Chapter II: Part 2

"I wished to cross my team on the ice to the west side of the Missouri and keep it there for use during the breaking up of the river. Being very busy with some writing, I asked Mr. Cross to take my team over when he started to return to the White River, sending a man with him. Mr. Cross's team went over safely, but mine, which Mr. Cross himself was driving, broke through and were drowned, in spite of every effort of the two men. Mr. Cross had a narrow escape. He managed to save the wagon, but the horses went down with harness on as they were driven. Mr. Cross took the loss so to heart, that together with the strain and agony of the moment, it quite prostrated him. He started for White River in a day or two after, though I felt that he was hardly fit to go."

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FIRST FRUITS.

REV. C.L. HALL, FORT BERTHOLD, DAK.

In the fall of 1879, a young Gros-Ventre Indian named _Dahpitsishesh_, "The Bear's Tooth," began to attend the day school at Fort Berthold, and although he was over twenty years old and not very quick to learn, he surpassed the younger pupils by his industry. He attended the day school, in the day time or in the evening, quite regularly during the winter, and became a help to the missionary in translating parts of Scripture into the Gros-Ventre language.

He wore his long hair braided behind, and banged and plastered with clay in front so that it stood upright, and he dressed in blanket, breech clout, leggings and moccasins, and the lower joints of several of his fingers were cut off in accordance with the Indian custom of mutilating themselves at the burial of a friend. His first appearance to a new teacher who came the following spring caused her no little trepidation, but she soon learned to prize him as her best pupil, and the next year the influence of God's word upon him was seen by his saying, after recounting some of his Gros-Ventre religious fables, in which his belief had been shaken; "I have been coming to school now more than a year. Since reading these books about God and angels I cannot sleep at night, but have had dreams. I think some harm will come to me. I am poor and cannot help myself, but I pray God to keep me from harm, and I want to trust him."

From that time on, we hoped he would take a decided stand for Christ. As yet, none among his people had been converted. A few passages of the Bible and a few words of song had been given to the Gros-Ventres in their own tongue, and every Sabbath there were attentive Indian listeners, but would there ever be a Gros-Ventre convert? "The Bear's Tooth" continued to come to us, and learned to understand quite fully the requirements of our faith. He became a trusted helper in charge of the mission cattle and the milking, working regularly as few Indians would do at Berthold, and he soon had stock of his own in which he took great pleasure. He read the Bible on Sabbath afternoons with one who was soon called to her reward; it was almost her last prayer that he might be saved. He came in spite of dissuasions, jeers, and even persecutions from his people, and yet he took no stand for Christ. Three years after, there were Indian inquirers, and he helped to explain to them the demands of Christ, but they all felt that "the way was too hard for them" and "went away sorrowful."

Some of the young people who had been taken away to school and removed from the opposition of their people had confessed Christ, but there were none to face it here and say that they loved him. "The Bear's Tooth" took a wife in the Indian way, unwilling to marry, and removed, as it seemed, away from our influence, to a claim forty miles up the river from our mission station.

But God dealt with him and afflicted him in the loss of his babes, and of his stock, so that he said, "It seems as though I could acquire nothing. Explain it to me; the Indians say it is because I follow your teaching." I taught him from the book of Job, and the words of Christ. His soul was hungry, and when he came once in two weeks for his government rations, he sought the bread of life at the mission. Finally, after nearly eight years, one summer day he came and sat on a bench in the shade of the house in a little flower garden, and after we had talked awhile, he said to the missionary: "Good Voice, now I can; I will be faithful to my own wife, I will keep Sunday, I will pray and avoid the dances and other heathen customs; when you think best I will come down and be received into the church." That was a glad moment. To clasp the hand of the first Gros-Ventre brother in Christ, won through a strange tongue and from a people who had sat in darkness for eighteen hundred years since the great light shone in Galilee!

I said, "Bring your wife and friends with you to Christ." He went home but soon returned, saying sorrowfully: "My wife and my friends are none of them willing. If I join I think it must be alone." "Well," I said, "let it be so," and it was. His clothes were second-hand and old, and he had no natural attractiveness of appearance; but in a simple, manly, determined way, he made his confession and was baptized before an audience of Indians in the little mission chapel, (July, 1887), a poor Indian, but another Daniel standing alone.

Then, as the man of Gergesa, he went home to tell his neighbors what God had done for him. He had a Bible in Dakota, of which language he understood something, and a few Gros-Ventre translations in writing, and some attempts at hymns, and some pictures. With these he preached, in neighbors' houses, and then he would report to me of his reception, and ask me questions about the Christian life. A veritable man "Friday" had come to me; I was no longer alone. Then why did his health fail, and he forty miles away where I could not see him? But so God willed. Soon they brought me the word: Your friend has gone. I gathered up his last words, questioning his wife and lame old father. He wanted to see _his friend_ and tell him some things. He thought he did see him come in and then go out before he could speak. He said, "I thought it was difficult, but I joined with those who pray, and I find now it is only a _short_ way. I am going above." With his last breath and his Bible open, he asked to be shown the way, that he might go in it.

The influence of a genuine life is strongest at home, and so it comes that the wife is seeking to follow her husband. There are other converts with us now, but we shall never forget this first Gros-Ventre "friend," (madakina); and although the story of his life is not a peculiar one to white men, nay for that very reason, we are glad to write this record of a once lowly, but now glorified, believer.

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THE CHINESE.

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LOS ANGELES CONGREGATIONAL CHINESE MISSION.

BY REV. ROBERT G. HUTCHINS.

Our First Church has recently enjoyed two peculiarly impressive occasions; one the anniversary on the 17th of last month, of the Chinese school, established by Dr. Pond; the other the reception, on the 3d instant, of six Chinese brethren to church membership. To appreciate the significance of these scenes, one must remember how contemptuous is the prejudice which prevails on this coast against these inoffensive strangers.

Nine or ten young Chinamen delivered addresses at the anniversary. They spoke with remarkable simplicity, perspicuity and accuracy of English pronunciation. In view of their perfect self-possession and propriety of manner in the presence of the crowded congregation, one could scarcely realize that nearly all of them were utterly inexperienced in public speaking. The success of these humble representatives gave a hint of the possibilities of a Christianized China. One of the speakers gave an account of the conversion, sickness, death and Christian burial of a member of the school, a youth of eighteen. The heathen relatives and friends had attributed the illness to the boy's desertion of the religion of his fathers, and had begged him to allow the burning of idolatrous incense. But he had calmly resisted their appeals, and, in an alien land, far from his father and mother, had pillowed his dying head on the breast of the Saviour of mankind.

Low Quong, who superintends the mission, and who is true-hearted, prudent and influential with his countrymen, showed with clearness, the relation between the conversion of the Chinese in California and the evangelization of China. It was news to many of his hearers that the Christian Chinese of America are supporting native missionaries of their own in China.

The recitation by the school in concert of some of the sweetest and most familiar of the Psalms and Scriptural promises, melted the hearts of the hearers into sympathy. The old truths borrowed a new tenderness and emphasis from these voices accustomed to recite heathen prayers. The pupils sang in solo, in duet and in chorus. When "Over the Ocean Wave" was rendered, some of us queried in our minds on which side of the ocean wave God thinks the poor heathen live--the side from which these gentle friends have come, or the side where their countrymen receive such unchristian welcome?

