The American Missionary — Volume 41, No. 5, May, 1887

by Various

He got up at last and stood before the glass.

“Now, my young man,” said he, shaking his head very threateningly at the boyish face he saw there, “you know very well that a quarter for peanuts doesn’t look any larger to you than a pin’s head, and that a quarter for giving looks as big as a cart-wheel—but that’s got to stop, sir! This book isn’t going to hold any more accounts of dollars for trash and cents for Sunday-school.”—The Christian Giver.

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RECEIPTS FOR MARCH, 1887.

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MAINE, $168.30.
Auburn. High St. Cong. Ch	$25.00
Augusta. Sab. Sch. Class, Cong. Ch.;by Alice Means, Treas., 3, Miss K.Carpenter’s Class, 3, for Talladega C.	6.00
Bangor. “A Friend,” for Debt	5.00
Bath. Winter St. Cong. Ch., 2 bbls. of C.,for Selma, Ala., 2.70 for freight	2.70
Bethel. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	11.56
Blue Hill. Miss Caroline Joy, for PleasantHill, Tenn.	2.50
Castine. Class No. 9, Trinity Sab. Sch.,for Student Aid, Tougaloo U.	1.05
Foxcroft and Dover. Cong. Ch., ad’lto const. C. C. Nichols L. M.	24.00
Hallowell. By Sylvina L. Smith, forfreight	3.00
Machias. Cong. Ch.	6.42
Portland. Saint Lawrence St. Ch., 20; J.J. Gerrish, 10	30.00
Scarboro. Cong. Ch.	5.50
South Waterford. Miss M. E. Shurtleff	1.00
Turner. Cong. Ch.	4.28
Wells. B. Maxwell, for Debt	10.00
Westbrook. Second Cong. Ch.	15.79
West Brooksville. Miss Lucy J. Henry,for Pleasant Hill, Tenn.	2.50
Woolwich. Cong. Ch.	12.00

NEW HAMPSHIRE, $534.27.
Alstead East. Cong. Ch.	$9.54
Alstead Center. Cong. Ch.	7.94
Concord. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	20.00
Concord. Miss Folger, for Talledega C.	2.00
Exeter. Cong. Ch., 4.97; Miss AlcinaGrover, 1 for Atlanta U.	5.97
Fitzwilliam. Horace Cooledge, 5; C. D.Bigelow, 1.	6.00
Francestown. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	17.05
Great Falls. Mrs. H. F. Dixon, for PleasantHill, Tenn.	10.00
Greenfield. Cong. Ch.	13.00
Hanover. “A Friend”	20.00
Lancaster. Mrs. A. M. Amsden	5.00
Littleton. Mrs. B. W. Kilburn, for theDebt	3.00
Lyme. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	14.91
Milford. “Willing Workers,” for StudentAid, Tougaloo U.	50.00
Pembroke. Prof. I. Walker’s Bible Class,for Student Aid, Wilmington, N.C.	3.00
Penacook. Cong. Ch., 18.11; Sab. Sch. ofCong. Ch., 10	28.11
Tilton. Cong. Ch.	40.00
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	$255.52
LEGACIES.
Goffstown. Heirs Estate of Miss FrancesMeriam, by Samuel Upson, Admr.	$78.75
Hollis. Estate of John C. Jewett, by E. J.Colburn, Ex.	200.00
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	$534.27

