RECEIPTS
FOR DECEMBER, 1878.
| MAINE, $531.65. | |
| Bangor. Central Cong. Ch. $200; CentralCh. Sab. Sch. $20; First Cong. Ch. $4 | $224.00 |
| Bath. T. E. | 0.50 |
| Bethel. Ladies of First Cong. Ch. $10; Mrs.E. C. C. 50c. | 10.50 |
| Blanchard. Daniel Blanchard | 5.00 |
| Blue Hill. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 18.00 |
| Cumberland. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 18.00 |
| Farmington. " A Friend" | 1.00 |
| Hampden. Mrs. R. S. Curtis, $4; Chas.Hicks, $2 | 6.00 |
| Machias. "Ladies' Prayer Meeting," $5;E. G. L. and Mrs. W. C. H. $1 | 6.00 |
| Norridgewock. Cong. Ch. $50; Rev. B. T. $1 | 51.00 |
| Portland. State St. Cong. Ch., to const.Mrs. Elizabeth C. Hincks and Miss CarolineS. Conant L. M.'s | 100.00 |
| Portland. Ladies of Bethel Ch. $16.15, forTalladega C., and bbl. of C; Mrs. L. D., 50c. | 16.65 |
| South Freeport. Horatio Isley, $3; Rev. H.I., 50c. | 3.50 |
| Standish. Cong. Ch. | 2.50 |
| Thomaston. Cong. Ch. $1; Mrs. J. H. $1 | 2.00 |
| Topsham. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 8.00 |
| Wells. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc. $25;First Cong. Ch. and individuals, $7 | 32.00 |
| Winslow. Cong. Ch. | 21.00 |
| Winthrop. I. N. M. | 1.00 |
| Woolwich. Cong. Ch. | 13.00 |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE, $1,974.11. | |
| Amherst. Estate of Eliza Kenney, by Geo.Kenney, Ex. | 1,515.60 |
| Atkinson. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 10.00 |
| Auburn. Cong. Ch. | 9.00 |
| Bristol. H. T. A. | 0.50 |
| Colebrook. Cong. Sab. Soc. | 4.00 |
| Concord. First Cong Ch. and Soc. | 46.08 |
| Cornish Centre. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 10.65 |
| Dunbarton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. $25; andSab. Sch. $41 | 66.00 |
| Exeter. "A Friend," for Memorial Inst.,Wilmington, N. C., and to const AbrahamA. Towle, Miss Mary Gordon and SidneyE. Mcintire L. M.'s | 100.00 |
| Exeter. M. E. S. | 1.00 |
| Francestown. Cong. Ch. and Soc. $25; Dea.M. B. Fisher, $5; C. B. R., 50c. | 30.50 |
| Hampstead. Cong. Ch. | 15.85 |
| Hancock. Mrs. Mary H. Washburn | 5.00 |
| Hanover Centre. Cong. Ch. | 9.00 |
| Hopkinton. D. S. | 0.60 |
| Keene. First Cong. Sab. Sch. $65.33; ElishaRand, $5; S. P. Cook, $2;—— 50c. | 72.83 |
| Kensington. Cong. Sab. Sch. | 2.00 |
| Marlborough. Ladies, b. of C. and $2. forFreight | 2.00 |
| Nashua. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 17.86 |
| New Ipswich. J. W. C. | 0.50 |
| Stratham. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 24.36 |
| Sullivan. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 10.00 |
