The American Missionary — Volume 35, No. 2, February, 1881

by Various

MASSACHUSETTS, $7,380.74.
Amesbury and Salisbury. Union Evan. Ch.and Soc.	11.00
Amhest. Miss M. H. Scott, for Tougaloo U.,and to const. Miss K. K. Koons, L. M.	30.00
Amherst. First Cong. Ch.	25.00
Andover. South Cong. Ch. and Soc., $100;Rev. W. L. R., 50c	100.50
Andover. Miss Susie W. Smith, for StudentAid, Straight U.	50.00
Ashby. Rev. G. S. S.	0.50
Ashfield. Mrs. Alvan Perry, Bbl. of C.; Ladies,$1.57 for freight	1.57
Ashburnham. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	26.36
Athol. Cong. Ch., for Charleston, S. C.	10.00
Ballard Vale. J. L.	1.00
Barre. C. B. R.	1.00
Belchertown. Mrs. D. B. B.	0.50
Blandford. Cong. Ch.	7.00
Boston. Mount Vernon Cong. Ch. and Soc.,$426.23; Walnut Ave. Cong. Ch., $103.14;Union Cong. Ch. and Soc., $96.46; “AFriend,” $10; J. H. D., $1; Mrs. S., $1, G.E. K., 50c; Mrs. S. A., 50c	638.83
Boston Highlands. Miss D.	0.50
Boylston Centre. Ladies, Bbl. of C.
Bradford. Ladies Bbl. of C.
Brimfield. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc.	8.82
Brookline. J. P. P.	0.50
Cambridgeport. Pilgrim Ch. and Soc., $8.48;G. F. Kendall, $5	13.48
Charlestown. Winthrop Cong. Ch.	69.41
Charlton. Cong. Sab. Sch.	14.36
Chelsea. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., $79.90;“A Friend,” $2; “A Friend,” $2	83.90
Chicopee. Cong. Ch.	27.31
Conway. Miss M. A. W.	0.50
Cotuit. Union Ch. and Soc.	10.00
Cummington. “A few Friends”	8.00
Douglass. A. M. H.	0.50
Easthampton. Payson Cong. Ch., $429.10;Payson Cong. Sab. Sch., $50; First Cong.Sab. Sch., $25	504.10
Enfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	61.83
Fall River. Mrs. R. B.	1.00
Fitchburgh. Cal. Cong. Ch., 161.40; Mrs. H.H., $1	162.40
Framingham. Mrs. Mann, of Plymouth Ch.,$4, for Freight; S. H., 51c	4.51
Freetown. “A Friend,” $10; Cong. Ch.and Soc., $3.68	13.68
Grantville. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	13.78
Groton. Elizabeth Farnsworth	10.00
Harwich. Cong. Ch.	12.40
Harwichport. Leonard Robbins	10.60
Haverhill. North Cong. Ch. and Soc., $185;Mrs. Mary B. Jones, $10; Mrs. J. B. Hall,$2; J. U., $1	198.00
Haydenville. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	7.25
Hinsdale. “Friend”	51.00
Holbrook. Mrs. C. S. Holbrook, Bbl. of C.,for Savannah, Ga., and $5 for freight	5.00
Holden. C. T. W.	1.00
Holliston. Ladies Benev. Soc. of Cong. Ch.,Two Bbl’s C. and $1.10 for freight, for Savannah,Ga.	1.10
Ipswich. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., forTalladega C.	25.00
Ipswich. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	4.50
Jamaica Plain. “Friend”	5.00
Lakeville. Betsey Kinsley	2.00
Lexington. Hancock Cong. Ch. and Soc.	5.66
Lowell. Geo. F. Willey, $5.20; Mrs. A. S.Cutler, $5; Mrs. S. R. P., 50c	10.70
Ludlow. Cong. Ch.	34.55
Lynn. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	21.67
Malden. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	37.08
Marlborough. T. B. P.	1.00
Maplewood. Ladies, 2 Bbl’s. of C., for Savannah,Ga.
Maplewood. Mrs. J. C. F	0.50
Mattapoisett. A. C.	1.00
Matfield. Mrs. S. D. Shaw, $2.50, for Refugeesand 50c., for Mag.	3.00
Medfield. Mrs. G. F.	0.50
Medford. S. J. B.	0.50
Milford. Individuals	2.50
Millbury. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc., $51.11;M. D. Garfield, $5	56.11
Millbury. First. Cong. Sab. Sch., for furnishinga room, Atlanta U.	25.00
Monson. Cong. Ch.	35.65
New Bedford. Miss E. B. Dickinson, $50;“A Friend,” $20	70.00
Newburyport. Whitefield Cong. Ch., $6.67;Mrs. J. B., $1; Mrs. L. H., $1	8.67
Newburyport. J. C. Cleveland, Bbl. of C. forTougaloo U.
Newburyport. L. B. Pert, Bbl. of C. forRefugees
Newton. Mrs. C. F. R.	0.50
