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

by Various

CONNECTICUT, $4,790.73.
Berlin. John Thomson	0.50
Birmingham. Cong. Ch., 3 Bbls. of C.,for Thomasville, Ga.
Bloomfield. Ladies of Cong. Ch., forConn. Indl. Sch. Ga.	14.00
Bolton. Ella J. Barber	1.00
Bolton. Mrs. T. L. Brown, for the Debt	1.00
Branford. Cong. Ch. (10 of which fromRev. H. P. Bake and 10 from H. G. Harrison)	40.20
Bridgeport. Second Cong. Ch.	84.28
Bristol. Cong. Ch., (55 of which for Conn.Indl. Sch., Ga.)	80.00
Bristol. Mrs. Lucy A. Camp and MissJulia E. Camp, for Indian M.	10.00
Bristol. F. C. Covell, for Debt	10.00
Buckingham. Ladies’ Miss’y Soc., Bbl.of C., for Thomasville, Ga.
Bethlehem. “The Willing Helpers,” byMrs. S. P. Hayes, for Conn. Ind’l Sch.,Ga.	3.00
Center Brook. Ladies’ of Cong. Ch. forConn. Ind’l Sch., Ga.	18.25
Clintonville. “Thank-offering”	60.00
Colchester. Mary E. Gillette	0.50
Danbury. Mrs. E. M. Hotchkiss, (1 ofwhich for Hampton N. & A. Inst.)	2.00
East Berlin. “A Friend”	16.00
East Hampton. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch.,for Indian M.	6.50
East Hartford. “Friends,” for Indian M.	86.73
East Hartford. First Church	20.00
East Morris. Richard Turkington	5.00
East River. Mrs. C. M. Washburn	100.00
East Windsor. Mrs. Sarah L. Wells	5.00
Enfield. First Cong. Ch.	125.00
Enfield. Cong. Ch., for Indian M.	65.00
Fair Haven. First Cong. Ch., (50 of whichto const. Walter S. Bishop L. M.)	79.50
Glastonbury. First Cong. Ch.	264.55
Greenwich. Second Cong. Ch.	35.00
Hartford. Charles T. Hillyer	1000.00
Hartford. Asylum Hill Cong. Ch., forSantee Indian M.	50.00
Hartford. Sab. Sch. of First Ch.	24.00
Hartland. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.	14.45
Kensington. “A Friend”	4.50
Kent. First Cong. Soc.	33.55
Litchfield. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch.,for Tougaloo U.	50.00
Litchfield. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch.,for Indian M.	25.00
Manchester. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.,for Santee Indian M.	107.19
Mansfield. Ladies of Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C.for Storrs Sch., Atlanta, Ga.
Meriden. J. W. Yale	10.00
Middlebury. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., forIndian M.	10.00
Milford. Ladies Soc. of Cong. Ch., Bbl. ofC., for Thomasville, Ga.
New Haven. Church of the Redeemer,205; Howard Av. Cong. Ch., 24; “AFriend,” 5	234.00
New Haven. Miss. M. D. Swifts’ Sab. Sch.Class. College St. Ch., for Rosebud IndianM.	5.67
New Haven. Rev. and Mrs. A. P. Miller,in Memory of Maud, for Fisk U.	3.00
New London. Sab. Sch. of First Cong.Ch., for Santee Indian M.	42.00
New London. Mrs. A. E. Lewis, 1.50;Miss Sarah Rogers, 50c., for Dakota IndianM.	2.00
New Preston. Rev. Henry Upson	5.00
Norfolk. Young Ladies Miss’y Band, forTalladega C., freight	5.00
Norwich Town. “The Other Girl’s Soc.”,Bbl. of Goods, for Thomasville, Ga.
Old Saybrook. Cong. Ch.	19.45
Plainville. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch. Boxof Christmas Gifts, for Oaks, N.C.
Plantsville. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., forSantee Indian M.	65.00
Plantsville. Collected by Miss Fanny W.Cummings, for Rosebud Indian M.	1.30
Ridgefield. Cong. Ch.	12.01
Sherman. Ladies Miss’y Soc. of Cong.Ch., Box of C. for Thomasville, Ga.
Thomaston. Cong. Ch.	68.63
Thomaston. Mission Circle, for StudentAid. Straight U.	45.00
Trumbull. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	14.52
Waterbury. Primary Sab. Sch. Class,Second Cong. Ch., for Indian M., 10;“Sunshine Circle,” for Rosebud IndianM., 10: Sab. Sch. of Second Cong. Ch.,for Rosebud Indian M., 7	27.00
Waterbury. Mrs. G. C. Hill’s Sab. Sch.Class, for Student Aid, Thomasville, Ga.	10.00
Wauregan. Cong. Ch. and Soc.	25.00
West Hartford. Mrs. Mary A. Butler	10.00
Windsor. First Cong. Ch.	30.00
Winsted. Sab. Sch. of Second Cong. Ch.,for Talladega C.	10.00
——. “A Friend,” for Hope Station, IndianM.	75.00
——. “A Friend in Conn.,” for BeachInst. Savannah, Ga., and to const. Rev.Allen Hazen, D.D., and Mrs. Rev.Theodore C. Pease, L. M’s.	60.00
Woman’s Home Miss’y Union, of Conn.,by Mrs. S. M. Hotchkiss, Sec., for Conn.Ind’l Sch., Ga.:
Bridgeport. Ladies H. M. Soc., of North Cong. Ch. 50.00 Huntington. Ladies H. M. Soc. 16.00	66.00
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	$3,297.28
LEGACIES.
Hartford. Estate of Dr. J. R. Lee	1,243.45
New London. Trust Estate of Henry P.Haven, for Atlanta U.	250.00
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	4,790.73

