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If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - -Title: The American Missionary -- Volume 33, No. 8, August, 1879 - -Author: Various - -Release Date: March 7, 2017 [EBook #54293] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK AMERICAN MISSIONARY, AUGUST 1879 *** - - - - -Produced by KarenD, Joshua Hutchinson and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This -file was produced from images generously made available -by Cornell University Digital Collections) - - - - - - - - - - VOL. XXXIII. No. 8. - - - THE - - AMERICAN MISSIONARY. - - * * * * * - - “To the Poor the Gospel is Preached.” - - * * * * * - - AUGUST, 1879. - - - - - _CONTENTS_: - - - EDITORIAL. - - ANNUAL MEETING 225 - PAINS OF RETRENCHMENT 225 - FREEDMEN’S MISSIONS AID SOCIETY 227 - MISSIONS IN CENTRAL AFRICA 228 - EDUCATION OF FREEDMEN 229 - CONGREGATIONALISM IN THE SOUTH--ITS RELATION TO THE - AFRICAN RACE 230 - DEATH OF A TEACHER 232 - ITEMS FROM THE FIELD 232 - GENERAL NOTES 233 - - - THE FREEDMEN. - - ATLANTA UNIVERSITY--Tenth Anniversary 235 - TALLADEGA COLLEGE--College, Farm and Seminary 237 - BEREA COLLEGE--Crowded Commencement 238 - S. C., ORANGEBURG--School Closing--Religious Life 240 - GEORGIA, MCINTOSH--Call for a Lady Missionary 240 - GEORGIA, FORSYTHE--Temperance and Religion 241 - ALABAMA, FLORENCE--Corner-Stone of a Church Laid 241 - TENNESSEE--Teachers’ Institute 242 - TENNESSEE--By-ways of Tennessee 243 - - - AFRICA. - - MENDI MISSION--Explorations--Industrial Work 245 - - - THE CHINESE. - - NOTES AND CLIPPINGS: Rev. W. C. Pond 246 - - - CHILDREN’S PAGE. - - MY HOME IN INDIAN TERRITORY 249 - - - LETTERS TO THE TREASURER--Words of Cheer 250 - - RECEIPTS 251 - - WORK, STATISTICS, WANTS, &C. 254 - - * * * * * - - - - - NEW YORK. - - Published by the American Missionary Association, - - ROOMS, 56 READE STREET. - - * * * * * - - Price, 50 Cents a Year, in advance. - - - - - American Missionary Association, - - 56 READE STREET, N. Y. - - * * * * * - - PRESIDENT. - - HON. E. S. TOBEY, Boston. - - - VICE-PRESIDENTS. - - Hon. F. D. PARISH, Ohio. - Hon. E. D. HOLTON, Wis. - Hon. WILLIAM CLAFLIN, Mass. - 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. 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, 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, Ct. - A. S. HATCH, Esq., N. Y. - Rev. J. H. FAIRCHILD, D. D., Ohio - Rev. H. A. STIMSON, Minn. - Rev. J. W. STRONG, D. D., Minn. - Rev. GEORGE THACHER, LL. D., Iowa. - Rev. A. L. STONE, D. D., California. - Rev. G. H. ATKINSON, D. D., Oregon. - Rev. J. E. RANKIN, D. D., D. C. - Rev. A. L. CHAPIN, D. D., Wis. - S. D. SMITH, Esq., Mass. - PETER SMITH, Esq., Mass. - Dea. JOHN C. WHITIN, Mass. - Rev. WM. PATTON, D. D., Ct. - Hon. J. B. GRINNELL, Iowa. - Rev. WM. T. CARR, Ct. - Rev. HORACE WINSLOW, Ct. - Sir PETER COATS, Scotland. - Rev. HENRY ALLON, D. D., London, Eng. - WM. E. WHITING, Esq., N. Y. - J. M. PINKERTON, Esq., Mass. - Rev. F. A. NOBLE, D. D., Ct. - DANIEL HAND, Esq., Ct. - A. L. WILLISTON, Esq., Mass. - Rev. A. F. BEARD, D. D., N. Y. - FREDERICK BILLINGS, Esq., Vt. - JOSEPH CARPENTER, Esq., R. I. - - - CORRESPONDING SECRETARY. - - REV. M. E. STRIEBY, D. D., _56 Reade Street, N. Y._ - - - DISTRICT SECRETARIES. - - REV. C. L. WOODWORTH, _Boston_. - REV. G. D. PIKE, _New York_. - REV. JAS. POWELL, _Chicago_. - EDGAR KETCHUM, ESQ., _Treasurer, N. Y._ - H. W. HUBBARD, ESQ., _Assistant Treasurer, N. Y._ - REV.M. E. STRIEBY, _Recording Secretary_. - - - EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. - - ALONZO S. BALL, - A. S. BARNES, - EDWARD BEECHER, - GEO. M. BOYNTON, - WM. B. BROWN, - CLINTON B. FISK, - ADDISON P. FOSTER, - E. A. GRAVES, - S. B. HALLIDAY, - SAM’L HOLMES, - S. S. JOCELYN, - ANDREW LESTER, - CHAS. L. MEAD, - JOHN H. WASHBURN, - G. B. WILLCOX. - - -COMMUNICATIONS - -relating to the business of the Association may be addressed to -either of the Secretaries as above; letters for the Editor of the -“American Missionary” to Rev. Geo. M. Boynton, at the New York -Office. - - -DONATIONS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS - -should be sent to H. W. Hubbard, Ass’t Treasurer, No. 56 Reade -Street, New York, or when more convenient, to either of the Branch -Offices, 21 Congregational House, Boston, Mass., or 112 West -Washington Street, Chicago, Ill. - -A payment of thirty dollars at one time constitutes a Life Member. - -Correspondents are specially requested to place at the head of each -letter the name of their Post Office, and the County and State in -which it is located. - - - - - THE - - AMERICAN MISSIONARY. - - * * * * * - - VOL. XXXIII. AUGUST, 1879. No. 8. - - * * * * * - - - - -American Missionary Association. - - * * * * * - - -Our readers will see, on the last page of the cover, that the next -Annual Meeting of the Association is to be held the last week of -October, in the city of Chicago. We suggest to our Eastern friends, -or those from the far West, who have in their plans a visit to that -city within the next three months, that, if possible, they delay -their going until that time, that they may prove to our friends of -the interior their interest in the work, and add to it the impulse -of their presence. - - * * * * * - - -THE PAINS OF RETRENCHMENT. - -We do not propose a treatment of this topic in the abstract, to -tell of the internal pressure for retrenchment from the collapsed -condition of our treasury, or of the outcries which accompany the -red line made by the surgical knife. We simply lay before our -readers the facts in regard to our latest efforts in this direction. - -We have had a school for fourteen years at Athens, Alabama. -Miss M. F. Wells has been the principal from its beginning, and -has been one of our most faithful and most successful teachers -and missionaries. Miss Underwood has been her assistant for two -years, and Rev. Horace Taylor has been pastor of the vigorous and -enterprising church which has grown up by the side of, and indeed -out of, the school. Some 150 scholars have been in attendance at -the school, and its work has been more and more satisfactory year -by year. - -We had a building there which was, however, in bad repair: its -walls had been propped up these last months, and it was becoming -really unsafe, so that it must be abandoned or replaced. But to -erect a suitable and permanent building would cost $5,000, and we -had no such sum to expend; and the question came to be, Shall we -build, or close the school and transfer the teachers to some other -field? Reluctantly this latter decision was made:--indeed, we -did not make it; it was made for us. We could not build, and the -decision was sent on to Athens. - -On the first of July, Miss Wells wrote from a sick bed, of the -shock which this decision gave to her, though it had been intimated -beforehand. She said: - -We thank you cordially for the delay in the announcement of your -decision, for had it come in the midst of our closing exercises, -students and teachers would have been unfitted for the work upon -them. - -Our examinations continuing through four days were largely attended -throughout, a crowded house greeting us every day. - -The general voice of the people was: “Examinations grow better all -the time;” “This is the best we have ever had;” “I will send _all_ -my children the _first day_ next year, and not keep them out for -_anything_;” “Bless the Lord for this school;” “It makes me cry -for joy when I see what it has done for our people;” “We are _all_ -going to help build a new house;” “Will start a brick-yard next -week, if you say so, right in these grounds;” “_All_ will help;” -“Even the idle boys on the street will gladly lend a hand;” etc., -etc. - -On the whole, our examinations and closing exercises were more -satisfactory _to us_ this year than ever before. There has been a -deeper earnestness in study, and a higher grade of scholarship has -been reached. - -On the day following, Miss Underwood wrote: - -It is pitiful to witness the grief of the people. In the faces -of young and old one seems to read, “A calamity has fallen upon -us.” Some of them go silently about with bowed heads and spirits, -“clothed in sackcloth and ashes.” Others say, “We will arise and -build; surely the Lord will help those who help themselves.” The -universal feeling is that the school _must_ not close and _Miss -Wells must not go_. Without consulting her, they have called a -mass meeting for to-morrow night, to see what can be done towards -the erection of a new building. You will be promptly notified of -results. - -On the 4th of July, Mr. Taylor, pastor of the church, wrote as -follows: - -That night, at a lecture at the Court House, I read a note from -Miss Wells announcing your decision. The people were much pained. -The open rejoicing of many of the white people hurt the colored -people more than anything else. They asked me, “Can nothing be done -to prevent this?” I told them I thought not, for the orders were -positive. “If we build the school-house, can Miss Wells stay and -the school go on?” I said I didn’t know about that, and asked them -if they knew what they were talking about; that a school-house such -as ought to be put up there would cost $5,000? They said, “We can -do it, and we will do it.” So I telegraphed you, “If people put up -school building, will school be maintained?” That night, Wednesday, -was our preparatory lecture. The people decided to hold a meeting -Thursday night, and notice was given at preparatory lecture; so -last night the church was filled by an earnest, quiet audience. -Colored men were elected chairman and secretary. A committee of -five colored men was appointed to draft resolutions, of which the -following is a copy as nearly as I can remember: - -“Whereas the maintenance of Trinity School is necessary for the -education of the colored people of North Alabama, therefore be it - -“_Resolved_, 1st. That we hear with deep sorrow the decision of the -American Missionary Association to discontinue the school, sell -the property, and send the teachers to other points. 2. That we -earnestly request the American Missionary Association to reconsider -this decision, and permit Miss Wells to remain at the head of the -school. 3. In order to enable the school to be kept up, we propose -to put up a good substantial school building, and as an assurance -of our purpose and ability to do this we forward the following -subscription list.” - -The resolutions were immediately and unanimously adopted. Two men -then spoke with trembling voices and tears in their eyes, and in -thirty minutes names were taken with pledges to the amount of -$2,196. We then checked the movement, and explained that $5,000 -was necessary, but that we had raised the $2,000 we wished to -raise there. A unanimous vote authorized me to make the report -of the meeting to the American Missionary Association, and that -they wished the house and lot to be held forever for the education -of the colored people of North Alabama; that if the American -Missionary Association would permit them to buy the land at a -reasonable price they would do it; or the American Missionary -Association might hold the land and the people the house, neither -to sell out without the consent of the other. An old blind man -said, “An old blind horse ain’t good for much, but when you get -him into the tread-mill he is as good as any other; so when you -get to making brick I will turn the crank to draw the water.” We -got another $100 subscription and immediately adjourned. This -morning I have received another subscription of $12, making in all -$2,308. I ought to have mentioned that a committee of seven was -appointed to solicit subscriptions on the streets. If you say so, -the school-house shall be completed January 1st, 1880. I earnestly -request that the petition be granted. - -At the last meeting of our Executive Committee these letters were -read. All were deeply moved, and the response was hearty and -unanimous, _Let them arise and build_, and the funds needed for the -continuance of the school shall be appropriated and paid. We cannot -stop such a work. We cannot refuse such a plea. Why, the educating -power of this movement upon the colored people of that place, and -its effect, perhaps, upon the white population as well, is worth -ten times the money involved in both the building and the school. -And yet we are told that the blacks are becoming indifferent to -education. - -And now, dear friend, you who are thinking how the Lord has not -prospered you quite as much as he did a few years ago, when you -have read this, will you not put back that $100, or that $1, you -were going to take from your usual gift to us, that such work as -this may go on? It is your retrenchment that compels ours. - - * * * * * - - -FREEDMEN’S MISSIONS AID SOCIETY. - -The annual meeting of our English Auxiliary took place at Union -Chapel, Islington (Rev. Dr. Allon), June 6th. The Earl of Aberdeen -presided. The Rev. Dr. O. H. White read the general report of work -done in the United States and to be done in Africa. The Rev. J. -Gwynne Jones presented the financial statement. The total receipts -had been £5,270; £4,727 had been expended in direct mission work, -and the balance in hand was £205. £3,000 had been promised by -Mr. Arthington, of Leeds, towards the establishment of a mission -in Central Africa. The American Missionary Association had fully -considered the proposal and deemed it practicable, and they desired -now to raise another £3,000 in this country, trusting that they -would be able to command funds in America for carrying on the work, -if its outfit should be substantially secured here. - -Miss Jennie Jackson, of the Jubilee Singers, then sang one of -their plaintive hymns, after which the presiding officer addressed -the meeting, referring to his personal observation of the slave -trade in Africa. The Rev. Dr. Moffat followed, saying that he had -been the servant of Africa for sixty years. Since he went out as -a missionary in 1816 he had been incessantly engaged in advancing -the Redeemer’s kingdom in Africa. He had had many opportunities of -witnessing what the Gospel could do in Africa, and he could testify -that it was the salvation of every one that believed. Mr. J. B. -Gough then spoke in his usual entertaining and forcible way. - -On the motion of the Rev. Dr. Allon, seconded by the Rev. Dr. F. -Billing, the following resolution was adopted: - - That this meeting desires to express the deep sense it entertains - of the favoring providence of God in connection with the - education of the emancipated slaves of America, for teachers - and missionaries to their own race, and also in connection with - the mission work accomplished by some of the society’s students - (ex-slaves) on the West Coast of Africa. And this meeting - would renewedly record its conviction that in the Christian - education of the Freedmen we are working in the line of a - special providential arrangement for a native agency for the - evangelization of Africa. - - * * * * * - - -MISSIONS IN CENTRAL AFRICA. - -At the recent anniversary of the London Missionary Society, the -Rev. W. F. Clarkson, B. A., of Birmingham, made the following -remarks upon Missions in Central Africa: - -“And now, turning to Central Africa, what a solemn responsibility -has been thrown upon the Church of Christ in connection with that -vast continent! True it is that the North of Africa has been -connected with European history ever since Europe had a history, -and Egypt, especially, is rich in associations of the most remote -antiquity. South Africa has been colonized by modern European -nations, and the East and the West Coasts have furnished the -material for that iniquitous slave trade in which Christian nations -have not been ashamed to join hands with Mohammedans in order to -rob their fellow-men of their liberties. - -“But all this has touched only the fringe of this vast continent, -and the interior has been practically unknown. Look at the maps of -a few years ago and you will see blank spaces, relieved only by -imaginary rivers and unverified mountains, and the letterpress of -the geography books was just as meagre and as unsatisfactory. I -chanced to light upon a school geography, the other day, published -in 1847, in which this was the description given: ‘The interior -of Africa is little known. The climate is so bad that the few -Europeans who travel there generally die before they return.’ And -it concluded by saying: ‘Most of the inhabitants are negroes.’ I -think that the young people of to-day may congratulate themselves -that they have not to study the text-books of thirty years ago--at -any rate, on this question. I need not remind this meeting how, -by the labors of eminent geographers and explorers and, not the -least, missionaries, this reproach has been rolled away, and -Africa promises to be as widely known as is Asia. But it is more -to the purpose of this meeting to express the admiration and the -thankfulness with which we witness the Church of Christ, of divers -denominations, taking up the solemn responsibilities thrown upon -her, and addressing herself to the evangelization of Africa. - -“The Church Missionary Society advancing to Lake Nyanza, the Scotch -Church taking possession of Lake Nyassa, the Baptist Missionary -Society establishing itself on the banks of the Congo; and, not to -mention other kindred societies, our own London Missionary Society -advancing to Lake Tanganyika--are so many distinct columns of the -great invading army which has gone forth to rescue Africa from the -power of the prince of this world, and to bring it into subjection -unto Christ. Surely this is the dawning of the day which David -Livingstone rejoiced to see and was glad. And I hope that I may -take upon myself, in your name, respectfully to congratulate our -venerable father and apostle, Dr. Moffat, upon the advent of a time -so rich in promise, and so glowing with hope, for that Africa which -he has so long and so lovingly served. The report has spoken to us -in forcible terms of the anxieties of the directors concerning the -establishment of this Central African Mission, and I think you will -feel that nothing shows that anxiety more clearly than the action -of the directors in regard to the offer of Dr. Mullens, that they -should have accepted that offer and dispatched him, if not to the -front, at any rate to the base of operations for this new campaign; -and he will carry with him to Zanzibar our best wishes and our most -earnest prayers in the enterprise which he has so promptly and so -generously undertaken. - -“I think nothing can exaggerate the seriousness of the enterprise -to which we, as a society, have committed ourselves in connection -with Central Africa. To have to travel 600 or 700 miles, every -mile of it measured out by the weary tread of human feet, and to -be accompanied by 200 or 300 porters, not simply to carry your -luggage, but even to carry the very money with which you have to -pay your way, is no holiday excursion; and to have to deal with -native chiefs of difficult and capricious tempers, with differing -and oftentimes opposing interests, demands qualities of the -highest statesmanship. To establish a mission like that of Lake -Tanganyika, the lake itself being of the length of the distance, -say from London to Carlisle, and twenty miles broad, with all its -shores lined with populous villages--to establish a mission in -such a centre of such a district demands an energy and a zeal and -a patience equal to those of the greatest missionaries that have -ever lived; and to do this, with the certain loss of the comforts -and conveniences of civilized life, and with the equally certain -risk of losing life itself, demands a heroism equal to that of the -ancient martyr. All honor to the brethren who have responded to the -demands of Christ, and have given themselves to this sacred work. -We sympathize with those that are living and working, and we shall -never forget those that have laid down their lives in this blessed -service. Dr. Black in the South, Lieut. Smith in the North, and our -own J. B. Thomson, and others who have fallen with them in this -warfare--shall not the Church of Christ register them, each one, in -the roll of heroes and of martyrs, by whose immortal example she -will seek to stimulate the generations to come?” - - * * * * * - - -THE EDUCATION OF FREEDMEN. - -Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe has contributed two articles with the -above title to the June and July numbers of the _North American -Review_, tracing the history of this work, and giving a valuable -summary of its present status. - -We reprint a brief paragraph and the six general propositions, of -which the facts given are offered as the proof: - -“For years patriots, statesmen, conscientious and Christian men, -had toiled and agonized over the inscrutable problem, _How_ -could slavery be abolished without ruin to the country? Madison, -Jefferson, Washington, all had their schemes--all based on the idea -that after emancipation it would be impossible for the whites and -the blacks to live harmoniously together. Sudden emancipation was -spoken of as something involving danger, bloodshed and violence; -and yet, as no one could propose a feasible system of preparation, -the drift of the Southern mind had come to be toward indefinite -perpetuation and extension. - -“Our emancipation was forced upon us--it was sudden; it gave no -time for preparation; and our national honor forced us to give not -only emancipation, but the rights and defenses of citizenship. This -was the position in which the war left us. We had four million new -United States citizens in our Union, without property, without -education, with such morals as may be inferred from the legal -status in which they had been kept; they were surrounded by their -former white owners, every way embittered toward them, and in no -wise disposed to smooth their path to liberty and competence. - -“That in such a sudden and astounding change there should have been -struggle and conflict; that the reconstruction of former slave -States, in such astonishingly new conditions of society, should -have been with some difficulty, wrath and opposition; that there -should have been contentions, mistakes, mismanagements, and plenty -of undesirable events to make sensation articles for the daily -press, was to be expected. - -“But wherever upon God’s earth was such an unheard-of revolution in -the state of human society accomplished with so little that was to -be deprecated? - -“For in this year, 1878, certain propositions of very great -significance bear assertion, and can be maintained by ample proof: - -“1. The cotton crop raised by free labor is the largest by some -millions that ever has been raised in the United States. That -settles the question as to the free-labor system. - -“2. The legal status of the negro is universally conceded as a -_finality_ by the leading minds of the South. - -“3. The common-school system has been established throughout the -Southern States, and recognized in theory by the wisest Southern -men as to be applied impartially to whites and blacks. - -“4. All of the large religious denominations are conducting -educational movements among the Freedmen on a large scale. There -are scattered through the Southern States, under the patronage -of different denominations, thirty-nine chartered and endowed -institutions for the higher education of colored people as -teachers, ministers, physicians, farmers and mechanics. Besides -these, there are sixty-nine schools of a lower grade. It is -calculated that in the last sixteen years twenty million dollars -has been contributed and invested in the work of educating the -Freedmen. - -“5. Leading and influential men at the South are in many cases -openly patrons of these educational efforts. Several of these -institutions have been generously assisted by the States in which -they are founded. The last reports of all these institutions -represent them as in a successful and flourishing condition. - -“6. The colored race is advancing in material wealth and -prosperity.” - - * * * * * - - -CONGREGATIONALISM IN THE SOUTH. - - -4. Its Relation to the African Race. - -DIST. SEC. C. L. WOODWORTH, BOSTON. - -Beyond any sentiment of honor, or of ambition to do our share of -the immense work thrown in an hour upon the churches of this land, -is the higher aim to introduce our faith and our polity to the -African race. Not only is it our reproach that we have been, almost -exclusively, confined to a small part of the English-speaking -people, but we shall deserve our littleness if we consent to be -limited to this nation, or even to this continent. The world needs -the principles we have in trust, and will not reach its best until -it attains them. And, now, before us is an open field, rich in -resources of life and wealth, all untilled. One-sixth of the human -family waits to be moulded by Christian influence. A continent -bares its bosom and asks Christianity for her strongest and best. -Why should the Church, which took possession of _one_ continent -and gave it the most benign institutions earth ever saw, hesitate -to lay hold of _another_, and plant it with the good seed of the -kingdom? - -There is something immensely stimulating in the thought of -breaking forth after a lost race. All we need is an infusion of -the enterprise which guided the Pilgrims to Plymouth Rock. A new -continent for Christ is what we need to take up as our watch-word, -and pass along the lines till our membership is fired with a -holy zeal to win its 200,000,000 unto the Lamb that was slain. -And if we were intent on this, how easy it would be to connect -the work _here_ with the work _there_. If, when the door opened -into the South, we had gone in with our plans to save the African -race, we could hardly have done differently from what we have. -We have planted our schools and our churches in the very centres -of population and of influence. We have a large force of young -men and women in our schools, and our churches are constituted -almost wholly of young Christian scholars. How easy it would be -to turn the whole tide of their study and thought and influence -towards Africa! There is in the African mind of the South now a -strong drawing toward the land of their fathers. The schemes of -colonization afloat all through the South show it. The hundreds -of young men and young women banded together in our schools and -churches to go to Africa as teachers or as preachers, if the way -shall open, show it. They only need the guiding intelligence to -undertake to plant on Africa’s shores another Plymouth Colony and -Massachusetts Bay. - -And this opportunity comes to the Congregational church and finds -it well prepared to enter on the training of Christian scholars -and preachers for this work. Our churches on the ground are few in -number, but filled with young, fresh, intelligent, pure material, -and co-operate with our schools to bring forward the teachers and -leaders of the African race. Is it all chance that puts us in this -position and gives us this advantage in laying the foundations of -education and religion for another race and another continent? -God’s plan may include _black_ as well as _white_ pilgrims, and -it may be ours to impart the pilgrim spirit and prepare the men -who shall make a new Africa, as our fathers made a new America. -This is possible to us as a church, and we ought to work towards -it with unflagging zeal. We can only lose our advantage by our own -neglect and lack of enterprise. We are in the front of workers for -Africa. Eight or ten of our young Christian scholars are already -on African soil. They send back a call for reinforcements, and the -reinforcements will be ready as soon as our churches furnish the -equipments and give them marching orders. The work may be long and -rough; our fathers found it so here. Congregationalism is used to -that. Indeed, she does best when on the strain. She is grand when -she leads the forlorn hope. Easy, comfortable, self-pleasing life -is not the atmosphere in which she grows tough, sturdy, courageous -and aggressive. Show her something to do for Christ, something -calling for sacrifice, some mighty battle to be fought for her -King, and she will cover herself with glory. - -Out at the front--among the ranchmen, herdsmen, miners, soldiers, -savages--she is at home. This Southern work, which has taken the -feet of her toilers as near the thorns, and their heads as near -the crown of martyrdom, as any work of the century, has shown her -splendid qualities. Her faith and meekness, love and heroism, have -won her praises even in the gates of her enemies. And now we ask -her to make the whole African race the object of her endeavor. This -is the mission offered to her; let her not decline it. Let her lead -the hardest and perhaps the grandest movement in modern missions. -The young colored scholars of the South have learned to trust her, -and they will follow her. - -Now is the time: Africa swings wide open her long barred gates; -commerce and science are moving to possess the land; foundations -are being laid for the centuries: let the church that can build so -wisely and so well, build this new temple of a regenerated Africa. - - * * * * * - - -DEATH OF A TEACHER. - -It is with painful regret that we are obliged to record the -untimely death of Miss Laura S. Cary, one of the teachers of the -Fisk University. She was the daughter of John J. Cary, Esq., of -Nashville, well known as cashier of the Freedmen’s Savings Bank, -and as a trustee of the Fisk University from its organization. - -Miss Cary pursued the full course of study at the University, -and was graduated with honor in the class of 1877, receiving the -degree of A.B.; after this she engaged in teaching in the classical -department as an assistant to Professor Spence. - -She was very attractive in person, cultured in manners, dignified, -quiet and winning. Her character as a Christian was unobtrusive and -consistent. As a teacher she was proficient, kindly and patient, -adding to exact scholarship a grace of demeanor and a voice of such -rare sweetness as to attract constant attention to it. In her death -the institution has lost one of the most valuable members of its -corps of workers, and the African race a representative of rare -merit and promise. - -She died of typhus fever, June 28th, after an illness of ten days, -aged 23. - - * * * * * - - -ITEMS FROM THE FIELD. - -RALEIGH, N. C.