RECEIPTS
FOR DECEMBER, 1879.
| MAINE, $250.54. | |
| Alfred. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | $15.50 |
| Bangor. Central Ch. Sab. Sch. | 35.09 |
| Brewer. First Ch. and Sab. Sch. | 8.70 |
| Bridgeton. “Jean.” | 5.00 |
| Ellsworth. Mrs. L. T. Phelps | 10.00 |
| Gorham. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 28.27 |
| Hallowell. Miss F. Littlefield, 2 Bbls. of C.Hampden. Cong. Ch. | 9.50 |
| Litchfield. Ladies, Bbl. of C.Machias. Centre St. Ch. | 1.88 |
| Newport. Mrs. M. S. N. | 1.00 |
| Norridgewock. Cong. Ch. and Soc. $45.60;Individuals, $1. | 46.60 |
| Norway. Mary K. Frost | 5.00 |
| Searsport. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 25.00 |
| Skowhegan. Miss C. A. Weston, $20, for StudentAid, Fisk U.;—Mrs. W. Woodbury, $5,for Student Aid, Tougaloo U. | 25.00 |
| South Berwick. Hugh and Philip Lewis,by Rev. G. Lewis | 7.00 |
| Vassalborough. Joseph White | 5.00 |
| Yarmouth. First Ch. and Soc. | 22.00 |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE, $264.62. | |
| Amherst. Ladies’ Union Miss. Soc., for StudentAid, Straight U. | 31.00 |
| Bristol. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 5.78 |
| Concord. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 39.05 |
| Derry. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 10.74 |
| Dover. E. J. L. | 1.00 |
| East Derry. Mrs. M. G. Pigeon, Bbl. of C.Fisherville. Cong. Ch. | 17.61 |
| Francestown. Cong. Ch. | 21.00 |
| Greenfield. Individuals, by Mrs. M. M. Foster | 7.00 |
| Hanover Centre. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 7.00 |
| Hillsborough Centre. H. O. C. | 1.00 |
| Hopkintown. Rev. D. S. | 0.60 |
| Jaffrey. Ladies’ Benev. Soc., Bbl. of C.Keene. Ladies’ Benev. Soc. of Second Ch.,$2.50, and Bbl. of C. | 2.50 |
| Marlborough. Ladies’ Freedmen’s Aid Soc.,Bbl. of C. and $1 for Freight;—Freedmen’sAid Soc. $10 for Talladega | 11.00 |
| Mount Vernon. Cong. Ch. and Soc. (ad’l) | 2.50 |
| Mason. Ladies, Bbl. of C.Nashua. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 21.34 |
| New London. Mary K. Trussell | 2.00 |
| Pelham. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 2.50 |
| Salem. Cong. Ch. and Soc., for Student Aid,Atlanta U. | 5.00 |
| Sanbornton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 15.00 |
| Stratham. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 20.00 |
| Sullivan. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 5.00 |
| Temple. Mrs. W. K. | 1.00 |
| Tilton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 30.00 |
| West Campton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 5.00 |
| RHODE ISLAND, $200.50. | |
| Barrington. Cong. Ch., $50; and Sab. Sch.$25 | 75.00 |
