Chapter V: Part 5

But thus far we have not come upon any case where the difference was one not only of race but of color. Even here, however, we are not without scriptural instances to guide us. You remember that of Ebed-melech, the Ethiopian. Jeremiah was, by the cruelty of his enemies, imprisoned in a dungeon or water tank, and was sunk in the mire at the bottom. Ebed-melech, learning his condition, went and informed King Zedekiah of the real state of the case, and obtained a command to take an escort of thirty men with him and deliver him from the dungeon lest he should die. So with great tenderness the Ethiopian threw down rags to put under the ropes which he let down, and by which he was to soften the pressures of the cords under his arms as they drew him up therewith from his filthy prison; and after they had thus delivered him there came to the prophet this message of God concerning him; "Go and speak to Ebed-melech, the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee. But I will deliver thee in that day, saith the Lord; and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid. For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee; because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the Lord." Here we have a kindness done by a colored man to Jeremiah, and a message sent from God to the colored man acknowledging and rewarding that kindness; but O! how many debts of that sort owed by men among ourselves to the colored people have been forgotten or repudiated! In the agony of the war, colored people fought in the ranks of the Northern armies; and I have heard those who have belonged to the Confederate side declare with tears in their eyes that the faithful watch kept by their colored servants over their wives and families while they were absent with the troops was beyond all praise. And yet in these days we read every now and then of colored people shot down like dogs on the slightest provocation, and prevented on the merest pretext from exercising the rights of citizens of this free Republic, and men look on and do nothing. But God may say something by and by, and when he speaks men's ears shall tingle! We have another illustration of God's treatment of a colored man in the case of the Ethiopian treasurer. He was returning from Jerusalem, where he had been at one of the great annual Jewish feasts, and as he was riding in his chariot he was reading aloud to himself the book of the prophet Isaiah, when the evangelist Philip, specially sent thither for the purpose by God's Spirit, addressed him, and on being asked to come into the carriage with him expounded to him the meaning of the passage which he was reading, and preached the gospel from it unto him with such good effect that he was forthwith baptized on the confession of his faith, and afterward went on his way rejoicing to found that Ethiopian church which claims to this day to be one of the most ancient Christian churches in the world. He was a man, for he was moved by the truth as you and I have been, and he became a Christian--"the highest style of man"--to show us that, as Peter said, "In every nation they that fear God and work righteousness are accepted of him." That which is highest in any man is his appreciation and acceptance of the gospel! of Christ, and wherever we see that appreciation we have not only a fellow man but a brother Christian, to be treated by us as Paul requested Philemon to treat Onesimus--as "a brother beloved." Nor let any one suppose that there is a single race upon the earth that can not be so transformed and gladdened as this Ethiopian was. Even Charles Darwin declared that after the Patagonians it could not be said that any race is too degraded for the gospel to elevate, and so he gave new emphasis, unwittingly, perhaps, but, if so, all the more strongly, to the words addressed to Peter on the housetop: "What God hath cleansed that call not thou common;" or those of Paul in one of his epistles: "For there is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female, for ye are all one in Christ Jesus."

This topic is at present greatly occupying the attention of the Christian churches in our land. It was before the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in May last, and has been again discussed at the meeting of the Council of Congregational churches in Worcester three weeks ago, and in the Triennial Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church, which has just closed its sessions in New York. I will not seek to criticise or to characterize the decisions at which these bodies have arrived, save to say that in my judgment the Presbyterian Assembly faced the difficulty more thoroughly, and disposed of it more courageously, than either of the others. But I will say that there is only one solution of a question of this sort. Every Christian, when he comes to think on it seriously, must feel that to be the case. No compromise will satisfy either party to it or will please God, and any settlement to be permanent must be in harmony with the inspired statement that "God hath made of one blood all the nations that dwell upon the face of the earth." But such a result can not be brought about either in the state or in the churches merely by legislation. You can not compel either by physical or moral constraint the different races to meet on terms of social equality. No doubt you can, and you ought to see to it, that men of all races stand precisely on the same platform before the law and have the same protection from the law. But to get rid of a prejudice you must take a different method. You can not uproot that all at once. The removal of that must be the result of education and of spiritual growth. But when I speak of education I must add that it is not the colored people alone that need to be educated here. The white people of all our cities, whether North or South, require education as well. They need to be taught that the Negro is a man, for at bottom that is not more than half believed by multitudes. They need to be taught that the Negro may become a Christian, and that there are possibilities of Christian missionary enterprise in his race that are absolutely incalculable. They need to be taught to look upon the different races of Indians, Chinese and Africans among us as dignified and ennobled by Christ's incarnation, and as purchased by his sacrificial blood equally with themselves. They need to look upon the Christianized among them as brethren in Christ, and then the rest will come of itself.

There has been great progress in these recent years toward the result of which I speak. The present agitation concerning the color-line, as it is called, is itself an indication of progress, and the day assuredly will dawn when men of all nationalities and names shall come from the East and from the West, from the North and from the South, and sit down with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob in the kingdom of our Father. But if we as a Nation cultivate the spirit of the Pharisees, and continue to despise those who are "guilty of a skin not colored like our own," we may be sure that he who visited the Hebrew nation for their treatment of the Gibeonites will send also some nemesis on us.

I can not but feel, beloved brethren, that in these meetings which to-night come to a close, something has been done to help forward that result which under the guidance of the Scriptures we all believe to be the right one. We have had a series of most delightful conferences. Now let us go back to our homes determined to take the seminal truths which have been presented to us here, and scatter them wherever we are called to labor. The seed may seem to be but a handful, and the soil may seem unpromising as the rocky mountain tops--but be sure the result will be a harvest that will shake like the cedars of Lebanon. And though it may seem a little incongruous to quote from the Scottish poet--would that everything he wrote were of as pure and lofty an inspiration--I will venture to conclude with his well-known lines:

"Then let us pray that come it may,
As come it will for a' that,
That man to man the world over
Shall brithers be for a' that."

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BUREAU OF WOMAN'S WORK

MISS D.E. EMERSON, SECRETARY.

The Annual Meeting of the Bureau of Woman's Work of the American Missionary Association, held on Thursday afternoon in the church during the session of the business meeting in the chapel, was one of unusual interest. Following the Report of the Secretary, there were interesting addresses by missionaries, and a very effective address by Mrs. Geo. M. Lane, of Detroit, Michigan, who presided.

The Report and some of the addresses will be published in separate leaflets, and may be had by application to Miss Emerson at 56 Reade St.

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REPORT OF SECRETARY.

