Vol. XXXV.

No. 4.

THE
AMERICAN MISSIONARY.

“To the Poor the Gospel is Preached.”

APRIL, 1881.

CONTENTS:

EDITORIAL.
Paragraphs[97]
The Inaugural and the South[98]
Tougaloo University[99]
Arthington Mission[100]
Growth of Negro Population in the South[101]
Tonic Sol-fa System of Teaching Music[102]
Success, Real and Apparent[103]
Benefactions[104]
General Notes—Africa, Indiana, Chinese[105]
Items from the Field[107]
THE FREEDMEN.
Virginia, Hampton—Pastor’s Testimony[108]
Georgia, Atlanta—Revival Interest[109]
Georgia, Savannah— John the Baptist of the Church—Genius for Piety[109]
Georgia, Macon—Southern Winter of 1880-81[110]
Alabama, Talladega— Accessions to the Church[111]
Mississippi, Tougaloo— Burning of Boys’ Dormitory[112]
Tennessee, Nashville— Statistics of Teaching by Students in Fisk University[114]
THE CHINESE.
How Speeds the Work? Rev. W. C. Pond[115]
WOMAN’S HOME MISS. ASSOC’N
Monthly Report[118]
Receipts[120]
Constitution[126]
Aim, Statistics, Wants, Etc.[127]