SIX COMPOSITIONS.
A graduate of Hampton writes to a former teacher enclosing sample compositions of his pupils in “The Sunday School.” We copy from the Southern Workman: as it says; “We do not remember ever seeing a richer collection of children’s compositions. The teacher has no reason to despair.”
“VA.
“Dear Teacher:—On returning from my school this afternoon, I thought I would write and let you hear of my sojourning. To-day is Friday (the last day in school week), and, after a review of the week’s studies, the children are requested to write short compositions. I send you six, copied just as they were written:
‘Sunday School.
‘Sunday school is a good place to go. To keep out of badness. And learn the words of god good boys and girls goes to sunday school every sunday when they can. Everybody ought to go to sunday school; and hear the Bible because it tell them what is right and wrong. M. F. Hancock.’
‘Sunday school are the place that people ought to go, and learn to read about god and his diciples, and of him to learn good and not bad like Biley done to day killed a little sparrow, where will never do him no harm in the world, and he put the bird to death. Poor bird. Peter S. Hancock.’
‘Sunday School is a good place that all bad children ought to go to. And some of the members do not come to the Sunday School. And this School is a very emportant one. And the people ought make their children come where gods work are going on. And if they fuse to come whip them. I do not fuse to come where the Lord work is. Jerry Chappell.’
‘Sunday School are a place that people ought to go to learn something about the scripture Sunday School are a very pretty place to go to learn and to spell and to read People ought to be have there Selves. Emily Farmer.’
‘Sunday School is a very useful thing; though I don’t go to it but I hope every body will go if I dont go. Sunday School is a place where every body ought to go to learn sense, and read the scripture and hear the word of God. Ellen Coles.’
“These were written by the Fourth Reader class. My school numbers fifty-one pupils. I have no little task to undergo. Besides worrying with the children all the week, I have the responsibility of head Deacon and Clerk of the church. I sometimes despair; but when I look and see that there is no one in our midst more competent than I am for either position, I look to the ‘Great I Am’ and do the best I can.
“Ere this, you are somewhat experienced in the movements of our race. They suit quite well to begin with, but the end, alas! how different from the beginning! Our people are quick of apprehension, but do not continue in it.
“Very respectfully,
“Your once pupil and scholar,
“H.”
RECEIPTS
FOR DECEMBER, 1877.
| MAINE, $288.54. |
| Alfred. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | $23.07 |
| Augusta. Joel Spalding, to const. Mrs.Helen G. Ecob, L. M. | 30.00 |
| Bangor. Hammond St. Ch. | 10.00 |
| Bath. Mrs. J. C. | 0.25 |
| Bethel. Francis Barker | 2.24 |
| Biddeford. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 21.00 |
| Blanchard. "A Friend" | 5.00 |
| Blue Hill. "A Friend" | 1.00 |
| Brewer. First Cong. Ch. $12; and Sab. Sch.$4.53 | 16.53 |
| Dennysville. Peter E. Vose, box of C. andnew cloth, for Atlanta, Ga. |
| Fryeburgh. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 8.10 |
| Gorham. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 13.60 |
| Hampden. Chas. E. Hicks and others | 5.00 |
| Hallowell. Mrs. Mary Flagg $10; H. K.Baker $2, for printing press Talladega, Ala.——"Friends"$1.25, for Ogeechee Ch.——"TwoLady Friends" $5 ea. | 23.25 |
| Norridgewock. Cong. Ch. | 50.00 |
| North Bridgton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 5.00 |
| North Vassalborough. Joseph White | 10.00 |
| Norway. Wm. Frost and Mary K. Frost | 5.25 |
| Portland. "Two Ladies" | 4.00 |
| Topsham. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 10.00 |
| Vassalborough. —— | 0.25 |
| Waterford. Cash | 5.00 |
| Wells. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc., to const.Sarah A. Southworth, L. M. | 40.00 |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE, $755.32. |
| Antrim. "Friends," by Imla Wright | 40.00 |
| Atkinson. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 8.25 |
| Auburn. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 10.50 |
| Brookline. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 7.00 |
| Bristol. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 2.05 |
| Centre Harbor. Cong. Ch. and Soc. (bal.coll.) | 1.00 |
| Concord. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 55.22 |
| Concord. North Cong. Ch., B. of C., for Wilmington,N. C. |
| Dunbarton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 42.50 |
| Exeter. "A Friend" | 30.00 |
| Grafton Co. "A Friend" ($30 of which toconst. Mrs. Geo. E Colburn, L. M.) | 130.00 |
| Hanover Centre. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 10.00 |
| Hollis. "Lady Friends," bbl. of C., byMrs. J. C. Burge |
| Hopkinton. D. S. | 0.35 |
| Keene. First Cong. Sab. Sch. $117.85;Second Cong. Ch. and Soc. $37; J. P. $1;Mrs. C. C. W. 25c. | 156.10 |
| Milford. Nathan Jewett | 5.00 |
| Nashua. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 27.35 |
| ——. "A Friend," for the Debt | 100.00 |
| Newport. "A Young Lady" | 10.00 |
| Stratham. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 20.00 |
| ——. "A Friend" | 100.00 |
| VERMONT, $536.98. |
| Brandon. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 16.65 |
| Brattleborough. Cong. Ch. | 70.00 |
| Brookfield. C. E. B. | 0.25 |
| Cambridge. Dea. Solomon Montague $10;Mrs. Benj. Barrett $2 | 12.00 |
| Charlotte. Cong. Ch. and Soc. $29.61; RevC. C. Torrey $15 | 44.61 |
| Chester. "X. Y. Z." | 1.00 |
| Granby and North Victory. Cong. Ch. | 1.50 |
| Hardwick. A. M. Amsden and wife | 15.00 |
| Hartford. Cong. Ch. and Soc. $52.73; Woman’sMiss. Soc. of Cong. Ch. $11.—Ladies’Miss. Soc., B. of C., for Wilmington,N. C. | 63.73 |
| Lower Waterford. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 27.75 |
| Ludlow. Cong. Ch. and Soc. $22.45; Sab.Sch. $1.81 | 24.26 |
| North Cambridge. John Kinsley | 10.00 |
| Peacham. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 34.40 |
| Pittsford. Thos. D. Hall | 5.00 |
| Royalton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 27.00 |
| Shelburn. Mrs. Mattie Duncan, bal. toconst. Mrs. Josie. Merill, L. M. | 10.00 |
| Stowe. Cong. Ch. | 44.14 |
| West Charleston. Rev. W. T. Herrick, forthe Debt | 25.25 |
| Westminster. Cong. Ch. | 8.50 |
| West Randolph. M. A. and S. E. Albin | 6.00 |
| West Rutland. Young Ladies’ WorkingBand, by H. D. Tuttle | 65.00 |
| West Townsend. Charitable Soc., by Mrs.R. P. W. Baldwin, bbl. of C., val. $42, and$2 for freight | 2.00 |
| Windham. Cong. Ch. $10.29; Cong. Sab.Sch. $1.65 | 11.94 |
| Woodstock. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 11.00 |
| MASSACHUSETTS, $3,447.27. |
| Abington. Mrs. Sullivan | 3.00 |
| Amesbury and Salisbury. Union Ch. andSoc. | 5.80 |
| Amherst. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 20.00 |
| Andover. South Cong. Ch. $105.—Rev. J. H.Laird $10; E. Taylor $6; M. C. Andrews$5; Dr. Gilbert $2; H. J. and Mrs. D. G.$1 ea., for Talladega C.—Individuals, forMag., $1 | 131.00 |
| Ashfield. Henry Taylor, $6.—Ladies $1, forfreight | 7.00 |
| Ashburnham. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., toconst. Noyes B. Herrick, L. M. | 43.00 |
| Athol. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 103.21 |
| Auburn. Cong. Ch. | 41.00 |
| Ayer. "Friends" | 3.25 |
| Bedford. M. E. R. | 0.50 |
