The American Missionary — Volume 39, No. 03, March, 1885

by Various

RECEIPTS FOR JANUARY, 1885.

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MAINE, $714.22.
Andover. "Friends"	$9.50
Bangor. "Little Women" and "Busy Bees" of Bangor, and Ladies ofHampden, Bbl. of Christmas Presents, for Wilmington, N. C.
Bath. Central Ch. and Soc., 32.50; Winter St. Ch., 47.15	79.65
Brunswick. 2 Bbls. and 1 Box of C., for Selma, Ala.
Centre Lebanon. "A Friend"	10.00
Cumberland Centre. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	21.00
Cumberland Mills. Warren Ch. to const. Stephen A. Cordwell and PeterW. Files, L. M's	68.31
Elliot. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	3.50
Ellsworth. Cong. Ch.	34.47
Farmington. Rev. C. E. Pope's S. S. Class, for Student Aid,Talladega C.	5.00
Gardiner. Bbl. of C., for Selma, Ala., 3.20 for Freight, by MissS. E. Adams	3.20
Gorham. Bbl. of C., for Selma, Ala., 2 for Freight, by Miss M.E. Smith	2.00
Limington. "A. B."	2.00
New Castle. Mrs. Chas. D. Crane, for Student Aid, Fisk U.	30.00
New Castle. Mrs. C. D. Crane, for Selma, Ala.	8.00
North Bridgeton. By Miss Proctor's Sch., for Student Aid,Wilmington, N. C.	1.00
Orland. Mrs. S. T. Buck and Daughters	35.00
Orono. Bbl. and Box of C., for Wilmington, N. C.
Portland. High Street Ch.	90.50
Portland. Brown Thurston's Class, High St. Sab. Sch., for StudentAid, Hamilton N. & A. Inst.	25.00
Portland. Miss A. Partridge, Bbl. of C., for Wilmington, N. C., 59c.for freight	.59
Searsport. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc.	11.00
Searsport. 2 Bbls of C., for Selma, Ala., 4 for freight, by Mrs.C. T. Hawes	4.00
South Berwick. Mrs. Matilda Burleigh to const. herself L. M.	30.00
Union. Bbl. of C., for Selma, Ala.
Woolwich. Mrs. E. M. Gardner.	.50
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	$474.22
LEGACY.
Castine. Estate of Mrs. Lucy S. Adams, by Rev. Geo. M. Adams, Ex.	$240.00
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	$714.22

NEW HAMPSHIRE, $755.21.
Alstead Centre. Cong. Ch.	12.24
Antrim. "Friends" by John E. Hastings	26.50
Candia. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	15.00
Candia. Frank E. Page	5.00
Chester. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	20.00
Concord. South Ch. Sab. Sch.	8.99
Derry. Woman's Miss'y Soc. (one share)	20.00
East Alstead. Cong. Ch.	13.63
Exeter. Second Cong. Sab. Sch., 20 for Student Aid, Talladega C.;Second Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C. for Talladega C., 1 for freight	21.00
Exeter. Mary E. Shute	15.00
Exeter. Miss A. E. McIntire, Bbl. of C. for Wilmington, N. C.,50c. for freight	.50
Farmington. Cong. Ch.	14.28
Francestown. Cong. Ch.	25.00
Hampstead. Cong. Sab. Sch.	12.20
Hanover. Cong. Sab. Sch. (one share)	20.00
Harrisville. Mrs. L. B. Richardson	10.00
Hillsborough Bridge. Mrs. J. Gerry	1.00
Hollis. "A Friend"	1.00
Hudson. Bbl. of C., for Dudley, N. C.
Keene. First. Cong. Sab Sch., for Student Aid, Atlanta U.	70.00
Keene. Second Cong. Sab. Sch.	46.30
Keene. Ladies' Benev. Soc. of Second Ch., for freight	2.50
Lebanon. Cong. Soc., for Atlanta U.	40.00
Lisbon. "A Friend"	2.00
Londonderry. Chas. S. Pillsbury	1.00
Lyme. Cong. Ch., to const. Dea. W. S. Balch L. M.	30.00
Manchester. Franklin St. Church	70.50
Mason. Box of C., for Dudley, N. C.; 1.60 for freight	1.60
Milford. "Willing Workers," for Student Aid, Tougaloo U.	50.00
Nashua. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	25.96
Nashua. Bbl. of C., for Dudley, N. C.
New Boston. Presb. Ch. and Soc.	6.75
New Ipswich. Leavitt Lincoln	50.00
Newport. Cong. Ch.	42.52
Pembroke. Mrs. Mary W. Thompson	5.00
Penacook. Jeremiah C. Martin, to const. himself L. M.	30.00
Salisbury. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	5.30
Temple. Cong. Sab. Sch., 28.03; Rev. Geo. Goodyear, 5	33.03
Winchester. Cong. Ch. and Soc. ad'l	1.41

