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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American Missionary
| Vol. XXXIX. | NOVEMBER, 1885. | No. 11. |
American Missionary Association.
$365,000
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[Finance Committee's Report Adopted by Annual Meeting at Salem.]