| Blandford. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 9.35 |
| Boston. Union Ch. and Soc. $83.92; Mrs E.W. B. 50c. | 84.42 |
| Bradford. Young Ladies of Bradford Academy,for Student Aid, Atlanta U. | 10.00 |
| Buckland. E. S. | 0.25 |
| Cambridgeport. Pilgrim Cong. Ch. | 47.65 |
| Charlton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 10.00 |
| Chelsea. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. $74.98;"Memorial Offering from Member ofCentral Ch." $50 | 124.98 |
| Chicopee. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 16.72 |
| Cohasset. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 9.63 |
| Concord. Trin. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 21.33 |
| Cummington. Mrs. S. R. Wilbur $5; Mr.and Mrs. M. Porter $2; Mrs. H. Porter$1.50; Mrs. Alivia Wilbur $1.30; others$1.20 | 11.00 |
| Dalton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. $19.59; Cong.Sab. Sch. $5 | 24.59 |
| Danvers. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 100.00 |
| Dorchester. Miss E. Pierce | 1.50 |
| Douglass. Cong. Ch. and Soc. $10; A. M.H. 50c. | 10.50 |
| Dracut Centre. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 10.75 |
| East Hampton. Payson Ch. and Soc.$283.95; L. D. L. 25c. | 284.20 |
| East Weymouth. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 25.15 |
| Florence. Florence Ch. | 132.65 |
| Great Barrington. L. M. Pixley | 10.00 |
| Greenfield. C. C. Phillips $2.—Woman’sMiss. Soc., by Mrs. Newell, bbl. of C.,for Atlanta, Ga. | 2.00 |
| Georgetown. First Cong. Ch., for Chinese M. | 4.53 |
| Goshen. Mrs. Wm. Tilton | 2.00 |
| Groton. Union Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 64.27 |
| Hanover. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 26.50 |
| Hatfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 45.75 |
| Harvard. Mrs. C. S. | 0.50 |
| Haverhill. Mary B. Jones $10; W. H. E.25c. | 10.25 |
| Haydenville. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 18.41 |
| Hinsdale. J. H. | 1.00 |
| Hingham. R. J. F. | 0.25 |
| Holden. Ladies’ Sewing Circle, B. of C.,for Wilmington, N. C. |
| Lakeville. Betsey Kinsley | 2.00 |
| Lawrence, Lawrence St. Ch. and Soc. | 75.19 |
| Leicester. Mrs. C. C. Partridge | 5.00 |
| Lincoln. Miss. S. R. | 0.25 |
| Lowell. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. $104; "AFriend in Eliot Ch." $50. to const. Dea.James W. Morse, L. M. | 154.00 |
| Lynn. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 37.68 |
| Lynnfield Centre. "A Friend" | 5.00 |
| Ludlow. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 23.45 |
| Malden. Rev. J. C. | 0.27 |
| Medfield. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 61.00 |
| Monson. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 11.69 |
| Natick. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. $129.63;Cash, for postage, 12c. | 129.75 |
| North Abington. Mrs. A. S. Reed, to const.Mrs. Geo. Adams, L. M. | 30.00 |
| Northampton. W. K. Wright | 30.00 |
| North Amherst. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 50.00 |
| Northborough. "Friends" $7, for StudentAid, Atlanta U.—Mrs. Martha D. Wells$3 | 10.00 |
| North Brookfield. First Cong. Ch. | 84.46 |
| New Bedford. "A Friend" | 5.00 |
| Newton. Elliot Cong. Ch. | 59.18 |
| Newton Centre. S. A. E. | 0.50 |
| Newton Lower Falls. "Friend" | 7.00 |
| North Chelmsford. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 30.25 |
| Norfolk. Mrs. Wm. Mann, for Student’sAid, Atlanta, U. | 2.00 |
| Plympton. Cong. Ch. | 3.80 |
| Randolph. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 86.19 |
| Rochdale. Mrs. R. W. | 0.25 |
| Salem. South Cong. Ch. and Society (Mon.Con. Coll.) $8.12; J. P. A. 50c. | 8.62 |
| Sherborn. Miss M. B. | 1.00 |
| South Boston. Miss J. A. | 1.00 |
| Southbridge. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 30.03 |
