VOL. XXXV. NO. 11. THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY. * * * * * “To the Poor the Gospel is Preached.” * * * * * NOVEMBER, 1881. _CONTENTS_: EDITORIAL. ANNUAL MEETING—FINANCIAL 321 PARAGRAPHS—JOHN BROWN MEMORIAL STEAMER 322 CUT OF FIRST GRADE CERTIFICATE 323 PARAGRAPHS 324 PRESIDENT GARFIELD AND THE NEGRO 325 BENEFACTIONS 327 GENERAL NOTES—Africa, Indians, Chinese 327 THE FREEDMEN. SUMMER REVIVALS. McLeansville, N.C.; Savannah, Ga.; McIntosh, Ga.; Talladega, Anniston, Lawsonville, The Cove, Childersburg, Ala.; Nashville, Tenn.; Paris, Texas 330 OPENING OF SCHOOLS. Berea, Ky.; McLeansville, N.C.; Montgomery, Mobile, Ala.; Howard University, D.C.; Hampton, Va.; Savannah, Ga.; Atlanta University, Ga.; Macon, Ga.; Selma, Ala.; Tougaloo, Miss.; Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn. 332 OBITUARY. Death of Mrs. T. C. Steward—Death of Rev. G. W. Walker 340 EXTRACTS FROM MINUTES OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 341 WOMAN’S HOME MISS. ASSOC’N. MONTHLY REPORT 342 CHILDREN’S PAGE. THOMAS CHATHAM 343 LETTERS TO THE TREASURER 344 RECEIPTS 346 CONSTITUTION 351 AIM, STATISTICS, WANTS, ETC. 352 * * * * * 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.