CO-OPERATING WITH THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.
- ME.—Woman's Aid to A.M.A.
- Chairman of Committee, Mrs. C.A. Woodbury, Woodfords, Me.
- VT.—Woman's Aid to A.M.A.
- Chairman of Committee, Mrs. Henry Fairbanks, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
- VT.—Woman's Home Miss. Union
- Secretary, Mrs. Ellen Osgood, Montpelier, Vt.
- CONN.—Woman's Home Miss. Union
- Secretary, Mrs. S.M. Hotchkiss, 171 Capitol Ave., Hartford, Conn.
- N.Y.—Woman's Home Miss. Union,
- Secretary, Mrs. William Spalding, Salmon Block, Syracuse, N.Y.
- ALA.—Woman's Missionary Association
- Secretary, Mrs. G.W. Andrews, Talladega, Ala.
- OHIO.—Woman's Home Miss. Union
- Secretary, Mrs. Flora K. Regal, Oberlin, Ohio.
- IND.—Woman's Home Miss. Union
- Secretary, Mrs. W.E. Mossman, Fort Wayne, Ind.
- ILL.—Woman's Home Miss. Union
- Secretary, Mrs. C.H. Taintor, 151 Washington St., Chicago, Ill.
- MINN.—Woman's Home Miss. Society
- Secretary, Miss Katharine Plant, 2651 Portland Avenue, Minneapolis, Minn.
- IOWA.—Woman's Home Miss. Union
- Secretary, Miss Ella B. Marsh, Grinnell, Iowa.
- KANSAS.—Woman's Home Miss. Society
- Secretary, Mrs. G.L. Epps. Topeka, Kan.
- MICH.—Woman's Home Miss. Union
- Secretary, Mrs. Mary B. Warren, Lansing, Mich.
- WIS.—Woman's Home Miss. Union
- Secretary, Mrs. C. Matter, Brodhead, Wis.
- NEB.—Woman's Home Miss. Union
- Secretary, Mrs. L.F. Berry, 724 N Broad St., Fremont, Neb.
- COLORADO.—Woman's Home Miss. Union
- Secretary, Mrs. S.M. Packard, Pueblo, Colo.
- DAKOTA,—Woman's Home Miss. Union
- President, Mrs. T.M. Hills, Sioux Falls;
- Secretary, Mrs. W.R. Dawes, Redfield;
- Treasurer, Mrs. S.E. Fifield, Lake Preston.
We would suggest to all ladies connected with the auxiliaries of State Missionary Unions, that funds for the American Missionary Association be sent to us through the treasurers of the Union, Care, however, should be taken to designate the money as for the American Missionary Association, since undesignated funds will not reach us.
NOTICE OF A CONFERENCE OF OFFICERS OF THE WOMAN'S STATE HOME MISSIONARY ORGANIZATIONS.
The Woman's State Home Missionary Organizations will hold an all-day meeting in the Congregational Church, Saratoga, Tuesday June 4, 1889, the day before the Annual Meeting of the American Home Missionary Society.
All State Organizations working through one or more of our six National Societies for Home-land Evangelization are cordially invited to participate in this meeting. It is hoped that there will be a large and able representation from each organization.
There will be two sessions. The morning session will begin promptly at 10:30, the afternoon at 2 o'clock. The morning session is to be a private business conference of State officers only. Questions of the greatest importance are to be freely and thoroughly discussed. State officers of every rank will be admitted to it.
To the afternoon session, all ladies interested in home-land work are most cordially invited. A rich, spirited and helpful programme is to be presented. Further information can be obtained by addressing
MRS. J.A. BIDDLE,
South Norwalk, Conn.
TEMPERANCE WORK IN TENNESSEE.
I have been working in this State for three years, giving mothers new ideas, making them think in their log cabins, and causing many to say, "You have done me good." I am now on the Cumberland Plateau with my husband, who is in the employ of the American Missionary Association. A few weeks ago, I went with him to a mining town to assist him and Brother Pope in a series of meetings. There were early indications of popular interest, the crowd was easily gathered and the good work began much sooner than the most sanguine anticipated. The first week passed. Sinners had risen for prayers, strong men bowed their heads, confessing their sins, and conversions were daily reported. Then came a momentary lull, such as is often observed in revival seasons. Mr. Pope's experienced eye was quick to divine the cause. He knew that crowd of eager listeners—that there were many among them, old and young, who stood on the verge of the Kingdom with the fatal cup in their hands. Said he to me, "The time has come for a temperance talk—that is what they need!" and designated that very evening for me to present the subject.