| South Weymouth. Second Cong. Ch. andSoc. | 15.00 |
| Springfield. Hope Cong. Ch. $21.08; OlivetCh. and Soc. $1.39; Miss L. B. $1 | 23.47 |
| Stockbridge. Cong. Ch. | 38.83 |
| Sutton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 23.66 |
| Swampscott. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 34.00 |
| Taunton. E. S. E. | 0.50 |
| Tewksbury. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 33.25 |
| Topsfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 64.10 |
| Townsend. Cong. Ch., Sab. Sch. andfriends $25, for Student Aid, Atlanta U.;Friends 90c. | 25.90 |
| Upton. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 17.78 |
| Wakefield. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 114.00 |
| Ware. "A Friend," for the Debt | 10.00 |
| Warren. S. Blair | 2.00 |
| Watertown. Mrs. A. | 0.50 |
| Whately. L. B. W. | 2.00 |
| West Andover. A. L. Goodell | 25.00 |
| West Boylston. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 80.00 |
| West Springfield. Park St. Ch. | 63.00 |
| Westminster. E. A. Whitney | 5.00 |
| Winchendon. "Two Friends" | 10.00 |
| Woburn. First Cong. Sab. Sch. | 100.00 |
| Worcester. Plymouth Cong. Ch. $138.83 (ofwhich $15 for Talladega); Piedmont Ch.and Soc. (ad’l) $182. (of which $100 fromJohn B. Gough); E. A. Goodnow $10;Mrs. J. 50c.; Mrs. H. B. F. 25c. | 331.58 |
| Yarmouth. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 5.25 |
| RHODE ISLAND, $140.25. |
| Barrington. Cong. Ch. and Soc. $50; J. I.S. 25c. | 50.25 |
| Providence. Pilgrim Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 90.00 |
| CONNECTICUT, $3,680.48. |
| Abington. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 15.00 |
| Ashford. Cong. Soc. | 10.00 |
| Avon. By A. U. Thompson $130 (of which$100 from Harry Chidsey, to const. L. H.Chidsey, Mrs. L. H. Chidsey and HarryC. Humphrey, L. M.’s); M. A. $1 | 131.00 |
| Berlin. Second Cong. Ch. | 8.47 |
| Birmingham. Mrs. C. A. B. | 0.25 |
| Clinton. Cong. Ch. and Soc., to const.Charles E. Redfield, L. M. | 43.58 |
| Cromwell. Mrs. Stephen Topliff | 3.25 |
| Durham. Cong. Ch. | 25.50 |
| East Woodstock. H. C. | 0.25 |
| Enfield. First Cong. Sab. Sch. | 20.00 |
| Fair Haven. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 35.29 |
| Hanover. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 76.90 |
| Haddam. Cong. Ch. | 5.00 |
| Hartford. Asylum Hill Cong. Ch. $207.75;J. E. Cushman $160 ($60 of which for theDebt),—Mrs. Polly Johnson $1.50 for MendiM.—A. W. 50c. | 369.75 |
| Higganum. Cong. Soc. | 6.00 |
| Hebron. Cong. Ch. | 15.00 |
| Jewett City. Mrs. M. A. Rockwell | 25.00 |
| Lisbon. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 5.08 |
| Old Lyme. by M. S. for Mag. | 0.50 |
| Marlborough. Miss L. A. Carter $2; Geo.H. Lord and Others $8 | 10.00 |
| Meriden. C. H. Learned | 5.00 |
| Middletown. J. G. Baldwin | 25.00 |
| Milford. Plymouth Ch. $36.50; First Cong.Ch. $29.50 | 66.00 |
| Milton. Rev. S. J. M. Merwin | 15.00 |
| Montville. —— | 7.00 |
| Moodus. Amasa Day Chaffee | 1.50 |
| New Canaan. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 10.40 |
| New Haven. Davenport Cong. Ch. $62.75;Third Cong. Ch. and Soc. $32.58; R. E.Rice $20; Mrs. E. R. Marvin $8.25; "AFriend in Centre Ch." $10; Individualsfor Mag. 50c. | 134.08 |
| New Hartford, North Cong. Ch., Rev. F.H. Adams’ Bible Class $10.26; JohnRichards’ Bible Class $10, for StudentAid, Fisk U. | 20.26 |
| New Milford. Cong. Ch. | 95.69 |
| New London. Miss M. A. R. Rogers | 2.00 |
| Norwich. Park Cong. Sab. Sch. $50 forStudent Aid, Atlanta U.—"A Friend"$5 | 55.00 |
| Portland. First Cong. Ch. | 11.02 |
| Redding. Cong. Ch. | 5.90 |
| Rockville. Rev. G. Pease, Box of C., forSavannah, Ga. |
| Roxbury. Individuals for Mag. | 0.75 |
| Saybrook. Second Cong. Ch. | 6.90 |
