American Missionary

American Missionary, Volume 43,
No. 1, January, 1889

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Title: American Missionary, Volume 43, No. 1, January, 1889
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The American Missionary
JANUARY, 1889.
VOL. XLIII. NO. 1.

CONTENTS

PICTURE OF MR. DANIEL HAND
EDITORIAL.
NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS
FINANCIAL--LARGE GIFTS OF THE WEALTHY
THE SOUTHERN SITUATION
PARAGRAPHS--ITEMS FROM THE FIELD
DEATH OF MRS. GEO. A. WOODARD
SYSTEMATIC SPENDING. REV. C.J. RYDER
THE CHINESE.
SCRAPS FROM CORRESPONDENCE
BUREAU OF WOMAN'S WORK.
STATE ORGANIZATIONS
ANNUAL MEETING
MOUNTAIN WHITE WORK. MRS. A.A. MYERS
NEEDS OF COLORED WOMEN AND GIRLS. MRS. G.W. MOORE
RECEIPTS
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NEW YORK:
PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION,
Rooms, 56 Reade Street.
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Price, 50 Cents a Year, in Advance.
Entered at the Post Office at New York, N.Y., as second-class matter.
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American Missionary Association
PRESIDENT, Rev. WM. M. TAYLOR, D.D., LLD., N.Y.
_Vice-Presidents._
Rev. A.J.F. BEHRENDS, D.D., N.Y. Rev. ALEX. MCKENZIE, D.D.,
Mass. Rev. F.A. NOBLE, D.D., Ill. Rev. D.O. MEARS, D.D., Mass.
Rev. HENRY HOPKINS, D.D., Mo.
_Corresponding Secretaries._
Rev. M.E. STRIEBY, D.D., _56 Reade Street, N.Y._ Rev. A.F.
BEARD, D.D., _56 Reade Street, N.Y._
_Recording Secretary._
Rev. M.E. STRIEBY, D.D., _56 Reade Street, N.Y._
_Treasurer._
H.W. HUBBARD, Esq., _56 Reade Street, N.Y._

_Auditors._
PETER McCARTEE. CHAS. P. PEIRCE.
_Executive Committee._
JOHN H. WASHBURN, Chairman. ADDISON P. FOSTER, Secretary.
_For Three Years._
J.E. RANKIN, WM. H. WARD, J.W. COOPER, JOHN H.
WASHBURN, EDMUND L. CHAMPLIN.
_For Two Years._
LYMAN ABBOTT, CHAS. A. HULL, J.R. DANFORTH, CLINTON
B. FISK, ADDISON P. FOSTER.
_For One Year._
S.B. HALLIDAY, SAMUEL HOLMES, SAMUEL S. MARPLES,
CHARLES L. MEAD, ELBERT B. MONROE.
_District Secretaries._
Rev. C.J. RYDER, _21 Cong'l House, Boston._ Rev. J.E. ROY, D.D.,
_151 Washington Street, Chicago._
_Financial Secretary for Indian Missions.
Rev. CHAS. W. SHELTON
_Field Superintendents._
Rev. FRANK E. JENKINS. Prof. EDWARD S. HALL.
_Secretary of Woman's Bureau._
Miss D.E. EMERSON, _56 Reade St., 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.
DONATIONS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
In drafts, checks, registered letters, or post-office orders, may be sent to
H.W. Hubbard, Treasurer, 56 Reade Street, New York, or, when more
convenient, to either of the Branch Offices, 21 Congregational House,
Boston, Mass., or 151 Washington Street, Chicago, Ill. A payment of
thirty dollars at one time constitutes a Life Member.
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.--The date on the "address label,"
indicates the time to which the subscription is paid. Changes are made
in date on label to the 10th of each month. If payment of subscription
be made afterward, the change on the label will appear a month later.
Please send early notice of change in post-office address, giving the

former address and the new address, in order that our periodicals and
occasional papers may be correctly mailed.
FORM OF A BEQUEST.
"I bequeath to my executor (or executors) the sum of ---- dollars, in
trust, to pay the same in ---- days after my decease to the person who,
when the same is payable, shall act as Treasurer of the 'American
Missionary Association,' of New York City, to be applied, under the
direction of the Executive Committee of the Association, to its
charitable uses and purposes." The Will should be attested by three
witnesses.
[Illustration: Daniel Hand]
THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY.
VOL. XLIII. JANUARY, 1889. No. 1.
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American Missionary Association.
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We present to our readers, on the opposite page, a picture of Mr. Daniel
Hand from a photograph taken some time ago. It presents the likeness
of a man of fine physical proportions and with energy and intelligence
impressed on the features. The signature at the bottom of the picture is
copied from one of Mr. Hand's recent letters, and shows the remarkable
physical vigor of a man in his 88th year.
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NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS.
The New Year opens upon us auspiciously, and we send forth our
joyous greetings to our patrons at home, and to our fellow workers in
the field. Above all we thank God for putting us into this ministry for
the poor and