Chapter II: Part 2

The annual expenses of the church, averaging $650, are always paid promptly, and this year, in addition, the church has remitted $100 to the treasury of the American Missionary Association.

_Spain St. Church, New Orleans (Rev. Henry A. Ruffin, Pastor)._—Mr. Ruffin was a student in the theological department of Straight University for four or five years, and was in charge of the church at the same time, as he is to-day.

The church has been disturbed during the year by a few bad men, ambitious to rule, and so obstructing the progress of the Lord’s work and restricting the influence and usefulness of the pastor; but by patience and wise counsels the difficulty seems to be tided over, and the church started on a new career of prosperity.

_Morris Brown Chapel, New Orleans (Rev. Isaac H. Hall, Pastor)._—Mr. Hall was a delegate of the S.W. Association to the National Council at St. Louis. He was a student for several years at Straight University. The church has had a constant though not rapid growth. Its membership of 110 represents a good deal of hard work in prayer. A few converts are gathered in every year. The church has a small debt of about $250, which it is struggling bravely to discharge. Whenever a dollar can be transferred from the fund for ordinary expenses to sinking fund it is done, and the church will celebrate its jubilee when the last dollar of indebtedness is paid.

_Algiers and Gretna._—There are two churches across the river from New Orleans, one in Algiers and the other in Gretna. Rev. James Craig is pastor at Algiers, and Rev. Putney W. Ward at Gretna. With better schools in these two places, there would be better churches. The mass of the people need enlightening, and until it is done the church will dash against the breakers. Ignorance is never in accord with quiet, progressive and spiritual church life. These churches have now reached a crisis in their history which means either fatal disaster or a new and better lease of life. May God guide and bring order out of confusion. In the parish of St. Mary we have an interesting and hopeful group of churches.

_Terrebonne (Rev. Daniel Clay, Pastor)._—The house of worship is new, tasteful and admirably fitted for its purposes. Neatly painted, with good bell, the church-yard surrounded by a whitewashed fence, and in the rear the pretty cottages of the pastor and his son, nothing more could be desired. It is really beautiful. And how happy Bro. Clay is—how proud of his church and immense congregation! He feels that God has been good to him, and after many fierce storms, has conducted him to a peaceful and happy old age.

This church was built and paid for by the voluntary offerings of the people. I think they have never solicited a dollar of outside aid. They have built just as fast as they could pay for the work. No shadow of debt has ever dimmed their joy.

The Association met with this church in April. Great congregations flocked to the meetings, and immediately upon the adjournment of the Association, a revival of peculiar grace and tenderness was enjoyed, and some precious souls “given their liberty.”

_Terrebonne Station (Rev. Benjamin Field, licensed Preacher, acting Pastor). Lafourche Crossing (Rec. Wm. Reid, Pastor)._—These two churches are under the general supervision of Bro. Clay, and look to him for counsel as to a father. There is a peculiar bond binding these little churches of like faith together. When the Lord’s work is revived in one, the others hasten to share in the blessing, and when trouble is developed in one, the others are quick to sympathize and help. The Lafourche church are proposing to buy a new lot and build a pretty chapel. They have very great faith in their prospective growth.

_New Iberia._—St. Paul’s church is one of the strongest and most stable in the Association. The September gale leveled their old building. It was a blessing in disguise, for a new and substantial church has risen in its place. How much the stimulus of necessity will accomplish!

Rev. W. R. Polk, a _protege_ of Dr. Cuyler, is the pastor. The services are orderly and intelligent. Situated in the midst of one of the most fruitful sections of the state, and almost every colored man owning his homestead, and some of them in the realization of the freedman’s ambition, “_forty acres and a mule_,” there is a look of prosperity about church and people that is refreshing. They are now self-supporting. They are also rejoicing over several additions to the church on profession of faith.

We must now group together a few churches, small as yet, but giving promise of great usefulness. They are situated in important centres with respect to colored population, and the absence of churches except at great distances.

_Lockport and Harangville_—Under the missionary supervision of Brother Ward, of Gretna. He pays them a monthly or semi-monthly visit, and they do the best they can in the interval. When they get stronger they will require and can pay for the regular services of a resident minister.

_Peteance and Little Pecan_—Under the pastoral care of Rev. Wm. Butler. Mr. Butler teaches a day school at Peteance, five miles from New Iberia. Both these churches have houses of worship, and are full of faith in the increase of future years. God grant their faith may be rewarded.

Churches at _Bayou Du Large_ (Rev. Humphrey Williams, Pastor), and at _Grand Bayou_ (S. Williams, Pastor), are new churches, organized within the year, attracted by the simplicity, liberty and spirituality of the Congregational mode of government. They have cordially united hands with us.

_Abberville_—Needs a house of worship, and until it is built we cannot begin to write its history. A church without a shelter is a church in the wilderness indeed; and in this part of the world is no church, but a scattered flock seeking a fold.

_Lake Peigneur (Rev. C. E. Smith, Pastor)._—This church enjoys stated preaching. When the pastor is absent, some layman who has the “gift” of exhorting calls the people together. The homes of the people are often far apart. It is a rich prairie section, and all or nearly all come on horse-back. There is very little abject poverty. The labor of the men and women is sought, and commands a living price. The land itself can be purchased from $10 to $15 per acre, and so our friends are driving down the stakes into _their own soil_. Once the negro had a right only in “God’s acre,” and not that till he was dead. Now he holds the _title-deed_ to his own property, sealed with the great seal of Louisiana. God be praised! How restful to the tired laborer is a bed in his own cottage! How much better Christian he can be, with his own home, with all the amenities and domestic comforts of the family circle, and with the inducements thus supplied to be good and to do good!

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UNION CHURCH, NASHVILLE, TENN.

REV. H. S. BENNETT.

This is a University church, and the work done by it is so intimately connected with that done by the University that they cannot be separated. Its membership is now 171 and is composed largely of students. During vacation its meetings stop. It was organized in 1868, and since that time no year has passed in the history of the University without from 12 to 70 conversions. During the past school year two powerful seasons of refreshing resulted in the conversion of 68 students. The additions to the church have been mostly on profession of faith, and have averaged more than 20 annually. In connection with the institution, of which the church is a part, are a Sunday-school, a college, Y.M.C.A., and a missionary society for the evangelization of Africa. Many class prayer meetings are also held.

