The American Missionary — Volume 35, No. 11, November, 1881

by Various

VERMONT, $549.04.
Ascutneyville. Dea. P. Haskell	5.00
Benson. “J. K.”	2.00
Bridport. Cong. Sab. Sch.	7.50
Burlington. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	49.68
Cambridge. M. and C. Safford, $38.52; E.Wheelock, $5; S. M. Safford, $5; Mr. andMrs. Blaisdell, $5; O. W. Reynolds, $5; H.Wires, $2; J. G. Morse, $2; B. R. Holmes,$2; M. J. M., $1; J. M. S., $1; J. W. T.,$1	67.52
Charlotte. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	52.00
Chester Depot. J. L. Fisher	10.00
Corinth. Cong. Ch.	16.50
Cornwall. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	28.70
Coventry. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	27.86
Enosburg. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	25.00
Georgia. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	12.10
Lunenburgh. Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch.	5.60
Norwich. “S. J. B.”	2.00
Royalton. A. W. Kenney	12.00
Saint Albans. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	43.72
Saint Johnsbury. Sab Sch. of South Cong.Ch. for Sab. Sch. Work, Talladega, Ala.	25.00
Springfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	47.10
Swanton. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	10.45
Waterbury. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	30.00
Wells River. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	25.00
Westminster West. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	22.79
Windham. Cong. Ch. and Soc., $15.52; Sab.Sch., $4; “A Friend’s Memento,” $1.50	21.02
Vergennes. Mrs. N. J. I.	0.50

