,,vol4 ,,xxxiv4 ,no4 #c4 ,,the ,,american ,,missionary4 99 99 99 99 99 8,to the ,poor the ,gospel is ,preached40 99 99 99 99 99 ,,march1 #ahhj4 ,,contents3 ,,editorial4 ,,paragraphs #fe ,,zeal ,,for ,,study #ff ,,tropical ,,africa #fg ,,the ,,negro ,,in ,,america ,,and ,,africa #fi ,,dr4 ,,blyden ,,on ,,the ,,american ,,missionary ,,society #gj ,,rev4 ,,chas4 ,b4 ,,venning--,,items ,,from ,,the ,,field #ga ,,african ,,notes #gc ,,the ,,freedmen4 ,,at ,,talladega3 ,,rev4 ,j4 ,e4 ,,roy1 ,d4 ,d4 #gd ,,north ,,carolina--,mc,leansville ,school #ge ,,south ,,carolina1 ,,charleston--,church and ,school ,work --,cause of the ,exodus #gf ,,georgia--,report of ,board of ,commissioners on ,atlanta ,university #gh ,,alabama1 ,,talladega--,why he likes it3 ,rev4 ,h4 ,s4 ,de,forrest #gi ,,alabama1 ,,athens--,building ,progress--,missionary ,spirit #hj ,,mississippi1 ,,tougaloo--,student-,conversions--,crow ded ,rooms #ha ,,tennessee1 ,,memphis--,school work and ,week of ,prayer #hb ,,texas--,two ,hours' ,work by ,student ,canvasser #hb ,,the ,,indians4 ,,an ,,indian ,,boy',s ,,letter #hc ,,the ,,chinese4 ,,anniversary ,,at ,,sacramento #he ,,children',s ,,page4 ,,how ,,to ,,make ,,money ,,for ,,the ,,missionaries #hg ,,receipts #hh ,,constitution #ic ,,aim1 ,,statistics1 ,,wants #id 99 99 99 99 99 ,,new ,,york4 ,published by the ,american ,missionary ,association1 ,,rooms1 #ef ,,reade ,,street4 99 99 99 99 99 ,price1 #ej ,cents a ,year1 in advance4 ,entered at the ,post ,office at ,new ,york1 ,n4 ,y41 as second-class matter4 ,american ,missionary ,association1 #ef ,,reade ,,street1 ,n4 ,y4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,president4 ,,hon4 ,e4 ,s4 ,,tobey1 ,boston4 ,,vice-,,presidents4 ,hon4 ,f4 ,d4 ,,parish1 ,ohio4 ,hon4 ,e4 ,d4 ,,holton1 ,wis4 ,hon4 ,,william ,,claflin1 ,mass4 ,,andrew ,,lester1 ,esq41 ,n4 ,y4 ,rev4 ,,stephen ,,thurston1 ,d4 ,d41 ,me4 ,rev4 ,,samuel ,,harris1 ,d4 ,d41 ,ct4 ,,wm4 ,c4 ,,chapin1 ,esq41 ,r4 ,i4 ,rev4 ,w4 ,t4 ,,eustis1 ,d4 ,d41 ,mass4 ,hon4 ,a4 ,c4 ,,barstow1 ,r4 ,i4 ,rev4 ,,thatcher ,,thayer1 ,d4 ,d41 ,r4 ,i4 ,rev4 ,,ray ,,palmer1 ,d4 ,d41 ,n4 ,j4 ,rev4 ,,edward ,,beecher1 ,d4,d41 ,n4 ,y4 ,rev4 ,j4 ,m4 ,,sturtevant1 ,d4 ,d41 ,ill4 ,rev4 ,w4 ,w4 ,,patton1 ,d4 ,d41 ,d4 ,c4 ,hon4 ,,seymour ,,straight1 ,la4 ,,horace ,,hallock1 ,esq41 ,mich4 ,rev4 ,,cyrus ,w4 ,,wallace1 ,d4 ,d41 ,n4 ,h4 ,rev4 ,,edward ,,hawes1 ,d4 ,d41 ,ct4 ,,douglas ,,putnam1 ,esq41 ,ohio4 ,hon4 ,,thaddeus ,,fairbanks1 ,vt4 ,,samuel ,d4 ,,porter1 ,esq41 ,n4 ,y4 ,rev4 ,m4 ,m4 ,g4 ,,dana1 ,d4 ,d41 ,minn4 ,rev4 ,h4 ,w4 ,,beecher1 ,n4 ,y4 ,gen4 ,o4 ,o4 ,,howard1 ,oregon4 ,rev4 ,g4 ,f4 ,,magoun1 ,d4 ,d41 ,iowa4 ,col4 ,c4 ,g4 ,,hammond1 ,ill4 ,,edward ,,spaulding1 ,m4 ,d41 ,n4 ,h4 ,,david ,,ripley1 ,esq41 ,n4 ,j4 ,rev4 ,,wm4 ,m4 ,,barbour1 ,d4 ,d41 ,ct4 ,rev4 ,w4 ,l4 ,,gage1 ,d4 ,d41 ,ct4 ,a4 ,s4 ,,hatch1 ,esq41 ,n4 ,y4 ,rev4 ,j4 ,h4 ,,fairchild1 ,d4 ,d41 ,ohio4 ,rev4 ,h4 ,a4 ,,stimson1 ,minn4 ,rev4 ,j4 ,w4 ,,strong1 ,d4 ,d41 ,minn4 ,rev4 ,a4 ,l4 ,,stone1 ,d4 ,d41 ,california4 ,rev4 ,g4 ,h4 ,,atkinson1 ,d4 ,d41 ,oregon4 ,rev4 ,j4 ,e4 ,,rankin1 ,d4 ,d41 ,d4 ,c4 ,rev4 ,a4 ,l4 ,,chapin1 ,d4 ,d41 ,wis4 ,s4 ,d4 ,,smith1 ,esq41 ,mass4 ,,peter ,,smith1 ,esq41 ,mass4 ,dea4 ,,john ,c4 ,,whitin1 ,mass4 ,hon4 ,j4 ,b4 ,,grinnell1 ,iowa4 ,rev4 ,,wm4 ,t4 ,,carr1 ,ct4 ,rev4 ,,horace ,,winslow1 ,ct4 ,sir ,,peter ,,coats1 ,scotland4 ,rev4 ,,henry ,,allon1 ,d4 ,d41 ,london1 ,eng4 ,,wm4 ,e4 ,,whiting1 ,esq41 ,n4 ,y4 ,j4 ,m4 ,,pinkerton1 ,esq41 ,mass4 ,e4 ,a4 ,,graves1 ,esq41 ,n4 ,j4 ,rev4 ,f4 ,a4 ,,noble1 ,d4 ,d41 ,ill4 ,,daniel ,,hand1 ,esq41 ,ct4 ,a4 ,l4 ,,williston1 ,esq41 ,mass4 ,rev4 ,a4 ,f4 ,,beard1 ,d4 ,d41 ,n4 ,y4 ,,frederick ,,billings1 ,esq41 ,vt4 ,,joseph ,,carpenter1 ,esq41 ,r4 ,i4 ,rev4 ,e4 ,p4 ,,goodwin1 ,d4 ,d41 ,ill4 ,rev4 ,c4 ,l4 ,,goodell1 ,d4 ,d41 ,mo4 ,j4 ,w4 ,,scoville1 ,esq41 ,ill4 ,e4 ,w4 ,,blatchford1 ,esq41 ,ill4 ,c4 ,d4 ,,talcott1 ,esq41 ,ct4 ,rev4 ,,john ,k4 ,,mclean1 ,d4 ,d41 ,cal4 ,rev4 ,,richard ,,cordley1 ,d4 ,d41 ,kansas4 ,,corresponding ,,secretary4 ,,rev4 ,m4 ,e4 ,,strieby1 ,d4 ,d41 #ef ,reade ,street1 ,n4 ,y4 ,,district ,,secretaries4 ,,rev4 ,c4 ,l4 ,,woodworth1 ,boston4 ,,rev4 ,g4 ,d4 ,,pike1 ,new ,york4 ,,rev4 ,,jas4 ,,powell1 ,chicago4 ,h4 ,w4 ,,hubbard1 ,,esq41 ,treasurer1 ,n4 ,y4 ,,rev4 ,m4 ,e4 ,,strieby1 ,recording ,secretary4 ,,executive ,,committee4 ,,alonzo ,s4 ,,ball1 ,a4 ,s4 ,,barnes1 ,,geo4 ,m4 ,,boynton1 ,,wm4 ,b4 ,,brown1 ,c4 ,t4 ,,christensen1 ,,clinton ,b4 ,,fisk1 ,,addison ,p4 ,,foster1 ,s4 ,b4 ,,halliday1 ,,samuel ,,holmes1 ,,charles ,a4 ,,hull1 ,,edgar ,,ketchum1 ,,chas4 ,l4 ,,mead1 ,,wm4 ,t4 ,,pratt1 ,j4 ,a4 ,,shoudy1 ,,john ,h4 ,,washburn1 ,g4 ,b4 ,,willcox4 ,,communications relating to the work of the ,association may be addressed to the ,corresponding ,secretary2 those relating to the collecting fields to the ,district ,secretaries2 letters for the ,editor of the 8,american ,missionary10 to ,rev4 ,geo4 ,m4 ,boynton1 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 ,,vol4 ,,xxxiv4 ,,march1 #ahhj4 ,no4 #c4 ,american ,missionary ,association4 99 99 99 99 99 ,we are glad to be able to announce the safe arrival of ,prof4 ,chase at ,sierra ,leone1 about the #hth of ,january1 and hope before our next issue to receive valuable advices from him4 99 99 99 99 99 ,we call attention to the ,thirty-third ,annual ,report of the ,association1 recently published4 ,in addition to the general survey which was read at the ,annual ,meeting at ,chicago1 and the minutes of that grand gathering1 we have given1 as usual1 a detailed report of our work1 and we suggest to pastors and others who may desire to inform themselves in regard to particular aspects of it1 that if they will notice1 they will find all this matter so classified in the ,report that they can easily select just what they want4 ,thus1 after the list of institutions and teachers1 they may find the following headings3 ,delay in ,opening ,schools1 ,quality of the ,work1 ,closing ,exercises1 ,industrial ,departments1 ,growing ,favor1 ,buildings1 ,rented ,property1 ,libraries1 ,student ,aid1 ,religious ,character of ,schools1 ,colored ,teachers1 ,theological ,departments4 ,the ,church ,work and other main departments are analyzed in the same way4 ,we have done this1 hoping to make the ,report a helpful document and one easily used by the friends of the ,association4 ,dr4 ,storrs' sermon is also printed with it4 99 99 99 99 99 ,miss ,parmelee's paper1 read before the ,woman's ,meeting at the ,anniversary in ,chicago1 excited so much interest at the time and since1 and gave so vivid1 so faithful and so sympathetic a view of the perils of the girls of the ,south1 that we have1 besides giving a portion of it in a former ,,missionary1 re-printed it in full1 and have sent it largely to the ,christian women of our churches4 ,we beg them to read it1 remembering that its statements are facts1 and that the evils of which it speaks are among the better class of the colored women of the ,south1 and hardly suggest the depths below1 in which the mass are at home1 and into which education and enlightenment only make the fall more fatal4 ,may ,god's spirit move the hearts of our ,christian women to save their sisters4 ,one of our colored ministers1 trained in an ,american ,missionary ,association school1 in stating some incidents of his life to a friend1 said that he was led1 when about sixteen years old1 to give up gambling and licentiousness1 simply out of regard for his teacher1 fearing that she would learn of his evil ways and despise him4 ,that teacher little thought then1 and has never learned even1 of the blessed influence upon that young man1 of her pure and consecrated life1 which1 through the providence of ,god1 led to the transformation of a gambler and profligate1 into an efficient and esteemed ,christian minister1 through whom she is now preaching to hundreds and even thousands4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,superintendent1 scouring through ,georgia1 came across ,rev4 ,mr4 ,thomas1 a choice man1 who has charge of two colored ,presbyterian churches at ,union ,point and ,woodstock1 under commission of the ,northern ,general ,assembly1 and who got all his schooling--three years--at our ,lewis ,high ,school in ,macon1 ,ga4 ,so the fruit of our tree of knowledge1 is falling over into other church lots1 and we are glad of it4 ,such fruitage is a great encouragement to the teachers of our minor schools4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,bible ,example of ,reconstruction4--,it was after the return from ,babylon4 ,civil and the moral reformation went hand in hand4 ,the first ,governor1 ,zerubabel1 who was a grandson of a former king1 had the high priest1 ,joshua1 to lead in the worship1 and the prophets1 ,haggai and ,zechariah1 to preach and to teach4 ,the next ,governor1 ,ezra1 instituted for the instruction of the people an extensive system of ,bible-readings4 8,so they read in the ,book1 in the law of ,god1 distinctly and gave the sense1 and caused them to understand the reading40 ,the next ,governor1 ,nehemiah1 was a reformer4 ,he put down the practices of taking heathen wives1 of violating the ,sabbath1 and of exacting illegal interest4 ,no improvement has as yet been made upon that style of civil reconstruction4 ,religion and education1 the church and the school1 must go along with the re-ordering of the ,state4 ,so we find our work at the ,south in the line of a ,divine pattern4 ,the ,bible gives us its ideal of dealing with freedmen by taking into its sacred canon the five books of ,moses for the emancipated ,israelites1 the books of ,ezra1 ,nehemiah1 ,haggai and ,zechariah1 for the restored captives4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,zeal ,,for ,,study4 ,a good deal has been said1 from time to time1 of the abatement among the colored people of that eagerness to learn1 which marked the days immediately following their emancipation4 ,of course1 much of it is true2 many found by trial that it was not so easy or instantaneous a process to learn to read as they had supposed2 the pressure of self-support drew away the attention of others from their aspirations after an education2 unduly excited ambitions and crude hopes were seen to be unfounded1 and in the disappointment many were discouraged4 ,but all of it is not true4 ,there are many instances yet of the early eagerness to learn among the young1 and even among the old2 we give an instance from a teacher's letter3 8,one woman1 #ci years old1 lives in the country1 and walks six miles to school1 and six miles again after school to her home4 ,her seat has been vacant only on one or two of the rainiest days since the school opened1 ,september #ast4 ,at home1 she has all her household affairs to look after1 and finds time to study at night even then2 and if1 on account of helping her husband to pick cotton in the fall1 she would go late to bed without #8knowing her lesson1' it #8worried' her so1 she said1 that she #8could not get a wink of sleep1'and her husband would waken to find her up and studying4 ,she is gaining slowly in rudimentary knowledge1 and is very much pleased1 or1 as she would say1 #8proud' of her success4 ,several such ones1 eager to learn1 ,i have under my care1 and though they can learn but slowly1 it is really better than that they should never know anything1 though ,i think we would count it hardly worth while to take such pains so late in life2 yet1 better to get upon the first round of the ladder than not to rise at all40 99 99 99 99 99 ,,tropical ,,africa4 ,the ,three ,lake ,missions4 ,among the great movements of this stirring age1 none are1 perhaps1 more far-reaching than those for the exploration and evangelization of ,tropical ,africa4 ,the splendid achievements of ,livingstone and ,stanley crown and complete the efforts of their heroic predecessors4 ,africa's three great central lakes and her two great rivers--the mysteries of the ages--are now explored and mapped4 ,the missionary efforts that have followed these discoveries reveal an enthusiasm1 and a consecration of talent and life1 worthy of the vast field thus opened4 ,in the promptness of the response1 the money and the lives devoted and the number of missions founded or projected1 the last five years give a history that probably has no parallel in the records of ,christian missions4 ,the story of these adventures in discovery and evangelization has the fascination of romance1 and is pathetic in the piety and the sufferings of both travellers and missionaries4 ,we select as illustrations the three ,lake ,missions of ,tropical ,africa4 #a4 ,the ,victoria ,nyanza ,mission4 ,on the northern shores of this greatest of ,africa's central lakes is the dominion of ,king ,mtesa--a name now familiar to the civilized world4 ,he rules over two millions of people1 has a navy of #cjj war canoes and an army of #aej1jjj warriors4 ,in #ahge1 ,stanley reached his capital4 ,the welcome was cordial1 and for two months the traveller taught the ,king the principles of ,christianity with such happy results that the ,bible was studied1 and in obedience to its teachings1 an enemy and rebel1 conquered in battle and doomed to death in accordance with ,african morals and invariable practice1 was spared6 ,stanley appreciated the true value of the ,king's 8conversion10 and saw the need of having his own incipient teaching followed up by steady missionary labors4 ,his appeal for such labors was written in ,africa and appeared in a ,london paper ,nov4 #ae1 #ahge4 ,the prompt response should be noticed4 ,three days after it appeared1 came an anonymous offer of #be1jjj for the founding of the mission1 and soon another equal sum was proffered4 ,the venerable and efficient ,church ,missionary ,society undertook the work4 ,the consecrated money was soon followed by the consecrated men4 ,in #ahgf1 the company of missionaries landed at ,zanzibar1 and travelling the #hjj miles of jungle in six months1 and marking their first disaster in the death of one of their party1 reached ,mtesa's capital4 ,they were welcomed with enthusiasm1 and when the name of ,jesus was uttered1 a salute was fired4 ,the work was begun immediately1 but soon the second great disaster came--two of the company1 ,lieutenant ,smith and ,mr4 ,o',neill1 were murdered at no great distance from the capital4 ,but instead of discouragement1 these disasters called forth new enthusiasm4 ,three young men were promptly sent out by the ,church ,missionary ,society4 ,they took the ,nile route1 but a journey that should have taken three or four months was protracted to nine by the floating islands in the ,upper ,nile and the ignorance of the ,arab captain4 ,one of the missionaries received a sunstroke and was obliged to return4 ,at length they reached ,uganda and were joyfully received1 but soon came the greatest calamity--a week after their arrival two ,french ,jesuit priests came also1 and succeeded in so disaffecting the mind of the ,king as to arrest the work1 and lead to the withdrawment of most of the missionaries4 ,the summary at the latest dates is3 ,sixteen missionaries in all have been sent1 of whom six have died and three have returned sick4 ,of the seven still in ,africa1 four have been permitted to go on various duties and three remain at ,uganda without the facilities either to carry on their work or to withdraw4 #b4 ,tanganika ,mission4 ,ujiji1 the location of the ,tanganika ,mission is endeared to the friends of ,livingstone4 ,here he made his temporary home1 and here1 almost ready to die1 he was discovered by ,stanley1 to be restored to vigor and to toil still longer for ,africa1 till at last he was found dead upon his knees4 ,the plan for a mission here was formed by the ,london ,missionary ,society1 scarcely less venerable than the ,church ,missionary ,society4 ,mr4 ,arthington of ,leeds1 ,eng41 one of the generous and prompt donors of #be1jjj for the ,nyassa ,mission1 gave a like sum for this4 ,four ordained missionaries1 one scientific man and one builder1 left ,london in ,march1 #ahgg4 ,their journey from the coast of ,africa was protracted over thirteen months in consequence of the many