At this I confess I was not a little embarrassed, for although accustomed to short, informal temperance talks in public, I had no idea, woman that I was, of taking his place at such a critical moment. What added to my embarrassment was the disheartening fact to all of us that Mr. Pope was just then unexpectedly called away to another part of his extensive field and was gone two days. So there was no help for it. I looked over my old notes—nothing would do. Then I inquired of the Lord, and He said "Fear not." Here let me remark, that I have hitherto encountered in this needy part of the country an obstinate prejudice against this "Woman's Temperance Work" by the women themselves, the most interested party in it. But here, thanks be to God, I met a most favorable reception. How the people looked, how earnestly they listened also, yes, and wept, as I told them of the world-wide Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and warned them of that fatal sin which was keeping many women out of the Kingdom of Heaven, and they knew it. I talked in my simple way of human love in its various phases, and then turned to the incomparable love of Christ, who would save them if they would only let him. In conclusion I asked—"Is there any one here, man, woman or child, in this congregation, who is willing to forswear the intoxicating cup henceforth and forever? If there is, let him come forward and take me by the hand." With scarcely a pause, the main body of the audience in the rear (you know what that means) rose from their seats and literally precipitated themselves upon the speaker's stand. For the next half hour I had nothing to do but to shake hands and pin the white ribbon. I never witnessed a more exciting scene. The tearful joy of suffering wives over their sobered husbands, and anxious parents over their wandering boys will not be forgotten.
The happy result of this first meeting of the kind created a demand for its repetition on two other occasions, as the revival went on with equal enthusiasm and success. In the course of our visitation from house to house, a Northern lady who had come down here to winter with her brother on account of her health, informed me of the disgusting revels of a certain man and his wife with their half-dozen drunken boarders, which she was compelled to witness in the other end of the house weekly, or as often as pay-day came around. "I can't bear it," said she. "Are you then praying," said I; "Where is your faith?" A few day's later, at the mother's meeting, another woman said, with much feeling, "Won't you present the temperance cause again tonight? My husband and several others wish to join your organization." I did. And who were the first to present themselves as candidates for the white ribbon but that same woman and her husband? Twenty-three others in the congregation followed suit, and all again stood forth hand in hand—token of unbroken friendship—a spectacle to angels and mortal man. By this time, to our great joy, Brother Pope had returned, and he assigned me to my proper place after one of his own rousing appeals.
To give you a general idea of the power of this work, which continued with unflagging interest to the last, allow me to cite two or three instances of conversion. One, a man who had shot and killed three notorious burglars, was tried for legal informality and acquitted on the ground of the public weal. This was two years ago, and the people who knew and understood him well, said that he had enjoyed no peace of mind since. Notwithstanding all, he was, and is, a man of power and commanding influence, and has entered heartily into the work and interests of the A.M.A., as Brother Pope can assure you. Another, a younger man, likewise implicated in a murder last Fourth of July, and committed to jail for a time, the particulars of whose case I am unacquainted with, cried out in open congregation, "Pray for me, I am the vilest sinner that ever lived," and dropped upon his knees in sore agony of body and soul to join in prayer with the Christians present. As the latter arose and began singing, "Come, humble sinner," he stepped right forward exclaiming, "By the grace of God I will, I will," and at that moment the great change might be read in the heavenly expression of his changed countenance. Yet another young man, a boon companion in sin, cried out in the same way and came forward kneeling for some time, and then rising said, "I have found God; he is good; come, my friends, and find him, O come," repeating these words as he passed through the wondering congregation till he came to me, when grasping my hand, he exclaimed, "Praise the Lord that ever he sent you to this place." He was asked to pray. "Yes, yes," was his instant reply, "that is just what I want to do;" and such a prayer as he offered up is seldom heard. A well-known skeptic arose and openly renounced his infidelity.
As my husband and Brother Pope had both their special appointments elsewhere to fill, it fell to my lot, much against my predilections, to close the whole series of meetings by my third and last temperance lecture. This appeal on the temperance question was also responded to, at first mostly by young boys and girls, followed by a venerable gentleman and his two sons, and then the full complement of men and women. So all discouragements of the past are forgotten in these glorious results.
FOR THE CHILDREN.
CHRISTMAS AT THE S'KOKOMISH RESERVATION.
BY REV. MYRON EELLS.
