Chapter II: Part 2

Among all the industrial schools of this continent, Hampton Institute stands easily first in the amount of invested capital, or plant, and in the variety and extent of its operations. It is, moreover, unique; there is nothing else like it, and perhaps never will be, either in its scope or in the genius which marks its administration. To give any adequate account of the work in actual operation there would occupy all the space at my command.

The A. M. A. can not attempt to duplicate Hampton Institute; it has neither the means nor the man for such an undertaking.

I therefore pass to the consideration of what it is possible for us to do on our wider field in the present and near future. The industrial training which can be given by the A. M. A. schools is necessarily limited, both by financial and other considerations, not only in extent but also in variety. The ways in which we can wisely make effort seem to be as follows: 1. _Agriculture_, which is to be, after all, the occupation of the great majority of the people for whom we are laboring. In this, we may well give somewhat of theoretical instruction through lectures and even text-books; but more important than this, and not incompatible with it, is that effective teaching which comes by working out the practical object lesson of a thoroughly well tilled farm, as is done at Hampton, and to a less degree, as yet, at Tougaloo and Talladega. In this a two-fold purpose is served. Employment is given to needy students, and practical education is at the same time given, with but partial interruption of the progress of intellectual training.

But the idea of running school farms simply for the first-named end, the giving of employment to students, was long ago abandoned. Student labor is too costly, simply as service. It must be made thoroughly educational in order to be justified. Fortunately, the style of farming which is most truly educational is also most nearly remunerative. Good tools, good live stock, and good tillage are the indispensable factors in this sort of object lesson.

2. _Wood-working_, of which the principal branch is carpentry--turning and carving occupying a minor place. This has an advantage over agriculture, and also over the other trades, in the greater ease with which it may be made a matter of class instruction. Much can be accomplished in teaching the use and care of tools without entering at all upon processes of manufacture. Thus, classes numbering as high as twenty or twenty-five were taught during the past year at Atlanta University. Classes are also under instruction at Talladega College, Tougaloo University, and Lewis Institute (Macon). Repairs and additions to the various buildings of the several institutions furnish opportunity for practical application of the instruction given at the benches of the class-room; and in the course of time some lines of manufacture may also be found practicable, varying in kind with the locality. Along with wood-working, instruction in glazing would seem to be feasible, and even in that most useful art, soldering.

3. _Blacksmithing._--There are many good blacksmiths among the older colored men; and there is no reason, except lack of opportunity for learning, why there should not be more among the rising generation. In school shops it is possible to teach this trade successfully to classes. One teacher can instruct from six to ten pupils at as many forges, but the expense is greater than in teaching the use of wood-working tools. There is an inevitable consumption of coal and of metal--a serious loss unless some market can be found for simple articles of handiwork. Instruction in this branch is quite limited, though something is being done at Tougaloo, and more at the Santee Indian school.

Wheelwrighting is fast becoming an obsolete art in the North. The great factories have pushed the hand-made wagon out of the market. In the South, however, there is still much need of capable wheelwrights for the extensive repairs necessitated by the horrible roads--or rather lack of roads.

4. _Tinning._--This is also limited in its possibilities. A market is necessary for the disposal of products. Even a few pupils under a competent instructor can turn off an inconvenient amount of tin-ware, if storage proves to be its fate rather than sale; and schools are always at a disadvantage in the market. A fair beginning has been made in this branch at Tougaloo University.

5. _Printing._--If I were to name yet another branch of handiwork which it is possible to carry on as an educational accessory, it would be "the art preservative." The experience of A. M. A. institutions in sundry attempts hitherto is not at all of an encouraging sort; but this is very likely because they were not managed as educational agencies, under careful and skillful supervision. A start under the new method is being made at Fisk University, with many points in favor of its success.

The reader is perhaps surprised that I have not named _shoe-making_ as one of the practicable branches, since it has so often been incorporated into the industrial organization of various reformatory institutions; but it no longer seems a feasible undertaking for an industrial school of the modern type. The shoe-maker's occupation is gone, except as he becomes a part of the mechanism of a great factory, not making _shoes_, but confining himself to the simplest elements of a shoe, cutting uppers or scraping soles. Moreover, there is such competition and such depression in the shoe business as make this trade too unprofitable for prosecution in connection with school work.

6. _Drawing._--So far, I have been considering only manual training for boys. But there is one branch of a true industrial training which knows no sex. It is suitable and, when rightly considered, essential for boys and girls alike. While visiting the St. Louis Manual Training School two years ago, I said to Prof. Woodward, "What can we of the missionary schools, with our financial limitations, do best in this line of manual training?" He answered, "There is one thing that you can do in any school: it costs little, needs no special appliances or plant, and is the fundamental part of any industrial training, _drawing_." And he was right so far as the utility of the study is concerned. Drawing, not as a matter of picture-making, but as a means of systematic training for eye and hand, a training to accuracy and method, and as a vital help toward foremanship in any trade, ought everywhere to be held as a necessary element of industrial education. Some beginning in industrial drawing has been made in all our institutions. But, in a work like ours, the lack of special preparation on the part of most teachers, their insufficient appreciation of and faith in the study, and the lack of close direct supervision, are serious hindrances to complete success.

The range of industrial work for girls is less wide than that for boys, and lies chiefly in the zone of home making and keeping.

1. _Sewing_ is the first subject of instruction. The generation of women who came out of slavery knew nothing, and still know nothing, of needle-work. And so in all our schools, even the day schools, classes in plain sewing have long found a place; though of late the work has been taken up more systematically, all the girls of certain grades being held to the sewing classes as strictly as to reading or writing. After plain sewing comes the cutting and making of garments, the various forms of seductive "fancy work" being almost wholly ignored.

In our exhibit at the Madison meeting of the National Educational Association last summer were numbers of aprons, dresses, shirts, etc., made by pupils, often of the primary grades; and one of the most noticed specimens was a neatly darned stocking. Even darning must be taught to these girls in school; there is no instructor at home.

2. _Cooking_ is much more widely understood by the colored mothers. Indeed, there is a sort of illusory tradition abroad that the negroes are a race of cooks; though, according to my observation, nothing could be farther from the truth. And cooking is only one part of _domestic economy_. Of this art as a whole, the colored women are densely ignorant. They know nothing of orderly housekeeping, of marketing, or of economy in any true sense of the word.

In several of our schools--notably Le Moyne Institute at Memphis--instruction in domestic economy, including cooking, is now well systematized as a part of the course of study for girls. At Atlanta University, a class of young women each year is inducted into a full and careful knowledge of good housekeeping by what is called the cottage plan, the girls doing their own housekeeping through the year under the training of a cultivated house-mother.

Nor should it be forgotten that in every boarding school of the A. M. A. the regular ongoing of the domestic work of the institution, nearly all of which except the cooking and washing is done by the students, furnishes no insignificant or ineffectual training in the art of housekeeping.

8. _Nursing_ and the general care of the sick is also a branch in which instruction and training are sadly needed by the colored women. Few things are more pitiful than the condition of the sick among any half-civilized people, with their caprices, their superstitions and their irregularities. In this direction, Fisk University takes a prominent place among our institutions, employing a professionally trained woman who gives her whole time to the hygiene of the school and the training of the students in health-preserving and health-restoring.

It would have been easy to double the length of this article by going more into details with respect to the industrial features in process of incorporation into the work of all our leading institutions, and their industrial influence, the "unconscious tuition" of industry which they have come more and more to exert. Suffice it to add, without hyperbole, that it is easy to _track_ these missionary schools, to trace their influence by their results upon the home life and domestic ambitions of the young people who have gone out from them to the work of the world. And this influence is yet in its beginnings.