obstacles and vexatious delays4 ,added to these trials1 death did its fearful work4 ,under these discouraging circumstances1 ,dr4 ,mullen1 the intrepid and beloved ,secretary of the ,society1 obtained the reluctant consent of the ,directors to lead in person an additional force1 and to hasten the progress of the supplies4 ,but he had gone only #bjj miles from the coast when death closed his useful career4 ,no event in the last five years has cast such a gloom over mission circles in ,great ,britain as the sad fate of this noble man4 #c4 ,nyassa ,mission4 ,again is the stimulus of ,livingstone's labors seen1 and his name and memory honored in the founding of another mission3 the ,livingstonia on ,lake ,nyassa4 ,it was a labor of love for the ,free ,church of ,scotland1 aided by sister communions to undertake this mission4 ,in the ,spring of #ahge1 the expedition started1 having been furnished with all needed supplies1 including a beautiful steel steamer and two boats for the use of the mission on the ,lake4 ,after a tedious journey up the ,zambesi and ,shir and a toilsome land journey of #fj miles1 around the ,murchison ,falls1 the ,lake was at length reached4 ,after a brief search1 a site was selected that held out unusual hopes of coveted advantages--there were no mosquitos and a favoring lake breeze gave promise of health4 ,but alas for the unforeseen and insignificant difficulties that sometimes defeat the greatest undertakings--the fatal tsetse fly compelled the choice of a new location4 ,but we cannot give space for the subsequent details4 ,the disasters and deaths in these missions have had a depressing effect upon the hearts of ,christians in ,great ,britain1 and we fear that the discouragements will to some extent be felt in this country4 ,but we must guard ourselves against hasty inferences and unwarranted fears4 ,we should remember3-- #a4 ,that trials at the outset are often ,god's means of arousing a deeper faith4 ,the history of missions1 modern and ,apostolic1 is full of examples4 ,the ,teloogoo ,mission where such an unusual work of ,divine grace has recently been experienced and the converts have been numbered by thousands1 was for a long time the scene of unfruitful labors4 ,bishop ,crowther's ,mission in ,west ,africa1 now so strong and growing1 had an early experience of toils and persecutions4 ,the ,apostles themselves encountered imprisonments and death not only1 but their labors were sometimes followed by defections1 perversions of doctrine and scandals in life4 #b4 ,we should take courage from the fact that the slave-trade1 the worst foe to missionary labors in ,africa1 is feeling the effects of the earnest efforts of ,great ,britain for its overthrow4 ,sir ,samuel ,baker1 and after him ,col4 ,gordon1 the stout old ,covenanter--the ,havelock of ,africa--have crippled its power on the ,upper ,nile1 while the labors of ,sir ,bartle ,frere1 and subsequently of ,dr4 ,kirk at ,zanzibar1 have been equally effective along the coast1 so that the ,church ,missionary ,intelligencer feels authorized to say that 8the slave-trade if not killed1 is scotched40 ,the missions themselves1 though hindered in many respects1 have had a salutary influence in shaming and arresting this fiendish traffic4 #c4 ,finally1 the church of ,god must bear in mind that the ,saviour's last and great command1 8,go ye into all the world and preach the ,gospel10 is accompanied by that all-comprehensive and all-sufficient promise1 8,lo1 ,i am with you always1 even unto the end of the world40 ,god will redeem the whole world1 and in the ,saviour's heart and plan1 ,africa is not forgotten4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,negro ,,in ,,america ,,and ,,africa4 ,dr4 ,edward ,w4 ,blyden1 of ,liberia1 ,africa1 is the author of an interesting article in the ,methodist ,quarterly ,review for ,january1 #ahhj1 from which we gratefully reprint elsewhere his tribute to our work4 ,anything which comes from the pen of this distinguished gentleman--one of the most cultured men of the race whose cause he pleads--is well worth reading and consideration4 ,with much that the ,doctor says1 we are in full and hearty agreement1 but beg leave to make one or two suggestions1 growing out of what seem to be at least not unwarranted deductions from his positions4 ,no one can regret more than we do the prejudice which exists1 in this country especially1 against the colored man4 ,and there is no doubt that1 as ,dr4 ,blyden observes1 even among those who are not unmoved by the story of his wrongs1 and who are earnestly engaged in philanthropic efforts for his uplifting1 this personal prejudice and sense of superiority does exist4 ,that it is not so to anything like the same degree in ,england and on the ,continent1 is suggestive in the light it casts upon the fact among us4 ,on what is the difference of feeling founded8 ,certainly not altogether in the natural race-prejudice4 ,that is a fact not to be denied4 ,there is a prejudice which is universal between all people of distinct races of men4 ,it is felt by the original inhabitants of ,africa against the ,caucasian1 as ,dr4 ,b4 shows1 as well as by the white man in his own home against the black4 ,but in this land1 the prejudice is intensified by the position and the character of those who have made up the negro population4 ,dr4 ,blyden objects to our calling the ,negro1 ,indian and ,chinaman 8the despised races40 ,he even dislikes to have ,africa called 8the ,dark ,continent40 ,of course1 our brother knows that the sympathies of this ,association are1 as they have always been1 with these people of his land1 and that our toils and labors have not been limited1 nor of brief continuance1 in their behalf4 ,all this he most fully and kindly acknowledges in his article4 ,it is hardly necessary for us to say1 then1 that we have used the term as describing what is1 and as contrasted with what ought to be4 ,it is true1 rightly or wrongly1 that they have been looked down upon and are still despised4 ,and we have used the word as setting forth the fact1 and as1 therefore1 the strongest plea to ,christian sympathy and help2 for we have been sure that where we could enlist these1 the term would no longer have application4 ,the good ,samaritan did not despise the poor ,jew who had fallen among thieves1 as he held him up on the ass which bore him to the inn4 ,he was too busy pitying and helping him4 ,perhaps this is enough to say4 ,we have used the term 8the ,despised ,races0 not as an epithet1 but as a plea4 ,a fair inference at least from the ,doctor's article is1 that he sees no hope for his people on this continent1 and that their only way to success is to emigrate to the land of their mothers1 and to make its reclamation their ambition4 ,but how does that affect our work and the present generation8 ,the ,american ,colonization ,society1 as seen by its last published report1 sent out to ,africa during the year #ahgh1 one hundred and one colonists2 during the same year the bark ,azor transported two hundred and forty4 ,it is but a spoonful dipped from this deep sea4 ,it is but the smallest possible percentage even of the increase of the colored population of ,america4 ,meanwhile1 what are we to do with the five millions who remain1 and with their children and their children's children8 ,what we do for them we must do for them here4 ,we1 too1 believe in colonization2 in the evangelization of ,africa by ,africans2 and the only difference in our aim and purpose from the work with which the ,doctor is so fully identified1 is that we want to distribute our colonists more widely4 ,it is well to have a ,christian republic in ,africa4 ,but it is our desire to plant small colonies of twenty-five or thirty1 among whom shall be both ministers and mechanics1 here and there through the still 8dark continent0--points of radiation for the light of life and of ,christian civilization which they are to hold forth4 ,we are full of sympathy and interest with the good work in ,liberia4 ,may the ,lord bless it abundantly4 ,but the work here is not hopeless4 ,hundreds of thousands of the ,freedmen still answer1 from amid all their disappointments and disabilities1 8,we are rising40 ,our plan and purpose desire to take part in both hemispheres of the whole rounded work--to save the ,african in ,america and in ,africa alike4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,dr4 ,,blyden ,,on ,,the ,,american ,,missionary ,,association4 ,the ,american ,missionary ,association1 whose publications we have prefixed to this paper1 in their work of lofty and noble purpose through the ,south are endeavoring to prepare the negro for higher spheres of labor than 8cotton-fields1 turpentine orchards1 and rice-fields40 ,every negro who is at all acquainted with matters in the ,united ,states must have the highest admiration for it4 ,almost alone among the benevolent institutions of that land in the days of the great struggle1 they never for one moment yielded to the imperious dictates of an oligarchical monopoly1 but gave expression to the idea which they inscribed upon their banner1 that one of the chief purposes of their organization was to resist the tyranny of the autocracy which doomed the negro to perpetual servitude4 ,no one could be enrolled among its members who was a slave-holder4 ,they have the gratitude of the negro race4 ,but history will have a brighter page than even that with which to adorn their annals1 when she comes to recount the devotion and sacrifices of the hundreds who have been sent forth under their auspices1 as uplifters of the prostrate host in the ,south1 to whom1 left as they were1 paralyzed by slavery1 free movement and real progress were intrinsically impossible without the aid of such agencies as the ,american ,missionary ,association4 ,as time rolls on1 the romance which clings to those heroes who fought to unfetter the body of the slave1 will fade beside the halo which will surround these who have labored to liberate his mind4 7,methodist ,quarterly ,review47 99 99 99 99 99 ,,rev4 ,,charles ,b4 ,,venning4 ,one of our most earnest and devoted missionaries at the ,jamaica ,mission1 after severe and protracted suffering1 has entered into his rest4 ,mr4 ,venning went about fifty years ago1 when ,negro-slavery was at its height1 to work on a ,jamaica sugar estate4 ,he was then an ardent young ,englishman1 and easily led into dissipation and vice4 ,but the ,lord arrested him1 and the course of his whole life was changed4 ,he entered the ,mico ,institute1 a ,training ,college for ,schoolmasters1 and was a successful teacher4 ,he then became interested in the efforts of the ,american ,missionary ,association1 and desired to devote himself entirely to school work and religious teaching among the ,negroes in the country districts of the ,island4 ,his name stands on the list of missionaries in our first ,annual ,report1 and he has labored faithfully every year since--while his health would permit by active efforts1 and when on a bed of suffering by example and counsel4 ,we quote the following from the letter of a fellow missionary3 8,i never saw a man who so entirely devoted himself to the work as he did4 ,he had the true missionary spirit4 ,he not only preached the ,gospel in his own church1 but from house to house and in the most out-of-the-way places2 indeed everywhere where men would give a listening ear4 ,no other missionary in the ,island did so much for the education of his people as ,bro4 ,venning1 and outside of the towns there could be found no people so intelligent as his4 ,he watched over his flock with almost a painful interest--encouraged and reproved4 ,he gathered the poor that were otherwise uncared for about his own door1 gave them shelter1 fed them from his own table1 and clothed them from his own wardrobe40 ,one who knew him intimately at the ,island writes3 8,he labored literally night and day most earnestly for the salvation of souls and the welfare of those who had been converted4 ,being a born educator1 he has left his mark upon the generation that has grown up under his instruction4 ,as a private ,christian1 he was most real and honest1 and free from all guile1 exemplifying in all his life1 in the most striking manner1 those beautiful words of ,scripture #8harmless' and #8blameless4' ,his faith triumphed nobly in the end4 ,in my interviews with him of late1 it has been most interesting to see with how firm a grasp he held fast to the assurances of ,god's blessed word1 and thus found perfect rest and peace to his soul40 99 99 99 99 99 ,,items ,,from ,,the ,,field4 ,,nashville1 ,,tenn4--,religious interest is reported in the school4 ,six persons have professed their faith in ,christ4 ,the day of prayer for colleges was observed and we hope that good may result from the day4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,mcintosh1 ,,liberty ,,co41 ,,ga4--,pastor ,snelson writes3 ,we observed the week of prayer4 ,the weather was mild1 and consequently we did not have to go into the ,academy for the use of the stoves4 ,last ,sabbath1 eleven were received into the church by confession and one by letter4 ,it was a blessed day with us4 ,there is much here to do4 ,miss ,e4 ,w4 ,douglass is a great help to us4 ,the people all like her4 ,she is at work any and everywhere4 ,they call her in some places the lady-preacher4 ,i would to the ,lord that more missionaries like her were sent throughout the field of the ,american ,missionary ,association4 ,pray for us4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,anniston1 ,,ala4--,on ,thursday night1 ,december #beth1 the colored church was crowded to its utmost capacity to witness the exercises of the school children1 which consisted of songs1 recitations1 etc4 ,the ,rev4 ,p4 ,j4 ,mc,entosh has had this school and church at ,anniston in charge for a number of years and has labored with untiring energy to elevate the colored people1 and has met with a great deal of encouragement4 ,after the school exercises1 the presents from the ,christmas tree were distributed among the children4 ,several white visitors were present and spoke very highly of the management of the church and school4 ,on ,friday night1 they gave a fair at which they realized #ef4hj4--;,chattanooga 7,tenn47 ,times4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,greenwood1 ,s4 ,c4--,mr4 ,j4 ,d4 ,backenstose writes3 ,i have just closed my first week of school for this year 7#ahhj71 and am glad to be able to report a larger number of students than ever before at this place4 ,i have had to rent a room of one of my neighbors1 and we have as many boarders now as we can well accommodate1 even with our new house1 and more are to come in the middle of the month4 ,the house is #ahcf1 containing two rooms #ahah1 with two windows and a door in each room and a chimney in the middle4 ,each room is to contain three bedsteads1 and from six to nine chairs4 ,the house completed and furnished will cost #bbh4fh1 a little more than we calculated1 but it is large1 well built and well furnished4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,talladega1 ,,ala4--,both of the barns1 one being new and very valuable1 with most of their contents1 including hay1 grain1 corn1 and corn-fodder1 #cjj bushels of cotton-seed1 with tools and farm-implements and three cows1 were burnt ,wednesday night1 ,jan4 #g4 ,evidently it was the work of an incendiary1 but not instigated at all by any prevailing ill-will toward the ,college4 ,subscriptions were at once circulated among citizens1 both white and black1 and while the amount raised is not large1 the number and willingness of the contributions prove the interest felt by this community in the ,college4 ,efforts will be made to rebuild at once4 ,the loss is estimated at #a1bjj4 ,it falls heavily on the agricultural department1 which is becoming an important factor in the college work4 ,the farm does much toward feeding the large family1 and gives opportunity of self-help to the young men4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,north ,,carolina4--,while ,islay ,walden's people in ,randolph county were hauling in logs