Nothing could more effectually knock in the head mean prejudice than the grateful words and kind spirit which characterized this anniversary. Whatever may be the prospect of the Chinese over-running us, they certainly _had_ us that Sunday evening. Mrs. Sheldon, who has had large experience in the work, and Miss Watson, are devoting themselves to the mission with a beautiful fidelity and consecration.

Dr. Pond, who conducted the anniversary service, closed with an address only too brief, but most felicitous and convincing. To the opponents of Chinese immigration he is accustomed to reply: "Can there be any better way of keeping the Chinese at home than to have it known among the fathers in China that their sons, if they come to this country, are likely to be Christianized?"

Nothing could be sweeter or more cordial than the spirit of welcome with which the six Chinese brethren were received into covenant. Not an officer or member breathed an objection to their reception. Had there been in any heart any lurking Phariseeism concerning them, it would have been rebuked, if not exorcised, by hearing them sing with us at the Lord's table, in broken accents, "Rock of Ages," by observing their devout bearing and by witnessing the affecting baptismal scene. These brethren came to the church approved by Dr. Pond, by the Chinese missionary, Low Quong, and by the vote of the Christian Association, and after an examination by the pastor.

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BUREAU OF WOMAN'S WORK.

MISS D.E. EMERSON, SECRETARY.

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WOMAN'S STATE ORGANIZATIONS.

CO-OPERATING WITH THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.

ME.--Woman's Aid to A.M.A., Chairman of Committee, Mrs. C.A. Woodbury,
Woodfords, Me.

VT.--Woman's Aid to A.M.A., Chairman of Committee, Mrs. Henry Fairbanks,
St. Johnsbury, Vt.

VT.--Woman's Home Miss. Union, Secretary, Mrs. Ellen Osgood, Montpelier,
Vt.

CONN.--Woman's Home Miss. Union, Secretary, Mrs. S.M. Hotchkiss, 171
Capitol Ave., Hartford, Conn.

MASS. and R.I.--Woman's Home Miss. Association, Secretary, Miss Natalie
Lord, Boston, Mass.[1]

N.Y.--Woman's Home Miss. Union, Secretary, Mrs. William Spalding, Salmon
Block, Syracuse, N.Y.

ALA.--Woman's Missionary Union, Secretary, Miss. S.S. Evans, Birmingham,
Ala.

MISS.--Woman's Miss. Union, Secretary, Miss Sarah J. Humphrey. Tougaloo,
Miss.

TENN. and ARK.--Woman's Missionary Union of Central South Conference,
Secretary, Miss Anna M. Cahill, Nashville, Tenn.

LA.--Woman's Miss. Union, Secretary, Miss Jennie Fyfe, 490 Canal St.,
New Orleans. La.

OHIO.--Woman's Home Miss. Union, Secretary, Mrs. Flora K. Regal,
Oberlin, Ohio.

IND.--Woman's Home Miss. Union, Secretary, Mrs. W.E. Mossman, Fort
Wayne, Ind.

ILL.--Woman's Home Miss. Union, Secretary, Mrs. C.H. Taintor, 151
Washington St., Chicago, Ill.

MINN.--Woman's Home Miss. Society, Secretary, Miss Katharine Plant, 2651
Portland Avenue, Minneapolis, Minn.

IOWA.--Woman's Home Miss. Union, Secretary, Miss Ella E. Marsh,
Grinnell, Iowa.

KANSAS.--Woman's Home Miss. Society, Secretary, Mrs. G.L. Epps. Topeka,
Kan.

MICH.--Woman's Home Miss. Union, Secretary, Mrs. Mary B. Warren,
Lansing, Mich.

WIS.--Woman's Home Miss. Union, Secretary, Mrs. C. Matter, Brodhead,
Wis.

NEB.--Woman's Home Miss. Union, Secretary, Mrs. L.F. Berry, 734 N Broad
St., Fremont, Neb.

COLORADO.--Woman's Home Miss. Union, Secretary, Mrs. S.M. Packard,
Pueblo, Colo.

DAKOTA--Woman's Home Miss. Union, President, Mrs. T.M. Hills, Sioux
Falls; Secretary, Mrs. W.R. Dawes, Redfield; Treasurer, Mrs. S.E.
Fifield, Lake Preston.

[Footnote 1: 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 us 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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The Woman's Home Missionary Association, which has its office in the Congregational House in Boston, held its semi-annual meeting in Providence, April 3d, the first since it has come into co-operation with the American Missionary Association in its administration and with the other national benevolent societies. Rev. G.A. Hood represented the Congregational Union, Rev. Joshua Coit, the American Home Missionary Society, Rev. J.A. Hamilton, D.D., the College and Education Society, Rev. C.J. Ryder, the American Missionary Association, and the Rev. G.M. Boynton, D.D., the Congregational Sunday-school and Publishing Society. These all expressed their sympathy with the closer alliance of the Woman's Association with the national societies through which they have elected to work, and to which they have committed the administration of their benevolence in their respective fields. We cordially welcome the Woman's Home Missionary Association as the representative of the States of Massachusetts and Rhode Island in the sisterhood of co-operative societies.

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At the meeting of the Woman's Missionary Association of Alabama, held in connection with the Congregational Conference at Mobile, April 1st, the Constitution was amended, enlarging the sphere of work to cover both home and foreign missions, and thus we have the "Woman's Missionary Union of the State of Alabama." The actual working of this woman's organization had already been varied. It was most interesting at their meeting to hear the reports of the auxiliaries. All reported aid to their respective churches and relief to the destitute in their parishes, and then their contributions took other directions--to the American Missionary Association for its Indian work; to the American Board for a girl in Smyrna; for a Hindoo girl; for work in South Africa; to the Home Missionary Society for work in the West. Thus these churches in the South are being trained to a world-wide interest in missions.

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THREE NEW ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SOUTH.

A Woman's Missionary Union for the State of Louisiana was organized in connection with the Congregational Association of the State. The meeting of ladies was well attended, and the interest was manifested in their hearty response in favor of joining the sisterhood of State Unions. The officers of the Union were selected from both the white and colored churches, the church at Hammond being thus represented.

At the annual meeting of the General Association of Congregational churches of Mississippi, which met at Tougaloo, March 28th, a Woman's Missionary Union was organized. Mrs. A.V. Whiting was chosen President, Miss Julia Sauntry, Chairman of the Executive Committee, and Miss S.J. Humphrey, Secretary. Although it is but a small beginning, we hope the day is not far distant when Mississippi will take her place with other States in missionary work.

The Woman's Missionary Union of the Central South Conference was organized April 13th, at Knoxville, Tenn.; Secretary, Miss Anna M. Cahill, of Nashville.

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OUR YOUNG FOLKS.

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HOW THE PENNIES GREW.

Not the pennies that lay hidden away in the bank, nor the pennies that were spent for candy. O no; but the honest, hard-working pennies that had a work to do and the heart to do it.

These work-a-day pennies fell into the hands of a mission band called "Willing Workers." It was in the summer-time when they began to stir about and see what they could do for missions, and when winter came along there was a pleasant little festival, and the pennies came together, and brought just as many with them as they possibly could.

For these were "talent" pennies, and they had been invested for the Lord. One of the very pleasant features of the festival was the reading of little papers, telling how the pennies grew. And we are going to let the children see some of these very papers. For all this is exactly true, and took place in a pleasant village in the State of New York.