| Troy. M. W. Wheeler | 2.50 |
| West Lebanon. Cong. Ch. and Soc. $17.28;O. S. M. and Dea. H. F. $1 | 18.28 |
| VERMONT, $624.92. | |
| Bradford. R. F. | 0.50 |
| Brandon. Cong. Ch. | 23.17 |
| Burlington. J. P. | 0.50 |
| Cabot. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 11.40 |
| Cambridge. Madison Safford | 89.88 |
| Cambridge. Mrs. Mary Waterhouse, $5;John Kinsley, $5; Jesse Mudgett, $3 | 13.00 |
| Chester. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 27.00 |
| East Hardwick. Ladies, by J. D. Bell | 2.25 |
| Essex. Mrs. L. C. B. | 1.00 |
| Hartford. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 107.17 |
| Jericho Centre. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 20.05 |
| Johnson. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 13.50 |
| Ludlow. Mrs. L. H. C. | 1.00 |
| Lunenburgh. Cong. Ch. and Soc. $8; Mrs.S. S. J. 50c. | 8.50 |
| Manchester. Cong. Ch. and Soc. to const.Rev. Albert C. Reed L. M. | 50.50 |
| North Ferrisburgh. Estate of SylviaDean, by J. M. and W. L. Dean, Executors | 18.00 |
| North Thetford. Mrs. E. G. Baxter | 2.00 |
| Peacham. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 36.43 |
| Peru. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 11.33 |
| Pittsford. Mrs. N. P. Humphrey | 10.00 |
| Pomfret. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 4.00 |
| Richmond. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 14.37 |
| Roxbory. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 12.55 |
| Saint Johnsbury. South Cong. Ch. | 95.06 |
| Saxton's River. Mrs. A. C. | 1.00 |
| Shelburn. James D. Duncan, bal. to const.Fanny E. Duncan L. M. | 5.00 |
| South Royalston. Rev. S. K. B. P. $1; Dea.A. S. P. $1 | 2.00 |
| Townshend. Mrs. Annie Rice | 5.00 |
| Waitsfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc. $13.71; Mrs.A. B. Fish. $5; S. H. R. $1 | 19.71 |
| Weathersfield Centre. Mrs. E. Chamberlin | 5.00 |
| Westminster. Cong. Ch. | 9.05 |
| RHODE ISLAND, $152.76. | |
| Barrington. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 50.00 |
| Peace Dale. Cong. Ch. | 10.00 |
| Providence. Pilgrims Cong. Ch. $89.16;Ladies, b. of C. and $2.50 for Freight;R. D. & Co., 50c.; S. P. P., 60c. | 92.76 |
| NEW YORK, $1,191.38. | |
| Adams. Mrs. D. R. S. C. | 1.00 |
| Alfred Centre. Mrs. Ida F. Kenyon | 5.00 |
| Binghamton. W. Halbert | 5.00 |
| Brooklyn. Clinton Av. Cong. Ch. | 404.28 |
| Canandaigua. "A Friend." | 3.00 |
| Chateaugay. Joseph Shaw | 5.00 |
| Clifton Springs Sanitarium. "H. G." | 5.00 |
| Coxsackie. P. H. Silvester | 5.00 |
| Deansville. "L." | 5.00 |
| Dryden. S. O. C. | 0.45 |