| South Glastonbury. Cong. Ch. | 6.00 |
| South Windsor. First Cong. Ch. | 30.00 |
| Stratford. Cong. Ch. | 25.50 |
| Suffield. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 13.85 |
| Terryville, Cong. Ch., M. C. Coll. | 6.00 |
| Thomaston. Cong. Ch. | 46.80 |
| Tolland. "Family Thanksgiving donationby L. J. C." | 1.00 |
| West Avon. Cong. Ch. | 5.00 |
| West Hartford. Miss E. C. H. | 0.62 |
| West Haven. Mrs. Huldah Coe | 6.50 |
| West Meriden. E. K. Breckenridge $10;"H. L. C." $5 | 15.00 |
| West Winsted. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 59.40 |
| Whitneyville. H. H. | 0.50 |
| Willimantic. Cong. Ch. | 54.39 |
| Winchester. Cong. Ch. | 11.93 |
| Winsted. Cong. Ch. $51.13; Mrs. EmilyCase $10 | 61.13 |
| Winthrop. Miss. C. Rice | 2.00 |
| Woodbury. Estate of Judah Baldwin $1,689.05;Estate of Mrs. Eunice Baldwin$278.07, by A. W. Mitchell, Ex. | 1,967.12 |
| Woodbury. A. W. Mitchell and Mrs. J. G.Minor $5 ea. | 10.00 |
| Woodstock. First Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., fora Theo. Student, Straight U. | 40.42 |
| ——"A Friend" | 50.00 |
| NEW YORK, $2,115.77. |
| Adams. Mrs. D. R. S. Colton $2, and boxof books | 2.00 |
| Alfred Centre. Mrs. Ida F. Kenyon | 5.00 |
| Barnes Corners. Mrs. L. R. Greenly | 10.00 |
| Brentwood. E. F. Richardson | 8.50 |
| Brooklyn. Clinton Ave. Cong. Ch. (of which$1,000 from A. S. Barnes for the debt) | 1,227.94 |
| Brooklyn. South Cong. Ch. $51; Ch. of theCovenant $5 | 56.00 |
| Cincinnatus. Thanksgiving Coll. Union Service,by Rev. E. Rogers | 10.00 |
| Durham. Mrs. H. I. | 1.00 |
| East Avon. Mrs. F. D. | 1.00 |
| Elma. Mrs. E. S. A. Bancroft | 5.00 |
| Elmira. Miss Clarissa Thurston | 5.00 |
| Felts Mills. Joel A. Hubbard | 30.00 |
| Fillmore. L. L. Nourse | 10.00 |
| Franklin. Cong. Ch. | 17.42 |
| Gainesville. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 5.00 |
| Gouverneur. Mrs. E. R. B. | 1.00 |
| Harford. Robert Purvis | 30.00 |
| Harlem. Cong. Ch. | 10.30 |
| Harris Hill. Thomas Hutchinson and JohnBerry | 5.00 |
| Lima. Rev. H. N. P. | 0.25 |
| Lisle. Miss A. B. | 1.00 |
| Little Valley. Cong. Ch. | 3.00 |
| Lockport. H. W. Nichols | 5.00 |
| Locust Valley. Mrs. S. Palmer | 5.00 |
| Madison. Cong. Ch. | 4.00 |
| Marcellus. First Ch. $20; S. C. Hemenway$5; A. Rockwell and others $1; Mrs. L.H. 50c. | 26.50 |
| Mexico. M. Midlam $3; Individuals, byDr. Smith, $1.75 | 4.75 |
| Middlesex. Lester Adams and E. J. Adams | 10.00 |
| Oneonta. Mrs. L. J. S. | 0.27 |
| Newark Valley. First Cong. Ch. | 38.09 |
| New York. E. A. Graves $100; Alex. Ostrander$5 | 105.00 |
| Oriskany Falls. Joseph C. Griggs | 25.00 |
| Palmyra. Pliny T. Sexton, to const. MissMary Squire, L. M. | 30.00 |
| Paris Hill. Cong Ch. | 27.50 |
| Perry Centre. "A Friend" | 10.00 |
| Penn Yan. Cong. Ch., for Student Aid, AtlantaU. | 18.00 |
| Pierpont. Mr. and Mrs. James Gleason | 5.00 |
| Rochester. Mrs. J. H. | 0.25 |
| Sag Harbor. Chas. N. Brown to const.Miss Anna C. Polley, L. M. | 30.00 |
| Sing Sing. Mrs. Harriet M. Cole to const.Rev. David E. Jones, L. M. | 30.00 |
| Springville. Lawrence Weber | 3.00 |
| Syracuse. Mrs. S. J. White | 5.00 |
| Union Falls. Francis E. Duncan $15; Mrs.Fanny D. Duncan $10 | 25.00 |
| Union Valley. Wm. C. Angel | 5.00 |
| Watkins. Mr. G. $1; others $1 | 2.00 |
| Westfield. Mrs. L. S. | 1.00 |
| West Mount Vernon. I. Van Santvoord,overcoat, package of C. and $2 for freight | 2.00 |
| Williamsburgh. Estate of Mary Withington,by J. M. Stearns, Ex. | 250.00 |
| Windham. Rev. O. B. Hitchcock, Set of Appleton’sCyclopedia, val. $80, for TalladegaC. |
| Windsor. Mrs. Jonah Woodruff $3; Rev. J.S. P. $1 | 4.00 |
| NEW JERSEY, $12.50. |
| Bricksburg. Rev. G. L. | 1.00 |
| Camden. J. E. S. | 0.50 |
| Newark. David Owen $1, and five Sab. Sch,Banners | 1.00 |
| Trenton. S. T. Sherman | 10.00 |