Our Christmas passed off very pleasantly, with a tree and appropriate exercises in the evening. The church was full, with the school children, about forty-five in number, the older Indians, government employees, and a number of surrounding whites. Two songs were sung by the whole school, one being an original piece beginning with the words, "We're from Squakson and S'kokomish," (the two reservations from which the children have come,) and containing the names of all the children in school. The other, "Hurrah for the Christmas Tree" was sung just before the gifts were distributed. There were other songs by the older pupils, the youngest children closing with the clapping of their hands. Two Indian girls played the organ. Nine little girls recited a hymn, each one beginning with the successive letters of the word Christmas, and as they did so, those letters were hung up between them and the audience. Ten little boys recited a poem on temperance, in connection with which the Indian policeman, recently appointed, made some earnest remarks on the same subject. It was his first effort in church, and he surprised his friends by his success. An Indian chief spoke about Christmas, and your missionary added remarks on the meaning of the word Christmas—the feast of Christ.
A report of the Sabbath-school showed that there had been an average attendance of forty-five. Prizes having been offered to all those who should be on the roll of honor four-fifths of the time, by learning the Sabbath School lesson—three verses in advance and three in review— perfectly, it was found that five had gained a prize, a good book each, two of them being Indian children, and the others white children.
The gifts from the tree were then distributed. None of the children were omitted; some went home so loaded that they could hardly carry all, and even many of the oldest, decrepit Indians who could not be present, were not forgotten.
A violin and organ solo by the school teacher and his wife called the audience again to order, and an exhibition followed with a small magic lantern and about eighty pictures, Bible, temperance and comic. This I have used in my tours with the Indians, and it is always acceptable. The remark was made more than once, "How well the children performed their parts."
RECEIPTS FOR FEBRUARY, 1889.
| MAINE, $106.49. | |
| Augusta, Cong. Ch. and Soc., 23; "A Friend," 10 | $33.00 |
| Blue Hill. Bbl. of C., for Selma, Ala. | |
| Cape Elizabeth. First Cong. Ch. | 5.26 |
| Casco. Mrs. Richard Mayberry, for Mountain Work | 2.00 |
| Castine. Trin. Ch. | 10.00 |
| Castine. Mary F. and Margaret J. Cushman | 4.00 |
| Center Lebanon. "A Friend." | 5.00 |
| Edgecomb. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 11.04 |
| Gardiner. For Freight | 1.50 |
| Gorham. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., 5.25 and 60 copies "Well Spring," for Meridian, Miss. | 5.25 |
| Hallowell. "A Friend," for Student Aid, Talladega C. | 4.00 |
| Hampden. Cong. Ch. | 5.00 |
| Machias. Sarah P. Hill's S.S. Class, for Santee Indian Sch. | 1.25 |
| New Gloucester. Bbl. of C., 2.65 for Freight, for Selma, Ala. | 2.65 |
| North Yarmouth. By Rev. J.B. Caruthers, for Freight to Meridian, Miss. | 1.14 |
| Portland. Y.P.S.C.E. Williston Ch., for Student Aid, Gregory Institute | 8.00 |
| Portland. Mrs. Z.W. Barker, for Student Aid, Williamsburg, Ky. | 1.00 |
| Rockland. Ladles of Cong. Ch., Bbl. and Pkg. of C., by Mrs. M.A.C. Norton, for Williamsburg, Ky. | |