| Durham. Mrs. H. Ingraham | 2.00 |
| Eden. Mrs. Hannah McNett | 2.00 |
| Ellenville. Mrs. M. B. Holt | 5.00 |
| East Bloomfield. R. B. Goodwin | 6.00 |
| Fairport. Cong. Ch. | 40.00 |
| Franklin. Mrs. I. H. Penfield | 2.00 |
| Fulton. "A Friend." | 1.00 |
| Gaines. Bequest of Ellen C. Bidelman, byCharles Bidelman, Ex. | 200.00 |
| Goshen. "A Friend." | 1.00 |
| Jamesport. Ladies of Cong. Ch. bbl. of C. | |
| Marcellus. Mrs. L. H. | 1.00 |
| Mexico. M. Midlam | 3.00 |
| Moravia. Cong. Ch. | 3.81 |
| Mount Vernon. I. Van Santvoord | 10.00 |
| Felts Mills. Joel A. Hubbard | 30.00 |
| New York. Mrs. H. Ireland, $100 for IndianM.—J. S. Holt, $10; "I. M. H.," $3; E.S., 50c. | 113.50 |
| Niagara. First Cong. Ch. | 10.00 |
| Niagara Falls. Dea. Wm. H. Childs | 10.00 |
| Oriskany Falls. Joseph C. Griggs | 24.00 |
| Ovid. David W. Kinne | 10.00 |
| Palmyra. Mrs. Mary A. Woodward, $30;L. H. Foster, $5; G. G. J., $1; A. L., $1 | 37.00 |
| Perry Centre. Ladies' Benev. Soc., $14.50;and b. of C., by Mrs. G. K. Sheldon, Soc. | 14.50 |
| Penn Yan. First Presb. Ch., for StudentAid, Atlanta U. | 18.00 |
| Ransomville. John Powley | 5.00 |
| Rushford. W. W. | 0.51 |
| Sag Harbor. Charles N. Brown, to const.Mrs. John H. Hunt L. M. | 30.00 |
| Saratoga Springs. Nathan Hickok, $2; Mrs.A. M. W. and Mrs. S. S., $1 | 3.00 |
| Spencerport. Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch. | 14.25 |
| Verona. Roswell Sage | 100.00 |
| Warsaw. Cong. Ch. | 19.58 |
| West Bloomfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 28.50 |
| West Camden. E. M. H. | 1.00 |
| West Chazy. Rev. L. Prindle | 5.00 |
| Windsor. Rev. J. S. P., $1; Mrs. J. W., $1 | 2.00 |
| NEW JERSEY, $65.50. | |
| Avondale. G. R. | 0.50 |
| Newark. "A Friend," $10; Individuals, byR. D. Weeks, $4.50 | 14.50 |
| Westfield. Mrs. J. W. Champlin, $50, forStudent Aid, Talladega C.—Mrs. J. W. C.,50c. | 50.50 |
| PENNSYLVANIA, $44. | |
| Allentown. Rev. C. M. | 1.00 |
| Canton. H. Sheldon | 5.00 |
| Clark. Mrs. E. Dickson and Miss ElizaDickson | 25.00 |
| Kennett Square. H. M. D. | 1.00 |
| Providence. Welsh Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 2.00 |
| West Alexander.—— | 10.00 |
| OHIO, $342.47. | |
| Austinburgh. Cong. Ch., for Tougaloo,Miss. | 10.00 |
| Berea. James S. Smedley | 5.00 |
| Benton. Estate of Gervase Spring, by P.Hitchcock, Ex. | 50.00 |
| Burton. Cong. Ch., for Tougaloo, Miss. | 6.60 |
| Cardington. D. C. H. | 0.50 |
| Cincinnati. Rev. R. S. R. | 0.50 |
| Clarendon. Mrs. and Miss Barber, for Tougaloo,Miss. | 2.00 |
| Cleveland. Euclid Ave. Cong. Ch., for Tougaloo,Miss. | 20.00 |
