of missionaries. The reasons are, in my judgment, these: In the first
place, missionaries in going to Africa generally exert themselves
too much on entering the field. The climate is such as rapidly to
reduce one’s physical strength. It is a custom among all persons, as
soon as they have been informed of their malady, at once to retire to
their beds, and demand that a physician be called. The calling of the
physician is all right; but it is far better to keep out of bed, and
to keep moving; for if you give up and go to bed, you are almost sure
to die. Another reason, as I before said, is trying to live on native
productions too early after arriving on the continent.
I must say, just here, that two-thirds of what you hear about Africa is
fabulous. At least it is so in the region in which our missions are
established. There is a great deal said about the native bread-tree.
There is such a thing as a bread-tree in this country, but it is
almost as scarce in the region in which the mission is established
as the orange-tree is in the States, and you are aware how plentiful
the orange-tree is there. The fabulous tree so called, might very
appropriately have been named a squash-tree, because it bears no
similarity to bread, and will not answer at all in the place of bread.
When green, or before it is plucked, it bears a close similarity to
what is known in the States as the hedge orange, and, when cooked, it
tastes something between a potato-pumpkin and squash.
There are some oranges here, but they are scarce. They do not seem to
be a native fruit, because they do not grow everywhere in the country,
but only where the ground is cleared up, and the undergrowth cut down.
They are not of a rich yellow color like an American orange, but
greenish and small. They have quite a delicious taste, somewhat devoid
of juice, when compared with our Florida orange, but equal to it in
sweetness. We have another fruit here, known as the lime. It bears a
close similarity to a lemon; in fact the only difference that I can
detect is, that the lemon as a general thing is larger, and not so
round. As to the pine-apple, it grows only where it is taken care of;
it may grow in the wilds, but never bears fruit. The rice that is grown
in Africa is not so good as that in the States. It is really the main
thing grown upon the continent in the way of eatables. If you buy two
bushels of rough rice, you will not get more than sixteen quarts that
can be used, and you must pay from 2s. 9d. to 3s. per bushel. This, I
am sorry to say, is about the way with all the country productions.
Knowing that you are always anxious concerning our health, I, perhaps,
ought to have spoken of it sooner. I am in quite good health, and have
been since my first attack of the African fever. My wife has had quite
a severe attack of the fever; so severe that I thought I should lose
her; but God in his goodness saw fit to spare her to me. She has never
regained her strength, but I trust that God in some way or other will
restore her to perfect health again.
The religious work at Avery is going on nicely. I found here a small
chapel, but no church members. Dr. James had kept up a prayer-meeting,
and there was some interest among the people, but there had been no
ingathering of souls to Christ. After looking around and seeing the
real condition of things, I came to the conclusion that whatever was
done must be done quickly; so I made it my aim to get at the people at
once with the truths of Jesus Christ, and they seemed to take right
hold of them as fast as given to them. I adopted this plan: to take
my Bible every evening and go out among the regular heathen; but I
soon found out that I was unable to reach them in that way, from the
fact that I could not speak their language. So I gave that plan up,
and adopted the one of going among them twice a week, and taking with
me my Bible and an interpretor. This I found to be the best plan; so
then and there I got hold of the people. Now, having found this to
work well, I began to preach to the people in their own villages and
“fackies,” as they call them. After I found out that I could gather
them together in their fackies, I then set to work to persuade them to
come to my church; which I did with great success, and from time to
time I gathered into the church the following persons and names. June
16th, I opened the doors of the church, and enrolled the following: H.
C. Hallock L., Isaac Vincent L., James Cole L., John Davis R., Samuel
Wise R., Richard Wilkerson R., Yamba R., One Pound R., Henry Peters R.,
Small Banna R., William Wilberforce L., Mrs. Lucker L., Mrs. Peters R.,
Mrs. Hannah Vincent L., and a Sherbro chief, A. P. Cardy R.
