The American Missionary — Volume 49, No. 04, April, 1895
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MICHIGAN, $1,275.15. | ||
| Adrian.A.J.Hood | 10.00 | |
| Agricultural College. Prof. R. C. Kedzie, to const. Mrs. Ella M.Kedzie L.M. | 30.00 | |
| Detroit. Westminster Pres. Ch. , Jun. Y. P. S. C. E. , Box Papers, etc.; Plymouth Cong. Ch. , Ladies' Soc. , Bbl. C. , for Greenwood, S.C. | ||
| Grand Rapids.Plymouth Cong.Ch., 6.75; Smith Memorial Ch., 2 | 8.75 | |
| Kalamazoo.Mrs. J.A.Kent | 5.00 | |
| Lansing.Ch.at Trout Creek | 4.25 | |
| Manistee.First Cong.Ch. | 7.00 | |
| Marshall.Mrs. J.S.Stout | 5.00 | |
| Richmond.Cong.Ch. | 10.00 | |
| Romeo.Miss E.B.Dickinson | 50.00 | |
| Saugatuck. C. E. Assn. , Christmas Box, for Lexington, Ky. | ||
| Travers City. C. A. Hammond, for Student Aid, Pleasant Hill Acad., Tenn. | 1.00 | |
| West Bay City. John Bourn, for Alaska M. | 100.00 | |
| Ypsilanti. Cong. Ch. , Box C. , for Williamsburg, Ky. | ||
| Woman's Home Missionary Union of Michigan, Mrs. E. F. Grabill, Treas. , for Woman's Work: | ||
| Grand Blanc. Willing Workers, for Indian Student Aid, Santee, Neb. | 12.20 | |
| Grand Rapids. W. H. M. S. , Park Ch. | 13.20 | |
| Grass Lake.W.H.M.S. | 3.00 | |
| Saint Johns.Women's Assn. | 75 | |
| South Haven. Y. P. S. C. E. , for Student Aid, Pleasant Hill Acad., Tenn. | 5.00 | |
| Stockbridge. Mrs. E. W. Woodward, for Student Aid, A.G.Sch., Moorhead, Miss. | 10.00 | |
| ——— | 44.15 | |
| ——— | ||
| $275.15 | ||
| ESTATE. | ||
| Ann Arbor.Estate of Dr. C.L.Ford, by Bryant Walker, Adm'r. | 1,000.00 | |
| ——— | ||
| $1,275.15 | ||
IOWA, $485.76. | ||
| Algona.A.Zahlten | 10.00 | |
| Alton.First Cong.Ch. | 4.00 | |
| Belmond. S. S. Cong. Ch. , for Student Aid, Talladega C. | 15.00 | |
| Blencoe.Cong.Ch. | 3.70 | |
| Charles City. Miss Clara Lumbeck, for Student Aid, Talladega C. | 5.00 | |
| Decorah.Cong.Ch. | 35.00 | |
| Des Moines.Plymouth Ch., 118.47; North Park Cong., Y.P.S.C.E., 5 | 123.47 | |
| Eagle Grove. S. S. of Cong. Ch. , for Talladega, Ala. | 5.00 | |
| Eagle Grove.Cong.Ch. | 4.00 | |
| Eldora.Cong.Ch., 24.15; "Japan," 5 | 29.15 | |
| Fairfax.Cong.Ch. | 6.00 | |
| Forest City. Miss Grace Mason, Box Literature, for Beach Inst., Savannah, Ga. | ||
| Glenwood. Cong. S. S. , by Mrs. John Hanson, Box Toys, etc., for Beach Inst. | ||
| Grand View. Cong. Ch. , Miss. Soc. , Box C. , for Grand View, Tenn. | ||
| Grinnell. First Cong. Ch. , for Grand View, Tenn. | 10.00 | |
| Grinnell. Mrs. J. B. Grinnell, for Student Aid, Talladega C. | 10.00 | |
| Grinnell. Miss E. H. Brewer, for Gloucester Sch., Cappahosic, Va. | 3.00 | |
| Harlan. Mission Band, for Talladega, Ala. | 4.00 | |
| Hawarden.Cong, Ch. | 13.47 | |
| Independence. Mrs. E. M. Potwin, Pkg. Cards and Papers, for Beach Inst. | ||
| Lakeside.Cong.Ch. | 8.69 | |
| Lewis.Cong.Ch. | 9.00 | |
| Manchester. Ladies' Soc. , Bbl. C. , for Pleasant Hill Acad., Tenn. | ||
