Chapter M: A. Holmes, Principal (1)

More than ordinary interest attaches to this institution for the education of colored youth and the training of colored teachers, located as it is in the very cradle of secession, and near the spot from which was fired the first gun in the long war waged for their perpetual enslavement; and in a city situated in the heart of the cotton and rice-fields of the Southland.

Scarcely had the smoke of the long conflict cleared away or civil authority been fully restored in this long-besieged city, when General Saxton, then Assistant Commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau, opened a school in the Memminger building on St. Philip Street, built for and since used for the education of white children. Here, on the first day of October, 1865, were gathered a thousand children eager for the education so long denied to their race. So great was the pressure to gain admission to this school that one hundred children were seated in the great dome that surmounts the edifice.

The studies during the first year embraced the entire range of elementary branches, from the primer to the Latin grammar. About three-fourths of those who attended this first school were children of freedmen; the others, making up the advanced classes, were born free and constituted an aristocracy of color, a distinction which, after a lapse of more than a third of a century, still exists.

The closing examinations of this first year were attended by a large audience of both white and colored. There were present ladies and gentlemen, missionaries and teachers, civil and military dignitaries, and the leading representatives of both races. It was a novel and moving sight, one that the wildest imagination could not have foreseen or deemed possible five years before.

In its second year the school, then known as the Saxton School, held its sessions in the Military Hall on Wentworth Street, where with a slightly reduced enrollment, it remained until removed to its present quarters, May 1, 1865. The large and handsome building which it now occupies was erected by the American Missionary Association through the Freedmen's Bureau. Rev. Charles Avery, of Pittsburg, Pa., had given a large sum for the education of the colored people, and ten thousand dollars of his bequest were appropriated to the institution, and in honor of this noble philanthropist the name was changed to Avery Normal Institute. Here the enrollment was necessarily reduced and the normal character of its work made more prominent, a feature that had been contemplated from the beginning.

In any survey of the work of Avery, three principals should receive special recognition for their thorough, enduring and Christian labor in this needy field. They are the Rev. F. S. Cardozo, by whom the school was first organized in the Memminger building, Prof. M. A. Warren, who succeeded him and graduated the first class in 1872, and Prof. Amos W. Farnham, now of the Oswego Normal School. Each of these men was distinguished for unusual teaching skill, for great administrative ability, and for complete consecration to the work to which he was specially called. These worthy educators are still remembered here with affection and gratitude, but the full fruition of their labors will be known only in the great day when the books shall be opened.

For over thirty years about four hundred colored students have annually gathered here for the training which was to fit them for life's work. For many years all grades, from the primary to the high school and normal course, were maintained, but in later years the primary and intermediate pupils have been excluded, their instruction being amply provided for in the public and numerous private schools of the city, thus leaving the Institute free to devote itself to higher grades and normal work, in which Avery has been from the first conspicuous and eminently successful. Its graduates now number nearly four hundred and are found in almost every department of human activity. Some are distinguished in professional life, others in trade, or in business. Among them are doctors, skilled and eminent in their chosen fields of labor, clergymen of acknowledged ability, and teachers of long and successful experience. About two-thirds of all its graduates choose teaching as their special vocation; and nearly all prove their skill and ability in the schoolroom, and have reflected great credit on their alma mater and have been a blessing to their race. There has been for the last ten years a steady and growing demand for colored teachers of ability and with special training for their work; and there is not a county in the state to which our graduates do not go as teachers, and in the lower counties and along this malarial coast nearly all the schools for colored children are taught by Avery graduates. In many places conditions are such that no one can undertake this work without jeopardizing health or risking life itself. But there are not wanting those whom zeal and devotion lead into these dangerous fields. Names might be given of those who have even given up life itself at work in these malarial districts, proving their zeal and the missionary spirit which actuated them.

Avery has cost large sums of money; to maintain such an institution by charity through a third of a century is no small undertaking, requiring faith and consecration. But it has repaid more than a hundred-fold all that has ever been expended. Here in this historic city, surrounded by lowlands of rice and cotton, the negro was found in overwhelming numbers, and after emancipation, in utter ignorance of book lore or a pure gospel. To this people the American Missionary Association, through the Avery Institute and its consecrated workers, has brought the light of knowledge and a pure gospel, and awakened aspiration and hope of a better life. The beneficial effects of this work upon such a people, and indirectly upon the city and state, are incalculable. Intelligent Christianity and Christian education has ever been the motto of Avery, and faithfully has it been realized in the lives of its graduates, and exemplified by them in all the relations that affect good citizenship and true manhood. Race conflicts in this city have been unknown since the days of reconstruction, and it is not too much to claim that this better condition of things here is largely due to the influence exerted by Avery.

Although it is in the strictest sense a school, in which all studies in every department are prosecuted under a high pressure, which knows no relaxation, yet religious teaching has ever been a prominent feature, and the Bible is considered the best text book in the school. It has never been sectarian, but always Christian in its teaching and influence. No year passes without numerous conversions among its pupils, and every church in the city has been blessed in some measure by accessions to its membership from the students of Avery.

The blessings which this school has brought to this people, and indirectly to a far wider constituency, are not wholly a free gift to them. A monthly tuition fee has always been required and collected from all in attendance, except in special cases, in which its collection would impose great hardship or compel the withdrawal of worthy pupils from the school. But in spite of this monthly charge and the sacrifices made to meet it and keep their children in school, these people, out of their meagre earnings, which in so many cases make accumulations impossible, have kept their children in school, and to the end of a twelve years' course, in numbers that would shame many a more prosperous community in more favored sections of our land, where schools and books are entirely free. In 1895 twenty-four successfully completed its course and graduated with honor; in 1896 twenty were added to the alumni roll; in 1897 twenty-eight; in 1898 thirty-one; in 1899 twenty-four; and at this writing twenty-four are taking final examinations for graduation in June. And from these large classes there is not one that is not an honor to the community, scarcely one that has not found a position as a teacher or in some useful calling or industry, while a few are taking higher courses in other institutions. Are not these facts sufficient answer to the charge so often made, that the colored people are losing their interest in education, or that higher education does not benefit them?

Our work has been mainly academic; that is the purpose for which Avery was called into existence, to educate and train colored teachers, and to fit them for honorable positions in trade or business.

The dignity of labor has always been faithfully inculcated, and opportunities for it have not been wanting. Nearly all the normal students and many in the lower classes go from school to some useful occupation, learning trades, or engaging in other remunerative employment. Large numbers not only maintain themselves but are necessary helpers to the bread-winners of their respective families.

But in keeping with the tendencies of the times and of the newer education, and with the traditions and practice of the American Missionary Association, an industrial department has been added to Avery, and it has aroused no little enthusiasm among students and patrons. Needlework for the girls has been introduced, and under an accomplished and efficient instructor it has been from the first a great success. The girls from the lower grades as well as from the normal classes are being systematically trained to do their own sewing, and will in time be taught to make their own garments. Our purpose is to add to this, cooking and other departments of domestic science, as the resources of the Association will permit. Steps have been taken to establish a printing department.

