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diff --git a/21952.txt b/21952.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7335370 --- /dev/null +++ b/21952.txt @@ -0,0 +1,3546 @@ +The Project Gutenberg EBook of American Missionary - Volume 50, No. 3, +March, 1896, 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 50, No. 3, March, 1896 + +Author: Various + +Release Date: June 27, 2007 [EBook #21952] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ASCII + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK AMERICAN MISSIONARY *** + + + + +Produced by Joshua Hutchinson, Karen Dalrymple, and the +Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net +(This file was produced from images generously made +available by Cornell University Digital Collections) + + + + + + +The American Missionary + +MARCH, 1896 + +VOL. L + +No. 3 + + + + +CONTENTS + + +EDITORIAL. + + WHAT NOW? 81 + BISHOP HAYGOOD--PAMPHLETS, 82 + "HOSANNA"--"CRUCIFY", 83 + PRESENT NEED OF THE INDIANS, 85 + BOHEMIAN GIRL'S GIFT--ACTIVITY, ECONOMY, BENEVOLENCE, 87 + + +IN MEMORIAM. + + REV. HENRY SWIFT DE FOREST D.D. 88 + MISS LUCELIA E. WILLIAMS, 89 + + +THE SOUTH. + + THANKS, GOVERNOR STONE--WILMINGTON, N. C. 90 + PRAYER WITH BACKBONE--FUNNY ANSWERS, 91 + FAMILY FEUD IN THE MOUNTAINS--AN INCIDENT OF MOUNTAIN WORK, 92 + PARAGRAPHS, 93 + + +THE INDIANS. + + DI TAPI'O? 94 + THANKSGIVING DAY--BUSY DAY--THANK OFFERING, 96 + + +THE CHINESE. + + WATSONVILLE MISSION, 97 + SANTA CRUZ MISSION, 98 + + +WOMAN'S STATE ORGANIZATIONS, 99 + + +RECEIPTS, 101 + + + NEW YORK: + PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION. + Bible House, Ninth St. and Fourth Ave., New York. + + + Price, 50 Cents a Year in advance. + Entered at the Post Office at New York, N. Y., as a second-class + mail matter. + + * * * * * + + +American Missionary Association. + + +PRESIDENT, MERRILL E. GATES, LL.D., MASS. + + +_Vice-Presidents._ + + Rev. F. A. NOBLE, D.D., Ill. + Rev. ALEX. McKENZIE, D.D., Mass. + Rev. HENRY HOPKINS, D.D., Mo. + Rev. HENRY A. STIMSON, D.D., N. Y. + Rev. WASHINGTON GLADDEN, D.D., Ohio. + + +_Honorary Secretary and Editor._ + + REV. M. E. STRIEBY, D.D., _Bible House, N. Y._ + + +_Corresponding Secretaries._ + + Rev. A. F. BEARD, D.D., Rev. F. P. WOODBURY, D.D., _Bible House, N. Y._ + Rev. C. J. RYDER, D.D., _Bible House, N. Y._ + + +_Recording Secretary._ + + Rev. M. E. STRIEBY, D.D., _Bible House, N. Y._ + + +_Treasurer._ + + H. W. HUBBARD, Esq., _Bible House, N. Y._ + + +_Auditors._ + + GEORGE S. HICKOK. + JAMES H. OLIPHANT. + + +_Executive Committee._ + + CHARLES L. MEAD, Chairman. + CHARLES A. HULL, Secretary. + + + _For Three Years._ + + EAMUEL HOLMES, + SAMUEL S. MARPLES, + CHARLES L. MEAD, + WILLIAM H. STRONG, + ELIJAH HORR. + + + _For Two Years._ + + WILLIAM HAYES WARD, + JAMES W. COOPER, + LUCIEN C. WARNER, + JOSEPH H. TWICHELL, + CHARLES P. PEIRCE. + + + _For One Year._ + + CHARLES A. HULL, + ADDISON P. FOSTER, + ALBERT J. LYMAN, + NEHEMIAH BOYNTON, + A. J. F. BEHRENDS. + + +_District Secretaries._ + + Rev. GEO. H. GUTTERSON, _21 Cong'l House, Boston, Mass._ + Rev. JOS. E. ROY, D.D., _153 La Salle Street, Chicago, Ill._ + + +_Secretary of Woman's Bureau._ + + Miss D. E. EMERSON, _Bible House, 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; letters relating to the finances, to the +Treasurer; letters relating to woman's work, to the Secretary of the +Woman's Bureau. + + +DONATIONS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS + +In drafts, checks, registered letters, or post-office orders, may be +sent to H. W. Hubbard, Treasurer, Bible House, New York; or, when more +convenient, to either of the Branch Offices, 21 Congregational House, +Boston, Mass., or 153 La Salle Street, Chicago, Ill. A payment of thirty +dollars constitutes a Life Member. + +NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.--The date on the "address label" indicates the +time to which the subscription is paid. Changes are made in date on +label to the 10th of each month. If payment of subscription be made +afterward the change on the label will appear a month later. Please send +early notice of change in post-office address, giving the former address +and the new address, in order that our periodicals and occasional papers +may be correctly mailed. + + +FORM OF A BEQUEST. + +"I GIVE AND BEQUEATH the sum of ---- dollars to the 'American +Missionary Association,' incorporated by act of the Legislature of the +State of New York." The will should be attested by three witnesses. + + + + +THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY + +VOL. L. MARCH, 1896. No. 3. + + +WHAT NOW? + +One-third of the fiscal year passed on Feb. 1st without any special +campaign of appeals in behalf of the debt and the suffering work of the +American Missionary Association. We have constantly reported to its +supporting churches and friends the exact financial condition of the +Association. We have reiterated the call voted at our Annual Meeting for +such enlargement of support as will bring the receipts of this +semi-centennial year up to $500,000. We have emphasized the urgency of +the present and prospective needs of the work. + +We are sensible of the pressure made upon the churches to increase their +benefactions along the different lines of the Congregational mission +service. We rejoice over their increased offerings in this critical +period, although the support of their work through the American +Missionary Association has not been increased. Their contributions to +the Association in these past four months stand at about the disastrous +figure of the corresponding period last year. The other eight months of +that year suffered from a disheartening reduction which raised the total +debt to nearly a hundred thousand dollars. If the coming eight months +are to bring the same proportionate reduction which the corresponding +eight months of last year suffered, we frankly say now and here that a +new debt will be incurred in addition to the old one. We cannot avoid it +and we cannot remain silent about it. + +What now? Must our debt grow? We cannot reduce our working forces on the +instant. We cannot at once call off our missionaries whom we have +engaged for the current year and to whom we have pledged their support. +They have both the moral and the legal right to their support for the +time stipulated. This is a necessity in the administration of the +missionary societies which are called to employ large numbers of +missionaries. They must keep faith with their workers. + +What now? Reduction? Within the last three years we have reduced our +work by $124,000. But our receipts were reduced in increasing measure +each year by a total of $224,000. Further reduction? Yes, as soon as +possible, under present engagements, if it must be so. Is this the +decision of the Christian people in the churches? Is it wise? Is it +necessary? Must the life-blood of these missions to the poorest, the +most needy of all the peoples in America be shed? Does not the condition +of these lowly and helpless millions cry out to God against it? + +The American Missionary Association has been providentially called to +minister to the down-trodden, the submerged millions of our common +country. Their distressful needs are in danger of being left aside in +the pressure of other worthy appeals for aid. Will not the thoughtful, +the large-minded and large-hearted, who lead in every benevolent service +of the churches, come to the rescue of this imperiled Christian service? +Will they not make this fiftieth year of the American Missionary +Association a year of jubilee by bringing an advance of at least a +hundred thousand dollars before the assembling of our great Boston +Convention in October? + + +BISHOP HAYGOOD.--The recent death of Atticus G. Haygood of the +Methodist Episcopal Church South has removed a very useful man from +among those who are conscientiously engaged in the uplifting of the +colored people and in promoting harmony between the two races in the +South. In the writing of his books and his numerous articles for the +press, in his conscientious administration of the Slater Fund and in his +work as Bishop, he has rendered a permanent benefit to his church and +the country. + + +PAMPHLETS AND ADDRESSES. + +Since the publication, in a recent number of THE MISSIONARY, of +the list of the documents ready for distribution on application of our +friends, we add the following: + +Annual Report of the Association. + +Sermon by Rev. WM. HAYES WARD, D.D., "Instead of thy Fathers +shall be thy Children." + +Citizenship and Christianity, by Rev. SHERROD SOULE. + +The Debt of Our Country to the American Highlanders During the +War, by Secretary C. J. RYDER. (Reprint, illustrated.) + + +"GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD" is the title of a most excellent +little book compiled by Prof. George L. Wood, of Philadelphia. A special +fund has been contributed by a friend interested in the circulation of +this useful little volume, which makes it possible for us to offer to +our missionaries a limited number, if they will write asking for the +same. We are very glad to be able in this way to give a wider +circulation to this valuable book, which will prove useful in teaching +Christian truth. + + +INCREASED GIFTS.--We are glad to learn that the Prospect Hill +Church, Somerville, Mass., of which Rev. E. S. Tead is pastor, have just +added 65 per cent. to their gifts of last year to our work. The Grace +Church of South Framingham, of which Rev. F. E. Emrich is pastor, have +also increased their gifts by about $200 over last year. + + +"HOSANNA"--"CRUCIFY." + +On an ever-memorable day, the Son of Man rode into Jerusalem. A vast +multitude of people thronged the streets and cast their garments and +palm branches before Him, and with unbounded enthusiasm cried "Hosanna +in the highest!" But only a few days later that same multitude, as cruel +as they were fickle, followed the Son of Man with the fiendish cry +"Crucify him! crucify him!" ceasing not until he hung on the cross, and +then they taunted him with sneers and mockings. + +The followers of the Son of Man are sometimes called in their measure to +pass through almost similar circumstances changing from the highest +praise to the bitterest denunciation. Dr. Theodore L. Cuyler, that grand +old man, who surpasses all others of this generation in his knowledge of +the great men of his times and in his accurate and vivid descriptions of +them, has given, in a recent article in _The Evangelist_, a striking +sketch of some of the prominent clergymen and laymen of this city two +generations past: + +"The death of that noble Christian philanthropist, William A. Booth, +removes from us about the last survivor of a remarkable group of men who +for three-quarters of a century impressed themselves most deeply on the +religious life of New York and the whole country. Among the earlier +members of this group were the brothers, Arthur and Lewis Tappan, Harlan +Page, Anson G. Phelps, Moses Allen, R. T. Haines, W. W. Chester, and +Joshua Leavitt, who was one of the earliest editors of _The Evangelist_. +Later on we come upon the names of William E. Dodge, Christopher R. +Robert, William A. Booth, Apollos Wetmore, R. M. Hartley, Robert Carter, +James Brown, and Jesse W. Benedict. Other names might be added to this +roll of honor, but these were representative and conspicuous. + +"As far back as 1825 Arthur Tappan might have been called the most +prominent Christian layman in New York. His moral courage and +philanthropic zeal made him on a humbler scale what Lord Shaftesbury +became on a larger scale in London. Those were days of foundation-laying +of great religious enterprises. The Home Missionary Society, the +American Temperance Society, the American Sunday-school Union, and +the Seamen's Friend Society were born about that time. In February, +1825, Arthur Tappan sent on to Boston for the Rev. Wm. A. Hallock, +who before sunrise on a winter morning presented himself at Mr. +Tappan's door. They called together a few warm-hearted Christians--among +whom were Messrs. Allen, Haines, and Chester--and the American Tract +Society was organized, and its new building was erected. It was while +in the employ of the Tract Society that Harlan Page did his wonderful +work as a consecrated laborer for the conversion of souls." + +It was not Dr. Cuyler's purpose to follow these men in their later +experiences. But we take the liberty of doing so in respect to one of +the persons named, Arthur Tappan, of whom Dr. Cuyler says that as far +back as 1825 he might have been called "the most prominent Christian +layman in New York." If we step down nine years to 1834, we shall find +that same Arthur Tappan ostracized by his former associates, ridiculed +and denounced by the press, a reward of $50,000 offered for his head, +and his store assailed by an infuriated mob, and defended inside by Mr. +Tappan and his little band of clerks, of whom the editor and proprietor +of _The Independent_ was then one. It is not too much to say that in +1834 Arthur Tappan was the best-abused man in New York. + +It may be asked with surprise, What had made this great change? The +answer is simple: He had become an _abolitionist_. The same zeal in the +Master's cause which led him to do so much in founding and sustaining +the great missionary and benevolent enterprises, induced him to assist +the anti-slavery cause, which had then come forward. He felt a profound +sympathy for the oppressed slave, and rejoiced to do what he could to +secure his emancipation. + +It should be remarked that Mr. Tappan did not agree with those +abolitionists who denounced the Constitution and the Church. On the +contrary, he took a leading part in the formation of a new anti-slavery +society that was established in opposition to those extremists. He was +the president of that new society for many years. Mr. Tappan used the +same quiet and unassuming methods in giving his time, influence, and +money to the anti-slavery cause as he did to the other benevolent and +missionary enterprises. + +Now we think that the Son of Man, assailed by the mob in the Garden and +crucified on Calvary that He might save the world, was more exalted, and +revealed His divine character more distinctly, than when He was +surrounded by the hosannas of the thoughtless and fickle mob. So, in +like manner and at a humble distance, Arthur Tappan reached his highest +point of honor as a patriotic Christian man when, for the sake of the +poor and downtrodden slaves, he was willing to bear reproach and +jeopardize his life in their behalf. + +Mr. Tappan and his associates, fifty years ago, founded the American +Missionary Association amid the obloquy and danger that surrounded +anti-slavery people in that day; and now, as the Association is +rejoicing in its successful and honored work in this its Jubilee year, +we take pleasure in its behalf in testifying to the courage and +self-sacrificing labors of its founders. + +_From The Independent._ + + +THE PRESENT NEED OF THE INDIANS. + +BY MISS ANNA L. DAWES. + +It would appear that there was a certain definite loss to the cause of +Christianity among the Indians when