The American missionary — volume 42, no. 9, September, 1888

by Various

RECEIPTS FOR JULY, 1888.

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MAINE, $1,281.94.
Bangor. Hammond St. Ch.	$75.75
Bangor. J.H. Crosby, for Atlanta U.	5.00
Bethel. Sab. Sch. of Second Cong. Ch.	12.50
Blanchard. Mrs. Rose B. Packard, deceased,by J. C. B. Packard	5.00
Brunswick. Mrs. S. F. C. Hammond, forStudent Aid, Atlanta U.	25.00
Castine. Trin. Cong. Ch.	5.00
Castine. Class No. 9, Trin. Sab. Sch., forStudent Aid, Tougaloo U.	1.25
Eastport. Sab. Ch. of Central Cong. Ch.	5.00
Falmouth. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	23.50
Gorham. Miss E. B. Emery, for Atlanta U.	25.00
Hallowell. Mrs. H. K. Baker	5.00
Hampden. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	5.79
North Yarmouth. Rev. J. B. Carruthers,5; Cong. Ch. and Soc., 4	9.00
Portland. State St. Cong. Ch. and Soc.,150; Williston Ch., 84; Rev. F. T. Bayley,25	259.00
Saco. First Parish Ch.	21.68
Skowhegan. Island Av. Cong. Ch.	12.65
South Waterford. Miss M. E. Shurtleff	10.00
Wells. B. Maxwell, 20; First Cong. Ch.and Soc., 10.25	30.25
——. “Friend in Maine,” for Williamsburg,Ky.	10.00
Woman’s Aid to A.M.A., by Mrs. C. A.Woodbury, Treas., for Woman’s Work.
Albany. Mrs. H. G. Lovejoy 3.00 Albany. Mrs. A. K. Cummings 3.00 Auburn. High St. 25.00 Auburn. Sixth St. 5.00 Bethel. First Ch. 14.00 Bethel. Second Ch. 12.00 Bethel. Sec. Ch., Little Helpers 3.00 Brunswick. 72.00 Berlin. (N.H.) 10.00 Calais. 10.00 Cape Elizabeth. Star MissionCircle 3.60 Cumberland Center. 20.00 Dennysville. 6.50 Dennysville. Dea. E. P.Vose 5.00 Dover and Foxcroft. Ch. 17.00 East Baldwin. 10.00 East Machias. 4.00 Freeport. 22.00 Freeport, South. 42.35 Gilead. 1.00 Gray. 6.50 Harpswell Center. 10.00 Harrison. 6.00 Jonesboro. 1.00 Jonesport. 2.00 Lewiston. Pine St. 27.00 Machias. 20.00 Machiasport. 8.75 Marshfield. 2.00 Mechanic Falls. 13.50 Minot Center. 18.00 New Gloucester. 26.50 North Yarmouth. 4.00 Oxford. 2.50 Phippsburg. 5.23 Portland. High St. Ch. 75.00 Portland. State St. Ch. 50.00 Portland. Second ParishCh. 40.00 Pownal. 3.10 Red Beach. 1.00 Shelburne. (N.H.) 2.00 South Bridgton. 5.25 Steuben. 5.00 Sweden. 2.00 Turner. 15.00 Upton. 2.25 West Auburn. 3.05 West Minot and Hebron. 6.50 Whiting. 1.75 Yarmouth. First Parish. 48.60 ———	701.93
Received by Mrs. J.P. Hubbard, for Williamsburg, Ky.
Hiram. Mrs. Z.W. Banks,for Student Aid 1.00 North Yarmouth. Mrs. J.B.Carruthers, for Student Aid 11.14 Portland. Mrs. NathanDane, for Student Aid 5.00 Woodfords. S. S. Class, by Miss W.Perry, for Student Aid 4.00 Bethel. Mrs. D. W. Hardy,for Freight 3.00 Biddeford. Mrs. J. W. Haley,for Freight 1.00 Farmington Falls. Miss S.G. Croswell, for Freight 2.00 Litchfield Corner. Mrs. J.T. Hawes, for Freight 1.00 South Freeport. Miss H. H.Ilsley, for Freight 4.50 West Falmouth. Rev. W. H.Haskell, for Freight 1.00 ——	33.64
Clothing, etc., received by Mrs. J. P.Hubbard, for Williamsburg, Ky.:
Auburn. Bbl., by Mrs. F.S. Root Bethel. Bbl., by Mrs. D. W.Hardy Biddeford. Bbl., by Mrs. J. W. Haley Falmouth. Bbl., by Mrs. Geo. O.Knight Farmington Falls. Miss Susan G.Croswell, Box of Hats Litchfield Corner. Bbl., by Mrs. J.T. Hawes North Yarmouth. Bbl., by Mrs. J.B. Carruthers Phillips. Bbl., by Miss Cornelia T.Crosby Portland. Bbl., by Mrs. Chas.Frost South Freeport. Bbl., by Miss H.H. Ilsley West Falmouth. One and one-halfBbls., by Rev. W. H. Haskell Woodfords. Half-Bbl., by Miss W.Perry Unknown Source. Bbl.

