VOL. XXXII. NO. 8. THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY. * * * * * “To the Poor the Gospel is Preached.” * * * * * AUGUST, 1878. _CONTENTS_: EDITORIAL. OUR GRADUATES 225 PARAGRAPHS 225, 226 THE LAW OF RESTITUTION 226 S. S. AND M. M. CONCERT 227 ADDRESS AT THE BOSTON ANNIVERSARY 228 ITEMS FROM CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS 230 GENERAL NOTES: The Freedmen, Africa, The Indian 232, 233 THE FREEDMEN. VIRGINIA—Religious Interest at Hampton: Rev. Richard Tolman 235 NORTH CAROLINA—Contrasts and Progress: Rev. D. D. Dodge 235 SOUTH CAROLINA—Brewer Normal School: J. D. Backenstose 237 GEORGIA—Atlanta University, by a Georgia Editor.—Lewis High School at Macon: Miss Annette Lynch.—A Bright Day in Athens: Mr. John McIntosh.—The Religious Work in Georgia: Rev. F. Markham 237-241 ALABAMA—Two Ordinations at Talladega: Rev. Geo. E. Hill.—Closing Days of Emerson Institute: Miss S. J. Irwin 242 MISSISSIPPI—The Year at Tougaloo University: Rev. G. Stanley Pope 243 LOUISIANA: “Here am I: Send Me, Send Me.”—From New Orleans to New York: Rev. W. S. Alexander 244 AFRICA. THE MENDI MISSION—Converts Added to the New Church; Death of Mrs. Dr. James: Rev. Floyd Snelson 246 THE CHINESE. ITEMS AND INCIDENTS: Rev. W. C. Pond 247 THE CHILDREN’S PAGE 249 RECEIPTS 250 CONSTITUTION 253 WORK, STATISTICS, WANTS, &c. 254 * * * * * NEW YORK: Published by the American Missionary Association, ROOMS, 56 READE STREET. * * * * * Price, 50 Cents a Year, in advance. * * * * * A. Anderson, Printer, 23 to 27 Vandewater St. _American Missionary Association_, 56 READE STREET, N. Y. * * * * * PRESIDENT. HON. E. S. TOBEY, Boston.