From the University between 100 and 150 students, most of whom are members of the church, go out to teach school during vacation. These teachers organize Sunday-schools and temperance societies. Five of the students have already gone as missionaries to Africa; others are preparing to go, having consecrated themselves to the work of African missions. Many of the students, members of the church, are now engaged in the work of preaching the Gospel in the churches of the South; others are preparing to preach. The work was never so promising as now.

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MEMPHIS, TENN.

REV. B. A. IMES.

I can only speak of special interest awakened last fall and early winter, carried on mainly among the young people of the American Missionary Association school (Le Moyne Normal). Many of these pupils were also our Sunday-school scholars. Of perhaps 40 converted, six united with our church. Since November 1, 1880, seven have united with this church on profession and nine by letter.

The Sunday-school is well attended, averaging from 100 to 140 during the latter part of winter and spring, and now in vacation about 75; general interest good.

Since January 1st, money raised for missionary purposes $20.

About 12 pupils of Le Moyne School are from our church, some of them members, others from families in part or entirely connected with it. One young man is teaching during the summer; will be in school next year.

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CHATTANOOGA, TENN.

REV. JOS. E. SMITH.

The year has not passed without giving us tokens of God’s special favor. The hopeful conversion of four persons, who are standing firm in the faith and doing good service in the church, and the renewed quickening of the whole church, are some of the happy results of the Holy Spirit’s special presence. The Sunday-school is full of interest; average attendance about 90 scholars, with eight earnest teachers who were once our scholars. The Sunday-school has a library of about 70 volumes of good books, which are quite generally read by the school.

Twenty-one persons have left us at different times to engage in study either in Atlanta or Fisk University, nine of whom are teaching and doing good work otherwise, while one is over in the southern part of France preaching the Gospel. The church has paid $26.10 toward missionary purposes.

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BEREA, KY.

REV. JOHN G. FEE.

The church here is the one church of the place, undenominational, unsectarian. All who here profess faith in the Lord Jesus as their personal Saviour from sin, and are baptized in His name as His true followers, are recognized as in the body, and their fellowship is cherished whilst they maintain Christian character.

The present membership is 171; number added during the past year, 13; average attendance at the Sabbath-school, 192. Four other Sabbath-schools are under the supervision of members of the church; in these there is a total average attendance of 208.

During the past year we erected here a neat plain building as a church house and college chapel. It will seat some 500 people.

We have here, conducted and managed chiefly by members of the church, the most vigorous temperance association in the state, including over 1,600 pledges. Our relations to the churches and people around us are eminently friendly and pleasant. There is to us an open door that no man can shut. To God be the glory.

The church at Union Chapel, Jackson County, has just entered into a new church house; has the aid of two resident elders, and a monthly visit from Bro. Bunting, associate pastor at Berea. The churches in Bracken and Lewis Counties are without a pastor; they sustain a regular prayer meeting and Sunday-school.

The church at Camp Nelson, Jessamine County, is without a regular pastor. The members keep up frequent meetings and a promising Sunday-school. We expect the presence and aid of Rev. J. T. Browne as a pastor to some of these churches. Many useful fields could be occupied if we had support for pastors.

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LITTLE ROCK, ARK.

REV. B. F. FOSTER.

Our work here, as you know, is in its very infancy; organized 27th of February, 1881, with 40 communicants. Since then we have received by recommendation or letter 32 more. Our Sunday-school is in excellent condition, averages 80 scholars, besides teachers, &c. Our greatest need is competent Christian teachers. We have purchased a lot in a very desirable part of the city (corner lot) at $400. Have paid $140 toward it. Have laid the foundation on it for a church. We are now negotiating for lumber, &c., with which to erect the superstructure. Hope to go into it November 1st, and also to lay the corner-stone very soon. Have raised since organized $468 for church purposes. Hope to send one pupil to Fisk next fall. Probably we may send two. Mrs. Foster (the pastor’s wife) expects to begin missionary work here next fall. We pride ourselves on being among a benevolent, generous class of Christians. All are hopeful of success. Some certainly will be Congregationalists. Will some Christian philanthropist help us?

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GOLIAD, TEXAS.

REV. B. C. CHURCH.

After years of toil and waiting we are made to rejoice in a revival of religion; not the old, with its fanaticism and immoralities. It is no easy task to educate an unlettered people to reject the past and adopt a new and higher form of Christian life; to change a prayerless and violent home into one of song and praise. This is our work.

After a meeting of fifteen days we received five persons into the church on profession of faith, all from the Sunday-school, two of whom are teachers. After a few days’ rest we opened a meeting with the church in Helena, that continued eleven days. As a result we received seven members. These, too, were connected with the Sunday-school. In both meetings the interest continued till the close.

Rev. M. Thompson, my associate in work with these two churches, is a brother greatly beloved by all who know him. If he had a few more books, and our churches had one communion service between them, many hearts would rejoice and many thanks would be given to the donors.

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PARIS, TEXAS.

REV. J. W. ROBERTS.

We have had no special revival since last summer. Four, however, have been added to the church during the year, two by letter and two by profession. Without any formal organization, I am happy to say that my people are abstainers from intoxicating liquors. There is a temperance society in the city, but I do not espouse its cause, because it is a secret society. Our Sabbath-school is crowded every Lord’s day. We are endeavoring to introduce the catechism, and thus far have been quite successful. Our great need is a house of worship. We can scarcely hold services in the old barn we now occupy on account of leakage when it rains and snows. We have recently purchased a very desirable church lot not far from the centre of the city, on which we expect to erect a new church.

Two of my male members are carrying on missionary work in the country with encouraging success. We sustain a neighborhood prayer meeting, which is doing much good. A bright future is before us.

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FLATONIA, TEXAS.

REV. T. E. HILLSON.

I have only been in charge of this mission one year. On my arrival I found everything to discourage me. Both white and black people were prejudiced against the work of the Association, but the future, perhaps, will tell better. I have the pleasure of preaching to a congregation most of the time which cannot be comfortably seated in the church building. We have a membership of twenty, which is quite small, but the material for a Congregational church has not matured in Texas yet. When young men and women possessing the power of the Holy Spirit shall have taught among these people, then Congregational churches will commence to spring up over Texas. Over 45 of our young men and women have joined the temperance union. I have also a benevolent literary society organized, which is making good progress.

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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.

REV. J. W. STRONG.

Our church has been revived and all its services are well attended. The whole church is a temperance society. We are becoming more and more in favor with other churches both white and colored. The hope of our church is in the boys and girls at school. Already two ministers have gone forth from us, one of whom is doing good work for four Baptist churches which he has in charge. The other one also is a great power for good. Our church has been more anxious for the souls of men than for their names upon its list. The attendance at the Sabbath-school is good, made up in part of a large Bible class of elderly people.

