Chapter V: Part 5

2. We have God’s providence. His providence that has pushed the column of progress forward from the moment the Life came forth from the tomb in the garden, and began to be preached to the nations, until now its head occupies the slopes of the mountains that overhang that distant continent, and looks upon it inevitably as its next field of conquest. That providence that has pushed this advance forward upon two parallel lines, that of spiritual and of political liberty, and has made them converge and come together for the first time in history upon this broad domain; that has brought along in the slow conflict and march, institutions and rights, the spoil of nineteen centuries of conflict, and planted them upon this continent, and opened the door of invitation to the East through a sea-coast line of twelve thousand miles, and another to the far West of four thousand. These providences of God, making our duty clear, are endorsed by those others that have broken up the seclusive habits of that people, and have turned the thoughts of her educated men, and the hopes of her commerce, and the needs of her industrious poor, toward our shores.

This writing of God’s providence seen in the majestic progress of events from the East and West meeting here, seen in the configuration of the continent, seen in the harsh language of war breaking open closed doors, and in the voice of peace, endorses that other word which God has given us, and proves that our interpretation was correct, and that we have an especial duty to this people, both at home and abroad.

3. Another ground for encouragement is the character of the Chinese that are now in California. They have the mind and disposition of the mother country; nothing less, not much more. And what kind is that? We answer, it is that which created and still keeps the most ancient literature in existence. It is that which worked out for itself most of the inventions that made the fifteenth century remarkable in Europe, but more than a thousand years before. It is a mind and spirit that has obeyed, and does now obey, the fifth commandment more thoroughly than any nation upon the earth; that educates formally but more widely than any other people. It has had the tenacity and recuperative power to hold on to its ancient seats while Babylon was rising and falling; while Greece was coming to the zenith and sinking behind the Western horizon; while Rome was growing and dying; while mediæval Europe was going through its changes, and modern nations were being born and attaining their growth. All this time it has held on. What think you of the natural capacity of a soil that has produced such results, that has such staying power? It has lain long fallow, but let the process of breaking up their exclusiveness go forward; let the Gospel, not as a destructive force, illustrated by brick-bats and cannon-balls, but as a quickening power made beautiful to their eyes by the kindness and sympathy of those who profess its truths, be brought to bear upon them like the sun-light; and what harvests of righteousness shall not that great field bear for enriching the Redeemer’s kingdom!

The soil here or at home has not lost its native force nor its receptive power. Yung Wing, picked up by a missionary in the streets of Canton, converted by the faithfulness of one of the mothers of New England, sent to Yale College, where he stood among the first in his class, especially in English composition, returning to his own land to reach one of the highest places in the government, and now leading one of the greatest educational enterprises in the world, and Jee Gam as a disciple and a preacher, are but illustrations of what this soil, found among the common ranks of the Chinese, is capable of producing.

The twelve thousand dollars saved by the Chinese of California out of their hard-earned wages, and sent to the sufferers from the yellow fever in the South, proves that the common sentiments of our humanity are still surpassingly strong in them. The numbers and faithfulness of those who have joined the churches prove that they are susceptible to the influences of the Gospel, while the very tenacity with which they cling to their old faith but proves the toughness of the fibre that may some day be employed to conserve the interests of the Redeemer’s Kingdom.

4. Again, we may gather courage from the experience we have already had in conquering difficulties. If this was the first difficult matter the American Christian people had ever faced, we might expect them to be puzzled by its intricacy or appalled by its magnitude; but it is not, for from the moment our fathers planted their feet upon these shores, we as a people have had to face obstacles and to overcome them. A color-line, black as night, lay in the way of citizenship, education, and Christian labor, but we have crossed it, and we can cross the yellow line as well.

5. Again we may take courage from the very strait and necessity to which we are brought. When God brings His people down to the sea, and all ways are shut up, and still His voice and command are to go forward, we know that the waters of the sea will be divided, and we shall go over dry-shod and singing songs of victory beyond. We cannot shut out the one hundred thousand Chinamen now here, nor prevent others coming. We cannot go back to the old Chinese policy of exclusiveness, neither can we permit them to remain as a foreign element, unsubdued by our institutions or our religion. Only one thing remains, and that is to subdue them by the power of the living Saviour brought to them by patient, loving, faithful Christian hearts and bands. Brethren all, _shall this be done_?

6. And last of all, I mention the moving forward of Christian thought and Christian feeling in this direction.

When the plan was devised to exclude the Chinese, and the President vetoed the bill, the Christian public upon the Atlantic coast waked up to the importance of the matter. They opposed his action, they began to look at this immigration in its true light, to see in it a grand opportunity, and to lay their plans to avail themselves of its advantages for the cause of Christ. The greatness of the work is touching the imagination; its difficulty is awaking a spirit of heroism, and it is believed by many that we stand upon the threshold of one of the grandest missionary movements, one of the grandest crusades that the world has ever seen. Asia, that once responded to the call from the West, “Come over and help us,” is now herself uttering the cry, and the Christian world will not long be insensible to her voice.