| Marshalltown. L. M. Soc. , by Mrs. Anna M. Brown, Box Literature, etc., for Beach Inst. | ||
| Maquoketa.Miss Mary C.Shaw | 5.00 | |
| McGregor. King's Daughters, "St. Nicholas" for one year, for Pleasant Hill Acad., Tenn. | ||
| Muscatine. Junior C. E. Soc. of Cong. Ch. , for Student Aid, Talladega C. | 10.00 | |
| Newton.Wittemberg Cong.Sab.Sch. | 6.37 | |
| Newell.Cong.Ch. | 5.00 | |
| Osage.Cong.Ch., 18.38; Cong.Y.P.S.C.E., 5.10 | 23.48 | |
| Osceola.Miss Jennie M.Baird | 5.00 | |
| Red Oak.W.H.M.U., 15.Incorrectly ack.in February number from Mrs. M.A.Clark, Afton, Iowa. | ||
| Rockford. Cong. Ch. , Y. P. S. C. E. , for Student Aid, A.N.and I.Sch., Thomasville, Ga. | 9.50 | |
| Salem.Cong.Ch. | 4.00 | |
| Iowa Woman's Home Missionary Union, Miss Belle L. Bentley, Treas. , for Woman's Work: | ||
| Algona.L.M.S. | 2.14 | |
| Bear Grove.L.M.S. | 7.15 | |
| Chester Center.L.M.S. | 50 | |
| Creston.L.M.S. | 5.00 | |
| Des Moines.Plymouth, L.M.S. | 12.04 | |
| Grinnell.L.M.S. | 6.90 | |
| Keokuk.L.M.S. | 15.00 | |
| Le Mars.L.M.S. | 1.00 | |
| McGregor.L.M.S. | 8.70 | |
| Marion.Y.P.M.S. | 15.00 | |
| Muscatine.S.S., First Cong.Ch. | 20.00 | |
| Newell.L.M.S. | 5.00 | |
| Newton.L.M.S. | 3.00 | |
| Old Man's Creek.H.and F.M.S. | 1.82 | 103.25 |
| ——— | ||
| 470.08 | ||
| ESTATE | ||
| Fontanelle. Estate, A. M. Gow, Colored | 15.68 | |
| ——— | ||
| 485.76 | ||
WISCONSIN, $392.57. | ||
| Clear Lake.Swedish Cong.Ch. | 1.24 | |
| Eau Claire.First Cong.Ch. | 25.06 | |
| Hayward.Cong.Ch. | 10.00 | |
| Ironton.O.C.Blanchard | 5.00 | |
| Koshkonong.Cong.Ch. | 7.85 | |
| Lake Geneva. Y. P. S. C. E. , for Student Aid, Fisk U. | 12.00 | |
| La Grange. Miss Greening, for Le Moyne Inst. | 10.00 | |
| Madison. Cong. C. E. , 12 Cop. No. 5 Hymn Books, for Marion, Ala. | ||
| Milwaukee. Grand Av. Cong. Ch. , bal. to const. Charles C.Dimock and Joseph J.Holden L.M.'s | 42.00 | |
| Platteville.Cong.Ch. | 6.00 | |
| Ripon.First Cong, Ch., 43; Sab.Sch., Cong.Ch, 10.86 | 53.86 | |
| Spring Green.L.M.Soc.of Cong.Ch. | 5.00 | |
| Springvale. Cong. Ch. , for Student Aid, Nat, Ala. | 3.30 | |
| Whitewater.Cong.Ch., Special | 10.26 | |
| Whitewater. Faculty and Students, State Normal College, 50; Mrs. Crandall's S. S. , Cong. Ch. , 10; C. M. Blackman, 10; Geo. S. Marsh, 10; The Homeland Circle, 5; Frank W. Trott, 5; T. W. Denison, 5; Other Citizens, 15, for Le Moyne Inst. | 110.00 | |
| Wisconsin Woman's Home Missionary Union. Mrs. C. M. Blackman, Treas. , for Woman's Work: | ||
| Beloit.First Cong.Ch., W.M.U. | 10.00 | |
| Eau Claire.W.M.U. | 5.00 | |
| Green Bay.W.M.U. | 20.00 | |
| Milwaukee.Grand Av.W.M.U. | 25.00 | |
| Milwaukee.Hanover St.W.M.S. | 10.00 | |
| Prairie du Chien."Mrs. F.P.B." | 10.00 | |
| Wauwatosa.W.M.S. | 11.00 | |
| ——— | 91.00 | |
MINNESOTA, $129.21. | |
| Anoka. Christmas Box, for Lincoln Acad., N.C. | |
| Barnesville.Cong.Ch. | 2.50 |
