,illustration3 ,,october1 #ahhc4 ,,vol4 ,,xxxvii4 ,,no4 #aj4 ,the ,american ,missionary ,,contents ,,page4 ,,editorial4 ,,annual ,,meeting--,,good ,,as ,,three ,,weeks ,,revival #bhi ,,concert ,,exercise--,,rev4 ,,stephen ,r4 ,,riggs1 ,d4,d4 #bij ,,our ,,indian ,,work #bia ,a ,,visit ,,to ,,the ,,dakota ,,mission #bib ,,the ,,relations ,,of ,,the ,,church ,,to ,,the ,,colored ,,race #bid ,,pamphlet ,,no4 #h--;,a ,,hymn ,,book ,,for ,,our ,,churches #bif ,a ,,life ,,not ,,too ,,long--,,benefactions #big ,,general ,,notes--,,africa1 ,,indian1 ,,chinese #bih ,a ,,marauding ,,party ,,in ,,africa 7cut7 #bii ,,reflex ,,influence ,,of ,a4 ,m4 ,a4 #cja ,,white ,,top ,,mountain1 ,,virginia 7cut7 #cjb ,,the ,,south4 ,,notes ,,of ,,an ,,educational ,,tour ,,in ,,louisiana ,,and ,,mississippi #cjc ,a ,,word ,,from ,,tillotson ,,institute #cje ,,letter ,,from ,,florence1 ,,ala4 #cjf ,,letter ,,from ,,mcintosh1 ,,ga4--,,items ,,from ,,the ,,field #cjg ,,the ,,chinese4 ,,recruits ,,for ,,the ,,south ,,china ,,mission #cji ,,bureau ,,of ,,woman',s ,,work4 ,,meeting ,,of ,,bureau ,,of ,,woman',s ,,work--,,the ,,paper ,,mission ,,and ,,what ,,came ,,of ,,it #caj ,,children',s ,,page4 ,a ,,talk ,,with ,,the ,,children #cab ,,topsy ,,left ,,alone 7cut7 #cac ,,receipts #cae ,,proposed ,,constitution #cag 99 99 99 99 99 ,,new ,,york3 ,,published ,,by ,,the ,,american ,,missionary ,,association1 ,rooms1 #ef ,reade ,street4 99 99 99 99 99 ,price #ej ,cents a ,year1 in ,advance4 ,entered at the ,post-,office at ,new ,york1 ,n4,y41 as second-class matter4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,american ,,missionary ,,association4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,president4 ,hon4 ,,wm4 ,b4 ,,washburn1 ,,ll4,d41 ,mass4 ,,corresponding ,,secretary4 ,rev4 ,m4 ,e4 ,,strieby1 ,d4,d41 #ef ,reade ,street1 ,n4,y4 ,,treasurer4 ,h4 ,w4 ,,hubbard1 ,esq41 #ef ,reade ,street1 ,n4,y4 ,,auditors4 ,m4 ,f4 ,,reading4 ,,wm4 ,a4 ,,nash4 ,,executive ,,committee4 ,,john ,h4 ,,washburn1 ,chairman2 ,a4 ,p4 ,,foster1 ,secretary2 ,,lyman ,,abbott1 ,,alonzo ,s4 ,,ball1 ,a4 ,s4 ,,barnes1 ,c4 ,t4 ,,christensen1 ,,franklin ,,fairbanks1 ,,clinton ,b4 ,,fisk1 ,s4 ,b4 ,,halliday1 ,,samuel ,,holmes1 ,,charles ,a4 ,,hull1 ,,samuel ,s4 ,,marples1 ,,charles ,l4 ,,mead1 ,,wm4 ,h4 ,,ward1 ,a4 ,l4 ,,williston ,,district ,,secretaries4 ,rev4 ,c4 ,l4 ,,woodworth1 ,d4,d41 ,boston4 ,rev4 ,g4 ,d4 ,,pike1 ,d4,d41 ,new ,york4 ,rev4 ,,james ,,powell1 ,chicago4 ,,communications relating to the work of the ,association may be addressed to the ,corresponding ,secretary2 those relating to the collecting fields1 to the ,district ,secretaries2 letters for the ,editor of the 8,american ,missionary10 to ,rev4 ,g4 ,d4 ,pike1 ,d4,d41 at the ,new ,york ,office2 letters for the ,bureau of ,woman's ,work1 to ,miss ,d4 ,e4 ,emerson1 at the ,new ,york ,office4 ,,donations ,,and ,,subscriptions may be sent to ,h4 ,w4 ,hubbard1 ,treasurer1 #ef ,reade ,street1 ,new ,york1 or1 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 ,,form ,,of ,a ,,bequest4 8,i ,,bequeath to my executor 7or executors7 the sum of ---- dollars1 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 ,association1' 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 witnesses4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,finest ,,arcadia ,,best ,,velveteen4 ,,godey',s ,,lady',s ,,book ,,says3 8,the ,,arcadia ,,velveteen4 ,it is 444 much sought after for jackets and trimmed suits for children's costumes and ladies' dinner dresses4 ,its cost is also an element in its success1 as it can be purchased at the same price as ordinary brands40 ,illustration ,,for ,,children',s ,,costumes1 ,,there ,,is ,,nothing ,,in ,,the ,,market ,,that ,,can ,,compare ,,with ,,the ,,arcadia4 ,the advantages claimed for this ,velveteen are not few4 ,first1 the color1 which is positive and lustrous in all shades4 ,the appearance is certainly very handsome and not easily distinguished from velvet2 it is thinner and finer in texture1 and consequently less heavy than ordinary velveteen1 and takes the needle more easily than any other make1 and finally it will outwear any other material of equal finish and dress4 ,illustration ,,the ,,bazar ,,says3 8,the ,,arcadia ,,velveteen is an improvement upon ordinary velveteen that is sure to be thoroughly appreciated1 not only during the coming winter1 but for many seasons40 ,for the protection of the consumer we stamp every yard4 ,,arcadia ,,velveteen 7,,registered7 ,be sure and look on the back of goods1 and see you find this stamp4 ,,sold ,,by all ,dry ,goods ,dealers1 and at ,wholesale by ,,shaen ,,christie1 #afe ,church ,st41 ,new ,york1 ,u4,s4,a4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,american ,,missionary4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,vol4 ,,xxxvii4 ,,october1 #ahhc4 ,,no4 #aj4 99 99 99 99 99 ,american ,missionary ,association4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,annual ,,meeting4 ,preparations for our forthcoming ,annual ,meeting1 to convene in the ,central ,church1 ,brooklyn1 ,october #cj1 are progressing favorably4 ,the indications are that we shall have one of the most important meetings ever held by this ,association4 ,we hope to be able to announce through the religious press and otherwise1 in good season1 such particulars relating to speakers and accommodations as will be of interest to our readers4 ,for the present we refer them to the announcement on the #dth page cover of this ,,missionary4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,good ,,as ,,three ,,weeks ,,revival4 ,the value of the annual meetings of our great missionary societies is not measured chiefly by the amount of business transacted1 important and necessary as that is4 ,the information imparted might be gathered otherwise1 but the full benefit to mind and heart can only be had by participating in the devotions1 the instructions in righteousness1 and1 indeed1 the arousements that are found among the vast throng that assemble on these occasions4 ,dr4 ,withrow said1 at the ,saratoga meeting of the ,home ,missionary ,society3 8,these three days are worth as much as three weeks revival in giving a spiritual uplift to the churches40 ,we believe this to be no extravagant assertion4 ,great religious gatherings of some sort have been common from time immemorial4 ,these have varied according to the developments of the age4 ,the problem of the church to-day is the world's conversion4 ,all other questions are but side issues4 ,the wonderful developments of our modern civilization have been preparatory4 ,they have made it possible for the church to make rapid strides in hastening the triumphs of the ,redeemer's kingdom4 ,the facilities are ready4 ,young men and women with trained faculties for the work are being graduated from our schools of learning by the thousands4 ,nothing is lacking but the disposition--the mind to work4 ,the chief value of these meetings is seen in their potency to impart this disposition4 ,it is not many years since there was but one truly great and grand distinctively missionary annual meeting in our land--the meeting of the ,american ,board4 ,then there came well up to the front the annual meetings of the ,american ,missionary ,association1 and latest1 the meeting of the ,home ,missionary ,society1 which1 in point of attendance from abroad1 possibly1 outnumbered any one ever held by the ,congregational brethren4 ,other denominations are progressing in this direction4 ,there is a wonderfully encouraging development all along the line4 ,the morning cometh2 they who turn their thoughts to our great missionary enterprises are looking toward it1 and not toward yesterday morning1 as men blinded by misbelief continually look4 ,we call the attention of our readers to the fact that two of these great annual meetings convene in ,october1 and we trust that but few obstacles will be deemed so weighty as to interfere with their attendance4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the demand for ,our ,temperance ,concert ,exercise1 issued in the ,may ,,missionary1 and also in circular form1 has been steady and encouraging4 ,it was recently used in the ,first ,church1 ,greenwich1 ,conn41 with gratifying success4 ,some features were introduced by the pastor1 ,rev4 ,mr4 ,kellogg1 not contemplated in the preparation of the exercise4 ,selections were made from the communications on temperance published in the same number of the ,,missionary1 and read by different individuals4 ,words were adapted to ,jubilee ,songs1 giving a pleasing variety1 and recitations introduced in addition to1 and in place of1 those given in the paper4 ,we again call the attention of our friends to this ,concert ,exercise1 with reference to its use4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,rev4 ,,stephen ,r4 ,,riggs1 ,d4,d41 ,,ll4 ,d41 missionary to the ,american ,indians for forty years1 died at the age of #ga1 at ,beloit1 ,wis41 in ,august4 ,like ,livingstone1 in early life1 he was desirous of becoming a missionary to ,china1 but yielded to what he considered the overrulings of ,providence1 and in #ahcg1 with his wife1 went into the far ,northwest among the ,sioux4 ,he reduced their language to writing1 compiled a dictionary and translated the ,holy ,scriptures and hymns4 ,ten well-ordered churches and many out-stations were established in the region of his operations1 reaching beyond the ,british line4 ,as an author1 he did good service4 ,his book1 8,mary and ,i--,forty ,years with the ,sioux10 has magnified the significance of ,indian missions4 ,another book1 8,gospel ,among the ,dakotas10 portrays vividly scenes of pioneer life4 ,his memorial of ,dr4 ,williamson is a tribute worthy of the man and his successful efforts in behalf of the ,indians4 ,four of his children have labored among the ,sioux1 and one of his daughters has entered upon work across the ,pacific4 ,rev4 ,alfred ,l4 ,riggs1 principal of our school at ,santee1 and ,thomas ,l4 ,riggs1 of ,fort ,sally1 and ,mrs4 ,martha ,riggs ,morris1 at the ,sisseton agency1 are carrying on the work so happily inaugurated by their father4 ,his life was one of incessant missionary toil1 in which for years he had been aided by his children1 and to whom he bequeathed its continuance1 and in the midst of whom he passed from earth to his reward on high4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,our ,,indian ,,work4 ,never was there a more favorable time for enlargement on our part4 ,the new impulse to the general cause by ,general ,grant's peace policy1 augmented by the success of the schools at ,hampton and ,carlisle1 will be still more accelerated by the schools soon to be completed by the ,government at ,chilloco1 ,indian ,territory2 ,lawrence1 ,kansas2 and ,genoa1 ,neb4 ,when these are finished and filled1 the ,indian schools throughout the country will accommodate #aj1bej pupils of the #dj1jjj school population of the ,indians at the present time4 ,sec4 ,teller may be too sanguine in the expectation that with adequate means the ,indian problem will not be heard of in the next generation1 but never before could such a prediction come so near being true4 ,at all events1 the nation and the ,government are fully aroused1 and it becomes the ,american ,missionary ,association to bestir itself to do its part4 ,this ,association has now the responsibility of doing the ,indian work for the ,congregational churches1 the ,american ,board having transferred to it the whole of its ,indian missions4 ,a delegation of the ,executive ,committee of the ,association1 consisting of ,rev4 ,w4 ,h4 ,ward1 ,d4,d41 ,rev4 ,addison ,p4 ,foster1 ,charles ,l4 ,mead1 ,esq41 and the ,secretary1 made recently a thorough inspection of all the schools and missions with very favorable impressions1 a report of which follows4 ,enlargement is imperatively needed in three directions1 in addition to the #bj1jjj for the current work3 #a4 ,at the old and well-established mission at the ,santee ,agency1 ,nebraska1 ,rev4 ,a4 ,l4 ,riggs thus details the immediate wants of that station3 additional industrial accommodations2 extension of carpenter shop1 #bej2 blacksmith shop1 with five forges1 #gej2 outfit of tools for the same1 #aej2 general dining hall for #bjj boarders1 with laundry rooms1 #e1jjj2 outfit for the same1 including heating arrangements1 kitchen ranges1 laundry apparatus1 #a1ejj2 making in all #g1fej4 ,boarding-school house for girls at ,oahe1 ,fort ,sully1 #b1ejj4 #b4 ,new mission stations and schools among the ,indians now unsupplied4 ,three station buildings for native teachers on the ,cheyenne ,river1 #a1jjj2 missionary's house at ,cherry ,creek1 ,cheyenne ,river1 #a1ejj2 mission among the ,crows1 #b1jjj4 ,we invite the friends of ,indian progress to select from the items above given in both fields of enlargement the specific object for completing which they will aid us in whole or in part4 #c4 ,an agricultural1 mechanical and ,normal ,school1 to be founded perhaps somewhere in ,peoria ,bottom1 a new ,hampton located on the border1 with the white man's civilization on one hand and the ,indian reservations close on the other4 ,this1 though it is an urgent want and essential to the filling out of our general plan1 must await the careful search for a fitting location and the means to give it a suitable inauguration4 ,where shall the work be done for the ,indian8 ,one successful teacher in ,indian schools says that the children should all be brought ,east1 and trained amid the white man's civilization2 another gentleman1 long connected with a ,mission ,board1 holds that the education should be given wholly among the tribes1 so that the pupils would be trained amid their people and not away from sympathy with them4 ,we believe both methods are necessary4 ,the youth trained at home elevates his people as he rises1 and is himself strengthened and helped by his friends who come from the ,east with the higher touch of the white man's culture4 ,our schools and missions1 those now in progress and the one proposed1 afford the advantages of both plans4 ,we shall aim to combine the industrial1 normal and religious training so as to fit the pupils1 male and female1 for the practical duties of life in the field1 the shop and the home1 in the school room1 in the pulpit and the church4 ,we have undertaken much4 ,the hour has come for it1 and we know that the friends of the ,indian will not suffer us to fail for want of means4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,,visit ,,to ,,the ,,dakota ,,mission4 ,,rev4 ,,addison ,p4 ,,foster4 ,the transfer by the ,american ,board of its ,missions among the ,dakota ,indians to the ,american ,missionary ,association made it desirable that some of the officers of the ,association should acquaint themselves personally with the work4 ,accordingly1 ,rev4 ,m4 ,e4 ,strieby1 ,d4,d41 ,secretary of the ,association1 and ,rev4 ,wm4 ,hayes ,ward1 ,d4,d41 of the ,independent1 ,c4 ,l4 ,mead1 ,esq41 and your correspondent1 all members of the ,executive ,committee1 met by appointment at the ,santee ,agency4 ,three of the party then visited the mission station at ,oahe1 ,d4,t41 connected with the ,cheyenne ,agency1 where the party divided1 ,dr4 ,strieby returning by way of the ,sisseton ,agency1 ,dr4 ,ward and ,mr4 ,foster1 under the leadership of ,rev4 ,thomas ,l4 ,riggs1 the efficient missionary1 entering the great ,sioux ,reservation and traveling in an open wagon between three and four hundred miles1 mostly in ,indian country4 ,this last-named expedition had not a little of excitement and adventure4 ,camping out at night1 fording swollen streams1 sleeping in an ,indian wigwam1 driving across trackless prairies by the aid of a compass1 running the divides1 killing a rattlesnake1 preaching to the wild ,indians through an interpreter1 spending days in ,indian villages1 where hideous heathen mummeries were in full view1 visiting the ,indians' strange earth-built lodges1 and their offensive scaffold burying grounds1 we passed through a series of experiences not soon to be forgotten4 ,the ,american ,missionary ,association has become possessor of three considerable mission stations among the ,indians1 in or near ,dakota ,territory4 ,at the ,santee ,agency1 which is just across the ,missouri in ,nebraska1 about thirty miles up the river from ,yankton1 is a large and very successful school1 a church of ,indians with an ,indian pastor1 and one out-station with an immediate prospect of a second4 ,this school and mission work are under the general superintendence of ,rev4 ,alfred ,l4 ,riggs4 ,the children in the school come not only from the ,santees on the ,agency1 but from long distances1 from the ,sisseton ,agency1 ,fort ,berthold and ,montana4 ,we were greatly pleased with the intelligence1 the neatness and ,christian spirit of these students4 ,they will certainly compare favorably in every way with the bright young ,indians we have seen at ,hampton4 ,oahe is the centre of a wide evangelistic work1 which has been organized and is carried on with great energy and success by ,rev4 ,thomas ,l4 ,riggs4 ,at ,oahe itself is a mission home1 a neat chapel1 also used as a school-house1 and three miles away1 a second school-house4 ,a native church is organized here1 ministered to most acceptably by ,yellow ,hawk1 an exemplary and industrious ,indian4 ,we were specially interested in a prayer meeting of ,indian women1 which was fully attended and heartily sustained4 ,oahe is on the east side of the ,missouri1 where a considerable number of ,indians have given up their tribal relations1 taken up land in severalty1 and become voting citizens of the ,united ,states4 ,immediately across the river is the ,sioux ,reservation4 ,this is greatly cut up by sizable streams which flow down from the ,black ,hills4 ,on every stream are extensive and very fertile bottom-lands4 ,here the ,indians are located1 living mostly in tents1 but some in log houses4 ,they are chiefly wild ,indians1 only a few years since being on the war-path1 mainly different sections of ,sitting ,bull's band4 ,they still wear blankets1 and are gaudy in bead-work1 and paint and feathers4 ,but they are now in wholesome fear of the government and1 better still1 are anxious to be as white men4 ,mr4 ,riggs has established four stations in ,indian villages on the ,cheyenne ,river1 and a fifth on the ,grand ,river4 ,at three of these stations there is preaching by native pastors1 ,solomon ,martun 7or ,bear's ,ear71 ,isaac ,renville and ,edward ,phelps1 by name2 at the other places are schools4 ,the mission at ,ft4 ,berthold is among the ,rees1 ,mandans and ,gros ,ventres4 ,these three small tribes long since combined in one village for protection against their ancient foes1 the ,sioux4 ,rev4 ,c4 ,l4 ,hall is the missionary here4 ,a mission home and a chapel are the buildings1 both in excellent condition4 ,the work at this mission is slow in developing results1 not from any lack of faithfulness or adaptation on the part of the missionaries1 for their consecration and fitness are marked1 but because these ,indians by their tribal divisions are jealous of one another1 and by their contact in the past with white men of bad character are corrupt and hard to reach4 ,mr4 ,hall has an out-station in his care at ,devil's ,lake1 where ,rev4 ,david ,hopkins1 a ,sisseton ,indian1 is laboring4 ,,the ,,advance4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,relations ,,of ,,the ,,church ,,to ,,the ,,colored ,,race4 ,,by ,,rev4 ,,lewis ,,grout4 ,rev4 ,dr4 ,j4 ,l4 ,tucker's speech on the above subject before the ,episcopal ,church ,congress1 in ,richmond1 last ,october1 has had a very emphatic indorsement from professional and other men in the ,south1 and yet not without severe criticism from some of the colored people1 especially in ,jackson1 ,miss41 the home of ,dr4 ,tucker1 where he made the speech4 ,it seems that ,dr4 ,tucker is a man of ,northern birth1 that he was a soldier in the ,confederate army1 after which he became a planter1 then a rector1 and that he has had much experience and interest in the education of the colored race1 as planter1 teacher and minister4 ,and yet1 with all his acquaintance with that race1 there are several important points pertaining to their history1 character and welfare1 in which he is sadly mistaken4 ,the first mistake of his that ,i will notice has respect to the character of the native ,african4 ,in ,africa1 he says1 8human life has no sacredness1 and men1 women and children are slain as beasts are1 and even more carelessly1 as less valuable4 ,human suffering excites no pity1 and blood flows like water40 8,that what we call morality1 whether in the relations of the sexes1 or in the sense of truthfulness1 or in the sense of honesty1 has no lodgment whatever in the native ,african's breast20 and that they have 8no words0 for gratitude1 generosity1 industry1 truthfulness1 honesty1 modesty1 gentleness and virtue1 because they have none of these ideas4 ,now all this1 and much more of the same sort1 is the baldest of hyperbole1 far from the truth4 ,during my fifteen years of labor in that land1 ,i made the study of ,african character and language a specialty2 and ,i believe that words representing the ideas above named may be found in every language and dialect on the continent4 ,as to humanity and all kindred virtues1 they are abreast1 if not ahead1 of any and every other people that have not had the gospel4 ,for honesty and morality1 under pure native rule1 in many respects1 the ,zulus and cognate tribes would put to shame the people in every part of this land of ours4 ,i have no reason to believe that ,i ever lost a sixpence worth of anything1 through their stealing1 in all those fifteen years of my stay among them2 and as to the relations of the sexes1 ,i believe there are ten illegitimate births here in ,new ,england to-day1 where there was ever one in ,zululand previous to the incoming of the ,dutch and ,english4 ,to be sure1 all ,african tribes may not be abreast of what the ,zulus used to be1 in these things4 ,and yet ,rev4 ,dr4 ,crummell1 for many years a college professor and rector of a parish in ,liberia1 says3 8,all along the west coast of ,africa the family tie and the marriage bond are as strong as among any primitive people40 8,their maidenly virtue1 the instinct to chastity1 is a marvel40 #b4 ,dr4 ,tucker says the colored people of the ,south are grossly immoral4 ,if he had made a very deserved exception of the many who have been brought under the restraints of the gospel by good mission work among them1 within a few years1 his charge would have been more just4 ,but whence came the great excess in vice which he avers8 ,could anything else have been expected from long generations of the peculiar training their bondage gave them8 ,under the treatment they had1 as ,dr4 ,tucker says1 8they quickly learned to conceal10 8learned lying1 stealing and adultery40 ,by a somewhat minute detail1 he shows how the familiarity and 8the intrigues which the white men0 had with the black women wrought in them1 as he says1 8the utter destruction of the very sense of virtue40 #c4 ,dr4 ,tucker says nothing of importance has been accomplished by ,northern benevolence for the colored people1 except to make them worse--to 8build strongholds for the devil in disguise10 to 8build up the kingdom of evil40 ,now all this1 in which his speech abounds1 ,i repudiate as false and slanderous4 ,in the course of forty years ,i have seen a good deal of mission work1 of one kind and another1 at home and abroad1 and under the auspices of almost every society in the world4 ,i have also seen the work of the ,american ,missionary ,association among the ,freedmen2 and1 as the result of all1 ,i am free to say1 ,i believe ,dr4 ,tucker may go the world over1 time through1 ransack all history1 and not be able to point to a time or place where mission work and money have done more1 in proportion to the means employed1 than has been done by this ,association among the colored people since their emancipation1 two decades since4 #d4 ,dr4 ,tucker alleges that ,northern missionaries are incompetent1 8don't know what they are about10 or 8how to reach the colored people10 or 8how to deal with them10 8barely know a ,negro when they see him40 ,well1 ,i am told there are some white people in the ,south1 who1 themselves 8don't know a ,negro when they see him10 in some cases only as they trace his genealogy and find out who his mother was4 ,but how should ,dr4 ,tucker1 himself1 be able to know all about this matter1 how to reach the colored people1 how to lift them up1 how to heal them1 better than other men of ,northern birth8 #e4 ,the counterpart of the above charge is1 that the ,southern whites are the 8only ones0 who know how to do good mission work for the colored race1 and that we of the ,north must put all our money into their 8control40 ,but what have they ever done to prove such special fitness to inspire the ,negro with confidence in their teaching and treatment1 to prove their own faith in his capacity for a high order of improvement1 to encourage us to put 8every dollar0 of our mission money into their hands8 ,why1 after they had had the black man in their own special teaching and treatment for more than two centuries1 utterly dissevered from pagan ,africa1 all plastic1 docile and confined1 as he was1 to their exclusive training1 has his original heathenism been so little improved as to leave the ,negro no better than ,dr4 ,tucker represents him to be4 ,and even now1 what great effort have they made for his improvement in the two decades that have passed since his emancipation8 ,another mistake ,i find in ,dr4 ,tucker's speech1 the greatest and most fatal of all1 and the last ,i will notice1 is his color line 8plan0 for all educational and religious work in the ,south--a school and a church on this side of the street for the whites1 a school and a church on that side for the blacks--a double system1 with1 as he says1 8double the expense40 ,but neither a system such as that1 nor the spirit that desires or prompts it1 will have any place on earth when the gospel of ,christ gets a proper ascendency in the hearts and lives of men4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,we have issued ,pamphlet ,no4 #h1 on ,the ,reflex ,influence of the ,work of the ,american ,missionary ,association1 an address delivered in ,tremont ,temple by ,rev4 ,s4 ,l4 ,blake1 ,d4,d41 ,fitchburg1 ,mass41 a quotation from which will be found elsewhere4 ,copies of this ,pamphlet will be supplied gratuitously on application1 to those wishing them for distribution4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,,hymn ,,book ,,for ,,our ,,churches4 ,it is the 8,manual of ,praise10 published by ,e4 ,j4 ,goodrich1 ,oberlin1 ,ohio1 compiled by the lamented ,rev4 ,dr4 ,hiram ,mead and ,j4 ,b4 ,rice4 ,it has the cream of our hymnology1 the worshipful1 endeared hymns to the number of six hundred4 ,it has the wearing pieces of ,moody ,sankey4 ,compiled not by an ambitious amateur in musical composition1 it does not seek to force upon the churches a great batch of new and unproven tunes4 ,it was evidently put together for practical purposes1 and is small enough to go into a side or hip pocket1 a 8multum in parvo40 ,it is cheap1 coming by the dozen1 for introduction1 so as not to cost over sixty cents a copy4 ,it is suited to all occasions4 ,it has a logical arrangement1 which will be of constant advantage in the use of it1 though those who have it may not know just how the logic comes in1 even as the perfection of the art of elocution is to conceal the art4 ,where it has been used in our institutions and schools1 it has been much approved4 ,it is certainly a desideratum for our new churches in the ,south and in the ,west4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,,life ,,not ,,too ,,long4 ,one of our regular contributors1 in transmitting his donation to our treasury1 accompanies his gift with the following cheering words3 8,through the goodness1 mercy and truth which has not been taken away from one highly undeserving1 ,i am again permitted the privilege of herewith inclosing a draft to your order for the general use of the ,a4 ,m4 ,a41 for #a1jjj4 ,whether now in my eightieth year1 ,i shall be permitted to repeat the pleasant offerings1 ,i know not4 ,shall ,i note the fact that coming from no large store1 ,i cannot see that they diminish it80 99 99 99 99 99 ,,benefactions4 ,mr4 ,robert ,l4 ,stuart has pledged #aej1jjj to ,princeton ,college4 ,lincoln ,university is to receive #aj1jjj from the estate of the late ,david ,b4 ,small1 of ,york1 ,pa4 ,gen4 ,a4 ,g4 ,p4 ,dodge has contributed #c1jjj to be used in building an academy at ,jackson1 ,ky4 ,the late ,william ,ward of ,brixton ,hill left #ajj1jjj to the ,corporation of ,london for the establishment and maintenance of a high school for girls4 ,mr4 ,c4 ,f4 ,mc,cay1 formerly a professor in the ,university of ,georgia1 has given that institution #bj1jjj in ,georgia ,railroad #f-per-cent bonds4 ,sarah ,a4 and ,emily ,b4 ,sumner1 of ,albany1 ,n4,y41 have given #b1ejj each for an endowment fund for ,rutgers ,college4 ,the ,northwestern ,university at ,evanston has received #be1jjj from ex-,gov4 ,evans of ,colorado4 ,ex ,president ,wright1 of the ,northern ,pacific ,railroad1 has given #ajj1jjj for the establishment of a boys' and girls' college at ,tacoma1 ,w4,t4 ,carlton ,college1 ,northfield1 ,minn41 has recently received #ab1jjj from ,edward ,h4 ,williams1 ,esq41 of ,philadelphia1 for ,williams ,hall1 built in memory of his only son4 ,mrs4 ,lucy ,e4 ,tuttle1 of ,guilford1 ,conn41 has given #aj1jjj to the ,olivet ,college ,library ,fund as a memorial of her gifted son1 ,willie ,sage ,tuttle4 ,buchtel ,college1 ,akron1 ,ohio1 has received #be1jjj from ,mrs4 ,lydia ,messenger1 making #ef1jjj in all donated by her for the benefit of the institution4 ,christian intelligence is the most potent agency for obliterating the barbarism of caste prejudice2 and the endowment of schools for those who suffer from it1 the most safe and certain means for its overthrow4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,general ,,notes4 ,,africa4 --,the ,french ,romanists have abandoned the country of ,uganda4 --,it is reported that ,king ,leopold ,,ii4 of ,belgium1 with no selfish or personal object1 with no view of gaining territory or commercial profits1 and with no other motive than the highest and purest philanthropy1 is spending #djj1jjj a year from his own private purse for the benefit of ,africa4 --,a hydrographical expedition has been made to the coast of the ,maroc by ,capt4 ,kerhallet and ,mr4 ,dumoulin4 --,the project relative to placing a submarine telegraphic cable between the ,island of ,teneriffe and ,st4 ,louis on the ,senegal has been voted by the ,french ,chamber4 --,the ,italian mission directed by ,bianchi has safely arrived at ,samera1 where they found the ,king of ,abyssinia1 to whom they gave presents from the ,king of ,italy4 ,monseigneur ,lasserre1 coadjutor of the ,apostolic ,vicar of the ,gauls1 has obtained from ,menelik the authorization to establish himself among the ,ittous ,gauls1 who have submitted to him4 --,under the title of the ,french ,factories of the ,persian ,gulf and of ,eastern ,africa1 a society has been formed for ,french oriental commerce1 of importation and exportation4 --,the native chief ,ghowe having committed incursions upon the territory of ,sherbro near ,sierra ,leone1 ,major ,talbot has burned the village of ,kwatamaha1 massacred the inhabitants of ,kahun and pillaged and burnt ,jalliah4 --,some friends of the ,french mission at the ,senegal have brought to ,france three young negroes1 who will be raised in the agricultural colony of ,sainte ,foy1 and prepared to return to ,st4 ,louis as shoemakers1 tailors1 cooks1 perhaps even teachers and evangelists4 --,upon the demand of many chiefs of the ,slave ,coast1 a protectorate of ,france has been established upon the territories of ,petit-,popo1 ,grand-,popo and ,porto-,seguro between the ,english possessions of the ,gold ,coast and ,whydah1 beyond which is the territory of ,porto-,novo upon which the ,french protectorate is already recognized4 --,major ,machado1 who has been at ,lisbon to confer with the ,portuguese government on the subject of the railroad from ,delagoa ,bay to ,pretoria1 has started for the ,transvaal to complete the track of the section from ,incomati to ,pretoria4 ,a society has been founded at ,lisbon to ask the concession of this line4 ,illustration3 ,a ,,marauding ,,party ,,in ,,africa4 ,,the ,,indians4 --,the ,spirit of ,missions urges the establishment of a ,protestant ,episcopal ,mission in ,alaska1 and the sending out of a ,bishop from the ,united ,states with a score of faithful priests and deacons to second his efforts4 --,a missionary laboring in the ,indian ,territory reports to the ,sunday-school of the ,collegiate ,church1 ,new ,york1 that a ,sunday-school which he organized eight years ago has grown to be a church of seventy members4 ,in one of the ,indian families he found a grand piano4 --,some years ago the pride of the ,cheyenne and ,arapahoe schools in the ,indian ,territory1 was their school herd of several hundred cattle1 which had been accumulated through a number of years' effort1 without material expense to the government4 ,this furnished employment and prospective income for the school boys4 ,at its most successful period it was destroyed by an order from the ,department at ,washington1 directing that the cattle be distributed among the ,indians4 ,after being without the herd for several years the ,department has now started a new one1 by purchasing #fjj cows and heifers and placing them again under the care of the ,indian school boys4 ,,the ,,chinese4 --,not one in five hundred of the women of ,shantung can read4 --,there are twenty self-supporting ,protestant churches in ,china1 and nearly #djj which are partially so4 --,a ,chinaman in a town called ,new-,bendigo1 in ,australia1 where there is a large ,chinese colony1 was asked recently what practical good had been accomplished by the missionaries4 ,he answered as follows3 ,before1 no one understood ,god's ,word4 ,good many work ,sunday all same as week day4 ,now1 no work done on ,sunday at ,new-,bendigo by my countrymen4 ,perhaps chop little wood for house1 or wash him clothes2 but no go work4 ,no matter poor1 every one no work on ,sunday4 ,before1 all worship idols4 ,now1 many come to church2 he no worship idols4 ,when ,lee ,wah begin to read1 good many had idols in house2 thirty more4 ,myself had one4 ,now1 only ten houses and stores in ,new-,bendigo with idols in them4 ,before1 at old township1 good many ,chinese steal fowls1 everything4 ,now1 no more steal2 every one work2 go get job4 ,before1 every night1 ,chinaman learn to practice fight4 ,i tell him too stupid fellow4 ,you learn ,god's ,word you no want to fight4 ,now1 no more learn to fight4 ,learn ,god's ,word4 ,before people no care for ,god's ,word2 he no know or care4 ,now1 good many people like read ,god's ,word4 ,before1 too much time1 nothing to do4 ,now1 many say ,i learn to read ,god's ,word4 ,now1 no more waste time4 ,i like to read4 ,before1 good many make fun ,god's ,word2 laugh4 ,papers were put upon outside of store1 make laugh at ,christian4 ,papers were put up on door of baptized men's house4 ,now1 heathen men no more make fun2 strong man's hands tied up4 ,himself like it now4 ,very quiet now4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,reflex ,,influence ,,of ,a4 ,m4 ,a4 ,,from ,,address ,,by ,,rev4 ,s4 ,l4 ,,blake1 ,d4,d4 ,the direct increase to the wealth of the country1 in diminishing the number of mere consumers1 and increasing the number of actual producers and property-holders1 puts the business world largely in debt to this society4 ,a few figures will help your understanding of the case4 ,in twenty-one years this society has spent #e1edc1fcf4jc--;a yearly average of #bfc1ggb4ai4 ,in seventeen years1 from #ahfc to #ahhj1 from not owning a single dollar's worth of property of any sort available for taxation1 these people have come to hold property taxed for #ajj1jjj1jjj1 as appears from ,southern tax-bills1 which show no respect of color--an average rate of increase from nothing1 of #e1hhb1ceb4id a year4 ,this is a yearly increase greater than the whole amount spent by this society4 ,that is1 this society has spent #a1 and these people1 from absolute pauperism1 have come into possession of over #ba of taxable property4 ,these facts answer the question whether the colored man can take care of himself1 and show that the labors of this society have a cash value which can easily be computed4 ,there is still another phase of the cash value of the labors of this society1 as related to the productive wealth of the country4 ,here this society touches and increases our material prosperity4 ,i refer to a more equable distribution of ownership in the soil4 ,surely no one can deny that to change five or six millions of people from paupers to property-holders1 produces a very material effect upon the prosperity of the ,state4 ,i believe that it is a settled canon of political economy that a nation's wealth is in its soil4 ,where there are but few land-owners1 and the tillers of the soil are tenants1 wealth must be in the hands of the few1 and comparative if not absolute poverty in the hands of the many4 ,to this state of things belong social classes1 as widely separated from each other as continents4 ,it goes without saying that landed monopoly and general prosperity of the people do not go together4 ,i am no advocate of communism2 but ,i take the ground1 and ,i believe it can be held1 that the same amount of property1 somewhat evenly distributed among the people of a country1 adds more to its actual productive wealth and material prosperity1 than the same amount of money would do1 held in the hands of a few1 who constitute an aristocracy of wealth and of blood4 ,of course1 in every state1 some men must be vastly more wealthy than others4 ,but a comfortable competence in one's hands makes him entirely independent of his more wealthy neighbor4 ,it is among the proofs of the increasing material prosperity of this country1 that the average size of farms has decreased from #aii acres in #ahfj to #acd acres in #ahhj2 and that the amount of capital invested in farms exceeds the money invested in railroads1 and in manufacturing1 including supplies1 by over #b1jjj1jjj1jjj4 ,gradually this vast preponderance of wealth is being more equably distributed among the people4 ,the plantation system1 previous to the war1 gives way to the small farm1 tilled and owned in many cases by the former slaves4 ,take a single case4 ,liberty ,county1 ,georgia1 in #ahfj1 was mostly taken up by large plantations4 ,there were but #dh farms1 8of from three acres to one hundred acres each40 ,in #ahhj the county was almost entirely owned by colored people1 and there were #a1ejj farms4 ,this is an illustration of the yielding of landed monopoly and aristocracy to popular ownership in the soil1 and to a more general and evenly diffused prosperity4 ,the average size of farms in fifteen slave ,states has been reduced from over #cfh acres in #ahfj to a trifle over #adi acres in #ahhj1 over #ej per cent4 ,if you precipitate upon the population of a country #a1jjj1jjj citizens1 who may become land-holders1 you have struck a heavy blow at landed monopoly1 and taken a long stride toward increase of material prosperity4 ,let me give you two or three further facts4 ,in #ahgh the freedmen of ,prince ,edward ,county1 ,virginia1 owned #b1cje acres of land1 an increase in eight years of #a1hdg acres4 ,in the county of ,rockbridge1 ,virginia1 two thousand blacks were assessed for #ej1jjj worth of real estate4 ,in #ahgf the colored people of ,georgia owned land valued at #a1bcd1ajd1 and other property to swell the total to #f1acd1hbi4 ,in the single ,state of ,georgia these people1 from not owning a dollar1 have come to possess property greater in value than the entire sum spent by this ,association in #ba years4 ,who says that this alabaster box of ointment has been wasted8 ,material prosperity indicates a certain degree of intelligence4 ,the ignorant are not the wealthy nations of the globe4 ,the work of this ,association in bringing these people up to a degree of intelligence somewhat commensurate with their opportunities1 and in lifting them to a level of citizenship co-ordinate with the welfare and prosperity of the ,state1 has directly aided in this increase of the material forces of the nation's welfare4 ,for if the actual amount of property were not increased1 yet the prospective wealth of the nation must be by converting #f1jjj1jjj illiterate paupers into educated1 independent property-holders4 ,i find this in the last issue of the ,american ,missionary1 which supports my position with high authority3 8,it has been estimated at ,washington that the annual profit to the country by the conversion of illiterate into educated labor cannot be less than #djj1jjj1jjj40 ,this work has been done by this ,association4 ,money given to the endowment of its institutions at the ,south would yield a hundred fold in half a generation4 ,illustration3 ,,white ,,top ,,mountain1 ,,virginia4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,south4 ,,rev4 ,,joseph ,e4 ,,roy1 ,d4,d41 ,,field ,,superintendent4 ,,prof4 ,,albert ,,salisbury1 ,,superintendent ,,of ,,education4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,notes ,,of ,,an ,,educational ,,tour ,,in ,,louisiana ,,and ,,mississippi4 ,,pres4 ,w4 ,s4 ,,alexander1 ,d4,d4 ,an experiment in the form of a brief educational campaign in ,louisiana and ,mississippi has been attended with the most gratifying results1 and has been to those identified with it a revelation of what may be accomplished in the same direction4 ,hitherto in our educational work in ,louisiana we have depended1 so far as the patronage of the country parishes was concerned1 upon the good reports of the students1 and the dawning conception1 in the minds of those living remote from the city1 of the necessity of an education4 ,it occurred to ,prof4 ,hitchcock and myself1 as we were likely to be detained in ,new ,orleans the greater part of the summer1 that we could in no way better serve the interests of ,straight ,university than by presenting the facts of education directly to the people1 and pleading its claims wherever there was 8an open door40 ,we not only found doors wide open1 but were greeted from many parishes with the ,macedonian cry1 8,come over and help us40 ,our ,university was represented in the most important centers1 either by our graduates or those still upon our roll4 ,they had borne to their homes a grateful sense of good received at the school1 and entered enthusiastically into the matter of the meetings4 ,they were our avant-couriers1 and most faithfully did they spread the tidings of our coming4 ,in the space of a single article we can do little more than summarize1 but we trust our enforced conciseness will not despoil the narrative of its interest or value4 ,the first important point made was ,baton ,rouge4 ,the meeting on ,july #e at the ,capital of the ,state had been well advertised1 and was largely attended4 ,the ,a4 ,m4 ,e4 ,church 7,rev4 ,mr4 ,jackson1 pastor7 was well filled4 ,the majority of the audience were young men1 just the class we desired to reach4 ,we had not only a respectful1 but an interested hearing4 ,mr4 ,a4 ,h4 ,colwell1 a