In view of the importance of this work in California among the Chinese, involving the interests of that great nation beyond the Pacific, involving the good name of Church and Redeemer, involving as we believe the perpetuity of our institutions: in view of the encouragements afforded in God’s word, endorsed by His providences, by the excellent elements found in the Chinese character, and by the trophies already gathered; in view of the very necessity that is laid upon us, and the quickened attention of the churches toward that people, what is your answer, Christian brethren, to the practical questions: “Can the Chinese of California be conquered for Christ? Can the waters of that wide-spreading river flow to them here, and beyond to the continent of Asia, and shall they do it? Can the work be done? Will you do it?” These are the questions for this time, made solemn as the closing hour of your deliberations, councilings, and prayers.

I look along the ages, and all is changed. We no longer sit here in the darkness, the dust, and the noise of the conflict, but stand upon the Heavenly heights above. The world, in alternate shade and sunshine, rolls at our feet, and its song, the song of salvation, pulses up to our listening ears. Both the question that is here asked, “Will you do it?” and the answer, which I see in your looks you are giving, “By God’s grace we will!” are mingled with the sounds of the far past, and in their place rises the word, half song, half benediction, “Glory to God! we have done it.” To those high seats we are moving; for that good word we are working and waiting.

RECEIPTS

FOR SEPTEMBER, 1880.

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MAINE, $152.54.

Augusta. John Dorr, $15; Deacon Joel Spaulding, $5 $20.00
Bangor. Hammond St. Cong. Ch. 100.00
Hampden. Cong. Ch. 6.86
Hallowell. M. E. W. 0.50 North Bridgton. Cong. Ch.
and Soc. 7.00
Norway. Second Cong. Ch. 18.18

NEW HAMPSHIRE, $894.39.

Acworth. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 14.85
Atkinson. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 6.00
Bristol. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 3.22
Brookline. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 10.00
Concord. “A Friend,” 1.00
Derry. First Cong. Sab. Sch., $20, _for
Student Aid, Talladega C._;—First Cong. Ch.
and Soc., $15 35.00
Durham. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 8.00
Fitzwilliam. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 28.50
Gilmanton Iron Works. Cent. Charitable Soc. of
Cong. Ch. 7.50
Goffstown. Mrs. Mary A. Stinson 5.00
Haverhill. Eliza Cross 2.00
Hillsborough Centre. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 3.00
Keene. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 79.86
Mason. Ladies, _for Wilmington, N. C._ 7.50
Meredith Village. Cong. Ch. to const. MRS.
IRENE SMITH, L. M. 30.00
Merrimack. Cong. Ch. 17.65
Milford. ESTATE of Mrs. Rhoda B. Hutchinson,
by Rev. E. H. Greeley 400.00
Mount Vernon. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 12.24
Nelson. Dea. A. E. W. 1.00
New Boston. Levi Hooper 100.00
Pelham. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 32.37
Pittsfield. “A Friend,” 3.00
Reed’s Ferry. Miss H. McM. 0.50
Rindge. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 1.75
Swanzey. Miss M. W. 1.00
Thornton’s Ferry. Mrs. E. R. and Mrs. H. N.
E., 50c. ea. 1.00
Warner. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 23.12
Westmoreland. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 7.33
Wilton. Second Cong. Ch. 52.00

VERMONT, $1,844.55.

Burlington. Sarah Parker 2.00
Chester. “A Friend” 15.00
Cornwall. Mrs. C. Ellsworth 2.00
Bridport. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 18.00
Coventry. Moses C. Pearson 5.00
Danville. Cong. Sab. Sch. 10.00
Dummerston. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 4.06
East St. Johnsbury. Cong. Ch. and Soc.,
$22.50; Mrs. S. L., 25c. 22.75
Enosburgh. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 17.00
Grafton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 12.00
Jamaica. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 5.00
Montgomery Centre. Heman Hopkins 3.00
Morrisville. Mrs. Hannah E. Bailey 2.00
North Craftsbury. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 23.00
Pittsfield. Cong. Ch. 12.00
Ripton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 4.42
Royalton. A. W. Kenney 10.00
Saint Johnsbury. “Friends of Missions” 1,000.00
Saint Johnsbury. North Cong. Ch. 230.00
Saint Johnsbury Centr. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 2.25
Sheldon. Cong. Ch. 5.07
Springfield. “A Friend,” $200; Mrs. F. Parks,
$100; Cong;. Ch. and Soc., $28 328.00
West Dover. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 5.00
Westminster. “A Thank Offering” 1.00
West Salisbury. Mrs. Esther Spencer 5.00
West Wardsborough. Mrs. T. W. 1.00
Woodstock. Hon. Frederick Billings 100.00

MASSACHUSETTS, $3,469.30.

