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diff --git a/43870-8.txt b/43870-8.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 5cf0de4..0000000 --- a/43870-8.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,3245 +0,0 @@ -The Project Gutenberg EBook of The American Missionary -- Volume 39, No. -11, November, 1885, 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: The American Missionary -- Volume 39, No. 11, November, 1885 - -Author: Various - -Release Date: October 2, 2013 [EBook #43870] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY *** - - - - -Produced by Joshua Hutchinson, KarenD, 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, - -NOVEMBER, 1885. - -VOL. XXXIX - -NO. 11. - - * * * * * - -CONTENTS - - * * * * * - -EDITORIAL. - - - PAGE. - - THE FIGURES--FINANCIAL 297 - WHAT OUR FRIENDS THINK AND SAY 298 - DEATH OF PRESIDENT WARE 300 - IYAKAPTAPI 301 - INDIANS IN THE DAKOTA ASSOCIATION 303 - -THIRTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. - - GENERAL SURVEY--CHURCH WORK SOUTH 304 - EDUCATIONAL WORK SOUTH 306 - INDUSTRIAL TRAINING 309 - MOUNTAIN WORK 310 - WORK AMONG THE INDIANS 311 - WORK AMONG THE CHINESE 313 - THE WOMAN'S BUREAU--FINANCES 315 - CONCLUSION 316 - -RECEIPTS 317 - - * * * * * - -NEW YORK: - -PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION. - -Rooms, 56 Reade Street. - - * * * * * - -Price 50 Cents a Year, in Advance. - -Entered at the Post-Office at New York. N. Y., as second-class matter. - - * * * * * - -AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION. - - * * * * * - -PRESIDENT, Hon. WM. B. WASHBURN, LL. D., Mass. - - -_Vice-Presidents._ - - Rev. C. L. GOODELL, D. D., Mo. - Rev. A. J. F. BEHRENDS, D. D., N. Y. - Rev. F. A. NOBLE, D. D., Ill. - Rev. ALEX. McKENZIE, D. D., Mass. - Rev. D. O. MEARS, D. D., Mass. - - -_Corresponding Secretary._ - - Rev. M. E. STRIEBY, D. D., _56 Reade Street, N. Y._ - - -_Assistant Corresponding Secretary._ - - Rev. JAMES POWELL, D. D., _56 Reade Street, N. Y._ - - -_Treasurer._ - - H. W. HUBBARD, Esq., _56 Reade Street, N. Y._ - - -_Auditors._ - - W. H. ROGERS, - PETER McCARTEE. - - -_Executive Committee._ - - JOHN H. WASHBURN, Chairman. - A. P. FOSTER, Secretary. - - _For Three Years._ - - LYMAN ABBOTT. - A. S. BARNES. - J. R. DANFORTH. - CLINTON B. FISK. - A. P. FOSTER. - - _For Two Years._ - - S. B. HALLIDAY. - SAMUEL HOLMES. - SAMUEL S. MARPLES. - CHARLES L. MEAD. - ELBERT B. MONROE. - - _For One Year._ - - J. E. RANKIN. - WM. H. WARD. - J. L. WITHROW. - JOHN H. WASHBURN. - EDMUND L. CHAMPLIN. - - -_District Secretaries._ - - Rev. C. L. WOODWORTH, D. D., _21 Cong'l House, Boston_. - Rev. J. E. ROY, D. D., _151 Washington Street, Chicago_. - Rev. CHARLES W. SHELTON, _Financial Secretary for Indian Missions_. - Rev. C. J. RYDER, _Field Superintendent_. - - -_Bureau of Woman's Work._ - - Secretary, Miss D. E. EMERSON, _56 Reade St., N. Y._ - - * * * * * - -COMMUNICATIONS - -Relating to the work of the Association may be addressed to the -Corresponding Secretary; those relating to the collecting fields, to -Rev. James Powell, D. D., or to the District Secretaries: letters for -the "AMERICAN MISSIONARY," to the Editor, at the New York Office. - - -DONATIONS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS - -May be sent to H. W. Hubbard, Treasurer, 56 Reade Street, New York, or, -when more convenient, to either of the Branch Offices, 21 Congregational -House, Boston, Mass., or 112 West Washington Street, Chicago, Ill. A -payment of thirty dollars at one time constitutes a Life Member. - - -FORM OF A BEQUEST. - -"I bequeath to my executor (or executors) the sum of ---- dollars, in -trust, to pay the same in ---- days after my decease to the person who, -when the same is payable, shall act as Treasurer of the 'American -Missionary Association,' of New York City, to be applied, under the -direction of the Executive Committee of the Association, to its -charitable uses and purposes." The Will should be attested by three -witnesses. - - * * * * * - -THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY. - -VOL. XXXIX. NOVEMBER, 1885. NO. 11. - - * * * * * - -American Missionary Association. - - * * * * * - -$365,000 - -NEEDED FOR THE CURRENT YEAR. - - * * * * * - -Your Committee are convinced that not less than a THOUSAND DOLLARS a day -are imperatively demanded to perfect the admirably organized plans of -the Association, even for the present, to say nothing of the pressing -needs of the early future-- - -[FINANCE COMMITTEE'S REPORT ADOPTED BY ANNUAL MEETING AT SALEM.] - - * * * * * - -THE FIGURES. - - Donations. Legacies. - - Oct. 1, 1884, to Sept. 30, 1885 $249,392.10 $41,501.66 $290,894.06 - Oct. 1, 1883, to Sept. 30, 1884 223,034.77 64,559.42 287,594.19 - ---------- ---------- ---------- - Inc.$26,357.63 Dec.$23,057.76 Inc.$3,299.87 - -The figures given above mark the close of our fiscal year. While they -show a gratifying increase of receipts from living donors over those of -the preceding year, the falling off in legacies has been so heavy that -our books balance on the wrong side, and we are obliged to report a debt -of $15,451.87, which, with the debt of the preceding year, makes a total -indebtedness of $29,237.73. - -For an analysis of the figures, we refer our readers to the report of -the Executive Committee on the finances of the year, published in -another part of this number. It was a grand rally our friends made to -save us. We fear that some of them sacrificed more than they ought in -contributing so generously as they did. We pray that God may abundantly -reward them. We thank them, one and all, with a heartiness greater than -we can express. We would not sit in judgment upon the churches and -professed friends who have contributed nothing to our treasury during -the year. We know that some of them were not financially able. But we -cannot believe that this was true of a majority of them. - -The Congregational Year Book of 1885 reports 4,092 Congregational -churches in the United States. We received during the year contributions -from 1,677. What can be done to bring the non-contributing churches into -line is a question we beg the pastors of contributing churches and the -friends of the Association to help us answer. The pastors and members of -these non-contributing churches as a general thing do not read our -magazine. They are ignorant of our needs, and we do not know how to -reach them so as to wake them up. Had we an army of agents to visit and -talk to them, we might move them to take our work upon their thought and -sympathy. Our appeals by circular, by newspaper, resolutions of State -conferences and of the National Council, all fail to move them. They -still continue not to hear and not to do. There is only one way that we -can think of by which they can be reached, and that is for the local -conferences to take the matter in hand, and select a committee of "a -persistent ONE," who by letter, and, if need be, by personal visitation, -will bring the delinquents up to meet the obligations of fellowship and -denominational honor. - -But as seen over against this long list of _do-nothings_ what a grand -army the 1,677 contributing churches appear! Theirs has been the work -and theirs is the glory of "_a well done_" both from God and man. They -form a base of supplies from which the army at the front can be -recruited and sustained, and which can be counted on for support till -the victory is won. We enter upon the new year with fresh confidence and -renewed strength. No such word as "_fail_" finds place in our vocabulary -so long as we have such friends behind us and God above and around us. -The work will not be permitted to suffer. We shall throw off the debt. -The faithful 1,677 will be reinforced. Our friends will be multiplied, -and the work carried triumphantly forward. - - * * * * * - -WHAT OUR FRIENDS THINK AND SAY. - -EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS RECEIVED BY THE TREASURER DURING THE PAST FEW -WEEKS. - - -"If any part of the country is to be put first, the South should be, and -helped most. Hence the inclosed, half of it from myself and the other -half from the Congregational church here. Your work and that of your -compeers is above criticism. All there is of you is put in with a skill -and completeness which are not surpassed; and your plans are as large as -the field and as complete as its needs. No one could get more out of the -money or put it where it would do more good. You and yours are as -unmingled beneficence as rum shops are unmitigated maleficence. Were it -in my power, I would build a new school-house in the South every year. -My heart never thinks of you and your work without blessing you in it; -and I have written the above as a sort of relief." (We hardly feel -ourselves worthy of such generous praise, but we do very heartily thank -our brother for his warm indorsement.--ED.) - -"Inclosed find a small sum to help elevate and Christianize the colored -freedmen. Grains of sand make the mountains, and drops of water the -ocean, and the invisible workmen rear the coral islands; so may God's -people one and all _do what they can_, and your debt will be wiped out." - -"At our meeting last evening, I read your appeal and took up a -collection of $6, which I send you. It is a little Home Missionary -church of only 10 members, but they are good ones, and in earnest. Hope -all other churches will do as well and your society be saved from debt." - -"Got your final appeal before last Sunday, but were so happy to think we -had not waited for it, having taken our collection and subscription two -weeks before. But owing to the general poverty among my people, we had -to give time, and the sum is only now made up. I may say that this -little amount at this time represents more real _giving_ than any -collection I ever secured. May a blessing go with it." - -"I feel myself, like Paul, a debtor to all men, especially the classes -you represent. Accept, then, my single mite, in the spirit in which I -desire to send it, and may the Lord free you from the threatening debt -by leading your constituency to feel their indebtedness to these classes -and to Himself." - -"I inclose $10, and wish I might increase it a hundred-fold. I had -already given all that I intended, but could not resist the urgent -appeal for the needy." - -"The notices of your financial need came and touched a responsive chord -in my heart. A week ago I gave a preparatory notice that a collection -would be taken yesterday in your behalf. The people responded quite -liberally. Inclosed find draft for the amount. You have my earnest -prayer for the success of your effort to raise what you lack. May God -bless you in your work and labor of love." (It was indeed a generous -contribution, yet nearly one-third of it came out of the pastor.--ED.) - -"I had thought I had done all I could afford in these times, but -coincident with your appeal came the inclosed, for which I had another -place; but here, take it. The Lord will provide." - -"In response to your society's importunity, I inclose $2. I took the -collection up after a sermon I preached on Foreign Missions. We -surprised our people by the amount, as we don't usually get by a -collection one dollar. I hope you will realize soon that there is no -debt." (We have always believed that one of the best ways to rouse -people up to Home Missions is to stir them up on Foreign Missions.--ED.) - - * * * * * - -DEATH OF PRESIDENT WARE. - - -Edmund A. Ware was born in North Wrentham, now Norfolk, Mass., Dec. 22, -1837, and died suddenly of heart disease in Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 25, -1885. He passed the early years of his life under conditions which made -him acquainted with hardships, and fitted him to have warm sympathy for -those who struggled against obstacles and trials. - -He was graduated from Yale College in 1863. During his college course -his attention was often turned to the field for Christian work, then -being opened in the South by the steady advance of our armies, and his -sympathies were strongly enlisted for a race just coming out of the -prison house of bondage, and he was ambitious to have a part in laying -the foundations of a new and better society in the regions desolated by -war. - -He was appointed an officer of the Freedman's Bureau in 1867, with -charge of the schools opened under its auspices in the State of Georgia, -which position he held for three years, until the closing of that branch -of the work of the government. - -His great work, however, was in connection with Atlanta University, an -institution for higher education, whose foundation he was active in -securing, and over whose interests he presided until the day of his -death. He labored for its welfare and that of the people in whose -interests it was established with rare devotion, and rejoiced in its -steady growth and prosperity with special personal gratification. - -Owing to some peculiar circumstances the institution early secured the -favorable attention of the State authorities, and an annual -appropriation from the State treasury. In the endeavors to secure and -confirm this grant he was conspicuously and honorably active, and during -the many years of its continuance his relations to the officers of the -State with whom he has thus been brought into contact have been -exceptionally pleasant, and in some cases cordial. - -During the last year of his life he took great interest in the -successful opening of an industrial department in the institution, and -for the last few weeks his great anxiety had been to secure the -furnishing of a large new building whose erection he had personally -overlooked. He had returned to Atlanta in advance of his family to make -preparations for the school year soon to open, had completed most of his -plans, and seemed in unusual good health and spirits. Soon after dinner -on Friday, Sept. 25, feeling dizzy while in his own house, where he was -alone, he sought the open air and walked toward the house of Professor -Bumstead, but becoming alarmed by increasing faintness he made loud -calls, which were promptly responded to by Mr. and Mrs. Bumstead; but in -spite of all remedies and efforts he speedily passed away to enter upon -his well-earned rest and his glorious reward. The crushing effects of -this sudden blow upon his household, upon his associates and the people -who loved and revered him, cannot be described. At his funeral services -all classes of the community were largely represented, and sympathy for -the bereaved was profound. The grief of former pupils was touching, and -was like that of children bereft of a father. - -So passed away in the maturity of his powers and the midst of his -usefulness, one of the earliest and most efficient of