Produced by Cornell University, Joshua Hutchinson, Norma and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net The American Missionary AUGUST, 1896 VOL. L. No. 8. CONTENTS EDITORIAL. THE JUBILEE YEAR FUND, 241 SHARES--LEADERS, 242 HARRIET BEECHER STOWE, 244 THE SOUTH. THE HISTORIES OF OUR CHURCHES, 245 DEER LODGE, TENN., 245 ANNIVERSARY EXERCISES. COMMENCEMENT AT FISK UNIVERSITY, 247 HOWARD UNIVERSITY, 249 LINCOLN ACADEMY, 249 ALLEN NORMAL SCHOOL, 251 SALUDA SEMINARY, 253 BURRELL SCHOOL, 253 BLOWING ROCK, N.C., 254 ENFIELD--LINCOLN SCHOOL, MERIDIAN, 255 A LESSON IN HOME BUILDING, 256 ITEM, 256 THE INDIANS. CLOSING EXERCISES AT SANTEE NORMAL SCHOOL, 257 THE CHINESE. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, 259 SHARES JUBILEE YEAR FUND, 260 WOMEN'S STATE ORGANIZATIONS, 262 RECEIPTS, 264 NEW YORK: PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION, Bible House, Ninth St. and Fourth Ave., New York. Price, 50 Cents a Year in advance. Entered at the Post Office at New York, N.Y., as second-class mail matter. * * * * * _American Missionary Association._ PRESIDENT, MERRILL E. GATES, LL.D., MASS. _Vice-Presidents._ Rev. F.A. NOBLE, D.D., Ill. Rev. ALEX. McKENZIE, D.D., Mass. Rev. HENRY HOPKINS, D.D., Mo. Rev. HENRY A. STIMSON, D.D., N.Y. Rev. WASHINGTON GLADDEN, D.D., Ohio. _Honorary Secretary and Editor._ REV. M.E. STRIEBY, D.D., _Bible House, N.Y._ _Corresponding Secretaries._ Rev. A.F. BEARD, D.D. Rev. F.P. WOODBURY, D.D., _Bible House, N.Y._ Rev. C.J. RYDER, D.D., _Bible House, N.Y._ _Recording Secretary._ Rev. M.E. STRIEBY, D.D., _Bible House, N.Y._ _Treasurer._ H.W. HUBBARD, Esq., _Bible House, N.Y._ _Auditors._ GEORGE S. HICKOK. JAMES H. OLIPHANT. _Executive Committee._ CHARLES L. MEAD, Chairman. CHARLES A. HULL, Secretary. _For Three Years._ EAMUEL HOLMES, SAMUEL S. MARPLES, CHARLES L. MEAD, WILLIAM H. STRONG, ELIJAH HORR. _For Two Years._ WILLIAM HAYES WARD, JAMES W. COOPER, LUCIEN C. WARNER, JOSEPH H. TWICHELL, CHARLES P. PEIRCE. _For One Year._ CHARLES A. HULL, ADDISON P. FOSTER, ALBERT J. LYMAN, NEHEMIAH BOYNTON, A.J.F. BEHRENDS. _District Secretaries._ Rev. GEO. H. GUTTERSON, _21 Cong'l House, Boston, Mass._ Rev. Jos. E. ROY, D.D., _153 La Salle Street, Chicago, Ill._ _Secretary of Woman's Bureau._ Miss D.E. EMERSON, _Bible House, N.Y._ COMMUNICATIONS Relating to the work of the Association may be addressed to the Corresponding Secretaries; letters for "THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY," to the Editor, at the New York Office; letters relating to the finances, to the Treasurer; letters relating to woman's work, to the Secretary of the Woman's Bureau. DONATIONS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS