The American Missionary — Volume 41, No. 11, November, 1887

by Various

OHIO, $1,818.13.
Ashtabula. Second Cong. Ch. (of which1.29 from Willie and Hellen McCreery,proceeds of garden)	10.12
Bellevue. Cong. Ch.	25.55
Chagrin Falls. First Cong. Ch.	24.25
Chagrin Falls. Miss Florence Sperry, forStraight U.	6.00
Cincinnati. Central Cong. Ch., for StudentAid, Fisk U.	25.00
Cincinnati. Columbia Cong. Ch.	6.10
Claridon. Emma E. Stebbins, to const.herself L. M., 35; “The Penny Savers.”4	39.00
Cleveland. “Macedonian Circle,” for IndianM.	35.00
Cleveland. Mrs. H. B. Spelman, forStudent Aid, Atlanta U.	25.00
Cleveland. Jennings Av. Cong. Ch.,30.51; First Cong. Ch., 44.55; Sab. Sch.of Frankin Av. Cong. Ch., 26.43; MadisonAv. Cong. Ch., 10; Mrs. A. Scott, 10;Mrs. C. A. Garlick, 2	123.49
Columbus. Rev. Benjamin Talbot	1.00
Dover. Second Cong. Ch.	30.16
Edinburg. Cong. Ch.	17.00
Elyria. Rev. E. E. Williams	1.50
Garrettsville. Cong. Ch.	5.00
Geneva. Mrs. S. Kingsbury	10.10
Greenfield. Cong. Ch.	3.80
Gustavus. Cong. Ch.	6.50
Hampden. Cong. Ch.	6.00
Hartford. Mrs. E. R. Rexford, 5; Cong.Ch., 3.85	8.85
Hudson. Cong. Ch.	12.08
Ironton. Cong. Ch.	16.00
Jefferson. Cong. Ch.	3.50
Kingsville. Myron Whiting	100.00
Lafayette. Cong. Ch.	7.00
Lorain. Cong. Co. (10 of which bal. toconst. William Amzi Dick L. M.)	44.00
Madison. Central Cong. Ch., 25; Mrs. L. H.Roe. 25; Mrs. E. A. Crocker, 5; Mr.and Mrs. R. S. Wilcox, 5; Mrs. ElizaStrong, 5	65.00
Medina. Cong. Ch., to const. May Woodward,Herbert Ross, John P. Calvertand John Dannley L. M.’s, 140.71; J.Donnaly’s Sab. Sch. Class, 5	145.71
North Kingsville. Rev E. J. Comings	10.00
North Ridgeville. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch.for Williamsburg, Ky.	3.00
Norwalk. “T. H.”	5.00
Oberlin. Second Cong. Ch., 161.75; FirstCong. Ch., 63; Miss Mary L. Matthews, 5	229.75
Painsville. Cong. Ch., 3.02; Miss L. Smith,1	4.02
Rootstown. Cong. Ch.	25.00
Sandusky. First Cong. Ch., 15.44; Rev.G. H. Peeke, 2	17.44
Tallmadge. First Cong. Ch.	4.50
Toledo. Washington St. Cong. Ch., 31.42;“A Friend of H. and F. Missions,” 5	36.42
Wakeman. Second Cong. Ch.	8.00
Warren. Cong. Ch.	10.60
York. Cong. Ch.	24.00
Woman’s Home Missionary Union of Ohio,by Mrs. Ella J. Mahony, Treas., forWoman’s Work:
Akron. L. M. S., First Cong.Ch. 20.00 Burton. H. M. S. 20.00 Claridon. H. M. S. 10.00 Cleveland. Girls’ Mission Band,Bethlehem Welsh Ch. 5.00 Cleveland. W. H. M. S., FirstCong. Ch. 2.84 Cleveland. Y. P. S. C. E., FirstCong. Ch. 7.40 Garrettsville. Aux. 5.00 Harmer. Oak Grove MissionBand 10.00 Harmer. L. H. M. S. 7.35 Hudson. L. H. M. S. 1.75 Litchfield. H. M. S. 5.00 North Bloomfield. H. M. S. 5.00 Oberlin. H. M. S. of SecondCong. Ch. 107.00 Oberlin. Woman’s Aid Soc. ofFirst Cong. Ch. 75.50 Randolph. H. M. S. 5.00
———	286.84
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	$1,467.28
LEGACY.