A look backward over the twelve months since our last annual gathering reveals much of interest and encouragement, that should fill our hearts with gratitude that our woman's work has had such an influence in bringing light and gladness to thousands of women and children, whose lives have been cast in the dark portions of our Christian land. So large an element of Woman's Work enters into the plan upon which the field of the American Missionary Association is operated, and it is so interwoven with the entire structure of its missions, that any report of it as separate and distinct can be only partial. And yet with the more systematic organization of woman's work in the raising of funds, we have been able to assign special woman's work on mission ground, with most satisfactory results, for to have a particular school or missionary has stimulated the givers, and has brought courage and comfort to the missionaries who have been thus sustained.

Our Woman's Work. What is it? Whom is it for? Who should do it?

What is it? It is to take to heathen mothers and sisters here in our own country the glorious news of salvation for _them_; to bring the light and truth of the Gospel to those who are groping in the fog of superstition and a wrong conception of Bible truth; to plant the Christian school; to establish the Christian home as an object lesson; to show mothers how to train their children to honor and obedience, to mingle with the needy and helpless, and by sympathy and tact secure such changes in the homes as will lead to their permanent improvement; in a word, to follow the example of our Lord Jesus, by living and teaching the blessings of intelligence and godliness among those in our home-land for whose improvement and well-being we are peculiarly responsible. The American Missionary Association has ninety-four schools, and in most of these more women than men are engaged. It is the duty of the missionary teacher to avail herself of every opportunity which her relation with her scholars affords, either in day or boarding school, to inculcate Christian truth, to warn against the evils which she finds common among the people, to teach by example and precept the living Word, as manifested in the life of Christ. The wonderful change wrought in those who are brought under the influence of such consecrated missionaries, testifies to the value of woman's work in missions.

But who are these for whom we are peculiarly responsible, and why is there so especial need of _woman's_ work?

They are our eight millions of negroes, of whom probably not more than one-fourth may be said to have felt the corrective influence of the Gospel upon their lives. Perhaps only those who have come in contact with these people for the _sole purpose of helping_ them to manhood and womanhood, can comprehend the tremendous incubus of bad habits, stunted growth, blunted susceptibilities, with which they struggle. It is painful to note the limitations of those even who have had the best advantages. Yet they are ever reaching upward, and the struggle is bringing out noble qualities of character, showing the possibilities of the race. We have had a goodly recompense for Christian labor among them, and does not this increase our responsibility for the three-fourths that are yet to be helped to a good understanding of themselves and their duty toward man and God? And no one will question that in the development of the best _womanhood_ there rests the surest hope of the elevation of this wronged, and even now, greatly oppressed people.

But our woman's work finds also its mission among the needy whites of the South. It seems almost incredible that there should be found, within thirty-six hours' ride of our Northern towns, so dotted with schools and churches and Christian homes, a section of our country where there have been in hiding, in the ravines and on the mountain sides, two or more millions of our American people, in gross ignorance and superstition. But such is the case, and as always, the women are the greatest sufferers. Doubtless the Negroes have the largest claim upon us, because of their past history, their present wrongs, and their great numbers, which have become so startling as to make it imperative that we yield no jot of advantage gained, but rather increase our efforts every year for their intellectual and moral improvement. Yet the work for the mountain whites is _just now_ especially urgent. A missionary of much experience expresses the view, that if we can bring the forces of Christian education to bear mightily upon these mountain people for the next ten years, they will themselves become a power as our allies in the great battles of the future against immorality and false doctrines. A few weeks since I met in North Carolina near the Great Smoky Mountains a mother and daughter, the latter about eighteen years old. A school for mountain girls had been opened there, and the daughter had attended the last year. On entering she could not read a word, but now was in the Fourth Reader, and studying arithmetic and geography. The rich, soft color that came to her cheeks, and the kindling light of her eyes, told of the brightness this school had brought into her life; this Christian school, for here too, she had learned the way of eternal life. Even the mother's eyes sparkled like stars as she looked with admiration upon her "learned" daughter.

But our door stands wide open also towards the Indians and Chinese, and all the arguments that appeal to us so strongly for the disenthrallment of women in heathen lands, appeal with equal, yea greater force for the heathen in our own land, whom the _Gospel only_ can make free.

Such is our great and urgent call for work for woman in the field of the American Missionary Association. Who should do it, and how? Who but the Christian women of our churches, either directly or by substitutes? Some can go, of those who have prepared themselves for the highest and best quality of Christian service. They should be thoroughly trained and disciplined teachers, but not this alone. Every teacher should be a careful and intelligent Bible student, able to instruct from the word of God, practical and earnest, self-sacrificing and co-operative, ready to do what seems most necessary, even though it should not call into action her finest mental qualities. Let those who cannot go, send a substitute, but let none fail to seize the opportunity for a part in this blessed work, for the salvation of our country, and its protection as a Christian land.

There are now twenty-six State organizations for Woman's Work in our own country through our Congregational Churches, which co-operate in the work of the American Missionary Association. Some have increased their contributions during the past year; others have not fallen below the standard they had fixed for this field, but have not made any annual advance. With a very few, co-operation has not yet extended beyond a study of our work. But a study of the field is encouraging, for a knowledge of the need brings responsibility to do all possible to meet it, and soon we trust these also will be contributing Unions. To facilitate the study of our field, our monthly magazine has been sent free to many ladies' societies, our literature has been distributed, and more than sixteen thousand copies of missionary letters have been circulated among the ladies. Would not the value of organization be shown in the larger flow of funds annually for a work of such pressing necessity as this? We rejoice that some have already demonstrated this value of united effort. More than one State Missionary Union, recognizing the importance of this work and remembering that in drawing upon the benevolence of all the Congregational Ladies' Societies in the State, it should not do a small thing, has raised the support of four or more missionary teachers for an entire school. And the officers of the Union have taken pains to stir up the pure minds of the ladies in each auxiliary by way of remembrance of this particular field.

But there are those not in the State organizations, whose help we record, as Sunday-schools and Christian Endeavor Societies. Many such have during the year asked for a special object for their contributions. What can the Secretary do? The particular things that can be accomplished with forty or fifty or seventy dollars are indeed few, but these sums combined may sustain a missionary for a year. So each such contribution is made a share of the four hundred dollars necessary for the purpose, and something definite is accomplished. What is it? This. A faithful Christian woman is sent to the field, where, in a neat cottage, she makes her home life an object lesson to the colored people or the mountain whites or the Indians for many miles around. Their homes begin to improve. Her day school, held in the little church near by, attracts not only children, but young men and women, and even young married people. A Christian Endeavor Society is formed. The Sunday-school and church take a new start under her teachings. Other Sunday-schools and Christian societies are maintained through her influence, and so the small contributions accomplish a large work.

