The American Missionary. Volume 43, No. 04, April, 1889

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Various. The American Missionary. Volume 43, No. 04, April, 1889

THE REMEDY—BUT WHO IS TO FURNISH IT?

SOME CURIOUS AND SUGGESTIVE FACTS

PARAGRAPHS

NOTES FROM NEW ENGLAND

PROTESTANT AND PAPIST: AN OBJECT-LESSON

SCHOOL ECHOES

A DOCTRINAL SERMON

BOOK NOTICES

THE SOUTH

DEDICATION OF BALLARD BUILDING, MACON, GA

TEN YEARS AT THE FRONT

PROGRESS OF EDUCATION IN THE SOUTH

THOMASVILLE, GA

THE INDIANS

VISIT TO PARK STREET CHURCH STATION

THE CHINESE

SAN DIEGO CHINESE MISSION

BUREAU OF WOMAN'S WORK

WOMAN'S STATE ORGANIZATIONS

NOTICE OF A CONFERENCE OF OFFICERS OF THE WOMAN'S STATE HOME MISSIONARY ORGANIZATIONS

TEMPERANCE WORK IN TENNESSEE

FOR THE CHILDREN

CHRISTMAS AT THE S'KOKOMISH RESERVATION

RECEIPTS FOR FEBRUARY, 1889

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What proportion of the funds contributed by living donors to missionary societies comes directly from church collections? We presume the answer from a large majority of the contributors would be, three-fourths or four-fifths. But the curious fact is, that, for the three years, 1886, 1887 and 1888, the average contributions to the American Missionary Association from church collections are forty-seven per cent., from Sunday-schools seven per cent., from Woman's Missionary Societies five per cent., from individual donors forty-one per cent. It thus appears that less than one-half the total sum comes from collections in the churches. Another curious fact is, that these receipts directly from the churches are uniform, not differing to the extent of three per cent. in the past three years. So that, with all the importunity and pressure, the plate collections in the churches have not increased.

Another curious fact is, that one-third of the amount donated by individuals is for special objects, mainly for the increase of plant, and thus adds to the cost of running expenses, and is so far forth a burden and not a relief on regular appropriations for current expenses.

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In the last MISSIONARY we gave quite an account of special religious services held in connection with the Le Moyne Institute, Memphis, Tenn. In the brief extract below, from a letter of Prof. Steele's, we see some pleasant results:

"Our special meetings in connection with Mr. Wharton's stay of two weeks are closed. There have been some eighty or more conversions in church and school; over sixty are students in school. The work seems very genuine."

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