THE
American Missionary

Entered at the Post-Office at New York, N.Y., as second-class matter.


CONTENTS.


EDITORIAL.
Salutation, 1882[1]
Paragraphs—A Good Way to Do It[2]
John Brown Memorial Steamer (with cut)[3]
Benefactions[4]
Items from the Field[5]
Indian Girls at Hampton (with cuts)[ 6]
General Notes —Indians, Africa, Chinese[7]
Training Girls for Home Life: By Miss M. L. Sawyer[10]
Relation of the Family to the Nation’s Welfare: by Miss E. B. Emery[12]
FREEDMEN.
Tennessee— Interesting Exercises in Fisk University, Nashville[14]
Georgia— Storrs School, Atlanta[15]
Mississippi— Dedication of Strieby Hall, Tougaloo[15]
Work in the South[16]
AFRICA.
Extracts from Journal of Rev. H. M. Ladd[18]
Cut of Cairo[19]
THE CHINESE.
California and China: By Rev. W. C. Pond[21]
CHILDREN’S PAGE.
How a Strain of Music Called a Wanderer Home[23]
Missionary Vegetables[24]
Receipts[25]
Constitution[29]
Aim, Statistics, Wants, Etc.[30]