that great company -who have toiled since the war in this broad and needy field. His -departure seems like a translation; being taken suddenly without the -pains and anxieties of wasting sickness, in the full tide of his -greatest success, before any impairment of vigor or any calamity had -overtaken the work he loved so well. He was a man of great power over -other men, especially over young people, who were caught up by his -enthusiasm, and borne along sometimes to the attainment of surprising -results. He was well fitted to be a leader in the sphere he chose for -himself, and made his mark upon his generation, and had a large and -honorable share in securing the results already achieved, which are to -bless the State and nation with increasing power. - -A good man has fallen, and a great gap is made in the ranks of laborers -at the front; but the Lord who loves his own cause better than we do -will see that it suffers no loss. As the Lord has taken care that his -servant rests from his labors, it is ours to see that they follow Him. - - * * * * * - -IYAKAPTAPI. - - -That is, the _ascent_ from the plains of the head-waters of the -Minnesota River to the Coteau du Prairie, or high table-land to the -west. The old trail up-hill here gave the name _Ascension_ to the place. -There the tribes--Dakota tribes--met together for their annual autumn -feast--the missionary conference on the 24th of September. On the -Sabbath the little church was too small, and 400 Indians, with a -sprinkling of white people, sat outside in the sun, some on benches, and -most on the grass, around the Communion table. The tents of those who -had come in from long distances were pitched on either side in the -ravines, among the fall foliage, and the wide brown plain, with a long -gleam of shining lake far off, lay below. As we took the bread and hid -our faces in our hands, we thought of that distribution by Galilee, when -they sat in companies on the grassy slope by the lake. It was not "the -touch of a vanished hand and the sound of a voice that is still," but -the real presence of Him who said "I am the bread of life," to these -400 Christian Indians whom He had brought up from the low, dead level of -barbarism to the present heights of Christian life. - -One little dark baby in a white dress was baptized, and four young -people publicly confessed their faith in a newly-found Saviour. - -Solomon, "His Own Grandfather," who has gathered a church of the Dakota -refugees from the Minnesota troubles of 1862, over in Manitoba, spoke to -us of the spiritual nature of God's kingdom; and Ehnamani, who years ago -laid down his warrior weapons, administered the bread, telling us of the -tribulation and fire through which Christ went to become bread for our -life. Then the "beloved John," our brother missionary who threw his -young strength into the Dakota work at its darkest hour twenty-five -years ago, could hardly control the emotion with which he spoke of the -trials out of which the Dakotas had been brought to this present joy and -strength through "His stripes." - -It has been a long _ascent_ for fifty years, but now fourteen churches, -with a thousand members; eleven young men's Christian associations; a -native missionary society, receiving contributions amounting this year -to $1,165, much of it the fruit of hard labor by Dakota women, with the -needle and at the wash-tub; a Christian community with its own native -justices of the peace, rigidly enforcing temperance and marital law, -and, according to the testimony of the United States agent on the -ground, more careful of religious observances than white communities, -and no less exemplary in morals; thousands of acres of cultivated land; -these are some of the outward signs of the inner life of God in the -heart. - -Add to this the 1,000 or more converts gathered in later years and -claimed by Episcopalians and Roman Catholics; add the long roll of those -who have ascended to their Lord; add the white people who have been -saved and inspired by the example of their Dakota brethren, and compute -if you can the spiritual fruit of the Dakota Indian Mission. - -Then think of this result wrought out, in the midst of what is fast -becoming one of the most influential communities of our land. Christian -churches by hundreds, Christian colleges and Christian homes, all built -on this early Indian work as a foundation. Then, as we rejoice in the -present interest in work for Indians, remember the obloquy and -opposition of the past through which the early workers struggled. - -To appreciate this ascent, one should come up from Western Indian -barbarism, and not down from Eastern culture. - -Leave the nightly drumming and dancing and revelry, the daily offering -to heathen gods, the daily wailing and cutting of the flesh at the -scaffold of sepulture, and one will acknowledge that God alone has -wrought this change. - -Before the regular sessions of the conference a "theological institute" -occupied two days. This was attended by some thirty pastors and leading -members of the churches. There were lectures on Bible history, on -family relations, on preaching and pastoral work. Then the general -meeting opened with a hymn written for the occasion by the organist, a -young Indian, and the singing was led by native young men. The topics at -the conference were such as the education of children, the missionary -cause; and the one that seemed to call out most discussion was, "How to -secure the spiritual growth of the Church." The young men showed great -interest in their Christian associations, and voted to affiliate with -their kindred in the white communities, of whom they heard through the -Rev. Mr. Williams, who represented the Christian association of the -young men of Minneapolis. The Indian women, too, had their missionary -meeting, and show the same traits and give evidence of the same activity -and zeal that make their white sisters the main strength of the -Christian Church. - -So we bid all take heart, and go on upward--iyakaptapi. C. L. HALL. - - * * * * * - -INDIANS IN THE DAKOTA ASSOCIATION. - - -This is an ecclesiastical body of a hundred churches that has the -opportunity to show the unity of the spirit in race fellowship. Besides -the local German Association, one of the five belonging to it, the -Indian Mission churches and pastors of the Santee Agency and of Fort -Sully, with their superintendents, Revs. Alfred L. and Thomas M. Riggs, -are among the members. At the recent annual meeting, held at Huron, -September 17th to 20th, there were present the Riggs brothers, three -lady missionaries, and two female and four male Indians. The service of -Rev. A. L. Riggs, as moderator, was justly commended for its urbanity -and promptness. At the meeting of the Woman's Missionary Society, held -with the mixed assembly, the two Indian women, Estelle Ward and Ellen -Spotted Bear, were brought forward, in their usual white woman's garb, -to make talks, which were interpreted by Mrs. T. M. Riggs. During some -discussion upon Indian work, the Riggs brothers supplemented their -remarks by addresses from Frank Frazier and Stephen Yellow Hawk, a -deacon and a pastor. At the Communion, on the Lord's Day, this deacon -was associated with three white men in distributing the elements. At the -final meeting, on Sunday night, with a crowded house, between the -addresses of Rev. Drs. Jos. B. Clark and Jos. E. Roy were sandwiched two -hymns, sung by the natives and their teachers, and also an address by -the dignified pastor at the Santee Agency, Rev. Artemas Ehnamani, -interpreted by Rev. A. L. Riggs. This, and the talks of the other -Indians, reported their former condition as heathen and their coming to -the light through their missionaries. Particularly touching was the -allusion of Pastor Ehnamani to the sainted men, Drs. Williamson and -Riggs. All showed the one spirit, that of the common Redeemer. - - * * * * * - -THE LAKE MOHONK CONFERENCE. - - -On the 6th, 7th and 8th of October the third annual meeting of the Lake -Mohonk Conference was held. Hon. Albert K. Smiley and Mrs. Smiley, as -usual, extended the hospitality of their magnificent mountain retreat to -the friends of the Indian. The sessions of the conference were of great -interest. Eminent men and women read historical and suggestive papers, -and ably discussed the great questions of the Indian problem. The -conference, after much earnest debate, were unanimous in recommending -such legislation by Congress as will give allotments of land in -severalty to the Indians--the sale of lands not required for occupancy, -and funding of proceeds therefor for their benefit--the early -discontinuance of rations and annuities, increased educational -facilities, including industrial and especially agricultural, and the -dispersion and diffusion of the Indians among the other people of the -country, with all the rights and immunities of other citizens. - - * * * * * - -THIRTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. - - * * * * * - -GENERAL SURVEY. - - -This Association by its chartered rights is authorized to go anywhere -that it finds people destitute of Gospel privileges. Limitation of means -and coöperation with other societies may compel it to a narrower sphere -than the demands call for; but this is the principle that underlies the -Association's organization, and that has characterized all its historic -development. The work is at present confined to this country. We have -missions in sixteen States and three Territories. The combined -population of these States and Territories is 17,459,610, and at least -one-third of that number are the legitimate objects of this -Association's care. By reason of the necessities of the people our work -is both evangelistic and educational: the church and the school in their -united aim securing the salvation of body, mind and soul; reaching home -life, social life and business life; laying the only foundation on which -can rest a progressive and enduring civilization. These mighty forces of -Christianity--mother and daughter--in mutual helpfulness and in close -proximity, are the agencies through which, with God's blessing, we hope -to reach and save the people. - - * * * * * - -CHURCH WORK SOUTH. - - -STATISTICS. - - Churches 112 - Missionaries, of which 89 are pastors 119 - Members 6,881 - Added during the year 1,127 - Sunday School scholars 10,569 - - -In this department of our work we are permitted to report very decided -growth. Heretofore, the average number of churches organized each year -has been six. This year the number runs up to seventeen. This increase -comes from the maturing of enterprises that have been nursed for a -longer or shorter time, and also the fruiting of our school process and -the enlarging of our mountain work. These new churches are at Pleasant -View and Rockhold, Ky.; at Cedar Cliff, Melville and Johnson's, N. C.; -at Jellico, Pleasant Hill, Robbins, Jonesboro, Grand View and Helenwood, -Tenn.; at Rutland, Ga.; Ironton, Ala.; Greenville, Miss.; Abbeville, -La.; and at Dallas and Austin, Tex. They have all been supplied with the -ministry of the word, though several have been yoked two and two under -one pastor. Eight of them have houses of worship, the others use -school-houses or chapels of school buildings. - -Of the 89 pastors who have ministered to our 112 churches, 30 were from -the North and 59 were raised up in our own institutions at the South. -The average membership of these churches is 61. Total additions for the -year, 1,127, of which, on confession of faith, 883. Raised for church -purposes, $12,394.78; for benevolence, $1,625.86. - -The evangelist, Rev. J. C. Fields, accompanied by his wife, who aids him -by song, has continued his service through the year. He has labored at -Louisville; in our three churches at Nashville; at Meridian, Jackson and -Greenville, Miss.; and at Athens, Tecumseh, Montgomery, Marion, Selma, -Talladega, Birmingham, Ironton and Shelby Iron Works, Ala. As a result, -between seven and eight hundred souls were hopefully led to Christ, and -about one half of them gathered into our churches; while other -denominations shared in the precious harvest. At several of the places -visited, the religious interest assumed marvelous power. - -At Marion there were 55 who professed Christ, the work spreading from -our church into the State Normal school located there. Two-thirds of the -converts were young men, ranging from fifteen to twenty years of age, -who gave themselves earnestly to prayer and labor for the conversion of -their comrades. A little girl, eight years old, was the first of a -family to accept Christ. Her mother followed. The father, a drunkard, -through the persuasion of friends, visited the church for the first -time. When opportunity was given those desiring salvation to express -their desire, the little child crossed over to where her father was, and -begged him to come. He did not that evening, but a few nights later he -yielded and gave his heart to the Saviour. It is a custom among the -colored people to give the hand of welcome to those who have made up -their minds to become Christians; and we can well believe, as an -eye-witness describes, "it was a beautiful as well as a touching scene -when this little girl stepped forward to welcome father and mother on -the Lord's side." - -At Talladega College there were 116 conversions, including every inmate -of the ladies' hall, and, with a single exception, every boy in the -Stone Hall. The meetings, as distinctively revival, had to come to a -close for lack of material upon which to work, and take the form of -praise and thanksgiving unto God for the marvelous display of His grace. -It was a literal fulfillment of the Divine promise to "pour out a -blessing that there should not be room enough to receive it." - -At Selma there were 300 who confessed their Saviour. Gray-haired men, -grandmothers, men and women in the prime of life, youth and children, -were among the converts. "The most glorious work of grace," writes -Pastor Curtis, "it has ever been my privilege to see." - -Revivals have also been enjoyed in the Central Church and Straight -University, New Orleans; in the Tougaloo University, where nearly all -the students were led to Christ; at New Iberia, La., where, under the -labors of the pastor, fifty-nine were brought into church fellowship; -in the First and University churches, Atlanta, and at several other -places. It has been a year of marked religious interest and progress -nearly all over the field. - - * * * * * - -EDUCATIONAL WORK SOUTH. - - -STATISTICS. - - Chartered Institutions 6 - Normal and Graded Schools 14 - Common Schools 36 - Instructors 250 - Pupils 8,823 - - Classifying the students, we have: Theological, 96; Law, 67; - College, 