--After the closing of the Conference, Pastor Smith, -with the assistance of Rev. Mr. Peebles, of Dudley, held special -services for three weeks. The church was greatly revived. Two -young men have been received into the church. Others have been and -are interested. The congregation is increasing, especially in the -attendance of young men. - -GREENWOOD, S. C.--The Brewer Normal School, under the care of Mr. -J. D. Backenstose, closed, June 26th, a successful year’s work. -Examinations and exhibition were very creditable and largely -attended. The annual address was delivered by the Rev. F. E. -McDonald, on “Culture.” Ministers of other denominations, graduates -of the school, and many prominent citizens, showed by their -attendance, and expressed in words, their deep interest in the work -and gratification with its results. - -ATLANTA, GA.--The teachers and students of Atlanta University -contributed about $75 at their monthly missionary meetings during -the past year, and have employed that sum in aiding the work of -the National Temperance Society, from which they have received a -large supply of the best temperance literature. As nearly 150 of -the students are at present engaged in teaching summer schools, -and nearly all enter into the temperance work, they will find -such a supply a valuable help, and can give it wide and effective -distribution. About an equal sum was given at weekly school -meetings, and will be sent to aid mission work among the Indians. - -A State Teachers’ Association was organized in Atlanta, during -commencement week, by the young colored teachers of Georgia. -There was an attendance of more than one hundred, and all parts -of the State were represented. The proceedings were dignified -and appropriate, and wise and useful plans were set on foot for -future action. A large portion of the participants were graduates -of Atlanta University, and were in attendance upon its closing -exercises. - -Rev. S. S. Ashley has resigned the care of the First Church in -Atlanta, and Rev. Geo. E. Hill, of Marion, Ala., is supplying the -pulpit during the summer. - -WOODVILLE, GA.--The Sabbath-school is growing, and God is with -us. It is in a better condition now than ever before since its -organization. Last Sunday we had both white and colored people, -who came seven miles to our Sunday-school. The day-school has -never been as prosperous as it is this year. Truly we ought to be -thankful. Our Sunday night meetings have been crowded for some time. - -NEW ORLEANS, LA.--A very complete manual of the Central -Congregational Church, neatly printed, is in our hands. The order -of admission and of administration of the church is very complete. -The present membership is 149. Rev. Walter S. Alexander has been -pastor of the church as well as President of Straight University -for the past three years. - - * * * * * - - -GENERAL NOTES. - - -The Indians. - -From a recent report to the Department of the Interior, we extract -the following items of information in regard to our Indian -treaties, which may be to many as novel as they are striking: - - DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, } - OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, WASHINGTON, _April 28, 1879_. } - -TO THE HONORABLE THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, Washington, D. C. - -SIR: By reference to the treaties now in force with our nomadic -tribes, it is found that a clause, in like terms, in reference to -education, appears in seven (7) of our most important ones, while -manifestly the same spirit of educational help from the Government -pervades them all. - -One of the clauses referred to is as follows (see revision of -Indian treaties, page 132, Treaty with the Cheyennes and Arapahoes, -1868): - -“Article 7.--In order to insure the civilization of the tribes -entering into this treaty, the necessity of education is admitted, -especially by such of them as are or may be settled on said -agricultural reservation, and they thereby pledge themselves to -compel their children, male and female, between the ages of six and -sixteen years, to attend school; and it is hereby made the duty of -the agent for said Indians to see that this stipulation is strictly -complied with; and the United States agrees that for every thirty -children between said ages, who can be induced or compelled to -attend school, a house shall be provided, and a teacher, competent -to teach the elementary branches of an English education, shall -be furnished, who will reside among said Indians and faithfully -discharge his or her duties as teacher. - -“The provisions of this article to continue not less than twenty -years.” - -These treaties were all confirmed in 1868, and, as will be seen, -the educational clause is respectively limited to twenty years. -The _intent_ was unquestionably to gather into schools _all_ of -the children of the tribes who became parties to the treaties. By -reference to the last annual report from this office, it will be -found that the total population of the tribes having this clause -in their treaties, on the date of that report, was about 71,000, -and their children of school age numbered 12,000; and that ten -years after making these treaties, of this great number of children -entitled to educational privileges at Government expense, only 944 -were really provided for. - -The following extracts from said report have a direct bearing upon -this subject, and merit special attention in this connection: - -“Experience shows that Indian children do not differ from white -children of similar social status and surroundings, in aptitude or -capacity for acquiring knowledge; and opposition or indifference to -education on the part of parents decreases yearly; so the question -of Indian education resolves itself mainly into a question of -school facilities. - -“But the figures contained in the tables herewith fall far short -of indicating a purpose on the part of the Government to make this -question one of speedy solution. - -“At a low estimate, the number of Indian children of school-going -age, exclusive of those belonging to the five civilized tribes -of the Indian Territory, may be placed at 33,000. Of these, not -less than 8,000 could, within a short time, be gathered into -boarding-schools, except for the fact that the teachers are yet to -be employed, the school buildings are yet to be erected, and the -funds for both, and for feeding and clothing the scholars, are yet -to be appropriated. - -“The whole number of children who can be accommodated in the -boarding-schools now provided at the various agencies is only -2,589. To these may be added 5,082 more, who can find room in -day-schools--those expensive make-shifts for educational appliances -among Indians,--making a total of only 7,671 Indians who have -yet been placed within reach of school facilities. And when it -is considered that the fifty youth who spend from one to _three_ -years in a boarding-school, must step from that into the social -atmosphere created by 500 youth and 2,500 other members of the -tribe who are still in ignorance, it can readily be seen that the -elevation of an Indian tribe is being attempted by a method at -least as slow as it is sure; and that what should be the work of a -year will be protracted through a decade, and the work of a decade -through a generation. - -“In many cases this policy is not only short-sighted, but in direct -contravention of treaty stipulations, as, for example, the treaty -of 1868 with the Kiowas and Comanches (heretofore noted). The -one boarding-school at the Kiowa and Comanche Agency, which will -accommodate 75 pupils, is filled, and the other 425 children are -waiting their turn. To comply with treaty stipulations with these -two tribes would more than absorb the entire fund appropriated for -the civilization and education of all the Indians in the Indian -Territory, exclusive of the five civilized tribes. Even more -glaring violations of educational clauses in Sioux treaties might -be cited.” - -The experience of the Department has been that the best results are -obtained by a removal of the children from all tribal influence -during the progress of education, so that educators can command all -the time and attention of their pupils. - -Youth so educated return to their tribes as teachers, interpreters -and examples in farming, etc.; and if properly sustained and guided -thereafter, prove far more effective guides than whites of the same -capacity. - -Nothing is more essential than that Indian youth, while passing -through school, should have thorough instruction in some practical -branch of labor that will meet their needs for obtaining a -livelihood after leaving school. - - Very respectfully, your obedient servant, - E. J. BROOKS, _Acting Commissioner_. - - * * * * * - - - - -THE FREEDMEN. - -REV. JOS. E. ROY, D. D., - -FIELD SUPERINTENDENT, ATLANTA, GA. - - * * * * * - - -ATLANTA UNIVERSITY. - -The Tenth Anniversary--Commencement--Alumni Meeting--Going Forth to -Work. - -REV. C. W. FRANCIS, ATLANTA, GA. - -The tenth anniversary of Atlanta University, which has just -occurred, was an occasion of special interest to all its patrons -and friends. The fact that the school was closing a year of -prosperous work, during which a larger attendance than ever had -been secured and maintained, and that evidences were multiplied -of increasing confidence and respect on the part of all classes -of people in the State, so that opportunities for usefulness were -never greater, while generous gifts had recently come to provide -needed facilities for the work, together with the real merit of the -exercises and the large attendance of graduates, gave all a feeling -of satisfaction which did much toward making the week one of great -pleasure. - -The exercises were introduced by a thoughtful and instructive -sermon on the Sabbath, addressed to the graduating classes by the -Rev. Mr. Bumstead, in which he set forth the occasion and motives -for a high standard of attainment in life according to “the pattern -shown on the Mount.” - -Three days of examination followed, which were attended by a board -of examiners, appointed by the Governor of the State, and by a -committee of citizens, invited by the Board of Trustees, and a -large number of patrons and friends. The chairman of the Board of -Examiners, a prominent editor of the State, who has attended these -exercises in his official capacity for six successive years, spoke, -in an address to the students at the close, of his increasing -satisfaction with the progress in education exhibited, and the -substantial work done, with the spirit and management of the -institution, and the zeal and skill of the students in their work, -in different communities. He assured them of the liberality and -friendliness of the people, and pledged the hearty co-operation of -the State authorities and leading citizens with all their efforts -at self-improvement, and for the elevation of the poor and ignorant -so long as the present high standard of doing good was maintained. -For all their work in these directions thus far, he had nothing but -praise to give. - -The Commencement exercises upon the last day were brief, sensible -and entertaining. Five young men were graduated from college and -two young women from the normal course, and degrees were conferred -upon six young men who were graduates of three years’ standing. The -music was a pleasant feature of the occasion, being well selected -and well rendered. A report, which was highly commendatory, -was read by Rev. J. M. Martin, D.D., of Atlanta, who had been -in attendance upon the examinations by request of the Board of -Trustees. - -The gathering of the graduates in their meeting in the afternoon -was the most striking feature of the occasion, as it was their -first formal meeting, and secured the attendance of a large portion -of them, and was marked by the warmest expressions of devotion -to the school, its aims, discipline and culture, and affection -and gratitude for its instructors. A singularly sober and earnest -feeling pervaded their utterances, and it could plainly be seen -that the conflicts of life in the difficult work nearly every one -has taken up, have led them to appreciate as never before the -value of work done for them here. - -A finely framed portrait of Pres. E. A. Ware was presented by -them to the school, as an expression of their appreciation of his -sacrifices and devotion to its interests, as well as a testimonial -of personal affection. - -The next day witnessed the busy scenes connected with the departure -of more than 150 young people, who, for the most part, go to teach -summer schools of three months’ duration throughout the country -regions of the State. There is something peculiarly interesting in -the separation and departure of a large company of young people -anywhere, but a special interest belongs to this occasion. These -go with such a simple faith to difficult work among strangers, -with so few facilities and so many obstacles of many kinds; and -yet they seem to win favor, even from those naturally opposed to -their work: they find places open for them, gather schools in -churches, log-cabins, or brush arbors, make furniture, black-boards -and charts, give lectures, lead Sunday-schools, Bible classes and -meetings, teach ministers and elders, and become “all things to -all men,” that they may save some from the degrading bondage to -ignorance, superstition and sin in which they