NEW YORK, $6,144.48.
Adams Basin. Mrs. H. Clark	5.00
Binghamton. “A Friend”	5.00
Brooklyn. “A Friend”	2,000.00
Brooklyn. “A Friend”	2.00
Cambridge Centre. Ladies Miss’y Soc.,Half Bbl. of C., for Tougaloo U.
Chenango Forks. Cong. Ch.	15.89
Ellington. Harriet B. Rice, 8; Mrs. ElizaRice, deceased, 2	10.00
Fort Covington. “A. B.”	1.00
Fredonia. Miss C. H. Gilbert. Patchwork,for Macon, Ga.
Gilbertsville. Rev. A. Wood	10.00
Gloversville. Cong. Ch. (100 of whichfrom Mrs. U. M. Place.)	218.00
Goshen. Fannie E. Crane, for Marie AdlofSch’p Fund	1.60
Groton. Mrs. Kezia Bostwick	8.00
Honeoye. Cong. Ch.	28.00
Jamestown. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch.	25.00
Jefferson. Mrs. Susannah Ruliffson	2.50
Lawrenceville. Lucius Hulburd	5.00
Lebanon. Ladies of Cong. Ch., for Athens,Ala.	2.00
Lincoln. J. D. Dewey	5.00
Livonia. Ladies Miss’y Soc., for StudentAid, Atlanta U.	5.00
Ludlowville. Sidney S. Todd	250.00
Martinsburg. Mrs. A. H. Arthur	1.00
Massena. Ladies of Cong. Ch., for StudentAid, Talladega C.	13.47
Millers Place. Bbl. of C., for Bird’s NestSantee Indian M.
New York. J. A. Bostwick, 1,000; CorneliusN. Bliss, 100, for Atlanta U.	1100.00
New York. Wager Swayne, for TalladegaC.	120.00
New York. Mrs. H. B. Spelman, for StudentAid, Atlanta U.	25.00
New York. “A Friend,” 100; B. B.Adams, Jr., 5	105.00
Orient. Cong. Ch.	14.80
Ovid. D. W. Kinne	1.50
Pekin. Abigail Peck	25.00
Prattsburg. G. W. Dodd	5.00
Syracuse. Ladies of Danforth Cong. Ch.,bbl. of C., etc., for Macon. Ga.
Union Falls. Francis E. Duncan	15.00
Union Valley. Wm. C. Angel	19.00
Woman’s Home Missionary Union of N.Y., by Mrs. L. H. Cobb, Treas. for Woman’sWork,
Brooklyn. L. W. A. Soc. of PuritanCh. to const. Mrs. Edward P. Ingersoll, L. M. 30.00 Riverhead. W. H. M. S. 25.00 ———	55.00
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	$4,098.76
LEGACY.
Perry. Estate of Martha B. Sheldon, byMilton A. Barber, Ex.	2,045.72
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	$6,144.48

NEW JERSEY, $273.37
Bound Brook. Ladies Miss’y Soc. ofCong. Ch. for Chinese M.	20.00
Montclair. Young Ladies’ Miss’y Soc.,bbl. of C., for Thomasville, Ga.
Newark. C. S. Haines, 30; Mrs. MariaSnyder, 8	38.00
Newfield. Cong. Ch. and Sab. Sch.	23.00
Orange Valley. Cong. Ch.	100.37
Park Ridge. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch.	7.00
Plainfield. “A Friend of Home Missions,”by Woman’s Miss’y Union	5.00
Roselle. “A Friend,” for Pleasant Hill,Tenn.	50.00
Trenton. S. T. Sherman	30.00