Private individuals also have aided us. What a blessed privilege to be able out of one's own income to put worthy missionaries into such a field.

There has been an increase in aid rendered in sewing, a form of help that is very valuable in keeping our boarding schools and mission homes furnished, our sewing schools provided with basted work, and clothing ready for worthy but needy students. As with money, so with sewing, we could use wisely very much more than has been received.

We acknowledge also the kindness of ladies in furnishing books and papers adapted to the need. The young people, especially among the Negroes, are acquiring a taste for reading, and with their emotional and excitable natures, they take readily to sensational literature, with its startling illustrations. A neighborhood or society collection of books and papers will usually contain some of such a stamp, and you maybe sure they will not always discriminate in favor of the most instructive reading. Therefore select for them as you would for your own sons and daughters, what is attractive and healthful, and withhold all else.

And now we are just starting upon a new year. Four hundred and seventy-six laborers have been called into the missionary ranks of the American Missionary Association. One hundred and ninety missions are in operation, with their widening influence and ever growing needs. Of our one hundred and forty-two churches there are fifty-seven which have not at present any Northern missionary associated with them. The difference in the development of these churches, as contrasted with those which have the influence and help of Northern teachers, is so marked, as to constitute a most urgent appeal for more missionaries--faithful women--to gather in the young people, interest and instruct them, to live among them, an example of economy and thrift in housekeeping, of neighborly kindness, of faithfulness in church obligations and of consistent Christian life. I do not hesitate to affirm that in the field of the American Missionary Association such provision is next in importance to the preached word. Neither can take the place of the other. Either is at a disadvantage without the other. And yet there are fifty-seven of these mission stations this year, _now_, without such beneficent woman's ministry, waiting only for additional funds, the new money necessary to provide reinforcements.

I appeal to you, Christian women, in your organized capacity as State Unions; and as individuals--stewards to whom perchance our Lord has entrusted a goodly inheritance--for help to the American Missionary Association in this almost overwhelming responsibility. Send us the missionaries for these needy fields.

I appeal to you in behalf especially of the wronged and helpless women and girls of these ten millions of our own countrymen, American born, whose only hope is in the sympathy and the help of the Christian people of our own land. We do not live in the day of small things, but of great needs and large opportunities. Surely now, if ever, is the time to "enlarge the place of thy tent and stretch forth the curtains of thy habitation. Spare not, lengthen thy cords and strengthen thy stakes, that thou mayest spread abroad on the right hand and on the left, and possess the nations of our land."

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WOMAN'S STATE ORGANIZATIONS.

CO-OPERATING WITH THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.

MAINE.

WOMAN'S AID TO A.M.A.

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

VERMONT.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.

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

MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.[1]

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

CONNECTICUT.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.

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

NEW YORK.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.

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

OHIO.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.

President--Mrs. J.G.W. Cowles, 417 Sibley St., Cleveland.
Secretary--Mrs. Flora K. Regal, Oberlin.
Treasurer--Mrs. Phebe A. Crafts, 95 Monroe Ave., Columbus.

INDIANA.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.

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

ILLINOIS.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.

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

IOWA.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.

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

MICHIGAN.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.

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

WISCONSIN.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.

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

MINNESOTA.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

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

NORTH DAKOTA.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

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

SOUTH DAKOTA.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.

President--Mrs. A.H. Robbins, Bowdle.
Secretary--Mrs. T.M. Jeffris, Huron.
Treasurer--Mrs. S.E. Fifield, Lake Preston.

NEBRASKA.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.

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

MISSOURI.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.

President--Mrs. C.L. Goodell, 3006 Pine St., St. Louis.
Secretary--Mrs. E.P. Bronson, 3100 Chestnut St., St. Louis.
Treasurer--Mrs. A.E. Cook, 4145 Bell Ave., St. Louis.

KANSAS.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

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

COLORADO AND WYOMING.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.

President--Mrs. J.W. Pickett, White Water, Colorado.
Secretary--Miss Mary L. Martin, 106 Platte Ave.,
Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Treasurer--Mrs. S.A. Sawyer. Boulder, Colorado.
Treasurer--Mrs. C.T. Goodell, 24th and Eddy Sts.,
Cheyenne, Wyoming.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.

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

CALIFORNIA.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

President--Mrs. H.L. Merritt, 686 34th St., Oakland.
Secretary--Miss Grace E. Barnard, 677 21st. St., Oakland.
Treasurer--Mrs. J.M. Havens, 3329 Harrison St., Oakland.

LOUISIANA.

WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION.

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

MISSISSIPPI.

WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION.

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

ALABAMA.

WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION.

President--Mrs. H.W. Andrews, Talladega.
Secretary--Miss S.S. Evans, 2612 Fifth Ave., Birmingham.
Treasurer--Mrs. G. Baker, Selma.

FLORIDA.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION.

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

TENNESSEE AND ARKANSAS.

WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION OF THE CENTRAL SOUTH ASSOCIATION.

President--Miss M.F. Wells, Athens, Tenn.
Secretary--Miss A.M. Cahill, Nashville, Tenn.
Treasurer--Mrs. G.S. Pope, Grand View, Tenn.

NORTH CAROLINA.

WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION.

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

[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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RECEIPTS FOR OCTOBER, 1889.

THE DANIEL HAND FUND,

_For the Education of Colored People._

FROM

MR. DANIEL HAND, GUILFORD, CONN.

Income from October, 1889, $960.00

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CURRENT RECEIPTS.

MAINE, $165.76.

Alfred. Cong. Ch. 11.56

Bangor. Corelli W. Simpson. Engravings
for Hospital, _Fort Yates, Dak._

Ellsworth. Mrs. Phelps,
_for Teachers' Home, Lexington, Ky._ 1.00

Fryeburg. Cong. Ch. 10.54

Greenville. Cong. Ch., 15.55,
and Sab. Sch., 12 27.55

Island Falls. Cong. Ch. 10.00

Litchfield Corners. Cong. Ch. 12.00

New Castle. Second Cong. Ch., to const.
S.D. WYMAN and MRS. AURANUS MILLEE L.M's 60.00

Patten. Cong. Ch. 15.00

Portland. George C. Frye, Chemist, Medicines,
val. 15.06, _for Hospital, Fort Yates, Dak._

South Bridgton. Cong. Ch. and Sab. Sch. 17.11

Wells. "A Friend." 1.00

NEW HAMPSHIRE, $274.05.