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THE CHINESE.

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THE OUTLOOK.

REV. W. C. POND.

With the beginning of a new fiscal year there came to me a deep sense of dissatisfaction with the present status of our work--a sadness which almost touched the borders of discouragement at the decrease in attendance on our schools, and the lack of eager outreaching and aggressive endeavor on the part of us all--Superintendent, Teachers and Chinese helpers,--all alike. The methods, which had been so strikingly efficient in years past, seemed to be failing us now. We were settled down into them, as ruts; and, no matter how slow or hard or fruitless our movements along the old line, it seemed impossible to see what else to do, or how we could strike out into new paths, or plan any material change in the ordering of our campaign.

Sometimes the question would arise; Is our work done? Has the Restriction Act, which for the present diminishes so greatly the incoming of fresh recruits for our schools, rung the knell of our missionary success? But to this question only one answer was possible. Even if, looking out from a stand-point of consummate Calvinism, we should venture to decide that the Lord's elect among the Chinese in California had all been gathered in, there were, nevertheless, these little flocks of Christ's own sheep and lambs already gathered that must not be left without a shepherd's care. Surely there is a duty that we owe to these, and to leave them untended in this wilderness would be to count ourselves in among the goats on the left hand of the Judge.

But no Calvinism of any sort--and certainly not of our sort--gives us any basis for such an unchristian decision. We cannot shelter behind it, and think to retire with honor when we have as yet only skirmished on the edges of the field. For the Chinese heathenism of California remains to-day, so far as we can see, substantially a solid mass, without any fissure, though not without a scar. Many chips have been struck off from it, and for these we bless God; but the rock-like hardness of the Chinese heart remains substantially unbroken. Say that all our missions have reached, in the aggregate, 5,000 of these souls--there remain 65,000 virtually untouched. Suppose that we could count 1,000 born of God in all the missions (and this would be a large estimate) there remain 69,000 that are still aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, without God and without hope in the world. To penetrate, somehow, this Chinese wall of prejudice, conceit and superstition, and pierce, with the sword of the spirit, the hearts intrenched behind it--to reach, somehow, the myriads not reached, and to bring them forth from the darkness that they love into the saving light that now they hate--this was the problem. You can look at it. I _have_ looked at it--till the sense of helplessness and uselessness threw me down upon my knees with my heart next door to despair. But there the still small voice was heard again, the voice of an _infinite_ Saviour saying, "Be not afraid, only believe." "If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say even to _this_ mountain, Remove hence, and it _shall remove_."

But with fresh courage, born of faith, came a conviction that some change of method,--not as abandoning by any means our schools, but as introducing new methods, breaking in upon an old and worn routine, was indispensable. What it should be I could not tell. One could conceive of several plans of operation, which would be beyond our reach for lack of means, but to find the work and then the workers, and still keep inside the line of safe expenditure--this called for a wisdom which could come to _me_, at any rate, only from above. We have been seeking this guidance. I say, "we," for I believe that teachers and helpers have prayed with me for it. We expect it to come. We venture to hope that we see it coming.

One token is the opening of new fields, especially at San Diego and Tulare--experiments yet, but hopeful ones. Another token is that in one, at least, of our helpers evangelistic power seems to appear. Not without anxiety did I see him brought within the fascination of the "Holiness Band" and the "Salvation Army," and my fears were not groundless, as some minor symptoms in his spiritual life clearly disclosed. But I believe that his Master and ours knew what was going on and will bring him forth out of it all, unscathed and better fitted for high service than he has ever been hitherto. At present he is in Oroville. After being there less than a week he wrote, "God has given me three souls--one of them at the meeting last night." And later, Rev. Joseph Adams, pastor of our church there, wrote as follows: "There is a very blessed work going on among the Chinese here. After conference with Wong Ock I invited him to bring to my house all the boys he thought were Christians. I fixed an evening about ten days ago, and invited my church clerk and Dr. Read to be present. Wong Ock came with eight boys. We were occupied with them until nearly midnight. It was one of the most blessed meetings I have had in this county. I examined them, through Wong Ock, as interpreter, in relation to their conversion, how it was brought about, and what was their present experience. Two professed to find peace with God during the meeting. Their child-like faith and ready acceptance of the statements and promises of the gospel were simply delightful. Considering their former training, and the small advantages of Christian knowledge, it was truly wonderful. My brethren agreed with me, that beyond all dispute they exhibited a glorious work of the spirit of God."

A third token of approaching answers to our prayer I see in the coming among us of Rev. D. D. Jones, who has been connected with our South China Mission, under Rev. C. R. Hager of Hong Kong. The French war has so disturbed the people among whom he was laboring, and, for the present, so closed the doors to missionary service, that he has seized the opportunity for a visit to us. He is well fitted for street preaching, and seems to have the evangelistic spirit. By way of experiment I have asked him to labor with us in this city for a month or two--hoping, if the Lord accepts our endeavor, to have him visit Sacramento, Marysville and other points. The beginnings of his work are encouraging, and we venture to hope that fruit already appears. We ask the readers of the _Missionary_ to add their requests to ours, that these tokens may be what the cloud was, big as a man's hand--precursor of glad out-pourings such as those in which Elijah left the mount of conflict and of prayer.

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CHILDREN'S PAGE.

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LETTER FROM AN INDIAN BOY.

The letter given below was written by a Sioux Indian boy, whose entire education has been gained in the three years he has now been at Hampton Institute. It was written in acknowledgment of a Christmas gift of ten dollars for the purchase of books for himself, sent by a Sabbath-school class of boys in New York city.

HAMPTON, Va. Dec. 18th, 1884.

DEAR FRIENDS: It is impossible for me to write a few lines. I am
glad that I will try to say a few words Of my people. We were
just like a little baby. When Columbus discovered America, Until
now To-day, we are different from what we were at that time. It
is hard for us to leave our own old Indian ways at once. You
know how hard it is for a crazy man get better from his crazy.
It is just so with the Indians, it is hard for us. When I was at
home, I was the youngest, But I try to do my best. So my parents
wanted me to be kept there, As long as I could. But some of my
friends think it will better for me to get a little education,
and them some more to help them. It seem to me come to schools,
And now I am school in this institution, and it is hard for me
to do right. But I try to do my best as well as possible. And I
learn little bits of English language or composition and also
some history, Ever since I been here about over three years ago.
So I am anxious to tell you something about my people, but as I
say I have been here three years, I did not know how they
getting along--But I think they are become like as civilized
now, As some of them try very hard to do as the white people's.
But there are some white men in our agencies, are good but only
few of them, And there are most of all bad ones. Those bad ones
who are try hard to pull us down. So hoping you will help and
pray for us. We may stand against these bad temptation. And
finally we shall be risen very slowly, from the lowest to the
highest civilization. Some of the white man those who opposed
the Indian they said--"The Indians can never be civilized are
dead Indian not lives Indians but dead, them are unsuccessful
and good for anything." It may be very true. But if some always
good people will help us to do right, We shall be civilized as
well as any other nation. my friends I wish I could do more, but
the language which I am using is rather and difficult for me and
keeps me back. Therefore I cannot express of my desire but as I
say again We shall not be civilized at once, but we shall in the
future. I thank you for money very much.

I am most sincerely an Indian friend.

BENJ. OHITIKA.

The attempt of the writer of the letter to quote the inhuman sentiment so often uttered by bad white men: "There is no good Indian but a dead Indian," illustrates the extreme difficulty an Indian has in acquiring our language. The penmanship of this boy would bear favorable comparison with that of young men of his age as they graduate from our public schools. It is an interesting fact that the Indian under education uniformly excels in penmanship.

