, 1874-10-29
N. D. Willis and wlfc, wirIo returning to their
work IN Aa1anla, by Ii railrund nacldent.
Notwithstanding tho

Notwithstanding tho il,
f1HANC1AL TROUBLES
Of tho ysar !he rccclnta hayo bean q275,eo3
aopaea a neeiaI onstons sa 0E Esn now Dysueh efcea
!,avo beon organized nmonE tho freedman ono
hnnE cnn,poncd of tho cosoted n,c:nncrnhr vi tna
ol! Midway congregational Church, formed ~
1854 by n colony from NassnelluaoltH, md which
LAY ncyer becono cxtncs. 1sasiynls hnyo bcon
enjoyed ~ var!oia romlH including statlolas IN
NorLh Cnrultna. roprnEertcd by acme ns fruit
lcsn. Sixtv-uinn tl12oloalcnl students hava beon
Under instruction ~ ilyo inu.itntonu, md hayo
employed pait Of their tmo III proacl,1n;,. Al
Eolno dout tho ynluo uf Congregational labola
at THO Santl,, it III we'll tn noIo tilcso comparative
ntatDtcs
TIKI AMgnroAS BOARD
reports for 1873 tho average addition on profoH-
sion Of faith for oacl, minister to l1uvo boon Jl(;
tho ltomo Mihhfunnry Society reports 315; Ito
GonsSispt cpea. sntSas m q, s II ih9 oaerGyS o
tho churchos Of thiu Aasoesaton IN tho south TO-
port II II, moro than Gonb1o te highteat num-
her 1ittH vlhdicatcB Tho wisdom Of carrying tho
gospel or Puritan princulos and po!ily to tho
frccdn,on anil to tllo South III general.
THE EDUCATIONAL wohK
shows rrcgreaB. Virginia Hall has lcon 1olcat-
etl Mt lIampton, W.; Jubilee HILL III ncarlug
compilation ut Nashville, Tenn; tho building
md icedcd eroolonH and ditcrn:ious l,avo bocli
tnato ut 4ongnloo, ALI. THO attendance has
been good at MI tio schools end tho pupils laso
ulaus ntoAdy advancement.
TILE WORK AtiO:;n TIE 1Nn1ASs,
In secoudins tho pcaco policy Of fho uoysrnnont,
llas boon steadily prosecuted. though tile o
fcud between tho rcd man md his eurmies,-tho
whlAlsy-ycndcrs mud tho covoters Of l,is ln,pl.-
ettll continues. hut tho now policy Is yielding
excellent fruit with tho corporation Of mis-
afOt!nry a,fa religious bodioH, III tho inoroasou
culture OF lnnd, the eruotion uf better honca
tho adoption Of civilized apparel and III greAter
intcroatin schoola md III tho preaching Ut tho
GuspeI.
TITO schools among
THE 1MMionAsT CHINESE
III Cnfornin a:e doing well, aud have resulted
in hopeful couyorsionn. tho converts meeting
| with tho neEbboring ehurci,oa. Tho interost
Inns boon very markell at Oah1and, wl'ero part Of
tho week had to lo devoted 10 spiritual inquiry
instead OF tho ordl.ary stnlfoa. A movement Is
started to ront building i'll which tho conYorts
aud inqnirors may have q religious homo. Tho
work calIa fur enlargement. but tttiH requires
moro fluids tlan l,uyo yot boon furnished.
IN THE ronE10H FIELD
tho Committee hago boon seeking to tranater to
other missionary aocotcB ail missions bue tho
QUO in Arlca. This will require titno to coin-
plato. Stens nro taking to cnlatgo tho African
mission. Tho llov. NJ. crayath, tho Field Sec
rotary, md tho lev. l.. 4: Waro have boen COM
ulibsloned to 10 thore aid explore tho topogra-
phy of tho Western coasts around tho mission,
to cxan,lno tho schools and churehos, mud to
mako report OF fncts Which mny solyo rs tile
baAiB Of rcconasrllction aud addition. Tlloy will
sail in a fu,T days.
Ono Of Tho
MARRIED EVENTS OF THE YEAR
han beon tho triumphant suoceas OF clio Jubilee
Singers III tloir tour III Great Britain, where
they havo bcon received into tho beat society III
a nlannor which il n rehuko to tho spirit of
caate whIeI, still rcgns too widely in Ibis
country. Tho practical results Of tlclr visit III
Found in tho $4,000 wtiiea they havs secured,
may DO completed. but al moro buildings will
bo needed, nud untluwinonts must DO secured,
tho Committee hare authorized tho uao OF ttloso
singers Ill tho fold for anothor campaign Of two
yGars.
reference is malo,
IN CONCLUSION,
to tho rcoanc action Of tho National Council on
tile consolidation or benevolent societies. The
sion OF this Association for tho North AMERICAN
1ndian miasons OF tho American Uoard was TO-
jccted. Tho Council, aftor liseusslnn Of the
principles mud methods Of tho Association, COM
alcntcd 1t ennhat'cn1ty to tho support Of tho
churches. In roio1c,sco to tH whole work ut home
nuu abroad.
rro erRa's spses sopees sor ssS
From p'lb.ita!ous. ............. 553U.Go
ExpESn1TUnEs.
For work abroal aorg freedmen, ctc.... .si4 00loo
tkDEbrIDHEss.
Deficit ut ctuso Of last ye;r..........$ g. co
Deficit at ciu&e Of present year "i,25.00
Total lntlsbtetucss . ..................s II, 1880
luz ier cont.
cuur3uEs AND INSTITUTIONS AIDED.
Chartered institutions
Common nrIIooia' ~ ''''''' II
Missionaries and teachers rs.................. c73
uI,rc members. 3i?
Church members altie during year. 6i5
Tho details OF tho work atths South wors Of