MASSACHUSETTS, $10,808.86.
Abington. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	34.33
Agawam. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	6.08
Amherst. Agl. College, Class of ’82, bal. forfurnishing room, Stone Hall, Talladega C.	5.00
Amherst. G. C. Munsell	2.00
Andover. Dea. E. Taylor, $10; M. C. Andrews,$5, for Talladega C.	15.00
Bernardston. Cong. Ch.	1.00
Boston. “A Friend,” $42; Mrs. P. L. Livermore,$2	44.00
Boston. Woman’s Home Missionary Association,for Lady Missionary	26.52
Boston Highlands. John G. Cary, to const.Rev. Charles Nichols, L. M.	30.00
Boxford. Mrs. J. K. C. and Mrs. E. L. S., 50c.ea.	1.00
Bridgeton. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	20.29
Brockton. Evan. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	23.00
Cambridgeport. Pilgrim Ch. Mon. Con.Col., $13.56; Prospect St. Ch. and Soc., 50c.	14.06
Campello. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	60.00
Chelmsford. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	12.00
Chelsea. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	33.38
Chicopee. Third Cong. Ch. and Soc.	34.04
Coleraine. Cong. Ch.	12.00
Dorchester. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc.	891.09
Dover. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	5.00
Dunstable. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	19.25
Foxborough. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	30.68
Georgetown. “A Friend”	10.00
Gilbertville. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	27.00
Greenfield. Second Cong. Ch., $90.42; JeanetteThompson, $5	95.42
Hanson. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	6.00
Haverhill. Cong. Ch. and Soc., $200; CenterCong. Ch. and Soc., $53.50	253.50
Hawley. “A Friend”	1.00
Holland. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	5.00
Holyoke. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	30.00
Hopkinton. Cong. Ch. and Soc., ($11 of whichMission Concert Fund)	259.85
Hyde Park. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	40.75
Kingston. Mayflower Ch. and Soc.	10.00
Lawrence. E. F. E.	0.50
Lenox. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	17.25
Longmeadow. Gents’ Benev. Ass’n.	19.00
Lowell. Pawtucket Cong. Ch. and Soc.	14.56
Lunenburg. Cong. Sab. Sch. (ad’l) for furnishingroom, Stone Hall, Straight U.	0.25
Lynn. Miss Susie Clark, for Macon, Ga.	2.00
Malden. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	39.86
Mansfield. P. M. E.	1.00
Marblehead. Hon. J. J. H. Gregory, $2,000,for buildings, Wilmington, N.C.; $1,000for Talladega C.; and $1,533.55 on account ofexcesses in Church Contributions	4,533.55
Mattapoisett. A. C.	1.00
Maynard. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	50.00
Melrose. Cong. Ch, and Soc.	52.00
Melrose Highlands. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	5.00
Middleborough. Central Cong. Ch.	42.44
Milton. S. D. Hunt	10.00
Monson. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	40.49
Newburyport. Whitefield Cong. Ch. and Soc.	30.00
Northampton. “A Friend,” $100; EdwardsChurch, $35.93	135.93
North Andover. Cong. Ch. and Soc. (toconst. G. E. Hathorne, L. M.)	60.00
North Brookfield. Union Cong. Ch. and Soc.	48.00
North Chelmsford. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	22.50
North Falmouth. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	16.00
Northfield. Miss M. L. H.	0.51
North Somerville. “A Friend”	1.00
Orange. A. S. M.	1.00
Palmer. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc.	14.84
Plainfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	8.76
Quincy. Evan. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	75.02
Rockport. John Parsons	3.00
Salem. “Friends,” for Talladega C.	40.70
Sandwich. Miss Hepsa H. Nye	2.00
Saundersville. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	10.00
Sherborn. “A Friend”	3.00
South Amherst. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	8.00
Southborough. Pilgrim Ch. and Soc.	18.91
South Egremont. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	25.00
South Plymouth. Second Cong. Ch. andSoc.	5.00
South Sudbury. Ladies’ Mission Soc., Bbl.of C. val. $44.68, for Atlanta U., and $3 forfreight	3.00
Springfield. Mrs. A. C. Hunt	5.00
Stoneham. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	13.70
Sunderland. Cong. Ch. and Soc., to const.Mrs. L. Abba Gilbert, L. M.	40.00
Taunton. Winslow Ch. and Soc.	43.00
Topsfield. Charles Herrick	20.00
Townsend. “A Friend”	2.00
Uxbridge. Evan. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	40.00
Waltham. Individuals by N. Scammon, forMag.	2.00
Ward Hill. Elijah Bradstreet	10.00
Wellesley College. “A Friend”	5.00
Wellesley. Mrs. J. L. P.	1.00
West Newton. Mrs. H. A. Barker, 2Bbls. C.
Westport. Pacific Union Ch. and Soc., $7;Pacific Union Sab. Sch., $3.86	10.86
West Somerville. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	3.43
West Springfield. Second Cong. Ch. andSoc.	10.40
Woburn. Cong. Ch and Soc.	113.16
Worcester. Samuel W. Kent, $10; Salem St.Ch. $5	15.00
Yarmouth. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	55.00
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	7,808.86
LEGACIES.
Boston. Estate of Thomas D. Quincy,by Julia C. Quincy, Thomas D. Quincy,Jr., and Thomas P. Ayer, Executors	2,000.00
North Brookfield. Estate of Miss Lydia C.Dodge, by Wm. P. Haskell, Executor	1,000.00
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	10,808.86

RHODE ISLAND, $929.28.
Central Falls. Class of Sab. Sch. Girls	10.00
Providence. Central Cong. Ch., $823.68;Plymouth Cong. Ch., $20.60	844.28
Providence. Central Ch., $50, Union Ch.,$25, for Parsonage; Ladies of Central Ch.,Communion Set, val. $25, for Church, Talladega,Ala.	75.00