| Oak Lawn. Rev. Marcus Ames | 10.00 |
| Pawtucket. Mrs. J. G. | 0.50 |
| Providence. Pilgrim Cong. Ch. and Soc. $85;Josiah Chapin, $25; W. C. Chapin, $5 | 115.00 |
| CONNECTICUT, $1,814.09. | |
| Ansonia. “A Little Girl,” | 0.10 |
| Black Rock. Cong. Ch. | 21.00 |
| Bridgeport. C. G. D. | 0.50 |
| Brooklyn. M. W. C., $1; S. H. T., $1 | 2.00 |
| Clinton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. to const. Mrs.Leander Buell, L. M. | 48.07 |
| Cornwall. First Cong. Ch., $5; G. H. C., 60c. | 5.60 |
| Darien. Miss B. D. | 0.50 |
| Deep River. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 27.90 |
| Eastford. Cong. Ch. | 11.28 |
| East Hartford. First Ch. | 20.00 |
| East Woodstock. C. D. | 0.50 |
| Groton. Cong. Ch., $6.54, and Sab. Sch.,$12.10 | 18.64 |
| Guilford. Dea. Eli Parmelee | 10.00 |
| Haddam. Cong. Ch. | 10.00 |
| Hamden. H. H. | 0.50 |
| Hanover. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 9.25 |
| Hartford. Second Cong. Ch., $93.61;—Mrs.John Olmsted, $50, for rebuilding AcademicHall, Hampton Inst.; and $10 for Florence,Ala., and to const. herself L. M.;—Mrs.Benton, $5 for Lady Missionary, Nashville,Tenn.;—Rev. R. R. M., $1; Mrs. J. O., 50 cts. | 160.11 |
| Madison. Cong. Ch. | 7.25 |
| Meriden. Miss P. | 1.00 |
| Middleton. Sab. Sch. of South Ch. | 25.00 |
| Millford. Plymouth Ch. $52.23; PlymouthCong. Ch. Sab. Sch. $32, to const. Mrs.Owen T. Clark, L. M.; “P.” $2 | 86.23 |
| Moodus. Amasa Day Chaffee, (a little friend)proceeds of his garden | 3.00 |
| Moose Meadow. Mrs. H. L. E. | 0.50 |
| New Britain. “Member of South Ch.” | 5.00 |
| New Haven. Amos Townsend, $25; ThirdCong. Ch., $24.90; Mrs. Dr. R. Crane, $10;Mrs. Julius Yale, $5; Mrs. E. B. 70c.; C. A.S. 60c.; W. O. S., 50c.; W. A. L., 50c. | 67.20 |
| New London. Trust Estate of Henry P.Haven, for Fisk U. | 250.00 |
| New London. Mrs. Chapel, $50, for Fisk U.;—FirstCh. of Christ, Quar. Coll. $48.97;First Cong. Ch., $37.18 | 136.15 |
| New Milford. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 77.84 |
| Newtown. Cong. Sab. Sch. | 5.00 |
| Norfolk. Ladies of Cong. Ch. 4 Bbls. of C.for Woodbridge, N. C. | |
| North Greenwich. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 19.37 |
| North Stamford. Emily Waterbury | 2.51 |
| North Woodbury. “M. J. C.” | 2.00 |
| Norwalk. First Cong. Ch. | 35.63 |
| Norwich. Broadway Cong. Ch. (ad’l), toconst. Miss Hannah L. Ripley, Miss ElizabethP. Ripley, Miss Maria J. Leavens,Miss Emeline F. Norton, Miss CarolineB. Scarlett, Miss Jennie A. Gordon, MissAlice C. Dyer, Miss Augusta B. Greene,Miss Ella G. Cilley, Miss Julia M. Plummer,Miss Fannie L. Treadway, MissAugusta P. Gillett, Miss Mary L. Huntington,Miss Henrietta Meeker, MissEllen M. Nunn and Miss Mary J. Palmer,L. M.’s | 200.00 |
