,the ,american ,missionary ,,october1 #ahid4 ,,vol4 ,,xlviii4 ,,no4 #aj4 ,,contents ,,editorial4 ,,annual ,,meeting1 #cde ,,lowell1 #cdf ,,financial ,,statement1 #cdg ,,capital ,,and ,,labor1 #cdh ,,the ,,alaska ,,mission1 #cdi ,,death ,,of ,,hon4 ,a4,c4 ,,barstow ,,and ,,of ,,rev4 ,,geo4 ,s4 ,,smith1 #cej ,,the ,,south4 ,,the ,,waldenses ,,at ,,valdese1 ,n4,c41 #cea ,,notes ,,from ,,the ,,mountains1 #ced ,,nolichucky ,,jack',s ,,descendants1 #cee ,,promising ,,openings ,,for ,,school ,,and ,,church1 #cef ,,southern ,,field ,,notes1 #ceg ,,cappahosic',s ,,sixth ,,commencement1 #cei ,,prayerful ,,and ,,industrious ,,family1 #cfa ,a ,,visit ,,to ,,uncle ,,tom',s ,,cabin1 #cfb ,,the ,,indians4 ,,mission ,,services ,,at ,,two ,,kettle ,,village1 #cfc ,,indian ,,mission ,,collections1 #cff ,,the ,,chinese4 ,,the ,,present ,,distress1 #cff ,,bureau ,,of ,,woman',s ,,work4 ,,annual ,,meeting--,a ,,few ,,words ,,to ,,boys1 #cfh ,,woman',s ,,state ,,organizations1 #cga ,,receipts1 #cgc 99 99 99 99 99 ,,new ,,york3 ,,published ,,by ,,the ,,american ,,missionary ,,association1 ,bible ,house1 ,ninth ,st4 and ,fourth ,ave41 ,new ,york4 99 99 99 99 99 ,price1 #ej ,cents a ,year1 in advance4 ,entered at the ,post ,office at ,new ,york1 ,n4,y41 as second-class matter4 ,american ,missionary ,association4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,president1 ,,merrill ,e4 ,,gates1 ,,ll4,d41 ,,mass4 ,vice-,presidents4 ,rev4 ,f4,a4 ,,noble1 ,d4,d41 ,ill4 ,rev4 ,a4,j4,f4 ,,behrends1 ,d4,d41 ,n4,y4 ,rev4 ,,alex4 ,mc,k,e,n,z,i,e1 ,d4,d41 ,mass4 ,rev4 ,,henry ,,hopkins1 ,d4,d41 ,mo4 ,rev4 ,,henry ,a4 ,,stimson1 ,d4,d41 ,n4,y4 ,corresponding ,secretaries4 ,rev4 ,m4,e4 ,,strieby1 ,d4,d41 ,bible ,house1 ,n4,y4 ,rev4 ,a4,f4 ,,beard1 ,d4,d41 ,bible ,house1 ,n4,y4 ,rev4 ,f4,p4 ,,woodbury1 ,d4,d41 ,bible ,house1 ,n4,y4 ,assistant ,corresponding ,secretary4 ,rev4 ,c4,j4 ,,ryder1 ,d4,d41 ,bible ,house1 ,n4,y4 ,recording ,secretary4 ,rev4 ,m4,e4 ,,strieby1 ,d4,d41 ,bible ,house1 ,n4,y4 ,treasurer4 ,h4,w4 ,,hubbard1 ,esq41 ,bible ,house1 ,n4,y4 ,auditors4 ,,peter ,mc,c,a,r,t,e,e4 ,,richard ,s4 ,,barnes4 ,executive ,committee4 ,,charles ,l4 ,,mead1 ,chairman4 ,,charles ,a4 ,,hull1 ,secretary4 ,for ,three ,years4 ,,charles ,a4 ,,hull1 ,,addison ,p4 ,,foster1 ,,albert ,j4 ,,lyman1 ,,nehemiah ,,boynton1 ,a4,j4,f4 ,,behrends4 ,for ,two ,years4 ,,samuel ,,holmes1 ,,samuel ,s4 ,,marples1 ,,charles ,l4 ,,mead1 ,,william ,h4 ,,strong1 ,,elijah ,,horr4 ,for ,one ,year4 ,,william ,,hayes ,,ward1 ,,james ,w4 ,,cooper1 ,,lucien ,c4 ,,warner1 ,,joseph ,h4 ,,twichell1 ,,charles ,p4 ,,peirce4 ,district ,secretaries4 ,,rev4 ,,geo4 ,h4 ,,gutterson1 #ba ,cong'l ,house1 ,boston1 ,mass4 ,rev4 ,,jos4 ,e4 ,,roy1 ,d4,d41 #aea ,washington ,street1 ,chicago1 ,ill4 ,rev4 ,w4,e4,c4 ,,wright1 ,d4,d41 ,cong'l ,rooms1 ,y4,m4,c4,a4 ,building1 ,cleveland1 ,ohio4 ,secretary of ,woman's ,bureau4 ,miss ,d4,e4 ,,emerson1 ,bible ,house1 ,n4,y4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,communications ,relating to the work of the ,association may be addressed to the ,corresponding ,secretaries2 letters for ,,the ,,american ,,missionary1 to the ,editor1 at the ,new ,york ,office2 letters relating to the finances1 to the ,treasurer2 letters relating to woman's work1 to the ,secretary of the ,woman's ,bureau4 ,,donations ,,and ,,subscriptions ,in drafts1 checks1 registered letters1 or post office orders1 may be sent to ,h4,w4 ,hubbard1 ,treasurer1 ,bible ,house1 ,new ,york1 or1 when more convenient1 to either of the ,branch ,offices1 #ba ,congregational ,house1 ,boston1 ,mass41 #aea ,washington ,street1 ,chicago1 ,ill41 or ,congregational ,rooms1 ,y4,m4,c4,a4 ,building1 ,cleveland1 ,ohio4 ,a payment of thirty dollars constitutes a ,life ,member4 ,,notice ,,to ,,subscribers4--,the date on the address label1 indicates the time to which the subscription is paid4 ,changes are made in date on label to the #ajth of each month4 ,if payment of subscription be made afterward1 the change on the label will appear a month later4 ,please send early notice of change in post-office address1 giving the former address and the new ,address1 in order that our periodicals1 and occasional papers may be correctly mailed4 ,,form ,,of ,a ,,bequest4 ,i ,,give ,,and ,,bequeath1 the sum of ---- dollars1 to the ',american ,missionary ,association1' incorporated by act of the ,legislature of the ,state of ,new ,york4 ,the ,will should be attested by three witnesses4 ,,the ,,american ,,missionary4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,vol4 ,,xlviii4 ,,october1 #ahid4 ,no4 #aj 99 99 99 99 99 ,american ,missionary ,association4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,annual ,,meeting4 ,our annual meeting at ,lowell1 ,mass41 ,october #bc;d to #beth1 promises to be an occasion of great interest4 ,a large proportion of the addresses will be from missionaries4 ,the work throughout the year has been greatly blessed1 despite the difficulties it has had to meet from lack of adequate means4 ,the meeting opens at three o'clock1 ,tuesday afternoon1 and the annual sermon will be given by ,rev4 ,charles ,h4 ,richards1 ,d4,d41 of ,philadelphia1 in the evening1 followed by the communion service4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,arrangements ,,for ,,our ,,annual ,,meeting4 ,a partial and tentative programme of our ,annual ,meeting has been prepared4 ,times are provided for open discussion or the free parliament4 ,but it is deemed necessary to secure some able writers and speakers to prepare reports and deliver addresses on special and important topics4 ,we are happy to announce that at this writing a number such have promised attendance4 ,among these we may name the ,president of the ,association1 ,merrill ,e4 ,gates1 ,,ll4,d41 ,president of ,amherst ,college2 ,rev4 ,chas4 ,m4 ,lamson1 ,d4,d41 ,hartford1 ,conn42 ,rev4 ,de,w4 ,s4 ,clark1 ,salem1 ,mass42 ,rev4 ,dr4 ,mc,kenzie1 of ,boston2 ,dr4 ,lyman ,abbott1 of ,new ,york2 ,hon4 ,frederick ,douglass1 of ,washington2 and his ,excellency1 ,governor ,greenhalge1 of ,massachusetts4 ,some others have been invited from whom favorable answers are expected4 ,a marked feature of this meeting will be the unusual number of missionaries and workers from the field1 who will give living pictures of things as they are4 ,following the happy precedent of other years1 each of the co-operative ,congregational societies will be represented by a speaker chosen by itself4 ,these addresses will be brief1 and will manifest the feelings of harmony and comity existing between these societies4 ,the meeting promises to be an interesting and valuable one4 ,the topics discussed are of vital importance to the work1 and the addresses will be worthy of the topics4 ,lowell is accessible1 and its welcome will be cordial4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lowell4 ,the city of ,lowell has long enjoyed a national1 even world-wide reputation1 as the leading center for the manufacture of cotton fabrics4 ,and1 while this industry offers employment to something like #be1jjj men1 women and children1 there are also enterprises in great variety that do not use cotton fibre in any way1 yet find work for ten to fifteen thousand more toilers4 ,the principal corporations are the ,lawrence1 ,tremont and ,suffolk1 ,merrimack1 ,boott1 ,massachusetts1 ,hamilton and ,appleton1 beside the ,middlesex1 where shawls are made1 and the carpet mills1 where the famous ,lowell carpets are woven4 ,while the city is a veritable beehive of industry1 yet the people find time for recreation1 and have wisely provided breathing places in different parts of the city1 where they can recuperate mind and body4 ,the prominent pleasure resorts are ,fort ,hill park1 the ,north and ,south commons1 ,park ,garden1 the boulevard--extending three miles along the bank of the ,merrimack ,river--and ,lakeview1 an attractive watering-place some five miles out from the center4 ,this latter place is reached by means of the ,lowell and ,suburban ,street ,railway1 an electric line1 which also connects the neighboring villages of ,north ,chelmsford1 ,dracut1 ,north ,billerica and ,chelmsford ,center4 ,a ride to any one of these places costs but twenty cents for the round trip1 and the ,lakeview line is especially interesting at its terminal4 ,the city's moral and educational interests are also well provided for1 as evidenced by the following3 #cj churches1 #dg primary schools1 #aj grammar and #a high school1 besides a training school for teachers1 and a manual training-school for boys2 also a prospective ,state normal school4 ,we also have three or four hospitals1 an old ladies' home1 and a home for young women and children4 ,the police protection consists of a chief1 his deputies1 captains and sergeants1 and about one hundred patrolmen4 ,the fire system of the city is excelled by none in the country1 and is well worthy a careful inspection4 ,lowell is not favored with a great many pretentious edifices on her public streets1 but the most prominent are the new ,city ,hall1 ,high ,school1 ,memorial ,building1 ,state ,armory1 ,st4 ,anne's ,church and the ,federal ,building4 ,the city is already furnished with a thorough water system1 but1 desiring a better quality of water than that taken from the ,merrimack ,river1 she has had a large number of artesian wells driven1 and they now furnish about #c1jjj1jjj gallons of water per day4 ,all the principal streets are well lighted by electric lamps1 and the residential portion by gas4 ,the ,merrimack ,river affords a means of enjoying aquatic sports1 there being rowing boats1 canoes1 sail boats and steamers in abundance4 ,two very enchanting spots up the river are ,tyng's ,island and ,harmony ,grove1 and if one desire a longer trip by water he may ride to ,nashua1 ,n4,h41 by steamer or other boat4 ,the population of ,lowell is probably about #hj1jjj1 and excepting in specially hard times there are few persons to be found in want of a situation4 ,these are only a few of ,lowell's salient points1 but enough is here given to convey to the visitor a very fair idea of the city's make-up4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,financial ,,statement4 ,we wish to present to the friends of the ,american ,missionary ,association a full statement of its financial affairs1 its debt1 its retrenchments2 its still greater debt and the still greater retrenchments that will be inevitable unless during the coming year its receipts can be greatly increased4 ,it is not our aim to make a startling cry for transient relief1 but for a steady increase of receipts to remove debt and insure the stability of the work4 ,at the close of our last fiscal year1 ,september #cjth1 #ahic1 we reported a debt of #de1jbh4aa4 ,in that year we received aid from the ,government for ,indian work4 ,during the eleven months of this year we have received no aid from the ,government1 but our receipts from other sources have increased over those of last year1 and we have cut down our expenditures1 so that if we had received the ,government aid as last year our debt on the eleven months of the current year would be only #e1dji4hj1 but with that loss the actual indebtedness of these eleven months is #bc1icg4aj1 which added to that of the last year makes the total debt ,august #cast #fh1ife4ba4 ,from present indications we can hardly hope for any material reduction of this amount during the current month1 and hence the prospect is that this sum must be reported at our annual meeting4 ,a grave contingency confronts us as we enter 7,october #ast7 on the new year4 ,our great work1 which has lifted thousands