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THE CHINESE.

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“CALIFORNIA CHINESE MISSION.”

_Auxiliary to the American Missionary Association._

PRESIDENT: Rev. J. K. McLean, D.D. VICE-PRESIDENTS: Rev. A. L. Stone, D.D., Robert B. Forman, Rev. T. K. Noble, Hon. F. F. Low, Rev. I. E. Dwinell, D.D., Hon. Samuel Cross, Rev. S. H. Willey, D.D., Jacob S. Taber.

DIRECTORS: Rev. George Mooar, D.D., Hon. E. D. Sawyer, Rev. E. P. Baker, James M. Haven, Esq., Rev. Joseph Rowell, Rev. John Kimball, A. L. Van Blarcon, Esq., George Harris, Esq., and the Secretary ex officio.

SECRETARY: Rev. W. C. Pond. TREASURER: E. Palache, Esq.

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JOTTINGS FROM THE FIELD.

The following cheery item it was my privilege to publish in the _Pacific_ of June 20th. I am sure that it will interest the readers of the MISSIONARY:

In connection with our California Chinese mission, thirteen schools were sustained during the month of June. This is one less than were in operation in May, the school at Tucson, Arizona, having been discontinued temporarily. But the number of pupils enrolled was 595—a net gain over the preceding month of 45, and the largest enrollment ever reported. The average attendance was 314—larger by 10 than during the preceding month, and larger than was ever reported before. In the course of this fiscal year, thus far, not less than 1,465 Chinese have been enrolled in these schools, and have thus been reached by Gospel influences. Among the pupils now in the schools, 128 are reported as giving evidence of conversion.

_Laborers wanted for God’s Harvest._—Christ bids us pray for these. I ask the readers of the MISSIONARY to join us in prayer for more Chinese helpers made fit by the power of God’s Spirit for the work that they, they alone, can do. The teacher in one of our more recently established schools writes me as follows: “I find it very hard to get along alone. We sadly need an efficient Chinese helper. The boys are beginning to think and ask so many questions, and each requires so much time for himself, that it is often after ten o’clock P. M. when I get through. Then there are so many Chinese outside that we cannot reach, and who will not come to school; and they need some one to meet with them and talk to them in their own language.”

What is true of this school is just as true of all the rest. We have now nine of those helpers employed. I should like to add four to the list as soon as September 1st. Can I have the means to sustain them? I believe that if the Lord will send forth the men, I will trust Him for the money. But I certainly purpose not to waste the Lord’s money sustaining men whom I alone, not He, have called into the field. Unite with us in prayer for the _right_ men.

_A Helper’s Sermon._—Lou Quong is at present our helper in the West School in this city. He is a servant in a Christian family, working at reduced wages in order to get time for missionary work. What he thus loses I make up to him by way of salary. With the other helpers in this city and Oakland, he meets me at our Central Mission House for a review of the week’s Bible lessons, and for mutual conference on all matters bearing on our mission. One of the exercises is the presentation by each helper of a sketch of a sermon for criticism and other suggestions from me. The following was submitted yesterday (June 20th) by Lou Quong. I think that the readers of the MISSIONARY have never heard from him before.

The text (assigned to all in common on the preceding Wednesday) was in John xiii. 34, “A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another: as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.”

“Our Lord has given us a new commandment to learn—that we should love one another. Well, but how many commandments are there? There are ten old commandments which the Lord gave Moses. The old commandments say, ‘Thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself.’ Why does Jesus give us this new one? Is Christ any better than God? No, they are the same. It is because Jesus saw the people of the world needed more charity. Therefore, Christ gave us this one that we must love one another with brotherly love.

“2. But how can we love one another? Can we love all our brethren without loving God? Or can we love God without loving our brethren? No, we cannot love our brethren without loving God, neither can we love God without loving His people. But we must first love God; then we shall be able to love the brethren. Do not you know what the Bible says, ‘we love God because He first loved us.’ _Love_ is the _greatest word_ in the world. We cannot possibly do anything without this word. Love the brethren of God’s church as if they were your own brethren. But what is the reason that we should love them as our own brethren? Yes, they are truly our own brethren. Why? Because we are all made of one blood. At the beginning, did not God make a man and a woman, and told them to love one another, and keep His commandments? But at last they broke His commands, so God turned them out of Paradise. Now are they not the father and mother of us all? Of course, they are. This is why we ought to love them that are God’s children as well as our own brethren.

“3. But how are we able to love one another? Shall we love them when they love us? That is a very easy way, but this not the way of love at all. Or shall we say, we will love them, but the heart is not willing to do so? Is this the way to love? Or, shall we say by mouth, yes, we will love him truly, but still try to listen to him when he talks, or preaching, or studying, to find fault with him, and go right off and tell some one else instead of telling his fault before him by yourself alone; is this the way to love? Or, he speak something against me; then I do not like to speak to him any more: is that the way to love? Or, to wait, find out all his mistakes and all his faults, and then go find some one who you think best,—who you think love you very much, and who you think can help you any way, and who do always to please you with talk, and who can scold them better than you, for perhaps they are better person than you, and perhaps they have more respect of men; and your heart is full of envying, and always try to knock him down: is this the way to love one another? Is that your _brother_, that you ought to treat him so? No, my friends, this is not the way to love at all. But we are _truly_ to love one another; this is our duty. What Jesus told us to do, we must do it by heart, not by talk, nor by pleasing, neither by any other way. But first knowing that God is always looking down from above, so we must be careful how we love God and our brother. This is what we ought to have;—that is, we must first have our hearts pure, then comes the peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and _good fruits of righteousness, without partiality and without hypocrisy_. Do it by heart. Amen.”

I have transcribed it just as it was brought in—the first draft roughly penciled—and the italics are his own. As a work of homiletic art, it is open to criticism certainly; but as an utterance of truth, it may reach the case, and fitly stir the conscience of many an American Christian, as well as of our Chinese believers.

I close with, this extract from the report of the teacher of our Barnes School: “The most enjoyable lessons to me are those in the Bible, and I am often surprised at the interest shown, and the questions and answers given. * * * Last night in Sabbath-school one was learning the passage, ‘Take heed that ye do not your alms before men,’ etc. I asked him if he knew what that meant. He answered, ‘When you give away something, or do something kind to any body, don’t go talk about it, tell everybody. If you do, God think you too much foolie.’ I think I have given his exact words.”

