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diff --git a/old/13584.txt b/old/13584.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..38abc88 --- /dev/null +++ b/old/13584.txt @@ -0,0 +1,2855 @@ +The Project Gutenberg EBook of American Missionary, Volume XLII. No. 11. +November 1888, by Various + +This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with +almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: American Missionary, Volume XLII. No. 11. November 1888 + +Author: Various + +Release Date: October 3, 2004 [EBook #13584] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ASCII + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK AMERICAN MISSIONARY *** + + + + +Produced by Joshua Hutchinson, John Hagerson, the Project Gutenberg +On-line Distributed Proofreaders and Cornell University + + + + + + The American Missionary + + + November 1888 + + Volume XLII. No. 11. + + + +CONTENTS + +EDITORIAL +NOT QUITE FREE--ENCOURAGING RESPONSES TO OUR APPEAL +THE MOHONK CONFERENCE +ORDINATION--THE YELLOW FEVER +THE SAMARITAN WOMAN +GENERAL SURVEY +OUR SCHOOLS--CHURCH WORK--MOUNTAIN WORK--THE INDIANS--THE + CHINESE--WOMAN'S BUREAU--FINANCES +STUDENT'S LETTER +STRUGGLES IN THE "LONE STAR STATE" +THE CHINESE +REVIEW OF THE YEAR +BUREAU OF WOMAN'S WORK +WOMAN'S STATE ORGANIZATIONS +RECEIPTS + + + + NEW YORK: + + PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION, + + Rooms, 56 Reade Street. + + + + Price, 50 Cents a Year, in Advance. + +Entered at the Post Office at New York, N.Y., as second class matter. + + + + American Missionary Association. + + + +President, Rev. Wm. M. Taylor, D.D., LL.D., N.Y. + +_Vice-Presidents._ + +Rev. A.J.F. Behrends, D.D., N.Y. +Rev. Alex. McKenzie, D.D., Mass. +Rev. F.A. Noble, D.D., Ill. +Rev. D.O. Mears, D.D., Mass. +Rev. Henry Hopkins, D.D., Mo. + +_Corresponding Secretaries._ + +Rev. M.E. Strieby, D.D., 56 _Reade Street, N.Y._ +Rev. A.F. Beard, D.D., 56 _Reade Street, N.Y._ + +_Treasurer._ + +H.W. Hubbard, Esq., 56 _Reade Street, N.Y._ + +_Auditors._ + +Peter McCartee. +Chas. P. Peirce. + +_Executive Committee._ + +John H. Washburn, Chairman. +Addison P. Foster, Secretary. + +_For Three Years._ +Lyman Abbott, +Charles A. Hull, +J.R. Danforth, +Clinton B. Fisk, +Addison P. Foster, + +_For Two Years._ +S.B. Halliday, +Samuel Holmes, +Samuel S. Marples, +Charles L. Mead, +Elbert B. Monroe, + +_For One Year._ +J.E. Rankin, +Wm. H. Ward, +J.W. Cooper, +John H. Washburn, +Edmund L. Champlin. + +_District Secretaries._ + +Rev. C.J. Ryder, 21 _Cong'l House, Boston._ +Rev. J.E. Roy, D.D., 151 _Washington Street, Chicago._ + +_Financial Secretary for Indian Missions._ + +Rev. Chas. W. Shelton. + +_Secretary of Woman's Bureau._ + +Miss D.E. Emerson, 56 _Reade St., N.Y._ + + + + COMMUNICATIONS + +Relating to the work of the Association may be addressed to the +Corresponding Secretaries; letters for "THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY," to +the Editor, at the New York Office. + + DONATIONS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS + +In drafts, checks, registered letters, or post-office orders, may be +sent to H.W. Hubbard, Treasurer, 56 Reade Street, New York, or, when +more convenient, to either of the Branch Offices, 21 Congregational +House, Boston, Mass., or 151 Washington Street, Chicago, Ill. A +payment of thirty dollars at one time constitutes a Life Member. + + FORM OF A BEQUEST. + +"I BEQUEATH to my executor (or executors) the sum of ---- dollars, in +trust, to pay the same in ---- days after my decease to the person +who, when the same is payable, shall act as Treasurer of the 'American +Missionary Association,' of New York City, to be applied, under the +direction of the Executive Committee of the Association, to its +charitable uses and purposes." The Will should be attested by three +witnesses. + + + + The American Missionary. + + VOL. XLII. + November, 1888. + No. 11. + +American Missionary Association + + + +NOT QUITE FREE. + +In the November MISSIONARY of last year, the financial statement bore +the simple and joyous heading "FREE." This year we are compelled to +prefix two qualifying words. Our books closed September 30, with a +balance of $5,641.21 on the wrong side. While we regret that there +should be any debt, we rejoice that it is no larger. + +The receipts applicable to current expenses fell off somewhat during +the year, while the expenditures, owing to general growth and some +special demands were greater than last year. The first of September, +therefore, found us confronting an impending debt. The appeal which we +felt constrained to make for September, and which was made under some +special disadvantages as compared with last year, was met with so +hearty a response in gifts and in expressions of interest in our work, +as to move us to gratitude to God and thankfulness to our friends. A +few of the donors gave $1,000 each, but the larger share of the +responses contained remittances of less than $100. Many of the sums +were quite small, and some of them indicated great self-sacrifice on +the part of the donors. A few brief extracts, all that our limited +space will allow, from a small portion of the letters received, will +be found below. + +We thank God and take courage. We believe that our friends who +remembered us in the past will not forget us in the future, and that +our wants in October, and in all the following months, will not be +forgotten because they were so well remembered in September. One +thousand dollars a day represents our needs for carrying on the work +in its present development. + + _Encouraging Responses to our Appeal._ + +"I would like to send you more, but I send you the last dollar I have +($71.00,) and must trust the Lord for means to support us until my +next month's payment, and for means to go to the meeting of the +A.B.C.F.M., in case I attend." + +"Twenty-five cents of this money was from a woman 82 years old. She is +almost helpless. The family in which she lives is very poor. She has +not a penny that she calls her own. She said to me, 'Here is the +widow's mite. I prayed that the Lord would send me something to give +away. You please take it and send it where it will do the most good.' +I send it to you trusting that with her prayers of faith, it may be +useful." + +The writer of a letter enclosing a donation of $10 adds in a +postscript in regard to the donor: "Mrs. A---- was born May 5th, 1787, +and is an _old contributor_." + +"I have expended all my appropriation for charitable purposes this +present year, yet I can, perhaps, curtail in some directions and so +remit to you $20 as a small tributary to swell the stream for meeting +indebtedness. I hope your appeal will accomplish the results desired. + +"Through abounding grace, my wife and I are once more permitted the +joyful privilege of sending for the general work of the American +Missionary Association, $100 enclosed herewith in draft to your order. +(Their third contribution this year. Ed.) Say to the dear brethren in +the work of the Master: 'Be of good courage, fear not, for I am with +you'; _His_ own words enduring forever." + +"Enclosed, please find check for $100. I am always glad to be +remembered on special appeals when they are necessary, even if I +cannot help. I do not know that I enjoy anything more than what I am +able to give to the A.M.A. I trust your appeal will find many generous +responses." + +"Your kind and thoughtful letter of the 13th, received. It affords me +real pleasure to respond to your call for our Association. The good +Lord has more or less blessed me with opportunity and ability to +acquire money, and may He forbid that I should turn his blessings into +curses by hoarding the gifts of his providence, when the cry of the +poor and down-trodden is heard. I enclose my check for $100 for the +cause." + +"It is a small contribution, but it comes from a small church. +Certainly it represents a genuine interest in the work of your society +and is accompanied with prayers for its success." + +An executor, in remitting a legacy of $500 says: "It is not due +according to the terms of the will till next spring, but you may find +it useful at this time to help out the year." + +We have received from Oaks, North Carolina, towards the extinguishment +of our debt, a contribution from forty-nine different persons, +amounting to $5.66. This represents a degree of sacrifice, not +surpassed, perhaps, by any who have contributed. Seventy cents of it +were in cash; sixty-six cents were value in fodder; one dollar and +thirty-four cents in potatoes and corn; one dollar and one cent in +work. + +The missionary who is ministering to these very poor people says: "If +all who love the A.M.A. would do as well, according to their ability, +your treasury would be filled." + + + +THE MOHONK CONFERENCE. + +This Conference is unique in its character, and in the place where it +is held. Lake Mohonk was born in a great earthquake that sunk it in +its solid rocky bed, and piled up around it wonderful ranges of hills +and vast splintered rocks. The splendid summer resort built on the +margin of the Lake is the work of Mr. A.K. Smiley, a man of creative +genius, and of kind manners and a warm heart. The house, or rather the +range of houses, is picturesque, and the walks among the hills and +down the rocky gorges, and the forty miles of excellent roads, give +the widest scope for walking and driving. + +The Conference is the invention of Mr. Smiley. To it, he invites +annually a hundred or more guests, giving them the freedom of the +house; and three days are spent in the discussion of Indian affairs, +interspersed with afternoon drives amid the striking scenery. The +invitation is extended to those who are supposed to be intelligently +interested in the Indians; but within that limit there is the freest +range--men and women of all political parties and of all religious +denominations being included. The acts of the Conference, like the +utterances of a Congregational Council, have only the authority of the +reason that is in them; yet it is wonderful what an influence this +peculiar body has had on public sentiment. Its utterances have been +discussed and have had their weight in the pulpit, the press, in +Congress and in the White House. The Indian and the Nation owe much to +the Mohonk Conference. + +The Sixth Annual Conference, which closed September 28th, sustained +the interest of past years in the importance of the topics discussed, +in the divergency of opinion at first, and in the complete harmony at +the end. The points agreed upon in the platform were arranged under +five heads. The first relates to the establishment of Courts of +Justice in the Reservations and accessible to the Indians; the second +to the important need of education, demanding that the Government +shall undertake at once the entire task of providing primary and +secular education for all Indian children; the third urges that this +education shall be compulsory, under proper limitations; the fourth +emphasizes the duty of the churches to furnish religious instruction +to the Indians, and the immunity of their work from all governmental +interference where sustained wholly by missionary funds; the fifth +approves of the co-operation of the Government with the missionary +societies in contract schools during the present transitional +condition of the Indians. We append the last two items of the report. + + 4. In view of the great work which the Christian Churches have + done in the past in inaugurating and maintaining schools + among the Indians, and of the essential importance of + religious as distinguished from secular education, for + their civil, political and moral well-being, an element + of education which, in the nature of the case, the + National Government cannot afford, the churches should be + allowed the largest liberty, not, indeed, to take away + the responsibility from the Government in its legitimate + sphere of educational work, but to supplement it to the + fullest extent in their power, by such schools, whether + primary, normal or theological, as are at the sole cost + of the benevolent or missionary societies. And it is the + deliberate judgment of this Conference that in the crisis + of the Indian transitional movement the churches should + arouse themselves to the magnitude and emergency of the + duty thus laid upon them in the providence of God. + + 5. Nothing should be done to impair or weaken the agencies + at present engaged in the work of Indian education. Every + such agency should be encouraged and promoted, except as + other and better agencies are provided for the work. In + particular, owing to the anomalous condition of the + Indians and the fact that the Government is administering + trust funds that belong to them, what is known as the + "contract system"--by which the nation aids by + appropriations private and missionary societies in the + work of Indian education--ought to be maintained by a + continuance of such aid, until the Government is + prepared, with adequate buildings and competent + teachers, to assume the entire work of secular + education. In no case should the Government establish + schools to compete with private or church schools which + are already doing a good work, so long as there are + thousands of Indian children for whose education no + provision is made. + + + +ORDINATION AT NEW ORLEANS. + +A council of Congregational Churches was held in New Orleans, Sept. +16th, for the purpose of ordaining Prof. Geo. W. Henderson, A.M., +B.D., to the Christian ministry. Rev. R.C. Hitchcock, President of +Straight University, was chosen Moderator. Mr. Henderson sustained an +excellent examination, and was installed Pastor of the Central +Congregational Church. The entire service was impressive, and Rev. Mr. +Henderson enters upon a very responsible charge of a large church with +many encouragements and hopes of great success. + + + +OUR SCHOOLS AND THE YELLOW FEVER. + +We have been extremely gratified with the manifestations of faith and +courage on the part of our lady teachers in the South during the time +of fear and panic because of the yellow fever. Some were already at +their stations and in their schools, and some were on the way, subject +to the trials of quarantine. Not one hesitated in the path of duty. +Many teachers from the different parts of the North were ready to go +when the reports of the pestilence were most alarming, but not one of +the teachers who had previously been in the work, failed to await +instructions to go forward whenever we should speak the word. We have +been grateful to God during all these days of the autumn for the +splendid qualities of consecration and courage which have come out of +our correspondence with our honored teachers. Never did their fathers +or brothers, years ago, when deadly war called them to face the perils +of battle, show higher courage or a larger sense of duty. Almost all +of our Southern schools are now in session, and begin with increased +attendance. + +SCHOOL ECHO.