Madison. Estate of Mrs. H. B. Fraser,for Student Aid, Talladega C.	200.00
Oberlin. Estate of Alonzo Bailey	150.85
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	$1,818.13

INDIANA, $11.00.
Liber. Thomas Towle	1.00
New Corydon. Geo. Stolz	10.00

ILLINOIS, $1,337.61.
Atkinson. Cong. Ch.	7.09
Aurora. N. L. Janes	10.00
Avon. Cong. Ch.	13.68
Beecher. Cong. Ch.	11.00
Earlville. “J. A. D.”	50.00
Chicago. New Eng. Cong. Ch., 25.24;Lake View Cong. Ch., 10; Union ParkCong. Ch., adl., 5; “H. E. D.,” 3; “Cash,”2.56; “Cash,” 50c.	46.30
Clinton. Franklin C. King	1.00
Delavan. R. Hoghton	10.00
Dover. By Rev. I. Brown	5.80
Dundee. Cong. Ch.	10.92
Elgin. Cong. Ch.	98.90
Emington. Cong. Ch.	5.25
Galesburg. First Cong. Ch.	80.00
Glencoe. Ch. of Christ	52.35
Granville. Y. P. M. Soc. of Cong. Ch., 20;“A Friend,” 5	25.00
Greenville. Cong. Ch.	6.00
Gridley. Cong. Ch.	13.50
Jacksonville. James M. Longley	5.00
Joy Prairie. Cong. Ch., to const. JamesW. Tupper L. M.	45.55
Lacon. “Dorcas”	25.00
La Salle. Cong. Ch.	5.00
Marseilles. Cong. Ch.	33.55
Mattoon. Cong. Ch.	5.00
Millburn. Cong. Ch.	17.00
Moline. First Cong. Ch.	72.41
Oak Park. Young Men’s Miss’y Soc., byWillis L. Herrick, Pres., for Student Aid,Talladega C.	50.00
Oak Park. Y. L. M. S. of Cong. Ch., forStudent Aid, Fisk U.	50.00
Orange. H. Rowles	5.00
Paxton. Mrs. J. B. Shaw	20.00
Payson. J. K. Scarborough	100.00
Plainfield. Cong. Ch.	10.25
Princeton. Mrs. P. B. Corss, 25; Cong.Ch., 12.30; Mrs. S. C. Clapp, 10; Rev. F.Bascom, 10	57.30
Rochelle. C. F. Holcomb	20.00
Roscoe. “A Friend”	5.00
Roseville. Cong. Ch.	9.13
Sandwich. Cong. Ch.	35.00
Sheffield. Cong. Ch.	30.62
Stillman Valley. Cong. Ch.	41.40
Toulon. Cong. Ch., to const. Edward B.Starrett L. M.	35.62
Waukegan. Cong. Ch., 9.75; Y. P. M.Soc. of Cong. Ch., 12	21.75
Wauponsee Grove. Cong. Ch.	14.37
Wheaton. Mrs E. H. D. French	0.50
Winnebago. N. F. Parsons, 15; Mrs. O.T. Holcomb, 2	17.00
Yorkville. Mrs. Sarah J. Wheeler, 5;Mrs. Elvira H. Colton, 5	10.00
Woman’s Home Missionary Union, byMrs. B. F. Leavitt, Treas., for Woman’sWork:
Atkinson. Sab. Sch. of Cong.Ch. 5.00 Chicago. Ladies’ M. Soc.,Leavitt St. Ch. 1.82 Illini. “Thank Offering” 8.00 Moline. To const. Mrs. W. W.Bearby L. M. 30.00 New Windsor 5.00 Oak Park. Ladies’ Benev. Soc. 31.75 Rockford. H. M. Soc. of SecondCh. 32.60 Rockford. W. H. M. Soc. ofFirst Ch. 20.65 Rockford. Ladies’ M. Soc. ofFirst Ch. 9.20 Thawville. L. H. and For. M.Soc. 1.90 Toulon. Ladies 3.45
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MICHIGAN, $961.17.