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WOMAN’S HOME MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.

Room 20, Congregational House, Beacon St., Boston.

MISS NATHALIE LORD, _Secretary_. MISS ABBY W. PEARSON, _Treasurer_.

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MISS WILSON’S WORK AMONG THE REFUGEES IN KANSAS.

Miss Julia Wilson, sent out October last by the W.H.M.A., writes from Baxter Springs, Kansas: The blessing of God has seemed to rest upon our work from the beginning, in opening the way before us and in giving us favor with the people for whom we labor.

Kind friends have sent us generous aid, whereby we have been able to meet our charity work, which although only a small part of the great whole, is nevertheless a very important part, not only because we are thus enabled to relieve want and suffering, but because of the opportunity thereby given to gain a personal influence over individuals. We often have thirty visitors in a day. A few minutes are given to one; often hours of precious time must be given to others, for thus only are their hearts kept with ours. We encourage, aid, advise as circumstances demand. We are with our people in sickness, death and also at their funerals. We have a woman’s school four or five times a week; but our Bible school is our corner-stone. We have a large attendance in the adult’s room and also in the children’s department. They listen with earnestness, and I always feel at the close that the Lord has been with us. This people have been so accustomed to a mixture of error with the truth, that simple Bible truth is new to them. I will not speak of difficulties that must be met and overcome, only to say that if we did not know we are here in the strength of the Lord, we might as well go home, so strong a hold has sin in its worst and most debasing forms upon these people. “But the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light,” and “they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them has the light shined.” What a privilege to be a light-bearer for the Lord—to hold the fort at any point against the might of Satan! For Jesus signals, “I am coming.” Yes, “We’ll wave the answer back to Heaven. By thy grace we will.”

We would like to give to the readers the diary of Miss. W. for one month, but have only space for the report of two or three days, to show how constantly her head, heart and hands are busy in her work:

1st. Sunday-school book, papers and slate pencil to Mr. B., who came twelve miles. To preacher D., bundle of clothing for himself and family. 2d, sent soap to H. family, who camped under a tree after traveling 200 miles; they were wet, weary and hungry. Again, sent rice to Mrs. G., thread and cloth for children’s clothes to Mrs. B., the same to Mrs. L., one of whom walked eight miles, the other twelve, to attend the woman’s school; lesson papers, Sunday-school papers and cards to three young people who walked eight miles to reach the mission. Lesson to Mrs. A. in button-hole making, thread for practice, cards to H. children, and lesson to Cora. Supper cooked and given to a family of six tired, hungry people, the most wretched I have seen, also a night’s lodging in our church. Coat, shirt and decent grave clothes to B. Land given to three women, two of whom walked eight and the other twelve miles.

The friends who have so generously responded to Miss Wilson’s needs will see by this report how she has by their gifts been able to meet the urgent necessities of these poor suffering people. Miss Wilson lives with her helper, who was a pupil at Hampton Institute for a time, in a small cottage “shaded from the intense heat by trees, and furnished with a good well of water, worth more than a gold mine,” surrounded by the cottages of her people, and so enabled to bring to bear upon them the influence of a Christian home.

Boxes and barrels sent during the month of July:

From Auxiliary in Plainville, Conn., clothing valued $25.70
” Highland, Ill., to Miss Wilson, Baxter Springs,
Kansas, one box valued 48.70
” Philips Church, South Boston, Ladies’ Benevolent
Society to Miss Wilson, box valued 55.31
To Home Missionaries at the West, box valued 132.19

Receipts of Woman’s Home Missionary Association from June 27 to July 25, 1881:

From auxiliaries $360.50
” life members 80.00
” donations 165.95
” annual members 4.00
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$610.45

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CHILDREN’S PAGE.

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PAULPHEMIA’S MA.

“Oh! who is dat a comin’? Don’t you grieve for me.
De Lord don’t want you to grieve for me.
’Tis ole Father Gable (Gabriel),” etc., etc.

Over and over again sounded the weird melody, mingling with the strains of martial music that floated from the barracks opposite. Paulphemia seemed to appreciate better her own melody, with its accompaniment of heels knocking against the gate-post on which she sat, than the patriotic “Rally round the flag, boys,” of the musicians.

It was after the war and Paulphemia was free. Surely, she knew all this, for hadn’t her pa fallen in battle, bravely fighting? and hadn’t she fled with her dear widowed missus and little missuses in as great terror as they when the Union army entered the city? For she loved this mistress, and was only dimly sure that freedom was to be such a glorious thing. Surely no one knew better than Paulphemia that she was free, and yet where was the use in singing all day, “I’se free, thank de Lord,” or of falling on her knees periodically to shout and praise God, as “_maw_” did?

I have said that she seemed to appreciate better her own doleful melody than the martial music; in reality, though, her song was a kind of “Get thee behind me, Satan,” to the tempter urging her to run over to the barracks.

Indeed Paulphemia’s cup was one of mingled joy and pain, and therein, although as black as ebony, she was akin to us. True, she was free; that meant she had no more _toting_ of missus’ babies. But when she lived with missus, she didn’t have to live with ma; and Paulphemia would have told you, “this ma ain’t my ma, ’cause my own dear ma done died,” and this ma had decreed that the child should not run loose hither and yon, and especially should not go over to the fort and barracks. Paulphemia almost envied the little dwarf, her neighbor, poor little Joe Morgan, whose body and limbs were so distorted and mixed up that he could scratch his ear or his little woolly head with his toes. For the amusement this accomplishment afforded the soldiers, he was welcome at any time, and in this way picked up many a penny.

“Paulphemie,” shouted an imperative voice, “I’se a gwine ter whip you, chile, if you darst go over to them quarters!” The old woman, with her threat and her stick for enforcing it, appeared most opportunely in the cabin door, for the child had slid from the gate-post and in another second would have rallied round the flag; but with a face expressive of innocence itself, she responded, “I’se jis a comin’, maw!” This meekness deceived the old woman and she changed her menacing tones. “Honey,” she said, “your _pore_ ma’s done died, an’ nebber lived to see us free! Say, honey, reckon you’d like for to be a lady like ole missus?” “Dunno,” answered Paulphemia, for “Yankee Doodle” was just then driving her almost wild. “Say, honey, reckon you’d like for to go to the big paid school?”