| Sidney. Mrs. A. Sawtelle | 0.50 |
| Skowhegan. Pkg. Temperance Literature, 2.90 for Freight, for Selma, Ala. | 2.90 |
| West Falmouth. Ladies and S.S. Class of First Ch., Bbl. and 2 for Freight, by Mrs. M.E. Hall, for Williamsburg, Ky. | 2.00 |
| Woodfords. S.S. Class No. 10, by Miss W. Perry, for Student Aid, Williamsburg, Ky. | 1.00 |
VERMONT, $1,707.12. | |
| Barre. Ladies' Miss'y Soc. of Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C., Val. 25; for McIntosh, Ga.; 3.15 for Freight | 3.15 |
| Bellows Falls. Cong. Ch. | 48.82 |
| Brattleboro. Sab. Sch. of Center Ch., 18.71; "A Friend," 1.29, for Student Aid, Talladega C. | 20.00 |
| Cambridge. Mrs. C. Stafford. Bbl. of C., etc., for Sherwood, Tenn. | |
| East Hardwick. Orrin Paine | 1.00 |
| Hartland. Bbl. of C., for McIntosh, Ga. | |
| Hyde Park. Ladies' Soc., Bbl. of C., for Sherwood, Tenn. | |
| Lower Waterford. Bbl. of C., for McIntosh, Ga. | |
| Montpelier. C.L.S.C., through Mrs. Denning, for Student Aid, Storrs Sch. | 9.00 |
| Montpelier. Ladies' Soc., Bbl. of C., for Meridian, Miss. | |
| Morgan. Miss Lucy Little | 0.50 |
| Newfane. Cong. Ch., (1 of which for McIntosh, Ga.) | 3.20 |
| Norwich. "J.G. Stimson, for Ch. in Hartford, Extra" | 100.00 |
| Norwich. Mrs. H. Burton | 2.00 |
| Quechee. Mrs. H. Thomas, for Student Aid, Talladega C. | 2.00 |
| Rutland. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., for Student Aid, Fisk U. | 50.00 |
| Strafford. Cong. Ch. and Christian Endeavor Soc. | 25.00 |
| Townshend. Cong. Ch. | 20.50 |
| Waitsfield. Cong. Ch. | 15.22 |
| Waterbury. Cong. Ch. | 25.00 |
| West Brattleboro. Bbl. of C., for McIntosh, Ga. | |
| West Glover. Bbl. of C., 2 for Freight, for McIntosh, Ga. | 2.00 |
| West Randolph. Miss S.E. Albin | 7.00 |
| West Rutland. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., for Student Aid, Fisk U. | 3.85 |
| Williamstown. Bbl. of C., for McIntosh, Ga. | |
| ——. "A Friend In Vermont," | 1,287.50 |
| Vermont Woman's Home Missionary Union, by Mrs. William P. Fairbanks, Treas: | |
| Barnet. Voluntary Offering Soc., for McIntosh, Ga. | 10.00 |
| Burlington. Sab. Sch. of First Ch., for Santee Indian M. | 20.00 |
| Chelsea. Ladies' Benev. Soc., for McIntosh, Ga. | 10.00 |
| Dorset. Ladies, for McIntosh, Ga. | 7.00 |
| Essex Junction. Ladies, for McIntosh, Ga. | 2.00 |
| Guilford. S. Maria Tyler, for McIntosh, Ga. | 2.00 |
| North Thetford. Susan E. Dearborn, for McIntosh, Ga. | 1.00 |
| Saint Johnsbury. Mrs. Laura A. Blodgett, for McIntosh, Ga. | 2.00 |
| West Brattleboro. Ladies of Cong. Ch., for McIntosh, Ga. | 22.50 |
| Westminster West. Ladies of Cong. Ch. | 4.88 |
| ——— $81.38 | |
RHODE ISLAND, $107.52. | |
| Providence. James Coats | 100.00 |
| River Point. Y.P.S.C.E. of Cong. Ch., for Santee Indian M. | 5.00 |
| Riverside. Cong. Ch. | 2.52 |
CONNECTICUT, $1,144.65. | |
| Bethel. "Willing Workers," for Student Aid, Talladega C. | 25.00 |
| Berlin. Ladies Soc. of Cong. Ch., Bbl., for Thomasville, Ga. | |
| Bristol. J.J. Jennings' S.S. Class, for Tougaloo U. | 20.00 |
| Colchester. "A Friend," for Indian M. | 5.00 |
| Haddam. First Cong. Ch. | 10.58 |
| Hanover. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., for Conn. Ind'l Sch., Ga. | 10.00 |
| Hartford. Mrs. H.A. Perkins, for School Furnishing, Tougaloo U. | 200.00 |
| Hartford. Windsor Ave. Cong. Ch. | 20.00 |
| Lakeville. Mrs. M.H. Williams, for Pleasant Hill, Tenn. | 5.00 |
| Lebanon. "A Friend," "Birthday Thank Offering" | 10.00 |