--A teacher writes: "One of my pupils who had been +teaching during the summer came to me in despair over a sum, saying: +"I can't understand _sympathizing fractions_." + +(When we went to school years and years ago, "sympathizing fractions," +meant broken candy. We understood, but the teacher didn't. Times +change, and we change with them.) + + + +THE SAMARITAN WOMAN. + + BY REV. C.J. RYDER, BOSTON. + + "And they marveled that he talked with the woman." + +Why? She was a sinful woman. But these disciples must even thus early +in Christ's ministry have learned that he had come to call sinners, +not the righteous, to repentance. She was a Samaritan! That was a +larger reason for their marvel. They could rise above their hatred for +sin more easily than their race prejudice; so can we. The Samaritans +were an inferior people. Degraded they were. They had been degraded +for centuries. The Jews shunned them. Socially our Lord was making a +great blunder, perhaps a fatal blunder, in talking to this Samaritan +woman. His cause was in its infancy. The hand of social prejudice +would surely throttle it. Why antagonize the existing order of +society? How much better to utilize it for the establishment and +enlargement of the great and glorious kingdom of our Lord! This cause +needed the influence of Jewish leaders. Why risk this potent influence +for the sake of one miserable Samaritan woman, or, for that matter, +for a whole race of Samaritans? It seemed very poor management of a +cause, new in that country. "Far be such unwisdom from thee, Lord," we +can hear the impassioned and worldly-wise Peter exclaim. But our Lord +chose to sacrifice the temporary success of his kingdom that he might +be true to the eternal principles of that kingdom; and so he talked +with this sinful woman of this despised race just as considerately as +with Nicodemus. He invited her to his discipleship just as cordially, +and to the same discipleship. There is not a hint that the Good +Shepherd built another fold for the Samaritan sheep, lest some of the +Jewish flock should jump over the fence, if they were put into the +same fold. + +These Samaritans were not only degraded and despised socially, but +they were also superstitious in their religious beliefs, and +semi-heathen in their forms of worship. It would take generations to +bring them up to a level with the Jewish Christians. They could not +comprehend much of the intelligent preaching that Christ addressed to +the Jews. Why not appoint a special missionary for them, and then +quietly exclude them from the ordinary gatherings? This course would +avoid criticism; it would not violate the established ideas of social +and religious propriety. Nothing need be said about it. It would not +be best to put it on parchment; just let it be quietly whispered about +that the disciples thought it was better for the Samaritan Christians +not to meet with the others. The disciples were surrounded by +prejudiced people, to be sure, but these prejudices were very old; +time would correct all these social and race inequalities. The +disciples thought it better to ignore them, and just organize and +carry on their work with no reference to these degraded and +superstitious Samaritans. Such seems to have been somewhat the +reasoning of these timid disciples. It was not our Lord's reasoning; +the doors of his blessed kingdom opened to all. It required no magic +sesame of race respectability to throw back these gates of pardon and +hope. Sin must be left outside, but the sinner of every race and tribe +was welcomed to all the privileges of this kingdom. We now see the +wisdom and the divinity of our Lord's course. + +Had these marveling disciples had their way, the sect of the +Christians would have been added to the sects of the Herodians and the +Sadducees, and been buried in the same grave centuries ago. The voice +that talked with this Samaritan woman is heard round the globe now, +and every century only adds greater authority to its divine utterance; +and it is heard because it spoke with this despised Samaritan woman. +Our Lord did not ignore this race prejudice; he rebuked it. And so +these timid disciples, realizing only the temporary danger that +threatened, marveled that he talked with this woman. God pity them! +But how human they were. So to-day, in India, the missionaries of the +cross, true to their Lord's great example, talk with pariah and +Brahmin, and welcome them both to equal privileges in the kingdom of +his grace--and men marvel. And so in Alabama and South Carolina, the +missionaries of the cross, true to the same divine example, talk with +black and with white, and welcome them both to the same privileges in +this kingdom--and even some timid disciples marvel. But the principles +of this divine kingdom do not change; the Lord of that kingdom, who +talked with the sinful, weary, despised Samaritan woman, would, if +here in bodily presence now, talk with the sinful, weary, despised +black woman, no matter how much his worldly-wise disciples might +marvel. His kingdom is built upon this eternal truth of human +brotherhood, and it will endure because it is. Nothing short of this +is of his kingdom, but will crumble to dust. + +_The Congregationalist_ + + + +Forty-Second Annual Report Of The Executive Committee, + + FOR THE YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 1888. + + + +General Survey. + + + +The field of missions is the world which lieth in darkness. We have to +do with that part of it for which we are doubly responsible. It is in +darkness and it is our own. + +We look upon our own land, with its States equal in extent and +capacity to foreign kingdoms. When we know that they hold the +certainty of a future influence of which their past power has been but +a prophecy, our fears press hard upon our hopes. + +Nor are our work and our fears an intrusion. When the pestilence which +walks in darkness brings the destruction which wastes at noonday, it +is our call to feel deeply the distresses of those who are stricken. +But plagues consuming human lives are less grevious than those which +abide, and which, walking in the intellectual and moral darkness of a +people, waste the lives of men and the hopes of souls. This is our +call. + +Remember that it is our own country where, in twelve great States, +like empires, forty per cent. of the population cannot read, where, +to-day, three-fourths of the illiteracy of the whole nation exists; +where the darkness is increasing more rapidly than it is being lighted +up; where much which passes for religion even among those who preach +it, is a travesty upon Christianity, openly divorced from relationship +with truth, purity, integrity and intelligence. + +Our survey takes in questions that are painful; disturbing questions +that are not in the North, nor in the West. They are difficult to +meet. They are near, and the troubles which the questions hold are +near. They come close to the heart of Christianity. They are close to +the life of the churches. They are close to the first principles of +human rights. They are questions that can have only one final +solution, which may be so remote that fearful dangers will culminate +in terrible disasters before the only remedy can do its work. There +are now nearly eight millions of a Negro population, from four +millions twenty years ago. There are more than two millions of +mountain people in the South, one-half of whom cannot read. These +benighted people live where there has never been a public-school +system even for the more highly favored race, and where this more +highly favored race deliberately assigns those who are not of its +color to a permanent inferiority. The laws of caste are to be +inflexibly enforced against all people of color who would rise from +their low-down conditions. This is our Southern mission field, which +God has committed to us, according to our faith and opportunity. + +Those of our own race in the South could not do this work, which is +upon our consciences and hearts, if they would. They do not see what +we see. They would not if they could. They do not feel what we feel. + +We are sent, not as philanthropists who hear the cry of the poor and +needy, nor as patriots who realize the perils that overhang the State, +but as missionaries of Jesus Christ who believe that salvation takes +in the whole man, including philanthropy and statesmanship, and +whatever builds up man for time and for eternity. + +We have, however, no other charter for our work than that of missions. +We have no other errand than that of the messengers of Christ. Only as +we go in his name and with his spirit do we ask the churches to listen +and hear with us, and with us to look and see. + + OUR SCHOOLS. + +Our missionary work has been largely in schools. It was God's +providence. But these were always missionary centres. + +Their number at the present time is ninety-three; seventeen of these +in the Southern States are Normal Schools from which a large +proportion of the pupils go forth as teachers. It is computed that of +the 15,000 Negro teachers in the South instructing 800,000 pupils, +13,500 became teachers from missionary schools, and that a great army +of more than 7,000 of these teachers received their education in the +institutions of the American Missionary Association. Thus the faith of +the churches multiplies and accelerates itself. + +These Normal Schools are located in WILMINGTON, N.C., CHARLESTON and +GREENWOOD, S.C., ATLANTA, MACON, SAVANNAH, THOMASVILLE and MCINTOSH, +GA., MOBILE, ATHENS and MARION, ALA., MEMPHIS, JONESBORO, GRAND VIEW +and PLEASANT HILL, TENN., LEXINGTON and WILLIAMSBURG, KY., to which +must be added the large Normal and Industrial School at Santee Agency, +Nebraska, the Oahe Industrial School and the Fort Berthold Industrial +School, both in Dakota, and all three for the Indians, making +altogether 20. The Association provides also the entire teaching force +at the Ramona Indian School at Santa Fe, New Mexico. To these Normal +Schools, we may add the six normal departments in our colleges with +their superior normal instruction. From nearly all of these, strong +appeals for enlargement have come to meet the demands of a healthy +growth. We have cut, trimmed and denied, with a resolution that has +been painful both in the office and in the field, and yet the growth +is upon us. Without pushing our work, it is pushing us. + +While ignorant millions need the truth and knowledge which we have, +and there are resources in the hands of the disciples of Christ enough +for this vast and increasingly urgent work, the necessity of denying +the provisions for the development of success becomes well-nigh +oppressive. + +AT PLEASANT HILL, TENN., an important centre in our Mountain work, we +have now, in addition to the new church, a school building unequalled +in that region. A second building for a dormitory and boarding hall is +nearly completed. + +THE GRAND VIEW ACADEMY in the Mountain region, has also increased its +school accommodations, and the look forward is to a large institution +with far-reaching influence in the valley of the Cumberland and on the +plateau. If we are to hold this region, we must take possession now. + +We have also reassumed charge of a school at Beaufort, N.C. The people +are already appealing to us in the accents of their own sacrifices for +its immediate enlargement. + +Providentially, and without our solicitation, a generous giver, of +Brooklyn, N.Y., who