Alstead. Cong. Ch. 9.00

Canaan. Mary A. George 5.00

Franklin. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 20.00

Great Falls. Ladies' Home Miss'y Soc. 10.00

Hanover. Dartmouth College Cong. Ch. 67.20

Mason. Cong. Ch. 5.30

Nashua. First Cong. Ch. 20.00

New Ipswich. Proceeds of Children's Fair
(2 of which _for Indian M._) 10.80

Pelham. Cong. Ch. 35.00

Pembroke. First Cong. Soc. 18.25

Peterboro. Union Evan. Ch. 31.50

Portsmouth. "In as much Circle" of King's
Daughters of North Ch., _for furnishing
room, Girl's Hall, Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 30.00

Raymond. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 12.00

VERMONT, $217.20.

Benson. Cong. Ch. 16.80

Bethel. Cong. Ch. 2.56

Brandon. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 6.00

Brattleboro. Center Cong. Ch. 81.00

Essex Junction. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 16.00

Guildhall. Cong. Ch. 3.50

Hubbardton. D.J. Flagg 5.00

Newport. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 8.50

Sharon. A Friend, 1; "X.", 1 2.00

Sharon. Communion Service, _for Jonesboro,
Tenn._

Springfield. F.V.A. Townsend, to const
MRS. ISABELLA WATERMAN L.M. 30.00

Townsend. Mrs. H. Holbrook 1.00

West Brattleboro. Cong. Ch. 14.84

Westminster. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 14.00

Westminster. West. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch.,
_for McIntosh, Ga._ 16.00

MASSACHUSETTS, $4,599.69.

Amherst. First Cong. Ch. 30.00

Andover. Phillips Academy _for Boys' Hall,
Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 25.00

Andover. "Pansy Band," _for Pleasant Hill,
Tenn._ 16.72

Beverly. Sab. Sch. of Dane St. Cong. Ch.,
_for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 25.12

Boston. Woman's Home Miss'y Soc., 400,
_for Woman's Work_;
35 from Shawmut Mite Soc.,
_for Indian Sch'p._ 435.00

"A Friend In Boston,"
_for Building Fund,
Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 250.00

Woman's Home Miss'y Ass'n 30.00

Dorchester. Second Cong. Ch. 95.87

Mrs. Walter Baker, 30, Mr.
Hardwick, 10, Mrs. Means, 10,
Mrs. Wales, 5, Miss Carruth, 5,
Miss Salmon, 5 65.00

"Friends," by A.C. Hopkins,
_for Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 60.00

Harvard Cong. Ch. 37.40

Mrs. Eliza Bicknell 4.00

Roxbury. Highland Cong. Ch.,
_for Indian M._ 15.00

Ladies of Immanuel Ch., _for
Freight on Bbl. to Pleasant
Hill, Tenn._ 2.00

Im. Ch., Mrs. M.M. Graham 1.00

West Roxbury. South Evan. Ch. 24.51

------- 1,019.78

Brimfield. First Cong. Ch. 8.64

Brookline. Harvard Ch. 57.38

Brockton. Porter Evan. Ch. and Soc., to const.
CHAS. H. REYNOLDS, SIDNEY E. NICKERSON
and MRS. JANE B. JENNINGS L.M's 104.48

Cambridge. Mrs. C.A. Phelps' S.S. Class,
_for Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 10.00

Cambridgeport. Pilgrim Ch., 97.14;
First Cong. Ch., 1 98.14

Campello. Mrs. S.A. Southworth, _for Freight
on Boxes to Chapel Hill, N.C._ 3.00

Charlestown. Winthrop Cong. Ch. and Soc. 66.12

Chelsea. First Cong. Ch., 38.50;
Sab. Sch. of First Cong, Ch., 15 53.50

Concord. Trin. Cong. Ch. 22.54

East Cambridge. Miss M.F. Aiken,
_for Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 4.00

Everett. Cong. Ch. 39.74

Fitchburg. Rollstone Cong. Ch. 80.00

Framingham. Mrs. Elizabeth E. Guernsey,
_for Mountain Work_ 1.00

Franklin. Y.P.S.C.E. of First Cong. Ch.,
_for Grand View, Tenn._ 15.00

Gardner. First Cong. Ch., to const
CHAS. F. READ and MRS. SETH HEYWOOD L.M's 60.00

Greenfield. Second Cong. Ch. 58.95

Groton. Union Cong. Ch. 145.80

Harvard. Cong. Ch. 15.00

Haverhill. Mary Merrill, Package Patchwork,
_for Sew. Sch., Sherwood Tenn._

Holliston. "Bible Christians," 47;
Cong. Ch. and Soc. 40.50 87.50

Housatonic. Cong. Sab. Sch. 50.45

Hyde Park. First Cong. Ch. 24.00

Lawrence. Trinity Ch., _for Freedmen and
Indian M._ 32.19

Lawrence. United Cong. Ch. 5.00

Lee. "Friendly." 1.50

Ludlow Center. First Cong. Ch., Ladies' Soc.,
_for Tougaloo U._ 10.00

Mansfield. Ladies' Miss'y Soc. 10.00

Medfield. Second Cong. Ch. 78.38

Milton. First Cong. Ch. 30.50

Middleboro. Central Cong. Ch., 46.73;
First Cong. Ch., 13.14 59.87

Newton. Eliot Ch., 120;
First Cong. Ch., 75.08 195.08

Newton Center. Mrs. Sarah C. Davis,
_for Indian M._ 200.00

Norfolk. Union Cong. Ch. 5.60

North Attleboro. Frank Bennett,
_for Mountain Work_ 5.00

North Brookfield. Union Cong. Ch. 13.18

North Chelmsford. Second Cong. Ch. 21.00

North Leominster. Ch. of Christ 21.43

Northampton. A.L. Williston, 170;
"A Friend," 9, _for Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 179.00

Northampton. Edwards Ch. Benev. Soc. 160.00

North Middleboro. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 32.65

Oxford. Woman's Miss'y Soc., _for Freight on 3 Bbl's. to Kittrell, N.C._ 6.50

Oxford. "Oxtord." 5.00

Peabody. Second Cong. Ch., 5; West
Branch of Second Cong. Ch., 2.75 7.75

Reading. Cong. Ch. 18.00

Randolph. Miss MARION BELCHER, to
const. herself L.M. 30.00

Rockland. Miss Cordelia Shaw, _for
Freight on Bbl. to Fisk U._ 2.00

Salem. Crombie St. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 67.00

Saxonville. Edwards Cong. Ch. and Soc. 10.93

Sharon. Cong. Ch. and Soc., 30,
to const. J.W. PERRY L.M.;
Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., 10 40.00

