TY - BOOK AU - Various TI - The American Missionary — Volume 36, No. 8, August 1882 AV - BV PY - 2018/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Congregational churches -- Missions -- Periodicals KW - Home missions -- Periodicals N1 - Release date is 2018-10-07; 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 36, No. 8, August 1882" by Various is a historical publication written in the late 19th century. This work serves as a periodical that reports on the efforts and developments of the American Missionary Association, focusing on the education and support for freedmen and missionary activities both in the United States, particularly in the South, and in Africa. At the start of this edition, the publication sets the stage by highlighting the upcoming annual meeting of the American Missionary Association and shares updates from Rev. Mr. Ladd’s recent exploratory journey in Africa. The opening portion presents various articles, including calls for donations towards a steam vessel for mission work in Africa and discussions on educational advancements in schools for freedmen in places like Atlanta University and Talladega College. The articles convey a sense of urgency and optimism regarding the mission's goals, while also illustrating the challenges faced in these efforts—thus framing the broader mission of uplifting marginalized communities through education and moral development. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58050 ER -