had already added to many large benevolences in +the South, the fine building known as Ballard Hall and the excellent +shops for industrial training at Tougaloo, made a proffer of $11,500 +to erect at Macon, Ga., a school building of brick, capable of +accommodating six hundred pupils. This successful school had grown +until it had taken possession of the church building for school +purposes. This noble gift, bestowed after a personal inspection on the +part of Mr. Ballard, and upon personal conviction of its immediate +necessity, could not be refused, and the substantial and spacious +building, with its furnishings, is now nearly ready for occupancy. It +will call for increased contributions from the churches. + +DORCHESTER ACADEMY, at McIntosh, Ga., is in a rice region remote from +civilization and educational privileges, among thousands of Negro +people very ignorant and poor. It cannot receive the pupils who beg +for admission. Children are punctual at school from a distance of +eight miles, lest they shall lose their privileges by tardiness or +absence. Africa itself could scarcely send out a cry of greater need. +We had decided to increase the capacity of this school, but are +compelled to wait. + +AT GREENWOOD, S.C., the interests are so great and the appeals were so +reasonable, that it was voted to enlarge the facilities for the +growing institution; but at the last we could not do this, and the +laborers there continue their prayers and their hopes. + +THE LINCOLN NORMAL INSTITUTE at Marion, Ala., was established in the +year 1868, by the A.M.A. In the year 1874, the State of Alabama asked +to assume the school, which had won a good name, and to increase its +facilities for the education of the Negro. This was done. Last year, +the work was deserted by the State and came anew into our hands. This, +also, is an enlargement upon our schedule of work. + +At LEXINGTON, KY., our Normal School has grown to such a degree that +even the vestibules and halls of our insufficient building were +crowded with eager pupils. Teachers were teaching, and pupils were +studying, in conditions that none but missionary teachers would +accept. For lack of room, industrial training has been impossible. The +locality, meanwhile, has been surrounded by saloons, and houses that +are worse. A benevolent lady who became acquainted with these facts +offered $2,000 to purchase four acres of land for school and +industrial purposes, and to give money sufficient for a new brick +edifice with eight large school-rooms and all needful appointments and +furnishings; the gift amounting to $15,000. + +We believe that we were not wrong in accepting this trust in your +behalf, even though it means more teachers and increased expenditures. +We are confident that your Christian faith would not decline this +Christian benevolence. Hence the plans for Chandler School are in the +hands of the builders. Could some like-minded wealthy steward of the +grace of God visit Williamsburg, Ky., in our Mountain White work, we +might be compelled to face another such dilemma. + +AT MERIDIAN, MISS., where Christian parents have besought us for +years, past to open a missionary school, through which their children +might be saved to morality and integrity of character during the +formative periods of their lives, we have at last seen our way to +answer their pathetic appeal in part. A day school with an industrial +department is ready for the opening, the building having been +constructed during the months of summer. For valuable aid in sympathy, +counsel and influence in Meridian, we and the people to whom we are +sent are greatly indebted to Rev. Wm. Hayne Leavell, of Meridian. + +WHITNEY HALL, for the Indian boys at Santee Agency, is another noble +gift of large Christian faith for our Normal School in Nebraska. We +summoned our courage to take this, also, with what the enlargement +includes. + +These are the chief additions to our system of schools, though there +have been less marked enlargements in other places. They are simply +the growths of strong faith and strong life. They are the free and +special gifts which came to us through the convictions of others who +had realized the need. + +The common schools, 35 in number, in eight different Southern States, +are in the hands of faithful teachers. + +There are six Chartered Institutions, behind which we have stood the +year past. + +TALLADEGA COLLEGE in Talladega, Ala., has had a year of exceptional +interest. The college work is developing and the theological school +was never better. The industrial departments in agriculture and the +mechanic arts offer fine advantages. The institution increases in +popular favor and is full of students. + +ATLANTA UNIVERSITY in Georgia, under the temporary presidency of Prof. +Francis, who was also college preacher and pastor, has moved on in its +usual course. Through the successful solicitation of Prof. Bumstead, +with our cordial and constant endorsement, sufficient Christian money +came into the treasury to meet the deficiency caused by the withdrawal +of $8,000 from the State of Georgia. The Association was able in its +grants to share in this satisfactory result. At the last meeting of +the Trustees, Prof. Bumstead was elected President for the ensuing +year, and Prof. Chase, in view of a removal to New Mexico, resigned +the professorship which he had ably held many years. + +STRAIGHT UNIVERSITY at New Orleans, located in the most influential +city of the Southwest, draws its students from refined Creole homes +and from the rude cabins of the remote plantations. An interesting +report gathered from twenty-two of its students who taught school +during the summer vacation, tells us that they instructed 1,398 pupils +in day schools and organized thirteen Sunday-schools, in which were +taught 1,574 children, most of whom were absolutely unreached before. +This summer record of Straight University students is a partial +illustration of what is going forth from it year by year; and not from +Straight only, but from all of our higher schools. The theological +work in Straight is of incalculable importance. + +TILLOTSON INSTITUTE, at Austin, Texas, has invigorated its normal +course and has inaugurated a hopeful college preparatory department. +The recipient of a special gift, it was enabled to complete a new +industrial building, in which has begun a course of industrial +training. It greatly needs a second dormitory hall for young women, +and were not the institution so remote, some prophetic giver would see +the urgency and the strategy of such a gift, and would make it. If, +without the sight, some one shall be led to do this for Tillotson, he +will reap the blessing of those who do not see and yet believe. + +TOUGALOO UNIVERSITY, near Jackson, Miss., is an institution of +exceeding interest. It has a department of Biblical instruction added +to its course of study, in which students are prepared to preach the +gospel. Its industrial facilities are excellent, both for agricultural +and mechanical training. The students can take the timber from the +tree, and the iron in the rough, and make wagons and carriages +sufficiently good to compete with the best makers in the State. The +school in all of its parts is controlled by the missionary spirit. +Rev. F.G. Woodworth, of Connecticut, last year assumed the Presidency. + +FISK UNIVERSITY, at Nashville, Tenn., is one of the oldest and most +complete of all our Southern colleges, and has no superior among all +the institutions in the country devoted to the education of the Negro. +Giving relatively less attention to the industries, it models itself +after our Northern colleges, and emulates them in the rigor of its +intellectual studies and in the thoroughness with which it seeks to +make good teachers and preachers; educators in the larger way for the +race. It also has a department of theology. It has made its place, +which it holds with enthusiasm and fidelity. If some one would give +us, or leave us, money to endow this institution, he could scarcely +send his influence further down the centuries than in this way. It +would tell upon the race and upon the Nation. + +In this glance at our schools, we see Christian schools. But they are +more, they are missionary schools. We are bearing the torch of Christ +into places of darkness. We teach the industries to them because they +can be made tributary to the salvation of the people. They are the +leaves of the tree of life, and the leaves of the tree are for the +healing of the people. + +We may not close this review of our school system without remembering +those institutions now standing alone; great Hampton, in whose rich +gifts we rejoice, and Berea, another child of the A.M.A., now grown to +strength. + +TO HOWARD UNIVERSITY, at Washington, also, we extend the sympathy of a +common purpose, together with such financial aid as we may for the +support of its theological course. + +We point to these great institutions which have been planted and +fostered by the A.M.A., together with those which are still upheld by +us, with a feeling akin to that of the renowned Cornelia when she +said, "Behold my jewels." + + Total Number of our Schools South 58 Indian 18 76 +Total Number of our Instructors South 266 Indian 50 316 + Total Number of our Pupils South 9,896 Indian 580 10,476 + Theological Students South 87 Indian ---- 87 + Law Students South 73 Indian ---- 73 + College Students South 68 Indian ---- 68 + Preparatory College Students South 105 Indian ---- 105 + Normal Students South 836 Indian 10 846 + Grammar Grade Students South 1,996 Indian 43 2,039 + Intermediate Grade Students South 2,998 Indian 108 3,106 + Primary Pupils South 3,831 Indian 419 4,250 + +We have, in addition, 17 Chinese Schools on the Pacific Coast, with 39 +teachers. + + CHURCH WORK. + +We turn now to our Church Work. + +In every school we have an incipient church; in many of these are +organized churches. From all of them there is a continual going forth +of a predisposition towards Congregational Churches, which will make +for churches in the future. + +The statistics are as follows: + + Number of Churches South 131 Indian 5 136 + Number of Missionaries South 102 Indian 13 115 + Number of Church members South 8,065 Indian 397 8,452 + Added during the year South 937 Indian 35 972 +Added by profession of faith South 721 Indian 30 750 + Scholars in Sunday-schools South 16,023 Indian 1,091 17,114 + +Four new Churches have been organized during the year. These are at +Decatur, Ala., Crossville, Deer Lodge and Pine Mountain, Tenn. A fine +church edifice has also been erected in Ironaton, Ala., which is soon +to be dedicated. The members have sacrificed nobly to secure it. The +church at Meridian has united with the Association in the +erection of a beautiful house of worship which, with the new school +and the teachers' home, will be ready in a few weeks for occupancy. +The church at Knoxville has been enlarged and is practically new. It +will soon be re-dedicated. The church at Pine Mountain is a year old; +is already the center of four Sunday-schools, with an attendance of +415 children, only 10 of whom had ever been in a Sunday-school before. + +Revivals of religious interest have been reported from our churches in +Washington, Wilmington, Charleston, Talladega, Mobile, Athens, Marion, +Selma, Birmingham and New Orleans. Those of the churches which are +side by side with our educational institutions are most hopeful; but +wherever we have planted churches, they stand forth to represent the +ethics of Christianity, the purity and truth of character which must +be contained in a worthy discipleship. A large proportion of our +pastors are children of the A.M.A. Parsonages have been built for our +churches in Mobile, Ala., and in Dallas, Texas. + + MOUNTAIN WORK. + +This year has laid great emphasis on the fact that we have entered, in +the Southern mountains, a missionary field of vast importance, +pressing needs and unbounded hopefulness. We have in this region, +where a few years ago there was nothing, two normal schools, two +academies, five common schools, and twenty churches. + +In a territory five hundred miles long, and more than two hundred +miles broad--twice the size of all New England--are at least between +three and four hundred counties with a population greater than that of +Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island and Connecticut combined, +without schools worthy of the name, without Sunday-schools, without +prayer meetings, without an educated, spiritual, or even moral +ministry, without a weekly Sabbath religious service of any kind, or +any of the institutions of the gospel which really elevate them. They +have a religion which is not a pure Christianity and which does not +even involve morality. + +The Christian work, lately introduced and already done among them, +demonstrates that they are capable of a rapid and radical change, when +once the vivifying touch of the gospel has reached their hearts. + +Instead of twenty Congregational churches among them, there is room +for a thousand, and instead of nine Christian schools, if there were +twenty-five normal schools, it would be only one to each hundred +thousand people; and if there were