CONNECTICUT, $5,403.33.
Avon. Harry Chidsey	100.00
Branford. Cong. Ch.	18.16
Bridgeport. Park St. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	15.18
Bristol. S. E. Root. $25; N. L. Birge, $25;Mrs. H. S. Bartholomew, $10; H. S. Bartholomew,$10; Master Roger S. Newell,$2; Mrs. Dea. C., 50 cents, Mrs. E. S. K.,50 cents, for Talladega C.	73.00
Brooklyn. First Trin. Cong. Ch., $32.50;M. W. Crosby, for Mag., $1.50	34.00
Cheshire. Cong. Ch.	19.14
Colchester. “A Friend,” by Rev. S. G. Willard,for Hampton N. and A. Inst.	5.00
Collinsville. E. H. Sears, for Talladega C.	10.00
Durham. First Cong. Ch.	15.00
East Hampton. Hawley Skinner, $10; Dea.Saml. Skinner, $10; A. H. Conklin, $10;E. C. Barton, $10; H. H. Abby, $2; Mrs.F. M. K., $1; J. C. K., $1, for Talladega C.	44.00
East Hartford. First Ch.	20.00
Gilead. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Brown,$5, for Hampton N. and A. Inst., and $5for Tillotson C. and N. Inst.	10.00
Green’s Farms. Cong. Ch.	19.25
Griswold. First Ch.	40.00
Hartford. Roland Mather, $100; Newton Case,$50; John C. Day, $25, for Talladega C.	175.00
Lebanon. “A Friend in First Ch.”	10.00
Mansfield. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc.	9.49
Meriden. First Cong. Ch., $200, to const.Joel I. Butler, Mrs. Julius Auger, Mrs.Charles F. Linsley, Robert T. Spencer,Miss Lucy A. Taylor, and W. H. Catlin,L. M’s.; Center Cong. Ch., $19.50	219.50
Milton. Cong. Ch.	6.35
Naugatuck. Dea. S. H.	1.00
New Britain. Mrs. Laura Nichols, for FiskU.	100.00
New Britain. Henry Stanley, $50; Mrs.Louisa Nichols, $50; J. Corbin, $25; A. P.Collins, $20, for Talladega C.	145.00
New Britain. South Cong. Ch.	102.89
New Haven. Dwight Place Ch., $40; ThirdCong. Ch., $21; “A Friend,” $5	66.00
New London. First Ch.	43.87
North Manchester. Second Cong. Ch., toconst. Dr. S. H. Burgess and Levi Drake,L. M’s	72.00
North Stonington. D. R. Wheeler	10.00
Rockville. Second Cong. Ch.	85.11
Roxbury. S. J. Beardsley	3.00
Sharon. Cong. Ch., for Student Aid, AtlantaU.	42.28
South Coventry. Sab. Sch. Missionary Concert	5.65
Thomaston. Cong. Ch., ($2 of wh. for TillotsonC. & N. Inst.)	36.27
Terryville. Dea. R. D. H. Allen, $100 and aBuggy; Mrs. Mary E. Allen, $25; O. D.Hunter, $50; N. T. Baldwin, $50; M. C.Ogden, $50; Wm. Bates, $5; Mrs. G. E.M., $1, for Talladega C.	281.00
Torrington. L. Wetmore, $100, Cong. Ch.and Soc., $23.32; Ladies’ Benev. Soc., $10	133.32
Wallingford. Cong. Ch.	52.00
Waterbury. Mrs. G. C. H.	0.50
Watertown. “A Friend,” for President’sHouse, Talladega C.	500.00
West Haven. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	16.94
West Winsted. Second Cong. Ch.	50.03
Wethersfield. First Ch. of Christ	57.02
Windsor. Cong. Ch.	75.00
Winsted. David Strong, $25; Mrs. M. A.Mitchell, $10; Dea. E. E. Gilman, $10; C.B. Hallett, $7; G. B. O., $1, for TalladegaC.	53.00
—— “A Friend”	15.00
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	2,789.95
LEGACIES.
Greenwich. Estate of Mrs. Eliza Clark, byLyman Mead and D. S. Mead, Executors	2,507.38
Terryville. Estate of Cornelius R. Williams,(of which $53 for Arthington M.) by MoseleyH. Williams, Adm.	106.00
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	5,403.33

