The American Missionary — Volume 39, No. 02, February, 1885

by Various

RECEIPTS FOR DECEMBER, 1884.

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MAINE, $1,461.02.
Alfred. Cong. Ch. and Soc., 15.25, andSab. Sch., 10	$25.25
Andover. Mrs. N. J. P. Dame, for Woman'sWork	4.00
Augusta. Mrs. Skeeles' S. S. Class, forStudent Aid, Talladega C.	1.00
Bangor. Central Cong. Ch. and Soc.,adl. (6.60 of which for Indian M.)	54.60
Bangor. Central Ch. Sab. Sch., for IndianM.	40.00
Bluehill. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	16.60
Brewer. M. Hardy, 50, to const. Mrs.Mary A. Chamberlain L.M.; FirstCong. Ch. and Soc., 10	60.00
Bridgton. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	6.20
Brunswick. Hon. A. H. Merrill, to const.Rev. John H. Higgins, Rev. F. W.Towle and Dea. S. A. Smith L.M's	100.00
Falmouth. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc.,3.50; "A Friend," 5	8.50
Farmington Falls. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	6.00
Foxcroft. Mrs. D. Blanchard	5.00
Gilead. Cong. Ch.	4.01
Hallowell. "Friends," Freight	3.00
Hermon. "F. B. S. S.," by J. M. Taylor	2.00
Limington. "A. B"	2.50
North Anson. "A Friend"	10.00
North Norway. Mrs. M. K. Frost	.50
Norridgewock. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	40.00
Portland. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc.,ad'l	16.50
Searsport. First Cong. Ch., ad'l	15.00
South Berwick. Dea. I. P. Yeaton, toconst, himself and Rev. Geo. Lewis L.M's	100.00
Windham. Rev. L. Wiswall	14.00
Woolwich. Cong. Ch.	14.50
Yarmouth. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	18.01
York. First Cong Ch. and Soc.	33.00
Ladies of Maine, for Selma, Ala. Hiram,Ladies, 50; Auburn, Ladies of High St.Ch., 24.25; Lewiston, Ladies of PineSt. Ch., 23.50; Auburn, Ladies ofSixth St. Ch., 1.10; ——, "Friends," 2	100.85
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	$701.02
legacy.
Castine. Estate of Mrs. Lucy S. Adams,by Rev. Geo. M. Adams, Ex.	760.00
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	$1,461.02

NEW HAMPSHIRE, $681.15.
Bennington. Katherine P. Heald	$5.00
Bristol. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	2.32
Colebrook. Cong. Ch. and Sab. Sch.	10.00
Concord. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., toconst. Mrs. Arthur G. Stevens, Mrs.Enoch Gerrish and Mrs. John C.Thorne, L.M's	100.00
Concord. Miss Alma J. Herbert 30, toconst. herself L.M.; "A Friend", 1	31.00
Dover. Mrs. S. H. Foye and Mrs. A.Fairbanks, for Student Aid, AtlantaU.	10.00
Exeter. "A Friend," 32; Second Cong.Ch., 24; By Miss Mary Gordon (oneshare), 20; Ladies' Sew. Circle of SecondCong. Ch., freight, 3	79.00
Gilmanton. Centre Cong. Ch.	5.00
Hanover. Cong. Sab. Sch., for StudentAid, Atlanta U.	20.00
Harrisville. Cong. Ch.	8.76
Hinsdale. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	12.35
Keene. First Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch.	21.33
Lyme. Cong. Sab. Sch.	10.00
Manchester. First Cong. Ch., 10; Mrs.M. Gilbert, 5.50; "Friends," 55c., forStudent Aid, Fisk U.	16.05
Marlboro. Ladies' Freedmen Soc.	10.00
Merrimac. First Cong. Ch.	13.70
Milford. First Cong. Ch. to const. Mrs.J. J. Savage, Minnie L. Converse andCharles J. Wilson L.M's	106.14
Mount Vernon. J. A. Starrett	5.00
Nashua. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	120.00
Nelson. Cong. Ch.	11.24
Pelham. Cong. Ch.	41.54
Salem. Cong. Ch.	1.50
Stratham. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	21.22
Tilton. A. H. Colby	6.00
Walpole. First Cong. Ch.	11.00
Webster. "A Friend"	3.00

