We entered a new name on the list of our schools on the 1st of November. It is at Oroville, the county seat of Butte Co. It is taught by Miss Jessamine Wood, daughter of the Congregational pastor in that town. Years ago we began a work there, but under auspices that proved to be very unfavorable. Ever since, we have desired to renew the effort, but the way has not opened till now. There are few points in the interior of the State where so many Chinese—1,500, it is said—are congregated. The Chinese population of the town at one time out-numbered that of all other nationalities. Our school, at its outset, is very small, the attendance being only seven, but we trust it is the thin edge of a wedge which we may yet drive home with good effect. A helper will be set at work there, temporarily at least, after the holidays, by whom not only may the school be enlarged, but the Gospel be preached in the streets, and the war for Christ be carried into the very Africa of Oroville Chinatown.

RECEIPTS

FOR DECEMBER, 1879.

MAINE, $250.54.
Alfred. Cong. Ch. and Soc.$15.50
Bangor. Central Ch. Sab. Sch.35.09
Brewer. First Ch. and Sab. Sch.8.70
Bridgeton. “Jean.”5.00
Ellsworth. Mrs. L. T. Phelps10.00
Gorham. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.28.27
Hallowell. Miss F. Littlefield, 2 Bbls. of C.Hampden. Cong. Ch.9.50
Litchfield. Ladies, Bbl. of C.Machias. Centre St. Ch.1.88
Newport. Mrs. M. S. N.1.00
Norridgewock. Cong. Ch. and Soc. $45.60;Individuals, $1.46.60
Norway. Mary K. Frost5.00
Searsport. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.25.00
Skowhegan. Miss C. A. Weston, $20, for StudentAid, Fisk U.;—Mrs. W. Woodbury, $5,for Student Aid, Tougaloo U.25.00
South Berwick. Hugh and Philip Lewis,by Rev. G. Lewis7.00
Vassalborough. Joseph White5.00
Yarmouth. First Ch. and Soc.22.00
NEW HAMPSHIRE, $264.62.
Amherst. Ladies’ Union Miss. Soc., for StudentAid, Straight U.31.00
Bristol. Cong. Ch. and Soc.5.78
Concord. Cong. Ch. and Soc.39.05
Derry. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.10.74
Dover. E. J. L.1.00
East Derry. Mrs. M. G. Pigeon, Bbl. of C.Fisherville. Cong. Ch.17.61
Francestown. Cong. Ch.21.00
Greenfield. Individuals, by Mrs. M. M. Foster7.00
Hanover Centre. Cong. Ch. and Soc.7.00
Hillsborough Centre. H. O. C.1.00
Hopkintown. Rev. D. S.0.60
Jaffrey. Ladies’ Benev. Soc., Bbl. of C.Keene. Ladies’ Benev. Soc. of Second Ch.,$2.50, and Bbl. of C.2.50
Marlborough. Ladies’ Freedmen’s Aid Soc.,Bbl. of C. and $1 for Freight;—Freedmen’sAid Soc. $10 for Talladega11.00
Mount Vernon. Cong. Ch. and Soc. (ad’l)2.50
Mason. Ladies, Bbl. of C.Nashua. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.21.34
New London. Mary K. Trussell2.00
Pelham. Cong. Ch. and Soc.2.50
Salem. Cong. Ch. and Soc., for Student Aid,Atlanta U.5.00
Sanbornton. Cong. Ch. and Soc.15.00
Stratham. Cong. Ch. and Soc.20.00
Sullivan. Cong. Ch. and Soc.5.00
Temple. Mrs. W. K.1.00
Tilton. Cong. Ch. and Soc.30.00
West Campton. Cong. Ch. and Soc.5.00
VERMONT, $862.30.
Brandon. Cong. Ch. and Soc.20.28
Burlington. J. P.0.50
Castleton. Mrs. L. G. S.1.00
Cambridge. Mrs. Hezekiah How13.00
Chester. G. H. C.0.51
East Barnard. L. B.1.00
East Hardwick. S. W. O.1.00
Essex Junction. E. T. M.1.00
Granby and Victory. Cong. Ch. and Soc.2.00
Mechanicsville. C. E. B.1.00
Newbury. First Cong. Sab. Sch. for Indians,Hampton N. & A. Inst.4.00
Norwich. Cong. Ch. and Soc. ($5 of whichfrom Mrs. Ashley Blodgett)10.00
Pawlett. Miss D. Smith, ($1 of which forIndian M.)1.50
Peacham. Cong. Ch. and Soc.22.09
Pittsford. Dea. Tiffany2.00
Randolph. Mrs. I. N.1.00
Ripton. Cong. Ch. and Soc.21.50
Rutland. East Parish, Cong. Ch. and Soc.128.90
Saint Albans. Young Men’s Class, Cong. Ch.for Student Aid, Fisk U.25.00
Springfield. “A Friend” $200; Mrs. E. D.Parks, $100; Mrs. F. Parks, $100400.00
Stowe. Cong. Ch. to const. S. T. Fuller,L. M.46.52
Townshend. Mrs. Mary Burnap, $5; Mrs.Anna Rice, $5; Rev. Geo. Porter, D. D. $2;4 Individuals, $1 each; Others, 75 cents16.75
West Charlestown. Cong. Ch. and Soc. $12;Cong. Sab. Sch. $820.00
Williston. C. A. Seymour5.00
Windham. Cong. Ch. and Soc.16.25
Woodstock. Hon. Frederick Billings100.00
Worcester. Mrs. J. H.0.50
MASSACHUSETTS, $5,241.25.