NEW HAMPSHIRE, $574.18.
Exeter. Mary E. Shute	50.00
Gilsum. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	7.50
Great Falls. First Cong. Ch.	30.00
Lebanon. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	50.00
Lyme. G. W. Randlett, for MountainWhite Work	2.00
Manchester. Hanover St. Cong. Ch. andSoc.	32.13
Nashua. Ladies Miss’y Soc., by Dora N.Spaulding, for Woman’s Work	20.00
Nashua. Betsy A. Wilson, for Negroes,Indians and Chinese and to const. AnnaM. Wilson, Carrie Fay, Mrs. JeffersonDean, Nettie A. Wilson, Ira B.Wilson, Addie L. Wilson, Etta A.Wilson and Mrs. Nellia A. Morris L. M’s.	300.00
Penacook. Rev. A. Wm. Fiske, forChinese M.	5.00
Piermont. “A Friend”	5.00
Walpole. First Cong. Ch.	23.25
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	$524.88
ESTATES.
Portsmouth. Estate of Mrs. E. A. Brooks,by H. A. Yeaton, Ex.	25.00
Cornish. Estate of Sarah W. Westgate,by Albert E. Wellman, for TrusteesCong. Ch. of Cornish	24.30
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	$574.18

VERMONT, $593.70.
Barre. Cong. Ch.	17.08
Castleton. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., for IndianM.	25.00
Chelsea. Ladies, by Mrs. Ellen D. Wild,for McIntosh, Ga.	10.00
Danville. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch.	10.00
Franklin. Ladies, by Mrs. Henry Fairbanks,for McIntosh, Ga.	2.65
Greensboro. Rev. S. Knowlton	20.00
Manchester. Miss Ellen Hawley, for StudentAid, Talladega C.	70.00
New Haven. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	19.00
North Craftsbury. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	11.60
Norwich. Mrs. H. Burton	2.00
Quechee. Cong. Sab. Sch., Box of Books,for Talladega C.
Peacham. Ladies of Cong. Ch., by Mrs.C. A. Bunker, for McIntosh, Ga.	26.00
Royalton. A. W. Kenney. 30, to const.Seymour Culver L.M., Cong. Ch. andSoc., 20.02	50.02
Saint Johnsbury. Ladies, by Mrs. HenryFairbanks, for McIntosh, Ga.	91.00
Saint Johnsbury. Ladies, ad’l for McIntosh,Ga.	55.00
South Royalton. Mrs. Susan H. Jones	10.00
Thetford. First Cong. Ch.	7.00
Vergennes. Miss Minnie Wood	2.00
West Brattleboro. Cong. Ch.	9.24
Woodstock. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	136.11
Woman’s Home Missionary Union of Vt.,for McIntosh, Ga., by Mrs. Wm. P. Fairbanks,Treas.:
Manchester. L. H. M. S. 5.00 ————	5.00
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	$578.70
ESTATE.
Wilmington. Estate of Mary Ray, by E.M. Haynes, Ex.	15.00
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	$593.70