VERMONT, $509.55.
Bellows Falls. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	29.96
Burlington. Winooski Av. Cong. Ch.and Soc.	95.16
Cabot. Cong. Ch.	20.00
Chelsea. Cong. Ch.	17.50
East Hardwick. Miss Carrie M. Bell	1.50
East Townsend. Mrs. Harvey P. Holbrook	2.50
Essex. "H. D. B."	1.50
Hartford. Second Cong. Ch.	46.55
Jamaica. Cong. Ch.	8.60
Lyndon. Cong. Ch.	26.00
Pittsford. Mrs. Nancy P. Humphrey	10.00
Peacham. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	21.08
St. Albans. "A Widow's Mite"	2.00
Saint Johnsbury. "New Year's Offering,In Memoriam, from O. W. H." forTillotson C. and N. Inst.	50.00
Stowe. Cong. Ch.	42.50
West Brattleborough. Ladies, by Mrs.Anna L. Grout, Two Bbls. C.; 4 forfreight, for McIntosh, Ga.	4.00
Westminster. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	12.00
By Mrs. Henry Fairbanks, for McIntosh,Ga.; Burlington, Ladies of WinooskiAv. Cong. Ch., 31.65; Chester, Ladies,22.05; Derby Centre, Ladies, by Mrs.David Hopkinson, 5; Newport, Ladies,36; Dr. T. D. Hoskins, 2; Mrs. C. F.Ranny, 1	97.70
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	$488.55
legacy.
Jericho. Estate of Hosea Spaulding, C.M. Spaulding, 10; A. C. Spaulding, 5;Nellie M. Percival, 3; E. J. Spaulding,3	21.00
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	$509.55

