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[Illustration]
A LITTLE MERCHANT.
BY MISS E. E. BACKUP.
It could hardly be called a village; there were a few houses, a few
stores, and a mammoth hotel. During “the season” all the life of
the place seemed to centre about the hotel. The building covered
considerable space, and two sides were inclosed with glass, which
gave it quite an Oriental air. The hotel was known for miles
around, and when the house was full a pleasurable excitement
pervaded the little hamlet. It extended to the little pickaninnies
who rolled and tumbled in the log cabins which dotted the
landscape in every direction as far as the eye could reach. What a
scramble there was to see the gentlemen and ladies as they walked
or drove by, and a party on horseback was a sight sufficiently
imposing to warrant extra efforts.
To these little folks, who never pored dreamily over enchanting
fairy tales, Denis Hotel was a veritable fairy palace inhabited by
choice fairies from the dim and shadowy Northland, whose pockets
contained a never failing supply of gold. This latter was almost
an article of faith among the youthful colored population of K.,
and developed a very large eye for business. The roads swarmed with
colored urchins desirous of selling various wares. One class of
infants had an inexhaustible supply of gourds which they offered
at remarkably low rates to the “Yankee” ladies. Another class of
juveniles was of a geological turn, and enough arrow-heads and
other Indian “remains” were offered for sale to stock several
national museums. Then, when all else failed, there were the sweet
wild flowers which seemed softly to plead for the dark little
fingers which had lovingly brought them forth into the light.
General Grant was one of the most indefatigable and successful of
the little merchants, as was befitting the namesake of a great
General. Intelligence beamed from the General’s dark face, and
there was no resisting the mute appeal of his large, lustrous eyes.
“What, more flowers!” we exclaimed, one day, “and jessamine, too!
five cents? Oh, yes, we’ll take them. Really, General, you must be
growing rich.”
“I does right smart, thank you,” with a smile and a bow, the
graceful native politeness more than atoning for the defective
speech.
“We rejoice in your success, General,” chimed in Mr. Brown. “Two
or three little rascals have tried to make us believe that their
pennies all went straight into the contribution box. It’s likely we
should believe such nonsense! Now we would just like to know what
you do with your money. Buy candy, I’ll be bound.”
The large eyes grew a trifle larger as their little owner
unflinchingly encountered Mr. Brown’s steadfast gaze. “We chillens
are mighty fond of candy,” he said, “and it’s seldom we get a bit.
I did buy some candy once for the young uns, but the rest has done
gone for homespun.”
“What do you do with homespun?”
“Why, mammy makes dresses for the girls. Sally looked mighty peart
last night when she put on her new dress, and didn’t she dance
’round though,” and the kind eyes grew moist at the recollection.
“Then you don’t put money in the contribution box?” Mr. Brown
continued.
“We put a cent in ‘most every Sunday. But we get our Sunday-school
money ‘knocking up Jerusalem.’”
“The dickens!” exclaimed Mr. Brown, quite forgetting himself, “and
how do you ‘knock up Jerusalem’?”
“‘Knocking up Jerusalem’ is a song, sir,” our little hero
respectfully replied; “and we shall be right proud to sing it to
you sometime if you’ll come to the cabin. And you ain’t to give us
anything, neither.”
“We’ll come,” said Mr. Brown. “We want to see Sally’s new gown, and
I wouldn’t fail to hear ‘Knocking up Jerusalem.’”
We went, according to promise, and were most hospitably received
at the little cabin. We admired Sally’s blue and white homespun,
and when that subject was exhausted we listened to “Knocking up
Jerusalem.” The five children stood in a row with Gen. Grant at
their head, and kept time with their feet as they sang. It was
evidently one of the old-time spiritual songs, a queer mixture, and
we listened with mingled feelings of interest and regret—interest
in the dark, earnest little faces, and the sweet, pathetic strains,
regret at the words and gestures, alike meaningless.
The song ended, we talked of Jesus, and these little ones, ignorant
and untaught, yet knew of Him as the children’s Friend.
Gen. Grant was actively engaged as long as we remained in K., but
it was slow work after all, and we became so interested in his
unselfish efforts, that we determined to aid him. Enough homespun
for several dresses was privately left at the cabin, together with
a few simple papers and books, of which the cabin was utterly
destitute. The day we left, Gen. Grant was at the station to
present us with a beautiful bouquet, and we almost cried ourselves
as he bade us a tearful good-bye.