PENNSYLVANIA, $30.00.
Philadelphia. Frederick S. Kimball, forAtlanta U.	25.00
Philadelphia. Susan Longstreth, Patchwork,for Macon, Ga.
Ridgway. Class, by Minnie Cline, forOaks, N.C.	5.00

OHIO $766.97.
Cleveland. Miss B. A. Dutton, for StudentAid, Fisk U.	10.00
Dover. Miss C. Griffin, for Student Aid,Athens, Ala.	8.00
Geneva. “H”	1.50
Geneva. Wm. Jaquays	1.10
Lenox. Nelson French	4.50
Madison. Mrs. H. B. Fraser, 100 for IndianM., and 100 for Chinese M. in Cal.	200.00
Madison. Central Cong. Ch.	33.65
Mansfield. First Cong. Ch. (50 of whichfor Mechanical Building, Tillotson Inst.,and 10 for Marie Adlof Schp. Fund),151.95; Sab Sch. of First Cong. Ch., forSantee Indian M., 75	226.95
Mount Vernon. Sab. Sch. of First Cong.Ch.	10.00
Oberlin. Mrs. C. R. Commons	25.00
Oberlin. Second Cong. Ch. and Friends,for Tillotson C. and N. Inst.	10.00
Oberlin. E. J. Goodrich, 5, for TillotsonC. and N. Inst.	5.00
Pittsfield. F. E. Young	2.00
Sandusky. First Cong. Ch.	26.01
Salem. David A. Allen	25.00
Wakeman. Sab Sch. of Cong. Ch.	8.45
West Andover. Cong. Ch.	15.00
Woman’s Home Missionary Union of Ohio,by Mrs. Ella J. Mahoney, Treas. forWoman’s Work:
Conneaut. Mission Band 5.00 Madison. Elias Strong, 5; J.Dayton, 5 10.00 Mansfield. W. B. S. of First Ch. 25.96 Oberlin. W. B. S. of First Ch. 77.85 Pittsfield. W. B. S. 5.00 Salem. Mrs. D. A. Allen 5.00 Springfield. W. M. S. of FirstCong. Ch. 20.00 Springfield. Boy’s S. S. Class,First Cong. Ch. 1.00 Wellington. L. B. S. 5.00 ———	154.81

INDIANA, $3.50.
Fort Wayne. Y. P. A. of Plym Ch. forDebt	3.50

ILLINOIS, $2,659.16.
Batavia. Y. P. M. S. of Cong. Ch.	5.00
Blue Island. Cong. Ch.	6.78
Bunker Hill. Cong. Ch.	15.50
Canton. Cong. Ch.	44.90
Chicago. First Cong. Ch., 100; “Hapland,”100; Millard Av. Cong. Ch., 14.50;Mary L. Smallwood, 5	219.50
Chicago. Ladies’ Aid Soc. of Plym. Cong.Ch., for Emerson Inst.	50.00
Chicago. Mrs. J. Porter, for Student Aid,Atlanta U.	10.00
Chicago. Cong. Sab. Sch., Evanston Av.,for Student Aid, Atlanta U.	11.66
Creston. Cong. Ch.	8.00
Dundee. Cong. Ch.	20.09
Dundee. Mrs C. H. Rover, for Santee IndianM.	6.00
Elgin. “Two Ladies,” Patchwork, forMacon, Ga.
Elmwood. Y. P. Soc, for Student Aid,Mobile, Ala.	10.00
Fairbury. Miss Mary A. Hyde, for JonesKindergarten, Atlanta, Ga.	5.00
Farmington. J. W. Newell, to const.Rev Charles E. Marsh L. M.	50.00
Freeport. L. A. Warner	5.00
Freeport. Mr. Farley, Bbl. of C., forTalladega C.
Galesburg. First Ch. of Christ	34.90
Hinsdale. J. W. Bushnell	5.00
Jacksonville. Mrs. Jane Retter	1.00
Lisbon. Dr. Gilman Kendall	3.00
Lombard. Woman’s Miss’y Soc., Bbl. ofC., for Mobile, Ala.
Lyndon. Cong. Ch. 5, and Sab. Sch. 5	10.00
Mendon. Mrs. Jeanette Fowler, to const.Mrs. C. M. Shumacke, and Miss LizzieLingham, L. M’s.	100.00
Millington. Mrs. D. A. Aldrich	5.00
Naperville. Cong. Ch.	15.00
Odell. Mrs. H. E. Dana	20.00
Paxton. Cong. Ch.	40.00
Princeton. Mrs. P. B. Corss	25.00
Quincy. Joshua Perry	10.00
Rockford. Lewis S. Swezey, deceased	1,815.33
Sterling. Mrs. Mary E. McKinney, 30 toconst. herself L. M., “Cheerful Workers,”Cong. Ch. 5	35.00
Wheaton. Ladies of First Ch. of Christ,Bbl. of C., for Athens, Ga.
Woman’s Home Miss’y Union of Ill.,Mrs. B. F. Leavitt, Treas., for Woman’sWork:
Ashkum. Senior Soc. 0.15 Chicago. W. M. S. of N. E. Ch. 30.93 Rockford. W. H. M. U. ofSecond Ch. 6.00 Oak Park. Ladies Benev. Circle 5.00 Onarga. W. H. M. U. of SecondCh. 3.42 Moline. Mission Circle, ad’lto const. Mrs. M. C. Eells,L. M. 20.00 Providence. W. H. M. U. 7.00 ———	72.50