NEW YORK, $1,232.85.
Batavia. Mrs. Anna V. S. Fisher	20.00
Brooklyn. Rev. A. Merwin	25.00
Brooklyn. Library of the late Hon. E. P.Smith, by Mrs. Smith, for Fisk U. Library
Brooklyn. Miss Halliday, bundle of Booksand Papers
Camillus. Isaiah Wilcox, to const. Miss CorneliaO. Brainard, L. M.	30.00
Copenhagen. Lucian Clark	15.00
Dansville. Mrs. F. C. N.	0.50
Derby. Mrs. Jeanette Bullock	2.00
East Bloomfield. Mrs. P. W. Peck	5.00
Eden. Mrs. Hannah McNett	2.00
Gaines. Cong. Ch. and Soc., $38.31; Sab.Sch. $4.89, to const. Richard Andrews,L. M.	43.20
Hancock. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	10.00
Homer. Cong. Ch.	69.94
Irvington. Mrs. R. W. Lambden	5.00
New York. “A Friend,” $50, for furnishinga room, Straight U., and $50, for furnishinga room, Talladega C.	100.00
New York. “H. W. H.,” for furnishinga room, Straight U.	50.00
New York. Robbins Battell, for President’sHouse, Talladega C.	50.00
New York. Dr. C. R. Agnew, $20; WilliamPatton, $10, for William Luke’s Monument,Talladega, Ala.	30.00
New York. Rev. A. C. Frissell, for HamptonN. & A. Inst.	10.00
New York. N.Y. Colored Mission Sab. Sch.,135 West 30th St.	3.21
Nunda. “A Friend”	10.00
Pekin. Miss Abigail Peck	10.00
Portland. John S. Coon, $10; Mrs. S. L. L.Coon, $10	20.00
Seneca Falls. Cong. Ch., “A Friend”	50.00
Sherburne. By Dr. H. A. Newton, for NeedmoreChapel, Talladega, Ala.	10.00
Sherburne. Mrs. John Pratt, $10; MissCarrie Pratt, $5; Mrs. Harriett Fuller, $5;Mrs. Chas. Fuller, $5, for Cooking School,Talladega C.	25.00
Syracuse. Geo. W. Bradford, M.D.	2.00
Union Valley. Dr. J. Angel	5.00
Utica. Mrs. Sarah H. Mudge	15.00
West Salamanca. “Mrs. E. G. H.”	10.00
Yaphank. “H. M. O.”	5.00
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	632.85
LEGACIES.
Berkshire. Estate of Deodatus Royce, byChas. T. Leonard	100.00
Rochester. Estate of Lucina Chapin	500.00
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	1,232.85

NEW JERSEY, $35.50.
Chester. First Cong. Ch.	20.00
Jersey City. Mrs. S. B.	0.50
Orange Valley. “Friends,” for Talladega C.	15.00

PENNSYLVANIA, $67.50.
Clark. Mrs. Elizabeth Dickson, $15; MissEliza Dickson, $15	30.00
Philadelphia. Frederic S. Kimball, for furnishingroom, Stone Hall, Talladega, Ala.	25.00
West Alexander. ——	10.00
Sewickley. ——	2.50

OHIO, $217.94.
Bellevue. Cong. Ch.	22.25
Brownhelm. Oscar H. Perry	5.00
Bristolville. “Friends,” for Talladega C.	3.50
Cleveland. Infant Sab. Sch. Class, for furnishingroom, Talladega C.	38.00
Cleveland. H. E. Brooks, $5; “Friends,” $1,for Talladega C.	6.00
Columbus. Mrs. James L. Bates	5.00
Hicksville. “A Friend”	10.00
Hilliard. Miss E. McC.	0.25
Mallet Creek. Mrs. Mary P. Goodrich	5.00
Mantua. Cong. Ch.	7.00
Medina. First Cong. Ch., $37, to const. W.H. Sipher, L. M.; T. E. R., $1	38.00
Medina. Woman’s Missionary Soc., $10;Class of Young Ladies in Sab. Sch., $2, forStudent Aid, Talladega C.	12.00
Newark. Plymouth Cong. Ch., $8; WelshCong. Ch., $7.93	15.93
Ravenna. Theodore Clark, bal. to const.himself L. M.	25.00
Rochester Centre. Cong. Ch.	6.00
Sharon Center. Mrs. R. A.	0.51
Toledo. Mrs. W. K. Smith ($1 of which forHampton N. and A. Inst., and $1 for TougalooU.)	6.00
Twinsburg. L. W. and R. F. Green	5.00
Windham. “Friends.”	5.00
Youngstown. “Railway Man.”	2.00
Zanesville. Mrs. M. T.	0.50

