,,vol4 ,,xxxv4 ,no4 #d4 ,,the ,,american ,,missionary4 99 99 99 99 99 8,to the ,poor the ,gospel is ,preached40 99 99 99 99 99 ,,april1 #ahha4 ,,contents3 ,,editorial4 ,,paragraphs #ig ,,the ,,inaugural ,,and ,,the ,,south #ih ,,tougaloo ,,university #ii ,,arthington ,,mission #ajj ,,growth ,,of ,,negro ,,population ,,in ,,the ,,south #aja ,,tonic ,,sol-,,fa ,,system ,,of ,,teaching ,,music #ajb ,,success1 ,,real ,,and ,,apparent #ajc ,,benefactions #ajd ,,general ,,notes--,africa1 ,indiana1 ,chinese #aje ,,items ,,from ,,the ,,field #ajg ,,the ,,freedmen4 ,,virginia1 ,,hampton--,pastor's ,testimony #ajh ,,georgia1 ,,atlanta--,revival ,interest #aji ,,georgia1 ,,savannah--,john the ,baptist of the ,church--,genius for ,piety #aji ,,georgia1 ,,macon--,southern ,winter of #ahhj-ha #aaj ,,alabama1 ,,talladega--,accessions to the ,church #aaa ,,mississippi1 ,,tougaloo--,burning of ,boys' ,dormitory #aab ,,tennessee1 ,,nashville--,statistics of ,teaching by ,students in ,fisk ,university #aad ,,the ,,chinese4 ,,how ,,speeds ,,the ,,work8 ,rev4 ,w4 ,c4 ,pond #aae ,,woman',s ,,home ,,miss4 ,,assoc',n ,,monthly ,,report #aah ,,receipts #abj ,,constitution #abf ,,aim1 ,,statistics1 ,,wants1 ,,etc4 #abg 99 99 99 99 99 ,,new ,,york3 ,published by the ,american ,missionary ,association1 ,,rooms1 #ef ,,reade ,,street4 99 99 99 99 99 ,price1 #ej ,cents a ,year1 in advance4 ,entered at the ,post ,office at ,new ,york1 ,n4 ,y41 as second-class matter4 ,american ,missionary ,association1 #ef ,,reade ,,street1 ,n4 ,y4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,president4 ,,hon4 ,e4 ,s4 ,,tobey1 ,boston4 ,,vice-,,presidents4 ,hon4 ,f4 ,d4 ,,parish1 ,ohio4 ,hon4 ,e4 ,d4 ,,holton1 ,wis4 ,hon4 ,,william ,,claflin1 ,mass4 ,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 ,rev4 ,,cyrus ,w4 ,,wallace1 ,d4 ,d41 ,n4 ,h4 ,rev4 ,,edward ,,hawes1 ,d4 ,d41 ,ct4 ,,douglas ,,putnam1 ,esq41 ,ohio4 ,hon4 ,,thaddeus ,,fairbanks1 ,vt4 ,rev4 ,m4 ,m4 ,g4 ,,dana1 ,d4 ,d41 ,minn4 ,rev4 ,h4 ,w4 ,,beecher1 ,n4 ,y4 ,gen4 ,o4 ,o4 ,,howard1 ,washington ,ter4 ,rev4 ,g4 ,f4 ,,magoun1 ,d4 ,d41 ,iowa4 ,col4 ,c4 ,g4 ,,hammond1 ,ill4 ,,edward ,,spaulding1 ,m4 ,d41 ,n4 ,h4 ,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 ,mass4 ,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 ,dea4 ,,john ,c4 ,,whitin1 ,mass4 ,hon4 ,j4 ,b4 ,,grinnell1 ,iowa4 ,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 ,kansas2 ,rev4 ,w4 ,h4 ,,willcox1 ,d4 ,d41 ,mass4 ,rev4 ,g4 ,b4 ,,willcox1 ,d4 ,d41 ,ill4 ,rev4 ,,wm4 ,m4 ,,taylor1 ,d4 ,d41 ,n4 ,y4 ,rev4 ,,geo4 ,m4 ,,boynton1 ,mass4 ,rev4 ,e4 ,b4 ,,webb1 ,d4 ,d41 ,mass4 ,hon4 ,c4 ,i4 ,,walker1 ,mich4 ,rev4 ,a4 ,h4 ,,ross1 ,mich4 ,,corresponding ,,secretary4 ,,rev4 ,m4 ,e4 ,,strieby1 ,d4 ,d41 #ef ,reade ,street1 ,n4 ,y4 ,,district ,,secretaries4 ,,rev4 ,c4 ,l4 ,,woodworth1 ,boston4 ,,rev4 ,g4 ,d4 ,,pike1 ,d4 ,d41 ,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 ,c4 ,t4 ,,christensen1 ,,clinton ,b4 ,,fisk1 ,,addison ,p4 ,,foster1 ,s4 ,b4 ,,halliday1 ,j4 ,a4 ,,hamilton1 ,,samuel ,,holmes1 ,,charles ,a4 ,,hull1 ,,edgar ,,ketchum1 ,,chas4 ,l4 ,,mead1 ,,samuel ,s4 ,,marples1 ,,wm4 ,t4 ,,pratt1 ,j4 ,a4 ,,shoudy1 ,,john ,h4 ,,washburn4 ,,communications relating to the work of ,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 ,g4 ,d4 ,,pike1 ,d4 ,d41 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 ,,xxxv4 ,,april1 #ahha4 ,,no4 #d4 99 99 99 99 99 ,american ,missionary ,association4 ,we call special attention to our appeal for the funds needful for re-building the dormitory recently destroyed by fire at ,tougaloo ,university4 ,the demand is immediate and imperative1 as will be seen by the account of the fire given by ,mr4 ,hatch in this number of the ,,missionary4 99 99 99 99 99 ,mayor ,hall1 of ,cambridge1 ,mass41 who has made an extended tour in the ,south1 recently stated in an address at ,dr4 ,mc,kenzie's church that he considered the moral and religious character of the schools of the ,a4 ,m4 ,a4 a model of missionary work1 and that he believed certainly for the next ten years the work of the ,association was the great work of the churches1 and that no cause has a higher claim on their charity and prayers4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the communication found elsewhere concerning our ,chinese work on the ,pacific ,coast is timely and pertinent4 ,mr4 ,pond's efficiency1 economy and success will leave no doubt in the minds of those who know of him and his work that his request is reasonable4 ,while we cannot ask that money intended for our treasury1 and which we need to meet our appropriation for ,bro4 ,pond's work1 be diverted1 we commend his appeal to the prayerful attention of the friends of the ,chinese1 and assure them that whatever may be sent to him will be properly applied1 and meet an urgent necessity4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the 8,missionary ,herald0 for ,march contains a map of that portion of ,africa selected for the new mission of the ,american ,board on the west coast4 ,it also gives an account of the arrival of ,messrs4 ,bagster1 ,sanders and ,miller at ,benguela4 ,these brethren write very cheerfully1 and anticipate an easy and early journey to ,bihe1 the point of their destination4 ,the sadness caused by the death of ,mr4 ,pinkerton while on his way to ,umzila's kingdom1 of which a full account is given in the same number of the 8,herald10 is somewhat relieved by the hopeful aspect of affairs on the west coast4 ,a benevolent gentleman offers to duplicate any excess of #ej or more over last year's contribution by any churches to the ,american ,missionary ,association1 up to the aggregate amount of #b1ejj4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the 8,gospel in all ,lands0 for ,march1 published by ,eugene ,r4 ,smith1 at the ,bible ,house1 is devoted to ,africa and the ,africans4 ,it gives a resum of the missionary endeavors prosecuted in ,africa by the different denominations of ,christians1 covering a period of about #aej years4 ,it also contains four maps and numerous illustrations4 ,we know of no one pamphlet likely to be so helpful to any one who may wish to possess himself of the present attitude of missionary affairs in the ,dark ,continent as this4 99 99 99 99 99 ,it is gratifying to have testimony to the progress of the colored race at the ,south from witnesses outside of our missionaries1 confirmatory of their evidence4 ,one of the missionaries of the ,american ,sunday-school ,union writes from ,south-western ,virginia3 8,in ,pulaski ,county ,i attended the best ,sunday-school ,association ,i was ever in4 ,it was among the colored people4 ,they are intensely in earnest in ,sunday-school work1 and anxious to learn4 ,they are very poor1 yet buy more books than their white neighbors4 ,some of them are quite intelligent4 ,they take hold of the ,international ,lesson ,system well4 ,most of the ,sunday-schools which are kept up during the winter here are colored schools4 ,they ought to have a ,sunday-school missionary of their own color40 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,class ,,of '#hj1 ,,fisk ,,university4 ,ernest ,h4 ,anderson has been elected ,principal of the ,state ,normal ,school for the training of colored teachers1 located near ,hempstead1 ,texas4 ,this is the most important position open to a colored teacher in the ,state4 ,it gives a large field of usefulness for which ,mr4 ,anderson is well qualified4 ,laurine ,c4 ,anderson is in charge of a school in ,chapel ,hill1 ,texas4 ,joseph ,anderson is at the head of a school in ,leesburg1 ,camp county1 ,texas4 ,j4 ,j4 ,durham is studying medicine at the ,meharry ,medical ,college1 ,nashville4 ,j4 ,e4 ,porter is teaching in one of the public schools of ,jeffersonville1 ,ind4 ,r4 ,p4 ,neal is in charge of the school at ,humboldt1 ,tenn4 ,here is a practical answer to the inquiry that is often raised by our friends1 8,what do your students do after graduating from college80--,fisk ,expositor4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,inaugural ,,and ,,the ,,south4 ,president ,garfield's inaugural has very properly given special attention to ,america's great problem1 the condition of the colored people in the ,south4 ,his fitly-chosen words may well be repeated3 8,bad local ,government is certainly a great evil which ought to be prevented2 but to violate the freedom and sanctity of the suffrage is more than an evil--it is a crime which if persisted in will destroy the ,government itself4 ,suicide is not a remedy40 ,as to the remedy1 the ,president says3 8,for the ,north and ,south alike1 there is but one remedy4 ,all the constitutional powers of the ,nation and of the ,states1 and all the volunteer forces of the people1 should be summoned to meet this danger by the saving influence of universal education40 ,a sounder utterance could not be expressed if the word 8education0 be made sufficiently broad4 ,the training of the common school1 reaching only the intellect1 is not enough4 ,there must be the awakening of the conscience and the purification of the heart as well4 ,character is the foundation of manhood1 and hence of a worthy citizenship4 ,the ,a4 ,m4 ,a4 has from the first acted on the necessity of this broader basis1 and hence its school and church work have been blended--the school has been religious and the church intelligent4 ,the ,president's remedy of 8universal education0 has been criticised as requiring too long a time4 ,perhaps somebody can find a legislative or legal remedy that will work the cure more speedily4 ,the past does not make us hopeful in this respect1 and hence we1 as one of the 8volunteer forces10 which the inaugural mentions1 will push on as vigorously as possible4 ,this is the great work of the age for this nation1 and we hope the strong and clear language of ,president ,garfield will give a new impulse to it4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,tougaloo ,,university4 ,the recent burning of the boys' dormitory at ,tougaloo1 ,miss41 compels us to build anew1 and the over-crowding of students compels us to build larger4 ,we must rebuild or abandon the school4 ,the latter we dare not do4 ,the colored population in the ,state exceeds the white1 numbering #feb1bba1 and has increased over #df per cent4 in the last ten years4 ,tougaloo ,university is seven miles north of ,jackson1 the capital1 and there is no similar school of higher grade admitting colored students nearer than about #bjj miles south1 east1 or north1 and none much nearer west4 ,the ,institution has #ejj acres of land attached to it1 giving employment to the students1 and it has the good-will of the ,state ,legislature1 which makes an annual grant to support teachers4 ,the school at ,tougaloo has long been over-crowded4 ,it has comfortable rooms for #cb young women1 but #fj are in attendance1 three being put in the small rooms1 and sitting-rooms being converted into sleeping apartments4 ,one room needed for the accommodation of teachers was taken and ten young women put into it4 ,some applications were refused4 ,there were1 before the fire1 accommodations for #bh young men1 with #ej in attendance1 the overflow being crowded into most unsuitable and inconvenient quarters4 ,the students1 in summer vacations1 teach about #d1jjj pupils in day schools and ,sunday-schools1 and secure from #a1jjj to #a1ejj names to the temperance pledge4 ,the ,executive ,committee1 a few months since1 authorized the gradual enlargement of the girls' dormitory as funds would permit4 ,for a new boys' dormitory it was hoped that #aj1jjj might be spared from the generous gift of ,mrs4 ,stone1 but the definite pledges to other institutions and the increased price of labor and materials forbid it4 ,we had scarcely more than realized this disappointment when the boys' dormitory was destroyed by fire4 ,the best temporary arrangements possible have been made1 including the use of the barn1 which the boys have occupied cheerfully1 calling it 8,ayrshire ,hall10 but they have suffered much from cold in inclement weather4 ,fourteen thousand dollars is the lowest sum for which a boys' dormitory and chapel can be erected4 ,three thousand dollars will be required for the enlargement of the girls' dormitory4 ,two thousand dollars will be necessary for furnishing2 making a total of #ai1jjj4 ,three thousand dollars1 the insurance on the burned building1 will reduce the sum needed to #af1jjj4 ,the building and improvements should begin at once1 to get them ready for use in the fall4 ,the ,executive ,committee1 feeling the call to be imperative1 will go forward immediately1 relying upon our friends to furnish the means as a special contribution3 for our ordinary income will be taxed to the utmost to carry on our current work4 ,we make an earnest appeal to the friends whom we believe to be both able and willing to aid us effectually and promptly in this pressing emergency4 ,funds may be sent to ,h4 ,w4 ,hubbard1 ,treasurer1 #ef ,reade ,street1 ,new ,york4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,arthington ,,mission4 ,extracts ,from ,recent ,correspondence4 ,we trust it will be of interest to the friends of ,african ,missions to learn that ,mr4 ,robert ,arthington1 of ,leeds1 ,england1 has paid over the #c1jjj pledged by him to this ,association1 for a new mission on the ,upper ,nile4 ,the following extracts from letters give a comprehensive view of the present attitude of affairs relating to the mission3 8,leeds1 ,england1 ,december #ad1 #ahhj4 8,dear ,brethren in our ,lord ,jesus1 our ,saviour3 ,for some time ,i have had it in my mind and heart to write to you and say ,i thought it time--,i do trust the ,lord's time--we should begin the mission4 ,if1 therefore1 your faith is fully with my faith1 ,i propose to send you the #c1jjj at once4 ,how does it seem with you in the ,lord's sight8 ,without ,him we can do nothing1 and we must have ,him with us from the beginning to the end of this enterprise4 8,let all the true people of ,god in the ,united ,states understand this1 our view and feeling4 ,we are all one family--they who are #8the children of ,god scattered abroad4' ,so ,i ask them all throughout the ,states1 yea1 and the world1 to go with us heart and soul and prayer always in this undertaking4 ,surely in the mighty ,god of ,jacob we shall overcome4 ,we shall win many for ,christ1 and they shall stand amidst the multitude of the redeemed with palms in their hands1 out of every kindred and nation and tongue and people4 8,with my ,christian sentiments to your committee1 and asking the blessing of ,god on all their deliberations1 yours and theirs1 ever in ,him1 whom not having seen we love1 in whom believing we have joy unspeakable and full of glory1 8,,robert ,,arthington40 8#ef ,reade ,street1 ,january #ad1 #ahha4 8,robert ,arthington1 ,esq41 ,leeds1 ,england4 ,dear ,brother3 99 99 99 99 ,further information about the requirements of the mission and the territory to be occupied have been gathered1 so that on the receipt of your letter1 we felt called of ,god to take definite action4 ,our ,executive ,committee1 with prayerful gratitude to ,god1 interpreted your communication as an indication from ,him that the time had come for us to go forward4 ,accordingly they voted to accept your bountiful gift and to undertake the preliminary work needful during the coming year4 ,among the persons with whom we had been in communication was ,rev4 ,henry ,m4 ,ladd1 the son of a missionary1 who had spent #ag years of his early life at ,smyrna and other localities in the ,east1 before coming to this country to study for the ministry1 and who was presumed to have peculiar fitness as the leader of the new mission4 ,on receiving your letter1 we obtained an interview with ,mr4 ,ladd1 and after a full and prayerful deliberation1 we tendered him the superintendency of our ,african ,missions1 and this week he writes us as follows3 #8,i hereby accept the position1 praying the great ,head of the church for ,his blessing on the arduous work undertaken in ,his name4' 8,we learned last spring from ,gordon ,pacha1 the late ,governor-general of the ,soudan1 that it would be necessary to secure certain privileges from the ,egyptian ,government1 assuring protection to the missionaries1 the privilege of navigating the ,upper ,nile1 etc4 ,this we trust may be accomplished in part1 at least1 by correspondence1 upon which we can enter directly4 ,meanwhile1 inasmuch as the best season for starting from ,cairo and the mouth of the ,sobat commences about the first of ,october1 we desire ,mr4 ,ladd and a