| Norwich. “Friends,” Papyrograph, withentire outfit, for Atlanta U. | |
| Portland. First Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch. | 13.46 |
| Simsbury. Rev. W. D. McF. | 0.50 |
| South Britain. E. M. Averill | 2.00 |
| Southington. Cong. Ch. | 16.00 |
| South Windsor. First Cong. Ch. | 30.00 |
| Stamford. Cong. Ch., M. C. Coll. | 7.88 |
| Stonington. Second Cong. Ch. | 78.75 |
| Suffield. First Cong. Ch. | 16.15 |
| Thomaston. Cong. Ch. | 73.20 |
| Tolland. J. L. Clough, “Family ThanksgivingDonation” | 2.00 |
| Wallingford. Cong. Ch. and Soc., $48, byDea. J. Atwater; Miss T. B. Bartholomew,$2 | 50.00 |
| Warren. First Ecclesiastical Ch. and Soc. | 40.00 |
| West Hartford. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 5.36 |
| West Winsted. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 93.20 |
| Willimantic. Cong. Ch. and Soc., $46.30;—Cong.Sab. Sch., $30, for Student Aid,Straight U. | 76.30 |
| Winchester. Cong. Ch. | 4.86 |
| Winsted. First Cong. Ch. | 27.80 |
| Woodstock. First Cong. Ch. | 7.00 |
| Vernon. E. M. Seymour, Bbl. of C. | |
| NEW JERSEY, $28. | |
| Clayton. D. N. Moore, for Lady Missionary,Nashville, Tenn. | 25.00 |
| Millstone. Mrs. J. T. C. | 1.00 |
| Morristown. W. B. | 1.00 |
| Newark. R. D. W. | 1.00 |
| PENNSYLVANIA, $9. | |
| Guy’s Mills. S. O. F. | 0.50 |
| North East. B. T. Spooner, $5; C. A. T. $1 | 6.00 |
| Providence. Welsh Cong. Ch. | 2.00 |
| Plainfield. Mrs. H. B. O. | 0.50 |
| OHIO, $599.34. | |
| Aurora. Cong. Ch. $4.50; Dea. O. S. 50c. | 5.00 |
| Austinburg. L. D. R. 27c.; F. J. R. 50c. | 0.77 |
| Brownhelm. Cong. Ch. | 22.50 |
| Chagrin Fall. “Earnest Workers,” $20, forStudent Aid, Tougaloo U.;—Cong. Ch. $14.91 | 34.91 |
| Chardon. —— | 1.00 |
| Cincinnati. Seventh St. Cong. Ch. | 13.64 |
| Claridon. L. T. Wilmot | 10.00 |
| Cleveland. Euclid Av. Cong. Ch., $20.29; Mrs.H. P. Hickox, $10;—Mrs. Coggswell, $2,for Student Aid, Fisk U.—Miss M. P. 50c. | 32.79 |
| Columbus. Welsh Cong. Ch. | 5.10 |
| Delaware. Troedshewdalar Ch., $9; Wm.Bevan $5 | 14.00 |
| Dover. Cong. Ch. | 9.00 |
| East Cleveland. Mrs. Mary Walkden, forMendi M. | 2.00 |
| Elyria. Mrs. G., for Student Aid, Fisk U. | 1.00 |
| Fostoria. C. M. | 1.00 |
| Geneva. W. C. P. | 1.00 |
| Huntsburg. Cong. Ch., $28.50; L. G., 50c. | 29.00 |
| Lafayette. Cong. Ch. | 8.50 |
| Madison. Mrs. Sarah Warner | 10.00 |
| Mallet Creek. J. A. Bingham, M. D. | 5.00 |
| Mansfield. S. M. S. | 0.50 |
| Marietta. R. P., 50c.; Rev. I. M. P., 50c | 1.00 |
| Mechanicstown. Susan Manifold | 2.00 |
| Medina. Woman’s Missionary Soc., by Mrs.M. J. Munger, Treas. | 7.00 |
| Nelson. Dea. Harvey Pike | 5.00 |
| Newark. Welsh Cong. Ch., $9.30; ThomasD. Jones, $5 | 14.30 |
