p4 ,h4 ,silvester #aj4jj ,dansville4 ,mrs4 ,d4 ,w4 ,noyes #b4jj ,east ,wilson4 ,rev4 ,h4 ,halsey1 #cj2 ,c4 ,m4 ,clark1 #c #cc4jj ,eaton4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ah4bj ,eden4 ,h4 ,mc,nett #b4jj ,gaines4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #bi4gi2 and ,sab4 ,sch4 #b4jg to const4 ,,adam ,p4 ,,vroman1 ,l4 ,m4 #ca4hf ,leeds4 8,beth0 #e4jj ,new ,lebanon4 ,presb4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #g4ej ,new ,york4 8,santa ,claus10 #ajj2 ,j4 ,s4 ,holt1 #aj2 8,s4 ,j4 ,w410 #b #aab4jj ,nyack4 ,john ,w4 ,towt #ej4jj ,ovid4 ,d4 ,w4 ,k4 #j4ej ,poughkeepsie4 ,mrs4 ,margaret ,jane ,myers #be4jj ,randolph4 ,mrs4 ,t4 ,a4 ,c4 ,everett #b4jj ,rensselaer ,falls4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #aj4jj ,rome4 ,rev4 ,wm4 ,b4 ,hammond1 bbl4 of ,books and ,pamphlets4 ,schenectady4 ,mrs4 ,anna ,w4 ,viney #e4ej ,utica4 ,mrs4 ,sarah ,h4 ,mudge #ae4jj ,warsaw4 ,l4 ,h4 ,h4 #a4jj ---- 8,a ,friend0 #ejj4jj ,,new ,,jersey1 #cc4jj4 ,boonton4 ,mrs4 ,n4 ,t4 ,j4 #b4jj ,irvington4 ,mrs4 ,w4 ,h4 ,c4 #a4jj ,new ,brunswick4 ,i4 ,p4 ,langdon #aj4jj ,newfield4 ,rev4 ,charles ,willey #aj4jj ,parsippany4 ,mrs4 ,jane ,w4 ,ford #aj4jj ,,pennsylvania1 #aje4jj4 ,new ,milford4 ,h4 ,a4 ,summers #e4jj ,troy4 ,chas4 ,c4 ,paine 7#ej of which for ,indian ,m47 #ajj4jj ,,ohio1 #bef4df4 ,canfield4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ah4fh ,cincinnati4 ,vine ,st4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #dj4fg ,cortland4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #d4be ,cuyahoga ,falls4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #h4db ,delaware4 ,rev4 ,john ,h4 ,jones #aj4jj ,gambier4 ,james ,s4 ,sawer #e4jj ,greenwich ,station4 ,w4 ,m4 ,mead #e4jj ,harmar4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #e4jj ,hicksville4 8,a ,friend0 #aj4jj ,newark4 ,plymouth ,cong4 ,ch4 #g4jj ,norwalk4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #ad4jj ,oberlin4 ,j4 ,w4 ,merrill1 #dj2 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 #cb4bb2 ,w4 ,g4 ,b41 #ej;c4 #gb4gb ,ravenna4 ,howard ,carter #aj4jj ,willoughby4 ,miss ,mary ,p4 ,hastings #aj4jj ,windham4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #ce4gb ,,indiana1 #fd4bg4 ,michigan ,city4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ef4bg ,winchester4 ,l4 ,o4 ,ward1 #d4ej2 ,lydia ,maxwell1 #b4ej2 ,c4 ,w4 ,o41 #a #h4jj ,,illinois1 #b1cci4ih4 ,buda4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #bd4jj ,bunker ,hill4 ,j4 ,w4 ,b4 #j4ej ,canton4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #hb4jh2 ,cong4 ,ch41 #bb #ajd4jh ,chicago4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 #gcf4ae2 ,lincoln ,park ,ch41 #bi4ee2 ,new ,eng4 ,ch41 ,mon4 ,coll41 #ae4fb #gha4cb ,elgin4 ,s4 ,n4 ,campbell #e4jj ,galesburg4 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,t4 ,parker #aj4jj ,granville4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ca4jj ,homer4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ad4ej ,joy ,prairie4 ,cong4 ,ch4 to const4 ,,lyman ,l4 ,,pratt1 ,l4 ,m4 #cd4ae ,kewanee4 ,ladies of ,cong4 ,ch41 #be4ch2 8,the ,gleaners0 of ,cong4 ,ch41 #ab4ha1 for ,lady ,missionary ,liberty ,co41 ,ga4 #ch4ai ,lee ,centre4 ,,estate of ,martin ,wright #a1jjj4jj ,la ,harpe4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #bj4ej ,metamora4 ,individuals1 ,collected by ,a4 ,c4 ,rouse #bj4jj ,morrison4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #be4jj ,newark4 ,horace ,day #f4jj ,paxton4 ,j4 ,b4 ,shaw #e4jj ,peru4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #ac4hj ,princeton4 ,mrs4 ,p4 ,b4 ,corss #ab4jj ,rockford4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 #aac4fd ,roseville4 ,cong4 ,ch41 to const4 ,,mrs4 ,,sarah ,c4 ,,eldred1 ,l4 ,m4 #cc4jj ,south ,danville4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ab4jj ,waukegan4 ,young ,ladies ,miss4 ,soc41 for ,lady ,missionary1 ,mobile1 ,ala4 #aj4jj ,waverly4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #af4cj ,winnebago4 ,n4 ,f4 ,parsons #aj4jj ,,michigan1 #cij4ea4 ,alpena4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #ge4ge ,ann ,arbor4 ,cong4 ,ch41 ,semi ,annual ,coll4 #cj4jj ,calumet4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #abj4gb ,charlotte4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 #cj2--;,e4 ,pray1 #e2 ,r4 ,c4 ,jones1 #c1 for ,talladega ,c4 #ch4jj ,grand ,rapids4 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,g4 ,furness #e4jj ,hancock4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #db4ib ,homer4 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,c4 ,everts #e4jj ,port ,huron4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #cg4ej ,union ,city4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #ce4fb ,,wisconsin1 #bjd4de4 ,beloit4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 7ad'l7 #bj4jj ,black ,earth4 ,mrs4 ,j4 ,w4 #j4ej ,bloomington4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #c4jj ,brandon4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #c4ej1 and ,sab4 ,sch41 #aj #ac4ej ,brant4 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,w4 ,brant #c4jj ,fox ,lake4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #ae4jj ,hartford4 ,r4 ,f4 #a4jj ,madison4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #ge4jj ,milwaukee4 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,f4 ,rice #aj4jj ,river ,falls4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #af4jj ,sun ,prairie4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #f1 and ,sab4 ,sch41 #ai4de #be4de ,sheboygan4 ,mrs4 ,l4 ,h4 ,chase #aj4jj ,sparta4 ,h4 ,e4 ,kelley #b4jj ,west ,salem4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #aj4jj ,,iowa1 #ceb4hj4 ,alden4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #c4he1 and ,sab4 ,sch41 #a4ae #e4jj ,anamosa4 ,ladies of ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,lady ,missionary1 ,new ,orleans #e4jj ,bellevue4 ,ladies of ,cong4 ,ch4 for ,lady ,missionary1 ,new ,orleans #e4jj ,cherokee4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #f4jj ,creston4 ,pilgrim ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,tougaloo ,u4 #f4ie ,dubuque4 ,a4 ,kaiser #aj4jj ,dunlap4 ,rev4 ,joseph ,s4 ,fisher #ae4jj ,durant4 ,ladies of ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,lady ,missionary1 ,new ,orleans4 #aj4jj ,eldora4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #aj4ej ,garden ,prairie4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #e4ge ,green ,mountain4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #bh4dj ,grinnell4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #gf4ij ,iowa ,city4 ,ladies of ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,lady ,missionary1 ,new ,orleans4 #ae4jj ,kelley4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #d4be ,maquoketa4 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,t4 ,h41 for ,lady ,missionary1 ,new ,orleans #a4jj ,marion4 ,ladies of ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,lady ,missionary1 ,new ,orleans #dj4jj ,marshalltown4 ,young ,people's ,miss4 ,soc41 for ,student ,aid1 ,talladega ,c4 #aj4jj ,mc,gregor4 ,woman's ,missionary ,soc41 bal41 to cost4 ,,mrs4 ,,william ,,fair1 ,l4 ,m4 #ad4ee ,meriden4 ,cong4 ,soc4 #d4jj ,muscatine4 ,n4 ,b4 ,huntington1 #ej2 ,w4 ,sandford1 #aj1 for ,talladega ,c4 #fj4jj ,oskaloosa4 ,samuel ,r4 ,pettett #b4ej ,seneca4 ,rev4 and ,mrs4 ,o4 ,littlefield #ae4jj ,traer4 ,c4 ,jameyson #b4jj ,,missouri1 #i4jj4 ,kidder4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #i4jj ,,minnesota1 #ce4bb4 ,afton4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #aj4jj ,brownsville4 ,mrs4 ,s4 ,m4 ,mc,hose #b4jj ,minneapolis4 ,plymouth ,ch41 #ab4eb2 ,mrs4 ,j4 ,f4 ,a41 #ej;c4 #ac4jb ,st4 ,cloud4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #e4bj ,saint ,peter4 ,mrs ,jane ,a4 ,treadwell #e4jj ,,montana1 #e4jj4 ,divide4 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,a4 ,leggett #e4jj ,,kansas1 #e4jj4 ,topeka4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #e4jj ,,nebraska1 #aj4jj4 ,fairmount4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #aj4jj ,,california1 #ac4hg4 ,oakland4 ,miss ,martha ,l4 ,newcomb #ac4hg ,,washington ,,territory1 #f4cg4 ,seattle4 8,a ,friend10 by ,rev4 ,samuel ,green #f4cg ,,tennessee1 #ej;c4 ,covington4 ,h4 ,c4 ,g4 #j4ej ,,north ,,carolina1 #d4be4 ,raleigh4 ,washington ,sch41 ,tuition #d4be ,,south ,,carolina1 #b4jj4 ,charleston4 ,j4 ,w4 ,h41 #a2 ,avery ,inst41 ,tuition1 #a #b4jj ,,alabama1 #dj4cj4 ,montgomery4 ,,hon4 ,,john ,,bruce1 to const4 himself ,l4 ,m4 #cj4jj ,pleasant ,hill4 ,w4 ,h4 ,g4 #j4ej ,selma4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #i4hj ,,mississippi1 #i4aj4 ,tougaloo4 ,tougaloo ,u41 ,tuition #i4aj ,,texas1 #ej;c4 ,austin4 ,l4 ,c4 ,a4 #j4ej ---- #a4jj4 ---- ,lucy ,o4 ,thompson #a4jj ,,income ,,fund1 #de4gf4 ,avery ,fund #de4gf ,,canada1 #ag4jj4 ,montreal4 ,emmanuel ,ch41 ,john ,mc,laughlan1 #aj2 ,chas4 ,alexander1 #e2 ,theo4 ,lyman1 #b #ag4jj ,,scotland4 #ff4dd4 ,perth ,north ,united ,presb4 ,ch4 ,subscriptions1 #aj #fs42 ,j4 ,balman1 for ,chinese ,m41 #b2--;,girls' ,house of ,refuge1 ,craigie1 #es42 8,friends of ,africans10 #a2 8,friend10 #es41 by ,d4 ,morton #ff4dd ------------------ ,total #ae1dgb4ab ,total from ,oct4 #ast to ,aug4 #cast #afj1ifi4fa 99 99 99 99 99 ,,for ,,tillotson ,,collegiate ,,and ,,normal ,,inst41 ,,austin1 ,,texas4 ,hanover1 ,conn4 ,mrs ,ruth ,w4 and ,miss ,ruth ,e4 ,allen #ajj4jj ,new ,london1 ,conn4 8,trust ,estate of ,henry ,p4 ,haven0 #ejj4jj ,amherst1 ,mass4 ,mrs4 ,r4 ,a4 ,lester #ej4jj ---- 8,a ,friend10 by ,mrs4 ,e4 ,m4 ,e4 ,garland #aj4jj ---- ,refunded #ge4jj ------------------ ,total #gce4jj ,previously ,acknowledged in ,july ,receipts #e1ejc4jj ------------------ ,total #f1bch4jj 99 99 99 99 99 ,,for ,,negro ,,refugees4 ,amsterdam1 ,n4 ,y4 ,chandler ,bartlett1 #e2 ,james ,h4 ,bronson1 #c #h4jj ,previously ,acknowledged in ,july ,receipts #dcf4ge ---------------- ,total #ddd4ge 99 99 99 99 99 ,,for ,,school ,,building1 ,,athens1 ,,ala4 ,ann ,arbor1 ,mich4 ,presb4 ,ch4 #ah4jj ,armada1 ,mich4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #h4hi ,columbus1 ,mich4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #c4jj ,detroit1 ,mich4 ,ladies' ,for'gn ,miss4 ,soc4 #bb4ae ,detroit1 ,mich4 ,miss ,a4 #a4jj ,flint1 ,mich4 ,miss ,h4 ,h41 #a2 ,mrs ,l4 ,b41 #a2 ,mrs4 ,t41 #ej;c #b4ej ,franklin1 ,mich4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #g4jj ,gr'd ,rapids1 ,mich4 ,mrs4 ,white1 #aj2 ,mrs4 ,withey1 #b2 ,mrs4 ,n4 ,l4 ,avery1 #b2 8,a ,friend10 #a #ae4jj ,hudson1 ,mich4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #f4jj ,imlay ,city1 ,mich4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #e1 and ,sab4 ,sch41 #a4gi #f4gi ,lansing1 ,mich4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ab4dj ,memphis1 ,mich4 ,cong1 ,ch4 #c4jj ,mosherville1 ,mich4 ,methodist ,ch4 #bf4ej ,olivet1 ,mich4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #bc4be ,owano1 ,mich4 ,mrs4 ,flora ,duff1 #e2 ,miss ,doane1 #a4ej2 ,dea4 ,g41 #ej;c42 8,a ,friend10 #be;c4 #g4be ,pawpaw1 ,mich4 ,presb4 ,ch4 #ag4hi ,port ,huron1 ,mich4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #bb4be ,newton1 ,mich4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #b4gc ,north ,adams1 ,mich4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #aa4jj ,no4 ,lansing1 ,mich4 ,mrs4 ,t41 #a2 ,mrs4 ,e41 #a2 ,mrs4 ,a41 #ej;c4 #b4ej ,romeo1 ,mich4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #aj4ee ,saint ,clair1 ,mich4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #aj4fe ,somerset1 ,mich4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #c4jj ,union ,city1 ,mich4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ad4jj ,chicago1 ,ill4 ,mrs4 ,clark #e4jj ,valparaiso1 ,ind4 ,presb4 ,ch4 #ab4ab ,south ,bend1 ,ind4 ,mrs4 ,reynolds #e4jj ,lake ,city1 ,iowa4 ,mrs ,haas #bj4jj ---------------- ,total #bii4db ,previously acknowledged in ,june ,receipts #fhj4ei ---------------- ,total #ihj4ja 99 99 99 99 99 ,receipts for ,august #af1ead4ed ,total from ,oct4 #ast to ,aug4 #cast #age1bjh4he ,h4 ,w4 ,,hubbard1 ,treas41 #ef ,reade ,st41 ,n4 ,y4 ,constitution of the ,american ,missionary ,association4 ,,incorporated ,,january #cj1 #ahdi4 ,,art4 ,i4 ,this ,society shall be called 8,,the ,,american ,,missionary ,,association40 ,,art4 ,,ii4 ,the object of this ,association shall be to conduct ,christian missionary and educational operations1 and diffuse a knowledge of the ,holy ,scriptures in our own and other countries which are destitute of them1 or which present open and urgent fields of effort4 ,,art4 ,,iii4 ,any person of evangelical sentiments1,a who professes faith in the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who is not a slaveholder1 or in the practice of other immoralities1 and who contributes to the funds1 may become a member of the ,society2 and by the payment of thirty dollars1 a life member2 provided that children and others who have not professed their faith may be constituted life members without the privilege of voting4 ,,art4 ,,iv4 ,this ,society shall meet annually1 in the month of ,september1 ,october or ,november1 for the election of officers and the transaction of other business1 at such time and place as shall be designated by the ,executive ,committee4 ,,art4 ,v4 ,the annual meeting shall be constituted of the regular officers and members of the ,society at the time of such meeting1 and of delegates from churches1 local missionary societies1 and other co-operating bodies1 each body being entitled to one representative4 ,,art4 ,,vi4 ,the officers of the ,society shall be a ,president1 ,vice-,presidents1 a ,recording ,secretary1 ,corresponding ,secretaries1 ,treasurer1 two ,auditors1 and an ,executive ,committee of not less than twelve1 of which the ,corresponding ,secretaries shall be advisory1 and the ,treasurer ex-officio1 members4 ,,art4 ,,vii4 ,to the ,executive ,committee shall belong the collecting and disbursing of funds2 the appointing1 counselling1 sustaining and dismissing 7for just and sufficient reasons7 missionaries and agents2 the selection of missionary fields2 and1 in general1 the transaction of all such business as usually appertains to the executive committees of missionary and other benevolent societies2 the ,committee to exercise no ecclesiastical jurisdiction over the missionaries2 and its doings to be subject always to the revision of the annual meeting1 which shall1 by a reference mutually chosen1 always entertain the complaints of any aggrieved agent or missionary2 and the decision of such reference shall be final4 ,the ,executive ,committee shall have authority to fill all vacancies occurring among the officers between the regular annual meetings2 to apply1 