| Chowen. Rev. E. E. Rogers, for Storrs Sch., 1.64; Box Sch. Supplies, Freight 1.40, for Macon, Ga.; Box Ed. Material, Freight 1.34, for Cabin Teachers, Beach Inst. | 4.38 |
| Crookston.Cong.Ch. | 3.00 |
| Faribault. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch. , by Rev. A. Willey, for Theo.Student Aid, Talladega C. | 15.00 |
| Fairmont. Bbl. C. , for Jonesboro, Tenn. | |
| Graceville.Cong.Ch. | 3.00 |
| Madison.Cong.Ch. | 3.00 |
| Mankato.Cong.Ch. | 7.15 |
| Minneapolis.Gentlemen of Park Av.Cong.Ch. | 7.15 |
| Minneapolis. Saint Louis Park. Union Ch. , for Wilmington, N.C. | 2.00 |
| Montevideo. L. M. S. , Bbl. C. , for Blowing Rock, N.C. | |
| Northfield. S. S. Cong. Ch. , 35.22; Other Friends, 14.78, by Rev. A. Willey; Mrs. Skinner, Bbl. C. , for Student Aid, Talladega C. | 50.00 |
| Northfield.First Cong.Ch. | 24.50 |
| Northfield. Prof. G. Huntington, "Anti-Slavery History," by Rev. A. Willey (Price 1.50), for Talladega, Ala. | |
| Rochester. L. M. S. , Bbl. C. , for Jonesboro, Tenn. | |
| Saint Paul. Miss Brooks and Miss Miller, "Saint Nicholas" one year, for Macon, Ga. | |
| Spring Valley. L. M. S. , 2 Bbls. C. , for Jonesboro, Tenn. | |
| Tivoli.Lyman Humiston | 1.00 |
| West Duluth.Cong.Ch. | 3.10 |
MISSOURI, $79.05. | ||
| Clyde.Cong.Ch. | 15.00 | |
| Dawn.Cong.Ch. | 1.30 | |
| Eldon.Henry Phillips | 2.50 | |
| St. Louis. L. A. Soc. of First Cong. Ch. , by Mrs. G. S. Anderson, 2 Boxes C. , Val. 15, for Fort Berthold, N.D. | ||
| Woman's Home Missionary Union of Mo. , by Mrs. K. L. Mills, Treas. , for Woman's Work: | ||
| Kansas City.So.West Tab.L.M.S. | 13.25 | |
| Kansas City.Olivet Ch., L.M.S. | 2.50 | |
| Lamar.L.H.M.S. | 5.00 | |
| Springfield.First Ch., Y.P.S.C.E. | 5.00 | |
| St.Louis.Plym.Ch., L.M.S.17.70; Campton Hill, Y.P.S.C.E.6; Auburt Place.L.M.S., 5.80; First Ch., L.H.M.S., 5 | 34.50 | |
| ——— | 60.25 | |
KANSAS, $28.13. | |
| Burlingame."A Friend" | 5.00 |
| Hiawatha. S. S. of First Cong. Ch. , for Student Aid, Talladega C. | 10.00 |
| Kensington.Cong.Ch. | 5.13 |
| Linwood.Cong.Ch. | 3.00 |
| Topeka. Mrs. R. Gaw, First Cong. Ch. , Bbl. C. , for Meridian, Miss. | 5.00 |
ARKANSAS, 50c. | |
| Little Rock.Cong.Ch. | 50 |
NEBRASKA, $10.00. | |
| Beatrice.Mrs. B.F.Hotchkiss | 10.00 |
NEVADA, $5.50. | |
| Reno.Cong.Ch. | 5.50 |
NORTH DAKOTA, $72.53. | |
| Cando.Sab.Sch., Cong.Ch. | 1.05 |
| Dwight.Cong.Ch. | 3.15 |
| Fort Berthold. Miss Elizabeth Kehoe, for Indian M., Fort B. | 33.33 |
| Fort Berthold.Cong.Ch. | 20.00 |
| Mayville.First Cong.Ch. | 12.50 |
| Woman's Home Missionary Union of N. D. , by Mrs. J. M. Fisher, Treas. , for Woman's Work: | |
| Cummings. Christian Soldiers | 2.50 |
SOUTH DAKOTA, $13.04. | |
| Mission Hill.Cong.Ch. | 3.27 |
| Redfield.Cong.Sab.Sch. | 2.77 |
| Sioux Falls.First Cong.Ch. | 5.70 |
| Wessington Springs, Cong.Ch., Y.P.S.C.E. | 1.30 |
COLORADO, $12.72. | |
| Denver. Caroline Danielson, for Indian M. | 1.00 |
| Montrose.Cong.Ch. | 3.00 |
| Otis.Cong.Ch. | 3.50 |
| Pueblo.Pilgrim Cong.Ch. | 4.07 |
