,,vol4 ,,xxxiv4 ,no4 #g4 ,,the ,,american ,,missionary4 99 99 99 99 99 8,to the ,poor the ,gospel is ,preached40 99 99 99 99 99 ,,july1 #ahhj4 ,,contents3 ,,editorial4 ,,paragraphs #aic ,,our ,,great ,,need #aig ,,arthington ,,mission--,,the ,,outlook #aih ,,the ,,generic ,,and ,,the ,,individual ,,negro #bjj ,,third ,,state ,,of ,,our ,,experiment #bja ,,african ,,notes--,,items ,,from ,,the ,,field #bjc ,,the ,,freedmen4 ,,make ,,haste ,,slowly3 ,rev4 ,j4 ,e4 ,roy1 ,d4 ,d4 #bjd ,,hampton ,,anniversary3 ,rev4 ,a4 ,p4 ,foster #bjf ,,fisk ,,university #bjg ,,straight ,,university #baj ,,tougaloo ,,university #baj ,,howard ,,university #baa ,,lewis ,,high ,,school--,,beach ,,institute #bab ,,africa4 ,,sunday-,,schools ,,in ,,central ,,africa #bac ,,the ,,indians4 ,s',,kokomish1 ,,washington ,,territory #bad ,,the ,,chinese4 ,,our ,,work ,,at ,,the ,,centre3 ,rev4 ,w4 ,c4 ,pond #baf ,,children',s ,,page4 ,,elephant ,,in ,,africa #bah ,,receipts #bai ,,constitution #bbb ,,aim1 ,,statistics1 ,,wants #bbc 99 99 99 99 99 ,,new ,,york4 ,published by the ,american ,missionary ,association1 ,,rooms1 #ef ,,reade ,,street4 99 99 99 99 99 ,price1 #ej ,cents a ,year1 in advance4 ,entered at the ,post ,office at ,new ,york1 ,n4 ,y41 as second-class matter4 ,american ,missionary ,association4 #ef ,,reade ,,street1 ,n4 ,y4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,president4 ,,hon4 ,e4 ,s4 ,,tobey1 ,boston4 ,,vice-,,presidents4 ,hon4 ,f4 ,d4 ,,parish1 ,ohio4 ,hon4 ,e4 ,d4 ,,holton1 ,wis4 ,hon4 ,,william ,,claflin1 ,mass4 ,,andrew ,,lester1 ,esq41 ,n4 ,y4 ,rev4 ,,stephen ,,thurston1 ,d4 ,d41 ,me4 ,rev4 ,,samuel ,,harris1 ,d4 ,d41 ,ct4 ,,wm4 ,c4 ,,chapin1 ,esq41 ,r4 ,i4 ,rev4 ,w4 ,t4 ,,eustis1 ,d4 ,d41 ,mass4 ,hon4 ,a4 ,c4 ,,barstow1 ,r4 ,i4 ,rev4 ,,thatcher ,,thayer1 ,d4 ,d41 ,r4 ,i4 ,rev4 ,,ray ,,palmer1 ,d4 ,d41 ,n4 ,j4 ,rev4 ,,edward ,,beecher1 ,d4 ,d41 ,n4 ,y4 ,rev4 ,j4 ,m4 ,,sturtevant1 ,d4 ,d41 ,ill4 ,rev4 ,w4 ,w4 ,,patton1 ,d4 ,d41 ,d4 ,c4 ,hon4 ,,seymour ,,straight1 ,la4 ,,horace ,,hallock1 ,esq41 ,mich4 ,rev4 ,,cyrus ,w4 ,,wallace1 ,d4 ,d41 ,n4 ,h4 ,rev4 ,,edward ,,hawes1 ,d4 ,d41 ,ct4 ,,douglas ,,putnam1 ,esq41 ,ohio4 ,hon4 ,,thaddeus ,,fairbanks1 ,vt4 ,,samuel ,d4 ,,porter1 ,esq41 ,n4 ,y4 ,rev4 ,m4 ,m4 ,g4 ,,dana1 ,d4 ,d41 ,minn4 ,rev4 ,h4 ,w4 ,,beecher1 ,n4 ,y4 ,gen4 ,o4 ,o4 ,,howard1 ,oregon4 ,rev4 ,g4 ,f4 ,,magoun1 ,d4 ,d41 ,iowa4 ,col4 ,c4 ,g4 ,,hammond1 ,ill4 ,,edward ,,spaulding1 ,m4 ,d41 ,n4 ,h4 ,,david ,,ripley1 ,esq41 ,n4 ,j4 ,rev4 ,,wm4 ,m4 ,,barbour1 ,d4 ,d41 ,ct4 ,rev4 ,w4 ,l4 ,,gage1 ,d4 ,d41 ,ct4 ,a4 ,s4 ,,hatch1 ,esq41 ,n4 ,y4 ,rev4 ,j4 ,h4 ,,fairchild1 ,d4 ,d41 ,ohio4 ,rev4 ,h4 ,a4 ,,stimson1 ,minn4 ,rev4 ,j4 ,w4 ,,strong1 ,d4 ,d41 ,minn4 ,rev4 ,a4 ,l4 ,,stone1 ,d4 ,d41 ,california4 ,rev4 ,g4 ,h4 ,,atkinson1 ,d4 ,d41 ,oregon4 ,rev4 ,j4 ,e4 ,,rankin1 ,d4 ,d41 ,d4 ,c4 ,rev4 ,a4 ,l4 ,,chapin1 ,d4 ,d41 ,wis4 ,s4 ,d4 ,,smith1 ,esq41 ,mass4 ,,peter ,,smith1 ,esq41 ,mass4 ,dea4 ,,john ,c4 ,,whitin1 ,mass4 ,hon4 ,j4 ,b4 ,,grinnell1 ,iowa4 ,rev4 ,,wm4 ,t4 ,,carr1 ,ct4 ,rev4 ,,horace ,,winslow1 ,ct4 ,sir ,,peter ,,coats1 ,scotland4 ,rev4 ,,henry ,,allon1 ,d4 ,d41 ,london1 ,eng4 ,,wm4 ,e4 ,,whiting1 ,esq41 ,n4 ,y4 ,j4 ,m4 ,,pinkerton1 ,esq41 ,mass4 ,e4 ,a4 ,,graves1 ,esq41 ,n4 ,j4 ,rev4 ,f4 ,a4 ,,noble1 ,d4 ,d41 ,ill4 ,,daniel ,,hand1 ,esq41 ,ct4 ,a4 ,l4 ,,williston1 ,esq41 ,mass4 ,rev4 ,a4 ,f4 ,,beard1 ,d4 ,d41 ,n4 ,y4 ,,frederick ,,billings1 ,esq41 ,vt4 ,,joseph ,,carpenter1 ,esq41 ,r4 ,i4 ,rev4 ,e4 ,p4 ,,goodwin1 ,d4 ,d41 ,ill4 ,rev4 ,c4 ,l4 ,,goodell1 ,d4,d41 ,mo4 ,j4 ,w4 ,,scoville1 ,esq41 ,ill4 ,e4 ,w4 ,,blatchford1 ,esq41 ,ill4 ,c4 ,d4 ,,talcott1 ,esq41 ,ct4 ,rev4 ,,john ,k4 ,,mclean1 ,d4 ,d41 ,cal4 ,rev4 ,,richard ,,cordley1 ,d4 ,d41 ,kansas4 ,,corresponding ,,secretary4 ,,rev4 ,m4 ,e4 ,,strieby1 ,d4 ,d41 #ef ,reade ,street1 ,n4 ,y4 ,,district ,,secretaries4 ,,rev4 ,c4 ,l4 ,,woodworth1 ,boston4 ,,rev4 ,g4 ,d4 ,,pike1 ,new ,york4 ,,rev4 ,,jas4 ,,powell1 ,chicago4 ,h4 ,w4 ,,hubbard1 ,,esq41 ,treasurer1 ,n4 ,y4 ,,rev4 ,m4 ,e4 ,,strieby1 ,recording ,secretary4 ,,executive ,,committee4 ,,alonzo ,s4 ,,ball1 ,a4 ,s4 ,,barnes1 ,,geo4 ,m4 ,,boynton1 ,,wm4 ,b4 ,,brown1 ,c4 ,t4 ,,christensen1 ,,clinton ,b4 ,,fisk1 ,,addison ,p4 ,,foster1 ,s4 ,b4 ,,halliday1 ,,samuel ,,holmes1 ,,charles ,a4 ,,hull1 ,,edgar ,,ketchum1 ,,chas4 ,l4 ,,mead1 ,,wm4 ,t4 ,,pratt1 ,j4 ,a4 ,,shoudy1 ,,john ,h4 ,,washburn1 ,g4 ,b4 ,,willcox4 ,,communications relating to the work of the ,association may be addressed to the ,corresponding ,secretary2 those relating to the collecting fields to the ,district ,secretaries2 letters for the ,editor of the 8,american ,missionary10 to ,rev4 ,c4 ,c4 ,,painter1 at the ,new ,york ,office4 ,,donations ,,and ,,subscriptions may be sent to ,h4 ,w4 ,hubbard1 ,treasurer1 #ef ,reade ,street1 ,new ,york1 or when more convenient1 to either of the ,branch ,offices1 #ba ,congregational ,house1 ,boston1 ,mass41 or #aab ,west ,washington ,street1 ,chicago1 ,ill4 ,a payment of thirty dollars at one time constitutes a ,life ,member4 ,,the ,,american ,,missionary4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,vol4 ,,xxxiv4 ,,july1 #ahhj4 ,no4 #g4 99 99 99 99 99 ,american ,missionary ,association4 99 99 99 99 99 ,we are glad that we can keep silent in regard to the closing exercises of our schools and let others praise us2 strangers1 and not our own lips4 ,nay1 better than this1 we can say that in many cases those whose praise we repeat1 are no longer strangers4 ,in place of some of the usual reports written by our teachers1 or friends who have gone down to look into our work1 having the greatest sympathy with it1 we gather up what is said by the native whites of the ,south1 many of whom have been most interested attendants upon all the anniversary exercises of the schools contiguous to them4 ,we find no fuller or more sympathetic or enthusiastic reports in the ,southern papers of the schools for whites than of ours for the colored people4 ,we1 therefore1 ask the special attention of our readers to these reports this year1 as showing the estimate the ,southern press and people are putting upon our work4 99 99 99 99 99 ,dr4 ,rufus ,anderson4--,seldom have nature and grace1 culture and varied discipline1 combined to form a more rounded and perfect character than that of this sainted man1 so long identified with the life of ,missions1 who passed to his rest on the last ,sabbath of ,may4 ,he became permanently connected with the ,a4 ,b4 ,c4 ,f4 ,m4 in #ahbb1 and since #ahcb has largely shaped the policy of that ,society4 ,for more than half a century1 he has been in the closest sympathy with the ,divine ,master in ,his effort to save the world1 and it has often seemed to us that his face reflected much of the sweet longings of the ,master for its accomplishment4 ,it were sad to be forever on a journey1 and never reach home1 and so1 while the church feels a sense of loss and bereavement because of his removal from its councils1 we yet rejoice over his beautiful and useful life1 and in the assurance that to him has been administered an abundant entrance into the ,kingdom of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 99 99 99 99 99 ,deacon ,isler4--,the ,church at ,wilmington1 ,n4 ,c41 has been greatly afflicted1 and much weakened1 by the death of ,deacon ,isler1 a ,christian of rare development in all that graces ,christian character4 ,it is only five years since he came to ,christ1 and it now seems to his associates that these five years have been spent under a premonition that what he did must be done quickly4 ,his consecration was without reserve2 nothing was too hard for him to undertake2 no obstacle turned him aside from the duty which lay before him4 ,with no patience for those who would accept help they did not need1 he combined the purpose and constant effort to bear in his strong arms those who did need it4 ,while1 as he said1 he 8had his rathers10 and would like to work for others1 yet he was willingly and joyfully in the hands of ,jesus4 ,much comforted by his wife's reply to his question whether she could give him up1 8,yes1 all ,i want is ,jesus10 he passed gently and sweetly away2 a man of rare strength1 whose death is a great loss1 but1 being dead1 he yet speaketh1 and his works follow after him4 99 99 99 99 99 8,no ,charge ,on ,my ,books ,against ,you40--,the above sketch of a worthy and noble man1 for which we had no room in our last number1 is supplemented by an incident which must find place for brief mention4 ,when it became evident that disease was fastening upon him1 the best physician of the city was called in and put in charge of the case4 ,he became acquainted with the noble life of his humble patient1 took the deepest interest in him1 and attended him as faithfully as if he had been a wealthy and influential white man4 ,when one of the teachers1 who had made herself responsible for the bill1 called upon the doctor for it1 he said3 8,i have no charge against you4 ,i only wish ,i could have done more for so worthy a man2 ,i shall be glad to give my professional aid to as many such beneficiaries as ,i can40 ,straws are small things1 but they indicate the set of the tide4 ,facts multiply which abundantly prove that mutually helpful relations are being established between the two races on the basis of recognized equal civil liberty4 ,the ignis fatuus of social equality between them might with profit be remitted to the realm of dreams and fantasms1 and wait the establishment of such between members of the same race4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,dallas 7,texas7 ,times relates an unparalleled instance which occurred at the last term of the ,ellis ,co4 ,district ,court4 ,a negro was tried and found guilty of conspiracy to murder4 ,his defence had been strong but unavailing4 ,the judge overruled a motion for a new trial1 as no error of law could be alleged and the evidence seemed strong4 ,when asked what he had to say1 the prisoner answered that he could say nothing which would change the sentence the court was about to pronounce upon him1 but he would like to speak a few words to his own people in the court-room4 ,leave being given1 he began in a slow1 quiet way to review the case4 ,he dissected the evidence in a most masterly way1 showing its inconsistencies and contradictions2 and gradually warmed up until he burst forth into a strain of impassioned eloquence which carried audience and court with him4 ,when he finished1 the judge said1 8,sam1 ,i thought you guilty2 ,i don't believe so now1 and will set aside the judgment overruling your motion for a new trial1 and give you another chance40 ,the attorney for the prosecution then dismissed the case4 ,he was an uneducated1 common field hand2 and yet there are some who think the negro incapable of doing anything higher than hoeing cotton under a white man's supervision4 ,when ,gen4 ,howard was in ,andover1 ,mass41 the other week1 visiting his son in ,phillips ,academy1 he was introduced to a colored man1 who asked him if he remembered an answer given by a colored boy at the ,storr's ,school1 in ,atlanta1 some years since1 to his question1 8,what shall ,i tell the people of the ,north80 8,o1 yes10 said the ,general4 8,a little boy in a white jacket said1 #8,tell them we are rising4'0 8,well10said the young man1 8that boy has kept his promise4 ,he has risen and is doing noble1 manly work for his people40 ,he has become editor of the ,journal of ,progress1 one of the fifty-four papers now edited by colored men in this country4 99 99 99 99 99 ,then and ,now4--,nineteen years ago1 ,john ,g4 ,fee was waited upon by sixty-two citizens of ,bracken ,co41 ,ky41 with a peremptory demand that he should leave the county4 ,one of these1 an influential and wealthy man1 has recently called on him and requested him to give an address on education for the benefit of an institution which the citizens of that county have built4 ,this building is used as an academy4 ,the school is flourishing1 having a large number of pupils and three teachers4 ,the door is opening wider and wider1 while the number of adversaries grows smaller3 many of them deserting1 and becoming co-laborers with us in this work4 99 99 99 99 99 ,savannah1 ,ga41 has one grog-shop for each #aaj of its #cc1jjj inhabitants1 and one ,protestant church1 white or black1 for each #a1bbc2 and until recently1 it is said1 the churches had no particular fault to find with the grog-shops1 and it may be inferred the latter had no complaint to make of the churches4 ,but there has been a disturbance4 ,some #d1jjj of the whites have enlisted to fight this greatest curse and nuisance of our day1 while the blacks are also #gjj strong in the same army4 ,the labors of ,rev4 ,h4 ,e4 ,brown1 in connection with his revival work in that city1 have greatly aided ,mr4 ,markham's efforts in this direction2 and so the blacks and the whites are making common cause against the common enemy1 just as if their interests were identical in whatever concerns the temporal or spiritual welfare of the city4 ,we shall some time talk more of common interests1 and less of different colors4 99 99 99 99 99 ,preaching1 but no ,instruction4--,in our last number1 one of the missionaries in ,alabama said that many of the colored people 8declare plainly they do not believe in ,bible religion40 ,they believe in visions and dreams4 ,another missionary1 writing from a section still under the spiritual guidance of the old preachers1 says3 8,these people have had preaching1 but no instruction4 ,the heart and conscience have not been touched4 ,the older people will come out of a religious meeting and steal a hog for their supper4 ,a white man said to me1 #8,when these darkies are going to have a camp-meeting barbecue1 ,i am pretty sure to lose two or three heads of cattle from my herd4' ,one very pious brother1 engaged in prayer at a camp-meeting1 heard some one in the crowd say1 #8,here comes a ,united ,states marshal1' when the brother rose from his knees1 leaving his petition unfinished1 and ran with all speed for the brush40 ,surely1 such need truly religions teachers4 99 99 99 99 99 ,missionary ,studies4--,the plan of study adopted by the church at ,dorset1 ,vt41 is so comprehensive and practical1 that we must give room to it4 ,the reports and papers are offered on the first ,sabbath of each month1 as follows3 ,races for whom ,christ died4 #ast4 ,characteristics1 ,homes1 ,histories2 #b;d4 ,what is being done for their evangelization8 #a4 ,white men1 ,caucasian race2 #b4 ,yellow men1 ,mongolian race2 #c4 ,black men1 ,ethiopian race2 #d4 ,brown men1 ,malayan race2 #e4 ,red men1 ,american or ,indian race4 ,a most valuable course of instruction is mapped out here1 combining the advantages of a literary club1 with the spiritual aims of a missionary concert4 99 99 99 99 99 ,what ,does ,it ,mean8--,the venerable ,dr4 ,moffat1 father-in-law of ,livingstone1 says3 8,more has been learned regarding ,africa since the ,proclamation of ,president ,lincoln1 declaring the slaves of the ,united ,states free1 than in all the past40 ,who can be so blind that he does not see the relation of these two facts8 ,today1 eight ,european governments have from one to three exploring parties penetrating that vast continent for various purposes4 ,the negro slave of ,america has become a free man1 has the ballot in his hand1 and the nation is under bonds to fit him for citizenship4 ,he is restive in his present position4 ,he has an instinct for home which does not find its full satisfaction either on the cotton lands of ,mississippi1 nor on the corn fields of ,kansas or ,indiana4 ,what it all means1 ,god in ,his own time will fully unfold4 ,meantime1 the pressure of necessity is upon us to save ourselves from being trampled to death under the feet of these ignorant voters1 led to the polls by unscrupulous demagogues4 ,when we have done this1 we shall have fitted an instrument for ,god's own right hand2 whether for use in ,america or in ,africa chiefly1 we know not1 and it matters not4 99 99 99 99 99 ,john ,sykes4--,the editor of the ,independent1 on a recent excursion into ,virginia1 met with1 what we may begin to call1 a representative negro1 for ,john ,sykes is not so much alone today as ,james' celebrated solitary horseman of thirty years ago4 ,he is the owner of #aga acres of land near ,lake ,drummond1 all paid for1 and stocked with horse1 mule1 several cows1 pigs1 sheep1 and fowl4 ,he was on his way to ,hampton to hear the valedictory address of his son1 with great expectations as to what he should see and learn as to new methods of farming practiced on the great farm connected with the school4 ,his daughter is to take her turn at the school next year1 to be followed by another son4 ,since he bought his land1 eight years ago1 twenty-five other colored men1 his neighbors1 have purchased1 and paid for1 land in lots of from #e to #ej acres each1 while some thirty others have contracts for similar lots4 ,all this within eight years1 and along with it has been a progress in education and general thrift which is most hopeful4 ,the editor met four graduates on the same boat with ,mr4 ,sykes1 on their way back to ,hampton to attend the graduating exercises1 8whose intelligence and gentlemanliness were most marked40 ,he adds as the result of his observations1 what a recent excursion into the ,south enables us to confirm1 8,in ,virginia1 the colored people are rapidly rising in intelligence1 in comfort1 and in wealth2 and the feeling of the whites toward them is quite as kindly as could be expected40 ,and the contrast suggested is one that it would be well for those who are impatient of the negroes' slow progress to follow out to the minutest detail4 ,he writes3 8,it is impossible for a visitor from the ,north not to compare their position as a race with that of our ancestors two hundred years ago1 when starting an ,american civilization4 ,the ,southern negroes have probably as much comfort about them as most of our early forefathers1 as good houses1 as good furniture1 as many cattle3 but they have not the intelligent educated upper class1 which founded our great colleges and which molded our whole population4 ,this influence they must get from abroad4 ,they need it1 and they appreciate and want it2 and no more needed and fruitful work can be done by our benevolent people than to provide the ,southern negroes with ,christian education40 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,memphis ,avalanche says that a most interesting and entertaining feature of the evening exercises1 connected with the close of the ,le ,moyne ,school1 was the address to the graduating class by ,judge ,j4 ,o4 ,pierce1 which was scholarly1 thoughtful and eloquent4 ,and it adds of the school that 8it is an honor to the educational institutions of ,memphis4 ,it has done much to forward the cause of education among the colored population1 and the good results of its labors are apparent in every direction4 ,institutions of this class cannot be too much encouraged40 ,it is proof that we have entered upon a new era when the principal of one of our schools is constrained to say1 what ,prof4 ,steele1 of ,le ,moyne ,institute1 does in a card to the editors of the ,memphis ,appeal3 8,i cannot leave the city for the summer without first thanking you1 and1 through the ,appeal1 also the other eminent gentlemen1 who have1 during the year past1 given us so much aid and encouragement in our work among the colored people of this city and vicinity4 ,the course of lectures which these gentlemen have provided has1 ,i am certain1 accomplished much good in many ways4 99 99 99 ,in this1 as in every other respect1 a better day is near at hand4 99 99 99 ,it has been our aim1 in quietly doing our work here1 to hasten forward this day of better feeling1 and after years of patient toil1 and amid many discouragements1 we hope that at last a day is not far distant when our work shall gain the approval and aid of all good people1 or even when we may relinquish our efforts and hand over our work to those here who should be1 and who are1 ,i am convinced1 becoming greatly interested in it4 ,again1 in behalf of the faculty and students of this school1 and in behalf of the ,american ,missionary ,association1 which has1 in the past sixteen years1 expended millions of dollars in education at the ,south1 ,i thank the ,appeal and other papers and gentlemen for their interest and encouragement in our work40 99 99 99 99 99 ,,our ,,great ,,need4 ,we have vast opportunities4 ,our schools are overflowing with the best selected material we have ever had4 ,the fields are white for the harvest1 much of which must rot ungathered1 unless a large number of laborers are sent into the field2 and these are not wanting4 ,the day of romance in negro teaching is past1 and there is nothing in it that appeals to the mere sentimentalist4 ,the day of danger is past1 and martyrs are not called for2 but there is a demand for honest1 earnest ,christian educators1 who find ample field for all their best gifts1 and there is no difficulty in procuring these of the very first order4 ,there is1 also1 much intelligent appreciation of the vital importance of this work1 in its relations both to the life of our nation and the kingdom of ,christ4 ,what is needed now1 and most pressingly1 is a clear apprehension on the part of churches and individuals of the relation which their gifts bear to these civil and spiritual results4 ,it is largely a question of money given1 or money withheld4 8,prayers are needed80 ,certainly6 ,prayer1 not to move the ,lord so that ,he shall favor the work1 and prosper the efforts of those engaged in it1 but prayer that shall shake selfish plans of expenditure which are so large that nothing is left over for this work2 prayer that shall confirm1 and give definite shape to vague desires that the means shall be provided2 prayer that selfishness may not throttle benevolence4 ,when this prayer has become fervent and effectual1 the result will be money1 which1 we assert again1 is our present great need4 ,the ,association was urged forward1 by the zeal of the churches at the last ,annual ,meeting1 to enlarged plans for the year1 requiring enlarged gifts from the churches4 ,this enlargement on our part has been made2 it is necessary that yours shall now correspond1 or disaster will follow4 ,owing to the fact that our schools close in the month of ,june1 and our accounts with our workers must be settled1 our need is specially great at this time4 ,the long spell of dry weather has affected our collections in the country churches2 and there is danger that we shall suffer1 as our benevolent societies do in the presidential year1 from absorption of public interest in political affairs2 and so we must urge again upon our friends the fact that our great and most pressing need is 8money40 99 99 99 99 99 ,,arthington ,,mission--,,the ,,outlook4 ,to those who are acquainted with the fact1 that there is not a single ,protestant missionary in the ,nile ,basin proper1 from the ,albert ,lake to the ,lybian ,desert1 the subject of this article will be of profound interest4 ,is ,ethiopia stretching out her hands to ,god1 or will she do so soon8 ,for a reply to these questions1 the eye turns1 just now1 to this ,association and the progress of the proposed ,arthington ,mission4 ,we have considered ,mr4 ,arthington's proffered aid1 and have sounded the call for men and means4 ,expectations have been raised1 money has been contributed1 and the service of experienced missionaries tendered4 ,there have been so many disasters in connection with ,central ,african ,missions1 so much delay has been caused by unexpected obstacles1 and such sacrifices of health and life have been experienced1 that we have felt constrained to proceed with the greatest caution4 ,the courage and faith of ,god's people may be sustained for a time by displays of enterprise1 daring1 and readiness to give one's life for a good cause4 ,indeed1 such exhibitions are essential2 but a time comes when nothing will satisfy but solid success4 ,our earnest prayer from the beginning has been1 that we might be led to enter upon work in the ,nile ,basin1 if at all1 in a manner that would give promise of great and permanent usefulness4 ,we have1 therefore1 endeavored during the past year to gather information from every available source1 and1 especially1 from persons who have been engaged in the service of the ,egyptian ,government4 ,in this1 we have been fortunate4 ,col4 ,c4 ,c4 ,long1 of ,new ,york1 who visited ,mtesa's kingdom on the ,nile1 has kindly responded to our calls upon him1 whenever questions of interest about which he was informed1 have arisen4 ,more than a year ago1 we submitted to him in writing a list of thirty-nine questions for the purpose of obtaining information on every matter of interest in connection with the ,mission4 ,to these questions1 he responded fully in writing4 ,last autumn1 ,col4 ,h4 ,g4 ,prout1 who had served for two years and a half on ,gordon ,pasha's staff in ancient ,ethiopia1 established himself in ,new ,york4 ,at our request1 he gave us several interviews of great interest and profit4 ,during his stay in ,central ,africa1 he had carefully surveyed the route from ,souakim to ,berber1 of which we have a full report4 ,he had also surveyed the countries of ,kordofan and ,darfur1 after which1 with a view to the acceptance of the governorship of the ,upper ,nile ,basin1 he proceeded to ,mrooli1 by way of the ,white ,nile and the ,albert ,lake1 traversing the country we propose to occupy4 ,he kindly reviewed with us the responses given by ,colonel ,long1 and added valuable information4 ,prof4 ,chase1 on his return from ,africa to ,london1 submitted the information1 received from ,col4 ,prout and ,col4 ,long1 to ,gordon ,pasha1 who at that time was in ,england1 and from him gathered in writing additional and valuable knowledge of the country1 and the methods of procedure necessary for entering it4 ,prof4 ,chase also obtained an interview with ,dr4 ,felkin1 of the ,church ,missionary ,society1 who had just returned from ,mtesa's kingdom1 by the way of the ,nile and ,souakim4 ,from these gentlemen1 and the current literature of the year pertaining to the ,nile ,basin1 we are prepared to re-affirm and supplement the statements made by us a year ago3-- #a4--,the country is accessible4 ,col4 ,prout's survey from ,souakim on the ,red ,sea to ,berber on the ,nile1 a distance of #bdj miles1 is reported with such fullness of detail as to familiarize the reader with almost every mile of the journey1 impressing him with the feeling that a trip over the road at the right season would prove a pleasurable pastime4 ,from ,berber to the mouth of the ,sobat1 the northern border of the territory selected for the ,mission1 steamers with suitable accommodations ply with more or less regularity4 ,to this it may be added that abundant supplies1 except medicines1 can be purchased along the route4 #b4--,the negroes from the ,sobat to the ,equator have not been ,mohammedanized4 ,they are real heathen1 in very needy circumstances1 and would1 doubtless1 welcome missionary endeavors1 especially if trade and industries were promoted in connection with religious teachings4 #c4--,the efforts of the missionaries would have a very wholesome influence upon the ,egyptian officials1 and serve to check the slave-trade and to ameliorate the condition of slaves4 #d4--;,it would be the part of wisdom to locate our first stations where the people are already protected by the ,egyptian ,government1 as their flag would be sure to follow if new fields were opened1 and with it1 temporary disturbance4 ,pressure should be brought to bear upon the ,khedive for obtaining permission to navigate the ,nile with steam-boats1 and for freedom and protection while pursuing missionary work at the points selected4 #e4--,while it would be desirable to commence at once1 for many reasons1 among the ,obbo and ,latooka1 south-east of ,gondokoro1 yet it would probably be the part of prudence to plant our first station near the mouth of the ,sobat1 where the country is rolling and well-wooded1 and the people of the ,nouer tribe are friendly to missionary endeavors4 ,from this point1 there is frequent and not difficult communication with ,khartum1 which is a sufficient base of supplies4 ,from the mouth of the ,sobat1 mission stations may be extended throughout the region we hope to occupy4 #f4--;,a rendezvous might wisely be established at ,berber1 where a fruitful oasis affords supplies4 ,this locality is said to be healthy1 and1 being situated on the ,nile in the southern portion of the desert1 free from ,african fever4 ,if a steamer is secured for the ,mission1 the missionaries1 in case of sickness or need of changes1 could easily resort to ,berber1 spending a portion of the more unhealthy season2 and possibly1 meanwhile1 developing a ,mission at that point4 #g4--,the aid rendered by the ,egyptian authorities to the ,united ,presbyterian1 of ,america1 who have established #ce mission stations in ,lower ,egypt1 gives promise of a good measure of protection and co-operation4 ,although the ,mohammedans as such1 and1 especially1 the slave-dealers1 are sure to look with disfavor upon ,protestant missions in the ,nile ,basin2 yet1 ,american and ,english influence is sufficient to assure such toleration as is needful1 while the real heathen1 to whom we hope to minister1 have no political or other reasons for discouraging our efforts4 ,from the information gained during the year1 we are encouraged to believe that as soon as the means1 now being gathered in ,great ,britain and ,america1 is sufficient to warrant us in inaugurating the ,arthington ,mission1 we can safely and wisely enter upon the work4 ,the amount to be made up is a little less than #ae1jjj4 ,may the ,lord hasten ,his work in ,his own good time4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,generic ,,and ,,the ,,individual ,,negro4 ,in commenting upon the evidence in the ,whittaker case1 one of our most fair-minded weeklies says3 8,should his guilt be finally established1 the act will be a blunder no less than a crime4 ,whatever his purpose1 the necessary result of his conduct will be injurious to #8his people4'0 ,this is ambiguous4 ,whittaker is three-fourths part ,caucasian1 and we are unwilling to take1 as being a part of his people1 even #a_/df1jjj1jjj part of his crime if he is guilty1 and do utterly refuse to be hurt by it4 ,if1 on the other hand1 his one-fourth part negro blood so dominates these three-fourths1 that he must be accounted a negro1 then grave apprehensions are excited4 ,that he has1 as we go to press1 passed so many of his examinations successfully under all the difficulties of his position1 we must conclude is due to the modicum of negro blood in his composite nature2 a fact which foreshadows the supremacy of his people in our land4 ,but1 seriously1 we do most earnestly and decidedly protest against this idea that the negro is not an individual but a fraction of an unit4 ,we believe the certain result will be injurious to his people1 but this will not be a necessary result4 ,were a white student guilty of such a crime and blunder1 it would be simply ridiculous to say that the necessary result was injurious to 8his people10 meaning the white race4 ,there are reported cases of self-inflicted injuries of this kind4 ,who believes for a moment that1 because a wife mutilates herself1 as in a case reported1 she has brought discredit upon all our wives8 ,we treat ,indians and ,negroes in classes as if it inhered1 by eternal necessity1 in the nature of things1 that their individuality should be ignored1 disregarded1 or trampled upon4 ,we are a great ways off from the true and right basis of action when we pass by the personality of any one with all his inherent rights and responsibilities1 and think of him and treat him only as belonging to a general class4 ,it may be1 that until his rights are respected by the public at large1 the negro must receive special attention as the case of ,whittaker has received2 but1 so long as his treatment is special because he belongs to a class1 it is evident that the treatment of the class to which he belongs is all wrong4 ,whittaker's innocence or guilt pertains to himself alone1 and should in no way affect the question as to the standing or character of his people4 ,the feeling that it must necessarily affect them is one phase of the sentiment which has isolated and made intolerable the life of this poor fellow at ,west ,point4 ,personally he appears to be a very fine fellow1 but the condition of 8his people0 has necessarily--so these young cadets think1 and evidently many others who are not in the callow softness of their cadetship agree with them--affected him1 rendering him unfit for comradeship1 or even decent treatment4 ,the