| PENNSYLVANIA, $3.50. |
| Orwell. Rev. Wm. Macnab | 2.00 |
| Providence. Welsh Cong. Ch. | 1.00 |
| Terrytown. Dr. G. F. H. | 0.50 |
| OHIO, $405.21. |
| Berea. James S. Smedley | 5.00 |
| Bellevue. J. S. | 0.25 |
| Belpre. Cong. Ch. | 21.48 |
| Cincinnati. Rev. B. P. Aydelott $10; C. B.Ruggles $3; Mrs. Charlotte Ruggles $2 | 15.00 |
| Cleveland. Euclid Ave. Cong. Ch $19.70; A.H. L. $1 | 20.70 |
| Delaware. Froedshindalar Welsh Cong. Ch.($5 of which from Wm. Bevan) | 10.32 |
| Garrettsville. Cong. Ch. | 5.50 |
| Granville. Mrs. C. G. Olds | 2.00 |
| Greenfield. Wm. Smith | 5.00 |
| Geneva. Mrs. S. Kingsbury $10; Miss M.M. Kingsbury $5; W. C. P. $1; W. M.A. 50c. | 16.50 |
| Georgetown. Joseph W. Hill | 5.00 |
| Greenwich. Mrs. Luther Mead | 5.00 |
| Hampden. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 15.00 |
| Huntsburgh. A. E. Millard $10; Mrs. M.E. Millard $5 | 15.00 |
| Hudson. Cong. Sab. Sch. for Paper | 3.00 |
| Madison. Ladies’ Benev. Soc. $35, for StudentAid, Tougaloo U.; M. B. H. 50c. | 35.50 |
| Marietta. Rev. I. M. P. | 0.25 |
| Medina. N. B. Northrop | 20.00 |
| Moores Saltworks. Robert George | 2.00 |
| Oberlin. Mrs. C. C. Wheat to const I. C.V. Wheat, L. M., $30; Rev. J. S. 25c. | 30.25 |
| North Benton. Mrs. Margret J. Hartzel | 5.00 |
| North Eaton. Mrs. M. O. | 0.57 |
| Prairie Depot. A. B. F. | 0.25 |
| Rootstown. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 15.00 |
| Ruggles. Cong. Ch. | 23.75 |
| Saybrook, W. C. Sexton | 2.00 |
| Steubenville. Woman’s Missionary Soc. byMiss Anne G. Elliott, Treas. | 10.00 |
| Sullivan. Mrs. M. McC. | 1.00 |
| Tallmadge. Cong. Ch. and Soc. ($5, of whichfrom Ladies, for a student, Talladega C.) | 29.14 |
| Toledo. Mrs. M. A. Harrington | 10.00 |
| Wellington. Cong. Ch. to const. Rev. J. A.Daly, L. M. | 50.00 |
| Welshfield. S. P. | 0.25 |
| Westerville. G. W. F. | 0.50 |
| Windham. First Cong. Ch. | 25.00 |
| INDIANA, $5. |
| Goshen. A. M. Lee | 5.00 |
| ILLINOIS, $3,231.61. |
| Albion. Mrs. Martha Skeavington | 5.00 |
| Aurora. N. L. James | 5.00 |
| Avon. F. H. M. | 0.25 |
| Chicago. First Cong. Ch. $14.30; LeavittSt. Cong. Co. $11.24 | 25.60 |
| Crystal Lake. Estate of Simon S. Gates,by William D. Gates, Ex. | 3,000.00 |
| Evanston. First Cong. Ch. | 25.25 |
| Galesburg. Ladies of Cong. Ch. for Ind.Sch. Talladega C. | 25.00 |
| Geneseo. Cong. Sab. Sch. | 40.00 |
| Kewanee. Cong. Ch. | 29.07 |
| Knoxville. W. H. Holcomb and others$1.00 ea. | 5.00 |
| Marshall. Mrs. G. E. C. | 0.50 |
| Mattoon. Cong. Ch. | 10.00 |
| Naperville. Mrs. L. C. | 1.00 |
| Port Byron. Woman’s Miss’y Soc. | 8.50 |
| Quincy. Lucius Kingman | 5.00 |
| Rosemond. For Mag. | 0.25 |
| Rockford. First Cong. Ch. | 37.44 |
| Sterling. First Cong. Ch. | 7.75 |
| Sycamore. Rev. A. S. | 1.00 |
| MICHIGAN, $318.96. |
| Alpena. Woman’s Miss. Soc. of Cong. Ch.$25 for a student Atlanta U.—Miss J. F.F. 60c. | 25.60 |
| Birmingham. Mrs. A. D. Stickney | 1.25 |
| Detroit. "A member of First Cong. Ch." | 3.33 |
| Dexter. Dennis Warner | 10.00 |
| Dowagiac. Cong. Ch. $6; Ladies Soc. $3.20"The Widow’s Mite" $1 | 10.20 |
| Grass Lake. Z. Boynton | 5.00 |
| Hillsdale. J. W. Ford | 2.00 |
| Jackson. Mrs. R. M. Bennett $1.25; "AFriend" 75c. | 2.00 |
| Kalamazoo. Webster Johnson $100; Cong.Ch. $77.93 ($30 of which to const. ClarenceL. Dean, L. M.) | 177.93 |
| Lodi. Eli Benton | 30.00 |
| Milford. E. G. | 1.00 |
| Richland. Presb. Ch. Coll. $4.62; S. Mills$5; Mrs. S. Boyles $1.50; Mrs. C. T. 25c. | 11.37 |
| Vermontville. First Cong. Ch. | 34.28 |
| Warren. Rev. J. L. Beebe | 5.00 |
| WISCONSIN, $146.16. |
| Appleton. M. C. P. | 0.50 |
| Brodhead. Mrs. M. A. C. | 1.00 |
| Cooksville. Edward Gilley for African M. | 5.00 |
| Madison. Cong. Sab. Sch. for Student Aid | 25.00 |
| Milwaukee. Spring St. Cong. Ch. | 12.35 |
