VOL. XXXIV. No. 3. THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY. * * * * * “To the Poor the Gospel is Preached.” * * * * * MARCH, 1880. _CONTENTS:_ EDITORIAL. PARAGRAPHS 65 ZEAL FOR STUDY 66 TROPICAL AFRICA 67 THE NEGRO IN AMERICA AND AFRICA 69 DR. BLYDEN ON THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY 70 REV. CHAS. B. VENNING—ITEMS FROM THE FIELD 71 AFRICAN NOTES 73 THE FREEDMEN. AT TALLADEGA: REV. J. E. ROY, D. D. 74 NORTH CAROLINA—McLeansville School 75 SOUTH CAROLINA, CHARLESTON—Church and School Work —Cause of the Exodus 76 GEORGIA—Report of Board of Commissioners on Atlanta University 78 ALABAMA, TALLADEGA—Why he likes it: Rev. H. S. DeForrest 79 ALABAMA, ATHENS—Building Progress—Missionary Spirit 80 MISSISSIPPI, TOUGALOO—Student-Conversions—Crowded Rooms 81 TENNESSEE, MEMPHIS—School work and Week of Prayer 82 TEXAS—Two Hours’ Work by Student Canvasser 82 THE INDIANS. AN INDIAN BOY’S LETTER 83 THE CHINESE. ANNIVERSARY AT SACRAMENTO 85 CHILDREN’S PAGE. HOW TO MAKE MONEY FOR THE MISSIONARIES 87 RECEIPTS 88 CONSTITUTION 93 AIM, STATISTICS, WANTS 94 * * * * * NEW YORK. Published by the American Missionary Association, ROOMS, 56 READE STREET. * * * * * Price, 50 Cents a Year, in advance. Entered at the Post Office at New York, N. Y., as second-class matter. American Missionary Association, 56 READE STREET, N. Y. * * * * * PRESIDENT. HON. E. S. TOBEY, Boston. VICE-PRESIDENTS.