questions1 7any one of which is deemed a final and conclusive estoppel to all argument as to the right of the negro to ,christian courtesy71 8,would you sleep with a negro80 8,would you associate with a negro80 8,would you marry a negro80--these are simply absurd4 ,whether we would do any1 or all of these1 should be answered as in the case of any person of whatever race1 in view of considerations and qualifications that are purely individual1 with no reference whatever to ,ham1 or to his or her people4 ,we associate with friends because of personal qualities1 not because they are white or yellow4 ,we apprehend that in some schools for the education of colored people1 the treatment of the pupil is special because of his color4 ,he is made to feel that he is a special case1 whatever the advantage or disadvantage of the fact1 its honor or dishonor4 ,he is a negro1 and not simply a human being4 ,he is to stand or fall as a part of 8his people0 rather than by his own individuality and personal character4 ,we say again1 with great emphasis1 that we protest against the whole so-called necessity of the case as false and absurd2 as indicative of abnormal sentiments which must be eradicated before right results can be even sought1 much less reached4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,third ,,stage ,,of ,,our ,,experiment4 ,we have reached1 and1 in some of the ,states1 have distinctly entered upon1 the third stage of our experiment of negro suffrage4 ,in glancing at these1 we shall be simply historical1 not critical2 shall set down naught in malice1 but with simple truth as we have understood it4 ,the fragments of the late ,confederacy resumed their autonomy as parts of this nation almost wholly under direction of the negro voter4 ,there seemed to be a double necessity that he should be armed with the ballot1 that he might defend himself against his old master who showed unmistakable evidence of his purpose virtually to re-enslave him1 and that he might maintain the political ascendency of his friends over his master's old friends4 ,in this first stage we had1 as the political representative of the ,south1 what is historically known as the carpet-bagger--an immigrant elected by the ,freedman1 hated and opposed by the native white2 and legislation which burdened some of the ,states to the verge of endurance was the result4 ,the second stage was reached when the influence of the general ,government was withdrawn from the ,south1 and control passed again into the hands of the native whites4 ,the alien was remanded to obscurity1 or found the climate of the ,north more congenial1 and the negro was mightily prevailed upon to forego his right to vote4 ,this gave us what is generally regarded as the reign of ,bourbonism4 ,the white vote of the ,south became solid1 and the opposition was almost silenced4 ,we state the fact without commenting upon it or arguing from it4 ,this result we might easily have inferred from what had gone before4 ,the instinct of self-preservation1 it would seem1 must have compelled such a united front against the outrageous robbery to which the ,south had been subjected by ignorant and dishonest legislators4 ,but now we have entered upon the third stage of this experiment4 ,the solid ,south is broken1 not by federal assaults1 or through the ambition of carpet-baggers1 but by native greed of power4 ,the irrepressible conflict between the 8ins0 and the 8outs0 hurls to the ground the fabric which seemed to the ,south so fair and so strong4 ,the hero of a hundred battles leads the ignorant negro to the polls1 deluded by lies and false promises1 displaces one-armed ,confederates who had fought under him1 to make room for a low grade of negro politicians1 trails the honor of a once proud old commonwealth in the dust1 and dissipates forever the fond delusion of a solid white ,south4 ,we have had the negro placed in authority for a brief day by federal power2 then by a certain reaction driven from the legislative hall1 and in many cases from the ballot box1 by the outraged white restored to power4 ,now we are to see him debauched and led to the polls by political demagogues1 in a desperate and most demoralizing struggle for office4 ,which stage has been1 or promises to be the worst8 ,concerning this there would doubtless be difference of opinion1 according to the latitude of those who express it4 ,to the ,southern white1 nothing could seem more terrible than exposure to the insult and burden of negro legislation2 not simply because it is ignorant1 but chiefly because it is negro legislation4 ,to the average citizen of the ,north1 the stories told of wrongs and cruelties perpetrated by the ,southerners in their efforts to deliver themselves from this1 to them1 intolerable degradation1 have seldom been eclipsed in horror and utter fiendishness1 and nothing could be worse than that a solid ,south be maintained4 ,but to us who have been trying to grasp1 in order that we may solve1 the great problem involved in the negro's relation to our national life1 and the kingdom of our ,lord1 it seems evident that we are just beginning to get a glimpse of the danger we are called to face1 and with which we must grapple4 ,hitherto we have chased the bear1 and the chase has had its dangers2 but now the bear has turned to chase us4 ,we can no longer calmly discuss the question1 8,what shall we do with the negro80 but it becomes one of vital interest1 8,what will he do with us80 ,we have put a bludgeon into a giant's hands1 with which he will beat out our brains1 unless we soothe and exorcise the devil that is in him4 ,there is this one way out of our danger1 and there is none other4 ,we have been bold enough to attempt the experiment1 staking the life of our ,republic upon the issue2 let us be wise enough to supply1 with all promptness and fidelity1 the conditions which shall ensure its success4 ,while the statesmanship which thrust the problem upon us has given itself no concern whatever as to the issue1 ,christian charity has shown that a blessed solution is possible4 ,our schools have proved that of the ignorant slave a wise and useful citizen can be made4 ,the path of safety has been clearly pointed out2 now let the means for achieving this safety be supplied4 ,we believe the nation ought to do it4 ,we know the patriot and ,christian must do it1 or this third will prove to be the final stage in this experiment1 not only of equal negro citizenship in a free ,republic1 but of ,republican government itself4 ,,african ,,notes4 --,africa is the most profoundly interesting of missionary lands1 because it is ,god's greatest providential mystery4 ,great in antiquity1 great in its ancient curse1 great in its colossal wickedness1 great in its hideous wrongs1 great in its tremendous difficulties as a mission field1 great in its costly missionary sacrifices1 great in its future possibilities for ,christ and the world4 ,the eyes1 the efforts1 the progress of the ,church of ,god1 must ever be more and more directed to this grand ,satansburg1 as ,dr4 ,schlier would call this great citadel of sin4--8,bible in all ,lands40 --,africa is the white man's grave2 to him the sentinel of death stands five miles out at sea2 pass beyond that line and sleep on shore1 and death is almost certain4 8,the story of all past mission work on that ,dark ,continent10 says ,dr4 ,blyden1 8is one of the saddest of our missionary stories1 and three hundred years of ,european intercourse with ,west ,africa has left the people worse than it found them40 ,with these facts before me1 ,i do not hesitate to assert my honest conviction that ,africa is to be redeemed by1 and through the instrumentality of1 her own sons4 ,if we will now do our duty to bleeding ,africa1 and not debauch her people with intoxicants1 then we1 of the ,anglo-,saxon race1 may yet sit as a grand jury over that ,continent1 introducing all the arts of civilization1 and all the pure influences of ,christianity4 ,i am encouraged in this belief from the fact that no tribe in the immediate rear of ,liberia is considered perfect1 unless it has a man who can speak ,english1 and this may be the language of ,africa in less time than many of us think4--,edward ,s4 ,morris4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,items ,,from ,,the ,,field4 ,,mcleansville1 ,n4 ,c4--,bible temperance meetings at ,mc,leansville1 ,n4 ,c41 seem to tone up the sentiments of the people4 ,one young man1 who at considerable trouble and expense had procured a situation in a grocery store where whiskey is sold1 has thrown up his position and gone to work on a farm1 because he was convinced that the ,bible condemned liquor-selling1 and he could not ask ,god's blessing upon his daily work4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,charleston1 ,s4 ,c4--,prof4 ,s4 ,d4 ,gaylord1 principal of ,avery ,institute and licentiate of the ,central ,association of ,iowa1 was ordained in ,plymouth ,church1 ,charleston1 ,s4 ,c41 by a ,council convened on the #bith and #cjth of ,may last4 ,several members of the ,council preached in various churches of the city1 which fact indicates a growing ministerial fellowship with our missionaries and pastors4 ,the ,avery ,institute for the year has numbered #dgf pupils1 with an average of #cgf--;its most prosperous year4 ,the 8renewal of the ,church ,covenant10 introduced and recommended by ,pastor ,cutler1 is proving a great spiritual blessing to the church1 and conduces to greater watchfulness on the part of the members4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,atlanta1 ,,ga4--,on the #bhth of ,march1 the pastor of the ,first ,congregational ,church of ,atlanta proposed that the debt of that church should be paid off4 #bf1 from two ,sunday-schools in the ,north1 were handed in by the pastor as a starter4 ,the ,professors of the ,university gave #cj more1 and the people nobly came forward and have now paid off all the debt1 making some #efc they have raised1 aside from current expenses1 since last ,october4 ,they have since raised money1 which1 with special gifts for that purpose1 has procured a fine #hjj lbs4 bell1 which will greet our ,secretary1 when he reaches ,atlanta on the #bdth of ,june4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,marietta1 ,,ga4--,a gem of a church school-house1 #bddj feet1 with a gallery1 and furnished with wardrobes and ,sherwood's crown double desks1 was dedicated at ,marietta1 ,ga41 on the #fth of ,june4 ,the people raised #cjj for it2 two young men in ,illinois gave #ej1 and the ,a4 ,m4 ,a4 furnished the remainder1 and owns the property4 ,c4 ,p4 ,jordon1 a graduate of ,atlanta ,university1 takes the school2 and ,rev4 ,e4 ,j4 ,penney1 also a graduate of ,atlanta ,university1 and more recently of ,andover ,seminary1 will have charge of the church-work4 ,our ,field ,superintendent preached the sermon4 ,a promising enterprise1 strongly manned4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,mobile1 ,,ala4--,the ,daily ,news1 in giving notice of the examinations at ,emerson ,institute1 says3 8,prof4 ,crawford deserves great credit for the successful manner in which he has conducted and built up this colored institution1 which today has no superior in our ,state40 ,and ,miss ,stevenson1 of that school1 from whom we have had a pleasant call1 speaks of a great change in the feelings of the citizens of that city toward the school1 its work and teachers4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,florence1 ,,ala4--,the ,florence ,gazette says of the pastor of the ,colored ,congregational ,church of that town3 8,mr4 ,ash has gained the respect and goodwill of all classes in this community1 and has accomplished a most praiseworthy educational and religious work among the people of his race40 99 99 99 99 99 ,,chattanooga1 ,,tenn4--,during the absence of the ,rev4 ,jos4 ,e4 ,smith in ,africa1 a retired ,presbyterian clergyman of ,chattanooga1 the ,rev4 ,t4 ,h4 ,mc,callie1 offered to preach for his church three ,sabbaths for three months1 and to extend the time if necessary4 ,he took the greatest interest in the work1 hunted up and looked after the members1 and1 either in person or by substitute1 attended the ,sabbath services and buried the dead1 as if he were the pastor of the church4 ,the ,rev4 ,j4 ,w4 ,bachman1 pastor of the ,first ,presbyterian ,church of this city1 also preached one ,sabbath1 and has expressed the deepest interest in the church1 and invited the pastor to call on him4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,berea1 ,,ky4--,there were four accessions to the church at ,berea on profession of faith on the first ,sabbath of ,may4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,freedmen4 ,,rev4 ,,jos4 ,e4 ,,roy1 ,d4 ,d41 ,,field ,,superintendent1 ,,atlanta1 ,,ga4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,make ,,haste ,,slowly4 ,at one of our ,southern conferences last spring1 the brethren1 colored and white1 were bemoaning the small numbers and slow progress of our churches4 ,a ,baptist minister who was present1 and who is engaged in this educational work1 turned the tide by stating that there were advantages1 for the present1 in that state of things1 and that his denomination suffered somewhat from the embarrassment of numbers4 ,he said that he had been a farmer's boy1 and that when at the tail end of a steam threshing machine for shoving away the straw1 if for only a short time his associate stepped away1 he found himself unable to keep up with the thresher1 and covered down by the accumulation4 ,so they were sometimes bothered in handling their great numbers by way of discipline and effort at moral elevation4 ,there is no room in the ,south for our church system if its work be simply to transfer the people in bulk from other communions1 with all their prevalent views and practices4 ,our brethren of the ,baptist and ,methodist churches are to be congratulated upon their large membership1 and so upon their opportunity for doing good4 ,they have the responsibility of purifying from within4 ,many are struggling nobly1 as exhorted by the ,christian ,recorder1 8to thin out the ministry of the church until there shall not be found an ignorant man1 nor a bad man in the ranks4 ,thin out the church itself4 ,expel the vicious4 ,drive out the notoriously bad4 ,have a clean church40 ,starting as a new church-life1 we have no call1 no excuse for sweeping in such material4 ,it would be no gain to the kingdom to effect such a transfer in bulk4 ,our mission is1 through our blended educational and ,christianizing process1 to help raise the standard of ,christian and church character4 ,by the stimulus of such example1 we are doing more to help the old churches in their eliminating process than we could in any other way4 ,that same article in the ,recorder1 from which ,i have quoted1 shows this4 ,the editor also sets down the ,a4 ,m4 ,a4 as the greatest rival of the ,a4 ,m4 ,e41 and no doubt rejoices in this provoking of his church to love and to good works4 ,but our churches1 if they would attain to much of this helpfulness1 must gain it upon the standard of intelligence and of ,christian character1 without the risks of wildness and superstition4 ,and so1 if ,god be with us1 if we be humble and spiritually minded in our work1 by and by we may expect large accessions of members4 ,the president of a ,baptist ,colored ,university1 himself a ,new ,england educator1 remarked to me1 a while ago1 that he could see that in twenty-five years the ,congregationalists would have a large church-work among the ,freedmen1 simply as the result of their educational process4 ,our young pastors1 who have not as yet the stimulus of the large congregations of some other communions1 must remember that the influence of their churches is not measured by numbers1 and that if they secure quality1 this may go further than quantity4 ,but1 as it is1 our church-work is not destitute of encouragement now in regard to numbers4 ,fifteen years ago there was not a colored ,congregationalist in all the ,south1 except in the two ancient white ,congregational churches of ,charleston1 ,s4 ,c41 and of ,liberty ,co41 ,ga4 ,the system itself was utterly unknown1 as it is to this day1 except where it has crept in since the war4 ,the experiment1 in one single locality1 of swallowing down the old-time churches1 proved a failure1 and taught us a lesson4 ,the only gain has been by the slow process of