Our chief regret for K. is that we can do so little to improve the
condition of the colored people there. Poor and ignorant, they need
what they have never had, an educated teacher. We wish the A. M. A.
was rich enough to sustain a school in every Southern village.
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RECEIPTS FOR JUNE, 1883.
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MAINE, $210.86.
Bangor. First Cong. $20.56
Dennysville. Peter E. Vose, 8; Mrs. Samuel
Eastman, 5 13.00
Eastport. Bbl. of C., _for Raleigh, N.C._,
1.50 _for Freight_ 1.50
Foxcroft. Mrs D. Blanchard 5.00
Machias. Centre St. Ch. and Soc., 6.96; Sab.
Sch., 5.11 12.07
Portland. Seamen’s Bethel, 34; St. Lawrence
St. Ch. and Soc., 9.73 43.73
Saco. Ladies’ Sew. Soc. of Cong. Ch., Box and
Bbl. of C., _for Atlanta U._
Warren. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc. 15.00
Washington Co. “Washington Co. Bible Soc.,”
_for Bibles_ 100.00
NEW HAMPSHIRE, $378.24.
Amherst. “L. F. B.” 20.00
Bristol. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 5.00
Derry. Young People of First Cong. Ch., _for
Student Aid, Bird’s Nest, Santee Agency_ 50.00
Dover. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 10.00
Gilsum. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 17.75
Hanover. Dart. College Ch. 87.71
Henniker. Cong. Ch. and Soc., to const. DEA.
S.Q.A. NEWTON L. M. 30.00
Hinsdale. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 9.44
Hollis. Cong. Ch. 10.74
Hopkinton. Bbl. of C., _for Raleigh, N.C._
Nashua. Pilgrim Ch. and Soc. 88.10
Pittsfield. Mrs. Emily Hill, _for Atlanta, Ga._ 5.00
Short Falls. J. W. Chandler 2.00
Temple. Cong. Sab. Sch. 36.50
Wakefield. Rev. N. Barker, 2; Mrs. M. J.
Barker, 1 3.00
——. “A Friend of the Freedmen” 3.00
VERMONT, $479.15.
Benson. “J. K.” 2.00
Danby. Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch. 2.27
Danville. Cong. Sab. Sch. 20.00
Dorset. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 10.00
East Hardwick. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 7.28
Lyndon. Dr. L. W. Hubbard 1.50
New Haven. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 50.00
Norwich. Cong. Ch. and Soc., 10; Mrs. B. B.
Newton, 5 15.00
Orwell. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 18.50
Pittsford. “D.” 1.00
Rutland. Box of C., _for Raleigh, N.C._, _5
for Freight_ 5.00
Springfield. A. Woolson, 200; Mrs. E. D.
Parks, 100 300.00
Townsend. Mrs. H. Holbrook 2.50
Wallingford. Cog. Ch. and Soc. 37.10
Windham. Cong. Sab. Sch. 7.00
MASSACHUSETTS, $5,475.95.
Abington. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., 33.62;
First Parish Sab. Sch., 10 43.62
Andover. Teachers and Pupils, Abbots Academy 62.00
Belchertown. Cong. Ch. and Soc., to const.
ADDISON H. BARTLETT AND FREDERICK L.
STEBBINS L. Ms. 67.00
Bellerica. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Kindergarten,
Atlanta_, Ga. 2.50
Beverly. Dane St. Ch. and Soc. 136.00
Boston. Shawmut Cong. Ch., 451.15; Mrs. E. C.
