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was formed in 1846 for Home and Foreign Missionary work. For the past eight years its labors have been principally bestowed upon the colored people of our Southern States. Some idea of the extent of these labors may be inferred from the following statistics:--Expenditures for 1869, Money $368,000; Supplies $40,000; Missionaries 500; Mission Stations 167; Churches under its care 25; formed last year 14. It will also offer to the Chinese in our land such advantages as a wise Christian benevolence may prompt and the contributions of our frends warrant. | was formed in 1846 for Home and Foreign Missionary work. For the past eight years its labors have been principally bestowed upon the colored people of our Southern States. Some idea of the extent of these labors may be inferred from the following statistics:--Expenditures for 1869, Money $368,000; Supplies $40,000; Missionaries 500; Mission Stations 167; Churches under its care 25; formed last year 14. It will also offer to the Chinese in our land such advantages as a wise Christian benevolence may prompt and the contributions of our frends warrant. | ||
Mission Home, Jan 31, 187 | Mission Home, Jan 31, 187 | ||
[[handwritten text]] | [[handwritten text]] | ||
Dear [[sister?]] | Dear [[sister?]] | ||
We are delighted to hear of your arrival in such [[good?]] [[illegible]] and thank [[illegible]] sister for giving us [[illegible]] early information of your safety. It seems a long, long time since you left [[illegible line]] missed you particularly. I was glad that you were here on Sunday for I had [[a telegram?]] from home that said father was sick with [[paralysis?]]. Another arrived | We are delighted to hear of your arrival in such [[good?]] [[illegible]] and thank [[illegible]] sister for giving us [[illegible]] early information of your safety. It seems a long, long time since you left [[illegible line]] missed you particularly. I was glad that you were here on Sunday for I had [[a telegram?]] from home that said father was sick with [[paralysis?]]. Another arrived | ||
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preprinted type American Missionary Association, (Central Office, 59 Reade Street, New York) was formed in 1846 for Home and Foreign Missionary work. For the past eight years its labors have been principally bestowed upon the colored people of our Southern States. Some idea of the extent of these labors may be inferred from the following statistics:--Expenditures for 1869, Money $368,000; Supplies $40,000; Missionaries 500; Mission Stations 167; Churches under its care 25; formed last year 14. It will also offer to the Chinese in our land such advantages as a wise Christian benevolence may prompt and the contributions of our frends warrant. Mission Home, Jan 31, 187
handwritten text Dear sister? We are delighted to hear of your arrival in such good? illegible and thank illegible sister for giving us illegible early information of your safety. It seems a long, long time since you left illegible line missed you particularly. I was glad that you were here on Sunday for I had a telegram? from home that said father was sick with paralysis?. Another arrived