VERMONT, $678.67.
Barnet. Cong. Ch.	72.00
Bennington. Cong. Ch., bal. to const. Dea. G. A. Wattles, Henry G.Root and Miss E. M. Hubbard L. M's	53.20
Bennington Centre. First Cong. Ch.	16.25
Cambridge. Madison Safford	5.00
Chester. Cong. Sab. Sch.	30.62
Hartford. Cong. Sab. Sch.	14.06
Ludlow. "A Friend"	5.00
Manchester. Ladies of Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C., for Atlanta U.
Marshfield. Lyman Clark	20.00
Montpelier. Mrs. L. C. Bowen	10.00
New Haven. "P. M."	100.00
New Haven. Ladies' Aid Soc., 2 Bbls. C., for Oaks, N. C.
Quechee. Cong. Sab. Sch.	9.36
Saint Albans. Henry E. Seymour	5.00
Saint Johnsbury. South Cong. Ch., 54.72; "A Colored Man," 2	56.72
Saint Johnsbury. Mrs. Franklin Fairbanks, for Student Aid, Fisk U.	50.00
Springfield. Mrs. F. Parks	100.00
Stowe. Cong. Sab. Sch. (Part share)	8.00
Wallingford. Cong. Sab. Sch.	10.00
West Randolph. Miss B. Nichols	.50
West Brattleboro. Cong. Ch.	11.69
West Randolph. Susan E. Albin	7.00
West Randolph. Cong. Sab. Sch., for Woman's Work	5.00
Williston. Cong. Ch.	16.00
Woodstock. Cong. Ch.	19.00
By Mrs. Henry Fairbanks, for McIntosh, Ga.; Johnson, Sab. Sch.,$13.67; Chelsea, Ladies' Soc., $10; Pittsford, Cong. Sab. Sch., 20;Montpelier, Ladies, $10	53.67

