Chapter II: Part 2

Some may wonder how a man in such a field can keep from drying up. Come with me into this missionary study. The first thing that strikes you is a growth of English ivy, from its root in the earth outside creeping through a crack in the siding and climbing up one corner and then around the upper corners of the four sides of the room. That evergreen wreath is a symbol of the fresh intellectual life in that study, which has all the air and fix of a workshop. On the shelves, besides the ordinary outfit, there is an extensive geological collection, which in its classification and nomenclature shows scientific investigation. Then there is a fine cabinet of Indian relics and curios, appropriate to the calling of the incumbent: and there is a supply of Indian literature, historic and scientific, out of which this student is transmuting the essential elements of the Indian problem of the Pacific Northwest. And so it is a small library of his own that has thus been elaborated. The first is a "History of Indian Missions on the Pacific Coast," published by the American Sunday-school Union; and the second is "Ten Years at S'kokomish,"--1874-1884--published by our own Congregational Sunday-school and Publishing Society. These books would make an enrichment of any Sunday-school library, giving the very essence of romance and of heroism along with Christian instruction. The others are monographs, among them the following:

"Marcus Whitman, M.D.: Proofs of his Work in Saving Oregon to the United States, and in promoting the immigration of 1843;" "Justice to the Indian;" "Indian Traditions as to Religion;" "Hand of God in the History of the Pacific Coast;" "Papers on the Anthropology of the Indians of Washington," as published in the Smithsonian Report of 1886-7. Another such monograph he now has ready for the press--"God's Hand in the Missions to the Indians beyond the Rocky Mountains," a paper read at the recent fiftieth anniversary of the organizing of Dr. Whitman's church. And beyond all this literary work is the occasional supply of destitute white congregations round about, and service as a Trustee of the Pacific University in Oregon, and of the Whitman College, at Walla Walla, Washington. Surely in literary work, to the names of Jonathan Edwards among his Stockbridge Indians, and John Eliot among his Naticks, and S.R. Riggs among the Dakotas, and not a few others, maybe added this of Myron Eells among the S'kokomish.

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THE CHINESE.

JOTTINGS.

BY REV. W.C. POND, D.D.

If I were to attempt to place before the readers of the MISSIONARY, in such setting as would be needed for a comprehension of them, all the interesting minor facts and scenes that pass under my observation in our work, there would be no room on its pages for anything else. Let me give a few examples of these.

A young Chinaman is being examined with reference to baptism, and is asked why he decided to turn from the worship of idols. "God is _true_" is the reply, a very simple reason,--a trite one possibly; but there was something in the tone and emphasis of it which thrilled me. I saw the emptyness of heathen worship at a point from which I had never looked at it before. A God that is _true_, that can be absolutely trusted! Where will you find one in any heathen Pantheon? Conceive now a thoughtful, honest man passing from the timorous worship of such gods to the rest and comfort and courage which come from knowing and trusting Him who is true, and you will begin to realize what that simple answer meant.

"What are your people making such a noise for?" was asked of a Chinese brother at Ventura, during the Chinese New Year's Festival. "To scare away the evil spirits," was the reply. "And why don't _you_ scare them away?" was the next question, for all was quiet at our little mission house, "Evil spirits stay away when Holy Spirit comes," was the reply. I am not confident that I recall the exact words, but I have certainly given the idea, and it meant emancipation for the man that uttered it, an entrance into the liberty wherewith Christ makes us free.

"When I get discouraged, as I often do," writes a teacher, "I think of the five who are studying the Testament, and of a remark one of them made to me, 'I love Jesus more all the time when I read about him.'" This brother took his religion with him to China, and brought it back unharmed.

One of the brethren worked in a hotel where to specially toilsome service was added a treatment far from kind. He said to his teacher that he remembered how much Jesus had to bear and so he "had patient." The wages received he spoke of as the "hardest money" he had earned since coming to California, and _so_ he took part of it to buy a nice Bible. An American said scoffingly to him: "Are you one of the Christian Chinamen?" "Yes," he replied. "I love Jesus; I am not ashamed that I love Jesus."

One of our Santa Barbara brethren rents quite a tract of land, much of which he devotes to the culture of small fruits. On a visit to his place a year or two ago, friends saw strawberry plants heavily laden with luscious looking fruit so arranged in front of our brother's door as to spell out this sentence, "God loves the earth."

"It seems," said Jee Gam once, "as though I could recall his very words, and hear the tones of his voice as he prayed for the conversion of his countrymen." It was the closing prayer of a gospel service among the Chinese in Oakland. The brother who offered it was a Chinese merchant of that city. Two days afterwards he was shot in his own store by a Chinaman because he refused to submit to blackmail. A policeman hastened to the spot and saw him die, and testified in court that his last words were those of prayer to our true God; this testimony, though given probably by an ungodly man, being such as to draw tears from many who listened. Yet some say there are no real Christian Chinamen; that you can't convert a Chinaman; that they are throughout a race of hypocrites.

It may not be safe to say _every_ month without exception, though that is the impression made upon me, but it is certainly safe to say _almost_ every month brings some report to me of pupils beginning to believe in Jesus and professing their faith in him. This extract from a letter will serve as an example: "I have some very good news for you concerning my scholars. Two of them have promised to join the Association [i.e. of Christian Chinese] next week. One of them I have been praying for especially, for nearly a year.... There are three more who, I trust, are born of God, but are not yet brave enough to take a stand for him. One says his brother will kill him if he joins in Christ's name." And here is a word from another teacher: "Five of the brethren unite with the church at the coming communion. I do not feel that this is through my effort, as I have not known how to work individually. It is the Lord that 'giveth the increase.' Two of them have been ready to come into the church for a long time. The others show their conversion by face and manner as well as by testimony and prayer."

I fear that I have exhausted my space, though I am far from the end of possible "jottings." I will close with a few sentences from a letter received from a Chinese Christian living at a roadside tavern beyond Oroville. "Since I am determined to be a Christian, has very much surprised my elder brother. When he heard about I join the Association he make a great deal of trouble to me. Then I ask our brothers to pray for that matter, till one day I go and entreat him; also, tell him all about the gospel of Christ how good for us and redeem us from our sins. Then he said, 'Do not talk such things to me; we are Chinese; must keep our customs.' I say, 'I cannot keep anything wrong; idol worship is against God. Four thousand years ago our Chinese population have no idol to worship. Don't you search a thing before you keep it?' Then he answer: 'If good then you keep it,' and then I received baptism; then do no more persecution to me afterwards." This extract merely hints at facts which, if related, would show that for our Chinese Christians at least, the days that _try_ men's souls are not yet past.

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BUREAU OF WOMAN'S WORK.

MISS D.E. EMERSON, SECRETARY.

The thirteenth Annual Meeting of the Woman's Missionary Union of Alabama met with the Congregational Church in Marion, March 31. This Union has contributed during the year to the A.M.A. for Indian work, to the A.H.M.S. for Bohemian work, besides aiding a missionary in China, and one in South Africa. All the auxiliaries have also done good work in aiding the churches and the poor in their respective localities. The meeting was pleasant and profitable, and the Union starts upon another year with the prospect of adding greatly to its strength and efficiency.

The first Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Missionary Union, held at New Orleans, April 3, was also full of encouragement. The new interest awakened, simply by the gathering together to report the progress of the year, indicates how much can be accomplished. Not only will the missionary cause receive direct benefit, but there will be a reflex, healthful influence upon the churches thus represented.

