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  VOL. XXXIV.                                          NO. 10.

                                THE

                       AMERICAN MISSIONARY.

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               “To the Poor the Gospel is Preached.”

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                          OCTOBER, 1880.




                            _CONTENTS_:


  EDITORIAL.

    OUR ANNUAL MEETING—PARAGRAPHS                              289
    PARAGRAPHS                                                 290
    JUBILEE SINGERS                                            291
    ATLANTA’S <DW52> PEOPLE—COMMON SENSE FOR <DW52> MEN      292
    OUR SCHOOLS AND THE COMMON SCHOOL SYSTEM                   293
    A NEW SOUTH, NOT A NEW ENGLAND IN THE SOUTH                294
    MTESA AND THE RELIGION OF HIS ANCESTORS                    296
    BEGGING LETTER                                             297
    AFRICAN NOTES                                              299
    ITEMS FROM THE FIELD                                       300


  THE FREEDMEN.

     CADETSHIP                                          302
    NORTH CAROLINA, MCLEANSVILLE—Revival Interest              302
    SOUTH CAROLINA, GREENWOOD                                  303
    GEORGIA—Midway Anniversary                                 304
    GEORGIA—Atlanta University and Temperance                  305
    ALABAMA—Shelby Ironworks                                   305
    ALABAMA—FLORENCE—Outside Work                              306
    MISSISSIPPI—Tougaloo University                            307


  THE INDIANS.

    S’KOKOMISH AGENCY: Rev. Myron Eells                        308
    SISSETON AGENCY: Chas. Crissey                             309


  THE CHINESE.

    SERMON BY JEE GAM                                          310


  CHILDREN’S PAGE.

    CHINESE AND CHINESE CUSTOMS                                312


  RECEIPTS                                                     313


  CONSTITUTION                                                 317


  AIM, STATISTICS, WANTS                                       318


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  PRESIDENT.

    HON. E. S. TOBEY, Boston.


  VICE-PRESIDENTS.

    Hon. F. D. PARISH, Ohio.
    Hon. E. D. HOLTON, Wis.
    Hon. WILLIAM CLAFLIN, Mass.
    ANDREW LESTER, Esq., N. Y.
    Rev. STEPHEN THURSTON, D. D., Me.
    Rev. SAMUEL HARRIS, D. D., Ct.
    WM. C. CHAPIN, Esq., R. I.
    Rev. W. T. EUSTIS, D. D., Mass.
    Hon. A. C. BARSTOW, R. I.
    Rev. THATCHER THAYER, D. D., R. I.
    Rev. RAY PALMER, D. D., N. J.
    Rev. EDWARD BEECHER, D. D., N. Y.
    Rev. J. M. STURTEVANT, D. D., Ill.
    Rev. W. W. PATTON, D. D., D. C.
    Hon. SEYMOUR STRAIGHT, La.
    HORACE HALLOCK, Esq., Mich.
    Rev. CYRUS W. WALLACE, D. D., N. H.
    Rev. EDWARD HAWES, D. D., Ct.
    DOUGLAS PUTNAM, Esq., Ohio.
    Hon. THADDEUS FAIRBANKS, Vt.
    SAMUEL D. PORTER, Esq., N. Y.
    Rev. M. M. G. DANA, D. D., Minn.
    Rev. H. W. BEECHER, N. Y.
    Gen. O. O. HOWARD, Oregon.
    Rev. G. F. MAGOUN, D. D., Iowa.
    Col. C. G. HAMMOND, Ill.
    EDWARD SPAULDING, M. D., N. H.
    DAVID RIPLEY, Esq., N. J.
    Rev. WM. M. BARBOUR, D. D., Ct.
    Rev. W. L. GAGE, D. D., Ct.
    A.