Newton Centre. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.,$18.03; J. W., 50c; Mrs. M. B. Furber,$2	20.53
Newton Highlands. Mrs. G. G. Phipps, Bbl.of C. for Atlanta, Ga.
Northborough. Mrs. A. E. D. F.	0.50
North Brookfield. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.,$50; Union Cong. Ch., $7.50; R. H. B., 50c.	58.00
Northford. Cong. Ch.	24.51
Norfolk. Miss L. W.	0.50
Norwood. Mrs. H. N. Fuller, for Indian M.	2.00
Orleans. Cong. Sab. Sch.	10.00
Peabody. Cong. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid,Atlanta U.	75.00
Phillipston. A. & T. Ward	5.00
Prescott. Mrs. A. H. B.	0.50
Raynham. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	17.08
Reading. Bethesda Ch. Sab. Sch.	6.84
Rockport. John Parsons	3.00
Royalston. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	2.75
Salem. Crombie St. Sab. Sch., for StudentAid, Talladega C.	40.00
Salem. Tabernacle Ch. and Soc. ad’l	10.00
Sheffield. Hon. James Bradford	10.00
Shelburne Falls. Rev. W. D. M. F.	0.51
Somerville. Matthew P. Elliott, Box of Hats,val. $50, for Tougaloo U., and $2 for Freight	2.00
South Amherst. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	5.00
South Attleborough. First Cong. Ch. andSoc., $6.71; Mrs. H. L. Draper, Bbl. ofC., and $1, for Freight	7.71
South Boston. Phillips Cong. Ch. M. C. Coll	29.46
South Braintree. A. P. W.	1.00
South Deerfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc., $12.25;“A Friend,” 60c	12.85
South Hadley Falls. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	30.00
Springfield. North Cong. Ch., $40.27; Mrs.A. C. Hunt, $1.25; H. F., Jr., 50c.	42.02
Spencer. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., $90.05;Primary Dept. Cong. Sab. Sch., $8.35	98.40
Sterling. Cong. Ch. and Soc., $23; Cong.Ch. Sab. Sch., $2	25.00
Stockbridge. Cong. Ch.	69.91
Sunderland. Cong. Ch. and Soc. (ad’l), toconst. Mrs. Ellen J. Sanderson and MissMary A. Warner, L. M.’s	5.00
Thorndike. Mrs. E. G. Learned	2.00
Townsend. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	14.00
Upton. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	30.00
Upton. Ladies’ Sewing Circle, 2 Bbl’s of C.
Wakefield. Cong Ch. and Soc.	49.46
Watertown. Corban Soc.	5.00
West Acton. Rev. J. W. B.	0.50
Webster. Cong. Ch.	10.00
Wellesley. L. B. H.	0.50
Wellfleet. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	39.00
West Barnstable. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	5.00
West Boylston. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	51.00
West Boylston. “Willing Workers,” Bbl. ofC., for Atlanta U., and $2 for freight	2.00
Westborough. T. N. G.	0.50
West Cummington. Rev. J. B. B.	0.50
Westfield. Mrs. C. W. F.	1.00
West Medford. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	11.44
Westminster. “Christmas”	5.00
West Springfield. Park St. Cong. Ch., $55.26;First Cong. Ch., $30, to const. Rev. C. H.Abbott, L. M.	85.26
Whitinsville. Cong. Ch. and Soc., $1,294.36;“Additional,” $21	1,315.36
Woburn. North Cong. Ch. and Soc.	20.00
Worcester. Central Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., forStudent Aid, Straight U.	50.00
Worcester. Plymouth Cong. Ch., $18.47;Mrs. N. P., 50c.; Mrs. K. G., 50c.	19.47
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	$5,080.74
Legacies—Enfield. Trustees Estate of J. B.Woods, by R. M. Woods	100.00
Great Barrington. Mrs. C. H. Rosseter, byJustin Dewey, Ex.	2,000.00
Hatfield. Israel Morten, by Mrs. Lucy L.Morton, Execx., to const. Mrs. Carrie M.Moore, Mrs. Lucy M. Avery and MissHarriet M. Lyman, L. M’s	100.00
South Deerfield. Edwards Clark, by O. S.Arms, Ex.	100.00
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	$7,380.74