Addison. Cong. Ch.	4.00
Almont. Cong. Ch.	30.00
Ann Arbor. “A Friend,” 30, to const.Ernest Perry L. M.; Mrs. MariaWood, 2.50	32.50
Benzonia. ——	5.00
Birmingham. Mrs. A. D. Stickney	1.00
Calumet. “Mission Band,” by Miss GertrudeColton, for Marie Adlof Sch’p Fund	25.00
Covert. Albert Packard, for Talladega C.	10.00
Detroit. First Cong. Ch., 210.60; ArthurH. Bigg. M. D., to const. Mrs. AdalineE. W. Bigg L. M., 30	240.60
East Gilead. Cong. Ch.	2.00
Edwardsburg. S. C. Olmsted	5.00
Grand Rapids. Sab. Sch. of First Cong.Ch., for Woman’s Work	25.00
Hancock. Cong. Ch.	91.00
Hancock. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., forTalladega C.	12.00
Homestead. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch.	4.00
Jackson. Mrs. L. C. Nash and daughter	5.00
Kalamazoo. Cong. Ch., 96.11; Sarah M.Sleeper, 5	101.11
Lansing. Cong. Ch., to const. Mrs. LucyWheeler L. M.	30.50
Manistee. Y. L. M. Soc., by Miss A. E.Lewis, Treas., for Oahe Ind’l Sch.	50.00
Memphis. Cong. Ch.	6.00
Olivet. W. B. Palmer, 50; Morning StarMission Band, 10, for Talladega C.	60.00
Pontiac. Cong. Ch.	6.05
Portland. Cong. Ch.	20.00
Saginaw City. Mrs A. M. Spencer	2.00
Standish. First Cong. Ch.	2.00
Summit. Cong. Ch.	14.00
Three Rivers. E. B. Linsley	2.00
Traverse City. First Cong. Ch.	29.18
Union City. Cong. Ch., 35; “A Friend,”50	85.00
Watervliet. Cong. Ch.	10.81
Wayne. Cong. Ch.	8.00
West Adrian. First Cong. Ch.	15.42
Ypsilanti. Cong. Ch.	11.00
Woman’s Home Miss’y Union, by Mrs. E.F. Grabill, Treas., for Woman’s Work:
Allendale. W. H. and F. M.Soc. 6.00 Ypsilanti. Cheerful Helpers 5.00 Ypsilanti. Women of the Ch. 5.00
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WISCONSIN, $850.82.
Beloit. First Cong. Ch., 27; Mrs. SanfordRichardson, 5	32.00
Berlin. Cong. Ch.	20.00
Boscobel. Cong. Ch., for Woman’s Work	10.00
Columbus. C. Baker	5.00
Darlington. Cong. Ch.	7.05
Fox Lake. M. Jarvis	5.00
Hartland. Cong. Ch.	13.00
Lake Geneva. Mrs. Geo. Allen	5.00
Lancaster. Cong. Ch.	58.10
Madison. First Cong. Ch., 39.26; “A. E. H. D.,” 1	40.26
Madison. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch.,for Student Aid, Atlanta U.	10.00
Menasha. E. D. Smith	50.00
Milwaukee. Win. Dawes, 40; Tab. WelshCong. Ch., 3	43.00
Monroe. Miss Frances A. Locke	5.00
Pewaukee. Cong. Ch.	5.80
Racine. Mrs. M. B. Erskine	50.00
River Falls. First Cong. Ch.	40.00
Shawano. Chas. Upham, for Talladega C.	10.00
Sheboygan. Dea. D. Brown	1.00
Sparta. First Cong. Ch., 17.59, and Sab.Sch., 17.25	34.84
Whitewater. Geo. S. Marsh, “In Memoriamof Fred. B. Marsh,” 200; “TitheFund,” 5	205.00
By Woman’s Home Missionary Unionof Wisconsin, for Woman’s Work:
Arena. W. H. M. S. 3.25 Barneweld. W. H. M. S. 5.00 Beloit. L. M. S. of First Cong. Ch. 10.60 Boscobel. W. H. M. S. 5.00 Brandon. W. H. M. S. 4.00 Columbus. Ladies of OlivetCong. Ch. 35.00 Eau Claire. L. H. M. S. of FirstCong. Ch. 11.70 Fond du Lac. L. H. M. S. 10.00 Milton. L. H. M. S. 4.00 Oshkosh. L. H. M. S. 10.00 Stoughton. S. S. Birthday Box 0.47 Wauwatosa. L. M. S. 9.25 Stoughton. “A Friend,” 3; “AFriend,” 2; Rainbow Soc., 1 6.00 —— “A Friend,” by Mrs. JeremiahPorter 70.00
———	184.27
Woman’s Home Missionary Union, byMrs. C. C. Keeler, Treas., for Woman’sWork:
Arena. W. M. Soc. 5.00 Mazomanie. W. H. M. S. 2.00 Milton 6.00 Stoughton 3.00
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IOWA, $197.43.