52; College Preparatory, 113; Normal, 814; Grammar, - Intermediate and Primary, 7,681. - - -The resignation during the year of Professor Salisbury, Superintendent -of our school work, and the transfer to Chicago of Dr. Roy, -Superintendent of our church work at the South, raised the question -whether, in view of the system to which these brethren had reduced the -work of their respective fields, the two departments might not be -consolidated and their care assigned to one man. With much hesitation it -was decided to try the experiment. Rev. C. J. Ryder, of Medina, O., has -been selected to take the new position, and has entered upon its duties. -His headquarters will be at Cincinnati, from which point, by reason of -its central location and excellent railroad facilities, the whole field -will be easily accessible. We regretfully part with Professor Salisbury. -The three years of his service have been very valuable to our work, and -it is largely because of this service we are permitted to report that -our schools were never before so well organized nor so efficient as now. - -The exhibit of our schools in the World's Exposition at New Orleans -attracted much attention from visitors. The New Orleans papers spoke of -it in very complimentary terms. Descriptions of it were written and -widely published in the newspapers all over the country. President -Hitchcock, of Straight University, Rev. S. E. Lathrop and several of our -colored students, took charge successively of the exhibit, and were on -hand to answer questions regarding the American Missionary Association, -its schools and its work. A large number of pamphlets and tracts were -distributed. Representatives from every State in the Union, and from -nearly every nation on the face of the earth, dropped in to learn the -object-lesson the exhibit taught of what Christian education had done -for the Indian and the Negro. - -At Midway, Ga., an additional building has been erected for the -Dorchester Academy. The Storrs School, Atlanta, by the sale of bullets -dug from the battlefields around the city, realized enough to secure a -much-needed kindergarten building. Mrs. F. L. Allen, of Waterbury, -Conn., has donated us a property in Quitman, Ga., containing three acres -of land, on which stands a hotel building, nearly new and thoroughly -furnished, to be used as a school for girls. The ladies of the First and -Second Congregational churches of Waterbury promptly seconded Mrs. -Allen's gift by raising $1,000 to make the necessary alterations to put -the building in order for the school, and the ladies of the -Congregational churches of the State have so far responded to an appeal -for them to assume the support of the school, that it starts out with an -assurance of success from the beginning. Rev. J. H. Parr, formerly of -the Tillotson Institute, is to have the school in charge. - -We have not been able to spend much money this year in brick and -mortar. We have been obliged to put our funds almost exclusively into -the more practical work of mind and character building. - -Fisk University celebrated its twentieth anniversary this year by -graduating from its college course fifteen, two of the number being -young ladies. This makes 52 who have been graduated from Fisk. The -Superintendent of Public Instruction for the State of Tennessee, several -State officials, many Senators and Representatives attended the -Commencement exercises and alumni dinner. A series of speeches in -commendation of the good work done at the institution were made by these -gentlemen, who bore testimony to the high standing of the Fisk students -as teachers and citizens throughout the State. Of the 37 graduates -previous to the class of this year, the record shows that 24 of them are -principals and teachers in different schools; 5 are pastors of churches; -1 is a missionary in Africa under the American Board; 2 are practicing -lawyers; 2 are studying for the professions--1 in a theological, the -other in a medical school; 1 is a member of the Tennessee Legislature; -and 2, who were teachers, have died. Its roll numbers 427, including -representatives of 21 States and 1 Territory. - -Talladega College has had 365 students. This was more than it could -comfortably care for. The girls' hall was crowded. Some applicants had -to be refused for lack of room. The new Cassidy School building, having -been used by over 200 pupils, continues to justify its right to be. -Prosperity has marked the life of this college in all its departments. - -Atlanta University maintains its well-earned reputation for school work -of the highest order; 297 students have shared its privileges. Colonel -L. W. Avery, Chairman of the State Board of Visitors, in his report last -year, was so emphatic and strong in his praise of what he had seen and -heard at the University, that the other members of the Board would not -believe him, and he was compelled to modify his praises before they -would accept his report. This year the whole Board was present at the -examinations, and the result is that they have every one been converted, -and are now ready to go even farther than the Colonel in testifying that -"the proficiency attained in the scholastic results has been simply -astonishing." The University continues to receive the annual -appropriation of $8,000 from the State--a fact that is all significant -respecting the undeniable worth of the school. - -Tougaloo University, located on the Illinois Central R. R., about eight -miles north of Jackson, the capital of Mississippi, receives State aid -to the amount of $3,000 annually. Two hundred and sixteen students last -year have taxed its utmost capacity for accommodation. Governor Lowry -and the State Board of Visitors attended the commencement exercises, and -were surprised at the evidence of the Negro's capacity for education. -Four students took degrees in the elementary Normal course that requires -ten years to complete it, and one took the degree from the higher Normal -course, to complete which requires twelve years. - -Straight University, New Orleans, notwithstanding the devastation of -floods and the failure of cotton crops that last year so severely -affected the very limited finances of the colored people of Louisiana, -was filled with students at the beginning of the school year, and -continued not only crowded, but _over_crowded to the end; 584 scholars -were enrolled, including representatives from Cuba, Honduras, New -Mexico, Texas, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Illinois, and even Old -England. - -Tillotson Institute, Texas, has also had a very crowded and successful -year. This is the youngest of our chartered schools. It has the modesty -that in every way is becoming the youngest member of the family, but in -all that is excellent in work it stands not a whit behind the oldest and -the best. It has already outgrown the comfortable limits of its -habitation. The crowding process has struck it, and its cry for relief -is growing sharper and sharper. We shall have to heed its cry one of -these days. The great and rapidly-growing State of Texas challenges our -forethought and our care. The State Superintendent of Public -Instruction, Hon. B. M. Baker, was present at the commencement -exercises, and after commending the teachers for their faithful work and -testifying that the best teachers of the colored schools in Texas were -graduates of the Tillotson Institute, he publicly thanked the people of -the North for the establishment and maintenance of the school. Judge -Fullmore, a county school superintendent, who was also present, not only -indorsed all that Mr. Baker had said, but added that in his appointments -of teachers he always gave Tillotson graduates the preference, and that -a certificate of graduation from Tillotson in the hands of an applicant -was all the evidence of character and ability he needed. - -Were we to continue sketching the salient points in the work of our -other schools scattered all over the South, it would be simply to give -fresh illustrations of the five facts already made prominent--crowded -schools, growing necessities, faithful work, good results and outside -commendation. - -As compared with last year, the statistics in our school work show a -falling off of two chartered institutions and seven common schools. On -its face, this looks like loss; in reality, it is gain. The two -chartered institutions dropped out of our statistics are Berea and -Hampton, that, as a matter of fact, have been for several years -self-sustaining and independent, and which, as formerly fostered by us, -we have hitherto reported; they are still in the field, doing a greater -work than ever, while the seven common schools, dropped because they -ceased to be needed where they were located, are more than represented -in the better work of the other schools, to strengthen which the money -thus set free has been transferred. - -We are steadily but slowly coming to the realization of the idea that -was the inspiration of the American Missionary Association's school -system--Christian colleges and Normal schools for the training of -leaders, and Christian preparatory schools to furnish them with the -right kind of material. The South is year by year, as its financial -ability increases and its public sentiment improves, doing more for the -rudimental instruction of its children. It is the duty of the State to -provide elementary education for every child within its borders, and to -that point the Southern States must one day come; but just in proportion -as they come to that point, the necessities for our work increase. The -demand for Christian teachers and preachers and professional men in all -ranks at the South will grow as facilities for the elementary education -of the children multiply. Our aim is not only to save the land from -ignorance, but to save it from godless intelligence. Infidelity is as -much the enemy of free institutions as ignorance; and when the children -are intelligent, an ignorant leadership is almost as effective as an -infidel leadership to raise up an infidel people; so that, as -intelligence spreads among the youth of the South, we are placed under -accumulating obligations, by virtue of our loyalty to the kingdom of our -Lord, and by virtue of our interest in the perpetuity of republican -institutions, to strengthen, enlarge and multiply this work. Of course, -just now, and for a great many years to come, by far the greater part of -our school work must be in the lower grades of instruction. So long as -it can be said, that in the Southern States eighty per cent. of the -colored and thirty per cent. of the white population are illiterate; -that there are not educational facilities enough to furnish fifty per -cent. of the children with even a chance to learn their letters; that -there are whole communities and sections in which there are no schools -whatever; that there are thousands and tens of thousands of children and -youth who would be glad to go to school did they have opportunity; so -long we must continue to furnish elementary instruction in all our -schools, and as far as possible to open such small schools as may meet -the present but transient exigency, to be dropped, as we have the seven -common schools above referred to, when, from whatever cause, the -necessity for them has passed away. The Executive Committee desires to -emphasize and to have the constituents of the American Missionary -Association keep it constantly before them, that as the cause and means -of popular education extend in the South, the necessity for the work of -the Association becomes stronger and stronger. - -As seen from this stand-point, the desirability of bringing our larger -institutions as speedily as possible, where they shall be able to take -care of themselves, becomes clear and urgent. They should be at once so -far endowed that the question of their permanence as conservators of the -supremacy of Christian leadership in the thought, character and life of -the people should be settled beyond peradventure for all time. - -We commend these schools to the special regard of those who are looking -about to invest money where, in the name of the Lord, it will yield rich -and enduring returns. - - * * * * * - -INDUSTRIAL TRAINING. - - - Schools in which industries are taught 16 - Special industrial teachers 10 - Teachers combining industrial with other work 21 - - -Industrial teaching is made prominent at Santee, Oahe, at all of our -chartered institutions, at Le Moyne Institute, Memphis, Tenn., Lewis -High School, Macon, Ga., and incidentally at six other schools. Aid has -been received from the Slater Fund for this work at Macon, Atlanta, -Nashville, Tougaloo, Talladega, Memphis and Austin. Nearly all the -scholars in attendance pursue some of the branches of industry taught. -Housekeeping, cooking, dress-making, care of the sick, agriculture, -blacksmithing, harness-making, type-setting and printing are made -prominent, according to the conveniences at hand. Atlanta, Talladega and -Tougaloo have farms which are worked by the students under the -instruction of practical farmers. At several other points farming could -be successfully taught if only we had the farms, and we could have the -farms if only we had the money. - -For the teaching of the trades we need special buildings. Progress has -been made in this direction. Atlanta University has erected "The Knowles -Industrial Building," a memorial of the late Mr. L. J. Knowles, of -Worcester, Mass., whose widow not long before her death appropriated -$6,000 for this object. It is a brick building 100 by 44 feet, with two -stories and a basement, and, for its use, is one of the finest in the -South. At Macon, a two-story building has been constructed--the upper -story for the Lewis Library and the lower for a carpenter shop. At -Talladega has been also built a two-story structure, the upper story to -be used for carpentry and the lower for blacksmithing. The citizens of -Memphis two years ago gave Professor Steele $1,000 to put a girl's -industrial department into the Le Moyne school, and now they have -pledged him $600 more to secure a workshop for the boys. Fort Berthold -in Dakota and Fisk and Straight Universities at the South greatly need -industrial buildings, and there are other schools of which the same -might be said with equal emphasis. - -It is difficult to overestimate the importance of industrial training. -Latest in development in connection with our schools, it may yet prove -first in value. Labor is heaven-ordained. It is the chief -instrumentality through which a people are elevated. Grace saves the -soul and transforms character instantly. It makes the savage and -sinner kind and good instantly; but it will not instantly