The American Missionary. Volume 42, No. 12, December, 1888

SHELDON L.M. …30.00

Topsfield. Rev. Daniel D. Tappan …2.20

Townsend. By Mrs. Ralph Ball, Freight

for Sherwood, Tenn. …2.00

Ware. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., for Santee

Home, Indian M. …25.00

Warren. Mrs. J. Ramsdell, for Chinese M. …5.00

Westford. Ladies' Soc. Bbl. of C. for Storrs

Sch., Atlanta, Ga.

West Granville. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch. …5.00

Westhampton. Cong. Ch. …28.20

West Newbury. First Cong. Ch. …6.00

West Springfield. Ladles' Mission Circle of

Park St. Ch. for Pleasant Hill, Tenn. …100.00

Worcester. Mrs. G.F. Orr, 10;

Mrs. Laird, 2; for Talladega C. …12.00

Hampden Benevolent Association, by

Charles Marsh, Treas.

Agawam. …15.00

Holyoke. Second. …92.43

Springfield. South. …57.62

Olivet. Ladies Praying Cir. …2.18

Westfield. Second. …14.46

–– …181.69

CLOTHING, BOOKS, ETC. RECEIVED AT BOSTON OFFICE

Concord. N.H. First Cong. Ch. 2 Bbls.

Val. 37.06

Saint Johnsbury, Vt. Juvenile Sew. Soc.

of North Ch., Box, for Grand View, Tenn.

Lanesville, Mass. W.L. Saunders, 2 Bundles

Ashmont. Mr. Hale, Bbl. and Box

Groton. By F.D. Lewis, Box for Lexington, Ky.

Oxford. Ladies' Miss'y Soc., Bbl. for Kittrel,

N.C.

South Byfield. By Mrs. George L. Gleason,

Bbl. for Williamsburg, Ky.

Sudbury. Ladies of Cong. Ch., Bbl.

Townsend. By Mrs. Ralph Ball, Bbl. for

Sherwood, Tenn.

West Newton. Henry O. Barker, Bbl.

RHODE ISLAND, $726.28

Little Compton. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., for Mountain White Work …12.23

North Scituate. Cong. Ch. and Soc. …3.00

Peace Dale. Cong. Ch. …30.00

Providence. Central Cong. Ch., 630;

Free Evan. Cong. Ch., 25;

Plymouth Cong. Ch., 24.05;

Mrs. Ann Torry, 2 …681.05

CONNECTICUT, $1,783.19

Birmingham. J. Tomlinson, for Indian M. …20.00

Birmingham. Cong. Ch., bal. to const.

REV. CHARLES W. PARK L.M. …7.50

Bridgeport. Second Cong. Ch. …60.27

Bristol. Cong. Ch. …75.50

Chaplin. H.T. Crosby. 5;

Miss J.W. Crosby, 5 …10.00

Cheshire. Cong. Ch. …23.50

Cheshire. Mrs. Stoddard's S.S. Class, for

Rosebud Indian M. …0.50

Cornwall. E.C. Starr, for Tougaloo U. …10.00

Danielsonville. Westfield Cong. Ch. and

Soc. …44.91

Ellington. Cong. Ch., for 4 Life

Memberships, 140.11; Incorrectly ack.

in Nov. number from Rockville

Gilead. "A Friend" …5.00

Goshen. Mrs. Moses Lyman …10.00

Hartford. ROLAND MATHER, to const.

himself L.M. …30.00

Hockanum. Second Cong. Ch. (5 of which

from Mrs. E.M. Roberts) …29.28

Lisbon. Cong. Ch., for Conn. Indl. Sch.,

Ga. …6.00

Mansfield. Ind. Cong. Ch. …14.00

Monroe. Rev. H.M. Hazeltine, Box of

Books for Talladega C.

New Britain. South Cong. Ch., 123.37;

Member So. Cong. Ch., 3. to const. H.