for the lumber of their new church1 the mill was burned1 and a part of their boards4 ,the owner not being able to rebuild1 and there being no other mill near1 the people came together to help him1 the young colored preacher putting down #be from his scanty salary4 ,they hope to have the mill under way again in three or four weeks4 ,meantime they will hurry in their logs1 to be the first of the new sawing4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,tougaloo1 ,,miss4--,we have a colored man visiting his daughter to-day2 his first visit to ,tougaloo4 ,he says he is keeping his daughter in school with the money saved by himself and wife on snuff and tobacco since signing the pledge2 the result of the work of one of our students who taught in his district4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,new ,,orleans1 ,,la4--,the ,central ,church is having a wonderful revival4 ,mr4 ,alexander has preached every night since the beginning of the year4 ,the interest is remarkable1 crowding the room every evening with a quiet1 orderly1 and earnest audience2 many have been converted4 ,twenty-eight united with the church ,feb4 #ast4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,african ,,notes4 --,the long delayed tidings have been received by the ,london ,missionary ,society from ,messrs4 ,hore and ,hutley at ,lake ,tanganika4 ,the particulars of ,mr4 ,dodgshun's death are given4 ,annoyances and delays interposed by the ,arab slave-traders are rehearsed4 ,we give a few extracts from letters3-- 8,during the seven months of our stay here1 we have done much towards making friends with the natives2 they have closely observed us1 and admit that they can see nothing bad2 but the influence of the ,arabs is so powerful that they1 the ,wajiji1 are afraid to make any definite negotiations with us apart from the ,arabs4 99 99 99 99 99 8,the slave-trade at ,ujiji is merely a small local affair--slaves captured in war1 c41 amongst surrounding tribes1 and passed from hand to hand1 till they finally come to a stand in some ,arab's shamba3 this used to be done in the market1 but since we came here1 it has all been kept out of sight4 ,once only some ,wajiji offered us a slave for sale as they passed by our tembe4 ,the traders owning these domestic slaves1 have from twenty to one hundred of them 7,i think ,muniyi ,heri reaches the larger number72 they are their domestics1 boatmen1 carriers1 body guard1 and cultivators1 and1 of course1 form the principle population of the place1 filling up with huts the spaces between their masters' larger houses4 8,slavery amongst the natives is another matter4 ,the ,wajiji are great slave-holders1 slaves being as common as domestic servants at home2 but no great numbers are owned by individuals as among the ,arabs4 ,a common present between chiefs is one or two slaves1 and ,mirambo sends small parties from time to time to buy both slaves and ivory4 ,when the ,portuguese and ,arab slave-trades are crushed out1 or nearly so1 we shall see and more fully realize the extent of native slavery1 or slave customs1 which cover the continent through its length and breadth4 ,the former will have cost an immense outlay of the power and influence of civilized ,europe ere it is swept away4 ,the latter will take years of faithful mission labor to eradicate4 8,to fulfil my promise to an ,arab1 to whom ,i said1 #8,we do not want to buy except for our own use2 but ,i will send your words to ,england1' ,i add these few lines3--,the ,arabs say1 #8,if the white men will come here and buy1 we will grow as much sugar and rice1 and spice and oil1 c41 as they want1 and would much rather get our money in that way1 than in dangerous and1 as they admit one by one privately1 illegal slave-hunting4' ,i keep telling them that the slave-trade is dying out1 and they had better look to something else before they are left in the lurch40 99 99 99 99 99 --8,i have great trouble with my sailors who of course are not sailors4 ,on one occasion ,i was close off ,cape ,kiungwe4 ,about two ,a4 ,m41 pitch dark1 a heavy squall burst on us from the northward1 with sheets of rain4 ,i could not see one foot in front of my eyes4 ,this lasted for two or three hours1 the boat sweeping along at a great rate without a stitch of canvas1 and a nasty foaming sea4 ,all six men became perfectly helpless1 and huddled together inside the cabin4 ,the good little binnacle1 however1 kept the compass-lamp burning1 and by it only ,i knew where to steer2 had it gone out1 none of them could have put it to rights4 ,i could not possibly let go the tiller2 they were perfectly unable to work the paddles had they been required1 and it was only after roaring myself hoarse at them that ,i could rouse them to bale the water out4 ,when they get home they strut about with a little cane in their hands1 and boast of their sailorizing40 99 99 99 99 99 --8,i trust10 he writes1 8no one will call this mission disastrous1 or condemn ,ujiji hastily as unhealthy4 ,it is certainly much healthier than ,zanzibar1 and both ,mr4 ,hutley and myself were never more persistent in our determination to go on4 ,certainly we want more help1 but the work is going on4 ,we are living down native prejudices and suspicions1 and the lies of slanderers4 ,we will slacken no effort to carry on this work2 and ,i am speaking1 not at home1 but in the midst of the work and its difficulties4 ,may ,god induce ,his stewards to do their part1 and see in the vacant spaces of the ranks only cause for new and earnest effort4 ,i commenced this letter with but mournful news2 ,i desire to close it with an expression of thankfulness to ,god for what health and strength and success ,he has given us1 and with an earnest appeal to all missionary hearts to apply their means and strength with renewed vigor to this work1 and to be assured that1 however cavilers may talk of disaster1 there is no despondency here40 --,on the eve of going to press the ,directors have received a telegram from the ,society's agent in ,zanzibar1 to the following effect3 8,the ,rev4 ,w4 ,griffith and ,dr4 ,southon arrived at ,ujiji on the #bc;d of ,september2 all well40 99 99 99 99 99 --,an ,alexandria despatch to the ,daily ,news says ,ismail ,eyoud ,pacha has been appointed ,governor of the ,soudan1 vice ,gordon ,pacha resigned4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,freedmen4 ,,rev4 ,,jos4 ,e4 ,,roy1 ,d4 ,d41 ,,field ,,superintendent1 ,,atlanta1 ,,ga4 ,,at ,,talladega4 ,at the ,faculty ,meeting4--,three men and four women present4 ,prayer4 ,the circle is passed around for matters of business4 ,besides minor things these results are reached2 ,will observe the day of prayer for colleges1 with an address at morning worship1 with a prayer-meeting in the afternoon for the male students1 one for the females and one for the faculty1 and with a general meeting at night2 will hold a ,normal ,institute on the last two days of the present term1 inviting the colored teachers in the region round about to come1 and asking ,mr4 ,a4 ,w4 ,farnham1 ,normal ,professor at the ,atlanta ,university1 to be present and help2 will have a series of familiar lectures1 alternating on ,friday night with the young people's sociable4 ,surely all this looks like business4 ,at the ,library4--,the donation of books to the value of more than four hundred dollars1 from ,rev4 ,w4 ,h4 ,willcox1 of ,malden1 ,mass41 attracts the eye1 and feasts it1 too4 ,the books are new1 of standard and current interest4 ,at the ,prayer ,meeting4--,one of the colored young preachers reports the fine large old ,bible which1 as the gift of some ,eastern friend1 he had taken into his little church at the ,cove on the preceding ,sabbath4 ,the people had requested him to express their thanks4 ,then ,president ,de,forest followed4 ,there is a story connected with that book4 ,it came with a box of things from the ,congregational ,church at ,columbus1 ,n4,j41 ,rev4 ,e4 ,b4 ,turner's4 ,it came from ,harriet ,storrs1 who is a cousin of my mother4 ,every page of the book has been prayed over4 ,out of the ,sabbath-school of that old hill-town church1 six ministers of the ,gospel have been raised up1 among whom1 ,i suppose1 they count myself1 for that was my father's home2 and two wives of foreign missionaries have come from the same source4 ,surely that old nest must be kept warm for more of such productiveness4 ,at ,evening ,prayers4--,it is in the dining-hall1 where the students of both sexes and the teachers meet4 ,the repast over1 the ,president1 as is his wont1 gives a resum of the current news1 the discovery of the intro-,mercurial star1 the day's phase of the ,maine affairs1 and other such4 ,then the students at two of the tables recite each a verse upon a particular topic1 temptation2 then the sweetness of a religious song2 then prayer2 then a quiet and orderly retiring4 ,it is alone the religion of ,jesus that can present such a scene4 ,at the ,farm4--,you enter its enclosure1 passing under a graceful arch that bears in large letters the emblazonment1 8,winsted ,farm40 ,so everybody knows what town it was in ,connecticut that did a good deal toward the providing of that industrial department4 ,the wheat and the rye and the oats are covering the fields with green1 even at this mid-winter time4 ,you can see that there is good farming in that locality4 ,you can see it1 too1 by contrast4 ,co-operative ,farming4--,during the last season the colored people about our church at ,lawson's1 in ,alabama1 ,rev4 ,j4 ,w4 ,strong1 pastor1 rented a half-dozen acres of land1 and cultivated the most of it in cotton1 for the purpose of adding to the fund for supporting their school4 ,they had a board of managers4 ,they worked when called upon4 ,they plowed and hoed4 ,they at last picked out the cotton and found that they had two bales1 worth #abj4 ,one bale they sent to the colored folks' ,industrial ,fair1 on the grounds of ,talladega ,college4 ,this church is now also engaged in building a house of worship1 having the frame erected1 intending1 with the aid of #ajj from the ,a4,m4,a41 to go on this season with the finishing1 and hoping that a revival will be its process of dedication4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,north ,,carolina4 ,our ,school4 ,,rev4 ,,alfred ,,connet1 ,,mcleansville4 ,our school is put down as a common school4 ,that is correct4 ,yet we are laboring to make it more than a common school4 ,to this end we have graded it as follows3 ,a4 ,normal2 ,b4 ,normal4 ,a4 ,intermediate2 ,b4 ,intermediate4 ,a4 ,primary2 ,b4 ,primary4 ,through the kindness of friends in the ,north the school had been supplied with a good many books1 and unfortunately1 there was a great variety of text-books4 ,we have ordered new1 standard books1 and have secured uniformity4 ,as we had new books it was easy to require all to begin at the bottom and work up1 and to do thorough work4 ,in a very few instances we have found pupils who can go into two classes in the same branch4 ,in this way they bring up from the first1 and at the same time go on with a more advanced class4 ,the grading1 the new books1 and the uniformity of books1 have each and all had a stimulating effect4 ,they see there is a ladder to climb4 ,they see they cannot start at the top1 or the middle1 but must begin at the bottom4 ,they study harder4 ,the school has improved in numbers and in regularity of attendance4 ,the number enrolled is #hd4 ,our pupils are from four counties1 including this 7,guilford7 county4 ,thirteen are here paying board1 or boarding themselves4 ,of the thirteen all are professors of religion but three3 one is a minister1 two are preparing for the ministry2 one professed religion since he came here a year ago1 one of those preparing for the ministry united with the church at the last communion1 and one is a teacher4 ,of those enrolled last year1 seven are teachers1 six of whom are now teaching1 and one attending school4 ,one pupil who is a minister reports over forty hopeful conversions in connection with his labors during the summer vacation4 ,a year ago we greatly felt the need of dormitories1 and accommodations for students to 8batch40 ,for this the ,association could make no appropriation4 ,one of the neighbors has put up a building for this purpose1 another is building1 and a third has converted an old store-room into dormitories1 and four families have taken boarders4 ,last year our school was confined to one room2 now we have added a recitation room4 ,on the whole1 the outlook is hopeful4 ,by the close of the present school year twelve to fifteen of our pupils will be able to obtain teacher's license from the ,county ,school-,examiner4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,south ,,carolina4 ,church and ,school ,work--,the ,cause of the ,exodus4 ,,rev4 ,,temple ,,cutler1 ,,charleston4 ,the work goes quietly on here in ,charleston--in all its departments4 ,the school is flourishing4 ,it never had so many pupils as now1 and was never more popular than under the direction of ,mr4 ,gaylord4 ,we are not ashamed to have visitors from ,north1 ,south1 ,east1 or ,west1 visit ,avery4 ,if any of your readers doubt the capacity of these colored boys and girls1 let them come and see for themselves4 ,miss ,wells1 our missionary1 is doing good work--visiting the homes and teaching the mothers and daughters how to make the home what it should be4 ,the church work goes on slowly4 ,the feeling of unity and harmony is increasing1 and1 so far as ,i can see1 may be said to be universal in the church4 ,we have had stormy weather in ,plymouth for some time2 it has been a sort of ,cape ,hatteras1 around which the winds have revelled1 but now the sky is clear and the sea smooth4 ,we have a large growth of tares in the church that does neither us nor anybody else any good4 ,if we should undertake to root it out1 ,i do not know how much wheat might come up with it1 nor how much wheat we would trample down in getting to it4 ,oh1 how wise we need to be in dealing with these people2 what a broad mantle of charity we have to throw over them4 ,those of us who glean after the reapers in this field1 where the 8patriarchal institution0 once flourished1 find that either the type of piety that prevailed in the 8,abrahamic household0 was very defective1 or the 8,abrahamic duty0 was woefully neglected4 ,certainly1 the idea of religion that prevails among the former dependents of these modern patriarchs1 is not that of either the ,old or ,new ,testament4 ,but why throw stones at the old defunct institution8 ,what did ,i say8 ,defunct8 ,i wish to ,god it was defunct1 and that these freemen had a fair chance and a free fight for their rights and liberties4 ,but that day is a long way off2 and ,i fear the shimmer of the morn is not yet seen4 ,i want to be just as hopeful as possible4 ,i never was a croaker4 ,i generally see the bright side of a thing4 ,but sometimes1 when ,i come in from some tale of oppression and misery1 the clouds just shut right down--it is midnight4 ,when ,i am made to know that there are #bj1jjj poor wretches here in this city that are the carcass on which rich cormorants are fattening1 my soul is sick within me4 ,congress may investigate the cause of the emigration of the colored people to all eternity1 and come to what conclusion they may1 it won't stop4 ,i pray ,god it may not stop until enough laborers get away from the ,south to give room for those who remain to grow4 ,god knows the truth1 and ,he will open some way for ,his people to go out4 ,i assure you ,his new ,israel has not yet come to the land flowing with milk and honey4 ,what think you of a man supporting a family of four on #be cents a day1 and paying five dollars a month for house rent8 ,what think you of a family of five living on the wages of the daughter who gets six dollars a month working out1 and paying five dollars a month for house rent8 ,hungry mouths will stifle conscience4 ,or1 how long could the good people of the ,north live on hasty-pudding without molasses or milk1 morning1 noon and night1 and nothing else1 day after day and week after week8 ,do you say1 why not go back into the country