Somerville. Day St. Ch.,
_for Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 15.00

Southampton. L.C. Tiffany's S.S. Class,
Cong. Ch., _for Theo. Student Aid Fund_ 20.00

South Egremont. Cong. Ch. 14.06

South Deerfield. Cong. Ch., 34.15;
Sab. Sch., 12.93 47.08

South Framingham. South Cong. Ch.,
(50 of which _for Mountain Work_) 174.54

South Hadley. First Cong. Ch. 23.50

Springfield. Miss Carrie H. Bowdoin 10.00

Springfield. Y.P.S.C.E., First Ch. of Christ,
_for Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 5.00

South Weymouth. Miss S.B. Tirrel's S.S.
Class, Second Cong. Ch. 4.82

Townsend. Mrs. Ralph Ball, _for Freight
on Bbl. to Sherwood, Tenn._ 2.00

Wakefield. Y.P.S.C.E., _for Mountain Work_ 3.00

West Boxford. Cong. Ch. 8.85

Westhampton. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch. 18.78

Westhampton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 13.58

West Medford. ---- _for Boys' Hall,
Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 30.00

West Springfield. Ladies' Mission Circle
of Park St. Ch., _for Pleasant Hill,
Tenn._ 50.00

Winchendon. First Cong. Ch., 13, and
Sab. Sch., 17.30 30.30

Winchester. Ladies' Western Miss'y Soc.,
_for Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 90.00

Winchester. S. Elliott 10.00

Worcester. Mary A. and Joanna F. Smith 50.00

Yarmouth. Rev. John W. Dodge,
_for Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 50.00

Hampden Benevolent Association, by
Charles Marsh, Treasurer:

Agawam 20.25

Holyoke. Second 83.31

South Hadley Falls 9.91

Springfield. South 46.30

------- 159.77

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$4,249.69

ESTATES.

Dunstable. Estate of Mary Wilson, by
Wm. P. Proctor, Ex. 50.00

Enfield. Estate of J.B. Woods, by Rev.
R.M. Woods, Trustee, to const. MISS
CHARLOTTE A. LATHROP L.M. 50.00

Groton. Estate of Samuel C. Rockwood,
by George S. Gates, Ex. 300.00

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$4,599.69

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

Kennebunk, Maine. Mrs. Mary P. Smith,
Box of C., _for Pleasant Hill, Tenn._

Campello, Mass. Mrs. S.A. Southworth,
2 Boxes, _for Chapel Hill, S.C._

Cambridgeport, Mass. By Mrs. R.L. Snow, Box of Bedding, _for Pleasant Hill, Tenn._

Gardner, Mass. Y.P.S.C.E., Package
of Papers, _for Jellico, Tenn._

Hopkinton, Mass. King's Daughters, Bbl.
of C., val. 50, _for Pleasant Hill, Tenn._

Oxford, Mass. Woman's Miss'y Soc., 3 Bbls.,
_for Kittrell, Ala._

Rockland, Mass. Ladies' Sew. Circle of
Cong. Ch., Bbl., _for Fisk U._

Roslindale, Mass. Miss F.H. Wiswall,
Box Hymn Books, etc., _for Talladega, Ala._

Roxbury, Mass, Ladies' Benev. Soc. of Immanuel Ch.,
Bbl., val. 31.54, _for Pleasant Hill, Tenn._

Townsend, Mass. By Mrs. Ralph Ball,
Bbl., _for Sherwood, Tenn._

RHODE ISLAND, $730.96.

Little Compton. Mrs. Antrace Pierce 5.00

Newport. United Cong. Ch. 30.00

Providence. Central Cong. Ch. (25 of which
_for Girls' Hall, Pleasant Hill, Tenn._
and 10. _for Talladega C._) 625.00

Providence. North Cong. Ch. 44.71

Providence. Sab. Sch. of Beneficent Cong.
Ch., 25, Miss Burrows' Class, 1.25,
_for Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 26.25

CONNECTICUT, $2,705.00.

Berlin. Mrs. Sophia Savage, _for
Tougaloo U._ 10.00

Bridgeport D.H. Terry, 10.,
L.B. Silliman, 5, _for Tougaloo U._ 15.00

Bristol. Cong. Ch. 19.27

Buckingham. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 3.29

East Granby. Cong. Ch. 3.65

Ellington. Cong. Ch. 148.70

Granby. South Cong. Ch., 13;
First Cong. Ch., 6.12 19.12

Hadlyme. Cong. Ch., 4.; Mrs. E. Geer, 1. 5.00

Hartford. Students' Association of Hartford
Theo. Sem., 34.81; Mrs. Charles T.
Hillyer, 30.00 64.81

Hartford. D.R. Howe, _for Tougaloo U._ 25.00

Lisbon. Cong. Ch., bal. to const.
REV. Q.M. BOSWORTH L.M. 7.00

Middlebury. Cong. Ch. 10.01

Monroe. Mrs. F.A. and H.L. Curtiss 10.00

Plymouth. Cong. Ch. 46.00

Poquonock. Cong. Ch. 53.20

Portland. First Cong. Ch. 6.91

Preston. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 15.00

Putnam. Second Cong. Ch. 20.94

New Britain. Prayer Meeting Coll. Center Ch.,
_for Tougaloo U._ 34.24

New Britain. Normal Class of South Cong. Ch.,
_for Student Aid, Normal Inst.,
Grand View, Tenn._ 7.31

New Haven. United Ch., 268.52;
College St. Ch., 10.00 278.52

New London. First Cong. Ch. 50.06

Newington. Cong. Ch. 79.95

New Preston. Mrs. Henry Upson, 4;
Mrs. Stanley Williams, 1,
_for Conn. Ind'l Sch., Ga._ 5.00

Northford. Cong Ch. 15.00

North Madison. Cong. Ch. 12.00

Norwich. Broadway Cong. Ch. 211.88

Rockville. Union Cong. Ch. (65 of which
_for Tougaloo U._) to const. MISS LUCINDA
BAILEY, MISS ELLEN. L. WILSON, MISS
CELIA E. PRESCOTT, LUTHER H. FULLER
and ISAAC M. AGARD L.M.'s 168.05