MASSACHUSETTS, $5,202.67.
Amherst. William M. Graves, 20; "A Friend," 10	30.00
Amherst. Young People of Cong Ch., 10; Mrs. T. P. Huntington, 2,for Student Aid, Tougaloo U.	12.00
Andover. Free Christian Ch. and Soc., 80.82; "A Friend," 30	110.82
Andover. Ladies' Union H. M. Soc. (70 of which for Student Aid,Talladega C.)	72.00
Andover. Mrs. Blake, for Fort Sully, Dak.	5.00
Andover. West Parish Juv. Miss'y Soc. (One share)	20.00
Ashburnham. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., bal. to const. Clifton E.Stowe L. M.	10.00
Ashland. Cong. Sab. Sch.	10.56
Boston. Mount Vernon Ch. and Soc., 279.14; Rev. Morton Dexter, 40,to const. himself L. M.; Mrs. E. C. Parkhurst, 20; Mrs. M. B. Adams(one share), 20; Miss Harriet N. Kirk, 15; "Mrs. W.," 1.—Brighton.Cong. Ch. and Soc., 50.—Brookline. Harvard Ch. and Soc.,88.48.—Cambridge. Ladies' Miss'y Soc., for Student Aid, Fisk U.,6.25.—Cambridge. "A Friend," 4.—Cambridgeport. Prospect Ch. andSoc., 87.55.—Cambridgeport. Ladies' Miss'y Soc. of Pilgrim Ch. toconst. Mrs. E. D. Leavitt L. M., 30.—Dorchester. Young People'sMission Circle of Second Ch., by Edith L. Mansfield, Treas., 40, forTwo shares, and 8 for Student Aid, Wilmington, N. C.—Dorchester.Mrs. Wm. Wales, 6.—South Boston. Phillips Ch. and Soc., 68.29	763.71
Bedford. "M. E. R."	5.00
Braintree. South Cong. Ch. and Soc.	22.53
Brimfield. Benev. Soc. of First Cong. Ch. to const. Miner H. CorbinL. M.	37.77
Brimfield. Second Cong. Ch., for Student Aid, Chattanooga, Tenn.	31.12
Campello. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	50.00
Charlton. Cong. Ch., 12.26 and Sab., Sch., 1.64	13.90
Chelsea. Ladies' Union Home Mission Band, for Missionary,Chattanooga, Tenn.	60.00
Chelsea. Central Ch. and Soc., 21.24; Miss E. Davenport, 5	26.24
Chicopee Falls. Second Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C., for Talladega C.
Clinton. Woman's Home Miss'y Ass'n, to const. Mrs. Julia M. Dakin L.M.	30.00
Clinton. Mrs. R. N. Ingalls, for Student Aid, Talladega C.	25.00
Clinton. By Marion E. McPhail, Treas., for Student Aid, TalladegaC.	20.00
Clinton. Miss'y Soc., for Talladega C., freight	2.40
Clinton. 2 Bbls. of C., for Kittrell, N. C.
Cotuit. Union Ch.	14.25
Curtisville. Frances M. Clarke	3.00
Dalton. Mrs. James B. Crane	100.00
East Bridgewater. Union Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Talladega C.	25.00
East Bridgewater. Union Sab. Sch., Bbl. of C., for Talladega C.; 2for Freight	2.00
East Douglas. Cong. Ch. and Soc. to const. Miss Nelly M. Kemp L. M.	41.90
Easthampton. ——, for Reading R., Talladega C.	4.00
East Medway. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	8.00
East Weymouth. Cong. Soc.	16.00
Edgartown. Cong. Ch.	10.00
Fall River. First Cong. Ch., 80.70; Third Cong. Ch., 10.20	90.90
Falmouth. First Cong. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Atlanta U.	10.00
Fitchburg. Rollstone Ch. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Fisk U.	40.50
Framingham. Plym. Ch. and Soc., 48.86; and Sab. Sch., 13.19; Mrs. S.N. Brewer, 10; "G. N.," 5; "A Friend," 10	87.05
Gardner. First Cong. Ch.	19.31
Globe Village. Union Ch. Sab Sch.	25.00
Gloucester. Evan. Cong. Ch. And Soc., 98; Mrs. Nancy E. Brooks, 10	108.00
Gloucester. Evan. Cong. Sab. Sch. (Bal. Share)	5.00
Grafton. Bbl. of C., for Dudley, N. C.
Granby. Cong. Sab. Sch., to const. Chester Kellogg L. M.	30.00
Hadley. First Ch. and Soc., 12.37; and Sab. Sch., 9.48	21.85
Hardwick. E. B. Foster	5.00
Haverhill. West Cong. Sab. Sch., Dea. Ebenezer Webster's Class, toconst. him L. M., 30; Mrs. Appleton's Class, for Student Aid,Talladega C., 5; Perry Elliott's Class, 3.41	38.41
Holliston. Ladies' Soc. of Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C., for Talladega C.
Huntington. Second Cong. Ch.	6.37
Ipswich. Linebrook Cong. Ch. and Soc.	5.69
Lawrence. Lawrence St. Cong. Ch.	176.95
Lee. Elizur Smith	100.00
Leeds. E. L. Clark	5.00
Lenox. F. Augustus Schemerborn, 25; Richard Goodman, 15; HenrySedgewick, 10	50.00
Lowell. Kirk St. Cong. Ch. (2 of which for Indian M.), to const.Rev. C. A. Dickinson and Mrs. C. A. Dickinson L. M's	200.00
Lowell. John St. Cong. Ch	41.62
Lowell. First Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C., for Wilmington, N. C.
Malden. "Two Friends," 2; "A Friend," 1	3.00
Maplewood. Bbl. of C., for Wilmington, N. C.
Marblehead. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	7.00
Marlborough. Young People's Mission Circle of Union Ch., forTillotson C. & N. Inst.	25.00
Matfield. Mrs. W. S. E. Shaw, Box of C., for Macon, Ga.; 5 forFreight	5.00
Merrimac. Cong. Ch.	25.00
Methuen. Cong. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Fisk U.	30.00
Middlefield. "A Friend"	5.00
Milford. Ladies' Benev. Soc. of Cong. Ch., 2 Bbls. of C., forTalladega C.; 2.50 for Freight	2.50
Millbury. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	58.45
Millbury. Second Cong. Ch., 12.36; First Cong. Sab. Sch., 20, forStudent Aid, Atlanta U.	32.36
Monson. Miss Sarah E. Bradford	4.00
Natick. First Cong. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Straight U.	50.00
Natick. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	20.00
Needham. Evan. Cong. Ch.	3.50
New Bedford. Mrs. I. H. Bartlett, Jr.	30.00
New Bedford. Cong. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Fisk U.	25.00
