Let me urge those who may read these words to allow no seeming obstacle to prevent the putting in practice, in the schools to which they belong, of the plan here described. Do not fail to give the children for their Christmas gift the happiness that giving brings. Do not delay to teach the young by so simple a lesson the difference between the blessedness of giving and that of receiving. Identify by all means the aims and methods of the Church and Sunday-school. Let it not, even in a figure, appear to the child that the Christian attitude is one of idle enjoyment. No matter how small the gift, it is the giving up which makes us the Lord's disciples.

RECEIPTS FOR NOVEMBER 1883.

MAINE, $425.02.
Bangor. Central Cong. Ch. and Soc.$250.95
Bangor. Central Cong. Ch. and Soc., for Dakota M.1.56
Brunswick. Young Ladies' Missionary Soc. of First Parish, forStudent Aid, Talladega C.15.00
Eastport. Central Cong. Sab. Sch.5.00
Falmouth. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., 30; Second Cong. Ch. and Soc.,7.2037.20
Hiram. ——, for Selma, Ala.1.75
Portland. State Street Cong. Ch., 50; Saint Lawrence Street Ch. andSoc., 11.1761.17
Wells. Ladies of First Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C., for Wilmington, N.C.
Winthrop. Cong. Ch.16.00
Yarmouth. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.15.39
York. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.21.00

NEW HAMPSHIRE, $715.46.
East Jaffrey. Cong. Ch.20.68
Dover. Mrs. A. Fairbanks, 7; Mrs. S. Foye, 5, for Student Aid,Atlanta U.12.00
Great Falls. First Cong. Ch.39.12
Haverhill. Cong. Ch. and Soc.15.63
Hinsdale. Cong. Ch. and Soc., 9.33; Cyrus Newhall, 110.33
Keen. Geo. E. Whitney5.00
Keene. Ladies' Benev. Soc. of Second Ch., for McIntosh, Ga.2.50
Lyme. Cong. Sab. Sch.10.00
Marlborough. Freedmen's Aid Soc., 2 bbls. of C., val. 60, forTalladega C., 4 for Freight4.00
Nashua. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.29.43
New Ipswich. Children's 21st Annual Fair for benevolent objects10.50
Pembroke. Cong. Ch. (ad'l), 5; Rev. D. Goodhue, 16.00
Pittsfield. Box of Goods, by Rev. G. E. Hill, for Marion, Ala.
Rindge. Cong. Ch. and Soc.5.00
Tilton and Northfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc.25.00
Walpole. Cong. Ch. and Soc.20.27
West Lebanon. "Children's Mission Band." Christmas Box, for Bird'sNest, Santee Agency, Neb.
West Lebanon. Bbl. of C., by Rev. T. C. Pease, for Marietta, Ga.
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$215.46
LEGACY.
Francestown. Estate of Mrs. Harriet F. Downes, By Geo. E. Downes500.00
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$715.46

VERMONT, $175.05.
Barnet. Cong. Ch. and Soc.48.13
Berlin. Ladies' Benev. Soc., Bbl. and Box of C., for Talladega C.
Brattleborough. H. Halsey, for Student Aid, Talladega C.5.00
Manchester. Mrs. A. C. Reed, Bbl. of C., for Atlanta U.
Norwich. Cong. Ch. and Soc.10.00
Randolph. Mrs. Mary K. Nichols3.00
Rupert. Cong. Ch. and Soc.11.25
Saint Johnsbury. Mrs. V. M. Howard, 25; Mrs. E. D. Blodgett, 25,for Student Aid, Fisk U.50.00
Swanton. H. Stone, wife and daughter5.00
Vershire. Luella D. Carpenter1.00
Worcester. Cong. Ch. and Soc.10.55
West Randolph. Mrs. Susan E. Albin 6.00
Westminster West. Cong. Ch. and Soc.19.10
Windham. Cong. Sab. Sch.6.02

MASSACHUSETTS, $2,795.19.
Abington. "A Friend," to const. Nahum Fullerton L.M.50.00
Amesbury. Cong. Ch. and Soc.12.30
Amherst. "A Friend," for Student Aid, Atlanta U.7.00
Andover, G. W. W. Dove, for Student Aid, Atlanta U.25.00
Andover. Sab. Sch. of South Ch., for Student Aid, Fisk U.20.00
Attleborough. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc., 90.72; incorrectly ack. inDecember number from Vt.
Auburn. Cong. Ch., to const. Rev. Samuel D. Hosmer, L.M.47.67
Boylston. Ladies' Soc. of Cong. Ch., Box of C., val. 16
Boston. Pilgrim Soc. of Phillips Ch., for Student Aid, Fisk U.50.00
Boston. Mrs. D. C. Holden, Bbl. of C., for Chattanooga, Tenn.
Boston. "Cash"10.00
Boxford. Cong. Ch.37.87
Brookline. Mrs. Crafts, Books
Brimfield. Ladies of Second Cong. Ch., for Freight2.00
Brockton. Porter Ch. and Soc., "A Friend," 20 (adl.) to const. Mrs.Alpheus Gurney and Everett C. Randall L.M's; Mrs. Mary E. Perkins, 525.00
Brockton. Mrs. Baylis Sanford, Bbl. of C., 2 for Freight, forTougaloo U.2.00
Bradford. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., for Student Aid, Chattanooga,Tenn.101.00
Billerica. Ladies of O. C. Ch., Chest of C., for Atlanta U.
Bridgewater. Central Sq. Trin. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 40, to const.Annie M. Edson L.M.; Central Sq. Sab. Sch., 1555.00
Brimfield. Ladies of Second Cong. Ch. and Soc., Bbl. of C., forChattanooga, Tenn., val. 345.00
Cambridge. "A tithing"5.00
Chelsea. Ladies' Union Home Mission Band, for Lady Miss'y,Chattanooga, Tenn.25.00
Chelsea. Third Cong. Ch. and Soc.12.67
Chicopee. Second Cong. Ch.31.87
Clinton. Woman's Home Miss'y Ass'n, to const. Miss Annie C. PierceL.M.30.00
Dedham. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.159.81
Dorchester. Second Cong. Sab. Sch., (ad'l)1.24
Duxbury. A. P. Ellison, Bbl. of C., for Atlanta U.
East Bridgewater. Mrs. S. D. Shaw3.00
Florence. Florence Cong. Ch.15.81
Fitchburg. Calvinistic Ch. and Soc.160.87
Gilbertsville. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., for Student Aid, Fisk U.50.00
Hatfield. Cong. Ch.58.00
Haverhill. Algernon R. Nichols, for Student Aid, Talladega C.35.00
Haverhill. Sew. Soc. of No. Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C., val. 75.37, forTougaloo U.
Holliston. "Friends," 15.97; Missionary Concert, 4.03, for StudentAid; "Friends," Shoemaker's kit, val. 10, Shoe-lasts and clothing,for Talladega C.20.00