| Collamer. M. Wemple | 2.00 |
| Cuyahoga Falls. Cong. Ch., $11.40; R. J.T., $1 | 12.40 |
| Four Corners. First Cong. Ch. | 4.65 |
| Geneva. Mrs. Susan Webster, $5; W. C. P.$1 | 6.00 |
| Greensburgh. Mrs. H. B. Harrington | 10.00 |
| Greenfield. Wm. Smith | 5.00 |
| Hampden. Cong. Ch. for Tougaloo, Miss. | 3.85 |
| Harrison. Dr. J. D. Bowles | 5.00 |
| Hudson. D. Trowbridge | 4.00 |
| Huntsburgh. Cong. Ch. $13; Mr. and Mrs.Q. Phelps, $4; Mrs. V. R. P. for IndianM., $1 | 18.00 |
| Leetonia. D. A. G. | 1.00 |
| Lenox. Cong. Ch. for Tougaloo, Miss. | 6.49 |
| Madison. Mrs. Brewster, $2; Wm. H. $1;Rev. J. G. F., $1. for Tougaloo, Miss.—Mrs.H. K. B., $1 | 5.00 |
| Mansfield. Miss S. M. S. | 0.50 |
| Marietta. Rev. L. M. P. | 0.50 |
| Marysville. R. L. Wilcox | 1.00 |
| Medina. Ladies' Benev. Soc. for StudentAid, Tougaloo, Miss. | 7.60 |
| Newark. T. M. and Others | 1.50 |
| North Eaton. Mrs. M. Oakes | 1.00 |
| Norwalk. Rev. A. N. | 1.00 |
| Parisville. D. D. | 0.50 |
| Radnor. Troedshewdar Welsh Cong. Ch.$12.16; Edward D. Jones, $5 | 17.16 |
| Ruggles. First Cong. Ch. $25.30; C. B.Ruggles, $3; Mrs. Charlotte Ruggles, $2 | 30.30 |
| Sandusky. M. L. P. | 0.25 |
| Saybrook. Cong. Ch., for Tougaloo, Miss. | 8.17 |
| Sharon Centre. Miss E. L. Rogers | 5.00 |
| Strongsville. E. Lyman, $10; L. S. $1, forTougaloo, Miss. | 11.00 |
| Sulphur Springs. Jacob Schnell, $5; M.Murphy, $2 for Tougaloo, Miss. | 7.00 |
| Twinsburg. Cong. Sab. Sch. for StudentAid, Atlanta U. | 18.00 |
| Wardsworth. George Lyman | 10.00 |
| Wauseon. Cong. Ch. | 14.50 |
| Wellington. S. R. Lanndon, $10; Rev. J.H. Daly, $5; E. F. Webster, $5; C. Phelps,$3; S. E. Wilcox, $1.50; H. W., $1; J. H.W., $1, for Tougaloo, Miss. | 26.50 |
| Welshfield. Mrs. M. P. | 0.50 |
| Willoughby. Mrs. C. A. G. | 0.50 |
| Wooster. Daniel Bates | 2.00 |
| INDIANA, $6. | |
| Evansville. A. L. R. | 1.00 |
| Liber. J. R. Wells | 5.00 |
| MICHIGAN, $1,134.31. | |
| Adrian. Estate of Sarah M. Wolcott, by W.W. Brewster, Ex. | 912.17 |
| Alpena. Miss J. F. F. | 0.50 |
| Dexter. Dennis Warner | 10.00 |
| Flint. I. C. | 1.00 |
| Greenville. Cong. Ch. | 42.24 |
| Joyfield. "Friends," by Rev. J. S. Fisher | 12.00 |
| Kalamazoo. First Cong. Ch, $48.67 to const.Mrs. Mary Latta L. M.; Mrs. H. C. B.,50 cents | 49.17 |
| Lansing. A. C. Gower | 25.00 |
| Milford. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 1.00 |
| Morenci. Mrs. L. A. Van Antwerp | 5.00 |
| Summit. Ladies' Aux. Soc. | 4.23 |
| Whitehall. Cong. Ch. | 7.00 |
| Vassar. Mrs. O. W. Selden | 5.00 |
| Vermontville. Young Ladies' M. and S.Soc., for Talladega C. | 60.00 |
| IOWA, $159.03. | |