Ford, 20; Central Ch., 10; “Friend,” 1 482.15
Boston. Walnut Av. Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., _for
Student Aid, Fisk U._ 56.99
Boylston. Mrs. John B. Gough 2.68
Brookline. Harvard Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., _for
Student Aid, Fisk U._ 50.00
Brookline. “Harvard Wide Awakes,” 6.50; and
Pkg. Papers, _for Raleigh, N.C._ 6.50
Cambridge. Young Ladies’ Working Party of
Shepherd Ch., Bundle of C., _for Indian
Children in Bird’s Nest, Santee Agency_
Charlemont. Edward Graves 1.00
Chelsea. Arthur C. Stone, _for Student Aid,
Atlanta U._ 60.00
Chelsea. Ladies Union Home Mission Band, _for
Lady Missionary, Chattanooga, Tenn._ 60.00
Colerain. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 15.00
Curtisville. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 16.00
Dalton. First Cong. Ch. 30.33
Dorchester. Stoughton St. Baptist Sab. Sch.,
Two Pkgs. Picture Cards, _for Indian
Children_
East Granville. Cong. Ch. 24.00
Fitchburg. “A Friend” 2.00
Georgetown. Memorial Ch., $42.08; First Cong.
Ch. and Soc., $30.75 72.83
Georgetown. Woman’s Mission Soc., _for Dakota
M._ 6.54
Hinsdale. Cong. Ch. 60.00
Holliston. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 20.00
Hopkinton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 79.64
Ipswich. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 35.00
Lawrence. “Merry Workers” Mission Circle of
Lawrence St Ch., _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 5.00
Littleton. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid,
Atlanta U._ 26.00
Lynn. Central Ch. and Soc., $70; First Cong.
Ch. and Soc., $39.54, to const. JOHN W.
DARCY L. M. 109.54
Malden. Rev. W. H. Willcox, D.D., _for
Furnishing Room, Stone Hall, Atlanta U._ 100.00
Malden. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 36.40
Marblehead. Hon. J. J. H. Gregory, Box of
Garden Seeds _for Talladega C._, and two
packages _for Raleigh, N.C._
Marshfield. First Cong. Sab. Sch. 20.00
Medfield. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc. 82.20
Medway. Village Ch. and Soc. 96.80
Newbury. First Ch. and Soc. 30.00
Newburyport. “Friends,” Cask and Bbl. of
articles, _for Mission Schools, Charlotte,
N.C._
Newton. Ladies Aid Soc., Bbl. of C., _for
Macon, Ga._
Newton Centre. Ladies Benev. Soc., _for
Student Aid, Atlanta U._ 43.50
Newtonville. Mrs. J. W. Hayes, 5; ——, 5; ——,
2, _for Raleigh, N.C._ 12.00
Northampton. “A Friend” 100.00
Norton. Trin. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 33.25
Orange. Cen. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 11.32
Orleans. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 15.00
Peabody. Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., _for Student
Aid, Fisk U._ 50.00
Pepperell. Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., for Student
Aid, Fisk U. 50.00
Pittsfield. South Cong. Ch. and Soc. 42.08
Rutland. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 7.53
Salem. Tabernacle Ch. and Soc., 250.15; George
Driver, 2 252.15
Saundersville. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 15.00
Somerville. Prospect Hill Sab. Sch., _for
Student Aid, Fisk U._ 70.00
South Hadley. Teachers, Mt. Holyoke Sem. 20.00
South Weymouth. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc., to
const. JOSEPH E. TORREY and MRS. ANNA M.
TIRRELL L. Ms. 52.00
Stockbridge. Miss Alice Byington, 48; “A few
Ladies,” Basted Work, _for Raleigh, N.C._ 48.00
Stoneham. Basted Patchwork, _for Raleigh, N.C._
Sturbridge. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 44.80
Taunton. Union Ch. and Soc. 13.32
Taunton. Winslow. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid,
Atlanta U._ 50.00
Taunton. Sewing Soc. of Broadway Ch., _for
Atlanta U., Freight_ 1.00
Tewksbury. Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., _for Student
Aid. Fisk U._ 10.00
Topsfield. Philena Stevens 1.00
Townsend. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 20.50
Townsend Harbor. Dea. John Proctor 1.00
Upton. Mrs. Austin Putnam 1.50
Watertown. Phillips Ch. and Soc., to const.
MISS ABBIE B. CONANT, FRANK M. CONANT, MRS.
ABIGAIL G. CONANT and MRS. ELIZABETH A.
KEYES L. Ms. 130.00
Watertown. Ladies of Phillips Ch., Bbl. of C.,
_for Atlanta U._
Westminster. Cong. Ch. and Soc., to const. DR.
