The American Missionary — Volume 39, No. 11, November, 1885

by Various

NEW JERSEY, $10,154.40.
Bernardsville. J. L. Roberts	30.00
Bordentown. L. Beeuwkes	3.00
Bound Brook. Cong. Ch., 75.39; and Sab. Sch. 25, for Tillotson C. andN. Inst.	100.39
Chester. Cong. Ch., 35.45, and Sab. Sch., 4.68	40.13
Closter. Rev. G. W. Plack	5.00
Englewood. Rev. Geo. B. Cheever, D. D., and Wife	9,716.88
Jersey City Heights. "A Friend"	2.00
Montclair. First Cong. Ch., 110; First Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., 50; Mrs.Edward Sweet, 50	210.00
Trenton. S. T. Sherman	20.00
Westfield. Children's Mission Band of Cong. Ch., for Share	20.00
Woodbridge. Cong. Ch.	7.00

PENNSYLVANIA, $1,640.91.
Cambridgeboro. Woman's Miss'y Soc. of Cong. Ch.	10.00
Clark. Mrs. Elizabeth Dickson and Miss Eliza Dickson, 15 ea.	30.00
Guy's Mills. Mrs. F. Maria Guy	1.00
Jeanesville. Welsh Cong. Ch.	5.00
Mercersburg. Thomas C. Johnston	4.00
Morris Run. Welsh Cong. Ch.	3.00
Philadelphia. "Member of Central Cong. Ch.," 50; Chas. Burnham, 50;John Edmands, 25	125.00
Pottsville. Cong. Ch., 1.48; Rev. D. T. Davies, 3	4.48
Ridgeway. Rev. O. D. Crawford	2.00
Shamokin. Cong. Ch.	4.00
Troy. Chas. C. Paine	100.00
Washington. Mrs. M. H. McFarland	10.00
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$298.48
LEGACY.
Pittsburg. Estate of Chas. Avery	1,342.43
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$1,640.91