physician to be on the ground at that time1 to take advantage of the favorable weather of the latter part of autumn and the early winter1 to visit the territory it is proposed to occupy1 and determine about the location1 and the men and facilities needful in order to insure the success of our new work4 8,we are seeking prayerfully and most earnestly under ,god1 to lay enduring foundations1 and to build up a work which may extend over the utterly destitute region of country1 included in the boundaries1 marked out1 we believe1 so wisely and prayerfully by yourself4 ,we now most cheerfully1 and relying upon ,god hopefully1 are ready to undertake the great work you have suggested to us40 99 99 99 99 99 ,,growth ,,of ,,negro ,,population ,,in ,,the ,,south4 ,the negro most perversely and persistently refuses to do what has been prophesied of him1 or to conform to the general rules enumerated as applicable to him4 ,the census reports for #ahhj reveal the last and most striking phase of this1 perversity1 as may be seen in the following table taken from the ,new ,york ,herald1 comparing the colored population of the old slave ,states1 except ,texas1 in #ahgj1 with that of #ahhj3 ,,states4 #ahgj4 #ahhj4 ,alabama #dge1eaj #fjj1ada ,arkansas #abb1afi #baj1fbb ,delaware #bb1gid #bf1def ,florida #ia1fhi #abe1bfb ,georgia #ede1adb #gbd1fed ,kentucky #bbb1baj #bga1dfb ,louisiana #cfd1baj #dhc1hih ,maryland #age1cia #bji1hif ,mississippi #ddd1bja #feb1bba ,missouri #aah1jga #ade1jdf ,north ,carolina #cia1fej #eca1caf ,south ,carolina #dae1had #fjd1cbe ,tennessee #cbb1cca #djb1iia ,virginia #eab1hda #fca1gef ,west ,virginia #ag1ihj #be1gbi ,the increase in these ,states during this decade has been more than #cc per cent41 and at the same rate will give us at the beginning of the next century more than ten millions of negroes in these ,states alone4 ,during the same time1 the per cent4 of increase in the white population has been less than #bh per cent41 which will give something over eighteen millions as their total white population in #aijj4 ,it is manifest that the negro has come to stay1 and must be taken into our calculations in all estimates for the future of our national life4 ,he need not fade away before us despite heroic efforts to save him4 ,he does not perish even under our discouraging frowns4 ,he will not be suppressed by a somewhat rigorous repressive policy4 ,he has withstood all this1 and flourished under it1 as did the ,israelites under the discouragements of ,egyptian legislation4 ,it is not for us humanely to consider1 therefore1 how we can make comfortable in their decline the lingering remnants of this perishing people4 ,the more momentous question is how this vast and rapidly increasing mass of humanity is best to be fitted for the large part it is to play in our national life4 ,it is not a question whether we shall have it with us or not1 but whether we shall allow it to remain a festering1 death-exhaling corruption1 or whether it can be converted into a much needed element of strength4 ,it could not be a matter of indifference to the most despotic government what is the condition of such a vast body of its citizens4 ,even when they were slaves1 wholly under control of their masters1 with no rights to claim and no duties to perform1 their very presence as an ignorant and licentious mass of chattles gave great cause for anxiety to the intelligent lover of his country4 ,but now they are citizens and voters1 and whether exercising their rights as such or deprived of them1 are equally1 almost1 a source of dangerous power which cannot but fill us with grave apprehensions1 if we but think of it4 ,the census tables proclaim loudly that death nor destiny will mitigate this danger2 is it not time for a wise statesmanship to undertake seriously the task of dissipating it by a good and ample system of education which will qualify the negro for the duties thrust upon him8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,tonic ,,sol-,,fa ,,system ,,of ,,teaching ,,music4 ,,by ,,theodore ,f4 ,,seward4 ,that music is one of the special gifts of the colored people has long been known and recognized4 ,how to develop that gift in the wisest manner and to the best advantage of the race1 is a question which ought to receive a practical answer1 and as speedily as possible4 ,if they are peculiarly susceptible to the refining and elevating influences of such an art as music1 it is very desirable that these influences be brought to bear upon them just now1 while in the formative stage of their history4 ,fortunately1 or as ,i like better to say1 providentially1 the way is now opened for that result4 ,a system has been devised and perfected in ,england1 and is now beginning to be generally adopted in this country1 which so simplifies the study of music as to bring it within the comprehension of a little child4 ,that system bears the name which stands at the head of this article4 ,a technical description of the system would be out of place here4 ,it is enough to say that the result is accomplished and the study of music now is made easy and delightful where it was formerly perplexing and confusing4 ,how much this means for the colored people1 with their musical gifts and inspirations1 it is impossible to imagine4 ,it is not to be supposed that such special powers were bestowed upon a whole race without some very important and far-reaching purpose4 ,the unfolding of that purpose was begun in a very wonderful way by the ,jubilee ,singers4 ,but their mission was among the ,caucasian races rather than among their own people4 ,the ,tonic ,sol-fa system comes to fill a widely different sphere1 viz43 to give to the masses an intelligent possession of the world of music4 ,the ,a4 ,m4 ,a4 has done a very wise thing in taking steps to test at once the value of this system for its constituents4 ,they have commissioned a teacher to go to the ,fisk ,university and teach it during the remainder of the school year4 ,the method is so easy and natural that a thorough knowledge of its fundamental principles can be imparted in that time1 and not only that1 but all who learn it can teach it intelligently in their schools during the coming summer4 ,its advantages will thus begin to be felt in remote country districts1 and the reform will be carried on just where such reforms should always begin1 among the masses of the common people4 ,the teacher who has been appointed to this important post1 ,mr4 ,j4 ,w4 ,adams1 is one who is singularly fitted by his history and antecedents to engage in this special work4 ,born in ,england1 he was taken by his parents to the island of ,st4 ,helena at the age of three4 ,when nine years old he accompanied his father1 a sea captain1 on one of his voyages4 ,the vessel was wrecked on the coast of ,south ,africa1 and the young lad remained there for eighteen years4 ,he traveled extensively throughout the country on trading expeditions1 and thus became thoroughly acquainted with the manners and usages of the native tribes as well as of the ,british and ,dutch settlers4 ,he learned the ,tonic ,sol-fa system there and became so interested in it that at length he resolved to qualify himself as a teacher4 ,it is certainly a singular and interesting fact1 that the person who is first to introduce the system among the ,freedmen of ,america should have learned it in ,africa4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,success1 ,,real ,,and ,,apparent4 ,it is often difficult1 not to say impossible1 to know just what success has been achieved by any special missionary effort4 ,after years of faithful labor the missionary1 if challenged to do so1 may not be able to adduce a single satisfactory proof that he has not labored wholly in vain1 so far as the results he has been seeking are concerned4 ,on the other hand1 changes so remarkable1 so exactly in the line of what is sought and hoped for1 follow the very first proclamation of the ,gospel1 which we gladly attribute to ,divine grace2 we grow confident that at last the promise is nearing its fulfilment when 8a nation shall be born in a day40 ,now1 it should be understood that we are in danger of mistake as to the real condition of things in each case2 a mistake which breeds despair where there may be good reason for rejoicing1 or excites hopes that are fatally false on the other hand4 ,doubtless many a faithful toiler has spent his whole life in laying foundations1 deep and broad1 but out of the sight of ordinary observers1 upon which shall rise1 in magnificent proportions1 a temple to our ,god after he has gone to his reward--to the reward of one who has been faithful1 rather than of one who has been observed4 ,the merest accident may place another in such relation to this man's toils that he shall seem to be the creator of all the results for which he labored1 while he bears no other relation to them than the minnow does to the swell and roar and irresistible rush of the wave by which it has been caught and upon which it rides4 ,again1 men possessed of certain gifts1 but devoid of needed restraints in their use1 may arouse the enthusiasm of their fellows1 sway their passions1 play upon their imaginations1 excite their emotions and propel them along certain lines of activity until confidence is created that now1 at last1 the kingdom is coming with millennial celerity and power4 ,but a reaction from all this is certain1 and the ,gospel ship which just now was riding with grace and beauty upon the crest of the wave lies half buried in mud and sea-weed to await the rising of another tide4 ,the whole movement has been that of an anchored boat1 without the possibility of advance1 and worse than useless1 for in this case it has been with the waste of spiritual force4 ,there are two facts which all who are laboring for the coming of the kingdom of our ,lord should regard as fixed1 and being fixed some good degree of fixedness will be secured for their hopes with reference to its progress4 ,one of these is the amazing ignorance and wickedness of those over whom this kingdom of light and love is to be established2 and the other is the ,divine power of that kingdom and the ,divine purpose to establish it1 and hence the certainty of its establishment4 ,the ,gospel will never gain its conquests in such way as to relieve the ,church of the duty and labor and self-denial and discipline of carrying it and proclaiming it to the heathen1 who will find it1 as all people have1 opposed to all their habits and pleasures and traditions1 and will1 therefore1 when they understand it1 resist it before accepting it4 ,the cheering news which so often comes to us from ,central ,africa and other lands will doubtless be followed by most discouraging news of disappointment and seeming disaster4 ,on the other hand1 it must be remembered that in all really substantial buildings1 especially if erected on doubtful ground1 a large proportion of the cost and of the most valuable material1 and also of the time1 must be expended out of sight before it becomes a feature of the landscape4 ,in all religious movements it is especially true that much of the best material1 and much of the cost1 is utterly lost to sight before the world sees any result4 ,in the ,south1 for the past fifteen years1 the foundations have been laid for a superstructure which is to arise in grand and glorious proportions1 the joy of our land and the praise of all people4 ,we are just reaching the surface1 and others than the workmen themselves are now able to see that something has been going on during all these years4 ,if structures1 however beautiful1 which have no foundations1 must topple1 and we should feel no disappointment when they do1 we would yet understand that much has been done when a foundation broad enough and strong enough has been laid4 ,the work will go on now with apparently tenfold rapidity1 for1 since it attracts attention it will also attract helpers1 and those who doubted and sneered will co-operate in carrying it forward4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,benefactions4 ,it is reported that ,john ,i4 ,blair has recently given #dj1jjj to ,lafayette ,college4 ,hon4 ,levi ,parsons has given #ej1jjj to ,union ,college for the benefit of worthy students4 ,mrs4 ,orra ,bolles1 of ,hartford1 ,conn41 has given #ae1jjj to different benevolent enterprises1 mostly under the auspices of the ,baptist denomination4 ,ex-,secretary ,delano has given #aj1jjj to ,kenyon ,college4 ,the ,botanical ,department of the ,cornell ,university has recently received a donation of #aj1jjj from the ,hon4 ,h4 ,w4 ,sage1 of ,ithaca1 ,n4 ,y4 ,mr4 ,spurgeon is reported to have recently received #bjj1jjj for his ,pastors' ,college1 and #abe1jjj for his ,orphanage4 ,mr4 ,amasa ,stone1 of ,cleveland1 ,ohio1 has offered #ejj1jjj to the ,western ,reserve ,college1 conditioned on its removal to ,cleveland4 ,james ,mackey1 of ,california1 has signified his intention of giving #ej1jjj to ,bowdoin ,college4 ,it is said his example is likely to be followed by a gentleman in ,philadelphia4 ,the will of ,mrs4 ,maggie ,embry1 of ,eleton1 ,ky41 which has been admitted to probate1 gives #bjj1jjj in ,louisville and ,nashville ,railroad ,stock to the ,vanderbilt ,university at ,nashville4 ,judge ,forbes1 of ,northampton1 ,mass41 has left #cjj1jjj to found a second free library in that town4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,general ,,notes4 ,africa4 --,king ,meneleck1 who rules in ,southern ,abyssinia1 has recently abolished the slave-trade in his dominions4 --,tunis and ,algeria are now united by a daily postal service1 and letters are transmitted at a cost of fifteen cents each4 --,m4 ,lombard1 corresponding member of the ,norman ,society of ,geography1 has been charged with a scientific mission in ,abyssinia4 ,he has arrived at ,massoua4 --,the caravan of the missionaries from ,algeria1 bound for ,lake ,tanganyika1 has arrived safely at ,karma1 near the ,lake4 ,those that started1 however1 for the ,victoria ,nyanza1 have been pillaged on the route4 --,the ,chamber at ,paris has approved the grant made to a company for a railroad from ,st4 ,louis to ,dakar and voted a credit of #a1gjj1jjj francs for laying a cable from ,dakar to ,st4 ,vincent4 ,this last line will place ,senegal in direct communication with ,europe4 --,the ,church ,missionary ,society has received an offer from ,mr4 ,arthington1 of ,leeds1 of #be1jjj1 the income of which they will be at liberty to use towards maintaining a steamer and staff of agents on the ,upper ,binu and ,lake ,tchad4 ,in returning thanks to ,mr4 ,arthington1 the ,society was obliged to inform him that the amount would be insufficient for the purposes mentioned4 --,mr4 ,j4 ,m4 ,cnouwer1 a ,hollander1 has undertaken a journey from ,alexandria to the ,cape of ,good ,hope4 ,it is announced that he will be joined on his way by a ,frenchman who has lived a long while in ,abyssinia4 ,he possesses considerable fortune and has had much experience as a traveler4 ,it is not his purpose to take with him more than a single servant and a small amount of luggage4 ,if he succeeds in his endeavors1 his name will be placed by the side of the most renowned ,african explorers4 --,stanley continues his travels towards the interior without allowing himself to be stopped by the difficulties of his enterprise4 ,the #gth of ,november he was rejoiced to meet ,h4 ,savorgnan de ,brazza1 who1 after ascending two tributaries of the ,congo and establishing a station1 traversed the territory of ,apfourous and reached by land the shores of the ,congo4 ,resuming navigation he descended the course of the river half way to ,stanley ,pool1 where he founded a new station4 ,then1 continuing to follow it1 he rejoined ,stanley4 ,it appears that the journey made by ,brazza1 which traversed a territory north of the lower ,congo towards the interior of ,africa1 is a much more practicable route than the one up the river itself4 --,praggia1 who is engaged in exploring the ,soudan south of ,khartoum1 between the ,blue and ,white ,nile1 is said to have met a large caravan with thousands of oxen1 cows1 goats and sheep4 ,the children held in their arms the lambs and kids and even the little calves4 ,the chiefs were mounted upon mules and asses1 while their commander1 upon a beautiful dromedary1 ran hither and thither and superintended everything4 ,these troops of quadrupeds were accompanied by bands of birds1 which flew over their backs4 ,praggia estimated that the caravan would count #ej1jjj living beings4 ,he also met other and smaller