enlightenment and of assimilation1 mainly by the ,christian-school process4 ,a high official in the ,m4 ,e4 ,church said of us3 8,you can afford to wait for the youth2 we cannot40 ,he was right4 ,that great ,church1 which is doing so grand a work for the ,freedmen1 had already on its hands hundreds of thousands of adult members1 who must be cared for at once4 ,by our policy of waiting1 the last ,annual ,report set down sixty-seven churches1 and #d1cjj church members1 an average of #fi members to each4 ,as this is all new work1 let us compare it with new work at the ,west4 ,alas1 for the lack of church statistics in our last ,year ,book6 ,by that of the former year1 we find that the churches of ,missouri and ,nebraska had an average in each ,state of #bg members2 ,kansas had #cd2 ,iowa had exactly our average of #fi2 and ,illinois1 which has been under ,home ,missionary culture for sixty years1 has an average of only #be members more than that of the churches of this ,association4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,hampton ,,anniversary4 ,distinguished ,visitors--,speeches by ,pres4 ,hayes1 ,sec4 ,schurz1 and ,others--,natural ,development--,three ,questions ,settled4 ,,rev4 ,,addison ,p4 ,,foster4 ,the graduating exercises at the ,hampton ,normal and ,agricultural ,institute1 on ,may #bj1 were of even unusual interest4 ,a large and distinguished company was in attendance1 including ,governors and other notabilities from ,massachusetts1 and ,president ,hayes and ,secretary ,schurz from ,washington4 ,a military parade by the students under the inspection of the ,president1 recitations1 and an exhibition of the various industries of the school1 occupied the morning4 ,the work of the ,indian boys excited special interest4 ,a farm-cart1 complete in all its parts1 tin-ware1 tables and large silicate globes1 were among the articles which they had made4 ,whitin ,hall was crowded in the afternoon4 ,the students1 #cjj in number1 seated on benches rising toward the rear in front of the audience1 were a picture of neatness1 intelligence and content4 ,those who remembered the squalor and ignorance of the colored people as they sought refuge in the ,union lines during the war1 could not fail to recognize the value of the work done by the noble educational institutions which the ,american ,missionary ,association has brought into existence through the ,south4 ,this thankful feeling was deepened as the students took up the parts assigned them4 ,their addresses were not mere essays1 but the expression of their opinions on practical1 vital themes1 concerning the welfare of their race4 ,these utterances were marked with rare good sense1 a freedom from bitterness for past or present ill-treatment1 and a hopeful courage for the future4 ,more than once some expression unexpectedly pathetic1 or forgiving1 or consecrated1 brought tears to the eyes of those who heard4 ,the exercises of the students were followed by admirable addresses from some of the dignitaries present4 ,president ,hayes showed how the relation of the different races and nationalities in the land was one of our most vital problems1 and how ,hampton was solving it4 ,secretary ,schurz considered at length the experiment of ,indian education1 which is being tried at ,hampton1 and showed why it might succeed now when it had not in the past4 ,governor ,long1 of ,massachusetts1 referred to the presence of these educational institutions in the ,south as one of the most important results of the war4 ,ex-,governor ,rice1 of ,massachusetts1 regarded the ,institution at ,hampton as the natural development of advancing civilization1 which is breaking down the barriers of the races and bringing all nationalities together as brethren4 ,the concurrent testimony of these speakers1 and the manifest conviction of the visitors present1 was that ,hampton is doing a grand work4 ,its diversified departments are conducted with such careful attention to detail1 with such consecrated1 self-denying enthusiasm1 with such genius in teaching1 and with such faith in ,god1 on the part of its principal1 ,gen4 ,armstrong1 and his corps of teachers1 gathered from the best families of the ,north1 that the school could not be otherwise than successful4 ,this language may seem extravagant1 but1 if any one is inclined to regard it so1 let him visit the school next ,may1 and he will appreciate the self-restraint of one who says no more than what has just been said4 ,the ,hampton ,institute has settled two or three questions very satisfactorily4 ,from the experience of this ,institution1 it is plain that it is quite possible to combine industrial with intellectual and religious education without injury to any one of these branches of knowledge4 ,nothing is more prominent to a superficial observation than the industrial side of ,hampton4 ,the saw-mill1 which since ,september last has cut over a million feet of lumber1 the knitting-room1 which has produced this year #ab1jjj dozen mittens for a ,boston firm1 the market-garden1 from which have been sent this spring thirty barrels of peas a day to ,baltimore1 and from which have been raised peas and asparagus1 together amounting in value to #a1ejj1 the ice house1 in which are stored #ahj tons of ice1 the industrial room1 where are made the students' uniforms1 the cooking school1 in which the girls are taught the culinary art1 the printing office1 from which is issued monthly 8,the ,southern ,workman10 the shoe shop1 the blacksmith's shop1 the wheelwright's shop1 the carpenter's shop1 the repair shop1 the brick-yard1 which has supplied all the bricks used on the buildings of the ,institution1 the #f1jjj barn1 where fine blooded stock is kept1 the farm of #ccj acres--these departments of activity1 wonderful for their variety and completeness1 are steadily training the students and the inhabitants of the surrounding region in ways of industry4 ,but this is not all1 nor the principal benefit1 the students receive4 ,if we may judge from a hasty inspection of classes1 from the scope and skillful expression of thought in the graduating exercises1 and from the testimony of teachers1 a thorough and sufficiently extended education in all mental departments is given4 ,best of all1 as the crown no less than the beginning of wisdom1 the students1 entering the school without special religious impressions1 seldom leave it without becoming devoted ,christians4 ,the result of the combination of industrial with other forms of training1 is seen in the evident union in ,hampton students of hard good sense with scholarly intelligence and unostentatious piety4 ,another question is most satisfactorily settled1 whether it is possible to educate the ,negro and the ,indian together4 ,on graduation day1 in sight of the audience1 was a stand on which rested a fragment from the building recently burned4 ,it was a mass of red and black bricks cemented together1 and prettily draped with vines4 ,if this was designed to be emblematic1 it was truthfully so4 ,the red and the black races do harmonize most happily at ,hampton1 and cultivate together the graces of character4 ,they are a mutual help to each other1 especially the ,negro1 as farther advanced in civilization1 to the ,indian4 ,their dispositions supplement each other4 ,the ,negro is enthusiastic1 demonstrative and dependent1 the ,indian reserved1 bashful and self-contained4 ,each finds in the other1 qualities that he needs and that attract him4 ,as a consequence1 there is great friendliness between the two races4 ,when the colored boys were asked if any of their number were willing to room with the ,indians1 that the latter might learn to speak ,english more readily1 there was no lack of volunteers4 ,and no one can doubt the kindly feeling pervading the school1 who has seen1 as we have1 ,indian and ,negro boys walking together1 or chatting on the green with arms lovingly about each others' necks4 ,other questions1 such as the wisdom of educating the ,indians away from their tribes1 or of the coeducation of the sexes1 we have no time to discuss4 ,it is sufficient to say that the experience of ,hampton is thus far entirely satisfactory in these regards4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,fisk ,,university4 ,examinations--,ode to ,jubilee ,bell--,dr4 ,willcox' ,address--,prosperous ,year4 ,the ,nashville ,daily ,american1 whose proprietor is the ,honorable ,secretary of the ,u4 ,s4 ,senate1 gives a full report of all the commencement exercises of this school1 from the ,sabbath morning sermon by ,prof4 ,bennett1 the baccalaureate by ,pres4 ,cravath in the afternoon1 and the missionary sermon by ,dr4 ,twichell1 of ,cleveland1 ,ohio1 in the evening1 to the doxology with which the ,alumni dinner closed on ,thursday afternoon1 making in all at least five full columns4 ,monday was given to examinations4 ,the ,american says3 8,these examinations were held in different recitation-rooms of ,jubilee ,hall and were attended by interested visitors4 8,we stopped a while in the room where the ,senior ,class was being examined in ,geology by ,prof4 ,chase4 ,one student was giving the names of sixty or seventy specimens of minerals1 ores1 rocks and fossils4 ,another was determining the nature of certain minerals by means of the blow-pipe1 while another gave the classification of the mineral kingdom as he had written it on the board4 ,prof4 ,morgan was hearing a class in ,cicero as we entered the library1 and one of the students was reading in a sonorous tone the impeachment of ,cataline by ,cicero4 8,in another room1 ,prof4 ,spence was hearing a class in ,phdon4 ,prof4 ,bennett conducted a class through the ,united ,states ,history within the hour and a half allotted to him4 ,other classes were examined in ,astronomy1 ,virgil1 and the ,greek ,testament4 ,in ,normal ,school1 under the care of ,miss ,h4 ,matson1 assisted by ,misses ,e4 ,m4 ,barnes and ,s4 ,m4 ,stevens1 classes were examined in ,arithmetic1 ,grammar1 ,physical ,geography1 and ,reading4 ,a person passing from one room to another would be impressed with the thought that hard and conscientious work had been done1 and that the examinations were impartially conducted in order to draw out the exact knowledge of the pupil upon the subject under consideration4 8,in the evening came the ,common ,school ,normal ,exhibition1 beginning promptly at #h4cj o'clock4 ,the beautiful song1 8,the ,morning ,freshly ,breaking10 was sung by a well-trained chorus4 ,the music of the entire week1 consisting of thirty pieces or more1 was under the charge of ,miss ,mary ,o4 ,swift1 who combines with great ability as an instructor1 a voice of rare sweetness and power4 8,those who took part in this exhibition had finished the normal course1 which is adapted to the demands of the ,state schools1 and received a certificate in which their standing in the studies of the ,common ,school ,normal ,course is given4 ,most of these will continue to pursue their studies further4 ,the examination of the day1 together with the exercises of the exhibition1 promise well for the remainder of commencement week4 8,on ,tuesday1 examinations were continued4 ,we spent a good deal of time in the ,model ,school1 an important attachment of the ,normal ,department of the ,university4 ,the presiding genius of this school is ,miss ,irene ,gilbert1 a lady who seems to have been born for the position she holds in the ,model ,school4 8,she has had upwards of a hundred children from the city under her charge during the past year1 and has carried them forward with an unflagging enthusiasm1 which has secured the best results4 ,the ,normal ,class1 which received certificates on ,monday night1 have paid daily visits to her school to witness the drill which she gives her juveniles in the mysteries of reading1 spelling1 and rudimentary mathematics4 ,details of students from the ,normal ,school have been made daily1 who instructed the ,model ,school pupils1 under the critical eye of ,miss ,gilbert4 ,when it is remembered that ,fisk ,university contributes one hundred and fifty teachers to the schools of the ,south1 it will be seen that the drill thus received is especially valuable to those who receive it4 8,in the evening came the ,union ,literary ,society ,exhibition4 8,wednesday afternoon1 at #c o'clock1 occurred the presentation of the great ,bell given to the ,university by the ,jubilee ,singers and ,mrs4 ,gen4 ,c4 ,b4 ,fisk1 of ,new ,york4 ,these were of an exceedingly interesting character4 ,speeches were made by ,prof4 ,white and ,mr4 ,loudin1 on the part of the singers1 and by ,pres4 ,cravath1 ,prof4 ,willcox1 and others2 after which a poem by ,prof4 ,spence of the ,university was read4 ,a number of pieces were sung by the ,jubilee ,singers1 who furnished much of the music for all the exercises4 ,,ode ,,to ,,the ,,jubilee ,,bell4 ,,by ,,prof4 ,a4 ,k4 ,,spence4 ,i4 ,ring the bell6 ,let it swing and swell1 ,peal on peal1 with a joyous knell1 ,till it thrills and throes and quivering goes1 ,like a thing of life1 that feels and knows6 ,to and fro1 with a surging tide1 ,let it send its greetings far and wide6 ,,ii4 ,ring the bell1 with thy swing and swell1 ,for thou hast a joyous tale to tell1 ,and gladder yet than the chime of old ,that once the birth of our nation told3 ,for thou dost tell of a race set free4 ,thou dost tell of the ,jubilee6 ,,iii4 ,ring1 ring1 and thy music fling1 ,as thou dost sway1 and quiver1 and swing6 ,peal o'er the town with its din of men1 ,wake the echoes in lonely glen6 ,ring by ,cumberland's classic tide1 ,scatter thy melody far and wide6 ,,iv4 ,knell1 knell1 with thy swing and swell1 ,oh1 glorious1 liberty-loving bell6 ,in tones prophetic1 sepulchral1 slow1 ,in dirge of warning1 in dirge of woe4 ,solemn and deep let thy tones be cast ,over the grave of oppression1 past6 ,v4 ,well1 well1 dost thou swing and swell1 ,oh1 welcome and well-beloved bell6 ,thou comest to greet us with loving hands6 ,thou comest to bind us with loving bands6 ,when hearts are weak and our fears oppress1 ,thou comest to cheer1 thou comest to bless6 ,,vi4 ,when the time shall come1 as come it must1 ,and we shall crumble away in dust1 ,thy voice shall ring on and on1 for aye1 ,as it peals out on the air today6 ,and ancient sire to child shall tell ,tales of yore of the ,jubilee ,bell6 8,the evening was given to the ,,senior ,,preparatory ,,exhibition4 ,the programme was a full one1 and well carried out4 8,in some respects the ,senior ,preparatory ,exhibition of ,fisk ,university is the night occasion of commencement week4 ,the interest rises from the first1 and culminates with ,wednesday night4 ,this was specially true of this year4 ,the knowledge of the fact that the ,jubilee ,singers were to sing contributed to crowd the chapel with such an audience as has not been assembled in it for months4 ,every inch of available space was occupied1 and many were compelled to stand at the entrance unable to find seats4 ,the ,jubilee ,singers opened the exercises by a song1 8,sweet ,music0--,beethoven4 8,thursday1 commencement proper3 ,,close ,,of ,,the ,,most ,,prosperous ,,year ,,in ,,the ,,history ,,of ,,the ,,institution4 8,according to announcement1 the commencement exercises took place ,thursday morning at #aj o'clock1 in the presence of a crowded house4 ,in addition to the decorations of the previous day1 the wall back of the platform was tastefully set off with the folds of the ,dutch and ,english flags1 the ,american flag being on duty on the border4 ,upon the folds of the flags were arranged in letters of cedar the words1 #8,the ,class of #ahhj4' ,six young men then gave their graduating addresses4 ,these are kindly and appreciatively spoken of1 as able and well delivered4 8,prof4 ,g4 ,b4 ,willcox1 ,d4 ,d41 of ,chicago1 was introduced and spoke to the graduates in reference to those things which scholars hold in common4 ,the ideal of a college graduate is that he has come to the possession of his manhood4 ,it is impossible to give the spirit of this most able address4 ,it abounded in wit1 humor1 and pathos4 ,these kept the audience on the alert for an hour1 after they had sat two hours during the previous exercises4 8,then came1 what is now a feature of ,fisk commencement day1 the ,alumni dinner1 with its post-prandial wit and wisdom4 ,and thus closed the most successful and prosperous year in the history of ,fisk ,university4 ,the catalogue shows an aggregate of #cej students4 ,the