| Litchfield. J.O. Coit | 4.00 |
| Lyme. "A Friend," for Mountain Work | 5.00 |
| Mansfield Center. Ladies' Miss'y Soc., Box of C., for Storrs Sch. | |
| Middletown. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch., for Indian M. | 25.00 |
| Montville. First Cong. Ch. | 9.65 |
| Naugatuck. Cong. Ch. | 131.50 |
| New Haven. Mrs. M.H. Townsend | 25.00 |
| New Haven. Henry C. Rowe, for Student Aid, Macon, Ga. | 10.00 |
| New Hartford. Miss Mary E. DeVoe, Box of Books, etc., for Straight U. | |
| New London. "A Friend," for Student Aid, Talladega C. | 100.00 |
| New London. Members Second Cong. Ch., for Indian M. | 58.50 |
| New Preston. E.C. Williams, for Conn. Ind'l Sch., Ga. | 1.00 |
| Norwich. First Cong. Ch., for Jewett Memorial Hall, Grand View, Tenn. | 15.00 |
| Norwich. Sab. Sch. Miss'y Ass'n of Second Cong. Ch. | 8.05 |
| Norwich. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., Box of C., 3 for Freight, for Thomasville, Ga. | 3.00 |
| Plainville. "King's Daughters," for Student Aid, Talladega C. | 8.00 |
| Plymouth. John W. Wardwell, 20; Mrs. M.F. Wardwell, 20, for Tougaloo U. | 40.00 |
| Pomfret Center. S.S. Papers, for Thomasville, Ga. | |
| Portland. The "Lend a Hand" Soc., Box Christmas Gifts, etc., 1.50 for Freight, for Thomasville, Ga. | 1.50 |
| Redding. Sab. Sch., for Conn. Ind'l Sch., Ga. | 20.00 |
| Salisbury. Cong Ch. | 12.25 |
| Simsbury. Cong. Ch., for Straight U. | 15.00 |
| Sound Beach. Miss Belle W. Ferris, Child's Bible, for Athens, Ala. | |
| Thomaston. Cong. Ch. | 10.80 |
| Trumbull. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 9.68 |
| Waterbury. Second Cong. Ch. | 235.14 |
| Westbrook. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch. | 15.00 |
| West Hartland. Miss Emma Gaylord's S.S. Class, for Thomasville, Ga. | 1.00 |
| Wethersfield. Mrs. Leila Willard's S.S. Class, Pkg. Books, for Sherwood, Tenn. | |
| ——. "A Friend in Conn.," for Beach Inst., ad'l to const. MRS. MATTIE R.P. BRIDGE, MISS MARY S. HAZEN and MRS. ELIJAH CUTLER L.M.'s | 75.00 |
NEW JERSEY, $146.91. | |
| Arlington. Mrs. George Overacre, for Mountain Work | 1.00 |
| Colt's Neck. Reformed Ch. | 4.71 |
| Montclair. S.S. Class of Cong. S.S., for Student Aid, Talladega C. | 8.00 |
| Morristown. Sarah S. Carter, Pkg. Books, for Sherwood, Tenn. | |
| Newark. Belleville Ave. Cong. Ch., Missionary Prayer Meeting in charge of Y.P.S.C.E. | 3.20 |
| Newark. C.J. Haines | 30.00 |
| Plainfield. Mrs. C.W. Tarbell, Box Books, etc., for Sherwood, Tenn. | |
| Roselle. "A Friend," (50 of which for Pleasant Hill, Tenn.) | 100.00 |
PENNSYLVANIA, 3.72. | |
| Braddock. Thomas Addenbrook, Box of C., etc., for Sherwood, Tenn. | |
| Ebensburg. First Cong. Ch. | 3.72 |
| Meadville. Ladies' Miss'y Soc. of Park Ave. Ch., for Pleasant Hill, Tenn. | 20.00 |
OHIO, 73.00. | |
| Austinburg. Cong. Ch. | 21.10 |
| Burton. Mrs. H.H. Ford | 2.00 |
| Claridon. Mrs. C.W. Eames, for Indian M. | 10.00 |
| Cleveland. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch. | 17.76 |
| Cleveland. Mt. Zion Cong. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Fisk U. | 12.00 |
| Cleveland. Rev. M.L. Berger, D.D., for Student Aid, Talladega C. | 6.00 |
| Greensburg. Mrs. H.B. Harrington, for Indian M. | 5.00 |
| Jersey. Mrs. C.F. Slough | 2.00 |
| Lyme. Cong. Ch. | 21.97 |
| Mansfield. Woman's Miss'y Soc. of Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C. and Household Supplies, val. 127.91, by Susan M. Sturges, Sec., for Tillotson Inst. | |
