VOL. XXXII. No. 12. THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY. * * * * * “To the Poor the Gospel is Preached.” * * * * * DECEMBER, 1878. _CONTENTS_: 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, 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. VICE PRESIDENTS.