WORK AMONG THE INDIANS.
BY MISS H. B. ILSLEY.
Six years of life among the Dakotas has taught me many things. Very plainly I recall the first glimpse of their homes, as, October 1st, 1880, I wended my way, the sole occupant of the stage, between Yankton and Yankton Agency, Dakota—a distance of 65 miles, to the home of Rev. Mr. Williamson.
Home warnings were still ringing in my ears—for, had I not been told, “You are doing a foolish thing, seeking only adventure, spending your strength for naught; Indians can’t be educated; you will live in one common room with only a sheet partition, and you will have only a penny candle for your evening luminary, and the Indians may scalp you.” I saw the tents, I saw the one-room log houses, and I met blanket Indians face to face in paint, bells and feathers. Home warnings came vividly before me as possible realities. But in a moment the hearty welcome of Mr. and Mrs. Williamson, and their children too, changed my thoughts. The cheerful sitting room itself had a welcome, and home letters were there to greet me, which uttered no more warnings, neither have I thought of them since, except as fund for amusement. This was my introduction to life on a reservation.
From among varied experiences, I would like first to take you on a recent trip with me, to some of the homes of the Dakotas scattered along the Missouri and its tributaries, in our Oahe field. There are now a number of stations, varying from five to fifteen miles apart, where native teachers are at work; they having been prepared for this at our schools in the past. There are day-schools of between twenty and thirty pupils each. The teachers have religious services on the Sabbath, and also visit among the people, becoming acquainted with each man, woman and child.
At one of these stations, Cherry Creek, the Indians have been associated with Sitting Bull, and it is of their homes I wish to speak as types of the field when taking the first steps toward civilization. Log houses of one room, with the earth only for a floor; bedsteads of planks loosely laid on wooden posts about a foot high from the ground. These serve also for chairs in the daytime. A cook stove is found in the center of each room and this is all. On the log wall hangs the coffee pot, the iron kettle and their extra coats and dresses (if they have any). They still keep their tents and use them in summer, which adds greatly to their comfort.
At most places the women were working industriously; some embroidering with porcupine quills, some preparing corn for drying by braiding the husks into a rope, leaving the various colored ears hanging; others were pounding between stones their native fruits, which they dry and preserve for winter use.
A few men were building their log houses and plastering the crevices with earth; some were at work in their fields, and many sat with their friends smoking and telling entertaining stories.
The religious influences at these homes are foreign to ours, of course, but there is an influence. The Dakotas worship all nature. They pray to the spirits of heaven and earth; to the winds, the sun, the moon, the stones, and for fear something should be left out—it is summed up in the great mystery—the Great Spirit. All trouble and even sickness comes from evil spirits, hence the young never want to care for the sick, and do not dare for fear they shall be visited with disease too. Near the tipi of one of the women we noticed a large new tent; and we asked, “Whose is this?” “My tipi wakan,” (holy house) she replied. “May we enter?” “Oh, no, we do not allow white people there.” “But,” says my companion, Miss Collins, “they always allow me.” “Do they? well, come.” She led the way inside and told us the following incident:
Her son, a boy of thirteen, had died; and during his sickness all the relatives had promised to make a certain number of gifts, to be finished at a set time after his death. The tent was very large, and half way around on the inside were several rows of Indian travelling cases, which held the gifts. The mother opened one of these and showed us her offerings: moccasins, leggins, tobacco pouches, pipes and many articles for which I knew no name. All of them were beautifully embroidered, and she had handled them so carefully that the deerskin of which they were made was spotlessly clean. This poor sorrowing mother had worked so diligently that her wrist was very lame, but she was being doctored by one of their medicine men, and hoped soon to finish all she had promised. “My son has counted every one of these gifts,” she said, “and when the time comes we will call a feast, and our sacred men will say prayers, and we shall give these gifts away. This will please my son and he will pray for us.” So she hoped to merit blessings for herself and others. Do we not hope that the dear Lord may soon grant this faithful woman a revelation of Himself?
Before leaving this view of Indian life, let me give you a glimpse of our other station, Fort Berthold, through a recent letter from Mrs. Hall, formerly Miss Webb, of Santee. She writes: “You have no idea, and I cannot begin to realize, the depths of heathenism and degradation which surround us. It is only a little walk to the village, and strange sounds come from there all through the nights. There is dancing and all sorts of wickedness going on. I wish our Agent would use his power to put a stop to such things. I have had my first women’s meeting. My plan is this: to have a circle composed of the mothers of our boys and girls, or, if they have no mothers, the woman nearest to them. My first meeting consisted of five. One of them could speak Dakota so I was able to reach her a little. She was an interesting, bright woman, but oh! so dirty! I was wonderfully drawn to her and also to one of her little girls. Here was an opportunity to use my Dakota Bible, which I was so glad to improve. Now I am surrounded by Rees and Gros Ventres, I feel the barrier of language exceedingly. The Rees are around us mostly. The Gros Ventres have taken their farms twenty, thirty, or forty miles away. Here will be such a field for some of our boys. Who will be the devoted, consecrated worker? I feel all we can do now is to pray; and I am sure God will hear and answer.”