of young men and women from ignorance and poverty into hopeful and useful lives1 and which has brought cheer and help to multitudes of homes where poverty has reigned1 must be carried forward2 and our debt1 which has hung as a weight upon this work1 must be wiped out4 ,a constantly increasing debt must be avoided at any cost4 ,the next six or eight months 7the harvest months for collections7 must decide the question4 ,if pastors of churches will lay the matter to heart and secure regular and increased collections1 and if benevolent friends of these struggling races will bear them in remembrance by special contributions1 an uplift of hope and help will be given where now they are threatened with discouragement in their great conflict with poverty1 ignorance and race prejudice4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,capital ,,and ,,labor4 ,capital and labor are twin brothers1 but they have been alienated almost from childhood1 and the strife between them waxes warmer and warmer1 and1 like all other vexed questions1 will never be settled till it is settled right4 ,there are various forms of these troubles--now in the coal mines1 now on the railroads1 and now in the shops--but there are aspects of the struggle which put on national traits and overthrow empires4 ,the ,french ,revolution was a struggle between capital and labor4 ,the capitalists were the aristocracy1 and they monopolized also intelligence and power4 ,with these advantages they ground down labor till patience was changed to implacable rage1 and the reaction brought forth the most serious and terrible massacres recorded in history4 ,our great civil war of #ahfa-fe developed one aspect of the conflict between capital and labor4 ,the slaveholders were the capitalists1 and with them also were the intelligence and power4 ,these levers were used to crush down the laborer into the severest form of slavery known among men4 ,labor was patient1 but large sympathy was developed in the ,north in favor of the slave4 ,this alone would not have brought on the war4 ,southern capitalists gloried in their power1 and1 accustomed to absolute domination over their slaves1 assumed the same attitude of superiority over their fellow-citizens of the ,north4 ,they ruled in ,congress1 dominated over the press and the pulpit1 and1 ambitious to extend their dominion1 demanded larger territory for the extension of the slave system4 ,when this was refused1 they set up an independent standard and brought on the war4 ,the end was disastrous to the ,south4 ,the capitalists were well-nigh ruined and the slaves were set free4 ,on this same plain1 growing out of the embers of that same conflict1 another and almost as threatening a struggle is rising up before us4 ,the white race in the ,south still largely controls capital1 intelligence and power1 and these forces are again used to hinder the impoverished laborer4 ,the white man holds office1 from which the black man is excluded1 who is denied opportunities and privileges which crush his manhood4 ,the contest is again unequal1 and the outcome must take one of two forms4 ,either the oppressed laborer will rise in rebellion--and whatever may be the ultimate result the conflict will be dreadful--or1 on the other hand1 the laborer1 denied education1 a comfortable home and a chance to accumulate property1 will sink into an utterly hopeless degradation1 a curse to himself and to the whole ,south4 ,what is the remedy for all this8 ,there is a remedy1 and if applied promptly may save the nation from either of the catastrophes we have named1 and that is3 ,give the black man a chance to acquire property1 education and power equal to his white neighbor1 and the elements of the struggle are gone4 ,this is the work the ,american ,missionary ,association is attempting to do4 ,it meddles not with theories1 or parties1 but aims quietly to give the needed help to the ,negro4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,our ,,alaska ,,mission4 ,letters received from ,rev4 ,dr4 ,sheldon ,jackson and ,mr4 ,lopp give us the gratifying assurance that the mission is by this time opened under favorable auspices4 ,dr4 ,jackson found on reaching ,alaska that ,mr4 ,lopp had visited the mission at ,cape ,prince of ,wales this spring and discovered that the buildings1 furniture and supplies were in good condition4 ,mr4 ,lopp1 in response to our request1 has consented to return to the ,cape and re-open the mission4 ,he greatly regrets that an ordained minister was not sent1 and expresses the earnest hope that another season this necessary addition will be made1 but he consents to return and do the best he can4 ,he has little fear of violence from the natives1 finding them completely intimidated by the threats of the captain of the revenue cutter ,bear4 ,the experiment of introducing the reindeer into ,alaska is thus far very encouraging4 ,mr4 ,lopp has had a herd under his care at ,port ,clarence1 and although the winter has been unusually severe one hundred and fifty fawns were added to the herd4 ,the ,government has promised to our mission at ,cape ,prince of ,wales this season one hundred reindeer1 and ,mr4 ,lopp1 with adequate help1 will have the care of them4 ,the ultimate success of this experiment with reindeer in ,alaska is one of great promise4 ,it indicates a food and clothing supply for the natives1 with increased facilities for transportation1 thus laying the foundation for growth in population and in civilization4 ,it will be remembered that of the three men connected with the horrible murder of ,mr4 ,thornton1 two were at once arrested by the natives and shot4 ,the third1 ,titalk1 who was the leader1 escaped for the time4 ,mr4 ,lopp thus describes his death3 ,after the ',bear' had left for the ,south1 ,titalk came back to the cape1 and his uncle1 ,te-ed-loo-na led him up on the hillside near the grave of ,mr4 ,thornton1 and asked him how he should put him to death1 strangle him1 stab him or shoot him4 ,the boy preferred to be shot1 so he commanded him to hold his head down and then shot him4 ,mr4 ,lopp furnishes another evidence of the disposition on the part of the leading natives to guard the interests and property of the mission3 ,on one occasion during the winter ,chief ,eliguok heard that a boy had broken into the school-house1 and he announced his intention to kill the boy1 but upon investigation it was found to be a false report4 ,we trust that in the good providence of ,god1 this mission will be made prosperous and be greatly enlarged1 that its missionaries will be preserved in safety1 that the natives will become more orderly1 that the influence of the school and mission may bring to them peaceable fruits of civilization and ,christianity4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,hon4 ,a4,c4 ,,barstow4 ,we record our tribute of sorrow at the death of ,hon4 ,a4,c4 ,barstow1 which occurred ,september #eth4 ,he was for many years intimately and usefully connected with the growth and prosperity of the city of ,providence1 ,r4,i41 which was his home and where he died4 ,he was a man of wide sympathies in ,christian and patriotic work1 having held responsible offices in his native ,state1 and was connected with other public movements1 like that of the ,board of ,indian ,commissioners1 of which for a time he was president4 ,he was a devoted ,christian man1 active in the church of which he was a member1 and deeply interested in the missionary and benevolent boards of the ,congregational churches4 ,he was for a long time a vice-president of our ,association4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,rev4 ,,george ,s4 ,,smith4 ,servant of ,god1 well done6 ,rest from thy loved employ6 ,the battle fought1 the victory won1 ,enter thy ,master's joy6 ,this may be fittingly said of ,rev4 ,g4,s4 ,smith1 who for thirteen years was pastor of the ,congregational ,church at ,raleigh and ,mc,leansville1 ,n4,c41 and who entered into rest on the #abth of last ,august4 ,memorial services were held on the #bfth of ,august in the church where he had long and faithfully conducted the worship of his people4 ,addresses were made by those who had been intimately associated with him in his work1 which testified to the earnestness and success of his ministry4 ,the best proof of his work is to be seen in the intelligence and virtue of the community in which he labored4 ,our field missionary in a recent visit speaks in this way3 ,it is very rare to find colored people under such discipline and so orderly and intelligent in meetings4 ,the faces of the old people are sunny and sweet1 they are so attentive and appreciative and so responsive4 ,the young people were at the meeting in large numbers4 ,it will give you an uplift from your work to spend a day or two with the people of this place in meetings such as they now hold4 ,,the ,,south4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,waldenses ,,at ,,valdese1 ,n4,c4 ,,secretary ,c4,j4 ,,ryder4 ,this new field of work1 which was reported for the first time at our annual meeting last year1 is one of unique and especial interest4 ,two years ago the steamship ,kaiser ,wilhelm arrived in ,new ,york with one hundred and sixty-six ,waldenses among her steerage passengers4 ,these people came from the ,piedmont valley and mountain regions of ,italy4 ,their purpose in coming to ,america was to establish for themselves homes in our own mountain region of the ,south4 ,this little company that came down from the deck of the ,kaiser ,wilhelm were the pioneers in the establishment of their colonies in this new land4 ,they were rather the ,pilgrim ,fathers of this ,waldensean movement4 ,before the actual colonists had come1 ,rev4 ,chas4 ,a4 ,tron1 ,d4,d41 pastor of the ,waldensean ,church1 and member of the ,board of ,evangelization in ,italy1 had been to the mountain regions of ,north ,carolina1 and after careful investigation had purchased a tract of land for these ,waldensean colonists4 ,soon after the coming of these ,waldenses1 correspondence was opened with them by the ,american ,missionary ,association4 ,the colony was to be planted in the midst of our great mountain field1 and we had every confidence that the coming of these conscientious and devoted ,christian colonists would be of real helpfulness in our work there4 ,rev4 ,c4,m4 ,prochet1 ,d4,d41 whose name is well known to the readers of this magazine1 and to the ,christian public generally1 came to look after the interests of the ,waldensean colony not long after their first settlement4 ,in conference with ,drs4 ,tron and ,prochet1 and after learning thoroughly the condition of their colony1 an appropriation was voted by the ,executive ,committee to assist them in the beginning of their work1 as they were in great need of such help4 ,these ,waldenses have begun their settlement in ,america in a wise and sensible way4 ,let us notice their business-like arrangement before speaking of the interesting educational and religious work which has developed among them with the assistance of the ,association4 ,they have purchased five thousand acres of land4 ,in dividing this land1 they first set aside a portion for a church and manse1 together with a small farm for the use of the pastor4 ,then they set aside a good1 commodious site for the school-house4 ,after this a considerable portion of the land1 three thousand five hundred acres in extent1 is divided into farms of fifty acres each4 ,in addition to this first company who came on the ,kaiser ,wilhelm1 others have come at various times until there is a considerable colony there4 ,these people are poor4 ,they come