| Watertown. Good Templars, by T. D.Rauouse, for Student Aid, Atlanta U. | 27.50 |
| Whitewater. Cong. Ch. | 74.81 |
| IOWA, $231.64. |
| Anamosa. Cong. Ch. | 10.00 |
| College Springs. Cong. Ch. and Sab. Sch. | 15.00 |
| Cherokee. First Cong. Ch. | 10.03 |
| Chester. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 26.00 |
| Des Moines. Plymouth Cong. Ch. $45.81;Rev. M. N. Miles, "Family Thanksgivingdonation." $7.10 | 52.91 |
| Fairfax. Cong. Ch. | 7.00 |
| Genoa Bluff. Cong. Ch. $7.75; H. A. M. 25c. | 8.00 |
| Gilman. Cong. Ch., M. Coll. | 1.00 |
| Green Mountain. Cong. Ch. | 30.00 |
| Grinnell. Cong. Ch. and Soc. $44.20; ByMrs. M. B. Day $2.50 | 46.70 |
| Iowa Falls. Cong. Ch. | 7.00 |
| Mantor. Cong. Ch. | 8.00 |
| New Hampton. Mrs E. F. Powers | 4.00 |
| Riceville. Mrs. A. B. C. | 1.00 |
| Tabor. Friends by Miss Julia E. Williams | 5.00 |
| MINNESOTA, $92.92. |
| Hastings. C. S. Campbell | 5.00 |
| Lake City. Cong. Ch. | 24.00 |
| Minneapolis. Plymouth Ch. | 13.92 |
| Morris. Cong. Ch. | 1.00 |
| Northfield. A. N. N. $1; Rev. J. W. S. $1 | 2.00 |
| Plainview. Cong. Ch. $34; Cong. Sab. Sch.$6 | 40.00 |
| Sauk Centre. Cong. Ch. | 7.00 |
| NEBRASKA, $5. |
| Milford. Rev. H. A. French | 5.00 |
| DAKOTA, $24.25. |
| Yankton. Ladies’ Miss. Soc., for a Student | 24.25 |
| COLORADO, $16.95. |
| Denver. Cong. Ch. | 15.45 |
| Greeley. "Evans" | 1.50 |
| CALIFORNIA, $9. |
| Benicia. Mrs. N. P. S. | 1.00 |
| Mojave. W. F. Montague | 8.00 |
| OREGON, $16.55. |
| Forest Grove. Jos. W. Marsh $10; Cong.Ch. $5; Mrs. S. H. P. $1 | 16.00 |
| Forest Grove. S. T. W. | 0.25 |
| Portland. W. W. | 0.30 |
| WASHINGTON TER., $15. |
| Skokomish Agency. Cong. Mission Ch. ofChrist | 15.00 |
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, $36. |
| Washington. Christmas Gift from theOfficers and Students of Howard University,for the Debt | 36.00 |
| VIRGINIA, $5.25. |
| Farmville. T. N. W. | 0.25 |
| Salem-Fauquier. Catherine V. Mead | 5.00 |
| TENNESSEE, $326.17. |
| Chattanooga. First Cong. Ch. $20.32 ChristmasGift, for the Debt; Chattanooga Bandof Hope No. 1, $20 for the Debt | 40.32 |
| Memphis. Le Moyne Sch. | 132.60 |
| Memphis. Second Cong. Ch., for the Debt | 40.00 |
| Nashville. Christmas Gift from Teachers,Workers and Students of Fisk University,for the Debt | 113.25 |
| NORTH CAROLINA, $304.77. |
| Raleigh. Public Fund $100; WashingtonSch. $16.50 | 116.50 |
| Wilmington. Normal Sch. $178; Cong. Ch.$10.27 | 188.27 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA, $218.21. |
| Charleston. Avery Inst. | 211.86 |
| Charleston. Plymouth Ch., for the Debt | 3.35 |
| Columbia. Prof. F. P. B., for Student Aid,Atlanta U. | 1.00 |
| Orangeburgh. Cong. Ch., for the Debt | 2.00 |
| GEORGIA, $539.76. |
| Atlanta. Atlanta University | 248.35 |
| Byron. Cong. Ch. | 2.00 |
| Macon. Lewis High Sch. | 53.10 |
| Macon. Cong. Ch. and Sab. Sch., for thedebt | 12.25 |
| McIntosh. The Sisters’ Benev. Ass’n ofLiberty Co., Christmas gift, for the debt | 15.60 |
| Savannah. Rent $150; Beach Inst. $58.46 | 208.46 |
| ALABAMA, $340.50. |
| Athens. Cong. Ch., for the debt | 15.00 |
| Montgomery. Public Fund | 220.80 |
| Selma. First Cong. Ch. $7.42, and Sab. Sch.$12.58; E. C. Silsby $5, for the debt | 25.00 |
| Selma. First Cong. Ch. | 7.20 |
| Talladega. Talladega College | 72.50 |
| LOUISIANA, $114.50. |
| New Orleans. Straight University | 114.50 |
| MISSISSIPPI, $107.80. |
| Tougaloo. Tougaloo University | 77.80 |
| Tougaloo. Church and School, for the debt | 30.00 |
| MISSOURI, $13.60 |
| Cahoka. Cong. Ch. | 3.10 |
| Index. W. B. Wills | 10.50 |
| TEXAS, $1. |
| Corpus Christi. Rev. S. M. C. | 1.00 |
| ENGLAND, $10. |
| London. Wm. Saunders, for Student Aid,Atlanta U. | 10.00 |
| ————— |
| Total | $17,516.42 |
| Total from Oct. 1st to Dec. 30th | $42,305.54 |
H. W. HUBBARD,
Ass’t Treas.