find the mass of -those for whom they labor. It is rare that any are unable to find -schools through lack of money to travel and friends to aid them, -but the absence of any efficient system of schools makes the burden -heavy, and brings to a few sad disappointments. But the fact that -so many young people, with no experience and little money and few -friends, accomplish every year such a great work, seems to prove -that the hand of the Lord guides and protects them, and that His -purpose is to make them a leavening power at the base of society in -this State, to regenerate and bless and save the whole mass. - -The religious work of the year has been prospering, twelve having -united with the school church, and more than as many more, who were -hopefully converted here, being expected to unite with churches -at their homes. All the members of the graduating classes are -professing Christians, as has been the case with all who have been -graduated thus far. The opportunities and possibilities for good -were never greater nor the outlook more hopeful; and we may well -set up at the end of the year another stone of witness and say, -“Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.” - -We append the following statements from the Editorial -correspondence of the Macon _Telegraph and Messenger_: - -This institution has been conducted with singular wisdom and -propriety, and has already proved an inestimable blessing to -the colored people of Georgia. Gradually, but surely, all the -prejudices of the whites have been overcome, and the predictions -of many that it would eventuate in a mere nursery of Radicalism -and hate to the superior race, have not been justified by the -facts. On the contrary, we have the testimony of our own School -Superintendent, Mr. B. M. Zettler, that some of the most efficient -and conservative teachers in the Bibb County schools were educated -at the Atlanta University. Moreover, he favors the appointment, by -the various Boards of Public Education, of teachers of their own -race for the colored children of the State, in every instance where -they show themselves competent. - -Accordingly, we find from the official report of President Ware, -that of the fifty-one alumni of the University, forty-two have -engaged in teaching as a profession, while three are pastors -of churches, two theological students, and one, Nathaniel D. -Harris, of Washington, D. C., is pursuing the study of law. Of the -teachers, four only have located beyond the limits of the State. - -In addition, over ninety of the more advanced pupils employ their -time during vacation in teaching. - -The institution is in a more flourishing condition than at any -previous period of its history. Its matriculates number two hundred -and forty, representing ten different States and forty-seven -counties in Georgia. The trustees hold sixty acres of valuable -land adjoining the college edifices, which is in itself a splendid -endowment. The other revenues cover $8,000 per annum from the -State of Georgia, tuition fees (only $2 per month), and donations -usually amounting to $2,500 from charitable institutions at the -North. But recently the trustees have had quite a windfall from the -Stone estate at Malden, Mass. The widow of Mr. Stone, who, by her -husband’s will, was made the almoner of his bounties, has given -$50,000 to the University. They have fallen heir also to another -sum exceeding $10,000, from the estate of the late R. R. Graves, -of New York, who had previously donated a valuable library to the -University. - -With these subsidies it is proposed to erect immediately another -College building between the two present structures, to cost -$40,000, and a large addition to the Girls’ Dormitory, which will -include a dining-room capable of seating 300 pupils. The estimated -cost of this improvement is $15,000. - -The library of the Institute comprises 4,000 volumes, most of them -excellent selections, with a balance on hand in cash of $700 for -further augmentation, derived from the interest on the permanent -library endowment, which is $5,000. - -It will be seen from the above that the Atlanta University is on -the high-road to prosperity. - - * * * * * - - -TALLADEGA COLLEGE. - -The College, Farm, and Theological Seminary. - -REV. TEMPLE CUTLER. - -Talladega is beautifully situated among the hills of Alabama. It -reminds one somewhat of Andover, Mass., only the hill on which the -college stands is not as high. There is, however, the same outline -of mountains in the distance, and the same soft light falling on -the village nestling below, hidden among the rich foliage of trees. -Talladega is by far the prettiest site for a college that I have -seen in the South. Nature has done her part in fitting up the place -for purposes of instruction. There is every incentive to mental -improvement that nature can afford. If man will do his part, we -may expect to find here one of the most important of those springs -which are sending forth streams of moral and mental influence -through all the wastes of this south country. - -A week spent here has been exceedingly enjoyable. The teachers are -an agreeable set of finely educated gentlemen and ladies, who spare -no pains to make one’s stay a pleasant one. The hospitality is not -made burdensome either to host or guest, but one quietly falls into -the routine of life, and feels immediately at home. - -There is a farm here of about 180 acres of land, most of which is -under cultivation, called the Winsted Farm. This is being rapidly -reclaimed from the waste of former mismanagement. The difference -between Northern and Southern agriculturists is, that the land is -improved under the former management, and wasted under the latter. -In New England it is a sure sign of shiftless husbandry when the -land runs out year by year. In the South there are but few farms -or plantations that are not becoming poorer every year. The effort -is begun on this farm to restore fertility, and in a few years -we may expect to see a fine specimen of Northern enterprise in -the products of its hitherto barren acres. The students work the -farm in part payment for their education. How far this industrial -department is going to succeed financially is a question that must -wait for an answer. It is easy to theorize about the advantages -of such a measure, but the surest proof that the pudding is good -is found in the eating of it. One thing is certain: four or five -hours a day of work in the hot sun does not fit a young man to bone -down to real hard study. It takes a good deal of the remainder of -the day to get rested and ready for work. It sounds pretty to talk -about a man’s catching up his book between works, and so using up -the odds and ends of time, _a la_ Elihu Burritt; but unfortunately -there are not a great many Elihu Burritts left, and I am afraid -they are not indigenous to this climate, nor found among boys and -girls in these schools. It is a question whether we can afford to -run a farm and school together. The drain on both the treasury of -the college and the physical powers of the student must be taken -into our calculations. - -The collegiate exercises of the school were creditable to the -students and their instructors. The examination exhibited the usual -enthusiasm of these students in their studies. The day is past when -we need to parade proofs that the negro has a brain capable of -improvement. We can now quietly assume that the color of a man’s -skin does not necessarily affect his mental calibre, and there -we may leave it. I must say, however, that I have not attended a -closer and more satisfactory theological examination in many a day -than that of the nine theological students who will graduate from -Talladega next year. I have attended examinations in seminaries -and associations and councils, and been through several such -trials myself, but I never was present at one that gave me better -satisfaction than this. If all our theological teachers will pass -over to us men as thoroughly posted in the fundamental doctrines -of the Bible as these young men appeared to be, we will gladly put -them into the ministry. Prof. Andrews has solved the question of -the practicability of a theological department in this school. We -have henceforth no excuse for putting men into the ministry who -cannot answer the questions usually propounded to candidates for -the sacred office. - -The public appointments of this week embraced literary exercises -by the Soronian Society on Monday evening, public exercises of -the Model School on Tuesday afternoon, and College Address in -the evening: Wednesday, graduating exercises of the theological -department at 2.30 P.M., and at 8 o’clock, prize declamations -and essays, closing with a spelling match: on Thursday, 10 A.M., -the graduating exercises of the higher Normal department; at 2 P.M., -an exhibition of the agricultural department; and at 8 P.M. -a concert by the Musical Union closed the week. I was not able to -remain through all the exercises of Thursday. Those that I attended -were of a high order, and compared favorably with similar exercises -of the same grade in other schools. - -The attendance of the citizens from the town through all the -public exercises was a very pleasant feature. Talladega has made a -deep and lasting impression on the white people. They acknowledge -the good work that it has done and is doing, and believe in the -possibilities that are before it. - -Last fall, arrangements were made for an Industrial Fair, which -called together some of the best specimens of work done by colored -men and women in this State and a part of Georgia. This, probably, -gave more impetus to the industrial enterprise of the people than -anything that has been done since freedom. May the good work go on. -That is just what we want to see--the people waking up to do their -level best. - - * * * * * - - -BEREA COLLEGE. - -A Commencement Crowd--A Mixed School--Free Speech--Self-Support. - -PRESIDENT E. H. FAIRCHILD, BEREA, KY. - -Wednesday, June 25th, was a beautiful day. The dust had been laid -by a grand shower the evening before, and the whole day was cool -and bright. - -At half-past seven in the morning the neighboring people began to -enter the college campus, a beautiful grove of forty-five acres. At -half-past nine, when the exercises commenced, they were bringing -extra seats into the tabernacle, a rough but very substantial and -commodious building, which accommodates two thousand people. - -At half-past ten there were thought to be three thousand in and -about the tabernacle, and nearly a thousand horses on the ground. -As Berea embraces but eight hundred inhabitants, including students -and infants, it appears that more than two thousand came from -abroad. - -But what came they out for to see? An exhibition of an impartial -school in the centre of Kentucky. Sixteen students--twelve young -men and four young ladies--delivered orations and essays. Only -three of these were colored. This disproportion is accounted for -partly by the fact that the great demand for colored teachers calls -colored students away before they reach the higher classes. But it -was partly accidental. It has never occurred before, and probably -never will again. The colored students outnumber the white. - -There were ten graduates--six from the classical department, three -from the scientific, and one from the normal. - -Two-thirds of the audience were white. A large portion of them were -mountain people, but many were from the blue-grass region. The -colored people generally gravitated to one side of the building, -thus keeping up their country customs and gaining the approbation -of their white neighbors. This is one of the relics of slavery. -Generations must die before either white or colored people will -feel like treating each other as equals. As master and slave they -made no objection to the closest contiguity; as equals they cannot -eat in the same dining-hall, though forty feet apart. This feeling -has nearly passed away in Berea, as was perfectly manifest in a -social farewell gathering of about three hundred of both races at -the ladies’ hall in the evening. Equal rights, to the full extent, -will never be enjoyed till this feeling is extinguished. - -“Democracy Restored” was the subject of one oration, delivered by -the only democrat in the institution. It was cheered by ex-rebels, -and the college gained popularity among them for its liberality. -Some of them thought the Faculty must have hired him to deliver -his harangue to make a show of toleration. One young son of the -democracy decided to attend the school. It will be a good place -for him. The author of the oration has two years yet to study, and -trying years they will be for him. His party had better get his -faith insured. - -The graduates are all professing Christians, though one has had his -faith somewhat shaken, as was shown by his oration. He would be -glad to study theology at an orthodox seminary. He is a son of the -mountains, and an honest, earnest thinker, and a superior scholar. - -The effort of the college to get on alone, without aid from the -American Missionary Association, taxes all its energy and faith; -but, thanks to God and its faithful friends, the past year it -has not been left to suffer. The erection of the new chapel will -commence immediately, though the necessary means are not all -secured. - -Berea College is a miracle of God’s grace and power. No other being -could have established such a school, in such a community, with -such instrumentalities, and made it such a power. - -In this voting precinct of five hundred voters, where whiskey -has reigned for many years, three-fourths of all the inhabitants -have signed the Murphy pledge. Arrangements are made for a grand -temperance rally on Friday, the 4th, which, it is confidently -believed, will fill the tabernacle to its utmost capacity. Berea, -a beautiful spot by nature, is growing more and more beautiful -every year. It is a charming place for a college, and nothing but -poverty prevents a thousand youth from flocking here for education. -Expenses are very low: Tuition, $9 a year; board, $1.50 a week; -free tuition for ninety pupils; yet many students must leave, -unless they can contrive a cheaper way to live, and find work to -meet their small expenses. - - * * * * * - - -SOUTH CAROLINA. - -School Closing--Religious Life. - -REV. W. L. JOHNSON, ORANGEBURG. - -Our scholastic year closed on the 5th inst. Appropriate exercises -were held at the “Independent Hall.” There was a very large and -respectable audience of the children’s parents and white citizens -who felt interested in our work. The exercises