Having tried to picture to you our people in their own homes, in parts of the Oahe and Fort Berthold fields, turn with me now to our Santee school, and the record of its boys and girls. Some of these not long since came from similar homes; others are the children of Christian parents and grandparents, and do not know of the native beliefs and customs, except as they are told. We have representatives from ten different tribes, five tribes (and the larger part) belonging to the Sioux or Dakota Nation, the remaining five belonging to the Rees, Mandans, Gros Ventres, Arapahoes and Poncas. The whole number of different pupils last year was 210. This shows a steady increase. They have continued in larger numbers through the year, and those from a distance have enjoyed attending the summer sessions of school. There has been marked progress in their studies and deportment; especially in deportment, for those who used to be so painfully shy, and their voices so faint one must strain the ear to listen, can now, with their acquired knowledge of spoken English, look you confidently in the face and respond with distinct voices. The brightening of the eye and whole countenance makes you sure of the bond of friendship established between teacher and pupil, which gives always a promise of success. In the homes, in the shops (of which there are three—blacksmith, carpenter and shoe shop), on the farm and at school, many through the year have given very satisfactory service. While I would not claim for any, perfection of conduct, yet in simple justice to their efforts I do say, they have tried faithfully to do well what they have attempted, and have succeeded, and so have won the esteem of their teachers in the several departments.
The studies are as yet mostly elementary. The Bible in Dakota and in English has always had a prominent place, in order that the young men and women may be fitted for religious work among their people. We would never lose sight of the fact that the first and highest aim is to form a Christian character that shall go with its influence into their homes and be felt. It is no plan of Santee to isolate the child from the parent, but rather through the child to influence the parent and all home life. Where there is such strong family affection, there is a proportionately strong hope that the greater and larger good can be accomplished in this way. Through the past year there has been an awakening to the claims of their own people upon our pupils as never before. They express desires such as these: “I want to help my people.” “I go alone on the hill and cry to God to bless and save my people.” “Pray for my people that they may all be Christians.” Surely God’s spirit is with them.
During our summer vacation we receive letters from those at home, which give a little insight into their life when they return to old surroundings. One young girl writes, “There are some new Indians here. They have their old ways yet, and I am afraid of them and very careful with them. No Sunday-school, no church and no prayer to-day is just dreadful to me. Remember us in your prayers that we may be able to resist temptation.” Quoting from a letter from one of the young men, “The people here asked me to go to grass dance, but I said ‘I don’t know how to dance now.’ They have dance every Sunday. And the white man, he always took some picture on Sunday. You think he doing right? I think they don’t know how to walk to the church. I know what makes those white men not want to go to church. They didn’t like to hear the truth and doing in the right way that Jesus wants all people to do.” Do not such words as these show that the good seed is taking deep root?
Our organized Christian work embraces three missionary societies and a Y. M. C. A.
The Society of Native Women holds weekly meetings for prayer and sewing. Their homes are far apart and but few can attend at once; yet some one is always ready to welcome the Society and prepare herself to lead the prayer-meeting. They have raised during the year $74.25. The girls of the Dakota Home organized a separate society, October, 1885, with an average attendance of thirty. They raised from September to July about $12. This was done by small weekly offerings, and by the sale of useful and fancy articles at the close of school. The little girls of the Birds’ Nest have also had their society of seventeen members, varying in age from six to twelve years. By little services they have earned $1.20, and a gift of $2 from a gentleman has enabled them to report $3.20 at the Annual Dakota Meeting in September. The Secretary of the Y. M. C. A. handed me his report, from which I quote as follows:
“Our year’s work was quite profitable. We had at first nineteen members. Our work was to bring young men to our meetings, and we appointed four for that special work, though it is the work of us all. We appointed four others to go in different homes and have prayer with those who are not church members; four to visit the sick and find out needs, to help them. Our contribution was rather small, though it is the best we can do; this year $43.16. Out of that, $25.80 goes to help our native missionary account; the remainder is for helping delegates to different meetings. There were twenty-five new members this year, most all associate members, leaving only fourteen active members, but God has blessed us in many ways.”