MASSACHUSETTS, $7,726.29.
Abington. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch.,for Student Aid, Fisk U.	20.00
Adams. “Memorial Band” Box of C.,Val. 10, for Tougaloo U.
Amherst. First Cong. Ch., 40; SouthCong. Ch., 6.67	46.67
Andover. Mrs. Phebe A. Chandler, forLexington, Ky.	2000.00
Andover. Primary Dep’t Sab. Sch. of So.Ch., Birthday Boxes	1.62
Ashland. Cong. Ch. and Sab. Sch.	25.00
Auburndale. Cong. Ch., for Atlanta U.	17.11
Auburndale. Rev. Horace Dutton and“Other Friends,” Prouty Job PrintingPress, for Atlanta U.
Ayer. First Cong. Ch., for Indian M.	12.52
Boston. Union Ch. 225.58 Boston. Miss Julia S. Bartlett, 100;Old So. Ch. Sab. Sch., 35;Berkeley Temple Sab.Sch., 31.83; for StudentAid, Atlanta U. MissMary L. Thompson, 5;Chas. F. Atkinson, Boxof Books; Horace P.Chandler, Box of Books;for Atlanta U. 171.83 Boston. “Union Workers of UnionCh.” for Indian M. 5.00 Boston. Mrs. Jacob Fullarton, forProf. Lawrence, Jellico,Tenn. 1.00 Dorchester. Second Cong. Ch.and Soc. (10 ofwhich for Indian M.) 148.29 Dorchester. Harvard Ch. 1.00 Roxbury. Immanuel Cong. Ch. 105.93 Roxbury. “King’s Daughters,”Highland Cong. Ch.,Box of C., for TougalooU. West Roxbury. South Evan. Ch.and Soc. 22.14 ———	680.77
Barre. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch.	8.51
Beverly. Dane St. Ch. and Soc.	187.80
Beverly. Sab. Sch. of Dane St. Cong. Ch.,for Student Aid, Atlanta U.	16.00
Boxboro. Primary Class Cong. Sab. Sch.,for Rosebud Indian M.	2.00
Brimfield. Mrs. P. C. Browning, 10; Mrs.J. S. Webber, 1; First Cong. Ch., 6.80	17.80
Brookline. Harvard Ch.	74.13
Chesterfield. Cong. Ch.	5.00
Coleraine. Cong. Ch.	7.00
Concord. “A”	10.00
Clinton. W. M. Soc., for Talladega C.	30.00
Cambridge. North Av. Ch. and Soc.	150.31
Cambridgeport. Ladies of Pilgrim Ch.,Box of C., for Tougaloo U.
Chelsea. First Cong Ch.	30.00
Chester. Sab. Sch. Second Cong. Ch., forJellico, Tenn.	15.00
Danvers. Maple St. Cong. Sab. Sch., 28.39;Bible Class Maple St. Cong. Sab. Sch.,6.50; for Atlanta U.	34.89
East Billerica. Mrs. A. R. Richardson,from her little children’s Mite Box, forMountain White Work	5.00
East Cambridge. Miss Mary F. Aikin,for Pleasant Hill, Tenn.	5.00
East Taunton. Cong Ch.	2.00
Everett. Cong. Ch.	17.19
Fall River. Third Cong. Ch., for Indian M.	10.57
Falmouth. First Ch., M. C. Coll.	14.25
Georgetown. Sab. Sch. First Cong. Ch.,for Atlanta U.	10.00
Gloucester. Evan. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	50.00
Haverhill. North Cong. Ch. and Soc., 200;Centre Cong. Ch. and Soc., 100	300.00
Haydenville. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	14.15
Holden. Cong. Ch.	25.00
Holliston. Cong. Sab. Sch. Primary Class,6; Class of Young Men, 5.50; Class ofBoys, 2.30; for Student Aid, Talladega C.	13.80
Hubbardston. “Ladies,” for Tougaloo U.,20; Cong. Ch., 10	30.00
Hyde Park. Woman’s H. M. Union, forFreight	9.00
Ipswich. First Ch. and Soc.	20.00
Lenox. Cong. Ch.	21.75
Lexington. Hancock Ch.	35.00
Littleton. Cong. Ch.	19.00
Lowell. “The Cent. Soc. of Eliot Ch.”	30.00
Malden. First Ch.	48.15
Malden. Mrs. Dr. Wadsworth, Bbl., Children’sBooks, Toys, etc., for Williamsburg,Ky.
Maynard. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	81.00
Medway. Village Ch.	60.00
Melrose. Miss S. J. Elder	3.06
Monterey. Cong. Ch.	18.00
New Bedford. Mrs. M. L. F. Bartlett	30.00
Newton. Eliot Ch.	100.00
Newton Centre. Maria B. Furber Miss’ySoc., for Atlanta U.	105.50
Newton Center. First Cong. Ch.	64.09
Newton Highlands. Cong. Ch. (25 ofwhich for Tougaloo U.)	104.22
Newtonville. Central Cong. Ch.	98.59
Northampton. A. L. Williston	300.00