Newton. Eliot Ch. and Soc.	123.85
Newton. "A Friend," for Talladega C.	3.00
Newton. Ladies' Aid Soc., Box of C., for Macon, Ga.
Newton Center. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	94.26
Norfolk. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	5.15
North Billerica. Mrs. E. R. Gould, for Macon, Ga.	4.00
Northbridge. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	10.00
North Brookfield. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., bal. to const. WilliamWright and Luther K. Snell L. M's	45.00
North Brookfield. Mrs. W. H. Montague, for Student Aid, Fisk U.	5.00
North Hadley. Mt. Holyoke Sem., Miss L. W. Shattuck, 5; Miss Anna C.Edwards, 5, for Student Aid, Straight U.	10.00
Norton. Trin. Cong. Ch. and Soc., to const. Mrs. Davis Gregory andEdwin Freeman L. M's	71.31
Oxford. First Cong. Sab. Sch.	20.33
Oxford. Ladies' Miss'y Circle, for Kittrell, N. C.	6.00
Palmer. Second Cong. Ch., for Student Aid, Fisk U.	25.00
Pepperell. 2 Bbls. of C., for Dudley, N. C.
Petersham. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	2.59
Pittsfield. James H. Dunham, 50; First Cong. Ch., 25; Second Cong.Sab. Sch., 5	80.00
Raynham. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	14.64
Reading. Bethesda Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Fisk U.	40.00
Rockland. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	75.00
Royalston. First Cong. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Tougaloo U.	15.00
Royalston. Mrs. H. M. Estabrook	5.00
Salem. South Cong. Ch. and Soc.	86.28
Salem. Crombie St. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Talladega C.	25.00
Somerville. E. Stone, for Student Aid, Fisk U.	50.00
Somerville. "M"	50.00
Southbridge. Cong. Ch., 2 Bbls. of C., for Wilmington, N. C.; 3.05for Freight	3.05
South Wellfleet. "A Life Member"	1.00
South Weymouth. Sec. Cong. Ch., Miss Grover's S. S. Class, forStudent Aid, Atlanta U.	10.00
Spencer. Mrs. G. P. Ladd's S. S. Class, for Student Aid, TalladegaC.	2.01
Springfield First Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., 20; "Friends" 5.60, forOaks, N. C.	25.60
Stockbridge. Cong. Ch.	48.96
Stoneham. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	23.00
Sunderland. Cong. Sab. Sch.	40.39
Sunderland. "The Acorns," for Student Aid, Fisk U.	7.73
Wakefield. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	53.39
Walpole. Or. Cong. Ch. and Soc., 43; Mrs. C. F. Metcalf, 1; Miss L.J. Gould, 1	45.00
Walpole. Mr. Johnson, for Student Aid, Fisk U.	1.00
Watertown. Mrs. M. Fuller, for Student Aid, Tougaloo U.	10.00
Watertown. Phillips Ch. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Tougaloo U.	10.00
Watertown. Mrs. J. Q. A. Pierce	1.00
Wayland. Cong. Sab. Sch., for Kittrell, N. C.	5.50
Wellesley. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	100.46
Wellesley Hills. Cong. Ch.	74.75
West Attleborough. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	9.78
Westborough. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	12.54
West Brookfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	30.25
West Dennis. Mrs. Sarah S. Crowell	1.50
Westfield. Miss E. B. Dickinson, 50.10; Mrs. C. W. Fowler, 5	55.10
Westfield. Ladies' Benev. Soc., Second Ch., Bbl. of C., val. 66,for Straight U.; 1.65 for Freight	1.65
West Newbury. J. C. Carr	1.00
West Springfield. First Cong. Sab. Sch., for Atlanta U.	10.00
Williamsburg. Cong. Ch. and Soc. (5.20 of which for Hampton N andA. Inst.)	95.20
Winchester. First Cong. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Fisk U.	55.00
Woburn. Cong. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Fisk U.	75.00
Woburn. William Temple	5.00
Worcester. Union Ch. and Soc., 209.16; Piedmont Ch. (ad'l), 50.77;Rev. C. M. Lamson, 5; "A Friend," 2 Dictionaries (Greek and Latin)	264.93
Worcester. Collected by Mrs. C. M. Lamson, of Salem St. Ch., forStudent Aid, Fisk U.	25.00
Worcester. "A Friend," for Kindergarten, Storrs Sch., Atlanta, Ga.	25.00
Worcester. Ladies' Miss'y Circle, by Mrs. H. B. Merriman (one share)	20.00
Worcester. Mrs. H. L. Stearns' S. S. Class, for Student Aid,Talladega C.	5.00
——. "Mount Holyoke," for Student Aid, Tougaloo U.	8.00
——. "A Friend"	2.00
By Charles Marsh, Treas. Hampden Benev. Ass'n: Springfield, First,26.96; South, 81.81; Blandford, 6; Palmer, Second, 50; Mittineague,28	192.77
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	$5,198.63
LEGACY.
Lancaster. Estate of Miss Sophia Stearns, by Wm. W. Wyman, Ex.	4.04
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	$5,202.67
Clothing, Etc., Received at Boston Office: New Hampshire, KeeneLadies' Benev. Soc. of Second Ch., 1 Bbl., for McIntosh, Ga.;Walpole, Ladies of Cong. Ch., 1 Bbl. for Dakota Home.Massachusetts, Dorchester, Mrs. James Foster, "The Family Library,"etc.; Mrs. R. L. Prouty, Pkg. "Congregationalists"; Fitchburg,Herbert H. Dole, Pkg. "Youth's Companion"; Harvard, Woman's Benev.Soc. of Ev. Cong. Ch., 2 Bbls. C., for Wilmington, N. C., val. 35;Lawrence, Ladies' Benev. Soc. of Lawrence St. Ch., 1 Bbl., val. 75,for Talladega C.; Templeton, Elizabeth C. D. Shattuck, Bundle, val.(in part) 3.16, for Chattanooga, Tenn.; Revere, Cong. Ch., 2 Bbls.,for Chattanooga, Tenn.; Watertown, Ladies of Phillips Ch., 1 Bbl.Rhode Island, Westerly, Cong. Ch., 1 Bbl., for Savannah, Ga.