| North Eaton. M. O. | 0.50 |
| Oberlin. J. W. Merrill, $100; Mrs. C. G.Finney, $20; P. B. H., 50c. | 120.50 |
| Painesville. Edward Little, $1.50; Rev. S.W. P., $1 | 2.50 |
| Rootstown. Cong. Ch., $23; bal. to const.Mrs. Charlotte E. Bickford, L. M. | 23.00 |
| Saybrook. Sab. Sch. District No. 3, $5, forStudent, Tougaloo U.;—W. C. Sexton, $2 | 7.00 |
| Sharon Centre. Mrs. R. A. | 0.50 |
| Sicily. S. W. Huggins | 10.00 |
| Springfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc., Quar. Coll. | 6.14 |
| Steubenville. Adna Tenney | 20.00 |
| Strongsville. Free Cong. Ch. | 6.00 |
| Twinsburg. J. R. Parmelee | 2.00 |
| Wakeman. Cong. Ch., to const. MinotPierce, L. M. | 51.42 |
| Wauseon. Cong. Ch. | 16.75 |
| Wellington. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 50.00 |
| Welshfield. S. P. | 0.51 |
| Wooster. D. B. | 1.00 |
| York. Cong. Ch. | 10.00 |
| —— “A Friend,” for Mendi M. | 35.50 |
| INDIANA, $1. | |
| Newville. Rev. A. D. | 1.00 |
| ILLINOIS, $998.47. | |
| Amboy. Bureau Ass’n of Ill., by Mrs. H. T.Ford, Treas., for Lady Missionary, LibertyCo., Ga. | 25.00 |
| Beardstown. Cong. Ch. | 5.00 |
| Chandlerville. Cong. Ch. | 7.00 |
| Chicago. “A Friend,” $250, by E. W. Blatchford,for Student Aid, Atlanta U.;—N. E.Cong. Ch. (bal. Coll.) $109.22, and Mon.Con. Coll., $10.63;—Sab. Sch. of First Cong.Ch., $50, for Student Aid, Fisk U.;—Ladies’Miss. Soc. of N. E. Ch. (of which $15 forStudent Aid, Atlanta U.), $25.75;—Miss R.,$1, for Student Aid, Fisk U.;—L. D. 50c. | 447.10 |
| Elgin. Mrs. Lovell, for Student Aid, Fisk U. | 5.00 |
| Evanston. Cong. Ch., $21.56;—J. M. Williams,$5, for Student Aid, Fisk U. | 26.56 |
| Fremont. Mrs. Robinson, for Student Aid,Fisk U. | 5.00 |
| Galesburg. “Friends,” by Mrs. S. R. Holmes,for Student Aid, Fisk U. | 35.45 |
| Geneseo. First Cong. Sab. Sch. | 22.58 |
| Highland. Cong. Ch. | 20.00 |
| Jerseyville. G. W. Burke | 10.00 |
| Kewanee. Gleaners of Cong. Ch., $25, forStudent Aid, Straight U.;—Mrs. C. L. C., $1. | 26.00 |
| La Harpe. Mrs. E. J. Nay, $2 | 2.00 |
| Lamoille. Cong. Ch. | 25.50 |
| Lee Centre. Ladies’ Soc. of Cong. Ch., forLady Missionary, Liberty Co., Ga. | 15.03 |
| Lewistown. Mrs. M. Phelps | 50.00 |
| Lisbon. G. K. | 0.50 |
| Mendon. Mrs. C. T. | 1.00 |
| Moline. Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., $25; Ladies’Aid Soc. of Cong. Ch., $25; “A Friend,”$1, for Student Aid, Fisk U. | 51.00 |
| Oak Park. Girls’ Mission Band, $50; FirstCong. Sab. Sch., $42.60, for Student Aid,Fisk U. | 92.60 |
| Peoria. Wm. Truesdell, $10; Moses Pettingill,$10; J. T. Rogers, $5; Rev. H. A.Stevens, $2, for Student Aid, Fisk U.;—Mrs.E. Woodruff, $2 | 29.00 |