At this the child opened wider her big eyes, for next to the barracks in point of mystery was the large school into which she had longed to penetrate. “You get learning, chile, an’ get religion, an’ sure ’nough you’se a lady like ole missus.” This was what the old woman told Paulphemia then, and afterward put her to school.

Years came and went as years will do, some three or four or five; and after a time the blue-coats vanished from the city, martial music was no more heard, and the forts crowning the beautiful hills and all the barracks about them became deserted and silent. Still the school in the hospital buildings continued and increased in prosperity, and still the years rolled on, fourteen of them, and even the hospital buildings became deserted, for the Freedmen’s school had long since outgrown its quarters, and from one of the beautiful hills it proudly and peacefully looks down upon the city, that proudly and in peace gazes up to it.

On a day when the Southern sunshine was brightest, one of the professors, on his way to the University, was stopped by an aged colored woman, bowed over on a walking-stick, and hobbling to meet him. “Howdy,” said she, “is you de teacher up yonder?” and she pointed to the stately hall. “Yes, auntie,” he replied with a smile. “Can I do anything for you?” “Reckon you don’t ’member Paulphemie Watkins?”—and as she spoke the name, her voice grew even more tremulous.

The professor regretfully said he did not recall her. “I ’spects you doesn’t,” added the old auntie. “Well, down yonder, sah, when dis yere school was a baby, you know, down yonder in de guv’ment buildings, my Paulphemie went to your paid school; she got religion thar, and—and (wiping slowly her eyes) she done got de _choleray_ and done died, nigh on ter fourteen year ago now, sah. Praise de Lord! she got religion, and she gone home ter glory!” And then the poor old thing, after placing her walking-stick so that she could safely lean on it and have her hands free, removed from her bosom a handkerchief, and with trembling fingers untied a knot in one corner; then she placed in the professor’s hand, counting them out one by one, six silver dollars. “For my Paulphemie’s larnin’, sah. I couldn’t pay it sooner, sah; but, sure ’nough, its done laid like a stone right here all dese yere years,” she said, putting her hand on her heart. "I prayed de Lord an’ I said, O! good Lord, don’t lemme come home to glory till I done paid for Paulphemie’s larnin’! It’s a pretty day, sah; I lives a right smart o’ way yonder, an’ my ole feet don’t go fast, so good evening."[A] With those words she would have gone. The professor’s eyes were moist, and he had hardly spoken, so strange had been the scene, but now he followed her, begging her gently to keep the money. With pride and almost anger she refused, and after learning where her home was, he was obliged to let her go, contenting himself with a plan to fully make up to her in some way the sum she had left in his hands.

Walking slowly and thoughtfully toward the University, he seemed to hear not “the still, sad music of humanity;” for how could he dare to _pity_ a soul so noble? But an angel’s plaudit spoke for her, “She hath done what she could.”

FOOTNOTE:

[A] This incident of the aged colored woman’s honesty is true, and occurred during the past winter.

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RECEIPTS FOR JULY, 1881.

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MAINE, $171.23.

Bath. Central Ch. and Soc. $15.00
Portland. State St. Ch. 150.00
South Paris. Cong. Ch. 6.23

NEW HAMPSHIRE, $293.23.

Centre Harbor. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 17.00
Concord. South Cong. Ch. and Soc., $100.57, to
const. MRS. SARA H. HARRINGTON, L. M.; Miss
A. J. H. and Others, $2; “A Friend,” $1 103.57
Fitzwilliam. MRS. LOUISA HILL, to const.
herself L. M. 30.00
Henniker. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 25.00
Hollis. Cong. Ch. 5.20
Reese. First Cong. Sab. Sch. 39.00
Milford. Cong. Ch. ($10 of wh. bal. to const.
ANDREW J. HUTCHINSON, L. M.) 18.75
Nashua. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 20.27
New Ipswich. Cong. Ch. 12.44
Pembroke. “A. T.” 5.00
Short Falls. I. W. Chandler 2.00
Webster. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 15.00

VERMONT, $1,181.45.

Brownington & Barton Landing. Cong. Ch. and
Soc. 20.83
Johnson. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 10.00
Middlebury. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 44.72
Saint Albans. A. O. Brainerd 25.00
Sheldon. Cong. Ch. 5.00
Shoreham. Cong. Ch. and Soc. (ad’l) 0.51
Springfield. A. Woolson 200.00
West Brattleborough. Cong. Ch. and Soc.,
$9.88; Mrs. Fannie C. Gaines, $5 14.88
West Dover. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 3.00
Wilmington. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 5.26
Windsor. Cong. Ch. and Soc., to const. MRS.
LYDIA WHEELER, and DEA. C. D. HAZEN, L. M’s 52.25
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381.45

LEGACY.
Springfield. Estate of Dea. Charles Haywood,
by Geo. P. Haywood, Ex. 800.00
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1,181.45

MASSACHUSETTS, $8,237.48.