In conclusion, I think I speak the minds of all the teachers at Oahe, at Fort Berthold and at Santee, when I say we feel much encouraged in this our work for the Dakotas and other Indians. God does bless our efforts, and the hearts of the young are being won to his service. We know it is your work, too. We ask you still to strengthen our hands and hearts in the future. We need your interest and your prayers. We need your hearts with us constantly, that we may be able to do better and greater things. It is a privilege to try to teach those committed to our care, of the love of God and Jesus, which has existed so long for them, even as it has for us. It is a privilege, in place of their fear and worship of all nature, to tell them of the tender love and care of a Heavenly Father. It is a privilege to see the faces brighten and show the peace of God, because their hungry, fainting, souls have found the Master. There may be self-denial in a life among them; but in working for the elevation of a people like this, not simply to be our servants and forever the weaker race, but with an aim to bring them to stand on a level, to be Christian men and women, able to fight the battle of life with a pure faith in the one God and Saviour of us all, is something worthy of self-denial.
RECEIPTS FOR NOVEMBER, 1886.
| MAINE, $162.00. | |
| Alfred. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | $15.00 |
| Augusta. Sab. Sch. Class, for Student Aid, Straight U. | 2.00 |
| Bangor. Mrs. Walter Brown | 10.00 |
| Casco. “A Lady,” by Mrs. Richard Mayberry | 1.00 |
| Hermon. L. J. Peabody, for Marie AdlofSch’p Fund | 1.00 |
| Machias. “A Friend.” | 5.00 |
| Portland. State St. Ch. and Soc. | 100.00 |
| Thomaston. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 18.00 |
| Wells. Mission Circle of Second Cong. Ch., for Pleasant Hill, Tenn. | 10.00 |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE, $423.73. | |
| Amherst. Cong. Ch. | 4.50 |
| Atkinson. Joseph Grover | 8.00 |
| Atkinson. Cong. Sab. Sch., for Rosebud Indian M. | 5.10 |
| Bennington. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 10.50 |
| East Derry. First Ch. and Soc. | 1.71 |
| Greenland. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 24.00 |
| Greenville. Isaiah Wheeler, 100; Cong. Ch., 8.72 | 108.72 |
| Harrisville. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 5.50 |
| Hopkinton. First Cong. Ch. | 17.70 |
| Lebanon. C. M. Baxter, for Woman’sWork | 65.00 |
| Mason. Ladies, for Freight | 2.61 |
| Milford. First Cong. Ch., to const. MissChristiana Moore, Miss Alice M.Farnsworth and Mrs. Lizzie R. Howard,L. M’s | 127.83 |
| Nelson. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 3.50 |
| Peterboro. Mrs. M. A. and Miss M. D. Whitney | 4.00 |
| Rindge. Cong. Ch. | 3.51 |
| Sullivan. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 7.55 |
| ———— | |
| $399.73 | |
| LEGACIES. | |
| Concord. Estate of George B. Woodward | 14.00 |
| New Ipswich. Estate of Wm. D. Locke, by A. N. Townsend, Agt. | 10.00 |
| ———— | |
| $423.73 | |
| VERMONT, $244.07. | |
| Barton. “A Friend,” to const. Guy Robert Varnum, L. M. | 30.00 |
| Bethel. Y. P. S. C. E. Missionary Gardens, for Indian M. | 2.70 |
| Brattleboro. Central Cong. Ch. | 103.40 |
| Brattleboro. Mrs. F. C. Rice, for Student Aid, Talladega C. | 2.88 |
| Castleton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 19.75 |
| Coventry. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 10.62 |
| East Hardwick. Ladies’ Aid Soc., Bbl. ofC., for Tougaloo U; 1.35 for Freight | 1.35 |
| Essex Junction. Ladies of Cong. Ch., forMcIntosh, Ga. | 7.25 |
| Granby and Victory. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 4.12 |
| Saint Albans. H. E. Seymour | 5.00 |
| Saint Johnsbury. South Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch. | 38.25 |
| Springfield. Ladies’ Soc., Bbl. of C., etc., for Macon, Ga. | |
| Waitsfield. Ladies, by Mrs. S. A. Bigelow, for McIntosh, Ga. | 4.75 |
