TY - BOOK AU - Various TI - The American Missionary — Volume 37, No. 5, May, 1883 AV - BV PY - 2019/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Congregational churches -- Missions -- Periodicals KW - Home missions -- Periodicals N1 - Release date is 2019-11-24; 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); Original publication data not identified N2 - "The American Missionary — Volume 37, No. 5, May, 1883" by Various is a historical publication produced by the American Missionary Association during the late 19th century. This periodical focuses on the missionary work in various American communities, particularly among African Americans, Native Americans, and Chinese immigrants. The central theme revolves around promoting Christian values, temperance, and education within these communities, highlighting significant events, initiatives, and challenges faced in the mission field. At the start of this volume, the editorial section emphasizes the importance of temperance work and its integration into missionary efforts. It reveals how the American Missionary Association aims to reach not just children, but adults as well, in promoting abstinence from alcohol and tobacco. The opening also discusses establishing a Bureau of Woman's Work, illustrating the organization's commitment to uplifting women as a vital part of their mission strategy. Additionally, accounts of recent events, such as the successful concert by the Mozart Society of Fisk University, showcase the positive influence and outreach efforts of the association within the communities they serve. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60775 ER -