RHODE ISLAND, $1,684.77.
Barrington. Cong. Ch. (ad'l)	17.40
Central Falls. Cong. Ch.	65.00
Newport. "A Friend"	10.00
Pawtucket. Cong. Ch.	77.14
Providence. Union Cong. Ch.	785.23
Providence. Beneficent Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid,Talladega C.	50.00
Seekonk and East Providence. Cong. Ch., to const. Robert R. Pearseand Albert M. Finnamore L. M's	60.00
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	$1,064.77
LEGACY.
Providence. Estate of Anthony B. Arnold, by John H. Cheever and Wm.Knight, Exrs.	620.00
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	$1,684.77

CONNECTICUT, $4,766.91.
Bethel. Cong. Ch.	107.08
Bethel. "Willing Workers," for Talladega C.	20.00
Black Rock. Cong. Ch.	11.54
Branford. Cong. Ch.	9.13
Bridgeport. Children of North Ch. Infant Class, for Cal. ChineseM.	20.00
Bridgeport. Miss Wood, Box Books, etc., for Talladega C.
Bristol. Cong. Sab. Sch.	20.00
Brookfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	15.63
Canterbury. Westminster Cong. Ch.	9.07
Collinsville. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	17.84
Cromwell. Cong. Ch.	78.00
Danielsonville. Case of C., for Tougaloo, Miss.
Fair Haven. Miss H. L. Rice, for Indian M.	1.00
Farmington. Cong. Ch.	57.80
Goshen. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	12.00
Greenville. Cong. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Straight U.	32.94
Hadlyme. Joseph W. Hungerford	100.00
Hartford. Asylum Hill Cong. Ch. (5 of which for Indian M.)	281.65
Hartford. Second Ch. of Christ, 150; Gilbert G. Mosely, 10	160.00
Jewett City. Cong. Ch.	9.04
Kensington. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	26.65
Lakeville. Mrs. M. H. Williams	25.00
Ledyard. Cong. Ch. and Soc. and Sab. Sch.	24.78
Lyme. First Ecc. Soc.	34.47
Middletown. Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., for Indian M.	30.00
Milton. Cong. Ch.	5.00
Montville. First Cong. Ch.	10.15
Mount Carmel. W. W. Woodruff, for Tillotson C. and N. Inst.	25.00
Mystic Bridge. Cong. Ch.	12.50
Naugatuck. Cong. Ch.	80.00
New Britain. South Cong. Ch.	198.41
New Hartford. Bible Class, by Rev. F. H. Adams, for Student Aid,Fisk U.	10.00
New Haven. Nelson Hall, 50.; College St. Cong. Ch., 36.65, and Sab.Sch., 11; Mrs. Sylvia Johnson, 30, to const. Miss Lucie J. HarrisonL. M.	127.66
New Haven. Young Ladies' Mission Circle of United Ch., for DakotaHome, Santee Agency	50.00
New Haven. L. M. Law, 25; Miss Julia Leek, 1, for Indian M.	26.00
Newington. Miss Agnes Belden, Bbl. of C., for Talladega C.
New London. Second Cong. Ch., 595.24; "A Friend," 1.50	596.74
Newtown. Cong. Soc.	20.00
Northford. Cong. Ch.	15.08
Norwich. Second Cong. Ch., 217.10; Miss Sarah M. Lee, 25	242.10
Norwichtown. "First Ch."	21.00
Old Lyme. First Cong. Ch.	15.00
Orange. Cong. Ch., for Tillotson C. & N. Inst.	35.00
Plainville. "A Friend"	100.00
Pomfret. First Cong. Ch.	55.00
Rockville. J. Edwards Banta, Box papers, etc., for Macon, Ga., 1,for Freight	1.00
Salisbury, Cong. Ch. and Soc.	52.70
South Britain. Cong. Ch.	15.41
Staffordville. Cong. Ch.	5.00
Talcottville. Sarah T. Avery	5.00
Thomaston. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	29.66
Thompsonville. D. Pease	.50
Tolland. Mrs. Lucy L. Clough, 50, for Indian M., 25 for ChineseM. and 25 for Freedmen	100.00
Torrington. Young Ladies' Miss'y Soc., Cask of C., etc., forTalladega C., 4, for freight	4.00
Wallingford. First Cong. Ch.	35.33
Wapping. Cong Ch.	16.75
Waterbury. Second Cong. Ch.	196.00
Watertown. Dr. John De Forest, for Student Aid, Talladega C.	200.00
West Hartford. A. Chappell, 10; Cong. Ch. (ad'l), 8.02	18.02
Wilton. Cong. Ch.	66.41
Windsor Locks. Cong. Sab. Sch., for Dormitory, Tillotson C. & N.Inst.	195.00
Winsted. Mrs. M. A. Mitchell, for Student Aid, Talladega C.	20.00
Winsted. Elias E. Gilman, 10; Mrs. Emily W. Case, 10	20.00
Woodbury. Mrs. E. L. Curtiss	10.00
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	$3,739.04
LEGACY.
Ellington. Estate of Maria Pitkin, by Edwin Talcott, Ex.	$1,027.87
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	$4,766.91