G. B. SWASEY L. M. 60.70
West Pelham. “X.” 1.00
Williamstown. Rev. Mark Hopkins, D.D. 25.00
Winchendon. North Cong. Ch. and Soc. 86.81
Winchendon. Atlanta Soc., _for Student Aid,
Atlanta U._ 35.00
Worcester. Plymouth Cong. Ch. and Soc.,
128.24; Central Ch. and Soc., 91.53 219.77
Worcester. Piedmont Sab. Sch., _for Student
Aid, Atlanta U._ 25.00
——. “A Friend,” to const. CHARLES W. HOWLAND
L. M. 30.00
——. Package Picture Cards, etc.
——. Herbert H. Dole, Bundle Papers and C.
——. “Pansy,” 7 “Pansy” books, _for Talladega C._
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$3,475.95
LEGACY.
Whitinsville. Estate of E. W. Fletcher, by
Charles P. Whitin, Ex. 2,000.00
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$5,475.95
RHODE ISLAND, $3.52.
Westerly. Women’s Benev. Soc., 3.52, _for
Raleigh, N.C., Freight_ 3.52
CONNECTICUT, $1,956.49.
Bethlehem. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid,
Tillotson C. & N. Inst._ 10.00
Bristol. Mrs. S. T. Smith 1.50
Colchester. First Cong. Ch. 86.05
Colebrook. Cong. Ch. 26.59
Coventry. First Cong. Ch. 46.38
East Haddam. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 88.75
East Hartford. Cong. Ch., 15; A. Williams, 5 20.00
Ellsworth. Cong. Ch. 13.78
Essex. First Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Student
Aid, Atlanta U._ 32.50
Granby. South Cong. Ch. 6.00
Greenville. Cong. Ch. 27.82
Guilford. Third Ch., _for Student Aid,
Tillotson C. & N. Inst._ 32.00
Hartford. First Ch., 500.25; “A Friend in
Asylum Hill Cong Ch.,” 15; Miss Mary
Herrick, 5 520.25
Kensington. Miss E. Cowles, 2; Mrs. M. Cowles, 1 3.00
Kent. Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch. 30.00
Little River. A. Doolittle 10.00
Manchester. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 57.08
Middlebury. Cong. Ch. 23.98
Middletown. First Ch. 75.56
Mill Brook. Mrs. E. Pinney, 1; Mrs. E. R.
Allen, 50c 1.50
New Britain. “A Friend” 15.00
New Haven. Dwight Place Cong. Ch., 29.22; Ch.
of the Redeemer (ad’l), 10; Mrs. Sylvia
Johnson, 10 49.22
New London. “Church of Christ” 34.62
New Preston Hill. Cong. Ch., 15.40, and Sab.
Sch., 3.60 19.00
Norfolk. Cong. Ch. 50.00
Norwich. John A. Rockwell, M.D., _for Student
Aid, Atlanta U._ 10.00
Plymouth. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid,
Talladega C._ 25.00
Putnam. Second Cong. Ch., to const. GEORGE S.
BRADLEY and CHARLES H. RATTHEI L. Ms. 83.00
Riverton. Cong. Ch. 2.00
Saybrook. Cong. Ch. 12.50
Sharon. Cong. Ch. and Soc., _for Student Aid,
Atlanta U._ 62.18
Stamford. First Cong Ch. 57.83
Thomaston. Cong. Ch. 35.61
Thompson. Cong Ch. and Soc. 29.56
Unionville. First Cong. Ch. 25.73
Westford. Cong. Ch. 3.00
West Haven. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 23.50
Wethersfield. Rev. G. J. Tillotson, _for
Tillotson C. & N. Inst. Land._ 250.00
Winsted. First Ch. Sabbath Sch., for
Furnishing Room, Talladega C. 35.00
Woodbury. North Cong. Ch. 21.00
NEW YORK, $7,529.56.
Bristol. First Cong. Ch., _for Student Aid,
Talladega C._ 1.00
Bridgewater. Cong. Ch. 16.32
Brooklyn. South Cong. Ch., 101.18; “A Friend.”
5.00 106.18
Greigsville. Mrs. F. A. Gray 1.00
Havana. J. F. Phelps 2.00
Jefferson. Susannah Ruliffson 3.00
Mott’s Corners. Cong. Ch. 3.20
New York. S. T. Gordon, _for Student Aid, Fisk
U._ 200.00
New York. Mrs. W. E. Dodge, 100.00 Rev. D.
