The American Missionary — Volume 37, No. 6, June 1883

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The American Missionary — Volume 37, No. 6, June 1883

by Various Authors

EN·~1 hours·8 chapters

Chapters

8 total
1

CONTENTS

2:03
2

American Missionary Association.

26:35
3

THE SOUTH.

28:08
4

THE CHINESE.

6:28
5

CHILDREN’S PAGE. - THE COMING OF THE ORGAN.

4:48
6

RECEIPTS FOR APRIL, 1883.

25:00
7

PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.

3:26
8

Transcriber’s Notes

0:46

Description

In June 1883 the pages of a dedicated missionary journal open with a careful listing of its leadership—presidents, secretaries, treasurers, and auditors—underscoring the organized ambition of a national religious movement. The publication, issued by a prominent association, offers a snapshot of the administrative rigor that underpinned charitable work across the United States, from New York to Chicago. Readers hear the formal tone of a time when communities rallied around printed appeals, subscriptions, and bequests to fund schools, hospitals, and relief efforts for newly freed peoples.

The heart of this issue centers on the newly appointed secretary of the Bureau of Woman’s Work, a woman seasoned in teaching and field missions. Through her, the journal explains how the bureau intends to amplify existing programs rather than create a fresh society, relying on a network of ladies who meet at conferences, share reports, and coordinate modest collections. Listeners gain a vivid sense of how ordinary women organized, communicated, and contributed to the broader mission of uplifting African‑American families during Reconstruction.

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en

Duration

~1 hours (93K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Joshua Hutchinson, KarenD and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Cornell University Digital Collections)

Release date

2019-12-24

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

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Various Authors

This collection brings together writing from more than one contributor, so there isn’t a single author story to tell. The focus is on the range of voices in the work itself.

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