Vol. XXXII.
No. 8.
THE
AMERICAN MISSIONARY.
“To the Poor the Gospel is Preached.”
AUGUST, 1878.
CONTENTS:
| EDITORIAL. | |
| Our Graduates | [225] |
| Paragraphs | [225], [226] |
| The Law of Restitution | [226] |
| S. S. and M. M. Concert | [227] |
| Address at the Boston Anniversary | [228] |
| Items from Churches and Schools | [230] |
| General Notes: The Freedmen, Africa, The Indian | [232], [233] |
| THE FREEDMEN. | |
| Virginia—Religious Interest at Hampton: Rev. Richard Tolman | [235] |
| North Carolina—Contrasts and Progress: Rev. D. D. Dodge | [235] |
| South Carolina—Brewer Normal School: J. D. Backenstose | [237] |
| Georgia—Atlanta University, by a Georgia Editor.—Lewis High School at Macon: Miss Annette Lynch.—A Bright Day in Athens: Mr. John McIntosh.—The Religious Work in Georgia: Rev. F. Markham | [237]-[241] |
| Alabama—Two Ordinations at Talladega: Rev. Geo. E. Hill.—Closing Days of Emerson Institute: Miss S. J. Irwin | [242] |
| Mississippi—The Year at Tougaloo University: Rev. G. Stanley Pope | [243] |
| Louisiana: “Here am I: Send Me, Send Me.”—From New Orleans to New York: Rev. W. S. Alexander | [244] |
| AFRICA. | |
| The Mendi Mission—Converts Added to the New Church; Death of Mrs. Dr. James: Rev. Floyd Snelson | [246] |
| THE CHINESE. | |
| Items and Incidents: Rev. W. C. Pond | [247] |
| THE CHILDREN’S PAGE | [249] |
| RECEIPTS | [250] |
| CONSTITUTION | [253] |
| WORK, STATISTICS, WANTS, &c. | [254] |
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VICE PRESIDENTS.
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| J. M. Pinkerton, Esq., Mass. | |
Corresponding Secretary.
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District Secretaries.
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EDGAR KETCHUM, Esq., Treasurer, N. Y.
H. W. HUBBARD, Esq., Assistant Treasurer, N. Y.
Rev. M. E. STRIEBY, Recording Secretary.
Executive Committee.
|
Alonzo S. Ball, A. S. Barnes, Edward Beecher, Geo. M. Boynton, Wm. B. Brown, |
Clinton B. Fisk, A. P. Foster, E. A. Graves, S. B. Halliday, Sam’l Holmes, |
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THE
AMERICAN MISSIONARY.
Vol. XXXII.
AUGUST, 1878.
No. 8.
American Missionary Association.