The first Annual Meeting of the Woman's Missionary Union of the Central South Association, held in Nashville, Tennessee, April 5, was in all respects encouraging. One of the peculiar features of these Southern Unions is that the State Association is always likely to meet at a school centre, as in this case at Nashville, Tennessee, and the older students thus are enthused and stimulated to missionary purpose and activity, whether in the ordinary experiences of church life at home, or as special missionaries.

There was a good representation of auxiliaries, and encouraging word of new ones soon to be received. The interest in the meeting was intense, and the reports from the different societies showed a deep and heartfelt sympathy with the cause of missions. It was very interesting to note how anxiously some of those who represent a people burdened with poverty, planned for the work of the coming year, taking for their field--the world. Considering that this Union is only a year old, its growth seems remarkable.

The question is sometimes asked, whether the Mountain girls appreciate the opportunity of education that is now afforded them. We reply by giving extracts from the letter of a pupil obliged to leave school. The letter was written to a school-mate, and is but one of many instances of the kind.

"MY DEAREST FRIEND:--I would have written sooner, but I thought I might get a chance to go to school, and that is why I have delayed so long. It is impossible for me to go now, the boys are preparing 'for to make a crap,' and I can see how much they are needed at home. We have but one horse, and I cannot go alone. Oh! how glad I would be to see my teacher. I know I shall never be able to reward her for her kindness to me, but the Lord will reward her. I never have met the people who were so kind to me as those people. I still have a desire to get an education; sometimes I think I will not get to go to school any more, but where there is a will, there is a way, and I know I have a good will. My sisters all married before they were twenty. I am twenty-two now. I want an education more than I want to marry. My folks tell me I have enough education, but I think I know better than they. To be sure, I can read and write a little, but that don't satisfy me, I have a hope yet that I may still get higher, that is if the Lord is willing. We cannot do anything unless the Lord is willing and will help us. Give my love to all the girls. Please write and tell me about the school. Remember me in your prayers.

Your true friend, ---- ----."

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OUR YOUNG FOLKS.

_Dear Children_:--The first morning I entered my school-room South, such a mass of little dark faces as greeted me! At first it seemed so strange to me, they all looked alike, but in a short time I was able to pick out Simon, and Tommy, and Mollie, and Janie. Most of them want to learn, and are quite tidy in their appearance. One of the exercises they enjoy most is the singing. It would be hard to find a colored boy or girl who does not sing, and many of them have very sweet voices. They are able to sing the alto with very little practice. It often surprises me to find how well they keep their parts. One day we had a very severe shower, and it was so dark we could not see the black-boards or see to work, so I let them sing for nearly an hour. All over the building, if you could have visited the different rooms, you would have enjoyed listening to them. One of their own pieces which they like to sing, is "Roll, Jordan, roll." They pronounce it "Jurdon."

Many of the parents are working very hard to give their children an education, and I am glad to say that the children themselves are glad to learn. One little girl said, "I've got on a _terrible_ bad looking shoe, and the big girls out doors were laughing at me yesterday, but I thought I'd rather come to school with the bad shoe, than stay away a day and not come at all. I pray every day that God will help me to do right and be a good girl in school. Last night papa was out of a job, and I prayed that he might get another one, and now he's got another one." Then looking at her shoes, she said: "I'd rather wear these ragged shoes than not to pay for my schooling at all."

And now, children, will you come with me for a little drive? We are going in a phaeton with our good horse, Maud. We drive about a mile out of the city, cross a little bridge, and finally drive through a gateway. The ground is sandy, in some places so white that it almost reminds one of snow. The trees are still green. Our attention is attracted by a procession moving slowly forward. There is one carriage and the friends, men and women, are walking. The words they are chanting show it to be a funeral procession. Every one wears a green badge, for most all the colored people belong to some order. Finally they come to a stop and gather about the grave. The mourners break out into a wail, and they begin to chant the words: "And must my trembling spirit glide into a world unknown?" The chant I can never describe, for there is no music in it, and we cannot distinguish any tune. Then the minister preaches, and they begin another chant. Let us look around a little. I am sure you are already interested and surprised at what you see. Here is a group of three little graves; on one, we find three dolls' heads, a quantity of shells, marbles, dishes and other toys with which the children used to play. On another, is a tin kitchen, a bell, a doll in a chair, a marble under a sugar-bowl cover, and part of a tea-set. On another, that of a grown person, is a long pipe with a paper of tobacco, medicine boxes with powders. A little further away we find one on which is a tooth-brush, ten medicine bottles, two lamps, a basket filled with sand, vases, tumblers, a toy boat made out of bark, and pieces of glassware. Among other decorations we find a ball and bat, pitchers, bits of colored glass, pill boxes, teapots, etc. But it is already growing dark, and Maud is anxious to start; I think you have seen enough to make you wonder at the curious customs, and I am sure that you want to help them to know a better way.

One day a little girl said to her teacher: "I got religion last night." Shall I tell you just here, something of what they mean by "getting religion?" It means bad air, late hours, shouting, screaming, and general excitement. Sometimes they sit for hours, and go night after night saying over and over the same words. When they finally do "get religion," they jump up and shout, and run about the church, falling into the arms of those standing nearest. I think the children are looking for some strange experience. They expect, from what they are taught, to see some vision, or hear some voice. I try to show them the simple way of salvation by just taking Jesus at his word.

And now let us turn to a brighter scene. One Sunday about a month ago, our pastor preached a sermon, which led us to feel that the Lord was especially near us, and that we had only to do our part to receive an outpouring of God's Spirit. Some of us agreed to pray for this. Then we began to pray for our scholars, and to invite them to our meetings. At first only a few came, but more kept coming every night, and we kept bringing in seats, until the mission room was so full we had to change to the large hall up stairs. Every night some would rise for prayers, and we would stay and talk with them quietly, and try to show them the way to Jesus. I think there are about forty now, who have expressed a desire to live a Christian life. Many of them are children and young people. Four are boys in my Sabbath-school class. We have held prayer meetings for this after school, and many are glad to come. About twenty joined our Christian Endeavor Society as active members, at our last consecration meeting.

And now, dear children, do you know that this is all given us in answer to prayer? We have simply asked and received. I knew that the home friends were praying for us. Their prayers are a constant help. Will you not pray this month that these little ones may be kept from falling, and that they may grow to be bright and shining lights in the world, to lead their own people out of the darkness of sin and ignorance?

Sincerely your friend,

MINNIE T. STROUT.

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WOMAN'S STATE ORGANIZATIONS.

CO-OPERATING WITH THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.

MAINE.

WOMAN'S AID TO A.M.A.

Chairman of Committee--Mrs. C.A. Woodbury, Woodfords, Me.

VERMONT.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.

President--Mrs. A.B. Swift, 167 King St., Burlington.
Secretary--Mrs. E.C. Osgood, 14 First Ave., Montpelier.
Treasurer--Mrs. Wm. P. Fairbanks, St. Johnsbury.

[A]MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.

President--Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer, Cambridge, Mass.
Secretary--Miss Nathalie Lord, 32 Congregational House, Boston.
Treasurer--Miss Ella A. Leland, 32 Congregational House, Boston.

CONNECTICUT.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.

President--Mrs. Francis B. Cooley, Hartford.
Secretary--Mrs. S.M. Hotchkiss, 171 Capitol Ave., Hartford.
Treasurer--Mrs. W.W. Jacobs, 19 Spring St., Hartford.

NEW YORK.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.

President--Mrs. Wm. Kincaid, 483 Greene Ave., Brooklyn.
Secretary--Mrs. Wm. Spalding, 6 Salmon Block, Syracuse.
Treasurer--Mrs. L.H. Cobb, 59 Bible House, New York City.

OHIO.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.