DAYTON HUMPHREY, PHILIP CORBIN,

MISS KATE M. BROWN and MISS JANE

M. CASE L.M's …126.37

New Haven. Dwight Place Cong. Ch. 138.87;

"A Friend," 50 …188.87

New London. First Cong. Ch. …65.11

Norfolk. Robbins Bartell, for Tougaloo U. …10.00

North Branford. J.A. Palmer …2.00

Northford. Cong. Ch. …12.00

North Madison. Cong. Ch. and Soc. …14.00

Plymouth. Cong. Ch. …56.50

Pomfret. Two S.S. Classes, by Miss

Mathewson, for Mountain White Work …10.00

Poquonock. Cong. Ch. …30.78

Poquonock. Sab. Sch. Cong. Ch., Bbl. of

Books, for Grand View, Tenn.

Rockville. Sab. Sch. Class of young ladies,

Union Cong. Ch., for Mountain White Work …10.00

South Killingly. Cong. Ch. …5.00

Southington. Y.P.S.C.E. of Cong. Ch. …4.35

Stratford. "Old Abolitionist" …5.00

Taftville. Cong. Ch. …8.25

Torrington. Third Cong. Ch. …10.17

Wallingford. Mrs. C.B. Darling, for

New Out Station, Indian M. …700.00

Watertown. Cong. Ch., to const. DEA.

SAMUEL T. DAYTON L.M. …37.76

Westville. Cong. Ch. …39.00

Wethersfleld. Cong. Ch. (35 of which from Ladies, for Conn. Indl. Sch., Ga.) …60.10

Winchester. Cong. Ch. …15.05

Woodbury. North Cong. Ch., 14.35;

First Cong. Ch., 12.07 …26.42

NEW YORK, $3,888.36

Albany. "A Friend" …25.00

Amsterdam. Mrs. Chandler Bartlett …2.00

Brooklyn. Stephen Ballard, for Ballard

Sch. Building, Macon, Ga. …1950.00

Brooklyn. "A Friend." by Stephen Ballard,

for Macon, Ga., to purchase land …1000.00

Brooklyn. Tompkins Av. Cong. Ch. …400.00

Brooklyn. Sab. Sch. of Central Cong.

Ch., for Indian M. …37.50

Brooklyn. Park Av. Prim. Meth. Sab. Sch., 20;

R.M. Raymond, 10;

Robert Burchell, 3, for

Williamsburg, Ky. …33.00

Big Hollow. Nelson Hitchcock …5.00

Canandaigua. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. …67.50

Churchville. Cong. Ch., to const.

Z. WILLARD L.M. …31.82

Coventryville. Cong. Ch. …4.00

Ellington. Cong. Ch. …7.00

Fort Covington. "A.B." …2.00

Groton. Cong. Ch. …29.00

Honeoye. Mrs. Gideon Pitts, to const.

MISS JENNIE W. PITTS L.M. …30.00

Ovid. D.W. Kinne …4.50

Lisle. R.C. Osborn …10.00

Newark Valley. Cong. Ch. …20.37

New Lebanon. Ellen C. Kendall …5.00

New York. Member Tab. Ch., 5;

J.N. Washburn, package of C. …5.00

Nunda. "A Friend" …15.00

Nyack. John W. Towt …50.00

Port Leyden. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch. …3.00

Rodman. Cong. Ch. …20.00

Schenectady. Cong. Ch. adl., to const.

HON. JOHN YOUNG and DEA. ALEX. F.

VEDDER L.M'S …50.00

Syracuse. Plymouth Cong. Ch. …35.17

West Groton. Cong. Ch. 13.65; and Sab. Sch. Birthday Box, 1.85 …15.50

Woman's Home Missionary Union of N.Y., by Mrs. L.H. Cobb., Treas., for Woman's Work:

Fairport. Ladies' Aux. …31.00

–– …31.00

NEW JERSEY, $332.56

Arlington. Mrs. George Overacre. …1.50

East Orange. Trinity Cong. Ch. …140.50

Montclair. Young Ladies' Miss'y Soc. of

First Cong. Ch., for Meridian, Miss. …30.00

Montclair. Sab. Sch. Class Cong. Ch.

for Student Aid , Talladega, C. …10.00

Roselle. "A Friend" …50.00

Westfield. Cong. Ch. …100.56

PENNSYLVANIA, $36.00.

Centerville. Mission Concert Cong. Ch. …5.00

Philadelphia. Sab. Sch. of Central Cong.

Ch. 25; "E.F.B.," 1 …26.00

Ridgeway. Bible Class, by Minnie J.

