The American Missionary — Volume 34, No. 7, July, 1880

Listeners enter the July 1880 issue of a missionary journal that recorded the association’s work rebuilding schools in the post‑Civil War South. Brief reports from teachers, clergy and local white residents celebrate both white and colored schools, providing a rare Southern newspaper view of reconstruction education. The editorial notes outline the organization’s leadership and appeal for support, letting the results speak for themselves.

A moving tribute to the late Rufus Anderson honors a half‑century of mission leadership that shaped the society’s direction. Interspersed are statistics, short sermons, and calls for subscriptions that convey the earnest optimism of the era. Listeners will hear the cadence of nineteenth‑century prose and feel the conviction that education and the gospel could transform a fractured nation.