President Mrs. J.G.W. Cowles, 417 Sibley St., Cleveland.
Secretary--Mrs. Flora K. Regal, Oberlin.
Treasurer--Mrs. F.L. Fairchild, Box 932, Mt. Vernon, Ohio.

INDIANA.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.

President--Mrs. C.B. Safford, Elkhart.
Secretary--Mrs. W.E. Mossman, Fort Wayne.
Treasurer--Mrs. C. Evans, Indianapolis.

ILLINOIS.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.

President--Mrs. B.F. Leavitt, 409 Orchard St., Chicago.
Secretary--Mrs. C.H. Taintor, 151 Washington St., Chicago.
Treasurer--Mrs. C.E. Maltby, Champaign.

IOWA.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.

Presidents--Mrs. T.O. Douglass, Grinnell.
Secretary--Miss Ella E. Marsh, Box 232, Grinnell.
Treasurer--Mrs. M.J. Nichoson, 1513 Main St., Dubuque.

MICHIGAN.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.

President--Mrs. George M. Lane, 47 Miami Ave., Detroit.
Secretary--Mrs. Leroy Warren, Lansing.
Treasurer--Mrs. E.F. Grabill, Greenville.

WISCONSIN.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.

President--Mrs. H.A. Miner, Madison.
Secretary--Mrs. C. Matter, Brodhead.
Treasurer--Mrs. C.C. Keeler, Beloit.

MINNESOTA.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

President--Mrs. E.S. Williams, Box 464, Minneapolis.
Secretary--Miss Gertude A. Keith, 1350 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis.
Treasurer--Mrs. M.W. Skinner, Northfield.

NORTH DAKOTA.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

President--Mrs. A.J. Pike, Dwight.
Secretary--Mrs. Silas Daggett, Harwood.
Treasurer--Mrs. J.M. Fisher, Fargo.

SOUTH DAKOTA.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.

President--Mrs. A.H. Robbins, Bowdle.
Secretary--Mrs. T.M. Jeffris, Huron.
Treasurer--Miss A.A. Noble, Lake Preston.

NEBRASKA.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.

President--Mrs. T.H. Leavitt, 1216 H. St., Lincoln
Secretary--Mrs. L.F. Berry, 724 No. Broad St., Fremont.
Treasurer--Mrs. D.E. Perry, Crete.

MISSOURI.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.

President--Mrs. A.W. Benedict, 3841 Delmar Ave., St. Louis.
Secretary--Mrs. E.H. Bradbury, 3865 Washington Ave., St Louis.
Treasurer--Mrs. A.E. Cook, 4145 Bell Ave., St. Louis.

KANSAS.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

President--Mrs. F.J. Storrs, Topeka.
Secretary--Mrs. George L. Epps, Topeka.
Treasurer--Mrs. J.G. Dougherty, Ottawa.

COLORADO AND WYOMING.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.

President--Mrs. J.W. Pickett, White Water, Colorado.
Secretary--Miss Mary L. Martin, 106 Platte Ave., Colorado Springs,
Colorado.
Treasurer--Mrs. S.A. Sawyer, Boulder, Colorado.
Treasurer--Mrs. W.L. Whipple, Cheyenne, Wyoming.

WASHINGTON.

WOMAN'S MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.

President--Mrs. W.E. Dawson, Seattle.
Secretary--Mrs. N.F. Cobleigh, Walla Walla.
Treasurer--Mrs. W.R. Abrams, Ellensburg.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.

President--Mrs. Elijah Cash, 927 Temple St., Los Angeles.
Secretary--Mrs. H.K.W. Bent, Box 426, Pasadena.
Treasurer--Mrs. H.W. Mills, So. Olive St., Los Angeles.

CALIFORNIA.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

President--Mrs. H.L. Merritt, 686 34th St., Oakland.
Secretary--Miss Grace E. Barnard, 677 21st. St., Oakland.
Treasurer--Mrs. J.M. Havens, 13239 Harrison St., Oakland.

LOUISIANA.

WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION.

President--Mrs. R.C. Hitchcock, New Orleans.
Secretary--Miss Jennie Fyfe, 490 Canal St., New Orleans.
Treasurer--Mrs. C.S. Shattuck, Hammond.

MISSISSIPPI.

WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION.

President--Mrs. A.F. Whiting, Tougaloo.
Secretary--Miss Sarah J. Humphrey, Tougaloo.
Treasurer--Miss S.L. Emerson, Tougaloo.

ALABAMA.

WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION.

President--Mrs. H.W. Andrews, Talladega.
Secretary--Miss S.S. Evans, 2519 Third Ave., Birmingham.
Treasurer--Miss M.K. Lunt, Selma.

FLORIDA.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.

President--Mrs. S.F. Gale, Jacksonville.
Secretary--Mrs. Nathan Barrows, Winter Park.
Treasurer--Mrs. L.C. Partridge, Longwood.

TENNESSEE AND ARKANSAS.

WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION OF THE CENTRAL SOUTH ASSOCIATION.

President--Mrs. E.M. Cravath, Nashville, Tenn.
Secretary--Miss A.M. Cahill, Nashville, Tenn.
Treasurer--Mrs. G.S. Pope, Grand View, Tenn.

NORTH CAROLINA.

WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION.

President--Miss E. Plimpton, Chapel Hill.
Secretary--Miss A.E. Farrington, Raleigh.
Treasurer--Miss Lovey Mayo, Raleigh.

TEXAS.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.

President--Mrs. S.C. Acheson, 149 W. Woodard St., Denison.
Secretary--Mrs. Mary A. McCoy, 122 No. Harwood St., Dallas.
Treasurer--Mrs. C.I. Scofield, Dallas.

[Footnote A: For the purpose of exact information, we note that while the W.H.M.A. appears in this list as a State body for Mass. and R.I., it has certain auxiliaries elsewhere.

We would suggest to all ladies connected with the auxiliaries of State Missionary Unions, that funds for the American Missionary Association be sent to use through the treasurers of the Union. Care, however, should be taken to designate the money as for the American Missionary Association, since _undesignated funds will not reach us_.]

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RECEIPTS FOR APRIL, 1890.

THE DANIEL HAND FUND,

_For the Education of Colored People._

FROM

Mr. Daniel Hand, Guilford, Conn.

Income for April, 1890 $960.00 Income previously acknowledged 7,489.85 --------- Total $8,449.85 =========

CURRENT RECEIPTS

MAINE, $175.41.

Bangor. Central Ch., 10; Hammond St. Ch., 3.25,
for Pleasant Hill, Tenn. 13.25

Belfast. First Cong. Ch. 23.54

Brewer. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 22.40

Castine. Y.P.S.C.E., 3.73, and Garments; Helen J.
Webster, 2; "Rainbow Band," 1.25, and Sewing Bags,
_for Student Aid, Chandler Normal Sch._ 6.98

Falmouth. Second Cong. Ch., _for freight to N.C._ 2.00

Gorham. Childrens Miss'y Soc. in Cong. Ch., _for
Sherwood, Tenn._ 12.25

Hiram. "Friends," by Mrs. J.P. Hubbard, 10; Mrs J.P.
Hubbard, 5, _for Williamsburg, Ky._ 15.00

South Berwick. Two Sab. Sch. Classes, by Mrs. K.B. Lewis, _for Indian M._ 2.34

Wells. "A Friend." 1.00

Woman's Aid to A.M.A., by Mrs. C.A. Woodbury,
_for Woman's Work_: Alfred. Cong. Ch.,
to const. Mrs. Laura A. Littlefield L.M. 30.00

Portland. Ladies' Circle of Second Parish
Ch., _for Acres Memorial Room, Selma,
Ala._ 46.65

----- 76.65

NEW HAMPSHIRE, $657.68.

