THE
AMERICAN MISSIONARY.

“To the Poor the Gospel is Preached.”

DECEMBER, 1878.

EDITORIAL.
Abstract of the Report of the Executive Committee of the A. M. A.	353
Anniversary of the American Missionary Association	356
Address of Rev. Sylvanus Heywood	371
Address on Chinese Missions in America: Rev. E. S. Atwood	373
Address upon the African Mission: Rev. G. D. Pike	377
The Annual Meeting	379
Paragraphs	381
Items from Schools and Churches	382
THE FREEDMEN.
Atlanta, Ga.—Students’ Reports of Summer Work: Mrs. T. N. Chase	383
Tennessee.—Woman’s Work among Women: Miss Hattie Milton	385
North Carolina.—Students Want to “Batch”: Rev. Alfred Connett	387
Talladega, Alabama.—The Story of Ambrose Headen	388
A Grateful Ward	389
AFRICA.
The Mendi Mission: Rev. A. E. Jackson	389
THE INDIANS.
Sisseton Agency: E. H. C. Hooper, Agent	392
RECEIPTS	394

NEW YORK:
Published by the American Missionary Association,
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