All the girls write, sooner or later, to their matron after going home. Some of the letters are rather amusing.

One harum-scarum little miss, who made no end of care when here, after being home a fortnight seems to have been visited with some sense of her shortcomings, and wrote: “If I live I am coming back in the fall, and try to be a better girl than I was before.”

She refers to the text of Scripture that had been given them all as a watchword, and says she often thinks of it; then, as if to confer a like benefit upon her kind friend, she opens her Bible at random and copies: “And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes and shave off all his hair and wash himself in water that he may be clean.” After two or three more of similar tenor, she says: “Think of these verses as long as you live, and also of me,” and ends all by this new rendering of a familiar passage: “Be not overcome evil with good, but overcome good with evil.” Encouraging, isn’t it?

RECEIPTS FOR JUNE, 1887.

MAINE, $234.31.
Bangor. Hammond St. Cong. Ch. 76.98;Sab. Sch. of First Parish Ch., 14.32$91.30
Bethel. Sab. Sch. of Second Cong. Ch.11.00
Biddeford. Primary Dept. Sab. Sch. ofCong. Ch., for Savannah, Ga.15.00
Blanchard. Cong. Ch.5.00
Blue Hill. Mrs. H. W. Johnson, 1; Mrs.M. S. Mayo, 12.00
Brewer. M. Hardy (10 of which for PleasantHill, Tenn.)25.00
Castine. Mrs. C. M. Cushman, for TougalooU.2.75
Gardiner. Ladies, for Debt.4.65
Kennebunk. Union Ch. and Soc.22.00
Lyman. Cong. Ch.8.00
Machias. Center St. Cong. Ch., 6.70;“C. L.,” 511.70
Machias. Sara P. Hill’s Sab. Sch. Class,for Indian M.1.25
Scarboro. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch.10.25
South Berwick. Mrs. Lewis’ S. S. Class,for Wilmington, N.C.1.50
Waterford. First Cong. Ch.13.00
Winthrop. Bbl. and Box of C., for Wilmington,N.C.; 1.91 for freight1.91
Yarmouth. Mrs. Reynold’s S. S. Class, forWilmington, N.C.8.00
NEW HAMPSHIRE, $374.79.
Amherst. Cong. Ch.15.75
Bennington. Cong. Ch. and People9.31
Canaan. “Friends,” Bbl. Books etc., forStraight U.
Concord. Mrs. L. N. Barron, for StudentAid, Straight U.25.00
Concord. “A Friend of the Colored Race”5.05; J. W. Chandler, 16.05
Derry. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch.19.00
Durham. Cong. Ch.44.93
Exeter. “A Thank Offering”25.00
Franklin. “Friends” 3; Mrs. John H.Rowell, 2, for Student Aid, Atlanta U.5.00
Great Falls. Bbl. of C. for Pleasant Hill,Tenn.
Greenville. Cong. Ch.5.00
Henniker. Cong. Ch. and Soc., to const.Miss Zilpha Barnes L. M.38.00
Hinsdale. Cyrus Newhall1.00
Hollis. Cong. Ch. and Soc.18.76
Jaffrey. Ladies of Cong. Ch., for Woman’sWork4.00
Lancaster. Cong. Ch.14.40
Lebanon. “Friends,” Bbl. Books, etc., forStraight U.
Nashua. Sab. Sch. Class by Miss DoraSpalding, for Storrs Sch.20.00
Portsmouth. North Ch. and Soc.101.19
Salem. Ladies of Cong. Ch., for Debt6.00
Salisbury. Ladies’ Miss’y Soc., for AtlantaU.2.00
Tilton. C. C. Sampson, for Student Aid,Straight U.3.00
Walpole. Y. P. M. Circle of Cong. Ch.11.40
VERMONT, $1,326.27.
Benson. Miss J. Kent1.50
Bridport. Ladies, 26; Sab. Sch., 5, forMcIntosh, Ga., by Mrs. Ellen D. Wild31.00
Brownington. S. S. Tinkham5.00
Burlington. 2 Bbls. and Box of C., forMcIntosh, Ga.