Amherst Cong. Ch. 17.30

Atkinson. Cong. Ch. and Soc., bal. to const Ambrose
D. Aldrich L.M. 22.47

Canaan. Miss Mary A. George 5.00

Durham. Cong. Ch., in part 7.00

Epping. Cong. Ch., 30.42; Mrs. G.N. Shepard's S.S.
Class, 3.25. 33.67

Epping. Pansy Circle, Cong. Ch. _for Student Aid,
Williamsburg Academy, Ky._ 15.00

Exeter. Second Cong. Ch. 234.00

Gorham. Cong. Ch. 5.00

Hopkinton. Mrs. M.G. Barnard to const. Mary E.
Barnard L.M. 30.00

Hudson. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 11.00

Keene. Dea. Metcalf's Sab. Sch. Class, First Cong. Ch. 5.00

Keene. Mrs. K.C. Thayer, _for Pleasant Hill. Tenn._ 15.00

Laconia. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 50.27

Littleton. Cong. Ch., 8.34; John Farr, 5 13.34

Meriden. Cong. Ch. 14.00

Mount Vernon. Cong. Ch. 15.00

Nashua. First Cong. Ch. 25.40

Pembroke. First Cong. Soc. 20.75

Penacook. Jeremiah C. Martin. 5.00

Tilton. Cong. Ch. 25.00

West Concord. Cong. Ch., to const. Rev. C.F. Roper L.M. 34.00

West Concord. Y.L.M. Soc., by Mrs. Bertha R. Roper,
_for Storrs Sch._ and to const. Miss Hattie
B. Holmes L.M. 30.00

West Lebanon. Cong. Ch. 24.48

VERMONT, $197.26.

Bethel First Cong. Ch., 3.37; Y.P.S.C.E., by Lucy M.
Graham, Treas., 1.75 5.12

Brandon. Cong. Ch. 10.00

Brattleboro. Central Cong. Ch. 112.61

Brattleboro. Mrs. F.C. Rice, _for Student Aid,
Talladega C._ 10.00

Cornwall. _For freight to McIntosh, Ga._ 1.50

Derby Center. Mrs. R.C. Drisko, Bbl. of C., Freight, 2.,
_for McIntosh Ga._ 2.00

Dorset. Cong. Ch. 16.00

Essex Junction. Cong. Ch., _for Freight to
McIntosh, Ga._ 1.80

East Dummerston. Mrs. A.A. Dutton, Box of C. _for
Mclntosh Ga._

Johnson. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., 25 Hymn Books _for
Williamsburg, Ky._

Montpelier. "F.E.B." 1.00

Newport. First Cong. Ch. 15.08

Putney. Ladies' Aid Soc., Bbl of C., _for McIntosh Ga._

Saint Johnsbury. Sab. Sch. Class, North Cong. Ch., _for
Indian Sch'p_ 5.00

Swanton. C.C. Long 10.00

West Westminster. Mrs. H.A. Goodhue, _for Freight to
McIntosh, Ga._ 1.15

Williamstown. "A Friend." 6.00

Worcester. James F. Smith, Box of S.S. Papers, _for
McIntosh, Ga._

MASSACHUSETTS, $7,310.40.

Amherst. Ladies, by Mrs. H.L. Hubbell, _for Student Aid,
Tillotson C. and N. Inst._ 20.00

Amherst. First Cong. Ch., _for Mountain Work_ 9.00

Amherst. Mrs. J.C. Bryant, _for Atlanta U._ 5.00

Andover. Phillips Academy, _for Pleasant Hill. Tenn._ 25.00

Arlington. Ortho. Cong. Ch. 46.19

Bedford. H.B. Doland, _for Home, Wilmington N.C._ 14.00

Berlin. Cong. Ch., 8.50; Y.P.S.C.E., 7.50; Sab. Sch., 4.,
_for Williamsburg Academy, Ky._ 20.00

Boston. Central Cong. Ch. 948.20
Old South Cong. Ch., in Part 310.59

"Felice Circle of King's Daughters" Mount
Vernon Ch., _for Williamsburg Academy,
Ky._ and to const. Miss Alma Holmes,
Miss Anna Norris, Miss Lucy Brown and
Miss L.H. Maxwell L.M.'s 125.00

Chas. H. Rutan, _for Student Aid,
Pleasant Hill Academy, Tenn._ 67.50

W.H.M.S., Park St. Ch. _for Student
Aid Straight U._ 54.00

Mrs. Susan C. Warren, _for Jewett
Memorial Hall, Grand View, Tenn._ 25.00

C.A. Hopkins, _for Pleasant Hill,
Tenn._ 36.75

Mrs. Woodbridge Odlin, _for Freight to
Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 5.10

Dorchester. Second Cong. Ch. 122.92

Sab. Sch. of Second Cong. F. Ch. 24.68

Miss Almira C. Wilkins, 5; Mrs. M.
Houston, 3, _for Girl's Hall,
Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 8.00

Jamaica Plain. "A Friend," _for Indian
M., Grand River, S.D._ 4.50

Roxbury. Immanuel Ch., 22; Walnut Av.
Cong. Ch., 13.50; _for Stoves,
Girl's Hall, Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 35.50

Highland. Cong. Ch., _for
Williamsburg Academy, Ky._ 15.30

West Roxbury. Sab. Sch. of South Evan.
Ch. _for Tougaloo U._ and to
const. Abner J. Nutter L.M. 30.00

South Evan. Ch. and Soc. 17.94

----- 1,830.98

Brookfield. Cong. Ch. 12.49

Brookline. Howard Cong. Ch. 104.34

Brockton. Porter Cong. Ch. 15.00

Brockton. Joseph Hewitt 5.00

Cambridgeport. Pilgrim Cong. Ch. 87.79

Cambridgeport. "Scatter Good Circle," of Pilgrim Ch.
_for Freight to Beaufort, N.C._ 2.00

Chelsea. First Cong. Ch. 20.00

Clinton. Cong. Ch. _for Academy, Williamsburg, Ky._ 80.85

Colerain. Mrs. P.B. Smith. 5.00

Concord. Trin. Cong. Ch. 26.47

Cotuit. Union Ch. 10.00

Danvers. Webster F. Putnam. 68.54

Dedham. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch. _for Student Aid,
Straight U._ 25.00

Dighton. Miss M.F. Aiken, _for Girl's Hall, Pleasant
Hill, Tenn._ 5.00

East Dennis. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., _for Student Aid,
Fisk U._ 5.00

East Somerville. First Orthdox Cong. Ch. 82.93

East Weymouth. Ladies, _for Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 25.00

Fall River. Central Cong. Ch., 33; Third Cong. Ch., 16.65. 49.65

Fall River. Y.W.C.T.U., Package Papers, _for
Williamsburg, Ky._

Florence. Florence Cong. Ch. 22.38

Framingham. George Nourse. 10.00

Georgetown. "S," _for Sherwood, Tenn._ 10.00

Gloucester. Evan. Cong. Ch., "A Friend," by Rev. R.P.
Hibbard 25.00

Grafton. Evan. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 53.68

Granby. Cong. Ch. 10.00

Greenfield. Second Cong. Ch. 37.58

Greenwich Village. Mrs. M.A. Sibley 1.00

Hanson. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 7.99

Holliston. "Bible Christians." 100.00

Holliston. Mrs. S.E. Walker, _for Student Aid,
Fisk U._ 2.00

Hopkinton. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., _for Pleasant Hill,
Tenn._ 34.50