from the splendid stock of ,waldenses who have been so potent a factor in freeing thousands in ,france and ,italy from the degrading superstitions of ,romanism4 ,as all our readers know1 the ,waldenses have stood for religious freedom from first to last ,the fibre of their character has been tested through many a conflict4 ,dr4 ,edward ,everett ,hale1 who told the story of the ,waldensean heroism and devotion in the beautiful legend ,in ,his ,name1 brings out the noble features of their character in soft1 yet bright colors4 ,it is most fitting that our ,congregational churches through the ,association should welcome this new colony and extend to them the right hand of ,christian fellowship4 ,this they have done4 ,as soon as the colony was established and the people were felling the forests and building their humble homes1 they applied to us for assistance for the support of the pastor and teacher4 ,the colonists themselves made large sacrifices1 and only asked us to assist them in the support of their religious and educational leaders4 ,rev4 ,enrico ,vinay1 a native of ,italy1 was their first pastor4 ,mr4 ,m4,a4 ,jahier1 was selected as their teacher4 ,mr4 ,jahier1 together with ,dr4 ,tron1 was in conference with us in ,new ,york1 and the simple1 ,christian character and progressive educational ideas of the ,waldensean teacher charmed and impressed us all4 ,he went into the field and opened a school and ,sunday-school at ,valdese1 as the colonists call their mountain village4 ,the ,rev4 ,enrico ,vinay remained with the people for nearly a year1 being in regular correspondence with the officers of this ,association4 ,he was then called to another field1 and ,rev4 ,b4 ,soulier was chosen as their pastor4 ,mr4 ,soulier is also a native of ,italy4 ,he is a thoroughly educated young man1 and speaks ,english readily4 ,he was educated in his own school in ,italy1 and completed a course at ,edinburgh ,university in ,scotland4 ,his work is proving most successful4 ,such is the interesting and providential beginning of our work in conjunction with these ,waldenses in this field4 ,we have this new problem upon our hearts and treasury4 ,who can say that ,god has not led us into this work1 and opened this opportunity for helpful and sympathetic co-operation with these earnest ,christian people who have settled in our southern mountains8 ,in the reports which have been regularly received from this field1 very many items of great interest have been recorded4 ,the ,waldenses1 above everything else1 are ,christian patriots4 ,they love the fatherland and they love also ,america1 the land of their adoption4 ,in one of the reports from ,mr4 ,jahier1 the following interesting information is given3 ,sunday1 ,june #bdth1 ,i preached to a good and attentive congregation4 ,i had the ,sunday-school at half past eight and the preaching at ten in the morning1 and prayer-meeting at four in the afternoon4 ,at this last service ,i went to a farm called ,baziglia4 ,it is named for a place in one of the valleys of ,piedmont--a place which is noted as a fortress during the persecutions of the ,waldensean ,church4 ,it was the refuge of the ,waldenseans when they reconquered their native country after their exile in ,switzerland1 ,germany1 etc41 and in memory of that famous place1 two or three families gave to their farms the same name4 ,the ,fourth of ,july was celebrated here at the school-house4 ,there were forty-four children4 ,i spoke to them of the independence of the ,united ,states of ,america1 its founders1 its ,declaration of ,independence1 etc4 ,for ,july and ,august it is impossible to have the day school2 it is too hot1 but ,i will continue the night school1 ,d4,v41 at least for two or three nights a week4 ,the ,sunday-school will go on as usual--no vacation for the ,sabbath school4 ,the old fortress of ,baziglia witnessed many heroic efforts of the early ,waldenses1 both in defense and attack4 ,the name is very dear to the children of the earlier heroes1 who have established ,valdese in this land1 and so named some of their farms and homes ,baziglia4 ,the glimpse given us in the quotation above1 of the life in this ,waldensean colony1 is an impressive picture and a most hopeful prophecy4 ,these ,waldenses can not prove dangerous foreigners who come to our shores with earnest ,christian plans and purposes1 and read the ,declaration of ,independence to their children on their first ,fourth of ,july in ,america6 ,photographs of the buildings at ,valdese were recently sent to our office4 ,among others was one of the manse and one of the school-house4 ,these two buildings are of especial interest to our constituency1 because we help the pastor and teacher4 ,over the school-house in which our pupils gather was floating the stars and stripes4 ,these earnest people who celebrate the ,fourth of ,july1 who read publicly our ,declaration of ,independence1 who plant the stars and stripes on the top of their school building1 are the kind of foreigners that we need1 and they certainly merit our most cordial assistance in the beginning of their life in our land4 ,in church polity the ,waldensean ,church differs slightly from our ,congregational sisterhood4 ,the local church is independent in the direction of its affairs4 ,they have a ,board of ,evangelization which has supervision of their churches4 ,dr4 ,tron1 a member of this board and president of the ,american branch1 has properly great influence with the local church4 ,the ,waldensean ,church naturally looks to ,dr4 ,tron and ,dr4 ,prochet for counsel and direction4 ,this church at ,valdese recognizes itself as in fellowship with our great ,congregational body1 and especially with the local churches of ,north ,carolina4 ,this new and interesting field has opened more and more largely during the past year1 as additional colonists have come to our shores4 ,despite the financial embarrassment of our treasury1 we rejoice that we have been able to assist these brave and patriotic ,christian people in establishing themselves in this mountain region of the ,south4 ,we believe the opportunity of assistful co-operation with them is one that ,god has opened to us4 ,we have every confidence that the descendants of ,pilgrims and ,puritans will rejoice in the privilege of assisting those in whose hearts there is the same passionate desire for religious freedom1 and who are the children of equally heroic stock4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,notes ,,from ,,the ,,mountains4 ,,by ,,missionary ,,walton4 ,in one of my visits to a neglected home ,i found a little orphan boy of ten years whom ,i invited to our mission ,sunday-school1 and he seemed pleased to know he had a friend4 ,i had told them1 during my visits1 of our little ,sunday-school1 and as ,i was leaving ,i gave him a little ,sunday-school card with a beautiful verse of scripture and asked him if he could read1 whereupon1 he answered1 ,no2 then ,i asked his foster-mother if she would teach him the text--she promised1 as by this time she too was getting interested4 ,i left them seemingly glad for the little time ,i had spent with them in their home4 ,some time after this ,i was going down town1 moving briskly along1 when a small boy came plump up against me1 saying1 ,hello1 mister6 don't you know me8 ,you're the ,sunday-school man which was to our house4 ,i know you4 ,o yes1 ,i know you now1 and ,i said1 tell me about yourself4 ,i have been to ,sunday-school four ,sundays1 and have a nice teacher1 and enjoy going very much2 we are in a little class and have lesson-picture papers1 and ,i like it so much ,i want to go every ,sunday and all the time4 ,i know a boy who does not go to ,sunday-school1 and he has promised to go with me next ,sunday4 ,saturday evening1 ,june #b;d1 it was my privilege to meet with the ,mossy ,grove ,christian ,endeavor ,society4 ,about forty-five young people were present and took a hearty part in the meeting--quite a number joined in prayer during the twenty minutes' prayer service4 ,this service was all the more interesting because a work of our planting1 and from a very small beginning has grown and is full of ,christian earnestness4 ,this was the home of the unfortunate man ,i had found as ,i went through the mountains4 ,it was my privilege to look into that man's face and note the change that had come to him4 ,in the ,sunday-school ,i was teacher of his class4 ,he seemed interested in the lesson and showed evidence of being a changed man4 ,as ,i preached of the sprinkled blood he somehow appreciated all the more how he had been rescued4 ,in the house-to-house work among this people ,i found many encouraging results and think our work there will develop until we have a church organization4 ,in one county ,i found a number of people off by themselves in a little nook of a valley1 but not over two miles from ,sunday-school and church1 yet not attending4 ,as ,i went into their homes and talked about their opportunities and duties1 many promises were given that the future would find them more active for themselves and children4 ,one man who had not been in ,sunday-school for four years made a humble confession1 and pledged that he would go to work4 ,he spoke of his early life with its ,christian activities1 and now when he has a family he has neglected to take them and go to the house of ,god4 ,so many men are waiting for somebody to lead them to their duty--they see it and know it--but have not moral courage to go forward unless encouraged in some special way4 ,on ,children's ,day ,i was in ,pleasant ,view1 and am sure if our ,northern friends could have looked in and have seen the bright1 happy children that were engaged in their first ,children's ,day service they would have been encouraged and rejoiced4 ,of course the service was far from perfect1 but while this was true they were having a new experience4 ,i had told them about ,children's ,day1 and urged them to use our order of exercises1 which they did1 but the songs and recitations were too hard for most of them2 yet1 as ,i saw the real effort and interest1 ,i could not restrain the well done4 ,but this was not all2 ,i was again to be surprised when the names were called and the little envelopes presented with their little ,children's ,day offering4 ,they were happy in the thought of doing something for the good people who had aided them4 ,they are very poor people and cannot do much1 but a great change has come over them since ,i first found them4 ,our ,christian ,endeavor meeting that day was one of profit and help to all4 ,one little boy about ten years old led in prayer4 ,during the month there have been two hopeful conversions and many evidences of spiritual strengthening and growth4 ,on the other hand1 hundreds are waiting for some one to help them while the water is troubled4 ,in all the meetings of the month there has been a marked evidence of spiritual interest4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,nolichucky ,,jack',s ,,descendants4 ,,rev4 ,,jos4 ,e4 ,,roy1 ,d4,d4 ,after ,i had preached recently at ,naperville1 ,ill41 ,sunday morning1 upon our mountain work1 using the big map1 a couple of ladies came forward and introduced themselves as descendants of ,john ,sevier1 the ,huguenot commonwealth builder in the mountains of ,tennessee1 the hero of ,king's ,mountain1 as ,i had represented him to be4 ,one of the ladies was ,mrs4 ,knickerbocker1 her husband being one of the most respected citizens of that place--his own stock being that indicated by his name4 ,she is now1 as she has been for many years1 the lady principal of the college in that town