OHIO, $1,035.87.
Alliance. Welsh Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch.	6.00
Alliance. Mrs. J. M. Thomas	5.00
Barton. Miss A. C. Hitchcock, 5; Cong. Ch., 2.83; for Student Aid,Fisk U.	7.83
Berea. Cong. Ch.	11.50
Berlin Heights. Cong. Ch., 5, and Sab. Sch., 5	10.00
Bowling Green. Mrs. Mary H. Leet, for Student Aid, Fisk U.	5.00
Brownhelm. Cong. Ch.	15.00
Canfield. Cong. Ch.	13.00
Castalia. Cong. Ch.	3.00
Chagrin Falls. John S. Bullard, 20; Cong. Ch., 12.07	32.07
Chardon. Cong. Ch., for Student Aid, Fisk U.	5.00
Cincinnati. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Ruggles, 10; Lawrence St. Welsh Cong.Ch., 10; Mrs. Charlotte Ruggles, 2	22.00
Claridon. L. T. Wilmot, 10; Cong. Sab. Sch., 7.50; Mr. and Mrs. D. B.Ladd, 5	22.50
Cleveland. Mrs. H. B. Spelman (25 of which for Student Aid, AtlantaU.)	30.00
Cleveland. Mrs. S. A. Bradbury, 50; First Cong. Ch., 22.75; Euclid Av.Cong. Ch., Friend, 10; J. J. Low, 5; Mount Zion Cong. Ch., 1	88.75
Columbus. Dr. W. Gladden, 10; Geo. W. Bright, 10; Mrs. Walter Craft andChildren, 7; Miss Beatrice Terrell, 1, for Student Aid, Fisk U.	28.00
Columbus. Mrs. M. K. Bates, 10; Benj. Talbot, 1	11.00
Conneaut. H. E. Pond	5.00
Conneaut. H. E. Pond, for Student Aid, Fisk U.	2.00
Garrettsville. Cong. Ch., 23.25, and Sab. Sch., 1.75; Woman's Miss'ySoc., 5, to const. Rev. J. R. Nichols L. M.	30.00
Greenwich. Rev. C. H. Phelps	5.00
Gustavus. First Cong. Ch.	7.20
Hartford. Cong. Ch.	5.00
Hudson. Mrs. H. Baldwin	5.00
Ironton. First Cong. Ch.	5.00
Lafayette. Cong. Ch.	8.00
Lorain. First Cong. Ch.	28.89
Madison Lake. Mrs. H. B. Fraser	25.00
Marietta. First Cong. Ch.	2.00
Marysville. Cong. Ch.	10.00
Medina. Woman's Miss'y Soc., First Cong. Ch.	20.00
Mount Vernon. "A Friend"	5.00
Newark. Welsh Cong. Ch., 9.27; Lewis Jones, 2	11.27
Newburg. Welsh Cong. Ch.	5.00
North Bloomfield. W. C. Savage	5.00
North Ridgeville. Cong. Ch.	10.30
Norwalk. "A Sower beside all Waters.," bal. to const. Rev. T. F.Hildreth L. M.	20.00
Oberlin. Second Cong. Ch., 121.98; Homer Johnson, M. D., 5	126.98
Oberlin. Young Woman's Miss'y Soc., Oberlin C., for Student Aid, FiskU.	50.00
Painesville. Rev. S. W. Pierson	5.00
Randolph. Cong. Ch.	5.00
Richfield. Mrs. Uri Oviatt, 5; Dea. T. E. Ellsworth, 2	7.00
Rochester. Cong Ch.	4.00
Rock Creek. Young Ladies' Miss'y Soc. of New Lyme Inst., for ModelSch. Building, Straight U.	10.00
Rootstown. "Young Peoples' Band of Christian Endeavor," by H. M. Reed,Treas.	17.00
Saybrook. Cong. Ch.	18.50
Steubenville. First Cong. Ch.	5.00
Tallmadge. Tallmadge Benev. Ass'n	25.49
Toledo. Central Cong. Ch., 20; State Line Ch., 2; Washington St. Cong.Ch., 5.50	27.50
Wakeman. Cong. Ch.	15.65
Wayne. First Cong. Ch.	25.00
Willoughby. Mrs. C. A. Garlick	2.00
York. Cong. Ch.	24.00
Youngstown. "Two Friends"	7.00
By Mrs. Wm. Clayton, Treas. O. W. H. M. U., for Lady Missionary,Atlanta, Ga.—Oberlin W. H. M. S. of Second Cong. Ch., 75—Cleveland,Y. P. M. Soc. of First Ch., 20—Hudson, W. H. M. S., 5.44	100.44
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$1,005.87
LEGACY.
Hanging Rock. Estate of Rachel R. Hamilton, by Robert Peebles, Executor	30.00
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$1,035.87

INDIANA, $58.00.
Auburn. James Adams	20.00
Brooklyn. Rev. Wm. Richey, 1; Mrs. F. J. Richey, 1	2.00
Liber. Thomas Towle	1.00
Michigan City. Cong. Ch.	35.00