Northboro. Mrs. M. D. Wells	5.00
North Brookfield. First Cong. Ch., toconst. Rev. Charles S. Mills, RosellaH. Whiting and Edward L. HavensL. M’s	100.00
North Brookfield. Ladies’ Benev. Soc.,First Ch., for Freight	2.00
North Middleboro. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	27.43
Orange. Central Evan. Cong. Ch.	9.11
Otis. “A Friend”	6.00
Oxford. First Cong. Ch.	51.00
Paxton. Mrs. Rev. A. Morton, Bbl. of C.,for Tougaloo U.
Pepperell. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch., for AtlantaU.	20.00
Pittsfield. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch.,for Student Aid, Atlanta U.	10.00
Quincy. Evan. Cong. Ch.	72.00
Reading. Cong. Ch., “Special”	2.00
Richmond. Cong. Ch.	6.84
Sheffield. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	7.00
Shelburne Falls. A. M. Aids, add’l	0.10
South Deerfield. “L. S. C.”	3.00
South Framingham. South Cong. Ch.,for Student Aid, Atlanta U.	50.00
South Framingham. R. L. Day, 25;“Friend,” 50c., for Mountain Work	25.50
Spencer. Cong. Ch., one 1,570 lbs. McShaneBell. val. 504.43; cash for expenses,97.63, for Atlanta U.	97.63
Springfield. Y. P. S. C. E., Hope Cong.Ch., for Pleasant Hill, Tenn.	12.50
Springfield. Home Miss’y Circle, Box ofC., Val. 34.95, for Tougaloo U.
Taunton. Union Ch.	15.89
Templeton. Trin. Ch. and Soc.	18.35
Ware. H. B. Anderson’s Sab. Sch. Class,for Indian M.	35.00
Wakefield. Cong. Ch.	48.97
Waltham. Trin. Cong. Soc.	23.03
Waverly. Mrs. Daniel Butler, for MountainWork	10.00
West Hampton. “A Friend”	5.00
West Medway. Sab. Sch., of Second Cong.Ch.	13.32
Westminster. Cong. Ch. and Soc., ad’l	10.00
West Somerville. Young Men of Day St.Ch., for Pleasant Hill, Tenn.	25.00
West Springfield. Ladies’ Mission Circleof Park St. Ch., for Tougaloo U.	100.00
West Springfield. Sab. Sch. of Park St.Ch. for Student Aid, Atlanta U.	43.42
West Springfield. Mrs. Aaron Bagg’s S.S. Class, for Indian M.	5.00
West Springfield. Ladies’ Mission Circleof Park St. Ch., for Pleasant Hill, Tenn.	5.00
West Yarmouth. Cong. Ch.	5.38
Whately. Cong. Ch. and Sab. Sch. toconst. Mrs. Sarah J. Wells L. M.	31.00
Williamsburg. Mrs. Sophia K. Nash, toconst. herself L. M.	30.00
Williamstown. First Cong. Ch.	21.57
Winchendon. North Cong. Ch., a’dl	2.50
Winthrop. “Friends”	0.80
Worcester. Plymouth Cong. Ch. 210.84;Piedmont Ch., qr. 143.75; Family ofHiram Smith, deceased, by Mary A.and Joanna F. Smith, 50; Park Cong.Ch., 5; Mrs. S. A. Howard, 5	414.59
Worcester. Piedmont Sab. Sch., for Ch.,Petty, Tex.	100.00
Worcester. Mrs. Whittemore, for MountainWork	2.00
Worcester. Logan, Swift and Brigham,Case Envelopes; Whitcomb EnvelopeCo., Case Envelopes, for Atlanta U.
Worcester. Ladies’ Benev. Soc. CentralCh., Bbl. of C., for Tougaloo U.
——. “Cash”	100.00
——. “A Friend” for Rev. G. W. Lawrence	5.00
Hampden Benevolent Association, byCharles Marsh. Treas.:
Chicopee. Second 38.05 Feeding Hills. 21.13 Holyoke. First 23.27 Huntington. Second 21.10 Long Meadow. Ladies’ Ben.Ass’n. 15.35 Long Meadow. Gentlemen’sBenev. Ass’n. 26.23 Monson. Sab. Sch. 50.00 Palmer. Second 100.00 South Hadley Falls 14.00 Springfield. First 20.00 Springfield. North 44.32 Springfield. South 67.37 Springfield. Memorial 31.47 Westfield. Second 14.46 West Springfield. First Ch. 35.00 West Springfield. Sab. Sch.First Ch. 20.00 West Springfield. Park St.,for Indian M. 52.91 West Springfield. Park St. 5.00 Wilbraham. 12.25 ———	611.91
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	$7,226.29
ESTATE.
Cambridge. Estate of A. E. Hildreth, byTrustees, for Freedmen	500.00
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	$7,726.29