connected with the ,evangelical ,association ,church4 ,her mother was a ,sevier and her father1 ,rev4 ,john ,cunningham1 a ,presbyterian minister from ,jonesboro1 ,east ,tennessee1 who came early to ,illinois to get away from slavery1 and who served acceptably that ,congregational ,church of ,naperville4 ,she was a granddaughter of ,john ,sevier4 ,the other descendant was ,miss ,sevier1 a great-great-granddaughter1 a cultivated young lady1 who was a teacher in a college in ,ohio4 ,it was at least a noticeable coincidence that out here upon these western prairies two of those worthy representatives should confront the preacher1 who found his response to be1 ,well1 ,i didn't say anything bad about ,john ,sevier1 did ,i8 ,what a grand coalescing of blood was that which in the gathering of our nation brought ,knickerbocker and ,huguenot1 ,scotch1 ,irish and ,english and ,germans1 with congenial ,danes and ,swedes1 into our people's life4 ,it was also a bond of union1 ,north and ,south1 too strong to be separated by civil strife4 ,it is an element in the make-up of the ,south that will ever be a conservative force in behalf of theology1 of law and order1 of ,puritan institutions4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,promising ,,openings ,,for ,,school ,,and ,,church4 ,,from ,a ,,mountain ,,missionary4 ,i write to acquaint you with the facts concerning ,columbus1 ,n4,c41 both as regards church and school work4 ,you are already aware of the good work accomplished there by our ,brother ,olinger4 ,something like thirty young people were converted through his efforts1 and now the call comes for the organization of a church4 ,the only church organization there has monthly meetings only and a minister uneducated4 ,the ,county ,commissioners have signified their willingness to turn over the upper room in the ,court ,house for church purposes1 until some other arrangement could be made4 ,the most active person in the new enterprise is a member of another denomination1 but is in favor of a ,congregational church1 as it would most likely meet the wants of new-comers of different churches4 ,as regards the school matter1 ,i understand that a friend proffers to give to any church or individual who will establish and maintain a college an excellent site of ten acres1 on a prominence affording a beautiful view of the surrounding country2 and it is further reported that he will give1 in addition to the site1 one thousand dollars4 ,columbus is situated in a very thickly populated section of the country1 and ,mr4 ,stearns1 of ,cleveland1 ,ohio1 has erected two school buildings suitable for primary work1 and already has employed two ,congregational teachers at his own expense4 ,the results obtained after two years' work are marvelous1 thus showing that the mountaineers are extremely anxious to obtain an education2 and in proportion to the increase of facilities for so doing1 the results would increase4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,southern ,,field ,,notes4 ,,by ,,rev4 ,,george ,w4 ,,moore4 ,three thousand people were present at the ,commencement exercises of ,le,moyne ,institute1 ,memphis4 ,that vast audience paying an admission fee on an inclement evening to attend the closing-exercises gives evidence of the strong hold ,le,moyne ,institute has on the people4 ,the essays and orations were thoughtful addresses on the practical questions of the day4 ,the meeting of the alumni association evinced the high regard in which ,professor ,steele and his corps of teachers are held by the graduates4 ,the association expressed their intention to aid ,professor ,steele to sustain departments of the industrial work that had to be given up on account of hard times4 ,an amusing and interesting incident1 which illustrates the struggles of many of the parents to educate their children as well as their faith in ,god1 occurred at the alumni dinner of ,fisk ,university1 ,nashville1 ,tenn4 ,at the close of the ,commencement1 ,rev4 ,h4,h4 ,holloway1 of ,turin1 ,ga41 the father of one of the graduates1 was called upon for an after-dinner speech4 ,mr4 ,holloway told of a letter he received from ,president ,cravath when he felt compelled1 owing to the hard times1 to have his son ,john1 who had been in the ,university only four months1 return home4 ,mr4 ,holloway1 being unable to decipher the president's writing 7the president's chirography resembles that of the late ,horace ,greeley--,,ed471 asked a ,southern minister of his village to read it4 ,the minister read the letter1 and advised him not to waste his son's time with a college course2 this did not prove good logic to ,mr4 ,holloway1 as he observed that this minister's son was taking a college course of study without wasting his time4 ,we will let ,mr4 ,holloway tell the rest of the story of the letter and his prayer in his own words3 ,not being satisfied with the minister's advice ,i went that night down into the woods and knelt beside a hickory-tree1 with the letter spread out1 and prayed as follows3 ',lord here is a letter from ,dr4 ,cravath2 ,i suppose you know him4 ,here is his letter which ,i cannot read1 but ,i am told that you can read as well in the dark as you can in the light4 ,dr4 ,cravath says for me to do all ,i can for my son1 and look to you for the balance4 ,now ,i cannot do anything for my son2 if he is to be aided you must do all1 for one thing is certain ,i have no money2 you have left none with me1 and ,i do not know with whom you have left it4 ,now1 dear ,lord1 ,i leave this whole matter with you4 ,in your own way and time do for my son what seems best4 ,i cannot do anything4 ,i ask it all for ,jesus' sake4 ,amen4' ,i repeated about the same prayer the following night1 and then left it all with the ,lord4 ,in about two weeks ,i received a letter from my son stating that some one had put two hundred and fifty dollars in the bank at ,nashville to his account to aid him through college4 ,i considered it the direct answer to my prayer4 ,this is the proudest day of my life to see my son ,john graduate from ,fisk ,university4 ,may the blessing of ,god rest upon it and upon the ,association which founded and fosters it4 ,there was an unusual number of the parents of the graduates at this ,commencement4 ,some of the addresses and scenes recalled the words of the aged ,simeon when our ,lord was presented in the temple4 ,there were fathers and mothers who at great sacrifice had come from ,alabama1 ,georgia1 ,kentucky1 ,missouri and other ,states to see this famous school and witness the graduating exercises of their children4 ,they spoke out of hearts full of gratitude to their ,northern friends for making it possible for their children to fit themselves for their life-work in the schools of the ,american ,missionary ,association4 ,an ordination service of special interest was held at ,atlanta1 ,ga41 in ,july1 when ,mr4 ,h4,h4 ,proctor was ordained to the gospel ministry as pastor of the ,first ,church4 ,he is twenty-five years old1 one of ,uncle ,tom's sons1 and is a graduate of ,fisk ,university and ,yale ,divinity ,school4 ,this was the first ordination held in this church1 and the first ,negro pastor to serve it1 as all the former pastors were ,northern men4 ,already all departments of the church have taken on new life1 and the future is full of hope4 ,this is one of our largest and most influential churches of the ,south1 and starts out auspiciously with ,pastor ,proctor1 as a self-supporting church4 ,the ,second ,church of ,memphis1 ,tenn41 which has been self-supporting for a number of years1 reports a year of prosperity under its new pastor1 ,rev4 ,george ,v4 ,clark4 ,the building has been renovated1 and over fifty persons added to the church4 ,the church at ,chattanooga1 ,tenn41 with ,rev4 ,jos4 ,e4 ,smith as pastor1 has made heroic struggles during these hard times as a self-supporting plant4 ,at times the struggle has seemed greater than they could bear1 but in the midst of all they have been cheered and sustained by the ,lord4 ,the new parsonage at ,marietta1 ,ga41 gives ,pastor ,lane a pleasant home4 ,our church at this point is near the ,kenesaw ,mountains1 where ,sherman shouted to his soldiers1 ,hold the fort1 for ,i am coming4 ,the people at ,louisville were glad to have the field missionary expound our ,new ,testament polity to them at the second anniversary of the dedication of their chapel4 ,pastor ,harris has some earnest workers in his church4 ,dr4 ,whedbee1 the superintendent of the ,sunday-school and the president of the ,christian ,endeavor1 is a graduate from ,howard ,university4 ,he has an excellent practice1 and is a devoted ,christian worker4 ,i must close these notes with an example of church work that shows what can be done in our ,southern field when pastors and people have a wise direction and a mind to work4 ,i find the following record in the minutes of the ,tennessee ,association for #ahic4 ,nashville1 ,howard ,chapel4 ,the church is not prosperous4 ,services have been discontinued4 ,an effort1 however1 is to be made to revive and develop the life and power of the church4 ,this effort took form in the appointment by the ,association of ,rev4 ,j4,e4 ,moorland1 of ,washington1 ,d4,c41 as pastor last ,october4 ,the appointment was made for ten months1 with a view of continuance if the work proved fruitful4 ,what has been the result of these ten months just ended8 ,the church has been revived1 its membership increased to seventy-five1 congregations large and growing1 a nourishing ,sunday-school and mission school1 two preaching services on the ,lord's day1 and a vigorous ,y4,p4,s4,c4,e42 a wide-awake mid-week service1 a woman's missionary society1 and a sewing-school for girls4 ,the church edifice has been renovated at a cost of three hundred dollars1 and a parsonage is being erected4 ,for intelligence1 ,christian character and progressive work1 this church is considered the best among colored people in the city4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,cappahosic',s ,,sixth ,,commencement4 ,,by ,,deacon ,,samuel ,,holmes4 ,may #cast was a proud day for ,gloucester ,county1 ,va41 for not only was ,hon4 ,frederick ,douglass to give the annual address1 but the new dormitory called ,douglass ,hall was to be used for the first time4 ,with only the roof on and but partially covered1 still the lower story had been temporarily floored and seated so that a thousand persons could be accommodated4 ,although the previous twenty-four hours had been dark and rainy the crowd had been gathering all the time--many of whom accompanied the ,holly ,grove ,brass ,band in early morning to escort ,mr4 ,douglass and other visitors from the river to the school building4 ,after breakfast the school went on with its regular forenoon work1 interesting the visitors1 who also inspected the barn1 the workshops and farm4 ,by noon the campus and vicinity was a wonderful sight1 while the outskirts reminded one of an old-fashioned general training in ,connecticut1 with its booths and tables4 ,an official count of teams on the campus as reported to me was1 #ceg horse1 #g mule teams1 and #a ox team4 ,many of these had driven fifty or sixty miles1 and generally carrying the fodder behind or tied under the wagons4 ,there were from #a1ejj to #b1jjj people on the grounds and vicinity4 ,at #a3cj p4m41 after a well prepared lunch for the trustees and invited guests1 they were escorted by the school1 headed by the band1 to the new hall1 which was soon filled to its utmost capacity4 ,with excellent music by the school and band1 followed by prayer1 came not the least important