EDITORIAL.

Annual meeting, 345
Lowell, 346
financial statement, 347
capital and labor, 348
the Alaska mission, 349
death of Hon.  A.C.  Barstow and of Rev.  Geo. S. Smith, 350

The South.

The Waldenses at Valdese, N.C., 351
Notes from the mountains, 354
“NOLICHUCKY JACK’S” Descendants, 355
promising openings for school and church, 356
southern field notes, 357
CAPPAHOSIC’S sixth commencement, 359
prayerful and industrious family, 361
A visit to uncle tom’s cabin, 362

The Indians.

Mission services at two Kettle village, 363
Indian mission collections, 366

The Chinese.

THE PRESENT DISTRESS, 366

Bureau of woman’s work.

Annual meeting—­A few words to boys, 368
woman’s state organizations, 371

RECEIPTS, 373

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New York: 
Published by the American missionary association,
Bible House, Ninth St. and Fourth Ave., New York.

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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. 
American Missionary Association.

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President, Merrill E. Gates, LL.D., Mass.

Vice-Presidents.

Rev. F.A.  Noble, D.D., Ill. 
Rev. A.J.F.  Behrends, D.D., N.Y. 
Rev. Alex.  McKENZIE, D.D., Mass. 
Rev. Henry Hopkins, D.D., Mo. 
Rev. Henry A. Stimson, D.D., N.Y.

Corresponding Secretaries.

Rev. M.E.  Strieby, D.D., Bible House, N.Y.
Rev. A.F.  Beard, D.D., Bible House, N.Y.
Rev. F.P.  Woodbury, D.D., Bible House, N.Y.

Assistant Corresponding Secretary.

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.