June 30th, I opened the doors of the church again, and enrolled the
following: James Picket L., Sarah Tucker R., Mrs. Elizabeth Beal R.,
Elizabeth Wilberforce R., Mrs. Mary Cole L., Mrs. Nancy Davis R.,
Madam Damba R., Madam Dambee R. July 28th, I opened the doors and took
the following names. The chief Karry Pherner L., chief, Lalula R.,
John Bull R., Cunda R., Kirby R., Matilda Leatum L., Mrs. Yamba R.,
Mrs. One Pound R., and Bye R. As I neglected to tell you in regard to
the conversion of these persons I will give you some idea of it by the
following letters. The letter “R” signifies recently converted, and the
letter “L” long converted. I must say that the especial blessing of
the Lord seemed very near all on the 4th of August. This was the first
Lord’s Supper celebrated at Avery Station. On this day I preached to
a very large number of native men and women. I baptized seven grown
persons and four children, making a total of eleven persons baptized.
This people, as a general thing, have very many troubles among
themselves that must be settled at once, in order to secure peace among
them. If you have gained their confidence, they will at all times
call upon you to settle any disturbance that may occur among them, it
matters not how difficult the case may be. Great caution is required in
rendering your decision, otherwise it may cause speedy bloodshed and
panic throughout the region. I am sorry to say that the prospects are
quite threatening just now for an outbreak at any time in the region
adjacent to Avery and the Little Boom. But I hope that it will not be
very serious. The Governor is expected to investigate the Boom trouble
this week, and it is thought that it can be settled without any serious
damage to either side. I have felt greatly the lack of reading matter
at my Station. There are many dreary hours out here that might be
whiled away with good reading matter. I rather think that some of the
good friends in New York would be glad to send a paper or two now and
then to a poor wayfarer on the distant shores of Africa.
* * * * *
THE INDIANS.
* * * * *
SISSETON AGENCY.
Farming Tools Bought.
E. H. C. HOOPER, AGENT
For several years past, till last year, the crops on this reserve have
been nearly all destroyed by grasshoppers; but this season promises an
abundant harvest. The farming has been attended with unusual success,
and the Indians feel very much encouraged with the result of their farm
labor.
At present there are 2,191 acres of land broken on this reservation,
450 acres of which are new land broken during this season. Seventeen
hundred acres are under cultivation by the Indians. There was a much
larger acreage plowed last fall than ever before at the same season
of the year, and, under the supervision of our farmer, it was well
prepared for seeding in the spring. Nearly all our Indians, who were
without seed, were provided from the warehouse early in the season, and
manifested a good degree of interest in planting and cultivating.
Early in July, many of the Indian farmers, feeling confident of a large
yield of grain, were very earnest in their appeals for grain cradles
and other appliances with which to secure their crops. And, under
authority from the Department, a lot of grain cradles were bought and
issued to them. But the number purchased was insufficient to supply the
wants of all, and a considerable portion of the wheat in small fields
was cut with scythes.
Several of our Indians who have large wheat fields, have bought
harvesters for themselves, at a cost of from $165 to $200 each, and are
to pay for them from the proceeds of their sales of wheat; this is a
move in the right direction and cannot be too highly commended.
All our Indians are half-breeds (with but few exceptions, and these
generally confined to very old people) wear citizens’ dress, and a
large majority of them live in very comfortable houses, made of hewed
logs, and are furnished with cook-stoves, tables, seats, and other
housekeeping conveniences.
There are some forty frame buildings occupied by our Indians, several
of which are two stories high and painted, all having more or less land
under cultivation.
Schools.
During ten months of the year--(the Manual Labor School eleven
months)--three schools have been in successful operation: the Manual
Labor School, the Good-Will Boarding and Day-School, and the Ascension
School. The Manual Labor School building, situated one and a half miles
from the agency, was originally provided with seats for fifty-six
scholars, but the sleeping accommodations for this number of children
have never been sufficient, and during the past year our carpenter
has made an addition of several new sleeping rooms, and improved the
condition of the old ones, which has added very much to the comfort and
convenience of the pupils.