began about 8 -o’clock, consisting of declamations, orations and music. After the -exhibition, Rev. Professor Larrence, of Claflin University, by -an eloquent address, in which he paid a splendid tribute to the -value of learning and the excellence of the A. M. A. schools, its -Principal and teachers proceeded to make the presentation of six -silver-plated vases and beautifully ornamented butter-dishes to -as many pupils. Those gifts were awarded by the Superintendent. -Five were given for sustaining perfect examinations, and one for -excellence in delivering a declamation. The whole affair was closed -by a bountiful collation for the children and friends of the school. - -During the term we have maintained religious meetings among the -children, several of our scholars taking part by offering prayer. -It has been a pleasure to see others mourning to know Christ as -their Saviour. The neighboring ministers have, in general, been -present, and expressed deep interest in our undertaking, besides -impressing valuable lessons and pious sentiments upon the minds of -the children. - -Six pupils taught this year, in the free schools of Orangeburg -County, an aggregate of 575 children, and were very acceptable -to trustees and patrons of the schools. The whole number of days -taught by them is about 375. - - * * * * * - - -GEORGIA. - - -A Revival--Call for a Lady Missionary. - -REV. FLOYD SNELSON, M’INTOSH, LIBERTY CO. - -We have had, and are still having, a precious work of grace. On -Sunday, the 25th, our communion season, nearly a thousand people -were present. The weather was very delightful, and everything else -connected with the occasion. Sixteen persons, hopefully converted, -united with the church. The church is much encouraged, and its -future looks very hopeful. I am almost broken down in this long -and hard pull, still I believe that with this interest around me I -could go on five months longer. - -In summing up the converts during this campaign we find twenty at -Cypress Slash, 14 miles above in our new field, and thirty-five -here, making fifty-five in all. Most of these are not only young in -grace but young in years, being from eleven to twenty. Therefore, -in order to make them successful and useful Christians, I deem it -very necessary to give them uncommon care. A special meeting of a -social and religious nature is held Friday evening of each week in -my house for them, and each one is required to take a part and is -made to feel at home. - -A Literary Society is also held at the church on the second and -fourth Wednesday evenings of each month. In the former meeting much -is sometimes said to correct the errors of home life. The necessity -of this arises from the secluded situation of their parents and -themselves from the white people. They were not at all situated -like those in the upper part of the State among the whites, whose -ways they generally imitate, but were left to themselves, with no -training except such as was given by overseers and drivers. - -This important work is, therefore, left still undone. My wife did -what she could in this line before we left for Africa, but since -our return her health has been such that she has not been able to -do anything. This work is of so much importance, and in such a -promising field, that I now _earnestly_ ask, Will not some one of -our churches or Sunday-schools send us a lady missionary who can do -it? - - * * * * * - - -Actions and Reactions--Temperance and Religion. - -WM. F. JACKSON, FORSYTHE. - -Our school year closed May 30th, with encouraging results. - -This was the first year of real systematic work in the Academy, the -building having been finished too late to open at the beginning of -last school year. - -There is a growing interest in the work. Upon the close of the war, -the schools established by the American Missionary Association were -everywhere crowded with our people thirsting for knowledge: in the -whole South the feeling for education ran high, so that the zeal of -the Freedman for education became proverbial. But this proved to be -not so much zeal as blind impulse. It is not so now. By a bitter -experience, our people have been brought to see the errors of the -past. Their present ideas respecting education plainly show this -discovery. The people of our community feel that they and their -children need it to make them useful. In our school were three -women and two men of advanced age, who were diligent in studying, -and compared favorably with younger pupils in their advancement, -and who are now exerting their influence to bring in others, that a -permanent class of aged persons may be formed. Again, many parents -have sent children to school to me, evidently for no other purpose -than to have them cared for; but now, some of these same parents -express a different purpose, viz., to have them prepared for the -duties of life. Then, too, there is a public spirit in favor of a -better and higher education, manifested in the efforts now being -made to establish here an African Methodist Episcopal College and a -Methodist Episcopal High School. - -Our pupils have been very regular in attendance compared with past -years. There have been 113 students in school during the year, many -of whom came from the adjoining counties, and will go out to take -schools for the summer. There has been much earnest study done by -these pupils, who seem determined to surmount the difficulties -which present themselves. They have been encouraged to organize a -Temperance society, which they manage themselves with credit. This -organization is doing much in the school and community to encourage -those who are striving to be temperate. - -Amid all the flattering results of the year not much could be -considered gained were it not for the great revival of religion -among the pupils of our school. In April, very many became serious -about their souls. They made earnest inquiries after the way of -life. The Lord poured out his spirit in copious showers upon these -precious souls, and nine were happily converted and added to the -church. Thus we feel that God has richly blessed our labors, and -that His approving smile rests upon us. - - * * * * * - - -ALABAMA. - -Corner-Stone of a Church Laid--The School Work. - -REV. WM. H. ASH, FLORENCE. - -This week has been a blessed one for us. On Saturday last the -corner-stone of the new chapel was laid, and on Sunday appropriate -services were held. It was an occasion long to be remembered. - -On the walls, at the front of the building, was erected a temporary -platform, and on it a table. In the centre of it was a Bible and a -large vase of beautiful flowers; back of this were seats for the -speakers, and at the right was seated the choir. - -The Rev. M. L. Frierson, of the Presbyterian Church, opened the -services by reading the second chapter of Nehemiah, and led in -prayer. The Choir then sung “What shall the harvest be?” The clerk -of the church read the list of articles which were to be placed in -the box prepared for the corner-stone, which has this inscription: -“First Congregational Church, A.D. 1879. A.M.A.” - -Next in order was an address by Hon. W. B. Wood, who said that he -was a Methodist and a sectarian, too, but he loved _all_ who loved -the Lord Jesus Christ. We are not of the same denomination, but -Paul said, Be ye brethren. He said that the times were better, -that some old fogies would have us believe that we are not as -progressive as they were 40 or 50 years ago, but his experience -was, that we are moving onward, for he, as a judge, did not have as -many cases to decide as he had five or six years ago. Not that the -people were afraid of the punishment of the law, but controlled by -the power of the Gospel and its morality. - -He said that he took pleasure in aiding to build churches, that -he had an interest in every church of Florence, and that if a -subscription book should be carried around and his house passed he -would feel slighted; and he advised all present to aid in behalf of -the church. - -He said that he believed he could speak for the entire white -population, that they, in sympathy, would encourage every good work. - -Rev. Mr. Frierson also spoke. After a collection was taken, “Ye -Christian heralds, go proclaim salvation in Immanuel’s name,” was -sung by the choir, and the benediction pronounced. - -On Tuesday the examination of the school took place, and on -Wednesday night the exhibition occurred. We had many visitors -during the examination, and on the night of the exhibition our -building, used for church and school, was filled to overflowing; -all around the building, at the windows and doors, there were many -who were eager to see and hear the exercises. - -It is the first year of school work in connection with the church. -At the beginning of the year we had three scholars; at the end we -closed with thirty-five. - - * * * * * - - -TENNESSEE. - -Teachers’ Institute--Practical Education. - -The Shelby County Teachers’ Institute or Convention was held in -June. In regard to it the editor of the Memphis _Appeal_ writes: - -The teachers of the colored schools of the city and county deserve -especial commendation for the interest they take in the leading -educational questions of the day, and for the efforts they are -making to reach wise and correct conclusions, and if we may judge -of the nature of their entire proceedings and discussions from -the paper on practical education presented before the Institute -yesterday, and printed in another column of this morning’s -_Appeal_, the Institute has certainly been a success in point -of ability. It is not often that teachers take the initiative -in educational reforms, but we are glad to notice here that a -company of teachers speak boldly and plainly in favor of a more -practical course of study for the preparatory and common schools -of the country. We would call the attention of educators and -school boards to this paper, and urge that some system be devised -for our schools, whereby the simpler of these plans, at least, -be at once carried into effect with the opening of the schools -in October. The actions and words of this Institute have an -especial significance, coming as they do from the teachers of our -colored schools, themselves belonging, with few exceptions, to the -colored race. They certainly indicate a commendable earnestness in -matters pertaining to the educational interests of the country and -community, and they richly merit the encouragement and co-operation -of all good citizens.” - -The paper referred to was by Miss Laura A. Parmelee, of the Le -Moyne School, and, after a historical sketch of much value, ended -with the following recommendations: - - After careful inquiry into the various methods adopted - by different schools, your committee feels justified in - recommending: That in every school-house a room be furnished - with mechanical appliances, where, for an hour each day, the - boys and young men may receive lessons in the art of handling - tools and methods of work, under the direction of a practical - workman; that all girls spend three-quarters of an hour daily - in learning to do plain sewing, to cut garments neatly and - economically, and to judge of the value and appropriate use of - fabrics commonly made into clothing; that the first lessons in - free-hand drawing be given to every student, and classes for - further instruction organized for those who display special - aptness for the work. One competent teacher could attend to - this branch in all the schools, and still have time to assist - in private schools, if desired. A plan of co-operation in - these extra branches would greatly lighten the expense, while - stimulating healthy competition to excel on the part of pupils; - that the older girls study the science of nursing from a regular - text-book, reporting to the teacher for criticism and advice - their own experiences in neighborly watchings with the sick. Your - committee note, with pleasure, an awakening interest in this - subject, and would endorse the “Hand-Book of Nursing,” arranged - and prepared by the New Haven training school for nurses, as a - suitable work to be introduced for this purpose. In connection - with the usual study of physiology, there should be discussions - as to proper foods and best methods of their preparation. That - in city and country schools, young children be encouraged to - observe the habits of animals and plants; that no school-house be - considered complete without a small microscope, and at some time - in the course of study, the usual reading books be laid aside - for a series of child’s books of nature, treating of the first - principles of botany, philosophy and zoology; that all methods - of teaching bend toward educating the senses to observe quickly - and accurately, the mind to think independently, and the hands to - work dexterously. - -A cordial letter from the Hon. W. H. Fonte, Superintendent of -Schools, closed with the following words: - - Especially, I may add, do I desire to encourage and forward - in every way, every plan or purpose which has for its object - the elevation and progress of the colored race, believing with - Frederick Douglass, that “without intelligence there is no - independence, without independence no leisure, without leisure no - progress.” - - * * * * * - - -THE BY-WAYS OF TENNESSEE. - -In February, 1878, we printed a letter from our Bro. Cutler, in -which he spoke of a young girl who wanted to get an education, but -who was entirely without means. He procured for her half enough -to keep her at study for a year, started her on her course, and -pronounced her “the happiest girl in the land.” The following -description of her first field and work as a teacher will certainly -interest those who aided Tennie Morford, and, we think, many -others.