talented graduate of ,straight1 who fills an important position as teacher at ,baton ,rouge1 presided at the organ1 and at the conclusion of the meeting made a neat address1 moving a resolution of thanks to the speakers4 ,rev4 ,mr4 ,jackson spoke with feeling and intelligent appreciation of the demands of education4 ,the ablest white lawyer in ,baton ,rouge made a rousing speech1 commending heartily the objects of the meeting4 ,vicksburg4 ,the meeting at this point1 ,july #ith1 presents many facts worthy of record4 ,our young men1 ,reynolds and ,temple1 graduates of the present year1 had been untiring in their efforts to make the meeting a success4 ,every newspaper in ,vicksburg had noticed it editorially4 ,every colored pulpit had twice and thrice advertised it1 and urged the people to attend4 ,influential white people had been invited1 especially members of the ,school ,board4 ,the ,court-,house had been applied for1 and freely granted by the ,city ,council for the purposes of the meeting4 ,on the day previous 7,sunday7 it was my privilege to preach in two of the most important colored churches of the city1 while ,prof4 ,hitchcock did good work in the ,sunday-,schools4 ,on ,sabbath evening ,i preached in the ,a4 ,m4 ,e4 ,church 7,rev4 ,mr4 ,carolina1 pastor7 to an audience of #hjj people4 ,it was a rare privilege1 and great was the joy of preaching on the blessed religion of the ,lord ,jesus to so many people1 and all eager and reverent in their attention4 ,on ,monday night the ,court-,house an imposing building situated on 8the heights10 overlooking the city1 and the first object that attracts attention as the boat enters the harbor1 witnessed the gathering of an eager and crowded assembly of men and women1 roused to no common degree of enthusiasm by the simple announcement of an 8educational meeting40 ,the ,court-,room1 with the wide halls approaching it and the deep window recesses1 was not large enough to accommodate the hundreds who flocked to it4 ,it was estimated that #hjj entered and as many more failed to get in4 ,an organ had been brought from one of the churches1 a fine choir had been gathered1 and very choice music was rendered4 ,the leading colored clergymen of the city were present4 ,the addresses which were made were plain matter-of-fact statements of the nature and demands of education1 the widespread illiteracy of the colored people1 the opportunity offered them of improving their condition mentally1 socially1 materially and morally1 and the utter impossibility of their ever reaching a higher place in any department of growth without the guiding and helping hand of education4 ,great plainness of speech was used1 and was not only tolerated but approved by the audience4 ,rev4 ,c4 ,k4 ,marshall1 ,d4,d41 the author of the vigorous and able pamphlet entitled 8,the ,colored ,race ,weighed in the ,balance10 a gentleman of great influence in ,mississippi1 kindly called upon us at the hotel1 and not only was present at the meeting1 but made an eloquent and telling address1 replete with good points4 ,he has always been a friend of the colored race1 and they do not forget it now4 ,rev4 ,dr4 ,woodworth1 of the ,m4 ,e4 ,church ,south1 and ,hon4 ,mr4 ,chamberlin4 ,president of the ,school ,board1 were also present1 and spoke kindly words of approval of the objects of the meeting4 ,the leading paper of ,vicksburg devoted a column and a half to a favorable account of the proceedings4 ,an old colored man1 whom ,i saw violently gesticulating as ,i was going down ,court-,house ,hill1 said1 8,that meeting was worth one million dollars to our people40 ,god grant it may be so4 ,plaquemine4 ,the crowning meeting of the campaign was in the town of ,plaquemine1 ,parish of ,iberville1 on ,saturday night1 ,july #bhth4 ,hon4 ,t4 ,t4 ,allain1 one of the most enterprising colored men in the ,south1 and one of the most consistent friends of education1 took the meeting in hand at the start1 and spared neither time nor money to bring it to the notice of the whole people4 ,this meeting1 in all its appointments1 was so unusual that ,i shall be pardoned if ,i describe it quite minutely4 ,we were met by a committee of reception at the depot1 and escorted to the hotel4 ,one hour in advance of the meeting1 a large cannon1 planted in the court-house yard1 made a tremendous salute1 causing the very village to tremble4 ,peal after peal went forth1 each seeming louder than the last4 ,torches were lighted and planted thickly in the court-yard1 which1 by their glare and smoke1 gave a weird look to the hundreds of dusky faces gathering around them4 ,a large brass band1 with a full complement of pieces1 added to the novelty and effectiveness of the scene4 ,think of it1 dear friends6 ,this was not a political meeting4 ,it was not a barbecue4 ,it was simply a meeting called in the interests of education among the colored people of ,southern ,louisiana1 which has always been regarded a 8pretty dark strip of woods40 ,well1 now for the meeting itself6 ,mr4 ,allain gracefully and ably presided1 and made a speech which did credit to his head and heart4 ,for two hours that densely packed assembly listened to ,prof4 ,hitchcock and myself with unflagging interest1 manifested by frequent applause4 ,the ,court-,house and court-yard were filled1 and our audience without and within the building gave us a respectful and appreciative hearing4 ,plaquemine has been called the 8banner0 town4 ,we certainly have no desire to dispute her claim to the honorable distinction1 for the treatment we received there was 8royal40 ,the meeting at ,donaldsonville1 ,july #abth1 was a union of the ,baptist and ,methodist congregations1 and will result1 we trust1 in the awakening of a new interest4 ,i should be glad to speak particularly1 had ,i not reached the limit of my space1 of meetings held by ,prof4 ,hitchcock at ,west ,baton ,rouge1 ,st4 ,sophie1 ,new ,texas and ,beauregour1 and visits to ,monticello1 ,darrowville1 and ,point a la ,hache1 where many of the families and homes of the students were seen4 ,everywhere he was awarded a warm welcome4 ,people rallied to the meetings1 sometimes from a distance of #ab miles4 ,genuine enthusiasm was aroused1 and the tide of public sentiment has been turned1 we believe1 more strongly toward the 8,school-,house10 and that was our only object4 ,the 8door of opportunity0 is fairly open4 ,ought we not to enter it and tell the entire people the glad story of education8 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,,word ,,from ,,tillotson ,,institute4 ,,pres4 ,w4 ,e4 ,,brooks1 ,,austin1 ,,texas4 ,it is due the many donors and friends of ,tillotson that a brief report of the work of the past year be made4 ,it is a pleasure to do this1 both because due and because of the hopeful prosperity which has attended the institution4 ,the land upon which to place the new dormitory and the buildings for the mechanical department1 when funds shall be secured1 has been bought at a cost of #e1jjj--a1bej of which was from the ,hon4 ,j4 ,h4 ,raymond1 of ,austin4 ,some progress has also been made in obtaining subscriptions for the new hall1 which is imperatively needed to meet the pressing demands which are made upon us from all parts of the ,state4 ,how urgent this call is may be inferred from the fact that on the #b;d day of last ,october1 one day before the opening of the school1 ,allen ,hall was full to repletion1 and the work of turning away began1 and continued throughout the year1 so that it is safe to say that for every one received one was refused4 ,we had one hundred in our boarding department during the year4 ,this necessitated placing four students in the larger rooms1 and three in nearly every other--too many by far1 but there seemed to be no other way4 ,they begged to be received1 while the two or three already in the room1 urging us to admit one more1 made it difficult to refuse4 ,put yourself1 dear reader1 in our place1 and you will appreciate our condition1 and why we allowed this crowding process4 ,it was the best that could be done under the circumstances4 ,besides the one hundred in the boarding department1 we had ninety-one day pupils1 making our total attendance during the year #aia4 ,we have no primary department4 ,our numbers would have been very greatly increased if we had had the room to store them4 ,in educational and religious results the past year has been our best4 ,more and better work has been done4 ,the training has been more thorough and systematic1 and the real progress more satisfactory4 ,this was to be expected4 ,each year increases largely our own knowledge of the work and how best to do it4 ,our religious services have been more largely attended and richer in results4 ,a goodly number found ,christ1 and gave clear evidence of a change of heart4 ,one in particular1 who had been intemperate and profane to a sad degree1 underwent a complete transformation4 ,our ,sunday school was well attended1 drawing in quite a number from the outside1 while our prayer meetings1 on ,sunday and ,thursday evenings1 were pleasant and profitable4 ,the temperance society1 with a pledge prohibiting the use of both rum and tobacco1 embraced nearly every student of the institution4 ,they gave evidence that they had joined for life4 ,many of them are doing good work in this direction1 in the schools where they are now engaged in teaching4 ,we have reason to feel deeply grateful for the advancement along the whole line of our threefold yet one work4 ,our closing exercises won the praise of the many who were present4 ,among these were ,gov4 ,ireland1 ex-,gov4 ,e4 ,m4 ,pease1 ,hon4 ,mr4 ,swain1 ,comptroller of ,state1 ,judge ,delaney of the ,court of ,appeals1 ,prof4 ,hogg1 at the head of the schools of ,fort ,worth1 and many other prominent citizens of ,austin4 ,able addresses were made by all of the above gentlemen and others2 but among them all none was more cordial and appreciative than that of ,gov4 ,ireland4 ,he urged the students to continue to press onward and upward1 assuring them that the hour was close at hand when merit will determine every man's position1 and not the color of his skin4 ,all1 including those named1 expressed themselves surprised and pleased at what they saw and heard4 ,it was the brightest day in our history4 ,this brief summary of the work of the past year indicates1 but cannot fully unfold1 our need of more room4 ,young men and women in the same building is an unfortunate necessity4 ,it is the best and only thing that can be done with safety to the work1 and even this is full of danger4 ,then to be forced to refuse admittance to so many is unpleasant4 ,we ought to keep the streams flowing toward us1 and not turn them in other directions or cause them to cease flowing altogether4 ,as our only institution in the great ,empire ,state we ought to provide liberally for it1 that it may carry forward the work so auspiciously begun4 ,no field can be more inviting4 ,nowhere in all the ,south is there a more ,catholic spirit4 ,everything conspires to insure large returns on all investments in this department of ,christian effort4 ,are there not friends who will now come forward and render us needed help in the hour of our necessity8 ,twenty thousand dollars in cash or approved pledges and the new hall will be begun4 ,some two thousand are already secured4 ,monuments of finest brass will perish through the wearing passage of the ages1 but those erected for the uplifting of a race are imperishable4 ,will you help erect this8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,letter ,,from ,,florence1 ,,ala4 ,a person in attendance on revival meetings at this place writes to ,dr4 ,roy3 8,i hasten to tell you what a dear ,saviour ,i have found4 ,i have accepted ,him as mine and ,i mean to serve and trust ,him the rest of my life4 ,last ,sunday the #bjth year to a day since my marriage1 ,i resolved to be a ,christian1 but thought ,i would wait till the middle of the week before starting4 ,on last evening 7,monday7 ,i drove my team down to the boat for passengers1 but on finding that ,i would probably have to carry them back and hence be kept from the meeting1 ,i drove away and attended church4 ,when the invitation was given ,i could wait no longer2 went forward1 gave my heart to ,jesus1 and to-day ,i am a new man1 not ashamed to tell the world4 ,i was so glad that ,i wish others could this afternoon in the praise meeting speak for my ,saviour1 whose pleadings ,i have so long withstood4 ,i wanted to write you these words1 because ,i knew you were anxious for my salvation4 ,how glad have ,i been always to meet you4 ,no man would ,i rather see or hear talk than you4 ,you have caused me to shed many a tear1 but you didn't know it4 ,oh ,i am so glad that the ,lord spared me that ,i might return to ,him4 ,i mean to give the balance of my days to the blessed master4 ,shall do all ,i can to have others come to ,him and live for ,him2 pray for me that ,i may be strong and useful4 ,the ,evangelist and his good wife are truly sent out by the ,lord4 8,bro4 ,brown and they work nicely together4 ,we just seem to be in a good way4 ,no doubt many will be converted4 ,up to this time twelve have been brought out into the light4 ,the ,christians are strengthened1 the church encouraged and a good feeling prevails among the people40 99 99 99 99 99 ,,letter ,,from ,mc,i,n,t,o,s,h1 ,ga4 ,,from ,,rev4 ,,floyd ,,snelson4 ,our school work has been vigilantly prosecuted this year1 somewhat to the end that the great demand which is made upon us for persons to teach the public schools in this and adjoining counties might be met4 ,we have twenty-eight students licensed and sent out to work this year1 who have received all or a part of their training in our school4 ,still a great many more are wanted4 ,i have appeals before me now for teachers for seven schools1 made up and ready to begin at any time1 that ,i cannot supply4 ,i do hope to see the day when some lover of humanity will aid us with the facilities of a regular boarding-school here1 that this great need of teachers in the common schools may be met4 ,the twenty-eight that have gone out this year to teach are allowed from #bj to #dj pupils4 ,with an average of #cj in each of their schools1 they will be able to start a light in the dark minds of #hdj needy ones4 ,our church work1 ,i am very thankful to say1 has also received an additional ,divine recognition4 ,at our last communion season1 which was held ,july #bb1 sixteen persons1 hopefully converted1 came into the fellowship of