| Bowen's Prairie. Cong. Sab. Sch. concert | 1.00 |
| Chester. Cong. Ch. $19.17; Ladies of Cong.Ch., bbl. of C. for Straight U. & $2 for freight | 21.17 |
| Des Moines. Rev. M. N. Miles and family,Thanksgiving offering | 7.00 |
| Dubuque. Cong. Ch. | 37.00 |
| Fairfax. First Cong. Ch. | 9.00 |
| Floris. "Mary and Martha," | 2.00 |
| Genoa Bluff. Cong. Ch. | 7.35 |
| Grinnell. Cong. Ch. | 32.00 |
| Iowa City. Annie Overholt | 10.00 |
| Lewis. Cong. Ch. | 11.83 |
| Mendon. Four Mile House Sab. Sch. | 4.95 |
| Monticello. "Children's Band," for Mendi M. | 0.23 |
| New Hampton. Ladies' Miss. Soc. | 1.50 |
| Osage. A. W. | 0.50 |
| Parkersburgh. Cong. Ch. | 5.00 |
| Shenandoah. Rev. W. P. | 0.50 |
| Sherrill's Mount. Rev. J. R. | 1.00 |
| Spencer. Cong. Ch. | 2.00 |
| Union. Cong. Ch. | 5.00 |
| WISCONSIN, $109.87. | |
| Baraboo. Mrs. C. P. | 0.50 |
| Beloit. Second Cong. Ch., $8.47; FirstCong Ch. ad'l, $1 | 9.47 |
| Manitowoc. Mrs. M. W. Mabbs | 5.00 |
| Milton. Cong. Ch. | 12.30 |
| Milwaukee. Spring St. Cong. Ch., $34.10;Horace G. Story, $5 | 39.10 |
| Pewaukee. Cong. Ch. | 13.00 |
| Rockland. Thomas H. Eynon | 5.50 |
| Whitewater. Cong. Sab. Sen. for StudentAid, Fisk U. | 25.00 |
| KANSAS, $1.00. | |
| Burlingame. "A Friend," | 1.00 |
| MINNESOTA, $161.13. | |
| Austin. Cong. Ch. | 23.64 |
| Faribault. Cong. Ch. | 42.05 |
| Mankato. Cong. Ch. | 4.20 |
| Minneapolis. Plymouth Ch. | 15.23 |
| Morris. Cong. Ch. | 1.33 |
| Northfield. Cong. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid,Talladega C. | 33.68 |
| Plainview. Cong. Ch., $34, and Sab. Sch.,$6 | 40.00 |
| Saint Peter. Rev. T. S. W. | 1.00 |
| NEBRASKA, $26.25. | |
| Columbus. Mrs. T. C. | 0.50 |
| Green Island. Cong. Ch. | 5.00 |
| Milford. Rev. H. A. French | 5.00 |
| Nebraska City. "A Friend," $11.; Woman'sMiss. Soc. $3.—K. W. S. S. Class,$1.50 for Cal. Chinese M.—Little boys, 25c.for Dakota Indian M. | 15.75 |
| COLORADO, $17.80 | |
| Denver. First Cong. Ch. $17.30; J. L. P. 50c. | 17.80 |
| MISSOURI, $35. | |
| Index. W. B. Wills, $10; Others, $2 | 12.00 |
| North Springfield. Cong, Sab. Sch. | 10.00 |
| Saint Louis. First Cong. Ch. ad'l | 2.00 |
| Sedalia. Cong. Ch. | 7.00 |
| Warrensburg. Rent | 4.00 |
| MARYLAND, $100. | |
| Baltimore. First Cong. Ch. | 100.00 |
| KENTUCKY, 50c. | |
| Point Isabel. S. R. D. for Tougaloo, Miss. | 0.50 |
| TENNESSEE, $22.40. | |
| Memphis. Le Moyne Sch. | 22.40 |
| NORTH CAROLINA, $142.65. | |
| Franklinton. M. A. H. | 1.00 |
| Raleigh. Washington Sch. | 23.00 |
| Wilmington. Normal Sch. $113; First Cong.Ch. $5.65 | 118.65 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA, $289.25. | |