part of the programme1 the collection and pledges towards completing the building4 ,including the admission fee of twenty-five cents from outsiders1 the money raised was over three hundred dollars1 besides over eight hundred dollars in good pledges1 of which two hundred and fifty dollars were from ,mr4 ,douglass and his relatives present4 ,then followed an address on ,self ,help1 by a young man graduate1 and another by a young woman on ,a ,new ,picture1 contrasting the present surroundings with the time when she first entered the school in its beginnings under ,mr4 ,weaver1 in a small log-house with one door and two windows4 ,these addresses would have done credit to many older institutions4 ,mr4 ,douglass then followed with his incomparable lecture on ,self-,made ,men4 ,one could but feel in seeing his magnificent physique and his manly bearing as he proceeded1 that he was a most notable example of his subject1 while to report his lecture1 with its impromptu sallies of wit and wisdom1 would be almost impossible4 ,he instanced many men as illustrations and especially interested his audience with stories of personal interviews with ,lincoln1 ,seward1 ,greeley1 ,stanton1 ,grant and others during and after the war4 ,but most thrilling was the story of a slave boy and his following him from his early years1 his learning to read and write1 his conversion and desire to become a preacher1 praying for three or four years1 every morning1 noon and night1 that ,god would set him free1 and how that his prayers were not answered till he prayed with his heels4 ,at about seventeen years he ran away1 reaching ,massachusetts1 where he publicly told his story1 till1 hearing that the slave catchers were after him1 he fled to ,england1 where he lectured till his ,english friends purchased him from his late master for #gej1 when he returned to his native land and worked in the anti-slavery cause till by the war every bondman was free4 ,he has since served his country as ,u4,s4 ,minister to ,hayti1 ,u4,s4 ,marshal at ,washington1 and in other positions of trust1 and also tried to serve his race to the best of his ability4 ,it needed not that he should further identify himself1 but if so he could do it by the scars on his back and the bill of sale of himself in his pocket4 ,mr4 ,douglass believed most heartily in ,cappahosic1 and has two very efficient granddaughters there1 one at the head of the culinary department1 and the other as teacher4 ,short addresses followed by ,rev1 ,mr4 ,spiller1 of ,hampton1 ,va41 ,mr4 ,lewis ,douglass1 and the editor of the ,afro-,american1 ,rev4 ,m4 ,alexander1 of ,baltimore1 ,md4 ,the writer told of1 and is glad here to bear witness to1 the noble1 self-denying labors of ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,weaver and their corps of teachers and scholars during these struggling years1 as also to the growing and earnest help of the people around them in sustaining the school to so large a degree4 ,they appreciate most highly the fostering care and help of this ,association1 and hope that within a few years they may be able to take the entire pecuniary burdens upon themselves4 ,mr4 ,holmes told of the breaking of the ground for the new building last winter1 under very trying difficulties1 with little to draw upon but their oft-proved ,bank of ,faith and ,prayer1 and of ,mr4 ,weaver's coming ,north for help1 and his return1 telling his wife he hardly ever felt so discouraged4 ,she handed him a letter which came in his absence4 ,on opening it1 he exclaimed1 ,bless the ,lord6 here is a check for #bej4 ,reading the letter1 he shouted1 ,praise the ,lord6 it is #b1ejj1 and he has been praising ,him ever since and praying for more1 for he needs about twice as much to complete and furnish the building1 which is #gjx#df feet1 and three stories high4 ,the people of ,gloucester and adjacent counties have taken about a dozen rooms to finish and furnish at a cost of #ej to #ajj each1 and yet there will be many more wanted by the boys for the coming winter4 ,all the work1 including the plans and supervision1 has been done by colored men1 assisted quite largely by the boys of the school4 ,who will supplement the magnificent gift of ,mrs4 ,powers of ,philadelphia by small or large amounts8 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,,prayerful ,,and ,,industrious ,,family4 ,one of our deacons is the father and grandfather of a large number of people among whom he lives1 and by whom he is greatly honored4 ,he and his aged wife1 who is good as can be1 like himself1 toil for their living all the week1 and walk six miles ,sunday morning to church4 ,sometimes she fails1 for she is not quite so strong as her husband1 but he is seldom absent4 ,one of his sons-in-law1 who has himself a son in ,talladega ,college1 is the most prompt and regular attendant the church has1 and he comes the same six miles4 ,these are not only faithful in church attendance1 but are also to be counted among the truest of upright1 honest1 pure1 industrious people4 ,between twenty and twenty-five years ago1 when they did not have homes of their own1 they rented of a man1 who1 like ,shylock1 would hold them close to their bargain4 ,one year the destroyer came1 and crops were short everywhere4 ,when the day was at hand for the landlord to come with his wagons for his share of the crop1 they were greatly distressed4 ,acting upon the advice of a ,christian woman1 who was among them as their first teacher1 they observed a day of rigid fasting and earnest prayer4 ,they were heard in that they feared4 ,the dreaded day arrived2 the man came with his wagons4 ,in fear and trembling they turned everything over to him1 but to their surprise he kindly said that he knew it had been a bad year4 ,his crops1 also1 had been ruined4 ,he loaded up a little1 but left them enough for seed another year1 and something to live on besides1 and drove most of his wagons home empty4 ,for twenty-one or twenty-two years on the anniversary of that fast day all work has stopped1 and a fast as rigid as the first1 with special religious services1 has been kept1 and on ,june #bast a day of thanksgiving4 ,on the first1 which is in ,february1 they ask for ,god's special blessing on the seed about to be planted1 and on the work of their hands for the year1 and on the day in ,june they praise the ,lord for what prosperity they have enjoyed in the past4 ,it was my privilege to attend both of these anniversaries this year4 ,i found the people earnest1 intelligent and strictly moral4 ,these people appreciate the ,american ,missionary ,association and her work in their behalf4 ,it would be long before they could themselves sustain such institutions as the ,association has placed among them1 but they are disposed to do so as rapidly as they become able4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,,visit ,,to ,,uncle ,,tom',s ,,cabin4 ,,by ,j4,w4 ,,holloway1 ,,of ,,turin1 ,,ga4 7,graduate of ,class of #ahid1 ,fisk ,university1 ,nashville1 ,tenn47 ,on a hillside near a turnpike1 ,just a mile or so from town1 ,in a double room log-cabin1 ,lives a hero of renown4 ,there beneath a shady maple1 ,summer evenings warm and fair1 ,you may find my swarthy hero ,calmly smoking1 in his chair4 ,you've heard of ,uncle ,tom1 most likely1 ,and his old log-cabin1 too2 ,but for fear you've nothing recent1 ,i proceed to enlighten you4 ,ah6 say you1 ,i've heard the story ,as it's told by ,mrs4 ,stowe1 ,that old man is dead and buried1 ,must be years and years ago4 ,prithee1 check your swift conclusion1 ,what you say can scarce be so1 ,for ,i know that this one's living ,that ,i saw two hours ago4 ,old and gray1 and slightly stooping1 ,black as ebony in hue1 ,he's a type of times departed1 ,tho' he still survives the new1 ,talks as if he owned a quarry1 ,where they hew out slabs of gold1 ,tho' to-day he gathered berries1 ,which he took to town and sold4 ,never was a hinder hostess ,than his old wife1 ,mary ,ann1 ,and her baking is delightful 7,to a very hungry man74 ,thither went ,i in the gloaming1 ,for a night with ,uncle ,tom2 ,in the yard we took it easy ,till the supper time was come4 ,in a home-made crib beside him ,cooed a yearling partly dressed2 ',round his chair a dirty dozen ,whooped and yelled like all possessed4 ,lord a' mercy6 ,here's de teacher6 ,chil'en run and fetch a chair2 ',fo' you come back dress yourselves1 ,an' git the keards and com' yer hair4 ,sweeping over1 children scattered1 ,dogs and cats sent to the rear1 ,uncle ,tom1 his pipe resuming1 ,once more settled in his chair4 ,i laid off to come to see ye ,during o' de week dat's passed2 ,must be scorin' de chil'en heavy1 ,kase dey're learnin' pow'ful fast4 ,i believe in edication ,when you teach it wid a pole2 ,den you make 'im wise but humble1 ,ruin his back out save his soul4 ,some folks b'lieve in pettiu' chil'en2 ,but ,i've raised enough to know1 ,sho's you spare de rod you spile 'em4 ,don't the ,good ,book tell you so8 ,yes2 but ,uncle ,tom1 ,i quoted1 ,love will win where force will fail2 ,men are honest made by trusting ,in their honor--,dat's a tale2 ,never ketch me trustin' people1 ,do dey're deacons in de church2 ,folks dat trust in human nature ,allus git left in the lurch4 ,der's some migh'y funny things put up ,in dese packages called men1 ,and good folks do mighty bad things ,sometimes1 jest bekase dey kin4 99 99 99 99 99 ,mr4 ,teacher1 come to supper1 7,and the chimney piece struck nine7 ,after dat we'll drive to meetin'1 ',viding you are of de min'4 ,tell me you are ,congregationan2 ,first ,i ever heard de name2 ,must be like de ,presbyter'an-- ,name sounds very much de same4 ,an the simple meal proceeded1 ,quickened by the savory food1 ,uncle ,tom1 from cynic terseness1 ,fell into a happier mood4 ,i was overseer in slave time1 ,and a mean un1 so dey say1 ,strapped ,ma' ,ann so much1 ha6 ha6 ,she married me to git away4 ,in dem times we done some talkin'1 ,but this writin' business--shaw6 ,i have seen de time1 ,i tell ye1 ,i could talk a lady so ,she would pull her fan to pieces ,barely answering ',yes' or ',no4' 99 99 99 99 99 ,then ,i talked while he sat silent1 ,gave a lecture broad and deep2 ,hark6 what sounds from the dim corner8 ,ah6 my host has fallen asleep4 ,asleep6 ,and his slumber is that of contentment1 ,dreaming and smiling o'er memories fond4 ,asleep6 ,and he slumbers in ignorance blissful ,of the great busy world his cabin beyond4 ,how small is the light that illumines his pathway1 ,and his noonday how like to the darkness of night2 ,yet he keeps in the beam directing his footsteps1 ,so must his intent be accounted for right4 ,i would not1 ,i dare not1 sit in ,judgment upon thee1 ,tho' the light on thy path be less bright than on mine1 ,but rather come to the fulness of duty ,in my life as thou hast so well done in thine4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,indians4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,mission ,,services ,,at ,,two ,,kettle ,,village4 ,,by ,,miss ,m4 ,m4 ,,lickorish4 ,the church at ,two ,kettle ,village on the ,cheyenne was dedicated ,may #aith4 ,i was delighted to receive an invitation from ,mr4 ,riggs to accompany the party from ,oahe4 ,we crossed the ,missouri ,river in a boat1 and on the other side took the carriage that had to be sent around by ,pierre1 an extra distance of thirty-two miles1 in order to cross on the bridge4 ,doctor and ,mr4 ,frederick ,riggs1 from ,santee1 now joined us1 and the day being pleasant1 the prairie covered with the wild flowers so abundant here1 we had a most delightful drive4 ,about one o'clock we met missionaries and