Algona. Mrs. Mary H. Carter	5.00
Ames. Cong. Ch.	20.00
Bear Grove. Union Sab. Sch. InfantClass, for Rosebud Indian M.	1.25
Cedar Falls. Cong. Ch. (10 of which fromMrs. A. G. Thompson)	20.00
Cherokee. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., forMcIntosh, Ga.	5.00
Chester Center. Cong. Ch.	13.37
Creston. Cong. Ch.	23.00
Cromwell. Cong. Ch.	3.15
Davenport. Edwards Cong. Ch.	17.00
Denmark. Cong. Ch.	20.00
Des Moines. North Park Cong. Ch., 5.05;“Traveler,” 1	6.05
Dunlap. Cong. Ch.	13.20
Dubuque. First Cong. Ch., to const. Mrs.M. J. Nichoson L. M.	54.37
Eldon. Cong. Ch.	9.30
Greene. Rudolph Landes	4.00
Iowa City. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch.	4.08
Keokuk. Cong. Ch.	20.70
Marion. Cong. Ch.	16.09
Newton. Cong. Ch.	12.61
Postville. Cong. Ch.	16.43
Rockford. Cong. Ch.	12.15
Tabor. Cong. Ch.	66.47
University Place. “A Friend”	15.00
Waterloo. Cong. Ch., 20; Rev. Moses K.Cross, 10	30.00
By Woman’s Home Missionary Unionof Iowa, for Woman’s Work:
Anamosa. Freedman’s Soc. 18.00 Council Bluffs 20.00 Dubuque. Y. L. Ben. Soc. 22.55 Eldon. Mrs. M. B. Holyoke 1.00 Emmetsburg. W. H. M. U. 10.00 Genoa Bluffs. Ladies 1.30 Harlan. Ladies 1.70 Rockford. Ladies 1.86 Sheldon. Ladies 1.00 Waterloo. Ladies 11.80
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MINNESOTA, $753.51.