caravans of the same character4 ,the object of the emigrants seems to have been a purpose to escape from the flies and particularly the tsetse4 ,the region from whence they came lies a little northeast of the territory where it is proposed to establish the ,arthington ,mission4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,indians4 --,a small congregation of full-blooded ,chickasaw ,indians lately gave #djj for the ,foreign ,missions of the ,cumberland ,presbyterian ,church4 --,the largest tribe of ,indians in the ,united ,states is the ,sioux1 or as they call themselves1 the ,dakota4 ,since the ,sioux were first known1 they have occupied a large portion of the center of the ,american continent1 including the head waters of the ,mississippi ,river4 --,in the last ,annual ,report of the educational work of the ,friends among the ,indians1 it is stated that at the ,osage agency there are #b1gde ,indians4 ,of these1 #bje1 on the average1 are in attendance at the two boarding-schools sustained at that point4 --,the ,american ,sunday-school ,union has planted #aba ,sunday-schools in the ,indian territory4 ,next year they are to have a ,sunday-school camp-meeting of ten days in ,august1 at ,atoka1 in the ,cherokee ,nation1 where a large gathering of full-bloods1 who are averse to meeting in houses and among strangers1 is anticipated4 --,the laws of the ,indian ,colony at ,metlakahtla1 ,british ,columbia1 under the auspices of the ,english ,church ,missionary ,society1 are fifteen in number1 and worthy to be imitated by those laboring for the ,indians everywhere4 ,these have been summarized as follows3--#a4 ,to give up their ,indian magic4 #b4 ,to cease calling in conjurers when sick4 #c4 ,to cease gambling4 #d4 ,to cease squandering their property4 #e4 ,to cease painting their faces4 #f4 ,to cease using intoxicating drinks4 #g4 ,to rest on the ,sabbath4 #h4 ,to attend to religious instruction4 #i4 ,to send their children to school4 #aj4 ,to be clean4 #aa4 ,to be industrious4 #ab4 ,to be peaceable4 #ac4 ,to be honest4 #ad4 ,to build neat houses4 #ae4 ,to pay their village tax4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,chinese4 --,in one district in ,japan seventy-one ,buddhist temples have been diverted to secular uses since #ahgc1 and over #gjj in the whole empire since #ahga4 --,mr4 ,d4 ,smith1 of the ,presbyterian church of ,england mission at ,formosa1 has lately been privileged to baptize nine natives1 making in all thirty-two members of the ,peh-tsui-,khan ,church4 ,there has besides been a considerable amount of inquiry here1 so that the congregation of hearers has greatly increased4 ,other places in this island have also had blessing and additions to the churches4 --,dr4 ,happer thinks that ,prof4 ,s4 ,wells ,williams over-estimates the population of ,china at the present time4 ,the loss of life in recent years1 caused by wars and famines1 has been considerable1 and the recuperative power of the ,chinese people has greatly decreased on account of the use of opium4 ,mr4 ,happer estimates the present population as #cjj1jjj1jjj4 --,the singular idea prevails among some in ,china that the reason why ,chinese become ,christians on reading the ,bible is1 that they are stupified by the ink used1 in consequence of which they lose their reason and are thus ready to believe what is false4 ,people are warned1 therefore1 against buying or reading foreign books4 --,the students sent by the ,chinese government for study in this country live in ,american families1 and visit the headquarters at ,hartford at certain times for inspection1 and for drill in their own language4 ,the number is distributed at present as follows3 ,boston ,institute of ,technology1 #h2 ,troy ,polytechnic ,institute1 #e2 ,lafayette ,college1 #b2 ,lehigh ,university1 #e2 ,bethlehem1 ,pa41 #b2 ,institute of ,technology1 ,hoboken1 #b2 ,yale ,college1 ,classical1 #i2 ,scientific1 #e2 ,amherst1 #a2 ,harvard1 #a2 ,columbia1 #a4 ,the greater number are in ,hartford and vicinity4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,items ,,from ,,the ,,field4 ,,florence1 ,,ala4--,rev4 ,w4 ,h4 ,ash1 with aid from this ,association1 is putting up a neat parsonage by the side of the new and tasteful church-edifice4 ,,nashville1 ,,tenn4--,the new enthusiasm in ,fisk1 at present1 is over the novel 8,tonic-sol-fa system0 of vocal music4 ,by means of this excellent voice culture1 ,mr4 ,adams is bringing out the strength and beauty of voices for which nature has already done so much4 ,the first interest does not abate1 and very perceptible improvement daily increases4 ,livingstone ,missionary ,hall is now building1 and over this is much rejoicing4 ,,louisville1 ,,ky4--,on the ,sabbath1 ,feb4 #bjth1 ,superintendent ,roy preached for the ,congregational ,methodist ,church of this city1 as well as on the two preceding nights4 ,the church1 which has #ie members1 a ,sunday-school and a class-meeting along with the prayer-meeting1 and which worships in a hall1 owning its own organ1 voted to unite with the ,kentucky ,association1 and invited the ,a4 ,m4 ,a4 to furnish them with a pastor4 ,a similar church at ,junction ,city1 ,ky41 is moving in the same direction1 having its own modest church property4 ,,little ,,rock1 ,,ark4--,on the #bhth of ,february1 after preaching on the ,sabbath previous1 in the 8,sons of ,ham0 ,hall1 the ,superintendent organized the ,first ,congregational ,church of that ,capital and of the ,state1 with forty-six members and ten more educated and influential persons ready to come1 and 8more to follow40 ,rev4 ,b4 ,f4 ,foster1 a former student of ,fisk ,university and a licentiate of the ,central ,south ,conference1 was invited to serve the church for three months4 ,the people are moving at once to purchase a house of worship4 ,as would be the right of any ,congregational ,church1 this one incorporated the class meeting into the constitution found in ,roy's ,manual4 ,a ,sabbath-school1 thoroughly organized1 with one hundred scholars and seventeen officers and teachers1 started off at the first4 ,,marion1 ,,ala4--,our large room is filled every ,monday afternoon at the ladies meeting1 and all hearts are full2 and the dark faces look beautiful to me1 shining through smiles and tears1 as we talk of the dear ,saviour4 ,the same room is filled to overflowing with young people and children ,saturday afternoon4 ,the interest has been so evident that ,mr4 ,curtis has held a few extra meetings4 ,twelve children have been forward for prayer1 and we believe they have given their hearts to ,jesus4 ,mr4 ,c4 will hold meetings next week also1 and we hope for a great blessing4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,freedmen4 ,,rev4 ,,jos4 ,e4 ,,roy1 ,d4,d41 ,,field ,,superintendent1 ,,atlanta1 ,,ga4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,virginia4 ,pastor's ,testimony4 ,,rev4 ,h4 ,b4 ,,frissell1 ,,hampton4 ,i have very pleasant meetings with the ,indians here4 ,i let them read the verses from the ,english ,bible and then explain them4 ,when ,i first came ,i used to read myself1 but ,i found that they liked better to take a part in the services4 ,then we sing together from ,dr4 ,robinson's ,songs of the ,sanctuary4 ,after that ,i give the meeting into their hands4 ,they suggest their favorite hymns and lead in prayer1 usually in their own language4 ,they all seem attentive and devout4 ,it is very pleasant to see their faces light up as they get some new thought from ,god's word4 ,i have seldom seen men more earnest in the study of the ,scriptures4 ,one of those who united with the church at the last communion has been confined to the house with sickness4 ,the nurse tells me that he often sits for two or three hours at a time patiently spelling out the words of the ,english ,bible1 and asking her the meaning of that which he cannot understand4 ,i am pleased to see that they are interested to work for one another4 ,i found the other day that one of the older boys1 ,jas4 ,murrie1 had been accustomed to get a number of the others who were not ,christians together1 and read the ,bible and pray with them4 ,excellent work1 isn't it1 for a young chief who will soon go back to take charge of his own tribe8 ,they have a meeting of their own on ,wednesday evening1 of which they take charge themselves4 ,i could give you instances of how these ,indian boys have resisted temptation in a way which seems to me really remarkable4 ,my work among the colored students progresses very pleasantly4 ,it is hard to get out of their minds wrong conceptions as to what a ,christian life is4 ,they expect to see visions and dream dreams when they enter upon it1 and seem to look upon the entering as the all important part4 ,they haven't been used to thinking of the ,christian life as a struggle against sin4 ,it is a real pleasure to preach to them1 and they are earnest to know the truth4 ,i am trying to make the ,christian boys and girls feel their responsibility more4 ,i am trying to make them work for others4 ,we have started a ,missionary ,association for work in the country about4 ,on ,sunday afternoon twenty-five go out into the cottages to read the ,bible and pray with the poor families4 ,many of them work in the ,sunday-schools in ,hampton4 ,one goes out to the poor-house1 another to the prison4 ,they all make the reports of their work to me4 ,we are talking of starting a ,sunday-school in the ,butler ,school ,house4 ,we think we could get in many who do not now attend1 and it would give our students a chance for work4 ,i am anxious to make them feel that they are not merely to be recipients4 ,there is a good interest in our meetings1 and although ,i don't feel at all contented with what is being done1 and look for much greater things1 yet ,i am thankful for the evidences of ,god's favor which ,i see4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,georgia4 ,revival ,interest4 ,,rev4 ,c4 ,w4 ,,francis1 ,,atlanta4 ,we have great reason to rejoice in all the good things the ,lord has done for us in this school4 ,since the day of prayer for ,colleges on the last ,thursday of ,january1 we have had a very marked and general interest in religious things1 and we have reason to believe that very many have become reconciled to ,god and taken up the service of ,christ4 ,nearly every one in the family1 numbering about two hundred students1 who was not already a follower of ,christ1 has been affected and confessed an interest in the subject1 and not many have drawn back thus far4 ,about sixty have attended inquiry meetings1 and we hope a large proportion of them will hold on their way4 ,there has been a great quickening of those who bore the ,christian name1 and many of them have taken up the work as though for the first time4 ,we have held meetings every night for five weeks1 and there has been the steady presentation of the truth and much personal effort1 and so a great harvest gathered1 which fills our hearts with gladness4 ,regular school work has not been broken in upon to any great extent and there has been no tendency toward undue excitement but a deep and solemn attention to the claims of ,god has characterized the experience of most4 ,we cannot tell how many have become decided ,christians1 certainly more than twenty1 and perhaps twice that will upon trial be found steadfast4 ,some have already gone away to distant places to open schools1 and will1 we trust1 carry the light with them1 and others will go soon4 ,if they had not been reached just at this time we should probably never have had opportunity to lead them again4 ,next month we hope quite a number will unite with our church1 and many more will in due time unite with other churches4 ,we are aware of the tendency to over-estimate immediate results and to be mistaken in regard to the permanent effects of such a work here2 but it is the testimony of all that this is the most thorough and general work for years in this school4 ,it has been blessed to be here and to have a share in it4 8,it is the ,lord's doing and marvelous in our eyes40 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,john the ,baptist of the ,church--,genius for ,piety4 ,,rev4 ,b4 ,d4 ,,conkling1 ,,savannah4 ,having some friends who read the ,,missionary--when sufficiently urged to do so by their pastors--,i would like a little space to give them1 not some conclusions1 perhaps1 but some impressions of the ,a4 ,m4 ,a4 work4 ,i remember hearing a zealous brother1 at the ,chicago ,annual ,meeting1 earnestly urge that the ,a4 ,m4 ,a4 push more vigorously the 8,church work10 that the conversion of the ,freedmen was the thing to be aimed at rather than their education1 etc4 ,a few months of experience impress me with the conviction that the school is the 8,john the ,baptist0 of the church4 ,we cannot do without each of them4 ,but we are still in the 8school0 state2 and if either is to suffer1 it must be the church work4 ,each1 in fact1 bears the same message to the masses4 ,the church is doubtless to 8increase0 greatly2 but it will yet be many days 7years7 before the school will 8decrease10 if we are wise4 ,it has sometimes been said that the colored people have what has been called1 8a genius for piety40 ,how much this means can only be understood by one who has been with them in their religious assemblies of the better sort4 ,they have a faculty for getting hold of1 and being interested in and by1 the things which are most elaborate and profound and spiritually significant in thought1 which continually surprises one4 ,they know 8meat0 from 8milk10 and are ready every time for the former4 ,they might not follow one who gave them ,rowland ,hill's fine 8river of words1 and only a spoonful of thought10 but if any man can speak thoughts in words which accurately mate each other1 ,i invite him to my pulpit1 assuring him that he will have an attentive and appreciative hearing such as delights the heart of the messenger who has something to say4 ,my impression is that the ,negro is to have a decided and beneficent influence upon the ,christianity of ,america1 if not upon that of the whole world3--but in precisely what direction ,i am not clear4 ,i have a truly noble little band of co-pastors in these churches scattered here-abouts4 ,they do not know what they are doing--nor do any of us1 ,i think--in planting the seeds of a decorous and an intelligent church life1 and one which insists upon honesty1 sobriety1 8whatsoever is of good report10 etc41 as fundamental therein1 among these people who are slowly but surely getting into a secure and respectable place in the body politic4 ,in view of their position and its opportunities one cannot help feeling--and no one can feel it as keenly as they themselves do--that it is a pity that their early advantages had not been greater4 ,nevertheless it is my impression that the next fifteen years of ,a4 ,m4 ,a4 work will be more important1 if possible1 than the last fifteen years have been2 and this1 whether we consider negro or white1 ,state or ,nation1 ,america or ,africa4 ,conclusion3 ,prayers and gifts were never more needed1 or more likely to do lasting good than just now4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,southern ,winter of #ahhj-ha4 ,,rev4 ,s4 ,e4 ,,lathrop1 ,,macon4 ,for this season1 at least1 the name of 8,sunny ,south0 is a misnomer4 ,beginning in ,november last1 there have been almost four solid months of cold1 sour1 dismal1 cloudy1 stormy weather4 ,for ten days the thermometer stood constantly below the freezing point4 ,one night it touched zero4 ,everybody kept roaring fires1 and cowered over them in their loosely-built houses4 ,soon the coal-yards gave out1 and the wood market was empty4 ,the smooth-shod ,southern horses could not climb the icy hills to bring supplies4 ,fuel became steadily scarcer and higher--wood going up from four dollars 7the usual price7 to fifteen dollars per cord1 and very scarce at that4 ,rich and poor alike suffered4 ,many burned the fences1 fruit trees and shade trees4 ,poor people burned their board partitions1 bedsteads1 tables1 even chairs and trunks1 and some1 after all1 had to go to bed as the only means of keeping warm4 ,the 8fuel famine0 lasted ten or twelve days1 the like of which was never known before4 ,water-pipes burst1 fruits1 flowers and vegetables were frozen1 and general distress ensued4 ,the chilly rain still continues1 though ice and snow have disappeared4 ,i doubt if the 8blizzards0 and 8,arctic waves0 of the ,north cause much more real suffering than this chilly1 damp1 freezing winter here brings to the inhabitants