make him a -good farmer, a skilled mechanic, a trained scholar. Up from the lowest -to the highest, man must toil patiently and laboriously. Nature will -tolerate neither jumps nor deceptions. It is no kindness to put a man -where he is out of place, and still less is it a kindness to make him -believe that he has a right to be there. He who climbs up into position -or who is foisted into it by any other instrumentality than by the toil -necessary to fit him for the position, the same is a thief and a robber. -The police forces of Nature will speedily put him under arrest. The -judicial forces of Nature will soon cast him into a prison, out of which -he shall not come until beginning at the bottom, by diligent labor, he -is willing to pay the last farthing at every step in the process of his -advancement. The implements and the products of industry are the gauges -of civilization. Between the roughly-hewn stone hatchet and the -finely-polished steel axe lies all the history of the world's progress. -The college, the library, the fine residence and the factory of modern -civilization are at one end of the line, the other end of which starts -from the dug-out and the hut. Man, in the highest estate, forget or -ignore it as he may, has that in him which connects him with the lowest, -and labor, the hard labor of his ancestors, extending through the ages -as well as his own, has been the means of bringing him where he is. If -the Indian and the negro are to be elevated, they must rise by the same -steps as have others. They must _work_ their way up. But they who are -above them, remembering the pit out of which they themselves have been -dug, must give them a chance to rise, and help them as they try to rise. -That they have the capacity for elevation along every line of human -development has been abundantly proved over and over again. The -industrial exhibit of the colored people at the recent Centennial -Exposition in New Orleans, was in every way gratifying to their friends. -Though these people are only 20 years out of the house of their 250 -years' bondage, antedated by millenniums of barbarism, they sent -articles showing their progress in the industries that more than filled -the entire gallery assigned them in one end of the immense Government -building. - - * * * * * - -MOUNTAIN WORK. - - -This work has gone forward the past year with marked success. In -Kentucky, Rev. J. T. Ford, having taken the pastoral charge of the -church at Williamsburg, Rev. A. A. Myers was at liberty to give himself -to more extended missionary work; and, as might be expected, he has gone -into it with a will. He has organized three new churches; one at -Jellico, with 11 members; one at Pleasant View, with 13 members, and one -at Rockhold, with 15 members. Under his superintendency the Jellico -church has erected a good, commodious house, but it needs a bell. The -congregations number from 250 to 300, and the pastor, Rev. E. W. -Bullock, reports the interest as increasing. - -Pleasant View Church has also put up a house of worship, now complete -except seats. At Rockland, stone is on the ground. Mr. Myers using his -own team to haul it, himself being teamster, and the lumber is all ready -to begin work. A chapel is soon to be erected at South Williamsburg, -where there are hundreds around the mills who cannot be induced to -attend church up town. Eleven Sunday-schools, with an enrollment of -1,200 and an average of 750, have been maintained. These schools extend -from Jellico on the State line to the northern part of Whitley County -along the railroad. Besides these, several students from the Academy -have conducted Sunday-schools at their homes, reporting an enrollment of -160. - -Day schools have been kept at Woodbine, Rockhold, Dowlais and Jellico -with marked success. - -The Williamsburg Academy has had an enrollment of 203. The reputation -and influence of this school are extending far and wide. The teachers, -imbued with the missionary spirit, have been a power in the church and -in the community as well as in the school. The question whether our -schools could be kept up if colored students were admitted, has been -squarely met and answered, and right at our central station, -Williamsburg, we have had colored pupils during the past two terms. When -they were first admitted, there was a stampede of the white scholars, -reducing the number of pupils from 120 to 40, but as they had a chance -to think the matter over, and they saw the school going right along as -if nothing had happened, and that it was going to keep right along, they -began to come back again, with still others to join them, so that the -school closed with a larger enrollment than the previous year. The -excitement caused a discussion that found its way into the newspapers of -the State, and gave the school such an advertisement as could not have -been secured by years of ordinary work. We shall have no more trouble -with the color question in Whitley County. It has been settled, and -settled right. - -In Tennessee, the Independent Church at Sherwood, and its pastor, Rev. -A. B. Smith, have entered our fellowship by joining the Central South -Association. On the Cumberland plateau, Pastor B. Dodge has secured the -organization of a church with 16 members, which is associated with his -church at Pomona. An organ and hymn-books were furnished by the Pilgrim -Church, Cambridgeport, Mass. The people have subscribed $300, chiefly in -lumber, toward a much-needed chapel for church and day school. At both -these points day schools have been maintained. At Grand View, the first -year of the Academy has proved a success, and now a church has been -organized in association with it, both to be under the care of Rev. C. -B. Riggs. - -The school work of Mrs. St. Clair in Scott County has been remarkable. -Three years ago there were 27 saloons and two Sunday-schools in the -county, one school held in Mrs. St. Clair's tent and the other in a -blacksmith shop; now there are three saloons and 25 Sunday-schools, and -the good people are praying with much confidence that their prayers will -be answered for three less saloons and three more Sunday-schools. Mr. R. -F. Taft, of Worcester, Mass., was sent down to help in this field. His -labors were wonderfully blessed. Two churches, one at Robbins, the other -at Helenwood, were organized. He is not able to continue in our service, -but, in speaking of what has been accomplished, he has this to say: -"Wherever I went the people were so eager to hear the Gospel that it was -a joyous work to me. All came together, natives and Northerners, and our -colored brethren. If the A. M. A. has accomplished nothing more, it has -broken down the line of color, and to-day all mingle together in seeking -after the pearl of great price." The work of Mr. Taft has been taken up -by Rev. W. E. Barton, a recent graduate of Berea College, who finds -already so much on his hands that he is crying for help. - - * * * * * - -WORK AMONG THE INDIANS. - - -STATISTICS. - - Churches 5 - Members 301 - Ministers 7 - Schools 15 - Teachers 52 - Pupils 706 - Sunday-school scholars 776 - - -Our Indian work is chiefly in Nebraska and Dakota, among the great Sioux -nation that numbers about sixty thousand, and the tribes that mingle -with, or are located around, them. We have three main stations, Santee, -Oahe and Fort Berthold, all situated on the Missouri River, and at -points strategic for pushing missions out among the people. - -_Santee._--Here is planted the Santee Normal School, under the care of -Rev. A. L. Riggs. This institution, pioneer of its kind, began work for -the higher training of Indian pupils fifteen years ago. Its history and -experience show the great advancement that has been made by the Indian -mind. At first the pupils came as to a sort of picnic, and expected to -slip out when the fun stopped. But now the discipline, attendance and -class work are of a high order and will compare favorably with schools -of similar grade elsewhere. One thing quite noteworthy about Santee is -that while it is often impossible to fill the desired quota of girls for -other schools, applications at Santee from girls and young women far -exceed the ability to receive them. This school, with its 177 pupils -busily engaged in their studies under the instruction of an able corps -of teachers, in possession of buildings that are up to the times in all -their equipments, reaching by its influence every Indian village of the -great empire of the Missouri River basin, is an institution from which, -with God's blessing upon its work, we have a right to expect great -things in the future. - -Pilgrim Church, under the joint pastorate of the Rev. Artemas Ehnamani -and Rev. A. L. Riggs, honors the faith and polity of the Pilgrim Fathers -in its co-operation with the school, nurturing and extending the cause -of Christian education. Its roll numbers 164 names, and its -Sabbath-school reports an attendance of 183. - -Great and urgent fields inviting missionary occupancy lie all around -Santee. Swift Bear's colony, numbering sixteen families, an offshoot -from Rosebud agency, has located along the Niobrara. Others are coming -down this fall as soon as their little crops are harvested. All the land -on the north side of the Niobrara, twenty miles east of the mouth of the -Keya-paba, and much of the land on the Ponca Creek close by, is now -taken. Here has just been built a school-house given by Deacon Burrill, -of Oberlin, Ohio, a little building of two rooms, one for the teacher's -residence, and the other for the school room and chapel. A son of Pastor -Ehnamani, of the Santee Church, is to take charge of this station. - -Among the Poncas, since last December, we have had a missionary, Rev. J. -E. Smith, who, while maintaining Sabbath services with good attendance, -has during the week taught a government school. At the Upper Ponca -settlement, during the months of February and March, a mission day -school was kept by Albert Frazier, a native teacher. - -_Oahe._--This mission, with its out-stations, is in charge of Rev. T. L. -Riggs. The native helpers are Titus Jugg, Elizabeth Winjan, William Lee, -Daniel Lee, Samuel Smiley, Stephen Yellow Hawk and Edwin Phelps, all, -with one exception, full-blood Dakota Indians. - -The Indians of the Rosebud Agency on the White River have long been -calling for missionaries to be sent among them. The Park Street Church, -Boston, has given $400 to open a mission in that needy region, and Mr. -Riggs expects to have a well-established out-station on the White River -before the beginning of the coming winter. - -During the year a movement has been made to establish an industrial -school at Oahe. The Indian Bureau gave twenty scholarships. Alonzo -Trask, Esq., executor in the Marquand estate, gave $1,500 toward a -building, on condition that an additional $1,500 be raised. This -additional amount Mr. Riggs secured. The beginning of the school was -made in January. Twelve scholars were all that could be accommodated. -They were promptly secured. The school has been continued by the -exercise of strictest economy and the willing self-sacrifices of all -concerned. The experiment has proved a success, and a good beginning has -been made for another year. The new building is now about, if not quite, -ready, and fitted to receive forty scholars. - -The church at Oahe bears the significant name of Shiloh. A place of rest -it has proved to many a weary soul--yet of rest only as it has prepared -for activity. During the year God has been pleased to manifest His grace -in saving power. Seventeen new members have been received on profession -of their faith and three by letter. The total membership is 54. The -greater part of these are young men and women, not more than half being -over thirty years of age and not more than five being past forty-five -years. This church enjoys the ministrations of Stephen Yellow Hawk and -David Lee. - -_Fort Berthold._--This point with the territory adjacent is held by Rev. -C. L. Hall. The day school has had 129 pupils during the year. Six of -the Indian girls have been taken into the teachers' home, with marked -benefit to the mission work. Increased interest has been manifested in -the church services, the average attendance being 75. At Fort Stevenson -a Government school (75 pupils) has been kept by Mr. and Mrs. B. F. -Wells. Religious meetings have been held fortnightly on Thursday evening -and Sabbath school each Sunday. The Crow agency, after waiting two -years, is still begging for us to send a missionary. - -Leaving Fort Berthold and striking westward about 1,000 miles, we come -to Skokomish Agency, Washington Territory, where Rev. Myron Eells stands -almost alone to represent the interest our denomination takes in the -salvation of the Indians of that region. At Skokomish he has a church of -46 members; at Dunginess a church of 28 members, where he spends two -Sabbaths and the intervening week each month; and at Squakson, a small -reservation formerly in charge of the Presbyterians, who have now -withdrawn, he conducts public worship once a month. In these three -places he has under his pastoral care 102 families; average attendance -at public worship, 150; at Sabbath school, 84; at prayer meeting, 62. -Infant baptisms, 19; adult baptisms and reception to church membership, -11. Many of the Christian Indians are efficient helpers in the prayer -meeting and the Sunday school, assisting Mr. Eells when he is present -and carrying on the work when he is absent. - -At Santa Fé, New Mexico, we have maintained during part of the year four -teachers who have had under instruction Pueblo Indian children, for whom -Government scholarships had been secured. - - * * * * * - -WORK AMONG THE CHINESE. - - -STATISTICS. - - Schools 18 - Missionaries 38 - Pupils enrolled 1,457 - Average attendance 810 - Ceased from idol worship 171 - Giving evidence of conversion 112 - - -These figures show three more missions and twelve more missionaries than -the statistics of last year. In the missionary force there are eleven -Chinese helpers. - -Four new schools have been opened at the following points: Alturas, -Fresno, San Diego and Tulare. The school at Alturas, in the -northeastern part of California, though established for the Chinese, -like all other A. M. A. schools, is open to everybody, irrespective of -race or color, and the Indians in the vicinity have so largely availed -themselves of the privilege that they greatly outnumber the Chinese. -This school is under the care of Mrs. Griffiths, wife of the pastor of -the Congregational Church in the place. She has the constant coöperation -of her husband, who welcomes to his church all who can be induced to -attend from the school. The mission at Stockton, the first