| Mantua. Cong. Ch. | 7.05 |
| Medina. J.W. Dannley's S.S. Class, 5; Sunday Sch. Class of Mrs. Norman Plass, on True Blue Card, 5 | 10.00 |
| Mesopotamia. Ladies' Miss'y Soc., Bbl. of C., for Tougaloo U. | |
| Mount Vernon. J.W.F. Singer | 1.00 |
| New Lyme. Aaron J. Holman | 10.00 |
| North Benton. Simon Hartzell | 5.00 |
| North Fairfield. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch. | 1.00 |
| Oberlin. Miss A.T. Ballantine, for Sch'p Endowment Fund, Fisk U. | 25.00 |
| Oberlin. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch. | 15.97 |
| Ridgeville. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, 6, for Freight, 1.05; Miss Paddock's Class, 3.25, for Student Aid, Williamsburg, Ky. | 10.30 |
| Sherman. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch. | 2.45 |
| South Salem. Daniel S. Pricer | 5.00 |
| Springfield. First Cong. Ch. | 10.00 |
| West Andover. Cong. Ch. | 17.00 |
| Ohio Woman's Home Missionary Union, by Mrs. Phebe A. Crafts, Treas.: | |
| Medina. Cong. Sab. Sch. Primary Class, for Miss Collins' | |
| Indian Work | 3.40 |
| Salem. Mrs. D.A. Allen, (1 of which for Miss Collins' | |
| Indian Work) | 6.00 |
| Springfield. First Cong. Ch., W.H.M.S., for Woman's Work | 20.00 |
| Columbus. "E.T.B." for Miss Collins' Indian Work | 2.00 |
| Columbus. Eastwood Ch., L.M.S., for Miss Collins' | |
| Indian Work | 15.00 |
| Wauseon. Mite Soc., for Miss Collins' Indian Work | 4.00 |
| Hudson. A Member of L.H.M.S., for Miss Collins' | |
| Indian Work | 5.00 |
| ——— $55.40 | |
INDIANA, $20.00. | |
| Bloomington. Mrs. A.B. Woodford, for Student Aid, Fisk U. | 20.00 |
MICHIGAN, 76.25. | |
| Armada. Cong. Ch. | 3.80 |
| Beacon. Miss M. Peck's Day Sch., Box of C., etc., for Sherwood, Tenn. | |
| Cheboygan. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch. (76 c. of which for Indian M.) | 2.18 |
| Hillsdale. Several Pkgs. Basted work for Selma, Ala. | |
| Jackson. First Cong. Ch. | 38.05 |
| Marshall. Mrs. J.B. Stout | 5.00 |
| Oscoda. Mrs. A. McDougall, 10; Mrs. H.M. Loud, 5; Mrs. Crippin, 5; Mrs. Scofield, 2; Mrs. Johnson, 2; Mrs. Hawkins, 3, for Student Aid, Straight U. | 27.00 |
| Owosso. Ladies' M. Soc., Box of C., for Wilmington, N.C. | |
| Romeo. Miss Annie McKay, 5; Mrs. M.A. Dickinson, 5, for Student Aid, Straight U. | 10.00 |
| Romeo. Mrs. Greenshield, 5; Mrs. M. Grover, 3; "A Friend," 3; "The Sunbeam Soc.," 5, for Straight U. | 16.00 |
| Stanton. First Cong. Ch. | 15.21 |
| South Haven. Clark Pierce | 10.00 |
| Three Oaks. Cong. Ch. | 29.01 |
| Union City. "A Friend" | 200.00 |
| Woman's Home Missionary Union of Mich. by Mrs. E.F. Grabill, Treas.: | |
| Allendale. W.H. and F.M.S., for Trinity Sch. | 5.00 |
| West Adrian. L.M.S., for Trinity Sch. | 15.00 |
| ——— $20.00 | |
IOWA. $149.98. | |
| Bryant. Dea. H.B. Atwood | 0.50 |
| Cedar Rapids. Cong. Mission Sab. Sch. Birthday offerings | 2.10 |
| Council Bluffs. N.P. Dodge, for Student Aid, Talladega C. | 25.00 |
| Danville. Cong. Ch. | 8.30 |
| Des Moines. Nellie Whitman | 1.50 |
| Denmark. Cong. Ch. | 12.00 |
| DeWitt. Cong. Ch. | 5.00 |
| Durant. Mrs. Thomas Dutton, 1.50; John Burmeister, 50c, for Miss Collins' Indian Work. | 2.00 |
| Farragut. Cong. Ch. | 2.60 |
| Fontanelle. Cong. Ch. | 1.75 |
| Grinnell. Cong. Ch. | 9.69 |
| Keosauqua. Cong. Ch. | 4.30 |
| Madison Co. First Cong. Ch. | 3.00 |
| Mount Pleasant. Cong. Ch. | 4.00 |
| Muscatine. Cong. Ch. | 5.00 |
| Oakdale. Elsie Gilman, for Beach Inst. | 0.40 |