that work ceased to be called +Foreign Missions, and became Home Missions. In the face of much +opposition and many sneers since the day it first discovered its +"marching orders," the Church has never ceased to believe it to be its +duty to go out into all the world and preach the gospel, and +persecution, neglect, or starvation have only served to intensify its +zeal. It _must_ preach the gospel to the heathen. But in regard to Home +Missions the Church has felt that it _may_ preach the gospel to +neighbors, not that it _must_--that it is a good and desirable thing to +do, but by no means an inexorable duty. If the Indians had remained +foreign heathen, we might hope for a Students' Volunteer movement, for +an Inland Mission, for a zeal beyond wisdom which even sets forth to +preach the gospel in the midst of war. The Indians are as pagan as the +Japanese or the Hindus, for instance: their redemption is as great a +necessity as the redemption of the Chinese. Their chiefs plead for help +and teachers in no less touching fashion than do South African kings. +But those fill us with missionary zeal. We cry unto heaven for money and +opportunity to go over seas to convert those; but these, the heathen in +our very midst, most of us neither see nor hear. Can it be because there +is neither romance nor mystery about these others? The test of the +reality of our zeal is before us here and now. We may measure the value +of our professions for ourselves. + +At this present time the need of the Indians for missionaries is greater +than ever before. They have reached not only a new crisis, but a crisis +of a new kind. Practically speaking the Government has done what it can +for them, or very nearly all. The Indian has law, land, education, he is +fast becoming absorbed in the surrounding people, but never was he in +worse need. All these great fundamental principles of social life have +been thrust upon him, oft against his will and largely unprepared; +certainly with very little comprehension of their resulting privileges +or duties. He needs a friend beside him at every step. Thrust out into +an alien and hostile community, he is in some sense in a worse case than +when he dwelt alone in undisturbed barbarism. + +And again, civilization is not Christianity. This truth, so obvious +everywhere else, seems to be lost sight of when the Indians are +considered. We discover that, although educated, they will not stay +refined, that they are civilized, but will not remain moral. Behold, +says the caviller, there is no good Indian until he dies, and even his +friends complain that the young men will "go back" to gambling games and +horse races. It is true that some measure of refinement and fine morals +is peculiarly necessary to the Indians just now, but these are not any +necessary part of civilization. They are, however, inseparable to +Christianity, and by this token the red man needs Christianity for his +everyday life even more than the white man, who is surrounded by a +Christian atmosphere. If we would have the newly-liberated Indians a +valuable and reliable part of the community in this world they must be +Christianized. Just why goes back a long way; but a fact it is, that +whatever may be true of Chinese or Poles or Bohemians, if the Indian is +to have any staying power, if he is to be anything but a despair to his +friends and a curse to all around him, he must be _converted_ as well as +civilized. The use of his land, the best system of law, an absolute +restriction upon liquor, all together, will do no more for him in the +Northwest than it has done for Cherokee or Choctaw. It is the building +up of the individual that is needed to-day quite as much as any +legislation which shall improve the community. + +Not only has the Indian come to a time of special need, not only does he +need Christianity to make his land and his education of any value, not +only is his law unsupported by his own character of little worth, but he +needs Christian missionaries more and more, because he has ceased to be +the Indian and become Indians. It is peculiarly true that every tribe, +every group, every family almost, has reached a different state of need. +The varying pressure of circumstances combined with the differing +methods of education furnished the children, has brought the race to a +time and place when it needs many, many helpers, who, living with them +as Thomas Riggs has lived with them, will find their reward in their +growth and development. Wherever the Riggs family live, there the Indian +problem is solved. Where Bishop Hare and Mary Collins work the answer is +already plain. Let the Omahas without any missionary testify also to the +darker side of the question. + +It is not further efforts by the churches for the education of the +Indian that are needed. There are many schools, good, bad, and +indifferent, but still schools, and it is certain that the Government +will attend to the education difficulty. But it is missionaries that +the Indian needs; missionaries to convert heathen. This is an inglorious +service and one of plenteous hardship, but beyond measure it is a +patriotic service, beyond measure it is the work of Him whose "all the +world" began "at Jerusalem," who taught us to find Himself wherever the +least of His children were in sore need. + + +A LITTLE BOHEMIAN GIRL'S GIFT. + +The following letter from Rev. J. S. Porter, Missionary of the American +Board, will explain itself. Will there not be among those who shall read +it some one who would like to purchase the remaining coins given by the +poor little orphan girl in Bohemia for the colored people? If so, our +Treasurer, H. W. Hubbard, will forward the coins upon application from +those who would like to purchase one or more of them. A Christian lady +in Detroit, who abounds in good works, has generously sent us $25 for +one of the coins: + + "PRAGUE, BOHEMIA, Sept. 14, 1895. + + "Enclosed find seven Austrian crowns, the gift of a little orphan + girl, Marie Kuchera. She wanted to do something for the colored + people, and this is her offering. Her pastor wished me to send the + original crowns that she gave. Some two years ago I was called into + the country, an hour and a half away, to officiate at the communion + service of a poor consumptive mother and widow. It was a joy to see + her sweet patient endurance during all the long hours she was + waiting for her Lord. She had not long to wait. + + "The little girl who sends these seven crowns--which equal $1.40 in + our money--was the little one she left an orphan. Their home is a + humble one, only one living room, and yet in this humble cottage she + is learning to open her heart to the great needs of her Master's + kingdom, and rejoices to send these offerings for the poor black + children." + + +ACTIVITY, ECONOMY, BENEVOLENCE. + +The following letter tells the story of the remarkable career of a +Christian minister, whose activity was maintained through a long life, +and whose self-denial enabled him to accumulate handsome sums of money +to be bestowed on worthy objects of benevolence. His sympathies were not +narrow, but widespread, and his genial love of children continued to his +latest days: + +"My father, Rev. Otis Holmes, of Lake Grove, L. I., was an enthusiast in +missions, and never let the time of the missionary concerts go by +without attendance. His salary was never above $800 per year--latterly +only $400--and during his last years, to save the Home Missionary +Society, he gave his services. By rigid economy and incessant toil, with +no vacation during fifty years, he laid aside $1,500 for missions, $500 +to the American Board, $500 to the American Missionary Association, $500 +to the Home Missionary Society. He gave, too, a parsonage lot, and +contributed largely to two parsonages. + +"In his earlier ministry he came in contact with pro-slavery +parishioners, and ever and always stood up for the slave, and at no +little sacrifice. And so upon the temperance question, at the age of +eighty and upwards he would arouse most intense enthusiasm in meeting. +None were heard oftener or more gladly. He had great strength and vigor +and rarely ever missed an appointment. No weather detained him. He won +many souls to Christ, and was quite often called away to revival work. +He was exceedingly fond of children and entered heartily into their +pastimes. He died at Lake Grove at the age of nearly ninety-one, and was +an active pastor at the age of eighty-four. He died honored of his +ministerial brethren, whom he ardently loved, and was mourned by a large +number whom he had benefited during his ministry. Such a life of labor +and love should make its appeal to a selfish and skeptical world." + + + + +In Memoriam. + + +REV. HENRY SWIFT DE FOREST, D.D. + +The death of this honored servant of God, January 27, at his house in +Talladega, Ala., was sudden and unexpected. Although he has suffered for +several years past under impaired health, yet on the day preceding the +accident he appeared unusually well. He had performed his usual college +duties, attended and spoken at the memorial services for Dr. Cutler on +the afternoon of Friday, and was present at the college social on Friday +night. The accident occurred on Saturday. He arose early in the morning, +as was his custom, and made preparations for his usual bath. On crossing +the hall at the head of the stairway he fell down the entire flight and +was found stretched out, face downward, on the lower floor. The family +came speedily to his relief. Help was summoned from the neighborhood and +medical attendance secured. It was the doctor's opinion that the fall +was due to an apopleptic stroke, which seized him while in the upper +hall and rendered him powerless to either prevent the fall or hinder its +continued progress. Funeral services were held on Tuesday forenoon, +which were attended by many of the best citizens of Talladega, two of +the pastors of the Talladega churches speaking warmly and +sympathetically of Dr. De Forest and of the institution over which he +had presided. Mrs. De Forest and her daughter, accompanied by one of the +professors of the institution, attended the remains to their last +resting place in Sherburne, N. Y. + +Dr. De Forest was of Huguenot descent; was born in So. Edmeston, N. Y., +March 17, 1833, was graduated from Yale College in 1857, and obtained +his theological education at Yale and Union theological seminaries. He +was ordained in New Haven, August 2, 1863, and served as chaplain in the +Eleventh Connecticut Volunteers during the civil war. He was called to +the pastorate of Plymouth Congregational Church, Des Moines, Iowa., +October 17, 1866, where he remained until October, 1879, when he +accepted the call to the Presidency of Talladega College, Talladega, +Ala., a position he has filled with great acceptance to the day of his +death. He was married August 25th, 1869, to Miss Anna M. Robbins, +daughter of Rev. Alden B. Robbins, D.D., of Muscatine, Iowa. + +Dr. De Forest was a man of fine personal presence, affable in manner, +gifted as a speaker, a scholar, and a man of practical affairs. His life +has been varied, but in whatever position he has been employed he has +soon won the confidence and esteem of those with whom he has been +associated. + + +MISS LUCELIA E. WILLIAMS. + +This estimable lady, after four years of severe but patient suffering +from neuralgia, passed away Sunday afternoon, December 22, at her home +in Deerfield, Mass. Miss Williams was a native of Deerfield, an old +historic town in the Connecticut Valley, and a descendant of Rev. T. +Williams, who was taken captive by the Indians. During the war of the +Rebellion Miss Williams was sent by the National Freedman's Aid Society +to labor among the Freedmen of Port Royal Island, S. C. With a +commission and a Government permit alone she found her mission field. +The following year was spent at Richmond, Va., teaching among the +refugees who had come into the city at the close of the war. The next +year she taught a large school in Washington, D. C., at Kendall Green, +and in the autumn of 1867, accompanied by her sister, Miss P. A. +Williams, she began her work at Hampton, Va., teaching in the Butler and +Lincoln schools. After the new building was completed, the sisters were +transferred to the Normal school, which they organized, and the success +of which was largely due to their indefatigable labors. Miss Williams +was connected with the institution two years when she was appointed by +the American Missionary Association as Principal of the Stanton Normal +Institute, Jacksonville, Fla., where she remained seven years. + +Miss Williams always secured the confidence and esteem of those with and +for whom she labored, and was considered one of the most efficient +teachers in the employ of the Association. + + + + +The South. + + +THANKS, GOVERNOR STONE. + +The popular Governor of Mississippi, Hon. J. M. Stone, who has filled +the responsible position of chief executive for a greater length of time +than any other person since the formation of the State government, in +his last message to the Senate and House of Representatives called +especial attention to Tougaloo University, as follows: + +"Although Tougaloo University is not a State institution, I desire, in +its behalf, to convey to you in this parting message a word of warm and +sincere commendation. No school in the South is conducted upon higher +principles, and its good effects are felt throughout the State. By way +of recognition of its great merit, and for the high esteem in which its +principal is held in the community, the Board of Visitors has been +continued from term to term, and I recommend that a Board be appointed +by the Governor for the next biennial year." + +As Governor Stone has repeatedly visited Tougaloo, he speaks with +personal knowledge of our great work in the "Black Belt." In +agricultural and industrial work Tougaloo is not excelled in the South, +while the standard of scholarship is greatly superior to that of +industrial schools which seek only elementary attainment. + + +GREGORY INSTITUTE, WILMINGTON, N. C. + +BY PROF. F. T. WATERS. + +Christmas in Gregory Normal Institute does not mean simply _receiving_, +but we have what has proved to us, after a trial of two years, a much +better plan--that of _giving_. It is truly surprising how much can be +given, even by those who it would seem are too poor to give anything. On +Thursday, December 19, it was announced by the principal in all the +rooms that all who could bring a Christmas offering might do so on +Friday, the last day of the term before the holidays. Before eight a.m. +Friday the articles began to come in, and the variety would discount any +country grocery store, I am sure. Flour, meat, rice, grits, cracked +peas, beans, potatoes, apples, turnips, cabbages, greens, onions, sugar, +tea, coffee, eggs, bacon, wood, kindling, matches, soap, pictures, +thread, needles, pins, and in fact almost every article that can be +eaten or worn or made use of in any way. Quite a good deal of money was +contributed, and that was used for buying articles for needy persons. + +What struck me most forcibly was the willing and cheerful giving. Some +things came from homes where there was scarcely to be found as much more +of the same thing as was brought. I must mention an instance of real +sacrifice, though the things brought will seem, without doubt, to those +who read this article, as of but little worth. One little girl we had +picked out of the most wretched hovel only a few weeks before, so ragged +that except for pity you would wish her out of sight; and when I saw her +coming in with her gift I thought, "What can she bring?" Well, she +brought all she had to bring--literally her whole wealth--a few dirty +little picture cards which some one had given to her and which she had +treasured "lo, these many years," judging from the dirt accumulated on +them. The gift seemed trivial, but it meant something to this little +girl. Hundreds there are in this very city who are in no school--who +can't attend for want of money. Oh that God's treasures could be used to +save his own dear children! + +Thank God there are many who hold a little of God's gold who have laid +it on the altar for His use! I wish some of the consecrated gifts I have +received and used for two poor children, with the accompanying letters, +were not so sacred; I should feel like mentioning some--where a poor +factory girl sent one dollar, with a "God bless you!" and where a good +mother in Israel sent fifty cents in stamps, saying, "This is my +consecration money of three months." So poor was she that the +accumulation was by a penny now and then. Many larger amounts I have +received, but all with the same cheerful "God bless you!" that so cheers +the heart of the missionary far from home and loved ones. + + +PRAYER WITH A BACKBONE.