The book "American Missionary. Vol. 41, No. 5, May 1887" is a collection of publications published by the editors of the missionary magazine. This edition contains articles and letters that tell about the missionary and charitable activities of American missionaries in the West in the 19th century. The authors of the materials are various personalities who shared their impressions of work and life in the missions, expressed their opinions on the development of ethnography and cultural features of the American colonies. This volume is a valuable resource for studying the history of missionary work and the interaction between different cultures in the second half of the 19th century.