The American Missionary — Volume 32, No. 01, January, 1878
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[A] By evangelical sentiments, we understand, among others, a belief in the guilty and lost condition of all men without a Saviour; the Supreme Deity, Incarnation and Atoning Sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the only Saviour of the world; the necessity of regeneration by the Holy Spirit, repentance, faith and holy obedience in order to salvation; the immortality of the soul; and the retributions of the judgment in the eternal punishment of the wicked, and salvation of the righteous.
The American Missionary Association.
AIM AND WORK.
To preach the Gospel to the poor. It originated in a sympathy with the almost friendless slaves. Since Emancipation it has devoted its main efforts to preparing the Freedmen for their duties as citizens and Christians in America and as missionaries in Africa. As closely related to this, it seeks to benefit the caste-persecuted Chinese in America, and to co-operate with the Government in its humane and Christian policy towards the Indians. It has also a mission in Africa
STATISTICS.
Churches: In the South—In Va. , 1; N. C. , 5; S. C. , 2; Ga. , 11; Ky. , 5; Tenn. ,4; Ala. , 12; La. , 12; Miss. , 1; Kansas, 2; Texas, 4. Africa, 1. Among the Indians, 2.Total, 62.
Institutions Founded, Fostered or Sustained in the South. Chartered: Hampton, Va. ; Berea, Ky. ; Talladega, Ala. ; Atlanta, Ga. ; Nashville, Tenn. ; Tougaloo, Miss. ; New Orleans, La. ; and Austin, Texas, 8; Graded or Normal Schools: at Wilmington, Raleigh, N. C. ; Charleston, Greenwood, S. C. ; Macon, Atlanta, Ga. ; Montgomery, Mobile, Athens, Selma, Ala. ; Memphis, Tenn. , 11; Other Schools, 7.Total, 26.
Teachers, Missionaries and Assistants—Among the Freedmen, 209; among the Chinese, 17; among the Indians, 16; in foreign lands, 10. Total, 252. Students—In Theology, 74; Law, 8; in College Course, 79; in other studies, 5,243. Total, 5,404. Scholars taught by former pupils of our schools, estimated at 100,000. Indians under the care of the Association, 13,000.
WANTS.
1. A steady Increase of regular income to keep pace with the growing work in the South. This increase can only be reached by regular and larger contributions from the churches—the feeble as well as the strong.
2. Additional Buildings for our higher educational institutions, to accommodate the increasing numbers of students; Meeting Houses, for the new churches we are organizing; More Ministers, cultured and pious, for these churches.
3. Help for Young Men, to be educated as ministers here and missionaries to Africa—a pressing want.
Before sending boxes, always correspond with the nearest A.M.A.office, as below.
| New York | H.W.Hubbard, Esq., 56 Reade Street. |
| Boston | Rev.C.L.Woodworth, Room 21, Congregational House. |
| Chicago | Rev.Jas.Powell, 112 West Washington St. |
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Transcriber’s Notes:
Spelling and puntuation were changed only where the error appears to be a printing error.Capitalization and punctuation in the Receipts section is inconsistent, and was retained as printed.The remaining corrected punctuation changes are too numerous to list; the others are as follows:
“Talledega” changed to “Talladega” on page 7.(a student at Talledega)
“supersition” changed to “superstition” on page 17.(bowed down by superstition)
“accomodate” changed to “accommodate” on page 28.(to accommodate the increasing numbers of students)