Cornwall. Cong. Ch. and Soc. (25 of whichfrom Ladies, for McIntosh, Ga.)73.01
Dorset. Mrs. William D. Marsh, for StudentAid, Fisk U.25.00
Dorset. Sab. Sch. and W. H. M. S. of Cong.Ch., for Student Aid, Atlanta U.30.00
Fairfield. Cong. Ch.4.75
East Fairfield. Cong. Ch.3.61
Georgia. Ladies, for McIntosh, Ga., byMrs. Ellen D. Wild9.00
Granby. “A Friend,” for Debt5.00
Granby. Infant Class, by W. H. Matthews,for Rosebud Indian M.1.10
Manchester. Cong. Ch., 36.01; Samuel G.Cone 5086.01
Manchester. Ladies, for McIntosh, Ga., byMrs. Ellen D. Wild5.00
Middlebury. Lillie C. Chapman, for IndianM.0.20
Norwich. Ashley Blodgett5.00
Rutland. Ladies, Bbl. of C., for Straight U.
Swanton. Mrs. Augusta Dorman, forMcIntosh, Ga., by Mrs. Ellen D. Wild2.00
Swanton. Box of C., for McIntosh, Ga.
Springfield. Ladies of Cong. Ch., for McIntosh,Ga.8.45
Townshend. Cong. Ch. (5 of which fromMrs. Rice)15.50
West Brattleboro. Cong. Ch.15.14
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$326.27
LEGACY.
Saint Johnsbury. Estate of Miss Emma L.Taylor, by James C. Taylor, Ex.1,000.00
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$1,326.27
MASSACHUSETTS, $3,346.37.
Amherst. North Ch.10.00
Amherst. Miss M. E. Fowle, for TougalooU.1.00
Andover. “A Friend” Map of U.S. forThomasville, Ga.
Ashfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc. to const.John Wing L. M.41.31
Ayer. Orthodox Cong. Soc.16.40
Ballardvale. Union Ch. and Soc.4.00
Belchertown. Mrs. R. W. Walker2.00
Bernardston. Cong. Soc.4.00
Boston. Union Ch. and Soc.108.35
East Boston. Emma Fales and Sister1.00
Dorchester. Village Ch. and Soc.46.40
Dorchester. Miss Grace S. Wilder5.00
Jamaica Plain. Boylston Cong. Ch.5.37
Jamaica Plain. Mrs. L. G. Jarvis,for Oahe Indian M.5.00
Roxbury. Mr. Susan Collins10.00
Roxbury. Walnut Av. Cong. Ch.184.67
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Bradford. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., 40.40;Ward Hill Sab. Sch., 12.6353.03
Brockton. Mrs. Sanford, Bbl. of C., forTougaloo U.
Campello. South Cong. Ch.115.00
Charlemont. Edward Graves10.00
Chelsea. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.30.00
Danvers. Mrs. Lucy D. Carleton5.00
Douglas. “A Friend”5.00
East Dennis. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid,Talladega C.15.00
Easthampton. Home M. Band, Bbl. Bedding,etc., for Straight U.
East Templeton. Joel Fairbanks3.00
Everett. Cong. Ch. and Soc.17.00
Fall River. Central Cong. Ch.190.25
Fitchburg. Rollstone Ch, 50; also Box ofGoods, for Student Aid, Straight U.50.00
Framingham. Sab. Sch. of Plym. Ch.,and “Friends in the Church,” 50; “AQuartet,” 42; Ladies of Plym. Ch., Bbl.of C., for Student Aid, Fisk U.92.00
Gloucester. Sab. Sch. Miss’y Soc., Patchwork,for Pleasant Hill, Tenn.
Greenfield. Second Cong. Ch.28.29
Groton. Union Cong Ch.47.25
Hatfield. Ladies of Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C.,for Fisk U.
Holden. Cong. Ch.15.00
Holyoke. Ladies, Box of C. for Straight U.
Housatonic. Cong. Ch. and Soc.66.18
Huntington. First Cong. Ch.3.24
Hyde Park. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch.,32.58; First Cong. Ch. and Soc., 1547.58
Ipswich. Linebrook Cong. Ch., to const.Andrew J. Phillips L. M.30.00
Kingston. Mayflower Ch. and Soc.10.00
Leicester. Ladies’ Char. Soc., by Miss E.E. Loring, for Woman’s Work25.00
Lexington. Hancock Ch.16.00
Littleton. Cong. Ch. and Soc.18.00
Longmeadow. “T. P. C.”2.00
Lynn. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., 22.10;Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch., 1436.10
Lynnfield Center. Cong. Ch. and Soc.9.00
Malden. First Cong. Ch. and Soc.54.00
Marblehead. J. J. H. Gregory, for StudentAid, Talladega C.25.00
Mattapoisett. Cong. Ch.16.00
Middleton. Ladies of Cong. Ch., ad’l forDebt0.10
Mittineague. Ladies’ Aid Soc., Box of C.,etc., for Macon, Ga.
