EDITORIAL.

Page.

The Figures—Financial

297

What Our Friends Think and Say

298

Death of President Ware

300

Iyakaptapi

301

Indians in the Dakota Association

303

THIRTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

General Survey—Church Work South

304

Educational Work South

306

Industrial Training

309

Mountain Work

310

Work Among the Indians

311

Work Among the Chinese

313

The Woman's Bureau—Finances

315

Conclusion

316

RECEIPTS

317


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THE
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Vol. XXXIX.NOVEMBER, 1885.No. 11.

American Missionary Association.


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[Finance Committee's Report Adopted by Annual Meeting at Salem.]