| Orient. Cong. Ch. | 4.00 |
| Sabula. Cong. Ch. | 3.26 |
| Shenandoah. Pkg. Sew. Material, for Savannah, Ga. | |
| Stuart. Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C., for Savannah, Ga. | |
| Riceville. Cong. Ch. | 8.92 |
| ——. "Friends," Bbls. of C., for Tougaloo U. | |
| Iowa Woman's Home Missionary Union, for Woman's Work: | |
| Algoma | 3.70 |
| Charles City. L.M.S. | 1.75 |
| Eldora | 10.45 |
| Gilbert Station. L.M.S. | 1.35 |
| Gilman. W.M.S. | 5.00 |
| Mason City. L.M.S. | 1.35 |
| McGregor. W.M.S. | 8.89 |
| Oskaloosa | 5.75 |
| Stacyville. W.M.S. | 5.00 |
| Sheldon. W.M.S. | 1.00 |
| Webster City. Girls' M.S. | 2.42 |
| ——— $46.66 | |
WISCONSIN, $141.82. | |
| Evansville. Y.L.M.S., Bbl. of C., for Tillotson Inst. | |
| Fond du Lac. Y.P.S.C.E. of First Cong. Ch., for Jones Kindergarten, Atlanta, Ga. | 9.75 |
| Fort Atkinson. Cong. Ch. | 24.00 |
| Fox Lake. Sab. Sch., Christmas Box, for Tillotson Inst. | |
| Beloit. "L.M. of Second Cong. Ch." | 5.00 |
| Boscobel. Cong. Ch. | 16.84 |
| Boscobel. "Coral Workers," Box, for Tillotson Inst. | |
| Brodhead. "Willing Workers," Pkg., for Tillotson Inst. | |
| Green Bay. First Pres. Ch., for Emerson Inst. | 10.00 |
| Green Bay. Y.L.M.S., Box, for Tillotson Inst. | |
| Hartford. Cong. Ch., to const. ROBERT FREEMAN L.M. | 37.00 |
| Kenosha. Y.P.S.C.E., by Bessie E. Wells, for Indian M. | 3.07 |
| Madison. "King's Daughters," Pkg. for Tillotson Inst. | |
| Menomonee. "Friends," Bbl. of C., etc., for Sherwood, Tenn. | |
| Milwaukee. Y.P.S.C.E. of Pilgrim Cong. Ch., for Mountain Work | 6.00 |
| Ripon. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch., 8.16; Mrs. C.T. Tracy, 5 | 13.16 |
| Sheboygan. J.H. Mead, for Sherwood, Tenn. | 5.00 |
| Waukesha. "Friends," in Cong. Ch. and Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Fisk U. | 12.00 |
| Whitewater. Mrs. J. Cutler, Pkg. Sewing Material, etc., for Meridian, Miss. | |
MINNESOTA, $209.46. | |
| Minneapolis. Plymouth Ch. | 91.56 |
| Minneapolis. Bethel Mission Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Fisk U. | 50.00 |
| Mirriam Park. Miss F.L. Austin, for Brewer Normal Sch. | 5.00 |
| Mirriam Park. Miss F.L. Austin, Bbl. of C., for Greenwood, S.C. | |
| Northfield. Ladies' H.M. Soc., for Freight to Jonesboro, Tenn. | 5.45 |
| Plainview. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C. and Box of Papers, for Jonesboro, Tenn. | |
| Rochester. W.J. Eaton | 50.00 |
| Rushford. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch., Box Books, etc., for Sherwood, Tenn. | |
| Saint Paul. S.S. Class, for Student Aid, Talledega C. | 1.50 |
| Saint Paul. Atlantic Cong. Ch., Ladles' M. Soc., B. of C., for Jonesboro, Tenn. | |
| Waseca. Cong. Soc. | 5.95 |
MISSOURI, $12.30. | |
| Saint Louis. Third Cong. Ch. | 12.30 |
KANSAS, $16.78. | |
| Highland. Cong. Ch., for Student Aid, Fisk U. | 10.00 |
| Leavenworth. First Cong. Ch. | 6.78 |
| Topeka. First Cong. Ch., 2 Bbls. Goods; 3 doz. S.S. Singing Books, for Meridian, Miss. | |
COLORADO, $2.50. | |
| Rosita. Miss Josephine Kellogg, for Student Aid, Tougaloo U. | 2.50 |
CALIFORNIA, $50.00. | |
| Los Angeles. Rev. Edward Hildreth | 50.00 |
OREGON, $150.00. | |
| ESTATE. | |
| Mount Zion. Estate of Dea. H.M. Humphrey, by Rev. G.H. Atkinson, Ex. | 150.00 |
WASHINGTON, $7.05. | |
| Anacortes. Rev. Horace J. Taylor and family | 7.05 |
MARYLAND, $165.72. | |
| Baltimore. First Cong. Ch. | 165.72 |
KENTUCKY, $1.66. | |
| Woodbine. E.H. Bullock | 1.66 |