| ENDOWMENT FUND |
| Concord, N. H. Estate of Irenus Hamiltonby J. K. and W. C. Hamilton | 1,500.00 |
Constitution of the American Missionary Association.
INCORPORATED JANUARY 30, 1849.
Art. I. This Society shall be called “The American Missionary Association.”
Art. II. The object of this Association shall be to conduct Christian missionary and educational operations, and diffuse a knowledge of the Holy Scriptures in our own and other countries which are destitute of them, or which present open and urgent fields of effort.
Art. III. Any person of evangelical sentiments,[A] who professes faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, who is not a slaveholder, or in the practice of other immoralities, and who contributes to the funds, may become a member of the Society; and by the payment of thirty dollars, a life member; provided, that children and others who have not professed their faith may be constituted life members without the privilege of voting.
Art. IV. This Society shall meet annually, in the month of September, October or November, for the election of officers and the transaction of other business at such time and place as shall be designated by the Executive Committee.
Art. V. The annual meeting shall be constituted of the regular officers and members of the Society at the time of such meeting, and of delegates from churches, local missionary societies, and other co-operating bodies—each body being entitled to one representative.
Art. VI. The officers of the Society shall be a President, Vice Presidents, a Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretaries, Treasurer, two Auditors, and an Executive Committee of not less than twelve, of which the Corresponding Secretaries shall be advisory, and the Treasurer ex-officio, members.
Art. VII. To the Executive Committee shall belong the collecting and disbursing of funds; the appointing, counselling, sustaining and dismissing (for just and sufficient reasons) missionaries and agents; the selection of missionary fields; and, in general, the transaction of all such business as usually appertains to the executive committees of missionary and other benevolent societies; the Committee to exercise no ecclesiastical jurisdiction over the missionaries; and its doings to be subject always to the revision of the annual meeting, which shall, by a reference mutually chosen, always entertain the complaints of any aggrieved agent or missionary; and the decision of such reference shall be final.
The Executive Committee shall have authority to fill all vacancies occurring among the officers between the regular annual meetings; to apply, if they see fit, to any State Legislature for acts of incorporation; to fix the compensation, where any is given, of all officers, agents, missionaries, or others in the employment of the Society: to make provision, if any, for disabled missionaries, and for the widows and children of such as are deceased; and to call, in all parts of the country, at their discretion, special and general conventions of the friends of missions, with a view to the diffusion of the missionary spirit, and the general and vigorous promotion of the missionary work.
Five members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for transacting business.
Art. VIII. This society, in collecting funds, in appointing officers, agents and missionaries, and in selecting fields of labor, and conducting the missionary work, will endeavor particularly to discountenance slavery, by refusing to receive the known fruits of unrequited labor, or to welcome to its employment those who hold their fellow-beings as slaves.
Art. IX. Missionary bodies, churches or individuals agreeing to the principles of this Society, and wishing to appoint and sustain missionaries of their own, shall be entitled to do so through the agency of the Executive Committee, on terms mutually agreed upon.
Art. X. No amendment shall be made in this Constitution without the concurrence of two thirds of the members present at a regular annual meeting; nor unless the proposed amendment has been submitted to a previous meeting, or to the Executive Committee in season to be published by them (as it shall be their duty to do, if so submitted) in the regular official notifications of the meeting.
FOOTNOTE:
[A] By evangelical sentiments, we understand, among others, a belief in the guilty and lost condition of all men without a Saviour; the Supreme Deity, Incarnation and Atoning Sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the only Saviour of the world; this necessity of regeneration by the Holy Spirit, repentance, faith and holy obedience in order to salvation; the immortality of the soul; and the retributions of the judgment in the eternal punishment of the wicked, and salvation of the righteous.
The American Missionary Association.