VERMONT, $702.64.
Bennington Center. Bbl. of C. and 5, forMcIntosh, Ga.	$5.00
Berlin. First Cong. Ch.	8.48
Berlin. Bbl. of C., for McIntosh, Ga.
Bradford. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	29.21
Brandon. Mrs. L. G. Case, for Indian M.	5.00
Burlington. Eldridge Sab. Sch.	3.00
Charlotte. “M. L. H.”	2.00
Chelsea. Ladies, for McIntosh, Ga.	10.00
Fairlee. Cong. Ch.	13.12
Greensboro. Cong. Ch.	5.50
Jericho Center. Mrs. Julia Graves	5.00
Lowell. Cong. Ch.	5.41
Milton. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	2.51
Montgomery Center. Heman Hopkins	2.00
New Haven. Mrs. Cephas H. Kent, forJones Kindergarten, Atlanta, Ga.	5.00
Newport. M. B. Hall	2.00
North Bennington. Cong. Ch.	13.14
Northfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	11.75
North Thetford. Cong. Ch.	6.62
North Troy. Bbl. of C. and 2, for McIntosh,Ga.	2.00
Orwell. Ladies’ of Cong. Ch., for McIntosh,Ga.	17.50
Post Mills. Cong. Ch.	5.00
Sheldon. S. M. Hulbert.	5.00
Springfield. ——	200.00
Springfield. A. Woolson, for Atlanta U.	20.00
West Brattleboro. Cong. Ch.	13.01
West Fairlee. Mrs. C. M. Holbrook	1.50
West Fairlee Center. Mrs. E. May	5.00
Westfield. Cong. Ch.	6.62
West Randolph. Girls’ Mission Circle, 10;Ladies’ Mission Soc., 10, by Mrs. V. M.Hardy, for McIntosh, Ga.	20.00
Windham. Cong. Ch. and Soc., 36.05, toconst. Emory H. Jones L. M., Sab. Sch.of Cong. Ch., 15.22	51.27
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	$481.64
LEGACIES.
Jamaica. Estate of Mrs. Hepsibah H.Stowell, by Mrs. Ella J. Robinson, toconst. John C. Robinson, Mrs. Ella J.Robinson, Mrs. Lucy Kellogg, Mrs.Mary Muzzy, Mrs. Nora Muzzy andMiss Jennie Barnes L. M.’s.	$200.00
Jericho. Estate of Hosea Spaulding, C. M.Spaulding, 10; A. C. Spaulding, 5;Nellie M. Percival, 3; E. J. Spaulding, 3	21.00
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	$702.64