a hundred common schools, there +would be one to each three or four counties for models. There should +be one good college. If there were Congregational churches in this +region in the same proportion as in New England there would be a full +thousand. If they were in the same proportion as Connecticut, there +would be twelve hundred churches; as New Hampshire, thirteen hundred; +as Vermont, sixteen hundred. + +Congregationalism goes to these people as the representative of pure, +intelligent and progressive Christianity. We can gather them into +schools, Sunday-schools and churches, anywhere where we can put a +Christian worker. Our only limit is consecrated workers and the +support for them. The field is as ripe this very day for a thousand as +for a score. But the school and the church must go together. + +This is one of the richest of the mineral regions of the world. Great +forests of black walnut, poplar, and other valuable timber, are +awaiting the woodman's ax and the lumberman's mill. Railroads are +either built, building or planned for every part to carry away its +wonderful natural resources. The people are poor, but the land is +rich, and a few years hence will see wealth in the place of poverty, +in the hands of either the natives, or those who will have displaced +them. All the motives which urge the establishment of the church and +the school for the incoming population of the West, press us to build +them in this great empire of the South; and they become doubly +imperative when we take into account the fact that a population of +between two and three millions is already in the land and needs to be +saved now. The motives for home and foreign missions are thus +combined, and impelling us for Christ's sake, for humanity's sake, and +for our country's sake, to give the gospel to this people. + +We are not building pauper institutions in this mountain country to be +forever a dead weight for the Northern churches to carry, but +institutions which will very speedily take care of themselves, and +give to others as they have received. + +This is a portion of the South where slavery scarcely existed. When +war came, it was loyal to the Union almost to a man. This fact shows +that they have a natural affiliation with "Northern ideas." The caste +spirit is among them--as it is indeed in the North to some extent--but +it much more readily yields to reason and loving teaching than in +other portions of the South. Vigorous and extensive missionary work +can and will mould the ideas and sentiments of this whole region, and +thus establish no-caste churches and schools, where they would +demonstrate to the South that they do not carry with them social +disorder and every baleful influence. + +Amid the success, joy and hopefulness of the year's work, came the +affliction of the shooting of Prof. George Lawrence, while about his +duties in our school in Jellico, Tenn. It was the work of a miserable +creature whose brain was fired with whiskey, and who was urged on by +the saloon element as a retaliation for earnest temperance work. After +long and anxious weeks of intense suffering, a brave fight against +death proved successful, and we now hope that our missionary's life is +spared for many years of usefulness. Nearly a hundred men have been +shot already in this one place, and the place itself is not more than +six years old. Is it strange that these mountain people who have a +glimpse of better things, are appealing to us every week of the year +to plant institutions among them? Is it not the voice of Christ +clearly commanding us to possess and subdue this land, and to +transform it into a part of his peaceful and beneficent Kingdom, which +shall join hands with us to pass on the torch of Christ to others yet +in darkness? + + THE INDIANS. + +The people of America are determined to press the Indian problem to a +speedy solution. Provision has been made for giving lands in +severalty, and the next great movement should be to induce the +Government to provide secular education, and the churches to furnish +religious instruction to all the Indians. The American Missionary +Association, during the year, has responded to this new impulse by +enlarging its work--in the opening of new stations, in the erection of +new buildings, and in the appointment of more missionaries and +teachers. + +At the Santee Agency, Nebraska, our oldest mission station and school +has had marked prosperity in its normal, theological and industrial +departments, and, better than all, in a deep and wide-spread religious +interest that has pervaded the school and the church. The new +building, named Whitney Hall--from its giver--has been erected, +affording accommodations for twenty-two of the larger and more +advanced pupils, and furnishing rooms for the treasurer's family. A +liberal gift from Mrs. Henry Perkins, of Hartford, Conn., provides, +for the present at least, for the running expenses of the Boys' Hall, +and, in appreciation of the gift, and of the interest in the school +which the gift implies, the building will hereafter be called Perkins +Hall. + +At Oahe, Dakota, on the beautiful Peoria Bottom, both the school and +church have prospered. The school is crowded to its utmost capacity +and a greater number of pupils has been granted in the contract with +the Government. A new building is urgently called for. The closing +exercises of the school were attended by a picturesque group of three +or four hundred Indians, who were encamped around the station. Some of +these came a hundred and twenty-five miles to attend the exercises. + +One marked feature in the enlargement of the work has been the opening +of two more Central Stations: one at Rosebud Agency, the other located +at Fort Yates, near the junction of the Grand River with the Missouri. +The new mission house has been built, and by the aid of special gifts +from benevolent friends at the East, a commodious building has been +erected for a hospital. + +A peculiar and very interesting feature of our Indian work is the +out-stations, located remote from the Central Stations. These +stations, numbering twenty-one, have been hindered and also enlarged +during the past year. The hindrance came from the interference of the +Government. In its well-intended zeal for the introduction of the +English language, it surpassed the limits which experience had fixed, +by requiring that the vernacular should not be taught, nor even +spoken, in any Indian schools on the Reservation including these +mission stations, which were wholly sustained by benevolent funds. +Under this ruling, thirteen stations were closed from September to +January. But the remonstrances coming from almost every denomination +of Christians in the land induced the Government to modify its orders, +and the schools have all been re-opened. + +Some new buildings have been erected on this part of the field--a new +house for dwelling and school on the Grand River, and a cheap +structure at the Cheyenne River Agency, in which religious services +are held at the times for the disbursement of the rations, when large +numbers of the Indians assemble and remain for many days. A new +impulse has been given to this out-station work by contributions +received at one of the missionary meetings in Northfield, Mass. Four +new stations were provided for at that time by the contribution of +$400 for a building at each station, and $300 for the support of the +teacher. One was the gift of Mr. Moody, another of Mr. Sankey, whose +names these two stations will bear. + +Fort Berthold, in the northern part of Dakota, has authorization from +the Government for a larger number of pupils under contract than last +year. But our exigencies require for this only a few and inexpensive +repairs and additions to be made on the buildings. + +The Skokomish mission continues its stable progress. The missionary, +Rev. Myron Eells, has been tempted during the past year by several +calls to enter more lucrative fields of service, but his attachment to +the work, begun by his most honored father, and continued by himself, +is so great that he prefers to remain with his people, and to aid them +in their progress in civil and Christian life. + +The Indian school at Santa Fe, New Mexico, has had some changes, but +the arrangement between the Association and the trustees is continued, +and the school, under the charge of Prof. Elmore Chase, maintains its +useful service in the training of the children of the Apaches, one of +the most hopeful and promising tribes of Indians on the continent. + + THE CHINESE. + +The special interest of the year centres in the evangelistic work that +was commenced early in the winter. Of our 39 workers reported, +fourteen are Chinamen, who have been converted in our schools. Two of +these brethren were set apart last December as special evangelists, +one going to our missions in Southern California, and the other to our +more Northern missions. Subsequently another one entered the field. +The intention was to give one month of service at each mission, and +the gratifying experience has been that at no point has this one month +been deemed sufficient. At the end of five months the harvest reported +was forty souls brought to repentance. + +Three new missions are upon our list this year; those at Los Angeles, +San Buenaventura, and Tucson. At Los Angeles no less than 75 pupils +were enrolled the first month, and at all these places Christian +Associations have been formed. + +A minister on the Pacific Coast not in connection with our schools, +after giving a sketch of work accomplished which could not be +tabulated, says: "Socially, intellectually, spiritually, the Chinese +mission school does its beneficent work. But everything is made but +the means to the spiritual end. The whole drift of the teaching, the +songs, the pictures, the Scripture text, is to make known Christ. +Every evening's lesson ends with worship. In no year, may I add, have +there been so many conversions among the Chinese on this coast as in +the one just passed." + + WOMAN'S BUREAU. + +There are thirteen Woman's State Organizations which co-operate with +us in our missionary work. These are in Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, +New York, Alabama, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, +Iowa, Kansas and South Dakota. Other States, also, not yet organized, +are assisting in definite lines, as Massachusetts and New Hampshire. +Our Bureau of Woman's Work has for many years proved its wisdom. The +state of black womanhood and girlhood taken together is pitiful. The +permanent and uplifting Christianization and civilization to be +engrafted on the Negro race in this land, can come only as the +womanhood of that people is imbued with right principles and led to +right practices. Unless the life of the woman is reached and saved, +there can be no true religion, family life, or social status. Hence +our industrial and boarding schools for the training of girls in +domestic work, in the trades of dressmaking and such like, in the art +of cooking, the cultivation of small fruits and flowers, so that the +sacred influences of Christianity shall circle around the thousand +firesides where now everything is coarse, and ignorant, and senseless. +With our large corps of lady teachers, the Woman's Bureau, as an +intermediary between the Woman's State Association and their sisters +who are teaching in the field, and the women and girls to whom they +are sent, has proved during the year its increasing efficiency. + + FINANCES + +The receipts have been, $320,953.42, which with the balance on hand, +September 30th, 1887, of $2,193.80, makes a total of $323,147.22. We +have received in addition to this $1,000 for an Endowment Fund. The +total disbursements for the year have been $328,788.43. The churches +through the National Council have asked us to keep abreast with the +providence of God. "It is our duty," said the Ohio State Association, +"to see that this great work in which we have borne so large and +honorable a part, halt not, nor slacken in its energy because of our +failure to keep its treasury replenished and its faithful laborers +re-enforced and supported by our gifts and our prayers." + +Said our good friend, the _Congregationalist_, in an editorial after +our inspiring meeting at Portland in October last: "Never did the +magnitude of the field, and the complex character of its labors, +appear in such startling lines. Either of the four departments of +labor demands the money and the force which is distributed among all. +But, in the providence of God, this society is called upon to +prosecute this fourfold work. It cannot abandon a single field and +must not be asked to. It can do in the next five years a work for +Christianity and for Congregationalism in the South and West which +will tell on the coming century. As Christians, and as Congregational +Christians, we must see to it that it be not obliged to pinch its +workers and to turn away from promising openings in order to keep free +from debt the coming year." + +Thus charged, we have yet gone within our instructions. We have made +every dollar do more than its work. We have gathered up the fragments +that nothing be lost; and yet to-day our payments