ILLINOIS, $2,284.64.
Albany. ——	10.00
Amboy. First Cong. Ch.	45.00
Aurora. N. L. Janes	10.00
Bartlett. Cong. Ch.	20.00
Bellmont Cong. Ch. and "Friends"	8.51
Brimfield Cong. Ch.	12.25
Camp Point. Mrs. S. B. McKinney	10.00
Carthage. Mrs. Elizabeth Bernethy	50.00
Chenoa. Mrs. M. A. Ketcham, 1; Mrs. Cutter, 50 cents	1.50
Chicago. N. E. Cong. Ch., 110.04; J. M. Williams, 100; Lincoln ParkCong. Ch., 20.43; Rev. J. M. Williams, 10; Lake View Cong. Ch., 7.50; H.J. Kilbourn, 3; "M. W.," 1	251.97
Chicago. Ladies M. Soc. N. E. Cong. Ch., for Miss'y, Mobile, Ala.	25.00
Collinsville. J. F. Wadsworth	10.00
Crystal Lake. Cong. Ch.	24.08
Elgin. Cong. Ch., 175.78; W. M. Soc. of Cong. Ch., 26.12	201.90
Englewood. Cong. Ch.	20.60
Forest. Cong. Ch.	16.90
Galesburg. First Cong. Ch.	66.73
Galesburg. "A Friend," for Emerson Inst.	25.00
Garden Prairie. Mrs. A. A. Dawson, 75c.; Willie L. Dawson, 25c.	1.00
Geneseo. Mrs. Henry Nourse	50.00
Glencoe. Arthur H. Day	5.00
Griggsville. Mrs. A. W. Green	5.00
Highland Park. L. S. Bingham	5.00
Hinsdale. Cong. Sab. Sch., 10; J. W. Bushnell, 5	15.00
Kewanee. Cong. Ch.	264.18
La Harpe. Cong. Ch.	17.50
La Salle. "An aged Friend"	200.00
Lisbon. Cong. Ch.	7.18
Lyndon. Cong. Ch.	11.05
Lyonsville. Cong. Ch.	11.00
Metamora. Members Cong. Ch. (Christian Union)	32.15
Millburn. Ladies' Miss'y Soc., for Miss'y, Mobile, Ala.	30.00
Nebraska. Mrs. Carse and Daughter, 1 ea.	2.00
Nora. Cong. Ch.	13.00
Oak Park. First Cong. Ch., 100; Rev. J. E. Roy, 30, to const. Edgar C.Ellis L. M.; "E," 10	140.00
Olive. Cong. Ch.	8.76
Olney. First Cong. Ch.	8.00
Peoria. First Cong. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Atlanta U.	25.00
Peoria. First Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Tougaloo U.	9.00
Princeton. Mrs. P. B. Corss	15.00
Princeville. Mrs. Olive L. Cutter	10.00
Providence. Cong. Ch.	42.38
Rantoul. Cong. Ch.	3.25
Ravenswood. Cong. Ch.	40.00
Rochelle. C. F. Holcomb	15.00
Rockford. Thomas D. Robertson	50.00
Rockton. Cong. Ch. and Soc., 5.50; "A Friend," 5.50; "C. P.," 5	16.00
Roseville. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Axtell	1.00
Rutland. Cong. Ch.	3.00
Shirland. Rev. E. Colton	5.00
Sycamore. Hon. Henry Wood	10.00
Wataga. Cong. Ch.	11.00
Winnebago. N. F. Parsons, 15; O. T. Holcomb, 2; J. L. McLain, 25c.	17.25
Woodburn. Cong. Ch.	7.45
Wyanet. Rev. F. C. Cochran	10.00
——. "A Friend in Illinois"	75.00
By Mrs. E. F. Williams, for Lady Missionaries—Galesburg Ladies'Miss'y Soc. of Brick Ch., 11; Lombard, by Women's H. M. U. of Ill.,10.05—Moline Ladies' W. H. M. U., 13.00	34.05
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$2,034.64
LEGACY.
Peoria. Estate of Moses Pettengill, by Rev. A. A. Stevens	250.00
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$2,284.64