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RECEIPTS FOR DECEMBER, 1884.

MAINE, $1,461.02.

Alfred. Cong. Ch. and Soc., 15.25, and Sab. Sch., 10 $25.25
Andover. Mrs. N. J. P. Dame, _for Woman's Work_ 4.00
Augusta. Mrs. Skeeles' S. S. Class, _for Student Aid,
Talladega C._ 1.00
Bangor. Central Cong. Ch. and Soc., adl. (6.60 of which
_for Indian M._) 54.60
Bangor. Central Ch. Sab. Sch., _for Indian M._ 40.00
Bluehill. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 16.60
Brewer. M. Hardy, 50, to const. MRS. MARY A.
CHAMBERLAIN L.M.; First Cong. Ch. and Soc., 10 60.00
Bridgton. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 6.20
Brunswick. Hon. A. H. Merrill, to const. REV. JOHN H.
HIGGINS, REV. F. W. TOWLE and DEA. S. A. SMITH L.M's 100.00
Falmouth. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc., 3.50; "A Friend,"
5 8.50
Farmington Falls. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 6.00
Foxcroft. Mrs. D. Blanchard 5.00
Gilead. Cong. Ch. 4.01
Hallowell. "Friends," _Freight_ 3.00
Hermon. "F. B. S. S.," by J. M. Taylor 2.00
Limington. "A. B" 2.50
North Anson. "A Friend" 10.00
North Norway. Mrs. M. K. Frost .50
Norridgewock. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 40.00
Portland. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc., ad'l 16.50
Searsport. First Cong. Ch., ad'l 15.00
South Berwick. Dea. I. P. Yeaton, to const, himself
and REV. GEO. LEWIS L. M's 100.00
Windham. Rev. L. Wiswall 14.00
Woolwich. Cong. Ch. 14.50
Yarmouth. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 18.01
York. First Cong Ch. and Soc. 33.00
Ladies of Maine, _for Selma, Ala._ Hiram, Ladies, 50;
Auburn, Ladies of High St. Ch., 24.25; Lewiston,
Ladies of Pine St. Ch., 23.50; Auburn, Ladies of
Sixth St. Ch., 1.10; ----, "Friends," 2 100.85
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$701.02

LEGACY.

Castine. Estate of Mrs. Lucy S. Adams, by Rev.
Geo. M. Adams, Ex. 760.00
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$1,461.02

NEW HAMPSHIRE, $681.15.

Bennington. Katherine P. Heald $5.00
Bristol. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 2.32
Colebrook. Cong. Ch. and Sab. Sch. 10.00
Concord. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., to const. MRS.
ARTHUR G. STEVENS, MRS. ENOCH GERRISH and MRS. JOHN
C. THORNE, L.M's 100.00
Concord. Miss Alma J. Herbert 30, to const. herself
L.M.; "A Friend" 1 31.00
Dover. Mrs. S. H. Foye and Mrs. A. Fairbanks, _for
Student Aid, Atlanta U._ 10.00
Exeter. "A Friend," 32; Second Cong. Ch., 24; By
Miss Mary Gordon (one share), 20; Ladies' Sew.
Circle of Second Cong. Ch., _freight_, 3 79.00
Gilmanton. Centre Cong. Ch. 5.00
Hanover. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Atlanta U._ 20.00
Harrisville. Cong. Ch. 8.76
Hinsdale. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 12.35
Keene. First Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch. 21.33
Lyme. Cong. Sab. Sch. 10.00
Manchester. First Cong. Ch., 10; Mrs. M. Gilbert,
5.50; "Friends," 55c., _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 16.05
Marlboro. Ladies' Freedmen Soc. 10.00
Merrimac. First Cong. Ch. 13.70
Milford. First Cong. Ch. to const. MRS. J. J. SAVAGE,
MINNIE L. CONVERSE and CHARLES J. WILSON L.M's 106.14
Mount Vernon. J. A. Starrett 5.00
Nashua. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 120.00
Nelson. Cong. Ch. 11.24
Pelham. Cong. Ch. 41.54
Salem. Cong. Ch. 1.50
Stratham. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 21.22
Tilton. A. H. Colby 6.00
Walpole. First Cong. Ch. 11.00
Webster. "A Friend" 3.00

VERMONT, $509.55.

Bellows Falls. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 29.96
Burlington. Winooski Av. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 95.16
Cabot. Cong. Ch. 20.00
Chelsea. Cong. Ch. 17.50
East Hardwick. Miss Carrie M. Bell 1.50
East Townsend. Mrs. Harvey P. Holbrook 2.50
Essex. "H. D. B." 1.50
Hartford. Second Cong. Ch. 46.55
Jamaica. Cong. Ch. 8.60
Lyndon. Cong. Ch. 26.00
Pittsford. Mrs. Nancy P. Humphrey 10.00
Peacham. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 21.08
St. Albans. "A Widow's Mite" 2.00
Saint Johnsbury. "New Year's Offering, In Memoriam,
from O. W. H." _for Tillotson C. and N. Inst._ 50.00
Stowe. Cong. Ch. 42.50
West Brattleborough. Ladies, by Mrs. Anna L. Grout,
Two Bbls. C.; 4 _for freight, for McIntosh, Ga._ 4.00
Westminster. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 12.00
By Mrs. Henry Fairbanks, _for McIntosh, Ga._;
Burlington, Ladies of Winooski Av. Cong. Ch., 31.65;
Chester, Ladies, 22.05; Derby Centre, Ladies, by Mrs.
David Hopkinson, 5; Newport, Ladies, 36; Dr. T. D.
Hoskins, 2; Mrs. C. F. Ranny, 1 97.70
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$488.55

LEGACY.

Jericho. Estate of Hosea Spaulding, C. M. Spaulding,
10; A. C. Spaulding, 5; Nellie M. Percival, 3;
E. J. Spaulding, 3 21.00
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$509.55

MASSACHUSETTS, $6,138.85.

