VOL. XXXIII. NO. 5. THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY. * * * * * “To the Poor the Gospel is Preached.” * * * * * MAY, 1879. _CONTENTS_: EDITORIAL. PARAGRAPHS 129 THE LAND—ITS WEALTH AND ITS WANT 130 WAR OR MISSIONS 132 THE NEGRO HEGIRA 133 WOMAN’S WORK FOR WOMAN—CONGREGATIONALISM IN THE SOUTH 135 ITEMS FROM THE FIELD 137 GENERAL NOTES 138 THE FREEDMEN. TOUR INTO THE SOUTHWEST: Rev. J. E. Roy, D. D. 140 GEORGIA, ATLANTA—Lady Missionary Needed 143 ALABAMA, MONTGOMERY—Tenantry, Promising Field, &c.: Rev. F. Bascom, D. D. 143 ALABAMA, MOBILE—Emerson Institute: Rev. D. L. Hickok 145 MARION—Revival of Education; Rev. Geo. E. Hill 146 LOUISIANA—Straight University: Prof. J. K. Cole 147 TEXAS—CORPUS CHRISTI—Revival 148 TENNESSEE—Yellow Fever Fund 149 AFRICA. NATIVE PREACHERS—ADVANCE CALLED, &c. 150 THE CHINESE. SOME POINTS ON THE CHINESE QUESTION: Rev. W. C. Pond 151 RECEIPTS 153 CONSTITUTION 157 WORK, STATISTICS, WANTS &c. 158 * * * * * 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.