RHODE ISLAND, $280.54.
Bristol. M. D. W. R. & C. D. W., for Mag.	1.00
Central Falls. E. R.	0.48
Little Compton. “Member of Cong. Ch.”	10.00
Newport. D. B. F.	0.50
Pawtucket. Cong. Ch. and Soc., $15; A. B.,$1; M. H. G., 50c.	16.50
Providence. Pilgrim Cong. Ch. and Soc.,$126.56; “A father of four,” $100; JosiahChapin, $25; Mrs. J. M. B., 50c.	252.06

CONNECTICUT, $4,560.66.
Andover. C. E. B. Hyde	10.00
Avon. “E. L. R.”	10.00
Black Rock. Cong. Ch., to const. John Fancher,L. M.	49.00
Berlin. Second Cong. Ch.	23.12
Bethel. Cong. Ch.	20.25
Bloomfield. Cong. Ch.	14.36
Bozrahville. Cong. Ch.	7.17
Central Village. Cong. Ch.	5.00
Clinton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. ($30 of whichfrom Prof. B. G. Northrop), $59.27, to const.Edward A. Wilcox and Charles H. Grinnell,L. M.’s; Prof. G. B. N., 50c. for Mag.	60.27
Cornwall. G. H. C.	0.63
Durham. Ladies’ Miss. Soc. of North Ch.,by Mrs. M. F. Gatzmer, Sec., Bbl. of C., and$3 for Freight, for Tougaloo U.	3.00
East Hartford. First Ch.	38.13
East Woodstock. Cong. Ch. and Soc., toconst. Mrs. Lucy Morse, L. M.	31.00
Ellington. Cong. Sab. Sch.	25.00
Essex. First Cong. Ch.	20.51
Glastonbury. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	150.00
Greenfield Hill. Barrel of Apples, and $2for Freight, by Rev. C. Bridgman, for Talladega	2.00
Greenwich. H. P.	1.00
Haddam. Cong. Ch. and Sab. Sch.	14.25
Hamden. H. H.	0.50
Hanover. Cong. Ch. Mon. Coll.	10.10
Hartford. Pearl St. Cong. Ch., $99.77; Mrs.Sarah H. Eddy, $10; Mrs. W. T., $1; Mrs.J. O., 50c; Miss S. N. K., 50c	111.77
Kensington. Mrs. M. Hotchkiss	6.00
Madison. Cong. Ch.	4.45
Meriden. First Cong. Ch., $60 to const.Mrs. Julia Lamb and John H. Kelsey, L.M’s; Center Cong. Ch., $17	77.00
Middletown. First Cong. Ch., $66.69; Mrs.J. D. 50c.	67.19
Milford. First Cong. Ch., $40; PlymouthCh., $30; Plymouth Ch. Sab. Sch., $40,to const. Jabez W. Smith, L. M.	110.00
Moose Meadow. Mrs. H. L. E.	0.51
Mystic Bridge. H. C. Holmes	13.02
Norwich. Broadway Cong. Ch., ad’l to const.Misses Mattie R. Barstow, Rosina M.Branch, Elizabeth Chapman, Addie M.Cook, Elizabeth M. Gillette, CarrieGordon, Alice Griffin, Hattie E. Leach,Lucy G. Leavens, Lillie Linnell, EmmaS. Loomis, Augusta G. McCurdy, Mary F.Norton, Ellen M. Phillips, HarrietRipley and Fannie E. Parlin, L. M.’s	300.00