so unaccustomed to this weather4 ,most ,southern houses are very loosely built1 generally warmed with fire-places or coal grates1 over which you may scorch one side and freeze the other4 ,water froze one day within six feet of our stove4 ,much suffering1 sickness and death have resulted among the poor in their wretched cabins4 ,fortunately for some our kind friends ,north have this winter sent us an unusual amount of clothing1 which has been distributed judiciously among those most needy1 and has done much to alleviate distress4 ,my wife has given away over #djj garments within the past three mouths1 and many shivering bodies have been warmed4 ,from our own good ,state of ,wisconsin we have had no less than seventeen boxes or barrels1 containing books1 clothing1 magazines and newspapers4 ,from friends in other ,states there have come eleven packages of various sizes1 with the same acceptable help for our poor people4 ,and how helpful these timely gifts have been6 ,although my wife has had no special commission as missionary1 she has done considerable in that line4 ,during three mouths past1 she has made over two hundred and fifty visits1 being confined to the house by illness for one month of that time1 and being much hindered otherwise by the incessant stormy weather1 which has also greatly interfered with our evening meetings and ,sunday services4 ,besides the clothing above referred to1 she has distributed hundreds of papers1 tracts1 cards and texts1 reading and talking with the women and children4 ,her sewing-school1 meeting weekly1 has steadily increased1 until it now numbers ninety-three girls1 of whom sixty were present at the last meeting4 ,cutting and basting work for so many occupies a good deal of time4 ,at our annual church meeting1 the reports showed that eighteen persons had been received on profession of faith during the year #ahhj1 and #bef raised for church purposes4 ,the ,sunday-school reported #bbj names on the roll1 of whom #age were present at one time1 and the average attendance for the year was #aae4 ,ten of the scholars united with the church1 and the school has raised about #fj in weekly contributions4 ,the pastor and wife gave away #h1ejj religious and ,sunday-school papers during the year4 ,one of the papers has a story4 ,it was given to a little girl in our infant class1 who took it home and carefully preserved it4 ,her father1 not a ,christian man1 was soon after arrested and confined in jail for several months for stealing4 ,the little girl carried him her ,sunday-school papers to read4 ,one of these told the story of ,joseph and the baker in the ,egyptian prison1 and suggested that every prisoner1 and every sinner1 had a divine intercessor at the throne1 ,jesus ,christ1 the ,saviour1 who would not forget his friends in trouble1 as the baker did4 ,so he began to pray1 and when released from jail soon after1 was a converted man4 ,we have received a great many papers from ,northern ,sunday-schools and other friends1 and shall be glad to receive many more4 ,much good may be done by this means1 as the above incident illustrates4 ,from the incessant storms1 floods and cold of this winter1 the people need more help than ever by way of clothing for the destitute1 and all other aids4 ,all kinds of business have suffered1 and the high prices of fuel and other necessaries have caused many to be perplexed as to the wherewithal of eating and putting on4 ,many of the country churches have hardly been able to keep up services at all1 owing to storms and floods4 ,i have collected over #a1jjj volumes for my 8,lewis ,public ,library10 and it is doing good work4 ,i expect soon to issue a little missionary paper4 ,our ,lewis ,high ,school is increasing in numbers4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,alabama4 ,accessions to the ,church4 ,,rev4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,andrews1 ,,talladega4 ,twenty-three connected themselves with our ,college ,church yesterday ,march #fth2 twenty-two of them by confession1 and one by letter3 fruits of a revival scarcely yet ended4 ,all but two of them are children or young people2 twenty-one are members of the ,sabbath-school and of the ,college4 ,twelve are children of church members1 now a long time with us4 ,two are wives for whom faithful and godly husbands had hoped and prayed1 lo6 these many years2 there had been the secret hope but never before the open confession4 ,two were baptized by immersion1 the rest followed the better way1 choosing less of the outward and formal1 and more of the inward and spiritual4 ,of the thirty girls boarding at ,foster ,hall1 all are ,christians1 as are the forty boys1 with two or three exceptions4 ,very few of those who come under our ,christian influences so far as to be members of our family and ,sabbath-school1 fail to indulge a hope in ,christ4 ,we had meetings every night for three weeks1 ,pres4 ,de,forest preaching with great tenderness and power1 while all the teachers and workers did faithfully what they could4 ,so far from interfering with regular school duties1 these meetings quickened to highest endeavor in study1 and led to the most careful and conscientious use of time4 ,never before have our pupils been so conscientious and so well-behaved4 ,among the thirty girls at the boarding hall there has been but a single case of discipline since the present school year has begun1 and that grew out of a voluntary confession1 a sign of a very tender conscience4 ,all the meetings have been unusually quiet2 not a case of noisy demonstration1 no great 8sights10 no 8dreams10 but a thoughtful surrender to ,christ1 very much1 ,i think1 as in the revival meetings ,i have been accustomed to all my life4 ,in them ,god has honored preaching1 which has been so plain1 practical and tender that few could resist it4 ,there were not many hard hearts or dry eyes when the sermon on the 8,prodigal ,son0 was ended and the invitation given to all prodigals to return to an injured ,father's house4 ,through all these meetings unusual honor was put upon the ,spirit1 and on prayer1 and there was more than the usual amount of preaching to the church1 and with excellent results4 ,god has done great things for us1 whereof we are glad4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,mississippi4 ,burning of ,building at ,tougaloo4 ,,rev4 ,a4 ,,hatch4 ,sunday1 ,jan4 #bc;d1 at half-past seven o'clock1 the students of the ,university assembled as usual in the chapel for the evening worship4 ,the pleasant afternoon had given place to a chilly night4 ,in a warm but not overheated room all were attentive to the opening exercises4 ,in the midst of the second hymn1 which all had arisen to sing1 one or two young men near the door were seen to pass out quickly from the room4 ,several others followed at their heels1 when1 immediately1 as by a common instinct1 both divisions of the assembly turned and pressed down the aisles toward the two front doors4 ,not a word of alarm was spoken by an individual and the order1 8back60 8back60 which was given from the rostrum1 checked for a minute this sudden movement1 and some at the doors hesitated whether to pass out or to return4 ,a moment more when a quantity of water fell from the ceiling through the thimble of the stove pipe1 simultaneously with the cry of 8fire0 without1 all in the room became aware of the real cause of alarm4 ,the young men who first passed out ran to the hall above1 and1 with what water was found in three or four rooms which they burst into1 attempted to put out the fire4 ,it was found to have broken out1 however1 above them1 beneath the roof and very close also to the open bell-tower4 ,this tower1 with the long1 straight hall1 which1 at one end1 opened into it1 and at the other had an outside stair door--the only entrance--provided at the start a powerful1 furnace-like draught to the flames1 which had they not been out of reach1 could have been with difficulty brought under control4 ,within one hour our chapel was entirely consumed4 ,during this time the young men managed to save a trunk1 in some cases1 a handful of clothes1 a few books1 or whatever else they could snatch out of their rooms the quickest4 ,a number lost everything except what they were wearing at the time4 ,in several instances what was thrown out of windows and carried to a safe distance from the burning building was stolen by enterprising neighbors4 ,no sooner was the chapel well in flames than the attention of everybody was centered in the effort to save adjacent buildings1 and especially the mansion1 the most valuable of all4 ,this and the chapel stood broadside toward each other1 #cg yards apart4 ,we had1 however1 the advantage of a flat iron roof easily accessible to work upon4 ,to keep the northern side of the building thoroughly wet with water thrown from the roof1 from the ground1 and from the second-story veranda1 was the work of a long half hour1 each moment of which we expected to see the building take fire4 ,the working force of our institution was put to its utmost strain for the whole of this time4 ,this and all the other buildings were saved4 ,the conduct of our students was truly admirable4 ,each young man worked with a will1 wherever he was placed1 or at whatever needed to be done at the moment1 whether it was at the pumps or carrying water1 guarding a roof1 or taking out furniture and books4 ,none worked harder than some of those who had rooms in the chapel building and were losing nearly all they had1 forgetful even of the trunk or handful of clothing that lay somewhere scattered about in the yard--all that was left of their possessions4 ,many of the young women1 also1 showed much presence of mind and were of great service4 ,one was found upon the roof of the mansion with a bucket of water4 ,we received much assistance1 too1 from friendly neighbors both white and colored4 ,one old colored woman was the means of saving a great deal from the burning building1 running in and out carrying away the books and loose furniture4 ,previous to the fire every available room was occupied by our students1 and many apartments which were barely comfortable for two had to accommodate three4 ,at ten o'clock that ,sunday night our main dormitory for young men was in ashes4 ,thirty were without a place to sleep4 ,for that night fifteen were stowed away on the floor of one of the teachers' rooms in the mansion1 five were put similarly in one of the offices1 and the rest managed to squeeze themselves into the ten beds at the 8,barracks40 ,it shows the earnest disposition of the class of students which are attracted to ,tougaloo ,university that we were able the next morning1 promptly at nine o'clock1 to go on with the regular school work4 ,the classes all recited as usual1 though school books had been scattered upon the campus and our school room and two recitation rooms had been turned to ashes by the flames4 ,the ,monday writing-class1 however1 did not meet4 ,pens and desks were burnt4 ,the fire has indeed seemed to result in a moral blessing1 softening the disposition of many1 and teaching a lesson of unselfishness4 ,it has served1 we think1 to attach our better class of students to the institution as perhaps never before4 ,students have been arriving every week since the fire and we have sent none of them away4 ,the very week following brought us half a dozen young men4 ,in addition to this1 about the first of ,march quite a number of young men as well as young women are expected to return to us from their winter schools4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,tennessee4 ,statistics of ,teaching by ,students now in ,fisk ,university4 ,from reports carefully made out by students now in attendance on ,fisk ,university1 the following facts are ascertained3 ,ninety have at some time been engaged in school teaching4 ,of these1 sixty-two are members of the collegiate department and twenty-eight of the normal department4 ,the time taught in all1 including the past year1 is #a1fcj months1 or reduced to school years of nine months each1 #afa #a-i years4 ,it is found that during the year #ahhj1 seventy-two have taught school1 the sum of the months being #cji4 ,this reduced to school years of nine months each1 gives #cd years4 ,the sum total of salaries earned in #ahhj1 is #i1abi4 ,from this must be subtracted for cost of board and travel1 #c1bcf1 leaving a net gain of #e1hic4 ,the entire number of pupils taught during the year is #e1fda1 and the sum of average daily attendance is #c1gag4 ,of the seventy-two who taught these schools1 sixty-seven did labor in ,sunday-schools1 forty-four as teachers1 seven as superintendents and sixteen as both teachers and superintendents4 ,the total attendance on these ,sunday-schools was #c1ifc4 ,besides this1 four did labor in preaching1 twelve held prayer-meetings and one held ,bible readings4 ,the number of conversions reported is #aea4 ,thirty-two taught in ,tennessee1 twenty-two in ,mississippi1 eight in ,texas1 four in ,alabama1 four in ,arkansas1 two in ,georgia1 one in ,west ,virginia1 and one in ,missouri4 ,inferences drawn from these statistics3 #a4 ,nearly all the students in ,fisk ,university of sufficient age and advancement in scholarship1 teach during their courses of study4 ,it is found that eighty per cent4 of the students in the collegiate department have taught4 ,those who have not taught are too young to take charge of a school4 ,the per cent4 of those in the ,normal department who have taught1 is less1 because the advancement in scholarship is less1 as is also the average age4 #b4 ,the average salary per month is #bi4ed4 ,the average cost for board and travel1 not calculating other expenses1 is #aj4dg4 ,this leaves the net gain per month of #ai4jg4 ,this in reality is reduced somewhat by loss of time often incurred in securing a school1 or in waiting for it to begin after it is secured4 #c4 ,it is seen that the students are making very praiseworthy efforts to gain an education1 and that they earn annually a large sum of money to secure that end4 ,still1 at a net gain of #ai4jg a month1 the student cannot entirely support himself4 ,parents should consider well this fact1 not fully understood1 as it would appear1 by some of those able to assist their children4 ,those kind friends who have given to the ,student ,aid ,fund of the ,university1 will see that their benefactions are needed and well bestowed4 #d4 ,this condition of things1 if the strain is not allowed to be too severe1 has a compensating benefit to the student1 who grows strong by contending with difficulties4 ,he learns the value of education by its cost4 ,he obtains that practical experience which students ordinarily have to acquire after graduation4 ,he is also kept in sympathy with the people among whom his future labors are to lie4 #e4 ,these statistics show that1 while in the midst of their own arduous labors as students1 these young people are accomplishing a great amount of good in a field to which now1 happily1 the eyes of the nation are turned1 the education of the colored people4 ,during the last year1 when1 for reasons not necessary now to give1 a less number of students than usual were engaged in teaching1 they had under their training an army of between five and six thousand children1 and performed the labor of more than the ordinary lifetime of a man2 and1 including former years1 they have done the work of more than a hundred and sixty years4 #f4 ,but the whole good is not to be estimated in years4 ,the great mass of the teachers among the colored people1 as among the white1 teach with little if any more preparation than what is gained in the common schools4 ,the coming into a community of one who has enjoyed superior advantages1 introduces a better idea to which others will seek to attain4 ,one of the most threatening obstacles in the way of colored education has been the great lack of competent colored teachers4 ,the paying of incompetent teachers is almost1 if not entirely1 a waste of the public money4 ,viewing from this standpoint1 the long and expensive journeys necessarily taken by the students of ,fisk ,university to reach their schools1 may not be a loss but a benefit1 by scattering further the good influence of the ,university4 ,in a region where one good teacher is sent1 ten schools will be made better4 #g4 ,in addition to the devotional exercises held in their schools by the greater majority of the students1 much other religious work is done4 ,during the last year six preached1 twelve held prayer-meetings and one ,bible readings1 while ninety-six