| Pueblo.Woman's Aux.Soc., Pilgrim Cong.Ch., Mrs. E.B.Coleman, Treas. | 1.15 |
CALIFORNIA, $502.89. | |
| Campbell. Mrs. E. E. White, S. S. Class, for Student Aid, Talladega C. | 7.00 |
| East Highlands.Sab.Sch., Cong.Ch. | 5.59 |
| San Francisco.Receipts of the California Chinese Mission (see items below) | 485.30 |
| Cong.Woman's State Home Missionary Society of California, by Mrs. J.M.Haven, Treas.: | |
| Campbell. Ladies, for Indian M. | 5.00 |
OREGON, $8.50. | |
| Portland. Y. M. Bible Class of Cong. S. S. , for Student Aid, Talladega C. | 8.50 |
WASHINGTON, $14.90. | |
| Port Angeles.Cong.Ch. | 2.90 |
| Puyallup.Plymouth Cong.Ch. | 2.00 |
| New Whatcom. Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Savage, "A Thank Offering," for Talladega, Ala. | 10.00 |
OKLAHOMA, $1.00. | |
| Alva.Cong.Ch. | 1.00 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, $20.00. | |
| Washington. Rev. I. G. Craighead, for Mountain Work | 20.00 |
KENTUCKY, $5.85. | |
| Lexington. Chandler Sab. Sch. , for Lexington, Ky. | 1.85 |
| Red Ash.Cong.Ch. | 4.00 |
VIRGINIA, $16.54. | ||
| Receipts for Gloucester School, Cappahosic, Va.: | ||
| Cappahosic.Students' Concert, 3.95; H.P.Smith, 50c | 4.45 | |
| Hampton.Miss C.W.Fields | 1.00 | |
| Mathews Co.J.R.Brooks | 2.00 | |
| Middlesex.Miss M.A.Burrill | 1.00 | |
| Morning Glory.Sab.Sch. | 1.50 | |
| Wareneck.Public School. | 6.59 | |
| ——— | 16.54 | |
TENNESSEE, $106.00. | |
| Deer Lodge.Cong.Ch. | 11.50 |
| Grand View.From Unknown Sources, 2 Bbls.C. | |
| Memphis. "Friends," for Le Moyne Inst. | 79.50 |
| Nashville."Friend" | 10.00 |
| Nashville. Mrs. M. M. Somers, for Student Aid, Fisk U. | 5.00 |
NORTH CAROLINA, $40.05. | |
| Carter Mills.S.A.Stanford | 1.00 |
| Dry Creek.W.D.Newkirk | 5.00 |
| High Point.Rev.Z.Simmons | 3.00 |
| Oaks.Cong.Ch. | 1.05 |
| Troy.Hon.E.A.Morse | 10.00 |
| Wilmington. Mrs. V. C. Logie, for Student Aid, Talladega C. | 20.00 |
GEORGIA, $42.37. | |
| Atlanta. Miss A. Clarke, for Storrs Sch. | 7.00 |
| Marietta.Cong.Ch. | 5.25 |
| McIntosh, Cong.Ch., 9.75, and Sab.Sch., 3.25; Medway Ch., 3.32 | 16.32 |
| McIntosh. C. E. Soc. , by Carrie E. Leadbetter, for C.E.Hall, McIntosh | 7.15 |
| McIntosh. Emma J. Rosecrans, for Student Aid, Dorchester Acad. | 5.00 |
| Savannah. Pkg. Cards and Pkg. Materials for Sewing Dept. , from Unknown Sources, for Beach Inst. | |
| Woodville.Rev.J.H.H.Sengstacke, 75c.; Rev.J.Loyd, 25c.; Pilgrim Ch., 65c. | 1.65 |
FLORIDA, $747.71. | |
| Daytona.First Cong.Ch. | 22.14 |
| Fernandina."A Friend" | 500.00 |
| Jacksonville. Chas. H. Smith, for Student Aid, Wilmington, N.C. | 8.00 |
| Orange Park.C.E.Soc.and Sab.Sch., by Carrie Parrott, Pres. | 4.30 |
| ——— | |
| 534.44 | |
| ESTATE. | |
| Tangerine.Estate of Thomas Jewett, by Alfred Williams, Administrator | 213.27 |
| ——— | |
| 747.71 | |
ALABAMA, $85.20. | |
| Anniston. Rev. James Brown, for Theo.Dept., 5; Student Aid, 5, for Talladega C. | 10.00 |
| Athens.Cong.Ch. | 4.29 |
