VOL. XXXV. NO. 5. THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY. * * * * * “To the Poor the Gospel is Preached.” * * * * * MAY, 1881. _CONTENTS_: EDITORIAL. DEDICATION OF CHURCH AT WILMINGTON, N.C. 129 PARAGRAPHS 130 PROF. BLAIKIE’S LIFE OF LIVINGSTONE 132 WHAT THE SOUTHERNERS ARE BEGINNING TO THINK 133 BENEFACTIONS 135 GENERAL NOTES—Africa, Indians, Chinese 135 ITEMS FROM THE FIELD 137 THE FREEDMEN. GEORGIA—Those Atlanta Apples 138 GEORGIA, ATLANTA—Twenty-eight New Disciples 139 ALABAMA, MARION—Temperance—First Fruits 140 LOUISIANA, NEW ORLEANS—Examination of Law Department at Straight University 141 AFRICA. OFF FOR AFRICA: Rev. H. M. Ladd 142 THE CHINESE. A GENTLE GROWL: Rev. W. C. Pond 143 WOMAN’S HOME MISS. ASSOC’N MONTHLY REPORT 145 CHILDREN’S PAGE. CLAUDIE’S COLOR LINE: Miss M. L. Sawyer 147 RECEIPTS 149 LIST OF OFFICERS 155 CONSTITUTION 156 AIM, STATISTICS, WANTS, ETC. 157 * * * * * 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. [Illustration: CHRIST CHURCH, WILMINGTON, N.C.] THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY. * * * * * VOL. XXXV. MAY, 1881. NO. 5. * * * * * American Missionary Association. * * * * * DEDICATION OF CHURCH AT WILMINGTON, N.C. The new meeting-house for the First Congregational Church of Wilmington, in connection with the work of the A. M. A., was dedicated on the evening of March 12th. (See picture on opposite page.) The history of the house and the services of dedication are of sufficient interest to warrant a notice in these pages.