There are only four or five boys of sufficient age to be serviceable
about the farm or garden. When out of school they were kept at work
preparing the ground for seeding and cultivating, besides attending to
the stock and farm work generally, all being done under the immediate
supervision of the principal, who is, fortunately, a good farmer.
After the regular school hours, the girls are taught sewing of all
kinds; cutting, making and trimming dresses, repairing garments;
darning, knitting and use of sewing machine; also all kinds of
housework, cooking, and the work of the dairy. After service in the
evening, instructions are given in music, instrumental and vocal, in
which both boys and girls take an unusual interest and show a marked
improvement during the year. Mr. Tuckey, the present principal,
assumed the duties of his office May 1st, and has been untiring in his
exertions to advance the pupils in their studies, and, for the short
time which he has been with them, appears to have been very successful.
The two female assistants having had two years’ experience here, and
been deeply interested in their pupils, have proved very valuable and
successful teachers, and have the confidence and respect of the parents.
The time of the matron is fully occupied from six A. M. to nine P.
M., in looking after and providing for the numerous wants of the
pupils, and in this difficult and laborious work has proved to be very
efficient.
The Good Will Mission Boarding and Day-School is situated one and
three quarter miles from the agency; the children are rationed and
supplied in part with clothing from the warehouse, but the other
expenses--salaries, etc--are borne by the A. B. C. F. M. This school
has accommodated as many as thirty-two scholars, part of them boarding
at houses in the vicinity.
The day-school, situated at Ascension, about six miles from the agency,
had, some months, thirty scholars; they live in the vicinity of the
school-house, and are quite regular in attendance.
In addition to these three schools, two others were opened, and
reading, writing and arithmetic in Dakota were taught by Indian
teachers, during two months in the spring, with an average daily
attendance of eighteen scholars each. These schools were opened at the
earnest request of several of the leading men in their vicinity, in
the form of a petition to the agent. These parents seemed in earnest
in their efforts to have the schools opened, and showed a continued
interest in them by frequent visits during the time they were in
operation.
The estimated number of children of school-going age on this reserve
is three hundred, and we have two brick school-houses, built in 1873,
at an estimated cost of $600 each--one situated about one and a half
miles south of the agency, and the other at the Mayasan, twenty miles
distant; both are provided with improved seats, tables, etc., and will
accommodate forty scholars each; neither of them has been used, for
school purposes to any extent since they were built, but allowed to
remain unoccupied.
* * * * *
RECEIPTS
FOR OCTOBER, 1878.
* * * * *
MAINE, $169.24.
Alfred. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 16.00
Andover. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 8.60
Augusta. Collected by Francis Littlefield, _for
Printing Press, Talladega, Ala._ 35.00
Augusta. Joel Spalding 10.00
Bangor. First Cong. Ch. 23.92
Bluehill. Mrs. S. E. D. P. 1.00
Eastport. Central Cong. Sab. Sch. $5; G. A. P. 50c 5.50
Fryeburg. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 9.40
Gardiner. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 15.73
Hallowell. Emma French, bbl. of C.
Limerick. S. F. H. _for Raleigh, N. C._ 1.00
North Waterford. S. E. H. 1.00
Orland. A. L. D. 1.00
Portland. J. B. Libby, _for Raleigh, N. C._ 5.00
West Auburn. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 5.00
Yarmouth. First Cong. Ch. 21.00
Woolwich. D. C. Farnham 5.00
NEW HAMPSHIRE, $236.90.
Atkinson. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc., to const. JOB
ATWOOD DOW, L. M. 22.00
Claremont. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 34.38
Dover. S. Foye, _for Raleigh, N. C._ 3.00
Dover. Mrs. Dr. L. 1.00
Keene. Ladies’ Benev. Soc., Second Ch., bbl. of C.
and $2.50 _for freight_ 2.50
Mason. L. J. G. 1.00
Mount Vernon. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 11.00
Nashua. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 41.68
Northwood Centre. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 11.32
Pelham. Cong. Ch. and Soc. $25.75; Mrs. Putnam $5 30.75
Raymond. Cong. Ch. and Soc. $15.60; “S. E. P.” $5 20.60
Rindge. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 2.67
Temple. Cong. Sab. Sch. 20.00
Tilton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 35.60
VERMONT, $274.63.