if they see fit1 to any ,state ,legislature for acts of incorporation2 to fix the compensation1 where any is given1 of all officers1 agents1 missionaries1 or others in the employment of the ,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 ,,art4 ,,viii4 ,this society1 in collecting funds1 in appointing officers1 agents and missionaries1 and in selecting fields of labor1 and conducting the missionary work1 will endeavor particularly to discountenance slavery1 by refusing to receive the known fruits of unrequited labor1 or to welcome to its employment those who hold their fellow-beings as slaves4 ,,art4 ,,ix4 ,missionary bodies1 churches or individuals agreeing to the principles of this ,society1 and wishing to appoint and sustain missionaries of their own1 shall be entitled to do so through the agency of the ,executive ,committee1 on terms mutually agreed upon4 ,,art4 ,x4 ,no amendment shall be made 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 ,,footnote3 ,a ,by evangelical sentiments1 we understand1 among others1 a belief in the guilty and lost condition of all men without a ,saviour2 the ,supreme ,deity1 ,incarnation and ,atoning ,sacrifice of ,jesus ,christ1 the only ,saviour of the world2 the necessity of regeneration by the ,holy ,spirit1 repentance1 faith and holy obedience in order to salvation2 the immortality of the soul2 and the retributions of the judgment in the eternal punishment of the wicked1 and salvation of the righteous4 ,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 #ad2 ,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 ,ala41 ,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 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,,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 8,,important ,,to ,,clergymen40 ,prince's ,improved ,fountain ,pen4 ,illustration3 ,,cap ,,the ,,handle ,,contains ,,the ,,ink ,as now improved1 saves one-third the time4 8,if ,i were bereft of it1 ,i should feel myself bereft of my right hand40--,,rev4 ,,lyman ,,abbott4 ,ed4 ,ch4 ,union4 ,can be sent by mail in a registered letter4 ,send for circulars4 ,manufactured by ,,john ,s4 ,,purdy1 #bab ,broadway1 cor4 ,fulton ,st4 ,n4 ,y4 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 ,w4 ,b4 ,,douglas1 ,middletown1 ,conn41 ,,manufacturers ,,of ,,pumps1 ,,hydraulic ,,rams1 ,,garden ,,engines1 ,,pump ,,chain ,,and ,,fixtures1 ,,iron ,,curbs1 ,,yard ,,hydrants1 ,,street ,,washers1 ,,etc4 ,illustration ,highest ,medal awarded them by the ,universal ,exposition at ,paris1 ,france1 in #ahfg2 ,vienna1 ,austria1 in #ahgc2 and ,philadelphia1 #ahgf4 ,founded in #ahcb4 ,branch ,warehouses3 #he #hg ,john ,st4 ,,new ,,york1 ,,and #aig ,lake ,street1 ,,chicago4 ,for ,sale by all ,regular ,dealers4 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 #cah4 ,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 ,those paying full fare one way to attend the meeting1 will be furnished free return tickets on the following railroads3 ,new ,york and ,new ,england1 ,new ,london and ,northern1 ,norwich and ,worcester1 ,worcester and ,nashua1 ,stonington1 ,boston and ,providence1 ,boston1 ,barre and ,gardner1 ,passumpsic1 ,central ,vermont2 and by steamers of the ,norwich and ,new ,york ,line4 ,the ,conn4 ,river ,road will sell round trip tickets to those who attend the meeting4 ,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 ,unusual spellings that do not appear to be printer's errors have been retained4 ,obvious punctuation misprints have been corrected4 ,changed 8fo0 to 8for0 in the ,marshalltown entry on page #caf4 ,ditto marks in tables were replaced by the text they represent in order to facilitate alignment for e,books4