CONTENTS
| Page. | |
| EDITORIAL. | |
| Another Year | [1] |
| Paragraphs | [2] |
| Retirement of Rev. Dr. Ladd—Mendi Mission, John Brown Steamer | [3] |
| Paragraphs—How Long is this Thing Going on? | [4] |
| Benefactions—General Notes | [5] |
| Group of Mongolians (cut) | [7] |
| Training Colored Girls. Miss Anna M. Cahill | [8] |
| Industrial Work at Memphis. Miss Ella Hamilton | [12] |
| THE SOUTH. | |
| Avery Normal Institute, Charleston, S.C. | [13] |
| New Building at Athens, Ala. | [14] |
| Trinity School Building (cut) | [15] |
| The Georgia Association | [16] |
| The Central South Association | [17] |
| Wytheville, Va.—Death of Rev. W. H. Ash | [18] |
| THE INDIANS. | |
| Statements Respecting Indians and their Necessities: by Gen. S. C. Armstrong | [19] |
| THE CHINESE. | |
| Humblings: by Rev. W. C. Pond | [22] |
| Washee Washee | [24] |
| CHILDREN’S PAGE. | |
| The Little Dining-Room | [24] |
| RECEIPTS | [25] |
| FORM OF BEQUEST—AIM AND WORK—STATISTICS—WANTS | [28] |
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GOSPEL IN ALL LANDS.
The Gospel in All Lands was commenced in February, 1880, and was continued during 1880 and 1881 as a 48 page monthly. The only numbers of these years that can now be furnished are as follows:
1880.
| August—Palestine, Syria, and Jewish Missions. |
| Nov.—Australasia and Malaysia. |
| Dec.—Siam and Burmah. |
1881.
| January—American Indians. |
| February—Papal Europe. |
| March—Africa and Africans. |
| April—Papal America. |
| May—China and the Chinese. |
| June—The Oriental Churches. |
| July—Japan and the Japanese. |
| August—The Jews. |
| September—India. |
| October—The Mohammedans. |
| November—The Malays. |
| December—Unoccupied Mission Fields. |
Single numbers, 25 cents. Twelve numbers, $2.00. There are two volumes a year. The twelve numbers of 1881 bound in cloth, $3.00. By mail, $3.50.
1882.
Sixteen pages a week.
| Jan. | 5— | Christian Work in Cities. |
| Jan. | 12— | Home Missions. |
| Jan. | 19— | Missions among Freedmen. |
| Jan. | 26— | China. |
| Feb. | 2— | Woman’s Missionary Societies. |
| Feb. | 9— | The West Indies. |
| Feb. | 16— | Mexico. |
| Feb. | 23— | Central America. |
| Mar. | 2— | American Missionary Societies. |
| Mar. | 9— | Missionary Concerts. |
| Mar. | 16— | The Progress of Missions. |
| Mar. | 23— | People and Religions of India. |
| Mar. | 30— | Christian Work in India. |
| April | 6— | English Missionary Societies. |
| April | 13— | Medical Missions. |
| April | 20— | Siam and Laos. |
| April | 27— | Burmah. |
| May | 4— | Northern Africa. |
| May | 11— | Eastern & Central Africa. |
| May | 18— | Southern Africa. |
| May | 25— | Western Africa. |
| June | 1— | Bible Work. |
| June | 8— | Greenland. |
| June | 15— | Canada. |
| June | 22— | Indians of the Northwest. |
| June | 29— | Indians of the U.S. |
| July | 6— | Continental Missionary Societies. |
| July | 13— | Roman Catholic Missions. |
| July | 20— | Brazil. |
| July | 27— | South America. |
| Aug. | 3— | Missions and the Sunday School. |
| Aug. | 10— | Independent Mission Work. |
| Aug. | 17— | Missionary Methods. |
| Aug. | 24— | Japan. |
| Aug. | 31— | False Religions. |
| Sept. | 7— | Money in relation to Missions. |
| Sept. | 14— | Russia, Greece, and Bulgaria. |
| Sept. | 21— | Persia & adjacent regions. |
| Sept. | 28— | Turkey. |
| Oct. | 5— | Missionary Literature. |
| Oct. | 12— | Protestant Europe. |
| Oct. | 19— | Roman Catholic Europe. |
| Oct. | 26— | General Missions. |
| Nov. | 2— | Polynesia. |
| Nov. | 9— | Liberty. |
| Nov. | 14— | Resources of Missions. |
| Nov. | 23— | Syria and Palestine. |
| Nov. | 30— | The Jews. |
| Dec. | 7— | Educational Mission Work. |
| Dec. | 16— | Malaysia and Australasia. |
| Dec. | 21— | The Sandwich Islands. |
| Dec. | 28— | The Missionary World. |
Single numbers, six cents. The 52 numbers of the year, $2.00. The 52 numbers bound in cloth, $3.00. By mail. $3.50.