Norwich. Buckingham Sab. Sch., $25; Mrs.O. Gager, $5	30.00
New Britain. Mrs. Norman Hart, for StudentAid, Tougaloo U.	10.00
New Britain. South Cong. Ch., $72.73; MissJulia A. Kelsey, $2; Mrs. A. A., $1	75.73
New Haven. Third Ch., $14.04; Taylor Ch.,$1.68: E. A. W., $1; Mrs. H. C. 50c.	17.22
New London. First Ch. (quar. coll.)	54.14
New Milford. Cong. Ch., ($30 of which toconst. Chas. H. Noble, L. M.)	94.09
North Branford. Cong. Ch.	16.67
North Greenwich. Cong. Ch., to const.Eugene Tompkins, L. M.	48.06
Putnam. Second Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., forStudent Aid, Hampton Inst.	15.00
Putnam. Mrs. H. G. S.	0.50
Sharon. Mrs. B. S.	0.50
Somers. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	22.45
South Coventry. Cong. Ch.	27.00
Southport. “A Friend”	50.00
Stafford. Mrs. T. H. Thresher	5.00
Stamford. Dea. J. S.	0.50
Stonington. Second Cong. Ch., $55, toconst. Rev. H. B. Mead, L. M.; SecondCong. Ch., $10	65.00
Stratford. Cong. Ch.	26.31
Suffield. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	12.26
Terryville. O. D. Hunter and N. T. Baldwin,$50 each, for Talladega C.	100.00
Thomaston. Cong. Sab. Sch., for StudentAid	35.63
Thomaston. Cong. Ch.	34.76
Thomaston. “S.”	2.00
Unionville. First Cong. Ch., for Talladega C.	79.44
Vernon. Cong. Ch.	20.50
Vernon. Ladies’ Char. Soc., Bbl. of C., forSavannah, Ga.
Washington. Cong. Ch.	11.07
Waterbury. C. E. W.	1.00
West Chester. “A Friend”	5.00
West Stafford. “A Friend”	2.00
West Winsted. Second Cong. Ch., $85.92;Mrs. T. W., $1	86.92
Wethersfield. Cong. Ch.	6.15
Windsor. Cong. Ch.	115.00
Winchester. Cong. Ch.	7.73
Woodbury. First Cong. Ch.	24.00
Woodstock. First Cong. Ch.	14.80
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	$2,301.66
Legacies—Portland. Miss Harriet White,by Mrs. T. A. Sellew, Executrix	50.00
Union. Rev. Samuel I. Curtiss, by Geo.Curtiss, Ex.	209.00
West Haven. Mrs. Huldah Coe, by LemanW. Cutler, Ex.	2,000.00
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	$4,560.66