MASSACHUSETTS, $6,138.85.
Acton. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	16.25
Amherst. First Ch., 55; South Cong.and Soc., 5.29	60.29
Andover. Rev. C. M. Mead, D.D.	6.00
Ashburnham. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	21.00
Athol Centre. Mrs. Emily Eaton	2.00
Auburndale. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	253.73
Boston. Un. Ch. and Soc., 312.14; "AFriend," 100; "A Friend," 50; Ginn,Heath & Co., Pkg. Books; for Macon,Ga.; Boston Highlands, Mrs. Livermore,2; Brookline, "A Friend," 50;Brookline, "Donation," 50c.; Cambridgeport,Pilgrim Ch., 8.53; Chelsea,Third Cong. Ch. and Soc., 18.55; Chelsea,Ladies' Union Home M. Band,for Missionary, Chattanooga, Tenn.,199.87; Dorchester, Second Cong. Ch.and Soc., 108.18; Dorchester, Memberof Second Ch., for Hampton N. and A.Inst., 1; Dorchester, Rev. Chas. Nichols,to const. Mrs. L. D. Dyer, L.M., 30;Jamaica Plain, Central Ch. and Soc.112; Cong Pub. Soc. 8 Cases, Libraries	992.77
Braintree. "A Friend"	10.00
Brockton. Porter Evan. Ch. and Soc. toconst. Mrs. Kate M. Jones, L.M.	41.54
Clinton. "A Friend"	100.00
Cohasset. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	9.36
Easthampton. Payson Ch.	297.09
East Longmeadow. "A Friend"	.50
Dalton. Mrs. Zenas M. Crane	100.00
Danvers. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. toconst. John D. Philbrick, Lucius A.Mudge, Hanna Hutchinson andHorace G. Putnam, L.M's	123.58
Dracut. Center Ch.	16.00
Everett. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	6.08
Globe Village. Evan. Free Ch. to const.Lucien W. Curtis, M.D., L.M.	40.00
Gloucester. Evan. Cong. S. S., for S. S.Work, Woman's Bureau	15.00
Grafton. Evan. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	88.28
Greenfield. Second Cong. Ch., 37.19;First Cong. Ch. and Soc., 13	50.19
Great Barrington. "Member Cong.Ch."	1.00
Groton. "Mother and Daughter" (ofwhich 10 for Mountain white work,10 for Chinese and 10 for Indian M.),to const. Miles Spaulding, M.D., L.M.	35.00
Harwich. First Cong. Ch.	14.75
Haydenville. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	15.00
Holliston. Cong. Ch. and Soc., 125.30;"Bible Christians of District No. 4." 25	150.30
Hopkinton. Cong. Ch. and Soc., adl.	29.89
Lakeville. "A Friend"	2.50
Lexington. Hancock Ch. and Soc.	18.89
Lincoln. Cong. Sab. Sch., 20; "AFriend," 2: for Student Aid, Atlanta U.	22.00
Lowell. Geo. F. Willey, 10; Eliot Ch.,12.50; Rodolphus Stevens, 20	42.50
Lynn. First Ch. of Christ	4.11
Ludlow. Children's Soc., by Miss M. E.Jones, Bbl. of C. and Cash, 4; forMacon, Ga.	4.00
Malden. First Cong. Church and Soc.	47.12
Massachusetts. "A Friend"	20.00
Medfield. Mrs. S. D. Shaw	1.50
Medfield. Mary B. Lovell, freight	2.00
Melrose. Ortho. Cong. Ch.	5.77
Methuen. Cong. Ch.	7.00
Middleboro. Cen. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	26.36
Middleton. Cong. Ch. and Soc., ad'l.	3.00
Newton. Mrs. Winthrop Sargent, forIndian M., Dakota	10.00
Newton. Miss Annie L. Boyden, Bbl.Books, etc., for Macon, Ga.
Newton Center. First Cong. Ch. andSoc.	50.00
North Adams. Cong. Ch.	55.65
Northampton. Miss M. A. Williams	1.00
North Brookfield. Miss Abbie W. Johnson,5, for Student Aid, Fisk U., and2 for Woman's Work	7.00
North Weymouth. Pilgrim Ch. andSoc.	9.06
North Woburn. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	9.43
Oakham. Miss Louise Ayres	5.00
Orange. Cong. Ch. and Sab. Sch.	13.29
Paxton. First. Cong. Ch.	8.00
Peabody. "A Member So. Ch."	10.00
Pittsfield. South Ch. and Parish	30.71
Randolph. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.,ad'l.	21.00
Reading. "A Friend"	3.00
Sandwich. Mrs. Wm. Farrington	1.00
Somerville. Lower Lights Soc. of ProspectHill Ch., for Missionary, Wilmington,N. C.	18.00
South Braintree. Rev. J. B. Sewall	4.00
South Hadley Falls. Cong. Ch. andSoc.	12.00
South Weymouth. Second Cong. Ch.and Soc., to const. Dwight B. Rogersand Samuel Bates L.M's	51.00
Stoneham. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	6.61
Sturbridge. By Mrs. Melvin Haynes, forfreight	2.00
Sudbury. Union Evan. Ch. and Soc.,bal. to const. Rev. D. W. GoodaleL.M.	3.00
Sutton. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	35.00
Templeton. Rev. T. O. Rice.	10.00
Templeton. Elizabeth C. D. Shattuck,for freight	1.00
Townsend. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	13.70
Upton. Ladies' Sewing Circle of FirstCong. Ch., for freight	2.00
Ware. C. C. Hitchcock, for StudentAid, Fisk U.	25.00
Warren. Cong. Ch.	25.00
Warren. Home M. Soc., 2 Bbls. of C.,for Straight U.
Watertown. Phillips Mission Band, forStudent Aid, Straight U.	50.00
Webster. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	2.36
Wendell. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	4.57
West Boylston. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	74.75
Westfield. Harry Northan, for StudentAid, Straight U.	2.00
Westminster. Cong. Sab. Sch., for furnishingroom, Williamsburg, Ky.	15.00
Westport. Pacific Union Ch., to const.Rev. S. W. Clarke, L.M.	30.00
West Roxbury. So. Evan. Ch. and Soc.	29.95
West Roxbury. South Evan. Sab. Sch.,for Student Aid, Fisk U.	25.00
Whitinsville. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	951.79
Wilbraham. Cong. Sab. Sch., for AtlantaU.	10.00
Williamstown. First Cong. Ch.	19.05
Winchester. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	106.45
Wollaston. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	8.00
Worcester. Plymouth Cong. Ch. (20 ofwhich for Orange Park Ch.)	200.82
Worcester. Infant Class Piedmont Sab.Sch., for Student Aid, Atlanta U.	25.00
Worcester. Salem St. Sab. Sch., forMissionary, Savannah, Ga.	22.24
Yarmouth. Ladies' Circle of Cong. Ch.,freight	1.00
By Charles Marsh, Treas. HampdenBenev. Assn.: Springfield, North, 53.39;East Longmeadow, 41; West Springfield,Park st., (8 of which for TougalooU.), 31; Feeding Hills, 11; Monson,6; Chicopee, Third, 2.10	144.49
By C. B. Rice, Treas. Talladega C.: ForStudent Aid—Fall River, Pastoral AidSoc. Cong. Ch., 70; Haverhill, A. Nichols,100; Leicester, "A Friend," 1.25;Milford, Mrs. John Daniels, 5; For otherpurposes—Clinton, Ladies' Missy. Soc.,Bbl. of C; Clinton, Cong. C., 4, incorrectlyack. in Jan. number from Andover;North Cambridge, Isabel Blake,2 Bbls. of C.	176.25
By E. C. Stickel, Treas. Fisk U.: ForStudent Aid—Buckland, Cong. Ch.,11.33; Newburyport, North Ch., Miss M.S. Blake's S. S. Class 1: North Brookfield,First Cong. S. S., 35; Peabody,Mrs. M. F. Fenderson, 1; Taunton,Broadway Ch. Sab. Sch., 50; For otherpurposes—Greenfield, Mrs. Geo. Washburn,Bbl of C.; Newton Highlands,Young Ladies' Sew. Soc., Bbl. of C.;North Brookfield, Young Ladies' Sew.Soc., Bbl. of C.	98.33
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	$5,135.85
legacies.
Freetown. Estate of Louisa W. Winslow,by Thomas G. Winslow, Ex.	1,000.00
Medway. Estate of Samuel D. Force,bal. Legacy, by M. M. Fisher, Ex.	3.00
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$6,138.85