NEW YORK, $2,739.93.
Baldwinsville. Howard Carter	25.00
Binghamton. Sheldon Warner	5.00
Brooklyn. Clinton Av. Cong. Ch., 531; Plymouth Ch., 464.51; SouthCong. Ch., 50; Ch. of the Covenant Sab. Sch., bal. to const. Mrs.Juliette H. Mackay L. M., 20; Mrs. M. L. Hollis, 2; Rev. E. P.Thwing, Pkg. Books	1,067.51
Brooklyn. Central Cong. Sab. Sch., for Santee Agency	37.50
Canastota. E. B. Northrup	100.00
Churchville. Union Cong. Ch. and Soc.	28.53
Ellington. Mrs. H. B. Rice, 10; Mrs. E. Rice, 4; A. C. Rice, 2	16.00
Flushing. Cong. Sab. Sch., 10, for Student Aid, Talladega C.; MissC. T. Gilman, 2.30, for freight	12.30
Gaines. Cong. Ch. and Soc., 30.84, and Sab. Sch., 6.25	37.09
Groton. Cong. Ch., 18.08; Mrs. Kesia Bostwick, 7.; Dr. ClarkChapman, 5	30.08
Himrods. Mrs. G. L. Ayres, for Woman's Work	5.00
Homer. Sab. Sch. Class, for Student Aid, Talladega C.	1.00
Hudson. Mrs. D. A. Jones	15.00
Keeseville. Enos Barnes	1.50
Lockport. First Cong. Ch.	18.06
Lockport. Cong. Ch., for Student Aid, Talladega C.	14.00
Marcellus. Mrs. L. Hemenway	3.00
Middlesex. Lester Adams	20.00
Morristown. First Cong. Ch.	8.00
New York. S. T. Gordon (of which 100 for Little Rock, Ark.; 100for Wilmington, N. C.; 100 for Tougaloo, Miss.; and 100 forTillotson C. & N. Inst.), 500	500.00
New York. Roswell Smith, 250; By "Aunt Patience," 1	251.00
New York. The Century Co., 50 cop. "Songs of the Church" (secondhand), for Marion, Ala.
North Walton. Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch.	35.90
Owasco. Mrs. A Stewart	1.00
Oswego. Primary Pub. Sch., Box Books for Oaks, N. C.
Port Richmond. Captain Stephen Squier	5.00
Salamanca. Rev. Wm. C. Scofield	7.00
Saratoga. Cong. Ch., Ladies Soc., Bbl. of C., for Talladega, C.
Sinclairville. E. Williams	3.00
Syracuse. ——	5.00
Syracuse. Mrs. Caroline B. Curtis, Box Papers, etc., for Macon,Ga.; 1.70 for Freight	1.70
Walton. First Cong. Sab. Sch.	35.67
Warsaw. Cong. Ch.	20.34
Waterville. Mrs. Winchel, 5; Mrs. J. Candee, 5	10.00
Westmoreland. Miss C. M. Miller	.75
West Salamanca. "A Friend"	419.00

NEW JERSEY, $26.73.
Jersey City. First Cong. Ch.	6.73
Montclair. Mrs. J. F. Pratt's Sab. Sch. Class, for Student Aid,Talladega C.	8.00
Perth Amboy. Friday Afternoon Class, by Miss E. W. Martin, Bdl. S.S. Papers
Raritan. Miss S. Provost, Case of Books and Papers
——. "Heart's Content"	10.00
——. "A Friend," for Santee Agency, Neb.	2.00

PENNSYLVANIA, $50.50.
Guy's Mills. Cong. Ch., 18.50; Ladies' Miss'y Soc., 5; Children'sMiss'y Soc., 5	28.50
Kingston. Welsh Cong. Ch.	10.00
Philadelphia. Sarah Furber	1.00
Sewickley. "E. H. T.," for Indian M.	2.00
Stony Creek. Charles E. Webster	9.00

OHIO, $544.11.
Ashland. Mrs. Eliza Thompson	2.28
Brownhelm. Cong. Ch.	11.00
Cleveland. Mrs. A. Scott (one share)	20.00
Cleveland. Franklin Av. Cong. Ch.	15.00
Cincinnati. Geo. S. Gray, 18 Anthem Books, for Talladega C.
Delaware. Wm. Bevan	5.00
Greenwich. Anna M. Mead	1.50
Geneva. "H. A. W."	1.50
Kingsville. Myron Whiting	250.00
North Benton. Mrs. M. J. Hartzell	2.50
Oberlin. First. Cong. Ch., 87.88; E. P. Barrows, 10; Mrs. C. C.Wheat, 1	98.88
Oberlin. Second Cong. Ch., 15 for furnishing room and 10 forStudent Aid, Williamsburg, Ky.	25.00
Oberlin. Young Ladies' Miss'y Soc., 5; Mrs. M. J. P. Hatch, 1, forReading-room, Lexington, Ky.	6.00
Oberlin. Young Ladies' Miss'y Soc., for Student Aid, Tougaloo U.	1.50
Painesville. First Cong. Ch., 51.64, to const. N. O. Lee L. M.; Mrs.E. Hickok, 5	56.64
Painesville. "O. W. H. M. U.," by Mrs. Wm. Clayton, Treas.	4.76
Painesville. Sab. Sch. Class, by M. M. House, for Santee Agency,Neb.	3.00
Radnor. Edward D. Jones	5.00
Ravenna. Cong. Ch.	23.55
Savannah. George Mackie	1.00
Saybrook. Mrs. A. M. Messenger, 2; Dea. D. Maltby, 1	3.00
Tallmadge. Rev. Luther Shaw, 8 Bibles
Unionville. Mrs. E. F. Burnelle	2.00
Windham. Wm. A. Perkins	5.00