Stuart Dodge, 50.00, _for Student Aid,
Atlanta U._ 150.00
New York. Mrs. W. P. McPherson, Material for
Pulpit-covers, _for Talladega C._
New York. Erastus Hayes 1 doz. Feather
Dusters, Val., 12., _for Raleigh, N.C._
North Franklin. Mr. and Mrs. David Foote 10.00
Perry Center. Cong. Ch. 81.24
Perry Center. Ladies Benev. Soc., _for
Raleigh, N.C., Freight_ 3.20
Rochester. Gen. A. W. Riley 50.00
Saugerties. Cong. Ch. 17.42
South Byron. Wallace Fisk, Automatic seed
planter, _for Talladega C._
Spencerport. Cong. Ch. 22.00
Springville. Mrs. Lawrence Weber 3.00
Thiells. J. H. Cassedy, _for School Building,
Talladega, Ala._ 5,000.00
—— —— —— 50.00
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$5,719.56
LEGACIES.
Brooklyn. E. D. Estate of Mary Withington, by
John. N. Stearns, Ex. 1,660.00
New York. Estate of Wm. E. Dodge, _for Student
Aid, Atlanta U._ 150.00
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$7,529.56
NEW JERSEY, $123.50.
Montclair. First Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., 53, _for
Student Aid, Fisk U_; 35 _for Student Aid.
Hampton N. & A. Inst._, 88.00
New Brunswick. I. P. Langdon, to const. REV.
DR. THOMAS CHALMERS EASTON, L. M. 30.00
Sayreville. A. B. Karner 0.50
Summit. Central Presb. Ch. 5.00
PENNSYLVANIA, $4.00.
Fannettsburg. Geo. W. Park. Flower seeds and
“Floral Guide” for ’83, _for Talladega C._
Providence. Cong. Ch. 4.00
OHIO, $472.67.
Brighton. Cong. Ch. 5.17
Cleveland. —— 1.50
Jersey. Mrs. Lucinda Sinnet 60.00
Madison. Ladies’ Soc., _for Student Aid,
Tougaloo U._ 13.00
Medina. Woman’s Miss’y Soc., _for Student Aid,
Talladega C._ 10.00
Mount Vernon. Cong. Ch., 142.66; and Young
Ladies’ Miss’y Soc., 10. to const. MRS.
CHARLES COOPER and GEORGE S. PENFIELD L. Ms. 152.66
Oberlin. Ladies’ Soc. of Second Cong. Ch.,
_for Lady Missionary, Atlanta, Ga._ 75.00
Peru. “Friends,” _for Student Aid, Talladega
C._ 40.00
Perrysburg. Rev. J. K. Deering 0.85
Ravenna. Cong Ch., to const. MRS. SARAH K.
HARMON, L. M. 53.24
Rootstown. Cong Ch. 26.25
Salem. D. A. Allen, _for Tillotson C. and N.
Inst._ 25.00
Toledo. P. A. Nichols 5.00
——. “Ohio” 5.00
INDIANA, $4.50.
Versailles. J. D. Nichols 4.50
ILLINOIS, $1,101.09.
Alton. Church of the Redeemer 40.00
Canton. First Cong. Ch. 45.00
Chicago. E. W. Blatchford, _for a Teacher,
Atlanta U._ 300.00
Chicago. First Cong. Ch., 143.04; N. E. Cong.
Ch., 31.93 174.97
Chicago. Young Ladies’ Miss’y Soc., U. P. Ch.,
_for Teacher, Santee Agency_ 8.93
Chicago. Miss C. E. Stanton, Box Papers, _for
Macon, Ga._
Creston. Dement Cong. Ch. 8.55
Cornell. Mrs. B. R. Johnson 5.00
Garden Prairie. Willie L. Dawson 0.75
Hennepin. Cong. Ch. 5.40
Highland. Cong. Ch. 10.00
Hinsdale. Cong. Ch., $50; _incorrectly
acknowledged in July number._
Homer. Cong. Ch. 13.26
Moline. Ladies’ Aid Soc. of First Cong. Ch.,
_for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 25.00
Oak Park. Cong. Ch. 253.11
Oak Park. Girls’ Mission Circle, _for Student
Aid, Fisk U._ 50.00
Odell. Cong. Ch., 21.50, and Sab. Sch., 5.50 27.00
Paxton. “A Friend,” 9.00; Cong. Sab. Sch.,
1.76, _for Student Aid, Atlanta U._ 10.76
Princeton. Mrs. P. B. Corss 15.00
Wilmette. ARTHUR B. SMITH, to const. himself
L. M. 30.00
Winnetka. Cong. Ch., to const. JOHN T. DALE L. M. 28.36
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$1,051.09
LEGACY.