Clothing, etc., received at Boston Office; Maine, Hallowell, "Friends." 3 Bbls.: New Hampshire, Derry, First Cong. Ch., 1 Bbl., for McIntosh, Ga.; Goffstown, Rev. S. L. Gerould, 2 Bbls., for Marion, Ala.; Exeter, Ladies' Sewing Circle, of Second Cong. Ch., 2 Bbls. Christmas Goods, val. 150, for Tillotson C. and N. Inst.; Vermont, Newbury, Ladies' Benev. Soc., Bbl. and Box, for Atlanta, U.; Massachusetts, Boston, Francis T. Kimball, 500 Leaflets; Brookline, Mrs. Moses Withington, 2 Bbls., for Huguenot, Va.; Haverhill, Industrial Soc. of North Ch., 1 Bbl., for Tougaloo, Miss.; Medfield, 1 Bbl., by Mary B. Lovell; Newbury, First Parish, 2 Bbls., val. 40, for Tougaloo, Miss.; Newburyport, Harriet O. Haskell, 1 Bbl S. S. papers, etc., for Newman, Ga.; North Brookfield, Miss A. W. Johnson, 1 Bbl. for Savannah, Ga.; Oxford, "Friends," 2 Bbls., for Kitrell, N. C.; Randolph, Ladies' Benev. Soc. of First. Cong. Ch., 1 Bbl., val. 42; Somerville, Mrs. E. W. Haynes, 1 Bbl., for Kittrell, N. C.; "Lower Lights" Soc. of Prospect Hill Ch., 1 Bbl., for Wilmington, N. C.; Saxonville, Mrs. G. W. Webster, 1 Bbl., for Kitrell, N. C.; West Somerville, Young People's Mission Band of Day St. Ch., 2 Bbls. and 1 Box of Christmas Goods, val. 86, for Marietta, Ga.; Sturbridge, by Mrs. Melvin Haynes, Bbl. and Box, for Kittrell, N. C.; Upton, Ladies' Sewing Circle of First Cong. Ch., 1 Bbl., for Emerson Inst.; Watertown, Phillips Mission Band, 2 Bbls. Christmas Goods, for Ladies' Island, S. C.; Westborough, Ladies of F. M. Soc., 1 Bbl., val. 32, for Savannah, Ga.; West Roxbury, Mrs. Mary F. Allen, 1 Bbl.; Yarmouth, Ladies' Soc. of Cong. Ch., 1 Bbl., for Savannah Ga.; Rhode Island, Little Compton, Ladies' Sociable of Cong. Ch., 1 Bbl.

RHODE ISLAND, $196.75.
East Providence. Samuel Belden, toconst. Mrs. Catharine M. Cone andMrs. Eva S. Babcock L.M's	60.00
Little Compton. Ladies' Sociable ofCong. Ch., freight	.25
Newport. United Cong. Ch.	85.00
Providence. Central Cong. Ch., forStudent Aid, Talladega C.	50.00
Westerly. Mrs. Mary T. Babcock	1.50

