* * * * * [Illustration: ESTEY ORGAN J. Estey & Co Brattleboro Vt.] As musical culture increases it demands in musical instruments for home, church, or school, excellence in tone, tasteful workmanship, and durability. SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. * * * * * ATKIN & PROUT, Printers, 12 Barclay St., New York. Transcribers Notes Obvious printer’s punctuation errors and omissions silently corrected. Inconsistent hyphenation retained, due to the multiplicity of authors. Changed “beqeath” to “bequeath” on the inside front cover (I bequeath to my executor). Opening quote on page 267 has been left unclosed as it is unclear where the appropriate close should be (must be abandoned decidedly). Changed “pereferred” to “preferred” on page 270 (would have preferred to remain). Changed “incase” to “in case” on page 273 (in case of proposals). Changed “superindentency” to “superintendency” on page 274 (a common superintendency) Added missing “e” to “Jamesport” in the Jamesport entry on page 284. Changed “Fragance” to “Fragrance” on page 287 (Beauty and Fragrance). Added missing “t” to “Waterbury” on page 288 (American Waterbury Stem-Winding Watch) Added missing “a” to “Case” on page 288 (Solid Silver Hunting Case Watch) End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The American Missionary -- Volume 37, No. 9, September, 1883, by Various