and work the land8 ,so ,i said to one who had brought his family of five or six down here to starve with the rest3 8,why didn't you stay up in the country80 8,couldn't lib up dar no how4 ,starve up dar shuah4 ,rent so high couldn't lib4 ,had free acres of land and a po1 misable shantie1 and had to work fo days ob de week fur de rent1 and but two days to tend my own crop4 ,hab to buy ebreting ob de commisary4 ,hab to pay twenty cents a pound fur meat 7bacon71 and forty cents a peck fur grits 7corn meal74 ,starve to deff up dar shuah40 ,four days' work every week for the rent of three acres of land6 ,the best land in that section is worth four dollars per acre4 ,call the man's work worth twenty-five cents a day4 ,his rent was one dollar a week--fifty-two dollars a year4 ,no wonder the landlords are not anxious to sell land to the colored people1 when they can get four times the value of the land every year in work at twenty-five cents a day4 ,defunct institution6 ,yes1 on the statute book4 8,but1 my man1 why didn't you buy the land at four dollars an acre80 8,well1 sah1 some ob 'em did buy de land4 ,i dunno how much dey pays2 but ,i knows when dey's paid two or tree stalments dey can't pay no mo1 and gibs em up40 ,do you wonder the people listen to glowing pictures of better opportunities somewhere else8 ,if these people had a decent chance at home1 they would not listen to invitations away4 ,the fact is1 they are perfectly helpless1 and there is nothing for the mass of them but to sit down and wait1 wait1 wait1 through the long1 long years till the morning comes4 ,i do not wonder they emigrate4 ,i pray ,god they may continue to go1 until those who remain shall have their hands full to supply the demands for labor4 ,it may not be better for those that go1 but it will be better for those that remain4 ,the more you thin out your woodland1 the taller and stouter will be your timber4 ,the only hope for this people is a scarcity of laborers4 ,there are so many who must have work1 or die1 that every vacancy has a dozen ready applicants4 ,twenty-five cents a day1 ,i am told1 is all that some of these planters will give to man or woman2 and they can get enough at that price4 ,in such circumstances1 you cannot expect people to haggle long about the price of labor4 ,the cry is simply1 8,give me my hire40 ,and then1 if you remember that two hundred years of slavery in a man's blood is not a very good preparation for independency1 you may get a pretty good idea of the situation of the people4 ,but my letter is too long4 ,tell the churches to pray for the freeman of the ,south4 ,i do not say freedmen1 because there are thousands here who were never slaves and are no better off4 ,ask the churches to help us to give them the only consolation they can at present have--a sure and intelligent hope of a better world than this on the other side--and not expect them1 out of their deep poverty1 to pay for their own schooling or preaching just yet4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,georgia4 ,report of the ,committee of the ,board of ,commissioners to the ,atlanta ,university1 ,june1 #ahgi4 ,a large majority of the entire ,board attended the examination of the colored ,university at ,atlanta1 which receives an annual donation of #h1jjj from the ,state4 ,the report of the special committee appointed to make a suitable minute of the exercises and the condition of the ,institution was unanimously adopted4 ,it is as follows3 ,,to ,,the ,,board ,,of ,,visitors3 ,gentlemen--,the undersigned1 your appointees1 herewith submit the following report upon the final examinations of the ,atlanta ,university1 for the school year just closed4 ,the ,board attended these examinations in an almost entire body4 ,they were promptly and courteously met by ,president ,ware and his associates1 and the examinations proceeded with systematic regularity4 ,the exercises were designated by neatly printed programmes1 with the time and place of recitation distinctly set forth4 ,the examinations were fairly conducted and disclosed the fact that the most advanced methods of teaching were employed4 ,these methods were mainly topical1 supplemented by appropriate questions1 which evinced that the students had an intelligent comprehension of the subjects under consideration4 ,we were especially impressed by the evidences of patient1 systematic1 untiring training on the part of the teachers1 so well adapted to the colored1 or any race1 and by the progressive manner in which a subject was developed4 ,all branches taught1 passed in review before us1 and whether the immediate subject was reading1 grammar1 history1 mathematics1 the classics1 or other branches1 the means employed and the results attained were entirely satisfactory4 ,the examinations were entirely oral and the decorum and order maintained were of a high character4 ,the cleanliness of the recitation rooms1 the preservation of school property and the gradual improvement of the grounds were marked4 ,the final exercises at ,friendship ,church were very creditable to the institution4 ,the subjects of the speeches and essays were appropriate1 without political bearing1 and they were delivered and read in a becoming manner4 ,comparing the examinations with preceding ones1 we are satisfied that the ,university is steadily on the up-grade1 and that it is becoming a centre of great interest among the colored people4 ,the religious training of the pupils appeared to be excellent4 ,the ,normal feature of the institution we regard with especial interest4 ,in no way can education be so rapidly extended1 or its improved methods so effectually multiplied1 as by the special training of teachers4 ,this we believe to be the great educational want of our ,state4 ,we have one suggestion to make1 viz3 as the oral recitation has been now so satisfactorily developed1 would it not be beneficial to introduce some written examination work in the higher classes1 as affording a better comparative test1 and as advancing the examinations fully up to the modern standard8 ,it is your committee's opinion1 based upon the foregoing1 that the ,state has acted wisely in her appropriation to the ,atlanta ,university1 and that a continuance of it is to her best interests4 ,respectfully submitted1 ,h4 ,c4 ,,mitchell1 ,chairman ,special ,committee4 ,t4 ,g4 ,,pond1 ,c4 ,m4 ,,neal4 99 99 99 99 99 ,on motion the above report was ordered to be submitted to the ,governor4 ,h4 ,h4 ,,jones1 ,chairman of ,general ,board4 ,j4 ,t4 ,,white1 ,c4 ,m4 ,,neal4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,alabama4 ,why ,he ,likes ,it4 ,,rev4 ,h4 ,s4 ,,deforrest1 ,,talladega4 ,a minister recently called to one of our schools in the ,south1 gives these reasons for liking his place4 #ast4 ,i am needed4 ,this is a great work and the workmen are few4 ,it is not at all here as it used to be1 and perhaps now is1 in ,boston on a ,saturday morning1 scores of men standing with carpet-bag in hand1 waiting for a chance to preach1 and many waiting in vain4 ,we have here more of field than we can occupy4 ,on all sides comes up the ,macedonian-,african cry1 8come over and help us40 ,i am often weary on ,saturday and poorly enough prepared for ,sunday1 but am spared the anguish of not knowing where to go or what to do4 ,besides1 there is so much of self-denial in the work that there are probably not a great many thinking that1 if ,i should die or leave1 there would be a vacancy1 and if there should be a vacancy they would like to fill it4 ,not many are interested in my will2 few would care for my shoes1--,i hope to wear them myself and wear them here4 ,for1 #bnd4 ,there is here a grand1 perhaps unsurpassed opportunity for influencing men4 ,i am not only a ,home ,missionary1 but also a ,foreign ,missionary to ,africa1 and that last with special facilities4 ,i am master of the language1 and do not work at the disadvantage of a half-learned and half-murdered tongue4 ,neither is there any prejudice against me as a ,foreigner because of my brogue1 or my dress or my habits4 ,without the honors of a ,foreign ,missionary1 ,i am also without many of his disadvantages1 and my national and ,yankee peculiarities1 which might hinder across the sea1 help on this side of the ,atlantic4 ,this is indeed a missionary field1 but operated with special facilities4 ,it is a double missionary field4 ,for1 #c;d4 ,the most pressing work in our own country is here4 ,as surely as in #ahfa our national peril is largely in the ,south4 ,ignorance is dense2 immorality is rampant3 lawlessness is wide-spread1 while intelligence1 morality and obedience to law form the only basis for such a government as ours4 ,to save our country1 we must save the ,south2 to save the ,south1 we must save the ,southerners1 and there are no ,southerners more hopeful and more deserving than the late slaves4 ,they are down but their faces are upward4 ,give them a hand and they will take it1 especially if it be a 8,yankee hand10 and a little lifting develops a good deal of spring in themselves4 ,thus it is that ,patriotism as well as ,humanity and ,christianity keep me here1 and no campaigning in our recent war seemed more a duty of loyalty than that in which ,i am now engaged4 ,i am glad to be in the ranks and to still wear the blue4 ,but1 #dth4 ,looking beyond our broad land1 ,i hope1 standing here1 to reach some portion of the 8,dark ,continent40 ,i regard this as a good pou sto for moving ,africa4 ,our students1 more than those who have been life-long readers1 use their memories4 ,they are more impressible than the young of some other stock4 ,they have a strong desire1 as they are helped1 to help others4 ,apparently the great missionary movement of the next few years is to be in ,africa4 ,the call is already heard for men4 ,some of these men are here1 and the impressions now made1 the very words we now speak1 may yet be felt and heard in lands whence the fathers of these men were stolen1 and in the jungles which the white man may well fear to tread4 #eth4 ,besides1 there are some special rewards in this work4 ,if we have the white man's contumely1 we have the black man's love4 ,a more grateful and appreciative people than some of these1 fresh from the prison-house of bondage but now rejoicing in a double freedom1 ,i have never seen4 ,seldom is a pastor more fervently and affectionately prayed for than are some of us here4 ,and ,i suspect as the ,lord judges souls--,he seeth not as man seeth--we have our companionship chiefly with the foremost of this part of the ,land4 ,these and similar considerations have led me to think that this ,college stands somewhere on ,mt4 ,pisgah4 ,certainly just now ,i would rather be here than in any other part of the ,universe of ,god4 ,tell our friends at the ,north that we do not need their sympathy but we do need their help4 ,with more of means we could greatly multiply our labors and their results4 ,let those at the rear at least send on supplies1 and more abundantly4 99 99 99 99 99 ,is the ,work in ,vain8--,building ,progress--,a ,missionary ,spirit4 ,,rev4 ,,horace ,j4 ,,taylor1 ,,athens4 ,sometimes one is tempted to say that the work here is in vain4 ,we know1 for instance1 that a great deal has been done during the last fifteen years by the ,principal of ,trinity ,school1 and yet one can see that the work is by no means finished4 ,have not some people at the ,north been thinking that1 after fifteen years of good work among the colored people of the ,south1 the ,a4,m4,a4 ought to be about leaving the field here for some other8 ,some here say to me1 it will be a work of centuries to bring up this people2 others1 that the colored race never will be fit for anything but farm laborers2 they must be hewers of wood and drawers of water4 ,some people in ,ohio think the religion of the colored man in the ,south is a 8pure and undefiled0 religion4 ,some people here think there is no use in trying to give the colored man a pure system of religion4 8,they get together and shout and carry on1 and that is all they are fitted for40 8,their religion is impure and defiled1 and they cannot appreciate a pure religion40 ,so say the enemies of the colored race4 ,well1 this is partly true2 too true4 ,the colored man has emotion1 and his late masters were too often content with that 8religion0 in the slave4 ,as slaves they were allowed to preach and steal and commit adultery1 and all together1 too4 ,when we think of the pit from which they have been lifted1 and of their ancestry--only a few generations ago heathen all of them1 cannibals some of them--can we think that the results are less than we might expect8 ,a great deal has been done here1 and there is a great deal to show for it4 ,some might think there was not much to be seen of good results4 ,a church of forty-four members--three less than two years ago1 five less than one year ago--some weak ones1 the church as well as the school still pecuniarily dependent on the ,a4,m4,a41 they will not be ready to cut loose from the fostering care of the ,association for some years yet4 ,christ said that the kingdom of heaven was like a grain of mustard seed1 or like a little leaven4 ,these churches and schools act like leaven in a mass of ignorance4 ,and this leaven works4 ,and it is because of this leavening power of the ,gospel that we are encouraged4 ,the whole will be leavened in time4 ,but time is necessary4 ,the ,congregational churches have undertaken a mighty work1 and they must patiently stick to it for years yet4 ,much as can be seen of the results of the work here1 more than half of it cannot be easily seen4 ,other churches have been enlightened and helped4 ,even those who try to keep out the light can't prevent some of it getting through the chinks4 ,you will want to know about the work for the new school building4 ,if we had had the least idea that we must work five months with less than one hundred dollars in money1 we never would have undertaken the job4 ,we hoped a fair share of the subscriptions would be paid in cash4 ,one or two had themselves to buy the moulds for making the bricks1 and the shovels to dig with1 and the cord to line the ground with4 ,we had no boards to cover the bricks1 so1 instead of kilning the bricks as they were made1 they were piled in an old log house4 ,many were broken in this way4 ,then they were moved when we had boards to cover the kiln2 and many more were broken4 ,and from the #ast of ,august--we didn't begin to prepare the ground till ,july #agth--till ,november we had heavy and frequent rains4 ,the papers said such a season had not been known for many years4 ,we were hindered in our work1 and lost bricks from the rains4 ,but we have over a hundred thousand bricks1 and a total expense of one hundred and fifty dollars4 ,if the workers next summer can have the money1 as we hope1 they will not work to such disadvantage1 for they will have boards on hand1 and can kiln the bricks as they make them1 and have tools4 ,the building will be finished1 but it takes more time than we at first thought4 ,such a school-house was not necessary fifteen years ago4 ,our neat church building1 and the necessity for a substantial school building1 are proofs of the great work done here by ,miss ,wells4 ,i enjoy this work1 and have become attached to the people4 ,but it is too nice a place for me4 ,i never expected to preach from a carpeted platform4 ,i must go far hence to more destitute places beyond--to the islands of the sea4 ,but the work is one4 ,whether in ,alabama or ,micronesia1 under the ,a4,m4,a4 or the ,a4,b4,c4,f4,m41 we are working for one ,lord1 to establish the kingdom of ,christ on earth4 ,we can but praise ,him that ,he calls us to work in any corner of ,his wide vineyard4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,mississippi4 ,sunday-,schools--,student-,conversions- -,crowded ,rooms4 ,,mrs4 ,g4 ,,stanley ,,pope1 ,,tougaloo4 ,the year thus far has been most pleasant and profitable4 ,during the fall term we had an unusually large number of students who entered into study with faithfulness and energy4 ,many who had been teaching during the summer1 gave most interesting