Amherst. Mrs. R. A. Lester 50.00
Amesbury. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 12.00
Ayer. Mrs. C. A. Spaulding 50.00
Barre. Cong. Ch. and Soc., $24.07, and Sab.
Sch., $29.54; Evan. Cong. Sab. Sch., $21.26 74.87
Bernardston. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 4.50
Boston. Miss E. P. 0.50
Boston Highlands. Highlands Cong. Ch. and Soc. 76.24
Brimfield. Ladies’ Charitable Soc. Bbl. of C.
and $2 _for freight, for Savannah, Ga._ 2.00
Brocton. Porter Evan. Ch. and Soc. 21.70
Brookfield. Evan. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 60.00
Brookline. Harvard Cong. Ch., $84.84; Wm. H.
White, $10 94.84
Cambridge. Geo. F. Wade 25.00
Cambridgeport. Pilgrim Cong. Ch., Mon. Con.
Coll. 8.06
Charlton. Cong. Ch. and Soc., $14; Clarissa
Case, $5 19.00
Chelsea. Anna F. Page, $5; Mrs. A. E. P., 50c. 5.50
Dorchester. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc. 1,112.94
Douglass. Rev. W. W. Dow 5.00
East Hawley. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 7.25
East Wareham. M. F. & J. H. Martin 10.00
Enfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 45.00
Georgetown. “A Friend” 10.00
Grantville. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 69.29
Great Barrington. A. C. T. 1.00
Greenfield. Jeanette Thompson 5.00
Holland. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 9.00
Holliston. H. B. 1.00
Lancaster. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 46.32
Lexington. Hancock Cong. Ch. 2.59
Malden. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 38.02
Marlborough. Union Cong. Ch. and Soc. 56.00
Medford. Mrs. E. L. Cummings, Bbl. of C. and
$2, _for freight, for Talladega, Ala._ 2.00
Melrose. Orth. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 40.31
Middleborough. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 8.41
Milford. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 38.40
Monson. E. F. Morris 50.00
Newbury. First Cong. Sab. Sch. 10.75
North Andover. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 60.00
North Brookfield. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.
ad’l to const. REV. S. P. WILDER and MRS.
JENNIE WATSON WILDER, L. M’s 50.00
North Chelmsford. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc. 29.00
North Hadley. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 4.56
North Reading. Cong. Ch. and Soc., Mon. Con.
Coll. 4.00
Norton. Trin. Ch., by “E. B. W.,” $100; Cong.
Ch. and Soc., $5.50 105.50
Orange. Mrs. E. W. M. 1.00
Petersham. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 3.20
Reading. Bethesda Cong. Ch. and Soc., $151.42
($100 of which _for Student Aid, Atlanta,
Ga._,) Bethesda Cong. Sab. Sch., $25 176.42
Rockland. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 75.00
Rockport. Cong. Ch. and Sab. Sch., _for
Student Aid, Talladega C._ 40.00
Salem. Tabernacle Sab. Sch., $20, and Infant
Class, $14, _for Student Aid, Talladega C._ 34.00
Sandwich. Mrs. Joseph French 5.00
Sherborn. “A Friend” 3.00
South Hadley Falls. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 20.00
South Weymouth. Second Cong. Sab. Sch., Miss
Grover’s Class, _for Student Aid, Atlanta U._ 7.00
Springfield. Mrs. A. C. Hunt 5.00
Sudbury. Ladies Miss. Soc., B. of C. and $2.50
_for freight, Atlanta, Ga._ 2.50
Taunton. Winslow Ch. 29.00
Templeton. Trin. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 8.22
Topsfield. Charles Herrick 20.00
Upton. Miss M. E. C. 1.00
Walpole. Mrs. C. F. M. 1.00
Waltham. R. C. 1.00
Wayland. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 5.00
Worcester. David Whitcomb, $600, G. Henry
Whitcomb, $100 700.00
Worcester. Salem St. Cong. Ch. 6.41

RHODE ISLAND, $45.56.

East Providence. Cong. Ch. 20.56
Providence. Dea. W. S. King, $20, G. H. Dart,
$5, _for Talladega C._ 25.00

CONNECTICUT, $2,414.86.