--The pastor of one of our smaller +churches in the South, describing the concert of prayer held in behalf +of the Association, tells this brief but pithy story about it: "The +objects and purposes and work of the American Missionary Association +were briefly reviewed at the prayer-meeting, and the prayers in its +behalf were fervent and earnest. But we shall not cease, but continue to +pray for your success. Inclosed please find one dollar as a sort of +backbone to our prayers." + + +FUNNY ANSWERS. + +A teacher in the mountain field gives in a recent letter some of the +answers that came in from the pupils in their examination papers. Some +of them are amusing. + +"Climate is the combined space of heat and moisture." + +"The solar system is situated in that part of the heavens called the +Milky Way." + +"The polar circle is parallel, running slanting round the earth." + +"It is the wind's duty to refresh and cherish the earth." + +"A volcano is the safety-valve of an earthquake." + +Digestive organs are termed "dijective organs," and the different races +of men were given as "Indians, Negroes, Whites, and French." + + +FAMILY FEUD IN THE MOUNTAINS. + +BY A MISSIONARY. + +I have recently witnessed the result of a Kentucky riot, the first since +I came here. Two desperate factions met on the night of the 25th, at +eleven o'clock. Four men and a woman were engaged in it. The leader of +the first faction fired and shot the leader of the second faction in his +own house, and another of the first faction fired at the leader of the +second faction till he fell with two balls through his left arm, one +ball broke his right leg, and two balls went into his back. The leader +of the second faction shot the leader of the first faction in the right +leg and he fell; both men lying within a few feet of each other. The +wife of the leader of the second faction took one of his pistols and +started to kill the first leader, but one of his men stepped up with two +revolvers and told her not to fire, that he would kill her if she did. +This ended the shooting. The first faction helped to carry the leader of +the second faction in the house and then took the first leader away. +They used 32 and 44 calibers. + +The first leader lives four miles from my house. When they told him he +could not live he asked them to send for me. I went and helped dress his +wounds and sung and prayed with him. He said he had been a bad man, and +asked me to pray for him. I heard to-day that some of his friends wanted +him to send for some other minister, but he said no, he wanted no one +but myself; and I expect to go and see him to-morrow if he is still +living. I believe in the near future we will have a good hold in eastern +Kentucky, if the American Missionary Association is successful in +getting the right ministers. The minister's wife has a great deal to do +with his success in this work. + + +AN INCIDENT OF MOUNTAIN WORK. + +BY A MISSIONARY. + +At noon, the 16th, I reached Rev. Mr. ----'s home, and after dinner he +hitched up his horse, and we set out for ----, some twelve miles away, +reaching there at dark. 'Twas here I heard the wonderful story of ----'s +rescue and salvation through Bro. ----, one of Rev. Mr. ----'s converts. +Next morning I met the Sunday-school and addressed it. Then came the +after-service, and it was a pleasure to look into those faces and preach +the gospel message, which was so earnestly and anxiously received, and +to think that only six months before a preacher could not come into this +valley to preach and be safe. Some were shot, others thrashed, and +because of the low element located there the place was given up as +hopeless. + +Our Bro. ----, in his quiet way, went into the homes and gained them by +personal contact, and for six months held meetings, during which they +were constrained to surrender to Christ. I had the pleasure of hearing +some thirty tell the story of how our A. M. A. preacher won them. It was +a marvelous work, and the good part is the activity that characterizes +each member. Of the sixty members belonging to Rev. Mr. ----'s churches +fifty-seven are praying members, and _all_ sixty take active part in +testimony. A most cordial relation exists between pastor and people. We +held an afternoon service at another one of Rev. Mr. ----'s churches, +where I had the privilege of talking and meeting the friends. + + +A MOTHER TEACHING REVENGE.--"We know the mother in the home of +the mountaineer is a strong influence. How important that she be trained +to occupy this position! I have sat at the fireside and heard the mother +relate the story of a murder and turn to her eldest boy and say, 'Mind +ye, if ever ye meet up with him, you'll not forget to do what ye'er +mammy learned ye to do.' And that boy will not forget unless the grace +of God keep him." + + +AN INTERESTING CONVERSION.--The month has been a most blessed +one to us at Deer Lodge. The meetings were not large in numbers, but +they were rich in power and full of spiritual blessings. The report that +---- was converted spread quickly, and a large number came last night to +see and hear him. He had been a wicked man for many years, and now his +change is marked, and he proposes to live as near the Christian life as +possible. He commenced to read the Bible, and reads a chapter both +morning and evening. He told me last night, "I cannot read much, but my +wife can help me, and so together we shall help each other." Oh, how +much joy it would give us if the Holy Spirit would sweep into his +kingdom a number of other precious souls at this place. We shall pray +and work for this end. The young ladies who accepted Christ now take +part in our meetings, and it is no small pleasure to hear them testify +for Christ. + + +A COMMUNION SERVICE.--"We had a pleasant communion service last +Sunday. Six young people joined in regular Congregational form after +careful examination. We had previously elected a new member, who was a +pupil in the school last year, to be deacon immediately upon his joining +the church. One of those who joined the church made an attempt on my +life last year. Though he is nearly as old as I he is now a docile pupil +in the fourth-reader grade." + + +HEATHERLY CHAPEL.--The new church in the mountain field, in +Tennessee was organized in November, and is called Heatherly Chapel. It +is enjoying a very interesting revival season. About fifty have been +hopefully converted, twenty-two having joined the new church. This new +church is an important addition to the work which the American +Missionary Association is accomplishing in the mountain field. + + +A USEFUL CHURCH.--From Corbin comes the message of deep +spiritual interest and large usefulness in the church. At the last +communion five were added and the work still goes on very encouragingly. +A Sunday-school is carried on by the Christian Endeavorers of the Corbin +church in a community near by. + + +CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR SOCIETY.--A Young People's Society of +Christian Endeavor was organized at La Follette, Tenn., early in +December. Thirteen members united with this society and much enthusiasm +was manifested. + + + + +The Indians. + + +DI TAPI'O? + +BY REV. C. L. HALL. + +We reached the Missouri at dark. A heavy gale tossed the water and +whirled the sand. Can any one hear across the water, or are we to spend +the October night in the timber? The Lord had provided for His work. A +dark figure appeared on the bluff against the fading light. "Di tapi'o?" +is the call across (Who are you?). "Ho-washte" (I am Good Voice) is the +reply. The figure, like the man of Macedonia; the reply, "a voice crying +in the wilderness." The man was Good Bird. He had come out, expecting +his wife, and found us. + +The wind had sunk the flat-boat, and our horse had to wait in the brush +till morning. I cared for him, while the carpenter and Good Bird +crossed. Two other Indians came for me. The wind lulled and the dark +flood flowed silently. Their leaky skiff was plugged with mud. One +rowed, the other watched in the shadows for the landing. I bailed with a +tin can. The current swung us in, and we lugged our tools and provisions +and bedding up a sand slide, and slept in the "Independence Station" log +house. + +We had made several visits during the summer. Once the whole family +stayed a week. We won the affections of Mrs. Pedi'tska-Kadi'shta (Little +Crow), so that she paddled Mrs. Hall over in her hide "bull-boat," on +our return, for twenty-five cents. + +Then our trained nurse left her hospital room and visiting work at Fort +Berthold and kept up the routine, and also treated about twenty patients +among these Mandans. + +This time we had come to finish the house for winter, before the lady +missionary's return from her vacation. Four women plastered outside with +a mixture of mud and dry grass. This is woman's part of house-building +here, I was laborer and cook and preacher for three days, and then left +the carpenter plastering inside. + +The Mandans are friendly, but much behind our Rees at Fort Berthold. +Dead bodies in rough boxes lie on the ground on a knoll not far from our +house, and near by is an old-style earth lodge. + +At Christmas we had more than 125 people out. A cedar tree hung full of +presents. All had a good meal, except plates, which some were not very +familiar with. A crowd of big men reached out eagerly for the luxury of +red apples. + +[Illustration: MEETING HOUSE. DWELLING. + +MOODY STATION, NO. 1 (INDEPENDENCE).] + +This station is named for Mr. Moody, who gave money to start it. The +place is a hill in the midst of a valley independent of the bluffs on +either side and so Awatahesh--Independence. + +Mr. A. P. Nichols, of Haverhill, Mass., kindly offered $200 if we would +reopen the station. We have done so, trusting to our friends for $300 +more for the year. The work is yet in the dough, but the yeast is in and +it is rising. + +Our Elbowoods station began far out in the wilderness in a log house +like the Independence meeting-house. The Government, after several +years, planted its central agency by our station and so brought many +under our influence. Now we have a new dwelling, with a chapel attached, +and the congregation have raised $130 toward the expense. + +[Illustration: DWELLING. CHAPEL. + +MOODY STATION, NO. 2 (ELBOWOODS).] + +These stations are the spokes of which the Fort Berthold +boarding-school and hospital and church work are the hub. Every hub must +have spokes--as here. If you rim the whole with some of your silver or +gold, and bolt it on with prayer the whole work will roll on. + +Di tapi'o? Indians, and whites too, some gladly others uneasily, are +finding out who we are--you dear friends of the churches and we here +together--a power for righteousness from and by the King. + + +THANKSGIVING DAY.--Rev. C. L. Hall gives us the following +interesting glimpse of Thanksgiving in a prairie mission school: + +"We are to have a church dinner on Thanksgiving (Shak-s-shte-hun), for +which the church have collected produce and money, so that there will be +a large thank offering to the Lord, all paid up, not subscribed. Mrs. +Black Rabbit and Mrs. Crow and Mrs. Two Bears and Cedar Woman are on the +committee to help cook and prepare dinner. There are rabbits and geese +and beef to cook, which is cooked and which cook you can decide. + +Clear moonlight on the snow, mild but no thaw, fine sledding. It was a +good night to come home from prayer meeting at Deacon Many-bears." + + +BUSY DAY OF AN INDIAN MISSIONARY.--Rev. Myron Eells, our +missionary at S'kokomish, Washington, writes: + +"Last Sabbath my work was as follows, though it was a little extra: +Superintended the Sunday-school at the Agency at 9:30; 57 present. +Taught a Sunday-school class. Preached at the same place at 11, then was +on my horse in a few minutes, and at 12:05 was a mile distant and +preached to the Indians. Then rode four miles to John's Creek and +preached to a small congregation of whites in English at 3:00 +P.M., eating my lunch as I rode along. Came home by six +o'clock, and at seven o'clock went in for half an hour to the Christian +Endeavor meeting." + + +A THANK OFFERING.