Alexandria. Ladies’ Home Miss’y Soc.,for Woman’s Work	20.00
Amiret. Mrs. L. H. Dwinnell	2.00
Austin. Cong. Union Ch., 42.66; Mrs. S.C. Bacon, 10	52.66
Brownsville. Mrs. S. M. McHose	5.00
Clearwater. Cong. Ch. “Birthday Box”	2.82
Edina. Mission Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch.	2.00
Excelsior. Cong. Ch.	13.72
Glyndon. Church at Glyndon, 8.91, andSab. Sch., 70c.	9.61
Hopkins. Mission Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch.	4.50
Lake City. Cong. Ch.	6.72
Litchfield. Miss’y Band, by Mrs. HattieGreenleaf, for Student Aid, Storrs Sch.,Atlanta, Ga.	20.00
Mankato. “Missionary Garden,” by EmmaHegeman, Treas.	14.08
Mankato. Woman’s Miss’y Soc., by H.Pierson, Sec., for Woman’s Work	12.00
Mazeppa. Ladies’ Miss’y Soc., for Wilmington,N.C.	10.00
Mazeppa. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch.	3.00
Minneapolis. Miss Mary T. Hale, for StudentAid, Atlanta U.	25.00
Minneapolis. Plymouth Ch., 19; Mrs. D.C. Bell, 5; Vine Cong. Ch., 12.70; UnionCh., 5.59	42.29
Rochester. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., forFreight	1.30
Waseca. Cong. Ch.	8.50
Worthington. Sab. Sch. Union Cong. Ch.	5.08
Woman’s Home Miss’y Union, by Mrs. J.N. Cross, Treas., for Woman’s Work:
Austin. W. M. S. 23.13 Cottage Grove. W. M. S. 8.50 Excelsior. Aux. 2.47 Granite Falls. W. M. S. 3.94 Glyndon. W. M. S. 10.00 Minneapolis. Plym. W. H. M. S.,to const. Mrs. ElizabethC. Gale and Mrs. Orpha P.Smith L. M’s 99.00 Minneapolis. Second. Ch. W. M. S. 12.50 Minneapolis. First Ch. W. M. S. 30.00 Minneapolis. Plym. Y. L. M. S. 22.50 Minneapolis. East-side MissionBible Class andSew. Sch. 5.00 Owatonna. W. M. S. 15.00 Saint Paul. Plym. W. H. M. S. 25.00 Saint Paul. Mrs. Dr. Higbee 25.00 Waseca. W. M. S. 4.52
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By Rev. T. L. Riggs, for Oahe Ind’l Sch:
Lake City. J. Manning 5.00 Lake City. —— 0.70 Litchfield. First Presb. Ch. and“Friends” 22.00 Ottumwa. —— 8.00 Minneapolis. Vine Cong. Ch. 19.01 Minneapolis. Second Cong. Ch. 10.41 Minneapolis. “Friends” 6.00 Minneapolis. Miss C. King 5.00 Minneapolis. “Pilg’m Friends” 2.40 Minneapolis. Mrs. J. H. Butters 2.00 Minneapolis. Mrs. W. Butters 2.00 Minneapolis. R. L. Prodt 1.00 Rochester. Cong. Ch. 20.29 Saint Paul. Sab. Sch. Plym. Ch. 75.00 Waseca. Cong. Ch. 13.25 Waseca. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch. 4.47 Winona. Rev. J. H. Crum 2.00 Winona. —— Hubbard 5.00 Worthington. “Friends” 3.22
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MISSOURI, $31.00.
Laclede. Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Seward	5.00
Webster Groves. Cong. Ch.	26.00

KANSAS, $2,257.67.
Brookville. Rev. S. G. Wright	2.00
Burlingame. Mrs. Mary S. Leonard	0.50
Chapman. Cong. Ch.	5.00
Council Grove. Cong. Ch.	15.00
Emporia. First Cong. Ch.	47.71
Lawrence. Cong. Ch., 10; Pilgrim Ch., 1	11.00
Manhattan. “Friends,”	16.00
Meriden. J. Rutty	10.00
Milford. Cong. Ch.	2.30
Osawatomie. Cong. Ch., 5; Rev. S. L.Adair, 5	10.00
Topeka. First Cong. Ch.	108.14
Valley Falls. Cong. Ch.	15.25
Wyandotte. Cong. Ch.	14.77
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	$257.67
LEGACY.
Olathe. Estate of Miss Fanny A. Beckwithby Watts Beckwith (1,000 of whichfor Chinese M. and 30 to const. Rev. B.F. Worrell L. M.)	2,000.00
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	$2,257.67

DAKOTA, $96.55.
Chamberlin. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., forOahe Ind’l Sch.	2.60
Fort Berthold. Cong. Ch.	15.00
Harwood. Cong. Ch.	1.00
Henry. Cong. Ch.	5.00
Ipswich. Cong. Ch.	6.25
Jamestown. Mrs. M. S. Wells	5.00
Lake Henry. Cong. Ch.	8.60
Lake Preston. By Mrs. Sue Fifield, Terr.Treas. H. M. S.	4.46
Volga. Cong. Ch.	1.57
Wahpeton. First Cong. Ch.	6.07
Yankton. Cong. Ch.	41.00