CONNECTICUT, $2,294.17.
Bantam. Cornelia Bradley	3.00
Berlin. Second Cong. Ch.	12.37
Bloomfield. Cong. Ch.	12.84
Bridgeport. Park Sab. Sch., for Scholarship,Tillotson C. and N. Inst.	30.00
Bridgeport. Park St. Ch. and Soc.	11.34
Canaan. First Cong. Ch.	7.45
Canton Center. Mrs. Sarah B. Hallock,for Woman's Work	4.00
Clinton. Cong. Ch. and Soc., to const.Sidney P. Smith L.M.	37.60
Columbia. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	20.27
Cornwall Bridge. Geo. H. Swift	10.00
Coventry. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	21.52
Danbury. First Cong. Ch. (30 of whichto const. Alexander Pine L.M.)	130.00
Deep River. Cong. Ch., to const. JohnT. Strickland L.M.	31.00
East Haddam. Millington Ch.	5.25
East Hampton. First Cong. Ch and Soc.,bal. to const. Dea. John Watrous, L.M.	16.00
East Hartford. First Ch.	20.00
Falls Village. Cong. Ch.	3.68
Groton. Cong. Sab. Sch.	8.38
Guilford. First Cong. Ch., to const.Walter W. Wilcox L.M.	30.00
Hadlyme. R. E. Hungerford, 50; Cong.Ch., 4.50	54.50
Hartford. Rev. G. D. Pike, D.D., 30, toconst. Dr. G. W. Avery L.M.; Mrs. M.C. Bemis, 20; Wethersfield Av. Cong.Ch., 9.66	59.66
Kensington. "A Friend"	4.50
Kent. Cong. Ch.	9.00
Lakeville. Mrs. S. P. Robbins	5.00
Long Ridge. Cong. Ch.	3.00
Madison. Cong. Ch.	7.35
Meriden. First Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., forAtlanta U.	20.00
Meriden. R. P. Rand	3.00
Nepaug. Cong. Ch.	4.50
New Britain. First Ch. of Christ	51.02
New Haven. Humphrey St. Cong. Sab.Sch. to const. William Atwater, Mrs.O. S. Wright and Miss Alice HubbardL.M's, for Tillotson C. and N. Inst.	175.00
Newington. Cong. Ch.	37.61
New London. Ch. of Christ	57.00
New Milford. First Cong. Ch.	101.11
New Preston. Mrs. Betsey Averill, forIndian M.	10.00
North Greenwich. Cong. Ch. to const.William W. Brown L.M.	53.97
North Guilford. A. E. Bartlett	21.00
North Woodstock. Cong. Ch.	17.00
Norwalk. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	15.00
Norwich. Park Cong. Ch. and Soc., ad'l,51.04; Broadway Cong. Ch., 10	61.04
Norwich. Broadway Cong. Sab. Sch.,for Memorial Window, Tillotson C.and N. Inst.	50.00
Poquonock. "A Friend," for BuildingFund, Tillotson C. and N. Inst.	100.00
Rockville. Second Cong. Ch. for TillotsonC. and N. Inst.	89.54
Old Saybrook. Cong. Ch.	11.52
Saybrook. Rev. A. S. Chesebrough	4.00
Sharon. Mrs. B. Sears, 1; Emilie C.Sears, 1	2.00
Somers. Cong. Ch.	14.10
South Norwalk. Mrs. Rebecca Pennell,for Woman's Work	5.00
Talcottville. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	122.45
Thomaston. Cong Ch.	52.48
Thompson. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	14.12
Thompsonville. T. I. Pease, for StudentAid, Straight U.	25.00
Vernon. "The King's Daughters," byHattie L. Skinner, Sec., for Woman'sWork	10.00
Washington. F. A. Frisbie	1.00
Watertown. Dr. John De Forest	100.00
Westbrook. Cong. Ch.	30.00
Westchester. Cong. Ch.	22.00
Westport. Saugatuck Cong. Ch.	33.65
Wethersfield. Cong Ch. 86.53; GriswoldvilleSab. Sch. 51.47, for Tillotson C.and N. Inst.	138.00
Wolcott. Cong. Ch.	8.40
Woodbury. First Cong. Ch., 19.50;North Cong. Ch., 17; Mrs. C. P.Churchill, 50c.	37.00
Woodstock. First Cong. Ch. & Soc.	22.50
By C. B. Rice. Treas. Talladega C. Kensington,Cong. Sab. Sch. for StudentAid, 25; Rockville, Mrs. E. E. Wilson'sSab. Sch. Class 5, for Girl's R. Room;South Britain, South Ch. Sab. Sch., BoxTools	30.00
By Rev. W. C. Brooks, for Tillotson C.and N. Inst.; Norfolk Cong. Ch. 33.45;Southington Cong. Ch., 15; West Winsted,W. L. Camp, 5; Derby, Miss SarahA. Hotchkiss, 5; L. De Forest, 1;Bridgeport, Edward Sterling, 5; Hebron,J. & Mary C. Porter, 2, For NewHall; West Winsted, Miss Jennie L.Griswold, 10; Plainville, Dea. A. N.Clark, 10	86.45
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	$2,194.17
New London. Estate of Lucretia Latimer,by John G. Crump, Admr.	100.00
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	$2,294.17

NEW YORK, $635.59.
Alfred Centre. Mrs. I. F. Kenyon	5.00
Big Hollow. Nelson Hitchcock	5.00
Black Creek. Cong. Ch.	3.00
Brentwood. E. F. Richardson, forBerea C.	15.00
Brooklyn. South Cong. Ch., 162.04; "AFriend" 5; "A Friend," 1	168.04
Camden. "A Friend"	1.00
Chauteaugay. Joseph Shaw	4.50
Chittenango. Miss E. D. Starr	.50
Eden. Mrs. H. McNett	2.00
Fillmore. L. L. Nourse	9.00
Flushing. Cong. Ch., Case of C., forAtlanta, Ga., Storrs Sch.
Galway. Delia C. Davis	5.00
Gilbertsville. Rev. A. Wood	5.00
Homer. Cong. Ch., 95.57; Mrs. AugustaArnold, 5; F. F. Pratt, 2	102.57
Livonia. Mrs. Wm. Calvert	5.00
Lockport. First Cong. Ch.	8.00
Madrid. Cong. Ch.	3.43
Mexico. Geo. G. French	10.00
New Lebanon. By Mrs. C. W. Bacon,Bbl. and Box of C.
New York. J. S. Holt	20.00
New York. Pilgrim Ch., bal. to const.Dr. S. Augden Hills, Joseph Sillimanand Mrs. Emma E. Nestell L.M's,for Student Aid, Talladega C.	44.25
New York. Mrs. H. B. Spelman, forStudent Aid, Atlanta U.	25.00
New York, N. Y. Women's Home Miss'yUnion, by Mrs. L. H. Cobb, Treas., forMissionary, Tougaloo, Miss.	15.00
New York. Funk & Wagnalls, Pkg.Books, for Macon, Ga.; C. L. Mead,Trunk of C., for Talladega Ala.
North Pitcher. Cong. Ch.	2.54
Oriskany. Mrs. Lovina Halsey	10.00
Pitcher. Cong. Ch.	25.00
Riverhead. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	13.82
Rochester. Plymouth Ch., 38.38; A.Hubregtse, 1.50	39.88
Sag Harbor. Chas. N. Brown, to const.Harriet A. Brown, L.M., for SanteeAgency	30.00
Saratoga Springs. Mrs. Elizabeth T.Marvin	2.50
Union Valley. Wm. C. Angel	5.00
Upper Aquebogue. Cong. Ch.	9.06
Westmoreland. First Cong. Sab. Sch.	3.00
West Winfield. Cong. Ch.	25.00
By C. B. Rice, Treas. Talladega C.Homer, Miss Jennie Stebbins, forStudent Aid, 2.50; "Cong. Friends,"People's Cyclopedia, val. 14; "Cong.Friends," for Student Aid, 10; Lockport,"A Friend," Box of C.; Paris,Rev. Wm. E. Mather, for StudentAid, 1.	13.50