TENNESSEE, $21.90. | |
| Nashville. Cong. Ch. in Fisk U. | 16.80 |
| Sherwood. Union Cong. Sab. Sch., Birthday Box Offerings | 5.10 |
NORTH CAROLINA, $10.75. | |
| Hillsboro. C.E. Jones | 2.00 |
| Wilmington. Cong. Ch. | 4.10 |
| Pekin. Cong. Ch. | 0.65 |
| Troy. "Friends," by S.D. Leake | 4.00 |
GEORGIA, $3.75. | |
| Atlanta. First Cong. Ch., 8 Birthday Offerings | 1.50 |
| Savannah. M.R. Montgomery, for Student Aid | 0.75 |
| Woodville. Cong. Ch. | 1.50 |
ALABAMA, $64.37. | |
| Birmingham. Cong. Ch., for Talladega C. | 5.55 |
| Marion. Cong. Ch. | 4.77 |
| Mobile. Cong. Ch. | 2.00 |
| Montgomery. Cong. Ch., for Student Aid, Talladega C. | 12.40 |
| Selma. Cong. Ch., for Talladega C. | 5.25 |
| Selma. Cong. Ch. | 2.00 |
| Shelby. Cong. Ch., for Talladega C. | 10.00 |
| Talladega. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., for Indian Work | 13.40 |
| Talladega. "Little Helpers," 3; Mission Band, 5, for Singing Books | 8.00 |
| Talladega. Cove Cong. Ch., 50c; Lawson Cong. Ch., 50c, for Talladega C. | 1.00 |
FLORIDA, $25.15 | |
| Crescent City. D.W. Burton | 5.00 |
| Jacksonville. Mrs. Anna W. Chadwick, (5 of which for Mountain Work) | 10.00 |
| Montclair. Mrs. E.C. Denning, Material for Sewing Class, Meridian, Miss. | |
| Winter Park. Cong. Ch. | 10.15 |
MISSISSIPPI, $5.00. | |
| Biloxi. J.W. Bushnell | 5.00 |
TEXAS, $2.20. | |
| Greenock. Dea. S.B. Hoisington | 2.20 |
TURKEY, $14.60. | |
| Constantinople. Rev. Joseph K. Greene, D.D. | 10.00 |
| Samokov. Miss E.T. Maltbie | 4.60 |
| ———— | |
Donations | $11,379.37 |
| Estates | 1,871.93 |
| ———— | |
| $13,251.30 | |
INCOME, $30.00. | |
| Belden Scholarship Fund, for Talladega C. | 30.00 |
TUITION, $4,331.33. | |
| Lexington, Ky., Tuition | 224.90 |
| Williamsburg, Ky., Tuition | 57.00 |
| Genesis, Tenn., Tuition | 0.87 |
| Grand View, Tenn., Tuition | 47.75 |
| Jonesboro, Tenn., Tuition | 90.80 |
| Memphis, Tenn., Tuition | 502.60 |
| Nashville, Tenn., Tuition | 656.29 |
| Pleasant Hill, Tenn., Tuition | 27.75 |
| Robbins, Tenn., Tuition | 3.50 |
| Wilmington, N.C., Tuition | 135.75 |
| Charleston, S.C., Tuition | 226.25 |
| Atlanta, Ga., Storrs Sch., Tuition | 275.80 |
| McIntosh, Ga., Tuition | 59.60 |
| Macon, Ga., Tuition | 346.70 |
| Savannah, Ga., Tuition | 218.40 |
| Thomasville, Ga., Tuition | 88.15 |
| Athens, Ala., Tuition | 99.00 |
| Mobile, Ala., Tuition | 208.70 |
| Talladega, Ala., Tuition | 108.25 |
| Meridian, Miss., Tuition | 62.50 |
| Tougaloo, Miss., Tuition | 330.25 |
| New Orleans, La., Tuition | 285.70 |
| Austin, Texas, Tuition | 125.88 |
| ———— | |
| 4,331.33 | |
| United States Government for the education of Indians | 61.10 |
| ———— | |
| Total for February | $17,673.73 |
| ======== | |
| SUMMARY. | |
| Donations | $80,894.64 |
| Estates | 11,471.88 |
| ————— | |
| $92,366.52 | |
| Income | 4,374,21 |
| Tuition | 13,971.40 |
| United States Government appropriation for Indians | 4,286.85 |
| ————— | |
| Total for Oct. 1 to Feb. 28 | $114,998.98 |
| ========= | |
FOR THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY. | |
| Subscriptions for February | 116.41 |
| Previously acknowledged | 416.58 |
| ——— | |
| Total | $533.99 |
| ====== | |
DANIEL HAND EDUCATIONAL FUND FOR COLORED PEOPLE. | |
| Income for February, 1889, from investments | 4,197.36 |
| Previously acknowledged | 3,157.50 |
| ———— | |
| Total | $7,354.86 |
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H.W. HUBBARD, Treasurer,
56 Reade St., N.Y.