Stamford. First Cong. Ch. 16.61

Terryville. Elizur Fenn 10.00

Thomaston. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch.,
_for Sch'p, Santee Ind. Sch._ 17.50

Thomaston. Cong. Ch. 12.65

Tolland. Cong. Ch. 5.02

Wallingford. Mrs. Clara Beebe Darling,
ad'l, _for Chapel, Darling Station,
Fort Yates, Dak._ 100.00

Wallingford. H.L. Judd, _for Student Aid,
Tougaloo U._ 70.00

Wapping. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch. 7.27

Watertown. Cong. Ch. 24.79

Watertown. Sab. Sch. Class, by Mrs. Fred.
Scott, _for Student Aid, Fort Berthold,
Ind. Sch._ 15.00

West Hartland. H.L. Wilcox,
_for Conn. Ind'l Sch., Ga._ 6.00

Winchester. Cong. Ch. 14.00

Woodbury. North Cong. Ch. 11.25

Woman's Home Missionary Union of Conn.,
by Mrs. Ward W. Jacobs, Treas.,
_for Woman's Work_:

Bridgeport. L.H.M. Soc. of
North Ch. 50.00

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$1,705.00

ESTATE.

Plymouth. Estate of Eliza Bull, by Ira B.
Bull and Geo. M. Welles, Executors 1,000.00

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$2,705.00

NEW YORK, $838.67.

Albany. "E.M.E." 10.00

Amsterday. Mrs. Chandler Bartlett 2.00

Aquebogue. Cong. Ch. 3.20

Brooklyn. Tompkins Ave. Cong. Ch. 400.00

Churchville. Cong. Ch. 31.05

Clifton Springs. Mrs. W.W. Warner, Box of C.,
Val. 46.65, _for McLeansville, N.C._

Deansville. Y.P.S.C.E., _for Student Aid,
Avery Inst._ 10.00

Hudson. Mrs. D.A. Jones 15.00

Ithaca. Sab. Sch. First Cong. Ch., _for ed.
of a girl, Santee Ind. Sch._ 35.00

Jamestown. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch. 10.39

Kelloggsville. Miss C.L. Taylor 50.00

Lebanon. Thomas Hitchcock, 5; Ladles Aid
Soc., 5; Alfred Seymour, 5; Mrs. Servilia
G. Childs, 2; Mrs. J.H. Wagoner, 1; J.A.
Head, 1; G.G. Grosvenor, 50c.;
C.P. Day, 50c. 20.00

Munnsville. Cong. Ch. 5.00

Napoli. Cong. Ch. 7.32

New Lebanon. "A Friend" 4.00

New York. Broadway Tab., J.T. Leavitt 100.00

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

New York. J.H. Washburn, Pkg. of C.

Syracuse. Plymouth Ch. 26.00

Utica. Miss Caroline E. Backus,
_for Mountain Work_ 5.00

Warsaw. Cong. Ch. 14.71

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

Binghamton. Helpers H.M. Soc.,
to const. MRS. J.L.
MESEREAU L.M. 30.00

Geddes. Ladies Aux. 5.00

Lyssander. Ladies' Aux.,
to const. MRS. DESIRE A.
FULLER L.M. 30.00

------- $65.00

NEW JERSEY, $185.00.

Montclair. Womans' Home Miss'y Soc.
of First Cong. Ch. _for Marshallville
Sch., Ga._, and to const. MRS. LUCIA P.
AMES, MARY B. AMES and LULU
AMES L.M's 180.00

Paterson. P. Van Houten 5.00

Point Pleasant. Rev. S.Y. Lum, Box of
Books, _for Talladega C._

PENNSYLVANIA, $10.00.

Cambridge. First Cong. Ch. 5.00

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

OHIO, $1,706.04.

Cincinnati. Sab. Sch. of Walnut Hills
Cong. Ch., _for Grand View, Tenn._ 30.00

Cleveland. First Cong. Ch., 30.21;
Rev. W.L. Tenney, 15; Plymouth Ch., 5.85 51.06

Columbus. First Cong. Ch. 191.60

Columbus. "A Friend" Box of Bedding,
_for Grand View, Tenn._

Conneaut. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., 20;
H.E. Pond, 5., _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 25.00

Fort Recovery. Cong. Ch. 5.00

Lafayette. Cong. Ch. 5.50

Lorain. "Wide Awake Soc." _for Student Aid,
Tougaloo U._ 3.55

Medina. Friends in Cong. Ch., by Mrs. E.F. Leach,
_for furnishing a room, new boarding hall,
Macon, Ga._ 50.00

North Bloomfield. Prof. F.O. Reed 5.00

Oberlin. Second Cong. Ch. 68.29

Oberlin. Rev. C.V. Speare,
_for Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 50.00

Oberlin. Young Ladies' Miss'y Soc., _for
Student Aid, Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ 25.00

Oberlin. Second Cong. Ch.,
_for Jewett Memorial Hall_ 11.55

Pittsfield. Ladies' Benev. Soc., Bundle of
Carpeting, _for Tougaloo U._

Newark. Cong. Ch. 10.00

Strongsville. Elijah Lyman 10.00

Toledo. First Cong. Ch. 50.00

Wakeman. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 5.75

York. Cong. Ch. to const. MILO E.
BRANCH L.M. 32.00

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

Chagrin Falls. Aux.
_for Miss Collins_ 7.50

Chester Cross Roads. St. Paul's
Miss. Band, _for Dakota
Indian M._ 3.00

Cleveland. First Cong. Ch.,
Y.P.S.C.E. 4.13

Conneaut. W.H.M.S., _for Miss
Collins_ 5.00

Hudson. L.H.M.S. 7.16

"Friends" 24.95

Painesville. M.S. Home Dept. 25.00

------ $76.74

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$706.04

ESTATE.

Ashtabula. Estate of Miss E.G. Austin,
by Henry Fassett, Adm'r 1,000.00

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$1,706.04

ILLINOIS, $743.83.