Barnet. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 19.00
Charlotte. Nettie A. Parker 5.00
Coventry. M. C. Pearson 4.00
East St. Johnsbury. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 10.00
Enosburg. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 24.00
Jamaica. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 6.10
McIndoes. Mrs. B. 0.50
Montgomery. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 10.15
Norwich. Cong. Ch. and Friends 18.00
St. Johnsbury. South Ch. Ladies’ Soc., _for
Student Aid, Talladega C._ 125.00
St. Johnsbury. “A Memorial.” 25.00
Waterville. Cong. Ch. 2.21
West Brattleborough. Cong. Ch. 18.67
West Charleston. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 12.00
MASSACHUSETTS, $2,486.64.
Agawam. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 6.33
Amesbury and Salisbury. Union Evan. Ch. and Soc. 22.51
Amherst. North Cong. Ch. and Soc. $75; S. E. H.
$1; College Ch. $37.25 113.25
Andover. South Cong. Sab. Sch. 14.00
Ashby. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 9.50
Attleborough. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc. 100.00
Barnstable Co. “A Traveller.” 12.00
Barre. Evan. Cong. Ch. and Soc., to const. MRS.
HARDING WOODS, L. M. 30.00
Blackstone. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 19.05
Boston. Second Dorchester Cong. Ch. 395.80
Boston. Dr. H. B. Hooker 5.00
Boston Highlands. Immanuel Sab. Sch., _for Student
Aid, Fisk U._ 4.00
Boxford. Cong. Ch. and Soc. $10.35, and Sab. Sch.
$4.66 15.01
Bridgewater. Central Sq. Cong. Ch. and Soc. $74.63,
and Sab. Sch. $15 89.63
Brookfield. Evan Cong. Ch. 50.00
Brookline. Howard Ch. and Soc. 63.97
Campello. Ladies’ Sewing Circle, bbl. of C.
Charlestown. Winthrop Cong. Ch. 66.64
Charlton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. $19, and Sab. Sch.
$5.09 24.09
Chicopee. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc. 14.92
Cummington. “Friends” 11.00
Dana. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 2.25
Dracut. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 9.00
Easthampton. C. S. W. 1.00
Fitchburg. Rollstone Cong. Ch. and Soc. (of which
$25 _for Student, Atlanta U._) 76.69
Fitchburg. Rev. and Mrs. J. M. R. Eaton 10.00
Foxborough. Cong. Sab. Sch. 20.00
Framingham. Plymouth Ch. and Soc. 140.00
Great Barrington. “A. C. T.” 1.00
Hanover. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc. 25.73
Hanson. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 6.15
Haverhill. Mrs. Mary B. Jones $10; “A Friend”
$2; Mrs. Stephen Chase $10; Mrs. L. P. F. 25c 22.25
Holbrook. Bequest of E. N. Holbrook 200.00
Holbrook. E. Everett Holbrook $50; Mrs. C. S.
Holbrook $25 75.00
Holyoke. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc. 33.22
Hyde Park. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 25.35
Lancaster. Cong. Ch. and Soc. $26.55; Evan. Cong.
Sab. Sch. $15 41.55
Lenox. Cong. Sab. Sch. 5.00
Littleton. “A Friend” $25; Cong. Ch. and Soc. $14 39.00
Lowell. Rev. Smith Baker $25 _for Bell, Atlanta,
Ga._; Eliot Cong. Ch. and Soc. $22.69 47.69
Lowell. Pawtucket Cong. Ch. 21.74
Lowell. Correction: N. C. Wiley $25 in November,
should read Hon. Nathan Crosby $25.