Hopkinton. Mrs. J.P. Crooks. B. of C. _for Williamsburg,
Ky._

Indian Orchard. Willing Helpers, _for
Williamsburg, Ky._ 12.00

Ipswich. First Cong. Ch., _for Mountain Work_ 23.32

Lawrence. Mrs. A.J. Doland, Table Spread, Val. 3, _for
Home, Wilmington, N.C._

Leicester. First Cong. Ch. 17.70

Leominster. Young Ladies' Miss'y Soc. of Ortho. Cong. Ch., 25; F.J. Lathrop, 5, _for Williamsburg Academy, Ky._ 30.00

Lowell. Sab. Sch. High St. Ch., _for Mountain Work,
support of a boy and girl_, and to const. Mrs. Frank
N. Chase and Mrs. Ephraim Brown. L.M.'s. 60.00

Lowell. Eliot Ch. to const. Miss Helen A. Ward L.M. 44.19

Lynn. Central Ch., 31; Miss A.E. Knowles, 15c. 31.15

Milford. "Friends," _for Student Aid, Talladega C._ 4.00

Millbury. First Cong. Ch. 45.12

Monterey. Cong. Ch. 24.00

Natick. Primary Dep't, Sab. Sch. First Cong. Ch., 10;
Cong. Ch., 8.05 18.05

Newton. Eliot Ch., 150. First Cong. Ch., 83.30; Miss Mary
Calkins' S.S. Class, North Village Ch., 5. 238.30

Newton. J.W. Davis, _for Stereopticon Slides_ 5.00

Norfolk. Union Cong. Ch. 3.00

Norton. Mrs. E.B. Wheaton, to const. Arthur M. Round and
William E. Robbins, L.M.'s. 60.00

Northamptom. A.L. Williston, 300; First Cong. Ch., 226.92 526.92

North Brookfield. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 77.28

North Brookfield. Union Cong. Ch., 7; Y.P.S.C.E., 5,
_for Williamsburg Academy, Ky._ 12.00

Northfield. Miss'y Soc. of Northfield Sem., _for
Indian M._ 25.00

Peabody. "Friends." 3 Boxes Books, _for Lathrop Library,
Sherwood, Tenn._

Peru. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch. 9.50

Pittsfield. South Ch. and Soc. 49.20

Pittsfield. Ladies, _for Girl's Hall, Pleasant
Hill, Tenn._ 10.00

Pittsfield. "A Member of South Ch." 5.00

Pittsfield. M.A. Bissell, 2; S.S. Bissell, 2; _for
Mountain Work_ 4.00

Salem. Tabernacle Ch. and Soc. 217.01

Shelburne Falls. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 14.25

Somerville. Broadway Cong. Ch. 26.57

Somerville. Young Ladies' Mission Circle of Franklin St.
Ch., _for Indian M., Santee Agency, Neb._ 20.00

Southampton. Mrs. Edwards, deceased, by her son,
Rev. H.L. Edwards. 5.00

South Easton. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch. 16.80

South Easton. Cong. Ch., 38.68; Young Men's Class, 30,
_for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 68.68

South Framingham. Grace Cong. Ch., (50 of which _for
Williamsburg Academy, Ky._) 217.50

South Framingham. Fred. Folger, 5; Ethel Cutler, Albert J.
Dutton, Jr., Mabel Sykes, 5; on "True Blue" card 10.00

South Weymouth. Second Cong. Ch. 25.50

Springfield. South Cong. Ch., _for Williamsburg
Academy, Ky._ 20.00

Taunton. Union Cong. Ch. 8.48

Upton. Cong. Ch., B. of C., _for Mobile, Ala._

Waltham. Trinity Cong. Ch. 10.17

Ware. "Little Sunbeams," _for Indian M. Birds Nest,
Santee Agency, Neb._ 25.00

Watertown. Phillips Cong. Ch., to const. Rev. Edward C.
Porter and Alfred E. Turner L.M.'s. 107.08

West Boxford. Cong. Ch. 6.85

Westford. Union Cong. Ch. and Soc. 19.50

West Medford. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., _for Pleasant
Hill, Tenn._ 30.00

West Medway. Second Cong. Ch., 9.25, and Sab. Sch., 7.70
(2 of which _for Student Aid, Fisk U._) 16.95

West Medway. "Friends," _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 8.00

West Newton. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch., _for Student
Aid, Fisk U._ 10.00

Westport. Cong. Ch. 20.00

Wilmington. Cong. Ch. 17.17

Winchendon. George L. Beals and Nancy Norcross Beals,
deceased, by C.L. Beals and C.L.B. Whitney, _for
the establishment of Beals Library, Williamsburg,
Academy, Ky._ 500.00

Winchester. First Cong. Ch., _for Indian M._ 51.00

Worcester. Central Cong. Ch., 136; Old South Ch., Dea.
Alfred Holden, 5. 141.00

Worcester. G. Henry Whitcomb. _for Tougaloo U._ 35.00

Worcester. Ladies of Union Cong. Ch., _for Indian Sch'p_ 13.00

Worcester. Benev. Soc. Plymouth Ch., Box of C.; Sab. Sch.
Piedmont Ch., Books, Canned fruit, etc., _for
Jellico, Tenn._

Worcester. Rev. T.W. Thompson, Box of Books, _for
Lathrop Library, Sherwood, Tenn._

Yarmouth. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., 22.67; Rev. J.W. Dodge
and Wife, 12.33; Sewing Circle, 20; _for Pleasant
Hill, Tenn._ 55.00

----. "A Friend" 25.00

Hampden Benevolent Association, by Charles Marsh,
Treasurer:
South Hadley Falls 11.46
Springfield. South 60.31
West Springfield. First, to
const. B.W. Colton L.M. 40.00

----- 111.77

Woman's Home Missionary Association, by Miss Ella A.
Leland, Treasurer, _for Woman's Work_:
_For Salary of Teachers_ (10 of
which bal. to const. Mrs.
Elizabeth K. Chapman L.M.) 440.00
Boston. Union Ch. Aux., _for
Sch'p, Tougaloo U._ 100.00
Newton. Mr. Cobb's S.S.
Class Eliot Ch. 6.25

----- 546.25
---------

$6,711.55

ESTATE.

Weymouth. Estate of Dea. Jacob Loud, by John J. Loud, Ex. 598.85
---------

$7,310.40

CLOTHING, BOOKS, ETC., RECEIVED AT THE BOSTON OFFICE.

Cambridgeport, Mass. "Scatter Good Circle," Pilgrim Ch.,
2 Boxes, _for Beaufort, N.C._

Dorchester, Mass. Mrs. G.H. Guetin, 2 Boxes

Newton, Mass. Eliot Ch., Mrs. M.T. Vincent, 2 Boxes;
Goodell Young Ladies Ass'n, 1 Bbl; Freedmen's Aid
Sewing Circle, Case and Package; _for Sherwood,
Tenn._ J.W. Davis, Books and Papers, _for Jellico,
Tenn._

Wilmington, Mass. "Snow Birds," 1 Bbl., _for Gregory
Inst., Wilmington, N.C._

RHODE ISLAND, $108.30.

Central Falls. Cong. Ch. 50.80

Providence. W.H.M.A. of North Ch., _for Indian M.
Santee Agency, Neb._ 50.00

Providence. Y.P.S.C.E. of North Cong. Ch., _for
Grand View, Tenn._ 7.50

CONNECTICUT, $3,349.23.