| Woodstock. Ladies, for McIntosh, Ga., by Mrs. Henry Fairbanks | 14.00 |
| LEGACY. | |
| Cummington. Estate of Mrs. Clara K. Porter, by Milton Porter, Adm’r | 500.00 |
| ————— | |
| $4,762.81 | |
| CLOTHING, ETC., RECEIVED AT BOSTON OFFICE. | |
| Pittsfield, N.H. By Miss Susie G. French, Bbl. and Box, for Marion, Ala. | |
| Medfield, Mass. Box, for Wilmington, N.C. | |
| Newbury. Mass. First Parish, Bbl., for McIntosh, Ga. | |
| Watertown, Mass. Mrs. E. P. Wilson, Bbl., for Louisville, Ky. | |
| RHODE ISLAND, $375.86. | |
| Barrington Centre. Cong. Ch., 81.15, and Sab. Sch., 25. | 106.15 |
| Bristol. First Cong Sab. Sch. | 20.00 |
| Little Compton. Mrs. Antrace Pierce. | 5.00 |
| Providence. Union Meeting, Beneficent Cong. Ch., for Indian M. | 159.50 |
| Providence. Beneficent Cong. Ch. | 50.00 |
| Tiverton Corners. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 7.00 |
| Westerly. Cong. Ch. | 28.21 |
| CONNECTICUT, $1,614.73. | |||||||
| Birmingham. J. Tomlinson. | 15.00 | ||||||
| Bridgeport. Olivet Ch., 7.75; F. S. Buckingham, 2. | 9.75 | ||||||
| Bristol. L. M. Soc. of Cong. Ch., Bbl. Household Goods, for Thomasville, Ga. | |||||||
| Chester. Cong. Sab. Sch., for Rosebud Indian M. | 8.75 | ||||||
| Collinsville. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 15.80 | ||||||
| Collinsville. Mrs. E. J. Warren, for Charleston, S.C. | 1.00 | ||||||
| Darien. Ladies, by Miss Ellen M. Nash, for Conn. Ind’l Sch., Ga. | 10.00 | ||||||
| East Haddam. “A Friend”. | 8.00 | ||||||
| Easton. Cong. Ch. | 7.00 | ||||||
| East Woodstock. Ladies and Cong. Ch., for Conn. Ind’l Sch., Ga. | 20.25 | ||||||
| Enfield. Henry Abbe, 5; F. A. King, 5; for Student Aid, Straight U. | 10.00 | ||||||
| Fair Haven. Second Cong. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Fisk U. | 35.00 | ||||||
| Farmington. “Friends,” for Teacher, Santee Indian M. | 150.00 | ||||||
| Greenwich. Cong. Sab. Sch, for Rosebud Indian M. | 17.50 | ||||||
| Haddam Neck. Cong. Ch. | 3.25 | ||||||
| Hampton. “A Friend”. | 5.00 | ||||||
| Hartford. First Ch., Mrs. E. C. Root, for Hampton N. & A. Inst. | 100.00 | ||||||
| Hartford. Pearl St. Cong. Ch. | 92.62 | ||||||
| Hockanum. “Hockanum Friends,” for Indian M. | 2.25 | ||||||
| Meriden. First Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Fisk U. | 50.00 | ||||||
| Meriden. First Cong. Ch., for Indian M. | 35.00 | ||||||
| Middletown. South Cong. Sab. Sch., for Rosebud Indian M. | 50.00 | ||||||
| Milford. First Cong. Ch., for Indian M. | 150.00 | ||||||
| Millington. Mrs. Geo. L. Edwards | 5.00 | ||||||
| New Britain. South Cong. Ch., Specialto const. a L. M. | 50.00 | ||||||
| New Britain. Ladies’ Benev. Soc. of South Ch., 10 for Conn. Ind’l Sch., Ga., and 10 for Mountain White Work | 20.00 | ||||||
| New Hartford. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 17.00 | ||||||
| New Hartford. Young Ladies’ Mission Band, by Mrs. F. H. Adams, for Conn. Ind’l Sch., Ga. | 8.00 | ||||||
| New Haven. Davenport Cong. Ch. | 71.00 | ||||||
| New Haven. College St. Ch. Sab. Sch.,for a Kreutzer Marie Adlof Sch’p. | 50.00 | ||||||
| New Haven. Miss Fanny C. Skinner, for Student Aid, Fisk U. | 10.00 | ||||||
| New Haven. L. M. Soc. of Davenport Ch., Bbl. Household Goods, for Thomasville, Ga. | |||||||
| New London. Mrs. Anna H. Perkins, for Indian M. | 25.00 | ||||||
| New London. Set Miss’y Maps, by J. N. Harris, for Talladega C. | |||||||
| New Preston. Mrs. S. A. Whittlesey | 1.00 | ||||||
| North Lyme. Grassy Hill Sab. Sch., 6.89, for Rosebud Indian M. and 1.20, for Marie Adlof Sch’p Fund | 8.09 | ||||||
| Oxford. Rev. J. B. Cleaveland | 5.00 | ||||||
| North Madison. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 6.50 | ||||||
| Plainfield. Cong. Ch. | 21.55 | ||||||
| Poquonock. Cong. Ch. | 40.20 | ||||||
| Rockville. Judge Dwight Loomis, 10; G. L. Grant, 5; H. B. Murless, 5; H. D. Reede, 5, for Indian M. | 25.00 | ||||||