RHODE ISLAND, $297.10.
Central Falls. Cong. Ch.	31.10
Little Compton. United Cong. Ch.	16.00
Peace Dale. Rowland G. Hazard, for AtlantaU.	250.00

CONNECTICUT, $2,395.14.
Bethel. “Willing Workers,” for StudentAid, Talladega C.	25.00
Bolton. By Rev. L. H. Barber	12.50
Bristol. Cong. Ch., for Student Aid, TougalooU.	50.00
Bristol. Mrs. Lewis, for Williamsburg, Ky.	2.00
Bridgeport. Sab. Sch. of Second Cong.Ch., to const. Chester W. BennettL. M.	50.00
Canaan. ——	2.00
Center Brook. Ladies of Cong. Ch., forConn. Ind’l Sch., Ga.	25.00
Central Village. “A Friend,” for Conn.Ind’l Sch., Ga.	1.00
Cornwall. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch.	22.32
Cromwell. Ladies of Cong. Ch., by MissM. G. Savage, for Conn. Ind’l Sch., Ga.	19.00
Danielsonville. Westfield Cong. Ch. andSoc.	30.37
East Avon. Cong. Ch.	16.00
East Hartford. First Ch.	40.00
Fairfield. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., forIndian Sch’p.	50.00
Farmington. Cong. Ch. (200 of whichfrom Henry D. Hawley, to const. RobertK. Howe and John Leon WebsterL. M’s)	317.63
Glastonbury. Miss A. M. Goodrich	60.00
Goshen. Cong. Ch.	28.86
Greenfield Hill. Cong. Ch.	12.19
Guilford. ——	100.00
Hadlyme. R. E. Hungerford, 100; Jos. W.Hungerford, 100	200.00
Kensington. Cong. Ch., bal. to const.Mrs. Mary P. Quill L. M.	4.25
Lebanon. First Ch.	32.38
Mansfield Center. Cong. Ch.	16.60
Marlboro. Cong. Ch.	16.37
New Haven. Howard Av. Ch.	26.96
New London. First Cong. Ch.	54.93
Norwich. Park Cong. Ch., for Atlanta U.	200.00
Norwichtown. “*, First Cong. Ch.”	24.00
Plantsville. “Tougaloo Mission Quintet,”for Tougaloo U.	11.66
Plymouth. Geo. Langdon	50.00
Putnam. Second Cong. Ch.	35.38
Redding. “A Friend,” for Mountain Work	10.00
Rockville. Second Cong. Ch.	29.65
Simsbury. Cong. Ch.	33.17
South Britain. Cong. Ch.	9.89
Southington. First Cong. Ch.	36.64
Taftville. First Cong. Ch.	15.00
Terryville. Cong. Ch., 45: Elizur Fenn,5; Mrs. Elizur Fenn, 5	55.00
Tolland. Cong. Ch.	10.25
Wallingford. H. L. Judd, for Sch’p, TougalooU.	70.00
Wallingford. Cong. Ch.	66.84
West Hartford. Anson Chappell	10.00
Westminster. Mrs. S. B. Carter, forThomasville, Ga.	5.00
Westport. Saugatuck Cong. Soc.	24.76
West Winsted. Second Cong. Ch. andSoc.	134.32
Wilton. Cong. Ch.	10.00
Woodstock. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	24.22
Woodstock. Sab. Sch. and Ladies of Cong.Ch., for Thomasville, Ga.	16.50
——. “A Friend in Conn.”	100.00
——. “A Friend,” for Student Aid, AtlantaU.	17.50
Woman’s Home Missionary Union ofConn., by Mrs. S. M. Hotchkiss, Sec.:
Bridgeport. Ladies’ SocialCircle of South Ch., forConn. Ind’l Sch., Ga. 35.00 Chaplin. Ladies’ Soc., forConn. Ind’l Sch., Ga. 15.00 Enfield. Ladies’ Benev. Soc.,for Woman’s Work 35.00 Pomfret. Ladies’ Soc., forConn. Ind’l Sch., Ga. 20.00 Hartford. Sab. Sch. of FirstCh., for Ind’l Work, Williamsburg,Ky. 50.00 Wallingford. W. H. M. U.,for Ind’l Work, Williamsburg,Ky. 25.00 ———	180.00