Berlin. Second Cong. Ch. 20.95
Cheshire. “A Friend,” $20; Cong. Ch., $18.94 38.94
Chester. Cong. Ch. 50.57
Eastford. Cong. Ch. 10.00
East Hartford. First Ch. 20.00
East Windsor. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 9.00
Ellington. Cong. Ch. 51.55
Farmington. Cong. Ch. Quar. Coll. ($50, of
which from H. D. Hawley, and $3 _for Woman’s
Work for Woman_) 112.04
Franklin. Cong. Ch. 14.18
Griswold. Cong. Ch. 40.00
Gurleyville. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc. 5.74
Hanover. Cong. Ch. 17.98
Hartford. Newton Case, $100, _for Talladega,
C._;—Dr. John R. Lee, $45 145.00
Lisbon. Cong. Ch. 2.81
Mansfield Centre. Mrs. S. M. Dewey, $25; Mrs.
B. Swift, $10; Mon. Conn. Coll., $4; _for
Talladega C._;—H. D. R., $1 40.00
Meriden Centre. Cong. Ch. 18.00
Monroe. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 6.00
New Haven. E. Pendleton 15.00
New London. First Ch. 83.94
North Woodstock. Rev. F. V. Tenney 5.00
Norwich. ESTATE of Samuel C. Morgan, by Lewis
A. Hyde, Ex. 73.71
Norwich. Park Cong. Ch. and Soc., Weekly
Offering (bal.) 186.99
Plainfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc. to const.
MARGARET E. KINNIE, L. M. 33.75
Preston City. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 31.00
Salisbury. Mrs. M. M. B. 1.00
Saybrook. Cong. Ch. 10.11
Scotland. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 10.00
South Glastonbury. Cong. Ch. 5.26
Southport. “A Friend” 50.00
Thomaston. Cong. Soc. 19.92
Vernon. Mrs. E. P. Hammond 10.00
Wallingford. Cong. Ch. 45.35
Watertown. ESTATE of Jeremiah Barnes, by A. M.
Hungerford, M. D., Ex. 100.00
Wauregan. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 13.00
West Hartford. Charles Boswell 250.00
West Winsted. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc. 18.07
Winsted. “Friends” 50.00
—— “A Friend,” _for Talladega C._ 500.00
—— “A Friend” 200.00
—— “A Connecticut Friend,” _for Talladega C._ 50.00
—— “A Friend” 50.00

NEW YORK, $709.61.

Amsterdam. S. Louise Bell 5.00
Brooklyn. Miss M. E. Horton, $5, Rev. S. B.
Halliday, bundle of books and newspapers 5.00
Cortland. Mrs. E. B. Dean 5.00
Ellington. Mrs. H. B. Rice 10.00
Gerry. Mrs. M. A. Sears 128.36
Gloversville. Mrs. L. H. 1.00
Granby Centre. J. C. Harrington 10.00
Hamilton. Mrs. S. K. Bardin 5.00
Harlem. “J. D.” 300.00
Morrisville. Dea. A. B. DeForest, _for
Talladega C._ 26.00
New York. C. T. Christensen, $25, Robbins
Battell, $20, _for repairs Talladega
C._;—“A. P. D.” $10 55.00
Orient. Miss H. M. W. 1.00
Owego. Rev. E. B. Turner, two packages of
religious newspapers
Seneca Falls. Cong. Ch. “A Friend,” 50.00
Sherburne. Homer C. Newton, $11, Mrs. Fanny
Rexford, $10, _for Talladega C._ 21.00
South Edmeston. “Three Friends,” _for
Talladega C._ 3.00
Syracuse. M. W. Hanchett, $25; Rev. J. C.
Holbrook, D. D., $10 35.00
Union Valley. Wm. C. Angel 10.00
Westmoreland. First Cong. Ch. 4.25
——. “A Friend” 25.00
——. “A Friend” 10.00

NEW JERSEY, $35.60.

Chester. First Cong. Ch. 19.60
East Orange. G. A. T. 1.00
Elizabeth. First Cong. Ch. 5.00
Newark. Mrs. Abby White 5.00
Paterson. P. Van Houten 5.00

PENNSYLVANIA, $176.89.

Hulton. Coll. U. P. Ch., $20, W. W. Grier,
$10.77, _for Student Aid_ 30.77
Philadelphia. Central Cong. Ch. 143.72
Sewickly. “E. H. T.”, _for Woman’s Work for
Woman_ 0.40
Worth. John Burgess 2.00

OHIO, $458.24.

Andover. O. B. Case 10.00
Beloit. J. S. and M. H. 50c. ea. 1.00
Berea. Cong. Ch. 4.36
Cincinnati. G. W. F. 1.00
Cleveland. Euclid Ave. Cong. Ch., $15.58,
First Cong. Ch., $14 29.58
Fredericktown. A. H. Royce 10.00
Garretsville. HARVEY PIKE, to const. himself
L. M. 30.00
Gomer. Welsh Cong. Ch. 50.31
Jersey. Mrs. Lucinda Sinnett 12.00
Lafayette. Cong. Ch. 5.34
Lenox. A. J. Holman 10.00
Mecca. Cong. Ch. 6.00
Medina. First Cong. Ch., to const. C. J.
RYDER, L. M. 37.45
Newark. Welsh Cong. Ch. 12.81
New Richland. Elizabeth Johnston 2.00
Norwalk. “A Friend” 5.00
Oberlin. Ladies of Second Cong. Ch., by Mrs.
Dr. Allen, _for Lady Missionary, Atlanta,
Ga._, $75;—Second Cong. Ch., $20.48 95.48
Plainsville. C. O. H. 0.50
Plain. Cong. Ch., $10, Woman’s Miss. Soc. of
Cong. Ch., $14.50 24.50
Saint Clairsville. Wm. Lee, Sr. 2.00
Saybrook. Cong. Ch. (in part), $20, by Rev. A.
D. Barber;—District No. 3, $10, _for Student
Aid_; “A Friend,” $1.25, _for new building,
Tougaloo Inst._, by Miss E. A. Johnson 31.25
Sheffield. By Wm. A. Day 8.00
Steuben. Mrs. M. M. A. 1.00
Twinsburgh. L. W. and R. F. Green 5.00
Wellington. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 50.00
York. Cong. Ch. 12.66
Youngstown. “A Friend” 1.00

INDIANA, $25.38.