--EDS.: - -There is situated in the eastern part of Tennessee a beautiful, -lonely, little valley, called the Sequatchie Valley. It is sixty -miles long and five miles wide, containing about four hundred -inhabitants. This is one of the by-ways of Tennessee, or, as it -seems to be, from the condition of the people, Africa at home. It -is hedged about with mountains, and its inhabitants scarcely hear -of any other place than their own valley. They are very ignorant, -and their chief occupation is farming. - -I spent my last vacation among them, and tried to teach and show -them the need of an education. There were persons who were forty -and sixty years old who could not count a hundred. Scarcely any of -them had seen a steam-boat or car. They know only of the wilds of -Sequatchie, where they have spent their lives. Near the head of the -valley was my place of work, principally inhabited by drunkards of -both colors, who spent their Sabbaths in intoxication and in the -use of profanity. Their places of enjoyment were three still-houses -about half a mile apart, where the price of their labor was given -in liquor. - -On my arrival at Pikeville I was conducted to a little house on -the main street, where I remained one week. I was examined three -days after my arrival. My examination seemed very simple, and I -received first grade certificate. During that time it was noised -abroad that school would open Monday, June 10th. Bright and early -Monday morning I commenced my summer’s work; but as I met only -twelve bright faces I felt somewhat discouraged, and was beginning -to think that I would go elsewhere if I did not have more next -week. To my surprise, by that time I found nineteen, and felt -more reconciled. After I had taught a while I visited some of the -children’s parents, and found that every body wanted to go to -school, both young and old. Every one began to show an interest, -and the number of scholars grew to fifty-seven, a few of whom -had been to school before, while the others were only making a -beginning. My most advanced pupil studied only the Third Reader -and the Elementary Speller, which was considered by him quite an -education. The most of them said that they did not want to go -any higher than the Speller. Others only wanted to get as far as -“publication.” In one case a lady came and brought a little girl -to me who did not know the alphabet, and asked me to get her to -“baker” as soon as possible, for she wanted her, as they say, to -“help to lay by crop.” She said that if she got as far as “baker” -she would be half through the Speller, which she considered half -of an education; but I told her that that was only laying the -foundation for the great work intended for them to do. They had -often heard of schools, and half realized that they had minds to be -cultivated, but not until last summer had they become interested -in the real work of learning. They had a very good school-house -for dry weather, but when it rained we had to shelter ourselves -the best we knew how. The house would seat about sixty scholars -comfortably, and was beautifully situated on a small hill called -“Cedar Bluff,” which was surrounded by large oaks. - -The people do not have very much preaching, but when they do have -it it must be by daylight, on account of the white people stoning -them at night. The colored people are still living as slaves, and -are afraid to live otherwise. The laborers do not work by the day, -as they do here, but as they are told. They get up about three -or four o’clock in the morning and work until about midnight, -and sometimes later if their employers desire to have the work -finished. This is what they consider a day’s work. They have the -same idea about teaching. They wanted that I should teach from -sunrise to sundown. They know nothing of the eight or ten hour -system of labor. - -Those who live along the highways of trade and culture in our -State, that are participating in the active work of the world, -would scarcely believe that some parts of their own State are -half civilized if they did not occasionally see it; but one has -only to cross the Cumberland mountain to find his mistake. The -Sequatchie Valley is only catching a ray of light now and then from -the sunrise. When the sun comes up in the east it is first seen -by those who live on the mountain tops and those who live in the -highest places; but it keeps rising until it shines on valleys and -plains. So with the morning that has dawned upon the people of the -South; it is first grasped by those on the highways, and then it -begins to shine into the hidden corners until all shall be lighted. -What can be expected of the children of the next generation if -their parents are not more than half civilized? We need educated -parents, so that the children may be properly trained. In order -to do this we must go into these by-ways of our State and sow our -seed, though it be on untilled soil. I think that the time is fast -approaching when the public school system, carried out by earnest -teachers, shall reclaim these valleys, and make them an honor to -the State instead of haunts of ignorance and vice. - - * * * * * - - - - -AFRICA. - - * * * * * - - -THE MENDI MISSION. - - -Explorations into the Interior, etc. - -REV. ALBERT P. MILLER, GOOD HOPE STATION. - -I am traveling more or less to see the interior of this extensive -country, going up certain rivers and visiting towns and villages -on the way. I visited the Bargroo country last week, and hope to -leave in the morning for Kaw-Mendi, to see what are the prospects -of useful work for the Mission in that part of the country. Many of -the old places formerly held by the Mission I shall try to visit -before the rainy season proper sets in. We are getting things -somewhat in shape, and hope to push into the interior as soon as -practicable. Dodo is open to us; Cunkananny, also, on the very -frontier, no mission station having ever been established nearer -them than Avery. Bros. Anthony and White are to-night with us; will -leave to-morrow for Avery. Bro. Anthony is well, and is getting on -very well in his new field of labor. He takes right hold, and seems -to be in dead earnest. Bro. White is also well. I find that we -shall be obliged to get a large quantity of goods from some source -or other with which to purchase logs, as two saws will soon be -running in the mill, which will come in to help us. We are all very -well save the doctor, who has been ill of late, but is now up. Pray -for us. - - -The Industrial Work--General Impressions. - -ELMORE L. ANTHONY, AVERY STATION. - -I am well and all right. I had a slight pain in my head yesterday -for the first time since I have been in the country, and that -came from being in the sun too much. Everything seems to be going -forward. I am doing the best that I can. - -The mill has been repaired. The bottom logs were decayed; the ends -of some of the posts were also decayed. There is considerable -work to do yet. One of the saws started this week, and the other -one will start soon. Bills for lumber are coming in. We can find -sale for all the good lumber that we can saw. Logs are coming in; -business seems to be opening. We had the shoot that leads the water -from the vat or receptacle to the turbine wheel enlarged, which -will, I think, give the water greater propelling power, and, of -course, give the circular saw greater velocity. I am having the -coffee farm cleaned, and will have the trees pruned next month, as -I understand that is the time. I am doing just as you said. - -The religious work seems to be improving, though I have not been -here long enough to tell much about it. The industrial department -is about all one man can attend to if he will do his duty. -Brothers Jackson and White have the church and school. I help in -the Sabbath-school. Having seen the condition of the people, -I would say, if you had the money, send _one hundred thousand -missionaries_ to different parts of Africa at _once_, and have -them establish missions and tributaries. This country is baptized -in ignorance, vice, poverty and old customs. Humanity is entirely -below description. There are hundreds, yes, thousands of persons -here that have not a string of clothing to their names. All the -natives do is to sow and reap; they know nothing about cultivation -whatever. Now, why keep missionaries away, when Christ has said, -“Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations”? - - * * * * * - - - - -THE CHINESE. - - * * * * * - - -“CALIFORNIA CHINESE MISSION.” - -Auxiliary to the American Missionary Association. - -PRESIDENT: Rev. J. K. McLean, D. D. VICE-PRESIDENTS: Rev. A. L. -Stone, D. D., Thomas C. Wedderspoon, Esq., Rev. T. K. Noble, Hon. -F. F. Low, Rev. I. E. Dwinell, D. D., Hon. Samuel Cross, Rev. S. -H. Willey, D. D., Edward P. Flint, Esq., Rev. J. W. Hough, D. D., -Jacob S. Taber. Esq. - -DIRECTORS: Rev. George Mooar, D. D., Hon. E. D. Sawyer, Rev. E. P. -Baker, James M. Haven, Esq., Rev. Joseph Rowell, Rev. John Kimball, -E. P. Sanford, Esq. - -SECRETARY: Rev. W. C. Pond. TREASURER: E. Palache, Esq. - - * * * * * - - -NOTES AND CLIPPINGS. - -BY REV. W. C. POND. - -It is unnecessary, and, of course, in the space at command it -would be impossible, to give at length my correspondence with -teachers and pupils connected with our schools; but I must ask you -occasionally to make room for brief “notes and clippings.” - -Whatever concerns our Chinese helpers bears with great weight on -our work. Their teacher writes: “I think my pupils are very much -in earnest, and study the Bible with no mere desire of finding out -what there is in it, or of advancing themselves in the knowledge of -our language--as some intimate the Chinese do--but with an earnest -purpose to learn God’s ways and follow His commands, and to fit -themselves to teach others the blessed truths which they themselves -have come to believe. It seems to me they must make excellent -missionaries; they appear to realize so fully the sad condition -of their heathen friends, and are so simple and unquestioning in -their faith in the God revealed to them by our Bible. All their -teaching and preaching is the love of Christ, and what we should do -in return for such love. I am puzzled what to do about the texts -[passages of Scripture which I give them week by week to prepare -outlines of discourses from. W.C.P.], for no matter what is the -subject of them they are sure to run into the _one thing_ that -seems to fill their minds.” But that is the one thing needful. - -The difficulties of which our teacher at Petaluma writes, are -encountered to a greater or less extent everywhere. She says: “No -Chinese ever attend the school except from one company. [Two of -the now famous ‘Six Companies’ are represented among the Chinese -of Petaluma. The rivalries and mutual antipathies of members of -these companies are often very intense, leading sometimes to -pitched battles. In Petaluma they keep the peace; but no efforts -of teachers or helpers have yet succeeded in getting Chinese of -both the companies into one school. W.C.P.] The scholars are, also, -house-servants or laundrymen, and are constantly changing places, -and a great deal of the time have nothing at all to do. If they -had work we could keep them. If the times would improve the school -would improve. The scholars like the school, and are much more -friendly and cordial to me since Hong Sing [the Chinese helper] -came, because now I am better understood. But while they are -constantly shifting about to get employment, I am afraid the good -accomplished cannot be very great.” - -This is illustrated by the following from a teacher in the Oakland -School: “I was hearing a scholar who had been in the school about -a week read in his primer. We came to the sentence, ‘Christ died -for us,’ and I asked him ‘Who was Christ?’ To my astonishment, he -knew nothing of him. In the plainest way possible to me, I gave -an account of Christ’s life and death. He seemed interested, but -told me that he had never been at Sunday-school. The next night -I noticed him reading with the helper in the Testament, and he -became regular in his attendance at Sunday-school. Losing his -position, he was obliged to go away to get work. I was very sorry, -for I had great hopes that he would soon become a Christian. This -teacher adds: ‘It is gratifying when you ask one who has seemed -somewhat dull, Who is God? to see the face brighten and the hand -point upwards; and if you go still further and ask, Do you love -God? a smile plays upon the features and the reply is, ‘Oh, yes.’ -A prayer-meeting is held each Wednesday evening, in which manifest -interest is taken. After the close of the school the pupils often -remain and read together the Scriptures written in Chinese. Each -Friday evening I tell them a short story from the Bible, and try to -take from it some truth which they may remember. I should be deeply -grateful could I write of more being brought into the kingdom of -God. The work is encouraging; and while sometimes we reap the -fruits of others’ labors, so others shall reap the fruits of ours.” - -Of course the Gospel leaven working in this mass of heathenism -induces more or less of fermentation. Our Christian Chinese are -often engaged in discussions with their heathen friends. I took -brief notes of one such, as afterwards reported to me. I am glad -to say that the assailant of the truth in this dispute has since -been converted, and is now a member of my church. The heathen, who -had long been a pupil in Bethany School, and a close reader of the -New Testament, said to our brother, “Your Bible itself says we must -not put new wine into old bottles. China is an old bottle; new -wine will burst it.” The reply surprised me by its apt and correct -interpretation of the text referred to: “Not so. You cannot put the -new wine of Christ into the old bottles of Chinese teachings and -worship, it will burst them; but you can put it into Chinese hearts -and it will save them.” “But you say,” continued the objector, -“that a little water on the head washes sins away. I wash all over -three times a day, and not take my sins away.” “Not so,” replied -Hong Sing, “water cannot take sins away; but water means that God’s -Spirit poured upon our hearts, Christ’s blood sprinkled on our -souls, takes our sins away.” “But people come to the Lord’s Supper -and then go away, do wrong, gamble, smoke opium.” Neither admitting -nor denying this, Hong Sing told and interpreted with perfect -correctness the parable of the net cast into the sea. The last -objection was this: “You Christians say that you go to the Lord’s -table and drink his blood and eat his flesh. Would you eat your -mother’s flesh and drink her blood, if she were dead?” Hong Sing’s -reply will be easily surmised by my readers. I wish that I could -give word for word the broken English, and could reproduce on paper -the animation with which this conversation was related to me; but -the limits of my space forbid, even if otherwise it were possible. - -=The Story of Lee Jin as told by Jee Gam.