Atkinson. Cong. Ch. 10.20

Aurora. N.L. Janes 10.00

Buda. Cong. Ch. 114.86

Chicago. Mrs. F.E. Brush,
_for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 104.00

Chicago. Ladies of South Park Ch. 2.50

Crete. Phineas Chapman 50.00

Elgin. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch.,
_for Mountain Work_ 9.41

Elgin. "A Friend" 5.00

Elmwood. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch.,
_for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 3.00

Mattoon. "Friends," by Mrs. A.F. Cushman,
_for Sch'p Endowment Fund, Fisk U._ 15.00

Morrison. William Wallace 10.00

Lawn Ridge. Cong. Ch. and Sab. Sch. 19.48

Lee Center. Cong. Ch., _for Student Aid,
Straight U._ 12.75

Marseilles. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch.,
_for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 9.00

Payson. J.K. Scarborough 100.00

Peoria. Miss Etta Proctor's S.S. Class,
Sab. Sch. First Cong. Ch., _for Student Aid,
Fisk U._ 3.00

Princeton. Cong. Ch. 11.71

Princeton. Rev. F. Bascom, D.D., Box of
Books, _for Talladega C._

Prospect Park. Cong. Ch., _for Indian M._ 20.04

Oak Park. Young People's Miss'y Soc.,
_for Sch'p Endowment Fund, Fisk U._ 50.00

Turner. Cong. Ch. 3.13

Illinois Woman's Home Missionary Union,
by Mrs. C.E. Maltby, Treas., _for Woman's Work_:

Ashkum 0.56

Atkinson 5.00

Buda 3.50

Chebanse 5.00

Chicago. Park 22.75

Elgin 5.00

Oak Park 24.00

Peoria 50.00

Rockford. First 15.00

Rockford. Second 20.00

Sterling 8.50

Toulon 2.00

Warrensburg 14.44

-------- 180.75

MICHIGAN, $9,417.64.

Detroit. Parke, Davis & Co., Chemists,
Medicines, Val. 17.31. _for Hospital,
Fort Yates, Dak._

Grand Rapids. First Cong. Sab. Sch. 25.00

Hart. Cong. Ch. 6.02

Litchfield. First Cong. Ch. 8.16

Manistee. First Cong. Ch. 26.00

New Haven. First Cong. Ch. 4.11

South Haven. First Cong. Ch. 1.05

Wheatland. Cong. Ch. 25.00

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$95.34

ESTATE.

Olivet. Estate of William B. Palmer, by
Geo. W. Keyes, Ex. 9,332.20

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$9,417.54

WISCONSIN, $82.66.

Beloit. Sab. Sch. of Second Cong. Ch., 11.86;
First Cong. Ch., 5.50 17.36

Beloit. Sab. Sch. First Cong. Ch., Sewing
Machine, _for Straight U._; 2 _for Freight_ 2.00

Bristol and Paris. Cong. Ch. 24.62

Emerald Grove. Cong. Ch. 6.50

Madison. Clarissa L. Ware's S.S. Class,
Birthday Box, _for Lathrop Library_ 0.93

Madison. Clarissa L. Ware, Package Patchwork,
_for Sew. Sch., Sherwood, Tenn._

New London. Ira Millerd, Sr., _for Lathrop
Library_ 1.00

Rosendale. Mrs. H.N. Clark, _for Freight
to Sherwood, Tenn._ 2.00

West Salem. Mrs. Anson Clark 2.00

Whitewater. First Cong. Ch. 25.00

Viroqua. Mrs. J.R. Casson,
_for Freight to Sherwood, Tenn._ 1.25

IOWA, $226.60.

Atlantic. Cong. Ch. 9.22

Blairstown. MRS. J.H. FRENCH, to const.
herself L.M. 30.00

Burlington. First Cong. Ch., to const.
LUKE PALMER, JR. L.M. 36.50

Dunlap. Cong. Ch. 13.98

Genoa Bluffs. Boys' Intermediate and
Primary Classes, Cong. Sab. Sch.,
_for Student Aid, Straight U._ 8.00

Grinnell. Cong. Ch. 23.25

Marcus. "A Life Member." 1.00

Oldfield. Highland Cong. Sab. Sch.,
_for Indian M and Mountain Work_ 8.75

Sherrills Mound. German Cong. Ch. 4.00

Strawberry Point. First Cong. Ch. 12.15

Wittemberg. Cong. Ch. 9.00

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

Central City. Y.P.S.C.E. 2.00

Clay. W.M.S. 2.00

Des Moines. W.M.S. 22.02

Harlan. W.M.S. 1.65

Independence. Aid Soc. 5.00

Lyons 5.61

Miles. L.M.S., "Thank
Offering." 5.00

McGregor. W.M.S. 8.65

Onawa. S.S. Birthday Box 6.40

Osage. W.M.S. 2.90

Rockford. L.M.S. 0.05

Shenandoah. W.M.S. 5.55

Wells 0.50

------ 67.33

MINNESOTA, $93.55.

Hutchinson. Cong. Ch. 13.00

Lake City. First Cong. Ch.,
_for Williamsburg Academy_ 23.02

Minneapolis. Plymouth Ch. 45.65

Saint Paul. S.S. Class, _for Talladega C._ 2.25

Worthington. Union Cong. Ch. 4.38

Waseca. Cong. Ch. 5.25

MISSOURI, $40.00.

Kansas City. Clyde Cong. Ch. 40.00

Laclede. Clara Seward, Package Patchwork,
_for Sew. Sch., Sherwood, Tenn._

KANSAS, $12.00.

Manhattan. W.E. Castle 12.00

NEBRASKA, $113.26.

Cortland. "H.C.H." 5.00

Cowles. G.A. Harris 2.48

Hay Springs. First Cong. Ch. 2.25

Irvington. Cong. Ch. 15.00

Kearney. First Cong. Ch. 5.00

Nebraska City. Woman's Miss'y. Soc. of
Cong. Ch. 5.00

Omaha. First Cong. Ch. 78.53

NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA, $113.19.

Buffalo Gap. Cong. Ch. 6.25

Buxton, N.D. Ladies' Miss'y Soc. of
Cong. Ch., _for Mountain Work_ 80.00

Custer. Cong. Ch. 4.10

Lake Henry, S. Dak. Cong. Ch. 4.71

Yankton, S. Dak. Cong. Ch. 18.13

WASHINGTON, $5.50.

Roy. Mrs. Eliza Taylor 5.50

OREGON, $45.00.

Canyon. E.S. PENFIELD, to const.
himself L.M. 30.00

Forest Grove. Cong. Ch. 15.00

CALIFORNIA, $3,190.15.

Belmont. Mrs. E.L. Reed and Miss Harriet
Reed, _for Woman's Work_ 17.50

Redlands. First Cong. Ch. 19.25

San Francisco. The California Chinese
Mission (See Items Below) 3,138.40

Tustin. "Busy Bees" by Miss Mary Buss, 15,
and Package C., _for Student Aid,
Normal Inst., Grand View, Tenn._ 15.00

NORTH CAROLINA, $43.85.