Bloomfield. “Friends” _for McLeansville, N. C._ 0.30
Cincinnati. “Friends” _for McLeansville, N. C._ 0.30
Solsberry. “Friends” _for McLeansville, N. C._ 8.72
South Bend. R. Burroughs 10.00
Stanford. “Friends” _for McLeansville, N. C._ 6.06

ILLINOIS, $730.51.

Amboy. Cong. Ch. 23.40
Avon. Mrs. Celinda Wood and “Friend,” $2.50 ea. 5.00
Bunker Hill. Cong. Ch. 27.80
Chicago. Dr. Wm. Converse, $10; Lincoln Park
Ch. (ad’l) $6; Mrs. Willard Cook, $5; Mrs.
M. C. S., $1 22.00
Collinsville. Mrs. J. S. Peers, $10; J. A.
Wadsworth and wife, $10 20.00
Concord. J. J. T. 0.50
Danville. Cong. Ch. (ad’l) 6.00
Deer Park. A. W. Day 5.00
Elgin. Cong. Ch., $61.17; W. G. Hubbard, $40 101.17
Farmington. Phineas Chapman 60.00
Geneseo. Henry Nourse, $50, _for Talladega
C._; Mrs. Lucy B. Perry, $5 55.00
Gridley. Cong. Ch. 10.00
Jacksonville. Thomas W. and Malvina C. Melendy 15.00
Joliet. WILLIAM C. STEVENS, bal. to const.
himself L. M. 10.00
Kewanee. Woman’s Miss. Soc., by Mrs. C. C.
Cully, _for Lady Missionary, Liberty Co.,
Ga._ 26.73
Lake Forest. Mrs. S. A. Nichols 5.00
Lyndon. Cong. Ch. 5.00
Oak Park. Cong. Ch. (in part) 35.85
Peoria. Cong. Ch. 118.58
Plainfield. Cong. Ch. 16.75
Plymouth. Cong. Ch. 10.30
Princeton. Mrs. A. R. Clapp 30.00
Prospect Park. Mrs. Emma Lloyd 5.00
Ridgefield. Rev. J. O. 1.00
Rockton. Cong. Ch. 5.20
Saint Charles. Ladies’ Miss. Soc. 5.00
Shabbona. Cong. Ch., to const. MRS. ELIZABETH
GREENFIELD, L. M. 34.45
Sheffield. First Cong. Ch. ($20 of which _for
Lady Missionary, Liberty Co., Ga._) 30.00
Springfield. First Cong. Ch., to const. WALTER
SANDERS, L. M. 30.00
Stillman Valley. Cong. Ch. 9.78
Toulon. Miss E. M. 1.00

MICHIGAN, $1,359.95.

Alpena. “S. D. H.” (of which $100, _for ed. of
Indian girls and boys, and_ $100 _for
Woman’s Work for Woman_) 500.00
Benzonia. First Cong. Ch. 27.69
Chelsea. Cong. Ch. 21.50
Detroit. First Cong. Ch., $249.12; Rev. F. T.
Bayley, $20 269.12
Galesburgh. P. H. Whitford 75.00
Hopkins. First Cong. Ch. 8.00
Kalamazoo. Cong. Ch. 11.30
Laingsburg. Rev. Fayette Hurd 5.00
Milford. Mrs. E. G. 1.00
Olivet. Samuel F. Drury, _for Straight U._ 10.00
Pent Water. Cong. Ch. 7.00
South Haven. Cong. Ch., $8.75; C. Pierce, $5 13.75
Summit. Cong. Ch. 6.59
Union City. “A Friend” 400.00
Vassar. Mrs. O. W. Selden 2.00
Warren. Rev. J. L. Beebe 2.00

WISCONSIN, $128.91.

Alderley. Mrs. E. Hubbard 8.50
Beloit. Second Cong. Ch. 20.00
Boscobel. First Cong. Ch. 10.00
Bristol and Paris. Cong. Ch. 25.00
Fort Howard. Cong. Ch. 24.00
Geneva Lake. Presb. Ch. 30.91
Ripon. Mrs. A. E. U. 0.50
Shopierre. John H. Cooper 5.00
Union Grove. Rev. James A. Chamberlain 5.00

IOWA, $336.93.