| Southport. Cong. Sab. Sch., for Rosebud Indian M. | 1.70 | ||||||
| Suffield. Young Ladies’ Circle, for Conn.Ind’l Sch., Ga. | 5.00 | ||||||
| Talcottville. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 190.45 | ||||||
| Terryville. “Soldier of Christ,” for Dakota Indian M. | 10.00 | ||||||
| Thomaston. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 49.02 | ||||||
| Thompson. Cong. Ch. | 11.00 | ||||||
| Vernon Center. Cong. Ch. | 11.80 | ||||||
| Vernon Center. Ladies’ M. Soc. of Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C., for Thomasville, Ga. and 3 for Freight | 3.00 | ||||||
| Waterbury. Sunshine Circle, Second Ch.,for Children’s Missionary | 20.00 | ||||||
| Watertown. Cong. Ch. | 70.00 | ||||||
| West Hartland. Cong. Ch. | 6.00 | ||||||
| West Haven. H. E. Nettleton, for Indian M. | 2.00 | ||||||
| Wilton. Mrs. S. L. Adams | 5.00 | ||||||
| Winchester. Cong. Ch. | 10.25 | ||||||
| By Mrs. S. M. Hotchkiss, Sec. W. H. M. U.of Conn., for Woman’s Work. | |||||||
| 55.00 | ||||||
| ——. “A Friend,” for Indian M. | 5.00 | ||||||
| NEW YORK, $1,551.90. | |
| Berkshire. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 59.05 |
| Brooklyn. Central Cong. Ch., for Dakota Indian M. | 200.00 |
| Brooklyn. Stephen Ballard, for New Building, Tougaloo Miss. | 130.09 |
| Brooklyn. Julius Davenport, for a Kreutzer Marie Adlof Sch’p. | 50.00 |
| Brooklyn. South Cong. Sab. Sch., for Santee Indian M. | 37.50 |
| Brooklyn. South Cong. Ch., 50; “Mrs. M.,” 10; Mrs. Sarah A. M. Kent, 2 Bundles of C. | 60.00 |
| Buffalo. E. Sterling Ely, 100 Books, for Tougaloo U. | |
| Churchville. Missionary Circle by Miss Anna Craig, for Marie Adlof Sch’p Fund | 11.48 |
| Darien. “A Friend” | 500.00 |
| Durham. “A Friend” | 2.50 |
| Evans. “Children,” for Marie Adlof Sch’p Fund | 0.50 |
| Flatbush. “A Friend” | 2.00 |
| Gloversville. Cong. Ch., for Indian M. | 8.00 |
| Greigsville. Mrs. F. A. Gray | 1.00 |
| Le Roy. Delia A. Phillips | 10.00 |
| Lisle. R. C. Osborne | 1.50 |
| Massena. “A Friend,” for Talladega C. | 2.00 |
| Mexico. George G. French | 10.00 |
| New York. Broadway Tabernacle, for Indian M. | 241.97 |
| New York. Genl. Clinton B. Fisk, to const. Mrs. W. D. McFarland L. M. | 30.00 |
| New York. Isaac E. Smith, for Jones Kindergarten, Atlanta, Ga. | 25.00 |
| New York. Mrs. J. H. Washburn, 10, for Mountain White Work; J. H. Washburn, Pkg. of C. | 10.00 |
| Ogdensburg. Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch. | 5.00 |
| Oswego Falls.—— | 16.50 |
| Rochester. Gen’l A. W. Riley, 50; Plymouth Cong. Ch., 30.91 | 80.91 |
| Sag Harbor. Chas. N. Brown, to const. Miss Ida R. Miles L. M. | 30.00 |
| Saratoga. Carpet, by Mrs. S. A. Ricard, for Talladega C. | |
| Warsaw. Cong. Ch. | 14.90 |
| Woodville. Miss W. D. Jones, for Freight | 2.00 |
| ——. “A Friend, Central N.Y.” | 10.00 |
| NEW JERSEY, $39.81. | |
| Arlington. “Friend,” 5; Miss Mary P. Talman, 1 | 6.00 |
| East Orange. Grove St. Cong. Ch. | 33.31 |
| Newark. Primary Class First Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., for Indian M. | 0.50 |
| PENNSYLVANIA, $4,413.09. | |
| Philadelphia. Central Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., for furnishing a room, Straight U. | 41.70 |
| Pittsburg. Plymouth Cong. Ch. | 17.27 |
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| $58.97 | |
| LEGACY. | |
| Washington. Estate of Major Samuel McFarland, by A. M. Evans, Ex. | 4,354.12 |
| ———— | |
| $4,413.09 | |
| OHIO, $280.09. | |
| Ashtabula. Cong. Ch. | 14.00 |
| Cincinnati. Central Cong. Ch., for Student Aid, Fisk U. | 10.55 |
| Claridon. First Cong. Ch. (8 of which from Sab. Sch.) | 35.60 |
| Cleveland. Jennings Ave. Cong. Ch. | 75.00 |
| Cleveland Ladies’ Home M. Soc. of Euclid Ave. Cong. Ch. Bbl. of C. Val., 61.33, for Oahe Indian M. | |
| Columbus. Ladies’ Soc., Pkg. Patchwork, for Tougaloo U. | |
| Coneaut. Cong. Sab. Sch., 20: H. E. Brown, 5, for Student Aid, Fisk U. | 25.00 |