work done in the class-room has been unusually satisfactory4 ,there have been abundant evidences of growth in character and mind on the part of all the students40 99 99 99 99 99 ,,straight ,,university4 ,why ,no ,graduating ,class--,threatened ,suspension of ,public ,schools4 ,,rev4 ,w4 ,s4 ,,alexander1 ,,new ,,orleans4 ,the anniversary of ,straight ,university was observed at ,central ,church4 ,the audience1 both in numbers and intelligent appreciation1 was one of the best ever gathered for such a purpose in the city4 ,the literary exercises were exceptionally fine4 ,the original orations1 one on 8,charles ,sumner0 and the other on 8,our ,glorious ,union10 were1 both in composition and delivery1 worthy of high praise4 ,all who heard them were proud of the young and promising orators4 ,a cultivated lady in the audience said to me1 at the close of the evening1 8,you don't tell me that those orations were written by the young men80 8,certainly2 why not80 8,why10 she replied1 8,i have never heard better40 ,there was no graduating class this year4 ,those who in order would this year have finished their course1 were persuaded to remain another year that their graduation might signify a higher grade of scholarship4 ,the year has been crowned with the ,divine favor4 ,three hundred students have been in attendance1 real progress has been made in all departments of study1 and the ,institution stands higher today in the estimation and affection of the ,new ,orleans public than in any previous year4 ,unless all signs fail1 the ensuing year will bring to our doors a greatly increased throng of eager and earnest students4 ,the public schools of ,new ,orleans1 and of ,louisiana1 are threatened with the evils of indefinite suspension4 ,the doors will be closed ,june #cjth1 and the wisest friends of education cannot predict the time of their re-opening4 ,so far as adequate support is concerned1 the public school system in this ,state has been an uncertain quantity for many months4 ,its fate trembles in the balance today4 ,a subscription list is now in circulation among the merchants and bankers to raise money to pay the public school teachers the monthly salaries long since due4 ,the most plaintive appeals are made to public sympathy in their behalf4 ,it is a time to press forward our work4 ,applicable to the impoverished ,state of ,louisiana1 so far as her public schools are concerned1 are the words3 8,the fields are white already to the harvest10 and 8,the laborers are few40 99 99 99 99 99 ,,tougaloo ,,university4 ,more than a ,thousand ,visitors4 ,promise of the ,coming ,year4 ,the commencement exercises of this growing and popular ,university were held on ,thursday1 ,june #c;d1 and drew together an unusually large company of visitors within its wide grove of moss-draped oaks4 ,many parents were present on this day1 and also at the annual examinations1 which continued from ,monday till ,wednesday evening4 ,two old men came from the northeastern corner of the ,state1 a distance of #bjj miles or more1 to see their sons graduate4 ,the pains and thoroughness with which the examinations were conducted1 aiming to exhibit the pupil's real knowledge of his studies1 the evidence throughout all of great care and constant drill in the use of clear1 simple and correct ,english1 and the plain indication of independence on the part of the students in their studying and in their own thinking1 made these class exercises of unusual interest4 ,the ,senior ,class passed creditable examinations in ,natural ,history1 ,science of ,government1 ,the ,theory and ,practice of ,teaching1 and ,natural ,philosophy4 ,there followed on ,wednesday evening the exhibition of the ,primary and ,intermediate ,departments1 combined with that of the strong ,temperance ,society--an organization extending through the whole school1 and representing a work of great importance yet to be done in this ,state1 where nearly all people are in the habit of drinking1 and that to excess4 ,on ,thursday1 a class of seven young men presented orations1 and received certificates of graduation from the ,normal ,department of the ,institution4 ,these orations were highly commended by the prominent gentlemen who were present from ,jackson4 ,in the afternoon1 a stirring address was delivered by ,president ,de ,forest1 of ,talladega ,college1 upon the topic of 8,work40 ,this was followed by speeches from ,capt4 ,wolf1 of ,jackson1 from ,dr4 ,watkins1 the venerable pastor of the ,methodist ,church at ,jackson1 and from ,dr4 ,hunter1 pastor of the ,presbyterian ,church of the same city1 all of whom expressed appreciation of the good work this ,institution is doing4 ,more than a thousand visitors were present at these closing exercises on ,thursday1 an excursion train running from a point fifty miles distant for their accommodation4 ,the location of the ,university on this great railroad which passes north and south through the centre of the ,state1 these beautiful groves being only about half a mile from the depot1 furnishes rare facility for such a gathering of the friends and patrons of the school4 ,the ignorance among the people in this ,state is fearful1 but it is a very hopeful sign when the colored people are themselves showing an interest in such a school as this one now is1 and when they are beginning to appreciate the sort of training given here to their young men and women4 ,much of this has been brought about through the wise1 energetic and progressive management of the ,president1 ,rev4 ,g4 ,s4 ,pope4 ,the promise for the coming year is flattering4 ,the school will probably be crowded even more than during the year just past4 ,the buildings must be in some way enlarged1 or new ones provided1 in order to have room for all who will doubtless desire to come4 ,there has been little or no complaining by the students on account of very rough1 cold and crowded rooms--the only temporary places which hitherto could be provided4 ,another year1 however1 ought to bring better accommodations4 ,here is a place second to none in our country for the doing of great and far-reaching good4 ,a4 ,h4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,howard ,,university4 ,theological ,department--,sixteen ,graduates4 ,,rev4 ,w4 ,w4 ,,patton1 ,d4 ,d41 ,,washington ,the anniversary exercises of the ,theological ,department of ,howard ,university1 7which is largely aided by the ,american ,missionary ,association71 occurred on the #gth inst41 in ,washington4 ,the spacious and beautiful edifice of the ,new ,york ,avenue ,presbyterian ,church was freely offered for the purpose1 and was filled with a large audience of white and colored people4 ,such an event could not have taken place at any former time1 and it marks the rapid and healthful progress of public opinion4 ,six of the graduating class made addresses1 which were a credit to themselves and to their race1 and elicited the commendation of many intelligent gentlemen and ladies who heard them4 ,sixteen students were sent forth to preach1 all of whom go to the ,south1 to the ,freedmen4 ,five of these had pursued a full course of study1 including ,hebrew and ,greek3 the others had received training in ,english studies only4 ,fifty theological students have been under instruction in this department the present year4 ,each graduate received a handsome ,bible from the ,washington ,bible ,society1 and an address was delivered by ,rev4 ,w4 ,r4 ,harrison1 ,d4 ,d41 chaplain of the ,house of ,representatives1 and pastor of the ,south ,methodist ,church in this city--a fact which marks the progress of good feeling4 ,never before was the promise of usefulness in this work so great4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lewis ,,high ,,school4 7,from the ,macon1 ,ga41 ,telegraph and ,messenger47 ,as announced1 the closing exercises of the ,lewis ,high ,school took place yesterday1 ,may #bgth1 and reflected credit alike upon teachers and pupils4 ,the latter1 embracing both sexes1 number #aaj2 and a more intelligent and well-behaved body of colored youth cannot be found anywhere4 ,the singing and music were especially good1 indicating great aptitude on the part of the scholars1 and very careful training4 ,this ,institution is under the care of the ,american ,missionary ,association1 whose headquarters are at ,new ,york4 ,it appoints the teachers1 and supplies all the funds that may be needed annually for its support4 ,the school is under the general supervision of the pastor of the ,colored ,congregational ,church1 ,rev4 ,mr4 ,lathrop1 who also teaches chemistry1 philosophy and book-keeping4 ,in all of these branches1 the pupils exhibited commendable proficiency4 ,among those who attended the examinations were ,rev4 ,geo4 ,mc,donald1 ,d4 ,d41 and ,rev4 ,joseph ,key1 ,d4 ,d4 ,both of these gentlemen expressed themselves highly gratified with all that they saw and heard1 and when called upon1 responded with neat and appropriate addresses1 to the great encouragement and delight of their auditors4 ,the ,lewis ,high ,school1 under the judicious management of ,mr4 ,lathrop1 ,miss ,christine ,h4 ,gilbert1 principal1 and her efficient assistant1 ,miss ,belle ,m4 ,haskins1 is doing a good work for the colored people of ,macon1 and should receive the countenance and support of our citizens4 ,the college building is a neat brick structure1 which was erected at a cost of #e1jjj upon the site of the edifice which was destroyed by fire4 ,the school will open again on the first of ,october next4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,beach ,,institute4 7,from the ,savannah ,morning ,news47 ,the scholastic year of the ,beach ,institute1 which closed yesterday1 was made the occasion of interesting school exercises in the examination of the several classes of the ,institute1 and an exhibition of the scholars in recitation1 declamation1 reading and singing4 ,the ,beach ,institute is one of the educational institutions under the control of the ,american ,missionary ,association1 whose headquarters are at ,new ,york1 and whose operations in the ,south have been directed to the moral and educational advancement of the colored people4 ,the ,southern work is under the superintendence of ,dr4 ,j4 ,e4 ,roy1 whose headquarters are at ,atlanta1 and who was present yesterday1 a gratified spectator of the progress made at the ,institute in the education of the colored race4 ,the school here is1 as we learn from the ,superintendent1 ,prof4 ,j4 ,k4 ,cole1 in a prosperous condition1 nearly #cjj scholars having been registered during the scholastic year4 ,the ,institution is divided into five grades1 under competent teachers1 as follows3 ,the first grade1 or normal class1 under ,professor ,cole1 the ,superintendent2 the second grade1 ,miss ,partridge1 teacher3 the third grade4 ,miss ,bailey1 teacher2 the fourth grade1 ,miss ,burgh1 teacher2 and the fifth grade1 under the supervision of ,miss ,willey4 ,the examination yesterday evinced the faithfulness of the instructors in their departments and the aptitude of the pupils1 and we were particularly struck with the examination of the normal class in introductory ,latin exercises1 the pupils showing a remarkable proficiency in their recitations from ,harkness' ,introductory ,latin ,lessons4 ,at #ab o'clock1 the whole school assembled in the chapel1 when the programme was successfully carried out1 to the pleasure of the large number of friends and parents of the pupils present4 ,the school will re-open on the first ,monday in ,october4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,africa4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,sunday-,,schools ,,in ,,central ,,africa4 ,a ,paper read at the ,state ,sunday-school ,convention1 at ,new ,britain1 ,ct41 ,may #bf1 #ahhj1 by ,albert ,burton ,jowett a native of the ,mendi ,country1 ,west ,africa4 99 99 99 99 99 ,i represent the ,sunday-schools in the ,mendi country of ,western ,africa4 ,these are located in the interior1 about a hundred and fifty miles north of ,monrovia1 the capital of ,liberia4 ,the first ,sunday-school among the ,mendi was established at ,kaw ,mendi4 ,this place was the site selected for a mission by ,messrs4 ,raymond and ,steele1 who accompanied the ,amistad captives to ,africa1 when they left ,farmington in #ahda4 ,at this school1 my mother was a pupil1 and had for her instructor1 ,mar-groo1 one of the ,amistad captives who had been hopefully converted4 ,there was a good day-school at this place1 and also one at ,freetown1 a hundred and fifty miles north1 which had been kept up for twenty-five years by the ,church ,missionary ,society of ,england4 ,my mother has often told me that the missionaries were very much pleased because the ,mendi boys passed a better examination than the boys at ,freetown1 who had had all the advantages of that sea-port city4 ,mr4 ,burton1 a missionary who went to ,africa from ,connecticut1 while traveling up the ,bar-groo river noticed a fall of water in a wooded country1 and determined to establish an industrial mission at that point4 ,there was no saw-mill on the coast1 so ,mr4 ,burton put up buildings for a mill2 some one gave him the necessary machinery1 and he opened a station and named it 8,avery40 ,a church and some dwelling houses were built1 and a community of people gathered who bought logs1 converted them into lumber1 and conveyed it to the coast for sale4 ,a school was opened in the basement of the church1 and a ,sunday-school was convened on ,sundays4 ,my father is a teacher and interpreter at this station4 ,this ,sunday-school and the one at ,kaw ,mendi are the only ones in the ,mendi country proper1 where there are about #b1jjj1jjj people4 ,there are ,sunday-schools on the ,sherbro ,island1 but the people there belong mostly to the ,sherbro tribe4 ,our ,sunday-schools constitute one of the means by which our young ,african friends acquire the simple truths taught by our blessed ,saviour4 ,i do not know how it is1 if ,i am in the wrong1 pardon me1 but ,i do believe it is much more difficult to teach in ,africa than in ,america1 because we have no books in the ,mendi language and the children know but little ,english4 ,our ,sunday-schools in comparison with those in ,america are very small4 ,the bell for school rings at #b o'clock1 and the teachers go round to the houses where they fear the children do not care to come1 and bring them to the school4 ,before bringing them in to the ,sunday-school1 a shirt is given to each scholar1 as many of them wear no garments at home4 ,this is made of ,english cloth and supplied by the missionaries2 when they return from school1 it is laid aside to be worn the next time the school assembles4 ,the instruction is mostly oral--the teacher asking the pupils questions and then requiring them to repeat the answer until they are able to say it4 ,a good deal of time is spent in singing1 as the children readily learn the words and music of the ,gospel songs1 even though they do not understand the meaning of the ,english words4 ,they are very fond of singing indeed1 and the missionaries listen to their songs with much delight1 and give them a great deal of credit for them4 ,as some of the children never attend day-school1 the alphabet is taught in the ,sunday-school4 ,we have a portion of the ,bible1 and a few hymns1 translated into the ,mendi1 and hope some time to have books in the language1 so that greater progress can be made4 ,we have some active members who go about into the small villages and act as home missionaries among the people4 ,these frequently bring in new scholars to the mission3 and what do you think causes the increase of our members1 more than most any other circumstance8 ,some kind friends in ,america and ,england have been sending us illustrated papers1 nice little books1 and small cards with letters of nearly every color and size4 ,such things are very attractive to the little natives4 ,i wish you could know the good you can do1 by sending your missionaries in ,africa such attractive papers and cards1 for those whom the missionaries cannot reach will be instructed and influenced by them in their homes4 ,the children who are brought in1 take these papers and fasten them up in their houses for ornaments4 ,the books and cards are offered as prizes to those who commit portions of the ,scripture accurately4 ,we have no ,sunday-school ,conventions like this one1 but sometimes we have ,concerts4 ,within the past few