Vol. XXXIV.

No. 9.

THE
AMERICAN MISSIONARY.

“To the Poor the Gospel is Preached.”

SEPTEMBER, 1880.

CONTENTS:

EDITORIAL.
Annual Meeting—Paragraphs[257]
Encouraging Signs of the Times[260]
Help Without Money—The Two Parties and the Chinese[261]
Indians, Reservations and Railroads[262]
Better Homes for the Colored People[264]
Growth of Ideas among the Negroes and Indians[266]
African Notes[268]
Items from the Field[270]
THE FREEDMEN.
A July Vacation[271]
District of Columbia—Lincoln Mission, Washington[272]
Alabama—Florence and her People[273]
Louisiana—Lady-Missionary’s Letter[274]
Tennessee—Better Prospects of Memphis, &c.[275]
Tennessee—Flower Mission and Care for the Sick[276]
AFRICA.
Mendi Mission—Good Hope Station[276]
THE INDIANS.
La Pointe Agency[277]
THE CHINESE.
Sermons by our Chinese Helpers[278]
CHILDREN’S PAGE.
Trip up the Yang-tse-Kiang[281]
RECEIPTS[282]
Constitution[286]
Aim, Statistics, Wants[287]