About ten dollars grew out of a little more than twenty pennies. We have not room to publish all the little papers, telling how the pennies grew into dollars, though all are of great interest. In some cases the original penny was invested, and then turned over and over. This is an instance:

"With the original cent I bought some darning-cotton and darned stockings, some for a cent a stocking, but most of them for a cent a hole. I then bought thread and crocheted some lace which I sold for 25 cents. I hemmed two aprons for 5 cents apiece, and some towels for one cent apiece. Afterward, I bought another card of darning-cotton. After paying for the thread and cotton, I have left the sum of one dollar.-- PHEBE."

"Rosie," who brought in $1.66, says nothing about her penny, but tells how she earned money, as: "Hitching up horse for grandpa, 10 cents; topping carrots, 12 cents; keeping the fowls off the wheat, 25 cents; sweeping, 17 cents," etc., all showing honest, hard work. But the penny started it all, perhaps.

Here is "Nellie's," with an idea in it:

"With my penny I bought a pen and holder, and sold it for 10 cents. I dug a pailful of potatoes for 3 cents, and mended a hole in grandpa's sock for one cent. I then bought a little chicken for 5 cents, and let it grow into a big chicken, and sold it for 36 cents, making a total of 50 cents."

Well done for Nellie!

Only one more of these charming little papers can we give in full, though we should love to have our little readers see every one of them.

"The first thing I did with my penny, I made some edging which I sold for 10 cents; then I sewed it on for 5 cents, which made 15. Then mamma said if I killed 15 flies she would give me a penny, and so I earned 14 cents in that way. Then I had 29 cents. I then took away 25 cents and bought some ice-cream, and sold it for 8 cents a dish, and received 48 cents for it. Now I had 52 cents. Then I took 8 cents away from it for some linen, and 4 cents for some braid, with which I made some lace and sold it for 70 cents, which leaves me $1.11. Then I sold some flowers for 14 cents, making $1.25. This is what I did with my penny.--LIBBIE."

"Freddie" and "Tusie," little brother and sister of Libbie, did well with their pennies. Tusie increased hers to 35 cents, while Freddie's grew to 48 cents. Each of these little people gathered all the string they could find and made it up into balls, which they sold.

"Meda" made a ruche for grandma, crocheted lace, and speculated in butter, gaining in all 66 cents.

"Davie," Meda's brother, found a generous customer in grandpa, who bought a pen-holder and then gave it back to be sold over again. Davie also speculated in tallow, and increased his penny to 50 cents.

"Helen" invested in a penny tablet, sold it for 3 cents, and crept up by degrees to the place where she could buy material for an apron which she sold for 35 cents. She made another apron and a tidy, and cleared 55 cents.

"Lulu" bought a penny rubber and sold it for 2 cents, bought darning cotton, pins, cloth for apron, etc., and increased her penny to 50 cents.

The pennies have been growing, and that is good. But love has been growing too, in these young hearts, and that is better!

May the "Willing Worker" bands multiply all over our great land!

S.S. ADVOCATE.

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RECEIPTS FOR MARCH, 1889.

MAINE, $179.96.

Camden. David Fowler $1.00

Castine. Prof. Fred W. Foster 1.20

East Otisfield. Mrs. Susan Lovell, 5;
Rev. J. Loring, 2; Mrs. Millie Knight, 1;
Miss Sally Spurr, 1; Mrs. Caroline Turner,
1; Miss Hattie I. Loring, 1; Mrs.
Mary H. Jennings, 1 12.00

Farmington. First Cong. Ch. 18.76

Gardiner. Bbl. of C., _for Selma, Ala._

Hiram. Sewing Material, _for Meridian, Miss._

Madison. Cong. Ch., 27; Cong. Ch. of
North Anson, 5, to const. FRANK DINSMORE
L.M. 32.00

Portland. "A Friend." 5.00

Portland. High St. Sab. Sch., _for Rosebud
Indian M._ 5.00

Portland. King's Daughters, Alpha Ten
Silver Cross, Package of Basted Work,
_for Selma, Ala._

Waterford. Douglass Seminary by Miss
H.E. Douglass, _for Freight to Tougaloo
U._ 5.00

West Falmouth. Second Cong. Ch., Bbl.
of C., _for Macon, Ga._

Woodfords. Bbl. of C., _for Selma, Ala._

Yarmouth. First Parish Ch. 100.00

NEW HAMPSHIRE, $494.52.

Amherst. "L.F.B.," _for Storrs Sch.,
Atlanta, Ga._ 20.00

Atkinson. Joseph Grover 8.00

Berlin Mills. Parish Ch. of Christ 8.46

Concord. "A Friend." 5; "C.L." 50c. 5.50

Dartmouth. Dartmouth Sab. Sch., 25;
Mrs. S.A. Brown, 5, _for Rosebud Indian
M._ 30.00

Dumbarton. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., _for
Mountain Work_ 21.00

Dumbarton. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., _for
Wilmington, N.C._ 10.00

Dumbarton. Miss Lizzie F. Burnham,
(1 of which _for Indian M._) 2.00

Epping. Cong. Ch., 29.65, to const. DR.
FRANK W. SPAULDING L.M.; Mrs. J.N.
Shepard's S.S. Class, 3 32.65

Exeter. Mary E. Shute, 50; "A Friend," 35 85.00

Greenville. Cong. Ch. 17.00

Hanover. Cong. Ch. at Dartmouth College 10.00

Hanover. A.H. Washburn, _for Indian M._ 10.00

Hudson. J.G. Proctor (3 of which _for Jellico,
Tenn._) 10; R.E. Winn, 2 12.00

Kingston. Prof. A. Wood 10.00

Lancaster. Mrs. A.M. Amsden 5.00

Londonderry. Chas. S. Pillsbury 1.00

Mason. Y.P.S.C.E., _for Ind'l 'Sch.,
Thomasville, Ga._ 5.00

Nashua. Mrs. Annie D. Richardson's S.S.
Class, _for Rosebud Indian M._ 5.00

New Ipswich. Cong. Ch. 4.15

Pembroke. Mrs. Mary W. Thompson, _for
Girls' Hall, Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 21.00

Penacook. Two Little Boys, Papers, _for
Savannah, Ga._

Portsmouth. "A Member of North Ch." 100.00

Tilton. Cong. Ch. 35.00

Troy. First Cong. Ch. 6.76

West Concord. Ladies' Miss'y Soc., to
const. MRS. C.F. ROPER L.M., _for Storrs
Sch., Atlanta, Ga._ 30.00

VERMONT, $967.31.

Brandon. Mrs. L.G. Case,
_for Mountain Work_ 5.00

Brookfield. Second Cong. Ch. 12.38; First
Cong. Ch. and Soc., 4 16.38

Burlington. Infant Class, College St.
Sab. Sch., on True Blue Card,
_for Indian M._ 1.00

Cornwall. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch.,
_for Indian M._ 30.00

Cornwall. Bbl. of C.; Cash 2,
_for McIntosh, Ga._ 2.00

East Thetford. Mrs. O.T. Pressey and
Mother 1.90

Fayetteville. Cong. Ch. 5.00

Hartland. Cash, _for McIntosh, Ga._ 2.00

Marshfield. Lyman Clark 15.00

Newbury. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., to
const. SIDNEY JOHNSON L.M. 41.11

North Bennington. Cong. Ch. 7.74

North Cornwall. Cong. Ch. 48.20

Northfield. Mrs. J.D. Allen. 30, to const.
REV. WILLIAM S. HAZEN L.M.; Cong.
Ch. and Soc., 24.92 54.92

Pawlet. A. Flower 2.00

Rutland. Cong. Ch. 18.00

Saint Albans. Cong. Ch. 125.00

Saint Albans. F.S. Stranahan's S.S.
Class, _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 25.00

Saint Johnsbury. Box of C.; Cash 2,
_for McIntosh, Ga._ 2.00

Springfield. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch.,
_for Indian M._ 50.00

West Brattleboro. Cong. Ch. 13.06

Weybridge. Bbl. of C.; Cash 2,
_for McIntosh, Ga._ 2.00

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$467.31

ESTATE.

Jericho. Estate of Mrs. Lucy Spaulding
by C.M. Spaulding 500.00

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$967.31

MASSACHUSETTS, $4,871.39.

Adams. Mr. Kirk's Class, Cong. S.S.,
_for Indian M._ 5.00

Amesbury. Main St. Cong. Ch. 9.10

Amherst. Amherst College Ch., 131.48;
North Cong. Ch. and Soc., 30, to const.
MRS. MARY E. GRAVES L.M.; "A Friend,"
Thank Offering, 10 171.48

Amherst. First Cong. Ch., 20.42; "A
Friend in First Cong. Ch., Thank Offering,"
10; Mrs. Stearns' School, 8,
_for Indian M._ 38.42

Andover. C.E. Goodell, 25; Rev. F.W.
Greene, 20 45.00

Andover. Dorcas Mission, 2 Bbls C.,
_for Jellico, Tenn._

Belchertown. By Mrs. C.F.D. Hazen,
_for Freight_ 0.25

Ayer. Paper Mission Soc., Box Papers,
_for Tougaloo U._

Beverly. Sab. Sch. of Dane St. Ch.,
_for Rosebud Indian M._ 10.00

Boston. Henry Woods, 500; Mrs.
Susan C. Warren, 400;
Old South Ch., by Mrs.
Susan W. Hardy, 50;
J.A. Brown, 50; J.D.
Leland, 25, Chas. H.
Routaw, 25; Mrs. Withington,
5; Edwin S.
Woodbury, 10; Mrs.
E.P. Eayers, 10; H.M.
Bird, 5; Rev. R.B.
Howard, 2; "Friend,"
1; "A Friend," 1, _for
Girls' Hall, Pleasant
Hill, Tenn._ 1,084.00

S.D. Smith, American
Organ, _for Pleasant
Hill, Tenn._ 75.00

Dorchester. Mrs. Walter Baker
of Second Cong.
Ch., _for Girls' Hall,
Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 25.00

Mrs. A.W. Torrey,
_for Marion, Ala._ 5.00

Mrs. Houston, Pkg.
of Work, _for Selma, Ala._

Jamaica Plain. Nellie F. Riley.
Package Cotton Cloth,
_for Sherwood, Tenn._

Roxbury. John H. Soren 1.75

Mrs. J.D. Proctor,
_for Freight,
to Atlanta, Ga._ 1.50

Highland Cong. Ch.,
20; Mrs. Campbell,
2, _for Girls' Hall,
Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 22.00

South Boston. Phillips Y.P.S.C.E.,
"Thank Offering." 5.00

-------- 1,219.25

Brimfield. Cong. Ch., Benev. Soc., 14.55;
Second Cong. Ch., 6.91 21.46

Buckland. Cong Ch., 23.96; Mrs. E.T.
Smith 1; Mrs. Z.C. Woodward, 50c.;
----, 50c. 25.96

Cambridgeport. Pilgrim Ch., 77.60;
Pilgrim Ch., M.C. Coll, 6.66 84.26

Cambridgeport. "Friend," 25; Mrs. A.E.
Douglass. 10; Miss Lucena Palmer,
1, _for Girl's Hall,
Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 36.00

Cambridge. Mrs. A.C. Thorpe, 10; Mrs.
Sara C. Bull, 5, _for Girls' Hall,
Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 15.00

Charlestown. Winthrop Ch. and Soc. 70.46

Charlestown. Edward Graves 10.00

Chesterfield. Cong. Ch. 5.00

Dalton. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch.,
_for Student Aid, Santee Indian Sch._ 17.50

Dighton. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch.,
_for Student Aid, Wilmington, N.C._ 8.00

East Bridgewater. Union Cong. Ch. and
Soc. 10.27

East Charlemont. Cong. Ch. 9.39

Easthampton. First Cong. Ch. 88.98

Easthampton. Mrs. W.H. Wright's Sab.
Sch. Class, _for Indian M._ 5.00

East Weymouth. "Individuals," 2.70;
"Friend." 25c, _for Girls' Hall,
Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 2.95

Enfield. Cong. Ch. 50.00

Erving. Rev. Ira A. Smith, _for Student Aid,
Wilmington, S.C._ 8.00

Fall River. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch.,
_for Indian Sch'p._ 17.50

Foxboro. Orthodox Cong. Ch., 35.22;
Primary Class, Miss Ellen Jewett,
Teacher, 5 40.22

Franklin. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch.,
_for Grand View, Tenn._ 30.00

Georgetown. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 31.00

Groveland. Y.P.S.C.E. of Cong. Ch. 1.00

Hopkinton. Cong. Ch. ad'l. 50.00

Hyde Park. First Cong. Ch. 21.32

Ipswich. Linebrook Cong. Ch. 8.75

Lowell. "R.S." 5.00

Lynn. North Cong. Ch. 50.00

Malden. First Cong. Ch., (30 of which to
const. HERBERT PORTER L.M.) 117.00

Malden. First Cong. Ch.,
_for Mountain Work_ 2.00

Mansfield. Ortho. Cong. Ch. 14.85

Marblehead. Miss H.A. Richardson. 5;
Miss Anna H. Dana, 5, _for Girls' Hall,
Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 10.00

New Boston. Cong. Ch. 4.00

Newbury. First Ch., M.C. Coll 20.34

Newton. _For Student Aid, Marion, Ala._ 4.00

Northampton. A.L. Williston, 103.15;
Geo. W. Cable, 25, _for Girls' Hall,
Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 128.15

North Amherst. Mrs. Henry Stearns 2.50

North Brookfield. First Cong. Ch.,
_for Indian M._ 10.88

North Hadley. Second Cong. Ch., bal. to
const. DEA. JAMES SPEAR L.M. 10.00

North Leominster. "Friends,"
_for Rosebud Indian M._ 1.05

Norton. Trin. Cong. Ch. 112.50

Phillipston. Mrs. Mary P. Estey 5.00

Pittsfield. South Cong. Ch., Rev. Edward
Strong and wife 40.00

Pittsfield. Mrs. S.H. Stevenson, _for Girls'
Hall, Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 1.00

Quincy. Evan. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 12.50

Reading. Cong. Ch. 18.00

Rockport. Jun. C.E. Soc. of Cong. Ch.,
_for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 3.75

Sharon. Cong. Ch and Soc., to const.
E.J. MOSMAN L.M. 30.66

Springfield. "H.M." 1,000.00

Springfield. Memorial Sab. Sch.,
_for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 25.00

Springfield. Y.P.S.C.E. of Hope Ch.,
_for Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 12.00

Somerville. Sab. Sch. of Franklin St.
Cong. Ch., _for Student Aid,
Santee Indian Sch._ 40.00

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

Somerville. Y.L.M.C. of Franklin St.
Ch., _for Freight to Santee Agency_ 1.94

Somerville. Dea. William Conant 5.00

Somerville. "Friend" _for Girls' Hall,
Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 0.25

South Braintree. Cong. Ch. 8.00

South Framingham. Sab. Sch. of South
Cong. Ch. 16.61

South Farmington. G.M. Amsden 5.00

South Hadley. First Cong. Ch., 31;
Maria B. Gridley, 5 36.00

South Wellfleet. Cong. Ch. 6.00

Taunton. Union Cong. Ch. and Soc. 47.74

Taunton. Young Peoples' Union, Trin.
Cong. Ch., 25; Y.P. Union of Broadway
Ch., 25, _for Indian M._ 50.00

Ware. First Cong. Ch. 25.00

Ware. "Little Sunbeams," for Bird's
Nest, _Indian M._ 25.00

Ware. Miss Hitchcock's Class, East Cong.
Sab. Sch. _for Indian Sch'p._ 17.50

Wendell. Mrs. E.H. Evans, 3, _for Mountain
Work_, 2 _for Chinese M._ 5.00

West Brookfield. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch.,
5 _for Santee Agency_, 5 _for S.S. Work_ 10.00

West Dennis Mrs. S.S. Crowell (1 of
which _for Chinese M._) 1.50

West Gardner. Mrs. Nettle. M. Fairbanks'
S.S. Class and "Other Friends,"
_for Indian Sch'p._ 17.50

Westport. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 20.00

West Somerville. Day St. Ch. 8.89

Winchendon. Y.P.S.C.E, bal. to const.
MISS HATTIE M. WYMAN L.M. 10.00

Winchester. S. Elliott 10.00

Winchester. "A Friend" _for Girls' Hall,
Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 2.00

Wollaston. Correction, Cong. Ch. and
Soc., 31, ack. in April number, should
read to const. REV. B.B. SHERMAN L.M.

Worcester. Ladies of Union Ch.
_for Indian Sch'p_ 20.50

Worcester. W.J. White 5.00

----. "A Friend In Massachusetts" 50.00

----. "A Friend." 1.00

Hampden Benevolent Association, by
Charles Marsh, Treas.:

Chicopee. First 5.25

Ludlow 16.65

South Hadley Falls 15.48

Westfield. First Cong. Ch.
(of which 50 from Indian
Circle _for Santee Indian Sch._
Sab. Sch. 20, "Friend" 5,
"Two little children" 5,
"Young Lady" 1.50 _for
Rosebud Indian Sch._, "Two
Friends" _for Indian Work,_
15.) 220.23

West Springfield, Park St.,
_for ed. of Indian Youth_ 21.65

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279.26

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$4,546.39

LEGACY.

Phillipston. Estate of T. Ward,
by James Watts, Ex. 325.00

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$4,871.39

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

Waterford, Me. Douglass Seminary, Box
_for Tougaloo, Miss._

Andover. Mass. Miss Mary B. Mills, Box
Magazines, _for Lexington, Ky._

Auburndale, Mass. By Miss Norton of
W.H.M.A. Large Bundle Magazines

Belchertown, Mass. By Mrs. C.F.D. Hazen,
Bbl. and Box, _for Sherwood, Tenn._

Cambridge. Mass. Miss Fannie W. Bowen.
Choice Scrap Album

Hubbardston, Mass. Package, for "Aunt
Rachel," _Tougaloo, Miss._

Marblehead, Mass. Hon. J.J.H. Gregory,
Box Seeds, _for Pleasant Hill, Tenn._

Somerville, Mass. Young Ladies' Mission
Circle, Bbl. _for Dakota Home, Santee, Neb._

Yarmouth, Mass. First Cong. Sewing Circle,
Box, _for Marion, Ala._

RHODE ISLAND, $47.03.

Little Compton. United Cong. Ch. 22.03

Providence. Mrs. Sarah L. Danielson,
_for Girls' Hall, Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 25.00

Providence. Mission Band Beneficent Ch.,
Papers, _for Savannah, Ga._

CONNECTICUT, $6,623.06.

Avon. "Friend" _for Mountain Work_ 5.00

Bristol. Mrs. Nancy Adams 2.00

Bristol. Mrs. Peck's Class Cong. S.S.,
_for Indian Sch'p._ 15.00

Buckingham. Cong. Ch. 2.00

Canaan. Pilgrim Ch. 16.63

Canton Center. "Cherry Blossom Miss.
Band," _for Williamsburg, Ky._ 9.00

Cornwall. Sab. Sch, of Cong. Ch. Christmas
Offerings, _for Ind'l Sch.,
Thomasville, Ga._

Cromwell. G.H. Butler,
_for Rosebud Indian M._ 1.00

Durham. Cong. Ch. 10.73

East Hartford. Mrs. N.S. Nash, Box C.,
_for Williamsburg, Ky._, 1 _for Freight_ 1.00

Enfield. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch.,
_for Ballard Normal Sch., Macon, Ga._ 18.00

Essex. Cong. Ch. 20.90

Fair Haven. Sab. Sch. of Second Cong.
Ch., _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 15.00

Greenwich. Second Cong. Ch. 62.50

Guilford. First Cong. Ch., to const.
EMELINE S. LEETE, L.M. 30.00

Guilford. Hattie E. Seward,
_for Sherwood, Tenn._ 1.00

Hartford. Roland Mather, _for Dakota
Home, Indian M._ 100.00

Hartford. Sab. Sch. of Asylum Hill Cong.
Ch., _for Chinese M._ 15.00

Lebanon. Goshen Ch. and Soc. 32.00

Milford. Plymouth Ch. 39.39

New Hartford. Cong. Ch. 34.14

New Haven. Church of the Redeemer,
133; Mrs. Nelson Hall, 50. to const. EVA
A. JUDSON L.M.; Prof. E.E. Salisbury,
50; Howard Av. Ch. 25.03 258.03

New Haven. Sab. Sch. of First Cong, Ch.
17.50: Mrs. W.M. Parsons, 4
_for Indian M._ 21.50

New London. "X.Y.Z." _for Indian M._ 50.00

New Milford. Mrs. Geo. Hine 2.00

New Preston. Mrs. Betsey Averill,
_for Indian M._ 10.00

Norfolk. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch.,
_for Indian M._ 15.00

North Greenwich. Miss Amy Downes 1.00

North Stonington. "A Friend"
_for Indian M._ 25.00

Norwich. Park Cong. Ch. 2743.97

Norwich. Sab. Sch. of Park Cong. Ch.,
_for Indian M._ 12.50

Norwich. Second Cong. Ch, _for Jewett
Memorial Hall, Grand View, Tenn._ 16.86

Old Saybrook. Cong. Ch. 26.40

Old Saybrook. The "Seaside" Band of
Young Girls, by Miss Grace A. Paine,
Treas., _for Sherwood, Tenn._ 5.00

Plantsville. Cong. Ch., 97.74; Sab. Sch.
of Cong. Ch., 19.84 117.58

Ridgefield. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch.,
_for Indian M._ 10.00