| Hicksville. “A Friend” | 10.00 |
| Hudson. Cong. Ch. | 10.00 |
| Hudson. L. B. Soc., for Woman’s Work | 4.00 |
| Madison. Mrs. E. A. Crocker | 2.00 |
| Marysville. Cong. Ch. | 13.53 |
| Newark. Plym. Cong. Ch. | 5.00 |
| North Kingsville. Rev. E. J. Cornings, 10, B. S. Noyes, deceased, 3 | 13.00 |
| Oberlin. Second Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., for Charleston, S.C. | 20.00 |
| Oberlin. Sab. Sch. of Second Cong. Ch., for Student Aid, Tillotson C. & N. Inst. | 10.00 |
| Oberlin. Y. W. C. A., for Student Aid, Williamsburg, Ky. | 1.00 |
| Pittsfield. First Cong. Ch. | 1.70 |
| Rochester. Cong. Ch. | 2.50 |
| Sandusky. Home Miss. Soc., by Miss M. O. Dennis, Sec., for ed. of an Indian girl, Oahe M. | 15.00 |
| Springfield. Infant Class Cong. Sab. Sch., 2; Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Warren, 2, for Student Aid, Fisk U. | 4.00 |
| West Williamsfield. Cong. Ch., for StudentAid, Williamsburg, Ky. | 4.94 |
| Williamsfield Center. Cong. Ch., for StudentAid, Williamsburg, Ky. | 3.27 |
| INDIANA, $2.00. | |
| Sparta. John Hawkswell, 1.50; Mrs.Nancy A. Adkins, 50c. | 2.00 |
| ILLINOIS, $452.85. | |
| Alton. Chas. Phinney | 25.00 |
| Altona. Cong. Sab. Sch. Box, S. S. Papers,etc., for Macon, Ga. | |
| Amboy. Ladies, Box of Bibles, etc., forMobile, Ala. | |
| Aurora. First Cong. Ch., 25.50, New Eng. Cong. Ch., 22 | 47.50 |
| Chicago. New Eng. Cong. Ch., 37.11, E. Rathbun, 20; Western Ave. Chapel, 4.64 | 61.75 |
| Chicago. Woman’s M. Soc. of Lincoln Park Ch., for Student Aid, Fisk U. | 13.50 |
| Galesburg. “A Friend of the Needy” | 2.00 |
| Geneseo. Cong. Sab. Sch. | 16.00 |
| Hinsdale. Cong. Ch., 32 for Charleston, S.C.and 30.50 for Austin, Texas. | 62.50 |
| Hinsdale. Cong. Ch. | 15.07 |
| Lisbon. Cong. Ch., for Savannah, Ga. | 9.70 |
| Marshall. “Your little friend,” Geo. Kimball Greenough | .0.21 |
| Northampton. R. W. Gilliam | 5.00 |
| Oak Park. Cong. Ch., 79.62; Cong. Sab. Sch., 44 | 123.62 |
| Oneida. Cong. Ch. | 27.05 |
| Peoria. W. A. Brubaker, for Student Aid, Tougaloo U. | 12.50 |
| Poplar Grove. Cong. Ch. | 7.35 |
| Princeton. Cong. Ch. | 14.10 |
| Roseville. Mrs. L. C. Axtill and “Friends,” Box of C., etc., for Macon,Ga. | |
| Sterling. Wm. and Catharine McKinney | 10.00 |
| MICHIGAN, $4,553.97. | |
| Alamo. Julius Hackley | 10.00 |
| Ann Arbor. Cong. Ch., for Pleasant Hill,Tenn. | 20.00 |
| Coloma. Cong. Ch. | 2.40 |
| Detroit. J. D. McLaulin, for Student AidTougaloo U. | 25.00 |
| Detroit. Fort Wayne Cong. Ch. | 12.28 |
| Edwardsburg. S. C. Olmstead | 5.00 |
| Jackson. Cong. Sab. Sch., for StudentAid, Tougaloo U. | 10.00 |
| Milford. William A. Arms, to const.Townsend O. Bennett L. M. | 30.00 |
| Traverse City. First Cong. Ch. | 26.31 |
| Traverse City. Bay View Sab. Sch., forMarie Adlof Sch’p Fund. | 8.50 |
| ——— | |
| $149.49 | |
| LEGACY. | |
| Chelsea. Estate of John C. Winans | 4,404.48 |
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| $4,553.97 | |
| WISCONSIN, $347.47. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beloit. Rev. H. P. Higley and Friend,Box Reading Matter, etc., for Macon,Ga. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clinton. Cong. Ch. | 25.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Bay. Irving C. Smith and Friend,Box Reading Matter, for Macon, Ga. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lake Mills. Cong. Sab. Sch. | 2.91 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Madison. Cong. Ch. | 40.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee. Plymouth Ch. | 44.76 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ripon. Proceeds Union Fair, held by Cong. Ch. and Ripon College, by Marian Sargent, Treas. | 12.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sturgeon Bay. “Friends,” Box Reading Matter, etc., for Macon, Ga.; 2 for Freight. | 2.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ——. “A Friend,” by Mrs. JeremiahPorter, (50 of which for Woman’s Work) | 150.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Woman’s Home Missionary Union, forWoman’s Work. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 59.30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ——— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $335.97 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LEGACY. | |