NEW JERSEY, $514.69.
Asbury Park. Ralph Tyler	2.50
Bernardsville. J. L. Roberts	40.00
Colt's Neck. Reformed Ch.	8.55
Jersey City. First Cong. Ch.	97.45
Montclair. Mrs. Pratt's S. S. Class, forStudent Aid, Talladega C.	6.00
Newark. Belleville Ave. Cong. Ch.,59.89; J. H. Denison, 30	89.89
Salem. W. Graham Tyler	50.00
Upper Montclair. Christian Union Cong.Ch.	201.25
Woodbridge. First Cong. Ch.	19.05

PENNSYLVANIA, $59.00.
Centre Road. J. A. Scovel	5.00
Mercer. Miss Sarah Pew	2.00
North East. Miss C. A. Talcott	1.00
Philadelphia. John Wanamaker, forLexington, Ky.	1.00
Philadelphia. American Sab. Sch.Union, Box Books, for Talladega C.
Troy. Chas. C. Paine	50.00

OHIO, $4,839.29.
Alliance. Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch.	6.00
Andover. Cong. Ch.	8.29
Belden. Cong. Ch.	3.43
Bellefontaine. Mr. and Mrs. John Lindsay	10.00
Berea. J. S. Smedley	5.00
Chatham Centre. Cong. Ch.	18.00
Cincinnati. Mrs. B. E. Aydelott	5.00
Cleveland. Euclid Av. Cong. Ch., 167.93,to const. Mrs. F. C. Hoffman, A. J.Smith and Walter King L.M's;Euclid Av. Cong. Ch., 69.50; J. J. Low,5	242.43
Eagleville. J. W. Sperry	1.50
Gambier. J. S. Sawer.	5.00
Geneva. Mrs. Samuel Kingsbury, 10;Mrs. Susan Webster, 5	15.00
Grafton. Cong. Ch.	3.30
Harmar. Cong. Sab. Sch., for StudentAid, Talladega	20.00
Mansfield. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.,278.73; Young People's Miss'y Circle,30.92; Woman's Benev. Soc., 20.02;Children's Hour, 5; to const. Mrs.Hattie G. Barker, Mrs. ElizabethL. Marshall, Mrs. Marie E. Ridgeway,Mrs. Emily Jenner, Mrs. MaryHurst, Mrs. Alice F. Gadsby, Mrs.M. M. Fink, Mrs. Louisa R. Constance,Mrs. Mary E. McFarland andMrs. Martha H. Smith, L.M's	334.67
Mineral Ridge. Welsh Cong. Ch.	5.00
Oberlin. Second Cong. Ch.	50.00
Oberlin. Mrs. Dr. Siddall, for Lexington,Ky.	5.00
Oberlin. Cong. Ch., Bbl of C., for Atlanta,Ga., Storrs Sch.
Perrysburg. Rev. I. K. Deering	.50
South New Lyme. Mrs. J. Tuckerman,2; "A Friend," 5	7.00
Strongsville. E. Lyman	10.00
Tallmadge. Hannah W. Carter	1.50
Troy. Cong. Ch.	2.68
Warrensville. Mrs. Mary Walkden	10.00
Wellington. First Cong. Ch.	45.84
West Andover. Cong. Ch.	13.15
Willoughby. Florence A. Page, for TillotsonC. and N. Inst.	10.00
Zanesville. Mrs. M. A. Dunlap	1.00
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	$839.29
legacies.
Austinburg. Estate of L. B. Austin	1,000.00
Cleveland. Estate of Sophronia OtisLyman	3,000.00
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	$4,839.29