MICHIGAN, $2,089.35.
Addison. Cong. Ch.	6.00
Alpena. First Cong. Ch., for Straight U.	41.00
Ann Arbor. Mrs. Walker, for Pleasant Hill, Tenn.	.50
Banks. Cong. Ch.	4.04
Bedford. Cong. Ch., for Straight U.	6.22
Benton Harbor. Cong. Sab. Sch.	8.00
Benzonia. Cong. Ch., 49.50 (ad'l) to const. E. P. Smith and Dea. J. R.Barr L. Ms.; Rev. Joseph S. Fisher, 30, to const. James T. Brissenden L.M.	79.50
Bradley. First Cong. Ch.	.96
Calumet. Dr. Chas. W. Niles	25.00
Calumet. Boys' Class in Cong. Sab. Sch., by John Knauf, Treas., forStudent Aid, Tougaloo U.	4.00
Carson City. Cong. Ch.	2.00
Church's Corners. Cornelius Clement, 10; Dea. N. R. Rowley, 5; A. W.Douglass, 5; Mrs. John Williams, 2; James Robins, 2; C. Alpaugh, P.Hallock, H. Reed, Dea. G. S. Wells, D. H. Gardner, John Wells, and P.Cunningham, 1 ea; J. Robins, W. Hazen and W. C. Robins, 50c. ea; Cong.Ch., 8.80	41.30
Coloma. Cong. Ch.	3.09
Croton. Cong. Ch.	2.85
Detroit. First Cong. Ch., 139.40; First Cong. Ch. and Sab. Sch., 50; "AFriend," 61.50, by Rev. J. Porter, to const. Calvin Thompson Garland andMary Evans Garland L. Ms.; Woodward Ave. Cong. Ch., 87.71	338.61
Dexter. Dennis Warner	20.00
Dowagiac. Cong. Ch.	11.35
East Saginaw. Cong. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Fisk U.	25.00
East Saginaw. Mrs. A. M. Spencer	2.00
Eaton Rapids. First Cong. Ch., for Straight U.	16.00
Galesburg. First Cong. Ch.	16.56
Grand Blanc. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	12.25
Grand Blanc. "Willing Workers," for Teacher, Santee Agency, Neb.	10.00
Grand Rapids. Members First Cong. Ch.	25.00
Greenville. M. Rutan	500.00
Homer. Mrs. C. C. Evarts	5.00
Hopkins. First Cong. Ch., 2.88; Second Cong. Ch., 13.54	16.42
Hubbardston. Cong. Ch.	3.25
Hudsonville. Cong. Ch.	1.46
Jackson. "A Friend"	5.00
Johnston and Barry. Cong. Ch., for Straight U.	.75
Imlay City. Cong. Ch.	4.50
Irving. Cong. Ch.	4.00
Kensington. John Thompson	5.00
Lansing. Plymouth Ch., 40; Prof. R. C. Kedzie, 10; Mrs. A. Wheeler,50c.	50.50
Leroy. Cong. Ch., for Straight U.	7.00
Litchfield. First Cong. Ch.	17.20
Manistee. Cong. Ch.	23.50
New Baltimore. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	5.00
New Haven. S. E. Mills	5.00
New Haven. Cong. Sab. Sch., for Rosebud Indian M.	2.00
Orion. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Berridge	5.00
Ovid. Cong. Ch.	3.60
Owosso. Cong. Ch.	14.03
Robinson. Cong. Ch.	2.00
Saint Ignace. Cong. Ch.	2.25
Saint Johns. H. M. Perrin, 50; A. J. Baldwin, 10; C. A. Shaw, 5; forStudent Aid, Fisk U.	65.00
Tipton. Rev. A. A. Wall	.50
Union City. "A Friend"	200.00
Union City. Cong. Ch. (50 of which for Straight U)	139.41
Vermontville. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	25.00
Wacousta. Cong. Ch.	4.50
White Cloud. Rev. John Jeffries	1.00
Ypsilanti. M. G. Wood, for Talladega C.	5.00
By Mrs. A. McDougall, for Straight U.—"A Friend," 100—Charlotte,75—Edmore, 6.25—Nashville, 4—Olivet, 39—Vermontville, 21	245.25