NEW YORK, $2,270.42.
Brooklyn. Plymouth Ch.	1164.15
Brooklyn. “A Life Member,” to const.Miss Isabel Shirley L. M.	30.00
Brooklyn. S. Ballard, for Tougaloo, Miss.	250.00
Brooklyn. Woman’s Miss’y Soc. of Lewis Ave. Cong. Ch., for Woman’s Work	13.40
East Beekmantown. John S. Kirby	10.00
East Bloomfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	41.67
Fillmore. L. L. Nourse	5.00
Hopkinton. Cong. Ch.	10.00
Jamestown. Rev. W. D. Henry	10.00
Jefferson. Mrs. Susannah Ruliffson	2.50
Little Valley. First Cong. Ch.	4.00
Lowville. Mrs. Lydia C. Hough	20.00
Middletown. Samuel Ayres	5.00
New York. S. T. Gordon, 100; F. P. Shumway,1.50	101.50
New York. Morris K. Jesup, for AtlantaU.	200.00
Norwich. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	39.60
Oswego. Cong. Ch.	140.04
Perry Center. Mrs. M. G. Richardson, “in Memory of Rev. J. C. Richardson”	2.00
Poughkeepsie. Cong. Ch., 26.54; FirstReformed Ch., 21.92	48.46
Rensselaer Falls. Cong. Ch.	5.10
Spencerport. Cong. Ch. and Sab. Sch., to const. Miss Lotta M. Spencer, L. M.	33.00
Tremont. “A Friend”	10.00
——. “A Country Friend”	100.00
——. “A Friend in Essex Co.”	25.00

NEW JERSEY, $46.00.
Arlington. Mrs. G. Overacre	1.00
Westfield. “Mission Band,” by Miss M.C. Alpers, for Santee Indian M.	45.00

PENNSYLVANIA, $30.00.
Cowdersport. Mrs. M. W. Mann	5.00
Pittsburg. First Cong. Ch.	10.00
Ridgway. Young People’s Bible Class,by Minnie Kline, for Oaks, N.C.	5.00
Washington. Mrs. Mary H. McFarland	10.00

OHIO, $325.22.
Ashland. Mrs. E. Thomson	2.28
Bellevue. S. W. Boise	100.00
Brownhelm. C. H. Perry	10.00
Cincinnati. Central Cong. Ch.	81.15
Cleveland. “Harry, Bert and Others,”Jennings Av. Cong. Ch., for Ponies	2.15
Cuyahoga Falls. Cong. Ch.	5.03
Edinburg. B. E. Bingham and “Friends,”for Indian M.	10.00
Garrettsville. Cong. Ch., 8, and 1.21 from“the Children”	9.21
Huntsburg. A. E. Millard and Mrs. M. E.Millard	15.00
Lodi. Cong. Ch., 7.85; Ladies’ A.M.A.,2.25	10.10
Medina. Sab. Sch. Class, by Miss MayWoodward	1.00
Oberlin. First Ch.	54.30
Salem. David A. Allen (5 of which bal.to const. Rev. De Costa PomereneL. M.)	25.00

ILLINOIS, $1,567.36.
Aurora. First Cong. Ch.	8.78
Bartlett. Cong. Ch.	20.75
Bunker Hill. Cong. Ch.	15.00
Chicago. “Friends in New EnglandCh.,” for Student Aid, Atlanta U.	60.00
Delavan. R. Hoghton	10.00
Downers Grove. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch., forSch’p Fund, Fisk U.	9.00
Dundee. Mrs. A. M. Rover, for DakotaIndian M.	6.00
Evanston. Cong. Ch., to const. HarlowB. Hill and A. D. Sanders L. M’s	86.87
Glencoe. Ch. of Christ	28.67
Granville. “A Friend”	25.00
Hennepin. Cong. Ch.	15.00
Hinsdale. Cong. Ch.	25.00
Hinsdale. Y. L. Miss’y Soc., for Sch’pFund, Fisk U.	20.00
Jacksonville. First Cong. Ch.	47.60
Lockport. First Cong. Ch.	4.65
Lyndon. Cong. Ch.	5.00
Millburn. Cong. Ch.	8.74
Millington. Mrs. D. W. Jackson, forIndian M.	5.00
Moline. Juv. Soc. of Cong. Ch., forAtlanta U.	7.86
Oak Park. Y. L. Miss’y Soc. of Cong.Ch., for Student Aid, Atlanta U.	50.00
Ottawa. Cong. Ch.	22.78
Paxton. Mrs. J. B. Shaw, for Student Aid,Atlanta U.	10.00
Plymouth. Cong. Ch.	12.24
Providence. Cong. Ch.	8.45
Ridge Prairie. Rev. Andrew Kern	3.00
Sheffield. Cong. Ch.	20.00
Streator. Cong. Ch.	5.67
Udina. Cong. Ch.	5.30
Woodburn. Cong. Ch.	11.00
Illinois Woman’s Home MissionaryUnion, for Woman’s Work, by Mrs. C. E. Maltby, Treas.:
Ill. W. H. M. U. 10.00 ———	10.00
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	$567.36
ESTATE.
Chicago. Estate of Philo Carpenter, byExecutors	1,000.00
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	$1,567.36