Lunenburg. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 7.75
Malden. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 47.92
Marlborough. T. B. Patch 2.00
Mattapoisett. Cong. Ch. 22.00
Medfield. Lydia A. Dow $2,--Ladies, bbl. of C. and
$2 _for freight_ 4.00
Methuen. Joseph F. Ingalls 60.00
Mitteneaque. Cong. Ch. 18.85
Monson. Austin Newell 2.00
North Adams. Cong. Ch., quar. coll. 24.47
North Leominster. Cong. Ch. of Christ 4.87
North Reading. Frank H. Foster 10.00
North Wilmington. L. F. M. 1.00
Newbaryport. Belleville Cong. Ch. $50; Foster W.
Smith $5 55.00
Newton. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. $33.17; North Evan.
Ch. and Soc. $5 38.17
Orange. Ladies of Cong. Ch. bbl. of C.
Petersham. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 4.13
Pittsfield. Ladies’ Soc., by Mrs. H. M. Hurd, 2
bbls of C., _for Tougaloo, Miss._
Raynham. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 17.75
Reading. Dea. Hiram Barnes 10.00
Shelburne Falls. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 5.35
South Abington. “Friend.” 14.00
Southborough. Pilgrim Cong. Ch. and Soc. 17.00
South Deerfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc. (ad’l) to
const. REV. S. K. BONNELL, L. M. 15.60
South Weymouth. Second Cong. Ch. $60, to const.
MRS. LUCY P. LEWIS and MRS. MARIA A. FEARING,
L. M’s; Union Cong. Ch. $9.43 69.43
Springfield. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. $17.66; South
Cong. Ch. and Soc. $15.21 32.87
Taunton. Union Cong. Ch. $18.19; Mrs. A. P. G. $1 19.19
Townsend. “A Friend.” 4.00
Uxbridge. First Evan. Ch. and Soc. 27.31
Walpole. Orthodox Cong. Ch. and Soc. 15.10
Webster. First Cong. Ch. 18.00
West Hampton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 10.64
Westfield. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc. 31.32
West Medway. C. A. Adams 4.00
Worcester. Rev. W. J. White $2; “A Friend” $1 3.00
RHODE ISLAND, $26.
Little Compton. Cong. Sab. Sch. $23; E. Wilbur $2;
G. A. G. $1 26.00
CONNECTICUT, $1,003.29.
Ashford. Rev. C. P. Grosvenor 7.50
Bristol. Mrs. Phebe L. Alcott 5.00
East Hampton. Cong. Ch. 62.06
East Woodstock. Cong. Ch. 29.00
Farmington. Cong. Ch. 41.59
Greens Farms. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 15.00
Hartford. Mrs. C. T. Hillyer, to const. JAMES EDGAR
GREGG, L. M. 30.00
Middlefield. Cong. Ch. and Soc., to const. EDWIN P.
ANGIER, L. M. 35.16
Milford. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 38.45
New Hartford. North Cong. Ch. $37.50; South Cong.
Ch. $10.60 48.10
New Haven. “W. C. S.” 2.00
Old Lyme. Cong. Ch. 13.43
Old Saybrook. Cong. Ch. 23.97
Plainville. “A Friend,” to const. FRANK BARNES,
SAMUEL BEARD and EDWARD W. HART L. M.’s 100.00
Pomfret. “A Friend.” 27.00
Pequonock. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 21.13
Preston City. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 24.00
Prospect. Cong. Ch. 7.84
Southbury. C. B. 1.00
South Britain. “Friends,” by N. P. Johnson 2.00
Rockville. Cong. Ch. 52.72
Talcottville. Cong. Ch. 112.60
Thomaston. Cong. Ch. 40.75
Wallingford. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 43.75
Westbrook. Cong. Ch. 34.07
Westford. Cong. Ch. 6.00
Williamantic. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 40.27
Wolcottville. L. Wetmore 100.00
Wolcottville. Ladies’ Benev. Soc., by Mrs. A. E.
Perrin, $26, and bbl. of C. 26.00
Woodstock. Cong. Ch. 12.90
NEW YORK, $459.13.