Kline, for Oaks, N.C. …5.00

OHIO, $464.16

Belden. Cong. Ch. …2.25

Cincinnati. Columbia Cong. Cong. …12.00

Cleveland. Member Jennings Av. Cong.

Ch. for Indian M. …0.50

Conneaut. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch. 20;

H.E. Pond, 5; for Student Aid, Fisk U. …25.00

Grafton. Cong. Ch. …4.00

Hudson. Cong. Ch. …9.00

Kelloggsville. Mrs. P.F. Kellogg 3; Frankie C. Kellogg, 50 cts., for Indian M. …3.50

Litchfield. Cong. Ch. …3.62

Lorain. Cong. Ch., 7.30; "Soc. of Christian

Endeavor" 10; for Tougaloo U. …17.30

Madison. Central Cong. Ch. Mrs. L.H. Roe …10.00

Middlefield. Lois S. Buell, deceased, by

Celestia E. Wilcox, to const. LUCIUS J.

BUELL, L.M. …30.00

New London. Cong. Ch. …1.55

North Bloomfield. Cong. Ch., 5;

Wm. C. Savage, 5 …10.00

North Ridgeville. Sab Sch. of Cong.

Ch., 6; Miss M.M. Lickarish, 3; for

Williamsburg, Ky. …9.00

Oberlin. Rev. C.V. Spear, 50;

First Ch. 49.76 …99.76

Oberlin. Y.L.M.S. by Mrs. J.P.

Atwater, for Woman's Work …20.00

Strongville. Elijah Lyman …10.00

Painesville. Mrs. Cornelia Green, Box of C., for Tougaloo U.

Rockport. Cong. Ch. …6.00

Toledo. First Cong. Ch. …64.18

Wakeman. Cong. Ch. and Soc. …5.00

Ohio Woman's Home Misisonary Union

by Mrs. Phebe A. Crafts, Treas. for

Woman's Work:

Ashtabula. Cong. Ch.,

L.M.S. …1.00

Burton. L.M.S. …26.00

Cleveland. Boys and Girls

Mission Band …15.00

Lindenville. L.H.M.S. …3.00

Medina. W.M.S. …10.00

Oberlin. Second Cong. Ch.

L.S. …41.50

–– …96.50

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$439.00

ESTATE

Canfield. Estate of P. Edwards. by G.R.

Edwards, Ex. …25.00

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$464.16

ILLINOIS, $524.91

Beecher. Cong. Ch. "A Friend" …10.00

Chicago. Mrs. Edward Brush and Mrs.

N.A. Jones. for Student Aid, Fisk U. …104.00

Chicago. Tab. Cong. Ch. …5.00

Earlville. J.A. Dupee …50.00

Elgin. Mrs. E.E.C. Borden. …25.00

Evanston. Cong. Ch., 3.13; bal. to const. M.J. DEAN L.M. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch. 60; to const. MRS. LOUISE L. STANWOOD and MRS. ANNIE L. MILLER L.M's. …63.13

Jacksonville. Cong. Ch. by James M.

Longley …5.00

La Prarie Center. "A Friend" …50.00

Lawn Ridge. Cong. Ch. and Sab. Sch. 16.18; A. Crawford, 5 …21.18

Lee Center. Cong. Ch. …2.20

Lombard. First Ch. …10.50

Malden. Cong. Ch. …9.10

Marshall. Cong. Ch. …4.75

Moline. First Cong. Ch. …106.30

Odell. Ladies of Cong., Ch. for Woman's

Work …5.00

Rantoul. Cong. Ch. …8.00

Ridge Prarie. Evan St. John Ch. …6.00

Sterling. Cong. Ch. …39.75

MICHIGAN, $329.39

Calumet. Robert Dobbie. …50.00

Calumet. "Helping Hand Soc.," by

Grace Mc. Cullagh, for Woman's Work …25.00

Coloma. Cong. Ch. …2.32

Edwardsburg. S.A. Olmsted …5.00

Lake Linden. Rev. J.W. Savage and

others, for Student Aid Talladega C. …25.00

Lansing. Prof. R.C. Kedzie, to const.