Chicago. Estate of Mrs. Lucinda Kilborn, by F.
B. Ives, M.D. 50.00
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$1,101.09
MICHIGAN, $198.00.
Detroit. “A Cheerful Giver” 30.00
Buchanan. B. M. Pennell 10.00
Grand Rapids. Park Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Rev.
J. J. H. Sengstack_ 20.00
Grass Lake. Cong. Ch. 15.00
Hancock. Cong. Ch. 108.00
Hancock. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Theo. Dept.,
Talladega C._ 15.00
Kalamazoo. Ladies of First Cong. Ch., Box of
Bedding, _for Tillotson C. & N. Inst._
IOWA, $1082.07.
Anamosa. Cong. Ch., _for Lady Missionary. New
Orleans, La._ 15.00
Cherokee. Cong. Ch., _for Lady Missionary, New
Orleans, La._ 10.00
Chester Center. Mrs. E. Fisher 5.00
Creston. Ladies’ Miss’y Soc., Pilgrim Parish,
_for Student Aid. Tougaloo U._ 20.00
Danville. Mrs. Harriet Huntington 899.12
Dunlap. Cong. Sab. Sch. 2.70
Fort Madison. Francis Sawyer 20.00
Green Mountain. Ladies of Cong. Ch., _for Lady
Missionary, New Orleans, La._ 12.00
Iowa City. Cong Ch. (21 of which from Ladies,
_for Lady Missionary, New Orleans, La._) 93.20
Stacyville. Woman’s Miss’y Soc. 3.00
Waterloo. Bbl of C., _for Talladega, Ala._,
2.05 _for freight_ 2.05
WISCONSIN. $179.00.
Blake’s Prairie. Cong Ch. 3.00
Columbus. Olivet Cong. Ch. 19.65
Ripon. Ladies’ Miss’y Soc., _for Lady
Missionary, Montgomery, Ala._ 17.50
River Falls. Cong. Sab. Sch. 8.35
Rosendale. Cong. Ch. 25.00
Sheboygan. Mrs. L. H. Chase 9.00
Viroqua. Ladies’ Aid Soc., _for Macon, Ga._ 5.00
Wauwatosa. Cong. Ch., to const. JAMES L.
SEXTON and Miss ISABELLA E. GILBERT L. Ms 76.00
Windsor. Union Cong. Ch. 15.50
KANSAS, $43.81.
East and West Branch. Cong. Chs. 7.00
Burlington. First Cong. Ch. 22.81
Wabaunsee. Cong. Ch. 14.00
MISSOURI, $100.00.
St. Louis. Mrs. R. Webb 100.00
COLORADO, $135.36.
Colorado Springs. First Cong. Ch. 106.76
Denver. First Cong. Ch. 28.60
MINNESOTA, $41.63.
Faribault. “Helping Hand,” _for Student Aid,
Tougaloo U._ 11.00
Minneapolis. Plymouth Ch. 25.63
Plainview. Ladies’ Miss’y Soc. 5.00
NEBRASKA, $11.80.
Aten. Rev. Lewis Bridgman 5.00
Crete. Olive Branch Ch. 3.30
Red Cloud. Cong. Ch. 3.50
DAKOTA, $2.00.
Springfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 2.00
WASHINGTON TER., $1.50.
New Tacoma. Mrs. Eliza Taylor 1.50
OREGON, $5.00.
Albany. Cong. Ch. 5.00
KENTUCKY, $117.60.
Lexington. Tuition 42.25
Williamsburg. Tuition 75.35
TENNESSEE, $677.50.
