Produced by Ian Crann, Joshua Hutchinson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Cornell University Digital Collections) APRIL, 1887. The American Missionary VOL. XLI. NO. 4. CONTENTS EDITORIAL. FINANCIAL, 97 CONSECRATION OF WEALTH, 98 NEW PASTOR PARK ST. CHURCH, 99 DECISION OF SUPREME COURT REGARDING THE CHINESE, 100 CHINESE INDEMNITY BILL, 101 TREATMENT OF THE INDIANS, 102 THE COLOR QUESTION AGAIN, 103 PARAGRAPHS, 104 HENRY WARD BEECHER, 105 THE NEGRO ON THE NEGRO, 106 RELIGIOUS DOGGEREL, 109 THE SOUTH. NOTES IN THE SADDLE. Supt. C. J. Ryder, 111 REVIVAL AT ATLANTA UNIVERSITY, 113 VISIT TO MT. HERMON, 114 DEDICATION OF LINCOLN MEMORIAL CHURCH, 115 EVIDENCES OF PROGRESS, 116 THE INDIANS. OUR DEACON, 117 THE CHINESE. FROM REV. A. F. NEWTON, 118 BUREAU OF WOMAN’S WORK. HOW TO ORGANIZE AND CONDUCT A LADIES’ MISSIONARY SOCIETY––SECRET SOCIETIES AMONG THE COLORED PEOPLE, 120 FOR THE CHILDREN. THE WAY TO DO IT, 122 RECEIPTS, 123 * * * * * 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. * * * * * PRESIDENT, Hon. WM. B. WASHBURN, LL.D., Mass. _Vice-Presidents._ Rev. A. J. F. BEHRENDS, D.D., N.Y. Rev. F. A. NOBLE, D.D., Ill. Rev. ALEX. MCKENZIE, D.D., Mass. Rev. D. O. MEARS, D.D., Mass. Rev. HENRY HOPKINS, Mo. _Corresponding Secretary._ REV. M. E. STRIEBY, D.D., _56 Reade Street, N. Y._