Andover. Mary I. Abbott, $5; Mrs. F. R. B.,50c.; Dea. H. C., 50c.6.00
Arlington. Cong. Ch. and Soc.50.00
Ashburnham. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., toconst. Rev. Daniel E. Adams, L. M.31.30
Ashfield. Ladies of Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C.,and $2.35 for freight2.35
Auburn. Cong. Ch.45.62
Auburndale. Cong. Ch. and Soc.156.02
Boston. Shawmut Cong. Ch. and Soc., $219;Mount Vernon Ch. and Soc., $155.47;Union Cong. Ch. and Soc., $103.25; “TwoFriends,” $6483.72
Boston Highlands. Immanuel Ch. and Soc.,$33, and Sab. Sch., $3.30;—Miss E. E.Backup, B. of C. for Mendi M.33.30
Braintree. Mrs. W. J.0.50
Brockton. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., $21;— —— $2for Lady Missionary, Nashville, Tenn.23.00
Brookfield. Rev. C. E. S.1.00
Brimfield. First Cong. Ch.27.64
Buckland. C. W. Thayer5.00
Campello. —— Bbl. of C. and $5, for LadyMissionary, Nashville, Tenn.5.00
Charlestown. “S. M. S.”10.00
Chelsea. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., $53.89;Third Cong. Ch. and Soc., $14.6268.51
Chicopee. Third Cong. Ch., (of which $32.62for Teacher, Hampton N. & A. Inst.)39.93
Danvers. C. W. L.0.50
Danvers Centre. Cong. Sab. Sch. for StudentAid, Straight U.15.00
Douglass. A. M. Hill, $10; Cong. Ch. andSoc., $515.00
Easthampton. Payson Cong. Ch., $440.04,and Sab. Sch., $50; First Cong. Ch. andSoc., $24.17, and Sab. Sch., $50564.21
East Longmeadow. E. M.1.00
East Medway. H. D.0.50
East Taunton. Mrs. B. L. S.0.50
East Weymouth. Cong. Ch. and Soc.30.10
Franklin. Cong. Ch. and Soc.9.52
Framingham. Ladies of Plymouth Ch., 2Bbls. of C. and $4 for Freight, by Mrs. JosephMann;—E. K. S., $15.00
Freetown. “A Friend,” $8; Cong. Ch. andSoc., $6.1114.11
Florence. Sab. Sch. Class, Julius Phelps,Teacher9.37
Gloucester. M. A. H.0.10
Hanover. C. C.1.00
Harwichport. Leonard Robbins10.00
Haverhill. Mrs. Mary B. Jones, $10; Mrs.J. B. Case, $515.00
Haydenville. Cong. Ch. and Soc.13.14
Holbrook. —— $35, for Lady Missionary,Nashville, Tenn.;—Miss A. E. Holbrook, $5,and Bbl. of C.40.00
Holden. Cong. Soc. $23; Mrs. M. F. $124.00
Holliston. A. W. F. M.1.20
Holyoke. Second Cong. Ch.16.75
Hopkinton. Mrs. P. Claflin, for Berea C.25.00
Ipswich. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. $16.45;—SouthCong. Ch. Sab. Sch., $15, for StudentAid, Fisk U.31.45
Jamaica Plain. Central Cong. Ch. and Soc.350.00
Lakeville. Betsey Kinsley2.00
Leominster. Orthodox Cong. Ch. and Soc.41.50
Littleton. Cong. Ch. and Soc., $21.71; Mrs.Sewall’s S. S. Class, Bbl. of C.21.71
Longmeadow. N. B. & A. C., 50c. each1.00
Lowell. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., for HamptonN. & A. Inst.90.43
Ludlow. Cong. Ch. and Soc.18.81
Lynn. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., $16.91;North Cong. Ch. and Soc., $2.2719.18
Malden. Rev. W. H. Willcox, $100, for StudentAid, Fisk U.;—First Cong. Ch. andSoc., $47.08147.08
Mansfield. P. M. E.1.00
Marblehead. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., $5;J. J. H. Gregory, one Box5.00
Marlborough. Ladies’ Benev. Soc. of UnionCh.10.00
Marion. Estate of John Pitcher, by Trustees53.99
Mattapoisett. Cong. Ch. and Soc.6.00
Medford. Mystic Cong. Ch. and Soc.3.00
Methuen. Estate of Joseph F. Ingalls, byS. G. Sargent25.00
Milford. Cong. Sab. Sch., $40, for StudentAid, Atlanta U.;—Bbl. of C.40.00
Millbury. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc.63.83
Mill River. Miss M. R. Wilcox10.00
Mitteneague. Cong. Ch. and Soc.8.70
Monson. E. F. Morris, $50; Cong. Ch. $30;to const. Dea. A. H. White, L. M.80.00
Newbury. First Parish, Bbl. of C.Newburyport. Miss S. E. Teel5.00
New Braintree. Ladies’ Aid Soc. Bbl. of C.North Abington. —— $10;—Three Bbls. of C.and 48.75 for Lady Missionary, Nashville,Tenn.58.75
Northampton. “W.”100.00
North Andover. H. T. Parks, Bbl. of C.