one -established by us in California, was closed last year, but has been -reopened with an attendance and promise such as it never had before. Our -schools are all in the hands of devoted and efficient teachers, are well -located and well rooted. We are justified in feeling that they are all -fairly on the way to become permanent. - -The California Chinese mission, whose superintendency has been under the -care of Rev. W. C. Pond ever since its organization in 1875, is -auxiliary to the American Missionary Association. It has its own -President and Board of Managers. It works in closest harmony with the -parent society, and while it must look to us for by far the largest part -of the funds necessary to carry its work forward, yet it does not rely -wholly upon our appropriations, but makes continuous efforts to raise -money itself. - -It reports as having received into its own treasury the past year -$3,141.20. Its property consists of the Barnes and the West Mission -Houses in San Francisco, together with an interest in the North Mission -House of San Francisco and the new Mission House in Tulare. Mr. Pond has -made strenuous efforts to secure sufficient contributions to bring to -pass, without incurring debt, a transfer of these properties to the A. -M. A., and he informs us that this result is now assured and that the -transfer will soon be made. We shall thus come into possession of -property worth upward of $9,000, free from debt. - -The past year has not been in garnered results so fruitful as our -Superintendent and his co-workers had expected; yet they have been -faithful in the cultivation of the field. Early in the year they -determined to be more aggressive than formerly. If the Chinese would not -come in greater numbers to the schools, then the missionaries would go -to them. Three men in the providence of God were at hand who were -impressed with the importance of this aggressive work, and who were able -to preach to the Chinese in their own language; Rev. D. D. Jones, who -had returned from missionary work in South China, Jee Gam and Wong Ock. -These brethren have been engaged in evangelistic work both at the -mission houses and on the streets in San Francisco and at several other -points. But "hard hearts," threatened persecution, and actively working -prejudice have everywhere stood in the way of progress. - -Still God did not leave His children altogether without some evidence of -His favor. There were eighteen who professed conversion and twelve who -received baptism. The reflex influence of these evangelistic services -has been productive of great spiritual blessing to our missionaries and -to the Chinese Christians. It has driven them to realize that they must -more than ever trust in the power of God's spirit to overcome the -difficulties; that they must faithfully hold and work every point now -occupied; that they must pray on and labor on until the Holy Spirit -descend in power to break the stony hearts and dissipate the opposing -forces of Mongolian heathenism on the one hand and Caucasian -inconsistency and infidelity on the other. "Brethren, pray for us!" is -the almost heart-agonizing appeal Superintendent Pond makes to the -constituents of this Association. "Never before," he writes, "were we so -well prepared to do good service to the Master, and to move on with -saving power among these dark souls purchased with His blood, as now, -at the opening of this new fiscal year. Yet never before did we look on -into the year with such a sense of utter helplessness or such a despair -of real success except through the co-working of the Holy Ghost." - -We commend this appeal for prayer to all our friends. Let there go up -such a cry to God for help that in Pentecostal power His spirit may be -outpoured upon our Chinese missions; and not only will the good results -be felt in our own country, but they will reach in blessing even the -vast empire of China and make strong and glad the hearts of our -Christian brethren there. - - * * * * * - -THE WOMAN'S BUREAU. - - -The Woman's Bureau has proved a most efficient agency in our work during -the past year. The family and the home where mother and sister are the -strong guard of purity and moral strength, the newly-freed people knew -nothing about from experience. Our missionaries, more than two-thirds of -whom were women, found themselves face to face with the duty of caring -for their unfortunate sisters. When the Christian women of the country -were taking up and discussing the special claims of degraded and lost -women for woman's special effort, and organizing societies to meet that -claim, the American Missionary Association had the whole business in -operation on a large and successful scale. When, therefore, the Woman's -Bureau was created, it was neither to inaugurate a new work nor in -imitation of other organizations. The purpose was to make the Christian -women of the country more intelligently acquainted with a branch of our -mission long in operation, and induce them by an increase of their -contributions and sympathy and prayers to make it more widely -successful. Miss D. E. Emerson, who not only by her experience as a -missionary in the field, but also by her experience as a clerk in the -New York office, was admirably qualified to take the Bureau in charge, -was made its Secretary. She has opened direct channels of communication -between the lady missionaries on the field and the Christian women of -the churches. Sunday schools and ladies' missionary societies have been -furnished an opportunity to assume, either wholly or partially, the -support of an assigned missionary from whom they have regularly received -letters. She has arranged to have addresses given upon the work at -missionary meetings and conferences, either by herself or by a lady -missionary, so far as she could, wherever and whenever such service has -been desired. The work has been steadily growing upon her hands. The -interest is widening and deepening. With no increase of machinery, with -but little increase of expense, and with no divisive disturbance, either -in the Association or in the churches, our Woman's Bureau quietly and -effectively carries forward its operations at the North and at the -South, at the East and at the West. - - * * * * * - -FINANCES. - - -_Receipts for 1884-5._ - - Donations from Churches and Individuals $191,698.35 - Legacies 41,501.66 - U. S. Government for Indian Schools 9,458.13 - Slater Fund for Industrial Training 8,600.00 - Tuition, Rents, etc. 39,635.92 - ----------- - Total $290,894.06 - - -As compared with the receipts of last year, these figures show -$191,698.35 collections and donations this year, as against $164,056.77 -last; legacies, $41,501.66 this year, as against $64,559.42 last; a gain -in contributions from the living of $27,641.58, a loss from legacies of -$23,057.76. The receipts from all sources for the past year, -notwithstanding the heavy loss in legacies, are in excess over the -receipts of the preceding year $3,299.87. The expenditures for the year -have been $306,345.93, leaving a debt on the year just closed of -$15,451.87. This, added to the deficit of the previous year, leaves us -with a total indebtedness of $29,237.73. But over against this and in -close connection with it, should be stated the fact that in both years -the indebtedness has been owing to an increase of appropriations to meet -the absolutely necessary demands of the new Indian missions transferred -to us by the American Board. In 1883-4, we expended on these missions, -including $11,495.19 received from the U. S. Government, $33,204.95. In -1884-5, including $9,458.13 from the Government, we spent $41,283.75. -The churches had laid this work upon us, and we could not avoid these -expenditures. - -We began the year with a debt of $13,785.86. The task before us, -therefore, if our work was to be kept to its former scale, was to -increase our receipts over the previous year $27,571.72, or twice the -deficit. We have made that increase in donations from the living, with -$69.86 to spare, and that, too, in the face of the stringency of the -times. Had the legacies remained the same as the preceding year (which -were $61,807.31 less than the legacies of the year preceding that), we -should have closed this year without a debt, and had $7,605.89 on hand -to apply on the debt with which we started out. - - * * * * * - -CONCLUSION. - - -In conclusion, this review of the year inspires first of all songs of -thanksgiving to our Heavenly Father for His manifold blessings upon the -work and workers, and then our heartfelt gratitude to the pastors, -churches and friends that have so nobly and generously, many of them at -great self-sacrifice, contributed to sustain the work. With such -evidence from heaven that the work is God's, with such evidence from -earth that it rests upon the hearts and consciences of His people as a -sacred trust, we cannot but feel that in it all Providence is saying -unto us, _Go forward_. But what say our constituents? We present them -our report. We await their answer. - - * * * * * - -RECEIPTS FOR SEPTEMBER, 1885. - - * * * * * - -MAINE, $1,078.85. - - Albany. Cong. Ch. $1.00 - Augusta. Joel Spalding 10.00 - Bangor. Hammond St. Ch., 100; Cen. Cong. Ch. and - Soc., 75 175.00 - Bangor. Dudley Coe, 1; C. M., M. F. and A. B. Duren, - 30c., _for Rosebud_ _Indian M._ 1.30 - Bath. "A Friend" 5.00 - Belfast. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 10.00 - Biddeford. Second Cong. Ch. 75.00 - Brownfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 8.00 - Brownville. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 11.75 - Cumberland Center. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 31.17 - Deer Isle. Cong. Ch. 4.00 - Foxcroft and Dover. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 30.00 - Gardiner. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 13.25 - Garland. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 7.00 - Gilead Cong. Ch. 4.50 - Gorham. Miss E. B. Emery 5.00 - Kennebunkport. South Cong. Ch., 12; First Cong. Ch., 3 15.00 - Machias. Center St. Cong. Ch. 9.30 - Madison. "Friends in Cong. Ch.," by Mrs. Ezra Dinsmore 20.00 - Oldtown. Cong. Ch. 10.00 - Orono. Cong. Ch. 7.00 - Portland. Second Parish Ch., 182.17, to const. HORACE - H. RICKER, G. R. FURBISH, E. A. BASCOM, MRS. LUCY A. - FOGG, MRS. MARY E. MERRILL and NATHAN WESTON L. Ms.; - State St. Ch., 150; Williston Cong. Ch., 95: West - Cong. Ch., 11; Abyssinian Cong. Ch., 10; T. B. - Percy, 5 453.17 - Princeton. "A Friend" 2.00 - Presque Isle. Cong. Ch. 5.00 - Saco. First Cong. Ch. 10.42 - Scarboro. Cong. Ch. 13.15 - Sherman Mills. Washburn Memorial Ch. 5.00 - South Bridgton. Cong. Ch. and Soc., 14.20; "Miss'y - Soc.," 5 19.20 - Turner. Cong. Ch. 7.50 - Wells. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 20.00 - Westbrook. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc. 13.26 - West Brooksville. Cong. Ch. 4.00 - Windham. Cong. Ch. 10.00 - Winslow. Cong. Sab. Sch. 10.00 - Wintersport. Miss. M. M. Morrell 2.50 - Winthrop. Mrs. Otis Packard, 30, to const. DEA. GEO. - O. PACKARD L. M.; Cong. Ch. and Soc., 12.10 42.10 - York Corner. Second Cong. Ch. 8.28 - - -NEW HAMPSHIRE, $963.04. - - Amherst. Miss M. C. Boylston 20.00 - Auburn. Cong. Ch. 14.00 - Bennington. Cong. Ch. 7.00 - Canterbury. "Friend" 5.00 - Chester. Mrs. Mary E. Hidden 10.00 - Concord. First Ch., 125; Friend in North Cong. Ch., 5 130.00 - Danbury. "A few members Cong. Ch." 6.00 - Derry. First Cong. Ch. 23.85 - Durham. Cong. Ch. 27.00 - East Derry. Rev. H. M. Penniman 5.00 - Epping. "Friend" 1.00 - Fitzwilliam. Louisa Hill, 10; Fanny Hancock, 5; Cong. - Ch., 3.50 18.50 - Franklin Falls. J. C. Neal 1.00 - Goffstown. Mrs. M. A. Stinson 10.00 - Gorham. Cong. Ch. 6.29 - Great Falls. First Cong. Ch. 43.40 - Hampstead. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 44.10 - Hanover. Cong. Ch. Dart. College 79.90 - Harrisville. Darius Farwell 2.00 - Hinsdale. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 7.25 - Jaffrey. N. P. Phelps 1.00 - Keene. Mrs. D. W. Buckminster, and Miss Mason 3.00 - Kensington. Cong. Ch. 2.00 - Laconia. Cong. Ch. 35.00 - Manchester. Mary A. Allison 3.00 - Meriden. Cong. Ch. 21.00 - New Boston. "A Friend" (50 of which _for Cal. Chinese - M._) 100.50 - New Market. Cong. Ch. and Soc., 3.55, Dea. T. H. - Wiswall, 10 13.55 - North Conway. Cong. Ch. 20.00 - North Hampton. Cong. Ch. and Soc., 17.25; S. H. Leavitt, - Isabella Smith and Julia M. Philbrook, 10 ea., to - const. MORRIS H. SMITH, L. M. 47.25 - Peterborough. Cong. Ch. 5.50 - Piermont. Cong. Sab. Sch. 9.00 - Pittsfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 10.00 - Portsmouth. Rev. W. W. Dow 5.00 - Rye. Cong. Ch. 11.75 - Shelburne. Cong. Ch. 1.50 - Sullivan. Cong. Ch. 6.10 - Swanzey. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 8.95 - Temple. Mrs. Geo. Goodyear and Sister 5.00 - Troy. Trin. Cong. Ch. 8.42 - Walpole. First Cong. Ch. 22.07 - Webster. "A Friend" 5.00 - West Concord. J. W. Chandler 1.00 - Wilton. Second Cong. Ch. 12.00 - By Geo. Swain--Amherst Cong. Ch., 11.40--Brookline - Cong. Ch., 8.82--Peterboro' Union Evan. Ch., 13.50 33.72 - ------- - $852.63 - - LEGACY. - - Lebanon. Estate of Mary A. F. Tracy, by Stephen A. - Tracy, Ex. 110.41 - ------- - $963.04 - - -VERMONT, $2,216.07. - - Bakersfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 9.00 - Barton Landing. Children's Miss'y Soc. by Katie B. - Joslyn, Treas. _for Share_ 13.00 - Bradford. Mrs. C. D. Redington, by Mrs. Henry Fairbanks, - _for McIntosh, Ga._ 10.00 - Brandon. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 21.86 - Brattleboro. "A Friend," 33.35; Joseph Wilder, 10 43.35 - Brownington. Dea. William Spencer, 5; S. S. Tinkham, 5 10.00 - Burlington. First Cong. Ch. 188.58 - Cambridge. Madison Safford and wife 38.52 - Cambridge. E. Wheelock, B. Holmes, O. W. Reynolds, S. M. - Safford and Madison Safford, 5 ea.; Mrs. M. Blaisdell, - 3; Mrs. M. Waterhouse, 2; J. W. Turner, 2; Mrs. L. - Eaton, 1; E. Bentley, 1 34.00 - Castleton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 19.50 - Charlotte. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 32.58 - Chester. J. L. Fisher 5.00 - Enosburg. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 25.00 - Fair Haven. "Light Bearers" Cong. Sab. Sch. (3 of which - _for Kindergarten, Atlanta, Ga._) 17.57 - Franklin. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 5.00 - Glover. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 15.50 - Granby and Victory. Cong. Ch. 4.00 - Greensborough. "A few friends," by Rev. S. Knowlton 12.00 - Guildhall. Cong. Ch. 3.26 - Hartford. E. Morris, 100; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Buel, 10 110.00 - Hartland. Class in Cong. Sab. Sch., _for McIntosh, Ga._ 5.00 - Lunenburg. Cong. Ch. 10.00 - Lyndonville. Cong. Ch. 14.00 - Manchester. Samuel G. Cone, 20; Mrs. S. G. Cone, 5 25.00 - Marshfield. Rev. J. D. Bailey 7.44 - Milton. "M. L. D.," 3; B. Fairchild, M. D., 2 5.00 - Montgomery Centre. Cong. Ch. 7.77 - Morrisville. Cong. Ch. 14.00 - Newbury. Mrs. E. P. Keyes, 30, to const. J. T. ATKINSON - L. M.; H. E. Keyes, 30, to const. HELEN R. AIKEN L. M. 60.00 - New Haven. Cong. Ch., 25, and Sab. Sch. 5, _for Indian - M._ 30.00 - North Pownal. Cong. Ch. 15.00 - Norwich. Ashley Blodgett, 5; Mrs. H. Burton, 2; Cong. - Ch., 1 8.00 - Peacham. Miss Varnum, by Mrs. Henry Fairbanks, _for - McIntosh, Ga._ 2.00 - Pittsfield. Cong. Ch. 5; "D.," 2 7.00 - Pittsford. Mrs. E. H. Denison 5.00 - Quechee. Rev. N. F. Carter 10.00 - Royalton. A. W. Kenney, 30; First Cong. Ch. and Soc., - 17.75 47.75 - Rutland. Mrs. Wm. D. Marsh 10.00 - Saint Johnsbury. North Cong. Ch., 200; Rev. Henry - Fairbanks, 100 300.00 - Saint Johnsbury. Union Meeting, North and South Chs., - _for Indian M._ 168.81 - Saxton's River. "Friend" 1.00 - South Royalton. Mrs. S. H. Jones 10.00 - Springfield. Mrs. Frederick Parks, 100; A. Woolson, 100 200.00 - Stowe. Joseph Pike 1.00 - Swanton. C. C. Long 10.00 - Underhill. Chas. A. Birchard 5.00 - Vergennes. Cong. Ch. 20.00 - West Brattleboro. Cong. Ch. 32.53 - Willamstown. Cong. Ch. 12.00 - Windham. Cong. Sab. Sch. 13.01 - Wolcott. Rev. J. F. Whitney 2.00 - Woodstock. Ladies, _for McIntosh, Ga._, by Mrs. Henry - Fairbanks 10.50 - Worcester. Cong. Ch. 5.63 - ----. "A Friend" 300.00 - --------- - $1,992.16 - - LEGACIES. - - North Ferrisburg. Estate of Sylvia Dean, by J. M. - Dean, Ex. 15.00 - Wilmington. Estate of Judah Moore 208.91 - --------- - $2,216.07 - - -MASSACHUSETTS, $10,843.55. - - Acton. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Atlanta U._ 10.00 - Amesbury. MRS. EDMUND MORRILL, to const. herself L. M. 30.00 - Amherst. North Cong. Ch. and Soc., 85, to const. MISS - LULU LOUISA LAWTON and CEPHAS F. FRARY L. Ms.; First - Cong. Ch., 35; "C.," 30 150.00 - Andover. John Smith 500.00 - Ashland. G. M. Perry, 5; Edwin Perry, 5 10.00 - Attleboro. Central Cong. Ch. and Soc. 6.24 - Auburn. Cong. Ch. 66.00 - Auburndale. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 42.00 - Boston. "Wilberforce," 300; Mrs. C. A. Spaulding, - 100; "Friend in Need," 100; Jona. A. Lane, 25; - Dr. Edward Strong and Wife, 25; Mrs. O. H. White, - 20; "A Friend," 10; "A Friend," 5; Rev. R. B. - Howard, 5.--Cambridge North Av. Ch. and Soc., - 209.55--Cambridgeport, Pilgrim Ch., 127.55--Chelsea, - A. C. Tenney, 25--Dorchester, Second Cong. Ch. and - Soc., 187.61; Mrs. R. W. Prouty, 5--East Boston, - Maverick Ch. and Soc. 26.25--Somerville, Franklin St. - Ch., 125; Franklin St. Ch., "M.," 50; Miss M. C. - Sawyer, 10; Woman's Home Miss'y Soc. of Prospect - Hill Ch., 10 1,365.96 - Ballardvale. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 10.00 - Barre. Evan. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 51.75 - Berkley. Cong. Sab. Sch. 13.28 - Bernardston. Orthodox Cong. Soc. 8.75 - Billerica. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 8.00 - Boxford. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 40.70 - Bridgewater. "A Friend" 30.00 - Brockton. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., 75; Porter Evan. - Ch. and Soc., 61.53, to const. MISS CORNELIA EDDY - and MISS LIZZIE F. TROW L. Ms.; Mrs. L. C. Sanford, - 5 141.53 - Carlisle. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 5.18 - Centreville. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 22.50 - Chatham. Cong. Ch. 6.50 - Chester Center. First Cong. Ch. 5.22 - Conway. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 31.23 - Cummington. Cong. Ch. 11.30 - Danvers. Maple St. Ch. 75.00 - Dedham. "Three Friends" 4.50 - Duxbury. Mrs. R. R. Holmes 1.00 - East Charlemont. Cong. Ch. 16.00 - Easthampton. First Cong. Ch., 47; First Cong. Ch. and - Sab. Sch., 25; Rev. A. M. Colton, 5 77.00 - East Granville. "Y. P. Soc. of Christian Endeavor" 5.00 - Enfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 50.00 - Essex. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 45.00 - Everett. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 3.28 - Fitchburg. Rollstone Ch. and Soc., 128.59; "A Friend," - 30 to const. MRS. CLARA W. HUBBARD L. M.; C. C. Ch., - 25.50 184.09 - Florence. Cong. Ch. 12.35 - Foxborough. Ortho. Cong. Ch. 51.65 - Framingham. Plymouth Ch. and Soc., 25; E. H. Warren, 1 26.00 - Gardner. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 35.00 - Gilbertville. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Fisk - U._ 50.00 - Gilbertville. Cong. Ch. and Soc., to const. ALFRED H. - RICHARDSON L. M. 25.00 - Gloucester. Evan. Cong. Sab. Sch., 15; Mrs. M. A. - Harrington, 10 25.00 - Grafton. Evan. Cong. Ch. and Soc 44.31 - Granby. Mission Circle, by Mrs. A. W. T. Fisk, _for - Miss'y, Atlanta, Ga._ 15.00 - Greenfield. Second Cong. Ch., 69.25; Cong. Ch., 10; - First Cong. Ch. and Soc., 10 89.25 - Greenwich. Cong. Ch. 10.00 - Groveland. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 18.50 - Hanover. First Cong. Ch. and Sab. Sch. 5.00 - Haverhill. Algernon P. Nichols, _for Student Aid, Fisk - U._ 100.00 - Haverhill. Algernon P. Nichols 100.00 - Hinsdale. J. Hosmer, 10; Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Plunkett, - 7; C. J. Kittredge, 3; Rev. J. H. Laird, 2; S. - Kittredge, 2; Miss S. Warriner, 1; L. Payne, 1; - Others, 4 30.00 - Housatonic. "Friends," 15; Cong. Sab. Sch., 10; Cong. - Ch. (ad'l), 1 26.00 - Huntington. Second Cong. Ch. 7.25 - Ipswich. Mission Band of So. Ch., 6.30; "A Friend," 50c 6.80 - Kingston. Mayflower Ch. 40.00 - Lancaster. Ev. Cong. Ch. 36.55 - Leverett. Cong Ch. and Sab. Sch. 9.50 - Longmeadow. "M. C. G." 10.00 - Ludlow Centre. "A Friend" 1.00 - Lowell. Pawtucket Ch. and Soc. 18.00 - Mansfield. P. M. Edwards 1.00 - Medway. Village Ch. and Soc. 27.00 - Melrose. Ortho. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 65.62 - Middleborough. Central Cong. Ch. 52.00 - Middlefield. "A Friend" 2.00 - Middleton. Mrs. Loring Carleton 4.50 - Milford. "A Friend" 1.00 - Millbury. By Lizzie M. Garfield 5.75 - Millers Falls. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 4.60 - Mill River. Miss M. R. Wilcox 10.00 - Monson. E. F. Morris, 50; Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Holmes, - Jr., 50; Mrs. N. M. Field, 25; Mrs. C. O. Chapin, 5 130.00 - Monument Beach. Wm. R. Vining 50.00 - Neponset. Miss S. L. Tuttle's S. S. Class, Bbl. of C., - _for Wilmington, N. C._, 1 _for Freight_ 1.00 - New Bedford. North Cong. Ch. and Soc. 50.00 - Newbury. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., _for Le Moyne Inst._ 8.00 - Newburyport. Freedmen's Aid Soc., _for Student Aid, - Fisk U._ 20.00 - Newton. Eliot Ch. 130.00 - Newton Center. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 50.00 - Norfolk. Cong. Ch. 4.00 - North Abington. Cong. Ch., 5; Rev. J. H. Jones, 5 10.00 - Northampton. First Cong. Ch., 279.23; "A Friend," 100; - Edwards Ch. Benev. Soc., 87.50; Jared Clark, 25 491.73 - Northborough. Evan. Cong. Ch., 68; Sab. Sch., 10 78.00 - Northbridge Center. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 10.00 - North Brookfield. First Cong. Ch., 50; and Sab. Sch., - 30, _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 80.00 - North Brookfield. Union Cong. Ch. and Soc., 35.59; Mrs. - Hannah M. Nye, 5; Miss Abbie W. Johnson, 5 45.59 - North Chelmsford. Second Cong. Ch., to const. MISS ADA - M. SHELDON L. M. 50.00 - North Middleborough. Cong. Ch. and Soc., to const. DEA. - SOLOMON WHITE L. M. 45.00 - Oakham. Cong. Ch. and Soc., 30.62; Miss Susan Fairbanks, - 10 40.62 - Oxford. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 50.00 - Paxton. Cong. Ch. 16.75 - Pigeon Cove. Mrs. M. L. Thalheimer, deceased, by M. E. - Thalheimer 25.00 - Pittsfield. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., 100; Second Cong. - Sab. Sch., 5; E. R. M., 2.50 107.50 - Plymouth. Second Cong. Ch. 5.00 - Prescott. "A Friend" 5.00 - Princeton. Cong. Ch. 20.50 - Provincetown. First Cong. Ch. 14.63 - Quincy. Evan. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 17.00 - Randolph. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 201.80 - Reading. Old South and Bethesda Chs., to const. FRANK - W. B. PRATT and E. P. FITTS L. Ms., 87.85; J. M. - Carleton, 5; "A Friend," 4.50 97.35 - Rockland. Cong. Ch. and Soc., 75; Elijah Shaw, 50 125.00 - Rutland. Children of Cong. Ch., 10, and Papers, _for - Robbins, Tenn._ 10.00 - Salem. Crombie St. Ch. and Soc., 50.15; George Driver, - 2 52.15 - Sandwich. Mrs. Card 2.00 - Saundersville. Cong Ch. and Soc. 15.00 - Scituate. Cen. Cong. Ch. and S. S. 24.55 - Scotland. Miss Mary H. Leonard 2.00 - Shelburne Falls. Sab. Sch. Concert, 8.01; Three Classes - Cong. S. S., 5.99, _for Indian M._ 14.00 - Shrewsbury. Mr. and Mrs. William A. Greene, 500; Cong. - Ch. and Soc., 112.33 612.33 - South Abington. Miss C. H. Whitman, 100; Cong. Ch. - and Soc., 47.59 147.59 - South Amherst. Cong. Ch. 7.72 - South Dartmouth. Cong. Ch. 9.00 - South Egremont. Mrs. Huldah Bills, 30, to const. REV. - P. T. FARWELL L. M.; Cong. Ch., 25 55.00 - South Franklin. Union Cong. Ch. 5.25 - South Hadley. Cong. Ch. and Soc., 31.25; Cong. Sab. - Sch., 8.85 40.10 - South Hadley Falls. Cong. Ch. and Parish 31.00 - South Natick. John Eliot Ch. 6.16 - South Plymouth. Second Cong. Ch. (ad'l) 2.12 - South Weymouth. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc., 49; "A - Friend," 25 74.00 - Spencer. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 68.10 - Springfield. "A Friend," 500; A. C. Hunt, 10, - "L. E. W.," 10 520.00 - Springfield. Infant Class, Cong. S. S., 2; Miss L. - Fay's S. S. Class, 1, _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 3.00 - Stockbridge. Cong. Ch. 23.90 - Stoughton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 13.72 - Sudbury. Union Evan. Ch. and Soc. 37.00 - Sunderland. Cong. Ch. and Soc. and Sab. Sch. 100.00 - Swampscott. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 25.00 - Taunton. Winslow Cong. Ch. and Soc. (30 of which to - const. GEO. W. ANDROS L. M.) 49.27 - Taunton. Union Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 39.00 - Tewksbury. Cong. Ch. and Soc., to const. REV. FRANK H. - KASSON L. M. 32.00 - Topsfield. "A Friend" 1.00 - Townsend. "Member Cong. Ch." 5.00 - Uxbridge. Evan. Cong. Co. and Soc. 29.45 - Ware. C. C. Hitchcock 10.00 - Warren. Cong. Ch., 100; "N. G.," 5 105.00 - Warren. Mrs. Joseph Ramsdell, _for Chinese M._ 5.00 - Wayland. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 30.00 - Wellesley. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 11.00 - West Barnstable. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 20.00 - Westboro. Evan. Cong. Sab. Sch. 50.00 - West Boxford. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 15.00 - West Boylston. G. W. Ames, 3; Polly W. Ames, 3; Mrs. - A. Campbell, 1.50 7.50 - West Cummington. Cong. Ch. 3.00 - Westfield. Mrs. C. W. Fowler, 5; Dr. H. Holland, 3 8.00 - Westford. Union Ch. 17.00 - West Gardner. M. B. Knowlton 10.00 - West Gardner. Nettie M. Bartlett, _for Rosebud Indian - M._ 2.00 - Westhampton. Miss Mary Edwards, "in Memory of Mrs. - Catharine Edwards" 5.00 - Westminster. F. Lombard, 5; Mrs. Mossman, 25c 5.25 - West Springfield. Mrs. Lucy M. Bagg 200.00 - West Tisbury. First Cong. Ch. 9.63 - Whately. Cong. Ch. 10.00 - Whitinsville. S. F. Morse 2.00 - Wilmington. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 24.50 - Winchendon. Cong. Ch. and Sab. Sch. 50.00 - Winchester. S. Elliot 25.00 - Woburn. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 204.60 - Woburn. Ladies' Charitable Reading Soc., Bbl. of C., - val. 52.40, _for Williamsburg, Ky._, 1.17 _for - Freight_ 1.17 - Wollaston. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 8.05 - Woods Holl. Cong. Ch. 20.00 - Worcester. "Friend," 500; Piedmont Ch., 400; Plymouth - Cong. Ch. and Soc., 130; Samuel R. Heywood, 100; - Hiram Smith and family, 30; Mrs. S. A. Howard, 5 1,165.00 - Worcester. "A Friend," _for Charleston, S. C._ 4.00 - Worthington. Cong. Ch. 19.34 - Yarmouth. First Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, - Fisk U._ 10.29 - By Charles Marsh, Treas. Hampden Benev. Ass'n--Ludlow, - 23.90--Palmer, Second, 15--Springfield, Mrs. E. - Clarke, 5--Westfield, Second, 108.80--West - Springfield, Park St., 23 175.70 - ---------- - $10,261.55 - - LEGACIES. - - Boston. Estate of Rev. H. B. Hooker, D. D. 50.00 - Enfield. Estate of Dea. Henry Fobes, by W. B. - Kimball, Ex. 500.00 - Oakham. Estate of Perly Ayres, by William Spear, Ex. 32.00 - ---------- - $10,843.55 - - -RHODE ISLAND, $2,432.84. - - Bristol. Mrs. Rogers, 100; First Cong. Ch., 30 130.00 - East Providence. Samuel Belden, to const. REV. - WILLIAM FITZ, HARMON S. BABCOCK, SAMUEL BELDEN - BABCOCK, RICHARD W. CONE, JOHN CHURCHILL, and - SAMUEL BELDEN CHURCHILL L. Ms. 180.00 - Pawtucket. Cong. Ch. 58.50 - Providence. George H. Corliss, 1000; Central Cong. - Ch., 718; Pilgrim Cong. Ch. and Soc., 119.22; - James Coats, 100; Beneficent Cong. Ch., 50; "A - Friend," 5 1,992.22 - Slatersville. Cong. Ch. 31.00 - Westerly. Cong. Ch. and Soc., 30.12; Emeline Smith, 5 35.12 - Woonsocket. Globe Cong. Ch. 6.00 - - -CONNECTICUT, $10,360.07. - - Abington. Cong. Ch. 14.50 - Andover. "A Friend" 20.00 - Berlin. "A Friend," 50; Second Cong. Ch., 19.24 69.24 - Bethlehem. "A Friend" 5.00 - Birmingham. Cong. Ch. 35.35 - Bolton. By Mrs. L. H. Barber, _for Conn. Sch., - Quitman, Ga._ 5.00 - Branford. H. G. Harrison 10.00 - Bristol. Ladies of Cong. Ch., _for Conn. Sch., - Quitman, Ga._ 55.00 - Brooklyn. First Trin. Ch. and Cong. to const. - WILLIAM WOODBRIDGE L. M. 38.00 - Buckingham. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 2.65 - Canaan. Estate Daniel Norton, Package Books and 50c .50 - Chaplin. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 15.00 - Cheshire. "A Friend," 25; Cong. Ch., 21.25 46.25 - Chester. Cong. Ch. 35.00 - Cobalt. Cong. Ch. 5.00 - Cromwell. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Rosebud Indian M._ 1.00 - Danielsonville. Westfield Cong. Ch., to const. MRS. - FANNY L. KEECH and MISS CHLOE P. DAVISON L. Ms. 60.00 - Durham. Cong. Ch. 23.00 - East Avon. Cong. Ch. 10.00 - East Hampton. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 22.25 - East Hartford. H. L. Goodwin, 100; First Ch., 30; - Abraham Williams, 10; South Cong. Ch. and Soc., 15 155.00 - East Granby. Cong. Ch. 5.00 - East Windsor. "A Friend" 5.00 - Elliott. Wm. Osgood 1.00 - Fairfield. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Santee - Agency, Neb._ 20.00 - Farmington. Cong. Ch. 140.49 - Glastonbury. James B. Williams (ad'l), 200; First - Cong. Ch. and Soc., 82.58 282.58 - Goshen. Mrs. Moses Lyman 5.00 - Guilford. First Cong. Ch., to const. WM. H. LEE L. M. 30.00 - Hampton. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Share_ 20.00 - Hartford. Mrs. Catherine R. Hillyer 20.00 - Hebron. "Friends" 7.00 - Hockanum. Mrs. E. M. Roberts 5.00 - Huntington. Cong. Ch. 30.00 - Huntington. Oliver Baird, _for Rosebud Indian M._ 1.00 - Kensington. Lucy J. Upson, Arthur W. Upson, Alice O. - Upson and Mary H. Upson, 5 ea. 20.00 - Kensington. Mrs. M. Hotchkiss 5.00 - Kent. First Cong. Soc. 25.64 - Lebanon. "A few Friends" 30.00 - Manchester. "C. S. S." 10.00 - Meriden. First Cong. Ch., 100; First Cong. Ch., - "A Friend," 25; Edmund Tuttle, 30, to const. - MISS ELLEN E. TUTTLE L. M. 155.00 - Milford. First Cong. Ch., _for Indian M._ 150.00 - Milford. Plymouth Cong. Ch., 50, and Sab. Sch., 25.59 75.59 - Mount Carmel. Mrs. J. M. Swift bal. to const. WILLIAM - E. SWIFT L. M. 10.00 - Nepaug. South Cong. Ch. 3.25 - New Britain. First Ch. of Christ, 69.30; Members South - Cong. Ch., 40 (30 of which to const. EMMA GERTRUDE - ROGERS L. M.); Rev. J. W. Cooper, 25 134.30 - New Canaan. "Friend E." 10.00 - New Haven. Nelson Hall, 50; Alfred Walker, 10 60.00 - New London. "First Ch. of Christ" 64.60 - New Preston. Mrs. Betsy Averill 10.00 - Norfolk. Mrs. Mary D. Bassett 4.00 - Northford. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 20.00 - North Guilford. A. E. Bartlett, 50; "A friend's - mite," 2 52.00 - North Stamford. Cong. Soc. 6.76 - North Stonington. Dudley R. Wheeler 20.00 - Norwich. ---- 1,000.00 - Norwich. First Cong. Ch., 50; Othniel Gager, 24; - Sarah A. Huntington, 10 84.00 - Old Lyme. Cong. Ch. 64.34 - Old Saybrook. Cong. Ch. 18.00 - Plainfield. Cong. Ch. 5.27 - Plainville. William Cowles 20.00 - Plymouth. "A Friend," 500; "A Friend," 50 550.00 - Preston. Long Soc. Sab. Sch. 2.00 - Preston City. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 24.00 - Prospect. Cong. Ch. 10.00 - Ridgebury. Cong. Ch. 5.00 - Ridgefield. First Cong. Ch. 38.00 - Rockville. Second Cong. Ch. (4.30 of which _for - Tillotson C. and N. Inst._) 71.76 - Rockville. J. N. Stickney 10.00 - Rockville. Classes in Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Tillotson - C. and N. Inst._ 9.44 - Roxbury. "A Friend, Birthday Offering" 3.00 - Salisbury. "The Twins," Miriam and Rose Goddard, aged - 5 weeks, by Rev. J. C. Goddard 1.00 - Saybrook. Second Cong. Ch. 30.00 - Somerville. Cong. Ch. 14.60 - Southbury. Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., 5; "A Friend," 1 6.00 - Southington. First Cong. Ch. 60.80 - South Killingly. Cong. Ch. 3.00 - Southport. "A gift in the name of Frederick Marquand" - (4,000 of which _for Special Indian Work in - Dakota_) 4,500.00 - Southport. "A Friend," to const. Miss ABBIE B. LORD - L. M. 30.00 - South Windsor. Sam'l T. Wolcott 20.00 - Stamford. Friends, Cong. Ch., by Rev. S. Scoville 100.00 - Stanwich. David Banks, 100; John Brush, 5; Mrs. Chas. - Brush, 5; Mary A. Lockwood, 1; Cong. Ch., 5 116.00 - Stratford. "A Friend" 2.00 - Talcottville. Cong. Ch. 80.00 - Terryville. A. S. Gaylord, 10; Mr. & Mrs. Elizur - Fenn, 5 ea. 20.00 - Thomaston. Cong. Ch., 43.25; P. Darrow, 15.51 58.76 - Thompson. Ladies of Cong. Ch., _for Conn. Sch., - Quitman Ga._ 27.00 - Tolland. Cong. Ch. 11.82 - Torringford. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 36.14 - Torrington. L. Wetmore, 150; First Cong. Ch., 10 160.00 - Vernon Center. Miss H. B. Chapin 2.00 - Voluntown and Sterling. Cong. Ch., bal. to const. - MISS MARY E. P. ELDERKIN L. M. 17.28 - Washington. Cong. Soc. 34.75 - Waterbury. Ladies of First Cong. Ch., by Mrs. H. M. - Dutton, _for Conn. Sch., Quitman Ga._ 200.00 - Waterbury. "Sunshine Circle," _for Macon, Ga._ 8.00 - Waterbury. "A Friend," 10; "A Friend," Second Cong. - Ch., 5 15.00 - Watertown. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 44.55 - Wauregan. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 18.00 - West Avon. Cong. Ch. 15.00 - Westbrook. Cong. Ch. and Soc., 56.54; "Cash," 2 58.54 - West Hartland. Deacons of Cong. Ch. 4.00 - West Haven. "A few Ladies," by Mrs. Emeline Smith 20.00 - Westminster. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Mallory 5.00 - Westport. Saugatuck Cong. Ch. 19.66 - Windham. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 21.35 - Windham. Westminster Cong. Ch. 9.06 - Windsor Locks. "A Friend" 10.00 - Winsted. Miss Emeline Catlin and Sister 10.00 - Woodstock. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 20.00 - ----. "A Friend" 300.00 - ----. "Connecticut Friend" 10.00 - ----. "A Friend" 10.00 - ---------- - $10,110.07 - - LEGACY. - - New London. Trust Estate of Henry P. Haven, - _for Talladega C._ 250.00 - ---------- - $10,360.07 - - -NEW YORK, $3,493.43. - - Amsterdam. Mrs. Mary A. Bartlett 2.00 - Amsterdam. Pilgrim Cong. Ch., _for Indian M._ 1.00 - Bangor. Cong. Ch. 4.09 - Bay Shore. Cong. Ch. 11.65 - Berkshire. First Cong. Ch. 54.00 - Big Hollow. Nelson Hitchcock 5.00 - Binghamton. Sheldon Warner 5.00 - Bridgewater. Cong. Ch. 20.16 - Brooklyn. Plymouth Ch., 468.55; Member Plym. Ch., 25; - Julius Davenport, 100; "A Member of Central Ch. Sab. - Sch.," Dr. Behrend's, 30, to const. MRS. DAVID M. - STONE L. M.; Rev. E. P. Thwing, 2; "A Friend," 1 626.55 - Brookton. Rev. I. Bradnack 3.00 - Cambridge. Cong. Ch. 5.00 - Canandaigua. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 42.00 - Candor. Cong. Ch. 15.00 - Central New York. "Thank Offering" 10.00 - Chateaugay. Rev. C. C. Torrey 10.00 - Chenango Co. "Life Member" 10.00 - Copenhagen. Cong. Ch. and S. S. 10.00 - Coventry. First Cong. Ch. 6.54 - Coxsackie. Mrs. E. F. Spoor, 2.50; Miss A. G. Fairchild, - 2.50 5.00 - Crown Point. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., 49; Second Cong. - Ch., 5 54.00 - East Watertown. Mrs. T. Merwin 10.00 - East Wilson. Rev. H. Halsey, 30; C. M. Clark, 3 33.00 - Flushing. "Friends" 5.00 - Gerry. Mrs. M. A. Sears 128.36 - Goshen. "A Friend" 2.00 - Hammondville. Cong. Ch. 5.00 - Havana. J. F. Phelps 5.00 - Hopkinton. Cong. Ch. 10.00 - Hudson. Abraham S. Peet 3.00 - Jamestown. First Cong. Ch., 7; Sab. Sch., 14.49 21.49 - Kiantone. Cong. Ch. 8.56 - Le Roy. Mrs. L. A. Parsons 4.50 - Little Valley. First Cong. Ch. 6.14 - Maine Village. Cong. Ch. 15.40 - Malone. Mrs. H. R. Wilson 3.00 - Massena. Cong. Ch. 25.00 - Middletown. First Cong. Ch. 36.17 - Millville. By Henry L. Hommedieu 10.00 - New York. John Dwight, 200; A. S. Barnes, 100; - "H. W. H.," 60 to const. WILLIAM HUBBARD and MISS - D. E. EMERSON L. Ms.; S. T. Gordon, 30; ----, 11.25; - Joseph S. Hol, 10; "Colored Orphan Asylum and its - Chaplain, Stephen Angell," 10; James W. Treadwell, - 5; M. H. Bartow, 2; "A Friend," 1 449.25 - Norwich. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 115.79 - Norwich. By Rev. A. G. Upton 5.00 - Nunda. "A Friend," (10 _of which for Chinese and - Indian M._) 15.00 - Nyack. John W. Towt 100.00 - Oneonta. Mrs. L. I. Safford 5.00 - Orient. Cong. Ch. 18.58 - Owego. Dr. L. H. Allen 10.00 - Parishville. Cong. Ch. 6.00 - Pekin. Abigail Peck 25.00 - Poughkeepsie. First Cong. Sab. Sch. 30.00 - Richford. Cong. Ch. 6.66 - Rochester. Geo. Thayer 25.00 - Rodman. Miss Eliza Gates, 20; John S. Sill, 5 25.00 - Rome. Rev. Wm. B. Hammond 5.00 - Salamanca. Cong. Ch. and Pastor 7.00 - Seneca Falls. Cong. Ch. 10.25 - Sherburne. "A Friend" 10.00 - Silver Creek. Mrs. Simeon Howes, 7.50; W. Chapin, 7.50 15.00 - Syracuse. Plymouth Ch., 133.03; C. A. Hamlin, 25 158.03 - Union Valley. Wm. C. Angel 5.00 - Utica. Mrs. Sarah H. Mudge, 10; Bethesda Welsh Cong. - Ch., 10; Plymouth Cong. Ch., 7 27.00 - Wading River. Cong. Ch. 15.00 - Yaphank. Mrs. Hannah M. Overton 5.00 - ----. ---- 2.00 - By Mrs. L. H. Cobb, Treas., for _Miss'y, Tougaloo, - Miss._--Copenhagen, Ladies' Aux., 50--Danby, Mrs. S. - Johnson's S. S. Class, 9.18--Poughkeepsie, Ladies' - H. M. Union, 20--Rushville, Ladies' Soc., 10--Saratoga - Springs, Aux. Soc., 20--West Groton, Y. P. Miss'y - Soc., 20 129.18 - --------- - $2,457.35 - - LEGACY. - - Walton. Estate of Elizabeth Bassett (500 of which - _for Mendi M._) by G. W. Fitch and T. S. Hoyt, - Executors 1,036.08 - --------- - $3,493.43 - - -NEW JERSEY, $10,154.40. - - Bernardsville. J. L. Roberts 30.00 - Bordentown. L. Beeuwkes 3.00 - Bound Brook. Cong. Ch., 75.39; and Sab. Sch. 25, _for - Tillotson C. and N. Inst._ 100.39 - Chester. Cong. Ch., 35.45, and Sab. Sch., 4.68 40.13 - Closter. Rev. G. W. Plack 5.00 - Englewood. Rev. Geo. B. Cheever, D. D., and Wife 9,716.88 - Jersey City Heights. "A Friend" 2.00 - Montclair. First Cong. Ch., 110; First Cong. Ch. Sab. - Sch., 50; Mrs. Edward Sweet, 50 210.00 - Trenton. S. T. Sherman 20.00 - Westfield. Children's Mission Band of Cong. Ch., - _for Share_ 20.00 - Woodbridge. Cong. Ch. 7.00 - - -PENNSYLVANIA, $1,640.91. - - Cambridgeboro. Woman's Miss'y Soc. of Cong. Ch. 10.00 - Clark. Mrs. Elizabeth Dickson and Miss Eliza Dickson, - 15 ea. 30.00 - Guy's Mills. Mrs. F. Maria Guy 1.00 - Jeanesville. Welsh Cong. Ch. 5.00 - Mercersburg. Thomas C. Johnston 4.00 - Morris Run. Welsh Cong. Ch. 3.00 - Philadelphia. "Member of Central Cong. Ch.," 50; Chas. - Burnham, 50; John Edmands, 25 125.00 - Pottsville. Cong. Ch., 1.48; Rev. D. T. Davies, 3 4.48 - Ridgeway. Rev. O. D. Crawford 2.00 - Shamokin. Cong. Ch. 4.00 - Troy. Chas. C. Paine 100.00 - Washington. Mrs. M. H. McFarland 10.00 - -------- - $298.48 - - LEGACY. - - Pittsburg. Estate of Chas. Avery 1,342.43 - --------- - $1,640.91 - - -OHIO, $1,035.87. - - Alliance. Welsh Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch. 6.00 - Alliance. Mrs. J. M. Thomas 5.00 - Barton. Miss A. C. Hitchcock, 5; Cong. Ch., 2.83; - _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 7.83 - Berea. Cong. Ch. 11.50 - Berlin Heights. Cong. Ch., 5, and Sab. Sch., 5 10.00 - Bowling Green. Mrs. Mary H. Leet, _for Student Aid, - Fisk U._ 5.00 - Brownhelm. Cong. Ch. 15.00 - Canfield. Cong. Ch. 13.00 - Castalia. Cong. Ch. 3.00 - Chagrin Falls. John S. Bullard, 20; Cong. Ch., 12.07 32.07 - Chardon. Cong. Ch., _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 5.00 - Cincinnati. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Ruggles, 10; Lawrence - St. Welsh Cong. Ch., 10; Mrs. Charlotte Ruggles, 2 22.00 - Claridon. L. T. Wilmot, 10; Cong. Sab. Sch., 7.50; Mr. - and Mrs. D. B. Ladd, 5 22.50 - Cleveland. Mrs. H. B. Spelman (25 of which _for Student - Aid, Atlanta U._) 30.00 - Cleveland. Mrs. S. A. Bradbury, 50; First Cong. Ch., - 22.75; Euclid Av. Cong. Ch., Friend, 10; J. J. Low, - 5; Mount Zion Cong. Ch., 1 88.75 - Columbus. Dr. W. Gladden, 10; Geo. W. Bright, 10; Mrs. - Walter Craft and Children, 7; Miss Beatrice Terrell, - 1, _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 28.00 - Columbus. Mrs. M. K. Bates, 10; Benj. Talbot, 1 11.00 - Conneaut. H. E. Pond 5.00 - Conneaut. H. E. Pond, _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 2.00 - Garrettsville. Cong. Ch., 23.25, and Sab. Sch., 1.75; - Woman's Miss'y Soc., 5, to const. REV. J. R. NICHOLS - L. M. 30.00 - Greenwich. Rev. C. H. Phelps 5.00 - Gustavus. First Cong. Ch. 7.20 - Hartford. Cong. Ch. 5.00 - Hudson. Mrs. H. Baldwin 5.00 - Ironton. First Cong. Ch. 5.00 - Lafayette. Cong. Ch. 8.00 - Lorain. First Cong. Ch. 28.89 - Madison Lake. Mrs. H. B. Fraser 25.00 - Marietta. First Cong. Ch. 2.00 - Marysville. Cong. Ch. 10.00 - Medina. Woman's Miss'y Soc., First Cong. Ch. 20.00 - Mount Vernon. "A Friend" 5.00 - Newark. Welsh Cong. Ch., 9.27; Lewis Jones, 2 11.27 - Newburg. Welsh Cong. Ch. 5.00 - North Bloomfield. W. C. Savage 5.00 - North Ridgeville. Cong. Ch. 10.30 - Norwalk. "A Sower beside all Waters.," bal. to const. - REV. T. F. HILDRETH L. M. 20.00 - Oberlin. Second Cong. Ch., 121.98; Homer Johnson, - M. D., 5 126.98 - Oberlin. Young Woman's Miss'y Soc., Oberlin C., _for - Student Aid, Fisk U._ 50.00 - Painesville. Rev. S. W. Pierson 5.00 - Randolph. Cong. Ch. 5.00 - Richfield. Mrs. Uri Oviatt, 5; Dea. T. E. Ellsworth, 2 7.00 - Rochester. Cong Ch. 4.00 - Rock Creek. Young Ladies' Miss'y Soc. of New Lyme Inst., - _for Model Sch. Building, Straight U._ 10.00 - Rootstown. "Young Peoples' Band of Christian Endeavor," - by H. M. Reed, Treas. 17.00 - Saybrook. Cong. Ch. 18.50 - Steubenville. First Cong. Ch. 5.00 - Tallmadge. Tallmadge Benev. Ass'n 25.49 - Toledo. Central Cong. Ch., 20; State Line Ch., 2; - Washington St. Cong. Ch., 5.50 27.50 - Wakeman. Cong. Ch. 15.65 - Wayne. First Cong. Ch. 25.00 - Willoughby. Mrs. C. A. Garlick 2.00 - York. Cong. Ch. 24.00 - Youngstown. "Two Friends" 7.00 - By Mrs. Wm. Clayton, Treas. O. W. H. M. U., _for Lady - Missionary, Atlanta, Ga._--Oberlin W. H. M. S. of - Second Cong. Ch., 75--Cleveland, Y. P. M. Soc. of - First Ch., 20--Hudson, W. H. M. S., 5.44 100.44 - --------- - $1,005.87 - - LEGACY. - - Hanging Rock. Estate of Rachel R. Hamilton, by - Robert Peebles, Executor 30.00 - --------- - $1,035.87 - - -INDIANA, $58.00. - - Auburn. James Adams 20.00 - Brooklyn. Rev. Wm. Richey, 1; Mrs. F. J. Richey, 1 2.00 - Liber. Thomas Towle 1.00 - Michigan City. Cong. Ch. 35.00 - - -ILLINOIS, $2,284.64. - - Albany. ---- 10.00 - Amboy. First Cong. Ch. 45.00 - Aurora. N. L. Janes 10.00 - Bartlett. Cong. Ch. 20.00 - Bellmont Cong. Ch. and "Friends" 8.51 - Brimfield Cong. Ch. 12.25 - Camp Point. Mrs. S. B. McKinney 10.00 - Carthage. Mrs. Elizabeth Bernethy 50.00 - Chenoa. Mrs. M. A. Ketcham, 1; Mrs. Cutter, 50 cents 1.50 - Chicago. N. E. Cong. Ch., 110.04; J. M. Williams, 100; - Lincoln Park Cong. Ch., 20.43; Rev. J. M. Williams, - 10; Lake View Cong. Ch., 7.50; H. J. Kilbourn, 3; - "M. W.," 1 251.97 - Chicago. Ladies M. Soc. N. E. Cong. Ch., _for Miss'y, - Mobile, Ala._ 25.00 - Collinsville. J. F. Wadsworth 10.00 - Crystal Lake. Cong. Ch. 24.08 - Elgin. Cong. Ch., 175.78; W. M. Soc. of Cong. Ch., - 26.12 201.90 - Englewood. Cong. Ch. 20.60 - Forest. Cong. Ch. 16.90 - Galesburg. First Cong. Ch. 66.73 - Galesburg. "A Friend," _for Emerson Inst._ 25.00 - Garden Prairie. Mrs. A. A. Dawson, 75c.; Willie L. - Dawson, 25c. 1.00 - Geneseo. Mrs. Henry Nourse 50.00 - Glencoe. Arthur H. Day 5.00 - Griggsville. Mrs. A. W. Green 5.00 - Highland Park. L. S. Bingham 5.00 - Hinsdale. Cong. Sab. Sch., 10; J. W. Bushnell, 5 15.00 - Kewanee. Cong. Ch. 264.18 - La Harpe. Cong. Ch. 17.50 - La Salle. "An aged Friend" 200.00 - Lisbon. Cong. Ch. 7.18 - Lyndon. Cong. Ch. 11.05 - Lyonsville. Cong. Ch. 11.00 - Metamora. Members Cong. Ch. (Christian Union) 32.15 - Millburn. Ladies' Miss'y Soc., _for Miss'y, Mobile, - Ala._ 30.00 - Nebraska. Mrs. Carse and Daughter, 1 ea. 2.00 - Nora. Cong. Ch. 13.00 - Oak Park. First Cong. Ch., 100; Rev. J. E. Roy, 30, to - const. EDGAR C. ELLIS L. M.; "E.," 10 140.00 - Olive. Cong. Ch. 8.76 - Olney. First Cong. Ch. 8.00 - Peoria. First Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, - Atlanta U._ 25.00 - Peoria. First Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, - Tougaloo U._ 9.00 - Princeton. Mrs. P. B. Corss 15.00 - Princeville. Mrs. Olive L. Cutter 10.00 - Providence. Cong. Ch. 42.38 - Rantoul. Cong. Ch. 3.25 - Ravenswood. Cong. Ch. 40.00 - Rochelle. C. F. Holcomb 15.00 - Rockford. Thomas D. Robertson 50.00 - Rockton. Cong. Ch. and Soc., 5.50; "A Friend," 5.50; - "C. P.," 5 16.00 - Roseville. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Axtell 1.00 - Rutland. Cong. Ch. 3.00 - Shirland. Rev. E. Colton 5.00 - Sycamore. Hon. Henry Wood 10.00 - Wataga. Cong. Ch. 11.00 - Winnebago. N. F. Parsons, 15; O. T. Holcomb, 2; - J. L. McLain, 25c. 17.25 - Woodburn. Cong. Ch. 7.45 - Wyanet. Rev. F. C. Cochran 10.00 - ----. "A Friend in Illinois" 75.00 - By Mrs. E. F. Williams, _for Lady - Missionaries_--Galesburg Ladies' Miss'y Soc. - of Brick Ch., 11; Lombard, by Women's H. M. U. - of Ill., 10.05--Moline Ladies' W. H. M. U., 13.00 34.05 - --------- - $2,034.64 - - LEGACY. - - Peoria. Estate of Moses Pettengill, by Rev. - A. A. Stevens 250.00 - --------- - $2,284.64 - - -MICHIGAN, $2,089.35. - - Addison. Cong. Ch. 6.00 - Alpena. First Cong. Ch., _for Straight U._ 41.00 - Ann Arbor. Mrs. Walker, _for Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ .50 - Banks. Cong. Ch. 4.04 - Bedford. Cong. Ch., _for Straight U._ 6.22 - Benton Harbor. Cong. Sab. Sch. 8.00 - Benzonia. Cong. Ch., 49.50 (ad'l) to const. E. P. - SMITH and DEA. J. R. BARR L. Ms.; Rev. Joseph S. - Fisher, 30, to const. JAMES T. BRISSENDEN L. M. 79.50 - Bradley. First Cong. Ch. .96 - Calumet. Dr. Chas. W. Niles 25.00 - Calumet. Boys' Class in Cong. Sab. Sch., by John - Knauf, Treas., _for Student Aid, Tougaloo U._ 4.00 - Carson City. Cong. Ch. 2.00 - Church's Corners. Cornelius Clement, 10; Dea. N. R. - Rowley, 5; A. W. Douglass, 5; Mrs. John Williams, - 2; James Robins, 2; C. Alpaugh, P. Hallock, H. - Reed, Dea. G. S. Wells, D. H. Gardner, John Wells, - and P. Cunningham, 1 ea; J. Robins, W. Hazen and - W. C. Robins, 50c. ea; Cong. Ch., 8.80 41.30 - Coloma. Cong. Ch. 3.09 - Croton. Cong. Ch. 2.85 - Detroit. First Cong. Ch., 139.40; First Cong. Ch. - and Sab. Sch., 50; "A Friend," 61.50, by Rev. J. - Porter, to const. CALVIN THOMPSON GARLAND and MARY - EVANS GARLAND L. Ms.; Woodward Ave. Cong. Ch., 87.71 338.61 - Dexter. Dennis Warner 20.00 - Dowagiac. Cong. Ch. 11.35 - East Saginaw. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, - Fisk U._ 25.00 - East Saginaw. Mrs. A. M. Spencer 2.00 - Eaton Rapids. First Cong. Ch., _for Straight U._ 16.00 - Galesburg. First Cong. Ch. 16.56 - Grand Blanc. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 12.25 - Grand Blanc. "Willing Workers," _for Teacher, Santee - Agency, Neb._ 10.00 - Grand Rapids. Members First Cong. Ch. 25.00 - Greenville. M. Rutan 500.00 - Homer. Mrs. C. C. Evarts 5.00 - Hopkins. First Cong. Ch., 2.88; Second Cong. Ch., - 13.54 16.42 - Hubbardston. Cong. Ch. 3.25 - Hudsonville. Cong. Ch. 1.46 - Jackson. "A Friend" 5.00 - Johnston and Barry. Cong. Ch., _for Straight U._ .75 - Imlay City. Cong. Ch. 4.50 - Irving. Cong. Ch. 4.00 - Kensington. John Thompson 5.00 - Lansing. Plymouth Ch., 40; Prof. R. C. Kedzie, 10; - Mrs. A. Wheeler, 50c. 50.50 - Leroy. Cong. Ch., _for Straight U._ 7.00 - Litchfield. First Cong. Ch. 17.20 - Manistee. Cong. Ch. 23.50 - New Baltimore. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 5.00 - New Haven. S. E. Mills 5.00 - New Haven. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Rosebud Indian M._ 2.00 - Orion. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Berridge 5.00 - Ovid. Cong. Ch. 3.60 - Owosso. Cong. Ch. 14.03 - Robinson. Cong. Ch. 2.00 - Saint Ignace. Cong. Ch. 2.25 - Saint Johns. H. M. Perrin, 50; A. J. Baldwin, 10; - C. A. Shaw, 5; _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 65.00 - Tipton. Rev. A. A. Wall .50 - Union City. "A Friend" 200.00 - Union City. Cong. Ch. (50 of which _for Straight U_) 139.41 - Vermontville. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 25.00 - Wacousta. Cong. Ch. 4.50 - White Cloud. Rev. John Jeffries 1.00 - Ypsilanti. M. G. Wood, _for Talladega C._ 5.00 - By Mrs. A. McDougall, _for Straight U._--"A Friend," - 100--Charlotte,75--Edmore, 6.25--Nashville, - 4--Olivet, 39--Vermontville, 21 245.25 - - -WISCONSIN, $653.66. - - Baraboo. Cong. Ch. 7.00 - Beloit. First Cong. Ch., 25; Second Cong. Ch. Sab. - Sch., 8.19; Mrs. H. Nelson, 1.50 34.69 - Bloomer. Cong. Ch. 2.00 - Bloomington. Cong. Ch. 3.20 - Brandon. Cong. Ch. 17.75 - Brodhead. Cong. Ch. 10.00 - Clinton. John H. Cooper 5.00 - Columbus. Olivet Ch. (20 of which _for Miss'y, Austin, - Tex._), 42.50; Olivet Sab. Sch., 5 47.50 - Cooksville. Cong. Ch. 3.50 - Darlington. "Two Friends" in Cong. Ch. 1.00 - Eagle. Pleasant Hill Presb. Ch. 3.75 - Eau Claire. First Cong. Ch. 35.00 - Emerald Grove. Cong. Ch. 11.00 - Fox Lake. Miss M. J. Adams 5.75 - Hartford. Cong. Ch. 15.50 - Hartland. Cong. Ch. 22.00 - Kaukauna. "A Friend" 5.00 - Kinnickinnick. Cong. Ch. 4.41 - Lake Geneva. Y. P. Soc., _for Miss'y, Austin, Tex._ 5.00 - Lancaster. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 10.00 - Lancaster. Ladies' Aid Soc., _for Macon, Ga._ 2.35 - Leeds. Cong. Ch. 5.00 - Milwaukee. Grand Av. Cong. Ch. 75.00 - New Lisbon. Cong. Ch. 5.59 - Peshtigo. Rev. and Mrs. H. C. Todd 2.00 - Pewaukee. Cong. Ch. 6.00 - Platteville. Ladies' Soc., _for Miss'y, Austin, Tex._ 4.16 - Ripon. Cong. Ch., 69.50; Mrs. C. T. Tracy, 5 74.50 - River Falls. Cong. Ch. 17.50 - Rosendale. Cong. Ch. 5.50 - Salem. William Munson 50.00 - Sheboygan. First Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Library, - Macon, Ga._ 15.00 - Sheboygan. "A true Friend of the Freedmen" 5.00 - Sparta. Cong. Ch. 5.00 - Spring Green. Welsh Cong. Ch., 2; English Cong. - Ch., 1.30 3.30 - Whitewater. Cong Ch. and Sab. Sch., 78.18 - _For Missionary, Austin, Tex_--Appleton, Ladies Soc. - Cong. Ch., 12.75--Arena, Ladies of Cong. Ch., - 4.08--Eau Claire, Cong. Sab. Sch., 10--New Lisbon, - Ladies Cong. Ch., 1.50--Stoughton, "A. B. S.," - 1--Birthday Box Cong. Sab. Sch., 1.20--Whitewater, - Cong. Sab. Sch., 20 50.53 - - -IOWA, $859.15. - - Algona. Cong. Ch. 11.00 - Almoral. Cong. Ch. 7.37 - Amity. Cong. Ch. 9.00 - Atlantic. Cong. Ch., 20.93; Sab. Sch., 5.75 26.68 - Bear Grove. Cong. Ch. (6 of which from Mrs. O. C. - Warne and family) 7.25 - Belknap. Cong. Ch. 2.10 - Big Rock. Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch. 5.00 - Cedar Rapids. Cong. Ch., 43.49; Mrs. E. O. Price, 2 45.49 - Central City. Ladies' Miss'y Soc. of Cong. Ch., 10; - Cong. Ch., 10 20.00 - Chester Center. Cong. Ch. 26.00 - Danville. Cong. Ch. 8.80 - Decorah. Cong. Ch. 31.26 - Denmark. Cong. Sab. Sch. 18.50 - Des Moines. Plymouth Cong. Ch., 262.13; North Park - Cong. Ch., 5.89 268.02 - Des Moines. Plym. Cong. Ch., 23.75; Ladies of Plym. - Ch., 13; North Park Ch., 7.05; Ladies of Pilgrim - Ch., 2.50; _for Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 46.30 - Des Moines. T. S. Wright, _for Talladega C._ 10.00 - Dubuque. German Cong. Sab. Sch. 5.00 - Durant. "Friends" 10.00 - Earlville. Cong. Ch. 6.35 - Eldora. Cong. Ch. 12.31 - Elkader. Mary H. Carter 5.00 - Grinell. Samuel F. Cooper, _for Fisk U._ 100.00 - Grand View. German Cong. Ch. 5.00 - Green Mountain. "Lady in Cong. Ch." 2.00 - Independence. Cong. Ch., 11.44; Rev. Daniel Chapman, 2 13.44 - Kersauqua. Infant Class Cong. S. S. 2.00 - McGregor. J. H. Ellsworth, 10; Cong. Ch., 8; Ladies' - Miss'y Soc., 3.50 21.50 - Miles. Cong. Ch. 7.50 - Mitchell. Cong. Ch. 5.55 - New Providence. Cong. Ch. 5.00 - Newton. Cong. Ch. 18.00 - Oakland. Cong. Ch. 5.55 - Onawa. Cong. Ch. 5.85 - Pattersonville. Cong. Ch. 5.00 - Postville. Cong. Ch. 11.36 - Preston. Cong. Ch. 5.00 - Salem. Rev. D. D. Tibbets and Members Cong. Ch. 5.00 - Sheldon. Cong. Ch. 7.50 - Sioux Rapids. Cong. Ch. 2.40 - Spencer. Rev. G. G. Perkins 2.00 - Victor. "A Friend" 1.00 - Wayne. Cong. Ch., 5.56; D. C. Smith, 1 6.56 - Webster City. Cong. Ch. 7.21 - Winterset. Mrs. S. J. Dinsmore 15.00 - By Mrs. G. W. Reynolds, Treas., _for Miss'y, New - Orleans, La._--Chester Center, Ladies, 3.25--Clay, - Y. L. Bible Class, 5; Rosebud Class, 4.20; Ladies, - 85c.--Wayne, Ladies, 5 18.30 - - -MINNESOTA, $308.47. - - Alexandria. Cong. Sab. Sch. 8.00 - Appleton. Madison and Lac Qui Parle Churches, 1 ea. 3.00 - Brownsville. Mrs. S. M. McHose 2.00 - Cannon Falls. Cong. Ch. 4.35 - Clearwater. Cong. Ch. 2.40 - Edgerton. Cong. Ch. 2.00 - Hancock. Cong. Ch. 1.50 - Hastings. D. B. Truax 5.00 - Hutchinson. Cong. Ch. 8.00 - Mankato. Woman's Miss'y Soc. 8.89 - Minneapolis. Mrs. Irene E. Hale, 50; Plymouth Ch., - 15.42; The Open Door Ch., 9.15; Rev. E. S. Williams, - 5 79.57 - Montevideo. Cong. Ch. and Sab. Sch. 3.00 - Morris. Cong. Ch. 11.29 - Owatonna. First Cong. Ch. 6.06 - Rushford. Cong. Ch. 2.20 - Saint Paul. "Cheerful Giver" 25.00 - Springfield. Cong. Ch. 2.00 - Waseca. Cong. Ch. 5.58 - By Mrs. J. N. Cross, Treas.--Clearwater, M. S., - 25c.--Cottage Grove, Ladies Aux. Union S. S., - 11.50--Glyndon, W. M. S., _for Miss'y, Austin, - Tex._, 10--Minneapolis, Plym. Ch., W. H. M. S., - 98.28 (50 of which _for Student Aid Fisk - U._)--Waseca, W. M. S., 8.60 128.63 - - -KANSAS, $113.98. - - Arkansas City. "A Friend" 20.00 - Atchison. "Mission Band," by Mrs. Ellen Patton, - _for Student Aid, Talladega C._ 5.00 - Deerton. Cong. Ch. .33 - Eureka. Cong. Ch. 3.77 - Highland. Cong. Ch. 5.00 - Lawrence. Second Cong. Ch., 3; Pilgrim Cong. Ch., 2 5.00 - Milford. Cong. Ch. 2.00 - Muscotah. Cong. Ch. 10.00 - Osawatomie. Cong. Ch. 14.00 - Sterling. Cong. Ch. 30.00 - Topeka. Tuition 18.88 - - -MISSOURI, $207.06. - - Brookfield. Cong. Ch. 13.76 - Cameron. Cong. Ch. 10.00 - Carthage. Cong. Ch. 2.00 - Kahoka. Cong. Ch. 1.00 - Laclede. Rev. E. D. Seward and wife 3.00 - St. Louis. First Cong. Ch., 100; Cong. Ch., 5; Pilgrim - Cong. Ch., 61 166.00 - St. Joseph. Cong. Sab. Sch. 10.00 - Springfield. Central Ch. 1.30 - - -COLORADO, $25.70. - - Colorado Springs. First Cong. Sab. Sch., 6.50; Mrs. - J. W. Pickett, 5 11.50 - Crested Butte. Cong. Ch. 3.00 - Denver. Cong. Ch., 5, and Sab. Sch., 5 10.00 - Manitou. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Rosebud Indian M._ 1.20 - - -NEBRASKA, $115.52. - - Blair. First Cong. Ch. 7.00 - Camp Creek. Cong. Ch. 3.20 - Crete. Cong. Ch., 24.50; J. R. Little, 10 34.50 - Friend. Cong. Ch. 1.70 - Maineland. Cong. Ch. 1.00 - McCook. "A Friend" 9.00 - North Platte. "A Friend" 1.00 - Omaha. Mrs. Gaylord 10.10 - Sutton. First Cong. Ch. 4.62 - Syracuse. Cong. Ch. 1.00 - Waco. Cong. Ch. 2.40 - Weeping Water. Cong. Ch. 25.00 - York. First Cong. Ch. 15.00 - - -DAKOTA, $94.36. - - Badger. Firesteel Cong. Ch. 1.58 - Dawson. Cong. Ch. 4.00 - Deadwood. Cong. Ch. 26.05 - Elk Point. Cong. Ch. 10.00 - Harwood. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Rosebud Indian M._ 1.00 - Hope. Cong. Ch. 6.03 - Iroquois. Cong. Ch. 1.00 - Jamestown. Mrs. M. S. Wells 5.00 - Springfield. Cong. Ch. 2.00 - Springfield. Chas. Seccombe, _for Rosebud Indian M._ .20 - Valley Springs. Ladies' Miss'y Soc. of Cong. Ch. 2.50 - Windsor. Mrs. Sarah P. Wirt 10.00 - ------ - $69.36 - - LEGACY. - - Wahpeton. Estate of Mrs. L. H. Porter, by Rev. Samuel - F. Porter 25.00 - ------ - $94.36 - - -CALIFORNIA, $30.00. - - Los Angeles. Mrs. Milo Whiting 5.00 - Lugonia. C. H. Lathrop 15.00 - Oakland. Rev. J. M. McPherron 10.00 - - -OREGON, $50.70. - - Oregon City. Friends in Cong. Ch. 10.00 - The Dalles. Rev. E. P. Roberts, 30, to const. MYRA - H. ROBERTS L. M.; First Cong. Ch., 10.70 40.70 - - -MONTANA, $3.00. - - Glendive. Cong. Ch. 3.00 - - -ARIZONA, $6.01. - - Benson. Rev. R. T. Liston, _for Rosebud Indian M._ 1.00 - Benson. Rev. R. T. Liston 5.01 - - -WASHINGTON T., $12.75. - - Houghton. First Ch. of Christ 5.25 - Skokomish. Rev. M. Eells 5.00 - Tacoma. Mrs. Eliza Taylor 2.00 - - -DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, $7,610.62. - - Washington. U. S. Gov., _for Education of Indians_ 7,570.62 - Washington. Gen. E. Whittlesey, 20; Lincoln Mem. - Ch., 10; ----, 10 40.00 - - -MARYLAND, $200.00. - - Baltimore. "A Friend" 200.00 - - -TENNESSEE, $4,060.75. - - Knoxville. Second Cong. Ch. 12.00 - Memphis. Slater Fund 1,200.00 - Nashville. Slater Fund 2,800.00 - Nashville. Fisk U., Tuition, 30.44; Jackson St. - Cong. Ch., 5 35.44 - Pomona. Cong. Ch. 4.94 - Sherwood. Union Ch. 8.37 - - -NORTH CAROLINA, $89.05. - - McLeansville. First Cong. Ch. 1.05 - Oaks. Cong. Ch., 11.64; Mission Band, 2.36 14.00 - Raleigh. Geo. S. Smith 10.00 - Wilmington. "Tithes, 30," to const. MISS A. E. - FARRINGTON L. M.; Cong. Ch., 34 64.00 - - -SOUTH CAROLINA, $30.00. - - Charleston. Cong. Ch. 30.00 - - -GEORGIA, $524.75. - - Atlanta. Kindergarten, Tuition 8.25 - Belmont. Cong. Ch. .50 - Cypress Slash. Cong. Ch., 6; Rev. Geo. C. Rowe, 4 10.00 - Macon. Slater Fund 500.00 - Miller's Station. Rev. Wilson Callen and Wife 5.00 - Woodville. Rev. J. H. H. Sengstacke 1.00 - - -ALABAMA, $2,181.15. - - Athens. Rev. H. S. Williams 12.00 - Montgomery. Cong. Ch. 15.00 - Selma. Cong. Ch., 27.15; Lady Teachers Cong. - S. S., 7 34.15 - Talledega. Slater Fund 2,000.00 - Talladega. Cong. Ch. 120.00 - - -FLORIDA, $69.00. - - Orange City. First Cong. Ch. 3.00 - St. Augustine. Rent 66.00 - - -MISSISSIPPI, $1,588.25. - - Tougaloo. Slater Fund 1,500.00 - Tougaloo. Rev. G. Stanley Pope and Wife, 50; Cong. - Ch., 20; Wm. D. Hitchcock, 10; Miss Kellogg, 1; - Sidney Daniels, 1; Rent, 6.25 88.25 - - -LOUISIANA, $17.20. - - New Orleans. Central Cong. Ch., Sab. Sch. and - Individuals 17.20 - New Orleans. Pres. Hitchcock, Box of Minerals, - _for Talladega C._ - - -TEXAS, $625.48. - - Austin. Slater Fund 600.00 - Austin. Tuition 16.23 - Dallas. Cong. Ch. 2.25 - Paris. Cong. Ch., 3; Sab. Sch., 45c.; Woman's - Miss'y Soc., 1.55 5.00 - Paris. Woman's Miss'y Soc., _for Indian M., Fort - Berthold, Dak._ 2.00 - - -INCOMES, 1,349.69. - - Avery Fund, _for Mendi M._ 1,023.57 - Crane Scholarship Fund, _for Straight U._ 8.34 - Dike Fund, _for Straight U._ 50.00 - General Endowment Fund 50.00 - Howard Theo. Fund, _for Howard U._ 160.00 - Scholarship Fund, _for Straight U._ 57.78 - - -CANADA, $110. - - Montreal. Rev. John Fraser 10.00 - ----. "A Friend" 100.00 - ---------- - - Total for September $69,587.32 - Total from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30 290,894.06 - ========== - - -FOR THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY. - - Subscriptions for September $48.00 - Previously acknowledged 1,209.68 - --------- - Total $1,257.68 - - * * * * * - - Watertown. Conn. Estate of Dr. John De Forest, by - Erastus L. De Forest, Ex., _for the benefit of - Hampton N. & A. Inst._ $5,000.00 - - -ENDOWMENT. - - Watertown. Conn. Estate of Dr. John De Forest, by - Erastus L. De Forest, Ex., _for President's Chair, - Talladega C._ $5,000.00 - ========= - - H. W. 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