Hyde Park. Heart and Hand Soc., 25; First Cong. Sab. Sch., 15 forStraight U., furnishing

 40.00
Ipswich. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., 9.31 and Bbl. of C.9.31
Lawrence. "E. F. E."5.00
Lee. Cong. Sab. Sch.75.00
Leominster. Orthodox Cong. Ch. and Soc.26.45
Lexington. Hancock Ch. and Soc.24.75
Ludlow. Cong. Ch.35.16
Malden. Trin. Cong. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Fisk U.25.00
Medfield. Ladies of Second Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C., 3 for Freight,for Savannah, Ga.3.00
Melrose. Orthodox Ch. and Soc.60.77
Middleboro. Central Cong. Ch. and Soc.56.59
Monson. Cong. Ch. (12 of which from Mrs. H. Dewey's class, forHoward U.)37.00
Newbury. First Parish, 2 Bbls. of C., for Tougaloo U.
Newburyport. North Cong. Ch. and Soc., 36.83; Prospect St. Cong.Ch., 29.5066.33
Newton. Ladies' Freedman's Aid Sew. Cir., Bbl of C., for Macon,Ga.
Newton Center. First Cong. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Chattanooga,Tenn.100.00
Newton Lower Falls. "Friend," for Student Aid, Straight U..50
Norfolk. Cong. Ch. and Soc.6.75
North Amherst. Cong. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Atlanta U.51.06
Norwood. Cong. Ch. and Soc.5.14
Oxford. Ladies' Miss'y Soc., for Missionary, Topeka, Kan.15.00
Oxford. Ladies' Miss'y Soc., Bbl. of C., 2 for Freight, forWilmington, N. C.2.00
Palmer. Thorndike Cong. Ch.1.44
Pepperell. "Friends," Bbl. of C., for Avery Inst.
Pittsfield. Mrs. Hurd, Bbl. of C., 2.50 for Freight, for TalladegaC.2.50
First Cong. Ch. and Soc. (10 of which from Sab. Sch., for S. S.work)143.00
Rockport. Busy Bee Soc., by Sadie W. Butman, for Student Aid,Talladega C.6.00
Rockport, "Pastor's Class," for Dakota M.5.64
Rockport. First Cong. Sab. Sch., 2 Bdls. of S. S. Exercises
Shirley Village. Cong. Ch. and Soc.7.00
South Abington. Cong. Ch. and Soc.50.05
Spencer. Cong. Ch. and Soc.136.60
Spencer. Young Ladies' Mission Circle, Bdl. of C.
Springfield. Hope Cong. Ch.30.00
Sunderland. Ladies of Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C., 3 for Freight, forAtlanta U.3.00
Sutton. Cong. Ch. and Soc.49.83
Taunton. Union Ch. and Soc.13.54
Tewksbury. Ladies' Benev. Soc., for Freight, for Talladega C.2.00
Townsend. Ladies' Benev. Soc., Bbl. of C., val. 22.50
Watertown. Young Ladies' Mission Band of Phillips Ch., for StudentAid, Straight U.50.00
Webster. Cong. Ch. and Soc.50.00
Westborough. Evan. Cong. Sab. Sch.50.00
Westborough. Freedmen's Mission Ass'n, Bbl. of C., 1, for Freight,for Atlanta U.1.00
West Medway. Cyrus Adams10.00
West Newton. "A Friend," Bbl. of C.
Weymouth. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.9.75
Winchendon. First Cong. Sab. Sch., to const. Mrs. Harriet Bemis L.M.30.00
Worcester. Plymouth Cong. Ch. and Soc., 163.26; Salem St. Ch., 94;"E. C. C." 20277.26
Worcester. "A Friend," for Student Aid, Talladega C. 100.00
Worcester. Plymouth Ch. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Talladega C.8.66
Worcester. Infant Class Piedmont Sab. Sch., for Student Aid,Atlanta U.30.00
Worthington. "An Aged Lady," by Rev. F. S. Huntington10.00
Yarmouth. Ladies' Sew. C. of First Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C., forChattanooga, Tenn.
——. "A Friend"20.00

RHODE ISLAND, $337.80.
Kingston. Cong. Ch.22.91
LEGACY.
Providence. Estate of Sarah P. Phillips, by T. Salisbury, Adm'r314.89