ILLINOIS, $1,289.29.
Albion. Mrs. Martha Skevington, 5;Dea. James Greene, 5	10.00
Alton. Chas. Phinney	20.00
Aurora. New Eng. Cong. Ch.	30.80
Barry. Lyndon Freeman	1.50
Camp Point. Mrs. S. B. McKinney	10.00
Carthage. Mrs. Elizabeth Bernethy	10.00
Champaign. Ladies of Cong. Ch., Bbl.of C., for Talladega C.
Chicago. First Cong. Ch.	144.52
Chicago. Ladies Soc. of First Cong. Ch.,for Missionary, Macon, Ga.	89.00
Chicago. Mrs. J. M. Baker and Others,N. E Ch., Bbl. of C., for Macon, Ga.
Crystal Lake. Rev. Henry Willard	50.00
Dover. Cong. Ch.	34.00
Farmington. Phineas Chapman	50.00
Galva. Cong. Sab. Sch., for StudentAid, Fisk U.	7.22
Geneseo. "Busy Workers," for Missionary,Mobile, Ala.	15.00
Geneseo. Cong. Ch.	13.26
Geneseo. 3 Bbls. of C. and 2 freight,for Talladega C.	2.00
Hampton. Cong. Ch.	3.00
Hinsdale. Rev. F. Bascom	10.00
Jefferson. Cong. Ch.	12.00
Lake Forest. Saml. Dent	1.00
La Salle. "Christmas Gift from aFriend," for Missionary, Mobile, Ala.	100.00
Mattoon. "Morning Glories," Cong. Ch.,for Student Aid, Fisk U.	50.00
Mendon. Cong. Sab. Sch.	14.60
Morrison. Cong. Ch. ad'l.	5.00
Oak Park. First Cong. Ch.	188.44
Oak Park. Ladies' Aid Soc. Bbl. & BoxC. Freight, $4.20, for Macon, Ga.	4.20
Oak Park. Ladies of Cong. Ch., forMissionary, Austin, Texas	1.00
Odell. Cong. Ch.	53.00
Payson. Cong. Ch.	12.20
Peoria. Cong. Ch.	104.35
Springfield. First Cong. Ch. to const.Mrs. Jennie Post L.M.	34.20
Waukegan. Cong. Ch.	7.00
Western Springs. Sab. Sch., Box Books,etc., Freight 2, for Macon, Ga.	2.00
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	$1,089.29
legacy.
Paxton. Estate of Edwin Rice	200.00
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	$1,289.29

MICHIGAN, $175.47.
Battle Creek. Mrs. Eliza Williams	2.50
Benzonia. Cong. Ch.	4.96
Calumet. "A Friend"	25.00
Detroit. Mrs. Jeremiah Porter, forStraight U.	4.00
Eaton Rapids. First Cong. Ch.	10.51
Grand Rapids. Park Cong. Sab. Sch., forRev. J. H. H. Sengstacke	40.00
Grand Rapids. Park Cong. Sab. Sch.,for Rev. J. J. H. Sengstacke	10.00
Greenville. Cong. Ch.	35.00
Jackson. Mrs. R. M. Bennett.	1.50
Milford. Mrs. Wm. A. Arms	5.00
Portland. C. D. Woodbury, for StudentAid, Straight U.	25.00
South Haven. C. T. Bryant	1.00
Tecumseh. James Vincent	10.00
Vermontville. O. P. Fay	.50
Whitehall. B. Hammond	.50

IOWA, $234.08.
Davenport. W. N. McCandlish	10.00
Des Moines. A. Y. Rawson	10.00
Dubuque. Woman's Miss'y Soc.	25.00
Gilman. Cong. Ch.	3.35
Grinnell. By Ella E. Marsh, for Missionary,New Orleans, La.	46.00
Hawarden. Cong. Ch.	5.00
Kingsley. A. J. Brower	5.00
Maquoketa. Ladies of Cong. Ch. Bbl.C. and Box of Bonnets, for Straight U.
Miles and Preston. Cong. Chs.	7.25
Mitchell. Rev. and Mrs. E. W. Butler	20.00
Montour. Cong. Ch. to const. Dea.George Blake L.M.	38.58
Newburg. Cong. Ch.	6.25
Onawa. Ladies' Miss'y Soc.	3.00
Oskaloosa. S. R. Pettitt	2.00
Rock Rapids. Rev. C. H. Morse	1.00
Shenandoah. Cong. Ch.	9.15
Tipton. Mrs. M. D. Clapp, 4; Mrs. J. M.L. Daniels, 50c.	4.50
Toledo. Two Bbls. of C., for Straight U.
By Mrs. G. W. Reynolds Asst. Sec. ForMissionary, New Orleans, La.—DesMoines, Woman's Miss'y Soc. of Plym.Ch., 30; Iowa City, "Little Gleaners"of Cong. Ch., 5; Riceville, Ladies, 2;Chester Centre, Mrs. Edward Fisher, 1	38.00

WISCONSIN, $299.53.
Appleton. Cong. Ch. Box S. S. Papers,for Talladega C.
Beloit. Second Cong. Ch., 43.17; FirstCong. Ch., 12.74; Y. M. C. A. of BeloitCollege, 1.20	57.11
Berlin. Union Ch.	2.45
Brandon. First Cong. Ch., 3 BoxesBooks, etc., for Macon, Ga.
Delavan. Rev. S. R. Wells	5.00
Evansville. Cong. Ch.	30.22
Green Bay. "Friends," by F. N. Dexter,Box Papers, etc., for Macon, Ga.
La Crosse. Cong. Ch.	31.75
Madison. First Cong. Ch.	100.00
Madison. W. J. Park, 1 Sewing Machineand 4 Pkgs. Books, etc., for Macon,Ga.
Monroe. Miss Frances A. Locke	5.00
Ripon. First Cong. Ch., 57; Mrs. O. J.Wolcolt, 3	60.00
Superior. Mrs. I. W. Gates	8.00