| Montgomery. Cong. Ch. , for Student Aid, Beaufort, N.C. | 4.01 |
| Selma. "H. N. ," for Blacksmith Shop, Selma | 25.00 |
| Selma.Cong.Ch. | 6.05 |
| Shelby.Covenant Cong.Ch. | 3.10 |
| Talladega. Pres. H. S. DeForest, for Repairs, Talladega, Ala. | 32.75 |
MISSISSIPPI, $20.00. | |
| Moorhead. Miss S. L. Emerson, for A.G.Sch. | 20.00 |
LOUISIANA, $9.71. | ||
| Woman's Missionary Union of Louisiana, by Mrs. C. M. Crawford, Treas. , for Indian M.: | ||
| Belle Place.Aux. | 1.48 | |
| Hammond.Aux. | 1.25 | |
| New Iberia.Aux. | 1.80 | |
| New Orleans.Central Ch., Aux., 1.32; Morris Brown Ch., Aux., 1.08 | 2.40 | |
| Roseland.Aux. | 25 | |
| Welsh.Aux. | 2.53 | |
| ——— | 9.71 | |
TEXAS, $32.00. | |
| Austin. Miss E. Meek, 15; Miss M. Portune, 10, for Student Aid, Tillotson Inst.; Tillotson Church of Christ, 5; Tillotson C. E. Soc. , for Indian M., 2; "A Doctor," Drugs, Val. 6, for Tillotson Inst. | 32.00 |
FROM UNKNOWN SOURCES, $17.00. | |
| —— Miss Emily Hartwell, for Student Aid, Indian M., Fort Berthold, N.D. | 7.00 |
| —— "A Friend," for Talladega, Ala. | 5.00 |
| —— "A Friend," | 5.00 |
CANADA, $13.00. | |
| Montreal.Chas.Alexander | 5.00 |
| Ottawa. Mrs. Livingstone, for Ballard Sch., Macon, Ga. | 3.00 |
| Sherbrooke.Mrs. H.J.Morey | 5.00 |
ENGLAND, $200.00. | |
| London. Mrs. Allen, for Le Moyne Inst. | 200.00 |
| ————— | |
| Donations | $12,414.30 |
| Estates | 13,230.85 |
| ————— | |
| $25,645.15 | |
TUITION, $6,675.69. | ||
| Cappahosic, Va.Tuition | 3.00 | |
| Evarts, Ky.Tuition | 106.15 | |
| Lexington, Ky.Tuition | 85.73 | |
| Williamsburg, Ky.Tuition | 265.35 | |
| Big Creek Gap, Tenn.Tuition | 15.20 | |
| Jonesboro, Tenn.Tuition | 7.33 | |
| Knoxville, Tenn.Tuition | 35.23 | |
| Grand View, Tenn.Tuition | 165.00 | |
| Memphis, Tenn.Tuition | 1,508.80 | |
| Nashville, Tenn.Tuition | 797.10 | |
| Pleasant Hill, Tenn.Tuition | 108.49 | |
| Beaufort, N.C.Tuition | 16.60 | |
| Blowing Rock, N.C.Tuition | 13.10 | |
| Kings Mountain, N.C.Tuition | 32.00 | |
| Hillsboro, N.C.Tuition | 30.20 | |
| Troy, N.C.Tuition | 13.60 | |
| Whittier, N.C.Tuition | 10.85 | |
| Wilmington, N.C.Tuition | 195.50 | |
| Saluda, N.C.Tuition | 22.15 | |
| Charleston.S.C.Tuition | 324.00 | |
| Greenwood, S.C.Tuition | 100.61 | |
| Albany, Ga.Tuition | 126.95 | |
| Atlanta, Ga.Storrs Sch., Tuition | 154.90 | |
| Macon, Ga.Tuition | 246.01 | |
| McIntosh, Ga.Tuition | 80.66 | |
| Marshallville, Ga.Tuition | 4.00 | |
| Savannah, Ga.Tuition | 181.28 | |
| Thomasville, Ga.Tuition | 56.15 | |
| Woodville, Ga.Tuition | 4.60 | |
| Orange Park, Fla.Tuition | 122.50 | |
| Athens, Ala.Tuition | 50.15 | |
| Florence, Ala.Tuition | 7.50 | |
| Marion, Ala.Tuition | 50.22 | |
| Nat, Ala.Tuition | 83.75 | |
| Selma, Ala.Tuition | 113.80 | |
| Talladega, Ala.Tuition | 684.34 | |
| Meridian, Miss.Tuition | 60.75 | |
| Moorhead, Miss.Tuition | 17.00 | |
| Tougaloo, Miss.Tuition | 72.75 | |
| New Orleans, La.Tuition | 550.29 | |