anticipate our +receipts by the sum of $5,641.21. We do not regret the anxiety and +pain which it has cost us to effect what we have. The generous words +of sympathy and confidence that have come to us of late, with noble +gifts, large and small, repay the solicitude and incessant care. We +thank God and his people, and hold firmly our faith in Him who said, +"Knock, and it shall be opened unto you." He opened the door. Our +faith is in Him who also said, "Ask, and ye shall receive." + + + +The year opened with the Association bereft of its honored President. +We come to this new year happy in our choice of the Rev. Wm. M. +Taylor, D.D., of New York, to fill this most important position. In +his acceptance we congratulate the Association. + +Since the year began, the churches have missed the stirring appeals of +our beloved Secretary Powell, who had the especial oversight and +burden of the collecting fields. Such a life as that of James Powell +is not common. It was a grand sacrifice of undeviating love for those +whose poverty made him a debtor to them. His consecration will not be +forgotten. + +His sudden departure--our great bereavement--made necessary the +transfer of the Rev. C.J. Ryder from the field to the District +Secretaryship of the Eastern District in New England, who has brought +with his energy and zeal such an experience, and personal knowledge of +the entire field, as to insure him the most hearty welcome and +co-operation on the part of our pastors and churches. + +The Rev. F.E. Jenkins, a graduate of Williams College and of Hartford +Theological Seminary, for some time earnestly engaged in our Southern +work, has been appointed a field superintendent for personal +examination and supervision of our churches and schools, and has +already entered upon his duties. + +The Association, with its Superintendents continually in the field, +who report every fact to the Secretaries at the office, who in turn +submit the entire work to the churches, is thus continually made +better prepared to direct the sacrifices of the benevolent in ways +that shall not be irresponsible or unwise, than those which are +subject to no such scrutiny or supervision, and are held to no +responsibility. Much less money would be diverted from this authorized +and recognized servant of the Congregational Churches, and far greater +efficiency would be secured, if our friends would remember that their +own ordained agency can open as many missions as they will make +possible, which shall have, at least, one advantage over independent +and unsupervised work, in that, through us, they shall be under your +own constant Christian watch and care. + +We may not close this review of our year's work and attendant +suggestions without remembrance of our indebtedness to the American +Bible Society, for its grant of Bibles; to the Congregational +Sunday-school and Publishing Society for the help given to our +struggling churches and Sunday-schools in its grant of books and +lesson helps. We rejoice in the unity of our societies, which make all +one in the blending of the parts for the great common purpose of +redeeming the lost and gathering them into the family of Christ. + + + +Student's Letter. + + + +Struggles In The "Lone Star State." + + BY A.C. GARROTT. + +My home, Marion, Ala., was also the location of the Lincoln Normal +Institute, and fortunately I had attended that school for several +years. Being next to the oldest of eight children, my parents decided +to take me from school in '83, that I might earn something. I had +often heard of Talladega College, and wanted very much to enter there, +but my father being only a poor carpenter, it was impossible for me to +get the means to accomplish my desires. + +However, by the aid of Northern friends I entered the above named +school, October 2d, 1883. Evenings and Saturdays I worked by the hour +to help defray my expenses. Unable to obtain a school, I could be +found at the college, during the summers of '84 and '85, working about +the buildings or on the farm. The money earned there was used for +schooling. During my last year in school I had job work--sweeping and +caring for lamps. This work was done early in order that I might have +time for study. And each morning, before day, my broom could be heard +moving through the corridors. At the close of school, I had paid by +work, and a prize gained in speaking the year before, about $52.75. It +was agreed that the balance should be paid after leaving school. In a +class of ten I received a diploma from the normal department, June 17, +1886. My time during the summer was occupied in working with my father +at the carpenter's trade. + +Texas was said to have good public-schools, and it was my plan to try +the "Lone Star State." I was working to secure means to pay the fare, +but father failed in being paid promptly, and this forced me to borrow +money for the purpose. Many tried to discourage me in my plan as it +was what is sometimes termed as a "wild goose chase." I remarked, +though, that if no schools could be found, there were other things to +be done--cotton to be picked; wagons to be driven; and ditches to be +dug. So the work-clothes were not forgotten when my trunk was packed. + +On September 30, 1886, I arrived in Henderson, a stranger to all save +one, and with a very small purse. Then commenced my trials. I was in +my twenty-first year, but had a young appearance, and the trustees of +most schools objected to me for that reason. I walked many miles in +search of work, and it was not till the middle of November that my +first school opened. + +Owing money for schooling, for fare to this State, and for board after +coming here, caused me to start far below the surface in pecuniary +matters. As I had made large plans, that was quite discouraging. + +The school proceeded nicely and a Sabbath-school was organized in +connection. The latter was quite small, though there was a large +attendance in the day school. At the close of school, March 23, 1887, +all expressed a willingness for me to teach the next session, but +there was a trouble ahead which changed their views. The question of +prohibition was to be decided by the people in August. I am sorry to +say the majority of our people were on the wrong side. But most of the +teachers and preachers fought with an untiring energy against the +saloons. For this act of ours, many refused to give us work. Some even +sneered at the "prohib. teachers," as we walked along the streets. +Those were days of discouragement as our labor seemed to be in vain. + +My summer's work lasted only a month, and being an independent school +the returns were quite small, $6.00 only. Having to aid my parents, +and a two months' sickness, caused me to be below the surface again at +the opening of my school, November 14. This work continued for six +months. A Sabbath-school was organized; and, unlike the previous year, +outnumbered the daily attendance. + +It has been said that it is better to turn up something than to wait +for something to turn up. So I bought a small outfit for making +photographs. It is incomplete, but enough to get an idea of the art. +After looking at some of my work, our county Judge was heard to say. +"That's a good picture for that nigger." My summer school was nine +miles away, and I came here every Friday evening, that I might +practice at my new trade. To save the hire and feed of a horse, I +always walked here and back. The way at times seems dark, but I take +courage from the fact that roads to success must lead through +hardships. + + + +The Chinese. + + + +Review Of The Year. + + BY REV. W.C. POND, D.D. + +The fiscal year of our missions closed Aug. 31. I desire to set before +the readers of the MISSIONARY a statement of the year's work, made as +complete as the space at my command allows: + +1. _Seventeen_ missions have been sustained during a part or the whole +of the year. Ten of these have had no intermission whatever, except +for a day or two at the holidays, and in one instance a fortnight's +vacation. Of the remaining seven, three are new missions, viz: Los +Angeles, San Buenaventura and Tucson. The work at these points is full +of interest and hope, and has indeed already begun to yield what seem +to us saving results. + +2. _Thirty-nine_ workers have been engaged. Of these, fourteen are +Chinese brethren, converted in connection with our missions, and +trained to the work in the work itself. The aggregate number of months +of service is 295. + +3. In comparison with the record of the previous year, but little +change can be noted. The total number enrolled is 1,131, being larger +by 87, but on the whole one record is about the equivalent of the +other. Indeed, it seems to me that in both years we reached very near +to the _outmost limit_ of what is possible with the means at our +command. The special interest of this year's history centers in the +attempt to do, and to learn better _how_ to do, evangelistic work. +Three of our brethren have been set apart to this, and have been +followed from place to place by the prayers of many. They had much to +learn when they started forth and have much yet to learn. It is by no +means clear to me that we have hit upon the wisest methods, and I know +that we have not yet entered into the fullness of power, either with +God or man. Yet I can see that these brethren are stronger and braver +and more eager in this work than they were a year ago. And the +blessing of God on their labors has been such as enables us to believe +that full sixty of their countrymen have been led to Christ. This +carries the whole number concerning whom this hope has been cherished, +since the beginning of our work, above 700. + +4. THE FINANCES. Our expenditures have been: For salaries of workers, +$6,403.00; for rents of mission houses, $2,066.00; for incidental +expenses, $1,150.15; total, $9,619.75. Our resources have been: From +the parent society, $6,100; balance from previous year, $45.50; +offerings made through the treasury of this auxiliary, $2,590.80; +total, $8,736.30. This leaves a deficit of $882.85, a part of which +can be met from our Permanent Property Account, but fully $500.00 +needs yet to be secured if we are to provide things honest in the +sight of all men. Thus far in the history of our mission, the account +of no year has closed with the blot of a deficit upon it. The account +of the year just ended is held open for awhile in the hope that the +good precedent of the past may be still maintained. And, oh, if we +might be a little less hampered by poverty;--if we might be set free +to enter opened doors, and to make the most possible of our +opportunities, how great would be the privilege and joy of showing in +blessed experiment that the truest economy is a wise and careful +generosity. + + + +Bureau Of Woman's Work. + + MISS D.E. EMERSON, SECRETARY. + + + +Woman's State Organizations. + + CO-OPERATING WITH THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION. + +ME.--Woman's Aid to A.M.A., Chairman of Committee, Mrs. C.A. Woodbury, +Woodfords, Me. + +VT.--Woman's Aid to A.M.A., Chairman of Committee, Mrs. Henry +Fairbanks, St. Johnsbury, Vt. + +VT.--Woman's Home Miss. Union, Secretary, Mrs. Ellen Osgood, +Montpelier, Vt. + +CONN.--Woman's Home Miss. Union, Secretary, Mrs. S.M. Hotchkiss, 171 +Capitol Ave., Hartford, Conn. + +N.Y.--Woman's Home Miss. Union, Secretary, Mrs. William Spaldlng, +Salmon Block, Syracuse, N.Y. + +ALA.--Woman's Missionary Association, Secretary, Mrs. G.W. Andrews, +Talladega, Ala. + +OHIO.--Woman's Home Miss. Union, Secretary, Mrs. Flora K. Regal, +Oberlin, Ohio. + +IND.--Woman's Home Miss. Union, Secretary, Mrs. C.H. Rogers, Michigan +City, Ind. + +ILL.--Woman's Home Miss. Union, Secretary, Mrs. C.H. Taintor, 151 +Washington St., Chicago, Ill. + +MICH.--Woman's Home Miss. Union, Secretary, Mrs. Mary B. Warren, +Lansing, Mich. + +WIS.--Woman's Home Miss. Union, Secretary, Mrs. C. Matter, Brodhead, +Wis. + +MINN.--Woman's Home Miss. Society, Secretary, Mrs. H.L. Chase, 2750 +Second Ave., South, Minneapolis, Minn. + +IOWA.--Woman's Home Miss. Union, Secretary, Miss Ella E. Marsh, +Grinnell, Iowa. + +KANSAS.--Woman's Home Miss. Society, Secretary, Mrs, G.L. Epps, +Topeka, Kan. + +NEB.