MICHIGAN, $234.51.
Alpena. “A Friend,” for Student Aid,Atlanta U.	25.00
Benzonia. Dea. Amasa Waters, 10; AsaWaters, 3; H. B. Balch, 1	14.00
Clinton. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., for Savannah,Ga.	20.00
Farwell. Cong. Ch.	8.28
Galesburg. “A Friend,”	100.00
Laingsburg. First Cong. Ch.	5.50
Lake Linden. Rev. J. W. Savage, for TalladegaC.	10.00
New Baltimore. First Cong. Ch.	17.01
Olivet. Bbl. of Books, etc., by H. Williams,for Talladega C.
Romeo. Cong. Ch.	24.00
Summit. L. M. Soc. of Cong. Ch.	5.72
Woman’s Home Missionary Soc., by Mrs.E. F. Grabill, Treas., for Woman’s Work:
Allendale. W. M. Soc.	5.00

WISCONSIN, $235.72.
Beloit. Mrs. Sarah M. Clay, Patchwork,for Macon, Ga.
Bloomer. First Cong. Ch.	4.75
Elkhorn. “Soc. of Christian Endeavor,”for Woman’s Work	3.00
Green Bay. Mrs. J. M. Smith, 24 Testaments,for Macon, Ga.
Janesville. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch.	8.62
Kenosha. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch.	15.00
Lake Geneva. Cong. Ch. and Sab. Sch.,Box of C., for Jonesboro, Tenn.
Mazamanie. Cong. Ch.	10.50
Menasha. E. D. Smith	100.00
Menomonee. Sab Sch. of Cong. Ch. forMarie Adlof Sch’p Fund	24.00
Monroe. Frances H. Cook, for Macon, Ga.	1.00
River Falls. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., 5;Miss Calista Andrews, 5	10.00
Sheboygan. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., forTillotson C. and N. Inst.	2.50
Union Grove. Cong. Ch., 22.50 and Sab.Sch., 1	23.50
Waukesha. Vernon Tichenor	5.00
Woman’s Home Missionary Union of Wis.,for Woman’s Work:
Arena. W. H. M. S. 1.55 Beloit. W. H. M. S. of SecondCh. 5.00 Eau Claire. W. H. M. S. ofFirst Ch. 10.00 Menomonee. “A Friend” 10.00 New Lisbon. W. H. M. S. 1.30 ———	27.85

IOWA, $234.22.
Alta. J. C. Heywood	1.00
Davenport. Edwards Cong. Ch.	11.00
Denmark. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch.	3.00
DeWitt. Cong. Ch.	3.00
Dubuque. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., forTalladega C.	0.60
East Des Moines. Pilgrim Cong. Ch.	5.33
Garwin. Talmon Dewey	3.20
Green Mountain. Cong Ch.	15.50
Keokuk. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch.	11.34
Muscatine. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., forTalladega C.	20.00
Oskaloosa. S. R. Pettit	2.50
Red Oak. Mrs. M. A. Willis, for StudentAid, Athens, Ala.	5.00
Winterset. Mrs. S. J. Dinsmore	10.00
Woman’s Home Missionary Union ofIowa, for Woman’s Work:
Anamosa. Freedmen’s AidSoc. 10.00 Cherokee. Y. L. H. M. Circle 5.00 Des Moines. W. M. S. of Plym.Ch. 30.00 Dubuque. L. M. S. of Cong.Ch. 10.00 Durant. Y. L. M. S. 5.00 Durant. “Cheerful Workers” 6.00 Edgewood. Miss Sarah Platt 5.00 Grinnell. W. H. M. U. 3.79 Grinnell. W. H. M. U. 12.41 Hawthorne. L. M. S. 2.89 Marion. L. M. S. 16.68 Marion. “Busy Gleaners” 10.00 Mount Pleasant. L. M. S. 3.70 Polk City. “Young Girls,” 0.28 Red Oak. L. M. S. 10.00 Salem. L. M. S. 5.00 Traer. Miss Wilder’s S. S.Class 7.00 ———	142.75