BY REV. MYRON EELLS, S’KOKOMISH, WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
Our little church at S’kokomish has swarmed, granting letters to seven of its members who live at Jamestown, Dunginess, most of whom were Clallam Indians. Four others united with them on profession of faith, and the Congregational Church of Jamestown was organized by your missionary April 30. One infant baptism took place at the same time. A number of their white neighbors gathered in to the encouragement of the Indians, six of them communing with us. The services were held in Chinook, Clallam, English, Chinook translated into Clallam, and English translated into Clallam.
At the same time we made a few hymns in the native Clallam language—the first ever made in the language. A good share of the Indians understand English and sing some in it. All but a few of the very oldest understand the Chinook jargon, which I talk and in which we have a number of hymns. But they were anxious to have something in their own language and were much pleased with them. They consist mainly of the same sentiment as is contained in our songs of “Come to Jesus,” “Where are the Hebrew Children?” “I’m Going Home,” though a few are entirely different in meaning from any of our English songs.
The work here at S’kokomish has been more encouraging than last year. Five have united with us this year on profession of faith. The older Indians are taking more interest than heretofore, asking for extra meetings, and some of the younger ones who have been in school are helping very greatly in them, and in my absence taking charge of some of the meetings with entire acceptance to their older friends.
RECEIPTS FOR MAY, 1882.
| MAINE, $264.33. | |
| Bangor. First Cong. Soc., $22.55; HammondSt. Sab. Sch., $10. | $32.55 |
| Bath. Central Ch. and Soc. | 24.83 |
| Bethel. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 6.02 |
| Biddeford. Second Cong. Ch. | 30.32 |
| Bridgton. Mrs. Rebecca S. Hale. | 5.00 |
| Castine. Mrs. Lucy S. Adams to const.Rev. Pliny B. Fisk L. M. | 30.00 |
| Falmouth. First Cong. Ch. | 20.00 |
| Gorham. Cong. Sab. Sch., for StudentAid, Talladega C. | 25.00 |
| Hallowell. Cash. | 1.00 |
| Newport. M. S. N., for John BrownSteamer | 1.00 |
| Saint Albans. Rev. Wm. S. Sewall, $6;Mrs. Hattie Philbrick, $3; “TwoFriends of Missions,” $1.25. | 10.25 |
| South Berwick. Mrs. Lewis’ Class inCong. S. S., for Student Aid, Wilmington,N.C. | 5.00 |
| South Paris. Cong. Ch. | 6.46 |
| Thomaston. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 10.00 |
| Wells. Second. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 15.00 |
| Winthrop. Mrs. N. S. Bourne. | 5.00 |
| Yarmouth. First Cong. Ch. and Parish. | 36.90 |
| VERMONT, $1,849.06. | |
| Bradford. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 26.00 |
| Brandon. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 15.32 |
| Brookfield. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 13.18 |
| Burlington. Third Cong. Ch. | 87.50 |
| Burlington. S. H. F. S., for John BrownSteamer | 1.00 |
| Clarendon. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 13.00 |
| Danby. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch. | 2.51 |
| Dorset. Cong. Ch., $14.85; Sab. Sch.,$10 | 24.85 |
| Georgia. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 9.00 |
| Granby and Victory. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 3.00 |
| Montpelier. “A Lady Member of BethanyCong. Ch.” | 510.00 |
| New Haven. “Three Church Members.” | 6.00 |
| Norwich. Cong. Ch. and Soc., $20; AlbertBuell, $10 | 30.00 |
| North Cambridge. John Kinsley | 5.00 |
| Post Mills. Lyman Hinckley | 5.00 |
| St. Johnsbury. “Friends, North Church” | 750.00 |
| Springfield. A. Woolson, for Atlanta U. | 25.00 |
| Thetford. D. T. | 1.00 |
| Wallingford. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 52.95 |
| Williston. C. A. Seymour | 5.00 |
| Woodstock. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 13.75 |
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| $1,599.06 | |
| LEGACY. | |
| Saint Johnsbury. Executors ErastusFairbanks’ Estate | 250.00 |
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| $1,849.06 | |