Amity. Cong. Ch. 10.00
Atlantic. Mrs. Milo Whiting, $10, Cong. Sab.
Sch., $6 16.00
Burlington. Mrs. J. B. N. and Mrs. J. W. G.,
50c. ea. 1.00
Chester. Cong. Ch. 21.00
Clinton. W. R. 1.00
Columbus City. Mrs. Sarah E. Evans 3.56
Davenport. Edwards Cong. Ch. 100.00
Des Moines. “Friends,” _for Talladega C._ 32.60
De Witt. Cong. Ch., $22.23, Cong. Sab. Sch.,
$4.79 27.02
Grinnell. “Friends” $55, Collected by Miss
Mary Magoun, _for Le Moyne Ind. Sch._—Miss
S. Whitcomb’s S. S. Class, $1, _for
Talladega C._ 56.00
Iowa City. D. W. C. Clapp, $25.00, J. S.
Turner, $5, _for Talladega C._ 30.00
Keokuk. F. N. French 10.00
Postville. Cong. Ch. 6.75
Red Oak. Cong. Ch. 15.00
Tabor. “A Friend” 1.00
Tipton. Cong. Ch. 6.00

MISSOURI, $9.10.

Amity. Cong. Ch. (ad’l) 2.60
Kahoka. Dea. Moses Allen 1.50
Laclede. “E. D. S. and S. A. S.” 5.00

KANSAS, $10.00.

Osawatomie. Cong. Ch. 10.00

MINNESOTA, $69.83.

Cannon Falls. First Cong. Ch. 7.88
Medford. Cong. Ch. 4.00
Minneapolis. Plymouth Ch., $42.67; First Cong.
Ch., $11.78 54.45
Rushford. Wm. W. Snell 1.50
Saint Paul. Anna Baker 2.00

NEBRASKA, $19.00.

Beatrice. Mrs. B. F. Hotchkiss 5.00
Columbus. Cong. Ch., $3.50; Mrs. J. T. C., 50c. 4.00
Exeter. Mission Band, “Cheerful Givers,” Cong.
Ch., by Florence Dean 5.00
Omaha. Mrs. Nancy M. Tracy 5.00

ARKANSAS, 50c.

Washington. Miss J. R. M. 0.50

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, $38.00.

Washington. “M. S. C.,” $20; First Cong. Ch.,
$18 38.00

MARYLAND, $10.00.

Federalsburg. Sarah A. Beals 10.00

TENNESSEE, $2.00.

Nashville. Individuals, by H. C. Gray 2.00

ALABAMA, $153.70.

Montgomery. Cong. Ch. 144.00
Selma. Cong. Ch. 9.70

NORTH CAROLINA, $2.50.

Raleigh. Tuition 2.50

SOUTH CAROLINA, $77.65.

Charleston. Cong. Ch., $46.65; “Friends,” by
Rev. Temple Cutler, $31 77.65

TEXAS, $1.00.

Paris. Sab. Sch., by Rev. J. W. Roberts, _for
Mendi M._ 1.00

INCOME FUND, $4,198.00.

Avery Fund, _for Mendi M._ 3,138.00
Le Moyne Fund 660.00
C. F. Hammond Fund 300.00
C. F. Dike Fund, _for Straight U._ 50.00
General Fund 50.00
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—— 0.50
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Total for Sept. 17,375.00
Total from Oct. 1st to Sept. 30th $178,344.61

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FOR TILLOTSON COLLEGIATE AND NORMAL INST., AUSTIN, TEXAS.

Exeter, N. H. Mrs. A. F. Odlin and Miss E.
Bell, Box of Bedding and $2 _for Freight_ $2.00
Hampton, N. H. Woman’s Missionary Soc., by
Mrs. L. E. Dow, $13 and Box of Bedding,
value $19.50 13.00
Andover, Mass. John Smith 250.00
Florence, Mass. A. L. Williston 500.00
Holliston, Mass. Ladies’ Benev. Society of
Cong. Ch., by Mrs. J. A. Johnson, Sec. 12.00
Hopkinton, Mass. Ladies, by Mrs. Sarah B.
Crooks, $25; and Bbl. of Bedding, val. $25 25.00
Northampton, Mass. Ladies of First Church, by
Miss Wright 25.00
Hartford, Conn. Mrs. L. C. Dewing 25.00
Jewett City, Conn. Ladies’ Sewing Soc., $12.25
and Box of Bedding; “Friends,” 80 vols. _for
Library_ 12.25
Norwich, Conn. “A Friend” 400.00
Plantsville, Conn. Ladies’ Industrial Soc.,
Bundle of Bedding.
Putnam, Conn. Ladies of Second Cong. Ch., by
Mrs. Geo. Buck, $37.40, and Box of Bedding,
with 30 vols. _for Library_ 37.40
Round Hill, Conn. Mrs. Charles Knapp 2.00
Wethersfield, Conn. Ladies, by Mrs. E. John,
$28 and Box of Bedding, value $17.50; Rev.
A. C. Adams, 50 vols. _for Library_ 28.00
Sag Harbor, N. Y. “A few Ladies,” by Mrs. A.
E. Westfall 25.00
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Total 1,356.65
Previously acknowledged in August receipts 6,238.00
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Total $7,594.65

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FOR SCHOOL BUILDING, ATHENS, ALA.