reports of their work4 ,the ,sunday-school and temperance work had been vigorously pushed with excellent results2 one of which is over thirteen hundred signers to the temperance pledge4 ,some conversions in their ,sunday-schools were also reported2 and quite often now some one speaks in our prayer-meeting of receiving a letter from a pupil asking for prayers that he may become a ,christian4 ,just at the close of the fall term we were visited with a remarkable outpouring of the ,holy ,spirit4 ,our good ,dr4 ,roy had been here1 and a sermon which he preached left impressions which brought some to decide for ,christ4 ,and then the ,sunday-school lessons4 ,i remember watching the young people during the closing exercises of ,sunday-school the ,sabbath before ,christmas1 and ,i saw that there was deep feeling1 and felt sure that there were some who would not long resist the ,spirit1 and during the next three days there were nineteen conversions4 ,three or four others have since then found ,christ4 ,there is also a marked ,christian growth and a growing interest in the study of the ,bible4 ,our hearts are greatly encouraged1 and we go forward rejoicing that we are permitted to work for ,christ4 ,truly 8,the ,lord hath done great things for us whereof we are glad40 ,at present we have one hundred and four boarders1 with the prospect of more soon4 ,every room is occupied1 and we are crowded to what seems the utmost limit of our accommodations4 ,what we shall do with those yet to come1 is a problem which neither mathematics nor the laws of expansion have solved4 ,shall they hang up in the trees or bivouac under them8 ,we want to put an addition to the 8barracks10 but have not the means necessary4 ,dear friends at the ,north1 shall we turn these young people away8 ,what is your answer8 ,we hope that by a year from now1 a good substantial building will be at least in process of erection1 that shall do away with some of the temporary accommodations we now have4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,tennessee4 ,school ,work and ,week of ,prayer4 ,e4 ,a4 ,h41 ,,memphis4 ,next week will1 ,i believe1 close my second month's work here4 ,i find the work very pleasant1 and am enjoying it greatly1 though ,i think ,i am working harder than ,i have ever worked in a school before4 ,the school has filled up very rapidly since the holidays4 ,my room is full to overflowing1 and ,i have been obliged to seat a few of my pupils in the ,normal room4 ,that room and the ,primary are also quite full4 ,of course1 these additions to the school have made the work of the teachers much harder4 ,besides my work with my own pupils1 ,i am having some practice work done4 ,four students from the ,senior ,class of the ,normal ,department1 are engaged for a short time each day in teaching in my department1 and under my supervision4 ,this corps of teachers is changed once in two weeks1 thus giving each pupil in that class a chance to work4 ,i also meet the ,senior ,class three times a week1 for talks with them on school and class work1 taking up the objects to be gained by recitations and the best methods used4 ,i think ,i can see already that this work is doing good1 and ,i hope that it may prove of great value to the pupils4 ,we have been observing the week of prayer in the school1 by fifteen minute prayer meetings1 directly after school4 ,at first1 these were held in a recitation room1 but ,thursday evening the meeting had grown so large that it was held in the ,intermediate room1 and ,friday evening in the ,assembly room4 ,a good deal of interest has been shown1 and a number have expressed a desire for the prayers of ,christians4 ,we hope that the interest may deepen and much good be done4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,texas4 ,two ,hours' ,work by a ,student-,canvasser4 ,the following letter1 with enclosure of #c4ej and fourteen names for the ,,missionary for six months1 will not only explain itself1 but may furnish a suggestive example to many4 ,,dear ,,friends3 ,of course you will be curious to know how it happened that some persons in this place--,marshall1 ,texas--suddenly conclude to read the ,,american ,,missionary1 consequently ,i send you these words of explanation4 ,i am indebted to your schools for all the education ,i possess4 ,i attended ,straight ,university five months--from ,january to ,june1 #ahgd2 then beautiful ,fisk ,university nearly nine months--from ,september to ,may1 #ahgi1 entering college regularly with the class4 ,commencement over1 ,i set out for ,texas1 earnestly desiring to secure means to go through with2 but1 owing to bad health and the want of proper precaution1 ,i failed4 ,i was unwilling to return immediately to ,fisk ,university empty-handed1 to give my teachers additional concern about my welfare1 and1 as ,i am firmly resolved to complete the course1 everything to the contrary notwithstanding1 something had to be done4 ,hence ,i decided to remain in ,texas a few months longer1 giving my wife1 who is at ,nashville1 the choice of remaining there or joining me here1 until the difficulty is past4 ,i could get no paying work right away1 having walked upwards of two hundred miles and spent three weeks of valuable time in the search4 ,finally1 weary1 foot-worn and exhausted1 ,i fell under the effects of intermittent fever--indeed1 ,i was in trouble4 ,nothing remained1 then1 but to be idle two months or more1 at the expiration of which ,i could begin to teach1 in accordance with a contract that ,i then held4 ,in the meantime my class would be making progress2 this thought1 believe me1 gave me as much concern as my ill-health4 ,i carried the subject to the ,lord in prayer and became reconciled4 ,i reached ,marshall1 on the #bb;d instant4 ,i plainly stated my case to the teachers of this ,institution4 ,they seemed to sympathize with me1 and on the following morning assigned me work4 ,thus1 you see1 ,i am doing something1 though it may be very little4 ,i heard an interesting discourse ,sabbath evening from ,i4 ,corinthians xv41 #eh4 ,the preacher proved clearly to my mind that ,christians ought to be zealous of good works for the churches to which they belong4 ,he proved1 too1 that all could do something4 ,the whole furnished me excellent food for reflection4 ,i began to figure out how much we colored people in the ,south could advance your glorious work if we only had the zeal4 ,i found1 indeed1 that we are neglecting a very important service2 so ,i resolved1 not having anything else in view1 to secure some subscribers to the ,,american ,,missionary1 and within two hours yesterday ,i begged fourteen persons to put down their names4 ,now1 suppose each one of your students in the ,south should do even that much1 is it not plain that you would soon have a large constituency here as well as in ,new ,england8 ,such service alone would increase your subscription-list by many thousands1 and add largely to your income1 as well as disseminate1 as should be1 a wide knowledge of your work4 ,let1 then1 every one1 put his hand to the wheel1 for all can do something4 ,believe me1 ,i am heartily ashamed of myself1 now that ,i can see what an excellent opportunity of doing great good ,i have lost by not doing the lesser4 ,i have lived1 more or less1 in no fewer than twenty towns1 and ,i have taught in at least fifteen different schools since ,i first left one of your schools1 at any one of which ,i ought to have raised at least as many subscribers to the ,,american ,,missionary as ,i have here4 ,i have been a ,christian for several years1 but unfortunately one of that class who are afraid to 8stand up for ,jesus40 ,i am feeling differently now1 consequently am likely to fly to the other extreme4 ,should any little work1 then1 suggest itself to you1 such as you may regard me capable of performing1 why be assured that a willing servant is at hand4 ,it is to be very much regretted that1 since ,i have to remain here1 ,i could not be with the teachers at ,tillotson ,college2 still those who can work will work anywhere4 ,very sincerely1 ,h4 ,c4 ,g4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,indians4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,an ,,indian ,,boy',s ,,letter4 ,,dear ,,friend3 ,i was born in ,grand ,island1 ,neb4 in the #ae day of ,november4 ,my mother was married by a white man1 and used to live in ,grand ,island1 and my father was scouting with the ,pawnees1 and once it rain very hard and he got lightling struck and died2 ,i did not know him1 ,i never seen him1 my mother tells me about him4 ,when he died1 my mother went back to her home1 and lived with her brother1 who lived like a white man4 ,in #ahfi ,i went on a hunting bufflos with the ,pawnees and ,puncas4 ,we went on about three days2 they found some bufflos1 so all the men got their best horses and fixed them up1 and then took their bows and arrows and guns4 ,they went all around them1 and then they just run their horses to see who'ill get there first1 one man would kill two or three1 sometimes four and eight1 and they skin them1 and take them home1 skin and all4 ,the skins is used for mocassins and men legends 7leggings74 ,once ,i went swimming while the men went after bufflos1 while ,i was in the water ,i seen a bufllo coming where ,i was1 frightened me to1 ,i had to climbed upon a tree4 ,it was mad1 and some men were after him2 and had some arrows in him4 ,they killed it1 and then ,i got down1 and ,i seen them skin it4 ,we had lots bufflo meat2 we camp the same place1 the ,indians were drying their meat1 so it will less 7last7 long4 ,after while we went on again1 we went on till sun was sat4 ,next morning they seen some more bufflos2 they killed many more2 they had to stay there till their meat was dry4 ,we stayed there and then the ,indian women got their work things and work on with their skins4 ,they finished them and had lots meat and skins4 ,we return home again4 ,i just eat dry meat all the time4 ,no town near to buy some bread nor sugar4 ,i used to be hungry for bread4 ,i used to cry for bread4 ,my stepfather had to take me where their was some ,pawnees1 that did not go on hunting4 ,we got there4 ,i had all the bread ,i want4 ,i was glad then4 ,the next day we went on and got to a town2 and got in the cars1 and went on2 we got to another town2 we get out and went to my home1 and then they sent me to school4 ,i went to school four months4 ,i went home again4 ,after while some of the ,pawnees ran away from their homes1 went to ,indian ,territory and stayed there for couple years1 had nice time and had many ponies1 then one went back home and told them it was very nice down the ,territory1 and it made part of the ,chiefs think it would be nice to go down there4 ,they used to have a counsil all day1 and had a counsil one year4 ,one ,chief did not want to go down there2 that was ,lone ,chief1 because he liked that place1 because the ,pawnees were civilized when they were up there4 ,they commencing putting up their houses1 and farming4 ,they went down there4 ,i went down with them4 ,when ,i was there1 ,i used to work on my farm4 ,i have got a farm my own4 ,i use to go to school in winter4 ,i had been wanting to go to school somewhere else4 ,i am very glad they took me to ,hampton ,school4 ,i think my friends will help me all they can4 ,i want to learn all ,i can at ,hampton ,school and stay here till four or five years1 my mother was willing for me to go to school and be among the white people1 and when ,i went to ,indian ,territory1 and ,i went to the day school one year1 and the next year ,i went to the ,boarding ,school4 ,i never use to talk ,english one year ago1 but the ,agent at my home1 keep me at his office where there was many white men were writing4 ,they use to talk to me all the time in ,english1 and then ,i learn how1 and then ,i use to interpret for the ,agent4 ,when we first went down to the ,territory1 there use to be many sickness2 they used to die2 they were not use to in warm country4 ,once ,i was sick4 ,i had the chills and favor4 ,i near died4 ,i got well again2 before ,i came away1 ,i plow part of my field and sowed some wheat1 but ,i have got brothers who will work at my field while ,i am away1 and keep my horses good1 and houses4 ,some white people used to want to take me4 ,when ,i was at home ,i used to write to ,col4 ,meachem1 to help me to go to some school4 ,he did help me1 and ,i am glad ,i went to ,hampton ,school4 ,i am trying to be a good boy1 and study all ,i can4 ,the only thing troubles me is ,geography1 that is the only thing ,i have to try hard4 ,yours truly1 ,,james ,,murie4 ,,the ,,chinese4 99 99 99 99 99 8,,california ,,chinese ,,mission40 ,auxiliary to the ,american ,missionary ,association4 ,,president3 ,rev4 ,j4 ,k4 ,mc,lean1 ,d4,d4 ,,vice-,,presidents3 ,rev4 ,a4 ,l4 ,stone1 ,d4,d41 ,thomas ,c4 ,wedderspoon1 ,esq41 ,rev4 ,t4 ,k4 ,noble1 ,hon4 ,f4 ,f4 ,low1 ,rev4 ,i4 ,e4 ,dwinell1 ,d4,d41 ,hon4 ,samuel ,cross1 ,rev4 ,s4 ,h4 ,willey1 ,d4,d41 ,edward ,p4 ,flint1 ,esq41 ,rev4 ,j4 ,w4 ,hough1 ,d4,d41 ,jacob ,s4 ,taber1 ,esq4 ,,directors3 ,rev4 ,george ,mooar1 ,d4,d41 ,hon4 ,e4 ,d4 ,sawyer1 ,rev4 ,e4 ,p4 ,baker1 ,james ,m4 ,haven1 ,esq41 ,rev4 ,joseph ,rowell1 ,rev4 ,john ,kimball1 ,e4 ,p4 ,sanford1 ,esq4 ,,secretary3 ,rev4 ,w4 ,c4 ,pond4 ,,treasurer3 ,e4 ,palache1 ,esq4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,an ,,anniversary ,,at ,,sacramento4 ,,rev4 ,w4 ,c4 ,,pond1 ,,san ,,francisco4 ,we have sustained a mission school among the ,chinese at ,sacramento for nearly ten years2 but our first public anniversary was held at the ,congregational church there1 on ,sunday1 ,january #aath4 ,the following account of it was furnished for ,the ,pacific by the pastor1 ,rev4 ,dr4 ,dwinell3 8,the attendance was good1 and the exercises thrilling with ,christian interest to one who can see in such facts the beginning of a great tidal wave of grace that is yet to flow over the ,chinese empire2 and1 what is more1 a good collection was taken1 showing the interest to be genuine4 ,the exercises consisted of recitations of classified ,scripture1 an original address1 an original dialogue1 and singing--all by the ,chinese--and brief introductory and closing exercises by others4 ,the mission is in a very prosperous condition1 and shows the fruits of the earnest1 faithful teaching of those who have had charge of the school1 and especially of the present principal1 ,mrs4 ,carrington40 ,after several of the exercises a muffled applause was audible1 such as on any other day and in any other place would have been irrepressible4 ,especially was this the case after the following ,,address ,,by ,,lem ,,chung4 8,ladies and gentlemen3 ,i am very glad to see you all here this evening4 ,i thank you very much for your kindness1 teaching us about the ,gospel of ,jesus ,christ1 because our people are in very darkness indeed1 worshiping idols4 ,i would like to tell you of something ,i did when ,i was a little boy at home4 ,my parents were very careful to attend to worshiping idols1 but on the first day of the year they must worship more than any other day of the year4 ,at this time ,i used to carry a basket with some sacrifice in it1 follow after my father from place to place where the different gods were for worshiping4 ,i believe on them very much4 ,i thought the idols can help us a great deal4 ,so when ,i was at school one day1 ,i wrote a piece of paper1 it represent a sage1 and ,i put it inside of my desk4 ,i then bought some nuts and wine and offered to him1 and bowed my head to him1 and ask him to help me about my lessons1 that ,i might recite them well1 and ,i said1 #8,if you do not help me to recite my lessons well1 when ,i return ,i tear you off and burn you up4' ,when the time come ,i could not recite very well1 so then ,i burn it4 ,i had been at school about three years4 ,my father sent me to the high school professor4 ,explaining the book of ,confucius at that time1 ,i often go with the priest to help them play the music for worshiping the evil spirits4 ,after little while the priest came to my father1 see if he can let me go learn to be a priest4 ,my father was willing