Acton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 16.25
Amherst. First Ch., 55; South Cong. and Soc., 5.29 60.29
Andover. Rev. C. M. Mead, D.D. 6.00
Ashburnham. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 21.00
Athol Centre. Mrs. Emily Eaton 2.00
Auburndale. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 253.73
Boston. Un. Ch. and Soc., 312.14; "A Friend," 100;
"A Friend," 50; Ginn, Heath & Co., Pkg. Books; _for
Macon, Ga._; Boston Highlands, Mrs. Livermore, 2;
Brookline, "A Friend," 50; Brookline, "Donation,"
50c.; Cambridgeport, Pilgrim Ch., 8.53; Chelsea,
Third Cong. Ch. and Soc., 18.55; Chelsea, Ladies'
Union Home M. Band, _for Missionary, Chattanooga,
Tenn._, 199.87; Dorchester, Second Cong. Ch. and
Soc., 108.18; Dorchester, Member of Second Ch.,
_for Hampton N. and A. Inst._, 1; Dorchester, Rev.
Chas. Nichols, to const. MRS. L. D. DYER, L.M., 30;
Jamaica Plain, Central Ch. and Soc. 112; Cong Pub.
Soc. 8 Cases, Libraries 992.77
Braintree. "A Friend" 10.00
Brockton. Porter Evan. Ch. and Soc. to const. MRS.
KATE M. JONES, L.M. 41.54
Clinton. "A Friend" 100.00
Cohasset. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 9.36
Easthampton. Payson Ch. 297.09
East Longmeadow. "A Friend" .50
Dalton. Mrs. Zenas M. Crane 100.00
Danvers. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. to const. JOHN D.
PHILBRICK, LUCIUS A. MUDGE, HANNA HUTCHINSON and
HORACE G. PUTNAM, L.M's 123.58
Dracut. Center Ch. 16.00
Everett. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 6.08
Globe Village. Evan. Free Ch. to const. LUCIEN W.
CURTIS, M.D., L.M. 40.00
Gloucester. Evan. Cong. S. S., _for S. S. Work,
Woman's Bureau_ 15.00
Grafton. Evan. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 88.28
Greenfield. Second Cong. Ch., 37.19; First Cong. Ch.
and Soc., 13 50.19
Great Barrington. "Member Cong. Ch." 1.00
Groton. "Mother and Daughter" (of which 10 _for Mountain
white work_, 10 _for Chinese_ and 10 _for Indian M._),
to const. MILES SPAULDING, M.D., L.M. 35.00
Harwich. First Cong. Ch. 14.75
Haydenville. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 15.00
Holliston. Cong. Ch. and Soc., 125.30; "Bible Christians
of District No. 4." 25 150.30
Hopkinton. Cong. Ch. and Soc., adl. 29.89
Lakeville. "A Friend" 2.50
Lexington. Hancock Ch. and Soc. 18.89
Lincoln. Cong. Sab. Sch., 20; "A Friend," 2: _for
Student Aid, Atlanta U._ 22.00
Lowell. Geo. F. Willey, 10; Eliot Ch., 12.50; Rodolphus
Stevens, 20 42.50
Lynn. First Ch. of Christ 4.11
Ludlow. Children's Soc., by Miss M. E. Jones, Bbl. of C.
and Cash, 4; _for Macon, Ga._ 4.00
Malden. First Cong. Church and Soc. 47.12
Massachusetts. "A Friend" 20.00
Medfield. Mrs. S. D. Shaw 1.50
Medfield. Mary B. Lovell, _freight_ 2.00
Melrose. Ortho. Cong. Ch. 5.77
Methuen. Cong. Ch. 7.00
Middleboro. Cen. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 26.36
Middleton. Cong. Ch. and Soc., ad'l. 3.00
Newton. Mrs. Winthrop Sargent, _for Indian M., Dakota_ 10.00
Newton. Miss Annie L. Boyden, Bbl. Books, etc., _for
Macon, Ga._
Newton Center. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 50.00
North Adams. Cong. Ch. 55.65
Northampton. Miss M. A. Williams 1.00
North Brookfield. Miss Abbie W. Johnson, 5, _for Student
Aid, Fisk U._, and 2 _for Woman's Work_ 7.00
North Weymouth. Pilgrim Ch. and Soc. 9.06
North Woburn. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 9.43
Oakham. Miss Louise Ayres 5.00
Orange. Cong. Ch. and Sab. Sch. 13.29
Paxton. First. Cong. Ch. 8.00
Peabody. "A Member So. Ch." 10.00
Pittsfield. South Ch. and Parish 30.71
Randolph. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., ad'l. 21.00
Reading. "A Friend" 3.00
Sandwich. Mrs. Wm. Farrington 1.00
Somerville. Lower Lights Soc. of Prospect Hill Ch., _for
Missionary, Wilmington, N. C._ 18.00
South Braintree. Rev. J. B. Sewall 4.00
South Hadley Falls. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 12.00
South Weymouth. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc., to const.
DWIGHT B. ROGERS and SAMUEL BATES L.M's 51.00
Stoneham. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 6.61
Sturbridge. By Mrs. Melvin Haynes, _for freight_ 2.00
Sudbury. Union Evan. Ch. and Soc., bal. to const. REV.
D. W. GOODALE L.M. 3.00
Sutton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 35.00
Templeton. Rev. T. O. Rice. 10.00
Templeton. Elizabeth C. D. Shattuck, _for freight_ 1.00
Townsend. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 13.70
Upton. Ladies' Sewing Circle of First Cong. Ch., _for
freight_ 2.00
Ware. C. C. Hitchcock, _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 25.00
Warren. Cong. Ch. 25.00
Warren. Home M. Soc., 2 Bbls. of C., _for Straight U._
Watertown. Phillips Mission Band, _for Student Aid,
Straight U._ 50.00
Webster. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 2.36
Wendell. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 4.57
West Boylston. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 74.75
Westfield. Harry Northan, _for Student Aid, Straight U._ 2.00
Westminster. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for furnishing room,
Williamsburg, Ky._ 15.00
Westport. Pacific Union Ch., to const. REV. S. W.
CLARKE, L.M. 30.00
West Roxbury. So. Evan. Ch. and Soc. 29.95
West Roxbury. South Evan. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid,
Fisk U._ 25.00
Whitinsville. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 951.79
Wilbraham. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Atlanta U._ 10.00
Williamstown. First Cong. Ch. 19.05
Winchester. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 106.45
Wollaston. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 8.00
Worcester. Plymouth Cong. Ch. (20 of which _for Orange
Park Ch._) 200.82
Worcester. Infant Class Piedmont Sab. Sch., _for Student
Aid, Atlanta U._ 25.00
Worcester. Salem St. Sab. Sch., _for Missionary,
Savannah, Ga._ 22.24
Yarmouth. Ladies' Circle of Cong. Ch., _freight_ 1.00
By Charles Marsh, Treas. Hampden Benev. Assn.:
Springfield, North, 53.39; East Longmeadow, 41;
West Springfield, Park st., (8 of which _for Tougaloo
U._), 31; Feeding Hills, 11; Monson, 6; Chicopee,
Third, 2.10 144.49
By C. B. Rice, Treas. Talladega C.: _For Student
Aid_--Fall River, Pastoral Aid Soc. Cong. Ch., 70;
Haverhill, A. Nichols, 100; Leicester, "A Friend,"
1.25; Milford, Mrs. John Daniels, 5; _For other
purposes_--Clinton, Ladies' Missy. Soc., Bbl. of C;
Clinton, Cong. C., 4, incorrectly ack. in Jan. number
from Andover; North Cambridge, Isabel Blake, 2 Bbls.
of C. 176.25
By E. C. Stickel, Treas. Fisk U.: _For Student
Aid_--Buckland, Cong. Ch., 11.33; Newburyport, North
Ch., Miss M. S. Blake's S. S. Class 1: North
Brookfield, First Cong. S. S., 35; Peabody, Mrs.
M. F. Fenderson, 1; Taunton, Broadway Ch. Sab. Sch.,
50; _For other purposes_--Greenfield, Mrs. Geo.
Washburn, Bbl of C.; Newton Highlands, Young Ladies'
Sew. Soc., Bbl. of C.; North Brookfield, Young
Ladies' Sew. Soc., Bbl. of C. 98.33
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$5,135.85

LEGACIES.