Salisbury. Cong. Ch. 14.06

South Killingly. Rev. W.H. Beard, Papers,
_for Savannah, Ga._

Stafford Springs. Cong. Ch. 14.85

Terryville. James Woodruff,
_for Indian M._ 50.00

Terryville. Cong. Ch. 32.00

Warren. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 14.80

Washington Depot. "S." 10.00

Waterbury. First Cong. Ch. 120.00

Waterbury. Primary Class Second Cong.
Ch. Sab. Sch., _for Rosebud Indian M._ 30.00

Waterbury. Mrs. M.R. Mitchell,
_for Sherwood, Tenn._ 5.00

Waterbury. Sunshine Circle, Papers,
_for Sherwood, Tenn._

Westford. Cong. Ch. 6.72

West Suffield. Cong. Ch. 13.28

Wethersfield. Mrs. J.C. Francis' S.S.
Class, to const. CHAS. HOWARD WELDON
L.M., _for Rosebud Indian M._ 30.00

Wethersfield. Y.P.S.C.E., _for Mountain
Work_, by Minnie A. Havens, Treas. 5.00

Windsor. First Cong. Ch.,
_for Miss Collins' Indian Work_ 10.00

----. "A Connecticut Friend,"
_for Indian M._ 300.00

----. "A Friend," _for Williamsburg, Ky._ 10.00

Woman's Home Missionary Union of
Connecticut, by Mrs. S.M. Hotchkiss, Sec.:

Essex. The Whatsoevers
Miss. Circle, by Miss A.
Parker, Sec., _for Conn. Ind'l
Sch., Ga._ 5.00

Naugatuck. Ladies' Aid
Soc., _for Conn. Ind'l Sch.,
Ga._ 25.00

New Haven. College St. Ch.,
by Mrs. Luman Cowles, _for
Conn. Ind'l Sch., Ga._ 35.00

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65.00

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$4,475.84

LEGACY.

Collinsville. Estate of Mrs. Margaret
McNary Spencer, by Sam'l N. Codding, Ex. 2,147.22

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$6,623.06

NEW YORK, $1,566,68.

Amsterdam. S. Louise Bell 4.50

Aquebogue. Six Little Boy's by Miss
Mamie Benjamin, 6; Miss A.H. Benjamin,
Box C., etc., _for Williamsburg, Ky._ 6.00

Astoria. Miss Frances W. Blackwell,
_for Indian M._ 5.00

Brooklyn. Stephen Ballard, _for Ballard
Normal Sch., Macon, Ga._ 900.00

Brooklyn. Clarence F. Birdseye,
_for Indian Sch'p._ 17.50

Brooklyn. Sab. Sch. of Presb, Ch., 2 Bbls.
C., _for Williamsburg, Ky._

Buffalo. First Cong. Ch., _for Freedmen
and Indian Work_ and to const. MRS. AGNES
B. EARL, MRS. EMMA D. KINSLEY
and MISS AGNES DICK L.M's 100.00

Buffalo. Wm. W. Hammond,
_for Indian M._ 2.00

Canandaigua. King's Daughters of Cong.
Ch., _for Indian M._ 25.00

Flushing. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch.,
_for Oaks, N.C._ 40.00

Granby Center. Mrs. J.C. Harrington 10.00

Honeoye. Cong. Ch. 7.15

Lowville. "E." 9.50

Mount Sinai. Cong. Ch. 6.00

Mount Vernon. Y.P.S.C.E. of Reformed
Ch., by Miss C. Pearson 5.53

New York. Miss S.R. Kendall, 24,
"Friend," 5, _for Chapel, Santee
Indian M._ 29.00

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

New York. Mrs. E.B. Monroe, _for Ind'l
Sch., Thomasville, Ga._ 20.00

New York. A.P. Blevin, _for Girls' Hall, Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 10.00

New York. Mrs. O.M. Scripture 0.50

Paris. Cong. Ch. 12.00

Perry Centre. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch.,
_for Rosebud Indian M._ 18.56

Richford. Mrs Lucy E. Allen 4.00

Sherburne. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch. 20.94

Walton. Y.P.S.C.E., by Mary S. Colton,
Sec., _for Ballard Normal Sch.,
Macon, Ga._ 10.50

Westmoreland. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch. 2.00

Wilmington. Allie M. Bell, on "True
Blue" Card 1.50

Woodstock. Miss F. Butler, Package C.,
_for Williamsburg, Ky._

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

Brooklyn. Ladies' Benev.
Ass'n of Central Cong. Ch. 225.00

Geddes. Ladies' Aux. 5.00

Homer. "Band of Hope." 3.50

Jamestown. Woman's Aux.
to const. MRS. S.E. WOODIN
L.M. 30.00

Napoli. Ladies' Soc. 11.00

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274.50

NEW JERSEY, $315.89.

Arlington. Mission Band _for Student Aid_ 0.75

East Orange. F.W. Van Wagenen, _for
Student Aid, Marion, Ala._ 8.50

Moorestown. A.S. and H.F. Carter,
_for Sherwood, Tenn._ 5.00

Murray Hill. Dr. S.H. Bassinger 10.00

Nutley. Miss Lydia M. Story,
_for Indian M._ 5.00

Orange Valley. Cong. Ch. 205.64

Parsippany. Mrs. M.F. Condit 1.00

Roselle. "A Friend," _for Girls' Hall,
Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 50.00

Salem. W. Graham Tyler, to const.
KATHERINE L. TYLER L.M. 30.00

PENNSYLVANIA, $56.50.

Carbondale. Rev. D.L. Davis 2.00

Driftwood. F.E. Blackwell, _for Student
Aid, Fisk U._ 5.00

Philadelphia. "A Friend" _for Girls' Hall,
Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 20.00

Philadelphia. Susan Longstreth, Pkg.
Books; Miss R.C. Sheppard, 2,
_for Sherwood, Tenn._ 2.00

Pittsburg. Mrs. Hannah B. Rea, _for Ind'l
Sch., Thomasville, Ga._ 1.50

Ridgway. First Cong. Ch. 26.00

OHIO, $545.41.

Atwater. "A Friend." 105.00

Brookfield. Welsh Cong. Ch. 4.00

Bryan. S.E. Blakeslee 5.50

Castalia. First Ch. and Sab. Sch. 6.00

Cincinnati. Ladies of Central Ch., Box
C., _for Fisk U._

Cleveland. T.W. Low, 10; Mrs. C.A.
Garlick, 1.50 11.50

Cleveland. Rev. M.L. Berger, D.D.,
_for Student Aid, Talladega, Ala._ 6.00

Cleveland. "Young People." by Miss E.A.
Johnson, _for Mountain Work_ 1.50

Cleveland. Mrs. A.J. Smith, Box Papers,
etc., _for Williamsburg, Ky._

Elyria. Ladles' Soc. of Cong. Ch., 8
_for Wilmington, N.C. and for Freight_ 80c. 8.80

Hudson. Cong. Ch. 10.00

Kingsville. Ladies' M. Soc. of Presb. Ch.,
Bbl. of C., Cash 2.50, and _for Freight
1.89, for St. Augustine, Fla._ 4.39

Madison. Central Cong. Ch. 20.00

Medina. Miss Fannie Thomson's S.S.
Class, 5: Rev. Norman Plass' Class, 5, on
True Blue Cards 10.00

Medina. Cong. Ch., Cards, by Miss Hard;
Papers by May Woodward, _for Savannah, Ga._

Norwalk. Cong. Ch. 11.00

Sandusky. First Cong. Ch. 12.20

Ohio Woman's Home Missionary Union,
by Mrs. Phebe A. Crafts, Treas.,
_for Woman's Work_:

Burton. "A Friend" 2.00

Lodi. H.M.S. _for Miss Collins'
Indian Work_ 5.00

Madison. Center Ch. W.H.M.S. 10.00

Medina. W.M.S., Cong. Ch. 10.00

Oberlin. Second Cong. Ch. 75.00

Oberlin. L.S., Second Ch. 18.77

West Williamsfield. Woman's
Aux. _for Mist Collins'
Indian Work_ 6.15

West Williamsfield, Willing
Workers, _for Miss Collins'
Indian Work_ 2.60

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$345.41

LEGACY.