years1 all our missionaries have been ,freedmen from ,america1 and one of them was for a time connected with the ,jubilee ,singers of ,fisk ,university4 ,they taught us some of the ,jubilee ,songs1 such as 8,steal ,away to ,jesus10 8,mary and ,martha10 and 8,the ,hocks and the ,mountains ,shall ,all ,flee ,away40 ,the people had never heard the like1 and were very much delighted with them4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,indians4 99 99 99 99 99 ,s',,kokomish1 ,,washington ,,territory4 ,,rev4 ,,myron ,,eells4 ,on the first ,sabbath in ,april1 we had the privilege of receiving three more into our church1 all on profession of faith1 two of them ,indians from the school1 and the other a young lady who has been assistant-matron in the boarding department4 ,the ,twanas and ,clallams were formerly at war with each other1 and even now there is not always the best of feeling between the two tribes3 a like unpleasant feeling has often been shown between the whites and ,indians3 yet1 on that ,sabbath1 representatives of the three classes received baptism1 there being one ,twana1 one ,clallam1 and one white person4 ,another noticeable fact was the motive which induced them to become ,christians4 ,in reply to my question on this point1 each one unknown to the other said1 that it was because he had noticed that ,christians were so much happier than other people4 ,two of them had tried the wrong road very earnestly1 and had found to their great sorrow that 8the way of the transgressor is hard40 ,i was led then to think of two or three others who had united with the church on profession of faith within about a year1 employees on the ,reservation1 who had made similar statements4 8,if the ,bible were not true1 and yet ,i could only believe it to be true1 ,i would gladly do so1 if it would bring me the happiness that ,christians profess to have10 said one4 ,since becoming a ,christian1 he has often spoken of his happiness1 and has great pity for those who are skeptical1 for he knows how they feel1 even if they do argue against ,christianity4 ,another of the number1 who was for three years very skeptical1 a talented writer1 and who used her talents against ,christianity so strongly that her companions feared to enter the lists against her1 and who was supposed to be thoroughly contented in her unbelief1 became a ,christian1 and now speaks of those years1 as 8three years of horrible darkness40 ,on the third ,sabbath of ,april1 ,i was at ,dunginess1 where ,i received four more into our church1 three on profession of faith4 ,two ,indians and two whites stood side by side to enter the church4 ,the communion season was very pleasant4 ,one white lady1 who had not been to the ,lord's table for a year1 and who was just recovering from sickness1 was so anxious to be present1 that as she was unable to walk the distance1 a little more than a quarter of a mile1 she was carried by her husband more than half the way in a wheelbarrow4 ,another lady1 seventy-six years old1 walked three miles to be present1 then another mile to where ,i should preach to the whites in the afternoon1 and home again in the evening1 about eight miles in all4 ,ten of the whites sat down there with the four ,indians in the ,indian church to celebrate ,christ's love4 ,one person1 who lives half a mile from the ,indian village1 said to me1 as we came away1 8,it is a shame1 it is a shame1 that the ,indians here are going ahead of the whites in religious affairs4 ,it is a wonder how they are making advancement1 considering the examples around them40 ,two marriages1 one infant and three adult baptisms1 four received to the church1 one communion service1 one funeral1 three prayer-meetings1 and other services to the amount of fourteen in all1 were the result of the eighteen days ,i was away from home4 ,i had been at home but a few days when ,i was sent for by an ,indian on the ,reservation who has been an invalid for some time1 and who asked to be received as a member of the church4 ,after considerable consultation1 he was so received week ago last ,sabbath4 ,last ,sabbath1 my work at ,seabeck culminated in a small church organization among the whites4 ,i have written you that ,i have preached at that place1 thirty miles distant1 about once a month1 when not called on some distant trip4 ,the work has amounted to about eight visits a year4 ,some six weeks ago1 ,i felt that it was best for the few ,christians there to be banded together4 ,i immediately tried to obtain some assistance in organizing1 but after three efforts failed entirely1 and hence1 armed with authority from this church1 ,i proceeded with the organization4 ,nine entered it1 two on profession of faith4 ,the heterogeneousness of the population may be seen from the fact that of the seven who joined from other churches1 one came from a ,congregational church and two from a ,protestant ,methodist church in this ,territory1 one from a ,congregational church in ,california1 one from a ,presbyterian church in ,british ,columbia1 one from the ,episcopal church in ,england1 and one from the ,lutheran church in ,norway1 who1 however1 does not believe that he was a ,christian until after he left ,norway4 8,it is the ,lord's doings and it is marvellous in our eyes40 ,in the civilization of the ,indians we feel somewhat encouraged4 ,one fact has appeared quite plainly during the past winter4 ,it has been the most severe winter known here for twenty-five years--the snow at one time lying five feet deep--and although it was nearly gone on the tide flats in six weeks1 yet on most of the ,reservation it lay for more than three months from six inches to two feet deep4 ,as late as four or five years ago1 the ,indians generally lost a large number of cattle or horses every winter for want of feed1 even when there were only two or three weeks of snow1 selling altogether too much of their hay in the fall2 but during the past winter not one of their animals has died for want of food1 as far as ,i have been able to learn4 ,experience and observation have taught them to secure sufficient food and to keep it until all danger is over4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,chinese4 99 99 99 99 99 8,,california ,,chinese ,,mission40 ,auxiliary to the ,american ,missionary ,association4 ,,president3 ,rev4 ,j4 ,k4 ,mc,lean1 ,d4 ,d4 ,,vice-,,presidents3 ,rev4 ,a4 ,l4 ,stone1 ,d4 ,d41 ,thomas ,c4 ,wedderspoon1 ,esq41 ,rev4 ,t4 ,k4 ,noble1 ,hon4 ,f4 ,f4 ,low1 ,rev4 ,i4 ,e4 ,dwinell1 ,d4 ,d41 ,hon4 ,samuel ,cross1 ,rev4 ,s4 ,h4 ,willey1 ,d4 ,d41 ,edward ,p4 ,flint1 ,esq41 ,rev4 ,j4 ,w4 ,hough1 ,d4 ,d41 ,jacob ,s4 ,taber1 ,esq4 ,,directors3 ,rev4 ,george ,mooar1 ,d4 ,d41 ,hon4 ,e4 ,d4 ,sawyer1 ,rev4 ,e4 ,p4 ,baker1 ,james ,m4 ,haven1 ,esq41 ,rev4 ,joseph ,rowell1 ,rev4 ,john ,kimball1 ,e4 ,p4 ,sanford1 ,esq4 ,,secretary3 ,rev4 ,w4 ,c4 ,pond4 ,,treasurer3 ,e4 ,palache1 ,esq4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,our ,,work ,,at ,,the ,,center4 ,,rev4 ,w4 ,c4 ,,pond1 ,,san ,,francisco4 ,i find that for many months ,i have had little to say about our work in ,san ,francisco and ,oakland4 ,i invite the readers of the ,missionary to take a look1 with me1 at these central points4 ,oakland is more to ,san ,francisco1 than ,brooklyn is to ,new ,york4 ,the ocean breezes are so tempered in crossing ,san ,francisco ,bay1 that a very perceptible change of climate takes place1 and ,oakland is able to boast of a genial air and a clear sky on many days in summer1 when ,san ,francisco is shrouded in fog or swept by heavy1 dust-laden winds4 ,it has the aspect1 to a very good degree1 of a large inland city in ,new ,england--,springfield or ,hartford1 for example4 ,there is a good deal about it not yet very heavenly1 but1 when compared with the bustle and drive of affairs1 both climatic and human1 on this side of the ,bay1 it seems1 like ,auburndale1 ,mass41 to be a sort of 8,saint's rest40 ,it is constantly skimming the cream off our ,san ,francisco churches1 so that when a brother and sister have fairly come to their places as pillars here in the metropolis1 we expect soon to hear that 8they are thinking of moving to ,oakland40 ,these considerations have led to a more abundant provision for missionary work among the ,chinese in that city1 than anywhere else4 ,persons1 coming to ,california to labor in this missionary work1 are quite apt to become impressed with the necessities of the ,oakland ,chinese4 ,and so1 if our mission had not been1 by many years1 the first in that field2 and if there had not gathered about it a large number of ,christian ,chinese for whom it is a spiritual home2 and1 if it were not possible--thanks to the generous provision made for us by the ,first ,congregational ,church--to do more work there now1 in proportion to expense1 than almost anywhere else1 ,i should feel like abandoning the field to those who have crowded in to help us4 ,in the new1 spacious and elegant church edifice1 rooms much more commodious and much better furnished than those of any other school1 have been prepared and assigned to our ,chinese work4 ,on the ,sabbath1 they are occupied by the ,chinese ,sunday-school1 superintended so many years by our dear brother1 the late ,dea4 ,edmund ,p4 ,sanford1 and now in charge of one like-minded1 ,a4 ,l4 ,van ,blarcom1 ,esq4 ,on week-day evenings1 they are opened for our mission school1 at which about the same pupils gather who are present on the ,sabbath1 and every session of which is1 in large part1 a religious service4 ,about eighty ,chinese account themselves members of this school1 attend it when they can1 and are under its gospel influence2 but there are so many interruptions through the pressure of their daily work1 that the average attendance is about thirty4 ,two teachers are employed1 ,mrs4 ,b4 ,c4 ,hawes and ,miss ,l4 ,duncan1 who1 by years of service in this field1 have won a warm place in the affection and respect of the ,chinese4 ,the expense is #dj per month4 ,as fruits of this labor1 we have #ag who are members of the ,first ,congregational ,church in ,oakland1 nearly as many more in other churches1 and a goodly number who have professed ,christ in the ,association1 but have not yet been baptized4 ,in ,san ,francisco there are #d schools2 ,central1 ,barnes1 ,bethany1 and ,west4 ,the ,central school is taught in our ,central ,mission house1 the headquarters of our work for the whole ,state4 ,this is1 ,i regret to say1 a rented building1 the cost of which absorbs more than a sixth of the utmost amount we can hope to command for our whole work4 ,we have occupied it now almost six years1 have spent in rents nearly enough to have paid for as good a building1 if only we could have seized our opportunity2 and ,i cannot even yet get sufficiently hardened to this expenditure1 to meet it without a throbbing heart4 8,if only ,i could use this sum for teaching and preaching the ,gospel of ,christ60 is my thought and my longing2 when will the time come8 ,the building is a very plain one1 but pleasantly located1 just on the edge of the ,chinese quarter1 and overlooking an acre or two of greenness in the heart of our city which we call 8the ,plaza40 ,it has two stories and a basement1 the latter occupied by our ,association of ,christian ,chinese as a hall and reading room1 with some facilities in the rear for hospitality4 ,the first floor is the school room 7#ah x #ej71 in which at times no less than #ade ,chinese have crowded themselves4 ,the average attendance now is about #fj2 it is increasing1 and ,i hope will again reach #ajj4 ,in the upper story are the rooms of our ,chinese helpers1 with a little office1 also1 for the ,secretary of the ,association above named4 ,a great deal of work is done here besides the mere teaching2 a great deal of correspondence carried on2 a great deal of what may be called pastoral care exercised2 a good deal1 also1 of honest study of ,god's word4 ,but ,i am making my story too long4 ,about two miles south of this1 on ,ridley ,street1 is the ,barnes ,mission house1 a substantial two-story structure of wood1 with a smaller building on the rear of the lot1 occupied by our ,chinese brethren as a 8,home40 ,this is owned by the ,mission1 but has a debt upon it of #c1cjj4 ,the upper story is occupied by the family furnishing the teachers for the school in the room below4 ,the mother and daughter1 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,a4 ,sheldon and ,miss ,jennie ,sheldon1 are the ones whose names appear upon our lists1 but father and brothers all share lovingly and zealously in the work4 ,the rent derived from this upper story and from the 8,home0 in the rear1 pays the interest on the debt1 and the cost of insurance and taxes4 ,when we were erecting this building1 we expected to gather in it a school of #aej members with an average attendance of about #ajj2 but1 the very evening of its dedication1 the riots of ,july #ahgg occurred1 and1 for the time1 our work in almost all the city seemed to be knocked prostrate4 ,other changes1 the closing of some large shoe factories1 from which many of our pupils came1 and the restrictions laid upon the operatives in the ,mission ,woolen ,mills1 among whom we hoped to win some souls1 have prevented the realization of all that we hoped1 though the results at which all was aimed1 have not been denied4 ,there are many of whom--looking at our ,barnes ,mission house--we may say1 8,this man was born there40 ,a mile and a half further south is the ,bethany school1 taught in the chapel of ,bethany church1 and through the faithfulness and tact of its teacher well sustained1 although the ,chinese are not specially numerous in that locality4 ,and about two miles west of the ,central ,mission is the 8,west0 school1 taught in a little back-room1 behind a small store--a room most unpromising1 and rented for only #e per month1 but1 by the taste and care of teachers and pupils1 rendered quite neat and inviting4 ,the average attendance in each of these schools is a little less than #bj1 ranging between #ab and #ai4 ,in the aggregate1 about #age ,chinese now belong to these four schools2 not as many by nearly one-half as were enrolled in them three years ago4 ,sandlotism1 especially after it invaded our pulpits1 has been a sore hindrance to missionary success4 ,but we have tried to get closer to those whom we could bring within our reach1 and to do better work among them1 and ,god has graciously owned it in saving power4 ,sixty-six have been received to ,bethany church1 and of at least as many more the hope is cherished that they have passed from death unto life4 ,the present outlook seems to me to be especially cheering1 not only here but in almost all our fields4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,children',s ,,page4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,elephant ,,in ,,africa4 ,we have seen many pictures of elephants in ,africa1 and they were all in hunting scenes4 ,this noble1 wise1 and magnificent animal is hunted in every part of ,africa2 shot by the ,englishman's rifle in ,south ,africa and on the ,white ,nile1 speared by the natives1 pursued with the sword by the ,abyssinian tribes1 as if he were the most deadly enemy of the human race4 ,it is all for ivory1 for the tusks which have taken perhaps fifty years to grow1 that the huge beast is slain4 ,this hunting has been going on for many years1 and now in parts of ,africa there are no more elephants left4 ,some good people1 who are also trying to open up the 8,dark ,continent10 resolved to try some ,indian elephants4 ,they were sent from ,bombay in a ship to ,zanzibar1 and after much trouble were landed on the coast4 ,then away they marched1 and after a little time this new procession reached our station at ,mpwapwa1 and our missionary1 ,mr4 ,last1 writes to say how successful the elephants have been4 ,the dreaded fly could not harm them2 indeed1 they kill the flies by catching them in the folds of their thick skin1 if the old ,african travellers are to be believed4 ,our missionary1 ,mr4 ,stokes1 writes from ,uyuvi that these elephants had reached ,unyamwezi4 ,he says3-- 8,they can bear a thirty-six miles' march without food or water4 ,they can carry from twenty-five to thirty men's loads2 and the natives here very soon pick up the management of them4 ,i think these elephants have done more towards the civilization of ,central ,africa than anything else ,i have seen4 ,the natives think the