Freetown. Estate of Louisa W. Winslow, by Thomas
G. Winslow, Ex. 1,000.00
Medway. Estate of Samuel D. Force, bal. Legacy,
by M. M. Fisher, Ex. 3.00
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$6,138.85

CLOTHING, ETC., RECEIVED AT BOSTON OFFICE; MAINE,
Hallowell, "Friends." 3 Bbls.: NEW HAMPSHIRE,
Derry, First Cong. Ch., 1 Bbl., _for McIntosh,
Ga._; Goffstown, Rev. S. L. Gerould, 2 Bbls.,
_for Marion, Ala._; Exeter, Ladies' Sewing Circle,
of Second Cong. Ch., 2 Bbls. Christmas Goods, val.
150, _for Tillotson C. and N. Inst._; VERMONT,
Newbury, Ladies' Benev. Soc., Bbl. and Box, _for
Atlanta, U._; MASSACHUSETTS, Boston, Francis T.
Kimball, 500 Leaflets; Brookline, Mrs. Moses
Withington, 2 Bbls., _for Huguenot, Va._;
Haverhill, Industrial Soc. of North Ch., 1 Bbl.,
_for Tougaloo, Miss._; Medfield, 1 Bbl., by Mary
B. Lovell; Newbury, First Parish, 2 Bbls., val.
40, _for Tougaloo, Miss._; Newburyport, Harriet O.
Haskell, 1 Bbl S. S. papers, etc., _for Newman,
Ga._; North Brookfield, Miss A. W. Johnson, 1 Bbl.
_for Savannah, Ga._; Oxford, "Friends," 2 Bbls.,
_for Kitrell, N. C._; Randolph, Ladies' Benev.
Soc. of First. Cong. Ch., 1 Bbl., val. 42;
Somerville, Mrs. E. W. Haynes, 1 Bbl., _for
Kittrell, N. C._; "Lower Lights" Soc. of Prospect
Hill Ch., 1 Bbl., _for Wilmington, N. C._;
Saxonville, Mrs. G. W. Webster, 1 Bbl., _for
Kitrell, N. C._; West Somerville, Young People's
Mission Band of Day St. Ch., 2 Bbls. and 1 Box of
Christmas Goods, val. 86, _for Marietta, Ga._;
Sturbridge, by Mrs. Melvin Haynes, Bbl. and Box,
_for Kittrell, N. C._; Upton, Ladies' Sewing
Circle of First Cong. Ch., 1 Bbl., _for Emerson
Inst._; Watertown, Phillips Mission Band, 2 Bbls.
Christmas Goods, _for Ladies' Island, S. C._;
Westborough, Ladies of F. M. Soc., 1 Bbl., val.
32, _for Savannah, Ga._; West Roxbury, Mrs. Mary
F. Allen, 1 Bbl.; Yarmouth, Ladies' Soc. of Cong.
Ch., 1 Bbl., _for Savannah Ga._; RHODE ISLAND,
Little Compton, Ladies' Sociable of Cong. Ch., 1
Bbl.

RHODE ISLAND, $196.75.

East Providence. Samuel Belden, to const. MRS.
CATHARINE M. CONE and MRS. EVA S. BABCOCK L.M's 60.00
Little Compton. Ladies' Sociable of Cong. Ch., _freight_ .25
Newport. United Cong. Ch. 85.00
Providence. Central Cong. Ch., _for Student Aid,
Talladega C._ 50.00
Westerly. Mrs. Mary T. Babcock 1.50

CONNECTICUT, $2,294.17.

Bantam. Cornelia Bradley 3.00
Berlin. Second Cong. Ch. 12.37
Bloomfield. Cong. Ch. 12.84
Bridgeport. Park Sab. Sch., _for Scholarship,
Tillotson C. and N. Inst._ 30.00
Bridgeport. Park St. Ch. and Soc. 11.34
Canaan. First Cong. Ch. 7.45
Canton Center. Mrs. Sarah B. Hallock, _for Woman's
Work_ 4.00
Clinton. Cong. Ch. and Soc., to const. SIDNEY P.
SMITH L.M. 37.60
Columbia. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 20.27
Cornwall Bridge. Geo. H. Swift 10.00
Coventry. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 21.52
Danbury. First Cong. Ch. (30 of which to const.
ALEXANDER PINE L.M.) 130.00
Deep River. Cong. Ch., to const. JOHN T. STRICKLAND
L.M. 31.00
East Haddam. Millington Ch. 5.25
East Hampton. First Cong. Ch and Soc., bal. to const.
DEA. JOHN WATROUS, L.M. 16.00
East Hartford. First Ch. 20.00
Falls Village. Cong. Ch. 3.68
Groton. Cong. Sab. Sch. 8.38
Guilford. First Cong. Ch., to const. WALTER W. WILCOX
L.M. 30.00
Hadlyme. R. E. Hungerford, 50; Cong. Ch., 4.50 54.50
Hartford. Rev. G. D. Pike, D.D., 30, to const. DR.
G. W. AVERY L.M.; Mrs. M. C. Bemis, 20; Wethersfield
Av. Cong. Ch., 9.66 59.66
Kensington. "A Friend" 4.50
Kent. Cong. Ch. 9.00
Lakeville. Mrs. S. P. Robbins 5.00
Long Ridge. Cong. Ch. 3.00
Madison. Cong. Ch. 7.35
Meriden. First Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., _for Atlanta U._ 20.00
Meriden. R. P. Rand 3.00
Nepaug. Cong. Ch. 4.50
New Britain. First Ch. of Christ 51.02
New Haven. Humphrey St. Cong. Sab. Sch. to const.
WILLIAM ATWATER, MRS. O. S. WRIGHT and MISS ALICE
HUBBARD L.M's, _for Tillotson C. and N. Inst._ 175.00
Newington. Cong. Ch. 37.61
New London. Ch. of Christ 57.00
New Milford. First Cong. Ch. 101.11
New Preston. Mrs. Betsey Averill, _for Indian M._ 10.00
North Greenwich. Cong. Ch. to const. WILLIAM W.
BROWN L.M. 53.97
North Guilford. A. E. Bartlett 21.00
North Woodstock. Cong. Ch. 17.00
Norwalk. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 15.00
Norwich. Park Cong. Ch. and Soc., ad'l, 51.04; Broadway
Cong. Ch., 10 61.04
Norwich. Broadway Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Memorial Window,
Tillotson C. and N. Inst._ 50.00
Poquonock. "A Friend," _for Building Fund, Tillotson C.
and N. Inst._ 100.00
Rockville. Second Cong. Ch. _for Tillotson C. and N.
Inst._ 89.54
Old Saybrook. Cong. Ch. 11.52
Saybrook. Rev. A. S. Chesebrough 4.00
Sharon. Mrs. B. Sears, 1; Emilie C. Sears, 1 2.00
Somers. Cong. Ch. 14.10
South Norwalk. Mrs. Rebecca Pennell, _for Woman's Work_ 5.00
Talcottville. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 122.45
Thomaston. Cong Ch. 52.48
Thompson. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 14.12
Thompsonville. T. I. Pease, _for Student Aid, Straight
U._ 25.00
Vernon. "The King's Daughters," by Hattie L. Skinner,
Sec., _for Woman's Work_ 10.00
Washington. F. A. Frisbie 1.00
Watertown. Dr. John De Forest 100.00
Westbrook. Cong. Ch. 30.00
Westchester. Cong. Ch. 22.00
Westport. Saugatuck Cong. Ch. 33.65
Wethersfield. Cong Ch. 86.53; Griswoldville Sab. Sch.
51.47, _for Tillotson C. and N. Inst._ 138.00
Wolcott. Cong. Ch. 8.40
Woodbury. First Cong. Ch., 19.50; North Cong. Ch., 17;
Mrs. C. P. Churchill, 50c. 37.00
Woodstock. First Cong. Ch. & Soc. 22.50

By C. B. Rice. Treas. Talladega C. Kensington, Cong.
Sab. Sch. _for Student Aid_, 25; Rockville, Mrs. E. E.
Wilson's Sab. Sch. Class 5, _for Girl's R. Room_;
South Britain, South Ch. Sab. Sch., Box Tools 30.00
By Rev. W. C. Brooks, _for Tillotson C. and N. Inst._;
Norfolk Cong. Ch. 33.45; Southington Cong. Ch., 15;
West Winsted, W. L. Camp, 5; Derby, Miss Sarah A.
Hotchkiss, 5; L. De Forest, 1; Bridgeport, Edward
Sterling, 5; Hebron, J. & Mary C. Porter, 2, _For
New Hall_; West Winsted, Miss Jennie L. Griswold, 10;
Plainville, Dea. A. N. Clark, 10 86.45
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$2,194.17

New London. Estate of Lucretia Latimer, by John G.
Crump, Admr. 100.00
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$2,294.17

NEW YORK, $635.59.