--Miss Collins, of Fort Yates, N. D., in +writing of the Indian work at her mission, says: + +"Last night there was a New Year's meeting, and they took up a 'Thank +Offering' because God had been so good the past year, and they handed me +ten dollars this morning for the native missionary society, and they +pledged ten more. Pretty substantial way to show gratitude to God! Oh if +our churches would come to the help of our American Missionary +Association in so liberal a way, what might we not do for Christ this +year!" + + + + +The Chinese. + + +THE WATSONVILLE MISSION. + +BY REV. W. C. POND, D.D. + +This work was begun about two years ago as an experiment, the teacher, +Mrs. Martha Ellis, giving her services without expense to us for several +months, till it became apparent that the field was one we ought to +occupy. She is an earnest Christian and is putting her very life-blood +into this service for Christ and the souls he died to save. With her has +been associated from the first Mr. Joe Dun, a most faithful and +efficient helper. He was converted in our Marysville Mission, and has +been a steadfast Christian for many years. He accepts less than half pay +in these times of straitness, and tries to eke out a support for himself +and those dependent upon him by attention to business in a small and, I +fear, far from lucrative way, but gives his _heart_ to mission work. I +feel guilty every time I make a remittance to Watsonville because the +pittance we allow him is so small as compared with the work he does. But +he and the zealous teacher have other rewards far richer than coin. + +I reached the Mission House at about 2:30 P.M. Mrs. Ellis's +afternoon class of children was just being dismissed. But it seems they +had heard about me, and were glad to come to order again, and get +acquainted with me and let me hear them sing. It was a sight I never +looked upon before, and did not expect to see in California till we had +come much nearer the millennium than I dare think we now are. Nine +children stood in line before me--three of them Americans, three +Chinese, and three Spanish or Mexican. The whole class numbers sixteen, +the absent ones being five Spanish children and two Jewish ones. They +sang for me, with great vigor and quite good harmony, "Jesus Loves Me," +"Precious Jewels," and "At the Cross." Books were not needed. The words +were packed away in their memory, where they will remain to bless--as we +hope and pray--their whole lives. + +After the children had gone, eleven Chinese brethren gathered about +the table to study with me the Confession of Faith and Covenant of +Bethany Church, San Francisco, with reference to being organized into +the BETHANY CHURCH OF WATSONVILLE. About three hours I spent with them +holding them to close study of that which they would profess and +promise if they were united in Church relationship. They were of +various ages and various grades of intelligence, but I felt that +Christ had refused none of them, and I must not do so. Hum Quong was +converted in Marysville five years before, but had not till now had +opportunity--since he was sufficiently confirmed in his discipleship +to do so--to offer himself for baptism. He had become well versed in +Christian truth, and was able to interpret for me, and to assist his +brethren, almost as well as Joe Dun himself. The others were, all of +them, the fruit of our Watsonville work. One had been in California 25 +years, but had attended mission-school nowhere except in Watsonville. +He was a substantial looking man, a good miniature of a New England +deacon of the old school but for his complexion and attire. I was +rather pleased--having made such reflections silently--to hear him +nominated by several voices and to see him unanimously elected their +only deacon. His name is Ng Kite. + +It was a scene that interested the angels, I am sure, when in our rude +little mission-house, in the presence of a goodly company both of +Chinese and Americans, those twelve disciples stood together, hand in +hand, and accepted their confession and covenant. Eleven were Chinese; +one, their teacher, was an American. Ten were baptized--the largest +number of Chinese that I have ever baptized at one time. + +Some, at least, of the village pastors, and a large company of other +Christians--too large for our limited space--would have been with us but +for the fact that Union Evangelistic services were in progress and they +felt it necessary to attend and take part in them. + +Is it not worth while to maintain in vigor a work like this? + + +SANTA CRUZ MISSION. + +Of this mission Dr. Pond writes: I give you an opportunity to share my +joy by inclosing the letter from Mrs. Hall, our teacher at Santa Cruz. +She has been for three months teaching a class of Japanese after her +teaching in the Chinese school is ended; that is after nine o'clock in +the evening--often not beginning till nearly ten. The two schools are +now happily united at our Chinese Mission House: + + LETTER FROM MRS. KATE V. HALL. + + "My heart is filled with gladness this New Year, and I am sure that + the tidings I send you will make you happy also. Four Japanese and + two Chinese have given their hearts to the Lord in the past month; + two Japanese and two Chinese will receive baptism Sunday, and the + other two Japanese will wait till the following Communion, as they + wish to study the Bible more. I am satisfied to have them wait, if + they wish, as I want them to have all doubts cleared away. + + "I will not send a report for the Japanese, as they came into the + Chinese Mission three nights ago. I am so glad they were willing to + attend the Chinese school, as my work at the Chinese Mission is + growing each night, and often when I reached the Japanese school I + was so hoarse I could hardly speak, so now, by remaining a half hour + later, I will be able to do the same amount of work without hurrying + so. I feel that the Lord has fully repaid me for my labor at the + Japanese school." + + + + +WOMAN'S STATE ORGANIZATIONS + + +MAINE. + +WOMAN'S AID TO A. M. A. + + _State Committee_--Mrs. Ida Vose Woodbury, Woodfords; + Mrs. A. T. Burbank, Yarmouth; + Mrs. Helen Quimby, Bangor. + + +NEW HAMPSHIRE. + +FEMALE CENT INSTITUTION AND HOME MISS. UNION. + + President--Mrs. Cyrus Sargeant, Plymouth. + Secretary--Mrs. N. W. Nims, 16 Rumford St., Concord. + Treasurer--Miss Annie A. McFarland, Concord. + + +VERMONT. + +WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Mrs. J. H. Babbitt, W. Brattleboro. + Secretary--Mrs. M. K. Paine, Windsor. + Treasurer--Mrs. Wm. P. Fairbanks, St. Johnsbury. + + +MASS AND R. I. + +[A]WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION. + + President--Mrs. C. L. Goodell, 9 Massachusetts Ave., Boston, Mass. + Secretary--Mrs. Louise A. Kellogg, 32 Congregational House, Boston. + Treasurer--Miss Annie C. Bridgman, 32 Congregational House, Boston. + + +CONNECTICUT. + +WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Miss Ellen R. Camp, 9 Camp St., New Britain. + Secretary--Mrs. C. T. Millard, 36 Lewis St., Hartford. + Treasurer--Mrs. W. W. Jacobs, 19 Spring St., Hartford. + + +NEW YORK. + +WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Mrs. Wm. Kincaid, 483 Green Ave., Brooklyn. + Secretary--Mrs. Wm. Spalding, 511 Orange St., Syracuse. + Treasurer--Mrs. J. J. Pearsall, 230 Macon St., Brooklyn. + + +NEW JERSEY. + +WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION OF THE N. J. ASSOCIATION. + + President--Mrs. A. H. Bradford, Montclair. + Secretary--Mrs R. J. Hegeman, 32 Forest Street, Montclair. + Treasurer--Mrs. J. H. Dennison, 150 Belleville Ave., Newark. + + +PENNSYLVANIA. + +WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Mrs. J. W. Thomas, Lansford. + Secretary--Mrs. C. F. Yennie, Ridgway. + Treasurer--Mrs. T. W. Jones, 511 Woodland Terrace, Philadelphia. + + +OHIO. + +WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Mrs. Sydney Strong, Lane Seminary Grounds, Cincinnati. + Secretary--Mrs. J. W. Moore, 836 Hough Ave., Cleveland. + Treasurer--Mrs. G. B. Brown, 2116 Warren St., Toledo. + + +INDIANA. + +WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Mrs. W. A. Bell, 223 Broadway, Indianapolis. + Treasurer--Mrs. A. H. Ball, Dewhurst. + + +ILLINOIS. + +WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Mrs. Isaac Claflin, Lombard. + Secretary--Mrs. C. H. Taintor, 151 Washington St., Chicago. + Treasurer--Mrs. L. A. Field, Wilmette. + + +MISSOURI. + +WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Mrs. Henry Hopkins, 916 Holmes Street, Kansas City. + Secretary--Mrs. E. C. Ellis, 2456 Tracy Ave., Kansas City. + Treasurer--Mrs. K. L. Mills, 1526 Wabash Ave., Kansas City. + + +IOWA. + +WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Mrs. T. O. Douglass, Grinnell. + Secretary--Mrs. H. H. Robbins, Grinnell. + Treasurer--Miss Belle L. Bentley, 300 Court Ave., Des Moines. + + +MICHIGAN. + +WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Mrs. J. M. Powell, 76 Jefferson Ave., Grand Rapids. + Secretary--Mrs. C. C. Denison, 132 N. College Ave., Grand Rapids. + Treasurer--Mrs. E. F. Grabill, Greenville. + + +WISCONSIN. + +WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Mrs. E. G. Updike, Madison. + Secretary--Mrs. A. O. Wright, Madison. + Treasurer--Mrs. C. M. Blackman, Whitewater. + + +MINNESOTA. + +WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Miss Katherine W. Nichols, 230 East Ninth Street, St. Paul. + Secretary--Mrs. A. P. Lyon, 17 Florence Court, S. E., Minneapolis. + Treasurer--Mrs. M. W. Skinner, Northfield. + + +NORTH DAKOTA. + +WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Mrs. W. P. Cleveland, Caledonia. + Secretary--Mrs. Silas Daggett, Harwood. + Treasurer--Mrs. J. M. Fisher, Fargo. + + +SOUTH DAKOTA. + +WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Mrs. A. H. Robbins, Bowdle. + Secretary--Mrs. W. H. Thrall, Huron. + Treasurer--Mrs. F. H. Wilcox, Huron. + + +BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA. + +WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Mrs. J. B. Gossage, Rapid City. + Secretary--Mrs H. H. Gilchrist, Hot Springs. + Treasurer--Miss Grace Lyman, Hot Springs. + + +NEBRASKA. + +WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Mrs. D. B. Perry, Crete. + Secretary--Mrs. H. Bross, 2904 Second Street, Lincoln. + Treasurer--Mrs. James W. Dawes, Crete. + + +KANSAS. + +WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Mrs. F. E. Storrs, Topeka. + Secretary--Mrs. George L. Epps, Topeka. + Treasurer--Mrs. E. C. Read, Parsons. + + +COLORADO. + +WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Mrs. E. R. Drake, 2739 Lafayette Street, Denver. + Secretary--Mrs. Chas. Westley, Box 508, Denver. + Treasurer--Mrs. B. C. Valantine, Highlands. + + +WYOMING. + +WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Mrs. P. F. Powelson, Cheyenne. + Secretary--Mrs. J. A. Riner, Cheyenne. + Treasurer--Mrs. H. N. Smith, Rock Springs. + + +MONTANA. + +WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Mrs. O. C. Clark, Missoula. + Secretary--Mrs. W. S. Bell, 410 Dearborn Ave., Helena. + Treasurer--Mrs. Herbert E. Jones, Livingston. + + +IDAHO. + +WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Mrs. R. B. Wright, Boise. + Secretary--Mrs. E. A. Paddock, Weiser. + Treasurer--Mrs. D. L. Travis, Pocatello. + + +WASHINGTON. + +WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Mrs. A. J. Bailey, 323 Blanchard Street, Seattle. + Secretary--Mrs. W. C. Wheeler, 424 South K Street, Tacoma. + Treasurer--Mrs. J. W. George, 620 Fourth Street, Seattle. + + +OREGON. + +WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Mrs. F. Eggert, The Hill, Portland. + Secretary--Mrs. George Brownell, Oregon City. + Treasurer--Mrs. W. D. Palmer, 546 Third Street, Portland. + + +CALIFORNIA. + +WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY. + + President--Mrs. E. S. Williams, 572 12th Street, Oakland. + Secretary--Mrs. L. M. Howard, 911 Grove Street, Oakland. + Treasurer--Mrs. J. M. Haven, 1329 Harrison Street, Oakland. + + +SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. + +WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Mrs. Warren F. Day, 253 S. Hope St., Los Angeles. + Secretary--Mrs. W. J. Washburn, 1900 Pasadena Ave., Los Angeles. + Treasurer--Mrs. Mary M. Smith, Public Library, Riverside. + + +NEVADA. + +WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Mrs. L. J. Flint, Reno. + Secretary--Miss Margaret N. Magill, Reno. + Treasurer--Miss Mary Clow, Reno. + + +UTAH (Including Southern Idaho). + +WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Mrs. Clarence T. Brown, Salt Lake City, Utah. + Secretary--Mrs W. S. Hawkes, 135 Sixth Street, E., Salt Lake City, Utah. + Treasurer--Mrs. Dana W. Bartlett, Salt Lake City, Utah. + Secretary for Idaho--Mrs. Oscar Sonnenkalb, Pocatello, Idaho. + + +NEW MEXICO. + +WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Mrs. C. E. Winslow, Albuquerque. + Secretary--Mrs. E. W. Lewis, 301 So. Edith Street, Albuquerque. + Treasurer--Mrs. H. W. Bullock, Albuquerque. + + +OKLAHOMA. + +WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Mrs. J. H. Parker, Kingfisher. + Secretary--Mrs. L. E. Kimball, Guthrie. + Treasurer--Mrs. L. S. Childs, Choctaw City. + + +INDIAN TERRITORY. + +WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Mrs. John McCarthy, Vinita. + Secretary--Mrs. Fayette Hurd, Vinita. + Treasurer--Mrs. R. M. Swain, Vinita. + + +NORTH CAROLINA. + +WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Mrs. S. S. Sevier, McLeansville. + Secretary and Treasurer--Miss A. E. Farrington, Oaks. + + +GEORGIA. + +WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Mrs. H. B. Wey, 253 Forest Avenue, Atlanta. + Secretary--Mrs. H. A. Kellam, Atlanta. + Treasurer--Miss Virginia Holmes, Barnesville. + + +FLORIDA. + +WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Mrs. S. F. Gale, Jacksonville. + Secretary--Mrs. Nathan Barrows, Winter Park. + Treasurer--Mrs. W. D. Brown, Interlachen. + + +ALABAMA. + +WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Mrs. M. A. Dillard, Selma. + Secretary--Mrs. J. S. Jackson, Montgomery. + Treasurer--Mrs. E. C. Silsby, Talladega. + + +TENNESSEE, KENTUCKY AND ARKANSAS. + +WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION OF THE TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION. + + President--Mrs. G. W. Moore, Box 8, Fisk Univ., Nashville. + Secretary--Mrs. E. J. Lewis, 15 Echols Street, Memphis. + Treasurer--Mrs. J. E. Moreland, 216 N. McNairy Street, Nashville. + + +MISSISSIPPI. + +WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Mrs. C. L. Harris, 1421 31st Avenue, Meridian. + Secretary--Mrs. Edith M. Hall, Tougaloo Univ., Tougaloo. + Treasurer--Mrs. L. H. Turner, 3012 12th Street, Meridian. + + +LOUISIANA. + +WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Miss Bella W. Hume, corner Gasquet and Liberty Streets, + New Orleans. + Secretary--Mrs. Matilda Cabrere, New Orleans. + Treasurer--Mrs. C. M. Crawford, Hammond. + + +TEXAS. + +WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION. + + President--Mrs. J. M. Wendelkin, Dallas. + Secretary--Mrs. H. Burt, Lock Box 563, Dallas. + Treasurer--Mrs. C. I. Scofield, Dallas. + + +FOOTNOTE: + +[A] While the W. H. M. A. appears in this list as a State body +for Mass. and R. I., it has certain auxiliaries elsewhere. + + + + +RECEIPTS FOR JANUARY, 1986. + + +_THE DANIEL HAND FUND_ + +For the Education of Colored People. + + Income for January $ 7,290.00 + Previously acknowledged 19,190.00 + ---------- + $27,110.00 + ========== + +CURRENT RECEIPTS. + + +MAINE, $1,260.54. + + Albany. J. E. Bird 5.00 + Alfred. Cong. Ch. 8.30 + Andover. Mrs. Bailey, Bbl. C. _for Blowing Rock, N. C._ + Augusta. Rev. J. S. Williamson, Bbl. C. _for Grand View, Tenn._ + Bangor. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., 50; Sab. Sch. First Cong. + Ch., _for Mountain Work_, 11.50 61.50 + Bangor. Hammond St. Cong. Ch., 50; Central Ch., 28; + "A Friend," 5 83.00 + Bath. Central Ch. 9.30 + Biddeford. Junior and Senior Y. P. S. C. E., Bbl. C. _for + Blowing Rock, N. C._ + Boothbay Harbor. Mrs. M. Alice Beal 3.00 + Bridgton. Miss Caroline Walker, Bbl. C. _for Grand View, Tenn._ + Brunswick. Bbl. C. _for Andersonville, Ga._ + Cumberland Mills. Warren Ch. 116.12 + Ellsworth. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch., Christmas Off. 5.00 + Fort Fairfield. Cong. Ch. 5.00 + Gorham. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., bal. to const., MRS. MARY + CHAFFIN, MRS. FLORA BARTON ROBIE, MRS. CHARLES W. HARDING, + MRS. FRED A. GIDDINGS, MRS. MARTHA L. HARMON, MRS. SAMUEL O. + CARRUTHERS, MRS. FRANK A. RIDLON, MRS. BENJ. F. WHITNEY, and + MISS MARY GRACE WEEKS, L.M.'s 120.00 + Gorham. Home M. Soc., Bbl. C. _for Blowing Rock, N. C._ + Greenville. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch. 10.00 + Hallowell. Ladies' Benev. Soc., Bbl. C., Miss Alice Crosby, + 50c., _for Moorhead, Miss._ 0.50 + Holden. Jr. Y. P. S. C. E., _for Kings Mountain, N. C._ 5.00 + Kittery Point. E. F. Safford, 5; Cong. Ch., 1 6.00 + Lewiston. Miss Lizzie Weymouth, 2 Bbls. C. _for Wilmington, + N. C._ + Litchfield Corners. Mrs. Smith, Bbl. C. _for Blowing Rock, + N. C._ + Madison. L. M. S. of Cong. Ch. 5.00 + New Gloucester. Cong. Ch. 36.75 + North Bridgton. W. M. S. Cong. Ch., 2 Bbls. C., 2.10 _for + freight, for Talladega C._ 2.10 + Norridgewock. Rev. B. Tappan 5.00 + Orland. H. T. and S. E. Buck 20.00 + Parsonsfield. Daniel Smith 23.00 + Portland. State St. Ch., 250, to const. HERBERT M. BAILEY, + CHARLES W. PICKARD, FRED. H. MARR and MRS. E. L. O. ADAMS L. + M's.; High St. Ch., 202.80; Williston Ch., 111.60; State + Reform Sch., 2 566.40 + Portland. Williston C. E. Soc., 8 and Bbl. C., _for + Wilmington, N. C._ 8.00 + Portland. Ladies' Aux., _for Freight to Blowing Rock, N. C._ 3.00 + Portland. Second Cong. Ch., 2 Bbls. C. _for Blowing Rock, + N. C._ + Rockland. C. E. Soc., by A. M. Moffitt, _for Student Aid, + Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 5.00 + Saco. First Parish Cong. Ch. 9.40 + Skowhegan. Bbl. C. _for Andersonville, Ga._ + South Berwick. Mrs. Lewis Smith, Bbl. C. _for Blowing Rock, + N. C._ + South Freeport. Miss Fannie E. Soule, 10 and Pkg. C., _for + Moorhead, Miss._ 10.00 + South Gardiner. Cong. Ch. 5.23 + Temple. Cong. Ch. 1.30 + West Falmouth. Second Cong. Ch., bal. to const. MRS. S. K. + BLANCHARD L. M. 17.00 + West Paris. Miss Mary L. Dana, _Youths' Companion_, one year, + _for Macon, Ga._ + Windham Cong. Ch., _for Gregory Inst., Wilmington, N. C._ 11.50 + Winslow. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch. 4.50 + Woodfords. Ladies, Cong. Ch., _for Freight to Oaks, N. C._ 2.00 + Woodfords. Cong. Soc., 2 Bbls. C. _for Blowing Rock, N. C._ + Yarmouth. First Parish Cong. Ch. 27.00 + FOR MCINTOSH, GA., by Prof. Fred. W. Foster: + Bar Harbor. Miss Lura J. Wardwell 1.00 + Bucksport. Class in S. S. Cong. Ch., _for + Student Aid._ 5.00 + Castine. "Rainbow Band," 2 Bbls. C. + Cumberland Center. Ladies' of Cong. Ch., 2 + Bbls. C. + Vinal Haven. Carrie E. Leadbetter, _for + Student Aid_ 5.00 + ----- 11.00 + Maine Woman's Aid to A. M. A., by Mrs. Ida V. + Woodbury, Pres., _for Woman's Work_: + Cumberland Center 19.50 + Cumberland North. Conf. Coll. 7.00 + Houlton 9.54 + Turner 2.00 + Woodfords. L. M. S. 11.60 + ----- 49.64 + + +NEW HAMPSHIRE, $1,396.77. + + Atkinson. Y. P. S. C. E. Cong. Ch., _for Indian Work_ 8.80 + Candia. Cong. Ch. Soc. 15.00 + Chester. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 15.00 + Claremont. Bbl. Christmas Gifts _for Wilmington, N. C._ + Concord. "A Friend" 0.50 + Concord. Y. L. M. Soc. _for Student Aid, Straight U._ 5.00 + Concord. Clara Howe Circle, K. D., Box C. _for Blowing Rock, + N. C._ + Concord. Lydia R. Farnum and Granite M. B., Bbl. C. + _for Wilmington, N. C._ + Dunbarton. First Cong. Ch. 10.00 + Epsom. Rev. J. O. Tasker 10.00 + Exeter. "A Friend" 800.00 + Franklin. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 10.00 + Greenville. Cong. Ch. (25 of which from F. W. Ely) 45.00 + Goffstown. Mary A. Hadley 5.00 + Hanover. Sab. Sch., by Mrs. Chas. P. Chase, _for Indian Sch'p_ 15.00 + Hanover Center. Cong. Ch. 3.00 + Hebron. Mrs. V. P. Clement and Cong. Ch., Bbl. C. _for + Wilmington, N. C._ + Hebron. Homeland Circle, 3 pkgs. spoons and holders _for + Blowing Rock, N. C._ + Hopkinton. Bbl. C. _for Andersonville, Ga._ + Hudson. Miss Esther A. Warner, _for Wilmington, N. C._ 10.00 + Jaffrey. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 14.00 + Jaffrey. "Monadnock Bees," 5, "Lilies of the Field," 5, _for + Student Aid, Storrs Sch., Ga._ 10.00 + Keene. Sab. Sch. Second Cong. Ch. 10.00 + Keene. Cong. Ch. and Mrs. H. J. Buckminster, 8 and 2 Bbls. + C., _for Wilmington, N. C._ 8.00 + Laconia. Ladies of Cong. Ch., Box C., _for Saluda, N. C._ + Lebanon. Cong. Ch. 6.00 + Lebanon. Mrs. J. L. Spring, Bbl. C., _for Enfield, N. C._ + Lebanon. Bbl. C. _for Andersonville, Ga._ + Londonderry. Chas. S. Pillsbury 1.00 + Manchester. Franklin St. Ch. 36.52 + Mason. By Mrs. L. J. Goodwin, _for Freight to Marietta, Ga._ 1.25 + Merrimac. Geo. S. Parkhurst, _for Student Aid, Talladega C._ 10.00 + Newfields. Miss H. L. Fitts and Cong. Ch., 2 Bbls. C. _for + Wilmington, N. C._ + New Ipswich. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 2; A. N. Townsend, 1 3.00 + North Hampton. Y. L. Dorcas Circle, Bbl. C. _for Saluda, N. C._ + Pelham. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 43.50 + Pembroke. "A Friend," _for Wilmington, N. C._ 8.00 + Piermont. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch. 12.40 + Pittsfield. Cong. Ch. 7.00 + Sanbornton. Cong. Ch. 26.20 + Somersworth. First Cong. Ch. 3.00 + South Barnstead. Mrs. L. J. Reynolds, _for Moorhead, Miss._ 0.10 + Tilton. Cong. Ch. 25.00 + Troy. Cong. Ch. 5.00 + Walpole. Mrs. A. A. Gilson and Miss H. J. Gilson, Bbl. C. + _for Enfield, N. C._ + West Rindge. George G. Williams 14.50 + --------- + $1,196.77 + + ESTATE. + + New Ipswich. Estate Dea. Leavitt Lincoln, by J. E. F. Marsh, + A. A. Carr, and Geo. F. Merriam, Executors 200.00 + --------- + $1,396.77 + + +VERMONT, $655.36. + + Barre. L. A. Soc., Bbl. C. _for Williamsburg, Ky._ + Barnet. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch. 6.42 + Bennington. Second Cong. Ch. to const. ARTHUR J. ELWELL L.M. 38.20 + Bradford. Cong. Ch. 21.30 + Bridgeport. Mrs. Chipman, _for Student Aid, Trinity Sch., Ala._ 8.00 + Burlington. College St. Cong. Ch. 79.40 + Burlington. Miss H. Towne, _for Student Aid, Talladega C._ 1.00 + Castleton. Cong. Ch. 4.51 + Colchester. L. M. C., Bbl. C., 1.50 _for Freight, for Moorhead, + Miss._ 1.50 + Coventry. "Busy Bees," _for Moorhead, Miss._ 5.00 + Danby. Cong. Ch. 3.52 + East Arlington. Cong. Ch. 2.63 + East Dorset. Cong. Ch. 7.01 + Essex Junction. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch. 5.60 + Manchester. Y. P. S. C. E., Cong. Ch., _for Knox Inst., Athens, + Ga._ 5.00 + New Haven. Mrs. Alice V. Doud's Sab. Sch. Class, _for + Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 1.45 + New Haven. Bbl. C. _for Grand View, Tenn._ + North Chester. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch. 10.00 + Northfield. "A Friend," to const. MARION CHOLLAR, HEBER C. + CADY and LAURA E. HAZEN L.M.'s. 100.00 + North Springfield. Mrs. C. S. Davis 1.00 + North Thetford. Cong. Ch. 11.00 + Norwich. J. G. Stinson, 50; Mrs. H. Burton, 1 51.00 + Orange. Cong. Ch. 7.00 + Roxbury. Young People Cong. Ch., _for Williamsburg, Ky._ 5.65 + Rutland. Cong. Ch., 89; John Howard, 4 93.00 + Saint Johnsbury. Miss Martha J. Hall, Communion Set _for Ch. + Corbin, Ky._ + Townshend. Cong. Ch. 30.00 + Waitsfield. Y. P. S. C. E., by Mrs. Geo. Olmstead, Treas. 7.04 + West Brattleboro. Cong. Ch. 48.50 + Weston. Cong. Ch., 2.58; Lucy P. Bartlett, 2 4.58 + West Townsend. Cong. Ch. 4.15 + Woodstock. "A Friend," 60; to const. MISS LOU E. PORTER and + MRS. MARY SHAW L.M.'s. Cong. Soc., 15.40 75.40 + FOR MCINTOSH, GA., by Prof. W. Foster: + Barton's Landing. Cong. Soc. 3.00 + Barton's Landing. Ladies of Cong. Ch. Case C. + Berlin. Ladies of Cong. Ch. Bbl. C., Freight + paid. + Chelsea. Cong. C., Bbl. C. East Braintree + and West Brookfield. Cong. Ch., _for + Freight_ 2.00 + Essex Junction. Opportunity Circle, _for + Freight_ 2.00 + Florence. "Friends," Bbl. C. + Franklin. W. H. M. S., Bbl. C. + Hyde Park. W. H. M. U., Case C., 2 _for + Freight_ 2.00 + Manchester, W. H. M. S., Bbl. C. + McIndoes Falls. Cong. Ch., _for Freight_ 3.50 + Newport. W. Aux., Box C. + Saint Johnsbury. Jr. C. E. S. North Ch., + _for Freight_ 1.00 + Waitsfield. Home Circle, Bbl. C., 2 _for + Freight_ 2.00 + West Brattleboro. Cong. Ch. 2 Bbls. C. + Westminster. Mrs. A. G. Thompson, 1, and Pkg. + Christmas Cards 1.00 + ----- 16.50 + + +MASSACHUSETTS, $10,091.07. + + Acton. Cong. Ch. 12.00 + Amesbury. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch., _for Indian Schp., Santee + Indian Sch., Neb._ 70.00 + Amesbury. R. H. King, Col. 1.65; Miss C. Jefferson, Col. + 1.35; M. Nelson, Col. 1, _for Gloucester Sch., Cappahosic, + Va._ 4.00 + Amherst. First Ch. 10.00 + Andover. South Cong. Ch., 220.70; West Cong. Ch., 52.50, bal. + to const. ALBERT A. HARDY AND CHARLES A. JAMESON L.M.'s; + Free Christian Ch. ad'l, 10 283.20 + Andover. Juv. Miss. Soc. West Ch., _for Student Aid, + Straight U._ 25.00 + Andover. Mrs. J. W. Churchill, Bbl. C.; South Ch., Bbl. C. + _for Grand View, Tenn._ + Andover. Miss Clara Boynton, Christmas Box _for Moorhead, + Miss._ + Arlington. Cong. Ch. 45.34 + Attleboro. Second Cong. Ch. 76.14 + Auburn. Cong. Ch., 38.72; C. E. Hunt, 25 63.72 + Auburndale. Cong. Ch. 316.58 + Auburndale. Ladies' of Cong. Ch., Bbl. C. _for Nat, Ala._ + Bedford. Trin. Cong. Ch. 9.54 + Belchertown. Mrs. Alice Kendall, Bbl. C. _for Grand View, + Tenn._ + Beverly. Washington St. Cong. Ch. 27.62 + Beverly. E. P. Foster 9.50 + Billerica. W. M. S., Bbl. C. _for Moorhead, Miss._ + Bradford. Ward Hill Ch. 10.50 + Braintree. Sab. Sch. First Cong. Ch. 5.00 + Braintree. First Cong. Ch. 3.88 + Brimfield. Second Cong. Ch. 4.20 + Boston. Mrs. M. J. Weston, Jubilee Offering, + _for Mountain Work_ 400.00 + Mount Vernon Ch., ad'l Mrs. S. D. Warren, + 100; Miss Cornelia Warren, 100 200.00 + Wm. G. Means 125.00 + Mrs. Charlotte Fiske, _for Marshallville, + Ga._ 100.00 + Mrs. D. M. Clapp, Old So. Ch., _for Student + Aid, Pleasant Hill Acad., Tenn._ 35.00 + Park St. Ch., ad'l 5.00 + Mt. Vernon Cong. Ch., ad'l. 1.00 + Mrs. S. D. Lane, Trunk Books (including + Cyclopedia) _for Grand View, Tenn._ + A. M. Small, Year's Sub. to "Outlook" _for + Enfield, N. C._ + L. B. Soc., First Cong. Ch., 2 Bbls. C., + freight prepaid, _for Nat, Ala._ + Alston. Ladies' Soc. Cong. Ch., Box C. + Dorchester. Second Cong. Ch. (25 of which + from B. C. Hardwick) 128.92 + Mr. and Mrs. J. Fullerton, _for Schp. + Santee Indian Sch., Neb._ 100.00 + Roxbury. Walnut Av. Cong. Ch. 37.72 + Immanuel Ch., Aux. _for Central Ch., New + Orleans, La._ 35.50 + Intermediate Dept. Highland Cong. S. S., + _for McIntosh, Ga._ 10.00 + ----- 1,178.14 + Brockton. Mrs. Thomas C. Perkins 1.50 + Brockton. Mrs D. D. Tilden and Olivet Mem. Ch., 2 Bbls. C. + _for Wilmington, N. C._ + Brookfield. Cong. Ch. 3.38 + Brookline. Harvard Cong. Ch. 146.12 + Cambridge. Indian Association, _for Hospital, Fort Yates, + N. D._ 50.00 + Cambridge. North Av. Cong. Ch. 20.00 + Cambridge. E. F. Jones, Col. _for Gloucester Sch., + Cappahosic, Va._ 1.00 + Cambridgeport. "A Friend," _for Santee Indian Sch., Neb._ 150.00 + Cambridgeport. Pilgrim Cong. Ch. 31.97 + Campello. South Cong. Ch., 35; Cora B. Leach, 50 cents 35.50 + Charlestown. Mrs. C. H. Flint, Christmas Box _for Moorhead, + Miss._ + Chelsea. A. C. Stone of First Cong. Ch., _for Indian M._ 26.00 + Chelsea. "Member First Cong. Ch." 5.00 + Chester. Two Bbls. C. _for Athens, Ala._ + Chicopee. First Cong. Ch. 7.00 + Collinsville. Miss M. A. Brown, _for Moorhead, Miss._ 0.10 + Dalton. Mrs. James B. Crane, 100; Zenas Crane, 100; to + const. MRS. JAMES E. MILNER, J. W. FULLER, and W. H. DODGE + L.M.'s; Miss Clara L. Crane, 100 Mrs. Z. Marshal Crane, 100; + to const. EDWIN M. WARREN, MRS. JUDD CONVERSE, MISS ELLA + BROWNE, and MRS. LYDIA D. STURGES L.M.'s; W. M. Crane, 100 500.00 + Dalton. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch., 30; J. M. Stearns, 5 _for Marion, + Ala._ 35.00 + Danvers Centre. Mrs. C. M. Geer, Bbl. C. _for Pleasant Hill, + Tenn._ + Dracut. First Cong. Ch. (of which Y. P. S. C. E., 6.73; + Ladies' Aid Soc., 5; First Cong. Ch. and S. S., 18.27), to + const. SILAS R. COBURN L.M. 30.00 + Dudley. Rev. Dr. Morse, Bbl. C. _for Enfield, N. C._ + East Douglas. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc. 22.12 + East Hampton. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch., _for Santee Indian M., Neb._ 20.00 + East Somerville. Mrs. Mary C. Howard 10.00 + Enfield. Cong. Ch. 20.16 + Framingham. Centre Cong. Ch. 47.00 + Fall River. Central Cong. Ch., 298.92 (50 of which _for R. + K. Remington Memorial_), to const. REV. W. WALKER JUBB, REV. + E. A. BUCK, DEA. CHAS. J. HOLMES, DEA. CHAS. A. BAKER and + HENRY H. EARL L.M.'s; First Cong. Ch., 84.88 383.80 + Fitchburg. Rollstone Cong. Ch., 52, to const. DAVID SALMON + L.M.; "A Friend," in C. C. Church, 30, to const. EDWIN D. + WHITNEY L.M.; Mrs. F. F. Battles, 50c. 82.50 + Foxboro. Mrs. Mary N. Phelps, to const. MRS. JAMES W. FLAGG + L.M. 50.00 + Foxboro. Two Bbls. _for Moorhead, Miss._ + Framingham. Plym. Ch., 2 Bbls. C. _for Williamsburg, Ky._ + Georgetown. Rev. W. H. Gay 1.00 + Gloucester. Trinity Cong. Ch. 72.18 + Greenfield. Jeanette Thompson 5.00 + Groton. ----, 15; _for Mountain Work_, 10; _for Indian + Work_, 5; _for Chinese Work_ and to const. MRS. MARTHA + TARBELL L.M. 30.00 + Groveland. Rev. L. F. Berry, Bbl. C. _for Grand View, Tenn._ + Hadley. Sab. Sch. First Cong. Ch. 20.56 + Haverhill. West Cong. Ch., 12; Sab. Sch. West Cong. Ch., + 12.49; Y. P. S. C. E. West Cong. Ch., 3.40; Chas. Coffin, + 4.50 32.39 + Haverhill. T. J. Whiting, Col., _for Gloucester Sch., + Cappahosic, Va._ 1.00 + Haverhill. Mrs. Helen M. Clark, Bbl. C. _for Grand View, Tenn._ + Holyoke. Miss E. Louise Patten, _for Macon, Ga._ 10.00 + Hyde Park. Miss M. L. Dewing 5.00 + Lancaster. Sab. Sch. Evang. Ch. 5.59 + Lawrence. Lawrence St. Cong. Ch. 145.00 + Leicester. First Cong. Ch. 100.17 + Leominster. Mrs. Geo. H. Wheelock 5.00 + Lexington. Hancock Cong. Ch. 28.48 + Lowell. Kirk St. Cong. Ch., 100; First Cong. Ch., 15.36; "A + Friend," 1 116.36 + Malden. First Cong. Ch., 15; S. James, Col., 1.30, _for + Gloucester Sch., Cappahosic, Va._ 16.30 + Malden. Junior C. E. Soc. First Cong. Ch., _Indian M., Fort + Yates, N. D._ 5.00 + Malden. L. S. Cong. Ch., Bbl. C. _for Williamsburg, Ky._ + Maynard. Y. P. S. C. E., _for Student Aid, Pleasant Hill + Acad., Tenn._ 25.00 + Melrose Highlands. "Woman's League," Bbl. Bedding and C. + _for Macon, Ga._ + Milford. Cong. Ch. 77.13 + Milford. Y. P. S. C. E. by H. L. Hunt, _for Student Aid, + Grand View Acad., Tenn._, and bal. to const. MISS ADDIE C. + CLARK L.M. 5.00 + Milton. Mrs. E. D. Wadsworth, Pkg. Cards _for Pleasant Hill, + Tenn._ + Mittineague. Mrs. F. O. Smith, _for Wilmington, N. C._ 1.00 + Mittineague. Southworth Paper Co., Case of Paper; T. W. + Hitt, Case of Paper; Second Cong. Ch., 2 Bbls. C., etc.; + Mrs. Fred. Cook, Box C., etc., _for Meridian, Miss._ + Mittineague. Southworth Co., Case of Paper _for Thomasville, + Ga._ + Monson. Cong. Ch., 14.75; Miss Sarah E. Bradford, 5 19.75 + Montague. First Cong. Ch. 11.00 + Natick. First Cong. Ch. 75.00 + Natick. Mrs. Bowers, Bbl. C. _for Blowing Rock, N. C._ + New Bedford. North Ch., Mrs. A. E. Peirce and Mrs. Beauvais, + _for Central Ch., New Orleans, La._ 25.00 + New Bedford. Y. P. S. C. E. Cong. Ch., _for Student Aid, A. + N. and I. Sch., Thomasville, Ga._ 6.00 + Newburyport. Miss M. W. Tilton 5.00 + Newton. Eliot Ch. 171.92 + Newton. Cora C. Hood, _for Student Aid, Talladega C._ 5.00 + Newton. Bbl. Books, etc., for Thomasville, Ga. + Newton Centre, First Cong. Ch., 83.39; Extra Cent a Day + Band, First Cong. Ch., 25.50 113.89 + Newton Highlands. "E. H. C." 50.00 + North Adams. Cong. Ch., to const. REV. WILLIAM L. TENNEY, + MRS. ED. A. MCMILLIN, MRS. ED. H. HAMBLEN, MISS MAE RICE + and MISS JENNIE P. PORTER L.M.'s 151.43 + Northampton. "A Friend" 0.50 + Northampton. Cong. Ch., 2 Bbls. C. _for Williamsburg, Ky._ + Norwood. First Cong. Ch. 95.00 + North Amherst. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch., _for Indian M._ 11.78 + North Brookfield. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 23.09 + North Weymouth. Pilgrim Cong. Ch. 12.00 + Northboro. Evan. Cong. Ch. 7.18 + Oxford. Cong. Ch. 35.00 + Oxford Ladies' Mission Band, by Mrs. A. F. Child, Bbl. + Comfortables, etc., _for Savannah, Ga._ + Peabody. Prof. J. K. Cole 0.50 + Phillipston. Mrs. Mary P. Estey, 5, Memorial Daniel Parker, + Greenwich, Mass, and 1 _for Indian M._ 6.00 + Pittsfield. First Cong. Ch. 37.54 + Plymouth. Chiltonville Cong. Ch. 10.00 + Reading. Cong. Ch. 22.50 + Rehoboth. Cong. Ch. 6.00 + Richmond. Cong. Ch. 7.40 + Rockland. Cong. Ch., 20; Y. P. S. C. E. of Cong. Ch., 2.58 22.58 + Rockville. Chapel, by Mrs. M. G. Jones, _for Wilmington, N. C._ 5.00 + Royalston. First Cong. Ch. 4.08 + Salem. Sab. Sch. Tabernacle Ch., _for Central Ch., New + Orleans, La._ 25.00 + Salem. "A Friend," _for Moorhead Miss._ 10.00 + Salem. Crombie St. Ch., _for Wilmington, N. C._ 8.00 + Sandwich. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch., _for Avery Inst._ 12.00 + South Amherst. South Cong. Ch. 10.49 + Southbridge. Cong. Ch., 25.80; Mrs. B. U. Bugbee, 10; Mrs. + Franklin Carleton, 50 cents 36.30 + South Hadley Falls. "G." 50.00 + South Natick. Y. P. S. C. E. Cong. Ch. 6.00 + South Royalston. Second Cong. Ch. 5.00 + South Weymouth. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dyer, _for Student Aid, A. + N. and I. Sch., Thomasville, Ga._ 20.00 + Spencer. S. S. Class, by G. E. Manley, _for McIntosh, Ga._ 5.00 + Spencer. Mrs. G. P. Ladd, Box Books _for Blowing Rock, N. C._ + Springfield. South Cong. Ch., 66.50; Hope Church, 28.39; + Mrs. J. S. Dean, 5 99.89 + Springfield. Bbl. Papers _for King's Mountain, N. C._ + Springfield. W. H. M. S. First Cong. Ch., Bbl. C. and Box + Books, _for Enfield, N. C._ + Stockbridge. Cong. Ch. 16.14 + Swampscott. Cong. Ch., to const. MRS. HARRIET HOOPER HANDY L.M. 30.00 + Templeton. Trinitarian Ch. 16.17 + Topsfield. Y. L. M. C., Bbl. C. _for Williamsburg, Ky._ + Turners Falls. Mrs. Mayo's S. S. Class, _for Central Ch., + New Orleans, La._ 7.50 + Tyngsboro. Evan. Ch. 5.00 + Wakefield. Cong. Ch. 15.40 + Waltham. Trin. Cong. Ch. 14.50 + Ware. Sab. Sch. East Cong. Ch., _for Mountain Work_ 40.00 + Ware. Y. P. S. C. E. East Cong. Ch., _for Central Ch., New + Orleans, La._ 20.00 + Ware. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch., _for Meridian, Miss._ 3.26 + Ware. S. R. Sage and Cong. Ch., Bbl. C. _for Wilmington, N. C._ + Warren. Cong. Ch. to const. MISS MARY C. BURBANK, ARCHER + TUTTLE, GEORGE E. TARBELL, FRED. D. HOLDSWORTH, MISS FOSTINA + KENNEY, and MRS. ADELLA H. ROBBINS L.M.'s 200.00 + Webster. First Cong. Ch., bal. to const. MISS MAUD JOSLIN + and HENRY REA L.M.'s 31.04 + Welfleet. Mrs. Geo. W. Holbrook, Box Bedding _for Enfield, + N. C._ + Wellesley. P. W. Dana, _for Santee Indian Sch., Neb._ 40.00 + Westborough. Evan. Cong. Ch. 48.40 + Westboro. Ladies' Freedmen's Ass'n _for share, Tougaloo U._, + and to const. MRS. JESSIE TEASDALE L.M. 30.00 + Westboro. Miss Amelia Harrington, Bbl. C. _for Wilmington, + N. C._ + West Boylston. First Cong. Ch. 3.25 + West Medway. Third Cong. Ch. 17.00 + Weston. Herbert F. Burrage, _for Talladega C._ 5.00 + West Springfield. "A Friend," 5; Park St. Cong. Ch., + "A Friend," 5 10.00 + Williamstown. First Cong. Ch. 82.49 + Williamstown. Cong. Ch., Bbl. C. _for Williamsburg, Ky._ + Winchester. First Cong. Ch. 136.67 + Winchester. Sab. Sch. First Cong. Ch., _for Student Aid, + Meridian, Miss._ 40.00 + Winchester. Mrs. J. P. Boutelle, 13, and Pkg. Christmas + Goods, _for Williamsburg, Ky._ 13.00 + Woburn. First Cong. Ch., 182.19; Mrs. S. T. Greenough, 5 187.19 + Woburn. Jr. C. E. S. Cong. Ch., Pkg. Christmas Goods _for + Williamsburg, Ky._ + Worcester. Central Ch., 112.39; Union Ch., 97.16; Piedmont + Ch., quarterly, 53.22; "A Friend," 30, to const. MISS S. E. + WHEELER L.M. 292.77 + Worcester. Immanuel Ch. and Sab. Sch., _for Mountain Work, + Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 25.00 + Worcester. Ladies' Miss. Aux. Plymouth Ch., by Mrs. Ruth P. + Beaman, _for King's Mountain, N. C._ 25.00 + Yarmouth. First Cong. Ch. 20.00 + ----. "A Friend in Mass." 450.00 + + FOR MCINTOSH, GA., by Prof. Fred W. Foster: + Athol. W. C. T. U., Bbl. C. + Baldwinsville. L. M. S. Memorial Ch., 2 + Bbls. C. + Boston. H. H. Carter & Co., Large Case + Christmas Goods + Dorchester. Ladies' of Cong. Ch., Bbl. C. + Great Barrington. Ladies' Benev. Soc., + Bbl. C. + Monson. Ladies' of Cong. Ch., Bbl. C. + North Brookfield. Miss Laura M. Miller, + Bbl. C. + Orange. Misses Davis and Holbrook 2.00 + Orange. L. H. M. S., Bbl. C. and Freight + Warren. King's Daughters, Pkg. Christmas Goods + Westboro. Ladies' of Cong. Ch., Bbl. C. + ----- 2.00 + + Woman's Home Missionary Association of Mass. + and R. I., Miss Annie C. Bridgman, Treas., + _for Woman's Work_: + For Salaries of Teachers 340.00 + Roxbury. Walnut Av. Cong. Ch. Aux. 20.27 + Roxbury. Aux. 17.00 + Roxbury. H. M. Aux., Bbl. C. _for + Blowing Rock, N. C._ + ----- 377.27 + --------- + $7,971.54 + + ESTATES. + + Boston. Estate Mrs. Elizabeth C. Parkhurst, by Elmore F. + Brackett, Executor 1,108.89 + Essex. Estate of Addison Cogswell, by Mrs. Elvira D. + Cogswell, Executrix 1,000.00 + Holliston. Estate of George Batchelder, by John M. + Batchelder 10.64 + ---------- + $10,091.07 + + CLOTHING, BOOKS, ETC., RECEIVED AT BOSTON OFFICE. + + South Berwick, Me. Ladies' Cong. Ch., Bbl. C. _for + Andersonville, Ga._ + Mason, N. H. Ladies' Cong. Ch., Bbl. C. _for Marietta, Ga._ + Natick, Mass. Miss E. B. Stefan, Books, etc., _for Joppa, + Ala._ + North Carver, Mass. Mrs. T. M. Cole, 2 Boxes C. and + Literature. + Winchester, Mass. Mrs. C. A. Richardson, Box Scrap Books, + Cards, etc. + Wakefield, Mass. Cong. Ch., Bbl. C. _for Oakdale, Tenn._ + + +RHODE ISLAND, $234.22. + + Newport. "A Friend," 20; United Cong. Ch., quarterly, + 14.44; Wm. Andrews, 4.50 38.94 + Pawtucket. Cong. Ch. 65.00 + Providence. Union Cong. Ch, 78.71; Pilgrim Cong. Ch., 49.02; + Y. P. S. C. E. of North Cong. Ch., 1.12 128.85 + Providence. Home Mission Band, _for Williamsburg, Ky._ 1.43 + Providence. E. B. Hale, Pkg. Booklets _for Saluda, N. C._ + + +CONNECTICUT, $3,559.80. + + Abington. Cong. Ch. 9.00 + Bethel. First Cong. Ch., 46.23; "A Friend," 5 51.23 + Bethel. Jr. C. E. Soc., 1; Y. L. M. Circle Cong. Ch., Bbl. + C., _for Saluda, N. C._ 1.00 + Bloomfield. Y. P. S. C. E. Cong. Ch., 5; _for Evarts, Ky._, + 5; _for A. N. and I. Sch., Thomasville, Ga._ 10.00 + Bridgeport. Second Cong. Ch. 72.45 + Bridgeport. Memorial Mission Circle North Cong. Ch., _for + Share, Salary, Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 25.00 + Bristol. Cong. Ch., quarterly (5 of which _for Indian M._) 77.03 + Bristol. Jr. End. Soc. Cong. Ch., _for Indian Work_ 13.00 + Canterbury. Olive D. Sanger, 2 Bbls. C. _for Grand View, Tenn._ + Chester. Y. P. S. C. E., 6.17; Gertrude M. Turner, 5, _for + Central Ch. New Orleans, La._ 11.17 + Clinton. Cong. Ch., 31.95; Rev. Robert Crawford, 10 41.95 + Columbia. Cong. Ch., 17.86. Incorrectly ack. in Feb. number + from Columbus. + Cornwall. First Cong. Ch. 54.75 + Cornwall. Sab. Sch. First Cong. Ch., 16.28 _for A. N. and I. + Sch., Thomasville, Ga._, and 16.28 _for Indian Mission, Fort + Berthold, N. D._ 32.56 + Danbury. First Cong. Ch. 79.29 + Danielsonville. Westfield Cong. Ch. and Soc. 20.74 + East Hartford. First Cong. Ch. 100.00 + East Hartford. Mrs. Bowman's Bible Class, Cong. Ch., _for + Central Ch., New Orleans, La._ 7.00 + Fair Haven. Second Cong. Ch. 27.62 + Farmington. First Cong. Ch. 100.00 + Guilford. First Cong. Ch., Bbl. C. _for Williamsburg, Ky._ + Glastonbury. James B. Williams, _for Theo. Dept., + Talladega C._ 25.00 + Glastonbury. Rev. G. F. Waters and Cong. Ch., Bbl. C. _for + Wilmington, N. C._ + Granby. First Cong. Ch. 2.16 + Hampton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 12.50 + Hartford. Asylum Hill Cong. Ch., 234.50; Fourth Cong. Ch., + 16.22; Mrs. Mary A. Williams, 15 265.72 + Hartford. First Cong. Ch. (50 of which _for Central Ch., New + Orleans, La._) 253.36 + Hartford, Sab. Sch. Pearl St. Cong. Ch., _for Rosebud + Indian M._ 32.96 + Hartford. Ladies' Bible Class South Ch., _for Wilmington, + N. C._ 8.00 + Hartford. "E. O. L.," _for Orange Park, Fla._ 1.00 + Hartford. Miss L. G. Talcott, Pkg. of Papers _for Thomasville, + Ga._ + Hotchkissville. Mrs. F. Dawson, _for Thomasville, Ga._ 1.00 + Kensington. Cong. Ch. 22.51 + Ledyard. Cong. Ch., 9.82; Mrs. Anna Gallup, 5; Sab. Sch. Cong. + Ch., 3.82 18.64 + Lyme. Old Lyme Cong. Ch. 58.00 + Lyme. First Cong. Ch. 49.28 + Marlboro. Cong. Ch. 6.72 + Meriden. Center Ch., 75; "Member First Cong. Ch.," 5; W. E. + Benham, 5; First Cong. Ch., 1.50 86.50 + Middletown. South Cong. Ch. 85.72 + Middletown. Sab. Sch. First Ch., _for Indian M._ 35.00 + Millington. Cong. Ch. 1.00 + Monroe. Cong. Ch. 3.20 + Montville. First Cong. Ch. 6.00 + Mount Carmel. Cong. Ch. (9.07 of which _for Indian M._) 29.37 + New Britain. Sab. Sch. South Ch., _for Indian Work_ 31.80 + New Britain. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch., _for Mountain Work_ 25.14 + New Britain. First Ch. of Christ, adl., to const. MRS. ELLEN + B. BOARDMAN, MISS MATTIE E. PECK, MISS BERTHA BANCROFT, + ARTHUR C. BLAKE, CHAUNCEY B. ANDREWS, and JAMES S. NORTH + L.M.'s 8.32 + New Canaan. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch., _for Teacher, Santee Indian + Sch., Neb._ 50.00 + New Canaan. Nearest at Hand Circle K. D., Box C. _for King's + Mountain, N. C._ + New Haven. Sab. Sch. Plymouth Ch. 15.00 + New Haven. Sab. Sch. United Ch., _for Central Ch., New Orleans, + La._ 15.00 + Newington. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch., by Rev. C. W. Francis, _for + Marshallville, Ga._ 75.00 + New Lebanon. Milo Mead 4.50 + New London. First Ch. of Christ, 43.98; Miss M. G. Brainard, + 50c. 44.48 + New Milford. Sewing Soc., Bbl. C. _for Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ + Norfolk. Cong. Ch., 25; Mrs. E. B. Porter, 1 26.00 + Norfolk. Mrs. R. I. Crissey, 2 Bbls. C. _for Grand View, + Tenn._ + Northford. Cong. Ch. and Soc., adl. 5.00 + North Guilford. Cong. Ch. 15.00 + North Guilford. Miss Rossiter, _for Student Aid, Trinity + Sch., Ala._ 5.25 + Norwich. Second Cong. Soc., 72.53; First Cong. Ch., 54.40, + to const. MRS. FRANK CURTIS L.M.; Greeneville Cong. Ch., 10 136.93 + Norwich. Sab. Sch. Second Cong. Ch., 23.27, _for Athens, + Ala._; 9 _for Tougaloo U._ 31.27 + Norwich. Second Ch., 2 Bbls. C. _for Athens, Ala._ + Norwich. Miss Rossiter's Girls, Christmas Box _for Athens, + Ala._ + Plantsville. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch. 10.34 + Pomfret. W. M. S., _for Freight to Talladega, Ala._ 2.00 + Preston. Long Soc., 9; Cong. Ch., 17 26.00 + Putnam. C. E. Soc. Second Cong. Ch. 25.00 + Putnam. Mrs. C. H. Brown and S. S. Class, _for Student Aid_, + 6; Cong. Ch., Bbl. C., _for Talladega C._ 6.00 + Salem. C. E. Soc. Cong. Ch., _for C. E. Hall, McIntosh, Ga._ 7.00 + Salisbury. Cong. Ch. 20.03 + Scotland. Bbl. C. _for Grand View, Tenn._ + Sound Beach. Jr. Y. P. S. C. E. of Pilgrim Cong Ch., Bbl. C. + _for Childersburg, Ala._ + South Manchester. Jr. Y. P. S. C. E., _for Student Aid, + Straight U._ 8.00 + Southington. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch., 47.12; Cong. Ch., 28.78 75.90 + Stamford. Y. P. S. C. E. First Cong. Ch., 15.50; First Cong. + Ch., 10; W. L. Wilde, 1, _for Mountain Work_ 26.50 + Thomaston. First Cong. Ch. 10.64 + Thompson. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch., _for Church Work in Ga._ 5.00 + Thompsonville. Dennis Pease, _for Indian M., Nebraska and + Dakota_ 100.00 + Torringford. Mrs. M. E. Norris, _for Moorhead, Miss._ 5.00 + Torrington. Two Sab. Sch. classes Third Cong. Ch., by Mrs. + Burr Lyon, _for Indian Schp., Santee, Neb._ 10.67 + Torrington. Miss G. B. Filers's S. S. Class, Bbl. Christmas + Goods _for Blowing Rock, N. C._ + Unionville. Mrs. Mary M. Smith 30.00 + Wapping. Cong. Ch. 16.06 + Washington. Henry Nettleton, _for Wilmington, N. C._ 8.00 + Waterbury. First Cong. Ch., 100; Dr. Robert Crane, 10 110.00 + Waterbury. Mrs. Hill, _for Wilmington, N. C._ 8.00 + Westbrook. "A Friend" 5.00 + West Hartford. "An Unknown Friend," _for Indian M._ 50.00 + West Hartford. Anson Chappell, 12; "Two Friends," 5 17.00 + West Haven. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 33.05 + Westport. Saugatuck Cong. Ch. 23.28 + West Torrington. Y. P. S. C. E., by A. W. Hull, _for Central + Ch., New Orleans, La._ 10.78 + Wethersfield. Cong. Ch., 11.05; Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch., 28.30; + C. E. Soc. Cong. Ch., 2.25, _for A. N. and I. Sch., + Thomasville, Ga._ 41.60 + Winsted. David Strong, _for Theo. Dept. Talladega C._ 50.00 + Woodbridge. Cong. Ch. 10.83 + ----. "A Friend" 400.00 + ----. "A Friend" 10.00 + + FOR MCINTOSH, GA., by Prof. Fred W. Foster: + Columbia. Mrs. Mary A. Preston, _for Student + Aid_, 1; W. H. M. S., Bbl. C.; 1.50 _for + Freight_; 50c. _for Student Aid_ 3.00 + Ledyard. W. H. M. S., Bbl. C. and Freight. + Norwich. Sab. Sch. Broadway Ch., for C. E. + Hall, 15; Broadway Cong. Ch., 5 Bbls. C., + 2 Boxes New Goods and Freight; Greeneville + Ch., 2 Bbls. C. and Freight; Miss B. + McDowell's S. S. Class, 1; H. M. S. + Greeneville Ch., _for Freight_, 1.50 17.50 + ----- 20.50 + + Woman's Cong. Home Missionary Union of Conn., + Mrs. W. W. Jacobs, Treas., _for Woman's Work_: + Norwalk. "Forget me not Circle" of K. D. + First Cong. Ch., _for Student Aid, + Blowing Rock, N. C._ 12.00 + South Norwalk. W. M. Ass'n. 25.00 + Thompson. Aux. 14.00 + Torringford. Aux. 3.50 + West Chester. A Few Ladies of Cong. Ch. 3.50 + West Winsted. Second Ch. Aux. 10.00 + ----- 68.00 + --------- + $3,476.30 + + ESTATES. + + New Britain. Estates of Sophia and Cornelia Stanley by + Trustee 83.50 + --------- + $3,559.80 + + +NEW YORK, $2,052.30. + + Altmar. Cong. Ch. 1.00 + Amsterdam. Juliette W. Turner 0.50 + Angola. First Cong. Ch. 10.05 + Antwerp. First Cong. Ch. 18.00 + Berkshire. Y. P. S. C. E. Cong. Ch. 5.00 + Berkshire. Miss Julia Dwight and Cong. Ch., 2 Bbls. C. _for + Wilmington, N. C._ + Brooklyn. Ellen Thurston, _for Santee Indian Sch., Neb._ 50.00 + Brooklyn. Y. P. S. C. E. of Tompkins Av. Cong. Ch., 25; + Beecher Memorial Ch., 20 45.00 + Brooklyn. Sab. Sch. Central Cong. Ch., _for Santee Indian + Sch., Neb._ 37.50 + Brooklyn. C. E. League Clinton Av. Cong. Ch., _for Pleasant + Hill, Tenn._ 10.00 + Brooklyn. L. B. Soc. Tompkins Av. Ch., 3 Bbls. Goods _for + Cumberland Gap, Tenn._ + Brooklyn. Bbl. C. _for King's Mountain, N. C._ + Brooklyn. Miss Taft, Cards _for Blowing Rock, N. C._ + Buffalo. First Cong. Ch., 40; Niagara Square People's Ch., + 3.16; Niagara Sq. People's Ch. Miss'y Concert 1.80 44.96 + Cambria. Molyneux Corners Miss'y Soc. 5.00 + Canandaigua. Sab. Sch. First Cong. Ch., _for Blowing Rock, + N. C._ 40.21 + Canandaigua. First Cong. Ch. (11.66 of which _for Santee + Indian Sch., Neb._) 15.56 + Castile. Mrs. Harriet A. Southworth (100 of which _for + Indian M._) 125.00 + Chittenango. Mrs. Amelia L. Brown 5.00 + Clifton Springs. "A Friend" 5.00 + Clifton Springs. Bbl. C. _for King's Mountain, N. C._ + Cortland. L. M. S. Cong. Ch., Bbl. C. _for Pleasant Hill, + Tenn._ + Derby. Sab. Sch., by Mrs. Fanny E. Squier, _for Indian Schp._ 15.00 + East Albany. Rev. C. W. Herdendof, Bbl. C. _for Pleasant Hill, + Tenn._ + East Bloomfield. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch., _for Mountain Work_ 25.00 + Elizabethtown. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 14.50 + Fillmore. L. L. Nourse 4.50 + Flushing. Sab. Sch. First Cong. Ch. 8.00 + Jamestown. First Cong. Ch. 52.50 + Lisle. Cong. Ch., _for Central Ch., New Orleans, La._ 2.00 + Little Falls. Mrs. D. E. Emerson, _for Gloucester Sch., Va._ 1.00 + Lockport. W. H. M. S. First Cong. Ch., _for Student Aid, + Talladega C._ 10.00 + Lockport. H. M. S. First Cong. Ch., Bbl. C., etc., _for + Talladega C._ + Maine. W. M. S. Cong. Ch., Box Bedding _for Talladega C._ + Middletown. Bbl. C. _for Grand View, Tenn._ + Morristown. First Cong. Ch. 8.33 + Mount Sinai. Cong. Ch. 22.71 + New York. Broadway Tabernacle, "A Friend," 50; Broadway + Tabernacle Ch., adl. 10; Mrs. M. D. Wickes, 10; Miss J. P. + Roberts, 1 71.00 + New York. Miss E. S. Grojian, _for Gloucester Sch., Cappahosic, + Va._ 3.00 + New York. "Anarchist," _for Indian Work_ 2.00 + New York. "A Friend," 2 Pkgs. C.; National Temp. Soc., Pkg. + Literature; "Friend," Pkg. Pictures; Miss Grace H. Dodge, + Magazines, _for Savannah, Ga._ + New York. B. Van Wagoner, Box Candy and Christmas Cards _for + Marion, Ala._ + New York. Friend, Box Books _for Enfield, N. C._ + Northfield. Y. P. S. C. E., by Seely Wood, Treas., _for + Thunderhawk Indian M._ 10.80 + Northville. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch. 20.00 + Orient Point. Cong. S. S. Association, by Rufus W. Tuthill 19.51 + Oswego. Cong. Ch. 10.08 + Oxford. Miss'y Soc., Bbl. C. _for Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ + Peterboro. Mrs. Mary W. Calkins, Bbl. C. _for Blowing Rock, + N. C._ + Phoenix. P. Gates, Bbl. Apples _for Marion, Ala._ + Pitcher. Cong. Ch. 5.41 + Plattsburg. G. W. Dodds 2.00 + Poughkeepsie. First Cong. Ch. 50.19 + Riverhead. L. S. Cong. Ch., Box C. _for Williamsburg, Ky._ + Rochester. Sab. Sch. St. Peter's Presb. Ch., Bbl. C. for + Macon, Ga. + Rochester. Whatsoever Circle of K. D. So. Cong. Ch., Half + Bble. C., etc., _for King's Mountain, N. C._ + Sayville. Cong. Ch. 34.20 + Schroon Lake. Cong. Ch., by Rev. Wm. Marsh 5.00 + Sherburne. Jr. Aux. M. S., Cong. Ch., _for Student Aid, + Talladega C._ 10.00 + Smyrna. Cong. Ch. 4.33 + Spencerport. Bbl. and Box Groceries, etc., _for King's + Mountain, N. C._ + Ticonderoga. W. H. M. A. and Y. P. S. C. E., 2 Bbls. C. _for + King's Mountain, N. C._ + Troy. Mrs. A. Belden, Col., _for Gloucester Sch., Cappahosic, + Va._ 5.00 + Vernon Center. Rev. G. C. Judson 5.00 + Wadhams Mills. Happy Workers M. B., _for McIntosh, Ga._ 1.00 + Warsaw. "Ernest Workers," Christmas Bbl. _for King's Mountain, + N. C._ + West Bloomfield. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch. 5.29 + West Brook. Cong. Ch. and Sab. Sch., _for Rosebud Indian M._ 4.00 + West Winfield. Cong. Ch. (1 of which _for Central Ch., New + Orleans, La._) 25.13 + Williamsbridge. M. M. Snowden, Col., _for Gloucester Sch., + Cappahosic, Va._ 5.00 + Woodhaven. Jr. C. E. Soc., Christmas Box _for Moorhead, Miss._ + + Woman's Home Missionary Union of N. Y., by Mrs. + J. J. Pearsall, _for Woman's Work_: + Barryville. H. M. S. 2.00 + Brooklyn. Lee Av. W. M. S. 1.00 + Buffalo. Pilgrim Ch. W. M. S. 7.00 + Candor. Jun. C. E., for _C. E. Hall, + McIntosh, Ga._ 1.51 + Hancock. Mission Band 2.00 + Morrisville. C. E., _for Central Ch., N. O._ 5.00 + New Haven. Aux. 29.03 + New Haven. Willing Workers 15.00 + New York. "Broadway Tabernacle Soc., _for + Women's Work_" 6.00 + Utica. Plymouth Ch. W. M. S. 10.00 + Walton. W. H. M. S. 25.00 + West Newark. W. M. S. 7.00 + ----- 110.54 + ------- + $989.80 + + ESTATES. + + Perry Center. Estate of Martha B. Sheldon, by Milton A. + Barber, Executor 62.50 + Troy. Estate of Mrs. E. C. Stewart, by J. F. Leonard, + Executor 1,000.00 + --------- + $2,052.30 + + +NEW JERSEY, $155.78. + + Colt's Neck. Reformed Ch. 4.94 + Dunellen. Mary A. Shepard, Box C., 1.69 _for Freight, for + Blowing Rock, N. C._ 1.69 + Dunellen. Mrs. Stevens, Clothing and Books _for Blowing + Rock, N. C._ + East Orange. "Willing Workers," Box Bedding, etc., _for + Athens, Ala._ + Elizabeth. Mission Band First Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., _for + Share in Teacher's Salary, McIntosh, Ga._ 10.00 + Glen Ridge. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch., _for Indian Work_ 10.00 + Montclair. Misses Ryerson, Bbl. C. _for Blowing Rock, N. C._ + Morristown. Miss Mary Decker, Pkg. Cards _for Savannah, Ga._ + Newark. Miss Florence C. Seymour, Memoriam Mrs. Lucy I. + Seymour 30.00 + Orange. Mrs. Austin Adams, 2 Pkgs. Mittens and Comforters + _for Indian M._ + Paterson. Auburn St. Cong. Ch. 13.00 + Upper Montclair. Union Cong. Ch. 50.00 + Upper Montclair. Sab. Sch. Christian Union Cong. Ch. 36.15 + + +PENNSYLVANIA, $174.91. + + Edwardsdale. Welsh Cong. Ch. 6.50 + Edwardsdale. Bethesda Cong. Ch. 5.00 + Germantown. Second Presb. Ch., 2 Bbls. C. _for Blowing Rock, + N. C._ + Guy's Mills. Mrs. F. M. Guy 5.00 + Le Raysville. Cong. Ch. 3.00 + Neath. Cong. Y. P. S. C. E., _for Central Ch., New Orleans, + La._ 5.00 + North East. Miss C. A. Talcott 1.00 + Philadelphia. Mrs. E. A. Baker, _for Wilmington, N. C._ 5.00 + Philadelphia. Miss S. A. Robinson, _for Gloucester Sch., + Cappahosic, Va._ 2.00 + Philadelphia. Mrs. Hall, Bag Carpet Rags _for Williamsburg, Ky._ + Philadelphia. Mrs. John Wanamaker, Box Sch. Readers _for + McIntosh, Ga._ + Pittsburg. "Cash" 100.00 + Pittston. Welsh Cong. Ch. 12.00 + Providence. Welsh Cong. Ch. 5.00 + Ridgway. Y. P. Bible Class, No. 6, by Mrs. W. M. Sweet 5.00 + Scranton. Plymouth Cong. Ch. Mission Sab. Sch. 8.41 + Wilkes Barre. First Welsh Cong. Ch. 10.00 + + Pennsylvania Woman's Missionary Union, by Mrs. T. W. + Jones, Treas., _for Woman's Work_: + Riceville. W. M. S. 2.00 + + +OHIO, $821.15. + + Brecksville. First Cong. Ch. 1.83 + Castalia. Rev. A. D. Barber 50.00 + Chatham. Mrs. Dr. Moody, Bbl. Bedding _for Moorhead, Miss._ + Cincinnati. Miss Elizabeth Schott, 5; Leo Schott, 5, _for + Tillotson Inst._ 10.00 + Cincinnati. Storrs Cong. Ch., _for Ch. Toliver, Ky._ 5.32 + Claridon. Mrs. Eames, _for Indian Work._ 10.00 + Creston. Y. P. S. C. E., Bbl. C. and Freight, _for McIntosh, + Ga._ + Cleveland. Pilgrim Ch., quarterly, 80.84; First Cong. Ch., + 32.32; Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch., 18.16; Irving St. Cong. + Ch., 7.25; Mrs. F. W. Low, 4; Olivet Cong. Ch., 1.25 143.82 + Cleveland. Y. P. S. C. E. Hough Av. Cong. Ch., _for Central + Ch., New Orleans, La._ 10.00 + Cleveland. King's Daughters Pilgrim Ch., _for C. E. Hall, + McIntosh, Ga._ 10.00 + Cleveland. Hough Av. Ch., _for Freight to Pleasant Hill, + Tenn._ 1.10 + Delaware. William Bevan. 5.00 + Elyria. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch. 20.00 + Hamilton. "Friends," 2 Boxes C. _for McIntosh, Ga._ + Hudson. Cong. Ch., quarterly 8.00 + Lyme. Cong. Ch. 13.21 + Madison. Sab. Sch. Central Cong. Ch. 10.00 + Mallet Creek. Mrs. M. W. Bingham 5.00 + Mansfield. Sab. Sch. First Cong. Ch., _for Santee Indian M., + Neb._ 56.31 + North Fairfield. Ladies' Soc., Bbl. C. _for Pleasant Hill, + Tenn._ + North Ridgeville. Cong. Ch. 17.41 + Oberlin. First Cong. Ch., 66.90; First Cong. Ch., Mrs. M. A. + Keep, 25; Dudley Allen, M. D., 30; Mrs. E. H. H. Reed, 50c. 122.40 + Oberlin. Sab. Sch. Second Cong. Ch., _for Blowing Rock, N. C._ 12.25 + Oberlin. First Cong. Ch., Bbl. C. _for Wilmington, N. C._ + Oberlin. Mrs. E. L. Lord, 3 Bbls. Magazines, etc., Freight + pd.; Mrs. May Williams, Bbl. C., _for Enfield, N. C._ + Saybrook. Mission Band Cong. Ch. 3.23 + Sylvania. Cong. Ch. 3.00 + Tallmadge. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch., quarterly 11.84 + Wakeman. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch. 7.60 + Walnut Hills. Rev. Sidney Strong, 25; Mrs. Henry N. Bird, 15, + _for Ch. Toliver, Ky._ 40.00 + Wilmington. First Cong. Ch. 60.00 + Weymouth. First Cong. Ch. 2.70 + York. Cong. Ch. 21.00 + Youngstown. Ladies' Soc., _for Student Aid, Pleasant Hill + Acad., Tenn._ 10.00 + ----. "Friend," _for Student Aid, Storrs Sch., Ga._ 2.50 + + Ohio Woman's Home Missionary Union, by Mrs. Geo. B. Brown, + Treas., _for Woman's Work_: + Bellevue. W. M. S. 3.00 + Berea. W. M. S. 5.00 + Chester Cross Roads. Y. L. M. S. 3.00 + Cleveland. Euclid Av. W. H. M. S., 13; + First W. H. M. S., 10; Hough Av. Jr. + C. E., _for Central Ch., New Orleans, + La._, 5; Pilgrim W. A., 12.50 40.50 + Columbus. Mrs. P. L. Alcott (20 of which + _for Indian M._), 35; "C.," 15 50.00 + Hudson. W. M. S. 7.00 + Huntsburg. Kingdom Ex. Soc. 2.95 + Jefferson. W. M. S. 5.00 + Marietta. First W. H. M. S. 5.00 + North Amherst. Y. P. S. C. E. 5.00 + Painesville. Jr. C. E. 1.00 + Toledo. Central S. S., 53c.; Washington + St. W. M. U., 14.65 15.18 + Tallmadge. W. M. S. 5.00 + ----- 147.63 + + +INDIANA, $26. + + Brightwood. Cong. Ch. 1.00 + Brimfield. Miss Mary Huston, Bbl. C. _for Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ + Terre Haute. First Cong. Ch. 25.00 + + +ILLINOIS, $796.17. + + Alton. Chas. Phinney 25.00 + Atkinson. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch., for Moorhead, Miss. 7.87 + Batavia. Cong. Ch. 27.65 + Chicago. Mrs. Mary R. Blackburn, 10; Norman P. Willard, 10; + Mrs. R. M. Cady, 1 21.00 + Chicago. University Ch. (5 of which from Mrs. Carrol Cutler + and 3 from Miss S. R. Cutler, _for Student Aid, Theo. + Dept., Talladega C._) 29.25 + Chicago. F. W. Upham, _for Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 25.00 + Chicago. Mrs. Harriet Blake, _for Wilmington, N. C._ 8.00 + Cobden. Union Cong. Ch. 6.00 + Delavan. R. Hoghton 20.00 + Earlville. "J. A. D." 25.00 + Elgin. Prospect St. Cong. Ch., 4.18; C. E. Prospect St. Cong. + Ch., 2 6.18 + Elmhurst. Two Bbls. _for Moorhead, Miss._ + Evanston. Mrs. E. C. Reed 50.00 + Galesburg. Central Cong. Ch. 94.11 + Galena. Alice Chamberlin, _for Moorhead, Miss._ .20 + Geneseo. Cong. Ch. 55.32 + Joy Prairie. Sab. Sch., by W. R. Burd 11.93 + Lockport. Cong. Ch. 5.00 + Marshall. Cong. Ch. 9.01 + Milburn. Cong. Ch. 13.00 + Milburn. Alice E. Dodge and Vera H. Worden, _for Moorhead, + Miss._ 1.00 + Moline. "A Friend," _for Moorhead, Miss._ 1.00 + Naperville. Cong. Ch. 26.00 + Oak Park. Clarence S. Pellet 10.00 + Oak Park. Ladies' Benev. Soc. First Cong. Ch., 2 Bbls. C. + _for Blowing Rock, N. C._ + Peoria. First Cong. Ch., 154.02; Y. P. S. C. E. Plymouth + Cong. Ch., 68c. 154.70 + Quincy. Union Cong. Ch. Y. P. S. C. E. 10.00 + Rockford. Fifteen No. 5 Gospel Hymns _for Blowing Rock, + N. C._ + Rollo. Cong. Ch. 10.00 + Saint Charles. Cong. Ch. 9.32 + Seward. First Cong. Ch. 7.00 + Shabbona. "A Friend." _for Student Aid, for A. G. Sch., + Moorhead, Miss._ 5.00 + Sheridan. Mrs. Heavenhill 1.50 + Somonauk. Cong. Ch., 14.25; Y. P. S. C. E., 7.47 21.72 + Stillman Valley. Y. P. S. C. E. 5.00 + Toulon. Miss Addie J. Smith, _for Student Aid, Talladega C._ 1.00 + Upper Alton. "A Friend," _for Moorhead, Miss._ 1.00 + Waverly. Y. P. S. C. E. 2.77 + Warren. Miss E. H. Brewer, _for Gloucester Sch., Cappahosic, + Va._ 3.00 + Wheaton. First Cong. Ch. C. E. 5.00 + + Illinois Woman's Home Missionary Union, Mrs. L. A. Field, + Treas., _for Woman's Work_: + Amboy. Christmas Offering 14.00 + Chicago. Lincoln Park W. M. S. 4.70 + Dundee. Jr. C. E. 1.16 + Genesco. Mrs. Huntington 10.00 + Marseilles. W. M. S., _for Student Aid, + A. G. Sch., Moorhead, Miss._ 10.00 + Milburn. W. M. S. 18.00 + Mont Clare. W. M. S. 1.00 + Oak Park. W. M. S. 3.00 + Oneida. W. M. S. 2.58 + Port Byron. W. M. S. 12.70 + Rockford. Second Ch. W. M. S. 1.00 + ----- 78.14 + + +MICHIGAN, $239.39. + + Alamo. Julius Hackley 40.00 + Ann Arbor. Mrs. M. V. Torrans, _for Moorhead, Miss._ 0.50 + Armada. Mrs. I. S. True, _for Moorhead, Miss._ 0.30 + Battle Creek. Harriet Root 0.50 + Charlotte. Carmel Cong. Ch., _for Student Aid, Talladega C._ 2.00 + Clinton. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch. 4.50 + Cooper. Y. P. S. C. E., by Florence Sluman, Chairman (1.50 + of which _for Student Aid_) 3.50 + Detroit. Y. P. S. C. E. First Cong. Ch., _for Primary + Building, Grand View, Tenn._ 20.00 + Detroit. Mrs. Carson, Bbl. C. _for Blowing Rock, N. C._ + Jackson. Mrs. R. M. Bennett 2.20 + Ludington. Mrs. Helen Hutton, Pkg. Christmas Gifts, _for + Blowing Rock, N. C._ + Ludington. Carpets and Box Papers _for Athens, Ala._ + Milford. Mrs. Wm. A. Arms, 5, and 5.50 from Family Reunion + Christmas Offering 10.50 + Muskegon. Christmas Box _for Athens, Ala._ + Olivet. First Cong. Ch. 25.00 + Saugatuck. Y. L. M. Circle, _for Student Aid, Pleasant Hill + Acad., Tenn._ 35.00 + South Haven. Clark Pierce 10.00 + + Woman's Home Missionary Union of Michigan, by Mrs. E. F. + Grabill, Treas., _for Woman's Work_: + Ann Arbor. W. H. M. S. 20.00 + Grand Rapids. Y. L. M. S. Park Ch., _for + Girls' Santee Indian Sch., Neb._ 25.00 + Hancock. W. M. S. 25.00 + Ovid. G. M. S., _for Student Aid, Santee + Indian Sch., Neb._ 1.25 + South Haven. W. M. S., _for Student Aid, + Santee Indian Sch., Neb._ 4.00 + Three Oaks. W. M. S., _for Student Aid, + Santee Indian Sch., Neb._ 10.14 + ----- 85.39 + + +IOWA, $456.55. + + Algona. Miss Clara Zahlton, _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 10.00 + Anita. Ladies' Miss. Soc. Cong. Ch., _for Student Aid, + Fisk U._ 35.00 + Belle Plaine. First Cong. Ch. 3.35 + Burlington. First Cong. Soc., _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 25.00 + Cedar Rapids. Band Willing Workers, by Mrs. L. R. Munger, + _for Student Aid, Beach Inst., Ga._ 3.00 + Charles City. Mrs. C. D. Ellis, Prudence and Constance, + _for Moorhead, Miss._ 5.50 + Clinton. S. S. Class, Christmas Pkg.; S. S. Class, by Miss + Lucy M. Frink, Teacher, Christmas Box _for Moorhead, Miss._ + Des Moines. Sab. Sch. Pilgrim Ch., _for Theo. Dept., + Talladega C._ 5.00 + Des Moines. Sab. Sch. North Park Cong. Ch. 2.56 + Des Moines. Frank and Howard Cowles, _for Moorhead, Miss._ 0.30 + Dubuque. "Thankful" 5.00 + Glenwood. Jr. C. E. Soc., Pkg. Cards _for Savannah, Ga._ + Goldfield. Chas. Philbrook 5.00 + Grinnell. Y. P. S. C. E. Cong. Ch., 2.50; Cong. Ch., + adl., 1.50 4.00 + Mason City. Y. P. S. C. E., 5; Jr. Y. P. S. C. E., 3, _for + Student Aid, A. N. and I. Sch., Thomasville, Ga._ 8.00 + McGregor. Mrs. B. H. Daniels, Pkg. Literature, etc., _for + Savannah, Ga._ + McGregor. Cong. Ch., Bbl. C. + Miles. Mrs. Shatzer 1.00 + Osage. Cong. Ch., _for Student Aid, A. N. and I. Sch., + Thomasville, Ga._ 10.00 + Postville. Cong. Ch. 5.00 + Red Oak. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch. 4.18 + Rockford. Mrs. C. E. Taggart, 50 Bags _for Athens, Ala._ + Rockwell. Cong. Ch. 5.00 + Sibley. Cong. Ch. 5.00 + Victor. L. H. M. Soc., Pkg. Literature _for Savannah, Ga._ + Waterloo. J. H. Leavitt, _for Talladega C._ 50.00 + Waucoma Missionary Soc., by Mrs. Anna Beebe, Treas. 10.00 + Wittemburg. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch. 7.93 + + Iowa Woman's Home Missionary Union, Miss Belle L. Bentley, + Treas., _for Woman's Work_: + Big Rock. W. M. S. 2.85 + Cedar Falls. W. M. S. 1.50 + Cedar Rapids. W. M. S. 0.50 + Clay. W. M. S. 4.50 + Correctionville. Jr. C. E. 2.50 + Davenport. Edwards Y. P. S. C. E. 16.34 + Davenport. Edwards W. M. S. 10.00 + Decorah. W. M. S. 10.00 + Decorah. S. S. 1.86 + Des Moines. Plymouth W. M. S. 5.94 + Eldora. W. M. S. 26.86 + Eldora. Y. P. S. C. E., _for Student Aid, + Tougaloo U._ 15.00 + Grinnell. W. M. S. 20.90 + Hampton. Jr. Y. P. S. C. E. 5.00 + Independence. Mrs. Morse's S. S. Class, + _for Student Aid_ 3.84 + Marion. Y. P. S. C. E. 10.00 + McGregor. W. M. S. 32.00 + Muscatine. First Y. L. M. S. 2.00 + Old Man's Creek. W. H. and F. M. S. 1.00 + Rockford. W. M. S. 0.20 + Rockford. Jr. C. E. (3 of which _for + Student Aid, Meridian, Miss._) 6.00 + Shenandoah. W. M. S. 13.00 + Tabor. W. M. S. 0.94 + Webster City. W. M. S. 4.00 + ----- 196.73 + ------- + $406.55 + + ESTATE. + + Durant. Estate of Mrs. S. M. Dutton by S. A. Dutton, + Administrator 50.00 + ------- + $456.55 + + +WISCONSIN, $238.84. + + Antigo Junior C. E. by Miss L. F. Mason, Supt., _for + Skyland Inst., Blowing Rock, N. C._ 3.00 + Beloit. Second Cong. Ch. 13.99 + Brandon. L. A. Soc., 24 yds. Carpeting _for Williamsburg, Ky._ + Clinton. Cong. Ch. 4.00 + Delavan. Cong. Ch. 16.80 + Fond du Lac. Cong. Ch. 5.00 + Fort Atkinson. Ch. Beneficent Fund 11.00 + Lafayette. Cong. Ch. 6.00 + Lake Geneva. First Cong. Ch., adl. 9.43 + Lake Geneva. Miss Hattie Curtis, _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 38.00 + Menasha. Rev. S. T. Kidder, Bbl. C. and Bbl. Papers _for + Grand View, Tenn._ + Menomonie. Cong. Ch. 4.15 + Ripon. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch. 8.25 + Royalton. Cong. Ch. 3.00 + West Salem. Miss Olive Leonard 1.00 + Whitewater. Cong. Ch. + 36.72 + Wisconsin Woman's Home Missionary Union, Mrs. C. M. + Blackman, Treas., _for Woman's Work_: + Arena. W. H. M. U. 1.00 + Beloit. First, W. H. M. U. 12.50 + Madison. Y. P. S. C. E. 40.00 + Whitewater. W. H. M. U. 25.00 + ----- 78.50 + + +MINNESOTA, $209.96. + + Austin. First Cong. Ch., 60, to const. MRS. NANCY E. CLARK + and MISS SARAH R. COOK L.M.'s; Sab. Sch. First Cong. + Ch. 4.36 64.36 + Cannon Falls. First Cong. Ch. 3.01 + Dodge Center. Miss E. Garner, _for Student Aid, W. Inst., + Jonesboro, Tenn._ 1.50 + Duluth. Pilgrim Cong. Ch. 42.60 + Mantorville. Cong. Ch. 10.70 + Medford. Cong. Ch. 5.00 + Minneapolis. Pilgrim Cong. Ch. 24.95 + Minneapolis. Mrs. A. T. Whiting and Friends, _for Moorhead, + Miss._ 5.00 + Minneapolis. Maude Bell, _for Blowing Rock, N. C._ 1.00 + New Duluth. Mayflower Cong. Ch. 2.00 + Owatonna. Cong. Ch. 8.00 + Red Wing. D. C. Hill 5.00 + Winona. First Cong. Ch. 30.20 + Worthington. Union Cong. Ch., 5; Sab. Sch. Union Cong. Ch., + 1.64 6.64 + ----. Bbl. C. _for Grand View, Tenn._ + + +KANSAS, $84.90. + + Alma. Cong. Ch. 3.00 + Manhattan. Wm. E. Castle 30.00 + Manhattan. Cong. Ch., 2 Bbls. Books, C., etc., _for Selma, + Ala._ + Oswego. Emma Willard 15.00 + Topeka. Ladies' First Cong. Ch., _for Student Aid, Meridian, + Miss._ 15.15 + Wabaunsee. Y. P. S. C. E., by Hattie M. Noyes, Treas. 3.25 + + Woman's Home Missionary Union of Kansas, by Mrs. E. C. Read, + Treas., _for Woman's Work_: + Kirwin. 2.50 + Fort Scott. 15.00 + Westmoreland. 1.00 + ----- 18.50 + + +MISSOURI, $160.03. + + Saint Louis. First Cong. Ch., 117.03; Pilgrim Cong. Ch., 43 160.03 + + +NEBRASKA, $33.29. + + Cortland. Cong. Ch. 2.74 + Crawford. Cong. Ch. 4.50 + Exeter. First Cong. Ch. 4.20 + Franklin. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch. 3.36 + Lincoln. First Cong. Ch. 14.00 + Santee. Miss Mabel Egeler 1.00 + Weeping Water. Cong. Ch. 3.49 + + +NORTH DAKOTA, $8.36. + + Caledonia. Cong. Ch. 3.36 + Oberon. L. M. U. Cong. Ch. 5.00 + + +SOUTH DAKOTA, $26.26. + + Aberdeen. Plym. Cong. Ch. 2.41 + Cresbard. Cong. Ch. 1.30 + Huron. Cong. Ch. 11.50 + Huron. Mrs. Adda M. Wilcox, _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 1.50 + Myron. Cong. Ch. 0.55 + Yankton. Sab. Ch. Cong. Ch., _for Santee Indian Sch., Neb._ 8.00 + Yankton. "A Sister in Christ" 1.00 + + +COLORADO, $86.62. + + Colorado Springs. First Cong. Ch. 15.25 + Greeley. Cong. Y. P. S. C. E., _for Student Aid, Talladega C._ 10.00 + + Woman's Home Missionary Union of Colorado, by Mrs. Belle C. + Valentine, Treas., _for Woman's Work_: + Colorado Springs. First L. M. S. 3.18 + Denver. North Denver L. M. S., 2.91; Second + Cong. Ch. L. M. S., 6.25; Boulevard + L. M. S., 8.55; Boulevard Jr. C. E., 2; + Harmon L. M. S., 2.85; South Broadway + L. M. S., 7.38 29.94 + Greeley. L. M. S. 3.00 + Lafayette. L. M. S. 1.25 + Longmont. L. M. S. 14.00 + Pueblo. Pilgrim L. M. S. 7.00 + Pueblo. First L. M. S. 3.00 + ----- 61.37 + + +ARIZONA, $2.50. + + Nogales. Trin. Cong. Ch. 2.50 + + +UTAH, $22.58. + + Salt Lake City. Plymouth Sab. Sch., 4; Utah Cong. Chinese + Mission at Christmas Exercise, 5.73; Chinese Mission, + by Mrs. M. E. Jones, Teacher, 12.85 22.58 + + +CALIFORNIA, $762.48. + + Avalon. Rev. E. O. Tade 2.00 + Campbell. Mrs. A. G. Williams's S. S. Class, Pkg. Aprons, + etc.; S. A. Moulton's S. S. Class, 3, _for Talladega C._ 3.00 + Highlands. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch., 5.55; S. H. Barrett, 6 11.55 + Nordorf. Cong. Ch. 2.50 + North Berkeley. Cong. Ch. 1.00 + Oakland. Cong. Ch., "Self-Denial Week" 15.35 + Pasadena. First Cong. Ch. 14.30 + Pomona. Sab. Sch. Pilgrim Cong. Ch. 10.00 + Pueblo. First Cong. Ch. 2.00 + Redlands. Rev. J. M. R. Eaton 25.00 + Sacramento. First Cong. Ch. 78.10 + San Francisco. The California Chinese Mission, William + Johnstone, Treas. (See items below) 552.77 + San Rafael. Cong. Ch. 3.75 + Saratoga. Cong. C., 15.21; Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch. 1.30 16.51 + Stockton. Rev. J. C. Holbrook 5.00 + + Woman's Home Missionary Union of Northern Cal., by Mrs. + J. M. Haven, Treas., _for Woman's Work_: + W. H. M. U. of N. C. 11.65 + + Southern Cal., by Mrs. Mary M. Smith, Treas., _for Woman's Work_: + Ontario. W. H. M. S. 3.00 + Santa Ana. W. H. M. S. 5.00 + ----- 8.00 + + +OREGON, $5.00. + + Woman's Home Missionary Union of Oregon, by Mrs. W. D. + Palmer, Treas., _for Woman's Work_: + W. H. M. U. of O. 5.00 + + +WASHINGTON, $6.00. + + Walla Walla. Jr. Y. P. S. C. E. Cong. Ch., _for Moorhead, Miss._ 6.00 + + +DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, $36.00. + + Washington. "A Friend," _for Central Ch., New Orleans, La._ 36.00 + + +MARYLAND, $58.13. + + Baltimore. First Cong. Ch. 50.74 + Baltimore. Trinity Bapt. Ch., 3.14; Rev. J. W. Scott, 50c.; + Dr. H. Johnson, 50c.; W. W. Cook, 50c.; Lewis Whiting, 50c.; + J. H. Gardner, 50c.; Sandy Moody, 50c.; Mrs. F. Byrd, 25c., + _for Gloucester Sch., Cappahosic, Va._ 6.39 + Frostburg. Cong. Ch. 1.00 + + +VIRGINIA, $28.50. + + Churchland. Edward Elliott, 50c.; Gloucester Co., Smithfield + Bapt. Ch., 3; ----, Educational Club, 20; ----, J. H. Lockly, + Col. 5, _for Gloucester Sch., Cappahosic, Va._ 28.50 + + +KENTUCKY, $37.84. + + Berea. Ch. at Berea, 15.74; Mrs. Maria Goodell Frost, 5 20.71 + Harrison Co. Republican Christian Ch., _for Ch. Toliver, Ky._ 3.60 + Newport. Cong. Ch., _for Ch. Toliver, Ky._ 11.50 + Red Ash. Cong. Ch. 2.00 + + +NORTH CAROLINA, $4.00. + + Carters Mills. Cong. Ch. 4.00 + + +TENNESSEE, $16.25. + + Crossville. Cong. Ch. 4.15 + Harriman. Mrs. Lee Montgomery 2.00 + Nashville. C. E. Soc., Fisk U., _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 5.00 + Pleasant Hill. "Friend," _for Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 5.00 + + +GEORGIA, $24.30. + + Macon. Miss Ellen B. Scobie, 5; Miss Mary E. Simonds, 3, + _for Macon, Ga._ 8.00 + McIntosh. Carrie E. Whitaker, 8; Mr. and Mrs. J. Perkins, 4; + Prof. Fred. W. Foster, 3; _for Student Aid_ 15.00 + Woodville. Rev. J. H. H. Sengstacke, 55c.; Pilgrim Ch., 45c.; + Rev. J. Loyd 30c. 1.30 + + +ALABAMA, $57.64. + + Anniston. Abraham Lincoln Cent. Soc. of Cong. Ch. 5.00 + Anniston. Rev. James Brown, _for Theo. Dept., Talladega C._ 5.00 + Athens. Bbl. C. from unknown source. + Childersburg. Cong. Ch., _for Talladega C._ 2.00 + Fort Payne. Jr. C. E. Soc. First Cong. Ch. 1.00 + Ironaton. Rev. P. O. Wailes 3.00 + Shelby. Covenant Cong. Ch. 3.54 + Talladega. Rev. H. S. De Forest, _for Talladega C._ 8.10 + + Alabama Woman's Missionary Union, by Mrs. E. C. Silsby, + Treas., _for Woman's Work_: + Talladega. W. M. S., 20; Little Helpers, 5 25.00 + Ala. W. M. U. 5.00 + ----- 30.00 + + +FLORIDA, $3.00. + + Leesburg. Sarah A. Benedict 3.00 + + +MISSISSIPPI, $9.00. + + Moorhead. Miss E. S. Parsons, _for Moorhead, Miss._ 4.00 + Tougaloo. Mrs. F. G. Woodworth, _for Moorhead, Miss._ 5.00 + + +LOUISIANA, $6.66. + + New Orleans. Sab. Sch. of Central Ch. Christmas Off. 6.66 + + +TEXAS, $3.60. + + Austin. F. R. Bush, 1; W. S. Goss, 1; _for Library Tillotson + Inst._ 2.00 + Dallas. Plym. Cong. Ch. 1.60 + + +CANADA, $10.00. + + Montreal. Chas. Alexander 5.00 + Sherbrooke. Mrs. H. J. Morey 5.00 + ---------- + +Donations $20,346.12 + +Estates 3,515.53 + ---------- + $23,861.65 + + +INCOME, $664.30. + + Avery Fund, _for Mendi M._ 190.00 + O. P. Atterbury. Endowment Fund 36.80 + De Forest Fund, _for President's Ch., + Talladega C._ 185.62 + C. F. Dyke Fund, _for New Orleans, La._ 50.00 + C. B. Fisk Fund, _for Fisk U._ 11.25 + General Endowment Fund 50.00 + Graves Library Fund, _for Atlanta U._ 112.50 + Haley Schp. Fund, _for Fisk U._ 22.50 + Rice Memorial Fund, _for Talladega C._ 5.63 + ----- 664.30 + + +TUITION, $4,188.31. + + Cappahosic, Va. Tuition 32.00 + Evarts, Ky. Public Fund 111.42 + Evarts, Ky. Tuition 6.70 + Williamsburg, Ky. Tuition 74.15 + Big Creek Gap, Tenn. Tuition 8.82 + Grand View, Tenn. Public Fund 80.00 + Grand View, Tenn. Tuition 30.27 + Jonesboro, Tenn. Tuition 10.20 + Jonesboro, Tenn. Public Fund 75.00 + Knoxville, Tenn. Tuition 36.65 + Nashville, Tenn. Tuition 507.94 + Pleasant Hill, Tenn. Tuition 153.50 + Beaufort, N. C. Tuition 10.00 + Blowing Rock, N. C. Tuition 20.04 + Chapel Hill, N. C. Tuition 10.00 + Enfield, N. C. Tuition 6.62 + Hillsboro, N. C. Tuition 27.65 + King's Mountain, N. C. Tuition 32.00 + Saluda, N. C. Tuition 43.25 + Troy, N. C. Tuition 1.23 + Whittier, N. C. Tuition 25.45 + Wilmington, N. C. Tuition 178.25 + Charleston, S. C. Tuition 272.45 + Greenwood, S. C. Tuition 90.65 + Albany, Ga. Tuition 114.34 + Andersonville, Ga. Tuition 11.20 + Atlanta, Ga. Storrs Sch. Tuition 158.95 + Marshallville, Ga. Tuition 1.50 + Thomasville, Ga. Tuition 108.45 + Macon, Ga. Tuition 200.15 + Marietta, Ga. Tuition 8.00 + McIntosh, Ga. Tuition 130.20 + Savannah, Ga. Tuition 152.60 + Woodville, Ga. Tuition 2.00 + Athens, Ala. Tuition 104.11 + Joppa, Ala. Tuition 23.90 + Marion, Ala. Tuition 47.45 + Mobile, Ala. Tuition 181.85 + Nat, Ala. Tuition 73.50 + Selma, Ala. Tuition 81.65 + Talladega, Ala. Tuition 192.77 + Martin, Fla. Public Fund 40.00 + Orange Park, Fla. Tuition 77.50 + Meridian, Miss. Tuition 50.00 + Moorhead, Miss. Tuition 26.50 + New Orleans, La. Tuition 453.25 + Helena, Ark. Tuition 47.70 + Austin, Texas. Tuition 56.50 + ----- 4,188.31 + ---------- + +Total for January $28,714.26 + ========== + + +SUMMARY. + + Donations $62,417.35 + Estates 25,654.15 + ---------- + $88,071.50 + Income 4,129.30 + Tuition 13,410.77 + ----------- + Total from Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 $105,611.57 + =========== + + +FOR THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY. + + Subscriptions for January $123.93 + Previously acknowledged 131.87 + ------- + Total $255.80 + ======= + +RECEIPTS OF THE CALIFORNIA CHINESE MISSION, William + Johnstone, Treas., from November 15 to January 23, 1896. + + From November 15 to December 30, 1895. + Fresno. Chinese Mon. Offs. 3.00 + Los Angeles. Chinese Mon. Offs. 6.05 + Marysville. Chinese Mon. Offs. 17.40 + Oakland. Mon. Offs., 12; Mrs. Geo. Mooar, 1; + First Cong. Ch. Birthday Fete, 1.17 14.17 + Oroville. Chinese. Mon. Offs. 1.50 + Petaluma. Chinese Mon. Offs. 3.10 + Riverside. Chinese Mon. Offs., 3.05; + Y. P. S. C. E. First Cong. Ch., 15 18.05 + Sacramento. Chinese Mon. Offs. 8.00 + San Bernardino. Chinese Mon. Offs. 2.80 + San Diego. Chinese Mon. Offs. 5.60 + San Francisco. Mon Offs., Central, 4.65; + Barnes, 25c.; West, 2.80; S. F. Br. Cong. + Assn. Of Christian Chinese, 5 12.70 + Santa Barbara. Chinese Mon. Offs. 3.25 + Santa Cruz. Mon. Offs. 6.00 + Ventura. Chinese Mon. Offs. 3.00 + Vernondale. "A Friend" 0.25 + Watsonville. 1.60 + ----- 106.47 + + PERSONAL GIFTS: + Miss Cornelia Felt 150.00 + Hon. Giles H. Gray 10.00 + ----- 160.00 + EASTERN FRIENDS: + Portland, Me. Teachers and Pupils Second + Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., bal. to const. + JOHN H. STEELE L.M. 10.00 + + Receipts to meet the expenses of the last fiscal year + between November 15 and December 17, 1895. + + FROM LOCAL MISSIONS: + Fresno. Anniversary Pledges 10.00 + Los Angeles. Tom Yin Daup 2.00 + Oakland. Jee Y. Shuck, 2; Yip Bow, 5.45 7.45 + Riverside. Anniversary Pledges 5.50 + Ventura. Anniversary Pledges 5.50 + Watsonville. Anniversary Pledges 21.40 + ----- 51.85 + + FOR CHINESE MOTHERS AND CHILDREN: + Worcester, Mass. Pilgrim Ch. W. H. M. Soc. 3.00 + Albany, N. Y. Friends of Chinese, by Miss J. + MacNaughton 30.00 + ----- 33.00 + + Receipts from December 30, 1895, to January 23, 1896. + + FROM LOCAL MISSIONS: + Fresno. Chinese Mon. Offs., 4.50; Ann. + Membs., 3 7.50 + Los Angeles. Chinese Mon. Offs., 2.40; + Special Col. for New Organ, 25.00 27.40 + Marysville. Chinese Mon. Offs. 7.50 + Oakland. Chinese Mon. Offs., 11; Pilgrim Ch. + Y. P. S. C. E., 2 13.00 + Oroville. Chinese Mon. Offs. 2.85 + Petaluma. Chinese Mon. Offs. 2.00 + Riverside. Chinese Mon. Offs. 4.35 + Sacramento. Chinese Mon. Offs., 8; Ng. Good, + 2.50 10.50 + San Bernardino. Chinese Mon. Offs. 4.25 + San Diego. Chinese Mon. Offs., 4.35; Ann. + Membs., 2 6.35 + San Francisco. Central Chinese Mon. Offs., + 5.05; West, Chinese Mon. Offs., 3.20; + Barnes, Chinese Mon. Offs., 1 9.25 + Santa Barbara. Chinese Mon. Offs. 3.75 + Santa Cruz. Chinese Mon. Offs. 6.50 + Ventura. Chinese Mon. Offs. 2.50 + Vernondale. Chinese Mon. Offs. 2.00 + Watsonville. Chinese Mon. Offs. 3.50 + ----- 113.20 + + PERSONAL GIFT: + Rev. F. B. Perkins 5.00 + + EASTERN FRIENDS: + Bangor, Me. Central Ch. 5.00 + Morristown, Penn. Mrs. Ida Lang, _for Organ, + Los Angeles Mission_ 50.00 + Holland, Mich. Miss Senie Visscher's + S. S. Class 7.25 + Wheaton, Ill. Primary Class S. S. College + Ch. 1.00 + ----- 63.25 + + FOR CHINESE MOTHERS AND CHILDREN: + Greenfield, Mass. Mrs. E. B. Loomis. 10.00 + ------- + Total $552.77 + ======= + + + H. W. HUBBARD, Treas., + Bible House, N. 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