Fredonia, N. Y. “Friends” 30.00
Jamestown, N. Y. Mrs. Bly’s S. S. Class 10.00
Mansfield, Ohio. Cong. Ch. 25.00
New Albany, Ind. Mrs. Sarah Conner 5.00
Detroit, Mich. Mrs. Z. Eddy, $3; Mrs. Warner,
$5 8.00
Memphis, Mich. Cong. Sab. Sch. 5.00
Portland, Mich. Rev. J. L. Maile 6.00
Vermontville, Mich. Mrs. H., $1, Mrs. S. C., $1 2.00
Selma, Ala. Cong. Sab. Sch. 25.00
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Total 116.00
Previously acknowledged in August receipts 980.01
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Total $1,096.01

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FOR NEGRO REFUGEES.

Received from Oct. 1st to Sept. 30th 444.75
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Total amount from Oct. 1st to Sept. 30th, 1880 $187,480.02

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FOR MISSIONS IN AFRICA.

Received from Oct. 1st to Sept. 30th 6,576.48

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STONE FUND.

Received from Mrs. Valeria G. Stone, Malden,
Mass., at the hands of Messrs. P. S. Page,
I. M. Cutler, and W. H. Wilcox, Trustees,
for the benefit of the Educational
Institutions under the care of the
Association 150,000.00

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AVERY FUND.

Amount received from Executor 408.92
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H. W. HUBBARD, _Treas._
56 Reade St., N. Y.

Constitution of the American Missionary Association.

INCORPORATED JANUARY 30, 1849.

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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.

ART. VII. To the Executive Committee shall belong the collecting and disbursing of funds; the appointing, counselling, sustaining and dismissing (for just and sufficient reasons) missionaries and agents; the selection of missionary fields; and, in general, the transaction of all such business as usually appertains to the executive committees of missionary and other benevolent societies; the Committee to exercise no ecclesiastical jurisdiction over the missionaries; and its doings to be subject always to the revision of the annual meeting, which shall, by a reference mutually chosen, always entertain the complaints of any aggrieved agent or missionary; and the decision of such reference shall be final.

The Executive Committee shall have authority to fill all vacancies occurring among the officers between the regular annual meetings; to apply, if they see fit, to any State Legislature for acts of incorporation; to fix the compensation, where any is given, of all officers, agents, missionaries, or others in the employment of the Society; to make provision, if any, for disabled missionaries, and for the widows and children of such as are deceased; and to call, in all parts of the country, at their discretion, special and general conventions of the friends of missions, with a view to the diffusion of the missionary spirit, and the general and vigorous promotion of the missionary work.

Five members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for transacting business.

ART. VIII. This society, in collecting funds, in appointing officers, agents and missionaries, and in selecting fields of labor, and conducting the missionary work, will endeavor particularly to discountenance slavery, by refusing to receive the known fruits of unrequited labor, or to welcome to its employment those who hold their fellow-beings as slaves.

ART. IX. Missionary bodies, churches or individuals agreeing to the principles of this Society, and wishing to appoint and sustain missionaries of their own, shall be entitled to do so through the agency of the Executive Committee, on terms mutually agreed upon.

ART. X. No amendment shall be made to this Constitution without the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present at a regular annual meeting; nor unless the proposed amendment has been submitted to a previous meeting, or to the Executive Committee in season to be published by them (as it shall be their duty to do, if so submitted) in the regular official notifications of the meeting.

FOOTNOTE:

[A] By evangelical sentiments, we understand, among others, a belief in the guilty and lost condition of all men without a Saviour; the Supreme Deity, Incarnation and Atoning Sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the only Saviour of the world; the necessity of regeneration by the Holy Spirit, repentance, faith and holy obedience in order to salvation; the immortality of the soul; and the retributions of the judgment in the eternal punishment of the wicked, and salvation of the righteous.

The American Missionary Association.

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AIM AND WORK.

To preach the Gospel to the poor. It originated in a sympathy with the almost friendless slaves. Since Emancipation it has devoted its main efforts to preparing the FREEDMEN for their duties as citizens and Christians in America and as missionaries in Africa. As closely related to this, it seeks to benefit the caste-persecuted CHINESE in America, and to co-operate with the Government in its humane and Christian policy towards the INDIANS. It has also a mission in AFRICA.

STATISTICS.

CHURCHES: _In the South_—in Va., 1; N. C., 6; S. C., 2; Ga., 13; Ky., 6; Tenn., 4; Ala., 14; La., 17; Miss., 4; Texas, 6. _Africa_, 2. _Among the Indians_, 1. Total 76.

INSTITUTIONS FOUNDED, FOSTERED OR SUSTAINED IN THE SOUTH.—_Chartered_: Hampton, Va.; Berea, Ky.; Talladega, Ala., Atlanta, Ga.; Nashville, Tenn.; Tougaloo, Miss., New Orleans, La.; and Austin, Texas, 8. _Graded or Normal Schools_: at Wilmington, Raleigh, N. C.; Charleston, Greenwood, S. C.; Savannah, Macon, Atlanta, Ga.; Montgomery, Mobile, Athens, Selma, Ala.; Memphis, Tenn., 12. _Other Schools_, 24. Total 44.