Alfred Centre. Mrs. I. F. Kenyon 5.00
Big Hollow. Nelson Hitchcock 5.00
Black Creek. Cong. Ch. 3.00
Brentwood. E. F. Richardson, _for Berea C._ 15.00
Brooklyn. South Cong. Ch., 162.04; "A Friend" 5; "A
Friend," 1 168.04
Camden. "A Friend" 1.00
Chauteaugay. Joseph Shaw 4.50
Chittenango. Miss E. D. Starr .50
Eden. Mrs. H. McNett 2.00
Fillmore. L. L. Nourse 9.00
Flushing. Cong. Ch., Case of C., _for Atlanta, Ga.,
Storrs Sch._
Galway. Delia C. Davis 5.00
Gilbertsville. Rev. A. Wood 5.00
Homer. Cong. Ch., 95.57; Mrs. Augusta Arnold, 5; F. F.
Pratt, 2 102.57
Livonia. Mrs. Wm. Calvert 5.00
Lockport. First Cong. Ch. 8.00
Madrid. Cong. Ch. 3.43
Mexico. Geo. G. French 10.00
New Lebanon. By Mrs. C. W. Bacon, Bbl. and Box of C.
New York. J. S. Holt 20.00
New York. Pilgrim Ch., bal. to const. DR. S. AUGDEN
HILLS, JOSEPH SILLIMAN and MRS. EMMA E. NESTELL L.M's,
_for Student Aid, Talladega C._ 44.25
New York. Mrs. H. B. Spelman, _for Student Aid, Atlanta
U._ 25.00
New York, N. Y. Women's Home Miss'y Union, by Mrs. L. H.
Cobb, Treas., _for Missionary, Tougaloo, Miss._ 15.00
New York. Funk & Wagnalls, Pkg. Books, _for Macon, Ga._;
C. L. Mead, Trunk of C., _for Talladega Ala._
North Pitcher. Cong. Ch. 2.54
Oriskany. Mrs. Lovina Halsey 10.00
Pitcher. Cong. Ch. 25.00
Riverhead. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 13.82
Rochester. Plymouth Ch., 38.38; A. Hubregtse, 1.50 39.88
Sag Harbor. Chas. N. Brown, to const. HARRIET A. BROWN,
L.M., _for Santee Agency_ 30.00
Saratoga Springs. Mrs. Elizabeth T. Marvin 2.50
Union Valley. Wm. C. Angel 5.00
Upper Aquebogue. Cong. Ch. 9.06
Westmoreland. First Cong. Sab. Sch. 3.00
West Winfield. Cong. Ch. 25.00
By C. B. Rice, Treas. Talladega C. Homer, Miss Jennie
Stebbins, _for Student Aid_, 2.50; "Cong. Friends,"
People's Cyclopedia, val. 14; "Cong. Friends," _for
Student Aid_, 10; Lockport, "A Friend," Box of C.;
Paris, Rev. Wm. E. Mather, _for Student Aid_, 1. 13.50

NEW JERSEY, $514.69.

Asbury Park. Ralph Tyler 2.50
Bernardsville. J. L. Roberts 40.00
Colt's Neck. Reformed Ch. 8.55
Jersey City. First Cong. Ch. 97.45
Montclair. Mrs. Pratt's S. S. Class, _for Student Aid,
Talladega C._ 6.00
Newark. Belleville Ave. Cong. Ch., 59.89; J. H.
Denison, 30 89.89
Salem. W. Graham Tyler 50.00
Upper Montclair. Christian Union Cong. Ch. 201.25
Woodbridge. First Cong. Ch. 19.05

PENNSYLVANIA, $59.00.

Centre Road. J. A. Scovel 5.00
Mercer. Miss Sarah Pew 2.00
North East. Miss C. A. Talcott 1.00
Philadelphia. John Wanamaker, _for Lexington, Ky._ 1.00
Philadelphia. American Sab. Sch. Union, Box Books, _for
Talladega C._
Troy. Chas. C. Paine 50.00

OHIO, $4,839.29.

Alliance. Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch. 6.00
Andover. Cong. Ch. 8.29
Belden. Cong. Ch. 3.43
Bellefontaine. Mr. and Mrs. John Lindsay 10.00
Berea. J. S. Smedley 5.00
Chatham Centre. Cong. Ch. 18.00
Cincinnati. Mrs. B. E. Aydelott 5.00
Cleveland. Euclid Av. Cong. Ch., 167.93, to const. MRS.
F. C. HOFFMAN, A. J. SMITH and WALTER KING L.M's;
Euclid Av. Cong. Ch., 69.50; J. J. Low, 5 242.43
Eagleville. J. W. Sperry 1.50
Gambier. J. S. Sawer. 5.00
Geneva. Mrs. Samuel Kingsbury, 10; Mrs. Susan Webster,
5 15.00
Grafton. Cong. Ch. 3.30
Harmar. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Talladega_ 20.00
Mansfield. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., 278.73; Young
People's Miss'y Circle, 30.92; Woman's Benev. Soc.,
20.02; Children's Hour, 5; to const. MRS. HATTIE G.
BARKER, MRS. ELIZABETH L. MARSHALL, MRS. MARIE E.
RIDGEWAY, MRS. EMILY JENNER, MRS. MARY HURST, MRS.
ALICE F. GADSBY, MRS. M. M. FINK, MRS. LOUISA R.
CONSTANCE, MRS. MARY E. MCFARLAND and MRS. MARTHA H.
SMITH, L.M's 334.67
Mineral Ridge. Welsh Cong. Ch. 5.00
Oberlin. Second Cong. Ch. 50.00
Oberlin. Mrs. Dr. Siddall, _for Lexington, Ky._ 5.00
Oberlin. Cong. Ch., Bbl of C., _for Atlanta, Ga.,
Storrs Sch._
Perrysburg. Rev. I. K. Deering .50
South New Lyme. Mrs. J. Tuckerman, 2; "A Friend," 5 7.00
Strongsville. E. Lyman 10.00
Tallmadge. Hannah W. Carter 1.50
Troy. Cong. Ch. 2.68
Warrensville. Mrs. Mary Walkden 10.00
Wellington. First Cong. Ch. 45.84
West Andover. Cong. Ch. 13.15
Willoughby. Florence A. Page, _for Tillotson C. and
N. Inst._ 10.00
Zanesville. Mrs. M. A. Dunlap 1.00
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$839.29

LEGACIES.

Austinburg. Estate of L. B. Austin 1,000.00
Cleveland. Estate of Sophronia Otis Lyman 3,000.00
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$4,839.29

ILLINOIS, $1,289.29.