Bantam. Miss Cornelia Bradley, _for Mountain Work_ 10.00

Black Rock. Young Ladies' Guild, Box of C., _for
Thomasville, Ga._

Bridgeport. Sab. Sch. of South Cong. Ch., 25;
Y.P.S.C.E. of Park St Ch., 8.02. 33.02

Bridgeport. Sab. Sch. of South Cong. Ch., _for Indian
Sch'p_ 17.50

Bridgeport. Ladies of South Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C.
Val., 55.41, _for Santee Agency, Neb._

Bridgewater. Cong. Ch. 13.40

Bristol. Cong. Ch. 25.00

Canaan. Pilgrim Cong. Ch. 21.22

Chester. Cong. Ch. 16.65

Collinsville. Mrs. M.A. Warren, _for
Charleston, S.C._ 2.00

Columbia. "Friends," _for McIntosh, Ga._

Danielsonville. Thomas Backus (5 of which _for
Indian M._) 10.00

Darien. Cong. Ch. 32.00

Durham. Cong. Ch. 10.85

East Hartford. First Ch. 20.00

East Haven. Cong. Ch. 12.00

Hartford. "Friends" In Asylum Hill Cong. Ch., _for
Indian M._ 5.00

Harwington. Cong. Ch. 23.80

Huntington. Ladies' Soc., by Miss Eleanor L. Wooster,
_for Conn. Ind'l. Sch. Ga._ 7.50

Mansfield Center. Elliot H. Marsh, M.D. 10.00

Middletown. Y.P.S.C.E. of Bethany Chapel, by
Edward P. Wilcox, Sec. 1.25

Naugatuck. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., _for Student Aid,
Fisk U._ 25.00

Naugatuck. Miss Maggie Platt, _for Tougaloo U._ 5.00

New Haven. Ch. of the Redeemer, 178.35; Rev. S.W.
Barnum, 5 Copies "Romanism As It Is"; Sab. Sch. Ch.
of the Redeemer, _for Indian Sch'p_, 20. 198.35

New Haven. Prof. E.E. Salisbury 50.00

New Haven. Young Ladies' Mission Circle of United Ch.,
_for Sch'p, Indian Sch., Santee Agency, Neb._ 50.00

New London. First Cong. Ch. 55.86

New Preston. Cong. Ch. 42.50

North Woodstock. Ladies and Sab. Sch., _for Conn.
Ind'l Sch., Ga._ 17.50

Norwich. Sab. Sch. of Second Cong. Ch. 21.72

Plainville. Cong. Ch., to const. Miss Emily Dresser, Miss
Hattie Hough and Miss Daisy Crissey L.M.'s. 95.00

Plantsville. Cong. Ch. 79.41

Poquonock. Cong. Ch. 35.21

Putnam. Sab. Sen. of Second Cong. Ch., _for Student
Aid, Fisk U._ 25.00

Putnam. Second Cong. Ch. 11.38

Somerville. Cong. Ch. 22.00

South Coventry. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 38.94

Southington. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch., _for Indian M._ 50.00

Southport. Cong. Ch., _for Indian M., Cape Prince of
Wales, Alaska_ 2010.00

Suffield. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 19.18

Terryville. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch., _for Indian Sch'p_ 17.50

Tolland. Lucy L. Clough. 10.00

Wapping. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., _for Indian M._ 10.69

Washington. Cong. Ch. _for Mountain Work_ 18.00

Wethersfield. Mrs. M.S. Tillotson, Bbl. of Books, _for
Tillotson C. & N. Inst._

Whitneyvllle. Cong. Ch., to const. Rev. C.A.
Dinsmore L.M. 45.52

Willington. Cong. Ch. 2.00

Windsor. First Cong. Ch. 25.00

Woodstock. Miss F. Butler, Pkg. of C., _for
Williamsburg, Ky._

Woman's Home Mission'y Union of Conn.,
by Mrs. D. Wilder Smith, Sec.,
_for Woman's Work_:
Chaplin. Ladies' Soc. 15.00
Columbia. Mission Circle
_for Conn. Ind'l. Sch., Ga._ 10.00
Griswold. Aux. 10.00
Higganum. By Mrs. J.G.
Hubbard, _for Conn. Ind'l.
Sch., Ga._ 10.00
Kensington. Eunonean Soc. 2.50
Suffield. Young Ladies M.C. 12.50
----- 60.00

ESTATE.

Darien. Correction.--Estate of Rev. Ezra D. Kinney, 100; ack. in May number, should read "for the benefit of those who were lately slaves."

NEW YORK. $2,913.16.

Amsterdam. D. Cady 10.00

Aquebogue. Box of C., _for Williamsburg, Ky._

Brasher Falls. Mrs. Eliza A. Bell, in memory of her
father, Elijah Wood, deceased 243.53

Brooklyn. The Church of the Pilgrims (of which W.F.
Merrill, 50; S.B. Chiltenden, 30; J.S. Stanton, 30.
to const. themselves L.M.'s., and Charles A. Hull,
30. to const. Miss Amelia H. Benjamin L.M.) 780.51

Brooklyn. South Cong. Ch., 63.97; Atlantic Av. Sab. Sch.
Miss'y. Ass'n. by A.C. Pohl, Treas., 25; Miss H.M.
Wiggins, 50 cents 89.47

Brooklyn. Miss M.A. Hall's Bible Class, 10; Lee Av.
Cong. Sab. Sch., 7, and Infant Class, 10; Park Av. M.E.
Ch., 9; Miss Morrison, 4; Wm. Graham, 1; John
Writenoner, 1, _for Williamsburg, Ky._ 42.00

Brooklyn. "A Friend," _for Industrial work,
Lexington, Ky._ 5.00

Buffalo. "R.W.B.," _for Tillotson C. & N. Inst._ 50.00

Chittenango. Mrs. Amelia L. Brown 7.00

East Rockaway. Bethany Cong. Ch. 12.00

Fillmore. L.L. Nourse 9.00

Flushing. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., _for the Freedmen_ 40.00

Fredonia. "Friend," _for Williamsburg, Ky._ 5.00

Fredonia. Presb. Ch. 4.30

Jefferson. Mrs. S. Ruliffson 3.50

Lawrenceville. Lucius Hulburd 5.00

Lowville. Mrs. L.C. Hough, to const. Mrs. Salmon
Crandall L.M. 30.00

Maine. First Cong. Ch. 13.71

Marcellus. Mrs. L. Hemenway, to const. Josephine
Hemenway L.M. 31.00

Marion. Cong. Ch. 5.00

Newark Valley. Y.L. Miss'y. Soc., Box C., _for
Williamsburg, Ky._

New York. Pilgrim Cong. Ch., 115.18; Mrs. Susie Dez
Arnauld, 30; Broadway Tabernacle, F.K. Trowbridge, 25;
Madison Sq. Presb. Ch. Mrs. Caroline L. Smith, 10; George
S. Hickok, 10 190.18

New York. Mrs. H.B. Spelman, _for Student Aid,
Atlanta U._ 25.00

New York. Sab. Sch. Class Broadway Tabernacle, by Miss
E. Agnew, _for Student Aid, Williamsburg Academy, Ky._ 9.14

New York. Joseph Wild, Books, _for Thomasville, Ga._

Oswego Falls. "Willing Workers" Cong. Ch., _for Gregory
Inst., Wilmington, N.C._ 3.50

Pekin. Abigail Peck 15.00

Sherburne. First Cong. Ch., to const Mrs. Frances A.
Morgan and Mrs. Maggie Buchanan L.M.'s 60.00

Suspension Bridge. First Cong. Ch. 17.90

Syracuse. Plym. Cong. Ch., 15; Mrs. Clara C. Clarke, 8. 23.00

Verona. E. Day 10.00

Woman's Home Missionary Union of N.Y., by Mrs. L.H.
Cobb, Treas., _for Woman's Work_:

Albany. Ladies' Aux. Clinton Av.
Cong. Ch. 5.00

Brooklyn. Ladies' Willing Aid Soc. 100.00

Buffalo. First Cong. Ch. 25.00

Brooklyn. Class 35, Sab. Sch. of
Puritan Ch. 12.00

Brooklyn. Boys' and Girls' Mission Band
Central Ch. 10.00

Clifton Springs. Mrs. W.W. Warner 1.00

Homer. Mrs. C. Hitchcock, 5;
Mrs. B.W. Payne, 5 10.00

Honeoye. Ladies' Aux. 20.00

Ithaca. Ladies' Aux. and Ch. Coll. 94.00

Jamestown. Woman's H.M. Aux, _for
Student Aid, Tillotson Inst_, and
bal. to const. Mrs. A.M. Towle L.M. 15.00

Newark Valley. Ladies' Aux. 20.00

Oswego. Ladies' Aux. 20.00

Poughkeepsie. Ladies' Aux. 20.00

Syracuse. Woman's Christian Assn.,
Plym. Ch., to const. Mrs. M.E. Kendall
L.M. 50.00

Syracuse. Primary Dept. Plym. Ch.
Sab. Sch. 20.00

West Groton. Y.P. Mission Circle. _for
Student Aid, Tougaloo U._ 20.00

Westmoreland. Ladies' Aux 14.53;
Y.P.S.C.E., 6 20.53

Woman's Home Missionary Union 122.29
------ 584.82
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$2,323.56

ESTATE.

Waverly. Estate of Phebe Hepburne 589.60
---------
$2,913.16

NEW JERSEY, $163.90.

Bound Brook. "Pilgrim workers," _for Indian M. Santee
Agency, Neb._ 20.00

Lyons Parms. Fred W.C. Crane. bal. to const. himself L.M. 10.00

Newark. Loyal Circle of King's Daughters, by Kate L.
Hamilton,_for Williamsburg, Ky._ 3.00

Orange Valley. Cong. Ch. 80.90

Roselle. "A Friend." 50.00

Westfield. Young People's Union, Box of Books

PENNSYLVANIA, $505.00.

Philadelphia. Central Cong. Ch., to const. Amos J.
Boyden, J. Rockhill Claire, Mrs. Ellen E. Dexter,
Gilbert Elliott, Miss Lizzie Gorton, Miss Marian B.
Heritage, Miss Della C. Keyes, Mrs. Hannah E. McKnight,
Miss Mary F. Maxfield, George M. Randle, Paul S.
Richards, Mrs. E.B. Ripley, and Miss Annie B.
Stephens L.M.'s. 400.00

Philadelphia. M.H. Harrington 100.00

Ridgway. Bible Class, by Minnie J. Kline, _for
Oaks, N.C._ 5.00

OHIO. $675.13.

Akron. West Hill Cong. Ch. 37.75

Brecksville. First Cong. Ch. 2.40

Byrn. S.E. Blakeslee 5.50

East Cleveland. Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C., _for Mobile, Ala._

Kelloggsville. Mrs. P.F. Kellogg, 5; Eliza S. Comings, 1;
"Little Frankie Kellogg," 50 cts., _for
Indian M., Grand River, S.D._ 6.50

Kent. First Cong. Ch. 7.15

Mount Vernon. First Cong. Ch. 93.16

North Benton. Simeon Hartzell 5.00

North Ridgeville. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., 6; "Friends,"
Shoemaking Tools, Ladies Benev. Soc,. Bbl. of fruit, etc;
Miss Maria Lickorish, 4.25, _for Williamsburg, Ky._ 10.25

Oberlin. Second Cong. Ch., (6.25 of which _for Jewett
Memorial Hall_) 45.42

Oberlin. Mrs. M.A. Spear, Box and Bbl. of C., 3 _for
freight, for New Orleans, La._ 3.00

Saybrook. Franklin K .Hilbert 5.00

Ohio Woman's Home Missionary Union, by Mrs. F.I.
Fairchild, Treasurer, _for Womans Work_:

Columbus. High St. Ch. Y.P.M.S. 10.00

Cuyahoga Falls. L.M.S. 7.00

Fredericksburg. H.M.S. 5.00

Harmar. Oak Grove Mission Band 4.00

Hudson. L.H.M.S. 5.00

Lindenville. W.H.M.S. 5.00

Lock. Y.L.M.U. 2.00

Madison. Central Cong. Ch. 8.00

Oberlin. First Cong. Ch. Aid Soc. 75.00

Williamsfield. H.M.S. 3.00

Wellington. Benev. and H.M.S. 15.00

York. Cong. Ch. L.M.S. 15.00

----- 154.00

ESTATE. $375.13

Jersey. Estate of Lucinda Sinnett, by J.B.
Metcalf, Executor 300.00
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$675.13

INDIANA, $1.00.

Liber. Thomas Towle 1.00

ILLINOIS, $355.45.

Altona. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch. 14.56

Aurora. Mrs. N. Lanes 5.00

Avon. Cong. Ch. 5.00

Chicago. South Cong. Ch., 45.45; Leavitt St.
Cong. Ch., 71 cts 46.16

Earlville. "J.A.D." 25.00

Evanston. First Cong. Ch., to const. George T. Stone,
W.J. Young, Joseph Hubbart and Lorado Taft L.M.'s 139.27

Farmington. Cong. Ch. 49.30

Lawn Ridgs. Cong. Ch. and Sab. Sch. 10.00

Lowell. "V.G." 2.00

Naperville. Cong. Ch. 20.00

Oak Park. "Friends," _for Freight to Sherwood, Tenn._ 5.00

Odell. Mrs. H.E. Dana. 10.00

Providence. Cong. Ch. 13.16

Seward. Ladies' Miss'y Soc., by Lizzie Short, _for
Woman's Work_ 7.00

Thomasboro. H.M. Seymour 3.00

Tolona. Mrs. L. Haskell 10.00

MICHIGAN, $150.94.

Armada. Cong. Ch., 10.55. and Sab. Sch, 3.20 13.75

Canandaigua. Cong. Ch. 4.00

Grand Rapids. E.M. Ball 30.00

Irving. Cong. Ch. 1.84

Morenei. Cong. Ch. 6.00

South Haven. Clark Pierce 10.00

Three Oaks. Mrs. H.E. Crosby, deceased, to const.
Josiah Birney Crosby and John Abbott
Crosby, M.D., L.M.'s 60.00

Woman's Home Missionary Union of Mich., by Mrs. E.F.
Grabill, Treas., _for Woman's Work_:

Cadillac. W.H.M.S. 2.00

Chelsea. W.H.M.S. 2.35

Detroit. W.H.M.S., Trumbull Av.
Cong. Ch. 5.00

Detroit. Ladies' Union First Cong. Ch. 3.00

Eaton Rapids. Y.P.S.C.E. 5.00

Tipton. W.M.S. 3.00

---- 25.35

WISCONSIN, $187.67.

Beloit. "Whatsoever Ten," of King's Daughters, _for
Sherwood, Tenn._ 20.00

Berlin. "Young Conquerors" Mission Band, _for
Librarian of Fisk U._ 2.46

Bristol and Paris. Woman's Miss'y Soc., Bbl. of C.,
etc., _for Sherwood, Tenn._

Footville. Cong. Ch. 7.18

Genesee. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 5.00

Madison. First Cong. Ch. 6.96

Madison. Mrs. A.E.H. Deyon, Bbl. and Box of C., _for
Sherwood, Tenn._

Milwaukee. Pilgrim Cong. Ch. 52.29

Rosendale. Daniel Clark 5.00

Whitewater. Cong. Ch. 22.50

Wisconsin Woman's Home Missionary Union, _for
Woman's Work_:

Arena. W.H.M.S. 1.69

Brodhead. Mrs. C. Matter 5.00

Eau Claire. W.H.M.S. 3.50

Milwaukee. W.H.M.S. Grand Av. 25.00

Milwaukee. W.H.M.S. Grand Av. 6.00

Plattsville. W.H.M.S. .75

Waukesha. " " " " 1.50

Whitewater. " " " " 12.75

Whitewater. S.S. 9.69
----- 65.28

IOWA, $84.97.