Amesbury. Mrs. A. L. Bayley, to const. REV. W.
F. SLOCUM, L. M. 30.00
Amherst. First Cong. Ch., $25; South Cong. Ch.
and Soc., $6 31.00
Andover. Free Cong. Ch. and Soc., $93.41, to
const. REBECCA J. POOR, AGNES DEAR and MARY
RICHARDSON, L. M’s; Chapel Ch. and Soc.
(ad’l) $20 113.41
Arlington. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 35.00
Belchertown. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 27.00
Boston. Highland Cong. Ch. and Society,
$37.50; Rev. Photius Fisk, $10; Mrs. M. L.
50c.; Mrs. J. L. T., 50c.; J. T. J., 51c. 49.01
Boston Highlands. Eliot Cong. Ch. 80.49
Brookline. Harvard Cong. Ch. 112.91
Cambridgeport. Ladies’ Sewing Circle of
Pilgrim Ch., Box of C.
Campello. “A Friend” 50.00
Chelsea. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., $38.38;
Mrs. A. E. P., 50c. 38.88
Concord. Ellen T. Emerson 10.00
Curtisville. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 16.00
Douglas. “A Friend” 1.00
Easthampton. First Ch. Sab. Sch. 23.17
Fairhaven. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 10.00
Greenfield. First Cong Ch. and Soc. 12.75
Lawrence. South Cong. Ch. and Soc. 16.00
Littleton. “A Friend” 50.00
Marblehead. Hon. J. J. H. Gregory, _for
Buildings at Wilmington, N.C._ 1,500.00
Marlborough. Union Ch. and Soc. 57.00
Marshfield. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 57.43
Medway. Village Ch. and Soc. 85.06
Medway. Mrs. Fisher, _for Straight U._ 5.00
Middleton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 12.00
Millbury. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 54.25
Natick. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 50.00
New Bedford. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 35.00
Newburyport. Miss L. B. Goodrich 4.00
Newton. Eliot Cong. Ch. and Soc. 160.00
Newton Centre. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.,
$46.45; S. A. E., 50c. 46.95
Northampton. “A Friend” 150.00
Northfield. Miss M. E. Hilliard 5.00
North Somerville. “A Friend,” $1; “A Friend,” $1 2.00
Orleans. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 2.00
Pittsfield. South Cong. Ch. and Soc. 44.05
Salem. South Church and Soc., $73.22;
“Friend,” $5 78.22
Sandwich. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 53.25
South Dennis. Cong Ch. and Soc. 12.04
Sudbury. Ladies’ Miss. Soc., Bbl. of C., val.
$29, and $3 _for freight, for Tillotson C. &
N. Inst._ 3.00
Taunton. Ladies of Winslow Ch., _for
furnishing a room, Stone Hall, Talladega C._ 50.00
Templeton. Trin. Cong. Ch. and Soc., $24.84;
S. N. W., $1 25.84
Townsend. Cong. Ch., by Dea. W. Haynes 5.00
Wakefield. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 61.23
Watertown. Phillips Cong. Ch. and Soc. 100.00
West Roxbury. S. D. Smith 100.00
West Worthington. Mrs. Arunah Bartlett 5.00
Williamsburgh. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 60.00
Williamstown. First Cong. Ch. 17.20
Wilmington. J. Skilton 10.00
Wilmington. Rev. D. T. Noyes, Bbl. of C. _for
Refugees_.
Woburn. “Friends.” 1.00
Worcester. Central Ch. and Soc., $169.24;
Union Ch. and Soc., $140.10; Salem St. Cong.
Ch., $6 315.34
—— “A Friend” 2.50
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3,875.98

LEGACIES.
Worcester. Estate of I. Washburn, by P. C.
Bacon, Adm. 3,361.50
Boston. Estate of Hon. Stephen N. Stockwell,
by Geo. W. Merritt and W. W. Clapp, Executors 1,000.00
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8,237.48

RHODE ISLAND, $1,035.00.

Bristol. Mrs. M. De W. Rogers and Miss
Charlotte De Wolf, _for Fisk U._ 1,000.00
Little Compton. United Cong. Ch. and Soc. 21.00
Little Compton. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for
rebuilding, Tougaloo U._ 14.00

CONNECTICUT, $2,387.92.

Barkhamsted. Rev. J. B. Clarke 2.00
Berlin. Second Cong. Ch., $22; Miss C. R. C., $1 23.00
Canaan. “The Children” 5.00
Collinsville. “A Friend” 2.00
Columbia. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 21.85
Danielsonville. J. C. B. 0.50
Danielsonville. Westfield Cong. Ch. and Soc.
($50 of which for furnishing a room in Stone
Hall, Straight U.), to const. EDWIN A.
PECKHAM, MISS ELLEN WILLIAMS and LORENZO
LILLIBRIDGE, L. M’s 100.00
East Canaan. Cong. Ch. 20.84
East Haddam. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 71.75
Ellsworth. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 18.74
Enfield. First Cong. Sab. Sch. 15.00
Farmington. Cong. Ch. 45.83
Gilead. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Lord 10.00
Guilford. First Cong. Ch. 23.00
Hadlyme. “L.” 2.00
Hartford. Centre Ch., $789; Asylum Hill Cong.
Ch., $188.21 977.21
Hebron. First Cong. Ch. 15.00
Higganum. Cong. Ch., to const. R. J. GLADWIN,
L. M. 44.00
Hockanum. South Cong. Ch., $9.63; Mrs. E. M.
Roberts, $5; Mrs. S. W. and Miss M. B., 50c.
ea. 15.63
Ledyard. Sab. Sch., by Edward Cook, Treas. 10.00
Meriden. Third Cong. Ch. 22.76
Middlebury. Cong. Ch. 29.50
Middletown. South Cong. Ch. and Soc. 39.55
New Fairfield. First Cong. Ch. 11.51
North Guilford. S. R. Fowler 6.00
North Haven. Cong. Ch., to const. GEO. H.
COOPER and CULLEN B. FOOTE, L. M’s 72.53
Putnam. Sab. Sch., of Second Cong. Ch., _for
ed. of an Indian boy, Hampton N. and A.
Inst._ 30.00
Putnam. “A Friend” 17.50
Redding. Cong. Ch. 15.69
Rockville. Rev. S. B. F. 0.51
Salisbury. Cong. Ch. 61.68
Stamford. Cong. Ch. 111.00
Simsbury. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 37.35
South Killingly. Rev. Wm. H. Beard 5.00
Stratford. Asa S. Curtis 2.00
Woodbury. Mrs. C. P. Churchill, _for Indian M._ 2.00
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1,887.92

LEGACY.
New London. “Trust Estate of Henry P. Haven” 500.00
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2,387.92

NEW YORK, $1,540.32.

Binghamton. Chas. A. Beach 25.00
Brentwood. E. F. Richardson 15.00
Brooklyn. Central Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., Geo. A.
Bell, Supt., _for Missionaries at Ladies
Island, S.C., and Fernandina, Fla._ 125.00
Ithaca. Mrs. Lucy Thurber 5.00
Jamestown. Sab. Sch. and Cong. Ch., _for
school, Athens, Ala._ 12.50
Marilla. “A Friend” 1.00
New York. S. T. Gordon, $200; N.Y. Colored
Mission Sab. Sch., 135, West 30th St., $3.15 203.15
Oswego. Cong. Ch. 65.90
Poughkeepsie. First Reformed Ch., $29.52;
First Cong. Ch., $12 41.52
Sing Sing. “Friends” 5.00
Spencerport. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch. 17.25
Walton. “A Friend,” _for Steamer “John Brown,”
Mendi M._ 10.00
West Camden. Miss N. Curtiss, $1.25; P. S. S.,
75c. 2.00
West Groton. Cong. Ch. 12.00
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540.32

LEGACY.
Nineveh. Estate of Col. Reuben Lovejoy, by
Mrs. Mary B. Lovejoy, Executrix 1,000.00
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1,540.32

NEW JERSEY, $10.70.

Newark. “A Friend” 0.70
Troy. Mrs. Jane Ford 10.00

PENNSYLVANIA, $15.00.