In 1892 Avery Normal Institute was incorporated under the laws of the state, though the control of the school has been kept in the same hands as before, a majority of the trustees being in the executive committee or the administrative force of the American Missionary Association. The purpose of the incorporation was to secure for its graduates the advantages which the laws of the state confer upon graduates of all incorporated institutions.

An article of this nature would be incomplete without some reference to charges so frequently made, and in high places too, that education, and especially the higher education, does the negro more harm than good, and that the educated classes furnish the larger part of the criminals. That there are educated criminals is not doubted, but they are not confined to one race, nor do they come from the students of the American Missionary Association schools. Of the nearly four hundred living graduates of Avery, not one is a criminal nor has one ever been accused of crime, and the writer has yet to learn of more than two who have proved unworthy of the training they have received, or dishonored their alma mater by immoral lives. These fell under a stress of circumstances that would have ruined almost any young person. On the contrary, the graduates of this and other schools under the auspices of the Association are conspicuous for worthy and upright character, for thrift, for industry and good citizenship.

And this is true not only of those who complete our course and receive their diplomas, but of hundreds of others who do not go beyond the grammar grades. Such invariably make better citizens. It is a rare thing to learn that one of the students from any class of our school has become a criminal. The criminal classes are not recruited from the pupils in missionary schools.

OUR NEEDS.

We need large contributions of money or materials that will enable us to enlarge and develop our industrial department. A promising beginning has been made, but it is only a beginning, and we desire to extend it in many lines, giving the widest possible scope to individual talent or proclivities, without lowering in any degree the present standard of scholastic attainment.

We need contributions of money and books to enlarge our library and give to our students advantages which they cannot now find in the city. A good library is absolutely indispensable in all educational work. We have a few hundred well worn volumes, the merest apology for a library, but it is the only one in the city to which colored people have access.

We appeal to individuals, to Sunday-schools, to Christian Endeavor societies and to churches for the establishment of scholarships for worthy and capable pupils. We have many such, on whom the burdens press so heavily that continuance in school to the end of the course is an impossibility. We wish to help such after they have reached the normal department. A small sum expended in keeping these worthy students in the school may bring rich rewards when the harvests of life are all finally gathered.

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SOUTHERN FIELD NOTES.

GEORGE W. MOORE, FIELD MISSIONARY.

Early in the school year the teachers of Trinity School, Athens, Alabama, made their annual visitation to the country people. They carried with them the good cheer of the holiday season in the distribution of odds and ends from barrels from Northern friends. Gifts were distributed to a hundred persons, old and young. One old lady, fearing that she had been overlooked, exclaimed: "Wat you gwine to gib me?" and she was made happy by the gift of a bandanna handkerchief. Trinity School fills a large place in that community, as it is the only school for colored pupils in a radius of several miles of Athens.

A revival followed the week of prayer service at Talladega College. The school is full, and all are happy in the work.

Secretary Beard's trip through the Southern field was a delight to the workers and students. His sermons and addresses and wise counsel were helpful to all. Porto Rico was made very real by his graphic descriptions of the country and people.

Our church at Shelby Iron Works, Ala., is flourishing under the labors of Rev. E. E. Scott. Mr. Scott, with his rich tenor voice, leads the people in the singing of the old spirituals, and the choir in anthems and song.

Rev. T. J. Bell and his people are doing good service at Selma.

Miss M. L. Phillips and her associates are happy in their work at Marion, Ala. A deep religious interest was awakened both at Marion, Ala., and at our Lincoln School at Meridian, Miss. Rev. M. Jones, a graduate of Tougaloo University, is pastor at Meridian, and Rev. C. L. Harris, the former minister, is now at Mobile.

The Emerson Institute at Mobile is doing excellent work, under the direction of Dr. Burnell and his teachers.

The meeting of the Louisiana Association was held with the Central Church, New Orleans. The attendance was good, and the reports of the churches, addresses and papers were full of interest.

The Woman's Missionary Union, Christian Endeavor and Sunday-school Association also held interesting meetings.

The Straight University has a large attendance; the school is making good progress in its various departments of literary and industrial work.

After the meeting of the Louisiana Association, I visited the work at Thibodeaux, Schriever, Chacahoula, Abbeville, Lake Charles and New Iberia. At several places a deep religious interest was awakened, and a large number avowed their faith in the Saviour.

A new church has been organized at Lake Charles, La., with thirty members. It gives promise of growth and fruitful service. Rev. S. J. Wood, a graduate of Straight University, is pastor. The people bought a lot, and the Church-Building Society aided them in buying a meeting-house which has been removed to their lot.

Three miles from Fort Davis Station, on the Georgia and Alabama Railroad, and forty miles from Montgomery, is our Cotton Valley School, which is located in the heart of the Black Belt of Alabama. This country school is the one bright spot in the lives of the large population of poor black people of Cotton Valley. It is in charge of four young women, graduates of Fisk University--Miss Carrie Alexander, Principal, and Misses Pearl Binford, Lelia Haynie and Lizzie B. Moore. Besides the school work, the teachers visit the people in their cabin homes, hold mothers' meetings, Sunday-school, Christian Endeavor and Junior Endeavor meetings, sewing classes, a literary society and singing-school. It is a veritable social settlement. The people look to these young women for advice, medicine and help in all kinds of ways. They have won the love and confidence of the people, and gladly help them in all ways. The school is under the management of the American Missionary Association, and is supported by the Woman's Missionary Union of Massachusetts. The school is located in a most needy field for mission work. A teachers' home is greatly needed. The teachers occupy the log cabin home built by the first missionary teacher, Mrs. Lillian V. Courtney, _nee_ Davis. This cabin home has done good service; but a larger home is needed for the teachers, with facilities for industrial training for girls.

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BITS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE INDIAN COUNTRY.

MISS M. P. LORD.

Little-Dog was very sick, they said. We thought of the beautiful two-year-old boy whom he had loved with all a father's tenderness, and of the day when he had come and told us of the child's death; and how his eyes were still inflamed with weeping; and how grateful he was for the little food, and for the words of comfort we had tried to give him.

His home was ten or fifteen miles up the winding river, with two fording-places between. We found at the first a broad, swift stream, swollen by a recent rain. We were glad we had made preparations before starting in, for the water flowed six inches deep over the buggy floor. At the village beyond, Cross-Bear advised us to return by another road, as the river was still rising. Long-Feather, with whose family we also stopped to shake hands, gave the same advice, saying that he would see us safely over the next crossing, but that he was just starting on a long drive in the opposite direction. Good-Boy, who lived near the fording-place, would help, he said. So, following directions, Good-Boy was found. His pony was quickly saddled, and galloping on ahead he piloted us not only to the river-crossing, but all the way to Little Dog's, some miles beyond.