INDIANA, $22.00.
Elkhart. First Cong. Ch.	15.00
Indianapolis. Rev O. C. McKullock, Box Books, etc., for Macon,Ga.; 5 for Freight	5.00
Sparta. John Hawkswell	1.50
Versailles. John D. Nichols	.50

ILLINOIS, $837.99.
Atkinson. First Cong. Ch., Box S. S. Papers, for Talladega C.
Batavia. Cong. Ch.	65.00
Belvidere. Mrs. M. C. Foote	5.00
Brimfield. Cong. Ch.	5.00
Champaign. Cong. Ch.	45.55
Chicago. N. E. Cong. Ch., 198.53; South Cong. Ch., 39.26; Mrs. J. H.McArthur, 5	242.79
Chicago. Ladies' Miss'y Soc. of N. E. Cong. Ch., for Missionary,Mobile, Ala.	47.10
Chicago. First Cong. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Fisk U.	25.00
Chicago. South Cong. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Talladega C.	13.00
Elgin. Cong. Ch.	32.48
Elgin. Mrs. E. E. C. Borden (20 of which for Hampton N. & A.Inst.)	30.00
Galesburg. First Church of Christ	37.10
Galva. Theodora Miss'y Soc., Bbl. and Box of C., for Talladega C.
Geneso. Cong. Ch.	116.30
Geneseo. Young Ladies' Soc., Bbl. of C., etc., for Talladega C.
Hamlet. Levi Cooper	.50
Ivanhoe. Miss Mary Cowdry, for Student Aid, Tougaloo U.	5.00
Lyndon. Mrs. H. Deming	.50
Lombard. First Cong. Ch.	9.50
Malden. Cong. Ch.	13.00
Maywood. Woman's Co-operative Miss'y Soc. of Cong. Ch.	5.00
Millburn. Cong. Ch.	10.00
Moline. Mission Circle of Cong. Ch., 23.50. Incorrectly ack. in Nov.number from Hartford, Ct.
Oglesby. T. T. Bent	5.00
Payson. Cong. Sab. Sch.	16.60
Peoria. Rev. A. A. Stevens	10.00
Plainfield. Mrs. Edward Ebbs	10.00
Port Byron. Mission Circle of Cong. Ch. for Missionary, Mobile,Ala.	17.50
Princeton. Mrs. Polly B. Cross	10.00
Rochelle. W. H. Holcomb, Sen.	2.00
Roseville. Mrs. L. C. Axtell, Bbl. of C., etc., for Macon, Ga.
Shabbona. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. (30 of which from "A Friend,"for Student Aid, Fisk U.)	46.57
Wilmette. Cong. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Fisk U.	12.50

MICHIGAN, $773.09.
Allendale. Cong. Ch., 4.15, and Sab. Sch., 1.85	6.00
Delhi Mills. "A Friend"	2.00
Dexter. Dennis Warner	20.00
Grandville. "E. B."	2.00
Greenville. M. Rutan	500.00
Hancock. Woman's Miss'y Soc. of Cong. Soc., for Theo. Dept.,Talladega C.	25.00
Laingsburg. Cong. Ch.	10.85
Lake Lyndon. Cong. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Talladega C.	20.00
Lansing. Plymouth Ch.	4.71
Northville. D. Pomeroy	5.00
Oakley. Ch. of Christ	1.00
Olivet. Cong. Ch.	96.92
Saline. Eli Benton	50.00
Three Oaks. Cong. Ch.	19.61
White Lake. Robert Garner	10.00

IOWA, $637.35.
Burlington. Cong. Ch.	15.41
Davenport. Geo. W. Ells	10.00
Des Moines. Dr. H. L. Whitman, for Talladega C.	500.00
Dubuque. Young Ladies' Benev. Soc., for Student Aid, Talladega C.	25.00
Dubuque. Woman's Miss'y Soc. of Cong. Ch., for Missionary, NewOrleans, La.	10.00
Grinnell. Cong. Ch.	30.29
Grinnell. By Miss Ella E. Marsh, for Missionary, New Orleans, La.	17.75
Grinnell. C. A. Taylor's Sab. Sch. Class, for Talladega C.	7.35
McGregor. Woman's Miss'y Soc.	6.30
New Hampton. Woman's Cent. Soc.	2.25
Osage. Cheerful Giver's Mission Band	8.00
Stuart. Woman's Miss'y Soc., for Missionary, New Orleans, La.	5.00

WISCONSIN, $222.04.
Appleton. Cong. Ch.	81.57
Beloit. First Cong. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Talladega C.	30.00
Elkhorn. Cong. Ch.	16.00
Fond du Lac. Cong. Ch.	13.00
Geneva. Cong. Ch.	10.73
Janesville. "Busy Bees," First Cong. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid,Macon, Ga.	3.00
New London. First Cong. Ch., Box of C., etc., for Macon, Ga.
New Richmond. First Cong. Ch.	18.45
Nicollet. Mrs. D. D. Kellogg, Sewing Machine, for Macon, Ga.
Oshkosh. Mrs. Lucy Bartlett, Box Books, for Library, and Box ofC., for Macon, Ga.
Racine. Mrs. D, D. Nichols	.50
Ripon. First Cong. Sab. Sch., 10.85; Do Good Soc., 95c.	11.80
Ripon. Do Good Soc., 6.80; First Cong. Sab. Sch., 5.19; for Macon,Ga.	11.99
Salem. First. Cong. Ch., for Student Aid, Williamsburg, Ky.	15.00
Sheboygan. First Cong. Sab. Sch., for Macon, Ga.	10.00