NEW YORK, $1,515.32.
Alfred Centre. Mrs. Ida F. Kenyon	5.00
Albany. First Cong. Ch.	77.30
Bergen. D. M.	1.00
Brooklyn. Clinton. Ave. Cong. Ch.	457.02
Brooklyn. Mrs. Lewis Edwards, packageof C.
Canandaigua. M. H. C.	1.00
Chesterfield. Mrs. M. A. H.	1.00
Chestertown. R. A. C., $1; M. T., $1	2.00
Clifton Springs. Mrs. Andrew Peirce, $25;Rev. S. R. Butler, $5	30.00
Dryden. M. L. K.	1.00
Durham. Mrs. Hannah Ingraham	3.00
East Bloomfield. Mrs. P. W. P.	1.36
Evans. Miss L. P.	1.00
Ellington. Anson Crosby, $5; Mrs. ElizaRice, $4	9.00
Elmira. Miss C. Thurston	5.00
Fairport. First Cong. Ch.	80.00
Felt’s Mills. Joel A. Hubbard and Wife	30.00
Gouverneur. Mrs. M. Rodger	1.50
Hancock. Cong. Ch.	6.00
Homer. Cong. Ch., $88.25; Mrs. AugustaArnold, $3; F. F. Pratt, $2	93.25
Irvington. Rev. W. C.	0.50
Jamestown. Rev. W. D. Henry	10.00
Le Roy. Miss Della A. Phillips, for StudentAid	20.00
Le Roy. A. McEwen	5.00
Lima. Mrs. A. E. M.	1.00
New York. —— $200; E. Delano & Son.,$10	210.00
New York. Ladies of Memorial Presb. Ch.,for a Teacher, Talladega C.	105.00
New York. Mrs. John Byers, for StudentAid, Straight U.	50.00
Nineveh. Mrs. Lucy M. Peck, for Woman’sWork for Woman	5.00
Nunda. A large box of Bedding and Clothing,by Mrs. Mary Crosnett; “Friends,”$4 for Freight	4.00
Oswego. Mrs. Chester M. Dodge	2.00
Palmyra. Mrs. Mary Ann Woodward, toconst. Marianna Lillie, L. M.	50.00
Parma. Ezekiel Clark	5.00
Pekin. Miss Abigail Peck	5.00
Penn Yan. T. O. Hamlin (of which $25 forMendi M.)	50.00
Ransomville. John Powley	5.00
Rushville. Mrs. John Wiswell	13.25
Sag Harbor. Chas. N. Brown, to const. MissNettie M. Gardiner, L. M.	30.00
Saratoga Springs. Nathan Hickok	2.00
Upper Aquebogue. Cong. Ch.	6.00
Volney. First Cong. Ch. $11; First Cong.Sab. Sch., $7	18.00
Warsaw. Cong. Ch.	21.52
Waterville. Mrs. J. Candee, $4; Mrs. Wm.Winchell, $3	7.00
West Bloomfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	68.20
West Chazy. Rev. L. Prindle	2.00
Westmoreland. First Cong. Sab. Sch.	2.42
Whitesboro. James Symonds	5.00
Whitney’s Point. Mrs. E. Rogers	2.00
Yaphank. Mrs. Hannah Overton	5.00

NEW JERSEY, $18.00.
Colt’s Neck. Reformed Ch.	5.00
East Orange. J. T.	0.50
Irvington. Rev. A. Underwood	5.00
Morristown. Rev. W. B.	1.00
Newark. R. D. W.	0.50
Trenton. Mrs. E. B. F.	1.00
Raritan. Mrs. M. T. Veghte, for Church,Lassiter’s Mills, N. C.	5.00

PENNSYLVANIA, $82.50.
Clark. S. P. S.	2.00
Candor. Isabel Connelly	3.00
Gibson. Miss B. C.	0.50
Kingston. Welsh Cong. Ch.	10.00
North East. Miss C. A. T.	1.00
Philadelphia. Mrs. J. R. McC.	1.00
Pittsburgh. B. Preston	50.00
Providence. Welsh Cong. Ch. and Soc.	5.00
Sewickley. Lucy Bettinger, bal. to const.herself L. M.	5.00
West Alexander. John McCoy and Wife	5.00

