The American Missionary — Volume 41, No. 5, May, 1887

Reliable Carpenter Organs

FOR

CHURCH and CHAPEL.

INDELIBLE

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Sold by all Druggists, Stationers,
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6%, 7%, 8%.

THE AMERICAN

INVESTMENT CO.

of Emmettsburg, Iowa,

with a Paid-up capital of $600,000, SURPLUS $75,000, offers First Mortgage Loans drawing SEVEN per cent. , both Principal and Interest FULLY GUARANTEED. Also 6 per cent. ten-year Debenture Bonds, secured by 105 per cent. of First Mortgage Loans held in trust by the Mercantile Trust Company, New York.5 per cent.certificates of deposit for periods under one year.

Write for full information and reference to the Company at

150 Nassau Street, New York.

A.L.ORMSBY, Vice-President and Gen.Manager.

Valuable Works

FOR

Missionaries and Pastors.

JOSEPH PARKER'S PEOPLE'S BIBLE.

(1) Genesis.(2) Exodus.(3) Leviticus—Numbers XXVII.(4) Numbers—Deuteronomy.(5) Joshua—Judges V.Now ready.To be complete in 25 vols.Each vol.complete in itself.

"A stupendous work."—Spurgeon.

MEYER'S GREAT COMMENTARIES on the New Testament.American Edition.10 vols.ready.Each, $3.See catalogue.

"Meyer's Commentaries are of immense value."—Dr. Thos.Armitage.

THIRTY THOUSAND THOUGHTS.

An encyclopedia of choicest thoughts from all sources on all topics.In 7 vols.4 vols.now ready.Vol.5 ready May 10.Each, $3.50.

"It is the cream of wisdom: the very gems of thought."—Inter-Ocean. Chicago.

YOUNG'S GREAT BIBLE CONCORDANCE.

$5.

"Cruden's is child's play compared with it."—Spurgeon.

SCHAFF-HERZOG ENCYCLOPEDIA.

3 vols.$18.

“The ideal religious encyclopedia.”—Hitchcock.

SCHAFF’S DICTIONARY OF LIVING DIVINES.

Supplement to the Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia.Just ready.$3.

“A very valuable book of reference.”

LITTLE’S BIBLICAL LIGHTS AND SIDE-LIGHTS.$4.

Furnishes illustrations from the Bible for every purpose.

OUR ANALYTICAL CATALOGUE is especially arranged for pastors and missionaries on a new plan.Price 10 cents.

FUNK & WAGNALLS,

PUBLISHERS,

18 & 20 Astor Place, New York.

EUROPE

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Avoid cheap imitations made of various kinds of cord.None are genuine unless

“DR. WARNER’S CORALINE”

is printed on inside of steel cover.

FOR SALE BY ALL LEADING MERCHANTS.

WARNER BROTHERS,

“I have only words of praise in its favor.”—Henry Eyre Brown, Organist, Brooklyn Tabernacle.

“Especially valuable for Churches and Concert Rooms.”—A.H.Messiter, Organist, Trinity Ch., N.Y.

“A tone so rich and musical must be recognized as valuable for special and new orchestral effects.”—Henry Carter, Organist, N.Y.

“Your Vocalion has a magnificent future.”—Sir Arthur Sullivan.

“A rare combination of power and sweetness.”—Adelina Patti.

Catalogue sent free.

WAREROOMS, 28 EAST 23d ST., NEW YORK, N.Y.

Missionaries of the A.M.A.

May now have a first-class Sewing Machine without paying the usual prices charged by manufacturers and their agents.

READ THIS.

Any missionary in the service of the A.M.A.can, by sending an order on the Association for the amount, receive a Sewing Machine as shown below at 60 per cent.discount off the prices stated, and can let the payments be made at the rate of $2.00 per month, if they so desire.Or 10 per cent.further discount will be allowed if the full amount is paid in cash on delivery of machine.Read the following “ad.”and send for an illustrated catalogue, which will give full particulars.