| Helena, Ark.Tuition | 39.35 | |
| Austin, Tex.Tuition | 112.75 | |
| ——— | 6,675.69 | |
| ————— | ||
| Total for February | $32,320.84 | |
| ========= | ||
SUMMARY. | |
| Donations | $74,789.61 |
| Estates | 36,131.81 |
| ————— | |
| $110,921.42 | |
| Income | 4,370.00 |
| Tuition | 18,330.70 |
| ————— | |
| Total from Oct.1 to Feb.28 | $133,622.12 |
| ========= | |
FOR THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY. | |
| Subscriptions for February | $83.95 |
| Previously acknowledged | 275.00 |
| ——— | |
| Total | 358.95 |
| ====== | |
Receipts of the California Chinese Mission. William Johnstone, Treas. , from December 2, 1894, to February 21, 1895: | ||
| Fresno.(Chinese.)N.Y.Gifts to Jesus, 18.60; Mon.Offs., 3 | 21.60 | |
| Hanford.Annual Memberships | 6.00 | |
| Los Angeles.Mon.Offs., 6.55; N.Y.Gifts to Jesus, 33.10 | 39.65 | |
| Marysville.Mon.Offs., 11.75; N.Y.Gifts to Jesus, 9 | 20.75 | |
| Oakland.Mon.Offs. | 40.00 | |
| Oakland.Pilgrim Ch., Y.P.S.C.E. | 4.65 | |
| Oroville.Mon.Offs., 3; N.Y.Gifts to Jesus, 10 (of which Miss Chase, 5; Miss Leggett, 1) | 13.00 | |
| Petaluma.Mon.Offs., 2.25; N.Y.Gifts to Jesus, 9 | 11.25 | |
| Sacramento.Mon.Offs., 14; N.Y.Gifts to Jesus, 17.45 | 31.45 | |
| San Bernardino.Mon.Offs., 6.95; Gin Koo King, 1 | 7.95 | |
| San Diego.Mon.Offs., 4.75; N.Y.Gifts to Jesus, 12 | 16.75 | |
| San Francisco.Central Ch., Mon.Offs., 10.90; Annual Membership, 6 | 16.90 | |
| San Francisco.West Ch., Mon.Offs. | 6.50 | |
| San Francisco.N.Y.Gifts to Jesus (of which Jee Gam, 11; Mrs. Jee Gam, 2; Children, 2.60; Supt., 9) | 24.60 | |
| San Francisco.Charles Hanna | 0.50 | |
| Santa Barbara.Mon.Offs., 7.60; N.Y.Gifts to Jesus (of which American Friends, by Mrs. M.J.Southwick, 6.65), 10.65 | 18.25 | |
| Santa Cruz.Mon Offs., 1.85; N.Y.Gifts to Jesus, 14 | 15.85 | |
| Stockton.Mon.Offs., 5.40; N.Y.Gifts to Jesus, 15.25 | 20.65 | |
| Ventura.Mon.Offs., 3.25; N.Y.Gifts to Jesus, 11 | 14.25 | |
| Vernondale.N.Y.Gifts to Jesus | 3.00 | |
| Watsonville.Mon.Offs., 3.75; Pastoral Union, 4 | 7.75 | |
| ——— | 341.20 | |
For Chinese Mothers and Children: | ||
| Bangor, Me.Prof. J.S.Sewall's S.S.Class | 15.00 | |
| Belfast, Me.Miss E.M.Pond | 5.00 | |
| Boston, Mass.Mount Vernon Ch., Chinese S.S. | 20.00 | |
| New Haven, Conn.Mrs. J.E.Pond | 5.00 | |
| Albany, N.Y."Friends" | 75.00 | |
| Oakland, Cal."A Friend," by Mrs. L.C.Agard, 15; Woman's H.M.Soc., 3 | 18.00 | |
| California Woman's State Home Miss.Soc., by Mrs. J.M.Haven | 6.00 | |
| ——— | 144.00 | |
| ——— | ||
| Total | $485.30 | |
| ====== | ||
H. W. HUBBARD, Treas. ,
Bible House, N. Y.
EXTRACT FROM AN ADDRESS DELIVERED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.
BY HON.FREDERICK DOUGLASS.