to let me go1 but when my mother knew it she said1 #8,i cannot spare my son to be a priest1 worshiping too much for the evil spirit1 but ,i rather to send him to ,california1 getting his living4' 8,nearly five years have passed since ,i leaved my native land and came to this country1 where ,i found all the things strange and different from what ,i had ever seen before4 ,i found there was much for me to learn4 ,a friend of mine invited me to ,sunday-school1 and ,i went with him4 ,when ,i returned to the ,chinatown ,i ask some person what kind of people are they who teach us there8 ,they said1 ,american people2 but ,i could not know how it was that they should be willing to come and teach us without pay4 ,they told me that they were very good people who come to teach you1 and talk about ,jesus ,christ1 and show us the right way4 ,i kept on going till ,i can read the ,bible4 ,great many things very different from other books4 ,my heart was touch of ,christ4 ,i could not understand all2 but not many days after the same friend invited me to go with him to the evening mission school4 ,so ,i went with him to the school4 ,after the lessons were over1 the ,chinese helper explained the ,bible and talk to us1 telling us it was useless to serve idols2 they cannot help us2 they cannot take care of themselves4 ,but we must come to ,god of heaven1 who made all things1 heaven and earth4 ,we must ask ,him to help us1 and pray to ,him to give us all things what we need4 ,we ought to praise ,him4 ,so when ,i heard him say this ,i saw and felt all ,i had done before was of no use1 and was very wicked4 ,then ,i make up my mind to leave off worshiping idols1 and begin to worship the true and living ,god4 ,so ,i went back where ,i was employed4 ,when ,i kneeled down to pray ,i opened my window1 because ,i thought ,god cannot hear me if ,i leave it closed4 ,after a few days the ,chinese helper request me to join the ,association of ,christian ,chinese1 which ,i did1 and read the ,bible day by day1 learning more about ,christ4 ,oh1 friends1 ,i was very happy when ,i was converted6 when ,i come to ,jesus and worship the true ,god2 leave the darkness and follow the light1 and try to lead others of my countrymen to learn of ,jesus1 and know ,him who died for us and save us from sin4 8,when my father heard ,i follow ,christ he sent me a letter4 ,he said3 #8,what are you doing out there8 ,are you going to believe ,jesus1 and leave all your countrymen1 and your ancestors1 and idols1 and ,confucius unserved8' ,and he said3 #8,no other way better than ,confucius2 so many of your countrymen do not believe ,christ4 ,you must leave off and come back to our own way4 ,believe the way that most of our people believe4' ,but ,christ tell us1 #8,he that loveth father or mother more than ,me not worthy of ,me4' ,i cannot leave off the way of ,christ for the way of darkness2 but ,i can try to bring them to ,jesus4 ,i hope you all1 brethren1 who come to ,christ1 will help hold up the light of the ,gospel to shine on them which are in the dark and bow down to idols1 and that many of my countrymen shall go back to ,china to tell the glad news to thousands there who have never heard of ,christ2 and if we cannot reward you1 ,god will reward you every one40 ,i have not been willing to correct any of the little mistakes of grammar1 but give the address in exact copy from the original4 ,it was uttered in a clear voice1 with a distinct and quite correct pronunciation1 and with such simple earnestness that every eye was fixed upon him1 and every heart seemed touched4 ,lem ,chung has been our helper in ,sacramento for about eight months1 is growing mentally and spiritually1 and gives promise of a very useful future4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,children',s ,,page4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,how ,,to ,,make ,,money ,,for ,,the ,,missionaries4 ,an original ,essay written by a ,girl eleven years old1 and read by her at a ,woman's ,foreign ,missionary ,meeting in ,indiana4 ,i should think that everyone could think of ways for themselves1 but ,i suppose we can help each other4 ,some ways that ,i may suggest might not be thought of by others1 while others in turn might think of many ways that ,i would not4 ,the first way that enters my mind is what ,i found to be a very good plan at one time2 have your grandfather get sick so that your father will have to go and see him1 and on his return your grandmother will send you a present of one dollar4 ,with it buy a pig in partnership with someone else who has the same amount1 and after feeding it with your father's corn for a year1 sell it for twenty dollars1 you of course getting one half of it4 ,another way is to have a little garden and sell vegetables out of it2 and another way is to have a hen and sell eggs1 or raise chickens and sell them4 ,one way that ,i found to be a good one1 is to make tidies and sell them4 ,and those of us who are fortunate enough to have a baby brother or sister1 attend it two or three hours for a penny an hour4 ,and ,i think another good way is to be a great talker1 and have your mother give you five cents to be still4 ,we may also relieve our mothers very much by watering the house plants1 and may be she will give us a little bit4 ,and ,i have often thought it would be a good plan to have pay for washing dishes1 and may be some of your mothers would2 just mention it to them2 but mine won't1 for ,i have tried it6 ,and when your mother sends you to pick berries1 just mention the missionaries to her4 ,and if you live in the country1 gather apples1 churn1 kill potato bugs and dig potatoes4 ,and then have a penny a dozen for finding pins2 and the best place in the world to find pins is in the oldest sister's room4 ,and another way of getting money for our school in ,persia is to save a part of the money we spend in candies4 ,but ,i hope that in our dividing between ourselves and missions1 none of us may be like the little boy that ,i heard of not long ago4 ,his uncle gave him two bright new nickels4 ,they were a little fortune to him1 and as he looked upon them1 he said1 8,one of these must go for the heathen and the other for candy40 ,after this decision he put them away1 and every few minutes he would go to see if his fortune was safe4 ,but once1 after having them out1 one of them was missing4 ,what should he do8 and which piece was lost1 the missionary or the candy money8 ,his little eyes rested upon the shining piece in his hand1 and after many minutes of hard struggle with selfishness and benevolence1 he said to his mother1 8,it was the missionary money that ,i lost60 ,but then ,i guess that bigger folks than children often have their business plans1 which they think cannot be broken into by missionaries4 78,children's ,work for ,children407 99 99 99 99 99 ,,receipts ,,for ,,january1 #ahhj4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,maine1 #ebh4gf4 ,bangor4 ,central ,ch4 ,sab4 ,sch41 #be1 for ,student ,aid1 ,atlanta ,u42--,hammond ,st4 ,ch4 7ad'l71 #ae4ba2 ,t4 ,u4 ,c41 #a #da4ba ,bath4 ,mrs4 ,j4 ,c4 #a4jj ,biddeford4 ,j4 ,n4 ,a4 #a4jj ,brownville4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #af4jj ,cumberland4 ,s4 ,m4 ,r4 #a4jj ,farmington4 ---- ,bbl4 of ,c4 ,lovell4 ,ladies1 by ,mrs4 ,lewis ,goodrich1 ,bbl4 of ,c4 ,machias4 ,miss ,u4 ,m4 ,penniman4 #e4jj ,norway4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ab4hd ,orland4 ,mrs4 ,s4 ,t4 ,buck and ,daughter1 #cj2 8,a ,friend10 #a4jj #ca4jj ,portland4 ,state ,st4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 7ad'l71 #bba4de2 ,high ,st4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #ajj2--;,high ,st4 ,cong4 ,ch4 ,sab4 ,sch41 #be1 for ,hampton ,n4 and ,a4 ,inst42--,mrs4 ,david ,patten1 #e2 ,mrs4 ,l4 ,d41 #ej;c4 #cea4ie ,rockland4 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,r4 ,s41 #ea;c42 ,ladies of ,cong4 ,ch41 bbl4 of ,c4 #j4ea ,saccarappa4 ,w4 ,k4 ,d4 #j4ej ,south ,freeport4 ,miss ,fannie ,e4 ,soule1 #be1 for ,miller's ,station1 ,ga42--,rev4 ,h4 ,i41 #ej;c4 #be4ej ,sweden4 ,e4 ,p4 ,woodbury #h4jj ,wells4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 #e4ej2 ,individuals1 #b4ej #h4jj ,west ,newfield4 ,samuel ,c4 ,adams #aj4jj ,winthrop4 ,e4 ,h4 ,n41 #a2 ,ladies of ,cong4 ,ch41 #a and bbl4 of ,c4 #b4jj ,woolwich4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ac4be ,,new ,,hampshire1 #deb4ch4 ,amherst4 ,mrs4 ,ed4 ,aiken1 #be1 for ,student ,aid1 ,straight ,u42--,ladies ,soc41 #b and ,box of ,goods1 for ,wilmington1 ,n4 ,c42--,miss ,c4 ,m4 ,boylston1 #b #bi4jj ,colebrook4 ,j4 ,a4 ,h4 #j4ej ,concord4 ,south ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #dg4ja2 --,w4 ,h4 ,pitman1 #b1 for ,mendi ,m42 --,miss ,f4 ,a4 ,g41 #ej;c42 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,d41 #ej;c #ej4jb ,francestown4 ,,estate of ,miss ,lucy ,everett1 by ,joseph ,kingsbury4 #fj4jj ,francestown4 ,a4 ,f4 #a4jj ,greenville4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #h4ej2 ,e4 ,g4 ,heald1 #f #ad4ej ,hanover4 ,dartmouth ,religious ,soc4 #be4jj ,hampstead4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #i4jj ,harrisville4 ,d4 ,farwell #b4jj ,hopkinton4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #f4jj ,keene4 ,individuals #a4ej ,kensington4 8,friend0 #c4jj ,lake ,village4 ,b4 ,q4 ,j4 #a4jj ,londonderry4 ,c4 ,s4 ,p4 #a4jj ,manchester4 ,franklin ,st4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #ajj1 to const4 ,,rev4 ,,wm4 ,v4 ,w4 ,,davis1 ,f4 ,b4 ,,eaton and ,e4 ,l4 ,,bryant1 ,l4 ,m4's2 8,pillsbury10 #aj #aaj4jj ,mason4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #c4jj ,milford4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ai4ca ,monroe4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #j4ig ,mount ,vernon4 ,j4 ,a4 ,s4 #a4jj ,nashua4 ,pilgrim ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #cj4bh2 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,a4 ,s41 and ,rev4 ,f4 ,a41 #ej;c4 ea #ca4bh ,new ,ipswich4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #c2 ,j4 ,w4 ,c41 #ej;c4 #c4ej ,orford4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #ac2 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,b4 ,pratt1 #aa2 ,a4 ,e41 #a #be4jj ,pembroke4 ,mrs4 ,mary ,w4 ,thompson1 #g2 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #e #ab4jj ,pittsfield4 ---- #aj2 ,john ,l4 ,thorndike1 #aj #bj4jj ,rindge4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #b4cj ,short ,falls4 ,i4 ,w4 ,c4 #j4ej ,temple4 ,individuals1 by ,rev4 ,j4 ,f4 ,bassett #e4jj ,wentworth4 ,ephraim ,cook1 #aj and bbl4 of ,c4 #aj4jj ,wolfborough4 ,mrs4 ,sumner ,clark #e4jj ,,vermont1 #a1aec4fi4 ,barnet4 ,w4 ,g4 ,h4 #j4fj ,bellows ,falls4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ba4ef ,bennington4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 #hc4dd ,craftsbury4 ,,estate of ,mrs4 ,deborah ,w4 ,lewis1 by ,c4 ,s4 ,smith1 ,ex4 #ebj4hg ,east ,hardwick4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #ca4ef ,enosburgh4 ,g4 ,a4 #a4jj ,felchville4 ,m4 ,c4 ,f4 #j4ej ,mc,indoes ,falls4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #h4ej ,north ,thetford4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #ac4fc2 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,g4 ,b41 #ej;c4 #ad4ac ,pittsford4 ,cong4 ,soc4 #bj4jj ,post ,mills4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,j4 ,c4 ,may1 bbl4 of ,c4 ,royalton4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ba4ej ,saint ,johnsbury4 ,north ,cong4 ,ch4 #aaa4ee2 ,south ,cong4 ,ch41 #ch4ag2 ,mrs4 ,t4 ,m4 ,howard1 #be1 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #agd4gb ,sheldon4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #bg4gf ,south ,peacham4 ,mrs4 ,w4 ,w4 #a4jj ,springfield4 8,springfield ,miss4 ,circle10 for ,student ,aid1 ,atlanta ,u4 #abj4jj ,vershire4 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,w4 ,parker #b4jj ,waitsfield4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ac4ea ,weathersfield ,centre4 ,mrs4 ,edson ,chamberlin #e4jj ,west ,barnet4 ,ref4 ,presb4 ,ch41 #aj2 ,mrs4 ,s4 ,g41 #a #aa4jj ,west ,brattleborough4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #fb4bd2 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,c4 ,gaines1 #e #fg4bd ,westminster4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #g4cj2 ,g4 ,f4 ,h41 #ej;c4 #g4hj ,,massachusetts1 #d1fia4jj4 ,acton4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #bj4jj ,amherst4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #gh4ee2 ,north ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #fj1 to const4 ,mrs4 ,,maria ,,dutton and ,mrs4 ,,jeanette ,e4 ,,stearns1 ,l4 ,m's4 #ach4ee ,andover4 ,peter ,smith1 #ejj2--8,lady ,friends10 #ge1 for ,student ,aid1 ,talladega ,c42--,west ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #de4ah2 ,f4 ,a4 ,t41 #a #fba4ah ,ashby4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 #be1 for ,student ,aid1 ,atlanta ,u42--,g4 ,s4 ,s41 #ea;c4 #be4ea ,attleborough4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #f4bb ,barre4 8,friends10 #c1 and ,bbl4 of ,c4 by ,mrs4 ,edwin ,woods #c4jj ,bedford4 ,m4 ,e4 ,r4 #j4ej ,belchertown4 ,orrin ,walker1 #e2 ,d4 ,b4 ,b4 #ej;c4 #e4ej ,berlin4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #c4jj ,boston4 ,mrs4 ,nancy ,b4 ,curtis1 #bjj2 ,rev4 ,charles ,nichols1 #cj1 to const4 ,,rev4 ,j4 ,,enwright1 ,l4 ,m41 8,a ,friend10 #bj2 ,h4 ,s4 ,robinson1 #aj2 8,a ,friend10 #aj2 ,geo4 ,p4 ,smith1 #e2 ,mrs4 ,b4 ,f4 ,dewing1 #e2 ,mrs4 ,s41 #a2--8,s4 ,e4 ,h410 #ej;c4 for ,chinese ,m4 #bha4ej ,boxford4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ah4ai ,brocton4 ,porter ,evan4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #cd4ji2 ,joseph ,hewett1 #aj2 ---- ,bbl of ,c4 #dd4ji ,brookline4 ,harvard ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #aah4af ,buckland4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #i4be ,cambridgeport4 ,prospect ,st4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #abd4ag2 ,pilgrim ,cong4 ,ch41 #h4bd2 ,miss ,a4 ,j4 ,p41 #ej;c4 #acb4ia ,campello4 8,mrs4 ,w410 for ,lady ,missionary1 ,nashville1 ,tenn4 #c4jj ,chelsea4 ,miss ,m4 ,e4 ,brooks1 #b2--,mrs4 ,a4 ,e4 ,p41 #a1 for ,lady ,missionary1----2 ,miss ,h41 #ej;c4 #c4ej ,chesterfield4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #g4ej ,cohasset4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #g4cf ,colerain4 ,miss ,e4 ,mc,g4 #a4jj ,conway4 ,david ,lyons #b4jj ,cotuit4 ,union ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #g4jj ,dalton4 ,hon4 ,z4 ,m4 ,crane1 #ajj2 ,mrs4 ,james ,p4 ,crane1 #ajj #bjj4jj ,dorchester4 ,mrs4 ,h4 #a4jj ,east ,douglass4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 to const4 ,,miss ,,helen ,l4 ,r4 ,,briggs1 ,l4 ,m4 #ee4de ,east ,longmeadow4 ,mrs4 ,g4 ,w4 ,c4 #a4jj ,enfield4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #fh4jj ,fitchburg4 ,rev4 and ,mrs4 ,j4 ,m4 ,r4 ,eaton #aj4jj ,framingham4 ,young ,people's ,circle1 ,plymouth ,ch41 #ih2 ,plymouth ,ch4 and ,soc41 #ej4bg2 ---- ,box of ,c4 #adh4bg ,gardner4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #cc4cj ,gilbertville4 ,cong4 ,ch4 ,sag4 ,sch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #ej4jj ,gloucester4 ,evan4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 to const4 ,,geo4 ,r4 ,,bradford1 ,,john ,,cunningham and ,,josiah ,k4 ,,hurst1 ,l4 ,m's #ajj4jj ,granville ,corners4 ,c4 ,holcomb #e4jj ,great ,barrington4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #ajj2 ,miss ,emily ,beckwith1 #aj2 ---- 8,a4 ,c4 ,t410 #a for ,hampton ,n4 ,a4 ,inst4 #aaa4jj ,greenfield4 ,ladies' ,miss4 ,soc41 for ,student ,aid1 ,atlanta ,u4 #ae4jj ,hadley4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #aj4jj ,hanover4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #c4ea ,haverhill4 ,north ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #adc4ai2 ,west ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #g4jd2 ,mrs4 ,l4 ,p4 ,f41 #ej;c42 ,dea4 ,e4 ,w41 #ej;c42 ,c4 ,c41 #a2 ,mrs4 ,s4 ,c41 #ej;c4 #aeb4gc ,hingham4 ,evan4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ae4aj ,holliston4 ,ladies' ,benev4 ,soc41 #b ,bbls4 of ,c1 val4 #gd4aa1 by ,eda ,b4 ,partridge1 ,treas42 ,a4 ,f41 #ea;c4 #j4ea ,hopkinton4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ajc4hj ,housatonic4 ,m4 ,a4 ,h4 #j4ea ,hubbardston4 ,a4 ,g4 ,d4 #j4ej ,hyde ,park4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #aj4jj ,ipswich4 ,south ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #bh4ae2 ,limebrook ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #d4ej #cb4fe ,indian ,orchard4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #dc4jj ,jamaica ,plain4 ,boylston ,cong4 ,ch4 7ad'l7 #f4ec ,lawrence4 ,lawrence ,st4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #aej2 --,lawrence ,st4 ,ch4 ,sab4 ,sch41 #ej1 for ,student ,aid1 ,atlanta ,u4 #bjj4jj ,lexington4 ,miss ,m4 ,e4 ,p4 #j4ej ,littleton4 ,woman's ,miss4 ,circle1 for ,student ,aid1 ,atlanta ,u4 #aj4jj ,lowell4 ,kirk ,st4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #ej2--,ladies' ,soc41 #a and bbl4 of ,c41 for ,wilmington1 ,n4 ,c42 --,mrs4 ,s4 ,l4 ,p41 #ej;c4 #ea4ej ,lynn4 ,central ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ae4jj ,malden4 8,a few ,friends10 for ,student ,aid1 ,tougaloo ,u4 #e4jj ,matfield4 ,mrs4 ,s4 ,d4 ,shaw #c4jj ,medford4 8,a ,friend0 #b4jj ,methuen4 ,a4 ,p4 ,c4 #j4ej ,middleborough4 ,first ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 #aa4fh2 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #aj4da #bb4ji ,millbury4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #eg4ie ,monson4 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,o4 ,chapin and her ,s4 ,s4 ,class1 #aa1 for ed4 of ,indian boys1 ,hampton ,n4 and ,a4 ,inst42 --,mrs4 ,dewey's ,s4 ,s4 ,class #f2 ,miss ,e4 ,a4 ,w41 #a #ah4jj ,monterey4 ,rev4 ,a4 ,e4 ,t4 #j4ej ,natick4 ,postage #j4aj ,needham4 ,mrs4 ,ellen ,h4 ,green #ajj4jj ,newburyport4 ,freedman's ,aid ,soc41 by ,mrs4 ,mary ,e4 ,demmick1 ,sec41 for ,lady ,missionary1 ,macon1 ,ga4 #be4jj ,newton4 ,eliot ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #bbc4ae ,newton ,centre4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #gg4cb2 ,s4 ,a4 ,e41 #ej;c42 ,j4 ,w41 #ej;c4 #gh4cb ,north ,abington4 ,cong4 ,ch41 ,m4 ,c4 ,coll4 #e4jj ,northampton4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,first ,ch4 #bj4jj ,north ,amherst4 ,h4 ,s4 #a4jj ,north ,brookfield4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #fa4jj ,norfolk4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #i4jj ,norwood4 ,mrs4 ,fuller #c4jj ,oxford4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #bc4ej ,palmer4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 #ac4eg ,pittsfield4 ,by ,john ,t4 ,poorer1 #b4ej2 ,mrs4 ,n4 ,g4 ,b4 and ,miss ,e4 ,f41 #ej;c4 ea4 #c4ej ,plymouth4 ,pilgrim ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ef4ef ,plymouth4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #c4ae ,raynham4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ab4jf ,reading4 ,old ,south ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ad4ib ,rockland4 ,e4 ,shaw #be4jj ,rockport4 ,john ,parsons #c4jj ,salem4 ,a4 ,p4 #j4ej ,sharon4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ad4jj ,shelburne ,falls4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #g4jj ,south ,attleborough4 ,mrs4 ,harriet ,l4 ,draper1 ,bbl4 of ,c4 for ,savannah1 ,ga4 ,south ,boston4 ,infant ,class of ,phillips ,sab4 ,sch41 #ae2 ,miss ,j4 ,a4 #ej;c4 #ae4ej ,south ,natick4 ,john ,eliot ,ch4 and ,soc4 #i4fc ,south ,weymouth4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 to const4 ,,miss ,,mary ,b4 ,,tirrell and ,,miss ,,mary ,a4 ,,lloyd1 ,l4 ,m's4 #ea4jj ,somerville4 ,h4 ,b4 ,s4 #j4ej ,springfield4 8,m10 #bjj2 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 #cc4jf2 ,south ,cong4 ,ch41 #cb4ia2 ,g4 ,b4 ,k41 #a2 ,mrs4 ,h41 #ej;c4 #bfg4dg ,stockbridge4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #gd4dh ,stoneham4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ba4hj ,stoughton4 ,betsey ,e4 ,capen #b4jj ,sutton4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #aa4dj ,sudbury4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #ba2 8,a ,friend10 #c #bd4jj ,taunton4 8,a ,friend0 #bj4jj ,uxbridge4 ,w4 ,j4 #a4jj ,watertown4 ,ladies of ,phillips ,ch41 #b ,bbls4 of ,c4 for ,wilmington1 ,n4 ,c4 ,wellesley4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #cf4jh2 8,l4 ,b4 ,h410 #bj #ef4jh ,westborough4 ,rev4 ,j4 ,w4 ,b4 #j4fj ,west ,boylston4 8,willing ,workers0 #b and ,bbl4 of ,c4 #b4jj ,west ,brookfield4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ah4af ,west ,medway4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 to const4 ,,addison ,a4 ,,smith1 ,l4 ,m4 #ca4jh ,west ,newbury4 ,j4 ,c4 ,c4 #b4ej ,west ,roxbury4 ,south ,evan ,sab4 ,sch4 for ,indian ,pupils1 ,hampton ,n4 and ,a4 ,inst4 #bj4jj ,whitinsville4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #cj2 8,a ,friend10 #bj2 ,s4 ,a4 ,d41 #ej;c4 #ej4ej ,williamstown4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #dj2 ,rev4 ,mark ,hopkins1 #aj #ej4jj ,wilmington4 ,dea4 ,j4 ,skilton #aj4jj ,woburn4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 mon4 con4 coll4 #cd4bb2 ,north ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #aa4ab #de4cd ,worcester4 ,central ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #acc4eg2 ,old ,south ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #bh4bd #afa4ha ,yarmouth4 ,rev4 ,john ,w4 ,dodge #e4jj ---- 8,a ,friend10 #aj4jj ---- 8,a ,friend10 #e4jj ,,rhode ,,island1 #aii4if4 ,bristol4 ,mrs4 ,r4 ,r4 and ,miss ,c4 ,de ,w41 for ,mag4 #a4jj ,little ,compton4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #bb4jj ,pawtucket4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #be4jj ,peace ,dale4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #aj4jj ,providence4 ,union ,cong4 ,ch4 7ad'l71 #abf4fd2 ,charles ,st4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #ac4gb2 ,m4 ,e4 ,l41 #a2 ,miss ,p41 #fj;c4 #ada4if ,,connecticut1 #c1jcf4dj4 ,ansonia4 ,j4 ,h4 ,bartholomew #be4jj ,berlin4 ,c4 ,s4 ,webster1 #ej1 for ,student ,aid1 ,talladega ,c42--,second ,cong4 ,ch41 #ai4ab #fi4ab ,bloomfield4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #f4jj ,bridgeport4 ,v4 ,c4 #a4jj ,bristol4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #bj4jj ,broad ,brook4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ab4ej ,burnside4 ,miss ,e4 ,s4 #j4ej ,canaan4 8,a ,friend0 #b4jj ,canton ,centre4 ,wm4 ,g4 ,hallock #aj4jj ,cheshire4 ,cong4 ,ch41 for ed4 of an ,indian boy1 ,hampton ,n4 and ,a4 ,inst4 #e4jj ,colchester4 ,s4 ,g4 ,millard1 #aj1 for ,student ,aid1 ,straight ,u42--,c4 ,b4 ,mc,call1 #aj1 for ,student ,aid1 ,talladega ,c42 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,j4 ,g41 #ej;c4 #bj4ej ,collinsville4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 7#f of which for ,girls' ,ind4 ,sch41 ,talladega ,c47 #bh4dc ,cornwall ,bridge4 ,geo4 ,h4 ,swift #aj4jj ,cromwell4 ,cong4 ,ch4 7#c of which for ,indian ,m47 #aa4jj ,danbury4 ,e4 ,b4 #a4jj ,durham4 ,ladies' ,miss4 ,ass'n1 #c and ,bbl4 of ,c4 for ,talladega1 ,ala4 #c4jj ,eastford4 ,,estate of ,royel ,warren1 by ,j4 ,d4 ,barrows1 ,ex4 #bej4jj ,east ,hartford4 ,first ,ch4 #bj4jj ,east ,windsor ,hill4 ,ladies1 #aj4ej1 and ,bbl4 of ,c4 for ,lady ,missionary1 ,nashville1 ,tenn4 #aj4ej ,enfield4 ,sarah ,a4 ,abbe #cj4jj ,essex4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #ac4bj ,farmington4 ,cong4 ,ch4 ,quar4 ,coll41 7of which #aej from ,henry ,d4 ,hawley1 to const4 ,,flora ,e4 ,hawley1 ,l4 ,m47 #bjd4de ,georgetown4 ,cong4 ,ch41 case of ,s4 ,s4 ,books2 ,rev4 ,c4 ,a4 ,n41 #a #a4jj ,glastonbury4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #ce2 ,g4 ,m4 ,j41 #fc;c4 #ce4fc ,goshen4 8,a ,friend0 #bj4jj ,greenwich4 ,miss ,sarah ,mead #ej4jj ,hampton4 ,cong4 ,ch4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #e4gg ,hartford4 ,asylum ,hill ,cong4 ,ch41 #adi4if1 7#aj of which for ,hampton ,inst472 ,park ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #acc4eg2 ,windsor ,ave4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #bj4jg2 ,mrs4 ,mary ,c4 ,bemis1 #bj2--,young ,girls' ,miss4 ,ass'n1 #e1 for ,talladega1 ,ala42 ,miss ,p4 ,johnson1 #a4ej2 ,mrs4 ,w4 ,t41 #ej;c4 #ccj4fj ,harwinton4 ,mrs4 ,frederick ,s4 ,catlin #ej4jj ,hebron4 8,friends0 #ae4jj ,jewett ,city4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #bj4jj ,kensington4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #e4dd ,lebanon4 ,goshen ,sab4 ,sch4 #ab2 ,mrs4 ,p4 ,e4 ,h41 #ej;c4 #ab4ej ,litchfield4 ,cong4 ,ch4 ,sab4 ,sch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #ej4jj ,lyme4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #ag4jj ,madison4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #a4jj ,manchester4 ,e4 ,a4 ,b4 #j4ej ,meriden4 ,centre ,cong4 ,ch4 #ba4jj ,milford4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #ej4jd ,montville4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #f4ie ,morris4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #g4jj ,new ,britain4 ,south ,cong4 ,ch41 #ee4dj2 ,mrs4 ,a4 ,a41 #a #ef4dj ,new ,hartford4 ,north ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #bd4ee ,new ,haven4 ,mrs4 ,henry ,johnston1 #e4jj2 ,miss ,b4 ,p41 #a2 ,others1 #a #g4jj ,new ,london4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch41 7#cjj of which from ,,trust ,,estate of ,h4 ,p4 ,,haven47 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#aj2 ,rev4 ,h4 ,trautman1 #e #bh4bj ,columbus4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 ,sab4 ,sch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #ej4jj ,elyria4 ,cong4 ,ch4 ,sab4 ,sch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #dj4jj ,four ,corners4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #e4jj ,geneva4 ,mrs4 ,s4 ,kingsbury #aj4jj ,granville4 ,thomas ,d4 ,williams #aj4jj ,kingsville4 ,m4 ,whiting #bj4jj ,lenox4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #i4be ,lyme4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ag4hh ,madison4 ,ladies ,benev4 ,soc41 #ad4ge1 for ,student ,aid1 ,tougaloo ,u42 8,old ,friend10 #e2 ,w4 ,h4 ,s41 #a #bj4ge ,moss ,run4 ,m4 ,b4 ,f4 #j4ej ,oberlin4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 ,sab4 ,sch41 #be4ej1 for ,student ,aid1 ,atlanta ,u42 ,harris ,lewis1 #c4 #bh4ej ,orwell4 ,rev4 ,w4 ,t4 ,richardson #e4jj ,painesville4 ,first ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 #be1 for ,student ,aid1 ,atlanta ,u42 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #ah4eg #dc4eg ,parisville4 ,rev4 ,d4 ,d4 #j4ej ,ruggles4 ,mrs4 ,j4 ,t4 #j4ej ,saybrook4 ,rev4 ,a4 ,d4 ,barber and ,family #bj4jj ,seville4 ,julia ,hulburt #aj4jj ,sharonville4 ,j4 ,h4 #a4jj ,sicily4 ,julian ,f4 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,bbl4 of ,c4 for ,talladega ,c42 ,a4 ,l41 #a #h4jj ,plainview4 ,primary ,class ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #b4jj ,saint ,paul4 ,plymouth ,cong4 ,ch4 ,sab4 ,sch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #aj4jj ,spring ,valley4 ,cong4 ,ch4 7ad'l7 #e4jj ,,nebraska1 #bi4jj4 ,freemont4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #e2 and ,sab4 ,sch41 #h #ac4jj ,lincoln4 ,j4 ,g4 ,e4 #a4jj ,nebraska ,city4 8,a ,friend10 #aj2 ,woman's ,missionary ,soc4 of ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 #c4ej2 ,individuals1 #a4ej #ae4jj ,,california1 #e4jj4 ,chico4 ,lewis ,h4 ,moss #e4jj ,,washington ,,territory1 #h4ja4 ,white ,river4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #h4ja ,,tennessee1 #ehg4be4 ,memphis4 ,le ,moyne ,sch4 #aag4ae ,nashville4 ,fisk ,u41 ,tuition1 #bde4aj2 ,prof4 ,a4 ,k4 ,spencer1 #bjj1 for ,fisk ,u42--,soc4 for ,evan4 of ,africa in ,fisk ,u41 #be1 for a ,pupil1 ,mendi ,m4 #dgj4aj ,,north ,,carolina1 #aca4cf4 ,dudley4 ,tuition #f4de ,raleigh4 ,washington ,sch4 ,tuition #af4be ,wilmington4 ,normal ,sch4 ,tuition1 #hb4ej2 ,sales1 #bb2 ,cong4 ,ch4 #d4af #ajh4ff ,,south ,,carolina1 #cbj4ej4 ,charleston4 ,avery ,inst41 ,tuition1 #cag4ej2 --,plymouth ,cong4 ,ch41 #c1 for ,mendi ,m4 #cbj4ej ,,georgia1 #eej4fi4 ,atlanta4 ,storrs ,school ,tuition1 #ahe4fj2 ,rent1 #c2 ,atlanta ,u41 ,tuition1 #ig2 ,rent1 #af4ej #cab4aj ,athens4 ,j4 ,g4 ,h4 #j4ea ,hawkinsville4 ,m4 ,b4 ,c4 #j4ej ,macon4 ,lewis ,high ,sch41 ,tuition1 #dh4ae2 ,rent1 #d2 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 #h #fj4ae ,savannah4 ,beach ,inst41 ,tuition1 #aah4ej2 ,sales1 #eh4ic2 ,rent1 #aj #ahg4dc ,,alabama1 #dah4ad4 ,mobile4 ,emerson ,inst41 ,tuition1 #agi4de2 ,cong4 ,ch41 #b #aha4de ,montgomery4 ,public ,fund #age4jj ,talladega4 ,talladega ,col41 ,tuition1 #fa4ai2 ,rev4 ,j4 ,w4 ,r41 #ej;c #fa4fi ,,mississippi1 #eg4ig4 ,tougaloo4 ,tougaloo ,u41 ,tuition1 #dg4gg2 ,rent1 #aj4bj #eg4ig ,,missouri1 #ah4jj4 ,bridge ,creek4 ,i4 ,r4 ,w4 #j4ej ,index4 ,w4 ,b4 ,wills1 #aj2 ,p4 ,m4 ,wills1 #e2 ,f4 ,p4 ,m41 #a2 ,others1 #a4ej #ag4ej ,,louisiana1 #if4be4 ,new ,orleans4 ,straight ,u41 ,tuition #if4be -------- ----1 #be4jj4 ,jubilee ,singers1 for ,dept4 ,natural ,science1 ,fisk ,u4 #be4jj ,,income ,,fund1 #aie4ej4 ,interest for ,mendi ,m4 #de4ej ,graves ,library ,fund #aej4jj ,,canada1 #bj4jj4 ,guelph4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #aj4jj ,sherbrooke4 ,thomas ,s4 ,morey #aj4jj ,,labrador1 #aj4jj4 ,labrador4 ,rev4 ,s4 ,r4 ,butler #aj4jj ,,bulgaria1 #aj4jj4 ,bulgaria1 ,samokov4 8,wanderer0 #aj4jj ---------------- ,total #ae1ffe4cb ,total from ,oct4 #ast to ,jan4 #cast #eh1hbc4ai 99 99 99 99 99 ,,for ,,tillotson ,,collegiate ,,and ,,normal ,,inst41 ,,austin1 ,,texas4 ,exeter1 ,n4 ,h4 ,mrs4 ,augusta ,f4 ,odlin #ajj4jj ,hartford1 ,conn4 ,mrs4 ,henry ,a4 ,perkins #ajj4jj ,worcester1 ,mass4 ,john ,b4 ,gough #ej4jj ,new ,york1 ,n4 ,y4 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,p4 ,stokes #ajj4jj ------------ ,total #cej4jj ,previously acknowledged in ,dec4 receipts #hfg4jj -------------- ,total #a1bag4jj 99 99 99 99 99 ,,for ,,school ,,buildings1 ,,athens1 ,,ala4 ,charlotte1 ,mich4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #cf4jj ,minneapolis1 ,minn4 8,friends0 #cjj4jj ------------ ,total #ccf4jj ,previously acknowledged in ,nov4 receipts #hc4jj ------------ ,total #dai4jj 99 99 99 99 99 ,,for ,,negro ,,refugees4 ,newton1 ,mass4 ,elliot ,ch4 and ,soc4 #aag4ej ,sing ,sing1 ,n4 ,y4 ,mrs4 ,harriet ,m4 ,cole1 to const4 ,,rev4 ,,albert ,p4 ,,miller1 ,l4 ,m4 #cj4jj ,union ,city1 ,mich4 ,mrs4 ,sarah ,b4 ,clark1 #e2 ,mrs4 ,l4 ,w4 ,clark1 #e2 ,mrs4 ,lee1 #c2 ,juv4 ,miss4 ,soc41 #c #af4jj ------------ ,total #afc4ej ,previously acknowledged in ,dec4 receipts #ag4jj ------------ ,total #ahj4ej 99 99 99 99 99 ,receipts for ,january #af1ead4hb ,total from ,oct4 #ast to ,january #cast #fb1bee4jc ,h4 ,w4 ,,hubbard1 ,treas41 #ef ,reade ,st41 ,n4 ,y4 99 99 99 99 99 ,constitution of the ,american ,missionary ,association4 ,,incorporated ,,january #cj1 #ahdi4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,art4 ,i4 ,this ,society shall be called 8,,the ,,american ,,missionary ,,association40 ,,art4 ,,ii4 ,the object of this ,association shall be to conduct ,christian missionary and educational operations1 and diffuse a knowledge of the ,holy ,scriptures in our own and other countries which are destitute of them1 or which present open and urgent fields of effort4 ,,art4 ,,iii4 ,any person of evangelical sentiments1,a who professes faith in the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who is not a slave-holder1 or in the practice of other immoralities1 and who contributes to the funds1 may become a member of the ,society2 and by the payment of thirty dollars1 a life member2 provided that children and others who have not professed their faith may be constituted life members without the privilege of voting4 ,,art4 ,,iv4 ,this ,society shall meet annually1 in the month of ,september1 ,october or ,november1 for the election of officers and the transaction of other business1 at such time and place as shall be designated by the ,executive ,committee4 ,,art4 ,v4 ,the annual meeting shall be constituted of the regular officers and members of the ,society at the time of such meeting1 and of delegates from churches1 local missionary societies1 and other co-operating bodies1 each body being entitled to one