CHARLES L. MEAD,
ELBERT B. MONROE,

_For One Year_.
J.E. RANKIN,
WM. H. WARD,
J.W. COOPER,
JOHN H. WASHBURN,
EDMUND L. CHAMPLIN.

_District Secretaries_.
Rev. C.J. RYDER. 21 _Cong'l House, Boston_.
Rev. J.E. ROY, D.D., 151 _Washington Street, Chicago_.

_Financial Secretary for Indian Missions_.
Rev. CHAS. W. SHELTON.

_Secretary of Woman's Bureau_.
Miss D.E. EMERSON, 56 _Reade St., N.Y._

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COMMUNICATIONS

Relating to the work of the Association may be addressed to the
Corresponding Secretaries; those relating to the collecting fields, to
the Corresponding Secretaries, or to the District Secretaries; letters
for "THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY," to the Editor, at the New York Office.

DONATIONS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

In drafts, checks, registered letters or post-office orders, may be sent
to H.W. Hubbard, Treasurer, 56 Reade Street, New York, or, when more
convenient, to either of the Branch Offices, 21 Congregational House,
Boston, Mass., or 151 Washington Street, Chicago, Ill. A payment of
thirty dollars at one time constitutes a Life Member,

FORM OF A BEQUEST.

"I BEQUEATH to my executor (or executors) the sum of ------ dollars, in
trust, to pay the same in ------ days after my decease to the person
who, when the same is payable, shall act as Treasurer of the 'American
Missionary Association,' of New York City, to be applied, under the
direction of the Executive Committee of the Association, to its
charitable uses and purposes." The Will should be attested by three
witnesses.

THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY.

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VOL. XLII. MARCH, 1888. No. 3

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American Missionary Association

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We believe that if we do the work to which God has called us, he will
move the hearts of his children to provide the money. By as much as our
work is successful, it is expansive. They are following closely in the
steps of the Master who are teaching and ministering unto the needy and
the poor. We are confident that they can safely trust in his word, "Seek
ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things
shall be added unto you." If God sends our workers out he will send
supplies. There is no limit to the measure in which God can work on
Christian hearts, to move his children to give for those who have gone
forth to "seek the kingdom of God and h