Sherburne. Cong. Ch. 60.06
Spencerport. Cong. Ch. 14.00
Whitney’s Point. Mrs. E. Rogers 2.00
Batavia. “A Friend.” 21.12
Binghamton. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., _for Student
Aid, Fisk U._ 32.20
Brasher Falls. Elijah Wood $15; Mrs. Eliza A. Bell
$2 17.00
Brier Hill. Cong. Ch. 5.00
Camden. “A Friend.” 1.00
Churchville. Union Cong. Ch. and Soc. 31.25
Eagle Mills. Mrs. Maria S. Hatch 10.00
Gloversville. Cong. Sab. Sch. $50, (James S.
Hosmer, Supt.,) _for a Student, Fisk U._; Cong.
Ch. (ad’l) $1 51.00
Lima. Mrs. M. Sprague, _for Student Aid_ 5.00
Madison. Cong. Ch. 5.00
Marcellus. First Ch. 22.00
Marcellus. E. L. $1; F. H. B. 50c. 1.50
Masonville. Miss S. P. 1.00
Morrisville. Mrs. M. G. De Forest 5.00
Munnsville. ESTATE of Mandana Barber, by N. S. Hall
and E.J. Barber, Ex’s. 125.00
New York. Gen. C. B. Fisk, to const. MISS HELEN C.
MORGAN, L. M. 30.00
NEW JERSEY, $11.68.
Chester. First Cong. Ch. 11.68
PENNSYLVANIA, $56.
Blossburg. Welsh Cong. Ch. (of which $2 from John
Hughes, Sen.) 8.00
Norristown. Mrs. Mary W. Cook 10.00
Pittsburgh. B. Preston 25.00
Sharpeburg. Joseph Turner 10.00
West Alexander. “J. S.” 3.00
OHIO, $221.73.
Andover. O. B. Case $3; Mrs. O. B. Case $12 15.00
Chatham. Cong. Ch. $2.88; C. F. Thatcher $2, _for
Tougaloo, Miss._ 4.88
Cleveland. Plymouth Ch. Sab. Sch. $25, _for Le Moyne
Library, Memphis, Tenn._--Euclid Ave. Cong. Ch.
$18.60 43.60
Cincinnati. Rent, _for the Poor in New Orleans_ 36.38
Cuyahoga Falls. Cong. Sab. Sch. 6.58
Fitchville. First Cong. Ch. $14; Second Cong. Ch.
$6.40 20.40
Gambier. James S. Sawer 5.00
Lodi. Cong. Ch. $6.25; “A Friend” 30c., _for
Tougaloo, Miss._ 6.55
Mantua. Cong. Ch. 4.00
Marysville. Cong. Ch. 10.29
North Benton. Simon Hartzell 5.00
Painesville. First Cong. Ch. (of which $2.55 from
Mrs. A. Morley, _for Straight U._) 26.79
Rootstown. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 11.00
Ruggles. A. F. Weston 5.00
Springfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 6.26
Tallmadge. Mrs. C. H. Sackett, _for Tougaloo, Miss._ 5.00
Wellington. Edwin Wadsworth $5; Nathaniel D.
Billings $5 10.00
ILLINOIS, $1,071.58.
Chicago. New England Cong. Ch. (of which $100 _for
Howard U._) $191.33.--First Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch.
$50, _for a Student, Howard U._--Sab. Sch. of
Leavitt St. Cong. Ch. $9.50, _for Student Aid,
Fisk U._--New Eng. Ch., Ladies’ M. S. $5 255.83
Downer’s Grove. Cong. Sab. Sch. 9.20
Dover. Cong. Ch., Theo. W. Nichols 27.00
Elgin. Cong. Ch. 11.88
Farmington. S. B. 0.25
Galesburg. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch., _for
Student Aid, Fisk U._ 15.00
Galva. Mrs. B. S. Eldridge, _for Student Aid, Fisk
U._ 10.00
Griggsville. “Friends,” by Mrs. H. C. 10.00
Huntley. Cong. Ch. 4.00
Joy Prairie. Cong. Ch. 18.00
Lee Centre. Cong. Ch. $11.60, and Sab. Sch. $1.36 12.96
Lisbon. Cong. Ch. 13.20
Naperville. A. A. Smith 2.00
Plainfield. Cong. Ch. 1.00
Polo. Robert Smith 500.00
Princeton. Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid,
Fisk U._ 20.00
Rockford. Second Cong. Ch. 93.26
Roscoe. Mrs. A. A. Tuttle 3.00
Sandwich. Cong. Ch. 18.00
San Jose. S. J. and S. T. 1.00
Springfield. First Cong. Ch. (ad’l). 45.00
Walnut Hill. Mrs. E. D. W. 1.00
Wheaton. Ladies’ Benev. Soc., by Mrs. H. W. Cobb,
2 bbls. of C., _for Savannah, Ga._
MICHIGAN, $158.27.