ILLINOIS, $1,294.12.
Amboy. Bureau Association, by Mrs. H. T.Ford, Treasurer, for Lady Missionary, Savannah,Ga.	25.00
Aurora. N. L. James	5.50
Bartlett. Cong. Ch.	23.00
Brimfield. Cong. Ch.	7.20
Chenoa. Cong. Ch.	7.00
Chicago. First Cong. Ch.	291.33
Collinsville. Mrs. J. S. Peers, $10; Mr. andMrs. J. F. Wadsworth, $10	20.00
Elmwood. Children’s Missionary Soc.	8.00
Evanston. Cong. Ch.	45.00
Granville. Cong. Ch.	22.00
Gridley. Cong. Ch.	10.00
Jacksonville. Cong. Ch.	46.28
Joy Prairie. Cong. Ch.	12.65
Kewanee. Cong. Ch.	31.28
Lamoille. Cong. Ch.	14.00
Lisbon. Cong. Ch. (adl.)	12.54
Lyndon. “A Friend”	5.00
Ottawa. Cong. Ch.	40.35
Port Byron. Cong. Ch.	5.77
Princeton. “A Friend,” $50; Mrs. Polly B.Corss, $10	60.00
Rochelle. W. H. Holcomb	2.00
Roseville. Cong. Ch.	40.00
Sheffield. Cong. Ch. and Sab. Sch., for LadyMissionary, Savannah, Ga.	9.22
Waukegan. Cong. Ch.	10.00
Wethersfield. Mrs. R. D. Shaw	10.00
Wilmette. First Cong. Ch.	11.00
Winnebago. Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Parsons	20.00
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	794.12
LEGACY.
Galesburg. Estate of Mrs. W. C. Willard, byProf. T. R. Willard, Ex.	500.00
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	1,294.12

MICHIGAN, $870.58.
Ann Arbor. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	23.80
Battle Creek. Colored Friends in SecondBapt. Ch., for room, Michigan Floor, StoneHall, Talladega C.	30.00
Battle Creek. Cong. and Presb. Ch., for room,Michigan Floor, Stone Hall, Talladega C.	19.25
Battle Creek. Cong. and Presb. Sab. Sch.,for Student Aid, Talladega C.	11.00
Benzonia. E. F. Spencer, $10; H. B. B., $1	11.00
Chelsea. John C. Winans	50.00
Convis. “Friends,” for room, MichiganFloor, Stone Hall, Talladega C.	35.00
Detroit. Fort St. Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., forLady Missionary, Memphis, Tenn.	50.00
Detroit. D. McLaulin	2.00
Grand Rapids. Cong. Sab. Sch., for Rev. J.H. H. Sengstacke, Woodville, Ga.	20.00
Greeneville. N. Staght, $38; M. Rutan, $35;“Friends,” $16, for room, Michigan Floor,Stone Hall, Talladega C.	89.00
Homer. Mrs. C. C. Evarts	5.00
Hopkins Station. D. B. Kidder	5.00
Jackson. First Cong. Ch., to const. AndrewWatson, Isabella Watson, L. H.Field and Mrs. L. H. Field, L. M’s.	300.00
Kalamazoo. Plymouth Cong. Ch.	26.40
Marshall. Cong. Ch., for room, MichiganFloor, Stone Hall, Talladega C.	39.01
North Adams. Cong. Ch.	12.12
Olivet. Hon. William B. Palmer, for room,Michigan Floor, Stone Hall, Talladega C.	35.00
Olivet. Saml. F. Drury, for Scholarship,Straight U.	10.00
Port Huron. Cong. Sab. Sch., for room,Michigan Floor, Stone Hall, Talladega C.	35.00
Potterville and Chester. Cong. Churches (ofwhich $5 from Rev. O. E. Murray), forroom, Michigan Floor, Stone Hall, TalladegaC.	25.00
Union City. Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Clark, forfurnishing room, Stone Hall, Talladega C.	25.00
Warren. “A Friend”	2.00
White Lake. Robert Garner	10.00