Vol. XXXV.

No. 7.

THE
American Missionary.


“To the Poor the Gospel is Preached.”


JULY, 1881.

CONTENTS:

EDITORIAL.
Our Anniversary Reports[193]
A Brief View of the Situation—Intemperance in the South[194]
The Last Man: Rev. C. P. Osborne[195]
Our Boston Anniversary[196]
Benefactions[197]
General Notes—Africa, Indians, Chinese[198]
Items from the Field[201]
THE FREEDMEN.
Anniversary Reports—D.C., Howard University[201]
Va., Hampton Institute, Hampton[202]
Tenn., Fisk University, Nashville[203]
Miss., Tougaloo University, Tougaloo[205]
La., Straight University, New Orleans[207]
Tenn., Le Moyne Normal School, Memphis[208]
Ala., Emerson Institute, Swayne School[209]
Ga., Beach Institute, Byron[210]
Talladega College—Laying of Corner-Stone[210]
North Carolina Conference[211]
AFRICA.
Ordination at Good Hope[212]
THE CHINESE.
Anniversaries: Rev. W. C. Pond[214]
WOMAN’S HOME MISS. ASSOC’N.
Monthly Report[216]
CHILDREN’S PAGE.
Story of Rebecca[217]
Receipts[218]
List of Officers[222]
Constitution[223]
Aim, Statistics, Wants, etc.[224]

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THE

AMERICAN MISSIONARY.


Vol. XXXV.

JULY, 1881.

No. 7.


American Missionary Association.