Mrs. Little-Dog and ten-year-old Martin greeted us at the door, and inside the house we were cordially welcomed by the blind and almost helpless sufferer. The wife said, "I wanted to go and get medicine for him, but there was no one to take care of him while I was gone." They were miles from the nearest neighbor. And the sick man added, "I didn't like to have our little boy go so far alone." When the physical pain and needs were relieved so far as possible, I asked if there was a Bible. In answer the sick man turned and reached under the pillow at the farther corner of the bed, from which he drew out a little bag, and from that he carefully--almost tenderly, it seemed--took his Dakota Bible and handed me. Such times of drawing near to God, in the homes of sick or sorrowing ones, mean quite as much of added strength and cheer to the white visitor as to those who are visited, and we always come away feeling so glad that we went. Tears were in the woman's eyes as the good-byes were said; and the little boy, with his pony saddled, watched us out of sight, to be sure that we were started on the right road home, as we had been directed.

On another day we heard that our good old friend Afraid-of-the-Clouds had been thrown from his wagon and badly hurt. We found the tall figure, which we had always been accustomed to see so erect and soldierly in bearing, stretched on the ground in his tent, silent and motionless. With evident pain and effort the dear old man tried to explain how it happened. He did not complain and spoke very gently, but the expression of suffering on the wrinkled face made me fear he would never get up again, and my own sorrow at the thought was hard to conceal. He was only (?) an "old Indian," one of those "old Indians" who are often so lightly spoken of as of no account; but whose dignity and strength of character, and gentle, gracious courtesy, command the respect of those who really know them. And he had been a loyal friend and faithful helper in the years that we had been neighbors. And though he still clung to his old faith, he seemed as grateful for the reading of God's Word and prayer as for the material help we tried to give.

Time passed, and by-and-by he was up and about again, and wanted to be given some work to do. One day he came into the house and seated himself in the deliberate way which told that he had something on his mind, which would demand my undivided attention, and said: "You are a white woman. I am a Dakota. But when I was sick your heart was sad. I hold it in my heart." That was all; that and the silent hand-grasp as he went out. But somehow I felt as if what the old man felt in his heart was very secure there.

One bright Sabbath morning, with our deacon, One-Thunder, we visited a neighboring church eight or ten miles up the river. The regular native teacher was away, attending the great annual mission meeting; but two other young men had been appointed to take charge of the service together--Anselm Kill-the-Crow and Clinton High-Horse. The latter took for his text, "Ye are the salt of the earth." Retaining the figurative form of the verse, the young preacher made clear its spiritual teaching, and by his direct and forceful application revealed the thoughtfulness and earnestness of his own heart. The remarks of the other alluded to the name chosen for the little church. "The Church of the Messiah;" and he urged upon those present that it be not in name only, but in deed and in truth, _His_ church. The after-service greetings to the visitors were cordial, as usual--even the babies being encouraged to hold out tiny brown hands, with their mothers' injunctions to "nape yuza" (shake hands).

Hole-in-his-Tooth, who is always eager to take orders during the plum season, consented to postpone business transactions until the next day. The Woman's Missionary Society had five dollars to hand over, to be forwarded to the "Wotanin Waste;" that is, far missionary work. Everybody seemed wide awake and happy; and as we drove away, the Y. M. C. A. were about to hold their services.

Next to their interest in church affairs, is that in the school; for since the Grand River (Government) Boarding School has demonstrated in their midst what faithful teachers can do for the children, the whole community are ready to show their appreciation, from good old Chief Grindstone to the wee little folk who carry flowers to their white friends in the school; and every little circle of influence widens.

The blizzard was fiercely raging outside, lashing the little house in its fury. I had given up trying to warm more than one room, and that was darkened by the snow piled against the windows, and the panes above were so thick with frost that nothing could be seen.

The storm was so severe--so bitterly cold, with blinding snow and wind--that I thought no one could possibly get out with safety to come that day; when, to my surprise, there was a knock at the door, and there was Maza--faithful Maza--smiling as usual, through the frost and snow.

Glad, as well as surprised, I was to see him. "They told me not to come," he said. "They said I would get lost or freeze to death; but," he added, "I told them I was coming." So the big drift was tunneled to the stable door, horses fed and watered, and all needed help given.

By these little homely incidents I have only tried to introduce a few of the many friends on the Reservation, of whom it is sometimes asked, "Can Indians ever be really civilized?" "Do you see any real results?" "Do you find them very treacherous?"

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Department of Christian Endeavor.

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CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS OF A HIGHLAND SCHOOL AND VILLAGE.

Miss Ella M. Andrews, one of the teachers at Williamsburg Academy, which is one of the interesting schools among our American Highlanders, has been an efficient leader in the Christian Endeavor movement in that school and village. She writes under recent date of the Senior Endeavor Society, as follows:

"The Y. P. S. C. E. of Main Street Congregational Church of Williamsburg, Ky., was organized in 1887 with about a dozen charter members. From this beginning has grown our present flourishing society of about fifty members, many of whom are our students. The good it has done these young people cannot be estimated. Many of the students organize C. E. societies in their home towns and in the places where they teach. The Tri-State Union was organized in 1893. The organization was made for the purpose of promoting the C. E. work in the adjacent counties of Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee. By bringing together the members of the societies in this section, much has been accomplished in the way of strengthening the weak societies and in the way of organizing and sustaining societies in places where none existed. All societies in the Union have been stimulated by its annual conventions."

The Junior Endeavorers in this field are under the especial care of Miss M. A. Packard, also a teacher in this academy. Under her wise supervision the Juniors have done much interesting and valuable work. She writes as follows:

"The Junior Endeavor Society, a company of 76 bright, happy boys and girls, representing two departments (the active members and the trial members), is under the direction of the superintendent and two assistants. The meetings are held every Sunday afternoon, led by one of the members. We use the 'Junior Endeavor Songs,' and the Juniors' voices are tuned to sing praise to Him who took little children in His arms and blessed them. It is an inspiration to attend the meetings, to hear the recital of the Pledge, the reading of the Scripture verses and the precious season of prayer, when, with bowed head, sentence prayers are offered, often two and three at a time. During the past year the growth of the society has been marked, in the Juniors learning to pray--God seems so near. Many precious petitions have been made for self and others.

"The Juniors are enthusiastic in bringing in their pennies, many earning them. They purchase all their literature. Last April they were very happy to donate to the church the sum of $12.34, the result of an entertainment given by them ('The Junior Endeavor Garden').

"This year we have taken up the prison work; sending the pennies to purchase Testaments, and writing letters to the prisoners. Services are held at the jail, and at the homes of the aged and sick, the Juniors taking an active part.