Albion. Mrs. Martha Skevington, 5; Dea. James
Greene, 5 10.00
Alton. Chas. Phinney 20.00
Aurora. New Eng. Cong. Ch. 30.80
Barry. Lyndon Freeman 1.50
Camp Point. Mrs. S. B. McKinney 10.00
Carthage. Mrs. Elizabeth Bernethy 10.00
Champaign. Ladies of Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C., _for
Talladega C._
Chicago. First Cong. Ch. 144.52
Chicago. Ladies Soc. of First Cong. Ch., _for
Missionary, Macon, Ga._ 89.00
Chicago. Mrs. J. M. Baker and Others, N. E Ch., Bbl.
of C., _for Macon, Ga._
Crystal Lake. Rev. Henry Willard 50.00
Dover. Cong. Ch. 34.00
Farmington. Phineas Chapman 50.00
Galva. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 7.22
Geneseo. "Busy Workers," _for Missionary, Mobile, Ala._ 15.00
Geneseo. Cong. Ch. 13.26
Geneseo. 3 Bbls. of C. and 2 freight, _for Talladega C._ 2.00
Hampton. Cong. Ch. 3.00
Hinsdale. Rev. F. Bascom 10.00
Jefferson. Cong. Ch. 12.00
Lake Forest. Saml. Dent 1.00
La Salle. "Christmas Gift from a Friend," _for
Missionary, Mobile, Ala._ 100.00
Mattoon. "Morning Glories," Cong. Ch., _for Student
Aid, Fisk U._ 50.00
Mendon. Cong. Sab. Sch. 14.60
Morrison. Cong. Ch. ad'l. 5.00
Oak Park. First Cong. Ch. 188.44
Oak Park. Ladies' Aid Soc. Bbl. & Box C. Freight,
$4.20, _for Macon, Ga._ 4.20
Oak Park. Ladies of Cong. Ch., _for Missionary, Austin,
Texas_ 1.00
Odell. Cong. Ch. 53.00
Payson. Cong. Ch. 12.20
Peoria. Cong. Ch. 104.35
Springfield. First Cong. Ch. to const. MRS. JENNIE POST
L.M. 34.20
Waukegan. Cong. Ch. 7.00
Western Springs. Sab. Sch., Box Books, etc., Freight 2,
_for Macon, Ga._ 2.00
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$1,089.29

LEGACY.

Paxton. Estate of Edwin Rice 200.00
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$1,289.29

MICHIGAN, $175.47.

Battle Creek. Mrs. Eliza Williams 2.50
Benzonia. Cong. Ch. 4.96
Calumet. "A Friend" 25.00
Detroit. Mrs. Jeremiah Porter, _for Straight U._ 4.00
Eaton Rapids. First Cong. Ch. 10.51
Grand Rapids. Park Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Rev. J. H. H.
Sengstacke_ 40.00
Grand Rapids. Park Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Rev. J. J. H.
Sengstacke_ 10.00
Greenville. Cong. Ch. 35.00
Jackson. Mrs. R. M. Bennett. 1.50
Milford. Mrs. Wm. A. Arms 5.00
Portland. C. D. Woodbury, _for Student Aid, Straight
U._ 25.00
South Haven. C. T. Bryant 1.00
Tecumseh. James Vincent 10.00
Vermontville. O. P. Fay .50
Whitehall. B. Hammond .50

IOWA, $234.08.

Davenport. W. N. McCandlish 10.00
Des Moines. A. Y. Rawson 10.00
Dubuque. Woman's Miss'y Soc. 25.00
Gilman. Cong. Ch. 3.35
Grinnell. By Ella E. Marsh, _for Missionary, New
Orleans, La._ 46.00
Hawarden. Cong. Ch. 5.00
Kingsley. A. J. Brower 5.00
Maquoketa. Ladies of Cong. Ch. Bbl. C. and Box of
Bonnets, _for Straight U._
Miles and Preston. Cong. Chs. 7.25
Mitchell. Rev. and Mrs. E. W. Butler 20.00
Montour. Cong. Ch. to const. DEA. GEORGE BLAKE L.M. 38.58
Newburg. Cong. Ch. 6.25
Onawa. Ladies' Miss'y Soc. 3.00
Oskaloosa. S. R. Pettitt 2.00
Rock Rapids. Rev. C. H. Morse 1.00
Shenandoah. Cong. Ch. 9.15
Tipton. Mrs. M. D. Clapp, 4; Mrs. J. M. L. Daniels,
50c. 4.50
Toledo. Two Bbls. of C., _for Straight U._
By Mrs. G. W. Reynolds Asst. Sec. _For Missionary, New
Orleans, La._--Des Moines, Woman's Miss'y Soc. of
Plym. Ch., 30; Iowa City, "Little Gleaners" of Cong.
Ch., 5; Riceville, Ladies, 2; Chester Centre, Mrs.
Edward Fisher, 1 38.00

WISCONSIN, $299.53.

Appleton. Cong. Ch. Box S. S. Papers, _for Talladega C._
Beloit. Second Cong. Ch., 43.17; First Cong. Ch., 12.74;
Y. M. C. A. of Beloit College, 1.20 57.11
Berlin. Union Ch. 2.45
Brandon. First Cong. Ch., 3 Boxes Books, etc., _for
Macon, Ga._
Delavan. Rev. S. R. Wells 5.00
Evansville. Cong. Ch. 30.22
Green Bay. "Friends," by F. N. Dexter, Box Papers, etc.,
_for Macon, Ga._
La Crosse. Cong. Ch. 31.75
Madison. First Cong. Ch. 100.00
Madison. W. J. Park, 1 Sewing Machine and 4 Pkgs. Books,
etc., _for Macon, Ga._
Monroe. Miss Frances A. Locke 5.00
Ripon. First Cong. Ch., 57; Mrs. O. J. Wolcolt, 3 60.00
Superior. Mrs. I. W. Gates 8.00

MINNESOTA, $250.67.

Alexandria. "A Friend" 3.00
Audubon. Cong. Ch. 5.00
Austin. Cong. Union Ch. 23.79
Cottage Grove. Cong. Ch. 8.20
Dassel. Cong. Ch. .46
Faribault. Cong. Ch. 26.40
Hawley. Union Ch. 4.28
Hutchinson. Cong. Ch. 2.45
Minneapolis. Plymouth Ch., 46.60; Woman's Miss'y Soc.
of Vine Cong. Ch., 5 51.60
Northfield. First Cong. Ch. 93.34
Plainview. Cong. Ch. 7.15
St. Paul. Plymouth Cong. Ch., _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 25.00

KANSAS, $22.50.

Meriden. "A Friend" 12.50
Topeka. Cong. Ch., 5; Tuition, 5 10.00

MISSOURI, $25.00.

Webster Groves. Cong. Ch. 25.00

COLORADO, $10.80.

Denver. First Cong. Ch. 5.80
Fort Lewis. Mrs. J. B. Irvine 5.00

NEBRASKA, $29.00.

Tremont. Cong. Ch. 2.00
Nebraska City. Woman's Miss'y Soc. of First Cong. Ch. 7.50
"Otoe Co" ---- 19.50

DAKOTA, $6.75.

Huron. Woman's Miss'y Soc., _for Woman's Work_ 4.50
Pierre. Woman's Miss'y Soc., _for Woman's Work_ 2.25

CALIFORNIA, $5.00

Santa Barbara. Mary B. Van Winkle 5.00

OREGON, $14.05.

The Dalles. First Cong. Ch. 14.05

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, $1,887.51.

Washington. United States Government, _for Santee
Agency_ 1,887.51

MARYLAND, $151.70.

Baltimore. First Cong. Ch. 150.70
Federalsburg. John Manning 1.00

KENTUCKY, $139.45.

Berea. "Church at Berea" 8.00
Lexington. Tuition 79.70
Williamsburg. Tuition 51.75

TENNESSEE, $761.87.