MRS. HARRIET E. FAIRCHILD KEDZIE, L.M. …30.00

Manistee. First Cong. Ch. …12.00

Olivet. Cong. Ch. …70.00

South Haven. Sab. Sch. Concert Cong. Ch. …6.00

Traverse City. First Cong. Ch. …22.90

Vermontville. Orlin P. Fay, to const.

MRS. LAURA B. FAY L.M. …30.00

Watervliet. Plym. Cong. Ch. …20.66

Woman's Home Missionary Union, of

Mich., by Mrs. E.F. Grabill, Treas. for

Woman's Work:

Ann Arbor. Bbl. of C.,

val. 36.30

Calumet. "Helping Hands"

for helpless people in the

South …25.00

Detroit. Mt. Hope, Sab. Sch. …5.51

–– …30.51

IOWA, $250.45

Bear Grove. Cong. Ch. …11.62

Cedar Falls. Cong. Ch. …22.60

Central City. Cong. Ch. …10.00

Charles City. Cong. Ch., Dr. J.W. Smith …5.00

Decorah. Cong. Ch. …35.03

Ellsworth. Cong. Ch. …2.69

Glenwood. Cong. Ch. …7.00

Grinnell. Cong. Ch. …11.81

Lewis. Cong. Ch. …16.42

Manchester. Ladies Miss'y. Soc. 10; by Eliza C. Day, Treas., Cong. Ch. 8.50 …18.50

Nashua. Cong. Ch. …2.63

Newell. Cong. Ch. …4.60

Rochelle. Mrs. A.C. Francis …1.00

Webster City. Cong. Ch. …16.50

What Cheer. Mrs. Mary D. Hunter …3.00

Iowa Woman's Home Missionary Union, for Woman's Work:

Almoral. L.M.S. …2.10

Central City. L.H.M.S. …5.00

Clay. W.H.M.S …1.00

Cedar Falls. …7.39

Des Moines. W.M.S. Plym.

Ch. …21.70

Grinnell. W.H.M.U. …19.60

Harlan. W.M.S …5.40

Lewis. …5.00

McGregor. W.M.S. …8.60

New Hampton. L.M.S. …4.26

Norwich, Vt. Miss H.M.

Stuart …2.00

–– …82.05

WISCONSIN, $17.58

Barneveld. Cong. Ch. …3.52

Burlington. Cong. Ch. …1.25

Depere. Cong. Ch. …9.00

Paris and Bristol. Cong. Ch. …1.81

West Salem. "M.L.C." …2.00

MINNESOTA, $123.64

Lake City. First Cong. Ch. …20.50

Mankato. W.M.S. of Cong. Ch., for Womans'

Work, by Mrs. C.N. Cross …10.16

Minneapolis. Plymouth Ch. 29;

Union Cong. Ch. 25.64;

Lyndale Cong. Ch. 17.77;

Silver Lake Mission Ch., 4;

Fifth Av. Cong. Ch., 3.50;

R. Laughlin, 1 …80.91

Wabasha. Cong. Ch. …12.07

MISSOURI, $40.00

Saint Louis. Pilgrim Cong. Ch. …40.00

KANSAS, $77.56

Highland. Cong. Ch. …5.00

Manhattan. Cong. Ch. …11.16

Woman's Home Missionary Soc. of Kansas, by Mrs. James G. Doughterty, for Woman's Work …61.40

DAKOTA, $179.44

Lake Henry. Cong. Ch. …2.75

Yankton. First Cong. Ch. (30 of which to const. REV. DAN. F. BRADLEY L.M.) …43.35

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…46.10

ESTATE

Wahpeton. Estate of Mrs. L.H. Porter by Rev. Saml. F. Porter …133.34

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…179.44

NEBRASKA, $20.95

Crete. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch. …9.95

Nebraska City. Woman's Missionary

Soc. of First Cong. Ch. …11.00

INDIAN TERR. $3.40

Vinita. Cong. Ch. …3.40

CALIFORNIA, $2,022.80

East Los Angeles. J.E. Cushman …25.00

Eureka. First Cong. Ch. …36.75

Powelton. J.E. Lee …10.00

San Francisco. Receipts of the California

Chinese Mission …1951.05

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, $20.00

Washington. Gen. E. Whittlesey …20.00

KENTUCKY, $1.66

Woodbine, Rev. E.H. Bullock …1.66

NORTH CAROLINA, $22.74

Wilmington. Cong. Ch. …16.66

Wilmington. Miss Hyde's S.S. Class, 3;