representative4 ,,art4 ,,vi4 ,the officers of the ,society shall be a ,president1 ,vice-,presidents1 a ,recording ,secretary1 ,corresponding ,secretaries1 ,treasurer1 two ,auditors1 and an ,executive ,committee of not less than twelve1 of which the ,corresponding ,secretaries shall be advisory1 and the ,treasurer ex-officio1 members4 ,,art4 ,,vii4 ,to the ,executive ,committee shall belong the collecting and disbursing of funds2 the appointing1 counselling1 sustaining and dismissing 7for just and sufficient reasons7 missionaries and agents2 the selection of missionary fields2 and1 in general1 the transaction of all such business as usually appertains to the executive committees of missionary and other benevolent societies2 the ,committee to exercise no ecclesiastical jurisdiction over the missionaries2 and its doings to be subject always to the revision of the annual meeting1 which shall1 by a reference mutually chosen1 always entertain the complaints of any aggrieved agent or missionary2 and the decision of such reference shall be final4 ,the ,executive ,committee shall have authority to fill all vacancies occurring among the officers between the regular annual meetings2 to apply1 if they see fit1 to any ,state ,legislature for acts of incorporation2 to fix the compensation1 where any is given1 of all officers1 agents1 missionaries1 or others in the employment of the ,society2 to make provision1 if any1 for disabled missionaries1 and for the widows and children of such as are deceased2 and to call1 in all parts of the country1 at their discretion1 special and general conventions of the friends of missions1 with a view to the diffusion of the missionary spirit1 and the general and vigorous promotion of the missionary work4 ,five members of the ,committee shall constitute a quorum for transacting business4 ,,art4 ,,viii4 ,this society1 in collecting funds1 in appointing officers1 agents and missionaries1 and in selecting fields of labor1 and conducting the missionary work1 will endeavor particularly to discountenance slavery1 by refusing to receive the known fruits of unrequited labor1 or to welcome to its employment those who hold their fellow-beings as slaves4 ,,art4 ,,ix4 ,missionary bodies1 churches or individuals agreeing to the principles of this ,society1 and wishing to appoint and sustain missionaries of their own1 shall be entitled to do so through the agency of the ,executive ,committee1 on terms mutually agreed upon4 ,,art4 ,x4 ,no amendment shall be made to this ,constitution without the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present at a regular annual meeting2 nor unless the proposed amendment has been submitted to a previous meeting1 or to the ,executive ,committee in season to be published by them 7as it shall be their duty to do1 if so submitted7 in the regular official notifications of the meeting4 ,,footnote3 ,a ,by evangelical sentiments1 we understand1 among others1 a belief in the guilty and lost condition of all men without a ,saviour2 the ,supreme ,deity1 ,incarnation and ,atoning ,sacrifice of ,jesus ,christ1 the only ,saviour of the world2 the necessity of regeneration by the ,holy ,spirit1 repentance1 faith and holy obedience in order to salvation2 the immortality of the soul2 and the retributions of the judgment in the eternal punishment of the wicked1 and salvation of the righteous4 ,the ,american ,missionary ,association4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,aim ,,and ,,work4 ,to preach the ,gospel to the poor4 ,it originated in a sympathy with the almost friendless slaves4 ,since ,emancipation it has devoted its main efforts to preparing the ,,freedmen for their duties as citizens and ,christians in ,america and as missionaries in ,africa4 ,as closely related to this1 it seeks to benefit the caste-persecuted ,,chinese in ,america1 and to co-operate with the ,government in its humane and ,christian policy towards the ,,indians4 ,it has also a mission in ,,africa4 ,,statistics4 ,,churches3 ,in the ,south--,in ,va41#a2 ,n4 ,c41 #e2 ,s4 ,c41 #b2 ,ga41 #ac2 ,ky41 #g2 ,tenn41 #d2 ,ala41 #ad2 ,la41 #ab2 ,miss41 #a2 ,kansas1 #b2 ,texas1 #f4 ,africa1 #b4 ,among the ,indians1 #a4 ,total #gj4 ,,institutions ,,founded1 ,,fostered ,,or ,,sustained ,,in ,,the ,,south4--,chartered3 ,hampton1 ,va42 ,berea1 ,ky42 ,talladega1 ,ala42 ,atlanta1 ,ga42 ,nashville1 ,tenn42 ,tougaloo1 ,miss42 ,new ,orleans1 ,la42 and ,austin1 ,texas1 #h4 ,graded or ,normal ,schools3 at ,wilmington1 ,raleigh1 ,n4 ,c42 ,charleston1 ,greenwood1 ,s4 ,c42 ,savannah1 ,macon1 ,atlanta1 ,ga42 ,montgomery1 ,mobile1 ,athens1 ,selma1 ,ala42 ,memphis1 ,tenn41 #ab4 ,other ,schools1 #bd4 ,total #dd4 ,,teachers1 ,,missionaries ,,and ,,assistants4--,among the ,freedmen1 #bec2 among the ,chinese1 #ba2 among the ,indians1 #i2 in ,africa1 #ac4 ,total1 #bif4 ,,students--,in ,theology1 #hf2 ,law1 #bh2 in ,college ,course1 #fc2 in other studios1 #g1jcj4 ,total1 #g1bjg4 ,scholars taught by former pupils of our schools1 estimated at #aej1jjj4 ,,indians under the care of the ,association1 #ac1jjj4 ,,wants4 #a4 ,a steady ,,increase of regular income to keep pace with the growing work4 ,this increase can only be reached by regular and larger contributions from the churches--the feeble as well as the strong4 #b4 ,,additional ,,buildings for our higher educational institutions1 to accommodate the increasing numbers of students2 ,,meeting ,,houses for the new churches we are organizing2 ,,more ,,ministers1 cultured and pious1 for these churches4 #c4 ,,help ,,for ,,young ,,men1 to be educated as ministers here and missionaries to ,africa--a pressing want4 ,before sending boxes1 always correspond with the nearest ,a4 ,m4 ,a4 office1 as below3 ,,new ,,york ,h4 ,w4 ,hubbard1 ,esq41 #ef ,reade ,street4 ,,boston ,rev4 ,c4 ,l4 ,woodworth1 ,room #ba ,congregational ,house4 ,,chicago ,rev4 ,jas4 ,powell1 #aab ,west ,washington ,street4 ,,magazine4 ,this ,magazine will be sent1 gratuitously1 if desired1 to the ,missionaries of the ,association2 to ,life ,members2 to all clergymen who take up collections for the ,association2 to ,superintendents of ,sabbath ,schools2 to ,college ,libraries2 to ,theological ,seminaries2 to ,societies of ,inquiry on ,missions2 and to every donor who does not prefer to take it as a subscriber1 and contributes in a year not less than five dollars4 ,those who wish to remember the ,,american ,,missionary ,,association in their last ,will and ,testament1 are earnestly requested to use the following ,,form ,,of ,a ,,bequest4 8,i ,,bequeath to my executor 7or executors7 the sum of ---- dollars in trust1 to pay the same in ---- days after my decease to the person who1 when the same is payable1 shall act as ,treasurer of the #8,american ,missionary ,association' of ,new ,york ,city1 to be applied1 under the direction of the ,executive ,committee of the ,association1 to its charitable uses and purposes40 ,the will should be attested by three witnesses in some ,states three are required--in other ,states only two1 who should write against their names1 their places of residence if in cities1 their street and number4 ,the following form of attestation will answer for every ,state in the ,union3 8,signed1 sealed1 published and declared by the said ,a4 ,b4 as his last ,will and ,testament1 in presence of us1 who1 at the request of the said ,a4 ,b41 and in his presence1 and in the presence of each other1 have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses40 ,in some ,states it is required that the ,will should be made at least two months before the death of the testator4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,get ,,the ,,best4 ,the 8,,oxford0 ,,teachers' ,,bibles ,,in ,,seven ,,different ,,sizes1 ,at prices to suit everybody4 ,apply to your ,bookseller for ,lists1 or write to ,,thos4 ,,nelson ,,sons1 #db ,bleecker ,street1 ,new ,york4 99 99 99 99 99 ,meneely ,kimberly1 ,,bell ,,founders1 ,,troy1 ,n4,y4 ,manufacture a superior quality of ,,bells4 ,special attention given to ,,church ,,bells4 ,catalogues sent free to parties needing bells4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,sabbath ,,reading4 ,superintendents ,teachers ,should examine this ,paper1 it is so well suited for the ,,upper ,,classes in the ,sunday-school4 ,a ,,weekly ,,paper ,in schools where papers are distributed once a month1 the subscription can be for one-fourth the number required4 ,thus1 if you want twenty copies a month for the ,bible classes1 subscribe for #e copies of ,,sabbath ,,reading4 ,you will thus have a variety which is very desirable4 ,only #ej ,cts4 a ,year4 #e ,,copies1 #bfj ,papers1 #b a ,year4 ,three sample copies sent to any ,minister or ,teacher ,,free4 ,apply in letter or postal card4 ,address1 ,,john ,,dougall ,,co4 #g ,frankfort ,st41 ,new ,york4 ,,only #a4be ,,more ,,will ,,secure ,a ,,copy ,,of ,,the ,national ,sunday-school ,teacher ,,for #ahhj4 ,the clear and analytical ,class ,outlines1 the full and attractive ,bible ,readings1 and the rich and suggestive ,notes and ,comments1 make ,the ,teacher one of the best helps in the ,study1 the ,prayer ,meeting1 and the ,sunday-school4 ,as a ,superintendent lately wrote us1 8,the ,class ,outline alone is worth the price of the magazine40 ,regular price reduced to #a4be per year4 ,clubs of #e or more #a4jj each4 ,sample free4 ,adams1 ,blackmer ,lyon ,pub4 ,co41 ,,chicago1 ,,ill4 99 99 99 99 99 #ahej4 #ahhj4 ,,the ,,manhattan ,,life ,insurance ,company1 ,,of ,,new ,,york4 ,an entire generation of successful business management4 ,one ,thousand ,dollars paid out ,,each ,,business ,,day for thirty years to families of deceased members4 ,policies ,incontestable4 ,accumulation1 - - - - #aj1jjj1jjj ,surplus1 over - - - - - #a1gej1jjj ,,send ,,for ,,rates ,,and ,,terms4 ,new form of ,policy1 comprehensive and very liberal to insurers4 ,,agents ,,wanted4 ,,henry ,,stokes1 ,president4 ,j4 ,l4 ,,halsey1 ,secretary4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,payson',s ,indelible ,ink1 ,,for ,,marking ,,any ,,fabric ,,with ,a ,,common ,,pen1 ,,without ,a ,,preparation4 ,it still stands unrivaled after #ej years' test4 ,,the ,,simplest ,,best4 ,sales now greater than ever before4 ,this ,ink received the ,diploma and ,medal at ,centennial over all rivals4 ,report of ,judges3 8,for simplicity of application and indelibility40 ,,inquire ,,for ,,payson',s ,,combination666 ,sold by all ,druggists1 ,stationers and ,news ,agents1 and by many ,fancy ,goods and ,furnishing ,houses4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,crampton',s ,,pure ,,old ,,palm ,,soap1 ,,for ,the ,laundry1 the ,kitchen1 and ,for ,general ,household ,purposes1 ,,manufactured ,,by ,,crampton ,,brothers1 ,cor4 ,monroe ,jefferson ,sts41 ,n4 ,y4 ,send for ,circular and ,price ,list4 ,crampton's old ,palm ,soap for the ,laundry1 the ,kitchen1 and for general ,household purposes4 ,the price of the 8,palm ,soap0 is #d4bj per box of #ajj three-quarter pound bars--#ge pounds in box4 ,to any one who will send us an order for #aj boxes with cash1 #db1 we will send one box extra free as a premium4 ,or the orders may be sent to us for one or more boxes at a time1 with remittance1 and when we have thus received orders for ten boxes we will send the eleventh box free as proposed above4 ,if you do not wish to send the money in advance1 you may deposit it with any banker or merchant in good credit in your town1 with the understanding that he is to remit to us on receipt of the soap1 which is to be shipped to his care4 ,address1 ,,crampton ,,brothers1 ,cor4 ,monroe and ,jefferson ,sts41 ,new ,york4 ,,for ,,sale ,,by ,,all ,,merchants4 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 ,france 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 ,,buy ,,the ,,best ,,goods ,,bogle ,,lyles1 ,nos4 #hg #hi ,park ,place 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ,,new ,,york1 ,dealers in ,,choice ,,canned ,,fruits ,,vegetables1 ,,potted ,,meats1 ,,etc41 ,sole ,agents for ,,richardson ,,robbins' ,extra ,yellow ,peaches4 99 99 99 99 99 8,,important ,,to ,,clergymen40 ,prince's ,improved ,fountain ,pen4 ,illustration ,as now improved1 saves one-third the time4 8,if ,i were bereft of it1 ,i should feel myself bereft of my right hand40--,,rev4 ,,lyman ,,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 ,the ,perfected ,type-,writer4 ,illustration ,,the ,,minister',s ,,best ,,assistant4 ,writes faster than the pen1 making beautiful manuscript for the pulpit1 or copy for the printer4 ,,equally ,,valuable ,,for ,,all ,,business ,,purposes4 ,machines ,improved and ,prices ,reduced4 ,send for ,circular and ,terms to ,,fairbanks ,,co41 ,agents for the ,world4 #caa ,broadway1 ,n4 ,y4 99 99 99 99 99 ,j4 ,r4 ,,lamb1 #ei ,carmine ,st41 ,n4 ,y4 ,,church ,,furnishers ,illustration ,memorial ,windows1 ,memorial ,tablets1 ,sterling ,silver ,communion ,services4 ,,send ,,for ,,circular4 99 99 99 99 99 ,every ,man ,his ,own ,printer4 ,excelsior #c ,printing ,press4 ,illustration ,prints cards1 labels1 envelopes1 c42 larger sizes for larger work4 ,for business or pleasure1 young or old4 ,catalogue of ,presses1 ,type1 ,cards1 c41 sent for two stamps4 ,,kelsey ,,co41 ,m'f'rs1 ,meriden1 ,conn4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,marvin',s ,,fire ,,burglar ,,safes ,,counter ,,platform ,,wagon ,,track ,,scales ,,marvin ,,safe ,,scale ,,co4 #bfe ,,broadway4 ,n4 ,y4 #fbg ,,chestnut ,,st41 ,,phila4 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 ,illustration ,,washers1 ,,etc4 ,highest ,medal awarded them by the ,universal ,exposition at ,paris1 ,france1 in #ahfg2 ,vienna1 ,austria1 in #ahgc2 and ,philadelphia1 #ahgf4 ,founded in #ahcb4 ,branch ,warehouses3 #he #hg ,john ,st4 ,,new ,,york1 ,,and #aig ,lake ,street1 ,,chicago4 ,for ,sale by all ,regular ,dealers4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,thirty-,,fourth ,,volume ,,of ,,the ,american ,missionary1 #ahhj4 ,we have been gratified with the constant tokens of the increasing appreciation of the ,,missionary during the past year1 and purpose to spare no effort to make its pages of still greater value to those interested in the work which it records4 ,shall we not have a largely increased subscription list for #ahhj8 ,a little effort on the part of our friends1 when making their own remittances1 to induce their neighbors to unite in forming ,clubs1 will easily double our list1 and thus widen the influence of our ,magazine1 and aid in the enlargement of our work4 ,under the editorial supervision of ,rev4 ,,geo4 ,m4 ,,boynton1 aided by the steady contributions of our intelligent missionaries and teachers in all parts of the field1 and with occasional communications from careful observers and thinkers elsewhere1 the ,,american ,,missionary furnishes a vivid and reliable picture of the work going forward among the ,indians1 the ,chinamen on the ,pacific ,coast1 and the ,freedmen as citizens in the ,south and as missionaries in ,africa4 ,it will be the vehicle of important views on all matters affecting the races among which it labors1 and will give a monthly summary of current events relating to their welfare and progress4 ,patriots and ,christians interested in the education and ,christianizing of these despised races are asked to read it1 and assist in its circulation4 ,begin with the next number and the new year4 ,the price is only ,fifty ,cents per annum4 ,the ,magazine will be sent gratuitously1 if preferred1 to the persons indicated on page #id4 ,donations and subscriptions should be sent to ,h4 ,w4 ,,hubbard1 ,treasurer1 #ef ,reade ,street1 ,new ,york4 ,,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 ,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 ,,david ,h4 ,,gildersleeve1 ,printer1 #aja ,chambers ,street1 ,new ,york4 ,,transcriber',s ,,notes4 #a4 ,italic text is denoted by underscores and bold text by equal signs4 #b4 ,simple spelling1 grammar1 and typographical errors have been silently corrected4 #c4 ,retained anachronistic and non-standard spellings as printed4 #d4 ,ditto marks have been replaced by the text they represent in order to facilitate alignment for e,books4