Adrian. Plymouth Ch. 8.85
Armada. Cong. Ch. 11.11
Flint. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch., _for Student
Aid, Fisk U._ 10.00
Galesburg. Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid,
Fisk U._ 13.00
Grand Rapids. B. Stocking 5.00
Hopkins Station. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., _for
Student Aid, Fisk U._ 5.00
Kalamazoo. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch. $25, _for
Student Aid, Fisk U._--Mrs. Boughton $2 27.00
Lansing. Plymouth Ch. 36.48
Olivet. Cong. Ch. $30.33.--Dea. S. F. Drury $10,
_for Straight U._ 40.33
Paw Paw. Cong. Ch. 1.50
IOWA, $140.85.
Chester. Cong. Ch. 26.50
Council Bluffs. Cong. Ch. 26.99
Davenport. Edwards’ Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Student,
Fisk U._ 50.00
Dutch Creek. P. F. N. 1.00
Franklin. Dea. J. B. 0.50
Grinnell. A. C. H. 1.00
McGregor. Woman’s Miss. Soc. 17.31
Osage. Woman’s Miss. Soc. 2.40
Quasqueton. Cong. Ch. 3.00
Shenandoah. A. S. L. 0.50
Strawberry Point. Cong. Ch. 10.15
Waterloo. Mrs. M. B. F. 0.50
Winthrop. I. H. D. 1.00
WISCONSIN, $100.13.
Appleton. “Lena,” _for Chinese M._ 5.00
Beloit. First Cong. Sab. Sch. 14.00
Bristol and Paris. Cong. Ch. 20.00
Cooksville. Edward Gilley 5.00
Dartford. Cong. Ch. 5.73
Evansville. “Friends,” by Mrs. Pratt (ad’l) 1.00
Geneva. Presb. Ch., quar. coll. 15.00
Hudson. Sophronia H. Childs 10.00
New Richmond. Cong. Ch. 6.40
Royalton. Cong. Ch. 8.00
Shopiere. John H. Cooper 5.00
Sparta. L. S. Bingham 5.00
KANSAS, $28.50.
Council Grove. Cong. Ch. 5.00
Lane. Mrs. N. D. C. .50
Olathe. “A Friend,” _for Chinese_ 5.00
Osawatomie. Cong. Ch. 5.00
Valley Falls. J. Hillier $10; Mrs. L. B. Wilson $2 12.00
White City. Cong. Sab. Sch. 1.00
MINNESOTA, $40.17.
Afton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 5.50
Lake City. First Cong. Ch. 10.60
Minneapolis. Plymouth Ch. 12.07
Spring Valley. Cong. Ch., quar. coll. 12.00
NEBRASKA, $36.50.
Camp Creek. Cong. Ch. and Sab. Sch. 4.00
Crete. Cong. Sab. Sch. 5.00
Lincoln. Cong. Ch. 25.00
Red Cloud. Cong. Ch. 2.50
MISSOURI, $6.05.
Warrensburg. Rent 2.75
Webster Groves. Cong. Ch. 3.30
NORTH CAROLINA, $59.87.
Raleigh. Washington Sch. $15--Miss E. P. Hayes $10,
_for desks_--Proceeds concert $27; “Friends”
$6.15 58.15
Wilmington. First Cong. Ch. 1.72
SOUTH CAROLINA, $1.50.
Orangeburg. Cong. Ch. 1.50