| Fort Howard. Estate of Rev. D. C. Curtiss,by Edward C. Curtiss, Ex. | 11.50 |
| ——— | |
| $347.47 | |
| IOWA, $187.16. | |
| Anamosa. Woman’s Freedman’s Soc., forAnamosa Room, Straight U. | 8.00 |
| Denmark. Cong. Ch. | 20.00 |
| Grinnell. W. H. M. U. of Cong. Ch., forWoman’s Work | 13.69 |
| Grinnell. Mrs. J. B. Grinnell, for StudentAid, Talladega C. | 10.00 |
| Hastings. “Young Workers” | 1.00 |
| Iowa City. “Busy Ring” | 10.00 |
| Lake City. E. P. Longhead | 3.00 |
| Lyons. First Cong. Ch. | 14.65 |
| Maquoketa. Cong. Ch. | 7.18 |
| McGregor. W. H. M. U. of Cong. Ch., forWoman’s Work | 16.50 |
| Montour. Cong. Ch., to const. J. N.Craig, L. M. | 37.80 |
| Muscatine. German Cong. Ch. | 4.00 |
| Osage. W. H. M. U. of Cong. Ch., forWoman’s Work | 3.20 |
| Otho. Cong. Ch. | 6.14 |
| Red Oak. Mrs. Mariana Willis, Box ReadingMatter, etc., for Macon, Ga. | |
| Sioux City. First Cong. Ch. | 30.00 |
| Waterloo. Woman’s Miss’y Soc., Bbl. ofC., for Tougaloo U. and 2 for Freight | 2.00 |
| MINNESOTA, $42.33. | |
| Hastings. D. B. Truax | 5.00 |
| Minneapolis. Union Cong. Ch., 11.54;Plymouth Ch., 9.13 | 20.67 |
| ——— | |
| $25.67 | |
| LEGACY. | |
| Minneapolis. Legacy, in part, of Mrs. L.H. Porter, by Samuel F. Porter, Ex. | 16.66 |
| ——— | |
| $42.33 | |
| KANSAS, $75.50. | |
| Cawker City. Cong. Ch. | 20.00 |
| Chapman. W. H. M. Soc., by Mrs. GraceM. Perry, Treas., for Repairs, StorrsSch., Atlanta, Ga. | 50.00 |
| Manhattan. Cong. Ch., Eli C. Freeman,for Printing Press, Straight U. 2; Mrs.Henry Strong, 50c. | 2.50 |
| Topeka. Miss Randlatt | 3.00 |
| NEBRASKA, $5.00. | |
| Santee Agency. Rev. J. H. Steer | 5.00 |
| CALIFORNIA, $100.00. | |
| San Diego. Mrs. Harriet Marston | 100.00 |
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, $5.00. | |
| Washington. Lincoln Mission Sab. Sch.,for Charleston, S.C. | 5.00 |
| MARYLAND, $202.86. | |
| Baltimore. First Cong. Ch. | 202.86 |
| TENNESSEE, $812.37. | |
| Jonesboro. Tuition | 54.50 |
| Memphis. Tuition | 341.65 |
| Nashville. Tuition | 413.72 |
| Pleasant Hill. Tuition | 2.50 |
| NORTH CAROLINA, $203.70. | |
| Wilmington. Tuition | 195.45 |
| Wilmington. Miss Warner, 2; Miss Peck, 75c.; Miss Farrington, 50c.; Mrs. M. A. Noble, for Student Aid, Talladega U, 5 | 8.25 |
| GEORGIA, $737.00. | |
| Atlanta. Storrs Sch., Tuition | 278.95 |
| Macon. Tuition, 204.70; Rent, 14.30 | 219.00 |
| Savannah. Tuition | 204.65 |
| Thomasville. Tuition | 34.40 |
| FLORIDA, $62.62. | |
| Saint Augustine. Tuition, 12.62; Rent, 40; Miss H. D. Barton, 10 | 62.62 |
| ALABAMA, $284.44. | |
| Mobile. Tuition | 159.00 |
| Montgomery. Cong. Ch. | 5.00 |
| Shelby Iron Works. Rev. J. S. Upton | 10.00 |
| Talladega. Tuition | 110.44 |
| LOUISIANA, $185.50. | |
| New Orleans. Tuition | 185.50 |
| MISSISSIPPI, $150.85. | |
| Tougaloo. Tuition, 150.00; Cash 85c. | 150.85 |
| TEXAS, $80.00. | |
| Austin. Tuition | 80.00 |
| INCOMES, $1,788.47. | |
| Avery Fund, for Mendi M. | 637.50 |
| Endowment Fund, for Presidents’ Chair, Talladega C. | 37.50 |
| Hammond Fund, for Straight U. | 125.00 |
| Hastings Scholarship Fund, for Atlanta U. | 25.00 |
| Howard Theo. Fund, for Howard U. | 377.50 |
| Le Moyne Fund, for Memphis, Tenn. | 250.00 |
| Luke Mem. Sch’p Fund, for Talladega C. | 10.00 |
| Mrs. Nancy M. and Miss Abbie Stone, Sch’p Fund, for Talladega C. | 25.00 |
| Rev. John and Lydia Hawes Wood, Sch’p Fund, for Talladega C. | 0.97 |
| Scholarship Fund, for Straight U. | 45.00 |
| Tuthill King Fund, 125 for Atlanta U., and 125 for Berea C. | 250.00 |
| Yale Library Fund, for Talladega C. | 5.00 |
RECEIVED FOR THE DEBT.