Monson. Mrs. C. O. Chapin3.00
New Bedford. Mrs. I. H. Bartlett, Jr.30.00
Newburyport. “Member North Cong.Ch.,” 30, to const. Mrs. Nellie MillsL. M.; Harriet O. Haskell, 232.00
Newtonville. Cen. Cong. Ch.110.15
Northampton. Sab. Sch. of First Cong.Ch., for Indian M.50.00
Northboro. Mrs. Martha D. Wells4.50
North Brookfield. First Cong. Ch.100.00
North Brookfield. “Two Friends,” forIndian M.2.00
North Brookfield. Ladies of First Ch.,Bbl. of C., for Fisk U.
North Middleboro. “A Friend,” to const.Adna P. Keith L. M.30.00
North Weymouth. Nathan Ford2.00
Norton. Trin. Cong. Ch.107.58
Norwood. Ladies’ M. Circle, by Mrs. J.C. Lane, for Woman’s Work20.00
Pepperell. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch.,for Storrs Sch.25.15
Pittsfield. South Cong. Ch. and Soc.12.17
Quincy. Evan. Cong. Ch. and Soc.70.00
Quincy. Miss Harriet Proctor, Box ofBooks, for Straight U.
Reading. Cong. Ch. and Soc., 17.50; “AFriend in Cong. Ch.” 3; “A Friend inCong. Ch.” 323.50
Reading. Mrs. Eliza A. White, Box andBbl. of C. etc., for Macon, Ga.
Salem. Tabernacle Ch. and Soc. (150 ofwhich from Joseph H. Towne, to const.Miss Lydia A. Towne, Ezra L. Woodbury,James Shatswell, Fred. A. Fullerand Edmund A. Brown L. M’s)290.69
Salem. “Two Individuals” 1 each, forMarie Adlof Sch’p Fund2.00
Sheffield. First Cong. Ch.18.00
Somerville. Prospect Hill Ch.10.48
Southboro. Mrs. M. J. Temple, Bbl. of C.,for Tougaloo U.
Southbridge. Miss N. Vinton, Bbl. of C.,for Wilmington, N.C.
South Easton. James Rankin7.50
South Hadley. “Mt. Holyoke Sem.” 36;First Cong. Ch., 2561.00
South Royalston. Amos Blanchard10.00
South Weymouth. Second Cong. Ch. andSoc.50.00
Springfield. Y. P. S. of C. E. First Ch. forStudent Aid, Fisk U.25.00
Swampscott. Miss Emeline B. Sayer2.00
Townsend. Miss M. A. Proctor, 65 Books,for Straight U.
Walpole. Ortho. Cong. Ch. and Soc.62.23
Waltham. For Student Aid, Storrs Sch.,Atlanta, Ga.3.00
Wellfleet. Second Cong. Ch.6.00
West Brookfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc.50.60
Westhampton. Ladies’ Benev. Soc., byMrs. E. P. Torrey, adl., for Tougaloo U.10.00
West Medway. “A Friend,” for StudentAid, Talladega C.3.00
West Stockbridge. Cong. Ch. adl.1.25
West Warren. Cong. Ch., for Student Aid,Straight U.5.00
West Washington. Mrs. Esther Melins1.00
Whately. Cong. Ch.13.00
Williamstown. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch.,for Rosebud Indian M.20.00
Winchendon. North Cong. Ch. and Parish70.00
Winchendon. Atlanta Soc., for StudentAid, Atlanta U.36.00
Winchester. “A Friend”20.00
Worcester. Union Ch, 205.12; J. M. Bassett,100; Geo. W. Ames, 3; Polly W.Ames, 3311.12
Worcester. Ladies Benev. Soc., UnionCh. 2 and Bbl. of C., for Talladega C.2.00
Yarmouth. Cong. Ch., by Rev. L. Reynolds,for Selma, Ala.6.30
——. “A Friend in Mass.,” for Debt1.00
By Charles Marsh, Treas. Hampden Benev.Ass’n:
Ludlow21.20
Mittineague25.66
Monson. Sab. Sch.50.00
West Springfield. Park St.45.77
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Clothing, Etc., Received at Boston Office.
Auburndale. “Friends in Cong. Ch.”1 Bbl., for Atlanta U.
Boston. Mrs. H. N. Ayers, 1 Bbl., for SanteeIndian M.
Linwood. D. C. M. Rupp, 1 Bbl.
Maynard. Friends in Cong. Ch., 1 Bbl.
Medford. Miss Washburn, 1 Bbl., for Oaks,N.C.
Waverly. M. A. Chany, Clothing