Prentiss Vale. Rev. M. W. Strickland 5.00
West Alexander. —— 10.00

OHIO, $336.99.

Andover. Cong. Ch. 4.00
Clarksfield. W. A. A. 1.00
Cleveland. Euclid Ave. Cong. Ch., $42.37, ($30
of which to const. J. W. ELLSWORTH, L. M.);
R. B. Johns, $2.50 44.87
Cuyahoga Falls. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 18.15
Freedom. Cong. Ch., by Rev. Geo. Thompson 8.00
Garrettsville. Cong. Ch. 13.00
Hudson. Hiram Thompson 5.00
Lodi. Cong. Ch. 20.00
Madison. Mrs. James Dayton, Bbl. of Papers and
$2.30 _for freight, for Macon, Ga._ 2.30
Oberlin. Second Cong. Ch., $17.46; W. G. B.,
50c. 17.96
Oberlin. Rev. Geo. Thompson, _for Mendi M._ 5.00
Oberlin. Sab. Sch. in Farrer Neighborhood 2.00
Painesville. First Cong. Ch. 39.24
Randolph. W. J. Dickinson 10.00
Ravenna. Cong. Ch. 41.18
Savannah. James Lawson 5.00
Sharon Centre. Mrs. L. A. J. and Mrs. E. R.,
50c. ea. 1.00
Springfield. First Cong. Ch. 4.76
Strongsville. Lyman H. Freeman, _for
furnishing a room, Strieby Hall, Tougaloo U.,
and bal. to const._ CLARA M. HOWARD, L. M. 5.00
Tallmadge. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 41.60
Tallmadge. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for S. S. work,
Mobile, Ala._ 25.47
West Andover. Cong. Ch. 22.46

INDIANA, $100.00.

Michigan City. First Cong. Ch. 100.00

ILLINOIS, $1,004.09.

Aurora. Mrs. Philena Johnson 10.00
Bondville. “A Friend” 5.00
Bunker Hill. Cong. Ch. 15.00
Canton. First Cong. Ch. 28.00
Chesterfield. Mrs. T. Dowland 5.00
Byron. Mrs. T. H. Read, $10; Cong. Ch., $8.53 18.53
Chicago. Union Park Cong. Ch., $350.40; South
Cong. Ch., $33.30; New England Cong. Ch.
(Mon. Con.), $12; M. A., $1 396.70
Chicago. Ladies’ Aid Soc. of Plymouth Cong.
Ch., $50; Woman’s Miss. Soc. of South Cong.
Ch., $8.75; Mrs. M. W. Mabbs, $5, _for Lady
Missionary, Mobile, Ala._ 63.75
Downers Grove. Cong. Ch. 5.00
Earlville. Cong. Ch. ($30 of which to const.
MISS TILLIE HART, L. M.) 41.50
Elgin. Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid,
Fisk U._ 50.00
Elmhurst. Seth Wadhams 25.00
Elmwood. Cong. Ch. 42.65
Galena. Mrs. Anne Bean 2.00
Galesburg. Mrs. E. T. Parker, $30; Ladies’
Miss. Soc. of First Cong. Ch., $10 40.00
Hutsonville. C. V. NEWTON, to const. himself,
L. M. 30.00
Jacksonville. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for
rebuilding, Tougaloo, Miss._ 10.00
Lamoille. Ladies of Cong. Soc., _for Lady
Missionary, Savannah, Ga._ 20.00
Loda. Cong. Ch. (Decoration Day offering) 13.34
Lyonsville. Cong. Ch. 16.89
Malden. Cong. Ch. 10.25
Maple Park. J. G. Snow 5.00
Millburn. Cong. Ch. 23.75
Moline. Miss Etta M. Pitts 10.00
Northampton. R. W. Gilliam 5.00
Oak Park. Mrs. Lyman G. Holley 5.00
Port Byron. Ladies’ Miss. Soc. 5.00
Sycamore. Cong. Ch., $77.03; Henry Wood, $10 87.03
Wayne. Cong. Ch. 9.20
Wilmette. Mrs. A. T. S. 0.50
Woodburn. Children’s Nickel Mite Soc., by Eula
E. Carson, Treas. 5.00

MICHIGAN, $213.62.

Delhi. Norman Dwight 10.00
Grand Rapids. First Cong. Sab. Sch., _for
Woodville, Ga._ 30.00
Greenville. Mrs. E. Middleton 2.00
Hudson. Cong. Ch. 21.54
Kensington. John Thompson 2.00
Litchfield. Woman’s Miss. Soc. 12.00
Port Huron. First Cong. Ch. 43.80
Romeo. “A Friend,” $20, _for Indian M._; and
$20, _for Tillotson C. and N. Inst._, and to
const. CHARLES FAIRFIELD, L. M. 40.00
Saint Clair. Cong. Ch. 12.28
Somerset. Cong. Ch. 20.00
Unadilla. Mrs. Agnes D. Bird 2.00
Wayne. Cong. Ch. 16.00
White Lake. John Garner 2.00

IOWA, $510.89.

Anamosa. Cong. Ch., $3.50, and Sab. Sch., $3.95 7.45
Belle Plaine. J. P. Henry, $5; Mrs. C. M.
Henry, $5; Freddie and Josie Henry, 50c. ea. 11.00
Cincinnati. Wm. T. Reynolds 5.00
Cresco. Cong. Ch. 6.50
Davenport. Rev. J. A. Reed, _for Stone Hall,
Talladega C._ 10.00
Davenport. Rev. J. G. Merrill, _for
President’s House, Talladega, Ala._ 50.00
Des Moines. Cong. Ch. (of which $100 from Hon.
Saml. Merrill) 173.28
Dunlap. W. S. Preston, _for furnishing a room
in Stone Hall, Talladega C._ 35.00
Grinnell. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 39.26
Humboldt. Mrs. L. K. Lorbeer, $2; Mrs. L. A. W., $1 3.00
Le Grand. L. M. Craig. _for Tougaloo U._ 12.00
Lyons. First Cong. Ch. 24.00
Monterey. Cong. S. S. Class, _for Chinese M._ 0.50
Muscatine. Cong. Ch. 42.85
Muscatine. Capt. W. A. Clark, _for Stone Hall,
Talladega C._ 5.00
Osage. General Association of Iowa 10.00
Osage. Woman’s Missionary Soc., $4.50 _for
Student Aid, Fisk U._, and $4 _for Lady
Missionary, New Orleans, La._ 8.50
Tabor. Cong. Ch. 63.00
Wayne. Cong. Sab. Sch. 4.55

MISSOURI, $23.35.

