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Title: American Missionary, Volume 50, No. 8, August, 1896

Author: Various

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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.

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_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._