Blowing Rock. F.W. Van Wagenen,
_for Blowing Rock, N.C._ 25.00

McLeansville. Rev. A. Connet, _for
Talladega C._ 14.60

Willmington. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch. 4.25

TEXAS, $25.00.

Dallas. Cong. Ch. 25.00

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Donations $13,862.30

Estates 11,722.20

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$25,584.50

TUITION, $466.01.

Lexington, Ky. Tuition 171.35

Wilmington, N.C. Tuition 6.00

Jonesboro, Tenn. County Fund 50.00

Jonesboro, Tenn. Tuition 1.00

Nashville, Tenn. Tuition 192.35

Pleasant Hill, Tenn. Public Fund 40.00

Pleasant Hill, Tenn. Tuition 3.00

Austin, Texas. Tuition 2.31

-------- 466.01

United States Government for the
Education of Indians 1,017.98

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Total for October $27,068.49

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FOR THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY.

Subscriptions for October $81.86

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RECEIPTS OF THE CALIFORNIA CHINESE MISSION,
from April 20th to October 16th, 1889.
E. Palache, Treas.

FROM LOCAL MISSIONS.--Los Angeles,
Chinese Mon Off's. 34.80. Annual
Mem's and other gifts, 20.50.--Marysville.
Chinese Monthlies, 27.80; Annual
Mem's, 6.--Oakland, Chinese Monthlies,
40; Annual Mem's, 24.--Oroville.
Chinese Monthlies, 15.85; Annual
Mem's. 34.--Petaluma: Chinese Monthlies,
10.50; Anniversary Coll., 5.75; Annual
Mem's and other gifts (6 of which from
Dea. A.B. Case) 56.50.--Riverside,
Chinese Monthlies, 17.55; Annual
Mem's 15.--Sacramento, Chinese
Monthlies, 36; Annual Mem's,
30.25.--San Buenaventura, Chinese
Monthlies, 14,10; Annual Mon's, etc.,
31: Chinese Special Offerings, 91.85--San
Diego, Chinese weekly offerings, 86;
Annual Mem's and other gifts, 53.45;
J.A. Rogers, 10; QUON NEUEY, 25,
to const. himself L.M.; Rev. and Mrs.
J.B. Silcox, 10; Col. E.F. French, 5;
Moses Frick, 2.50; Others. 3.--Santa
Barbara, Chinese Monthlies, 14.05;
Annual Mem's and other gifts, 43.75;
Pon Dan, 5; Yee Ock, 5; Gin Chow, 5;
Mrs. E.M. Shattuck, 3.50, balance to
const. REV. C.T. WEITZEL L.M.; "Lady
Friend," 5; Mrs. Josiah Bates, 4;
Cong. Ch., 32.25; Collection at Social,
10.50.--Santa Cruz. Chinese Monthlies,
36.10; Anniversary Coll., 10.80; Annual
Mem's, etc., 63.50.--Stockton, Chinese
Monthlies, 8.75; Annual Mem's. 35.--Tucson,
Chinese Monthlies, 7; Annual
Mem's, 18; "A Friend," 1.35 $964.95

FROM CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES.--Bethany,
(San Joaquin Co.) 4.--Byron,
6.--Crockett, 2.50.--Lorin, 6.40.--Los
Angeles, First, Woman's Home Missionary
Soc,. 43.10. Y.P.S.C.E., 4.50.--Murphys,
4.--Oakland. First, Annual
Off's, 120.85; Fellowship Fund,
22; Sab. Sen., Primary Class, 19.25;
Mrs. H.G. Noyes, 15, "Other Friends."
25; First Ch., Market St. Branch, 5.50,
Plymouth Ave. Ch., Dr. Geo. Mooar,
6.50; Dr. I.E. Dwinell, 5; Dr. J.A.
Benton. 5; Mrs. A.B. Sargent, 5; Mrs.
C.F. Whitton, 2.50; Mrs. M.L. Merritt,
2.50; Mr. and Mrs. F.A. Armstrong,
2.50; Others, 3.--Ontario, 47.--Redwood,
7.--Rio Vista, 15.15,--San Diego,
Second, Rev. F.B. Perkins, 5.--San
Francisco, First. Mrs. Hutchins, 5;
Miss Hutchins, 1.50; Mrs. Perkins, 1.80;
"Other Friends," 7; Third Church,
63.90.--Bethany Ch., from Americans
Annual Mem's, 67.50. Mrs. H.A. Lamont,
14; "W.C.P." balance to const.
REV. J.B. SILCOX and MRS. A.E. NOBLE
L.M's, 9.50; Dr. R.B. Hall, 10; J.M.
Stockman, 10; Mrs. S.C. Hasleton,
10; W. Johnstone, 5; T.S. Sherman,
5.--From Chinese Central Mission,
Monthly Off's, 46.90; Annual Mem's,
etc., 95.60; Barnes Mission, Monthly
Off's 8.25; Annual Mem's, etc., 8; West
Mission, Monthly Off's, 27.60; Annual
Mem's. 29; San Francisco Branch Ass'n
7.55, (25 of which from Chinese to
const. REV. J.F. MASTERS L.M.).--Saratoga,
10.--Woodland, 7.70 834.95

FROM INDIVIDUAL DONORS.--Messrs.
Balfour, Guthrie & Co., 500; Mrs. A.J.
Styles, 250.; Frank J. Felt, 50.; John
Jackson, 25.; Rev. Joseph Rowell, 10.
Rev. J.C. Holbrook, D.D., 10.; Mrs.
E.G. Chaddock, 5.; Rev. and Mrs. H.H.
Wickoff, 5 855.00

FROM EASTERN FRIENDS.--Bangor, Me.,
Hon. E.R. Burpee, 100.--"A Friend,"
10.--Brewer, Me., Mrs. Hardy,
100.--Norridgewock, Me., Mrs. Benjamin
Tappan, 2.--North Conway, N.H.,
First Cong. Ch., 10.; Rev. R. Henry
Davis, 10.--Amherst, Mass., Mrs. R.A.
Lester, 100.--South Braintree, Mass.
Rev. J.B. Sewall. 25.--Marlboro,
Mass., Miss H.J. Alexander, 1.50.--New
Haven, Conn., Mrs. Henry Farnum,
100.--Colebrook, Conn., Miss
Sarah Carrington, 20.--Cincinnati,
Ohio, Miss L.B. Sherwood, 4.--Richfield,
Minn, T.N. Spaulding, 1. 483.50

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Total $3,138.40

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H.W. HUBBARD, Treasurer,

56 Reade N.Y.