per cent4 of all are now engaged in ,sunday-school labor4 ,a more accurate knowledge of the ,scriptures and better idea of ,christian living must be the result of these labors4 #h4 ,from a list of institutions of learning where some of those1 now students in ,fisk ,university1 studied before coming to it1 many of them of high standing and scattered over the land1 it is seen that this ,university cannot claim these good results entirely as its own4 ,it shows also that the ,university1 situated as it is1 midway between the gulf and the lakes1 is becoming a great central school of learning4 #i4 ,no mention is made in these statistics of any students not now in attendance on the ,university4 ,the exact number of those in that class who are now teaching1 is not known4 ,it is known1 however1 that many such are devoting their entire time to teaching and some of them are already occupying positions of honor and importance as educators4 ,according to estimates derived from reports given by former students not now in connection with the ,university1 the number of pupils taught annually by them cannot be far from #aj1jjj1 making a total1 with those before mentioned1 of more than #ae1jjj4--;,fisk ,expositor4 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 ,kimball4 ,,secretary3 ,rev4 ,w4 ,c4 ,pond4 ,,treasurer3 ,e4 ,palache1 ,esq4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,ii4--,,how ,,speeds ,,the ,,work8 ,in the ,february number we gave a brief chapter of replies to this question4 ,we make no apology for giving a second chapter now4 ,it is just what our readers want to know1 and what we equally wish to tell4 ,and-- #a4 ,the ,finances4--,it was at this point our former chapter closed4 ,i announced that we were laying out work with reference to raising1 over and above the regular appropriation from the parent society1 #e1jjj this year1 in place of #a1faj4gj received last year4 ,i am glad and grateful to be able to announce that of that #e1jjj1 fully #b1fjj are already in sight1 either in cash or in reliable pledges4 ,it has been made easy to raise this1 because all except the hundreds 7i4 e41 #b1jjj7 has come in a single donation from the grand ,english house of ,balfour1 ,gunther ,co41 in this city4 ,that is to say1 #ejj from the senior partner in ,liverpool1 ,alfred ,balfour1 ,esq41 #ejj from his ,liverpool associate1 ,hon4 ,stephen ,williamson1 ,m4 ,p41 and #a1jjj from the house as a whole1 among the partners in which is a worthy son of ,chalmers' great successor in the ,free ,church of ,scotland--that prince among preachers1 ,dr4 ,guthrie4 ,this great gift is proffered in the hope and expectation that the balance of #c1jjj will not be found wanting1 and1 ,god helping us1 it shall not fail4 ,there has been a painful sense1 all along these years1 that we were reaching only the outer edge of the great necessity touching1 so to speak1 only the bare fringe of our great opportunity1 though we have done the utmost possible for us1 with the means at our command4 ,i can with a clear conscience claim that not a dime has gone forth needlessly2 that every minutest item of expense has been carefully scrutinized2 and1 while it would be 8too good to be true0 if we said that no mistakes had been made1 that every experiment had proved a success1 or that no fields have been entered from which we were compelled to retire before the harvest came to view1 still1 ,i speak the simple truth when ,i say that ,i know of nothing that to-day ,i would extract1 or1 so far as our endeavor is concerned1 essentially change4 ,the constant prayer has been for the ,master's guidance2 is it vain or presumptuous to believe that the prayer has been answered1 his promise fulfilled1 his guidance vouchsafed8 ,it would be meanly ungrateful if ,i did not thus testify for ,him4 ,but the point is that now we must go deeper4 ,we cannot rest on the outer edge of the great work4 ,we must avail ourselves to the utmost of our opportunity1 and for this we must have a marked increase of means4 ,toward this1 now that ,god has inclined these ,english brethren to give so largely1 ,i cannot believe that ,american ,christians will fail to make fitting response4 ,and inasmuch as ,i cannot see how more than #a1ejj out of the #b1djj remaining to be raised1 can possibly be gathered in ,california1 ,i venture to press it on the thoughts and hearts of ,eastern friends1 to furnish over and above their regular contributions to the parent society1 at least #ijj for its ,california auxiliary4 ,let the gifts be sent directly to me at #idj ,copp ,street1 or to our treasurer1 ,deacon ,e4 ,palache1 #bah ,front ,street1 ,san ,francisco4 #b4 ,our ,schools4--,in the ,february ,,missionary ,i spoke of #ac schools in operation1 a larger number than ever before4 ,the first of ,march will see the number #ad1 a school being prepared to start on that date1 at ,tucson1 ,arizona4 ,it will be1 by far1 our most distant out-post1 but gives promise of being a very useful mission4 ,several of the pupils who had become ,christians in connection with our ,santa ,barbara mission1 work failing at that place1 moved on towards the front1 and were scattered among the villages of ,arizona2 one1 at least1 even crossing the line into ,mexico4 ,we had letters from them occasionally1 such as encouraged us to believe that1 though in exile from what had been to them a very house of ,god1 and often standing alone1 as ,christians1 among a crowd of ungodly and profane ,americans1 they were still walking in the truth4 ,at length1 from one of them who had settled at ,tucson1 came1 in behalf of himself and eight or nine others1 an urgent request for a mission there4 ,at the suggestion of some excellent ,christian ladies of that city1 to whom ,i appealed for advice1 and who kindly pledged their personal co-operation1 the school is to be placed in the care of ,rev4 ,mr4 ,messenger1 once a missionary of the ,episcopal ,board in ,africa4 ,he is pronounced to be 8a good ,christian1 who can sing well1 can play on the organ1 and will work earnestly0 in the liberty of ,christ and not in bondage to any ritual or liturgy4 ,the pupils attest their zeal by pledging contributions sufficient to pay the rent of the school-room1 #ae per month1 and1 perhaps1 the incidental expenses likewise4 ,pray for the success of the first ,chinese mission in ,arizona4 ,among the new schools reported in my last was that at ,oroville4 ,its teacher is a daughter of ,rev4 ,alvin ,ostrom1 pastor of the ,congregational ,church in that place1 who himself was once a missionary in ,china1 and has1 in his enforced return to this country1 been hungry these many years for an opportunity to preach ,christ again to the ,chinese4 ,i hardly need say that with such a spirit in the work tokens of a coming harvest begin to appear4 ,two or three of the pupils began to venture in1 on ,sabbaths1 to the half empty church1 and to sit in unoccupied pews4 ,whereupon an irate ,caucasian vents himself in the village newspaper in this wise3 8,,ed4 ,,mercury--#8,what are our places of divine worship coming to8' is a question with many4 ,are we to give way our places in the pews to the long-tailed ,mongolians1 or shall we be obliged to take sides with them8 ,we answer1 #8,no6' ,better send them and our pretended leaders away together to their proper places4 ,we have no objection to his teaching them1 but for the sake of common decency and the respect due to us1 let it be a separate matter4 8,,church-,,goer40 ,the community soon began to be astir4 ,the pillars of the church began to tremble4 ,subscriptions began to be withdrawn4 ,families were reported as 8going over to the other church40 ,the croakers rose to the ascendant1 and the outlook grew dark4 ,but silence and patience and gentleness1 and pastoral diligence1 having ,god and the right on their side1 are winning the day2 and fresh sunshine1 gleaming through the whole church-work1 already 8puts to silence the ignorance of foolish men40 ,although the severe storms of the past two months have interfered with the attendance on our schools1 and even made desirable the temporary suspension of one of them1 yet there is much to encourage in the reports received4 ,at ,marysville three during last month 8joined the ,association10 professing thus their faith in ,christ1 and coming under probation with reference to reception to the church4 ,at ,sacramento the teacher writes1 rejoicing over the return to the school1 with heart apparently renewed1 of one pupil for whom she had labored and prayed with great earnestness1 but who first left our school for another1 and then seemed to 8go to the bad0 with utter recklessness4 ,but the ,lord has brought him back1 and he now applies to be received to the ,association1 and to be thus recognized as a believer in ,jesus4 ,this ,sacramento school1 as1 also1 the one in ,stockton1 that in ,marysville1 and those in this city1 are a perpetual joy to me1 in the spirit which pervades the work and the results vouchsafed4 ,indeed1 ,i know not that ,i need except any of our schools from this statement1 and ,i cease to mention them by name only because the list would be too long4 ,the great lack just now is ,chinese helpers trained for service4 ,to select them wisely1 to provide for their being trained1 to put them into harness at the right point1 where by teaching they can learn to teach and by preaching to preach1 is the problem now before me4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,woman',s ,,home ,,missionary ,,association4 ,room #bj1 ,congregational ,house1 ,beacon ,st41 ,boston4 ,,miss ,,nathalie ,,lord1 ,secretary4 ,,miss ,,abby ,w4 ,,pearson1 ,treasurer4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,monthly ,,report4 ,the ,woman's ,home ,missionary ,association has made no new appointments during the past month under the ,american ,missionary ,association4 ,from those already sent into this part of the field the reports are encouraging and interesting4 ,from ,baxter ,springs1 ,kansas1 where are #a1jjj refugees and #a1ajj white inhabitants1 ,miss ,wilson writes that she is getting her work systematized1 and gives her plan as follows3 8,a small unoccupied building1 owned by the ,hard ,shell 7colored7 ,baptists1 has been offered me1 on condition that ,i will put in window panes and a stove4 ,to do this ,i shall use a sum of money now in ,gov4 ,st4 ,john's hands1 and ,i hope this will be enough also for a ton of coal4 ,in this building ,i am to open an afternoon industrial school for women4 ,the different arts of housekeeping will be here taught in turn4 ,those who wish will learn to read1 and especially mothers' meetings will be held4 ,this is the central point of all my work--the women and their homes4 ,around this will cluster several other departments1 for ,i have already four or five co-workers4 ,two of these are good ,quaker women1 living in the place and already doing all they can4 ,they will assist in the women's school and in visiting at the homes4 ,another of the workers there will be ,john ,smith1 a colored minister1 from ,iowa1 educated by the ,society of ,friends4 ,this man has been on the ground three months4 ,he is teaching a children's school4 ,there are three hundred children of the age to go to school1 only about half of whom are provided for by the town schools4 ,he will be ready to assist me in every way necessary1 and will have one of the departments in the ,sunday-school1 of which we have arranged three1 beside being the superintendent of the school4 ,for the use of the ,sunday-school we have three rooms in the public school building4 ,the fourth assistant is ,miss ,e4 ,cabell1 also colored1 a graduate of ,hampton4 ,miss ,c4 joined us from ,virginia in ,october4 ,she is proving a valuable assistant4 ,she will open a children's school1 mornings1 in our little building1 and also have the ,infant ,department in our ,sunday-school4 ,one other service ,i desire to hold1 a ,sunday morning ,bible reading in our little church4 ,and if we can persuade the ignorant preachers around us1 of whom there are several1 to come to our rooms some evening in the week for a weekly study of the ,sunday-school lesson1 we shall have gained a great point with them40 ,the work of ,mrs4 ,steele1 in ,almeda1 ,s4 ,c41 proves full of interest4 ,this place takes its name from a daughter of ,mr4 ,reuben ,g4 ,holmes1 who bought this tract of land1 #ab1jjj acres1 for the purpose of giving employment to worthy colored men and enabling them to buy small farms for themselves at #e per acre4 ,he now has nearly #aej families1 including more than #gjj souls1 on the place1 and to instruct and care for these is the work of ,mrs4 ,steele4 ,she writes that she has more or less care of all1 has already had more than #bjj in her ,sunday-school4 ,her day school occupies her from #i ,a4,m4 to #ab4cj ,p4,m42 her evening school from #g to #i4cj ,p4,m42 and her afternoons she spends in 8calling on the folks40 ,having mentioned some touching cases of distress and how she was able to relieve them1 she adds3 8,now don't think it is all out-go and no income4 ,i called on another family--the mother had previously called on me and wanted me to cut out a calico dress for one of her little girls--when my little girl and ,i came away from that home1 the mother brought me a fresh egg as a present4 ,now that gift for her was more than ten dollars would be for some people to give4 ,the good-will back of the gift made me feel rich40 8,in my solemn talks10 she says1 8with my pupils1 ,i've found some who seem to me to be of the ,lord's noblemen1 so conscientiously living up to the light and knowledge they have1 and eager for more4 ,i've formed a temperance and anti-tobacco society and have quite a number of names already40 ,all who had a hand in filling or packing the barrel lately sent to ,miss ,carter1 in ,nashville1 ,tenn4--as well as those whose hands are filling or packing or are about to be filling or packing other such choice barrels or boxes--will be glad to hear of its welcome1 and also to learn what are among the most acceptable things to send in such cases4 ,she writes3 8,the barrel arrived ,saturday and delights my heart4 ,were ,i a little darker skinned ,i should say1 #8it will do me so proud1' but as it is ,i hardly know how to express my thanks and perfect satisfaction4 ,did ,i tell you so explicitly all my needs--,i can't remember--or did you guess them8 ,those test cards are gems3 perhaps their value to others may be beyond price4 ,the papers ,i'm so glad of1 especially the children's papers4 ,the pictures cut out by some loving fingers1 the picture cards1 tracts1 story books1 ,testaments1 all these things meet especial needs4 ,the children's clothes1 especially the flannels and boys' shirts1 are most welcome4 ,i know this moment the destination of each article4 8,perhaps that for which ,i'm most truly grateful1 is the quantity of sewing materials4 ,the ,lord has not since ,i came here let me name a day for help1 but just now ,i was counting my little funds and wondering--wondering if the time had come when ,i should be really obliged to halt4 ,this supply of materials is a true blessing4 ,perhaps my ,sunday-school stands highest in importance1 but surely this sewing-school work1 with all the influences of good which ,i strive to bring there to bear upon the girls1 is next4 ,i couldn't willingly give it up4 ,through it the girls are clothing their bodies with their own honest efforts2 are learning ,christian gentleness and politeness1 and having their minds stored with good thoughts out of good books4 ,they let me come very close to them1 tell me their needs1 their troubles1 and recognize me as their friend4 ,so in furthering this work1 you are setting many wheels in motion4 ,i held a reception at the #8opening'--opening of my barrel2 how enthusiastic and happy we all were40 ,the ,association held public meetings in ,boston1 ,mount ,vernon church1 morning and afternoon of ,march #c4 ,the interest of these meetings indicates1 we believe1 increasing energy and delight in forwarding the work4 ,the total receipts of the year1 as announced there1 have been #e1jgg4cd4 ,this is not a great sum1 but neither is it a bad beginning1 and as fast as it gives pleasure to the friends of the work to add to our pile1 the present year1 so fast shall we be eager to increase it by scattering4 ,receipts from ,jan4 #a1 #ahha1 to ,march #a1 #ahha3 ,from auxiliaries #hah4fe ,from donations #ahh4hi ,from life members #dj4jj ,from annual members #ad4jj ---------------- ,total #a1jfa4ed ,donations from ,cong4 ,pub4 ,soc41 #be