the church1 and six children were brought to be baptized4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,items ,,from ,,the ,,field4 --,an effort is being made by ,rev4 ,mr4 ,roberts1 of ,paris1 ,texas1 to organize a church at ,dood ,city1 where he has been holding special meetings4 --,a new house of worship has been dedicated at ,belle ,place1 ,la4 ,rev4 ,wm4 ,butler1 pastor1 was assisted by ,rev4 ,w4 ,r4 ,polk1 of ,new ,iberia1 in the dedicatory services4 ,the ,a4 ,m4 ,a4 furnished a portion of the funds for the building4 --,rev4 ,b4 ,f4 ,foster1 who labored the past year as pastor and teacher at ,fayetteville1 ,ark41 will prosecute his studies at the ,theological ,seminary1 ,chicago4 ,rev4 ,john ,m4 ,shippen1 a recent graduate of the ,theological ,department of ,howard ,university1 has accepted an invitation to occupy the place vacated by ,mr4 ,foster4 --,rev4 ,george ,w4 ,moore1 a graduate of ,fisk ,university and ,oberlin ,theological ,seminary1 has assumed the pastoral care of the ,lincoln ,memorial ,church1 ,washington1 ,d4,c41 under favorable auspices4 ,he is to supply ,dr4 ,rankin's pulpit one ,sunday4 --,rev4 ,zechariah ,simmons1 a licentiate of the ,north ,carolina ,association1 has been appointed to take charge of the mission at ,woodbridge1 ,n4,c41 with reference to the organization of a church4 ,the ,a4 ,m4 ,a4 has recently purchased a parsonage for his accommodation4 --,the church in ,oaks1 ,alamance ,co41 ,n4,c41 is building a comfortable house of worship under the supervision of ,rev4 ,j4 ,n4 ,ray1 its pastor1 who has received #ajj from the ,a4 ,m4 ,a4 for the furtherance of the enterprise4 ,miss ,e4 ,w4 ,douglass1 an experienced missionary teacher1 has been appointed to labor at this point4 --,mr4 ,g4 ,w4 ,jackson and his wife 7,rose ,mc,cutcheon7 are pushing their mission day and ,sunday-school work at ,whiteside1 ,tenn4 ,they have been visited by ,rev4 ,jos4 ,e4 ,smith and ,mrs4 ,steele of ,chattanooga1 and meetings of much promise have been held4 --,the ,clarion1 of ,jackson1 ,miss41 gives an interesting report of the colored ,congregational ,church1 organized by the ,a4 ,m4 ,a4 in that city1 with ,rev4 ,c4 ,l4 ,harris1 pastor4 ,the church has a membership of #af and a ,sabbath-school of #fc4 ,services are held in the hall of the ,hope ,fire ,company4 ,the citizens of ,jackson have subscribed liberally toward the erection of a house of worship4 --,rev4 ,s4 ,n4 ,brown1 while furnishing a vacation supply at ,florence1 ,ala41 has been assisted by the evangelist1 ,rev4 ,j4 ,e4 ,fields1 in a series of revival meetings1 which has resulted in an addition of twenty members to the church4 ,this is the church which was so much depleted by the ,exodus4 --,rev4 ,a4 ,w4 ,curtis1 of ,marion1 ,ala41 on invitation of ,rev4 ,dr4 ,raymond1 pastor of the ,presbyterian ,church1 has preached on exchange with him4 ,this is said to be the first expression of fellowship of this kind the ,a4 ,m4 ,a4 preachers have received at the ,south4 ,mr4 ,curtis has also accepted an invitation to exchange with the pastor of the ,methodist ,episcopal ,church ,south in the same city4 --,rev4 ,geo4 ,w4 ,clark of ,athens1 ,ga41 and his people1 with aid from the ,a4 ,m4 ,a41 have purchased a lot and are proceeding to build a house of worship4 ,up to this time they have held their services in the chapel of ,knox ,institute4 --,the ,a4 ,m4 ,a4 is building a church at ,pekin1 ,n4,c41 with accommodations for school purposes4 --,the church at ,chattanooga1 ,tenn4 7,rev4 ,jos4 ,e4 ,smith1 pastor71 have built a new fence about the meeting house1 which has been painted outside and inside and beautifully frescoed4 --,the ,st4 ,louis ,globe-,democrat says1 in connection with the ,press ,convention3 8,one remarkable paper was that represented at the ,convention by its business manager1 ,r4 ,c4 ,edmondson4 ,it was ,the ,fisk ,herald1 a college paper published at the ,fisk ,university in ,nashville1 ,tenn42 in fact1 the only college paper the colored people have4 ,it is a nice eight-page tinted paper1 well printed and generally well reading journal40 ,the ,daily ,world says3 8,the present number is of neat typographical appearance1 and is filled with interesting reading matter4 ,a liberal encouragement should be extended to this enterprise40 --,the ,president of the ,produce ,exchange1 ,wilmington1 ,n4,c41 speaking of the school of the ,a4 ,m4 ,a41 says3 8,the boys1 after leaving the institution1 get employment more readily than others1 because their moral principles are higher1 and because they are generally better fitted for intelligent occupation than the majority of those who profess to have received an elementary education4 ,the people of ,wilmington have great cause for thankfulness that our ,negro population is so law-abiding and faithful to duty2 and to take courage from the results already accomplished in a transition so violent from a life of slavery to that of freedom and citizenship in the eyes of the law4 ,the utmost harmony has prevailed between the races for many years past1 and instances of disagreement between employers and employed are far more rare than among the whites in the ,north40 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,chinese4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,recruits ,,for ,,the ,,south ,,china ,,mission4 ,,rev4 ,w4 ,c4 ,,pond1 ,,san ,,francisco4 ,i trust that our friends do not forget how ,god has begun to fulfil the prayer which the motto of our mission1 8,china for ,christ10 and the hearts of our ,chinese ,christians sent up during so many years1 in the establishment by the ,american ,board of a ,mission in ,china to co-operate with ours1 and to reach1 first of all1 the swarming millions in those districts from which our immigrants have come4 ,in connection with the departure of ,bro4 ,hager to this field1 our ,congregational ,association of ,christian ,chinese gave #ejj in cash1 and one of its best members and my best helpers as a co-laborer4 ,bro4 ,hager has established his head-quarters at ,hong ,kong and has gathered there a school similar in all respects to ours in ,california4 ,but this is only a rendezvous4 ,the main work is elsewhere1 preaching the gospel and scattering the word of life on the main land4 ,lee ,sam is busy with this already2 enduring hardness as a good soldier1 and working almost alone4 ,but he will not be suffered to work long alone4 ,our helper for years past at ,sacramento1 ,lem ,chung1 sailed for ,china more than six weeks ago1 and has already1 we hope been welcomed at ,hong ,kong4 ,sustaining for years a relation to the ,chinese of ,sacramento every way equivalent to that which an ,american pastor sustains in the community where he labors1 he so commended himself by his mental capacity1 his faithfulness1 his ,christian spirit and consistent walk that while our ,chinese brethren clung to him as few ,american churches do to their pastors1 he was also 8of good report10 or1 as the revision reads it1 8has good testimony from them that are without10 both ,chinese and ,americans4 ,whether he will remain permanently in ,china is not decided1 but so long as he does remain1 ,i doubt not he will be ready for every good word and work4 ,and now three others among our helpers1 ,hong ,sing of ,santa ,cruz1 ,wong ,him ,wong of ,stockton and ,lou ,quong of the ,west ,school in this city1 are making ready to depart4 ,they go together4 ,they hope to begin missionary work on the steamer4 ,they hope to continue it when they reach their native land4 ,we shall miss them greatly4 ,they have approved themselves in our service1 workmen that needed not to be ashamed1 rightly dividing the word of truth and illustrating its power in their consistent lives4 ,but with reference to our great purpose1 8,china for ,christ10 our loss is a gain1 and we gladly take others to fill the vacant places1 hoping that these too1 trained to preach by preaching and to teach by teaching1 will follow their brethren to the dark regions across the wide sea4 ,at the time of this writing1 a fortnight remains before the close of our fiscal year4 ,toward the #ab1ejj which our work for the year must cost1 we have received in cash and pledges #aa1hjj4 ,to find #gjj more within these two weeks seems to be quite impossible1 by virtue of any resources remaining within the superintendent's reach4 ,he repeats over to himself3 8,my ,god shall supply all your need20 he recounts to himself the many mercies past2 and how1 again and again1 in his own experience1 what seemed impossible has come to pass1 and still he questions and he doubts1 and asking1 seeking1 knocking1 can do no better than to cry1 8,lord ,i believe1 help thou mine unbelief40 ,before this reaches the eye of our readers1 the fiscal year will have closed1 and the account will be made up3 yet not so closed but that if any of our readers are willing to share with me the load which open doors and proffered harvests have laid upon me1 their help would be most welcome and most timely4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,bureau ,,of ,,woman',s ,,work4 ,,miss ,d4 ,e4 ,,emerson1 ,,secretary4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,meeting ,,of ,,bureau ,,of ,,woman',s ,,work4 ,in connection with the ,annual ,meeting of the ,a4 ,m4 ,a4 in ,brooklyn1 notice of which is given elsewhere1 there will be a ,woman's ,meeting in the interest of our ,bureau of ,woman's ,work4 ,report of mission work among the ,chinese on the ,pacific ,coast will be made by ,mrs4 ,w4 ,c4 ,pond1 wife of ,superintendent ,pond2 on ,indian ,missions1 by ,mrs ,alfred ,l4 ,riggs1 wife of the ,principal of our ,santee ,school1 ,nebraska2 on work among the mountain whites of ,kentucky1 by ,mrs4 ,a4 ,a4 ,myers1 wife of ,rev4 ,mr4 ,myers1 our missionary in that region2 on work among the colored people1 by ,miss ,anna ,m4 ,cahill1 late ,principal of ,normal ,department1 ,fisk ,university4 ,other ladies will participate in the meeting1 particulars concerning which1 and also as to the hour of the meeting1 will be given in the religious press at a later date4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,paper ,,mission1 ,,and ,,what ,,came ,,of ,,it4 ,,by ,,miss ,,nancy ,,marsh1 ,,providence1 ,r4,i4 ,since we commenced our mission1 ,may1 #ahhj1 we have received many letters asking 8,what can ,i do80 ,to such we have made various suggestions4 ,in ,stoneham1 ,mass41 the ladies felt they could not send boxes1 but wished to do something1 so organized the 8,stevens ,home ,missionary ,society10 and have sent to various places #ggi papers and pamphlets1 and #g ,sunday-school books4 ,they have basted #a1dfe blocks of patch-work and sent to seven teachers in ,texas1 ,tennessee1 ,georgia1 ,north ,carolina and ,ladies ,island2 have basted also #di handkerchiefs 8from pieces of cloth1 to teach the children to sew1 and give them what they needed40 ,postage #e4bb4 ,they have also corresponded with several pastors and teachers4 ,the ,secretary says2 8,i am delighted with some of the correspondence1 and enjoy the work very much2 am so glad to help even a little in this good work4 ,i love some of the dear teachers very much1 and it has all come through their dear letters1 heart touching heart1 and all for ,jesus4 ,thank you for all the interest you have taken to help us get started1 and for your aid right along2 we have had no names except what you have given us40 ,this society has proved very efficient1 and they have been so grateful for the privilege of working1 it has been a pleasure to find them opportunities2 it has done them good as well as others4 ,some of these letters have been read in their missionary concerts1 and awakened an increasing interest in the community4 ,a lady in ,chesterfield1 ,ill41 formerly a teacher in ,utah1 and some young friends have basted #cjj blocks of patch-work for teachers in ,arkansas1 ,north ,carolina and ,tennessee1 feeling1 she says1 8that our greatest privilege is to work for the ,lord40 ,a letter came to us from ,middleboro1 ,mass41 saying1 8,i am very anxious to do something for the missionaries1 and1 as ,i am an invalid1 and unable to give money1 ,i thought ,i could cut and baste patch-work if nothing more40 ,recently we received a card stating 8,i have sent #fjj blocks to ,chattanooga1 ,tenn41 ,i would be glad to do more1 but am now unable to do any kind of work1 but hope to sometime1 if ever so little40 ,in answer to inquiries1 this lady says3 8,the work ,i sent ,mrs4 ,s---- ,i did lying on my reclining chair nearly as flat as a bed2 but have been confined to my bed many weeks at a time1 and suffering more than words can tell40 ,surely this service performed for the ,master1 in such weariness and pain1 shall not lose its reward4 ,from ,claremont1 ,n4,h41 the question came3 8,what can a mission circle do for ,christmas80 ,we suggested a place as affording ample scope for their ingenuity and generosity2 so 8the ,sunbeams0 7the mission circle7 #be in number1 from six to fourteen years1 sent rays of light and gladness to cheer the hearts of these desolate people in the shape of picture-frames1 book-marks1 work and scrap-bags1 mittens1 pin-balls1 spectacle-cases for the old ladies1 etc4 ,the ladies of this place also sent a box of second-hand clothing1 which was greatly needed4 ,there has been much labor in corresponding with so many persons3 #fi letters and postals have been written4 ,this includes work only among the ,freedmen1 yet we have rejoiced in the interest awakened in various places by this means1 and are glad to help this good cause in every way in our power4 ,aid has been given in various ways and different places1 which1 including postage1 makes #cg4bd4 ,this patch-work has become quite an institution1 #b1ejd blocks have been sent1 greatly helping the teachers in their work1 saving their time and strength1 and helping to form habits of industry which are so essential to the well-being of these women and young girls1 thus fitting them for usefulness in the future4 ,one old lady1 who is much interested in the young1 and fond of patch-work1 gave us #gh blocks very nicely basted1 which were sent to ,ladies ,island1 so meeting the needs of a young girl whose quilt had come to a standstill for want of materials4 ,in #ahhb1 in order to enlarge our field of operations1 we sent to ,dr4 ,strieby for new names of pastors and teachers among the ,freedmen1 and are now able to report that we have forwarded to the ,southern ,states #a1jba papers and pamphlets1 #cci lesson papers1 #abb tracts1 #gd ,scripture cards and #ajc ,christmas cards2 postage #e4gb4 ,besides these1 papers have been sent by several persons in different ,states4 ,a teacher in ,texas writes1 8,i should like ,sunday-school papers1 temperance1 and other tracts1 to distribute as ,i visit among the people40 8,can make use of the patch-work and any other sewing prepared2 thanks for encouraging words1 and sympathy1 we need your constant and earnest prayers40 ,from ,n4,c4--8,your ,christmas cards reached us safely2 the children enjoyed their gifts1 and received them gratefully4 ,my field is not an easy one1 but ,i am endeavoring with the ,master's help to plant and replant fruitful seed4 ,any good reading matter is acceptable4 ,i need material for my sewing school 7one dozen spools of cotton and six crochet needles1 were sent to this school by two young ladies74 ,your letter was full of encouragement and good advice1 and strengthened me much4 ,my work is chiefly among the children1 have #ej or #fj in ,sunday-school in the morning1 and about the same number attend the ,band of ,hope every ,sabbath afternoon4 ,we have prayer-meetings every ,wednesday1 ,friday1 and ,saturday evenings4 ,i have also a ,bible-class for adults1 which ,i teach an hour and a half every ,wednesday evening4 ,have received the patch-work from ,mrs4 ,m41 it is indeed a great help to have it basted1 my time is so occupied40 ,ga4--,the teacher writes3 8,thanks for your interest in us1 we pay for our ,sunday school papers1 for we think the people prize them more when they pay for them2 but ,i can send what ,i receive into the country1 where they are very glad of them2 sent your roll last night out twenty-five miles to a place where they have nothing to help them2 have several places to which ,i can send1 and profitably use all ,i receive4 ,we are trying to give the people a little instruction in mission work2 and take up a collection once in three months2 this people need nothing more than to understand that there are others as poor as themselves1 and they certainly are very poor1 but1 as they receive1 they must also give2 true growth comes from looking out4 ,our day school has over #ajj1 and our ,sunday school nearly as many more1 some coming four or five miles1 and have been very enthusiastic in their work4 ,my scholars are looking forward to teaching4 ,last summer #ad were out1 and more will probably go this summer4 ,we are hoping to give them better ideas of religion1 that they may help to change the character of the coming generation4 ,we have organized a 8,woman's ,missionary ,society40 ,they are to meet from house to house1 taking their supper with them2 think it will go far toward making them better housekeepers1 as well as teaching them to make things1 which they will sell1 and so get a little money into their treasury1 then they can send a dollar to some cause in which they are interested4 ,pray for the success of this society for through it1 ,i hope to reach the homes1 and there is so much to be done in the homes before there can be much improvement40 ,we have had cheering words from pastors in ,arkansas and ,kentucky1 telling of souls converted1 ,christians revived and children gathered into ,sunday schools4 ,our papers have been given where there is great destitution of reading matter4 ,at ,christmas a few cards and papers were sent to a pastor in ,childersburg1 ,ala4 ,he writes3 8,i want to thank your class for their gifts to the children1 who are destitute of such things4 ,our church was burned a year ago1 after a temperance lecture1 but the people are building better than before4 ,we held services in our church last winter without a stove1 and the house all open1 yet we trust the ,lord was with us2 our school numbered #cj or #dj during the cold weather and a larger number when pleasant4 ,there are many who cannot read1 and many who can have no ,bibles40 ,we have been much interested in these pastors and teachers1 some of them have made great sacrifices1 and though not appreciated by those who should sustain and encourage them1 future generations will rise up and call them blessed4 ,we are very grateful to all the kind friends who have helped us in our work by papers1 postage1 patch-work1 and in various ways and places1 especially for the ,christian sympathy extended to these pastors and teachers4 ,it has been duly appreciated1 and lightened many a burdened heart2 so we trust our 8,paper ,mission0 has not been a failure in the ,southern ,states4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,children',s ,,page4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,,talk ,,with ,,the ,,children4 ,,miss ,,ida ,m4 ,,beach1 ,,savannah1 ,,ga4 8,the lady asked me was ,i agoin' to hear the children make their speeches10 said a little colored girl but just transplanted from her ,southern home to this ,northern land4 8,what do you mean80 ,i asked4 8,why1 it is breakin' up day in the schoolhouse over yonder1 and the children are goin' to speak40 ,illustration3 ,from ,harper's ,young ,people4 ,,topsy ,,left ,,alone4 ,sitting by my window the next day1 voices of children attracted my attention4 ,looking up ,i saw two little ones--a brother and sister--trudging along followed by another little girl4 ,i noticed the fresh white dresses and pretty aprons1 and that they seemed to be very much in earnest about something4 ,a half hour later the mother passed1 and it dawned upon me1 then1 that it was the 8last day of school40 ,afterward1 riding by the school-house1 and peeping in1 ,i saw rows of bright children and many happy parents and friends4 ,it brought to my mind another 8last day10 where were children dressed by just as loving hands in their white lawns1 and pink and cream buntings4 ,their songs were just as well sung--perhaps better--for a lady1 after spending a day in a public school of a ,new ,england city1 wrote3 8,the children are trained by a music teacher who receives #hjj a year1 but their singing could not be compared to that we heard by the pupils of ----10 referring to these of whom ,i am telling you4 ,their little 8speeches0 were recited just as distinctly2 the teachers were just as proud2 the parents just as happy1 nay1 happier4 ,i'll tell you why by and by4 ,have you studied ,u4,s4 ,history8 ,and do you remember the story of our late ,civil ,war8 ,then you know that one result of it was that nearly four million slaves1 who were owned by other people1 to be bought and sold like any other property1 were made free4 ,they could go where they chose2 work as they wanted to2 receive the wages they earned2 make homes for themselves1 and not be afraid that their children would be torn away from them to go with another master4 ,if you should take the cars in ,richmond and ride though--what ,states8--till you came to ,florida1 you would pass through miles and miles of pinelands scattered all along4 ,set right in among the pine trees are little log cabins1 the homes of many of these people4 ,owning little farms1 raising their rice and corn1 cotton and sweet potatoes1 they seem very happy indeed4 ,i heard snatches of 8,hold the ,fort0 coming from within one of these cabins1 and remembered seeing a little church not far away1 so ,i think they must have ,sunday-school1 and use the 8,gospel ,hymns10 don't you8 ,stopping over one train in a ,southern city1 and inquiring for the homes of the colored people1 you will be directed to almost any lane4 ,shall ,i tell you about one ,i visited8 ,clara told me where to find her4 ,hunting around among many houses which were nearly alike1 ,i suddenly saw a face at a window which ,i knew must be that of ,clara's mother4 ,i crossed the street and knocked at the door4 ,it was old and weather-beaten1 and fairly creaked as ,i rapped4 ,a little old woman1 with a white turban bound about her head1 opened the door4 ,with a courtesy and warm greeting she offered me a chair4 ,the floor was uncarpeted1 but as clean as frequent scrubbings with soap and water could make it4 ,two sticks were burning in the open fire-place1 before which stood a half dozen flat-irons4 ,mrs4 ---- apologized for 8bein' a ironin' on a ,saturday10 and after giving a few finishing touches to a piece on the board sat down to tell me about ,clara4 8,my husban' is dead1 an' it is very hard to get an hones' livin' an' keep ,clara in school4 ,she ain't strong1 ma'am1 ,clara ain't1 an' can't do much hard work1 but she love' her books an' want to teach4 ,she was graduate' las' year1 but nothing would do but ,i mus' sen' her this year4 ,it is mighty hard to get the money1 you know1 ma'am1 but ,i never can give her nothing but an education4 ,i never had none myself1 but1 ,clara1 she is right smart in her books1 ma'am4 ,i wants her to be educated40 ,the same story oft repeated1 8the children1 the children they mus' be educated40 ,do you know1 now1 why those mothers were so happy when listening to the songs and recitations of their children8 ,can you realize how proud they are when they find that ,nehemiah and ,charles ,henry can read and write like any white boys8 ,who will hunt up nine others and be one of ten to save ten cents each month to pay the tuition of one of these children8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,receipts ,,for ,,august1 #ahhc4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,maine1 #bbb4jg4 ,bangor4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 #ah4fa2 ,rev4 ,joseph ,smith1 #aj #bh4fa ,bluehill4 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,w4 ,mayo1 #d2 ,mrs4 ,h4 ,w4 ,j41 #a #e4jj ,brewer4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #ab4he ,brunswick4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #fi4fj2 ,marshall ,cram1 #aj #gi4fj ,brunswick4 ,mrs4 ,john ,d4 ,lincoln1 for ,selma1 ,ala4 #b4jj ,dennysville4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ac4jb ,ferry ,village4 ,rev4 ,r4 ,d4 ,osgood #aj4jj ,gorham4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #bh4ch ,gorham4 ,miss ,e4 ,b4 ,emery1 for ,macon1 ,ga4 #c4jj ,kennebunk4 ,union ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ba4fa ,limington4 ,miss ,a4 ,boothby #d4jj ,waterford4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ad4jj ,,new ,,hampshire1 #bcd4fb4 ,amherst4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #bj4jj ,candia ,village4 ,jona4 ,martin #e4jj ,derry4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ag4fe ,east ,jaffrey4 ,miss ,eliza ,a4 ,parker #bj4jj ,goffstown4 ,cong ,ch4 #cg4gd1 and ,sab4 ,sch41 #a4ee1 to const4 ,,mrs4 ,,hattie ,a4 ,,paige ,l4 ,m42 8,a ,friend10 #cj1 to const4 ,,miss ,,luella ,d4 ,,carpenter ,l4 ,m4 #fi4bi ,hampstead4 ,miss ,ann ,m4 ,howard #e4jj ,hancock4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #be4jj ,mount ,vernon4 ,cong ,ch4 and ,soc4 #e4jj ,pembroke4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #eb4eh ,rindge4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #b4aj ,west ,concord4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ac4jj ,,vermont1 #afd4if4 ,barre4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ab4ej ,castleton4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ca4jj ,jeffersonville4 8,a ,friend40 #be4jj ,johnson4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ae4jj ,ludlow4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #bj4dg2 and ,sab4 ,sch41 #a4hj #bb4bg ,manchester4 ,miss ,ellen ,hawley1 for ,foster ,hall ,reading ,room1 ,talladega ,c4 #bj4jj ,pittsford4 8,d40 #a4jj ,post ,mill ,village4 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,m4 ,holbrook #a4jj ,saint ,albans4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #ac4je ,tyson ,furnace4 ---- #a4ad ,vergennes4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #bj4jj ----4 8,rutland ,co40 #c4jj ,,massachusetts1 #b1jgh4ha4 ,amesbury4 ,c4 ,f4 ,hovey1 #aj4dj2 ,e4 ,p4 ,elliott1 #ej;c4 #aj4ij ,amesbury and ,salisbury4 ,union ,evan4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ag4jj ,amherst4 ,g4 ,c4 ,munsell #b4jj ,barre4 ,evan4 ,cong4 ,ch4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #ag4jj ,belchertown4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 adl4 #j4be ,blackstone4 ,h4 ,hodgson #a4ej ,boston4 8,in memory of little ,fannie10 #aj2 ,mrs4 ,susan ,collin1 #a #aa4jj ,bradford4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #dj4eg ,brookfield4 ,ladies' ,benev4 ,soc41 ,bbl4 of ,c41 for ,fisk ,u4 ,campello4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ed4bg ,coleraine4 ,mrs4 ,prudence ,smith #b4ej ,chicopee4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch41 #cb4ag2 ,mrs4 ,henrietta ,m4 ,daniels1 #aj #db4ag ,falmouth4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #de4jj ,granby4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #hj4jj ,haverhill4 ,g4 ,merrill and wife1 #aej2 ,centre ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #cd2 ,mrs4 ,mary ,b4 ,jones1 #aj #aid4jj ,hopkinton4 8,friends0 #b4jj ,housatonic4 ,cong4 ,soc4 #ej4ef ,hubbardston4 8,a ,friend0 #d4ej ,hyde ,park4 ,heart and ,hand ,soc4 of ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 ,bundle of ,goods1 for ,santee ,agency1 ,neb4 ,ipswich4 ,south ,cong4 ,ch4 ,sab4 ,sch41 for ,indian ,aid1 ,hampton ,n4 ,a4 ,inst4 #ej4jj ,ipswich4 ,south ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc #bj4jj ,long ,meadow4 ,gent's ,benev4 ,soc4 #ba4fj ,lowell4 ,rodolphus ,stevens #ae4jj ,lunenburg4 8,l4 ,l4 ,e4 ,n410 a ,chronometer4 ,mattapoisett4 ,cong4 ,ch4 ,soc4 #aj4jj ,medford4 ,mystic ,ch4 and ,soc41 7#cj of which to const4 ,,rev4 ,,theophilus ,,parsons ,,sawin ,l4 ,m41 and #cj from ,d4 ,w4 ,wilcox to const4 ,,miss ,,emma ,,josephine ,,wilcox1 ,l4 ,m47 #abb4ae ,middletown4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ab4jj ,millbury4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 to const4 ,,samuel ,n4 ,,rogers and ,,albert ,w4 ,,lincoln1 ,l4 ,ms4 #gb4ce ,mill ,river4 ,m4 ,r4 ,wilcox #aj4jj ,monson4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 #bj2 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,o4 ,chapin1 #e #be4jj ,monterey4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #h4jj ,newburyport4 8,a ,friend0 #e4jj ,northfield4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #g4fj ,oxford4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ai4ig ,peabody4 8,a ,friend10 to const4 ,,miss ,,susanna ,,mills1 ,l4 ,m4 #cj4jj ,phillipston4 ,d4 ,l4 ,mixter #b4jj ,randolph4 ,miss ,abbie ,w4 ,turner #aj4jj ,reading4 8,a4 ,h4 ,m4 ,s40 #b4ej ,revere4 8,a ,friend10 by ,mrs4 ,a4 ,s4 ,steele1 for ,orphans from ,chattanooga at ,tougaloo ,u4 #ej4jj ,rockport4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #cc4cj ,roxbury4 ,immanuel ,ch4 ,sab4 ,sch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #cj4jj ,shelburne4 ,first ,cong4 ,soc4 #hc4gf ,south ,easton4 8,a ,friend0 #bj4jj ,south ,hadley ,falls4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #be4jj ,south ,weymouth4 ,union ,ch4 and ,soc4 #cf4fd ,springfield4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 #bc4ib2 ,hope ,cong4 ,ch4 #ci #fb4ib ,sudbury4 ,u4 ,e4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #bj4hj ,sunderland4 ,cong4 ,ch and ,soc #dj4jj ,sunderland4 8,m40 #b4jj ,wakefield4 8,mission ,workers10 for ,indian girl1 ,bird's ,nest1 ,santee ,agency #cj4jj ,west ,boylston4 ,polly ,w4 ,ames1 #c2 ,geo4 ,w4 ,ames1 #b4ej #e4ej ,west ,springfield4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #bj4jj ,worcester4 ,hiram ,smith and family #cj4jj -------- #a1ejh4ca ,,legacy4 ,milbury4 ,estate of ,asa ,hayden1 by ,harriet ,w4 ,hayden1 ,extx4 #egj4ej -------- #b1jgh4ha ,,rhode ,,island1 #ehd4jj4 ,central ,falls4 ,cong4 ,ch #fc4jj ,little ,compton4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ba4jj ,providence4 ,geo4 ,h4 ,corliss #ejj4jj ,,connecticut1 #c1cih4hb4 ,berlin4 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,m4 ,jarvis1 for ,woman's ,work #e4jj ,bethel4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #bj4jj ,birmingham4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #e4jj ,branford4 ,h4 ,g4 ,harrison #e4jj ,canterbury4 ,westminster ,cong4 ,ch4 #d4ae ,central ,village4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #aj4jj ,chester4 8,i4 ,o40 #e4jj ,east ,hampton4 ,cong ,ch4 #be4jj ,fair ,haven4 ,cong4 ,ch4 ,bbl4 of ,c4 for ,tillotson ,c4 ,n4 ,inst4 ,farmington4 ,a4 ,f4 ,williams1 to const4 ,,clarence ,,browning ,,vorce1 ,l4 ,m4 #cj4jj ,goshen4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ad4gh ,greenfield ,hill4 ,cong4 ,ch41 adl4 #ah4cj ,greenwich4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #e4ca ,griswold4 ,first ,cong44 ,ch4 #cj4jj ,hadlyme4 ,r4 ,e4 ,hungerford1 #ajj3 ,jos4 ,w4 ,hungerford1 #ajj2 ,cong4 ,ch41 #g #bjg4jj ,kensington4 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,hotchkiss #e4jj ,new ,britain4 ,mrs4 ,alonzo ,astor #c4jj ,new ,haven4 ,nelson ,hall #ej4jj ,norfolk4 8,b40 #b4jj ,north ,guilford4 ,sarah ,r ,fowler #f4jj ,norwich ,town4 8994 ,cong4 ,ch40 #ce4jj ,plantsville4 8,a ,friend40 #cjj2 ,e4 ,e4 ,stone1 #ajj2 ,h4 ,d4 ,smith4 #ajj2 ,stephen ,walker1 #fj2 ,geo4 ,f4 ,smith1 #be2 ,e4 ,w4 ,twichell1 #be2 ,o4 ,w4 ,stone1 #bj2 ,w4 ,s4 ,ward4 #aj2 ,mrs4 ,j4 ,c4 ,p41 #e2 ,c4 ,l4 ,ames1 #e2 ,c4 ,d4 ,smith1 #e1 for ,atlanta ,u4 #fee4jj ,putnam4 ,ladies1 for ,student ,aid1 ,straight ,u4 #b4jj ,ridgefield4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #cb4ad ,salem4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #f4jj ,south ,britain4 ,cong ,ch4 #cf4jj ,stafford4 ,mrs4 ,t4 ,h4 ,thresher #e4jj ,stamford4 8,a ,friend 0 #e4jj ,terryville4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ahj1 to const4 ,,maggie ,,mcnaughton1 ,,susie ,,belle ,,grannis1 ,,lura ,,genevieve ,,bunnell1 ,,annie ,s4 ,,cook and ,,emma ,c4 ,l4 ,,castle ,l4 ,ms42 ,elizur ,fenn4 #e2 ,mrs4 ,elizur ,fenn1 #e #aij4jj ,thomaston4 ,cong ,ch4 #bd4df ,tolland4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ac4ei ,trumbull4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #af4dc ,union4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #b4ab ,west ,hartford4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #cj4dj ,west ,hartford4 ,anson ,chappell #e4jj ,west ,winsted4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 #bja4bg ,wethersfield4 ,first ,ch of ,christ #fj4ei ,wolcott4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #aj4jc ,woodstock4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ah4be --------- #a1gih4hb ,,legacies4 ,goshen4 ,estate of ,miss ,sarah ,beach1 by ,henry ,norton1 ,ex4 #ejj4jj ,new ,london4 ,trust ,estate of ,henry ,p4 ,haven 7of which #cjj for ,talladega ,c4 and #bjj for ,tillotson ,c4 ,n4 ,inst47 #hej4jj ,orange4 ,estate of ,mrs4 ,h4 ,coe1 by ,l4 ,w4 ,cutler4 ,ex4 #bej4jj --------- #c1cih4hb ,,new ,,york1 #bb1gbj4aj4 ,big ,hollow4 ,nelson ,hitchcock #e4jj ,binghamton4 ,mrs4 ,chauncey ,bean1 for ,woman's ,work #e4jj ,blauveltville4 8,a ,friend0 #a4ej ,brooklyn4 ,central ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 for ,missionaries1 ,fernandina1 ,fla4 #ajj4jj ,clifton ,springs4 ,rev4 ,lewis ,bodwell #b4jj ,coventryville4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #aj4ef ,eaton4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ac4be ,hancock4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #aj4jj ,ithaca4 ,first ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 for ,theo4 ,dept41 ,talladega ,c4 #ce4jj ,new ,york4 8,friends0 #ej4jj ,nyack4 ,john ,w4 ,towt #ej4jj ,port ,byron4 ,sarah ,b4 ,osburn1 for ,chinese ,m4 #j4ej ,poughkeepsie4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #dj4jh ,sherburne4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ei4da ,west ,groton4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ai4ed ,sab4 ,sch4 #a4df #ba4jj ,wellsville4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #bb4ig ,yaphank4 ,mrs4 ,hampton ,overton1 for ,chinese ,m4 #e4jj ----4 ---- #fj4jh ------- #dia4ce ,,legacies4 ,deansville4 ,estate of ,mrs4 ,polly ,m4 ,barton1 by ,d4 ,w4 ,barton and ,jos4 ,f4 ,barton1 ,exs4 #ejj4jj ,victor4 ,estate of ,emeline ,lewis1 by ,d4 ,henry ,osborne1 ,ex4 #ba1gbh4ge ---------- #bb1gbj4aj ,,new ,,jersey1 #a1aaj4jj4 ,newfield4 ,rev4 ,charles ,willy #aj4jj ,,legacy4 ,orange4 ,estate of ,john ,hancock1 by ,exs4 #aajj4jj --------- #a1aaj4jj ,,pennsylvania1 #bf4bc4 ,cambridgeboro4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #ac4bc2 ,ladies' ,miss'y ,soc4 of ,cong4 ,ch41 #aj #bc4bc ,troy4 ,moss ,grove ,sab4 ,sch4 #c4jj ,,ohio1 #cjb4hg4 ,adam ,mills4 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,a4 ,smith #aj4jj ,ashtabula4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 for ,theo4 ,dept41 ,talladega ,c4 #bh4bj ,chatham ,center4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #bf4cg ,cincinnati4 ,seventh ,st4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ea4ji ,garrettsville4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ab4jj ,medina4 ,cong4 ,ch41 to const4 ,c4 ,b4 ,,abbott and ,,frank ,,nettleton ,l4 ,ms4 #ge4ab ,medina4 ,ladies ,miss'y ,soc4 for ,talladega ,c41 ,freight #b4jj ,newburg4 ,welsh ,cong4 ,ch4 #h4eb ,oberlin4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 #bj4eg ,toledo4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #eb4jj ,wakeman4 ,b4 ,t4 ,strong #e4jj ,willoughby4 ,mary ,p4 ,hastings #ab4jj ,,indiana1 #aj4jj4 ,auburn4 ,james ,adams #aj4jj ,,illinois1 #ejh4df4 ,chenoa4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ac4ce ,chicago4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #ajh4hc2 ,n4 ,e4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #fd4fh2 8,a ,friend0 #ej1 to const4 ,,james ,w4 ,,porter ,l4 ,m4 #bbc4ea ,chicago4 ,u4 ,p4 ,cong4 ,sab ,sch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,talladega ,c4 #ej4jj ,chicago4 ,c4 ,h4 ,morse1 ,scales1 val4 #ca4ge1 for ,talladega ,c4 ,geneseo4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ce4jj ,hutsonville4 ,c4 ,v4 ,newton #e4jj ,la ,harpe4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #aj4ej ,lamoille4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #bd4da ,lockport4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #ad4cf ,newark4 ,horace ,day #e4jj ,peoria4 ,rev4 ,a4 ,a4 ,stevens #aj4jj ,prospect ,park4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #g4jj ,roseville4 ,l4 ,c4 ,axtell #ajj4jj ,woodburn4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #aj4cc ,,michigan1 #abf4cc4 ,ann ,arbor4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ca4da ,benzonia4 8,a ,friend0 #aj4jj ,eaton ,rapids4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 7#c of which from ,mrs4 ,c4 ,c4 ,p4 ,taylor7 #cj4ib ,kalamazoo4 8990 #c4jj ,north ,leoni4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #f4jj ,northville4 ,d4 ,pomeroy #e4jj ,olivet4 ,wm4 ,j4 ,hickok #bj4jj ,ransom4 ,ladies' ,aid ,soc4 of ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,indian ,m4 #aj4jj ,vermontville4 8,a ,friend0 #aj4jj ,,iowa1 #bgb4ac4 ,alden4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #g4dj ,cedar ,rapids4 ,mrs4 ,t4 ,m4 ,sinclair1 for a ,new ,mission1 ,poncas ,indians #bjj4jj ,eldora4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #d4fh ,grinnell4 ,prof4 ,fisk ,p4 ,brewer1 for ,raleigh1 ,n4,c4 #aj4jj ,le ,mars4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #d4fa ,lewis4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #ac2 ,mrs4 ,o4 ,c4 ,warne1 #e #ah4jj ,mc,gregor4 ,woman's ,miss'y ,soc4 #aj4dd ,peterson4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #b4jj ,sioux ,rapids4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #e4jj -------- #bfb4ac ,,legacy4 ,grinnell4 ,estate of ,e4 ,marvin1 by ,w4 ,b4 ,j4 ,m4 ,dunn1 ,exrs4 #aj4jj ------ #bgb4ac ,,wisconsin1 #cei4ad4 ,alderley4 ,mrs4 ,anna ,reid1 #b4ej2 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,hubbard1 #b4ej #e4jj ,appleton4 ,ladies of ,cong4 ,ch41 #a4be2 8,a ,friend10 #ge;c41 for ,lady ,missionary1 ,montgomery1 ,ala4 #b4jj ,arena4 ,ladies of ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,lady ,missionary1 ,montgomery1 ,ala4 #b4df ,beloit4 ,ladies of ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,lady ,missionary1 ,montgomery1 ,ala4 #ge4he ,bristol and ,paris4 ,ladies of ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,lady ,missionary1 ,montgomery1 ,ala4 #aj4jj ,fond du ,lac4 ,ladies of ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,lady ,missionary1 ,montgomery1 ,ala4 #aj4jj ,janesville4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ai4ea ,madison4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #ge4jj ,milwaukee4 ,grand ,av4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #dc4cb ,racine4 ,mrs4 ,smith and ,marsh #aj4jj ,whitewater4 8,friends10 by ,prof4 ,a4 ,salisbury1 for ,reading ,rooms #ajf4jj ,,minnesota1 #aca4bg4 ,afton4 ,l4 ,i4 ,olds #aj4jj ,minneapolis4 ,plymouth ,ch4 #da4ah2 ,mrs4 ,w4 ,k4 ,smith1 #d4ej #de4fh ,northfield4 ,cong ,ch4 #ef4ei ,northfield4 ,mrs4 ,knowlton1 #e2 ,m4 ,bryant1 #b2 ,g4 ,m4 ,phillips1 #b2 ,rev4 ,a4 ,willey1 #a4ej2 ,mrs4 ,norton1 #a2 ,mrs4 ,nourse1 #ej;c41 for ,student ,aid1 ,talladega ,c4 #ab4jj ,sauk ,center4 ,rev4 ,j4 ,c4 ,holbrook1 ,d4,d4 #e4jj ,springfield4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #b4jj ,,kansas1 #cd4cd4 ,manhattan4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #bj4fd ,mc,pherson4 ,cong4 ,ch4 7ad'l7 #f4gj ,olatne4 ,rev4 ,w4 ,w4 ,mc,millan #a4jj ----4 8,w4 ,h4 ,m4 ,s40 #f4jj ,,missouri1 #ag4ge4 ,brookfield4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #g4ge ,kidder4 ,s4 ,o4 ,coult #e4jj ,st4 ,louis4 ,mrs4 ,r4 ,webb1 for ,library1 ,straight ,u4 #e4jj ,,nebraska1 #aa4gj4 ,creighton4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #f4gj ,plymouth4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #e4jj ,,dakota1 #aj4jf4 ,clark4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #aj4jf ,,colorado1 #aj4jj4 ,colorado ,springs4 ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch4 #aj4jj ,,district ,,of ,,columbia1 #cab4ej4 ,washington4 ,united ,states ,gov41 for ,sisseton ,agency #cab4ej ,,tennessee1 #aba4jj4 ,chattanooga4 ,sales1 by ,mrs4 ,a4 ,s4 ,steele1 for ,orphans from ,chattanooga at ,tougaloo ,u4 #ajg4jj ,knoxville4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 #ab4jj ,nashville4 ,howard ,chapel ,cong4 ,ch4 #b4jj ,,north ,,carolina1 #e4jj4 ,wilmington4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #e4jj ,,south ,,carolina1 #ab4jj4 ,charleston4 ,plymouth ,ch4 #aj4jj ,greenwood4 ,coll4 by ,rev4 ,l4 ,c4 ,j4 #b4jj ,,georgia1 #hb4ej4 ,macon4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #ae2 ,mrs4 ,lizzie ,a4 ,hodge1 #ae #cj4jj ,savannah4 ,concert1 ,beach ,inst1 #cb4ej2 ,rent1 #bj #eb4ej ,,alabama1 #aba4ij4 ,marion4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #c4jj ,mobile4 ,emerson ,inst41 ,tuition1 #b4bj2 ,cong4 ,ch41 #ee;c4 #b4ge ,montgomery4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #aj4jj ,selma4 ,cong ,ch41 #ad4ae2 ,temperance ,concert1 #a4ge #ae4ij ,talladega4 ,talladega ,c4 ,tuition1 #gd4fe2 ,cong4 ,ch41 #aj #hd4fe ,talladega4 ,a4 ,bingham ,co41 for ,needmore ,chapel1 ,talladega ,c4 #e4fj ,,mississippi1 #b4jj4 ,jackson4 ,collected by ,chas4 ,l4 ,harris4 #b4 #jj ,,incomes1 #bhg4he4 ,avery ,fund1 for ,mendi ,m4 #beg4he ,belden ,fund1 for ,talladega ,c4 #cj4jj ,,turkey1 #ej4jj4 ,constantinople4 ,the ,missionary ,children's ,missionary ,soc4 in ,turkey and ,bulgaria1 by ,miss ,belle ,bliss1 ,treas41 for a girl1 ,dakota ,home #ej4jj ,,india1 #d4he4 ,bombay4 ,women's ,benev4 ,sec41 for ,dakota ,home #d4he --------- ,total for ,august #cc1ccc4bf ,total from ,oct4 #a to ,aug4 #ca #bfb1egi4ie ,,for ,,the ,,american ,,missionary4 ,subscriptions #cb4gd ,previously acknowledged #gci4bb ------- ,total #gga4if ,h4 ,w4 ,,hubbard1 ,treas41 #ef ,reade ,st41 ,n4,y4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,proposed ,,constitution ,,of ,,the ,,american ,,missionary ,,association4 ,,art4 ,i4 ,this society to be called the ,american ,missionary ,association4 ,,art4 ,,ii4 ,the object of this ,association shall be to conduct ,christian missionary and educational operations 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 ,members may be constituted for life by the payment of thirty dollars into the treasury of the ,association1 with the written declaration at the time or times of payment that the sum is to be applied to constitute a designated person a life member2 and such membership shall begin sixty days after the payment shall have been completed4 ,every church which has within a year contributed to the funds of the ,association and every ,state ,conference or ,association of such churches may appoint two delegates to the ,annual ,meeting of the ,association2 such delegates1 duly attested by credentials1 shall be members of the ,association for the year for which they were thus appointed4 ,,art4 ,,iv4 ,the ,annual ,meeting of the ,association shall be held in the month of ,october or ,november1 at such time and place as may be designated by the ,executive ,committee1 by notice printed in the official publication of the ,association for the preceding month4 ,,art4 ,v4 ,the officers of the ,association shall be a ,president1 five ,vice-,presidents1 a ,corresponding ,secretary or ,secretaries1 a ,recording ,secretary1 a ,treasurer1 ,auditors1 and an ,executive ,committee of fifteen members1 all of whom shall be elected by ballot4 ,at the first ,annual ,meeting after the adoption of this ,constitution1 five members of the ,executive ,committee shall be elected for the term of one year1 five for two years and five for three years1 and at each subsequent ,annual ,meeting1 five members shall be elected for the full term of three years1 and such others as shall be required to fill vacancies4 ,,art4 ,,vi4 ,to the ,executive ,committee shall belong the collecting and disbursing of funds1 the appointing1 counseling1 sustaining and dismissing of missionaries and agents1 and the selection of missionary fields4 ,they shall have authority to fill all vacancies in office occurring between the ,annual ,meetings2 to apply to any ,legislature for acts of incorporation1 or conferring corporate powers2 to make provision when necessary for disabled missionaries and for the widows and children of deceased missionaries1 and in general to transact all such business as usually appertains to the ,executive ,committees of missionary and other benevolent societies4 ,the acts of the ,committee shall be subject to the revision of the ,annual ,meeting4 ,five members of the ,committee constitute a quorum for transacting business4 ,,art4 ,,vii4 ,no person shall be made an officer of this ,association who is not a member of some evangelical church4 ,,art4 ,,viii4 ,missionary bodies and churches or individuals may appoint and sustain missionaries of their own1 through the agency of the ,executive ,committee1 on terms mutually agreed upon4 ,,art4 ,,ix4 ,no amendment shall be made to this ,constitution except by the vote of two-thirds of the members present at an ,annual ,meeting1 the amendment having been approved by the vote of a majority at the previous ,annual ,meeting4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,great ,church ,,light4 ,illustration ,,frink',s ,patent ,reflectors give the ,most ,powerful1 the ,softest1 ,cheapest and the ,best ,light known for ,churches1 ,stores1 ,show ,windows1 ,parlors1 ,banks1 ,offices1 ,picture ,galleries1 ,theatres1 ,depots1 etc4 ,new and elegant designs4 ,send size of room4 ,get circular and estimate4 ,a liberal discount to churches and the trade4 ,i4 ,p4 ,,frink1 #eea ,pearl ,st4 ,n4,y4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,to ,,investors4 #ibe will buy a #a1jjj #f per cent4 gold coupon bond of the ,east and ,west ,r4 ,r4 ,co4 of ,alabama ,this is a strictly first-class investment bond secured by a first mortgage on an old road1 fully built and equipped1 that has always paid its interest1 and earns a dividend on its stock besides4 ,this bond will pay you #cj every six months4 ,no taxes1 no trouble1 and a safe investment4 ,for sale by the ,,east ,,and ,,west ,r4 ,r4 ,,co4 ,,of ,,ala41 #ejb ,b'way1 or ,,american ,,loan ,,and ,,trust ,,co41 #aac ,b'way1 ,n4,y4 99 99 99 99 99 ,illustration3 ,,count ,,rumford4 ,,horsford',s ,,acid ,,phosphate4 7,,liquid47 ,,for ,,dyspepsia1 ,,mental ,,and ,,physical1 ,,exhaustion1 ,,nervousness1 ,,diminished ,,vitality1 ,,urinary ,,difficulties1 ,,etc4 ,,prepared ,,according ,,to ,,the ,,direction ,,of ,prof4 ,e4 ,n4 ,horsford1 of ,cambridge1 ,mass4 ,there seems to be no difference of opinion in high medical authority of the value of phosphoric acid1 and no preparation has even been offered to the public which seems to happily meet the general want as this4 ,it is not nauseous1 but agreeable to the taste4 ,no danger can attend its use4 ,its action will harmonize with such stimulants as are necessary to take4 ,it makes a delicious drink with water and sugar only4 ,prices reasonable ,pamphlet giving further particulars mailed free on application4 ,,manufactured ,,by ,,the ,,rumford ,,chemical ,,works1 ,providence1 ,r4,i41 ,,and ,,for ,,sale ,,by ,,all ,,druggists4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,skin ,,humors ,,can ,,be ,,cured ,,by ,,glenn',s ,,sulphur ,,soap4 ,,san ,,francisco1 ,feb4 #af1 #ahhc4 ,mr4 ,c4 ,n4 ,crittenton3 ,,dear ,,sir3 ,i wish to call your attention to the good your ,sulphur ,soap has done me4 ,for nearly fourteen years ,i have been troubled with a skin humor resembling salt rheum4 ,i have spent nearly a small fortune for doctors and medicine1 but with only temporary relief4 ,i commenced using your 8,glenn's ,sulphur ,soap0 nearly two years ago--used it in baths and as a toilet soap daily4 ,my skin is now as clear as an infant's1 and no one would be able to tell that ,i ever had a skin complaint4 ,i would not be without the soap if it cost five time the amount4 ,yours respectfully4 ,m4 ,h4 ,,morris ,,lick ,,house1 ,san ,francisco1 ,cal4 ,the above testimonial is indisputable evidence that ,glenn's ,sulphur ,soap will eliminate poisonous ,skin ,diseases ,,when ,,all ,,other ,,means ,,have ,,failed4 ,to this fact thousands have testified2 and that it will banish lesser afflictions1 such as common ,,pimples1 ,,eruptions and ,,sores1 and keep the skin clear and beautiful1 is absolutely certain4 ,for this reason ladies whose complexions have been improved by the use of this soap ,,now ,,make ,,it ,a ,,constant ,,toilet ,,appendage4 ,the genuine always bears the name of ,c4 ,n4 ,,crittenton1 #aae ,fulton street1 ,new ,york1 sole proprietor4 ,for sale by all druggists or mailed to any address on receipt of #cj cents in stamps1 or three cakes for #ge cents4 99 99 99 99 99 ,j4 ,r4 ,,lamb1 #ei ,carmine ,street4 ,sixth ,ave4 cars pass the door4 ,illustration ,,banners ,,in ,,silk1 ,,new ,,designs4 ,,church ,,furniture ,,send ,,for ,,hand ,,book ,,by ,,mail4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,pearls ,,in ,,the ,,mouth ,illustration ,beauty and ,fragrance ,are communicated to the mouth by ,,sozodont which renders the teeth pearly white1 the gums rosy1 and the breath sweet4 ,by those who have used it1 it is regarded as an indispensable adjunct of the toilet4 ,it thoroughly removes tartar from the teeth1 without injuring the enamel4 ,,sold ,,by ,,druggists ,,everywhere4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,manhattan ,,life ,,ins4 ,,co4 ,,of ,,new ,,york #aef and #aeh ,broadway4 ,,thirty-,,third ,,year4 ,,description--,one of the oldest1 strongest1 best4 ,,policies--,incontestable1 non-forfeitable1 definite cash surrender values4 ,,rates--,safe1 low1 and participating or not1 as desired4 ,,risks carefully selected4 ,,prompt1 liberal dealing4 ,,general ,,agents ,,and ,,canvassers ,,wanted in desirable territory1 to whom permanent employment and liberal compensation will be given4 ,address ,h4 ,,stokes1 ,president4 ,h4 ,y4 ,,wemple1 ,sec'y4 ,s4 ,n4 ,,stebbins1 ,act'y4 ,j4 ,l4 ,,halsey1 #ast ,v4-,p4 ,h4 ,b4 ,,stokes1 #b;d ,v4-,p 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,religious ,herald ,,entered ,,its ,,forty-,,first ,,year ,january #ast4 #ahhc1 aiming as heretofore to be a safe and valuable aid in the family to an intelligent and practical knowledge of the world1 and how to live in it4 ,it will urge the claims of religion upon all1 not forgetting the little children2 and will discuss the practical questions of the day with candor2 advocating earnestly the cause of temperance2 speaking freely on all subjects1 literary1 educational1 civil1 social or financial1 and aiming to speak wisely4 ,its reviews and articles1 correspondence and comments1 notes and summaries of news1 will be carefully edited4 ,it will seek to be useful to all whom it can reach and will deem it ample reward for much hard labor1 if it can in any way serve the cause of ,christ2 having a special love for the old historic churches of ,connecticut1 commonly called ,congregational1 but rejoicing to be a co-worker with all who love our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and seek to bless and save men4 ,we ask the co-operation and patronage of all who are in sympathy with our aim1 and hope for an increase of subscribers1 such as will enable us to work more efficiently in the field we are striving to cultivate4 ,,terms3 #b4aj cts4 per year4 ,,to ,,advertisers3--#h cts4 per line2 #ah an inch one year4 ,,office1 ,,hartford1 ,,conn4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,ladies ,,all ,,over ,,the ,,world4 ,,godey',s ,,lady',s ,,book ,will be sent for one year to any address on receipt of #b4 ,,godey',s ,,lady',s ,,book1 ,philadelphia1 ,pa41 ,u4,s4,a41 ,,which ,,is ,,recognized ,,as ,,the ,,leading ,,fashion ,,and ,,home ,,magazine ,,in ,,america4 ,,the ,,leading ,,attractions ,,for #ahhd ,,are ,,the ,,following3 #bd ,,beautiful ,,colored ,,fashion ,,plates1 executed by the ,french process1 representing the prevailing fashions in both style and color1 produced especially for and published exclusively in ,,godey',s ,,lady',s ,,book4 #ab ,,engraved ,,plates ,,of ,,fashions in black and white1 illustrating leading styles4 #ab ,,finely ,,executed ,,steel ,,engravings by the best artists1 made for ,,godey',s ,,lady',s ,,book4 #ab ,,engraved ,,portraits ,,of ,,ex-,,presidents of the ,u4,s4 which form a part of what is known in ,,godey',s ,,lady',s ,,book as the ,presidential ,portrait ,gallery1 each being accompanied by a short biographical sketch4 #aej ,,pages1 ,,illustrating ,,fashions and fancy needle work4 #ab ,,pages ,,of ,,architectural ,,designs showing plans and perspective of ,houses and ,cottages of all descriptions4 #ab ,,full ,,size ,,cut ,,paper ,,patterns1 with full and explicit instructions for use4 #bjj ,,godey',s ,,lady',s ,,books ,celebrated household cooking receipts1 each having been tested by practical housekeepers before publishing4 #bd ,pages of ,select ,music4 ,,besides embracing a rich array of literature4 ,novels1 ,novelettes1 ,stories and ,poems1 by eminent writers1 among whom are ,marion ,harland1 ,christian ,reid1 ,ella ,rodman ,church1 ,augusta de ,bubna1 ,mrs4 ,sheffey ,peters1 ,helen ,mathers1 ,author of 8,cherry ,ripe40 ,,the ,,art ,,department will be under the direction of ,wm4 ,mc,leod1 ,curator of ,corcoran ,gallery of ,art1 ,washington1 ,d4,c4 ,all other departments under equally competent direction4 ,subscription ,price #b4jj per ,year4 ,for further information send for circular4 ,sample copy of ,,godey',s ,,lady',s ,,book1 #ae;c4 ,stamps taken4 ,to avoid errors write plainly your address1 giving ,county and ,state4 ,,godey',s ,,lady',s ,,book1 #ajjf ,chestnut ,st41 ,philadelphia1 ,pa4 99 99 99 99 99 #g ,,per ,,cent4 to #h ,,per ,,cent4 ,interest ,net to ,investors ,in ,first ,mortgage ,bonds ,,on ,,improved ,,farms in ,iowa1 ,minnesota and ,dakota1 ,,secured ,,by ,,ormsby ,,bros4 ,,co41 ,,bankers1 ,,loan ,,and ,,land ,,brokers1 ,,emmetsburg1 ,,iowa4 #aa ,years' ,experience4 ,loans ,absolutely ,safe4 ,references and ,circulars forwarded on ,application4 ,,branch ,,banks ,,at ,,mitchell ,,and ,,huron1 ,d4,t4 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 ,,and ,,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 ,,established ,,thirty ,,years4 ,illustration3 ,,smith ,,american ,,organs ,,are ,,the ,,best4 ,catalogues ,free on ,application4 ,address the ,company either at ,,boston1 ,,mass41 #eca ,tremont ,street2 ,,london1 ,,eng41 #eg ,holborn ,viaduct2 ,,kansas ,,city1 ,mo41 #hag ,main ,street2 ,,atlanta1 ,,ga41 #bg ,whitehall ,street2 ,or1 ,,defiance1 ,o4 ,,over #ie1jjj ,,sold4 99 99 99 99 99 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,rising ,,sun ,,stove ,,polish ,for beauty of gloss1 for saving of toil1 ,for freeness from dust and slowness to soil1 ,and also for cheapness 'tis yet unsurpassed1 ,and thousands of merchants are selling it fast4 ,of all imitations 'tis well to beware2 ,the half risen sun every package should bear2 ,for this is the 8trade mark0 the ,,morse ,,bros4 use1 ,and none are permitted the mark to abuse4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,annual ,,meeting ,,of ,,the ,a4 ,m4 ,a4 ,the ,thirty-seventh ,annual ,meeting of the ,american ,missionary ,association will be held in the ,central ,congregational ,church1 ,brooklyn1 ,n4,y4 7,dr4 ,behrends71 beginning ,tuesday1 ,october #cj at #c ,p4,m4 and closing on the evening of ,thursday1 ,november #a4 ,the sermon will be preached by ,rev4 ,john ,l4 ,withrow1 ,d4,d41 of ,boston1 ,mass41 ,tuesday evening1 at #g3cj1 to be followed by the communion service4 ,the citizens of ,brooklyn will cordially welcome to their homes all persons in attendance at the meetings4 ,those wishing such hospitality are requested to forward their applications to ,richard ,m4 ,montgomery1 #afi ,columbia ,heights1 ,brooklyn1 ,n4,y41 before ,october #ae1 specifying in their letters the time of their proposed arrival4 ,applicants will receive cards of introduction to families in which they will be entertained4 ,should any person after receiving a card of assignment decide not to attend the meetings1 he will please notify the ,committee at once1 that his place may be given to some other applicant4 ,negotiations are in progress to secure reduced rates of travel over different railway and steamboat lines1 the results of which will be given at an early day4 ,any further information which may be needed will be gladly furnished on application to either of the undersigned4 ,,wm4 ,g4 ,,hoople1 ,chairman1 #cbe ,greene ,avenue4 ,,richard ,m4 ,,montgomery1 ,secretary1 #afi ,columbia ,heights4 99 99 99 99 99 ,illustration3 ,estey ,organ ,j4 ,estey ,co ,brattleboro ,vt4 ,as musical culture increases it demands in musical instruments for home1 church1 or school1 excellence in tone1 tasteful workmanship1 and durability4 ,,send ,,for ,,illustrated ,,catalogue4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,atkin ,,prout1 ,printers1 #ab ,barclay ,st41 ,new ,york4 ,transcriber's ,notes ,obvious printer's punctuation errors and omissions silently corrected4 ,inconsistent hyphenation retained due to the multiplicity of authors4 ,changed 8,,beqeath0 to 8,,bequeath0 on the inside cover 7,i ,,bequeath to my executor74 ,changed 8us0 to 8as0 on page #caa 7there are others as poor as themselves74 ,changed 8enthusastic0 to 8enthusiastic0 on page #cab 7very enthusiastic in their work74 ,changed 8,woman' ,msissionary0 to 8,woman's ,missionary0 on page #cab 7,woman's ,missionary ,society74 ,changed 8purned0 to 8burned0 on page #cab 7,our church was burned a year ago74 ,changed 8,fragance0 to 8,fragrance0 on page #cai 7,beauty and ,fragrance7