I esteem it an honor to have been invited to speak a word in this presence upon this very interesting occasion.I am here, however, not so much to deliver an address, or to make a speech, as to put myself on record.I am here to pay a debt long due.I have wished, by my presence here, to emphasize my gratitude to the members and friends of this Association for the beneficent work which they have done, and which they are still doing, for the people with whom I am identified.I would not disparage the labors of any other organization in this direction inside of the church.I am thankful to all such, but I know of none to which the colored people of the Southern States are more indebted for effective service than to this American Missionary Association.
Long before the abolition of slavery, this organization bore a consistent and faithful testimony against that stupendous wrong.When it was abolished this Association did not disband nor discontinue its work, but went forward as earnestly as ever to advance, enlighten and elevate the colored people of the South.
There is a beautiful story told about a little child in the orphanage of John Falk at Weimar.They were having supper in the dining hall, and the teacher gave thanks in the ordinary way before the children began their meals, saying, "Come, Lord Jesus, and be our guest to-night, and bless the mercies which Thou hast provided."One little boy looked up and said, "Teacher, you always ask the Lord Jesus to come, but He never comes.Will He ever come?""Oh, yes, if you will only hold on in faith, He will be sure to come.""Very well," said the little boy, "I will set a chair beside me here to-night to be ready when He comes."And so the meal proceeded.By-and-by there came a rap at the door, and there was ushered in a poor, half-frozen apprentice.He was taken to the fire and his hands warmed.Then he was asked to partake of the meal, and where should he go but to the chair which the little boy had provided?As he sat down there the little boy looked up with a light in his eye and said, "Teacher, I see it now.The Lord Jesus was not able to come Himself, and He sent the poor man in His place.Isn't that it?"
Aye, that is just it.And so, brethren, the Lord Jesus isn't able, according to his plans for this world, to come personally yet among us, but He has sent these colored people, Chinese, Indians and heathen, to make appeal in His behalf to us, and who among us will set a chair for Him?There are many friends with whom I hardly agree who are very anxiously waiting for the appearance of the personal Christ among us, and they are wondering what they shall do to welcome Him.Would that the eyes of these brethren, and our own, too, were opened to the perception of the Christ that is already here, in the persons of those needing to be helped and educated and elevated, and that their ears could hear His words, "Inasmuch as ye do it unto one of the least of these his brethren ye do it unto Christ."That is the Christian philosophy of giving, and if a man does not feel the force of these considerations, I should be disposed to say he has not yet begun to be a Christian.
REV.WILLIAM M.TAYLOR, D.D.