"Thanksgiving Day, nineteen homes were gladdened by baskets of eatables, carried by the Juniors, and other gifts. At Christmas many hearts are made happy by their kind remembrances. During the last three years twelve have graduated. All are active members in senior societies. The trial department is under the direction of the assistants, who are graduates. The society is most promising. The Juniors are preparing not only to take places in the senior society, but in the church and as citizens."

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Obituaries.

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MRS. MARY T. CHASE.

Mrs. Mary Tuttle Chase, wife of Prof. T. N. Chase, of Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia, died in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dr. Kirkland, Bellows Falls, Vermont, Friday, March 23d. Funeral services were held in the church in which she worshiped in her childhood in Acton, Mass. The president of the University, together with the pastors of this church conducted the service. Some graduates of Atlanta University sang some of the pathetic old negro hymns. Mrs. Chase came of heroic New England stock. She was graduated at Abbott Academy, Andover, Mass., and at once entered upon the work of teaching. She was married to Prof. Chase in 1862. Two years later they went to Washington, D. C. In 1869, with her husband, she went to Atlanta, Georgia, and entered upon the great work of her life in Atlanta University.

Mrs. Chase was a ready and able writer, and frequently contributed articles to the AMERICAN MISSIONARY magazine. Her heart was quick in its sympathies for those who were depressed and needy, and the heroic courage of her ancestors ran in her veins. She was always ready to defend the weak. She loved the work, and sought earnestly the interests of the people to whom she gave the larger service of her life. Her loss will be sorely felt in the ranks of faithful Christian workers, of whom she was one. A large circle of friends sympathize with Prof. Chase and the family in this hour of their bereavement.

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MISS SUSIE T. CATHCART.

Word has just come as we go to press that Miss Susie T. Cathcart passed away at King's Mountain, N. C., on Monday morning, April 9th. Miss Cathcart has been a teacher at Lincoln Academy, of which her sister is principal, for several years. At the beginning of this year her health was so delicate that she did not feel that she could accept reappointment. She still hoped to be strong again, however, and looked forward to future service among the people whom she so sincerely loved. Her work has been always distinguished by ability and great personal sacrifice, and almost an abandon of devotion to those to whom she ministered. Even in her sickness she did not for a moment forget them. Her sister, Miss Lillian Cathcart, Principal of Lincoln Academy, writes of her as follows: "In her sickness she has been very patient, never other than cheerful, and always trying to spare others any unnecessary work. She has been able to take an interest in what was going on almost all the time, and to send out messages and to pray for the scholars." And so another earnest and devoted life has gone out from earth, but its influence will continue and cannot be measured by the passing years.

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A SUGGESTIVE SUBSCRIPTION.

THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY received a subscription the other day which illustrates several things. The subscription read as follows: "Mr. Frederick Raeder, Jurjev--Dorpat--Livonia, Russia." This illustrates the wide circulation of a journal especially devoted to home missions. Not a numerous foreign subscription list does it enjoy, but at least one copy reaches this remote region. Another thing illustrated is the close connection between the home and foreign fields of missions. A few years ago the Indians and Alaskans were counted in the foreign missionary field. Now the American Missionary Association conducts work in these fields. Porto Rico has just come into the responsibility of our home work. And so in the progress of these great missionary movements the emphasis is increasingly upon _missions_, and not upon any artificial distinctions. It is the coming of the Kingdom of God which the providences make important.

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If any reader of the AMERICAN MISSIONARY has a copy of the Annual Report of the American Missionary Association for 1849, he will confer a favor by dropping a note to the editor of this magazine. This volume is desired for one of our theological libraries.

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RECEIPTS FOR JANUARY, 1900.

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THE DANIEL HAND EDUCATIONAL FUND

For Colored People.

Income for January $10,013.75
Previously acknowledged 14,431.66
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$24,445.41
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NOTE.--Where no name follows that of the town, the contribution is from the church and society of that place. Where a name follows, it is that of the contributing church or individual. S. means Sunday-school; C. means Church; C. E., the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor; S. A. means Student Aid.

CURRENT RECEIPTS.

MAINE, $627.31.

Bangor, First, 50; Central, 32.20. Bath, Central, 22.38. Bucksport, S., _for S. A., Williamsburg, Ky._, 10. Bucksport, Elm St. C., 9.19. East Machias, First, 10. Cumberland Mills, Warren C., 114.32. Fryeburg, 3.41. Hallowell, H. K. Baker, 5. Hampden, S., _for Santurce, Porto Rico_, 12.22. Islesboro, "Friends," box Goods, Miss L. E. Pendleton, freight 40 cents, _for Dorchester Acad., McIntosh, Ga._ Lewiston, Miss S. L. Weymouth, 2; Pine St. C., bbl. Goods, freight prepaid, _for B. N. Sch., Greenwood, S. C._ Orland, H. T. and S. E. Buck, 20. Patten, 5. Portland, High St. C., 128.25; State St. C., 50. Portland, "Friends," _for Fisk U._, 51. Richmond, 1.05. Saco, First Parish, 11. Scarboro, J. F. Small, 20. Skowhegan, Ladies' M. Soc., bbl. Goods, 1.57 for freight, _for B. N. Sch., Greenwood, S. C._ South Berwick, S., _for Mountain White Work in Tenn._, 1.57. Warren, Second, 7. Woodfords, "Little Twigs," 5; Miss Clay's S. Class, 1.75. York, Second, 7.50.

Blue Hill, L. M. Soc., bbl. Goods; Brunswick, bbl. Goods; Machias, bbl. Goods; Skowhegan, bbl. Goods; Woodfords, bbl. Goods, _for Andersonville, Ga._

MAINE WOMAN'S AID TO A. M. A., by Mrs. Helen W. Davis, Treas., $45.50.

Bath, Winter St., 40. Bridgton, 2.50. Limerick, 3.

NEW HAMPSHIRE, $745.83.

Amherst, Geo. W. Bosworth, 10. Auburn, 5. Bath, 5. Chester, 12; Miss Emily J. Hazeltine, 50 cents. Claremont, Jr. C. E., bbl. Goods, _for Knoxville, Tenn._ Colebrook, Dea. E. C. Wilder, 50 cts. Concord, South, 276.53. Deerfield Center, 5.25. Dunbarton, 12.90. Durham, "Rainbow Mission Band," _for S. A., King's Mountain, N. C._, 17.20, East Barrington, Eva F. Chesley, _for S. A., Macon, Ga._, 4. Exeter, Phillips Christmas bbl., _for Williamsburg, Ky._ Hanover Center, C. E., _for Blowing Rock, N. C._, 7.80. Hill, C., _for Indian M._, 72 cts. Keene, First, 35. Lebanon, First, Mr. And Mrs. Geo. Amsden, 6. Londonderry, Charles S. Pillsbury, 1. Nashua, First, 12. Nashua, C., King's Daughters' Circle, _for S. A., B. N. Sch., Greenwood. S. C._, 11. Newfields, L. M. S. of C., three bbls. Goods, _for Wilmington, N. C._ Newport, Ladies' Aid Soc., 25. Sanbornton, 13.10. Somersworth, First, 7. Tilton, 35. Webster, Ladies, M. Soc. of C., _for S. A._, 5, also bbl. Goods, freight prepaid, _for B. N. Sch., Greenwood, S. C._ West Lebanon, C., two bbls. Goods, _for Knoxville, Tenn._ West Rindge, Deacon Herbert E. Wetherbee, 100. Wilmot, 1. Winchester, C. (of which 5 from Primary Dept. and 5 from Home Dept. of S.), 37.33.