Nashville. Fisk University, Tuition 452.75
Knoxville. Second Cong. Ch. 12.00
Memphis. Le Moyne Sch., Tuition 212.75
NORTH CAROLINA, $181.66.
Wilmington. Williston Normal Sch., Tuition 176.66
Wilmington. Cong. Ch. 5.00
SOUTH CAROLINA, $10.00.
Charleston. Plymouth Ch. 10.00
GEORGIA, $479.90.
Atlanta. Storrs’ Sch., Tuition, 205.69; Rent,
3; First Cong. Ch., 30 238.69
Macon. Lewis High Sch., Tuition, 172.80; Cong.
Ch., 20 192.80
McIntosh. Tuition 6.70
Savannah. “Friends” by S. B. Morse, _for
Furnishing Room, Stone Hall, Atlanta U._ 31.71
Savannah. Cong. Ch. 10.00
ALABAMA, $554.75.
Athens. Trinity Sch., Tuition 93.15
Marion. Cong. Ch., 13; Tuition, 5.50 18.50
Mobile. Emerson Inst., Tuition 140.65
Montgomery. Cong. Ch. 10.00
Selma. First Cong. Ch. 5.40
Talladega. Talladega C., Tuition 260.05
Talladega. Cong. Ch. (1 of which _for Needmore
Ch._), 11; C. B. Rice, 10 21.00
Talladega. Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., _for Chinese
M._ 6.00
FLORIDA, $43.00.
St. Augustine. Rent 43.00
MISSISSIPPI, $124.30.
Tougaloo. Tougaloo U., Tuition, 112.90, Rent,
11.40 124.30
LOUISIANA, $174.95.
New Orleans. Straight U., Tuition 174.95
TEXAS, $386.20.
Austin. Tillotson C. and N. Inst., Tuition 361.20
Austin. Sab. Sch., _for Tillotson C. & N.
Inst. Building_ 25.00
INCOMES, $1,268.34.
Avery Fund 25.00
De Forest Fund, _for President’s Chair,
Talladega C._ 375.00
Graves Library Fund, _for Atlanta U._ 150.00
Hammond Fund 125.00
Le Moyne Fund 50.00
Plumb Scholarship Fund, _for Fisk U._ 50.00
Tuthill King Fund, 125, _for Atlanta U., and
25 for Berea C._ 150.00
Theological Endowment Fund, _for Howard U._ 308.34
Town Bonds, Greenwich, N.Y., _for Straight U._ 35.00
JAMAICA, WEST INDIES, $10.00.
Richmond. Rev. H. B. Walcott, 5; Mrs. M. J.
Wolcott, 5 10.00
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Total for June $23,567.90
Total from Oct. 1 to June 30 $202,452.51
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FOR THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY.
Subscriptions 65.08
Previously acknowledged 635.39
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Total $700.47
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H. W. HUBBARD, Treas.,
56 Reade St., New York.
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AIM AND WORK.
To preach the Gospel to the poor. It originated in a sympathy with
the almost friendless slaves. Since Emancipation it has devoted its
main efforts to preparing the FREEDMEN for their duties as citizens
and Christians in America, and as missionaries in Africa. As
closely related to this, it seeks to benefit the caste-persecuted
CHINESE in America, and to co-operate with the Government in its
humane and Christian policy toward the INDIANS.
WANTS.
1. A steady INCREASE of regular income to keep pace with the
growing work. This increase can only be reached by _regular_ and
_larger_ contributions from the churches, the feeble as well as the
strong.
2. ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS for our higher educational institutions, to
accommodate the increasing number of students; MEETING HOUSES for
the new churches we are organizing; MORE MINISTERS, cultured and
pious, for these churches.
3. HELP FOR YOUNG MEN, to be educated as ministers here and
missionaries to Africa—a pressing want.
STATISTICS FOR 1882.
CHURCHES: _In the South_—In District of Columbia, 1; Virginia, 1;
North Carolina, 9; South Carolina, 2; Georgia, 14; Kentucky, 7;
Tennessee, 4; Alabama, 14; Kansas, 2; Arkansas, 1; Louisiana, 17;
Mississippi, 5; Texas, 6; _Africa_, 3; _Among the Indians_, 2.
Total, 88.
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