Nos.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.Prices, $45, $50, $55, $60, $57.50, $65.

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Clinton H.Meneely

BELL COMPANY

Troy, N.Y.,

MANUFACTURE SUPERIOR

Church, Chime, and

Peal Bells.

Manhattan Life

INSURANCE CO.

OF NEW YORK,

156 AND 158 BROADWAY.

AGENTS WANTED.

We desire to engage the services of competent, reliable men as Agents, in localities where this company is not now represented.Liberal arrangements will be made with men who would like to undertake the business.The requirements are, a good reputation for honesty and integrity, popularity, intelligence, industry and perseverance.With these qualities any man can succeed; if he can add enthusiasm he can command great success.Send references as to ability, integrity, etc.

Cash surrender values.Policy incontestable after five years.Very liberal to insurers, embracing the non-forfeiture law of New York.

JAMES M.McLEAN, President.

J.L.Halsey, 1st Vice-Pres’t.

H.B.Stokes, 2d Vice-Pres’t.

H.Y.Wemple, Secretary.

S.N.Stebbins, Actuary.

MASON & HAMLIN

IMPROVED

UPRIGHT PIANOS

With their Improved Method of Stringing.

PATENTED JULY 24, 1883.

CHARACTERIZED BY

BRIGHTEST, PUREST TONES, GREATEST DURABILITY, IMPROVED METHOD OF STRINGING.

The Strings being directly secured to the iron frame by metal fastenings will not require tuning one-quarter as often as Pianos on the old system.

This new mode of piano construction, invented by Mason & Hamlin in 1882, has been fully proved, many excellent experts pronouncing it the “greatest improvement made in pianos of the century.”

Warrant.—Each piano will be accompanied by the fullest warrant.Determined to achieve the very highest reputation for their pianofortes, should defect develop itself in any one, the Company will be more eager to correct it than the purchaser can be to have them.

Pianos can be rented, if preferred, at moderate cost, with privilege of purchase.

MASON & HAMLIN

ORGANS

THE WHOLE WORLD SAYS:

At every Great World’s Exhibition since 1867, these organs have been awarded the Highest Honors.

Supplied to Her Majesty Queen Victoria.

Used in Westminster Abbey.

Used in St.James’s Hall.

Always used by Ira D.Sankey.

After having used a Mason & Hamlin Organ eight years at Corisco Island, off the western coast of Equatorial Africa, the Rev.C.De Heer, Missionary, writes:

“This is the only organ, American or European, that has not gone to pieces within six months after its arrival.”

MASON & HAMLIN ORGAN & PIANO CO.,

BOSTON, 154 Tremont St.; NEW YORK, 46 East 14th St.; CHICAGO, 148 Wabash Ave.

STATEMENT.

Phenix Insurance Company

OF BROOKLYN, N.Y.

JANUARY 1st, 1887.

ASSETS.

LIABILITIES.

Old South Church, Boston, Feb., 1887.

We have used Laudes Domini at our weekly services, Friday evenings, for nearly a year. Our people regard it as a great success.

“Dr Robinson has been, of all our hymn and tune book makers, the most successful.”

—Rev.Lyman Abbott, D.D.

“Laudes Domini is one of the latest, and one of the very best of the many good hymn-books produced in the present generation, a book as nearly perfect as that most eminent of all hymn book makers, Dr. Charles S. Robinson, can make one.” —The Congregationalist.

“If we were conducting a ‘gospel service’ of many days’ continuance in any church having this hymnal, we would not care to introduce special hymn-books”.—Rev.Dr. Geo.F.Pentecost, in ‘Words and Weapons’.

Responsive Reading Services are bound with Laudes Domini when desired.

Dr. Robinson’s Hymn and Tune Books are not experiments.Churches adopting them are never disappointed.

“SPIRITUAL SONGS FOR SOCIAL WORSHIP” never fails to give satisfaction in the Prayer Meeting.