Jellico. Tuition 7.75
Jonesborough. Tuition 7.00
Knoxville. Second Cong. Ch. 12.00
Memphis. Tuition 282.05
Nashville. Fisk U., Tuition 445.57
Nashville. Jackson St. Ch. 5.00
Pleasant Hill. Mr. Wightman 2.50

NORTH CAROLINA, $238.97.

McLeansville. Cong. Ch. 9.32
Wilmington. Tuition 219.65
Wilmington. Cong. Ch. 10.00

SOUTH CAROLINA, $317.00.

Charleston. Tuition 317.00

GEORGIA, $724.17.

Atlanta. Storrs Sch., Tuition 269.10
Macon. Tuition, 175.85; Rent, 5.80 181.65
Macon. Cong. Ch. 11.00
McIntosh. Tuition 25.92
Savannah. Tuition 186.50
Savannah. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Atlanta
U._ 50.00

ALABAMA, $236.65.

Mobile. Tuition 200.25
Montgomery. Cong. Ch. 15.00
Selma. Cong. Ch. 16.40
Talladega. "A Friend" _for Student Aid, Talladega C._ 5.00

FLORIDA, $5.00

Hawthorne. Mrs. J. E. Chadwick 5.00

MISSISSIPPI, $103.50

Tougaloo. Tuition 103.50

LOUISIANA, $294.00.

New Orleans. Straight U., Tuition 294.00

TEXAS, $188.75.

Austin. Tuition 188.75

INCOMES, $1,807.50.

Avery Fund, _for Mendi M._ 277.50
De Forest Fund, _for President's Chair, Talladega C._ 375.00
Dike and Hammond Fund 50.00
Gen'l Clinton B. Fisk, Fund, _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 30.00
General Fund 50.00
Graves Scholarship Fund 125.00
Hammond Fund, _for Straight U._ 125.00
Income Fund, _for Straight U._ 20.00
Le Moyne Fund, _for Memphis, Tenn._ 50.00
Luke Memorial Scholarship Fund, _for Talladega C._ 10.20
N. M. & A. Stone Fund, _for Talladega C._ 25.00
Theological Fund, _for Howard U._ 515.00
Tuthill King Fund. 125 _for Atlanta U._; and 25 _for
Berea C. 150.00
Yale Library Fund, _for Talladega C._ 4.80

CANADA, $8.00.

Montreal. Emmanuel Ch. 8.00

SOUTH AFRICA, $5.00.

Natal. Umtwalumi. Mrs. A. F. Wilder 5.00

TURKEY AND BULGARIA, $50.00.

Turkey and Bulgaria. Childrens Miss'y Soc., _for a
girl, Dakota Home, Santee Agency, Neb._ 50.00
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Total for November $26,611.27

Total from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 51,341.90
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FOR THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY.

Subscriptions for December 299.79
Previously acknowledged 102.68
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$402.47
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H. W. HUBBARD, Treas.,
56 Reade Street, N. Y.

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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 number of students; MEETING HOUSES for the new churches we are organizing; MORE MINISTERS, cultured and pious, for these churches.

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_Advertisements._

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(Patented Feb. 12th and Nov. 4th, 1884.)]

Watermans "Ideal" Fountain Pen.

It is the only fountain holder that uses a gold or steel pen, and _always writes without shaking_. It is the simplest (only four parts) and cleanest in use or in the pocket, as well as the readiest.

It is warranted to give satisfaction, or purchase money will be refunded. _Your favorite pen can be fitted_, and the character of your writing preserved.

Rev. Thos. K. Beecher, D.D., Elmira, N. Y., says: "I find the Waterman "Ideal Pen" the very best of all the Fountain Pens that have been upon the market during the past thirty-five years."

Send for a circular with full price-list and testimonials. Agents Wanted. _Mention this paper._

The Ideal Pen Co., 10 Murray St., New York.

L. E. Waterman, Manager.

The Ideal Pocket for pens and pencils of all sizes, holds from 1 to 6 securely at the same time. It fastens itself and is easily changed from one vest pocket to another. Price, nickel-plated, 25 cents.

_I have used the "Ideal" Pen 14 months, and have known Mr.
Waterman four years. Both are reliable._

_H. G. PROUT (of Atkin & Prout, Printers of the Missionary)._

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7 PER CENT. INTEREST.

Money loaned in sums of $400 and upward, and secured by first mortgage on farms in Central Ohio worth at least three times the sum loaned. Interest and principal when due collected and remitted to the lender without any expense to him.

References: Bank of Marysville and the Farmers' Bank of Marysville, Ohio, and the People's National Bank of Newark, Ohio.

Address all communications to

T. B. FULTON, Marysville, Ohio.

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For beauty of gloss, for saving of toil,
For freeness from dust and slowness to soil,
And also for cheapness 'tis yet unsurpassed,
And thousands of merchants are selling it fast.

Of all imitations 'tis well to beware;
The half risen sun every package should bear,
For this is the "trade mark" the MORSE BROS. use,
And none are permitted the mark to abuse.

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WEBSTER

In Sheep, Russia and Turkey Bindings.

Webster's Unabridged Dictionary is supplied, at a small additional cost, with DENISON'S PATENT REFERENCE INDEX.

"The greatest improvement in book-making that has been made in a hundred years."

THE STANDARD.

Get Webster--it has 118,000 Words, 3000 Engravings, and a New Biographical Dictionary.

The Standard in Gov't Printing Office. 32,000 copies in Public Schools. Sale 20 to 1 of any other series.

Best aid to make a Family intelligent. Best help for SCHOLARS, TEACHERS and SCHOOLS.

Standard Authority with the U. S. Supreme Court. Recommended by the State Sup'ts of Schools in 36 States, & by 50 College Pres'ts.

G. & C. MERRIAM & CO., Pub'rs, Springfield, Mass.

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$3 Printing Press

Do your Own Printing

Card & label Press $3. Larger sizes $5 to $75. For old or young. Everything easy, printed directions. Send 2 stamps for Catalogue of Presses, Type, Cards, &c. to the factory. Kelsey & Co., Meriden, Conn.

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The New York Sun.

An Independent Newspaper of Democratic Principles, but not Controlled by any Set of Politicians or Manipulators; Devoted to Collecting and Publishing all the News of the Day in the most Interesting Shape and with the greatest possible Promptness, Accuracy and Impartiality; and to the Promotion of Democratic Ideas and Policy in the affairs of Government, Society and Industry.

_Rates, by Mail, Postpaid:_

DAILY, per Year $6.00
DAILY, per Month .50
SUNDAY, per Year 1.00
DAILY and SUNDAY per Year 7.00
WEEKLY, per Year 1.00

_Address, THE SUN, New York City._

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PAYSON'S
INDELIBLE INK
for Marking Linen, Silk & Cotton
WITH A COMMON PEN
Without a Preparation.]

FOR PLAIN OR DECORATIVE MARKING ON ANY FABRIC.

ESTABLISHED OVER 50 YEARS
AND STILL THE ONLY INK
THAT ALWAYS GIVES
SATISFACTION TO
BUYER, SELLER AND CONSUMER.

This Ink received the Diploma and Medal at Centennial over all rivals.

Report of Judges: "For simplicity of application and indelibility."

Sold by Druggists, Stationers, News Agents and many Fancy and Dry Goods dealers.

INQUIRE FOR

PAYSON'S COMBINATION.

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If you are in want of SEEDS send for Vick's Floral Guide, price 10 cents, which can be deducted from first order.

ROCHESTER, N. Y. JAMES VICK.

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The Independent,

No. 251 Broadway, New York.

"One of the ablest weeklies in existence."--_Pall Mall Gazette,
London._