NEW HAMPSHIRE FEMALE CENT. INST. and HOME MISSIONARY UNION, by Miss Annie A. McFarland, Treas., $100.00:

New Hampshire F. C. I. and H. M. U., 100.

VERMONT, $3,690.49--of which from Estates, $2,650.00.

Barnet, 41.08. Bennington, Second, 27.96. Bennington County, "A Friend," 5. Brattleboro, Mrs. Mary L. Hadley, 25; "Friend," 250. Burlington, College St. C., 40.61. Charlotte, M. E. Wing, box Goods, _for Williamsburg, Ky._ Charlotte, Ladies' M. Soc., two bbls. Goods, 3.50 _for freight, for B. N. Sch., Greenwood, S. C._ Chester, S., bal. to const. DEA. A. D. L. HERRICK, L.M., 16.35. East Hardwick, C. and S., 27.72 Hartford, "C., by J. G. S.," 25. Hartland, 3. Jamaica, 6.80. Jeffersonville, "A Friend," _for Straight U._, 50. Londonderry, 1. Middlebury, 17.72. Morgan, Miss Lucy Little, 50 cts. North Thetford, 16. Rutland, C., Sunshine Circle, 2.25; C., bbl. Goods, _for Storrs Sch., Atlanta, Ga._ Saint Johnsbury, North, 36; South, 20; S. of South C., 22. Saint Johnsbury, Miss Edna Herbert, _for A. G. Sch., Moorhead, Miss._, 1. West Brattleboro, 30. Westford, C. E., _for S. A., Grand View, Tenn._, 3. Wilder, Extra Cent-a-Day Band, by Mrs. Chas. D. Hazen, 13. Wilmington, 8.50.

By Prof. Fred. W. Foster, _for Dorchester Acad., McIntosh, Ga._:

Barton Landing, W. H. M. S., bbl. Goods, 1.25 _for freight_; Berlin, L. B. Soc., bbl. Goods, 1.50 _for freight_; Cambridge, W. H. M. S., 2 _for freight_; Chelsea, S. P. B. Benev. Soc., bbl. Goods; Jr. Benev. Soc., _for S. A._, 5; Colchester, L. M. Soc., bbl. Goods, 2 _for freight_; Glover, "Friends," bbl. Goods and freight; Montpelier, Mrs. J. V. Babcock, bbl. Goods and freight; Newport, W. M. S. of C., bbl. Goods; Peacham, W. H. M. S. _for S. A._, 5; Waitsfield, H. C. M. S, bbl. Goods, 2 _for freight_; West Glover, W. H. M. S., bbl. Goods; West Brattleboro, Ladies of C., two bbls. Goods.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION OF VERMONT, by Mrs. Mary Mackinnon, Treas., $328.75.

Barre, Jr. C. E., _for Schp's_, 5. Barton, 5. Brownington, Jr. C. E., _for Schp's_, 4.50. Burlington, College St. C., 10. East Berkshire, Jr. C. E., _for Sch'p_, 3. Franklin, 5.10. Jericho Center, 6. Jonesville, Lend-a-Hand Circle, 5. Ludlow, 6. Peacham, 7.50. Peacham, Jr. C. E., _for Schp's_, 2. Peru, C. E., 5. Saint Johnsbury, East, Jr. C. E., 5. Saint Johnsbury, North C., Mrs. C. Stanley's S. Class, 65 cents. Springfield, "Two Friends," 250. Vergennes, "M. J. Q.", 50 cts. Waterbury, 8.50.

ESTATES.--Springfield, Estate of Frederick Parks, 1,650. Burlington, Estate of Mrs. Mary T. Hill, by H. O. Wheeler, Exec'r, 1,000.

MASSACHUSETTS, $6,846.70--of which from Estates, $42.33

Amherst, First, 42.91. Andover, South, _balance for a Teacher, Macon, Ga._, 150. Andover, South. 131.21; Free, 20; Miss Amy Stork, 2.25, and box Goods. Andover, West C., 30.61; A Member of West C., 1. Arlington, 72.20. Ashburnham, First, 7.29. Athol, 49.70. Auburndale, 55. Ayer, Mr. and Mrs. William McLean, 2. Beverly, Washington St. C., 10. Billerica, C., 50 cts.; Mrs. P. S. Tyler, 1.50; Ladies' Circle of C., bbl. Goods, _for A. G. Sch., Moorhead, Miss._

Boston, Shawmut, 100; Boston, Mrs. Charlotte Fiske, 50, and Miss Elizabeth Fiske, 50, _for Marshallville, Ga._; "T. G.," 30; J. A. Brown, _for S. A., Pleasant Hill, Tenn._, 25; B. F. Dewing, 25; Union C., Woman's Aux., _for S. A., Pleasant Hill, Tenn._, 20; Berkeley Temple, 18.70; Mt. Vernon C., 15; Mrs. L. H. Kendall, _for Marshallville, Ga._, 6; Mrs. Layman, 5; Miss Lee, box Books _for Meridian, Miss._ Allston, S., 7. Campello, South, 75. Charlestown, Winthrop, 55.89. Dorchester, Second, 103.24. Dorchester, Mrs. Elbridge Torry, _for S. A., Pleasant Hill, Tenn._, 20. Dorchester, "A Friend," 3. Dorchester, Rev. H. Houston, 2 _for freight_; Harvard C., two bbls. Goods, _for Dorchester Acad., McIntosh, Ga._ Neponset, Trinity, C. E., 3.09. Roslindale, S., 10. Roxbury, Walnut Av. (of which Rev. Mr. Wellman 6, Miss Dawson 1), 107.39.