MINNESOTA, $406.63.
Excelsior. Cong. Ch.	12.00
Glyndon. Union Ch.	3.42
Hamilton. Cong. Ch.	4.00
Mankato. Belgrade Sab. Sch.	1.65
Minneapolis. Plymouth Cong. Ch., 33.35; First Cong. Ch., 11.15; TheOpen Door Cong. Ch., 3.15	47.65
Northfield. Ladies of Cong. Ch., for Talladega C., Freight	5.65
Rochester. G. H. Swasey	1.00
Saint Paul. Plymouth Cong. Ch.	67.11
Worthington. Union Cong. Ch.	14.15
——. "Friends," for Atlanta U.	250.00

KANSAS, $15.95.
Atchison. Ladies of Cong. Ch., for Student Aid, Atlanta U.	3.00
Topeka. Tuition	12.95

MISSOURI, $97.71.
Kansas City. Clyde Cong. Ch.	5.00
Saint Joseph. Tab. Cong. Ch.	9.00
Saint Louis. First Cong. Ch.	83.71

NEBRASKA, $42.88.
Exeter. Ladies' Miss'y Soc., 7.45; Children's Mission Band, 3.55;First Cong. Ch., 7.80	18.80
Wahoo. Cong. Ch.	20.80
Waverly. Cong. Ch.	4.00

DAKOTA, $10.00.
Fort Berthold. Cong. Ch., for Indian M.	10.00

CALIFORNIA, $25.00.
San Francisco. Rev. J. Rowell	25.00

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, $15.00.
Washington. Mrs. Abby N. Bailey, 10; Lincoln Mission Sab. Sch., 5	15.00

MARYLAND, $4.00.
Federalsburg. Sarah Beals	4.00

KENTUCKY, $106.14.
Lexington. Tuition, 38.40; Rent, 5.54	43.94
Williamsburg. Tuition, 58; Rent, 1	59.00
Williamsburg. Rev. J. T. Ford, for Room	3.20

VIRGINIA, $6.00.
Herndon. Cong. Ch.	6.00

TENNESSEE, $712.21
Chattanooga. Miss L. M. Lawson	1.00
Jellico. Tuition	29.00
Jonesboro. Tuition	5.50
Knoxville. Cong. Ch.	12.00
Memphis. Tuition	229.65
Nashville. Tuition	425.06
Nashville. Jackson St. Cong. Ch.	5.00
Pleasant Hill. Cong. Ch.	5.00

NORTH CAROLINA, $221.01.
Kittrell. Tuition	14.00
McLeansville. Cong. Ch.	5.74
Wilmington. Tuition	188.27
Wilmington. Cong. Ch.	10.00
Wilmington. By Miss Warner, for Student Aid	3.00

SOUTH CAROLINA, $15.00.
Charleston. Plym. Cong. Ch.	15.00

GEORGIA, $612.47.
Atlanta. Storrs Sch., Tuition, 226.95; Rent, 3	229.95
Atlanta. Prof. T. A. Chase	5.00
Macon. Tuition	149.95
Macon. Cong. Ch.	10.00
Macon. Unknown Friends, 2 Boxes of C., for Macon, Ga.
McIntosh. Tuition	43.36
Savannah. Tuition	174.21

ALABAMA, $925.76.
Athens. Tuition	168.70
Marion. Cong. Ch.	45.52
Mobile. Tuition	205.60
Montgomery. Cong. Ch.	30.00
Selma. Cong. Ch.	20.80
Talladega. Tuition	445.14
Talladega. Miss J. Lunt, for Student Aid	10.00

MISSISSIPPI, $124.15.
Tougaloo. Tuition	112.15
Tougaloo. By Miss Mary A. Scott, for Student Aid	12.00

LOUISIANA, $290.00.
New Orleans. Tuition	290.00

TEXAS, $151.88.
Austin. Tuition	148.88
Helena. Rev. M. Thompson	3.00

INCOMES, $895.00.
Avery Estate, for Mendi M.	570.00
Graves Library Fund, for Atlanta U.	150.00
Howard Theo. Fund, for Howard U.	125.00
Plumb Scholarship Fund, for Fisk U.	50.00

PERSIA, $10.00.
Oroomiah. Mrs. E. W. Labaree, by Charles Marsh, Treas. H. B. A.	10.00
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Total for January	$24,342.98
Total from Oct. 1 to Jan. 31	75,684.88
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FOR THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY.
Subscriptions for January	274.10
Previously acknowledged	402.47
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Total	$676.57
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H. W. Hubbard, Treas.,
56 Reade Street, N. Y.

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