delegates from all parts of the ,indian field at a place previously agreed upon1 and there spent a most agreeable hour in social chat1 and discussing the contents of our lunch boxes4 ,a ride over the prairie is an excellent appetizer1 and missionaries so exiled most of the time from all but a few of their own race1 find these occasional meetings most pleasant1 but having a long ride still before us1 and a river to ford before dark1 we were soon again on our way4 ,about sundown we came in sight of the memorial church4 ,it is situated on a little hill1 and facing the ,cheyenne ,river1 and a lovely1 picturesque valley1 rendered more attractive just now by the numerous ,indian tents scattered singly or in groups over the grass near the river4 ,just before our party reached the ford1 two of our missionaries1 ,mrs4 ,griffiths and ,miss ,dodge1 were driving across1 and the river being very high1 the horse stumbled into a hole1 but some ,indians watching them from the bank went quickly to their assistance4 ,they were soon taken ashore in another conveyance1 but not before getting thoroughly drenched and gaining the admiration of the ,indians for their courage4 ,reaching the camping-ground tired and hungry1 it was pleasant to find a large new tent1 made and erected by the ,indian women1 for the use of the white women of our party4 ,mr4 ,riggs's larger one1 near by1 was used by the men4 ,the tents were all the round kind1 used by ,indians1 with poles projecting from the top1 and an opening left for the smoke of our little fire in the center1 for the cool evenings made a fire very desirable4 ,the opening for a door is a little more than three feet high4 ,the wife of the native pastor1 ,mrs4 ,phelps1 had an abundant and appetizing supper ready for us4 ,our white ladies could but express their admiration for the composure and quiet dignity with which this ,indian woman1 who could not speak or understand ,english1 entertertained1 from ,saturday until ,monday1 about thirty-five white people and natives at her table1 and in a house of one room4 ,she was a ,martha we might emulate in this1 for though careful for the needs and comfort of all1 even the group of ,indian women and children1 whom she fed sitting on the floor in one corner of the room1 while her table was surrounded by her most honored guests1 she never seemed troubled and anxious1 and received offered help quietly1 never letting her extra duties keep her from the meetings4 ,before we spread our blanket beds in the tent1 the women brought us dry grass to make them more comfortable1 and we were all invited into the house each evening for worship before retiring4 ,on ,sunday morning early we gathered in the neat little white chapel1 made bright with numerous bouquets of wild flowers from the prairie4 ,the grave of ,elizabeth ,winyan1 that noble ,indian woman whose life was spent in earnest missionary work among her own people1 is near by1 and the church is a fitting memorial4 ,the ,indians came from far and near1 and filled the church till some had to sit on the floor for lack of seats1 but this they did not mind1 for1 judging by the long hair and ,dakota dress1 we know many were but little used to the customs of civilized life4 ,the dedicatory prayer was offered by ,doctor ,riggs1 and then followed the examination of two candidates for the ministry--,edwin ,phelps1 the son of ,elizabeth ,winyan1 and her nephew1 ,elias ,gilbert4 ,the services and examinations were all in the ,dakota language1 but the intense interest and earnestness of the audience1 as well as of those taking part1 made them very impressive1 even to those who hearing could not understand4 ,after a short intermission for dinner the council convened1 and ,dr4 ,riggs1 acting as interpreter1 so all might understand1 the examination was concluded1 and the two men who have been working so acceptably for the ,master for some time were ordained to the ,christian ministry1 and received the right hand of fellowship1 extended by ,rev4 ,c4,f4 ,reed1 of ,pierre4 ,then followed the double wedding of two couples1 who wished the sanction of ,christian marriage to unions entered into according to the customs of their people in the past1 but which are rapidly passing away before the enlightenment of the present4 ,several children were then brought forward for baptism1 and the sacred promises of ,christian training were made by parents who desire much for their children1 but who are so unfit to lead1 knowing but dimly the way themselves4 ,oh1 that we might gather more into ,christian schools1 that intelligent as well as earnest ,christians may be the leaders among these people in the future4 ,seven members were received into the church1 and then we gathered a happy ,christian congregation of two races1 but one spirit1 around the table of our ,lord4 ,it was a fitting ending to the delightful1 helpful services of the day4 ,but a little later1 there was still another meeting in the evening that will not soon be forgotten by those who were present4 ,after the sun went down1 in the long twilight that lingers so late here1 the women gathered in a large circle on the green grass for a women's meeting4 ,there were about forty women present1 including those who formed a row outside1 who wore the ,dakota costume1 and wished only to see and hear from outside1 and come in at last to the feast4 ,the meeting was led by ,mrs4 ,t4,l4 ,riggs2 portions of ,scripture were read1 prayers offered1 and remarks made by the ,dakota women4 ,all entered heartily into the singing1 which1 like all the services1 was in ,dakota4 ,then each of the white women present spoke a few words of kindness and encouragement to the women1 and their remarks were interpreted by ,mrs4 ,riggs4 ,after the close of this meeting the men were escorted to the center of the circle1 and soup1 which had been preparing in numerous kettles near by1 was served to all4 ,we were glad to sit in the circle with those ,indian mothers and speak to them of their children1 our love for them1 and how we were trying to help them4 ,one could not be in such a typical gathering of ,indians without noting the intelligent faces and strength of character depicted in them4 ,one is continually surprised1 not at the depravity of this people1 but with their many good traits1 and the progress they are making in the face of so many obstacles4 ,on ,monday morning the council listened to reports from the field1 and then adjourned4 ,we were now soon on our way home4 ,about sundown we reached the river opposite ,oahe1 but it was very much swollen and rapid4 ,while we sat on the bank and ate supper from what remained in our provision boxes1 we saw the young man who was to bring a boat across for us1 struggling against the current4 ,as he seemed unable to cross1 we began preparations for spending the night there under the clear sky1 but at last he succeeded in crossing in a little boat1 and by much hard work and skillful rowing1 taking two each time1 ,mr4 ,t4,l4 ,riggs was able before midnight to land most of us on the other side in safety1 though the swift current and much driftwood made this somewhat hazardous4 ,the rest made themselves as comfortable as possible without tents1 and came over in the morning4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,indian ,,mission ,,collections4 ,not long ago a collection for benevolent purposes was taken among the ,indians in the church at ,fort ,berthold4 ,supt4 ,hall1 of the ,american ,missionary ,association1 writes the following3 ,the collection amounts to #ae4jb1 and will be increased by out-stations4 ,there were about twenty ,indians in the congregation1 and as all were not there a messenger was sent to have another collection taken in the evening at the meeting at ,deacon ,many ,bears' house4 ,our people are always ready to give what they can4 ,the boys and girls of the school1 thirty-eight in number1 all took a hand1 giving of their allowances or earnings4 ,little lame ,bertha wrote her name down for eleven cents1 which was the 'widow's mite' with her4 ,the names of some of the ,indian contributors are3 ,red ,fox1 ,strieby ,horn1 ,little ,eagle1 ,andrew ,crow1 ,fighting ,bear1 ,mrs4 ,two ,bears1 ,mrs4 ,rough ,horn1 ,mrs4 ,jack ,rabbit and ,louisa ,crow ,tail4 ,the ,sunday was a cold one1 ten degrees below zero1 and some of our leading members were camping out on their way with food supply from ,minot1 sixty miles north over a trackless waste of snow4 ,one ,monday morning ,andrew ,crow came in on horseback1 with the result of the previous evening's contribution4 ,we get little change here1 so we put down the amount to be given on paper1 and settle the account as we can by exchanges or work4 ,we do not have many unpaid subscriptions4 ,such facts as these abundantly prove that our ,indian ,christians are realizing the responsibility upon them to assist with their means in these great missionary movements4 ,if all the churches in the land would give according to their ability as generously as did this ,indian church on the prairie1 not one of our benevolent societies would need suffer4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,chinese4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,present ,,distress4 ,,by ,,rev4 ,w4,c4 ,,pond1 ,d4,d4 ,it is everywhere1 and if in our little corner we feel the first impulse to murmur1 we hear1 forthwith1 from the great apostle3 ,there hath no trial taken you but such as is common to man4 ,and yet the trial is none the less severe1 the distress is none the less intense1 because it is universal4 ,it may be that misery likes company1 though ,i could never see why1 but in this instance ,i can truly say1 would that we suffered alone6 ,i foresaw almost six months ago that the universal stringency would bring us an empty treasury long before the close of our fiscal year4 ,it seemed due in justice to our workers to forewarn them of this4 ,i told them that ,i would do my best for them1 but that for the months of ,june1 ,july and ,august this might amount to nothing2 that ,i was not allowed1 and ought not to be1 to use the resources of the new year to meet any deficits from the old one1 and that ,i was under solemn pledge to one of our chief benefactors never to let the mission run in debt4 ,consequently ,i could not and would not blame them if they ceased work and closed the schools4 ,i am proud to say that not one teacher was found to accept my proposal4 ,one of them wrote3 ,i am very sorry you are so short of funds4 ,i feel sure that ',in some way or other1 ,the ,lord will provide4' ,at any rate ,i shall not join the strikers1 but keep right on4 ,another said3 ,whatever stops1 the work must not stop2 pay or no pay1 ,i shall keep up the school4 ,gin ,foo ,king wrote from ,san ,bernardino1 with a sort of lofty contempt of the unbelief that could stop work for lack of pay3 ,god will take care of us2 why should we fear8 ,joe ,dun1 the latest addition to our force of helpers1 and one from whose work for ,christ ,i expect glad fruitage right along1 replied to my message of deep regret that ,i could forward no salary to him for ,june services3 ,you need not send money2 ,i have rice4 ,rice with water to boil it in1 is good enough1 some think1 for any ,chinaman4 ,perhaps it is4 ,at any rate ,joe ,dun thinks that if that is all ,god gives it must be all he needs4 ,nevertheless our helpers1 especially in the beginnings of service1 must work the brain hard1 and ought to have brain nutriment4 ,and unless ,i can send something to him now1 even his rice will fail4 ,what is thus expressed by some in words has been expressed in acts by all4 ,it is