Paddy's Run. Estate of Mrs. Mary A.
Davies, by Abner Francis 200.00

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$545.41

ILLINOIS, $1,069.88.

Aurora. First Cong. Ch. 23.19

Belvidere. Mrs. M.C. Foote, 5, _for Tillotson
C. & N. Inst._, 3 _for Woman's Work_ 8.00

Camp Point. S.B. McKinney 10.00

Chenoa. Mrs. E.M. Pike, _for Mobile, Ala._ 8.90

Chicago. First Cong. Ch., 83.45; W.E.
Sanford, 25; New England Cong. Ch.,
86.12; W.H.M.U. South Cong. Ch., 15 209.57

Chicago. Woman's Miss'y Soc. of Leavitt
St. Cong. Ch., _for Sch'p End't Fund,
Fisk U._ 30.00

Chicago. Mrs. E.C. Hancock and Friends,
Bbl. C., etc.; Mrs. C.E. Stanley, Box
remnants, etc., _for Sherwood, Tenn._

Crete. Mrs. A.D. Reed 25.00

Crystal Lake. Cong. Ch. 2.00

Danville. Mrs. A.M. Swan, Package Cotton
Cloth, _for Sherwood, Tenn._

Earlville. "J.A.D." 25.00

Farm Ridge. B.U. Heister and Sister 25.00

Farmington. Geo. W. Little, 15; Mrs.
Theodore Tarleton, dec'd, 10 35.00

Forrest. Cong. Ch. 17.32

Galena. Mrs. Ann Bean 2.50

Geneseo. First Cong. Ch. 105.25

Hinsdale. Cong. Ch., bal. to const, J.W.
BUSHNELL and FLETCHER LINSLEY L.M's 34.00

Hyde Park. Classes in S.S. by Miss Comstock,
3, A.W. Cole, 2, Olin family, 1,
_for Marion, Ala._ 6.00

Kewanee. Cong. Ch. to const. DEA. WILSON
A. MINNICK, SAMUEL BENNISON and
MRS. MARTHA M. PRATT L.M's 83.08

Lisbon. Dr. G. Kendall 1.00

Lyndon. Cong. Ch. 7.00

Lyonsville. L.B.S., _for Miss Collins'
Indian Work_ 3.80

New Windsor. L.M.S. 5.00

Oak Park. Mrs. Elizabeth Durham,
_for Chinese M._ 5.00

Odell. Mrs. H.E. Dana 10.00

Peoria. First Cong. Ch., to const. REV.
D.K. NESBIT, L.F. HOUGHTON, MRS.
SARAH P. HOWE, MRS. MARGARET R.
SCHIMPFF and MISS SARAH F. LINES, L.M's 151.82

Princeton. Mrs. P.B. Corss 8.00

Rio. Y.P.S.C.E., by Mary Hall, Sec. 11.65

Washington Heights. Bethany Sab. Sch.,
_for Mountain Work_ 6.22

Wyoming. Y.P.S.C.E. 4.67

----. "Friends in Illinois," _for Sch'p
End't Fund, Fisk U._ 120.96

MICHIGAN, $375.38.

Alpena. Cong. Ch. 25.00

Alpena. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch.,
_for Wilmington, N.C._ 10.00

Ann Arbor. First Cong. Ch. 63.00

Benzonia. Amasa Waters 20.00

Canandaigua. Cong. Ch. 1.90

Clinton. Cong. Ch. 20.00

Detroit. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch. 38.23

Detroit. Mrs. A.T. Twiss, _for Student Aid,
Fisk U._ 5.00

Grand Ledge. Miss E. Beckwith 12.00

Morenci. Cong. Ch. 5.10

New Baltimore. Cong. Ch. 15.65

Port Huron. First Cong. Ch. 44.50

Richland. Alice Harvey, _for Student Aid,
Memphis, Tenn._ 5.00

Romeo. Cong. Ch. 27.00

----. Friends in Michigan, _for Sch'p
End't Fund, Fisk U._ 83.00

IOWA, $248.14.

Atlantic. Allie McCarthy,
_for Rosebud Indian M._ 0.50

Bear Grove. Cong. Ch. 2.00

Belmond. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., Box of
Books, _for Savannah, Ga._

Charles City. Cong. Ch. 16.00

Chester Center. Cong. Ch., 13.96;
Christian Endeavor Soc., 2.08 16.04

Danville. S.H. Mix 5.00

Davenport. Mrs. M. Willis,
_for Sherwood, Tenn._ 0.75

Des Moines. Plymouth Cong. Ch. 11.00

De Witt. Y.P.S.C.E. 2.25

Eldon. Sab. Sen. of Cong. Ch.,
_for Rosebud Indian M._ 10.00

Fontanelle. Y.P.S.C.E. 3.75

Iowa City. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch. 8.13

Jefferson. Rev. D.B. Ells 5.00

Lewis. Cong. Ch. 8.00

Mitchellville. Cong. Ch. adl. 2.45

New Providence. "A Friend." 5.00

Newton. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch, _for Sch'p
End't Fund, Fisk U._ 10.80

Newton. Cong. Ch. adl. 3.70

Tipton. Mrs. M.D. Clapp 4.50

Shenandoah. Cards and Papers by Mrs. Todd,
_for Savannah, Ga._

Waverly. Cong. Ch. 5.32

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

Algona 11.60

Anamosa. W.M.S. 8.00

Chester Center. W.H.M.U. 1.25

Council Bluffs. W.M.S. 10.00

Denmark. L.M.S. 5.00

Dubuque. S.S. 8.60

Farragut. W.M.S. 10.00

Mount Pleasant. L.M.S. 3.50

Riceville. L.M.S. 1.00

Waucoma. L.H.M.U. 19.00

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$198.14

ESTATE.

Grand Junction. Estate of John Thompson 50.00

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$248.14

WISCONSIN, $614.33.