white man a most wonderful fellow when these big creatures on which they look with terror obey him4 ,it was quite a picture to view the astonishment depicted on the faces of these poor blacks1 as they watched these huge beasts kneeling down at the word of command to let us get on their backs1 or elevating their trunks to bid salaam to an ,arab40 ,the ,church ,missionary ,society would be very glad if it could send two or three of these wise beasts to their ,mission at ,mpwapwa1 to help carry the missionaries up and down with the stores they must have from time to time2 and then1 when our missionaries can speak freely in the language1 think what a help the elephant would be on a missionary tour4 ,besides1 when the natives see how useful the elephants are1 they will soon learn to catch and tame them1 as did the ,carthaginians1 #fjj years before ,christ4 ,turn to the fortieth chapter of ,job1 and read about the behemoth4 ,you will see in the marginal reference1 8,the ,elephant40 8,he is the chief of the ways of ,god40 ,what a blessed time that will be1 if1 instead of being destroyed by man1 this1 the most wonderful of ,god's creatures1 is used to carry about the messengers of the ,gospel of ,peace6--,church ,missionary ,juvenile ,instructor4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,receipts 99 99 99 99 99 ,,for ,,may1 #ahhj4 ,,maine1 #aeh4eb4 ,andover4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #e4jj ,bangor4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #af4bg ,bethel4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #h4jj ,blanchard4 8,a ,friend0 #e4jj ,castine4 ,mrs4 ,lucy ,s4 ,adams1 to const4 ,,wm4 ,h4 ,,sargent1 ,l4 ,m4 #cj4jj ,limerick4 ,miss ,e4 ,p4 ,hayes1 ,box of ,c41 for ,raleigh1 ,n4 ,c4 ,portland4 ,abby ,a4 ,steele #ej4jj ,saco4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 #ad2 ,ladies' ,circle1 ,cong4 ,ch41 #aj4jj2--,val4 ,box of ,bedding and ,table ,linen1 for ,student ,aid1 ,atlanta ,u4 #bd4jj ,woolwich4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #a4jj ,yarmouth4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 7#a4gd1 for ,indian ,m47 #ai4be ,,new ,,hampshire1 #bff4cd4 ,atkinson4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #bj1 bal4 to const4 ,,miss ,,mary ,e4 ,,kelley1 ,l4 ,m42 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 ,bundle of ,c4 #bj4jj ,concord4 8,a ,friend0 #a4jj ,epping4 ,hannah ,pierson #e4jj ,exeter4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 #hb4ga ,fitzwilliam4 ,a4 ,j4 ,b4 #a4jj ,hancock4 ,w4 ,p4 ,h4 #a4jj ,haverhill4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #bf4aa ,hillsborough ,bridge4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #f4be ,hudson4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #f4jj ,mason4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #e4ej ,nelson4 ,dea4 ,a4 ,e4 ,w4 #a4jj ,piermont4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #e1 and ,sab4 ,sch41 #ah4ef4 #bc4ef ,plaistow and ,north ,haverhill1 ,mass4 #be4jj ,portsmouth4 ,north ,ch4 and ,soc4 #cd4gj ,rindge4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #b4cb ,short ,falls4 ,j4 ,w4 ,chandler #b4jj ,walpole4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #f4fi ,west ,concord4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #af4jj ,wilton4 ,a4 ,b4 ,c4 #j4ej ,,vermont1 #bej4ja4 ,castleton4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #be4jj ,chester ,depot4 ,j4 ,l4 ,fisher #aj4jj ,clarendon4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #f4jj ,bradford4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ai4ah ,burlington4 ,first4 ,cong4 ,ch4 ,sab4 ,sch41 #ej2 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 7ad'l71 #i #ei4jj ,danby4 ,cong4 ,s4 ,s41 #a4fc2 ,rev4 ,l4 ,d4 ,m41 #ej;c4 #b4ac ,granby and ,victory4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #b4ej ,jericho4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #g4jj ,kirby4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #e4jj ,north ,bennington4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #f4fe ,north ,cambridge4 ,miss ,maria ,kinsley1 ,box1 for ,cuthbert1 ,ga4 ,north ,londonderry4 ,dea4 ,g4 ,s4 ,hobart #b4jj ,peru4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #b4cf ,plainfield4 ,mrs4 ,hannah ,stevens1 to const4 ,,benjamin ,s4 ,,gage1 ,l4 ,m4 #cj4jj ,royalton4 ,rev4 ,j4 ,c4 #a4jj ,saint ,albans4 ,mrs4 ,h4 ,b4 ,t4 #a4jj ,wallingford4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #eb4ig ,westminster ,west4 ,mrs4 ,a4 ,s4 ,g4 #a4jj ,west ,newbury4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #h4ji ,weston4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #c4ge ,windham4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #e4ch ,,massachusetts1 #b1fga4aj4 ,abington4 8,mrs4 ,h4 ,p40 #e4jj ,andover4 ,chapel ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #ada2 ,old ,south ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #ajj2 ,free ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 7#ajj of which from ,f4 ,h4 ,johnson71 #ahg4de1 to const4 ,,james ,,spence1 ,,milo ,h4 ,,gould1 ,,miss ,,florence ,a4 ,,parker1 ,,james ,,watson1 ,,miss ,,lizzie ,a4 ,,parker and ,,mrs4 ,,blythe ,j4 ,,tough1 ,l4 ,m's2--,by ,miss ,a4 ,park1 #be1 for ,student ,aid1 ,straight ,u42 ----#bj1 for ,talladega ,c4 #dgc4de ,andover4 ,west ,parish ,sab4 ,sch4 #aj4jj ,berkley4 ,ladies1 ,box of ,c41 for ,atlanta1 ,ga4 ,boston4 ,central ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #dcd4dd2 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,p4 ,eayrs1 #e #dci4dd ,boston4 ,highlands4 ,miss ,e4 ,davis #be4jj ,boylston ,centre4 ,ladies' ,benev4 ,soc41 bbl4 of ,c41 for ,atlanta1 ,ga4 ,cambridge4 ,north ,av4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #fg4fj ,cambridgeport4 ,g4 ,f4 ,kendall #e4jj ,charlestown4 ,ivory ,littlefield1 #ej2 8,a ,friend10 #b #eb4jj ,chelsea4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #gi4fd2 ,third ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #h4ie2 ,a4 ,j4 ,s41 #ej;c42 ,t4 ,e4 ,g41 #ej;c4 #hi4ei ,chicopee4 ,third ,cong4 ,ch41 7#e of which for a ,teacher1 ,hampton ,n4 and ,a4 ,inst47 #be4jj ,danvers4 ,maple ,st4 ,leaf ,mission ,circle1 #fj2 ,maple ,st4 ,ch41 #be4gb2 ,infant ,class ,maple ,st4 ,sab4 ,sch41 #e for ,student ,aid1 ,talladega ,c4 #ij4gb ,east ,bridgewater4 ,union ,cong4 ,ch4 #af4ej ,east ,somerville4 ,a4 ,r4 #j4ej ,essex4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ae4ge1 and ,sab4 ,sch41 #ad4be1 for ,student ,aid1 ,talladega ,c4 #cj4jj ,everett4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #i4eg ,fitchburg4 ,w4 ,l4 ,bullock #b4jj ,framingham4 ,young ,people's ,circle1 box of ,c41 for ,atlanta1 ,ga4 ,franklin4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #aa4bd ,georgetown4 ,memorial ,sab4 ,sch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,talladega ,c4 #bj4jj ,gilbertville4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ah4dj ,hubbardston4 ,miss ,emma ,cutler #b4jj ,hyde ,park4 8,a ,friend10 for ,student ,aid1 ,atlanta ,u4 #e4jj ,ipswich4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #e4jj ,lawrence4 ,eliot ,cong4 ,ch4 #be4be ,lincoln4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,atlanta ,u4 #bj4jj ,lowell4 ,john ,st4 ,ch41 7#ca4bi of which for ,chinese ,m47 #da4bi ,lynn4 ,central ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #ag4cb2 ,north ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #d4hg #bb4ai ,middleborough4 ,first ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #ab4ae ,new ,bedford4 ,h4 ,m4 ,l4 #a4jj ,newburyport4 ,north ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ag4cc ,newton4 ,ladies' ,freedmen's ,aid ,soc41 ,trunk of ,c41 for ,talladega1 ,ala4 ,northampton4 8,a ,friend0 #ajj4jj ,peru4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #e4ej ,salem4 8,friends10 #f1 for ,student ,aid1 ,talladega ,c42 ,g4 ,d41 #a #g4jj ,sandwich4 ,miss ,h4 ,h4 ,n4 #a4jj ,springfield4 ,north ,ch4 #cj4jj ,somerville4 ,broadway ,orthodox ,cong4 ,ch41 #ad2 8,a ,friend10 #a #ae4jj ,south ,abington4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ba4bd ,south ,attleborough4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #f4fh ,south ,deerfield4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 to const4 ,c4 ,b4 ,,tilton1 ,l4 ,m4 #cj4jj ,south ,dennis4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #h4fj ,south ,framingham4 ,south ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #agc4ej ,south ,hadley4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ad4jj ,ware4 ,east ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #cfc4ej1 to const4 ,,rollie ,d4 ,,newton1 ,,miss ,,hattie ,g4 ,,richardson1 ,,miss ,,susie ,b4 ,,hyde and ,,mrs4 ,,geo4 ,a4 ,,root1 ,l4 ,m's2 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #bj #chc4ej ,warwick4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #f1 and ,sab4 ,sch41 #d #aj4jj ,west ,boylston4 8,willing ,workers10 #bj2 and ,bbl4 of ,c41 for ,atlanta1 ,ga4 #bj4jj ,west ,roxbury4 ,south ,evan ,ch4 and ,soc4 #aag4ac ,west ,springfield4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #ae4ej ,williamsburgh4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ej4jj ,wilmington4 ,c4 ,w4 ,c4 #a4jj ,winchendon4 ,north ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #gg4fc ,woburn4 ,mrs4 ,a4 ,w4 ,dimick1 for ,atlanta ,u4 #c4jj ,worcester4 ,union ,ch4 #ch4fj ,,rhode ,,island1 #aej4je4 ,central ,falls4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #abe4je ,pawtucket4 8,friend0 #e4jj ,state ,farms4 ,rev4 ,marcus ,ames #bj4jj ,,connecticut1 #fhh4bh4 ,branford4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #bj4jj ,broad ,brook4 ,geo4 ,e4 ,taylor #c4ej ,clinton4 ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,student ,aid #g4gc ,colebrook4 ,miss ,e4 ,r41 #a2 ,mr4 ,s41 #ej;c4 #a4ej ,collinsville4 8,a ,friend0 #b4jj ,columbia4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ag4db ,durham ,centre4 ,horace ,newton #c4jj ,east ,haddam4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 7#cj of which from ,eugene ,w4 ,chaffee1 to const4 ,,mrs4 ,,eugene ,w4 ,,chaffee1 ,l4 ,m47 #hf4ae ,ellsworth4 ,miss ,e4 ,c4 ,d4 #a4jj ,fair ,haven4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 #da4eh ,gilead4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ab4ce ,greenwich4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #e4jj ,hartford4 ,benj4 ,de ,forest1 for ,talladega ,c4 #gj4jj ,middletown4 ,south ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #bi4ei ,millbrook4 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,p41 #a2 ,individuals1 #ej;c4 #a4ej ,millington4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #b4jj ,new ,haven4 ,north ,ch41 #ie4ce2--,wells ,southworth1 #ej1 for ,fisk ,u42--,howard ,av4 ,sab4 ,sch41 #a1 for ,student ,aid2--,rev4 ,d4 ,j4 ,o41 #ej;c41 for ,mag42 ,c4 ,a4 ,williams1 ,pkg4 of ,books #adf4he ,putnam4 ,second ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 for ,indian ,boy1 ,hampton ,inst4 #ae4jj ,redding4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ag4bj ,rockville4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 #abg4ia ,scotland4 ,,estate of ,caroline ,barrows1 by ,geo4 ,lincoln1 ,ex4 #ae4jj ,south ,manchester4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 7#ai of which for ,student ,aid1 and #cj1 to const4 ,,edward ,,taylor1 ,l4 ,m47 #eg4jj ,stafford ,springs4 8,a ,friend10 #b2 ,individuals1 for ,mag41 #b #d4jj ,torrington4 ,rev4 ,c4 ,h4 ,b4 #j4ej ,windsor4 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,c4 ,w4 #j4ej ,woodstock4 ,ladies1 ,bbl4 of ,c41 for ,atlanta1 ,ga4 ,,new ,,york1 #ebb4jb4 ,amsterdam4 ,chandler ,bartlett #aj4jj ,binghamton4 ,h4 ,f4 ,l4 #j4ej ,brooklyn4 ,sab4 ,sch41 ,church of the ,pilgrims1 #ajj1 for ed4 of ,indians1 ,hampton ,n4 and ,a4 ,inst42 --8,a ,friend10 #fj1 to const4 ,,rev4 ,,thomas ,b4 ,,mcleod and ,,mrs4 ,m4 ,j4 ,c4 ,,mcleod1 ,l4 ,m's2--,central ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 ,geo4 ,a4 ,ball1 ,supt41 #cj1 for ,lady ,missionary1 and to const4 ,,henry ,,martyn ,,scudder1 ,,jr41 ,m4 ,d41 ,arcot1 ,madras ,presidency1 ,southern ,india1 ,l4 ,m42--,mrs4 ,mary ,e4 ,whiton1 #bj2 ,east ,cong4 ,ch41 #g4jd2 ,j4 ,c4 ,howard1 ,box of ,books #bag4jd ,crown ,point4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #cg4cg ,elma4 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,s4 ,a4 ,b4 #a4jj ,lockport4 ,h4 ,w4 ,nicolas1 ,box of ,books4 ,morrisania4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #f4ej1 and ,sab4 ,sch41 #b #h4ej ,newark4 ,mrs4 ,phebe ,parks1 #aj and ,communion ,set #aj4jj ,new ,york4 ,ladies' ,association of ,presb4 ,memorial ,ch41 #aje1 for a ,teacher1 ,talladega ,c42--,s4 ,t4 ,gordon1 ,box of ,singing ,books #aje4jj ,north ,pitcher4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #c4be ,patchogue4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #bb4ba ,pitcher4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,sab4 ,sch4 #ah4jj ,pompey4 ,mrs4 ,j4 ,h4 ,childs1 7#d4ej of which for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u47 #e4jj ,spencerport4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #bj4jj ,syracuse4 ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,student ,aid #ad4ae ,tarrytown4 8,a ,friend0 #ej4jj ,,new ,,jersey1 #gh4ai4 ,bound ,brook4 ,cong4 ,ch41 to const4 ,,rev4 ,,james ,d4 ,,eaton1 ,l4 ,m4 #cj4jj ,montclair4 ,mrs4 ,pratt's ,s4 ,s4 ,class1 #e1 and ,box of ,c41 for ,student ,aid1 ,talladega ,c4 #e4jj ,newark4 ,miss ,m4 ,e4 ,sears1 #cj2--,miss ,h4 ,miller1 ,box of ,c41 for ,raleigh1 ,n4 ,c4 #cj4jj ,paterson4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #ab4ai2 ,mrs4 ,a4 ,c4 ,w41 #a #ac4ai ,raritan4 ,miss ,sarah ,provost1 ,box of ,papers4 ,,pennsylvania1 #f4ej4 ,candor4 ,isabella ,connelly #c4jj ,canton4 ,h4 ,sheldon1 for ,freight1 for ,talladega ,c4 #b4ej ,terrytown4 ,g4 ,f4 ,h4 #a4jj ,,ohio1 #a1bfb4ij4 ,brownhelm4 ,,estate of ,john ,locke #fac4ei ,cleveland4 ,plymouth ,ch41 7ad'l7 #e4jj ,east ,cleveland4 ,mrs4 ,mary ,walkden1 for ,mendi ,m4 #d4jj ,elyria4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #ajc4bj ,freedom4 ,cong4 ,ch41 ,coll4 #g2 8,j4 ,c4 ,b410 #e #ab4jj ,hambden4 ,a4 ,c41 #ej;c42 8,a ,friend10 #ej;c4 #a4jj ,hudson4 8,a ,friend0 #aj4jj ,lennox4 ,a4 ,j4 ,holman #aj4jj ,madison4 ,central ,cong4 ,ch4 #aj4jj ,mechanicsburg4 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,k4 ,h4 #a4jj ,newark4 8,a ,thank ,offering1 for #8,leah and ,frank1' ,tougaloo ,u40 #ej4jj ,north ,benton4 ,simon ,hartzel #aj4jj ,oberlin4 ,ladies1 #bj1 for ,student ,aid1 ,atlanta ,u42 ,ladies1 #g1 and #e bbls4 of ,c41 for ,atlanta1 ,ga42 ,mrs4 ,william ,kimball1 #b2 ,mrs4 ,j4 ,f4 ,b41 #fj;c4 #bi4fj ,steuben4 ,l4 ,p4 #a4jj ,wakeman4 ,mrs4 ,g4 ,v4 ,f4 #j4ea ,wellington4 ,,estate of ,n4 ,d4 ,billings1 by ,j4 ,h4 ,dickson1 ,ex4 #djj4jj ,zanesville4 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,a4 ,dunlap #b4jj ,,michigan1 #iab4de4 ,alamo4 ,julius ,hackley #aj4jj ,calumet4 ,prof4 ,e4 ,t4 ,curtis1 #a4ge1 and ,box of ,books1 for ,talladega ,c4 #a4ge ,east ,saginaw4 ,,estate of ,chas4 ,w4 ,wilder1 by ,n4 ,h4 ,culver1 ,adm'r #hb4bc ,grand ,rapids4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 for ,rev4 ,j4 ,h4 ,h4 ,sengstacke #bj4jj ,hancock4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 to const4 ,,dr4 ,i4 ,m4 ,,rhodes and ,j4 ,h4 ,,carah1 ,l4 ,m's #fe4fg ,northport4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #e4ce ,pontiac4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #a4aj ,portland4 ,ladies' ,miss4 ,soc4 #ae4jj ,romeo4 ,mrs4 ,h4 ,o4 ,s41 #a1 ,mrs4 ,j4 ,s4 ,r41 #a1 ,mrs4 ,reed's ,s4 ,s4 ,class1 #ce;c41 for ,lady ,missionary1 ,memphis1 ,tenn4 #b4ce ,union ,city4 8,a ,friend0 #gjj4jj ,webster4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #i4jj ,,indiana1 #h4jj4 ,elkhart4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #h4jj ,,illinois1 #eba4if4 ,belvidere4 ,,estate of ,olney ,nichols1 by ,h4 ,w4 ,pier1 ,ex4 #bf4jj ,chesterfield4 ,,estate of ,miss ,matilda ,m4 ,williams1 by ,e4 ,g4 ,duckles1 ,adm's #ej4jj ,chicago4 ,plymouth ,ch41 #gh4ca2 ,leavitt ,st4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #ba4gg2 ,south ,cong4 ,ch41 #ah4de2 ,ladies' ,miss4 ,soc4 of ,n4 ,e4 ,ch41 #b4ac #abj4ff ,earlville4 ,cong4 ,ch41 7#cj of which to const4 ,,miss ,,emma ,,hathaway1 ,l4 ,m47 #dj4jj ,galesburg4 8,a ,friend0 #be4jj ,kewanee4 ,gleaners of ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,straight ,u4 #ce4jj ,lewiston4 ,mrs4 ,phelps #ej4jj ,mattoon4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #e4jj ,morris4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #bg4ci1 and ,sab4 ,sch41 #a4fa #bi4jj ,odell4 ,mrs4 ,h4 ,e4 ,dana #aj4jj ,olney4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ab4jj ,ottawa4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ba4gc ,payson4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #bb4jj ,princeville4 ,wm4 ,c4 ,stevens #bj4jj ,quincy4 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,t4 ,parker #bj4jj ,roseville4 ,rev4 ,a4 ,l4 ,pennoyer and ,wife #e4jj ,wheaton4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #bb4jj ,winnebago4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #h4eg ,,wisconsin1 #ie4bf4 ,beloit4 ,dr4 ,a4 #a4jj ,eau ,claire4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #be4fj ,walworth4 ,mrs4 ,d4 ,r4 ,s4 ,colton #e4jj ,watertown4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #i4af ,wauwatosa4 ,cong4 ,ch41 7#cj of which to const4 ,,john ,m4 ,,wheeler1 ,l4 ,m47 #ed4ej ,,iowa1 #bci4gj4 ,alden4 ,ladies' ,miss4 ,soc4 #b4fj ,belle ,plain4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #e4jj ,cedar ,falls4 ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,freight1 for ,talladega ,c4 #e4ge ,chester4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #cj4jj ,des ,moines4 ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,talladega ,c4 #bd4he ,dubuque4 ,ladies of ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,lady ,missionary1 ,new ,orleans1 ,la4 #ae4jj ,garwin4 ,talmon ,dewey #b4ej ,hampton4 ,ladies' ,cent4 ,soc4 #e4be ,keokuk4 ,ladies' ,miss4 ,soc41 for ,lady ,missionary1 ,new ,orleans1 ,la4 #bj4jj ,mc,gregor4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #cj4jj ,mitchellville4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #c4jj ,oskaloosa4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 for ,lady ,missionary1 ,new ,orleans1 ,la4 #aj4jj ,prairie ,city4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #e4ge ,stacyville4 ,woman's ,miss4 ,soc4 #d4jj ,tabor4 ,cong4 ,ch4 7in part7 #ej4jj ,waltham4 ,,estate of ,miss ,emmeline ,williams1 #be1 by ,wm4 ,mason2 ,w4 ,m41 #a #bf4jj ,,kansas1 #i4ce4 ,onaga4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #f4ej ,washara4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #b4he ,,minnesota1 #dg4dd4 ,minneapolis4 ,plymouth ,ch41 #bc4dd2 ,second ,cong4 ,ch41 #f4ej #bi4id ,montivedo4 ,rev4 ,d4 ,g4 #j4fj ,owatonna4 ,isaac ,w4 ,burch #i4ij ,wabasha4 ,cong4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #g4jj ,,nebraska1 #d4jj4 ,clarksville4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #d4jj ,,tennessee1 #cbd4gj4 ,memphis4 ,le ,moyne ,sch41 ,tuition #aie4gj ,nashville4 ,fisk ,u41 ,tuition #abi4jj ,,north ,,carolina1 #aja4ie4 ,raleigh4 ,washington ,sch41 ,tuition1 #ai4ge2 ,s4 ,f4 ,h41 #a #bj4ge ,wilmington4 ,normal ,sch41 ,tuition #ha4bj ,,georgia1 #fhf4bb4 ,atlanta4 ,atlanta ,u41 ,tuition1 #ajc2 ,rent1 #ac2 ,storr's ,sch41 ,tuition1 #bbi4bj #cde4bj ,byron4 ,by ,c4 ,r4 ,k41 for ,mendi ,m4 #j4ej ,macon4 ,lewis ,high ,sch41 ,tuition #da4be ,savannah4 ,beach ,inst41 ,tuition1 #bjh4gj2 ,rent1 #cj2 ,sales1 #ej4jg2--8;,a ,friend10 #aj1 for ,beach ,inst4 #bih4gg ,warrior4 ,e4 ,f4 ,m4 #j4ej ,,alabama1 #djj4gg4 ,childersburg4 ,rev4 ,a4 ,j4 #a4jj ,mobile4 ,emerson ,inst4 #afg4ge ,montgomery4 ,pub4 ,sch4 ,fund4 #age4jj ,talladega4 ,talladega ,c4 #eg4jb ,,mississippi1 #aja4ij4 ,tougaloo4 ,tougaloo ,u41 ,tuition1 #gi4ij2 ,rent1 #bb #aja4ij ,,louisiana1 #aji4ej4 ,new ,orleans4 ,straight ,u41 ,tuition1 #ajh2 ,individuals1 for ,mag41 #a4ej #aji4ej ,,japan1 #bj4jj4 ,kobe4 ,rev4 ,r4 ,h4 ,davis1 7#e of which1 for ,chinese ,m4 in ,cal47 #bj4jj ---------------- ,total #i1fcg4aa ,total from ,oct4 #ast to ,may #cast #aae1dga4ge 99 99 99 99 99 ,,for ,,tillotson ,,collegiate ,,and ,,normal ,,inst41 ,,austin1 ,,texas4 ,norwich1 ,conn4 8,a ,friend0 #djj4jj ---- ,conn4 8,a ,friend0 #aj4jj ,galesburg1 ,ill4 8,a ,friend0 #aj4jj ------------ ,total #dbj4jj ,previously acknowledged in ,april ,receipts #c1hhg4jj ---------------- ,total #d1cjg4jj 99 99 99 99 99 ,,for ,,school ,,building1 ,,athens1 ,,ala4 ,portland1 ,mich4 ,woman's ,miss4 ,soc41 by ,mrs4 ,wm4 ,white #aj4jj ,previously acknowledged in ,april ,receipts #ffj4ei ------------ ,total #fgj4ei 99 99 99 99 99 ,receipts for ,may #aj1jfg4aa ,total from ,oct4 #ast to ,may #cast4 #abe1fjb4ij ,h4 ,w4 ,,hubbard1 ,treas41 #ef ,reade ,st41 ,n4 ,y4 99 99 99 99 99 ,constitution of the ,american ,missionary ,association4 ,,incorporated ,,january #cj1 #ahdi4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,art4 ,i4 ,this ,society shall be called 8,,the ,,american ,,missionary ,,association40 ,,art4 ,,ii4 ,the object of this ,association shall be to conduct ,christian missionary and educational operations1 and diffuse a knowledge of the ,holy ,scriptures in our own and other countries which are destitute of them1 or which present open and urgent fields of effort4 ,,art4 ,,iii4 ,any person of evangelical sentiments1,a who professes faith in the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who is not a slave-holder1 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 ,footnote ,a3 ,by evangelical sentiments1 we understand1 among others1 a belief in the guilty and lost condition of all men without a ,saviour2 the ,supreme ,deity1 ,incarnation and ,atoning ,sacrifice of ,jesus ,christ1 the only ,saviour of the world2 the necessity of regeneration by the ,holy ,spirit1 repentance1 faith and holy obedience in order to salvation2 the immortality of the soul2 and the retributions of the judgment in the eternal punishment of the wicked1 and salvation of the righteous4 ,the ,american ,missionary ,association4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,aim ,,and ,,work4 ,to preach the ,gospel to the poor4 ,it originated in a sympathy with the almost friendless slaves4 ,since ,emancipation it has devoted its main efforts to preparing the ,,freedmen for their duties as citizens and ,christians in ,america and as missionaries in ,africa4 ,as closely related to this1 it seeks to benefit the caste-persecuted ,,chinese in ,america1 and to co-operate with the ,government in its humane and ,christian policy towards the ,,indians4 ,it has also a mission in ,,africa4 ,,statistics4 ,,churches3 ,in the ,south--,in ,va41 #a2 ,n4 ,c41 #e2 ,s4 ,c41 #b2 ,ga41 #ac2 ,ky41 #g2 ,tenn41 #d2 ,ala41 #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 ,ala42 ,atlanta1 ,ga42 ,nashville1 ,tenn42 ,tougaloo1 ,miss42 ,new ,orleans1 ,la42 and ,austin1 ,texas1 #h4 ,graded or ,normal ,schools3 at ,wilmington1 ,raleigh1 ,n4 ,c42 ,charleston1 ,greenwood1 ,s4 ,c42 ,savannah1 ,macon1 ,atlanta1 ,ga42 ,montgomery1 ,mobile1 ,athens1 ,selma1 ,ala42 ,memphis1 ,tenn41 #ab4 ,other ,schools1 #bd4 ,total #dd4 ,,teachers1 ,,missionaries ,,and ,,assistants4--,among the ,freedmen1 #bec2 among the ,chinese1 #ba2 among the ,indians1 #i2 in ,africa1 #ac4 ,total1 #bif4 ,,students--,in ,theology1 #hf2 ,law1 #bh2 in ,college ,course1 #fc2 in other studies1 #g1jcj4 ,total1 #g1bjg4 ,scholars taught by former pupils of our schools1 estimated at #aej1jjj4 ,,indians under the care of the ,association1 #ac1jjj4 ,,wants4 #a4 ,a steady ,,increase of regular income to keep pace with the growing work4 ,this increase can only be reached by regular and larger contributions from the churches--the feeble as well as the strong4 #b4 ,,additional ,,buildings for our higher educational institutions1 to accommodate the increasing numbers of students2 ,,meeting ,,houses for the new churches we are organizing2 ,,more ,,ministers1 cultured and pious1 for these churches4 #c4 ,,help ,,for ,,young ,,men1 to be educated as ministers here and missionaries to ,africa--a pressing want4 ,before sending boxes1 always correspond with the nearest ,a4 ,m4 ,a4 office1 as below3 ,,new ,,york ,h4 ,w4 ,hubbard1 ,esq41 #ef ,reade ,street4 ,,boston ,rev4 ,c4 ,l4 ,woodworth1 ,room #ba ,congregational ,house4 ,,chicago ,rev4 ,jas4 ,powell1 #aab ,west ,washington ,street4 ,,magazine4 ,this ,magazine will be sent1 gratuitously1 if desired1 to the ,missionaries of the ,association2 to ,life ,members2 to all clergymen who take up collections for the ,association2 to ,superintendents of ,sabbath ,schools2 to ,college ,libraries2 to ,theological ,seminaries2 to ,societies of ,inquiry on ,missions2 and to every donor who does not prefer to take it as a subscriber1 and contributes in a year not less than five dollars4 ,those who wish to remember the ,,american ,,missionary ,,association in their last ,will and ,testament1 are earnestly requested to use the following ,,form ,,of ,a ,,bequest4 8,i ,,bequeath to my executor 7or executors7 the sum of ---- dollars in trust1 to pay the same in ---- days after my decease to the person who1 when the same is payable1 shall act as ,treasurer of the #8,american ,missionary ,association' of ,new ,york ,city1 to be applied1 under the direction of the ,executive ,committee of the ,association1 to its charitable uses and purposes40 ,the will should be attested by three witnesses in some ,states three are required--in other ,states only two1 who should write against their names1 their places of residence if in cities1 their street and number4 ,the following form of attestation will answer for every ,state in the ,union3 8,signed1 sealed1 published and declared by the said ,a4 ,b4 as his last ,will and ,testament1 in presence of us1 who1 at the request of the said ,a4 ,b41 and in his presence1 and in the presence of each other1 have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses40 ,in some ,states it is required that the ,will should be made at least two months before the death of the testator4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,christian ,,union4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,henry ,,ward ,,beecher1 ,,lyman ,,abbott1 ,editors4 8,in my own family1 every one of us1 from the eldest to the youngest1 finds something in every weekly issue to be read with interest and to yield instruction40-- ,,leonard ,,bacon4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,special ,,features ,,for #ahhj4 ,,pictures ,,of ,,travel1 by ,,blanche ,,willis ,,howard1 ,,charles ,,dudley ,,warner1 ,,curtis ,,guild1 ,,adeline ,,trafton1 ,j4 ,leonard ,corning1 ,g4 ,w4 ,w4 ,,houghton1 and others4 ,,summer ,,stories1 by ,e4 ,p4 ,,roe1 ,,constance ,,fenimore ,,woolson1 ,,rose ,,terry ,,cooke1 ,,louise ,,stockton1 ,,susan ,,coolidge1 ,,eliot ,,mccormick1 ,,josephine ,r4 ,,baker1 ,,emily ,,huntington ,,miller1 ,,helen ,,campbell1 ,,sarah ,o4 ,,jewett1 and others4 ,,the ,,poet',s ,,home1 by ,,horace ,e4 ,,scudder4 ,a ,,summer ,,journal1 by ,,elaine ,,goodale4 99 99 99 99 99 ,book ,reviews1 ,mr4 ,beecher's ,sermons1 ,mr4 ,abbott's and ,mrs4 ,w4 ,f4 ,crafts' ,sunday-school ,papers4 ,,the ,,outlook4 ,,news ,,of ,,the ,,churches4 ,,science ,,and ,,art4 ,,fact ,,and ,,rumor4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the following persons have contributed to the columns of the ,,christian ,,union during the past year3 ,john ,hall1 ,d4,d41 ,phillips ,brooks1 ,john ,g4 ,whittier1 ,judge ,noah ,davis1 ,judge ,c4 ,a4 ,peabody1 ,e4 ,p4 ,roe1 ,frank ,h4 ,converse1 ,susan ,coolidge1 ,hezekiah ,butterworth1 ,john ,james ,piatt1 ,willard ,parker1 ,m4,d41 ,constance ,f4 ,woolson1 ,charles ,dudley ,warner1 ,alice ,wellington ,rollins1 ,geo4 ,s4 ,merriam1 ,john ,jay1 ,julius ,h4 ,ward1 ,leonard ,bacon1 ,d4,d41 ,frances ,e4 ,willard1 ,s4 ,w4 ,duffield1 ,d4,d41 ,wayland ,hoyt1 ,d4,d41 ,mrs4 ,d4 ,h4 ,r4 ,goodale1 ,elaine ,goodale1 ,dora ,read ,goodale1 ,gail ,hamilton1 ,leonard ,woolsey ,bacon1 ,mary ,ainge ,de ,vere1 ,mrs4 ,s4 ,w4 ,weitzel1 ,helen ,campbell1 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,e ,c4 ,wyeth1 ,r4 ,w4 ,raymond1 ,ph4,d41 ,charles ,l4 ,norton1 ,prof4 ,w4 ,s4 ,tyler1 ,d4,d41 ,john ,burroughs1 ,lizzie ,w4 ,champney1 ,rose ,terry ,cooke4 ,,terms3 ,per ,annum1 #c4 ,to ,clergymen1 #b4ej4 ,four ,months1 #a4 ,address1 ,,the ,,christian ,,union1 #bb ,washington ,square1 ,n4 ,y4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,payson',s ,indelible ,ink1 ,,for ,,marking ,,any ,,fabric ,,with ,a ,,common ,,pen1 ,,without ,a ,,preparation4 99 99 99 99 99 ,it still stands unrivaled after #ej years' test4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,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 99 99 99 99 99 ,,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 ,brown ,brothers ,co4 #ei ,,wall ,,street1 ,,new ,,york4 ,buy and ,sell ,bills of ,exchange on ,great ,britain and ,ireland1 ,france1 ,germany1 ,belgium and ,holland1 ,issue ,commercial and ,travelers' ,credits1 in ,sterling1 available in any part of the world1 and in ,francs for use in ,martinique and ,guadaloupe4 ,make ,telegraphic ,transfers of ,money ,between this and other countries1 through ,london and ,paris4 ,make ,collection of ,drafts drawn abroad on all parts of the ,united ,states and ,canada1 and of ,drafts drawn in the ,united ,states on ,foreign ,countries4 ,travelers' ,credits issued either against cash deposited or satisfactory guarantee of repayment3 ,in ,dollars for use in the ,united ,states and adjacent countries2 or in ,pounds ,sterling for use in any part of the world4 ,applications for credits may be addressed as above direct1 or through any first-class ,bank or ,banker4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,brown1 ,,shipley ,,co41 #bf ,chapel ,st41 ,liverpool4 ,,brown1 ,,shipley ,,co41 ,founder's ,court1 ,lothbury1 ,london4 99 99 99 99 99 #ahej4 #ahhj4 ,,the ,,manhattan ,,life ,insurance ,company1 ,,of ,,new ,,york4 99 99 99 99 99 ,an entire generation of successful business management4 ,one ,thousand ,dollars paid out ,,each ,,business ,,day for thirty years to families of deceased members4 99 99 99 99 99 ,policies ,incontestable4 99 99 99 99 99 ,accumulation1 - - - - #aj1jjj1jjj ,surplus1 over - - - - - #a1gej1jjj 99 99 99 99 99 ,,send ,,for ,,rates ,,and ,,terms4 ,new form of ,policy1 comprehensive and very liberal to insurers4 ,,agents ,,wanted4 ,,henry ,,stokes1 ,president4 ,j4 ,l4 ,,halsey1 ,secretary4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,buy ,,the ,,best ,,goods 99 99 99 99 99 ,,bogle ,,lyles1 ,nos4 #hg #hi ,park ,place14444444,,new ,,york4 ,dealers in ,,choice ,,canned ,,fruits ,,vegetables1 ,,potted ,,meats1 ,,etc41 ,sole ,agents for ,,richardson ,,robbins' ,extra ,yellow ,peaches4 99 99 99 99 99 ,j4 ,r4 ,,lamb1 #ei ,carmine ,st41 ,n4 ,y4 ,,church ,,furnishers ,illustration ,memorial ,windows1 ,memorial ,tablets1 ,sterling ,silver ,communion ,services4 ,,send ,,for ,,circular4 99 99 99 99 99 ,every ,man ,his ,own ,printer4 ,excelsior #c ,printing ,press4 ,illustration ,prints cards1 labels1 envelopes1 c42 larger sizes for larger work4 ,for business or pleasure1 young or old4 ,catalogue of ,presses1 ,type1 ,cards1 c41 sent for two stamps4 ,,kelsey ,,co41 ,m'f'rs1 ,meriden1 ,conn4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,thirty-,,fourth ,,volume ,,of ,,the ,american ,missionary1 #ahhj4 ,we have been gratified with the constant tokens of the increasing appreciation of the ,,missionary during the past year1 and purpose to spare no effort to make its pages of still greater value to those interested in the work which it records4 ,shall we not have a largely increased subscription list for #ahhj8 ,a little effort on the part of our friends1 when making their own remittances1 to induce their neighbors to unite in forming ,clubs1 will easily double our list1 and thus widen the influence of our ,magazine1 and aid in the enlargement of our work4 ,under the editorial supervision of ,rev4 ,c4 ,c4 ,,painter1 aided by the steady contributions of our intelligent ,missionaries and teachers in all parts of the field1 and with occasional communications from careful observers and thinkers elsewhere1 the ,,american ,,missionary furnishes a vivid and reliable picture of the work going forward among the ,indians1 the ,chinamen on the ,pacific ,coast1 and the ,freedmen as citizens in the ,south and as ,missionaries in ,africa4 ,it will be the vehicle of important views on all matters affecting the races among which it labors1 and will give a 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 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