MICHIGAN, $178.42.
Cheboygan. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., forIndian M.	1.30
Cedar Springs. Rev. E. C. Herrington	5.00
Detroit. Fort Wayne Cong. Ch.	5.06
Grand Blanc. Cong. Ch.	13.25
Hancock. W. M. Soc., for Student Aid,Talladega C.	25.00
Hudson. Cong. Ch.	12.65
Imlay City. First Cong. Ch., for Indian M.	1.75
Michigan Centre. Cong. Ch.	3.20
Middleville. Cong. Ch.	2.26
Pleasanton. Cong. Ch.	2.00
Saint Joseph. Cong. Ch.	27.45
White Lake. Robert Garner	10.00
Woman’s Home Missionary Union ofMich., for Woman’s Work, by Mrs. E. F.Grabill, Treas.:
Covert. L. M. S. 10.00 Detroit. Ladies’ Union ofFirst Cong. Ch. 50.00 Grand Blanc. “Willing Workers” 9.50 ———	69.50

WISCONSIN, $417.53.
Beloit. “L. M.,” Second Cong. Ch.	5.00
Bloomer. First Cong. Ch.	3.54
Delavan. Chas. T. Smith	100.00
Evansville. Cong. Ch.	20.25
Janesville. First Cong. Ch.	50.00
La Crosse. First Cong. Ch.	43.43
Lake Geneva. First Cong. Ch.	10.00
Madison. First Cong. Ch.	10.42
Menominee. Cong. Ch.	14.56
Muckwanago. Cong. Ch.	2.13
Watertown. Cong. Ch.	6.20
Woman’s Home Missionary Union of Wis.,for Woman’s Work:
Appleton. W. H. M. S. 8.25 Baraboo. Mrs. Dea. Clark 1.50 Beloit. First Ch., W. M. S.,to const. Mrs. Lydia S. H.Hamlin L. M. 30.60 Berlin. W. H. M. S. 5.00 Black Earth. Dr. Stoddart 2.00 Boscobel. W. H. M. S. 5.00 Brodhead. Misses E. and J.Sherman 5.00 Clinton. W. H. M. S. 4.25 Eau Claire. W. H. M. S. 13.30 Fond du Lac. W. H. M. S. 10.00 Lake Geneva. Ladies’ AidSoc. 12.85 Mauston. Mrs. C. W. Barney 5.00 Milton Junction. MissesChapman 1.25 Milwaukee. Pilgrim Ch., W. H. M. S. 15.00 Rosendale. L. H. M. S. 5.00 Sun Prairie. Mrs. Buel 1.00 Waukesha. Y. P. S. C. E. 10.00 Wauwatosa. W. H. M. S. 7.00 Windsor. W. H. M. S. 10.00 ———	152.00

IOWA, $161.81.
Algona. A. Zahlten	12.00
Anamosa. Cong. Ch. and Soc., 21.48; Sab.Sch., 4.52	26.00
Cedar Rapids. “Busy Bees,” Sab. Sch.First Cong. Ch.	2.00
Creston. Cong. Ch.	1.70
Des Moines. Mrs. J. F. Rollins, for StudentAid, Talladega C.	3.00
Larchwood. Cong. Ch.	1.00
Manchester. Cong. Ch.	20.00
McGregor. Y. P. Mission Band of Cong.Ch., for Student Aid, Straight U.	12.50
Osage. Cong. Ch., ad’l to const. Miss AnnetteH. Whitney and Miss StellaLula Fay L. M.’s	57.84
Reinbeck. Cong. Ch.	24.77
Waterloo. Mrs. M. B. Forry, for TalladegaC.	1.00

MINNESOTA, $541.33.
Clearwater. Cong. Sab. Sch. of FishCreek	6.25
Elk River. Union Ch.	6.83
Faribault. Cong. Ch.	32.40
Granite Falls. Cong. Ch.	1.58
Northfield. “Willing Workers,” by GertrudeScriver	22.50
Rushford. Cong. Ch.	3.91
Saint Cloud. First Cong. Ch.	11.00
Tivoli. Lyman Humiston	2.00
——. “Thank Offering” (50 of whichfor Student Aid, Atlanta U.)	200.00
Minn. Woman’s Home Missionary Society,for Woman’s Work, by Mrs. Clara N.Cross, Treas.:
Alexandria. W. M. S. 20.00 Austin. W. M. S. 9.80 Elk River. S. S. 3.05 Excelsior. W. M. S. 3.56 Glyndon. Children’s M.Band 2.30 Granite Falls. W. M. S. 1.88 Detroit. W. M. S. 1.00 Marshall. W. M. S. 5.00 Mapleton. W. M. S. 2.50 Minneapolis. W. H. M. S.,Plymouth Ch., to const.Mrs. C. T. Ingersoll, Mrs.Chas. L. Leonard and MissAda White L. M’s 81.50 Minneapolis. Y. L. M. S.Plymouth Ch. 20.75 Minneapolis. W. M. S.Second Ch. 6.00 Minneapolis. Children’sMiss. Band. Open Door Ch. 2.00 Morris. W. M. S. 5.47 Northfield. W. H. M. S. 40.00 Saint Paul. W. H. M. S.,Park Ch., to cons’t. Mrs.Hugh M. Miller L. M. 35.00 Saint Paul. W. H. M. S.,Plymouth Ch. 10.00 Stephen. W. M. S. 1.65 Waseca. W. M. S. 3.40 ———	254.86