Bedford, Soc. of United Workers, bbl. Goods, _for Straight U._ Braintree, First, 3.47. Brimfield, bbl. Goods, _for Meridian, Miss._ Brockton, Porter Evan, 94.47; Mrs. Thos. C. Perkins, 1.50. Brookfield, Mrs. R. B. Montague, 5.50. Brookline, Leyden, 129.45; Harvard, 86.76; Harvard, S., 25. Cambridgeport, Pilgrim, 12.36. Charlton, 10.95. Chelsea, Central, 31.03; First, bal. 7.02. Chicopee, Third C., 22.70. Conway, Mary A. Hunt, _for S. A., Fort Berthold, N. D._, 2.65. Dalton, Mrs. Mary E. Crane, 100; Miss Mollie Crane, 100; Mrs. Z. M. Crane, 150; Miss Clara L. Crane, 100; Zenas Crane, 100; W. Murray Crane, 100. Dennis, Miss Emma G. Hall, _for A. G. Sch., Moorhead, Miss._, 3. Deerfield, C. E. of C., 1.75. East Douglas, 18.10. Fall River, Central (50 of which _for Remington Station, Indian M., S. D._), 374.28. Fall River, First, 48.92. Fall River, C. E. in Central C., _for S. A., Fisk U._, 20. Fitchburg, Rollstone, 24.65. Framingham, Plymouth, 37. Framingham, "A Friend," _for Indian M., Fort Yates, Neb._, 10. Framingham, Schneider Band, bbl. Goods, _for Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ Franklin, 23.91. Freetown, 3.20. Foxboro, Mrs. Mary N. Phelps, to const. MRS. MARY GIBBS L.M., 50. Foxboro, Mrs. S. Ellen Jewett's S. Class, _for A. G. Sch., Moorhead, Miss._, 5. Globe Village, Evan. Free, 20.41. Gloucester, Trinity C., bal., 93.91. Great Barrington, First, 12. Hadley, S., 15; First, 14.60. Haverhill, Class No. 1., West C., _for Porto Rico_, 25.46. Haverhill, West C., S., 14.59; C. E., 3.30. Haverhill, Chas. Coffin, _for Porto Rico_, 4.50. Heath, C., bbl. Goods, _for L. N. Sch., Marion, Ala._ Holyoke, "Friends," _for Fisk U._, 75. Housatonic, Prim. Class, S., _for S. A., Dorchester Acad., McIntosh, Ga._, 2. Huntington, 14. Hyannis, 11.55. Ipswich, South, 33. Lawrence, Lawrence St. C., 66.96; South, 27. Lawrence, Trinity C., Prim. Dept., _for Wilmington, N. C._, 8. Leicester, 34.79. Leicester, C. E. of C., _for Porto Rico_, 5. Lexington, Hancock, 132.23. Lowell, Kirk St. C., 100.75; Pawtucket C., 10. Ludlow, "A. C. C.," 10. Ludlow Center, First, 3.52. Lynn, Central, 20. Marion, S., 2.29. Medway Village, 13. Millbury, First, 29.60. Millis, 10. Mittineague, Southworth Paper Co., box Paper, _for Meridian, Miss._ Monson, 20.10. Natick, First, 50. New Bedford, "A Friend," _for S. A., Allen Sch., Thomasville, Ga._, 1. Newbury, "Friends," _for Fisk U._, 15.64. Newbury, First, _for S. A., Fisk U._, 9.14. Newbury, First, 3. Newburyport, Prospect St. C., 12.45. Newton, Eliot (12 of which _for Indian M._), 250.95. Newton, First, 80.52. Newton, Eliot C., two bbls. Goods, freight prepaid, _for B. N. Sch., Greenwood, S. C._ Newton Center, Extra Cent-a-Day Band, 13. Newton Highlands, "A Friend," _for Marshallville, Ga._, 10. North Adams, 79.22. Northampton, Prim. S. in Edwards C., _for Lamson Sch., Marshallville, Ga._, 6.43. Northampton and South Hadley, S., Singing Books, _for Meridian, Miss._ North Andover Depot. Mabel S. Robinson's Class, _for S. A., Fisk U._, 1. North Brookfield, First, _for Porto Rico_, 15.50. North Dighton, King's Daughters of First C., _for S. A., Big Creek Gap, Tenn._, 10. North Falmouth, 10. North Reading, Union, 2.50. North Somerville, "A Friend," _for Mountain White Work_, 1. Norwood, First (of which 5.36 _for Chinese Mission Bldg., San Francisco, Cal._), 70.09. Pittsfield, First Ch. of Christ, 116; South, S., 20. Pittsfield, S. of Pilgrim Memorial C., _for Porto Rico_, 3.50. Plymouth, Ch. of the Pilgrimage, 15. Reading, 30. Rockland, First, 25. Rowley, Miss M. D. Holzinger, _for Tillotson C._ (5 of which _for S. A._), 10. Royalston, First, 2.25. Royalston, D. P. White, _for Mountain Work_, 5. Salem, Crombie St. C., S., _for Wilmington, N. C._, 8. Salem, "A Friend," _for Mountain White Work_, 5. Saxonville, Edwards, 11.25. Somerville, Highland, C. E., _for S. A., Wilmington, N. C._, 5. Somerville, "A Friend," _for Marshallville, Ga._, 5. Southbridge, 16.26. South Deerfield, Ladies' M. Soc., _for S. A._, 7, and bbl. Goods, freight prepaid, _for B. N. Sch., Greenwood, S. C._ South Hadley Falls, 50. South Hadley Falls, Ladies' M. Soc., _for Straight U._, 10. Southampton, "The Sunshine Band" and Friends, two bbls. Goods, _for King's Mountain, N. C._ South Weymouth, Union, 31. South Weymouth, Mrs. William Dyer, _for Jos. K. Brick A. I. and N. Sch., Enfield, N. C._, 25. South Weymouth, Old South, 15. South Weymouth, Mrs. Wm. Dyer, _for Allen Sch., Thomasville, Ga._, 15. South Weymouth, Union C., bbl. Goods, _for Storrs Sch., Atlanta, Ga._ Springfield, First Ch. of Christ, 125.84; South, 62.34; South, S., 25. Sutton, E. L. Snow, 30. Taunton, West, 14.33; "A Friend," 2. Three Rivers, Union Evan., 23.29. Townsend, 9.87. Upton, First, 4.89. Wakefield, 45.25. Waltham, Trin., 24.06. Ware, East, S., 33.34. Ware, First, S., _for Porto Rico_, 6. Ware. Miss Ruth Tucker, _for S. A., Lexington, Ky._, 5. Ware, S., _for Meridian, Miss._, 3.60. Wavorly, L. M. Soc., 5. Webster, First, 19.18. Webster, Anna L. Perry bbl. Goods, _for Andersonville, Ga._ Wendell, 1. Westbrook, "Friend," _for Fisk U._, 25. West Brookfield, C., 6; S., 7.44. West Newton, Second, Woman's Guild, by Mrs. W. A. Young (50 of which _for Sch'p, Fisk U._) 74.34. Westport, 11.50. Weymouth and Braintree, C. E., 2.50; Mrs. Snyder's S. Class, 1, _for S. A., for Indian M., Fort Berthold, N. D._ Whately, 25. Whitinsville, Mrs. J. J. Abbott, box Goods and 5, _for S. A., Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ Williamsburg, First, 9.80. Williamstown, First, 76.56. Winchester, First, 86.34. Woburn, First, 123.42. Woburn, Mrs. S. D. Greenough, 5; Montvale C., 1. Worcester, Central, 236.63. Union C., 93.13; Union, C. E., 5; Piedmont, quarterly, 60. Worcester, Fred. M. Barnard, _for Porto Rico_, 25 cts. Worcester, Immanuel C., Christmas Goods, _for Straight U._ Yarmouth, 20.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION OF MASSACHUSETTS AND R. I., Miss Lizzie D. White, Treas., $575.00.