worth of ,s4 ,s4 papers1 lesson papers1 books and cards1 for ,miss ,julia ,a4 ,wilson1 ,baxter ,springs1 for use among refugees4 ,from ,mrs4 ,c4 ,a4 ,johnson1 for ,miss ,wilson's use1 flannel1 new cloth and sewing materials1 valued at #be4jj4 ,office chair1 #aj4jj1 from friends4 ,three chairs for office1 from a friend4 ,the following boxes and barrels have been sent1 valued at3 ,from ,bradford ,academy #ahj4jj ,from ,north ,ave4 ,church1 ,cambridge1 box1 #ij4ba1 barrel1 #dh4ij #aci4aa ,from ,providence ,central ,ch4 ,aux41 barrel #dge4jj ---------------- ,total #gid4aa 99 99 99 99 99 ,,receipts ,,for ,,february1 #ahha4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,maine1 #hda4fi4 ,auburn4 ,high ,st4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #j4ge ,belfast4 ,rev4 ,w4 ,parker 7part for ,refugees7 #e4jj ,biddeford4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 #ae4dd ,brownville4 ,hon4 ,a4 ,h4 ,merrill #ajj4jj ,calais4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #bj4jj ,deering4 ,mr4 ,bascomb #e4jj ,dedham4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #c4jj ,foxcroft4 ,wm4 ,w4 ,clark1 to const4 ,,axcel ,m4 ,,campbell1 ,l4 ,m4 #cj4jj ,gardner4 ,sarah ,m4 ,whitmore1 for ,student ,aid4 ,talladega ,c4 #e4jj ,gilead4 ,rev4 ,h4 ,r4 #a4jj ,hallowell4 ,ladies1 by ,annie ,f4 ,page1 ,bbl4 of ,c41 for ,refugees ,holden4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #d4ej ,machias4 ,eliza ,g4 ,longfellow1 ,bbl4 of ,c41 for ,wilmington1 ,n4 ,c4 ,portland4 ,ladies in ,maine1 by ,mrs4 ,w4 ,e4 ,gould1 for ,lady ,missionaries at ,selma1 ,ala4 and ,wilmington1 ,n4 ,c4 #eej4ge ,portland4 ,john ,m4 ,gould1 ,box of ,c41 for ,talladega1 ,ala4 ,south ,freeport4 ,rev4 ,h4 ,i4 #a4jj ,thomaston4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #e4jj ,union4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,talladega ,c4 #e4jj ,waterford4 8,a ,friend10 #d4ej2 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,d41 #ej #e4jj ,woolwich4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #i2 ,mrs4 ,j4 ,p4 ,trott1 #b #aa4jj ,,new ,,hampshire1 #dbf4ib4 ,alstead4 ,third ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #aa4eb ,atkinson4 ,cong4 ,ch41 ,box ,s4 ,s4 ,books1 for ,macon1 ,ga4 ,candia4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #dj4jj ,chester4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #aj4jj ,colebrook4 ,h4 ,a4 #a4jj ,concord4 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,t41 #ej42 ,c4 ,t4 ,p41 #ej4 #a4jj ,dover4 ,m4 ,e4 ,l4 #a4jj ,dunbarton4 ,w4 ,c4 ,stinson #aj4jj ,epping4 ,miss ,hannah ,pearson1 #e2 ,mrs4 ,john ,billson1 #e2 for ,school ,house1 ,athens1 ,ala4 #aj4jj ,exeter4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,second ,cong4 ,ch41 #bj2 ,ladies of ,cong4 ,ch41 for freight1 #c2 for ,talladega ,c4 #bc4jj ,exeter4 8,a ,friend0 #b4jj ,great ,falls4 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,a4 ,tibbets1 for ,talladega ,c4 #c4jj ,hanover4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,student ,aid4 ,atlanta ,u4 #cj4jj ,hanover4 ,cong4 ,ch4 at ,dartmouth ,college #bb4jj ,hinsdale4 ,g4 ,w4 #a4jj ,keene4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #ha2 ,mrs4 ,j4 ,a4 ,g41 #ej42 ,j4 ,p41 #a2 ,mrs4 ,n4 ,r4 ,c41 #ej #hc4jj ,langdon4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #h4jj ,lebanon4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #dj4jj ,lyme4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #bi4bj ,monroe4 ,s4 ,h4 #j4ea ,mount ,vernon4 ,j4 ,a4 ,s4 #a4jj ,new ,ipswich4 ,a4 ,n4 ,townsend1 #b2 ,mrs4 ,dr4 ,g41 #a #c4jj ,newport4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 to const4 ,a4 ,b4 ,,chase1 ,l4 ,m4 #cc4fg ,orford4 ,miss ,a4 ,e4 #j4ea ,peterborough4 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,h4 #a4jj ,piermont4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,cong4 ,ch4 #h4jj ,pittsfield4 ,j4 ,merrill #a4ea ,plainfield4 ,mrs4 ,hannah ,stevens1 to const4 ,,mrs4 ,,sophia ,r4 ,,baker1 ,l4 ,m4 #cb4jj ,plymouth4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #bj4jj ,,vermont1 #bja4ch4 ,andover4 8,baldwin ,family0 #a4jj ,bakersfield4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #h4be ,bethel4 ,mrs4 ,laura ,f4 ,sparhawk #e4jj ,brattleborough4 ,f4 ,w4 ,k4 #a4jj ,burlington4 ,third ,cong4 ,ch4 #ec4be ,charlotte4 ,nettie ,a ,parker #aj4jj ,east ,hardwick4 ,mrs4 ,l4 ,w4 ,j4 and ,mrs4 ,l4 ,a4 ,p4 #b4jj ,essex4 8,a ,friend0 #a4jj ,fayetteville4 ,m4 ,k4 #a4jj ,marshfield4 ,lyman ,clark #aj4jj ,north ,craftsbury4 ,ladies' ,miss4 ,soc4 of ,cong4 ,ch41 ,bbl4 of ,bedding1 val4 #cj1 and #b for freight1 by ,mrs4 ,mary ,w4 ,boardman1 for ,atlanta ,u4 #b4jj ,poultney4 ,a4 ,m4 ,knapp #b4jj ,royalton4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ai4jj ,saint ,albans4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #dc4ac ,saint ,johnsbury4 8,a4 ,i4 ,r----y0 #e4jj ,saxton's ,river4 ,e4 ,s4 ,s4 #a4jj ,shelburn4 8,a ,friend0 #ae4jj ,underhill4 ,e4 ,s4 ,whitcomb #e4jj ,vergennes4 ,w4 ,w4 ,pierce1 #b2 ,mrs4 ,h4 ,s4 and ,r4 ,t4 ,b41 #ej4 ea4 #c4jj ,wait's ,river4 ,j4 ,f4 ,w4 #a4jj ,wallingford4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 ,bbl4 of ,c4 and #a for freight #a4jj ,woodstock4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #aa4ge ,,massachusetts1 #e1eii4aa4 ,allston4 8,a ,friend0 #b4jj ,amherst4 ,g4 ,c4 ,munsell #b4jj ,andover4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,r4 ,b4 #j4ej ,athol4 ,evan4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 to const4 ,,horace ,i4 ,,whipple4 ,l4 ,m4 #cj4jj ,bedford4 ,m4 ,e4 ,r4 #j4ej ,belchertown4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 #g2 ,miss ,s4 ,c4 ,a41 #a #h4jj ,billerica4 ,h4 ,b4 ,s4 #a4jj ,boston4 ,mrs4 ,nancy ,b4 ,curtis1 #bjj2 8,p410 #a2 ,mrs4 ,a4 ,b41 #ej4 #bja4ej ,boston4 ,s4 ,d4 ,smith1 7#f organs7 #a1jjj4jj ,boston4 8,a ,friend10 for ,kansas ,refugee ,m4 #e4jj ,boston4 ,n4 ,willis ,bumstead1 paper hangings and mouldings1 for guest rooms1 ,atlanta ,u4 ,boston4 8,friends10 ,bbl4 ,books and ,papers and ,bbl4 of ,c41 for ,macon1 ,ga4 ,boston4 ,woman's ,home ,missionary ,ass'n ,abbie ,w4 ,pearson1 ,treas4 7of which from ,bradford1 ,vt41 #aj2 from ,mrs4 ,hunnewell1 ,boston1 for ,almeda1 ,s4 ,c41 #i4aj7 for ,lady ,missionaries #agi4ea ,bradford4 ,mrs4 ,s4 ,c4 ,boyd1 for ,student ,aid1 ,atlanta ,u4 #ad4jj ,bradford4 ,ladies1 ,bbl4 of ,c4 for ,wilmington1 ,n4 ,c4 ,brockton4 ,mrs4 ,t4 ,c4 ,p4 #j4ej ,brockton4 ,mrs4 ,sanford1 half ,bbl4 of ,c41 for ,tougaloo1 ,miss4 ,cambridgeport4 ,pilgrim ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #gaj2 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,k41 #ej;c42 ,mrs4 ,j41 #ej;c4 #gaa4jj ,cambridge4 8,f4 ,c4 ,s410 for ,kansas ,refugee ,m4 #e4jj ,charlemont4 8,a ,friend10 #c4jj ,chelsea4 ,bbl4 of ,c41 for ,selma1 ,ala4 ,clinton4 ,first ,evan4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #abe4jj ,clinton4 8,a ,friend10 for furnishing a room1 ,atlanta ,u4 #be4jj ,clinton4 8,a ,friend0 for ,kansas ,refugee ,m4 #be4jj ,colerain4 ,mrs4 ,p4 ,b4 ,s4 #a4jj ,conway4 8,friend of ,missions0 #b4jj ,danvers4 ,maple ,st4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ci4jj ,dedham4 ,individuals1 by ,e4 ,p4 ,b4 #b4jj ,east ,braintree4 ,j4 ,n4 ,l41 for postage #j4aj ,east ,medway4 ,ladies' ,sew4 ,cir41 #b ,bbls4 of ,c4 ,east ,longmeadow4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ai4jj ,edgartown4 8,a ,reader of the ,missionary0 #a4jj ,essex ,co4 8,howard10 for ,talladega ,c4 #ejj4jj ,essex ,co4 8,howard10 for ,chapel at ,wilmington1 ,n4 ,c4 #ajj4jj ,fall ,river4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #ff4if ,gardner4 ,g4 ,a4 ,w4 #a4jj ,gilbertville4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,cong4 ,ch4 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #ej4jj ,goshen4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #g4ae ,grafton4 ,mrs4 ,joseph ,a4 ,dodge1 #be1 for furnishing a room1 ,atlanta ,u42 ,ladies ,sew4 ,circle of ,second ,cong4 ,ch41 ,bbl4 of ,bedding1 for ,atlanta ,u4 #be4jj ,granby4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #be4dj ,granville ,corners4 ,c4 ,holcomb1 #e2 ,mrs4 ,clement ,holcomb1 #e #aj4jj ,haverhill4 ,bundle of ,c4 ,hopkinton4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,talladega ,c4 #be4jj ,lakeville4 ,precinct ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #bj4ag ,lawrence4 ,t4 ,c4 ,whittemore1 for ,student ,aid1 ,atlanta ,u4 #dj4jj ,lee4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #ajc1 for rebuilding ,chapel1 ,tougaloo1 ,miss42 ,ladies of ,cong4 ,ch41 ,bbl4 of ,c41 for ,tougaloo #ajc4jj ,linden4 ,young ,people's ,mission ,circle1 ,bbl4 of ,c41 for ,talladega1 ,ala4 ,littleton4 ,woman's ,mission ,circle1 for ,student ,aid1 ,atlanta ,u4 #aj4jj ,littleton4 ,ladies of ,cong4 ,ch41 #b ,bbls4 of ,c41 for ,mobile1 ,ala4 ,lowell4 ,leonard ,kimball1 for ,indian ,m4 #ajj4jj ,lowell4 ,ladies' ,benev4 ,soc4 of ,first ,ch41 ,bbl4 of ,c41 for ,wilmington1 ,n4 ,c4 ,medfield4 ,f4 ,d4 ,ellis #ajj4jj ,medford4 8,a ,friend0 #b4jj ,merrimac4 ,miss ,h4 ,w4 #j4ej ,middleborough4 ,mrs4 ,geo4 ,h4 ,doane1 ,box of ,c41 #b for freight1 for ,tougaloo #b4jj ,natick4 ,rev4 ,d4 ,w4 #j4aj ,new ,bedford4 ,m4 ,m4 #j4ej ,north ,amherst4 ,h4 ,s4 #a4jj ,northborough4 ,mrs4 ,h4 ,b4 ,d4 #a4jj ,north ,brookfield4 8,a ,friend in ,union ,cong4 ,ch40 #e4jj ,newburyport4 8,a ,friend0 #e4jj ,newburyport4 ,ladies' ,freedmen's ,aid ,soc41 #b ,bbls4 of ,c41 for ,washington1 ,d4 ,c4 ,newburyport4 ,h4 ,f4 ,tyler1 #bc ,bbls4 of ,c4 for ,refugees ,newton ,centre4 ,ladies of ,mrs4 ,furber's ,bible ,class1 for ,student ,aid1 ,atlanta ,u4 #ej4jj ,norfolk4 ,ladies' ,benev4 ,soc41 ,bbl4 of ,bedding1 for ,atlanta ,u4 ,palmer4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 #bj4jj ,rockland4 8,a ,friend0 #cj4jj ,saundersville4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ae4jj ,south ,hadley4 ,mt4 ,h4 ,sem41 8,a ,friend10 for ,kansas ,refugee ,m4 #b4jj ,southbridge4 8,a ,friend0 #ej4jj ,south ,wellfleet4 8,a ,friend0 #b4jj ,south ,weymouth4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 to const4 ,,lysander ,,heald1 ,l4 ,m4 #db4jj ,springfield4 8,m10 #hjj2 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 ,coll41 #hc4ci2 8,f4 ,a4 ,b410 #bjj2 ,south ,cong4 ,ch41 #ha4hi2 ,miss ,lizzie ,bates1 #c #a1afh4bh ,stoneham4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #bj4fc ,taunton4 ,union ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #g4bh ,tewksbury4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 for ,indian ,m41 ,hampton ,n4 ,a4 ,inst4 #ah4ge ,townsend ,harbor4 ,mrs4 ,ralph ,ball1 ,box ,s4 ,s4 ,books1 for ,macon1 ,ga4 ,upton4 8,a ,friend10 ,bbl4 of ,c41 for ,washington1 ,d4 ,c4 ,wakefield4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,atlanta ,u4 #ch4jg ,watertown4 ,ladies1 #d ,bbls4 of ,c41 for ,tougaloo1 ,miss4 ,waverley4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ac4jd ,west ,dennis4 ,s4 ,s4 ,c4 #a4jj ,westborough4 ,freedmen's ,mission ,ass'n1 ,bbl4 of ,c41 for ,talladega1 ,ala4 ,westfield4 ,dr4 ,h4 ,holland1 for ,kansas ,refugee ,m4 #b4jj ,westford4 ,rev4 ,e4 ,r4 ,h4 #j4ej ,west ,medway4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #be4jj ,west ,boylston4 8,willing ,workers10 for furnishing a room1 ,atlanta ,u4 #be4jj ,west ,roxbury4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,south ,evan4 ,ch4 #bj4jj ,west ,springfield4 8,mission ,band10 by ,c4 ,h4 ,abbott1 for ,talladega ,c4 #fj4jj ,west ,springfield4 ,park ,st4 ,ch41 #cj2 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 #ae #de4jj ,wilmington4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,talladega ,c4 #be4jj ,wilmington4 ,j4 ,skelton #e4jj ,woburn4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 8,a ,friend0 #be4jj ,worcester4 8,a ,friend10 #ej2 ,old ,south ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #ch4ag2 ,hiram ,smith and ,family1 #cj2 ,h4 ,w4 ,wheeler1 #cj1 to const4 ,,mrs4 ,,sarah ,h4 ,,wheeler1 ,l4 ,m42 ,m4 ,f4 ,w41 #a #adi4ag ,wrentham4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 for furnishing a room1 ,atlanta ,u4 #f4jj ---- 8,a ,friend10 to const4 ,,miss ,,abbie ,,allen1 ,l4 ,m4 #cj4jj ---- ,bbl4 of ,c41 for ,tougaloo1 ,miss4 ------------------ #e1dii4aa ,,legacy4 ,whitinsville4 ,,estate of ,e4 ,w4 ,fletcher1 by ,chas4 ,p4 ,whitin1 ,ex4 #ajj4jj ------------------ #e1eii4aa ,,rhode ,,island1 #gb4fj4 ,nayatt ,point4 ,r4 ,w4 ,s4 #a4jj ,peace ,dale4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #aj4jj ,providence4 ,union ,cong4 ,ch41 #ce2 8,a ,father of ,four10 #be2 ,l4 ,m4 ,w41 #a2 ,miss ,s4 ,p4 ,p41 #fj;c4 #fa4fj ,,connecticut1 #c1bcg4ib4 ,ansonia4 ,wm4 ,terry1 ,m4 ,d4 #e4jj ,avon4 ,miss ,l4 ,o4 ,t4 #a4jj ,berlin4 ,rev4 ,j4 ,whittlesey #aj4jj ,bloomfield4 8,a ,friend10 to const4 ,,mrs4 ,,harriet ,e4 ,,fish1 ,,levi ,,tillotson1 and ,,john ,,blackwell1 ,l4 ,m4's #hg4ej ,bristol4 ,cong4 ,ch41 to const4 ,r4 ,a4 ,,potter1 ,w4 ,f4 ,,brainard1 ,e4 ,b4 ,,dunbar1 and ,,george ,l4 ,,goodrich1 ,l4 ,m4's #abj4jj ,chester4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ai4dj ,canton ,center4 ,w4 ,g4 ,hallock #aj4jj ,cobalt4 ,g4 ,h4 ,l4 #j4ej ,cornwall ,bridge4 ,geo4 ,h4 ,swift #aj4jj ,coventry4 ,mrs4 ,b4 ,t4 ,preston #e4jj ,derby4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,tillotson ,c4 and ,n4 ,inst4 #bi4ej ,durham ,centre4 ,a4 ,p4 ,c4 #a4jj ,east ,haddam4 ,first ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #ab4fd ,farmington4 ,cong4 ,ch41 ,,frederick ,c4 ,,jones1 to const4 himself1 ,l4 ,m4 #cj4jj ,greeneville4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,atlanta ,u4 #cc4dd ,greenwich4 ,richard ,b4 ,carpenter1 #ajj2 ,e4 ,m41 #a #aja4jj ,groton4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #aa4jb ,hartford4 ,geo4 ,kellogg1 for ,student ,aid1 ,atlanta ,u4 #be4jj ,hartford4 8,a ,member of ,asylum ,hill ,cong4 ,ch410 for ,student ,aid1 ,atlanta ,u4 #d4jj ,hartford4 8,member ,asylum ,hill ,cong4 ,ch40 #bj4jj ,hebron4 ,mrs4 ,jasper ,porter1 for ,tougaloo ,u4 #be4jj ,kensington4 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,cowles #b4jj ,litchfield4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #bd4aj ,lyme4 ,t4 ,l4 ,gilbert #b4jj ,meriden4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 ,e4 ,k4 ,breckenridge #e4jj ,middlefield4 ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,kansas ,refugee ,m4 #bc4ej ,middletown4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 #bi4id2 ,dea4 ,selah ,goodrich4 #bj2 ,miss ,e4 ,t41 #ej;c4 #ej4dd ,milford4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #ag4fc ,morris4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #ae4jj ,naugatuck4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #bg4jj ,new ,hartford4 ,cong4 ,ch41 ,bbl4 books1 and papers1 #b for freight1 for ,macon1 ,ga4 #b4jj ,new ,haven4 ,dr4 ,w4 ,b4 ,de,forest1 for ,talladega ,c4 #ej4jj ,new ,haven4 8,a ,friend10 for ,tillotson ,c4 ,n4 ,inst4 #e4jj ,new ,london4 ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,j4 ,n4 ,harris1 for ,talladega ,c4 #abj4jj ,new ,london4 8,a ,friend0 #b4jj ,new ,preston4 ,mrs4 ,b4 ,a4 #a4jj ,new ,preston ,village4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #dd4jj ,new ,preston ,village4 8,a ,friend10 for ,hampton ,n4 and ,a4 ,inst4 #aj4jj ,north ,branford4 ,j4 ,a4 ,palmer #b4jj ,north ,haven4 ,cong4 ,ch4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #aj4jj ,norwich4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch41 #aac4bc2 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 ,sab4 ,sch41 #fe2 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 #aj #ahh4bc ,north ,woodstock4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ae4jj ,plantsville4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,atlanta ,u4 #fj4jj ,plymouth4 ,plymouth ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #ie4jj ,roxbury4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #aa4gj ,stafford ,springs4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #e4jj ,south ,britain4 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,m4 ,averill #e4jj ,south ,glastonbury4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #e4bf ,terryville4 ,a4 ,s4 ,gaylord1 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #gj4jj ,thomaston4 ,david ,s4 ,cables #bj4jj ,thompsonville4 ,d4 ,p #a4jj ,torrington4 ,cong4 ,sch4 and ,soc4 #ae4jj ,trumbull4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #i4fd2 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 #aj4cf #bj4jj ,vernon ,depot4 ,sab4 ,sch41 by ,c4 ,d4 ,tucker1 for ,student ,aid1 ,atlanta ,u4 #ah4jj ,washington4 ,henry ,s4 ,nettleton1 for school-house in ,ga4 #e4jj ,waterbury4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #cii4hf2 first ,cong4 ,ch41 #ace4gj #ece4ef ,waterbury4 8,a ,friend10 for ,kansas ,refugee ,m4 #e4jj ,watertown4 ,dr4 ,john ,de ,forest1 for ,talladega ,c4 #ajj4jj ,windsor4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #aj4jj ,windsor ,locks4 ,mrs4 ,l4 ,p4 ,dexter #e4jj ,winsted4 ,e4 ,e4 ,gilman1 #aj2 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,w4 ,c41 #a2 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,s41 #ej;c4 #aa4ej ,winthrop4 ,miss ,c4 ,rice1 #a4ej2 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,a4 ,jones1 #a4ej #c4jj ,woodbridge4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #aj4jj ----8,a ,friend0 7#aej of which for ,kansas ,refugee ,m47 #dej4jj ------------------ #b1fcg4ib ,,legacies4 ,avon4 ,,estate of ,maria ,avent1 by ,oliver ,gabriel #bjj4jj ,eastford4 ,,estate of ,rozel ,s4 ,warren1 by ,j4 ,d4 ,barrows1 ,ex4 #djj4jj ------------------ #c1bcg4ib ,,new ,,york1 #a1jif4if4 ,albany4 ,mrs4 ,mary ,m4 ,learned #be4jj ,arcade4 ,dea4 ,p4 ,h4 ,parker #e4jj ,brooklyn4 ,central ,cong4 ,ch4 ,sab4 ,sch41 ,geo4 ,a4 ,bell1 supt41 for ,missionaries at ,fernandina1 ,fla41 ,ladies' ,island1 ,s4 ,c41 and ,charleston1 ,s4 ,c4 #bjj4fj ,brooklyn4 ,bedford ,cong4 ,ch4 #af4jj ,cohoes4 ,mrs4 ,i4 ,terry #c4jj ,east ,bloomfield4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #af4jj ,franklin4 ,mrs4 ,isabel ,h4 ,penfield #e4jj ,fredonia4 8,friends10 for ,school-house1 ,athens1 ,ala4 #cj4jj ,fredonia4 ,miss ,martha ,l4 ,stevens #e4jj ,galway4 ,delia ,c4 ,davis and sister1 for ,student ,aid1 ,atlanta ,u4 #aj4jj ,gloversville4 ,cong4 ,ch4 7of which ,alanson ,judson1 #aej1 ,mrs4 ,sarah ,b4 ,place1 #gj1 #ce of which for ,tillotson ,c4 and ,n4 ,inst47 #cad4ej ,goshen4 ,miss ,martha ,wisner1 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #aj4jj ,jefferson4 ,mrs4 ,s4 ,ruliffson #d4jj ,kinderhook4 ,w4 ,i4 #a4jj ,lenox4 ,amos ,s4 ,johnson #b4jj ,lockport4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,sab4 ,sch41 ad'l to const4 ,,mrs4 ,l4 ,b4 ,,king1 ,,miss ,,nettie ,,moody and ,,george ,,jennings1 ,l4 ,m's #ef4jd ,lima4 ,geo4 ,thayer1 #e2 ,g4 ,w4 ,thayer1 #c2 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,w4 ,beadle1 #b #aj4jj ,mount ,sinai4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #aj4df ,mina4 ,mrs4 ,a4 ,t4 #a4jj ,new ,york4 ,william ,e4 ,dodge1 for ,tougaloo ,u4 #ajj4jj ,new ,york4 ,broadway ,tab4 ,ch41 ,mon4 ,con4 ,coll41 for ,ch41 ,mc,intosh1 ,ga41 and to const4 ,,rev4 ,,wm4 ,m4 ,,taylor1 ,d4 ,d41 ,l4 ,m4 #cj4jj ,new ,york4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,broadway ,tab4 ,ch41 #be2 ,rev4 ,h4 ,c4 ,haydn1 ,d4 ,d41 #aj2 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,merritt1 #aj #de4jj ,new ,york4 ----1 for ,mendi ,m4 #e4dg ,oswego4 ,cong4 ,ch4 ,mon4 ,con4 ,coll4 #ac4dh ,rushford4 ,w4 ,w4 #j4ea ,saratoga ,springs4 ,mrs4 ,a4 ,m4 ,w41 ,sen41 #a2 ,mrs4 ,s4 ,s41 #a #b4jj ,smyrna4 8,a ,friend0 #aj4jj ,springville4 ,lawrence ,weber #c4jj ,success4 ,sab4 ,sch41 by ,j4 ,h4 ,benjamin1 supt4 #aa4jj ,tarrytown4 8,a ,friend0 #ej4jj ,troy4 ,,mrs4 ,c4 ,h4 ,,ladd1 to const4 herself ,l4 ,m4 #cj4jj ,walton4 ,union ,miss4 ,soc4 of ,second ,cong4 ,ch41 #ce4dd2 ,second ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 #ai4ff2 ,j4 ,j4 ,st4 ,j41 #ej;c4 #ee4fj ,west ,farms4 ,ladies and ,prof4 ,alphonso ,wood1 ,bbl4 of ,bedding and ,books1 by ,,mrs4 ,a4 ,,wood1 for ,tillotson ,c4 and ,n4 ,inst4 ,west ,winfield4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #af4jj ,,new ,,jersey1 #ha4ci4 ,bernardsville4 ,j4 ,l4 ,roberts #be4jj ,lakewood4 ,ralph ,tyler and ,g4 ,l4 ,hovey1 ,box of ,books1 for ,tougaloo ,u4 ,lyons ,farms4 8,c40 #e4jj ,newark4 8,a ,friend0 #j4ci ,orange ,valley4 ,ladies' ,sewing ,soc4 of ,cong4 ,ch41 #bf1 and ,bbl4 of ,bedding and ,c41 by ,mrs4 ,austin ,adams1 for furnishing rooms1 ,tillotson ,c4 and ,n4 ,inst4 #bf4jj ,salem4 ,w4 ,g4 ,tyler #be4jj ,,pennsylvania1 #g4jj4 ,cambridgeborough4 ,mrs4 ,w4 ,g4 #a4jj ,cross ,cut4 ,w4 ,w4 #a4jj ,forest ,grove4 ,c4 ,t4 ,b4 #a4jj ,guy's ,mills4 ,s4 ,o4 ,f4 #a4jj ,philadelphia4 ,m4 ,a4 ,l4 #a4jj ,sewickley4 8,a ,friend10 for ,mendi ,m4 #b4jj ,,ohio1 #ghh4bh4 ,austinburg4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #aa4jj ,belpre4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ac4jc ,brookfield4 ,miss ,e4 ,f4 #j4ej ,bucyrus4 8,friends10 by ,rev4 ,j4 ,schull1 for ,tougaloo ,u4 #ag4ej ,burg ,hill4 ,mrs4 ,h4 ,b41 #a2 ,j4 ,m4 ,j41 #a2 ,s4 ,j4 ,b41 #ej;c4 #b4ej ,cleveland4 ,sab4 ,sch4 ,cong4 ,ch4 of the ,heights1 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #bd4jj ,cleveland4 ,b4 ,a4 ,d41 #ej;c42 ,m4 ,p41 #ej;c4 #a4jj ,dover4 ,l4 ,g4 ,p4 #a4jj ,delaware4 ,j4 ,w4 ,d4 #j4ej ,elyria4 ,heman ,ely1 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #dj4jj ,fredericktown4 ,a4 ,h4 ,royce #aj4jj ,geneva4 8,cheerful ,workers10 by ,minnie ,carter1 sec41 for ,tougaloo ,u4 #ae4jj ,greenfield4 ,william ,smith #e4jj ,harrison4 ,john ,d4 ,bowles #e4jj ,hartford4 ,mrs4 ,f4 and ,m4 ,brockway1 #e2 ,s4 ,c4 ,b41 #a2 ,h4 ,j41 #a2 ,mrs4 ,a4 ,t41 #a2 ,h4 ,b4 ,t41 #a2 ,others1 #a #aj4jj ,huntington4 ,edward ,west #be4jj ,kingsville4 ,m4 ,whiting #bj4jj ,lorain4 8,friends10 by ,miss ,kate ,randall1 for ,emerson ,inst4 #h4jj ,martinsburgh4 ,j4 ,a4 ,mc,farland and ,miss ,emily ,mc,farland1 #b4ej ea4 #e4jj ,metamora4 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,s4 #a4jj ,moss ,run4 ,m4 ,b4 ,f4 #a4jj ,mount ,vernon4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #ej4jj ,napoleon4 ,mrs4 ,n4 ,b4 ,p4 #a4jj ,painesville4 ,r4 ,hitchcock1 for ,kansas ,refugee ,m4 #bej4jj ,painesville4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,atlanta ,u4 #be4jj ,painesville4 ,e4 ,e4 ,j4 #a4jj ,sandusky4 ,j4 ,g4 #j4ej ,south ,salem4 ,daniel ,s4 ,pricer1 #c2 ,miss ,m4 ,m4 ,m41 #a2 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,s41 #a #e4jj ,springfield4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 #ab4ej1 for ,tougaloo ,u41 and #ab4ej1 for ,fisk ,u4 #be4jj ,sulphur ,springs4 8,friends10 by ,rev4 ,j4 ,schull1 for ,tougaloo ,u4 #bb4ej ,toledo4 ,mrs4 ,geo4 ,l4 ,weed1 #aj2 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,a4 ,harrington1 #e #ae4jj ,willoughby4 ,mrs4 ,j4 ,m4 ,page1 #e2 ,miss ,c4 ,e4 ,leonard1 #e2 for ,kansas ,refugee ,m4 #aj4jj ------------------ #fba4jc ,,legacy4 ,cleveland4 ,,estate of ,chas4 ,french #afg4be ------------------ #ghh4bh ,,indiana1 #ae4jj4 ,indianapolis4 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,s4 ,pratt1 for ,school-house1 ,athens1 ,ala4 #ae4jj ,,illinois1 #ehe4ff4 ,aurora4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #be4jj ,batavia4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ci4di ,belvidere4 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,c4 ,foote #c4jj ,bristol4 ,mrs4 ,s4 ,j4 ,wheeler1 #b2 ,mrs4 ,h4 ,s4 ,colton1 #b #d4jj ,buda4 ,ladies of ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,lady ,missionary1 ,savannah1 ,ga4 #bj4jj ,chicago4 ,elisha ,gray1 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #aj4jj ,chicago4 ,j4 ,fairbanks1 ,box books and papers1 for ,macon1 ,ga4 ,chicago4 ,dr4 ,j4 ,h4 ,h41 #a2 ,family ,missionary ,box1 #a4eh #b4eh ,lake ,forest4 ,mrs4 ,w4 ,h4 ,ferry1 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #ej4jj ,moline4 ,john ,deere1 for ,theo4 ,dept41 ,fisk ,u4 #ajj4jj ,odell4 ,mrs4 ,h4 ,e4 ,dana #aj4jj ,payson4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #bj4jj ,peoria4 ,mr4 ,mrs4 ,j4 ,l4 ,griswold1 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #ajj4jj ,port ,byron4 ,a4 ,f4 ,hollister #e4jj ,princeton4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #aj4dh ,princeville4 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,r4 ,auten #e4jj ,providence4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #bb4fa ,providence4 ,ladies' of ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,lady ,missionary1 ,liberty ,co41 ,ga4 #e4jj ,saint ,charles4 ,cong4 ,ch41 ,miss ,abby ,ward #c4jj ,streator4 ,samuel ,plumb1 for ,kansas ,refugee ,m4 #ajj4jj ,tolono4 ,mrs4 ,l4 ,haskell1 for ,student ,aid1 ,talladega ,c4 #aa4jj ,tonica4 8,friends0 #h4jj ,turner4 ,mrs4 ,r4 ,c4 #a4jj ,winnetka4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #bg4ej ,wyoming4 ,rev4 ,wm4 ,walters #c4jj ,,michigan1 #aih4fb4 ,adrian4 ,c4 ,c4 ,spooner #e4jj ,ann ,arbor4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #df4jj ,battle ,creek4 ,presb4 and ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch's41 for ,talladega ,c4 #f4jj ,cooper4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ab4ic ,detroit4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 8,a ,friend10 #b2 ,f4 ,m41 #a2 ,s4 ,z41 #ej;c4 #c4ej ,kalamo4 ,mrs4 ,s4 ,e4 ,b4 #a4jj ,lowell4 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,a4 ,yerkes #e4jj ,marshall4 ,d4 ,h4 ,miller #e4jj ,milford4 ,mrs4 ,w4 ,o4 #j4ea ,olivet4 8,young ,men's ,christian ,ass'n10 for ,talladega ,c4 #fj4jj ,owosso4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #ce4jj ,port ,huron4 ,h4 ,w4 ,c41 #ej;c42 ,c4 ,g4 ,h41 #ej;c4 #a4jj ,salem4 ,mrs4 ,a4 ,v4 #j4ea ,saint ,johns4 ,rev4 ,s4 ,s4 #a4jj ,summit4 ,missionary ,soc41 by ,mrs4 ,f4 ,g4 ,terrill1 ,treas4 #c4ag ,traverse ,city4 ,s4 ,a4 #a4jj ,union ,city4 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,j4 ,h41 #ej;c42 ,mrs4 ,d4 ,b4 ,w41 #ej;c4 #a4jj ,vassar4 ,j4 ,g4 ,selden #b4ej ,whitehall4 ,b4 ,h4 #a4jj ,whitehall4 ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,byron ,hammond1 for ,schoolhouse1 ,athens1 ,ala4 #e4jj ,,wisconsin1 #bac4be4 ,appleton4 ,miss ,a4 ,e4 ,hutchinson's ,sab4 ,sch4 ,class1 ,box of ,c41 #b for freight1 for ,macon1 ,ga4 #b4jj ,appleton4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 ,box ,books and ,c41 for ,macon1 ,ga4 ,beloit4 ,ladies of ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,lady ,missionary1 ,talladega1 ,ala41 and to const4 ,,miss ,h4 ,,martindale1 ,l4 ,m4 #dd4ej ,beloit4 ,j4 ,bert1 #aj4ge2 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,second ,cong4 ,ch41 #g4cj2 ,ladies of ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 ,bale of ,c41 for ,talladega ,c4 #ah4je ,beloit4 8,friends10 #c ,boxes ,books and ,papers and #a ,box ,c41 for ,macon1 ,ga4 ,beloit4 ,rev4 ,thomas ,gillespie #e4jj ,evansville4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #e2 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 #bj #be4jj ,milwaukee4 ,spring ,st4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #ie4fj2 ,mrs4 ,samuel ,brown1 #e #ajj4fj ,new ,london4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 #c ,boxes ,books and ,papers1 ,bbl4 and ,box of ,c41 for ,macon1 ,ga4 ,oshkosh4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 ,box of ,books and ,c41 and #b4ge for freight1 for ,macon1 ,ga4 #b4ge ,racine4 ,mrs4 ,j4 ,b4 #a4jj ,rosendale4 ,ladies' ,soc4 of ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 #b ,boxes ,books and ,papers1 #a ,box ,c4 and ,bedding1 #i4ce for freight1 for ,macon1 ,ga4 #i4ce ,ripon4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 ,bbl4 ,books and ,c41 for ,macon1 ,ga4 ,sheboygan4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 ,box of ,books and ,c41 #e for freight1 for ,macon1 ,ga4 #e4jj ,,iowa1 #cff4ad4 ,cedar ,rapids4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #c4ge ,cherokee4 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,e4 ,w4 #j4ej ,cincinnati4 ,l4 ,r4 ,holbroook #aj4jj ,council ,bluffs4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,talladega ,c4 #cj4jj ,creston4 ,pilgrim ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,tougaloo ,u4 #g4ej ,decorah4 ,g4 ,c4 ,winship #e4jj ,des ,moines4 ,mrs4 ,samuel ,merrill1 for ,talladega ,c4 #be4jj ,dubuque4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 #da4ej1 to const4 ,,dr4 ,j4 ,s4 ,,lewis1 ,l4 ,m42 ,w4 ,c4 ,w41 #ej;c4 #db4jj ,de ,witt4 ,rev4 ,j4 ,f4 ,t #a4jj ,fairfield4 ,ladies of ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,lady ,missionary1 ,new ,orleans #i4jj ,genoa ,bluffs4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #e2 ,dea4 ,h4 ,a4 ,morse1 #e #aj4jj ,grinnell4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 #bc4ge2 ,miss ,lewis' ,s4 ,s4 ,class1 #b2 ,miss ,morris' ,s4 ,s4 ,class1 #b4fe2 ,g4 ,t4 ,hills' ,s4 ,s4 ,class1 #b4be1 for ,talladega ,c4 #cj4fe ,grinnell4 ,sab4 ,sch4 ,class1 ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,le ,moyne ,sch4 #c4ge ,marion4 ,ladies' and ,young ,girls' ,miss4 ,soc's1 for ,lady ,missionary1 ,new ,orleans1 ,la4 #be4jj ,marion4 ,mrs4 ,r4 ,d4 ,stephens1 for ,student ,aid1 ,straight ,u4 #be4jj ,miles4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #c4ge ,monticello4 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,b4 ,c4 ,s4 #j4ej ,osage4 ,woman's ,missionary ,soc41 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #e4jj ,preston4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #d4dc ,tabor4 ,a4 ,c4 ,g4 #a4jj ,traer4 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,h4 ,b4 #j4ea ,sherrill's ,mount4 ,rev4 ,j4 ,r41 for ,student ,aid1 ,straight ,u4 #a4jj ,stacyville4 ,by ,mrs4 ,r4 ,d4 ,stephens1 for ,lady ,missionary1 ,new ,orleans1 ,la4 #j4ej ,waterloo4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,talladega ,c4 #aj4jj ,eldora4 ,ladies of ,cong4 ,ch41 #aa2 ,monona4 ,ladies ,aid ,soc4 of ,cong4 ,ch41 #a2 ,seneca4 ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,o4 ,littlefield1 #b2 ,traer4 ,ladies of ,cong4 ,ch41 #ab2 by ,mrs4 ,henry ,l4 ,chase for ,lady ,missionary1 ,new ,orleans1 ,la4 #bf4jj ------------------ #bhj4hd ,,legacy4 ,tabor4 ,,estate of ,d4 ,e4 ,woods1 by ,rev4 ,john ,todd #he4cj ------------------ #cff4ad ,,minnesota1 #eb4da4 ,belle ,prairie4 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,t4 ,ayer #b4jj ,minneapolis4 ,plymouth ,ch4 #cb4gh ,minneapolis4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,atlanta ,u4 #ag4ac ,saint ,paul4 ,rev4 ,r4 ,h #j4ej ,,kansas1 #d4jj4 ,baxter ,springs4 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,e4 ,h4 ,k4 #a4jj ,burlingame4 8,a ,friend0 #a4jj ,leavenworth4 ,prof4 ,l4 ,a4 ,s4 7#a of which for ,chinese ,m47 #b4jj ,,nebraska ,,ter41 #ag4ej4 ,nebraska ,city4 8,a ,friend10 #ae4ej2 ,l4 ,n4 ,b41 #ej;c42 ,mrs4 ,n4 ,k4 ,p4 #ej;c4 #af4ej ,green ,island4 ,rev4 ,c4 ,s4 #a4jj ,,california1 #e4ej4 ,benicia4 ,mrs4 ,h4 ,a4 #j4ej ,santa ,barbara4 ,mrs4 ,h4 ,m4 ,van ,winkle #e4jj ,,washington ,,ter41 #aa4jj4 ,colfax4 ,rev4 ,cushing ,eells1 #aj2 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,r4 ,s41 #ej;c4 #aj4ej ,seattle4 ,mrs4 ,w4 ,h4 ,r4 #j4ej ,,district ,,of ,,columbia1 #aj4jj4 ,washington4 ,mrs4 ,a4 ,n4 ,bailey #aj4jj ,,kentucky1 #aj4jj4 ,ashland4 ,hugh ,means #aj4jj ,,north ,,carolina1 #id4ej4 ,wilmington4 ,normal ,school1 ,tuition #id4ej ,,south ,,carolina1 #cag4jj4 ,charleston4 ,avery ,inst41 ,tuition #cag4jj ,,tennessee1 #cee4cj4 ,chattanooga4 ,mrs4 ,j4 ,p4 ,p41 #ej;c42 #a4jj ,memphis4 ,le ,moyne ,school1 ,tuition #bae4he ,nashville4 ,fisk ,university1 ,tuition #ach4de ,,georgia1 #eii4ci4 ,atlanta4 ,storrs ,sch41 ,tuition #ahf4eh ,atlanta4 ,atlanta ,university1 ,tuition #acj4jj ,macon4 ,lewis ,high ,sch41 ,tuition #if4de ,macon4 ,rent #e4ej ,mc,intosh4 ,dorchester ,academy1 ,tuition #bi4ha ,savannah4 ,beach ,institute1 ,tuition1 #aba4je2 ,rent1 #aj #aca4je ,savannah4 ,dr4 ,j4 ,p4 ,s4 ,houston and ,dr4 ,wm4 ,h4 ,elliott1 for ,mendi ,m4 #bj4jj ,,alabama1 #fei4ie4 ,athens4 ,trinity ,school1 ,tuition #hg4ej ,mobile4 ,emerson ,inst41 ,tuition #beb4aj ,mobile4 ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,emerson ,inst4 #a4be ,montgomery4 ,swayne ,sch41 ,tuition #aij4jj ,selma4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 #da4cj2 ,rent1 #d #de4cj ,selma4 8,friends10 by ,w4 ,h4 ,lanier1 for ,tougaloo ,u4 #e4jj ,talladega4 ,talladega ,college1 ,tuition #dh4hj ,talladega4 ,rev4 ,h4 ,s4 ,de ,forest1 for ,talladega ,c41 and to const4 ,,miss ,,julie ,c4 ,,andrews1 ,l4 ,m4 #cj4jj ,,mississippi1 #aac4be4 ,forest4 8,friends10 by ,a4 ,strong1 for ,tougaloo ,u4 #b4jj ,tougaloo4 ,tougaloo ,u41 ,tuition #aja4ge ,tougaloo4 ,rev4 ,g4 ,s4 ,pope1 #e2 ,students1 #a2 ,o4 ,j41 #a2 ,d4 ,i4 ,m41 #a2 ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,s41 #a2 ,etta ,s41 #be;c42 ,j4 ,m4 ,n41 #be;c41 for ,tougaloo ,u4 #i4ej ,,louisiana1 #ada4ge4 ,new ,orleans4 ,straight ,university1 ,tuition4 #ada4ge ,,texas1 #fa4ej4 ,austin4 ,tillotson ,c4 ,n4 ,inst41 ,tuition #df4ie ,austin4 ,g4 ,warren1 for ,tillotson ,c4 ,n4 ,inst4 #aj4jj ,corpus ,christi4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,talladega ,c4 #b4ee ,helena4 ,d4 ,e41 #ej;c42 ,a4 ,s41 #ej;c4 #a4jj ,whitman's4 ,w4 ,b41 #ej;c42 ,e4 ,a4 #ej;c4 #a4jj ,,income ,,fund1 #hje4ej4 ,avery ,fund1 for ,mendi ,m4 #fee4ej ,graves ,library ,fund #aej4jj ,,canada1 #e4ej4 ,sherbrooke4 ,rev4 ,arch4 ,duff #e4ej ,,england1 #aja4ij4 ,london4 ,freedmen's ,missions ,aid ,soc41 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u41 #ba #aja4ij ,,west ,,indies1 #a4jj4 ,jamaica4 8,a ,lady10 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #a4jj ------------------ ,total for ,february #ag1jig4ig ,total from ,oct4 #ast to ,feb4 #bhth #hg1ebb4df ,,for ,,tillotson ,,collegiate ,,and ,,normal ,,institute1 ,,austin1 ,,texas4 ,washington1 ,conn4 ,mrs4 ,rebecca ,hine #bj4jj ,washington1 ,conn4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ad4ba ------------------ ,total #cd4ba ,previously acknowledged from ,oct4 #ast to ,jan4 #cast #d1jgf4ej ------------------ ,total #d1aaj4ga ,,for ,,missions ,,in ,,africa4 ,leeds1 ,england4 ,robert ,arthington1 #c1jjj #ad1ece4jj ,london1 ,england4 ,freedmen's ,missions ,aid ,soc41 #cgi #a1hci4aj ,le ,grand1 ,iowa4 ,l4 ,m4 ,craig #aj4jj ------------------ ,total #af1chd4aj ,previously acknowledged from ,oct4 #ast to ,jan4 #cast #a1fjh4if ------------------ ,total #ag1iic4if ,h4 ,w4 ,,hubbard1 ,treas41 #ef ,reade ,st41 ,n4,y4 99 99 99 99 99 ,constitution of the ,american ,missionary ,association4 ,,incorporated ,,january #cj1 #ahdh4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,art4 ,i4 ,this ,society shall be called 8,,the ,,american ,,missionary ,,association40 ,,art4 ,,ii4 ,the object of this ,association shall be to conduct ,christian missionary and educational operations1 and diffuse a knowledge of the ,holy ,scriptures in our own and other countries which are destitute of them1 or which present open and urgent fields of effort4 ,,art4 ,,iii4 ,any person of evangelical sentiments1,a who professes faith in the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who is not a slaveholder1 or in the practice of other immoralities1 and who contributes to the funds1 may become a member of the ,society2 and by the payment of thirty dollars1 a life member2 provided that children and others who have not professed their faith may be constituted life members without the privilege of voting4 ,,art4 ,,iv4 ,this ,society shall meet annually1 in the month of ,september1 ,october or ,november1 for the election of officers and the transaction of other business1 at such time and place as shall be designated by the ,executive ,committee4 ,,art4 ,v4 ,the annual meeting shall be constituted of the regular officers and members of the ,society at the time of such meeting1 and of delegates from churches1 local missionary societies1 and other co-operating bodies1 each body being entitled to one representative4 ,,art4 ,,vi4 ,the officers of the ,society shall be a ,president1 ,vice-,presidents1 a ,recording ,secretary1 ,corresponding ,secretaries1 ,treasurer1 two ,auditors1 and an ,executive ,committee of not less than twelve1 of which the ,corresponding ,secretaries shall be advisory1 and the ,treasurer ex-officio1 members4 ,,art4 ,,vii4 ,to the ,executive ,committee shall belong the collecting and disbursing of funds2 the appointing1 counselling1 sustaining and dismissing 7for just and sufficient reasons7 missionaries and agents2 the selection of missionary fields2 and1 in general1 the transaction of all such business as usually appertains to the executive committees of missionary and other benevolent societies2 the ,committee to exercise no ecclesiastical jurisdiction over the missionaries2 and its doings to be subject always to the revision of the annual meeting1 which shall1 by a reference mutually chosen1 always entertain the complaints of any aggrieved agent or missionary2 and the decision of such reference shall be final4 ,the ,executive ,committee shall have authority to fill all vacancies occurring among the officers between the regular annual meetings2 to apply1 if they see fit1 to any ,state ,legislature for acts of incorporation2 to fix the compensation1 where any is given1 of all officers1 agents1 missionaries1 or others in the employment of the ,society2 to make provision1 if any1 for disabled missionaries1 and for the widows and children of such as are deceased2 and to call1 in all parts of the country1 at their discretion1 special and general conventions of the friends of missions1 with a view to the diffusion of the missionary spirit1 and the general and vigorous promotion of the missionary work4 ,five members of the ,committee shall constitute a quorum for transacting business4 ,,art4 ,,viii4 ,this society1 in collecting funds1 in appointing officers1 agents and missionaries1 and in selecting fields of labor1 and conducting the missionary work1 will endeavor particularly to discountenance slavery1 by refusing to receive the known fruits of unrequited labor1 or to welcome to its employment those who hold their fellow-beings as slaves4 ,,art4 ,,ix4 ,missionary bodies1 churches or individuals agreeing to the principles of this ,society1 and wishing to appoint and sustain missionaries of their own1 shall be entitled to do so through the agency of the ,executive ,committee1 on terms mutually agreed upon4 ,,art4 ,x4 ,no amendment shall be made to this ,constitution without the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present at a regular annual meeting2 nor unless the proposed amendment has been submitted to a previous meeting1 or to the ,executive ,committee in season to be published by them 7as it shall be their duty to do1 if so submitted7 in the regular official notifications of the meeting4 ,,footnote3 ,a ,by evangelical sentiments1 we understand1 among others1 a belief in the guilty and lost condition of all men without a ,saviour2 the ,supreme ,deity1 ,incarnation and ,atoning ,sacrifice of ,jesus ,christ1 the only ,saviour of the world2 the necessity of regeneration by the ,holy ,spirit1 repentance1 faith and holy obedience in order to salvation2 the immortality of the soul2 and the retributions of the judgment in the eternal punishment of the wicked1 and salvation of the righteous4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,american ,missionary ,association4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,aim ,,and ,,work4 ,to preach the ,gospel to the poor4 ,it originated in a sympathy with the almost friendless slaves4 ,since ,emancipation it has devoted its main efforts to preparing the ,,freedmen for their duties as citizens and ,christians in ,america and as missionaries in ,africa4 ,as closely related to this1 it seeks to benefit the caste-persecuted ,,chinese in ,america1 and to co-operate with the ,government in its humane and ,christian policy towards the ,,indians4 ,it has also a mission in ,,africa4 ,,statistics4 ,,churches3 ,in the ,south--in ,va41 #a2 ,n4 ,c41 #f2 ,s4 ,c41 #b2 ,ga41 #ac2 ,ky41 #f2 ,tenn41 #d2 ,ala41 #ad2 ,la41 #ag2 ,miss41 #d2 ,texas1 #f4 ,africa1 #b4 ,among the ,indians1 #a4 ,total #gf4 ,,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 #ca4 ,total #ea4 ,,teachers1 ,,missionaries ,,and ,,assistants4--,among the ,freedmen1 #bhd2 among the ,chinese1 #bb2 among the ,indians1 #aa2 in ,africa1 #ac4 ,total1 #ccj4 ,,students--,in ,theology1 #ajb2 ,law1 #bc2 in ,college ,course1 #ge2 in other studies1 #g1heb4 ,total1 #h1jeb4 ,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 ,treasurer1 #ef ,reade ,street4 ,,boston ,rev4 ,c4 ,l4 ,woodworth1 ,dis't ,sec41 ,room #ba ,congregational ,house4 ,,chicago ,rev4 ,jas4 ,powell1 ,dis't ,sec41 #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 ,,congregationalist ,,for #ahha4 ,the publishers of ,,the ,,congregationalist have never been better prepared to make an entertaining and instructive paper for the family than now4 ,our contributors embrace such names as ,prof4 ,,austin ,,phelps1 ,d4 ,d41 ,,rose ,,terry ,,cooke1 ,rev4 ,j4 ,t4 ,,duryea1 ,d4 ,d41 ,,susan ,,coolidge1 ,president ,s4 ,c4 ,,bartlett1 ,,marion ,,harland1 ,rev4 ,l4 ,w4 ,,bacon1 ,d4 ,d41 ,rev4 ,,theo4 ,l4 ,,cuyler1 ,d4 ,d41 ,rev4 ,,washington ,,gladden1 ,rev4 ,w4 ,f4 ,,crafts1 ,,geo4 ,e4 ,,waring1 ,jr41 ,rev4 ,,geo4 ,,leon ,,walker1 ,d4 ,d41 ,mr4 ,c4 ,c4 ,,coffin1 ,,ray ,,palmer1 ,,julia ,c4 ,r4 ,,dorr1 ,and many others who have attained a national reputation4 8,,how ,,and ,,what ,,to ,,read0 ,is a topic on which we print several articles this year from ,rev4 ,,washington ,,gladden1 and other well-known writers4 8,,without ,a ,,home0 ,is the name of a story by ,rev4 ,e4 ,p4 ,,roe1 running through the columns of ,,the ,,congregationalist nine or ten months this season4 ,more than #bjj1jjj copies of ,mr4 ,roe's books have been sold1 a fact which indicates the great demand there is for them4 ,our ,sabbath-school ,department for #ahha is under the charge of the ,rev4 ,a4 ,f4 ,,schauffler1 of ,new ,york1 who is known as one of the most suggestive writers and thinkers on this subject in the country4 ,our ,children's ,department is sustained by such writers as ,mr4 ,c4 ,c4 ,,coffin1 ,,ernest ,,ingersoll 7on ,natural ,history71 ,w4 ,j4 ,,rolfe1 ,,clara ,,erskine ,,clement1 and others equally eminent1 and it will be found entertaining and instructive to all1 both to young and old4 ,a series of twelve articles or more1 running through our columns this year1 entitled 8,,great ,,subjects10 ,and from the pens of some of the most eminent thinkers in the land1 is destined to attract wide attention4 ,among the writers are ,ex-,president ,,woolsey1 ,gen4 ,j4 ,r4 ,,hawley1 ,hon4 ,,dorman ,b4 ,,eaton1 ,,benjamin ,,vaughan ,,abbott1 ,dr4 ,,geo4 ,m4 ,,beard and ,rev4 ,,noah ,,porter1 ,d4 ,d4 ,the large space of four columns a week1 on an average1 is devoted to our 8,literary ,department40 ,it is gotten up wholly in the interest of our readers1 and we receive frequent testimonies to its value4 ,with seven persons on our regular editorial staff1 including ,rev4 ,a4 ,h4 ,,clapp1 ,d4 ,d41 in ,new ,york1 who1 besides other matter1 furnishes a letter every week1 the reader will find ,,the ,,congregationalist in all its departments fully abreast of the times4 ,it touches subjects of current interest to the religious public every week1 not only by its editorial articles1 but by a great amount of paragraphs and short matter such as all are glad to read4 ,we offer no premiums1 but are now expending upon the columns of the paper itself what otherwise might be required for that purpose4 ,the amount of money paid out sometimes in a single week to writers for ,,the ,,congregationalist now exceeds the sum expended in this way for six months or a year a quarter of a century ago4 ,specimen numbers sent free4 ,price1 #c4jj a year4 ,w4 ,l4 ,,greene ,,co41 #a ,somerset ,st41 ,boston1 ,mass4 99 99 99 99 99 ,brown ,brothers ,co4 #ei ,,wall ,,street1 ,,new ,,york4 ,buy and ,sell ,bills of ,exchange on ,great ,britain and ,ireland1 ,france1 ,germany1 ,belgium and ,holland1 ,issue ,commercial and ,travelers' ,credits1 in ,sterling1 available in any part of the world1 and in ,francs for use in ,martinique and ,guadaloupe4 ,make ,telegraphic ,transfers of ,money ,between this and other countries1 through ,london and ,paris4 ,make ,collection of ,drafts drawn abroad on all parts of the ,united ,states and ,canada1 and of ,drafts drawn in the ,united ,states on ,foreign ,countries4 ,travelers' ,credits issued either against cash deposited or satisfactory guarantee of repayment3 ,in ,dollars for use in the ,united ,states and adjacent countries2 or in ,pounds ,sterling for use in any part of the world4 ,applications for credits may be addressed as above direct1 or through any first-class ,bank or ,banker4 ,,brown1 ,,shipley ,,co41 #bf ,chapel ,st41 ,liverpool4 ,,brown1 ,,shipley ,,co41 ,founder's ,court1 ,lothbury1 ,london4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,new ,,and ,,improved ,,styles ,,this ,,season4 ,,mason ,,and ,,hamlin ,,organs ,,best ,,in ,,the ,,world3 winners of highest distinction at ,,every ,,great ,,world',s ,,fair ,,for ,,thirteen ,,years4 ,prices1 #ea1 #eg1 #ff1 #hd1 #ajh1 to #ejh and upward4 ,for easy payments1 #f4cj a quarter and upward4 ,catalogues free4 ,,mason ,,hamlin ,,organ ,,co41 #aed ,tremont ,street1 ,boston2 #df ,east #adth ,street1 ,,new ,,york2 #adi ,wabash ,ave41 ,,chicago4 99 99 99 99 99 ,illustration ,j4 ,r4 ,,lamb1 #ei ,carmine ,st4 ,,new ,,york4 ,,artistic ,,stain',d ,,glass ,,memorial ,,windows1 ,,memorial ,,tablets4 ,sterling ,silver ,communion ,services4 ,send for ,hand ,book by ,mail4 99 99 99 99 99 8,,important ,,to ,,clergymen40 ,,prince',s ,improved ,fountain ,pen4 ,illustration3 ,,cap ,,the ,,handle ,,contains ,,the ,,ink ,as now improved1 saves one-third the time4 ,if ,i were bereft of it1 ,i should feel myself bereft of my right hand4--,,rev4 ,,lyman ,,abbott1 ,ed4 ,ch4 ,union4 ,can be sent by mail in a registered letter4 ,send for circulars4 ,manufactured by ,,john ,s4 ,,purdy1 #bab ,broadway1 ,cor4 ,fulton ,st41 ,new ,york4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,payson',s ,indelible ,ink1 ,,for ,,marking ,,any ,,fabric ,,with ,a ,,common ,,pen1 ,,without ,a ,,preparation4 ,it still stands unrivaled after #ej years' test4 ,,the ,,simplest ,,best4 ,sales now greater than ever before4 ,this ,ink received the ,diploma and ,medal at ,centennial over all rivals4 ,report of ,judges3 8,for simplicity of application and indelibility40 ,,inquire ,,for ,,payson',s ,,combination666 ,sold by all ,druggists1 ,stationers and ,news ,agents1 and by many ,fancy ,goods and ,furnishing ,houses4 99 99 99 99 99 ,w4 ,b4 ,,douglas1 ,middletown1 ,conn41 ,,manufacturers ,,of ,,pumps1 ,,hydraulic ,,rams1 ,,garden ,,engines1 ,,pump ,,chain ,,and ,,fixtures1 ,,iron ,,curbs1 ,,yard ,,hydrants1 ,,street ,,washers1 ,,etc4 ,illustration ,highest ,medal awarded them by the ,universal ,exposition at ,paris1 ,france1 in #ahfg2 ,vienna1 ,austria1 in #ahgc2 and ,philadelphia1 #ahgf4 ,founded in #ahcb4 ,branch ,warehouses3 #he #hg ,john ,st4 ,,new ,,york1 ,,and #aig ,lake ,street1 ,,chicago4 ,for ,sale by all ,regular ,dealers4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,thirty-,,fifth ,,volume ,,of ,,the ,american ,missionary4 #ahha4 99 99 99 99 99 ,shall we not have a largely increased ,subscription ,list for #ahha8 ,we regard the ,missionary as the best means of communication with our friends1 and to them the best source of information regarding our work4 ,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 editorial supervision at this office1 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 ,january number and the new year4 ,the price is only ,fifty ,cents per annum4 ,the ,magazine will be sent gratuitously1 if preferred1 to the persons indicated on page #abg4 ,donations and subscriptions should be sent to ,h4 ,w4 ,,hubbard1 ,treasurer1 #ef ,reade ,street1 ,new ,york4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,to ,,advertisers4 ,special attention is invited to the advertising department of the ,,american ,,missionary4 ,among its regular readers are thousands of ,ministers of the ,gospel1 ,presidents1 ,professors and ,teachers in ,colleges1 ,theological ,seminaries and ,schools2 it is1 therefore1 a specially valuable medium for advertising ,books1 ,periodicals1 ,newspapers1 ,maps1 ,charts1 ,institutions of ,learning1 ,church ,furniture1 ,bells1 ,household ,goods1 c4 ,advertisers are requested to note the moderate price charged for space in its columns1 considering the extent and character of its circulation4 ,advertisements must be received by the ,,tenth of the month1 in order to secure insertion in the following number4 ,all communications in relation to advertising should be addressed to ,,the ,,american ,,missionary ,,advertising ,,department1 #ef ,reade ,street1 ,new ,york4 99 99 99 99 99 ,our friends who are interested in the ,advertising ,department of the 8,american ,missionary0 can aid us in this respect by mentioning1 when ordering goods1 that they saw them advertised in our ,magazine4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,david ,h4 ,,gildersleeve1 ,,printer1 #aja ,,chambers ,,street1 ,,new ,,york4 ,transcriber's ,notes ,teach-ng changed to ,teaching in the table of ,contents4 ,obvious printer's punctuation errors have been corrected4 ,odd formatting of fraction 7#afa #a-i years7 on page #aad has been retained4 ,inconsistent hyphenation retained1 due to multiple authors4 ,ditto marks replaced by the text they represent in order to facilitate alignment in e,books4