| Charleston. Avery Inst. | 289.25 |
| GEORGIA, $575.15. | |
| Atlanta. Storrs Sch., $486.65; Atlanta University,$87.50 | 574.15 |
| Brunswick. Risley School, for Mendi M. | 1.00 |
| ALABAMA, $300.25. | |
| Mobile. Emerson Inst. | 24.25 |
| Montgomery. Pub. Sch. Fund | 175.06 |
| Selma. Rent, $100; E. C. S., $1 | 101.00 |
| MISSISSIPPI, $16.95. | |
| Duck Hill. "Friends," by R. McCutcheon,for Tougaloo Miss. | 2.25 |
| Tougaloo. Tougaloo U., $14.25; D. I. M.,50c. | 14.75 |
| CALIFORNIA, $227.65. | |
| San Francisco. Receipts of the CaliforniaChinese Mission | 227.65 |
| ———, $2. | |
| — —. "A Friend." | 2.00 |
| CANADA, $10. | |
| Sherbrooke. Thomas S. Morey | 10.00 |
| SCOTLAND, $50. | |
| Glasgow. Col. S. F. Cooper, U. S. Consul,for Fisk U. | 50.00 |
| ———— | |
| Total | 13,911.16 |
| Total from Oct. 1st to Dec. 31st | $29,746.46 |
H. W. HUBBARD, Asst. Treas.
| FOR TILLOTSON COLLEGIATE AND NORMAL INSTITUTE, TEXAS. | |
| East Hartford, Conn. Francis Hanmer | $100.00 |
| Greenwich, Conn. Allen Howe, $25; L. P.Hubbard, $10; Joseph E. Brush, $5 | 40.00 |
| Meriden, Conn. W. E. B. Benham, $10;Dea. Norman B. Wood, $5; Julius W.Yale, $5 | 20.00 |
| New Haven, Conn. Simeon E. Baldwin,Samuel Miller, Miss E. W. Davenport,$30 each to const. themselves L. M.'s;Mrs. G. W. Bacon, $20; S. Wells Williams,$10; Miss M. J. Y., $1 | 121.00 |
| New Haven, Conn. Amos Townsend | 15.00 |
| Windsor Locks, Conn. Mrs. H. R. Coffin | 10.00 |
| Winsted, Conn. Mrs. Jennette C. Stillman | 10.00 |
| Fort Howard, Wis. Mrs. C. L. A. Tank | 25.00 |
| ——— | |
| Total | 341.00 |
| Previously acknowledged in Nov. receipts | 605.00 |
| ——— | |
| Total | 946.00 |
| RECEIPTS OF THE CALIFORNIA CHINESE MISSION. | |
| E. Palache, Treasurer. | |
| From Sept. 20th till Dec. 20th, 1878. | |
| 1. From our auxiliaries: | |
| Petaluma—of which, from Miss M. C. Waterbury,for erection of school-room,$50 | $59.15 |
| Stockton—Mrs. M. C. Brown, $2; L. Langdon,$2; M. S. Thresher, $2; Mrs. E.Hitchcock, $5; M. J. Nightingale, $2;Mrs. C. E. Ellsworth, $2; Chinese Pupils,$4 | 19.00 |
| ——— | |
| Total | 78.15 |
| 2. From Annual Memberships—1877-'78: | |
| Grass Valley—Rev. G. F. G. Morgan | 2.00 |
| Oakland—Eleven Chinese brethren | 22.00 |
| Pescadero—Mrs. W. C. Merritt | 2.00 |
| Rio Vista—Rev. G. H. Smith | 2.00 |
| Sacramento—Mrs. S. Denton | 2.00 |
| San Francisco—Rev. T. K. Noble, $2;three Chinese brethren, $6 | 8.00 |
| 1878-'79: | |
| Benicia—Mrs. C. A. Colby, $2; Mrs. L.M. Dougherty, $2; Mrs. N. P. Smith, $2 | 6.00 |
| Oakland—Rev. S. V. Blakeslee, $2; Rev. G.Mooar, D.D., $2.50; Rev. J. T. Wills,$2 | 6.50 |
| Redwood—Rev. H. E. Jewett | 2.00 |
| Rio Vista—Mrs. J. H. Gardner | 2.00 |
| Riverside—Mrs. Ellen G. Cross | 2.00 |
| San Francisco—James E. Ager, $2; Mrs.T. K. Noble, $2; Mrs. E. D. Sawyer, $2;Dea. S. S. Smith, $2 | 8.00 |
| San Mateo—Rev. J. H. Warren, D.D., $2;Mrs. J. H. Warren, $2; Mrs. Edna M.Watkins, $2 | 6.00 |
| ——— | |
| Total | 70.50 |
| 3. From churches: | |
| Redwood Cong. Church | 10.00 |
| San Francisco—Plymouth Church | 25.00 |
| San Francisco Bethany Church (Chinese) | 4.00 |
| Santa Cruz Cong. Church | 10.00 |
| ——— | |
| Total | 49.00 |
| 4. From individuals: | |
| Benicia—Mrs. N. P. Smith | 5.00 |
| Bangor, Me.—Mrs. E. U. Coe | 25.00 |
| ——— | |
| Total | 30.00 |
| ——— | |
| Grand total | $227.65 |