MINNESOTA, $250.67.
Alexandria. "A Friend"	3.00
Audubon. Cong. Ch.	5.00
Austin. Cong. Union Ch.	23.79
Cottage Grove. Cong. Ch.	8.20
Dassel. Cong. Ch.	.46
Faribault. Cong. Ch.	26.40
Hawley. Union Ch.	4.28
Hutchinson. Cong. Ch.	2.45
Minneapolis. Plymouth Ch., 46.60;Woman's Miss'y Soc. of Vine Cong.Ch., 5	51.60
Northfield. First Cong. Ch.	93.34
Plainview. Cong. Ch.	7.15
St. Paul. Plymouth Cong. Ch., forStudent Aid, Fisk U.	25.00

KANSAS, $22.50.
Meriden. "A Friend"	12.50
Topeka. Cong. Ch., 5; Tuition, 5	10.00

MISSOURI, $25.00.
Webster Groves. Cong. Ch.	25.00

COLORADO, $10.80.
Denver. First Cong. Ch.	5.80
Fort Lewis. Mrs. J. B. Irvine	5.00

NEBRASKA, $29.00.
Tremont. Cong. Ch.	2.00
Nebraska City. Woman's Miss'y Soc. ofFirst Cong. Ch.	7.50
"Otoe Co" ——	19.50

DAKOTA, $6.75.
Huron. Woman's Miss'y Soc., for Woman'sWork	4.50
Pierre. Woman's Miss'y Soc., for Woman'sWork	2.25

CALIFORNIA, $5.00
Santa Barbara. Mary B. Van Winkle	5.00

OREGON, $14.05.
The Dalles. First Cong. Ch.	14.05

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, $1,887.51.
Washington. United States Government,for Santee Agency	1,887.51

MARYLAND, $151.70.
Baltimore. First Cong. Ch.	150.70
Federalsburg. John Manning	1.00

KENTUCKY, $139.45.
Berea. "Church at Berea"	8.00
Lexington. Tuition	79.70
Williamsburg. Tuition	51.75

TENNESSEE, $761.87.
Jellico. Tuition	7.75
Jonesborough. Tuition	7.00
Knoxville. Second Cong. Ch.	12.00
Memphis. Tuition	282.05
Nashville. Fisk U., Tuition	445.57
Nashville. Jackson St. Ch.	5.00
Pleasant Hill. Mr. Wightman	2.50

NORTH CAROLINA, $238.97.
McLeansville. Cong. Ch.	9.32
Wilmington. Tuition	219.65
Wilmington. Cong. Ch.	10.00

SOUTH CAROLINA, $317.00.
Charleston. Tuition	317.00

GEORGIA, $724.17.
Atlanta. Storrs Sch., Tuition	269.10
Macon. Tuition, 175.85; Rent, 5.80	181.65
Macon. Cong. Ch.	11.00
McIntosh. Tuition	25.92
Savannah. Tuition	186.50
Savannah. Cong. Sab. Sch., for StudentAid, Atlanta U.	50.00

ALABAMA, $236.65.
Mobile. Tuition	200.25
Montgomery. Cong. Ch.	15.00
Selma. Cong. Ch.	16.40
Talladega. "A Friend" for Student Aid,Talladega C.	5.00

FLORIDA, $5.00
Hawthorne. Mrs. J. E. Chadwick	5.00

MISSISSIPPI, $103.50
Tougaloo. Tuition	103.50

LOUISIANA, $294.00.
New Orleans. Straight U., Tuition	294.00

TEXAS, $188.75.
Austin. Tuition	188.75

INCOMES, $1,807.50.
Avery Fund, for Mendi M.	277.50
De Forest Fund, for President's Chair,Talladega C.	375.00
Dike and Hammond Fund	50.00
Gen'l Clinton B. Fisk, Fund, for StudentAid, Fisk U.	30.00
General Fund	50.00
Graves Scholarship Fund	125.00
Hammond Fund, for Straight U.	125.00
Income Fund, for Straight U.	20.00
Le Moyne Fund, for Memphis, Tenn.	50.00
Luke Memorial Scholarship Fund, forTalladega C.	10.20
N. M. & A. Stone Fund, for Talladega C.	25.00
Theological Fund, for Howard U.	515.00
Tuthill King Fund. 125 for Atlanta U.;and 25 for Berea C.	150.00
Yale Library Fund, for Talladega C.	4.80

CANADA, $8.00.
Montreal. Emmanuel Ch.	8.00

SOUTH AFRICA, $5.00.
Natal. Umtwalumi. Mrs. A. F. Wilder	5.00

TURKEY AND BULGARIA, $50.00.
Turkey and Bulgaria. Childrens Miss'ySoc., for a girl, Dakota Home, SanteeAgency, Neb.	50.00
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Total for November	$26,611.27
Total from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31	51,341.90
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FOR THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY.
Subscriptions for December	299.79
Previously acknowledged	102.68
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$402.47
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H. W. Hubbard, Treas.,
56 Reade Street, N. Y.

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