--Woman's Home Miss. Union, President, Mrs. F.H. Leavitt, 1216 H +St., Lincoln, Neb. + +SOUTH DAKOTA,--Woman's Home Miss. Union, Secretary, Mrs. S.E. Young, +Sioux Falls, Dak. + + + +Special fields have been assigned to Ladies' Societies contributing to +the work, and missionary letters will be sent to all who desire such +reports. If any fail to receive the letters, they can get them by +notifying Miss Emerson, at the New York office. The ladles will be +interested in the following list: + +Maine Missionaries--Miss Lunt, of Selma, Ala., Miss Farrington, N.C. +Mrs. Hubbard, Williamsburg, Ky., Mrs. Hall, Fort Berthold, Dak. + +Vermont sustains the McIntosh School, Miss Plimpton continues in +charge, assisted by Misses Ayer, Kuhl, and Head. + +Massachusetts ladies are contributing to the Girl's Department of the +boarding school at Tougaloo, Miss. Letters are written by the teachers +in turn, thus reporting the different phases of work. + +The industrial School, at Thomasville, Ga. appeals especially to +ladies of Connecticut. Mrs. Gordon and Miss Knapp will continue their +monthly letters, with occasional communications from other teachers. + +The auxiliaries of the New York Union are entitled to letters from +Miss Edith Leonard, (in place of Miss Haynes,) for the Indians, Mrs. +Myers for the Mountain Whites, and Miss Evans for the Negroes. + +The Ohio Ladies provide for Miss Collins of Dakota, and also for Miss +Stevenson of Atlanta, Ga. + +The Illinois missionaries are Miss Kinney of Austin, Texas, and Miss +Pingree of Mobile. + +The Michigan ladies find large opportunity to work for the blacks, +through the Trinity School, at Athens, Ala. So, also, the Minnesota +ladies, whose chosen field is the school at Jonesboro, Tenn. + +Many others are working in definite lines and becoming better +acquainted with the needs and how to meet them. + + + + RECEIPTS FOR SEPTEMBER, 1888. + + + MAINE, $551.62. +Bangor. Central Cong. Ch. and Soc., 75; First Cong. Ch., +30; Sab. Sch, First Parish Ch., 14; W.P. Hubbard, 10 129.00 +Bath. Winter St. Ch. 100.00 +Belfast. First Cong. Ch. 15.00 +Bethel. Second Cong. Ch. 14.00 +Buxton Centre. Mrs. M.G. Hill, _for Indian M._ 2.00 +Brownville. Cong. Ch. 8.30 +Camden. ---- 10.00 +Cherryfield. John W. Coffin 30.00 +Cumberland Center. Cong. Ch. 32.00 +Eastport. Central Cong. Ch. and Soc. 5.50 +Foxcroft and Dover. Cong. Ch. 10.00 +Fryeburg. Cong. Ch. 10.00 +Gorham. Cong. Ch. and Soc., 30.92; Mrs. Hunt, 5; Mrs. H. +Leavitt, 5; Rev. and Mrs. G.W. Reynolds, 5; Mrs. T. Robie, +2; Mrs. Crane, 2; Miss C. Frost, 2. 51.92 +Kennebunkport. Mrs. E.M. Noyes, 10; Mrs. J.T. Agard, 10 20.00 +Litchfield Corners. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 12.00 +Machias. Centre St. Cong. Ch. 5.15 +North Anson. "A Friend," 15.00 +Portland. State St. Cong. Ch. and Parish 50.00 +Presque Isle. C.F.A. Johnson 5.00 +Rockland. Cong. Ch. 12.00 +Scarboro. Cong. Ch. 12.00 +Weld. Mrs. Dorcas Russell, 1; "Three Friends," 1 2.00 +West Gorham. Mrs. Mary P. Files 0.75 + + NEW HAMPSHIRE, $3,263.02. +Amherst. "L.F.B." 150.00 +Alstead Centre. Cong. Ch. 3.51 +Auburn, Cong. Ch. 10.00 +Brentwood. Cong. Ch. 6.35 +Center Harbor. S.F. Emery and Sab. Sch. Class 5.00 +Colebrook. "E. & C." 2.00 +Conway. Second Cong. Ch. 5.00 +Durham. Cong. Ch. 20.00 +East Alstead. Cong. Ch. 2.49 +East Andover. Cong. Ch. 1.50 +East Derry. First Ch. 33.91 +East Jaffrey. Cong. Ch. 13.98 +Franklin. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 25.00 +Gilmanton Iron Works. Cong. Ch. 6.50 +Goffstown. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 57.63 +Hampstead. Cong. Ch. 25.00 +Hanover. Cong. Ch. Dartmouth College, 32.40; "Friends," +Dartmought College Ch., 22 54.40 +Hanover. Dartmouth Sab. Sch., _for Rosebud Indian M._ 25.00 +Hollis. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 18.17 +Hopkinton. By Rev. M.W. Adams, Bbl. of C., etc., and 3 +_for Freight_ 3.00 +Jaffrey. Wm. W. Livingston 15.00 +Jefferson. Mrs. S.A. Bradbury 50.00 +Lisbon. First Cong. Ch. 5.39 +Manchester. Franklin St. Ch., 133.69; J.W. Johnston, 25; +C.B. Southworth, 25 183.69 +Milford. Cong. Ch. 10.00 +Milton. South Cong. Ch. 15.00 +Mount Vernon. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 24.50 +Monroe. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 3.00 +Nashua. E. Spalding, M.D. 100.00 +New Boston. "A Friend." 50.00 +New Market. Cong. Church 14.00 +North Hampton. Cong. Ch., 15; "Mrs. A.P.G.," 10. 25.00 +Orford. John Pratt 50.00 +Pembroke. Cong. Ch. 20.00 +Peterboro. Union Evan. Ch. 38.00 +Rochester. Mrs. Mary E. Hidden 10.00 +Tamworth. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 2.00 +Walpole. "Three Friends." 12.00 +Winchester. A.S. Jewell 7.00 +West Rindge. Geo. G. Williams 9.00 +----, for Moody Mission, _Indian M_. 600.00 + ---- + 1,713.02 + + + ESTATES +Amherst. Estate of Miss Lucy W. Blunt, by E.O. Blunt, Ex. 1,000.00 +Amherst. Estate of Elizabeth G. Lawrence, by A.A. Rotch, +Ex. 500.00 +Bennington. Estate of Rev. James Holmes, by James M. +Burns, Ex. 50.00 + ---- + 3,263.02 + + VERMONT, $1,577.71. +Ascutneyville. Newton Gage 10.00 +Barton Landen. Children's Missionary Soc., by Kate B. +Joslyn, Treas. _for Share_ 13.00 +Bridport. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch. 5.00 +Burlington. First Ch. 165.78 +Cambridge. First Cong. Ch. 29; Second Cong. Ch. and Soc., +3.65 32.65 +Castleton. Rev. S.A. Barrett 5.00 +Chelsea. Cong. Ch. 29.58 +Chester. J.L. Fisher 5.00 +Colchester. Cong. Ch. 15.00 +Coventry. Cong Ch. and Soc. 20.00 +East Berkshire. Cong. Ch. 10.25 +East Brookfield. Cong. Ch. 3.60 +East Hubbardton. Mrs. James Flagg, 5; D.J. Flagg, 2.50 7.50 +East Peacham, "A Friend." 5.00 +East Poultney. Cong. Ch., 5; Miss Jane P. Harris, 1 6.00 +Enosburg. First Cong. Ch. 25.00 +Essex Junction. Ladies, _for McIntosh, Ga._, by Mrs. Ellen +D. Wild 5.90 +Essex Junction. Rev. O.H. White, D.D. 13.00 +Fairlee. "A Brother," for _Atlanta U._ 8.00 +Guildhall. Cong. Ch. 5.00 +Hardwick. Cal. Ch. 5.50 +Hartford. E. Morris. 100.00 +McIndoes Falls. Cong. S.S. 11.39, and Bbl. of C., _for +McIntosh, Ga._ 11.39 +Middlebury. Mrs, Emma B. Stewart, _for Student Aid_, +_Atlanta, U._ 25.00 +Montgomery. Cong. Ch. 9.62 +Newbury. "A Friend." to const. MISS ELIZABETH L. DAME L.M. 30.00 +New Haven. ---- 5.00 +Lowell. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch. 5.00 +Pawlet. "A Friend," _for Indian M._ 5.00 +Roxbury. Rev. H.C. Howard 1.00 +Rutland. Cong. Ch., to const. CHAS. P. HARRIS and JOHN W. +TITCOMB L.M's 100.00 +Rupert. Cong. Ch. 25.00 +Saint Johnsbury. North Cong. Ch. 379.80 +Saxton's River. Rev. G.F. Chapin 2.00 +Sharon. "Six Friends in Cong. Ch." 13.00 +Sheldon. Dea. S.M. Hulbert, 5; Miss Emma Maynard, 1; +Members Cong. Ch., 4; Miss Maynard, 1 11.00 +Springfield. Cong. Ch. (12 of which for _Avery Inst._) 386.68 +Springfield. F.V.A. Townsend, to const. AMASA W. TOWNSEND +L.M. 30.00 +Waterville. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 3.11 +West Brattleboro. Cong. Ch. 12.95 +West Charleston. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 11.50 +Westminster. Ladies, _for McIntosh, Ga._, by Mrs. Ellen D. +Wild 5.00 +Windham. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch. 5.05 +Vermont Women's Home Missionary Union, by Mrs. Wm. P. +Fairbanks, Treas., _for McIntosh, Ga._: + Castleton, Ladies 4.85 + ---- + 4.85 + + + MASSACHUSETTS, $10,350.70. +Alford. Rev. J. Jay Dana, 30, to const. PROF. JAMES D. +CRAWFORD L.M.; Cong Ch., 5.34 35.34 +Amesbury. Union Evan. Ch. 12.70 +Amherst. North Cong. Ch. and Soc., 62.85, to const. MRS. +LIDA J. HASKINS and MISS BERTHA L. JOHNSON L.M's; Children +North Cong. Sab. Sch., "True Blue Cards," 32.15, to const. +MISS ELLA W. DICKINSON L.M. 95.00 +Amherst. North Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Indian M._ 50.00 +Amherst. Rev. Julius H. Seelye, D D., 25; Mrs. Wm. A. +Stearns, 10, _for Tillotson C. and N. Inst._ 35.00 +Amherst. Miss A. Dutton, _for Rosebud Indian M._ 5.00 +Andover. South Cong. Ch., 75; West Cong. Ch, and Soc., 27; +Mrs. John Smith, 10 112.00 +Ashby. Cong. Ch. 12.43 +Auburn. Cong. Ch. 37.75 +Beechwood. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 1.50 +Belchertown. Cong Ch. 33.00 +Billerica. Cong Ch., 15, and Sab. Sch., 10 25.00 +Boston. Union Cong. Ch., Chas. P. Adams, to const. MISS +HELEN F. BRIGHAM, MISS MARY M. BRIGHAM, MISS HELEN M. +HALL, MISS FANNIE W. MERRILL, MRS. ELIZA S. MORSE, OLIVER +COBB, JOHN S. WINN, JOTHAM TWITCHELL and REV. WILLIAM +CORNELL, D.D., L.M's 1,000.00 + Shawmut Ch., _for Indian M._ 500.00 + J.W. Field 100.00 + J.T. Bailey 100.00 + "Friend" 50.00 + T.D. Quincy 30.00 + "R.," _for Indian M._ 25.00 + Mrs. S.E. Cooley, _for Indian M._ 25.00 + Olivet Cong. Ch. 10.00 + Rev. R.B. Howard 5.00 + Mt. Vernon Ch., add'l 5.00 + ---- 5.00 +Charleston. Winthrop Ch. and Soc. 81.14 + Sab. Sch., First Parish, _for Gregory Inst._, +_Wilmington, N.C._ 5.00 +Dorchester. Second Cong. Ch. (30 of which from Mrs. Walter +Baker), 151.31 + Mrs. Sarah A. Carruth 50.00 + Mrs. Eleanor J. Baker, _for Schp. fund, Tillotson C. +and N. Inst._ 30.00 + Mrs. Eliza Bicknell 5.00 + Miss Mary A. Tuttle, _for Marie Adlof Schp. Fund_ 2.00 +Jamaica Plain. R.W. Wood 100.00 + Friends in Central Cong. Ch. 25.00 + Central Cong. Ch., "A Friend" 20.00 +Roxbury. Eliot Ch. 71.94 + Mrs. Woodbridge Odlin, to const. MRS. ALMA O. ROBBINS +L.M. 30.00 + Sab. Sch. of Immanuel Cong. Ch. _for Atlanta U._ 25.00 + "Our Country A'ssn," _for Normal Inst._, _Grandview, +Tenn._ 22.00 +West Roxbury. So. Evan. Cong. Ch. 24.14 + Sab. Sch. of So. Evan. Cong. Ch, add'l, _for McIntosh, +Ga._ 5.00 + ---- + 2,502.53 +Braintree. South Cong. Ch. 15.00 +Brimfield. First Cong. Ch., 8.25, and Sab. Sch., 10 18.25 +Brockton. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 28.00 +Brookfield. Cong. Ch. 50.00 +Cambridge. Member of North Av. Ch. 6.00 +Cambridgeport. Pilgrim Ch. 155.93 +Carlisle. Cong. Ch. 8.00 +Centreville. Cong. Ch. 10.00 +Chatham. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 8.75 +Chelsea. First Cong. Ch. 30.00 +Chicopee. "Earnest Workers," Third Cong. Ch., _for Student +Aid_, _Fisk U._ 25.00 +Conway. Cong. Ch. 9.00 +Dalton. Mrs. Louisa F. Crane, 50, and Miss Clara L. Crane, +50, _for Mountain White Work_ 100.00 +Danvers. First Cong. Ch. and Soc, to Const. HARRIET E. +PRESTON, ISABEL B. TAPLEY and EDWARD A. GROVER, L.M'S. 97.08 +Douglas. Individuals in Cong Ch. 6.00 +Enfield. C.D. Haskell 5.00 +Fall River. "Friends in Central Ch." _for Indian M._ 15.00 +Falmouth. First Cong. Ch., 3.94; Susie E. Herendeen, 1 4.94 +Fitchburg. Rollstone Cong. Ch., 75; D.B. Whittier, 10; "A +Friend," 10 95.00 +Florence. Y.L. Mission Circle, _for Tougaloo U._ 20.00 +Foxboro. Cong. Ch. and Soc., 41.49; "Two Friends," 10 51.49 +Framingham. Sab. Sch. of Plymouth Ch. _for Atlanta U._ 25.00 +Gloucester. Sab. Sch. of Evan. Cong. Ch., 53.05; "Knight," +50; Mrs. Nancy E. Brooks, 5 108.05 +Goshen. Cong. Ch. 22.00 +Greenfield. Miss Jeanette Thompson 5.00 +Hadley. First Cong. Soc., 25; Miss Augusta A. Porter, 2 27.00 +Hampden. Cong. Ch. 3.00 +Hanson. Ladies of Cong. Ch., _for Tougaloo U._ 14.00 +Haverhill. Algernon P. Nichols 200.00 +Haverhill. Algernon P. Nichols, _for Student Aid_, _Fisk U._ 100.00 +Haydenville. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 28.00 +Holbrook. Geo. N. Spear, 20; Dea. Edward White, 10, _for +Tillotson C. & N. Inst._ 30.00 +Holland. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 7.00 +Holliston. Bible Christians of Dist. No. 4. 50.00 +Holyoke. Mrs. A.M. Childs 10.00 +Housatonic. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch. 62.00 +Hyde Park. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch., _for Pleasant +Hill, Tenn._ 50.00 +Hyde Park. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 38.59 +Ipswich. South Ch. 50.00 +Kingston. Mayflower Ch. 35.00 +Lancaster. Cong. Ch. 38.65 +Lanesville. Cong. Ch. 13.87 +Lakeville. Mrs. Caroline L. Ward 25.00 +Lee. First Cong. Ch., 120, and Sab. Sch. 100 220.00 +Leverett. Cong. Ch. 10.00 +Lincoln. "Two Friends." 12.50 +Linden. Union Cong. Ch. 8.00 +Lowell. Mary E. Fletcher 2; John A. Hodge, Bdl. of C., +etc. 2.00 +Malden. First Ch. 42.00 +Marlboro. Union Cong. Ch., to const. GEORGE F. NELSON, +EMERSON G. GIBSON and WILLIAM F. BARNARD L.M's 93.47 +Medway. E.F. Richardson 100.00 +Melrose Highlands. Cong. Ch. 20.00 +Merrimac. Cong. Ch. 150.00 +Middleton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 28.76 +Millbury. First Cong. Ch., 50.70; Second Cong. Ch. and +Soc., 38.29; Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch., 25; Rev. Geo. +A. Putnam, 3; Miss Louisa Spaulding, 2 118.99 +Milton. Arthur H. Tucker 5.00 +Natick. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 150.00 +Needham. Cong. Ch. 6.00 +New Bedford. Trin. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 6.47 +Newburyport. Prospect St Ch., 25; Ann P. Bassett, 10 35.00 +Newton. Eliot Ch. 237.00 +Newton Center. Cong. Ch., 30; Miss H.S. Cousens, 3 33.00 +Newtonville. Central Cong. Ch. 35.00 +Northampton. First Cong. Ch. 246.34 +North Andover. Cong. Ch., to const. CHARLES P. MORRILL, +FRANK W. FRISBEE and ANNIE L. SARGENT L.M's 100.00 +North Brookfield. First Cong. Ch., 150, to const. ADA C. +CLAPP, MARY M. BEMIS, HENRY A. COOKE, and LOYAL E. TARBELL +L.M's; Union Cong. Ch., 100 250.00 +North Carver. Cong. Ch. 6.75 +North Chelmsford. Second Cong. Ch. 71.00 +Norfolk. Cong. Ch. 2.52 +Northfield. Miss Mary C. Collins, 50; "Friends," 23; +"Friend," 1, _for Indian M._ 74.00 +North Weymouth. Pilgrim Ch., _for Student Aid_, _Talledega +C._ 8.00 +Oxford. Cong. Ch. 40.00 +Paxton. Cong. Ch. 17.36 +Peabody. South Cong. Ch. 11.50 +Peabody. J.K. Cole, _for G.W. Lawrence_ 3.00 +Peru. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 4.81 +Pittsfield. Rev. Edward Strong, D.D., 10; MRS. REV. EDWARD +STRONG, 50, to const. herself L.M. 60.00 +Princeton. Cong. Ch. 20.00 +Quincy. Evan. Cong. Ch. 15; Washington St. Cong. Ch. 5 20.00 +Randolph. Evan. Cong. Ch., _for Tillotson C. & N. Inst._ 139.70 +Randolph. ----, to const. ANNIE T. BELCHER L.M. 30.00 +Raynham. First Cong. Ch. 6.78 +Reading. Cong. Ch., 18; Cong. Ch., "Friend," 5, "Friend," 2 25.00 +Rochester. Mrs. Jane N. Leonard 5.00 +Rockland. Elijah Shaw 50.00 +Rockport First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 20.93 +Salem. Jos. H. Towne 100.00 +Sandersonville. Cong. Ch., _for Tillotson C. & N. Inst._ 10.00 +Sharon. Cong. Ch. and Soc., 29; and Sab. Sch. 10, to +const. LORING M. MONK, L.M. 39.00 +Shelburne Falls. L.M. Packard 5.00 +Sherborn. Pilgrim Ch. 25.00 +Southboro. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 30.00 +South Framingham. South Cong. Ch. 100.00 +South Hadley Falls. "A Friend." 5.00 +South Weymouth. Second Cong. Ch. 27.00 +South Weymouth. Primary Dept., Sab. Sch. of Second Cong. +Ch., _for Student Aid_, _Storrs Sch. Atlanta, Ga._ 18.00 +Springfield. Sab. Sch. of North Cong. Ch., _for Straight +U._ 16.50 +Sterling. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 39.00 +Stockbridge. Cong. Ch., 86.12; "Lady Member, Cong. Ch." 5 91.12 +Stoneham. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 35.53 +Swampscott. Miss L.A. Hopkins 15.00 +Sutton. E.L. Snow 50.00 +Taunton. Winslow Ch. and Soc. 51.74 +Townsend. Cong. Ch., "A Friend." 10.00 +Uxbridge. Evan. Cong. Ch. and Soc., to const. REV. FRANK +L. BRISTOL L.M. 40.00 +Wareham. Cong. Ch. and Soc., to const. DEA. HIRAM WEBSTER +BARROWS L.M., 52.54, J.I.W. BURGESS, 30, to const himself +L.M. 82.54 +Warren. Cong. Ch. 100.00 +Watertown. Phillips Ch. and Soc. 181.00 +West Barnstable. Cong. Ch. 15.00 +Westboro. "A Friend." 5.00 +West Boylston. Chas. T. White 3.00 +Westfield. Charlotte W. Fowler, 3; H. Holland, 3 6.00 +West Medford. Mrs. M.A. Fletcher 6.00 +West Medway. "A Friend." 2.00 +West Newton. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc. 182.85, Sab. Sch. +of Second Cong., Ch. 25, S.E. Howard, 5 212.85 +West Springfield. Mrs. Lucy M. Bagg 200.00 +West Stockbridge Center. Cong. Ch. 1.00 +Whately. Rev. Wm. C. Curtis 2.00 +Whitman. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 85.00 +Whitinsville. Mrs. Mary A. Batchelor 50.00 +Whitinsville. Mrs. Chas. P. Whittin, 40., Wm. H. Whitin, +35., Edward Whitin, 35, _for Sch'p Fund, Tillotson C. & N. +Inst._ 110.00 +Williamstown. First Cong. Ch. 12.25 +Wilmington. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch., _for Student Aid_, +_Straight U._ 12.00 +Woods Holl. First Cong. Ch. 8.37 +Worcester. Union Cong. Ch., 223.67; Sam'l R. Heywood, 100; +Plymouth Cong. Ch., 100; Piedmont Ch., 65; Samuel A. +Pratt, 50; "A Friend," 20; Salem St., Ch., 17.50 576.17 +Worcester. "A.N.X." _for Atlanta U._ 50.00 +Worcester. Geo. L. Newton, _for Tillotson C. & N. Inst._ 20.00 +Worcester. Easter Concert, Old South Ch., _for Hampton N. +& A. Inst._ 11.62 +Worthington. Cong. Ch. 3.82 +----. Mrs. H.C. Parish _for Indian M._ 10.00 +Hampden Benevolent Association, by Charles Marsh, Treas. + Chicopee. Third, (2.44 of which for Indian M.) 11.96 + Monson. E.F. Morris, 50.00 + Monson. E.A. Ward, 1.00 + Westfield. Second. 20.50 + ---- + 83.46 + ---- + 9,800.70 + + + ESTATES +Haldey. Estate of Eleazar Porter, by J.E. Porter 500.00 +Hatfield. Estate of J.B. Woods by R.M. Woods, Trustee 50.00 + ---- + 10,350.70 + + + CLOTHING, BOOKS, ETC. RECEIVED AT BOSTON OFFICE. +Baldwinsville, Mass. Hospital Cottages for Children, 2 Bbls. +East Cambridge, Mass. Miss Mary F. Aiken, Case of Chairs _for Pleasant +Hill, Tenn._ +Foxboro. Rev. A.E. Tracy, 2 Boxes; Mr. Barron, 1 bundle. +Newton Highlands, Mass. Mrs. E.C. Wheeler, 1 Case. + + + RHODE ISLAND, $1,289.76. +Arnolds Mills. Alice Walcott 20.00 +Central Falls. "A Friend" 50.00 +Newport. United Cong. Ch. 48.00 +Pawtucket. Cong. Ch., 104.76; Park Place Cong. Ch., 10 114.76 +Tiverton. Ann E. Brown 3.00 +Providence. Mrs. Geo. H. Corliss, Miss M.L. Corliss and +Mr. G.F. Corliss _in memorian Geo. H. Corliss_ 1,000.00 +Providence. John McAuslan 50.00 +Providence. "A Friend," _for Indian M._ 4.00 + + + CONNECTICUT, $6,413.18. +Berlin. A few Ladies, by Mrs. W.W. Woodworth, _for Conn. +Indl. Sch., Ga._ 8.00 +Birmingham. Wm. E. Downes, _for Schp_, _Tougaloo U._ 70.00 +Birmingham. Cong. Ch. 27.00 +Brooklyn. Mrs. Wm. Woodbridge, 20; M.E. Ensworth, 10; +First Trin. Ch., 21 51.00 +Bristol. Mrs. J.T. Peck 10.00 +Buckingham. Cong. Ch. 2.50 +Buckingham. Ladies of Buckingham S.S. _for Conn. Indl. +Sch., Ga._ 5.00 +Cheshire. "A Friend" 30.00 +Clinton. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch., _for Student Aid_, _Atlanta +U._ 7.78 +Danielsonville. Thomas Backus 30.00 +Derby. Miss Sarah A. Hotchkiss 5.00 +Eastford. "The Gleaners," by Alice J. Carpenter, Sec., +_for Conn. Indl. Sch., Ga._ 10.00 +East Hampton. First Cong. Ch. 32.64 +East Hartford. ---- 100.00 +East Hartford. "A Friend," to const. ROBERT E. OLMSTED +L.M. 30.00 +East Hartford. First Ch. 20.00 +Easton. Cong. Ch. 6.00 +Fair Haven. Sab. Sch. Second Cong. Ch., _for Oahe Indian +Sch._ 10.00 +Farmington. Cong. Ch., _for Tougaloo U._ 10.50 +Franklin. Cong. Ch. 7.00 +Glastonbury. J.B. and W.S. Williams, 200; Mrs. N.W. +Goodrich, 150; Geo. G. Williams, 100 450.00 +Glastonbury. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch., _for Student Aid_, _Fisk +U._ 50.00 +Glastonbury. Bernard T. Williams, _for Indian M._ 50.00 +Goshen. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch. 23.22 +Green's Farms. Cong. Ch. 22.08 +Greenwich. Second Cong. Ch., 62.16; David Banks, 10 72.16 +Griswold. Cong. Ch., to const. JOSEPH TYLER GEER L.M. 35.00 +Guilford. First Cong. Ch, to const. MISS MINNIE M. +GRISWOLD, L.M. 30.00 +Hadlyme. R.E. Hungerford, 30.75; Cong. Ch., 5.25 36.00 +Hampton. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch., _for Indian M._ 20.00 +Hartford. Mrs. S.E. Perkins, _for Talladega C._ 200.00 +Hartford. Newton Case, 100; Mrs. H.A. Perkins. 100; Asylum +Hill Cong. Ch., L.T. Frisbie, 25 225.00 +Ivoryton. "Friends," _for Tougaloo U._ 70.00 +Ivoryton. Frank M. Rose and wife 10.00 +Ivoryton. Miss Isabel Northrop and her S.S. Class, _for +Indian M._ 12.50 +Jersey City. Mrs. Julia D. Talcott, _for Indian M._ 50.00 +Ledyard. "A Friend" 2.00 +Long Ridge. Cong. Ch. 5.00 +Middlefleld. Cong. Ch. and Soc., to const. DEA. SETH E. +MILLER and HENRY J. CAMP L.M.'s 70.12 +Middletown. Edward Payne, 10; Chas. Boardman, 10; Geo. T. +Meech, 5; W.H. Burrows, 5; Seth H. Butler, 5; Geo. A. +Cole, 5; J.H. Bunce, 10, _for Tougaloo U._ 50.00 +Meriden. First Cong. Ch. (50 of which _for Indian M._), to +const. MISS LYDIA E. GLADWIN, A.C. BUMPIS, GEO. S. +HEMINGWAY, MISS ELLIE M. LINES, MISS MARY A.N. GILL and +FRANK L. LAWTON L.M's, 300; Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch., +50 350.00 +Meriden, Center Ch., 50; "N.T.," 3 53.00 +Milford. First Cong. Ch. 100.00 +Moodus. Miss Mary E. Dyer 5.00 +Mount Carmel. W.W. Woodruff, 25; Mrs. J.M. Swift, 10; bal. +to const. ELLA L. DUNBAR L.M. 35.00 +Naugatuck. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., _for Student Aid_, +_Fisk U._ 25.00 +New Britain. First Ch. of Christ 200.00 +New Haven. W.E. Downes, 100; Prof. E.E. Salisbury, 50; +College St. Cong. Ch., 39.05; "A Friend," 15; Alfred +Walker, 10 214.05 +New Milford. "A Friend" 2.00 +Newington. Cong. Ch. 67.24 +Newington. Mr. and Mrs. J. Deming, _for Tougaloo U._ 10.00 +New London. "Trust Estate of Henry P. Haven" 100.00 +New Preston. Mrs. Betsy Averill 10.00 +New Preston. Mrs. Betsy Averill, _for Mountain White Work_ 5.00 +Norfolk. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., _for Rosebud Indian M._ 20.00 +Norfolk. Mrs. Mary A. Curtiss, _for Schp_, _Indian M._ 7.50 +North Guilford. Cong Ch. 17.50 +Norwalk. First Cong. Ch. 50.00 +Norwich. "A Friend" 1,000.00 +Norwich. First Cong. Ch., 75; Miss Sarah M. Lee, 25 100.00 +Norwich. Rev. W.S. Palmer, D.D., _for Tillotson C & N. +Inst._ 10.00 +Old Saybrook. Cong. Ch. 33.88 +Plainfield. First Cong. Ch. 26.41 +Plainfield. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch., _for Rosebud +Indian M._ 11.22 +Poquonock. Thomas Duncan 50.00 +Preston City. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 20.00 +Putnam. Second Cong. Ch., 19.46; Mrs. Mary A. Keith, 2 21.46 +Rockville. Cong. Ch., to const. REV. JOHN G. BAIRD, MISS +SARAH K. GELBERT, MRS. GUY P. COLLINS and GEORGE W. VINAL +L.M.'S 140.11 +Rockville. Dea. Geo. Maxwell, 100; J.N. Stickney, 5 _for +Tougaloo U._ 105.00 +Salisbury. Cong. Ch. 17.23 +Seymour. Cong. Ch. 12.06 +South Coventry. Mrs. Mary J. Bennett, _for Williamsburg, +Ky._ 20.00 +Stafford. Mrs. T.H. Thresher 5.00 +Stanwich. Cong. Ch. 5.00 +Southport. Cong. Ch., 134, to const. SIMON C. SHERWOOD, +HENRY C. BARNUM, WILLIAM MONTALON and SYLVESTER STRONG +BLISS L.M's; "A Friend," 70 204.00 +Stonington. Rev. Chas J. Hill 12.00 +Terryville. O.D. Hunter, 50; N.T. Baldwin, 50, _for +Talledaga C._ 100.00 +Terryville. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., _for Rosebud Indian +M._ 27.54 +Terryville. A.S. Gaylord 10.00 +Thomaston. Dr. W. Woodruff, 10; E.C. Root, 5; Mrs. Geo. +Pierpont, 5; Mrs. Wm. Gilbert, 5; Mabel Freeman, 2; H.H. +Hotchkiss, 50c, _for Tougaloo U._ 27.50 +Thomaston. Cong. Ch. 11.95 +Torrington. L. Wetmore, 150: Third Cong. Ch. and Sab. +Sch., 51.59 201.59 +Torrington. "Valley Gleaners," _for Fort Berthold Indian +M._ 50.00 +Unionville. First Ch. of Christ 14.30 +Voluntown and Sterling. Cong. Ch. to const. MISS MELINDA +GALLUP L.M. 17.38 +Wallingford. "A Friend." _for Tougaloo U._ 5.00 +Watertown. "Friends," _for Indian M._ 15.00 +Watertown. Mrs. Fred Scott's Class, _for Fort Berthold +Indian M._ 10.00 +Webster. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 50.00 +Westbrook. Cong. Ch. 44.53 +Westford. Cong. Ch. 7.25 +West Haven. Cong. Ch. and Soc., 54.98, Ladies' Mon. +Miss'y Prayer Meeting, by Mrs. Emeline Smith, 15; +Mrs. Emeline Smith, 5; Mrs. E.C. Kimball, 2 76.98 +West Torrington. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., _for Conn. +Ind'l Sch., Ga._ 5.00 +Willimantic. Mrs. E.G. Learned 4.00 +Windsor. First Cong. Ch. 50.00 +Wolcott. "A Friend," _for Tougaloo U._ 5.00 +---- 100.00 +---- "A Connecticut Friend," 30.00 +---- "A Friend in Conn.," 20.00 + ---- + 5,913.18 + + + ESTATES +Hartford. Estate of Mrs. Nancy H. Hills, by J.C. Hills, +Executor 500.00 + ---- + 6,413.18 + + + NEW YORK, $8,942.27. +Brooklyn. Stephen Ballard, _for Ballard Sch. Building, +Macon, Ga._ 2,500.00 +Brooklyn. E.C. Seecomb, 50; Dr. and Mrs. Wm. Kincaid, 20 70.00 +Brooklyn. Sab. Sch. of Central Cong. Ch., _for Indian M._, +37.50; CLARENCE F. BIRDSEYE, _for Indian M._, and balance +to const. himself L.M., 17.50 55.00 +Brooklyn. Lewis Av. Cong. Ch., Box of C., 1.30 _for +Freight_, _for Williamsburg, Ky._ 1.30 +Brooklyn. Mrs. Sarah A.M. Kent, Pkg. of C. +Brooklyn, E.D. New Eng. Cong. Ch. 10.00 +Cambridge. "Friends," _for Indian M._ 19.50 +Canandaigua. C.W. Dixon, 5; "N.M.C," 5 10.00 +Copenhagen. Rev. W.J. Cuthbertson 5.00 +Fairport. J.E. Howard 50.00 +Jamestown. First Cong. Ch. 13.00 +Kelloggsville. Miss Carrie Taylor 50.00 +Lebanon. Thomas Hitchcock, 5; Ladies' Home Miss'y Soc., 5; +Mrs. S.G. Childs, 3; Alfred Seymour, 1.25; J.A. Head, 1; +Mrs. M. Day, 1; J.H. Wagoner, 1; John Fisk, 1; C.P. Day, +1; G.G. Grosvenor, 50c.; Mrs. I. Lyon, 25c. 20.00 +Lockport. First Cong. Ch. 10.00 +Malone. Mrs. H.R. Wilson 2.00 +Middletown. First Cong. Ch. 35.00 +New York. Z. Stiles Ely, 100; "A Friend," 100; "H.W.H.," +100 to const. JOSEPH ANDREWS POWELL, JAMES THOMAS POWELL +and GRACE KNOWLES POWELL L.M's; Wm. Ives Washburn, 25; +Homer N. Lockwood, 25; Individuals, Tabernacle Ch., 21; +Rev. Stephen Angell, 10: B.B. Adams, Jr., 10 391.00 +New York. Bethany Sew. Sch., _for Fort Berthold Indian M._ 43.00 +North Pitcher. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch. 0.50 +North Walton. Cong'l Ch. and Cong., _for Mt. White Work_ 15.20 +Perkin. Miss A. Peck 25.00 +Perry Center. William Butler, 10; Mrs. Sarah Lillibridge, +5; Miss Rachel Booth, 5; Miss Clara S. Cooper, 2 22.00 +Plattsburg. G.W. Dodds 5.00 +Rochester. Geo. Thayer 20.00 +Silver Creek. W. Chapin 10.00 +Syracuse. Mrs. E.G. Washburn 5.00 +Union Valley. Wm. C. Angell 5.00 +Utica. Plymouth Ch. 7.50 +Utica. Mrs. Sarah H. Mudge, _for Woman's Work_ 5.00 +Verona. E. Day 10.00 +Walton. Cong'l Ch. and Cong., _for Mt. White Work_ 72.45 +---- "Life Member." 12.00 +Woman's Home Missionary Union of N.Y., by Mrs. L.H. Cobb, +Treas., _for Womans' Work._ + Arcade. Y.L. Mission Circle 15.00 + Churchville. Ladies' Aux. 50.00 + Copenhagen. Ladies' Aux., to const. HARRY MUNGER L.M. 50.00 + Homer. "Band of Hope." 5.00 + Riverhead. Ladies' Aux. 15.00 + ---- + 135.00 + ---- + 3,684.45 + + + ESTATES +Brooklyn. Estate of Alfred S. Barnes by Alfred C. Barnes, +Ex. 4,856.67 +Franklin. Estate of Mrs. Mary Parsons Foote, by David +Foote, Ex. 451.15 + ---- + 8,942.27 + + NEW JERSEY, $1,242.46. +Arlington. Mrs. G. Overacre, _for Mt. White Work_ 3.00 +Bernardsville. Mrs. M.L. Roberts 30.00 +Montclair. J. Van Vleck, 100. Y.L.M. Soc. of First Cong. +Ch., by Effie A. Brown, Treas. 10.60 110.60 +New Brunswick. J.P. Langdon 15.00 +Park ridge. Sab. Sch., of Cong. Ch. 8.86 +Paterson. P. Van Houten 5.00 +Plainfield. C.L. Goodrich 5.00 +Salem. W. Graham Tyler 20.00 +Trenton. Miss S.T. Sherman, 40, Mrs. E.B. Fuller, 5 45.00 + ---- + 242.46 + + + ESTATES +Montclair. Estate of Winslow Ames, by W.W. Ames, Ex. 1,000.00 + ---- + 1,242.46 + + PENNSYLVANIA, $242.50. +Cambridgeboro. Woman's Miss'y Soc. of Cong. Ch. 10.00 +Canton. H. Sheldon 15.00 +Philadelphia. Chas. Burnham 100.00 +Pittston. Jas. Challenger 2.00 +Ridgway. First Cong. Ch. 15.50 +West Alexander. Mrs. Jane C. Davidson 100.00 + + + OHIO, $1,557.10. +Ashtabula. First Cong. Ch. 13.80 +Ashtabula. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch., _for Student Aid_, _Fisk U._ 25.00 +Berea. James S. Smedley, to const. F.S. SMEDLEY L.M. 30.00 +Brownhelm. Cong. Ch. 15.00 +Bryan. S.E. Blakeslee 5.00 +Burton. Rev. S.W. Pierson 5.00 +Cedarville. Mrs. M.E. Edwards 200.00 +Chagrin Falls. Cong. Ch. 21.63 +Cleveland. First Cong. Ch. 74.01; Mrs. F.W. Low, 20 94.01 +Cleveland. H.H. Brown, _for Talladega C._ 100.00 +Cleveland. Mrs. H.B. Spelman, _for Student Aid_, _Atlanta, +Ga._ 25.00 +Columbus. Eastwood Cong. Ch. 21.00 +Dover. Cong. Ch. 17.60 +Harbor. Cong. Ch. 5.00 +Kingsville. Myron Whiting 100.00 +Lafayette. Cong. Ch. 7.50 +Lorain. Mrs. A.D. Barber, (deceased,) 50; Rev. A.D. Barber +and Daughter, 21; Mrs. Susan Beers, 5; Others in Cong. +Ch., 27.85 103.85 +Madison. Central Cong. Ch. 29.47 +Medina. Cong. Ch., to const. DEA. C.E. CLARK, E.R. ROOT, +and MISS CLARA STEEB L.M's 98.06 +Mount Vernon. Cong. Ch., 68.63, Ladies' Miss'y Soc. 19; +Chas. Cooper, 15 102.63 +Newark. Plym. Cong. Ch. 6.00 +North Benton. Simon Hartzell 5.00 +North Bloomfield. E.A. Brown, _for Talladega C._ 100.00 +Oberlin. Second Cong. Ch., 48.69; Dr. and Mrs. Homer +Johnson, 8 56.69 +Painesville. E.E. Johnson 4.00 +Rootstown. Cong. Ch., 19.56; W.J. Dickinson, 10 29.56 +Steubenville. First Cong. Ch. 5.60 +Toledo. Washington St. Cong. Ch. 10.00 +Wellington. "A Friend," 20; Cong. Sab. Sch., 10 30.00 +Willoughby. Miss Mary P. Hastings 1.00 +Windham. First Cong. Ch. 13.46 +York. Cong. Ch. 32.00 +Ohio Woman's Home Missionary Union, by Mrs. Phebe A. +Crafts, Treas., _for Woman's Work_: + Chester. St. Paul's Mission Band 6.82 + Claridon. W.M.S. 10.00 + Cleveland. First Cong. Ch., H.M.S. 25.00 + Cleveland. First Cong. Ch., Y.P.S.C.E. 2.59 + Columbus. E.T.B. 2.00 + Columbus. Eastwood Ch., Mrs. P.L. Alcott 10.00 + Columbus. Eastwood Ch., "F.M.B." 7.00 + Coolville. L.H.M.S. 17.81 + Kent. Ladies' Aux. 11.50 + Lindenville. Miss Ellen Jones 5.00 + Madison. Cong. Ch. W.H.M.S. 1.00 + Madison. Cong. Ch. W.H.M.S. 0.52 + Marysville. Aux. 12.00 + Medina. L.B.S. 25.00 + Mount Vernon. W.H.M.S. 5.00 + Oberlin. First Cong. Ch. L.A.S. 75.00 + Painesville. L.H.M.S. 25.00 + South Kirtland. Cong. Ch., L.M.S. 3.00 + ---- + 244.24 + + + INDIANA, $205.00. +Versailles. Mrs. J.D. Nichols, (2.50 of which _for Indian +M._) 5.00 + + + ESTATES +Auburn. Estate of James Adams by D.Y. Husselman 200.00 + ---- + 205.00 + + + ILLINOIS, $1,302.34. +Aurora. N.L. Janes 10.00 +Belvidere. Mrs. M.C. Foote, 10, _for Mobile, Ala._ and 3 +_for Woman's Work_ 13.00 +Buda. J.B. Stewart, 100; Cong. Ch. 25.52 125.52 +Chicago. Plymouth Cong. Ch., 120.25; New England Ch. "A +Friend," 100; D.H. Roe, 100; Rev. J.M. Williams, 50; Rev. +Jos. E. Roy, D.D. 30. to const. REV. S.J. HUMPHREY, D.D., +L.M; A.L. Cole, 25; Randolph St. Mission of First Cong. +Ch., 20 445.52 +Chicago. Mrs. F.A. Noble, _for Student Aid Endowment +Fund_, _Fisk U._ 25.00 +Collinsville. J.F. Wadsworth 10.00 +Dover. Rev. R.M. Sargent 5.00 +Galesburg. First Cong. Ch. 90.00 +Granville. Y.P. Miss'y Soc. 10.00 +Hinsdale. J.W. Bushnell 5.00 +Joliet. Rev. S. Penfield 5.00 +Lewistown. Mrs. Myron Phelps 25.00 +Lisbon. Cong. Ch. 10.00 +Maywood. Cong. Ch. 20.00 +Morrison. William Wallace and Robert Wallace, to const. +MRS. AGNES RALSTON, L.M. 60.00 +Park Ridge. Cong. Ch. 8.00 +Plainfield. Cong. Ch. 8.50 +Princeton. Mrs. S.C. Clapp, 25; Mrs. P.B. Corss, 12; Cong. +Ch., 12 49.00 +Quincy. Lorenzo Bull, 50; Charles H. Bull, 50 100.00 +Ravenswood. Cong. Ch. 22.90 +Rockford. Thos. D. Robertson 50.00 +Rockford. Miss Blanche Goodall, _for Oahe Indian Sch._ 2.00 +Rockford. Mrs. E.W. Chandler, Box Papers, etc., _for +Sherwood, Tenn._ +Roseville. Cong. Ch. 11.38 +Rutland. Rev. L. Taylor 2.00 +Sandwich. Cong. Ch. 10.80 +Sterling. Mrs. Catherine McKinney 10.00 +Toulon. Cong. Ch., 23.18; Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., 5 28.18 +Toulon. "The Lamplighters," pkg. Patchwork, _for Sherwood, +Tenn._ +Wauponsee Grove. Cong. Ch. 11.90 +Western Springs. Union Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid +Endowment Fund_, _Fisk U._ 9.00 +Winnebago. N.F. Parsons 10.00 +Illinois Woman's Home Missionary Union, Mrs. C.E. Maltby, +Treas., _for Woman's Work_: + Ill. Woman's H.M.U. (30 of which from Ladies of Lincoln +Park Cong. Ch., to const. HENRY W. HOBART L.M.) 45.65 + Ill. Woman's H.M.U. (30 of which to const. MRS. J.E. +POOLE L.M.) 58.00 + Woman's Home Missionary Union 6.26 + ---- + 109.91 + + MICHIGAN, $758.96. +Agricultural College. Prof. R.C. Kedzie 10.00 +Almont. Cong. Ch. 25.00 +Ann Arbor. First Cong. Ch., 41; First Cong. Ch., add'l, "A +Friend," 15; Mrs. Maria Wood, 2 58.00 +Benton Harbor. Rev. W.H. Brewster 3.00 +Chelsea. First Cong. Ch. 21.00 +Church's Corners. Cong. Ch. 30.36 +Comstock. "A Friend" 138.10 +Detroit First Cong. Ch., 139.95; Sab. Sch. of First Cong. +Ch., 24.76; Woodward Av. Cong. Sab. Sch., 20 184.71 +East Gilead. Cong. Ch. 2.00 +Flint. Cong. Ch. 21.86 +Green Oak. John Thompson 5.00 +Homer. Mrs. C.C. Evarts 5.00 +Ithaca. Mr. and Mrs. A.H. Norris 10.00 +Kalamazoo. First Cong. Ch. 90.25 +Manistee. B.M. Cutcheon 5.00 +Nashville. "A Friend" 2.00 +Northport. Cong. Ch. and Sab. Sch. 5.00 +Portland. Cong. Ch. 16.00 +Romeo. E.B. Dickinson, 10; Watson Loud, 10 20.00 +Saginaw City. Mrs. A.M. Spencer 2.00 +Union City. "A Friend" 100.00 +Woman's Home Missionary Union, Mrs. E.F. Grabill, Treas.: + Essexville. W.H.M.S. 3.82 + Essexville. Sab. Sch. 0.86 + ---- + 4.68 + + WISCONSIN, $896.75. +Antigo. Cong. Ch. 6.35 +Appleton. "A Life Member" 10.00 +Berlin. Cong. Ch. 20.00 +Beloit. Second Cong. Ch., Sab. Sch. 11.00 +Beloit. E.P. Wheeler, _for Oahe Indian Sch._ 10.00 +Bristol. Cong. Ch. 40.00 +Burlington. Cong. Ch. 20.25 +Clintonville. Cong. Ch. 6.00 +Cooksville. E. Gilley 5.00 +Franksville. Cong. Ch. 4.00 +Green Bay. First Presb. Ch. 45.10 +Hayward. Cong. Ch. 15.10 +Kaukauna. Cong. Ch. 8.00 +Kenosha. Cong. Ch. 32.05 +Kinnic Kinnic. Cong. Ch. 3.30 +La Crosse. George H. Ray, 25; J.M. Holley, 5 30.00 +Madison. First Cong. Ch., 21.71; Sab. Sch. of First Cong. +Ch., 20 41.71 +Milwaukee. Grand Av. Cong. Ch., 139.16; Plymouth Ch., 30 169.16 +Necedah. Cong. Ch. 5.45 +New Lisbon. Cong. Ch. 11.50 +Oshkosh. Cong. Ch. 63.50 +River Falls. Cong. Ch. 41.00 +River Falls. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch., _for Fort Berthold +Indian M._ 35.00 +Sheboygan. Frank Stowe and Friends, Box Books, etc.; Sab. +Sch. First Cong. Ch., Box S.S. Papers, _for Sherwood, +Tenn._ +Stoughton. Cong. Ch. 3.28 +West Superior. Cong. Ch. 9.41 +Whitewater. Cong. Ch., 84.25, and Sab. Sch., 15.75 100.00 +Woman's Home Missionary Union of Wisconsin, _for Woman's +Work_: + Appleton. W.H.M.U. 1.75 + Arena. W.H.M.U. 4.07 + Beloit. First Ch. W.H.M.U. 18.15 + Bloomington. W.H.M.U. 5.30 + Brodhead. W.H.M.U. 2.90 + ---- "A Friend" 50.00 + Eau Claire. W.H.M.U. 8.30 + Janesville. W.H.M.U. 3.50 + Madison. W.H.M.U. 24.72 + Milton. W.H.M.U. 7.40 + Milwaukee. W.H.M.U. 3.00 + New Lisbon. W.H.M.U. 3.00 + Platteville. W.H.M.U. 0.50 + Ripon. W.H.M.U. 7.00 + Stoughton. W.H.M.U. 1.00 + Wauwatosa. W.H.M.U. 4.00 + Whitewater. W.H.M.U. 6.00 + ---- + 150.59 + + + IOWA, $526.42. +Amity. Cong. Ch. 17.30 +Charles City. First Cong. Ch. 40.07 +Cherokee. First Cong. Ch. 15.82 +Chester Center. Cong. Ch. 9.06 +Danville. Lee W. Mix, 3; S.H. Mix, 2 5.00 +Davenport. Julius A. Reed 15.00 +Decorah. Cong. Ch., _for Indian M._ 7.00 +Decorah. Cong. Ch. 6.00 +Denmark. T.S. Taylor, 20; Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., 15 35.00 +Dubuque. First Cong. Ch. 42.37 +Grinnell. Mrs. Geo. Magoun, _for Oahe Indian Sch._ 2.00 +Iowa City. Rev. M.N. Miles 10.00 +Keokuk. Woman's Miss'y Soc., _for Woman's Work_ 14.50 +Lawlen. Cong. Ch. 4.05 +Manchester. Ladies' Miss'y Soc. 10.00 +McGregor. J.H. Ellsworth 10.00 +McGregor. ---- 17.00 +Nashua. Cong. Ch. 12.37 +Postville. Cong. Ch. 8.00 +Quasqueton. Cong. Ch. 3.21 +Red Oak. First Cong. Ch. 22.83 +Tabor. Cong. Ch. 68.25 +Traer. Cong. Ch., 11.06; L.M. Soc. Cong. Ch., 6 17.06 +Waterloo. Cong. Ch. 15.12 +Winthrop. Cong. Ch. 50.00 +----. "Friends." _for Oahe Indian Sch._ 3.10 +Woman's Home Missionary Union of Iowa, _for Woman's Work_: + Bellevue. L.M.S. 4.00 + Cedar Rapids. L.M.S. 21.30 + Council Bluffs. L.M.S. 10.00 + Le Mars. L.M.S. 4.35 + Mason City. L.M.S. 4.50 + Onawa. L.M.S. 6.00 + Rockford. L.M.S. 1.16 + Stuart. L.M.S. 5.00 + Sheldon. L.M.S. 1.00 + Shenandoah. L.M.S. 9.00 + ---- + 66.31 + + MINNESOTA, $384.63. +Aitken. Cong. Ch. 2.24 +Anoka. Cong. Ch. 5.00 +Little Falls. 3.10 +Mankato. Cong. Ch. 6.50 +Minneapolis. Plym. Ch., 11; Vine Ch., 10.75 21.75 +Northfield. First Cong. Ch. 88.96 +Rochester. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch. 30.61 +Rose Creek. "True Blue" Card, by Mrs. Sarah Rounce 2.70 +Saint Paul. Plymouth Cong. Ch. 22.42 +Minn. Woman's Home Missionary Soc., _for Woman's Work_, by +Mrs. Clara N. Cross, Treas.: + Austin. W.M.S. 15.88 + Brainerd. First Ch. S.S. 9.50 + Cannon Falls. ---- 5.00 + Clear Water. Sab. Sch. and Nellie Baxter, Bessie +Bosworth, Sarah Whiting, on True Blue Cards, 5 each 15.62 + Cottage Grove. W.M.S. 8.00 + Glyndon. S.S. 1.18 + Marshall. W.M.S. 7.50 + Minneapolis. First Ch. W.H.M.S. 49.00 + Minneapolis. Plymouth W.H.M.S. 23.00 + Minneapolis. Second Ch. W.M.S. 7.50 + Minneapolis. Como Av. Ch., "Seekers after Knowledge," 5.00 + Owatomie. W.H.M.S. 13.00 + Plainview. S.S. 1.64 + Plainview. W.M.S. 5.75 + Rochester. Y.L.M.S. 21.67 + Saint Cloud. W.M.S. 3.50 + Waseca. W.M.S. 2.00 + ----. ---- 6.61 + ---- + 201.35 + + + MISSOURI, $111.20. +Lebanon. Cong. Ch. 11.10 +Pierce City. Woman's Miss'y Soc. of First Cong. Ch. 5.00 +Saint Louis. First Cong. Ch. 50.00 +Sedalia. Cong. Ch. 45.10 + + + KANSAS, $100.74. +Brookville. Rev. S.G. Wright 5.00 +Council Grove. Cong. Ch. 15.00 +Dover. Cong. Ch. 1.25 +Hiawatha. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch. 2.89 +Leavenworth. First Cong. Ch. 54.35 +Osawatomie. Cong. Ch. 10.00 +Valley Falls. Cong. Ch. 12.25 + + + DAKOTA, $20.91. +Fort Bethold. Mrs. H.R. Floyd, _for Fort B. Indian M._ 6.00 +Dakota Woman's Home Missionary Union, by Mrs. Sue Fifield, +Treas., _for Woman's Work,_ + Huron. W.M.S. 4.00 + Huron. W.M.S. 6.50 + Lake Henry. W.M.S. 4.41 + ---- + 14.91 + + NEBRASKA, $53.50. +Camp Creek. Cong. Ch. 10.00 +Chadron. Cong. Ch. 5.00 +Dewitt. Cong. Ch. 3.50 +Irvington. Cong. Ch. 15.00 +Omaha. Mrs. Reuben Gaylord, _for Indian M._ 20.00 + + + MONTANA, $2.50. +----. "A Friend," 2.50 + + + ARKANSAS, $1.05. +Fayetteville. Cong. Ch. 1.05 + + + WASHINGTON TERR., $25.00. +Fidalgo Island. Pilgrim Ch. 10.00 +Skokomish. Cong. Ch. 15.00 + + + OREGON, $31.12. +Portland. First Cong. Ch., 30. to const. C.F. HOLCOMB +L.M.; Rev. E. Rogers, 1.12 31.12 + + + CALIFORNIA, $5.00. +Arcata. ----. 5.00 + + + DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, $18,242.14. +Washington. U.S. Government, _for Indian M._ 18,186.74 +Washington, Mrs. S.B.A. Robinson, of Cong. Ch., 30, to +const. JAMES FRANCIS ADAMS L.M.; B.N. and E.M. Seymour, +15; Lincoln Memorial Ch., 10.40 55.40 + + + KENTUCKY, $143.10. +Williamsburg. Tuition. 143.10 + + + NORTH CAROLINA, $2.90. +McLeansville. Rev. A. Connet 0.40 +Pekin. Cong. Ch. 1.50 +Troy. S.D. Leak 1.00 + + + SOUTH CAROLINA, $331.00. +Greenwood. Tuition 331.00 + + + TENNESSEE, $3,507.93. +Memphis. Slater Fund 1,500.00 +Nashville. Slater Fund 1,500.00 +Nashville. Tuition, 300.90; Rent, 18.35 319.25 +Nashville. Mrs. H.H. Wright, _for Student Aid_, _Fisk U._ 1.50 +Pleasant Hill. Tuition, 135.20; School Fund, 47.50 182.70 +Robbins. Tuition 4.50 + + + GEORGIA, $529.04. +Atlanta. Teachers and Students, Atlanta U., 20; Children's +Miss'y Soc., by Mrs. E. Kent, 5, _for Indian Sch._ 25.00 +Atlanta. First Cong. Ch., Six Birthday Offerings 1.04 +Macon. Slater Fund 500.00 +Marietta. Ch. and Sab. Sch, 1.50 each 3.00 + + ALABAMA, $1,423.55. +Talladega. Slater Fund 1,400.00 +Tallagega. Tuition 22.55 + + + MISSISSIPPI, $3,000.00. +Tougaloo. State Appropriation 500.00 +Tougaloo. Slater Fund 1,500.00 + + + LOUISIANA, $1,000.00. +New Orleans. Slater Fund 1,000.00 + + + TEXAS, $900.00. +Austin. Slater Fund 900.00 + + + INCOMES, $1,691.03. +Avery Fund, _for Mendi M._ 1,570.03 +C.F. Dike Fund, _for Straight U._ 50.00 +General Endowment Fund 50.00 +Hammond Fund, _for Straight U._ 0.77 +Howard Theo. Fund, _for Howard U._ 7.98 +Luke Memorial Fund, _for Talladega C._ 0.68 +Rice Memorial Fund, _for Talladega C._ 1.50 +Theo. Sch'p Fund, _for Talladega C._ 0.18 +Theo. Endowment Fund, _for Fisk U._ 5.18 +Yale Library Fund, _for Talladega C._ 4.71 + + + CANADA, $5.00. +Montreal. Chas. Alexander 5.00 + + + CHINA, $5.00. +Tientsin. Rev. M.L. Stimson 5.00 + ======== + + +Donations 30,846.46 +Estates 9,107.82 +Incomes 1,691.03 +Tuitions 1,484.75 +Rents 18.35 +U.S. Government for Indians 18,186.74 +Slater Fund 8,300.00 + ---- + Total for September 69,635.15 + Total from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30 320,952.42 + ========== + + + FOR THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY. +Subscriptions for September 35.77 +Previously acknowledged 897.61 + ---- + Total 933.38 + ======== + + + + H.W. HUBBARD, Treasurer, + 56 Reade St., N.Y. + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of American Missionary, Volume XLII. No. +11. 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