W. H. M. A. of Mass. and R. I., _for Salaries_, 480; _for Chinese_, 20. Boston, Old South, _for Sch'p, Pleasant Hill, Tenn._, 75.

ESTATES.--Boston, Estate of Elizabeth C. Parkhurst, 15. Northampton, Estate of Numan Clark, by Miss C. M. Clark, 15. Worcester, Estate of Harriet Wheeler Damon, 12.33.

RHODE ISLAND, $337.28.

Little Compton, United, 22.56. Newport United, quarterly, 11.02. Newport, Capt. Asa Walker and Mrs. Belle G. Walker, _for Tillotson C._, 5. Pawtucket, 110; Central Falls, 36.14; Park Place, 26.51. Providence, Pilgrim, 116.35; North, C. E., 4.70. Providence, E. B. Hale, Paper, _for Acad., McIntosh, Ga._ Providence, Jr. Benev. Soc., Christmas Box, _for Williamsburg, Ky._ Westerly, L. M. Soc., _for Tillotson C._, 5.

CONNECTICUT, $8,074.95--of which from Estate, $1,500.00.

Bantam, Mrs. Ella Grannis, 6. Barkhamsted, 3.23. Bethel, First, 29.77. Bloomfield, 2.67. Bristol, First, 58.67. Bridgeport, Park St. C., 84.50. Bridgeport, C. E. of C., _for S. A., B. N. Sch., Greenwood, S. C._, 10. Bridgewater, L. M. S., box Goods, _for Grand View, Tenn._ Broad Brook, 9.41. Clinton, C., ad'l, 2.25. Colchester, Ladies' Ben. Soc., two boxes Goods, _for Strieby, N. C._ Cornwall, First (25 of which _for Porto Rico_), 75. Cornwall, Second, 44. Cornwall, First, S., 17.36 _for Sch., Thomasville, Ga._, and 17.36 _for Sch., Fort Berthold, N. D._ Cromwell, 80.77. Danbury, Great Plain District, L. M. S., pkg. Goods, _for Grand View, Tenn._ Danielson, Westfield C., 26.02. Darien, C. E., by Miss A. L. Waterbury, 10. Deep River, 12.62. East Hartford, Ladies' M. Soc., bbl. Goods, freight prepaid, _for B. N. Sch., Greenwood, S. C._ Enfield, First, 25. Farmington, "A Friend," 100. Fairfield, Mrs. M. W. Lyon, _for S. A., Fisk U._, 10. Fair Haven, Second, 14.75. Greenfield Hill, C. E., by A. Maria Wakeman, Chairman of M. C., 8.72. Greenwich, C. E., bbl. Goods, _for Marion, Ala._ Groton, S., 16.03. Hartford, Asylum Hill C., 264.77: First, 225.53. Hartford, Mrs. Lucy A. Seymour, _for Wilmington, N. C._, 8. Hartford, Farm. Ave. Cong., S., _for Rosebud Indian M._, by Edward B. Cook, Treas., 33.87. Hartford, Warburton Chapel, S., 21.72. Hartford, Center C., box Pictures, _for Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ Kensington, 33.05. Ledyard, Newell Soc. of C., bbl. Goods, _for Cappahosic, Va._ Meriden, First, 39.32; First, "Member," 5. Middletown, South, 10. Monroe, 7.75. Naugatuck, C., _for Porto Rico_, 25. New Britain, South, S., 30 _for Tougaloo U._ and 14 _for Porto Rico_. New Britain, L. M. S., two boxes and bbl. Goods, _for King's Mountain, N. C._ New Canaan, S., _for Indian Sch., Santee, Neb._, 50. New Haven, Rev. Charles Ray Palmer, D.D., In memory of Mrs. Mary Barnes Palmer, _for Porto Rico_, 1,000. New Haven, Davenport C., 28.90; Plymouth, S., 20; Plymouth, 5.88; Miss Mary J. Yale, 1. New Haven, Welcome Hall S. of Ch. of the Redeemer, _for Porto Rico_, 18.60. New Haven, United C., C. E., 15; Charles Wissert, Ten Bibles, _for S. A., Macon, Ga._ New London, First Ch. of Christ, 46.89. New Milford, Mrs. George Hine, 10. Newtown, 8. North Guilford, 8. North Stonington, S., 7. Norwalk, First, 68.46. Norwich, First, 52.43; Second, to cont. DEA. JOSEPH D. HAVILAND L.M., 48.23; Greenville C., 10; Greenville S., 7.70. Norwich, Miss Ida Sutherland, _for Hillsboro, N. C._, 1.14. Norwich, Park C., H. M. S., two pkgs. Christmas Goods, _for Grand View, Tenn._ Norwich, Park C., two pkgs. Books, etc., _for Allen Sch., Thomasville, Ga._ Norwich Town, Miss Grace McClellan, deceased, 7,500 (Reserve account, 4,500), 3,000. Old Lyme, First, 47.65. Plantsville, 16.05. Plymouth, Mrs. Julia Gordon, _for Wilmington, N. C._, 2. Pomfret Center, W. M. Soc., two bbls. Goods, _for Little's Mills, N. C._ Portland, C. E., _for Williamsburg, Ky._, 2. Preston City, 15. Salisbury, 5.93. Saybrook, S., _for Porto Rico_, 11. Saybrook, Mrs. Caroline I. McCall, two pkgs. Christmas Goods, _for Grand View, Tenn._ Shelton, S., 10. Stonington, L. S. of First C., _for Wilmington, N. C._, 9.50. Stonington, M. H. Giddings, 5. Stoughton, ----, box Goods, _for Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ Sound Beach, Plymouth, bbl. Goods, _for Childersburg, Ala._ South Britain, 13.52. Southington, First, 30.71. South Manchester, Center, S., 11.05. South Windsor, 21.23. Suffield, First, to const. MISS LIZZIE M. ADAMS L.M., 30. Thomaston, First, 8.26. Wallingford, 96.70. Waterbury, First, 134.68; Mrs. W. H. Camp, 100. Waterbury, Mrs. G. C. Hill, _for Wilmington, N. C._, 8. Waterbury C., three bbls. Goods, _for Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ Washington, H. S. Nettleton, 4 _for Sch'p, Talladega C._, and 4 _for Gregory Inst., Wilmington, N. C._ Weathersfield, ----, box Goods, _for Pleasant Hill, Tenn._ West Hartford, First Ch. of Christ (5 of which _for Indian M._), bal. to constitute CLARA FRANCES MALLORY and CLARENCE COLTON SCARBOROUGH L.M's., 57.49. West Haven, First, 25.95. West Torrington, C. E., by Miss Grace V. Sanford, Treas., 14.15. West Torrington, L. H. M. S., _for Wilmington, N. C._, 8. Westport, Saugatuck C., 23.27. Wolcott, C., 4; C. E., 6. Woodbridge, S., _for Porto Rico_, 7. Woodbury, First, 10. Yantic, Ladies' M. Soc., bbl. Goods, _for B. N. Sch., Greenwood, S. C._