Northbridge. Phebe S. Marsh5.00
North Brookfield. Members of Union Ch.$34; Union Ch. Mon. Con. Coll. $19.1053.10
North Chelmsford. Cong. Ch. and Soc.25.00
North Hadley. Cong. Ch. and Soc.4.93
Oxford. First Cong. Sab. Sch.16.34
Palmer. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc.18.54
Peabody. T. S.1.00
Phillipston. A. & T. Ward5.00
Pittsfield. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.27.30
Plymouth. C. W. P.0.50
Randolph. Cong. Ch. and Soc.116.00
Rochester. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.5.00
Rockland. Mr. Rice, $25; “Other Friends,”$12.35, for Lady Missionary, Nashville, Tenn.37.35
Salem. J. H. T. 60c.; J. P. A. 50c.1.10
Sheffield. First Cong. Soc.10.55
South Abington. Sewing Circle, $25; MissMary Whitmarsh, $20; Miss C. Whitman,$5; Mrs. P. Healy, $5; —— Bbl. of C. and$5, for Lady Missionary, Nashville, Tenn.60.00
Southbridge. Cong. Ch. and Soc.35.41
South Deerfield. Mrs. M. B. R.0.50
South Hadley Falls. Cong. Ch. and Soc.$19.50; M. F. M., $120.50
South Weymouth. Second Cong. S. S., MissGrover’s Class, for Student Aid, Atlanta U.5.00
Springfield. South Ch., (Mrs. S. E. C.), $10;Mrs. A. C. H. $1.1011.10
Sterling. Cong. Ch. and Soc.27.44
Stockbridge. Miss Alice Byington, for StudentAid, Washington Sch., Raleigh, N. C.10.00
Swampscott. Cong. Ch. and Soc., to const.Charles A. Haskell, L. M.30.00
Templeton. Mrs. L. M.1.00
Tolland. Cong. Sab. Sch., Bbl. of C.Topsfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc.60.00
Townsend. Cong. Ch. and Soc.14.75
Townsend Harbor. S. F. W.0.50
Upton. Cong. Ch. and Soc.33.00
Wakefield. Cong. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid,Atlanta U.15.70
Warren. Cong. Ch. and Soc.25.60
Watertown. Mrs. W. L., 60c.; Mrs. J. B. 50c1.10
West Boxford. Ladies, by Mrs. H. T. Park,B. of C. and $2 for Freight; Mrs. C. E. Park,$3 for Freight5.00
West Boylston. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.61.00
Westford. Union Cong. Ch. and Soc.2.00
Westhampton. H. F. C.1.00
West Medford. Cong. Ch. and Soc.19.33
West Medway. S. P.1.00
Westminster. “A Friend.”5.00
West Newbury. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc.8.00
West Springfield. Park St. Cong. Ch.41.00
Whitinsville. Cong. Ch. and Soc.1,154.75
Williamstown. Boys’ Miss. Soc., $10; Ladiesof Cong Ch., 3 Bbls. of C., for Woodbridge,N. C.10.00
Winchendon. “A Friend,” $1; Mrs. M. D. B. $12.00
Woburn. First Cong. Sab. Sch. ($25 ofwhich from “A Friend,”) $100;—FirstCong. Sab. Sch. $70, for Student Aid, HamptonN. and A. Inst.170.00
Worcester. Plymouth Cong. Ch. ($4 ofwhich for Berea C.) $36.54;—Washburn,Moen M’f’g Co., 6,700 ft. galv’d wirefencing, 10 lbs. galv’d Staples, for AtlantaU.36.54
—— ——50.00
RHODE ISLAND, $200.50.
Barrington. Cong. Ch., $50; and Sab. Sch.$2575.00
Oak Lawn. Rev. Marcus Ames10.00
Pawtucket. Mrs. J. G.0.50
Providence. Pilgrim Cong. Ch. and Soc. $85;Josiah Chapin, $25; W. C. Chapin, $5115.00