Miss Denton's S.S. Class, 1.08;

Mr. Littleton's S.S. Class, 1,

for Rosebud Indian M. …5.08

Troy. S.D. Leak …1.00

GEORGIA, $2.53

Woodville. Rev. J.H.H. Sengstacke …2.53

CHINA, $20.00

Taiku. "Friends" 20.00

JAPAN, $15.00

Sendai. Rev. and Mrs. J.H. De Forrest for Tougaloo U. …15.00

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Donations $16,302.73

Estates …158.34

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Total for October $16,461.07

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FOR THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY

Subscriptions for October …$20.25

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RECEIPTS OF THE CALIFORNIA CHINESE MISSION, from March 15th, to Sept. 20th, 1888. E. Palache, Treas.

FROM LOCAL MISSIONS.—Los Angeles, Chinese Mon. Off's, 48.30.—Marysville Chinese Mon. Off's, 32, Chinese Ann. Mem's, 16; American Ann. Mem's, 2.—Oakland, Chinese Ann. Mem's, 26—Oroville, Chinese Mon. Off's, 10.70. Chinese Ann. Mem's, 20.—Petaluma, Chinese Mon. Off's, 10, Chinese Ann. Mem's, 10, American Ann. Mem's. 8.—Sacramento, Chinese Mon. Off's, 27.50. Ann. Mem's, 48, Anniversary Coll., 10.75. In part to const. Rev. W.C. Merrill L.M., 5. "A Friend," 1.—San Buenaventura, Chinese Mon. Off's, 55.95.—San Diego, Chinese Mon Off's, 49.20, Ann. Mem's, 6.—Santa Barbara, Chinese Mon. Off's, 26.55, Ann. Mem's, 36. "Gift" 6. N.C. Pitcher, 5. Mrs. O.D. Metcalf, 1.—Santa Cruz, Chinese Mon. Off's. 37.70, Ann. Mem's, 62.60. Cong. Ch. 31.—Stockton, Chinese Mon. Off's, 11.40.—Tucson Chinese Mon. Off's, 33. Ann. Mem's, 30. "Friend," 2 668.65

FROM CHURCHES.—Berkeley, Cong. Ch. 30.10.—Crockett, 2.50.—Highlands, San Bernardino, 6.10.—Lorin, 3.—Oakland, Golden Gate, 5.—Pasadena, First, 22.45, Rio Vista, Church 10. Mrs. A.M. Gardner, 2.—San Francisco, First, Miss Mary Perkins, 5, Mrs. Carlton 2. San Francisco Bethany Church.—AMERICANS.—Ann. Mem's, 40.50.—F.J. Felt for L.M. 25,—"Friend" 1.—In part to const. Rev. E.D. Havan, L.M., 18.75. CHINESE—Central Mission, Ann. Mem's, 70. Mon. Off's, 28.95.—Barnes Mission, Ann. Mem's, 4, Mon. Off's. 7.60.—West Mission, Ann. Mem's, 18. Mon. Off's, 19.65. To const. Miss. Minnie G. Worley. L.M., 22.—San Mateo, 25.—Saratoga, 11.—Sonoma, 7.—Westminster, 10.—Woodland, 12.80 409.40

FROM INDIVIDUAL DONORS.—Messrs. Balfour, Guthrie & Co, 500.—Hon. F.F. Low, 25.—James M. Haven, 25—Hawley Bros. Hardware Co. 25.—Charles Heisen. 25,—Rev. W.N. Meserve, 5.—Rev. and Mrs. P. Combe, 5 610.00

FROM EASTERN FRIENDS.—Bangor, Me., Hon. E.R. Burpee, 100.—Belfast, Me., Miss. E.M. Pond. 5.—Amherst, Mass., Mrs. R.A. Lester, 100.—Auburndale, Mass., Julia Pickard, 5.—Stockbride, Mass., Miss Alice Byington, 50.—Miss Adele Brewer, 3 262.00

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Total $1,951.05

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H.W. HUBBARD, Treasurer, 56 Reade St., N.Y.