TEACHERS, MISSIONARIES AND ASSISTANTS.—Among the Freedmen, 284; among the Chinese, 22; among the Indians, 11; in Africa, 13. Total, 330. STUDENTS—In Theology, 102; Law, 23; in College Course, 75; in other studies, 7,852. Total, 8,052. Scholars taught by former pupils of our schools, estimated at 150,000. INDIANS under the care of the Association, 13,000.

WANTS.

1. A steady INCREASE of regular income to keep pace with the growing work. This increase can only be reached by _regular_ and _larger_ contributions from the churches—the feeble as well as the strong.

2. ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS for our higher educational institutions, to accommodate the increasing numbers of students; MEETING HOUSES for the new churches we are organizing; MORE MINISTERS, cultured and pious, for these churches.

3. HELP FOR YOUNG MEN, to be educated as ministers here and missionaries to Africa—a pressing want.

Before sending boxes, always correspond with the nearest A. M. A. office, as below:

NEW YORK H. W. Hubbard, Esq., 56 Reade Street.
BOSTON Rev. C. L. Woodworth, Room 21 Congregational House.
CHICAGO Rev. Jas. Powell, 112 West Washington Street.

MAGAZINE.

This Magazine will be sent, gratuitously, if desired, to the Missionaries of the Association; to Life Members; to all clergymen who take up collections for the Association; to Superintendents of Sabbath Schools; to College Libraries; to Theological Seminaries; to Societies of Inquiry on Missions; and to every donor who does not prefer to take it as a subscriber, and contributes in a year not less than five dollars.

Those who wish to remember the AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION in their last Will and Testament, are earnestly requested to use the following

FORM OF A BEQUEST.

“I BEQUEATH to my executor (or executors) the sum of —— dollars in trust, to pay the same in —— days after my decease to the person who, when the same is payable, shall act as Treasurer of the ‘American Missionary Association’ of New York City, to be applied, under the direction of the Executive Committee of the Association, to its charitable uses and purposes.”

The will should be attested by three witnesses [in some States three are required—in other States only two], who should write against their names, their places of residence [if in cities, their street and number]. The following form of attestation will answer for every State in the Union: “Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said [A. B.] as his last Will and Testament, in presence of us, who, at the request of the said A. B., and in his presence, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.” In some States it is required that the Will should be made at least two months before the death of the testator.

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THE THIRTY-FOURTH VOLUME

OF THE

AMERICAN MISSIONARY,

1880.

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We have been gratified with the constant tokens of the increasing appreciation of the MISSIONARY during the past year, and purpose to spare no effort to make its pages of still greater value to those interested in the work which it records.

A little effort on the part of our friends, when making their own remittances, to induce their neighbors to unite in forming Clubs, will easily double our list, and thus widen the influence of our Magazine, and aid in the enlargement of our work.

Under the editorial supervision of Rev. C. C. PAINTER, aided by the steady contributions of our intelligent Missionaries and teachers in all parts of the field, and with occasional communications from careful observers and thinkers elsewhere, the AMERICAN MISSIONARY furnishes a vivid and reliable picture of the work going forward among the Indians, the Chinamen on the Pacific Coast, and the Freedmen as citizens in the South and as Missionaries in Africa.

It will be the vehicle of important views on all matters affecting the races among which it labors, and will give a monthly summary of current events relating to their welfare and progress.

Patriots and Christians interested in the education and Christianizing of these despised races are asked to read it, and assist in its circulation.

The Magazine will be sent gratuitously, if preferred, to the persons indicated on page 384.

Donations and subscriptions should be sent to

H. W. HUBBARD, Treasurer,
56 Reade Street, New York.

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TO ADVERTISERS.

Special attention is invited to the advertising department of the AMERICAN MISSIONARY. Among its regular readers are thousands of Ministers of the Gospel, Presidents, Professors and Teachers in Colleges, Theological Seminaries and Schools; it is, therefore, a specially valuable medium for advertising Books, Periodicals, Newspapers, Maps, Charts, Institutions of Learning, Church Furniture, Bells, Household Goods, &c.

Advertisers are requested to note the moderate price charged for space in its columns, considering the extent and character of its circulation.

Advertisements must be received by the TENTH of the month, in order to secure insertion in the following number. All communications in relation to advertising should be addressed to

THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT,
56 Reade Street, New York.

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☞ Our friends who are interested in the Advertising Department of the “American Missionary” can aid us in this respect by mentioning, when ordering goods, that they saw them advertised in our Magazine.

DAVID H. GILDERSLEEVE, PRINTER, 101 CHAMBERS STREET, NEW YORK.

Transcriber’s Notes:

Obvious printer’s punctuation errors have been corrected. Letters missing from printing, where an empty space had been left for the letter, were inserted. Inconsistent hyphenation retained due to multiple authors.