=--“Lee Jin was a young -man twenty-three years of age, a nephew of Lee Young. For more -than three years previous to his death he had been a member of -a Chinese society of freemasonry, and also a member of Lock Shan -Tong. This latter is a school or society where the doctrines of -Confucius and other Chinese sages are professedly taught; but, in -reality, this society has been formed for no other purpose than to -prevent any more Chinese from becoming Christians, and to entrap -those who have already become Christians. During his connection -with the above-mentioned society he was one of its most active -members, and one of the strongest opposers of Christianity. He -did not content himself with setting forth his opposition at his -own place and outside Christian institutions, but often carried -it into our Christian association. His argument was nothing but -pride and self-glory. As a Jew boasted of his father Abraham, and -felt proud because his race was the chosen people of God, so he -himself was lifted up. He said: ‘The middle kingdom is the true -celestial empire. She is the realm of literature. She is the nation -of rites. Great and powerful are her people, and especially her -ancient personages, whose great deeds no language is sufficient to -describe.’ He endeavored to display his learning by quoting what he -had learned from the books of his sages, ‘I have heard of men using -the doctrines of our great land to change barbarians, but I have -never yet heard of any being changed by barbarians, etc.’ But when -his arguments were overcome he would say, ‘Well, I am a Chinaman; I -have Confucius; I worship the gods of my own country. If Jesus is -the God of the barbarians, let him be worshiped by them, and not by -Chinese.’ So his heart was hardened like that of Pharaoh, until, at -last, he fell sick. During his illness the Lord, with His wonderful -power, revealed the folly of his pride, and the consequences of -his self-righteousness and evil deeds, to his then opened eyes. -He trembled with fear and said, ‘Oh, what a great sinner I am! -What a miserable offender of Jesus! Do send for Lee Hain and Jee -Gam. Tell them to come immediately and pray for me.’ His uncle, -Lee Young, was struck with astonishment when he heard these words, -and saw this great change in his nephew. He said in reply, ‘Do you -really want Jee Gam and Lee Hain to pray for you?’ ‘Yes,’ was the -reply. ‘Why not pray to the gods you always worship?’ ‘Oh, they are -dead idols. They are of no use. They could not save me from the -punishment of my sins.’ - -“We were sent for accordingly. When we reached there he begged us -to forgive him for his opposition against us for preaching the -Gospel of the Saviour, whom he had begun to love. We prayed for -him, and asked him to repeat the words after us, which he did -with a tone of true repentance. Oftentimes after this he asked -his uncle and his younger brother to pray for him. His heathen -friends deserted him to the care of these Christian relatives, but -after his death, when we had taken charge of the body to give it -Christian burial, they came and wished to perform some of their -heathen rites. We would not permit it; and, rather than take back -their offerings, which would bring them bad luck, they burned them -before the door. We accompanied Lee Jin to the cemetery, where we -had procured a suitable lot, and then we sang a hymn and offered a -prayer before committing his body to the dust. We believe he is now -safe in heaven.” - - * * * * * - - - - -CHILDREN’S PAGE. - - * * * * * - - -The following “short talk” was made by Etahdleuh Doanmoe (“Boy -Hunting”), at the anniversary at Hampton. He is one of the St. -Augustine Indians now studying there: - - -My Home in Indian Territory. - -“I am a Kiowa Indian boy twenty-three years old. My home is in the -Indian Territory. My people are not much civilized. They live in -houses made of skins of the buffalo. They like to hunt and fight. -When I was a little boy I did not see many white people. The Kiowas -moved camp often to keep near the buffalo, and we lived on buffalo -meat and berries all the time. We had no bread, no coffee or sugar. -We boys talked all the time about hunting the buffalo, going to -fight the Utes, Navajoes, or Pawnees, and most about fighting the -white people or stealing horses. The old Kiowas talked all the time -to us about fight or hunt the buffalo. Sometimes the men would go -off and bring back scalps of white men and women, or Indian men and -women; then we had a big dance. This was all I heard and all I saw, -and I thought it was good, so I will be a big fighter and a good -hunter too, and may be I get to be a big chief. When I was about -fifteen years old I killed my first buffalo with a bow and arrow. I -had no gun. Then I was called a man, because I could kill buffalo. -Then I went with the young men to fight the Utes and Navajoes and -steal horses. I was in three fights with the Utes and two with -the Navajoes. All this time I wore a blanket or a buffalo robe, -and liked to have my hair long, and paint my face and wear big -rings in my ears. I did not know anything about God, or churches, -or schools, or how to make things grow from the ground to live -on. Four years ago there was a big war. The Kiowas, Comanches and -Cheyennes fought the soldiers all winter. The buffalo were nearly -all gone, and the Indians got very hungry. The horses worked hard, -and it was so cold the grass was poor, so they got very weak, and -we lost many in fights with the soldiers. Then the soldiers came -to our camps and we had to run away and leave our lodges, then the -soldiers burned them. We all got very tired and hungry, and the -women and children cried, so the chiefs said we will go into Fort -Sill and give up. We met Captain Pratt in the Wichita Mountains. -He had some Indian soldiers and two wagons loaded with bread, -sugar and coffee. He gave us plenty, and we gave him all our guns, -pistols, bows and arrows, shields and spears. That night we had a -big dance because we had plenty to eat. I went to Florida. Then -I first began to learn something about the good way, and I find -Indian’s way very bad; so I thought I will never live Indian’s way -any more. Captain Pratt was our good friend. He taught us many -things and showed us the white man’s road. We stayed in Florida -three years, and then some of the Indians went back home, but the -young men wanted to stay east and get a good education. We came -to Hampton. We have been here one year, and we study hard and are -learning to work and be men. We like it. I see that every white boy -and girl, and every black boy and girl can go to school, and that -is the way they get ahead of the Indians. Indians have no chance. -You give all Indian boys and girls schools and teachers like you -have, and Indians will do better.” - - * * * * * - - - - -LETTERS TO THE TREASURER. - - * * * * * - - - We give a few extracts from letters recently received expressing - interest in and motives for pressing our work, and containing - substantial contributions to its continuance. We could print many - such letters every month if we had room for them: - - I inclose a pocket-piece (a gold half-dollar), held and valued - for many years, to pay subscription to THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY - for one year. - - Respectfully, I. M. S. - - * * * * * - - My little son, the morning he died, on being asked what should be - done with the little money he had so carefully invested in the - new four per cent. $10 certificates issued April 1st, said his - father should have it to distribute as he thought best among the - benevolent societies, and I send you one-third of it, and the - balance to the Board and Home Missions. - - This is very precious money. Put it where it will do the most for - the cause. - - A. L. W. - - * * * * * - - Inclosed find draft on the American Exchange Bank for $200, my - subscription to your society for the Freedmen for the year 1879. - I have heretofore given $100, but it seems to me very important - that the Freedmen should be educated as fast as possible. As many - of the educated men as possible should be kept in the Southern - States to assist in educating the colored people and helping them - to stand up for their rights. - R. L. - - * * * * * - - Inclosed please find $5 for the American Missionary Association. - As I am now nearly ninety years old, this, in all probability, - is my last contribution to this good object. With my prayers for - this and every object of Christian benevolence, - - I am yours truly, C. H. - - * * * * * - - The other day, when I thought that our loved American Missionary - Association was in debt, when I thought that our kind Father in - heaven had given us such overflowing crops in the past season, - and blessed us in every department (almost), it struck me that - there was something wrong in the supporters of the noble cause. - Well, let the time past suffice that we have been slack; let us - come up to the work. - - Please find inclosed $25 for the old debt, $15 to constitute (in - part) two life members of the American Missionary Association, - and oblige yours, - - A FRIEND. - - * * * * * - - In the _Congregationalist_ of last week, I noticed your “Appeal” - in behalf of the American Missionary Association, to which I - respond by inclosed draft for $24, pension for one quarter, for - service in the War of 1812. - - An abolitionist from my first consideration of the enslaved in - our country, induced by the movement and utterances of the great - agitator--now happy, I trust, in his reward--I still feel that, - though their chains are broken, they are objects of sympathy and - aid in their anxiety and effort to become intelligent and useful - citizens. There is no department of benevolent effort to which I - more cheerfully contribute. - - With respectful regards, - Yours truly, O. G. - - * * * * * - - _From Grenada, Mass._ - - Inclosed find six dollars ($6), which you will please accept - from our Sunday-school as a thank-offering for what the American - Missionary Association has done for us in the past. We would - gladly have made it more, but the pressure of so many conflicting - claims made it impracticable. We are just now paying for a new - organ. - - * * * * * - - - - -RECEIPTS - -FOR JUNE, 1879. - - * * * * * - - - MAINE, $80.82. - - Bangor. Rev. James H Crosby, _for Fisk U._ $10.00 - Bridgeton. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 6.56 - Buxton Centre. Mrs. M. G. Hill 2.00 - Calais and Milltown. Sab. Schs., $1; also Ten - six burner Chandeliers, _for Emerson Inst._ 1.00 - Falmouth. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc. 8.10 - Houlton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 5.00 - Lewistown. Pine St. Cong. Soc. 29.16 - Mechanic Falls. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 2.00 - Otisfield. “Friends” 4.00 - Portland. Williston Cong. Ch., $10; West Cong. - Sab. Sch., $3 13.00 - - - NEW HAMPSHIRE, $106.11. - - Colebrook. Cong. Sab. Sch., $13.70; “E. C. and - Wife,” $2 15.70 - Gilsum. Cong. Ch. and Soc., $30.25, and Sab. - Sch., $12.39 42.64 - Hollis. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 8.00 - New Preston. Presb. Ch. and Soc. 19.52 - South Newmarket. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 3.25 - Short Falls. J. W. C. 1.00 - Temple. Isaac Kimball 5.00 - Webster. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 11.00 - - - VERMONT, $341.52. - - Benson. Miss J. Kent 2.00 - Brandon. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 22.75 - Bridport. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 18.00 - Cornwall. Cong. Ch. and Soc., $41.68; Cong. - Sab. Sch., $14; Miss A. W., $1; Miss L. C. - W., $1 57.68 - East Hardwick. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 26.00 - Ferrisburg. “A Friend” 0.50 - Ludlow. Mrs. L. M. 1.00 - Middlebury. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 27.43 - McIndoes Falls. Dea. W. R. M. 1.00 - Montpelier. Bethany Ch. 13.66 - New Haven. Cong. Ch. 35.50 - Saint Albans. Mrs. J. Gregory Smith 10.00 - Saint Johnsbury. Fairbanks & Co. 125.00 - West Randolph. Mrs. S. W. 1.00 - - - MASSACHUSETTS, $3,147.31. - - Abington. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 42.15 - Andover. West Parish Sab. Sch. 10.00 - Boston. Old South Cong. Ch. and Soc. 203.18 - Boston. Mrs. E. C. Ford, $25; Central Cong. - Ch. (ad’l), $5 30.00 - Beverly. Dane Street Ch. and Soc. 41.76 - Braintree. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 12.50 - Bridgewater. Central Sq. Sab. Sch., $15; Mrs. - L. A. Darling, $2.50 17.50 - Boxford. First Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., _for - Straight U._ 10.00 - Brockton. “A Friend” 20.00 - Charlestown. Ivory Littlefield. 25.00 - Chelsea. Central Cong. Ch., $11.59; Miss M. - H., 50c. 12.09 - Concord. ESTATE of Edward P. Parker, by - Margaret J. Parker, Ex. 1000.00 - Dana. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 1.00 - Danvers. Missionary Circle, _for Student Aid, - Atlanta U._ 30.00 - Dorchester. “A Friend” 10.00 - Dracut. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 16.00 - East Medway. Mrs. P. D. 0.50 - Gardner. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 10.00 - Greenfield. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 10.66 - Greenwich Village. Daniel Parker. 5.00 - Groton. Union Cong. Ch. and Soc. 66.71 - Hanover. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 2.00 - Haverhill. Ladies, _for Freight_ 3.05 - Haydenville. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 12.04 - Hopkinton. Mrs. P. J Claflin 150.00 - Hubbardston. Miss E. Cutler 2.50 - Lawrence. South Cong. Ch. and Soc. 10.00 - Longmeadow. Ladies Benev. Soc. 13.80 - Little River. A. Doolittle 10.00 - Lynn. Central Ch. and Soc., $18.25; First - Cong. Ch and Soc., $4.90 23.15 - Lynnfield Center. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 8.35 - Marlborough. Union Cong. Ch. and Soc. 28.00 - Marshfield. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 47.74 - Mattapoisett. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 10.27 - Melrose. By C. N. Chapin 3.50 - New Bedford. North Cong. Ch. and Soc. 70.00 - Newbury. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 18.50 - Newburyport. ESTATE of Ann M. Cross, by - Richard Tenney, Adm. 300.00 - Newton Upper Falls. Miss R. P. Ward 20.00 - Norfolk. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 5.50 - Northampton. “W.” 100.00 - Norton. Trin. Cons. Ch. and Soc. 35.00 - Oakham. “A Friend” 5.00 - Palmer. Second Cong. Ch. 25.00 - Princeton. Ladies, by A. H. Whitteker 12.00 - Reading. Bethesda Cong. Ch., $102.18, to - const. REV. WILLIAM B. ELY, DEA. HIRAM - BARRUS, and CHARLES N. NOWELL, L. M.’s; E. - F. S., 50c. 102.68 - Royalston. Albert Brown 2.00 - Salem. Tabernacle Ch. and Soc., $190.40, to - const. MRS. EMMA T. CLARK, OLIVER CARLTON, - and WALTER K. BIGELOW, L. M.s; A P., 50c. 190.90 - Scituate. Cong. Ch. and Soc., 6.37., and Sab. - Sch., $6.43 12.80 - Shelburne Falls. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 7.25 - South Amherst. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 10.00 - South Hadley. Teachers and Pupils of Mount - Holyoke Seminary 50.00 - South Hadley Falls. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 30.00 - Springfield. Olivet Cong. Ch. 19.45 - Springfield. _First Ch._ Marvin Chapin and - Mrs. Ed. Palmer, $5 ea; Mrs. Dr. Smith, Miss - Mary Brewer, and Mrs. Dr. Calkins, 3 ea.; - Nelson C. Newell and Ed. C Rogers, $2 ea.; - Mrs. H. F., S. C. R., Mrs. E., Mrs. S. R. - N., A. J. S. and Mrs. L. S., $1 ea.; Others, - $3.--_South Ch._ Geo. Merriam, $2; Mrs. R. - D. and Mrs. H. B., $1 ea.--_Olivet Ch._ Mrs - W. H. B., Mrs. A. B. F., and Mrs. A. H., $1 - ea.; Others, $1.75;--Mrs. H. Bailey, $2; - Mrs. L. R., $1, by L. S. D. 43.75 - Stockbridge. Miss Alice Byington, _for - Washington Sch., Raleigh, N. C._ 10.00 - Tewksbury. Mrs Geo. Lee, _for Straight U._ 10.00 - Townsend. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 8.00 - Walpole. Mrs. C. F. Metcalf. 5.00 - Ware. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 17.25 - Westfield. First Cong. Ch. 10.91 - West Roxbury. South Evan. Ch. and Soc. 58.25 - West Springfield. Park St. Cong. Ch., $27; - First Cong. Ch. $9 36.00 - West Warren. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 3.00 - Whately. Cong. Ch. 5.62 - Winchendon. No. Cong. Ch. (adl) 5.00 - Wrentham. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 20.00 - - - CONNECTICUT, $2,550.47. - - Birmingham. 2 Bbls. of C., by Mrs E. B. - Bradley; Chaplin Cong. Ch. and Soc. 10.00 - Colchester. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., $57.29, - and Sab. Sch. $4.71 62.00 - Cromwell. Cong. Ch. 50.00 - Dayville. Sab. Sch. 1.00 - East Woodstock. ESTATE of Geo A Paine 10.00 - Ekonk. Miss E. W. Kasson 10.00 - Ellington. Cong. Ch. and Soc. to const. JOHN - T. MCKNIGHT and S. THOMPSON KIMBALL, L. Ms 58.96 - Ellsworth. Cong. Ch. _for Tougaloo U._ 9.75 - Fair Haven. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. to const. - MRS. SAMUEL BISHOP, L. M. 45.80 - Greensville. Cong. Ch. 19.50 - Hartford. Mrs. Sally Gillett, $30, to const. - A. C. HODGES, L. M.; Wethersfield Ave. Sab. - Sch., $9.78 39.78 - Kent. Cong. Sab. Sch., $34.50, to const. L. P. - BISSELL, L. M.; First Cong. Ch., $15.12 49.82 - Manchester. First Cong. Ch. 25.00 - Mansfield Centre. First Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch. 10.00 - Meriden. First Cong. Ch. 74.87 - Middletown. South Cong. Ch. and Soc. 51.60 - New Britain. Young Ladies’ Society, _for - Freight_ 5.00 - New Haven. Mrs. James P. Dickerman, $100; - Alfred Walker, $5; Taylor Cong. Ch. and - Soc., $6.50; “A Friend in Center Ch.,” $2 113.50 - North Canaan. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 27.85 - New London. TRUST ESTATE of Henry P. Haven (of - which $300 _for Fisk U._, $250 _for Hampton - N. and A. Inst._, $200 _for Tillotson N. and - C. Inst._, $100 _for Berea College_) 1,500.00 - New London. First Church of Christ 67.88 - North Stonington. D. R. Wheeler, $10; Dea. - Chas. Wheeler, $5; Cong. Sab. Sch., $10.50 25.50 - Norwalk. Cong. Ch., $16; Lewis J. Curtis, $5 21.00 - Norwich. Broadway Cong. Ch. (ad’l), $100; - Othniel Gager, $24 124.00 - Rocky Hill. Cong. Ch. 18.36 - Rockville. Bible Class, Second Cong. Ch., _for - Straight U._ 31.00 - Rockville. Rev. Giles Pease 5.00 - Sherman. Cong. Ch. 10.00 - South Killingly. Cong. Ch. 4.00 - West Meriden. Edmund Tuttle, to const. MISS - ELLEN R. HOUGH, L. M. 30.00 - West Stafford. Cong. Ch. 13.50 - Westville. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 16.00 - Woodbury. South Cong. Sab. Sch. 10.00 - - - NEW YORK, $2,499.99. - - Ballston Spa. ESTATE of Titus M. Mitchell 1,873.89 - Barryville. Cong. Ch. 2.38 - Brentwood. Elisha F. Richardson 15.00 - Brooklyn. Mrs. Mary E. Whiton, $20; Mrs. G. A. - Low, $2.50 22.50 - Candor. Cong. Ch. 4.43 - Chapinville. Joseph C. Griggs 26.00 - Copenhagen. Cong. Ch., $11.44; “W. B. M.,” - $5.56 17.00 - Deer River. Cong. Ch. 3.55 - Geneva. Mrs. Emeline Smith, Hattie D. Smith 6.00 - Gloversville. Cong Ch. and Soc. 211.09 - Hamilton. O. S. Campbell and Mrs. S. K. - Bardin, $5 each; Mrs. E. K. P., $1 11.00 - Holley. “A Few Friends,” 12.00 - Homer. Cong. Ch. 132.16 - Jefferson. Mrs. Susannah Ruliffson 4.00 - Lisle. Cong. Ch. 2.35 - Lumberland. Cong. Ch. 4.62 - New York. Mrs. C. P. STOKES, $90 ($30 _of - which to const. herself a L. M._; and $50 - _for Atlanta U._);--Erastus New, $50, _for - Student Aid, Atlanta U._ 140.00 - Pekin. Abigail Peck 5.00 - Watkins. S. G. and N. M., 50c. each 1.00 - ---- ---- 6.00 - - - NEW JERSEY, $17. - - Harlingen. Mrs. L. D. Tompkins 5.00 - Newark. Mrs. Susan Denison 2.00 - Stanley. “A Friend,” by Rev. C. P. Bush, D.D. 10.00 - - - PENNSYLVANIA, $16.75. - - Clark. S. P. Stewart 2.00 - Pittston. Welsh Cong. Ch. 14.75 - - - ILLINOIS, $394.91. - - Batavia. Cong. Ch. 58.13 - Chicago. New England Ch. Sab. Sch., $32.60, - _for Student Aid, Atlanta U._; New Eng. Ch. - M. C. Coll., $15.09; Rev. A. M., 50c. 48.19 - Dover Cong. Ch., $26.56; Woman’s Miss. Soc., $2 28.55 - Galva. First Cong. Ch. 21.65 - Geneseo. Cong. Ch., $41; Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., - $18.06 59.06 - Geneva. E. W. Town 10.00 - Glenwood. Rev. L. S. Williams 3.00 - Kewanee. Milo Doty 10.00 - Lyonsville. Cong. Ch. 5.25 - Naperville. Rev. Edward Ebbs 5.00 - Northampton. R. W. Gillian 5.00 - Oneida. Cong. Ch. 20.00 - Payson. Cong. Ch. ($25 of which from J. K. - Scarborough) 29.50 - Princeton. Cong. Ch., $41.84, and Sab. Sch., - $9.02 50.86 - Quincy. Joshua Perry 10.00 - Richmond. Cong. Ch. 4.55 - Rockford. Ladies of First Cong Ch., $12, _for - Student Aid_;--“La Matinée” $1.67; Mrs. R. - T. 50c. 14.17 - Saint Charles. Cong. Ch. 12.00 - - - OHIO, $276.49. - - Andover. Cong. Ch., $3.29--incorrectly ack. - from Mass. in July number. - Austinburg. “Friends” ($2.45 _for Freight_ and - $1.05 _for Student Aid, Tougaloo U._), by - Rev. J. K. Nutting 3.50 - Brighton. Cong. Ch. $3.70; A. S. $1 4.70 - Chagrin Falls. Earnest Workers _for Student - Aid, Tougaloo U._ 10.00 - East Cleveland. Mrs. M. Walkden, _for African - M._ 2.00 - Elyria. First Presb. Ch., $83.70; Mrs. L. T. - 50c. 84.20 - Gomer. Cong. Ch. 56.90 - Huntsburgh. Cong. Ch. _for Emerson Inst._ 0.50 - Lenox. Horatio Tracy 10.00 - Medina. Ladies’ Benev. Soc. _for Student Aid, - Tougaloo U._ 8.00 - Nelson. J. S. H. 1.00 - Sandusky. “A Friend” 40.00 - Tallmadge. Cong. Ch. and Soc. $19.69; Rev. L. - S. Shaw, $5 24.69 - Wadsworth. Geo. Lyman 20.00 - West Andover. Cong. Ch. $19--incorrectly ack. - from Mass. in July number. - Wilseyville. “A Friend” 10.00 - - - MICHIGAN, $113.94. - - Benzonia. First Cong. Ch. 22.50 - Charlotte. First Cong. Ch. 61.44 - Chelsea. John C. Winans 5.00 - Grand Rapids. “Friends.” 7.00 - Ludington. Cong. Ch. 7.75 - New Haven. Cong Sab. Sch. _for Lady - Missionary, Memphis, Tenn._ 5.05 - Romeo. Miss T. S. Clark, $5; Mrs. Reed’s S. S. - Class, 20c. _for Lady Missionary, Memphis, - Tenn._ 5.20 - - - WISCONSIN, $24.21. - - Brandon. Cong. Sab. Sch. 5.50 - Fox Lake. Cong. Ch. 14.21 - Genoa Junction. Cong. Ch. 4.00 - Racine. S. M. D. 0.50 - - - IOWA. $99.66. - - Anamosa. Cong. Ch. $9.13, and Sab. Sch. $4.07 13.20 - Centre Point. Cong. Ch. 1.50 - Cincinnati. L. B. Holbrook 5.00 - Cresco. Cong. Ch. 5.00 - Danville. Mrs. Harriet Huntington 5.00 - Earlville. Cong Ch. 10.00 - Grinnell. Prof. F. P Brewer, _for Washington - School, Raleigh, N. C._ 5.00 - Humboldt. L. K. Lorbeer, $2; Mrs. L. A. W., $1 3.00 - Muscatine. Cong. Ch. $22.60; and Sab. Sch. $15 37.60 - Toledo. Cong. Ch. 4.36 - Winterset. Mrs. Esther Burroughs 10.00 - - - KANSAS, $10.00. - - Quindaro. Rev. E. L. Hill 5.00 - Waushara. Cong. Ch. 5.00 - - - MINNESOTA, $44.14. - - Alexandria. Q. L. Dowd 5.00 - Faribault. Cong. Ch. 30.12 - Minneapolis. Plymouth Ch. 9.02 - - - COLORADO, $18.27. - - Colorado Springs. Cong. Ch. 18.00 - Idaho Springs. A. R. J. 0.27 - - - CALIFORNIA, $562.50. - - San Francisco. Receipts of the California - Chinese Mission 562.50 - - - TENNESSEE, $163.50. - - Chattanooga. Cong. Ch. 1.75 - Memphis. Le Moyne Sch. 161.75 - - - NORTH CAROLINA, $100.65. - - Raleigh. Washington Sch. 23.85 - Wilmington. Normal School 76.80 - - - SOUTH CAROLINA, $271.19. - - Charleston. Avery Inst. 269.10 - Charleston. Cong. Ch., _for Mendi M._ 2.09 - - - GEORGIA, $574.18. - - Atlanta. Storrs School 205.85 - Atlanta. Atlanta U. 113.25 - Brunswick. Risley Sch., _for Mendi M._ 1.34 - Macon. Lewis High Sch. 60.90 - McIntosh. Richard Waring, $3; N. J. Norman and - J. Ashmore, $2 each; J. O., L. D., P. W. and - J. W. R., $1 each _for Dorchester Academy_ 11.00 - Savannah. Beach Inst., $159.24; Cong. Sab. - Sch., $2.60; “A Friend,” $20 181.84 - - - ALABAMA, $306.86. - - Marion. Cong. Ch. 8.51 - Mobile. Emerson Inst. 123.35 - Montgomery. Public Fund 175.00 - - - MISSISSIPPI, $538.70. - - Forest. Alfred Strong, _for Tougaloo U._ 5.00 - Tougaloo. Pub. Sch. Fund 500.00 - Tougaloo. Tougaloo U., $31.45;--I. C. Barnes, - $2.25, _for Student Aid, Tougaloo U._ 33.70 - - - LOUISIANA, $214.50. - - New Orleans. Straight U., $164.50; Cong. Ch., - $50 214.50 - - - CANADA, $5.50. - - Sherbrooke. Rev. A. Duff 5.50 - - - SCOTLAND, $200. - - Glasgow. Mrs. Ann McDowall, _for a Teacher_ 200.00 - --------- - Total 12,678.17 - Total from Oct. 1st to June 30th $117,276.72 - - H. W. HUBBARD, - _Asst. Treas._ - - * * * * * - - RECEIVED FOR DEBT. - - Lee, Mass. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 100.00 - Jersey City, N. J. “A Friend” 30.00 - ------- - Total $130.00 - Previously acknowledged in May receipts 25,718.72 - -------- - Total $25,848.72 - - - FOR TILLOTSON NORMAL AND COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE, AUSTIN, TEXAS. - - East Windsor, Conn. Miss Semantha Wells 25.00 - Hartford, Conn. Roland Mather 100.00 - New Britain, Conn. J. A. Kelsey 1.00 - New Haven, Conn. Mrs. T. D. Wheeler, $30; - Atwater Treat., $10 40.00 - Princeville, Ill. MRS. CLIVE L. CUTLER, to - const. herself L. M. 30.00 - -------- - Total 196.00 - Previously acknowledged in April receipts 2,201.17 - -------- - Total $2,397.17 - - * * * * * - - FOR NEGRO REFUGEES. - - Saint Albans, Vt. Mrs. J. Gregory Smith 10.00 - Andover, Mass. Students of Phillips Academy 3.00 - Sherman, Conn. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 7.19 - Jefferson, N. Y. Mrs. Susannah Ruliffson 2.00 - Langsingville, N. Y. Mrs. M. T. Fletcher 5.00 - Ludlowville, N. Y. Sydney S. Todd 5.00 - Chicago, Ill. Ladies’ Benev. Soc. of New Eng. - Cong. Ch. 25.32 - Jacksonville, Ill. Rev. Eli Corwin 5.00 - Woodworth, Wis. Cong. Ch. 7.00 - Dover, Iowa. Mrs. C. P. Atkinson 5.00 - -------- - Total 74.51 - Previously acknowledged in May receipts 236.88 - -------- - Total $311.39 - - * * * * * - - FOR ARTHINGTON MISSION. - - Union Falls, N. Y. Francis E. Duncan $15.00 - Previously acknowledged in April receipts 20.00 - -------- - Total $35.00 - - * * * * * - - RECEIPTS OF THE CALIFORNIA CHINESE MISSION. - - E. PALACHE, Treasurer. - - _From March 20th to June 20th, 1879._ - - 1. From Auxiliary Missions: - Petaluma (Miss M. C. Waterbury) $15.00 - Sacramento (Chinese) 30.00 - Santa Barbara: - Chinese Collection $15.00 - Annual memberships (Gin Ah Foy, $2; Yee - Ling Foung, $2; Gin Ah Toy, $2; Gin - Ah Soo, $2; Gin Ah Sing, $2; Gin Ah - Foo, $2) 12.00 - ------ 27.00 - Stockton: - Mrs. M. C. Brown 2.00 - Chinese 5.50 - ------ 7.50 - ------ - Total 79.50 - 2. From churches: - Oakland (First Cong.) 12.00 - San Francisco: - First Congregational 30.00 - Third Congregational 5.50 - Bethany Congregational 7.50 - ------ 43.00 - ------ - Total 55.00 - - 3. From individuals: - Grass Valley, Mrs. H. Scott 2.00 - Rio Vista. Mrs. A. J. Gardner 1.00 - San Francisco: - A. J. S., _for Barnes’ Mission House_ 5.00 - Rev. John Kimball 10.00 - Messrs. Balfour Guthrie & Co. 100.00 - S. Williamson, Esq., of Liverpool, Eng. 50.00 - Alexander Balfour, of Liverpool, Eng. 50.00 - Messrs. C. Adolphe Low & Co. (two - donations) 45.00 - Hon. F. F. Low 25.00 - ------ 285.00 - ------ - Total 288.00 - - 4. From Eastern Friends: - Amherst, Mass., Mrs. Rhoda A. Lester (a - thank-offering) 100.00 - Bradford, Mass., Miss E. M. Benson 10.00 - Groveland, Mass., Mrs. E. Merrill 5.00 - Norwich, Conn., Mrs. Sarah A. Huntington - (_for Barnes’ Mission House_), to const. - REV. L. T. CHAMBERLAIN a L. M. 25.00 - ------ - Total 140.00 - ------ - Grand Total $562.50 - - * * * * * - - - - -The American Missionary Association. - - * * * * * - - -AIM AND WORK. - -To preach the Gospel to the poor. It originated in a sympathy with -the almost friendless slaves. Since Emancipation it has devoted its -main efforts to preparing the FREEDMEN for their duties as citizens -and Christians in America and as missionaries in Africa. As closely -related to this, it seeks to benefit the caste-persecuted CHINESE -in America, and to co-operate with the Government in its humane -and Christian policy towards the INDIANS. It has also a mission in -AFRICA. - - -STATISTICS. - -CHURCHES: _In the South_--In Va. 1; N. C., 5; S. C., 2; Ga., 12; -Ky., 7; Tenn., 4; Ala., 13; La., 12; Miss., 1; Kansas, 2; Texas, 5. -_Africa_, 1. _Among the Indians_, 1. Total 66. - -INSTITUTIONS FOUNDED, FOSTERED OR SUSTAINED IN THE -SOUTH.--_Chartered_: Hampton, Va.; Berea, Ky.; Talladega, Ala.; -Atlanta, Ga.; Nashville, Tenn.; Tougaloo, Miss.; New Orleans, La.; -and Austin, Texas, 8. _Graded or Normal Schools_: at Wilmington, -Raleigh, N. C.; Charleston, Greenwood, S. C.; Macon, Atlanta, Ga.; -Montgomery, Mobile, Athens, Selma, Ala.; Memphis, Tenn., 11. _Other -Schools_, 18. Total 37. - -TEACHERS, MISSIONARIES AND ASSISTANTS.--Among the Freedmen, 231; -among the Chinese, 17; among the Indians, 17; in Africa, 14. Total, -279. STUDENTS--In Theology, 88; LAW, 17; in College Course, 106; -in other studies, 7,018. Total, 7,229. Scholars, taught by former -pupils of our schools, estimated at 100,000. INDIANS under the care -of the Association, 13,000. - - -WANTS. - -1. A steady INCREASE of regular income to keep pace with the -growing work in the South. This increase can only be reached by -_regular_ and _larger_ contributions from the churches--the feeble -as well as the strong. - -2. ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS for our higher educational institutions, to -accommodate the increasing numbers of students; MEETING HOUSES, for -the new churches we are organizing; MORE MINISTERS, cultured and -pious, for these churches. - -3. HELP FOR YOUNG MEN, to be educated as ministers here and -missionaries to Africa--a pressing want. - -Before sending boxes, always correspond with the nearest A. M. A. -office, as below. - - NEW YORK H. W. Hubbard, Esq., 56 Reade Street. - BOSTON Rev. C. L. Woodworth, Room 21, Congregational House. - CHICAGO Rev. Jas. 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