1883 Gospel in All Lands.
Sixteen pages a week.
| Jan. | 4. | Monthly Review of Missions. |
| Jan. | 11. | Missionaries. |
| Jan. | 18. | China. |
| Jan. | 25. | American Episcopal Missions. |
| Feb. | 1. | Monthly Review of Missions. |
| Feb. | 8. | Children and Missions. |
| Feb. | 15. | Mexico & Central America. |
| Feb. | 22. | American Lutheran Missions. |
| Mar. | 1. | Monthly Review of Missions. |
| Mar. | 8. | Woman and Missions. |
| Mar. | 15. | Incident and Narrative. |
| Mar. | 22. | India. |
| Mar. | 29. | Ceylon. |
| Apr. | 5. | Monthly Review of Missions. |
| Apr. | 12. | Missionary Concert Exercises. |
| Apr. | 19. | Siam and Laos. |
| Apr. | 26. | Christianity in Relation to Other Religions. |
| May | 3. | Monthly Review of Missions. |
| May | 10. | Giving and Missions. |
| May | 17. | People of Africa. |
| May | 24. | Missions in Africa. |
| May | 31. | American Methodist Missions. |
| Jun. | 7. | Monthly Review of Missions. |
| Jun. | 14. | Missions in North America. |
| Jun. | 21. | The American Indians. |
| Jun. | 28. | Missions in the United States. |
| July | 5. | Monthly Review of Missions. |
| July | 12. | The Bible and Missions. |
| July | 19. | Missions in South America. |
| July | 26. | American Presbyterian Missions. |
| Aug | 2. | Monthly Review of Missions. |
| Aug | 9. | Missionary Obligation. |
| Aug | 16. | Burmah. |
| Aug | 23. | Japan. |
| Aug | 30. | American Baptist Missions. |
| Sept. | 6. | Monthly Review of Missions. |
| Sept. | 13. | Mohammedanism. |
| Sept. | 20. | Persia. |
| Sept. | 27. | Missions in Asia. |
| Oct. | 4. | Monthly Review of Missions. |
| Oct. | 11. | Missions in Europe. |
| Oct. | 18. | Catholicism. |
| Oct. | 25. | The American Board. |
| Nov. | 1. | Monthly Review of Missions. |
| Nov. | 8. | Armenians and Nestorians. |
| Nov. | 15. | Turkey. |
| Nov. | 22. | Syria and Palestine. |
| Nov. | 29. | Missionary Literature. |
| Dec. | 6. | Monthly Review of Missions. |
| Dec. | 13. | Missions in Oceanica. |
| Dec. | 20. | Missionary Societies. |
| Dec. | 27. | Progress of Missions. |
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The principal part of each number is devoted to pictures and stories on the following:
| January: General Missions. |
| February: The People of China. |
| March: The People of Mexico. |
| April: The People of India. |
| May: Siam and Burmah. |
| June: The People of Africa. |
| July: The American Indians. |
| August: South America. |
| September: The People of Japan. |
| October: Persia and Turkey. |
| November: Syria and Palestine. |
| December: Oceanica. |
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THE
American Missionary.
Vol. XXXVII.
JANUARY, 1883.
No. 1.