MASSACHUSETTS, $6,261.64.
Amesbury. Union Evan. Ch.	$16.00
Amherst. Rev. W. H. Beaman, for AtlantaU.	2.00
Amherst. Miss Sabra Snell, Bbl. of C.,for Oaks, N.C., 1.97 for Freight	1.97
Andover. South Cong. Ch., 55; WestParish Ch. and Soc., 50; C. E. Goodell,25	130.00
Auburn. Christian Endeavor Soc., forDebt	10.00
Auburndale. James Bird’s Sab. Sch.Class, for Student Aid, Atlanta U.	5.00
Boston. Sam. D. Warren, 100; Rev.Phillips Brooks, 50; Wm. P. Kuhn, 50;Geo. W. Coburn, 50; Frank J. Garrison,10; F. L. Ames, 100; D. P. Kimball, 100;John P. Almy, 50, for Atlanta U.; OldSouth Ch., 50; Mrs. Harriet S. Strong,50, for Student Aid, Atlanta U.; “AFriend,” 60; Benj. Cutler, for Indian M.1.—Charlestown: Sab. Sch. of WinthropCong. Ch., for Oaks, N.C., 15.—Dorchester:Village Ch. “Band of Faith,” forMcIntosh, Ga., 15.—South Boston: Sab.Sch. of Phillips Ch., for Student Aid,Atlanta U., 50	751.00
Boxford. Rev. W. S. Coggin, for Macon, Ga.	1.00
Bridgewater. “A Friend”	5.00
Brookline. “An Aged Friend”	1.00
Cambridge. Rev. W. A. Mundell andWife, for Debt	5.00
Chesterfield. Cong. Ch., ad’l.	5.00
Chicopee. Earnest Workers of Cong. Ch.,for Student Aid, Fisk U.	25.00
Chicopee. Eleanor M. Woodworth, forIndian M.	5.00
Clinton. First. Evan. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	89.01
Clinton. Ladies’ Miss’y Ass’n, for ClintonChapel, Talladega C.	4.00
Cummington. Mrs. H. M. Porter	2.00
Dunstable. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	37.00
East Cambridge. Natural Science Collection,by Miss Jennie S. Arms, for TalladegaC.
Easthampton. First Cong. Ch., for IndianM.	114.32
East Somerville. Franklin St. Ch. Sab.Sch., for Student Aid, Atlanta U.	25.00
East Weymouth. Cong. Ch. and Soc., forPleasant Hill, Tenn.	55.00
Fitchburg. “A. C. H.,” for the Debt	10.00
Gardner. First Cong. Ch.	25.00
Georgetown. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.,40.62; Mrs. Richmond Dole, 4.50	45.12
Granby. “A Friend,” to const. Mrs. L.W. Hunt L. M.	30.00
Greenfield. Second Cong. Ch.	50.50
Groveland. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., forStudent Aid, Santee Indian M.	10.00
Hanover. First Cong. Ch. and Sab. Sch.	6.00
Haverhill. Algernon P. Nichols, for Tillotson,C. & N. Inst.	100.00
Hinsdale. Kate C. Plemkett	7.00
Holbrook. Winthrop Cong. Ch., for TalladegaC.	25.00
Holliston. “Bible Christians of Dist. No.4.”	30.00
Holliston. “Friends,” “Lippincott’s PronouncingBiographical Dictionary,” forTalladega C.
Kingston. Mayflower Ch. and Soc.	12.00
Lancaster. Ladies Benev. Soc. of Cong.Ch., 2 bbls. of C., for Atlanta U.
Leicester. “Thank Offering”	5.00
Lenox. Cong. Ch.	3.89
Leominster. Ladies’ Benev. Soc. of Cong.Ch., 2 bbls. of C., for Atlanta. U., 3.75for Freight	3.75
Leverett. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch.	9.50
Lexington. Hancock Ch. and Soc.	12.00
Malden. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	60.00
Mansfield. Ortho. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	15.61
Melrose Highlands. Ladies of Cong. Ch.,ad’l for Debt	1.00
Milford. “Friends,” “Chambers’ Cyclopedia,”10 vols. for Talladega C.
Mittineague. Southworth Paper Co., 573lbs. paper, for Talladega C.
Mittineague. Southworth & Co., writingpaper, for Atlanta U.
Natick. “Cash”	25.00
Newbury. First Ch.	20.44
Newburyport. Harriet O. Haskell	1.00
Newton. “Thank Offering”	1.00
Newton Center. By Miss H. S. Cousens,for Student Aid, Atlanta U.	40.00
Newton Center. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	18.36
Newton Center. Bbl. of C., for McIntosh,Ga.
Northampton. The Mary A. BurnhamSchool, for Fort Berthold Indian M.	292.00
Northampton. “A Friend,” by Miss S. M.Burt, for Student Aid, Atlanta U.	25.00
Northampton. A. L. Williston, for PleasantHill, Tenn.	21.00
Northampton. “Friends,” for Santee IndianM.	20.00
Northboro. Martha D. Wells	1.50
North Leominster. Ladies’ Benev. Soc.of Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C., for Atlanta U.,2 for Freight	2.00
Norwood. A. W. Stetson, 25; Geo. S.Winslow, 10; Francis O. Winslow, 10;“Friends,” 5; for Student Aid, AtlantaU.	50.00
Orange. Central Evan. Cong. Ch.	6.00
Randolph. Miss Abby W. Turner, 50;Miss Alice M. Turner, 25; Mrs. John J.Crawford, 25; for Student Aid, AtlantaU.	100.00
