Vol. XXXII.

No. 7.

THE
AMERICAN MISSIONARY.


“To the Poor the Gospel is Preached.”


JULY, 1878.

CONTENTS:

EDITORIAL.
Paragraphs[193]
Permanent, Interest-Bearing Investments.—The Claim of Need[195]
“These Stupid Blacks.”—An Aged Minister’s Enthusiasm[197]
Three Extracts[198]
Obituary.—Items from Churches and Schools[200]
Chinese Items.—General Notes[201]
THE FREEDMEN.
Commencement at Hampton Institute[203]
Fisk University Commencement[205]
Kentucky: Then and Now[206]
Georgia: Religious Life in Atlanta University.—A Photograph with Lights and Shades[207]
Alabama: Dedication of Emerson Institute.—TheChurch and the Literary Club.—Montgomery—SwayneSchool—A Year’sWork—Closing Exercises.—A SurpriseParty in a Southern Church—AnotherFemale Missionary Needed.—A BlessedWork[210]
THE CHINESE.
Jee Gam’s Letter[215]
THE CHILDREN’S PAGE[216]
RECEIPTS[218]
CONSTITUTION[221]
WORK, STATISTICS, WANTS, &c.[222]