Holden. “Mrs. S. E. H.”, _for ed. of Indians,
Hampton N. and A. Inst._ 2.00
Stewartsville. Cong. Ch. 13.58
Webster Groves. Cong. Ch. 7.77

WISCONSIN, $213.41.

Bloomington. Cong. Ch. 4.50
Brandon. “Busy Bees.” _for Student Aid,
Tougaloo U._ 11.18
Eau Claire. Cong. Sab. Sch. 5.00
Geneva. Woman’s Miss. Soc., _for Lady
Missionary, Talladega, Ala._ 10.00
Geneva Lake. Presb. Ch. 36.57
Highland. Cong. Ch. 15.00
La Crosse. Boy’s prayer meeting, Cong. Ch. 11.00
Menominee. Cong. Sab. Sch. 9.00
Milton. Woman’s Miss. Soc., _for Lady
Missionary, Talladega, Ala._ 2.50
Milwaukee. Spring St. Cong. Ch. Miss. Soc.,
_for Lady Missionary, Talladega, Ala._ 10.00
Monroe. “Our Family Missionary Box,” 4.75
New Richmond. First Cong. Ch. 16.98
Waupun. Cong. Ch. and Soc. (of which $5 _for
Chinese M., and_ $5 _for Indian M._) $57.63;
Cong. Sab Sch., $15 72.63
West Salem. Mrs. Mary L. Clark, Box of Books
and Papers, and $2.30 _for freight, for
Macon, Ga._ 2.30
White Water. Woman’s Miss. Soc., _for Lady
Missionary, Talladega, Ala._ 2.00

KANSAS, $5.25.

Meriden. L. A. 0.25
Topeka. Justin Hillyer 5.00

MINNESOTA, $107.34.

Austin. Cong. Ch. 21.64
Elk River. Cong. Ch. 3.68
Faribault. Cong. Ch. 25.18
Glyndon. Mrs. S. N. Millard 3.66
Hutchinson. Cong. Ch. 2.00
Minneapolis. Plymouth Cong. Ch., $30.20;
“Cash,” $1 31.20
Plainview. Woman’s Cent. Soc. 7.50
Red Wing. Mrs. J. B. N. 0.50
Saint Charles. Cong. Ch. 6.98
Saint Peter. Mrs. Jane A. Treadwell 5.00

NEBRASKA, $11.13.

Crete. Cong. Ch. (of which $6.34 _for Cal.
Chinese M._) 10.13
Red Cloud. Cong. Ch. 1.00

DAKOTA TERRITORY, 50c.

Bon Homme. Rev. D. B. N. 0.50

WASHINGTON TERRITORY, $18.75.

New Tacoma. Mrs. E. T. 1.00
Skokomish. Cong. Mission Ch., _for Indian M._ 17.75

NORTH CAROLINA, $5.00.

Wilmington. Cong. Ch. 5.00

SOUTH CAROLINA, $219.75.

Charleston. Avery Inst., Tuition 219.75

TENNESSEE, $2.71.

Chattanooga. Cong. Sab. Sch. 1.71
Nashville. E. P. G. 1.00

GEORGIA, $136.35.

Atlanta. Atlanta U., Tuition, $37.50; Rent,
$6.00 43.50
Atlanta. Students and Teachers of Atlanta
University, _for Cal. Chinese M._ 85.00
Macon. Cong. Ch., $5; Lewis High School,
Tuition, 85c. 5.85
Woodville. Rev. J. H. H. Sengstacke, _for
Church building_ 2.00

ALABAMA, $39.11.

Marion. Cong. Ch. 3.00
Selma. First Cong. Ch., $7.25; Woman’s Miss.
Soc. of First Cong. Ch., $10 17.25
Talladega. Talladega C., Tuition 17.86
Tuskegee. “Friends,” by Mrs. M., _for Strieby
Hall, Tougaloo U._ 1.00

MISSISSIPPI, $2,022.95.

Tougaloo. Tougaloo U., Tuition 22.95
Tougaloo. State Appropriation 2,000.00

TEXAS, $2.30.

Corpus Christi. First Cong. Ch. 2.30

INCOME FUND, $1,266.78.

Avery Fund 711.41
Graves Library Fund 150.00
Theological Endowment Fund 404.37
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Total 21,112.60
Total from Oct. 1st to July 31st $190,824.79

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FOR TILLOTSON COLLEGIATE AND NORMAL INSTITUTE, AUSTIN, TEXAS.

Goshen, Conn. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for furnishing
a room_ $25.00
Previously acknowledged from Oct. 1st to June
30th 4,949.71
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Total $4,974.71

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FOR MISSIONS IN AFRICA.

Rehoboth, Mass. “A young brother in Cong. Ch.” $5.00
Previously acknowledged from Oct. 1st to June
30th 26,284.62
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Total $26,289.62

* * * * *

ENDOWMENT FUND.

Buda, Ill. By Mrs. A. M. Haley, in memory of
Samuel Gordon Haley, for two Haley
Scholarships in Fisk U. $2,000.00

H. W. HUBBARD, _Treas._,
56 Reade St., N.Y.

* * * * *

Constitution of the American Missionary Association.

INCORPORATED JANUARY 30, 1849.

* * * * *

ART. I. This Society shall be called “THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.”

ART. II. The object of this Association shall be to conduct Christian missionary and educational operations, and diffuse a knowledge of the Holy Scriptures in our own and other countries which are destitute of them, or which present open and urgent fields of effort.

ART. III. Any person of evangelical sentiments,[A] who professes faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, who is not a slaveholder, or in the practice of other immoralities, and who contributes to the funds, may become a member of the Society; and by the payment of thirty dollars, a life member; provided that children and others who have not professed their faith may be constituted life members without the privilege of voting.

ART. IV. This Society shall meet annually, in the month of September, October or November, for the election of officers and the transaction of other business, at such time and place as shall be designated by the Executive Committee.

ART. V. The annual meeting shall be constituted of the regular officers and members of the Society at the time of such meeting, and of delegates from churches, local missionary societies, and other co-operating bodies, each body being entitled to one representative.

ART. VI. The officers of the Society shall be a President, Vice-Presidents, a Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretaries, Treasurer, two Auditors, and an Executive Committee of not less than twelve, of which the Corresponding Secretaries shall be advisory, and the Treasurer ex officio, members.