Clinton. Ladies' Miss'y Soc., Box and
Bbl. of C., _for Marion, Ala._

Fulton. Cong. Ch. 10.07

Hartford. Mrs. R. Freeman, "in
Memory of Mary L. Freeman." 10.00

Hartland. G.W. Henderson and Friends,
Box Clothing, etc., _for Sherwood, Tenn._

Janesville. Rev. Lewis P. Frost and Wife 5.00

Kenosha. Thomas Gillespie 25.00

Lake Geneva. G. Montague 4.00

Paris and Bristol. "Friends." Bbl. C.,
_for Thomasville, Ga._, 2.24 _for Freight_ 2.24

Prairie du Sac. Sewing Material,
_for Meridian, Miss._

Potosi. Cong. Ch. 4.02

Union Grove. Cong. Ch., 15; Cong. Sab.
Sch., 5 20.00

Waukesha. "Friends in Cong. Ch.," _for
Student Aid, Fisk U._ 24.00

Waukesha. Vernon Tichenor 5.00

West Salem. Mrs. E.W. Jenney,
_for Indian M._ 5.00

Whitewater. Sewing Material
_for Meridian, Miss._

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$114.33

ESTATES.

Milwaukee. Estate of William Dawes,
by J.H. Dawes, Executor 500.00

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$614.33

MINNESOTA, $91.25.

Alexandria. "A Friend." 3.00

Cannon Falls. Cong. Ch. 15.00

Glenwood. Cong. Ch. 2.58

Glyndon. Ladies' Miss'y Soc., Basted
Patchwork, _for Jonesboro, Tenn._

Grand Meadow. T. Skyberg, Package S.S.
Papers, _for Jonesboro, Tenn._

Hastings. D.B. Truax 5.00

Lake City. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch.,
Package Easter Exercises,
_for Jonesboro, Tenn._

Little Falls. Cong. Ch. 3.75

Minneapolis. Plym. Ch.,
_for Hampton Inst._ 5.00

Minneapolis. Open Door Cong. Ch. 2.65

Minneapolis. Mrs. E.F. Murdock,
7 Basted Gingham Aprons,
5 Handkerchiefs and Cases

Owatonna. First Cong. Ch. 12.08

Plainview. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch.,
Box of S.S. Books, _for Jonesboro, Tenn._

Rochester. Cong. Ch. 31.59

Rushford. Cong. Ch. 5.05

Worthington. Union Cong. Ch. 5.55

MISSOURI, $29.50.

Garden City. W.B. Wills, 10; P.M. Wills, 1;
A.C. Wills, 1 12.00

Hannibal. Pilgrim Cong. Ch. 17.50

KANSAS, $148.07.

Anthony. Cong. Ch. 3.00

Blue Rapids. "Blue Rapids Junior Soc." 2.85

Topeka. First Cong. Ch. 136.22

Topeka. Band of Hope S.S. Class, 50
Copies "Water Lily" _for Meridian, Miss._

White City. "Willing Workers" Mission
Band of Cong. Ch. 6.00

NEBRASKA, $159.73.

Arborville. Cong. Ch. 6.10

Beatrice. Cong. Ch. 5.10

Blair. Cong. Ch. 9.00

Fairmont. Cong Ch. adl. 6.80

Franklin. Cong. Ch. adl. 1.56

Greenwood. Cong. Ch. 14.17

Linwood. Cong. Ch. 10.00

Long Pine. First Cong. Ch. 6.00

Santee Agency. S.L. Voorhees, 50; H.A.
Brown, 30 80.00

Waverly. Cong. Ch. 11.00

DAKOTA, $53.86.

Harwood. Cong. Ch. 1.08

Huron. First Cong Ch. 42.58

Dakota Woman's Home Missionary Union,
by Mrs. Sue Fifield, Treas.,
_for Woman's Work_

Ashton. W.M.S. 3.20

Fire Steel. W.M.S. 2.00

Sioux Falls. W.M.S. 5.00

------- 10.20

UTAH, $5.00.

Ogden. Ladies' Miss'y Soc. 5.00

CALIFORNIA, $122.58.

Grass Valley. Cong. Ch. 122.58

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, $10.19.

Washington. Lincoln Memorial Ch. 10.19

KENTUCKY, $1.66.

Woodbine. Rev. E.H. Bullock 1.66

VIRGINIA, $3.20.

Herndon. Cong. Ch. 3.20

TENNESSEE, $22.50.

Deer Lodge. Cong. Ch. 2.50

Grandview. Cong. Ch. 10.00

Jonesboro. Cong. Ch. 10.00

Sherwood. "Unknown Friends," 5 Packages
Patchwork, etc., _for Sewing Sch._

NORTH CAROLINA, $7.25.

Troy. S.D. Leak 4.25

Nalls. Cong. Ch. 1.00

Hillsboro. Mrs. C.E. Jones 2.00

GEORGIA, $1.55.

Cypress Slash. Cong. Ch. 1.55

ALABAMA, $13.53.

Marion. Cong. Ch. 5.53

Mobile. Woman's Miss'y Soc. of Cong. Ch. 6.00

Selma. Cong. Ch. 2.00

MISSISSIPPI, 60c.

Piney Grove. By Rev. E. Tapley 0.60

CANADA, $5.00.

Montreal. Charles Alexander 5.00

TURKEY, $10.00

Mardin. Mrs. Ellen Ainsle, 5 _for Chinese M._ and 5 _for Mountain Work_ 10.00

EAST AFRICA

Kambeni. Rev. B.F. Ousley, _for Theo.
Dept., Fisk U._ 10.00

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Donations $14,948.73

Estates 3,722.22

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$18,670.95

INCOME, $455.00.

Avery Fund, _for Mendi M._ 355.00

C.F. Dike Fund, _for Straight U._ 50.00

General Endowment Fund,
_for Freedmen_ 50.00

------- 455.00

TUITION, $4,810.18.

Lexington, Ky., Tuition 881.23

Williamsburg, Ky., Tuition 109.30

Genesis, Tenn., Tuition 3.12

Grand View, Tenn., Tuition 35.00

Jellico, Tenn., Tuition 70.33

Jonesboro, Tenn., Tuition 27.15

Memphis, Tenn., Tuition 468.95

Nashville, Tenn., Tuition 650.15

Pleasant Hill, Tenn., Tuition 28.65

Beaufort, N.C., Tuition Pub. Fund 32.20

Wilmington, N.C., Tuition 122.60

Charleston, S.C., Tuition 212.37

Atlanta, Ga., Storrs Sch.,
Tuition 239.20

Macon, Ga., Tuition 294.70

McIntosh, Ga., Tuition 55.40

Savannah, Ga., Tuition 197.25

Thomasville, Ga., Tuition 74.25

Athens, Ala., Tuition 74.65

Marion, Ala., Tuition 112.06

Mobile, Ala., Tuition 193.40

Talladega, Ala., Tuition 139.45

Meridian, Miss., Tuition 75.85

Tougaloo, Miss., Tuition 177.25

New Orleans, La., Tuition 338.50

Austin, Texas, Tuition 197.27

-------- 4,810.18

United States Government for the
education of Indians 5,254.02

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Total for March $29,190.15

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SUMMARY.

Donations $95,843.37

Estates 15,194.10

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$111,037.47

Income 4,829.21

Tuition 18,781.58

United States Government appropriation
for Indians 9,540.87

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Total from Oct. 1 to March 31 $144,189.13

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FOR THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY.

Subscriptions for March 76.14

Previously acknowledged 532.99

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Total 690.13

DANIEL HAND EDUCATIONAL FUND FOR COLORED PEOPLE.

Income for March, 1889, from investments 1,500.00

Previously acknowledged 7,354.86

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$8,854.86

H.W. HUBBARD, Treasurer, 56 Reade St., N.Y.