WISCONSIN, $653.66.
Baraboo. Cong. Ch.	7.00
Beloit. First Cong. Ch., 25; Second Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., 8.19; Mrs. H.Nelson, 1.50	34.69
Bloomer. Cong. Ch.	2.00
Bloomington. Cong. Ch.	3.20
Brandon. Cong. Ch.	17.75
Brodhead. Cong. Ch.	10.00
Clinton. John H. Cooper	5.00
Columbus. Olivet Ch. (20 of which for Miss'y, Austin, Tex.), 42.50;Olivet Sab. Sch., 5	47.50
Cooksville. Cong. Ch.	3.50
Darlington. "Two Friends" in Cong. Ch.	1.00
Eagle. Pleasant Hill Presb. Ch.	3.75
Eau Claire. First Cong. Ch.	35.00
Emerald Grove. Cong. Ch.	11.00
Fox Lake. Miss M. J. Adams	5.75
Hartford. Cong. Ch.	15.50
Hartland. Cong. Ch.	22.00
Kaukauna. "A Friend"	5.00
Kinnickinnick. Cong. Ch.	4.41
Lake Geneva. Y. P. Soc., for Miss'y, Austin, Tex.	5.00
Lancaster. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	10.00
Lancaster. Ladies' Aid Soc., for Macon, Ga.	2.35
Leeds. Cong. Ch.	5.00
Milwaukee. Grand Av. Cong. Ch.	75.00
New Lisbon. Cong. Ch.	5.59
Peshtigo. Rev. and Mrs. H. C. Todd	2.00
Pewaukee. Cong. Ch.	6.00
Platteville. Ladies' Soc., for Miss'y, Austin, Tex.	4.16
Ripon. Cong. Ch., 69.50; Mrs. C. T. Tracy, 5	74.50
River Falls. Cong. Ch.	17.50
Rosendale. Cong. Ch.	5.50
Salem. William Munson	50.00
Sheboygan. First Cong. Sab. Sch., for Library, Macon, Ga.	15.00
Sheboygan. "A true Friend of the Freedmen"	5.00
Sparta. Cong. Ch.	5.00
Spring Green. Welsh Cong. Ch., 2; English Cong. Ch., 1.30	3.30
Whitewater. Cong Ch. and Sab. Sch.,	78.18
For Missionary, Austin, Tex—Appleton, Ladies Soc. Cong. Ch.,12.75—Arena, Ladies of Cong. Ch., 4.08—Eau Claire, Cong. Sab. Sch.,10—New Lisbon, Ladies Cong. Ch., 1.50—Stoughton, "A. B. S.,"1—Birthday Box Cong. Sab. Sch., 1.20—Whitewater, Cong. Sab. Sch., 20	50.53