| Polo. “Mrs. B. and M., Mrs. B., Mrs. P.and E. P.,” $18; “Three young friends,”$3.50, for Lady Missionary, Nashville, Tenn. | 21.50 |
| Pittsfield. Mrs. Elizabeth Carter | 10.00 |
| Princeton. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch., forStudent Aid, Fisk U. | 16.25 |
| Quincy. First Union Cong. Ch., $12.75; L.Kingman, $10. | 22.75 |
| Roseville. First Cong. Sab. Sch. | 6.65 |
| Saint Charles. W. B. Lyons and Wife | 5.00 |
| Sycamore. Rev. A. S. | 1.00 |
| Western Springs. Mr. Williams, $2; Mr. A.,$1.; Miss J., $1, for Student Aid, Fisk U. | 4.00 |
| Winnebago. N. F. Parsons | 10.00 |
| MICHIGAN, $414.22. | |
| Almont. Cong. Ch. | 38.59 |
| Alpena. Mrs. S. Hitchcock | 1.50 |
| Benzonia. Rev. J. S. Fisher | 25.00 |
| Berrien Springs. Alexander B. Leeds | 5.00 |
| Birmingham. Rev. J. McC., $1; Mrs. D. D.S., $1 | 2.00 |
| East Saginaw. Estate of Charles W. Wilder,by N. H. Culver, Admr. | 100.00 |
| Jonesville. Mrs. R. L. H. | 0.50 |
| Lodi. Eli Benton | 50.00 |
| Memphis. Estate of Chester L. Dudley, byJames H. Dudley | 25.00 |
| Owosso. Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., $50, for StudentAid, Fisk U.;—First Cong. Ch., $50 | 100.00 |
| Paw Paw. H. R. | 1.00 |
| Saint Joseph. Cong. Ch. | 16.03 |
| Union City. Cong. Ch. | 36.60 |
| Vassar. Mrs. O. W. Selden | 3.00 |
| Whitehall. First Cong. Ch. | 10.00 |
| WISCONSIN, $258.24. | |
| Appleton. Mrs. M. C. P. | 0.50 |
| Beloit. “Friends” $5, for Student Aid, TalladegaC.;—Cong. Ch. (ad’l) $1 | 6.00 |
| Cooksville. Ed. Gilley | 5.00 |
| Janesville. “Life Member” | 10.00 |
| Madison. First Cong. Sab. Sch., to const. J.H. Olin, L. M. | 30.00 |
| Menasha. First. Cong. Ch. | 40.00 |
| Milwaukee. Spring St. Cong. Ch. | 35.50 |
| Racine. Mrs. M. B. Erskine | 5.00 |
| Sheboygan. David Ticknor | 2.00 |
| Walworth. Mrs. D. R. S. C. | 1.00 |
| West Salem. William Munson | 50.00 |
| Whitewater. Cong. Ch. | 73.24 |
| KANSAS, $14.15. | |
| Manhattan. Mrs. M. P. | 1.00 |
| Topeka. First Cong. Ch. | 8.00 |
| Washington Creek. D. E. B. | 1.00 |
| Waushara. Cong. Ch. | 4.15 |
| MINNESOTA, $63.89. | |
| Faribault. Cong. Ch. | 27.27 |
| Minneapolis. Plymouth Cong. Ch. | 19.12 |
| Morris. Cong. Ch. | 1.52 |
| Northfield. First Cong. Ch. (ad’l) | 15.98 |
| NEBRASKA, $7. | |
| Beaver Crossing. Mrs. E. Taylor | 2.00 |
| Santee Agency. “A Friend of the Freedmen.” | 5.00 |
| DAKOTA, $51.05. | |
| Yankton. Woman’s Miss. Soc., for workamong Women | 51.05 |
| CALIFORNIA, $5. | |
| Chico. Lewis H. Morse, 1 copy of Worcester’sUnabridged Dictionary | |
| Nevada City. Charles Hepler | 5.00 |
| MARYLAND, $100. | |
| Baltimore. Rev. Geo. Morris, for Student Aid,Fisk U. | 100.00 |
| TENNESSEE, $230.55. | |
| Chattanooga. J. W. H. | 0.50 |
| Memphis. Le Moyne Sch., Tuition | 31.60 |