Cresco. Cong. Ch. 13.25

Des Moines. Sab. Sch. Class, by Mrs. A.Y. Rawson,
_for Sch'p, Indian Sch., Santee Agency, Neb._ 25.00

Des Moines, Y.P.S.C.E. of North Park Cong. Ch. 3.13

Dubuque. Sab. Sch. of German Cong. Ch. 10.00

Muscatine. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., _for Student Aid,
Talladega C._ 15.00

Muscatine. German Cong. Ch. 4.00

Round Grove. Z. Banks 5.00

Waverly. Cong. Ch. 9.59

MINNESOTA, $59.01.

Fairmont. "Whatsoever Band" Cong. Ch.; B. of C., _for
Jonesboro, Tenn._

Freeborn. Cong. Ch. 3.20

Mankato. Cong. Ch. 6.05

Minneapolis. Plymouth Cong. Ch. 43.62

Rochester. Cong. Ch., Bbl. of Crockery, _for
Jonesboro, Tenn._

Saint Paul. Y.P.S.C.E. St. Anthony Park Cong.
Ch., 2.75, and Bbl. of C., _for Jonesboro, Tenn._ 2.75

Sleepy Eye. Union Cong. Ch. 3.39

MISSOURI, $24.00.

Garden City. W.B. Wills, 10; P.J. Wills, 1; F.P.
Morelan, 1; A.C. Wills, 1 13.00

Ironton. Mrs. C.E. Markham 1.00

Kansas City. M. Marty 10.00

KANSAS, $99.55.

Atchison. Cong. Ch. 8.12

Highland. Miss Annie Kloss, _for Student
Aid, Fisk U._ 8.00

Topeka. First Cong. Ch. 76.42

Wabaunsee. First Church of Christ 7.00

NEBRASKA, $48.15.

Blyville. Cong. Ch. 2.90

Clarks. John Parker 4.00

Greenwood. Mrs. C.A. Mathis, 10; Cong. Ch., 2.90 12.90

Hastings. Cong. Ch. 14.00

Sutton. First Cong. Ch. 14.35

NORTH DAKOTA, $25.00.

Fort Abercrombie. "Thank Offering" 25.00

SOUTH DAKOTA, $36.13.

Faulkton. Rev. Pliny B. Fisk and Wife 3.00

Huron. First Cong. Ch. 25.87

Lake Preston. Cong. Ch. 7.26

WASHINGTON, $10.00.

Walla Walla. Pres. A.J. Anderson 10.00

OREGON, $3.50.

Myrtle Point. C.C. Stoddard 2.50

Salem. Joseph Fry 1.00

CALIFORNIA, $100.00.

----. "A Friend in California," to const. Charles H.
Abernethy and Miss Helen Abernathy L.M.'s 100.00

Saratoga. Women's Missy Soc. First Cong. Ch., Pkg.
Patchwork, _for Sherwood, Tenn._

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, $288.28

Washington. First Cong. Ch. 188.28

Washington. "A friend," _for Theo. Dept. Howard U._ 100.00

KENTUCKY, $12.00.

Lexington. Prof. Fred W. Foster, 5; "A Friend", 5;
Miss Lena V. Lowell, 2 12.00

TENNESSEE, $95.09.

Harriman. "Friends," by Rev. G.S. Pope 24.48

Nashville. Manager Jubilee Singers, _for Fisk U._ 32.00

Pleasant Hill. "Two Friends," by Rev. B. Dodge, _for
Girl's Hall, Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 33.00

Pleasant Hill. Cong. Ch. 5.61

NORTH CAROLINA, $86.11.

High Point Cong. Ch. 1.00

Nalls. Cong. Ch. _for Student Aid, Talladega C._ 1.38

Wilmington. Cong. Ch. 68.73

Wilmington. Miss M. Lewis, _for Home, Wilmington, N.C._ 15.00

GEORGIA, $19.84.

Thomasville. Sab. Sch. of Normal and Industrial Sch.,
_for Indian M., Fort Berthold, N.D._ 18.50

Woodville. Pilgrim Ch., 64c.; Mrs. Sengstacke's
Miss's Band, 70 cents 1.24

ALABAMA, $12.46.

Talladega. Cong. Ch. 12.46

FLORIDA, $2.00.

Georgiana. Mr. & Mrs. F.W. Munson 2.00

LOUISIANA, $21.85.

New Orleans. Straight University Ch., 11.85;
Watson Jones, 4 15.85

Woman's Missionary Union of La., by Mrs. C.S.
Shattuck, Treasurer, _for Women's Work_:

New Iberia. Belle Place Aux. 1.00

New Orleans. University Ch. Aux. 5.00
---- 6.00

TEXAS, $2.50.

Dallas. Cong. Ch. 2.50

HOLLAND, $10.00.

Rotterdam. G.P. Ittman, Jr., _for Gymnasium, Fisk U._ 10.00

EAST AFRICA, $4.00.

Kamdini. Miss Nancy Jones, _for Fisk U._ 4.00
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Donations $16,305.52

Estates 1,488.45
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$17,794.97

TUITION, $4,740.42.

Lexington, Ky. Tuition 228.75

Williamsburg, Ky. Tuition 223.45

Athens, Tenn. Tuition 3.50

Crossville, Tenn. Tuition 42.50

Deer Lodge, Tenn. Tuition 23.72

Jellico, Tenn. Tuition 39.90

Jonesboro, Tenn. Tuition 11.82

Memphis, Tenn. Tuition 513.75

Nashville, Tenn. Tuition 647.08

Pine Mountain, Tenn. Tuition 61.65

Pleasant Hill, Tenn. Tuition 33.15

Chapel Hill, N.C. Tuition 5.50

Troy, N.C. Tuition 18.00

Wilmington, N.C. Tuition 159.50

Charleston, S.C. Tuition 262.00

Greenwood, S.C. Tuition 96.30

Atlanta, Ga. Storrs Sch., Tuition 153.75

Macon, Ga. Tuition 412.35

McIntosh, Ga. Tuition 46.66

Savannah, Ga. Tuition 166.00

Thomasville, Ga. Tuition 68.45

Anniston, Ala. Tuition 60.00

Athens, Ala. Tuition 75.10

Mobile, Ala. Tuition 220.92

Selma, Ala. Tuition 82.85

Talladega, Ala. Tuition 170.70

Meridian, Ala. Tuition 90.50

Tougaloo, Miss. Tuition 146.50

New Orleans, La. Tuition 489.50

Austin, Tx. Tuition 186.57

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United States Government for the Education of Indians 4,275.38

Total for April $26,810.77
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SUMMARY

Donations 117,815.96

Estates 102,668.08
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$220,484.04

Income 4,262.91

Tuition 27,469.74

United States Government for the Education of Indians 13,221.45
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Total from Oct. 1 to April 30 $265,438.14
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FOR THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY.

Subscriptions for April $45.34

Previously acknowledged 537.38
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Total $582.72
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H.W. HUBBARD, Treasurer, Bible House, N.Y.

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