Randolph. Ladies of Cong. Ch., for Woman’sWork	30.00
Randolph. Geo. B. Belcher	10.00
Reading. Mrs. Susan Bancroft	7.00
Rockland. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., forStudent Aid, Fisk U.	50.00
Rockport. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., forStudent Aid, Fisk U.	12.00
Salem. Dr. J. A. Emmerton, for AtlantaU.	10.00
Saxonville. Edwards Ch. and Soc.	17.50
Somerville. Young Ladies’ MissionaryCircle of Franklin St. Ch., for Santee IndianM.	70.00
Somerville. Broadway Ch. and Soc., 15.31;Day St. Ch. and Soc., 5.05	20.36
Southbridge. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	54.96
Southbridge. “Friends,” Christmas Box,by Miss Ellen Vinton, for Oaks, N.C.
South Framingham. F. J. Stevens, forFort Berthold, Indian M., 40; “Friends”12	52.00
South Framingham. “Friends,” for IndianM.	31.00
South Framingham. Sab. Sch. of SouthCong. Ch., for Mountain White Work	20.60
South Hadley. First Cong. Ch.	26.00
South Hadley. Ladies’ Benev. Soc. ofFirst Cong. Ch., for Woman’s Work	20.00
South Hadley Falls. Mary F. Mathews	0.50
Springfield. Sab. Sch., of Hope Ch., forStudent Aid, Burrill Sch., Rosebud IndianM.	64.10
Springfield. Miss Carrie E. Bowdoin	10.00
Taunton. Sab. Sch. of Broadway Cong.Ch., for Student Aid, Fisk U.	50.00
Taunton. Union Cong. Ch. and Soc.	29.66
Templeton. Trin. Cong. Sab. Sch., forSavannah, Ga.	10.00
Waltham. By Miss Ella J. Lawrence,Sec. Missions Class, for Student Aid,Storrs Sch.	3.00
Ware. First Cong. Ch.	52.72
Wellesley. “A Member of Cong. Ch.” toconst. Mrs. William L. Russell L. M.	30.00
Wellesley Hills. “A”	430.00
Westfield. Mrs. Wm. Warren, 1; Mrs.H. O. Case, 1; Miss Mary Rood, 1, forStudent Aid, Atlanta U.; Mrs. IsabellaColeman, Bbl. of C. for Atlanta U.	3.00
Westfield. Mrs. C. W. Fowler, Patchwork,for Macon, Ga.
Westminster. First Cong. Ch., 50.67;“Friends,” 11	61.67
West Warren. Cong. Ch., for Student Aid,Straight U.	12.50
Williamsburg. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	63.40
Williamstown. Rev. Mark Hopkins, D.D.	25.00
Wilmington. Cong. Sab. Sch., for StudentAid, Straight U.	25.00
Woburn. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., forStudent Aid, Atlanta U.	25.00
Woburn. Ladies’ Charitable ReadingSoc., for freight	2.40
Worcester. David Whitcomb, 500; UnionCh. and Soc., 197.38; “W. J. W.” 2	699.35
Worcester. G. Henry Whitcomb, for SanteeIndian M. and to const. Harry E.Whitcomb L. M.	75.00
Worcester. Sab. Sch. of Piedmont Cong.Ch. for Student Aid, Atlanta U.	50.00
Worcester. Old South Sab. Sch., for StudentAid, Hampton N. and A. Inst.	20.00
Worcester. Sab. Sch. of Piedmont Cong.Ch., for Rosebud Indian M.	14.82
Worcester. Plym. Mite Band, adl. by L.M. Crawford, Treas., for Tougaloo U.	0.50
Yarmouth. Bbl. of C., by Mrs. E. C.Howes, for Oaks, N.C.
By Chas. Marsh, Treas., Hampden Benev.Ass’n:
Chester. Second 5.09 East Long Meadow 23.00 Springfield. Memorial 41.00 Westfield. First (3 of whichfor Rosebud Indian M. and 70for Hampton N. & A. Inst.) 240.00 Westfield. Second, for IndianM. 145.08 West Springfield. First 23.00 “ “ Park St. 5.00 “ “ Mittineague 14.80	496.97
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	$5,060.01
LEGACIES.
Hopkinton. Estate of Eliza W. Jenks	1.63
Uxbridge. Estate of Mrs. A. H. Tucker,by Jacob Taft, Ex.	1200.00
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	$6,261.64
CLOTHING, ETC., RECEIVED AT BOSTON OFFICE.
Hallowell, Me. By Sylvina L. Smith, Bbl.,for Birmingham, Ala.
Portland, Me. By D. P. Lord, Half Bbl.,for Louisville, Ky.
Andover, Mass. Mrs. Wm. Abbot, Bbl.,for Macon, Ga.
Chelsea, Mass. Mrs. C. A. Richardson,Box.
Dalton, Mass. Ladies’ Sew. Circle ofCong. Ch., two and half Bbls., Val. 31.76,for Williamsburg, Ky.
North Andover, Mass. By Mrs. E. A.Stillings, Sec., Bbl., Val. 56.
South Sudbury, Mass. Mrs. J. D. Goodenough,Bdl.
Watertown, Mass. Phillips Ch. SewingCircle, 2 Bbls., val., 124.50, for Williamsburgand Louisville, Ky.
Woburn, Mass. Ladies’ Charitable ReadingSoc., Bbl. for Oahe, Indian M.

RHODE ISLAND, $85.00.
Providence. “A Friend,” (5 of which forIndian M.)	10.00
LEGACY.
Providence. Estate of Mrs. Mary AnnAngell, by Wm. P. Goodwin, Sec.	75.00
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	$85.00