Africa (see Bassas).

silenced,

Allen, T., letter from, 415; opposer

Amarapura, rebuilding of,....

American and For. Bible Society,....
American Bap. Home Mission Society,
American Baptist Missionary Union;
agencies, 211, 252; annual meeting,
204; -of the Board, 193; - of the
Board for 1854-55, 242; reinforce-
ments and supplies, 244; finances,
216, 244, 245; life members, 257;
- present at annual meeting, 204;
officers and managers, 217, 336; -
election of, 217, 242; preachers at
triennial and annual meetings, 335;
publications, 196, 256; report of
the Board to, 207; fortieth annual
report, 247; treasurer's report, 330;
missions of, 258, 328, 329; on equal-
izing the receipts of, 213; altera-
tion in the constitution, 217; who
shall be members, 217; report of
Dr. Wayland on the relative claims
of the preac preaching of the gospel,
218; work of the Deputation, 227;
-report on, 240; receipts and ex-
penditures, 249; comparative an-
nual contributions, 251; missionary
appointments, ..

American Baptist Publication Society,
American Baptists, field opened before,
Armenian mission,..

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Arracan mission, annual report, ...... 272 Brahmaputra river, 161; overflowings
Ashmore, W., letter from, 116; church

of old men, 116; communion Sab-
bath in Bangkok, 116; the present
and the future,..

Assam, mission to, 3, 112, 113, 144, 181,
349, 383, 443; Jorhat, 145; report,
210; annual report, 305; Cacharis,
351; - intemperance of, 351; visit
of Dr. Peck, 353; a people never
visited by the gospel, 113, 353; Bas-
gora,

Assistants, native, institutions for ed-
ucating.....
Ava, hostile policy at,..........
Barker, F., letters of, 91,...........
Bassas, mission to, 3, 150, 189, 208,
311, 447; the mission broken by
death, 79; death of Mrs. Crocker,
80, 150; of Mrs. Shermer, 79, 189;
report on, 208; annual report, 311;
visit to Little Bassa, 447; state of
the mission, 447; tour in the bush,
448; farms, 448; landscape, 449;
African death-wail, 450; - warfare,
451; rapid depopulation, 451; moun-
tain and cave, 452; superstition, 452;
geography of the country, 467;
prospects of the mission, ..

Bassein, anniversaries and ministerial
conference at, 78; river, mouth of
--mission, 2, 78, 180, 436; an-
nual report, 276, 408; quarterly
conference, 408; church at Moe-
koo, 408; -ordination, 408; additions
to the churches, 409; native mis-
sionary efforts, 409; jungle tour,
436; Shwey Loung,.........