| EDITORIAL. | |
| Paragraphs | [161] |
| Principles and Plans | [162] |
| Departure of the Azor.—The Indian Boys at Hampton | [163] |
| A Sunday-School Concert | [164] |
| An Educated Ministry.—Atlanta and Fisk Universities | [165] |
| News from the Churches | [168] |
| Items from the Schools.—General Notes | [169] |
| THE FREEDMEN. | |
| Straight University | [172] |
| Virginia: Additions to the Church—An Indian’s Creed—A Good Beginning | [174] |
| South Carolina: History of “Avery” Graduates | [174] |
| Georgia: Pilgrim Church and Sunday-School—Bandof Hope—Twitchell School.—School Children Farming—Their ParentsBuying Farms.—A Growing School—A Literary Society | [175] |
| Mississippi: An Old School—Temperance Work—The Gourd Family | [176] |
| Theological Department of Howard University | [177] |
| The International Sunday-School Convention.—Annual Meeting of the South-western Conference | [178] |
| The Singers to the Missionaries, Greeting | [180] |
| AFRICA. | |
| Arrival of the New Missionaries.—First Impressions of Africa—A Sunday Service—A School Celebration | [181] |
| Advantages of Colored Missionaries | [182] |
| THE INDIANS. | |
| School Wants and Farm Work | [182] |
| An Indian Wants a Cow | [183] |
| THE CHINESE. | |
| Fung Affoo’s Bible Class—Visalia and Petaluma | [183] |
| THE CHILDREN’S PAGE | [185] |
| RECEIPTS | [185] |
| CONSTITUTION | [189] |
| WORK, STATISTICS, WANTS, &c. | [190] |
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