| Nashville. Fisk University, Tuition, $193.10;—FiskU., Thanksgiving Offering, $5.35for Lady Missionary, Nashville, Tenn. | 198.45 |
| NORTH CAROLINA, $108.01. | |
| Raleigh. Washington Sch., Tuition | 7.60 |
| Wilmington. Normal Sch., Tuition, $94.50;First Cong. Ch. $5.91 | 100.41 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA, $342.50. | |
| Charleston. Avery Inst., Tuition, $320.50;—Rev.T. Cutler, $20, for Student Aid, Fisk U.—Cong.Ch., $2 | 342.50 |
| GEORGIA, $596.01. | |
| Atlanta. Storrs Sch., Tuition, $215.60; Rent,3; Atlanta U. Tuition, $94; Rent, $14.30;—AtlantaU., for an Indian Student, $50 | 376.90 |
| Bellmont. Cong. Ch. | 1.50 |
| Macon. Lewis High Sch., Tuition, $53.35;Rent, $6.50 | 59.85 |
| Savannah. Beach Inst., Tuition, $107; Sales,$50.76 | 157.76 |
| ALABAMA, $523.60. | |
| Athens. Trinity Sch., Tuition | 31.00 |
| Mobile. Emerson Institute, Tuition | 201.25 |
| Montgomery. Pub. Sch. Fund | 175.00 |
| Selma. Cong. Ch., $31.40; Rent, $5 | 36.40 |
| Talladega. Talladega College, Tuition, $79.45;W. S., 50c. | 79.95 |
| MISSISSIPPI, $200.05. | |
| Natchez. Rev. C. A. | 0.50 |
| New Orleans. Straight U., Tuition | 110.00 |
| Tougaloo. Tougaloo U., Tuition, $40.25;Rent, $48.80; by Rev. G. S. P., 50c. | 89.55 |
| MISSOURI, $18.05. | |
| Ashburn. F. M. R. | 1.00 |
| Miami. Elijah Nichols | 5.00 |
| Neosho. “A Friend” | 1.00 |
| Saint Louis. First Cong. Ch. | 11.05 |
| INCOME FUND, $290. | |
| —— Avery Fund | 190.00 |
| —— C. F. Dike Fund | 50.00 |
| —— General Fund | 50.00 |
| CANADA, $2. | |
| Union. Nathan Taylor | 2.00 |
| PERSIA, $30. | |
| Oroomiah. Rev. and Mrs. B. Labaree | 30.00 |
| ————————— | |
| Total | 16,580.82 |
| Total from Oct. 1st to Dec. 31st | $43,157.87 |
| FOR MISSIONS IN AFRICA. | |
| Leeds, Eng. Robert Arthington, conditionalpledge £3,000 | |
| Brewer, Me. M. Hardy | $100.00 |
| Previously acknowledged in Nov. receipts | 1,515.34 |
| ————————— | |
| Total | $1,615.34 |
| FOR TILLOTSON COLLEGIATE AND NORMALINSTITUTE, AUSTIN, TEXAS. | |
| New London, Conn. First Cong. Ch. | $50.00 |
| Brooklyn, N. Y. Clinton Ave. Cong. Ch. (A.S. Barnes) | 500.00 |
| Mendon, Ill. Mrs. J. Fowler | 125.00 |
| —————— | |
| Total | 675.00 |
| Previously acknowledged in Oct. receipts | 192.00 |
| —————— | |
| Total | $867.00 |
| FOR NEGRO REFUGEES. | |
| Bangor, Me. Miss Perham | $2.00 |
| Harwichport, Mass. Leonard Robbins | 5.00 |
| Coral, Mich. Benjamin H. Lewis | 5.00 |
| —————— | |
| Total | 12.00 |
| Previously acknowledged in Nov. receipts | 5.00 |
| —————— | |
| Total | $17.00 |
| Receipts for December | 17,367.82 |
| Total from Oct. 1st to Dec. 31st | $45,740.21 |
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H. W. HUBBARD, Treas.,