MISSOURI, $75.00.
Saint Louis. Pilgrim Cong. Ch.	75.00

KANSAS, $93.40.
Boston Mills. J. Hubbard	5.00
Burlington. First Cong. Ch.	7.50
Douglass. Cong. Ch.	1.25
Lawrence. Plymouth Ch., 49.06; SecondCong. Ch., 6	55.06
Solomon City. “Thank Offering from aFriend”	5.00
Sterling. Cong. Ch.	19.59

MONTANA, $12.76.
Helena. First Cong. Ch.	12.76

DAKOTA, $42.63.
Carrington. Cong. Ch., for Indian M.	4.75
Clark. Cong. Ch.	6.20
Lake Preston. Cong. Ch.	11.00
Valley Springs. Cong. Ch.	4.09
Vermillion. Cong. Ch.	13.39
Dakota Woman’s Home MissionaryUnion, for Woman’s Work, by Mrs. SueFifield, Treas.:
De Smet. W. M. S. 3.20 ————	3.20

NEBRASKA, $28.63.
Tremont. Cong. Ch.	20.63
Hemingford. Cong. Ch.	3.00
Oxford. F. A. Wood	5.00

OREGON, $7.49.
East Portland. First Cong. Ch.	7.49

WASHINGTON TER., $5.00.
Christopher. White River Cong. Ch.	5.00

CALIFORNIA, $17.40.
Riverside. Sab. Sch. Class, by Chas. W.Herron	3.75
San Diego. Second Con. Ch., 2.65; Sab.Sch., Second Cong. Ch., 1	3.65
Stockton. Rev. J. C. Holbrook, D.D.	10.00

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, $8.31.
Washington. Lincoln Memorial Ch.	8.31

KENTUCKY, $78.20.
Williamsburg. Cong. Ch.	48.20
Williamsburg. Tuition	30.00

NORTH CAROLINA, $86.37.
Nalls. Dea. A. B. Bruton	0.50
Troy. Tuition, 1.55; “Friends,” 1, by S.D. Leak	2.55
Wilmington. Cong. Ch.	83.32

TENNESSEE, $119.25.
Grand View. Tuition	29.80
Helenwood. Judge J. C. Parker	2.50
Memphis. Tuition	15.00
Nashville. Rent	6.50
Robbins. Cong. Ch.	0.90
Sherwood. Tuition	64.55

GEORGIA, $59.80.
Andersonville. Coll. “Children’s Day”	0.45
Atlanta. Nettie Smith, for Atlanta U.	0.50
Marietta. Cong. Ch., 50c., and Sab. Sch.50c.	1.00
Rutland. Coll. “Children’s Day”	0.65
Woodville. Pilgrim Ch.	2.10

ALABAMA, $245.65.
Marion. Tuition	55.00
Selma. Rent	100.00
Talladega. Tuition	90.65

MISSISSIPPI, $1004.00.
Tougaloo. State Appropriation, for TougalooU.	1000.00
Tougaloo. Rent	4.00

INCOMES, $750.00.
Avery Fund, for Mendi M.	570.00
Belden Sch’p Fund, for Talladega C.	30.00
Graves Library Fund, for Atlanta U.	150.00

CANADA, $5.00.
Montreal. Chas. Alexander	5.00

SANDWICH ISLANDS, $400.00.
“Sandwich Islands. A Friend”	400.00

CHINA, $5.00.
Fenchow Fu, Shansi. Rev. J. B. Thompson	5.00
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Donations	$17,683.88
Estates	1,564.30
Incomes	750.00
Tuitions	1,341.65
Rents	110.50
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Total for July	$21,450.33
Total from Oct. 1 to July 31	235,884.73
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FOR THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY.
Subscriptions for July	$47.89
Previously acknowledged	826.12
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Total	$874.01
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H. W. Hubbard, Treasurer,

56 Reade St., N.Y.

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