WOMAN'S CONG. HOME MISSIONARY UNION OF CONNECTICUT, by Mrs. Geo. Follett, Secretary, $43.44.

Bridgeport, Park Street, 25. Danbury, 1.41. Thompson, 17.03.

ESTATE.--Torrington, Est. of Lauren Wetmore, 1,500.

NEW YORK, $798.43.

Antwerp, First, 5.50, Binghamton, First, Bible Sch., _for S. A., Fisk U._, 50. Binghamton, Mrs. LaFayette Safford, Organ, _for Martin, Fla._ Brooklyn, Willoughby Ave., S., branch of Clinton Ave. C., 75; "A Friend," 10; Bushwick Ave. C., 7.37; Mrs. Rufus Chase, 2; Immanuel C., W. M. Soc., 1. Brooklyn, Miss M. D. Halliday, two bbls. Goods, _for Wilmington, N. C._ Brooklyn, Puritan. M. Bd. and Jr. C. E., bbl. Goods, Jr. C. E., Christmas Pkg.; Immanuel C., bbl. Christmas Goods; New Eng., L. M. S., two bbls. Goods, _for King's Mountain, N. C._ Brooklyn, The Lend-a-Hand Club, by Miss Marion Libby, Church Organ, _for Troy, N. C._ Brooklyn, Jr. C. E., by Mrs. Ellen Lewis, pkg. Christmas Goods, _for Hillsboro, N. C._ Canandaigua, Ladies, bbl. C., _for King's Mountain, N. C._ Chateaugay, Joseph Shaw, 5. Chittenango, Mrs. Amelia L. Brown, 5. Clifton Springs, "Friends," by Mrs. C. C. Thayer, _for S. A., King's Mountain, N. C._, 6.18. Coventryville, Primary S. Class, _for Fisk U._, 2.50. Durham, Presb. C., box Goods, _for Grand View, Tenn._ East Bloomfield, Mrs. Eliza S. Goodwin, 5. Elbridge, First, 15.20. Elizabethtown, 14.36. Gloversville, Mrs. Mary G. Kingsley, for Tillotson C., 30 cts. Jamaica, Rev. E. A. Mirick, _for Porto Rico_, 3. Jefferson, Mrs. Clemon Nichols, 4.50. Lockport, First, S., _for S. A., McIntosh, Ga._, 10. Newark Valley, Mrs. M. Ella Davidge, _for S. A., Fisk U._, 50. New York, "Friend," 50; Z. Stiles Ely, 50; Pilgrim, 30; Dr. H. C. Houghton, 25; C. Irving Fisher, M.D., 10; R. Turner, Jr., 5. New York, Broadway Tabernacle, S., _for Chinese Mission Bldg., San Francisco, Cal._, 25. New York, C. E. of Pilgrim C., _for Porto Rico_, 15. New York, J. Weidenfeld, _for Organ, Meridian, Miss._, 5. New York, Broadway Tabernacle Soc. Woman's Work, _for Porto Rico_, 3. New York, Mt. Hope C., two bbls. Magazines, etc., _for King's Mountain, N. C._ New York, by Miss Emily Huntington, Cooking Garden Text-Book and Lesson Leaves, _for Porto Rico_. New York, M. E. Brown, box Goods, _for Andersonville, Ga._ Northfield, Union C., 11.72. Olean, First, 2.52. Oxford, 20. Fairport, A. M. Loomis, 10. Sayville, 30. Sherburne, C. E., 20; "Friend." 20, _for Fisk U._ Sherburne, Mrs. J. C. Harrington, 5. Sing Sing, Mrs. C. S. Arnold, "In memory of her mother, Mrs. Harriet M. Cole," 15. Syracuse, Chas. F. Robinson, 1. Ticonderoga, Mrs. D. A. Higgins' S. Class, _for S. A._, 1, and two bbls. Goods, _for King's Mountain, N. C._ Triangle, C. E., by Miss F. R. Morse, Pres't, _for Mountain White Work_, 2. Walton, First, S., 12.28. Warsaw, L. M. S. of C., bbl. Goods, _for Wilmington, N. C._ Wellsville, C. E. of First, _for Santurce Sch., Porto Rico_, 4. Woodville, S., _for S. A., Grand View, Tenn._, 11.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION OF N. Y., by Mrs. J. J. Pearsall, Treas., $143.00.

Brooklyn, Lewis Av., C. E., 45, to constitute GEORGE DAY L.M.; E. M. Circle, 24. Buffalo, Niagara Sq. C., 9. New York, Broadway Tabernacle, Soc. _for Woman's Work_, 60. Oxford, C. E., 5.

NEW JERSEY, $256.94.

East Orange, Mrs. J. A. Halskamper, 20. (10 _of which for Indian M._). Chester, Jacob H. Cramer, 25. Newark, Girl's Union of First C., _for S. A., McIntosh, Ga._, 5. Newark, Belleville Av. C., 2 bbls. Goods, (val. 50), _for Strieby, N. C._ Montclair, First, 25. Montclair, C., Y. L. Soc., bbl. Goods, _for Knoxville, Tenn._ Mount Holly, Mrs. Walter Robbins, 5. Little Ferry, Evan., 1.60. Upper Montclair, Christian Union C., 170.

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY UNION OF THE N. J. ASS'N., by Mrs. G. A. L. Merrifield, Treas., $5.34.

Philadelphia, Central, 5.34.

PENNSYLVANIA, $322.00.

Kane, 6. Le Raysville, 4. Pittsburg, "Cash," 200. Philadelphia, W. Graham Tyler, 25. Philadelphia, Park, S., _for Porto Rico_, 38. Philadelphia, Central, Goodell Bible Class, _for Porto Rico_, 15. Pittsburg, Miss Sarah L. Oller, 25; Mrs. F. W. Dayton, _for S. A., Mobile, Ala._, 5. Scranton, Providence Welsh C., 4.

OHIO, $447.38.