Obvious printer’s punctuation errors and omissions silently corrected. Inconsistent hyphenation retained due to the multiplicity of authors. Ditto marks replaced with the text they represent to facilitate eBook alignment. “Goverment” changed to “Government” on page 21. (The tender mercies of the Government) Missing “s” inserted in “raised” on page 24. (And raised his little shaven head) Missing “s” inserted in “Boscawen” on page 25. Missing “l” inserted in “Wallingford” entry on page 26. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The American Missionary -- Volume 37, No. 1, January, 1883, by Various