IOWA, $859.15.
Algona. Cong. Ch.	11.00
Almoral. Cong. Ch.	7.37
Amity. Cong. Ch.	9.00
Atlantic. Cong. Ch., 20.93; Sab. Sch., 5.75	26.68
Bear Grove. Cong. Ch. (6 of which from Mrs. O. C. Warne and family)	7.25
Belknap. Cong. Ch.	2.10
Big Rock. Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch.	5.00
Cedar Rapids. Cong. Ch., 43.49; Mrs. E. O. Price, 2	45.49
Central City. Ladies' Miss'y Soc. of Cong. Ch., 10; Cong. Ch., 10	20.00
Chester Center. Cong. Ch.	26.00
Danville. Cong. Ch.	8.80
Decorah. Cong. Ch.	31.26
Denmark. Cong. Sab. Sch.	18.50
Des Moines. Plymouth Cong. Ch., 262.13; North Park Cong. Ch., 5.89	268.02
Des Moines. Plym. Cong. Ch., 23.75; Ladies of Plym. Ch., 13; North ParkCh., 7.05; Ladies of Pilgrim Ch., 2.50; for Pleasant Hill, Tenn.	46.30
Des Moines. T. S. Wright, for Talladega C.	10.00
Dubuque. German Cong. Sab. Sch.	5.00
Durant. "Friends"	10.00
Earlville. Cong. Ch.	6.35
Eldora. Cong. Ch.	12.31
Elkader. Mary H. Carter	5.00
Grinell. Samuel F. Cooper, for Fisk U.	100.00
Grand View. German Cong. Ch.	5.00
Green Mountain. "Lady in Cong. Ch."	2.00
Independence. Cong. Ch., 11.44; Rev. Daniel Chapman, 2	13.44
Kersauqua. Infant Class Cong. S. S.	2.00
McGregor. J. H. Ellsworth, 10; Cong. Ch., 8; Ladies' Miss'y Soc., 3.50	21.50
Miles. Cong. Ch.	7.50
Mitchell. Cong. Ch.	5.55
New Providence. Cong. Ch.	5.00
Newton. Cong. Ch.	18.00
Oakland. Cong. Ch.	5.55
Onawa. Cong. Ch.	5.85
Pattersonville. Cong. Ch.	5.00
Postville. Cong. Ch.	11.36
Preston. Cong. Ch.	5.00
Salem. Rev. D. D. Tibbets and Members Cong. Ch.	5.00
Sheldon. Cong. Ch.	7.50
Sioux Rapids. Cong. Ch.	2.40
Spencer. Rev. G. G. Perkins	2.00
Victor. "A Friend"	1.00
Wayne. Cong. Ch., 5.56; D. C. Smith, 1	6.56
Webster City. Cong. Ch.	7.21
Winterset. Mrs. S. J. Dinsmore	15.00
By Mrs. G. W. Reynolds, Treas., for Miss'y, New Orleans, La.—ChesterCenter, Ladies, 3.25—Clay, Y. L. Bible Class, 5; Rosebud Class, 4.20;Ladies, 85c.—Wayne, Ladies, 5	18.30

MINNESOTA, $308.47.
Alexandria. Cong. Sab. Sch.	8.00
Appleton. Madison and Lac Qui Parle Churches, 1 ea.	3.00
Brownsville. Mrs. S. M. McHose	2.00
Cannon Falls. Cong. Ch.	4.35
Clearwater. Cong. Ch.	2.40
Edgerton. Cong. Ch.	2.00
Hancock. Cong. Ch.	1.50
Hastings. D. B. Truax	5.00
Hutchinson. Cong. Ch.	8.00
Mankato. Woman's Miss'y Soc.	8.89
Minneapolis. Mrs. Irene E. Hale, 50; Plymouth Ch., 15.42; The Open DoorCh., 9.15; Rev. E. S. Williams, 5	79.57
Montevideo. Cong. Ch. and Sab. Sch.	3.00
Morris. Cong. Ch.	11.29
Owatonna. First Cong. Ch.	6.06
Rushford. Cong. Ch.	2.20
Saint Paul. "Cheerful Giver"	25.00
Springfield. Cong. Ch.	2.00
Waseca. Cong. Ch.	5.58
By Mrs. J. N. Cross, Treas.—Clearwater, M. S., 25c.—Cottage Grove,Ladies Aux. Union S. S., 11.50—Glyndon, W. M. S., for Miss'y, Austin,Tex., 10—Minneapolis, Plym. Ch., W. H. M. S., 98.28 (50 of which forStudent Aid Fisk U.)—Waseca, W. M. S., 8.60	128.63

KANSAS, $113.98.
Arkansas City. "A Friend"	20.00
Atchison. "Mission Band," by Mrs. Ellen Patton, for Student Aid,Talladega C.	5.00
Deerton. Cong. Ch.	.33
Eureka. Cong. Ch.	3.77
Highland. Cong. Ch.	5.00
Lawrence. Second Cong. Ch., 3; Pilgrim Cong. Ch., 2	5.00
Milford. Cong. Ch.	2.00
Muscotah. Cong. Ch.	10.00
Osawatomie. Cong. Ch.	14.00
Sterling. Cong. Ch.	30.00
Topeka. Tuition	18.88