| MAINE, $18.00. | |
| Bangor. Dr. H. F. Hanson | $8.00 |
| Bridgton. Two Lady Friends, 2 each | 4.00 |
| South Paris. Ladies of Cong Ch. and Soc. | 1.00 |
| Thomaston. Ladies of Cong. Ch. | 5.00 |
| MASSACHUSETTS, $125.90. | |
| Auburndale. “A Friend” | 15.00 |
| Campello. “A Lady Friend” | 5.00 |
| Fitchburg. Ladies of Rollstone Ch. | 5.00 |
| Hanover. Ladies of Second Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 2.00 |
| Kingston. “A Friend” | 2.00 |
| Lanesville. Ladies of Cong. Ch. | 5.00 |
| Lowell. Collected by Little Girls in Eliot Ch. | 6.20 |
| Littleton. Ladies of Cong. Ch. | 5.00 |
| Malden. “A Lady Friend” | 0.50 |
| Middleton. Mrs. O. L. Carleton, 5; Ladies, ad’l, 20c. | 5.20 |
| New Bedford. “A Lady Friend” | 2.00 |
| Newburyport. “Two Lady Friends, North Ch.,” 2 each; “A Sab. Sch. Boy in North Ch.,” 10c. | 4.10 |
| Randolph. Ladies of Cong. Ch. | 20.00 |
| Reading. Ladies of Cong. Ch., ad’l. | 0.80 |
| South Framingham. “The Children” | 1.00 |
| Swampscott. Miss Lucy A. Hopkins, to const. herself L. M. | 30.00 |
| West Newton. Ladies of Second Cong. Ch., ad’l, coll. by H. F. C. | 2.10 |
| Worcester. Plymouth Ch. | 15.00 |
| CONNECTICUT, $11.00. | |
| New Haven. Rev. S. W. Barnum and family | 5.00 |
| Putnam. Members of Second Cong. Ch., by Mrs. H. G. Shaw, ad’l. | 2.50 |
| Winchester. Ladies of Cong. Ch. | 3.50 |
| NEW YORK, $10.00. | |
| Brooklyn. Puritan Ch. | 10.00 |
| ILLINOIS, $38.95. | |
| Elgin. Miss A. Champion | 5.00 |
| Waverly. Cong. Ch. | 33.95 |
| IOWA, $3.00. | |
| Forest City. Ladies of Cong. Ch. | 3.00 |
| MISSISSIPPI, $0.30. | |
| Columbus. Salem Ch. | 0.30 |
| CALIFORNIA, $1.00. | |
| Lugonia. Edson D. Hale | 1.00 |
| CANADA, $1.00. | |
| Sweetsburg. Mrs. H. W. Spaulding | 1.00 |
| ———— | |
| Total for Debt | $209.15 |
| ========== | |
| Donations | $10,779.14 |
| Legacies | 9,310.76 |
| Incomes | 1,788.47 |
| Tuition and Rents | 2,565.88 |
| ————— | |
| Total for November | $24,444.25 |
| Total from Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 | 36,378.53 |
| ========== | |
| FOR THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY. | |
| Subscriptions for November | 36.47 |
| Previously acknowledged | 35.70 |
| ———— | |
| Total | $72.17 |
| ======== | |
H. W. Hubbard, Treasurer,
56 Reade Street, N.Y.
| Summary of Receipts for October. | |
| Donations | $9,790.61 |
| Legacies | 1,312.50 |
| Incomes | 175.00 |
| Tuition and Rents | 656.17 |
| ————— | |
| Total for October | $11,934.28 |
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