OHIO, $313.85.
Bellevue. J. S.	1.00
Belpre. Cong. Ch.	13.03
Brighton. A. S.	1.00
Brownhelm. O. H. Perry	5.00
Cardington. D. C. H.	1.00
Chagrin Falls. “Earnest Workers,” for StudentAid, Tougaloo U.	20.00
Chagrin Falls. First Cong. Ch.	19.71
Claridon. Cong. Soc.	12.00
Cleveland. First Cong. Ch., $18; Euclid Av.Cong. Ch., $12.35	30.35
Geneva. W. C. Pancost, $2; Mrs. M. T., $1;W. M. A., $1; Mrs. E. L. P., 51c.	4.51
Madison. R. S. Wilcox, $20; R. L. Brewster,$5; Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C.; Cong. Sab. Sch.,Box of Library Books; Mrs. J. D., forfreight, 55c., for Selma, Ala.	25.55
Mantua. Cong. Ch.	6.00
Marietta. Rev. I. M. P.	0.51
North Eaton. M. O.	1.00
Oberlin. Second Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch. forStudent Aid, Atlanta U.	64.00
Painesville. Cong. Miss. Soc., Lake ErieSem., for Student Aid, Talladega C.	25.50
Radnor. Edward D. Jones	5.00
Sandusky. Mrs. C. A. W.	1.00
Senecaville. E. T.	1.00
South Ridge. U. H.	1.00
Springfield. Cong. Ch.	7.48
Tallmadge. Cong. Ch.	38.46
Wakeman. B. T. Strong	5.00
Wauseon. Cong. Ch., for Mendi M.	24.25
Wellington. E. W.	0.50

INDIANA, $16.00.
Evansville. Rev. J. Q. Adams and Wife, $5;Missionary Band, Walnut St. Ch., $5; Mrs.L. K. Adams and Miss Lutie E. Adams,$2.50 each for Student Aid, Straight U.	15.00
Lafayette. I. M. G.	1.00

ILLINOIS, $565.03.
Aurora. “A Friend,”	10.00
Champaign. Mrs. A. O. H.	1.00
Chicago. Philo Carpenter, $50; Lucas E.Merrill, $30, to const. himself L. M.	80.00
Danvers. Miss G. C.	0.25
Downer’s Grove. J. W. Bushnell	5.00
Elgin. Cong. Ch.	150.00
Freeport. L. A. Warner	25.00
Galesburg. First Cong. Ch., $107.76; E. A.C., $1	108.76
Greenville. Cong. Ch.	5.00
Jerseyville. G. M. Burke (“Thank Offering”)	10.00
Kewanee. Mrs. J. A. T.	1.00
Millington. Mrs. C. I. O. V., $1; Mrs. D.W. J., $1	2.00
New Windsor. Cong. Ch.	9.00
Oneida. Cong. Ch.	16.00
Peoria. Rev. A. A. Stevens (“Thank Offering”)	10.00
Princeton. Mrs. Polly B. Corss	15.00
Quincy. First Union Cong. Ch.	50.00
Ravenswood. Cong. Ch.	7.52
Rochelle. C. F. Holcomb, $10, W. H.Holcomb, $5	15.00
Thomasborough. H. M. Seymour	2.00
Tonica. ——	5.00
Waukegan. Young People’s Miss. Ass’n, forLady Missionary, Mobile, Ala.	27.50
Winnebago. N. F. Parsons	10.00

MICHIGAN, $231.73.
Allegan. Cong. Ch.	10.00
Almont. Cong. Ch.	10.00
Bay City. M. M. Andrews	2.00
Battle Creek. Miss S. A. G., 50c.; Individuals,$3	3.50
Blissfield. Dea. W. C.	0.50
Calumet. Robert Dobbie	40.50
Detroit. P. M. S.	0.50
Eaton Rapids. Mrs. C. C. P. Taylor	2.00
East Tawas. Cong. Ch.	8.00
Edwardsburg. Uriel Enos, $2.50; Individuals,by S. C. Olmsted, $2	4.50
Grand Blanc. Cong. Ch.	9.88
Homestead. Cong. Ch.	1.00
Kalamazoo. Mrs. H. C. B	1.00
Menominee. Rev. A. W. B.	0.50
Milford. Mrs. Wm. A. Arms	5.00
Port Huron. First Cong. Sab. Sch., $26.75;L. B. Rice, $5	31.75
Saint Johns. A. J. B.	0.50
Three Oaks. Cong. Ch.	24.60
Union City. Andrew Lucas and Family	6.00
——. “A Western Man” ($25 of which fored. of Indians)	50.00
——. “Anonymous,” for Theo. Dept. TalladegaC.	20.00