a great relief to know that the work is going on1 and at some points better than ever at this season of the year4 ,it is a relief to know that there are no broken promises1 and no accumulation of debt1 involved in my failure to remit4 ,but for this1 the distress would be intolerable2 the trial greater than ,i could possibly bear4 ,but when ,i bring up the case of some of our most faithful and successful workers1 and realize the fact1 which ,i know to be a fact1 that they are dependent on the little salaries they are wont to receive from me for very subsistence1 my forewarning passes out of remembrance1 and the whole burden rolls down upon my heart4 ,god knows what he is doing1 and ,i cast my care upon him and rest4 ,but it seems to me that from somewhere the few hundreds of dollars--not more than #ejj needed in addition to what ,i have reason already to hope for--must come4 ,whenever it has been possible ,i have thrown the responsibility of sustaining the missions upon the localities in which they are situated4 ,and in many cases this responsibility has been assumed with a cheerfulness and a generosity1 considering the times1 which has been greatly encouraging to me4 ,and ,i cannot but hope that herein will be found one of the compensations for our anxiety and pain--a deeper and more general interest on the part of ,christian people in this branch of the service of their ,lord4 ,one of the teachers1 giving an account of a meeting which she held in the interest of her mission1 anticipates such a result and says3 ,i feel sure that my hard1 lonesome times are over1 and that after this ,i shall have more help and sympathy4 ,isn't it wonderful how doing a hard duty will sometimes straighten out so many tangles8 ,i venture to close this little sketch of hard heartwork with another quotation from this same teacher3 ,i sympathize with you in not being able to pay us teachers as you would like to do when you know how we work4 ,but don't worry any more over me1 for ,i shall manage splendidly 7as ,i always do874 ,i guess you feel a good deal worse over it than we teachers do4 ,sacrifice is in order for missionaries and preachers1 but we get pay that the world knows not of--rewards as much above money as heaven is above earth4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,bureau ,,of ,,woman',s ,,work4 ,,miss ,d4,e4 ,,emerson1 ,,secretary4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,annual ,,meeting4 ,the ,woman's ,meeting will be held on ,thursday afternoon1 ,october #beth1 as one of the regular sessions of the ,american ,missionary ,association ,annual ,meeting1 at ,lowell1 ,mass4 ,the programme will include reports from the ,state ,unions1 and missionary addresses by ,miss ,kate ,la ,grange1 from the mountains of ,tennessee2 ,miss ,mary ,p4 ,lord1 associate of ,miss ,collins in the ,indian work2 and missionaries from the ,south4 ,we hope for a large attendance from ladies' and young people's societies4 ,do not limit your attendance to this woman's day4 ,come to the opening meeting ,tuesday1 and attend all the sessions4 ,the secretary of the ,woman's ,bureau will have a room at the church for a rallying point1 where the ladies and missionaries can meet for mutual acquaintance and information4 ,notice of entertainment and railroad rates will be found on last page of cover4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,,few ,,words ,,to ,,boys4 ,the ,american ,missionary ,association needs the help of every boy4 ,send to the ,bible ,house1 ,new ,york1 for leaflets that will tell what the ,american ,missionary ,association is1 and what it is trying to do1 especially for the ,indians4 ,read the following letter1 by ,miss ,mary ,p4 ,lord1 our missionary among the ,sioux ,indians1 and let us know what you will do to help teach ,indian boys how to become good men3 ,dear ,boys3 ,no doubt you are already interested in ,indians1 from stories you have read of them4 ,and perhaps you think they are very strange people1 quite unlike white people4 ,in some ways they are4 ,but if you could come out here to our little ,indian village 7,little ,eagle ,village it is called71 on the ,standing ,rock ,reservation in ,dakota1 ,i think you would very soon be playing with the ,indian boys just as merrily as you do now with your boy friends at home4 ,perhaps ,ben ,black ,dog would show you some of the little gumbo images that he made when the mud was soft1 and then it grew dry and hard1 as the clay does that some of you use in school2 and perhaps he would show you how he makes his life-like horses and riders1 and buffaloes1 and dogs1 and all the rest4 ,one day ,i saw some boys playing with their gumbo figures1 and heard one of the boys say akicita1 which is the ,dakota word for soldier2 so ,i suppose little ,indian boys play soldier1 too6 ,then every ,indian boy from the time he is a baby has his pony4 ,one ten-year-old boy was telling me the other day what good care he tried to take of his pony1 and ,i was very glad he thought about it1 and knew that his ,charlie ought to be well cared for4 ,all the boys like to ride1 but sometimes they forget that their ponies ought to be kindly treated1 and to have proper food and rest4 ,indian boys have their favorite games1 too1 just as white boys do1 only their games are different4 ,one is throwing long1 slender sticks1 which they make in a certain way2 but in order to know just how they make and throw them1 you may have to come and see them do it4 ,i am afraid ,i cannot tell you4 ,and they like to run1 and jump1 and play together very much as you do1 only 7shall ,i say it87 ,i think they are more quiet in their playing than many white boys ,i have seen and heard4 ,they are not all alike any more than white boys are4 ,some are naturally very bright and quick to think and to act1 and others not as much so4 ,some of the boys and men are diligent and hard workers1 while others are lazy4 ,some like to study1 and others like better to play4 ,a large new ,government boarding-school has been lately built in our little village for the ,dakota boys and girls4 ,one very cold day1 a boy1 perhaps fourteen years old1 came walking fifteen miles1 without overcoat or mittens1 and alone1 to ask if he might be received as a pupil in the new school4 ,i think he must be one of the boys who likes to study1 and who wants to learn4 ,such boys get ahead4 ,some ,indian boys are naturally very gentle in their manner1 and although their clothing may be ragged and dirty1 and the homes in which they live are not nearly so bright and attractive as perhaps your father's stable is1 yet these boys appear as gentlemanly as if accustomed to the little courtesies of the parlor in civilized life4 ,one verse in the ,bible says3 ,as he thinketh in his heart1 so is he1 and ,i think it is the gentle thoughts in the hearts of these ,indian boys that make some of them so truly gentlemen1 notwithstanding their surroundings and lack of training4 ,some things that they say and do are very funny4 ,after one of our village boys had been to the new boarding-school two or three weeks1 he came to our house one day of an errand4 ,while he waited1 he said to ,winona 7that is ,miss ,collins7 ,do you sleep on a bed the way we do at school8 ,she told him that she did1 and then he said3 ,a long time ago1 when ,i was little and not very wise1 ,i used to come here to your house1 and ,i always thought you slept on that table the dining-table but1 now ,i am beginning to see clearly4 ,the same ten-year-old friend gave me a lesson one day in digging potatoes4 ,and another time when he had ridden the pony ,bessie to drink at the river1 his younger brother came to the house with him4 ,the two are as devoted brothers as any that ,i know1 and when ,i reached out ,ben's pay toward him1 he motioned me to give it to ,daniel instead4 ,very likely it was shared afterward1 but at least ,i thought it showed a generous spirit of brotherly love4 ,fourth of ,july and ,christmas are great days here as well as among our white friends in the ,east4 ,this year ,i had the pleasure of attending two ,christmas-tree celebrations4 ,the first was at our little church ,christmas evening4 ,the house was full1 some of the boys and young men being obliged to sit on the edge of the little platform and on the floor1 and everybody seemed happy4 ,the next evening ,i drove about six miles1 to the ,oak ,creek ,station1 to share in the festivities at ,cross ,bear's house4 ,there1 too1 they had a tree1 and a ,santa ,claus dressed up in a big1 shaggy1 fur coat1 a very tall hat decorated with ,indian designs1 and in his hand he carried a stout staff on which he leaned1 as if he felt the burden of many winters4 ,he was just as funny as your ,santa ,claus1 as he stood bowing and bowing1 and making his little speech4 ,indians like to have a good time all together1 whether it is ,fourth of ,july1 or ,christmas1 or a prayer-meeting1 or a feast4 ,and we are very thankful that now they enjoy meeting in these ways1 instead of having the old-time heathen dances4 ,we are thankful that when we speak of ,indians now1 we do not mean a race of people who are only waiting for a chance to scalp us4 ,they are our friends1 as we are theirs4 ,god has been revealed to them1 and they are coming out of their heathen darkness into ,his light1 and they are learning how to live purer and better lives1 to think new thoughts1 and to be ,christian men instead of heathen savages4 ,we who have always known of ,god1 and heard ,his word1 must help them in ,his name4 ,think1 dear boys1 if there is anything that you can do4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,woman',s ,,state ,,organizations4 ,,maine4 ,,woman',s ,,aid ,,to ,a4,m4,a4 ,state ,committee--,mrs4 ,c4,a4 ,woodbury1 ,woodfords2 ,mrs4 ,a4,t4 ,burbank1 ,yarmouth2 ,mrs4 ,helen ,quimby1 ,bangor4 ,,new ,,hampshire4 ,,female ,,cent ,,institution ,,and ,,home ,,miss4 ,,union4 ,president--,mrs4 ,joseph ,b4 ,walker1 ,concord4 ,secretary--,mrs4 ,john ,t4 ,perry1 ,exeter4 ,treasurer--,miss ,annie ,a4 ,mc,farland1 ,concord4 ,,vermont4 ,,woman',s ,,home ,,missionary ,,union4 ,president--,mrs4 ,j4,h4 ,babbitt1 ,w4 ,brattleboro4 ,secretary--,mrs4 ,m4,k4 ,paine1 ,windsor4 ,treasurer--,mrs4 ,wm4 ,p4 ,fairbanks1 ,st4 ,johnsbury4 ,,mass4 ,,and ,r4,i4 #a,,woman',s ,,home ,,missionary ,,association4 ,president--,mrs4 ,c4,l4 ,goodell1 ,boston ,highlands1 ,mass4 ,secretary--,miss ,anna ,a4 ,pickens1 #cb ,congregational ,house1 ,boston4 ,treasurer--,miss ,sarah ,k4 ,burgess1 #cb ,congregational ,house1 ,boston4 ,,connecticut4 ,,woman',s ,,home ,,missionary ,,union4 ,president--,miss ,ellen ,r4 ,camp1 #i ,camp ,st41 ,new ,britain4 ,secretary--,mrs4 ,c4,t4 ,millard1 #cf ,lewis ,st41 ,hartford4 ,treasurer--,mrs4 ,w4,w4 ,jacobs1 #ai ,spring ,st41 ,hartford4 ,,new ,,york4 ,,woman',s ,,home ,,missionary ,,union4 ,president--,mrs4 ,wm4 ,kincaid1 #dhc ,green ,ave41 ,brooklyn4 ,secretary--,mrs4 ,wm4 ,spalding1 #eaa ,orange ,st41 ,syracuse4 ,treasurer--,mrs4 ,j4,j4 ,pearsall1 #bcj ,macon ,st41 ,brooklyn4 ,,new ,,jersey4 ,,woman',s ,,home ,,missionary ,,union ,,of ,,the ,n4,j4 ,,association4 ,president--,mrs4 ,a4,h4 ,bradford1 ,montclair4 ,secret'y--,mrs4 ,wm4 ,o4 ,weeden1 ,upper ,montclair4 ,treasurer--,mrs4 ,j4,h4 ,dennison1 #aej ,belleville ,ave41 ,newark4 ,,pennsylvania4 ,,woman',s ,,missionary ,,union4 ,president--,mrs4 ,a4,h4 ,claflin1 #aia ,franklin ,st41 ,allegheny4 ,secretary--,mrs4 ,c4,f4 ,yennee1 ,ridgway4 ,treasurer--,mrs4 ,t4,w4 ,jones1 #baa ,woodland ,terrace1 ,philadelphia4 ,,ohio4 ,,woman',s ,,home ,,missionary ,,union4 ,president--,mrs4 ,j4,g4,w4 ,cowles1 #dag ,sibley ,st41 ,cleveland4 ,secretary--,mrs4 ,flora ,k4 ,regal1 ,oberlin4 ,treasurer--,mrs4 ,g4,b4 ,brown1 #baaf ,warren ,st41 ,toledo4 ,,indiana4 ,,woman',s ,,home ,,missionary ,,union4 ,president--,mrs4 ,w4,a4 ,bell1 #bba ,christian ,ave1 ,indianapolis4 ,secretary--,mrs4 ,w4,e4 ,mossman1 ,fort ,wayne4 ,treasurer--,mrs4 ,f4,e4 ,dewhurst1 #bh ,christian ,ave41 ,indianapolis4 ,,illinois4 ,,woman',s ,,home ,,missionary ,,union4 ,president--,mrs4 ,isaac ,claflin1 ,lombard4 ,secretary--,mrs4 ,c4,h4 ,taintor1 #aea ,washington ,st41 ,chicago4 ,treasurer--,mrs4 ,l4,a4 ,field1 ,wilmette4 ,,iowa4 ,,woman',s ,,home ,,missionary ,,union4 ,president--,mrs4 ,t4,o4 ,douglass1 ,grinnell4 ,secretary--,mrs4 ,v4,h4 ,mullett1 ,clinton4 ,treasurer--,miss ,belle ,l4 ,bentley1 #cjj ,court ,ave1 ,des ,moines4 ,,michigan4 ,,woman',s ,,home ,,missionary ,,union4 ,president--,mrs4 ,george ,m4 ,lane1 #agi ,west ,alexandrine ,ave41 ,detroit4 ,secretary--,mrs4 ,j4,h4 ,hatfield1 #cja ,elm ,street1 ,kalamazoo4 ,treasurer--,mrs4 ,e4,f4 ,grabill1 ,greenville4 ,,wisconsin4 ,,woman',s ,,home ,,missionary ,,union4 ,president--,mrs4 ,e4,g4 ,updike1 ,madison4 ,secretary--,mrs4 ,a4,o4 ,wright1 ,madison4 ,treasurer--,mrs4 ,c4,m4 ,blackman1 ,whitewater4 ,,minnesota4 ,,woman',s ,,home ,,missionary ,,union4 ,president--,miss ,katherine ,w4 ,nichols1 #bcj ,east ,ninth ,street1 ,st4 ,paul4 ,secretary--,mrs4 ,c4,f4 ,fullerton1 #cjaf ,harriet ,ave41 ,minneapolis4 ,treasurer--,mrs4 ,m4,w4 ,skinner1 ,northfield4 ,,north ,,dakota4 ,,woman',s ,,home ,,missionary ,,union4 ,president--,mrs4 ,w4,p4 ,cleveland1 ,caledonia4 ,secretary--,mrs4 ,silas ,daggett1 ,harwood4 ,treasurer--,mrs4 ,j4,m4 ,fisher1 ,fargo4 ,,south ,,dakota4 ,,woman',s ,,home ,,missionary ,,union4 ,president--,mrs4 ,a4,h4 ,robbins1 ,bowdle4 ,secretary--,mrs4 ,w4,h4 ,thrall1 ,huron4 ,treasurer--,mrs4 ,f4,h4 ,wilcox1 ,huron4 ,,nebraska4 ,,woman',s ,,home ,,missionary ,,union4 ,president--,mrs4 ,j4,t4 ,duryea1 #bdjb ,cass ,street1 ,omaha4 ,secretary--,mrs4 ,s4,c4 ,dean1 #fcf #cast ,street1 ,omaha4 ,treasurer--,mrs4 ,g4,j4 ,powell1 #cjth ,ohio ,sts41 ,omaha4 ,,montana4 ,,woman',s ,,home ,,missionary ,,union4 ,president--,mrs4 ,o4,c4 ,clark1 ,missoula4 ,secretary--,mrs4 ,w4,s4 ,bell1 #daj ,dearborn ,ave41 ,helena4 ,treasurer--,mrs4 ,herbert ,e4 ,jones1 ,livingston4 ,,missouri4 ,,woman',s ,,home ,,missionary ,,union4 ,president--,mrs4 ,henry ,hopkins1 #iaf ,holmes ,st41 ,kansas ,city4 ,secretary--,mrs4 ,e4,c4 ,ellis1 #bdef ,tracy ,ave41 ,kansas ,city4 ,treasurer--,mrs4 ,k4,l4 ,mills1 #aebe ,wabash ,ave41 ,kansas ,city4 ,,kansas4 ,,woman',s ,,home ,,missionary ,,union4 ,president--,mrs4 ,f4,e4 ,storrs1 ,topeka4 ,secretary--,mrs4 ,george ,l4 ,epps1 ,topeka4 ,treasurer--,mrs4 ,d4,d4 ,de,long1 ,arkansas ,city4 ,,oregon4 ,,woman',s ,,home ,,missionary ,,union4 ,president--,mrs4 ,john ,summerville1 #ajh ,second ,street1 ,portland4 ,secretary--,mrs4 ,george ,brownell1 ,oregon ,city4 ,treasurer--,mrs4 ,w4,d4 ,palmer1 #edf ,third ,st41 ,portland4 ,,washington4 ,,woman',s ,,missionary ,,association4 ,president--,mrs4 ,a4,j4 ,bailey1 #cbc ,blanchard ,st41 ,seattle4 ,secretary--,mrs4 ,w4,c4 ,wheeler1 #dcd ,south ,k ,st41 ,tacoma4 ,treasurer--,mrs4 ,j4,w4 ,george1 #fcj ,fourth ,st41 ,seattle4 ,,california4 ,,woman',s ,,home ,,missionary ,,society4 ,president--,mrs4 ,e4,s4 ,williams1 ,pacific ,grove4 ,secretary--,mrs4 ,l4,m4 ,howard1 #iaa ,grove ,st41 ,oakland4 ,treasurer--,mrs4 ,j4,m4 ,havens1 #acbi ,harrison ,st41 ,oakland4 ,,nevada4 ,,woman',s ,,missionary ,,union4 ,president--,mrs4 ,l4,j4 ,flint1 ,reno4 ,secretary--,miss ,margaret ,n4 ,magill1 ,reno4 ,treasurer--,miss ,mary ,clow1 ,reno4 ,,indian ,,territory4 ,,woman',s ,,missionary ,,union4 ,president--,mrs4 ,john ,mc,carthy1 ,vinita4 ,secretary--,mrs4 ,fayette ,hurd1 ,vinita4 ,treasurer--,mrs4 ,r4,m4 ,swain1 ,vinita4 ,,mew ,,mexico4 ,,woman',s ,,missionary ,,union4 ,president--,mrs4 ,c4,e4 ,winslow1 ,albuquerque4 ,secretary--,mrs4 ,e4,w4 ,lewis1 #cja ,so4 ,edith ,st41 ,albuquerque4 ,treasurer--,mrs4 ,a4,w4 ,jones1 ,albuquerque4 ,,louisiana4 ,,woman',s ,,missionary ,,union4 ,president--,miss ,bella ,hume1 corner ,gasquet and ,liberty ,sts41 ,new ,orleans4 ,secretary--,miss ,matilda ,cabrre1 ,new ,orleans4 ,treasurer--,mrs4 ,c4,s4 ,shattuck1 ,welsh4 ,,mississippi4 ,,woman',s ,,missionary ,,union4 ,president--,mrs4 ,c4,l4 ,harris1 #adba #cast ,avenue1 ,meridian4 ,secretary--,miss ,edith ,m4 ,hall1 ,tougaloo ,univ41 ,tougaloo4 ,treasurer--,mrs4 ,l4,h4 ,turner1 #cjab #abth ,street1 ,meridian4 ,,alabama4 ,,woman',s ,,missionary ,,union4 ,president--,mrs4 ,h4,w4 ,andrews1 ,talladega4 ,secretary--,mrs4 ,t4,n4 ,chase1 ,selma4 ,treasurer--,mrs4 ,h4,s4 ,de,forest1 ,talladega4 ,,florida4 ,,woman',s ,,home ,,missionary ,,union4 ,president--,mrs4 ,s4,f4 ,gale1 ,jacksonville4 ,secretary--,mrs4 ,nathan ,barrows1 ,winter ,park4 ,treasurer--,mrs4 ,w4,d4 ,brown1 ,interlachen4 ,,tennessee1 ,,kentucky ,,and ,,arkansas4 ,,woman',s ,,missionary ,,union ,,of ,,the ,,tennessee ,,association4 ,president--,mrs4 ,g4,w4 ,moore1 ,box #h1 ,fisk ,univ41 ,nashville4 ,secretary--,mrs4 ,jos4 ,e4 ,smith1 #cjd ,gilmer ,street1 ,chattanooga4 ,treasurer--,mrs4 ,j4,e4 ,moreland1 #abad ,grundy ,st41 ,nashville4 ,,colorado4 ,,woman',s ,,home ,,missionary ,,union4 ,president--,mrs4 ,j4,w4 ,pickett1 ,white ,water4 ,secretary--,mrs4 ,chas4 ,westley1 ,denver4 ,treasurer--,mrs ,s4,a4 ,sawyer1 ,boulder4 ,,wyoming4 ,,woman',s ,,missionary ,,union4 ,president--,mrs4 ,g4,s4 ,ricker1 ,cheyenne4 ,secretary--,mrs4 ,w4,c4 ,whipple1 ,cheyenne4 ,treasurer--,mrs4 ,h4,n4 ,smith1 ,rock ,springs4 ,,oklahoma4 ,,woman',s ,,missionary ,,union4 ,president--,mrs4 ,j4,h4 ,parker1 ,kingfisher4 ,secretary--,mrs4 ,l4,e4 ,kimball1 ,guthrie4 ,treasurer--,mrs4 ,l4,s4 ,childs1 ,choctaw ,city4 ,,utah1 7,including ,southern ,idaho74 ,,woman',s ,,missionary ,,union4 ,president--,mrs4 ,clarence ,t4 ,brown1 ,salt ,lake ,city1 ,utah4 ,secretary--,mrs4 ,w4,s4 ,hawkes1 #ace ,sixth ,st41 ,e41 ,salt ,lake ,city1 ,utah4 ,treasurer--,mrs4 ,dana ,w4 ,bartlett1 ,salt ,lake ,city1 ,utah4 ,secretary for ,idaho--,mrs4 ,oscar ,sonnenkalb1 ,pocatello1 ,idaho4 ,,north ,,carolina4 ,,woman',s ,,missionary ,,union4 ,president--,mrs4 ,j4,w4 ,freeman1 ,dudley4 ,secretary and ,treasurer--,miss ,a4,e4 ,farrington1 ,high ,point4 ,,texas4 ,,woman',s ,,home ,,missionary ,,union4 ,president--,mrs4 ,j4,m4 ,wendelkin1 ,dallas4 ,secretary--,mrs4 ,h4 ,burt1 ,lock ,box #efc1 ,dallas4 ,treasurer--,mrs4 ,c4,i4 ,scofield1 ,dallas4 ,,georgia4 ,,woman',s ,,home ,,missionary ,,union4 ,president--,mrs4 ,h4,b4 ,wey1 #bec ,forest ,ave41 ,atlanta4 ,secretary--,mrs4 ,h4,a4 ,kellam1 ,atlanta4 ,treasurer--,miss ,virginia ,holmes1 ,barnesville4 ,,southern ,,california4 ,,woman',s ,,home ,,missionary ,,union4 ,president--,mrs4 ,emma ,cash1 #agaj ,temple ,st1 ,los ,angeles4 ,secretary--,mrs4 ,h4,k4,w4 ,bent1 ,box #ddc1 ,pasadena4 ,treasurer--,mrs4 ,mary ,m4 ,smith1 ,public ,library1 ,riverside4 ,footnote #a3 ,for the purpose of exact information1 we note that while the ,w4,h4,m4,a4 appears in this list as a ,state body for ,mass4 and ,r4,i41 it has certain auxiliaries elsewhere4 ,,receipts ,,for ,,august1 #ahid4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,daniel ,,hand ,,fund4 ,for the ,education of ,colored ,people4 ,income for ,august 444#d1aig4ce ,previously acknowledged 444#de1idb4ce ---------- #ej1aci4gj ,,current ,,maine1 #cee4ac4 ,alfred4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#aj4jj ,bangor4 ,gertrude ,h4 ,denio1 ,treas41 ,women's ,indian ,ass'n1 for ,hospital1 ,fort ,yates1 ,n4,d4 444#ej4jj ,brewer4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 444#ai4ej ,portland4 ,state ,st4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #aej2 ,st4 ,lawrence ,st4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #aj 444#afj4jj ,warren4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 444#aj4jj ------- #bdi4ej ,,estates4 ,andover4 ,estate of ,huldah ,e4 ,poor1 by ,frederick ,f4 ,hall1 ,executor 444#e4fc ,cumberland ,center4 ,estate ,mrs4 ,mary ,e4,m4 ,rideout1 by ,silas ,m4 ,rideout 444#ajj4jj ------- #cee4ac ,,new ,,hampshire1 #c1bgj4ff4 ,acworth4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#g4jc ,bath4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 444#ab4dj ,boscawen4 ,sarah ,e4 ,allen 444#a4jj ,concord4 ,friend4 444#e4jj ,derry4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 to const4 ,,john ,,folsom ,l4,m4 444#cc4fh ,hanover4 ,susie's ,birthday ,gift1 ,aug4 #ai 444#e4jj ,hanover ,center4 ,y4,p4,s4,c4,e41 by ,anna ,r4 ,foss1 ,treas41 for ,building ,douglas ,hall1 ,cappahosic1 ,va4 444#e4bi ,hopkinton4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#ad4jj ,keene4 ,prim4 ,dept4 ,second ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 for ,children's ,miss'y1 ,mc,intosh1 ,ga4 444#e4jj ,lyme4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#ch4jj ,milford4 ,mrs4 ,lovell ,harris1 deceased 444#c1jjj4jj ,nelson4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#aj4jj ,pembroke4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 444#cc4dd ,peterboro4 ,union ,evan4 ,ch4 444#af4cd ,portsmouth4 ,north ,cong4 ,ch4 444#hd4dh ,,vermont1 #beb4bd4 ,barton4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#fc4ea ,charlotte4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#ag4jj ,chester4 ,mrs4 ,m4,s4 ,piper 444#e4jj ,derby4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#e4jj ,dummerston4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 444#aa4jj ,essex4 ,a4,a4 ,slater 444#a4jj ,ludlow4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #i4fj2 ,y4,p4,s4,c4,e4 of ,cong4 ,ch41 #e 444#ad4fj ,norwich4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#ae4jj ,rochester4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 444#ad4df ,roxbury4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 444#ac4eb ,saint ,johnsbury4 ,mrs4 ,e4,d4 ,blodgett1 #be2 ,mrs4 ,t4,m4 ,howard1 #be 444#ej4jj ,saint ,johnsbury4 ,friends1 for ,central ,ch41 ,new ,orleans 444#h4jj ,townshend4 ,miss ,ellen ,ballard 444#bj4jj ,vershire4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#d4ae ,west ,randolph4 ,a ,friend 444#aj4jj ,,massachusetts1 #b1hcg4bc4 ,amherst4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#bj4jj ,ashfield4 ,h4 ,taylor and ,family 444#f4jj ,ashland4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 444#ae4jj ,berkley4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 444#ba4jj ,boston4 ,miss ,cornelia ,warren 444#ajj4jj ,walnut ,av4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#hf4aj ,dorchester4 ,second ,ch4 444#be4jj ------ #baa4aj ,bradford4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 444#bc4dh ,braytonville4 ,earnest ,workers1 by ,eliza ,m4 ,harrison1 for ,needy ,student ,girl1 ,dorchester ,acad4 444#e4jj ,brimfield4 ,mrs4 ,p4,c4 ,browning1 #ab2 ,mrs4 ,j4,s4 ,webber1 #b2 ,cong4 ,ch41 #ac4ie 444#bg4ie ,cohasset4 ,mrs4 ,r4,w4 ,sankey 444#ej4jj ,curtisville4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#bh4jj ,curtisville4 ,a ,friend1 by ,miss ,jennie ,curtis1 for ,mc,intosh1 ,ga4 444#e4jj ,dalton4 ,mrs4 ,louisa ,f4 ,crane1 #ajj2 ,miss ,clara ,l4 ,crane1 #ge1 for ,girls' ,ind'l ,cottage1 ,tougaloo ,u4 444#age4jj ,easthampton4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 444#fc4gb ,easthampton4 ,y4,p4,s4,c4,e4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,tougaloo ,u4 444#c4jj ,everett4 ,a ,friend4 444#aj4jj ,falmouth4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 444#cd4bd ,fitchburg4 ,rev4 and ,mrs4 ,john ,wood 444#e4jj ,foxboro4 ,mrs4 ,mary ,y4 ,phelps 444#ej4jj ,framingham4 ,a ,friend1 for ,indian ,m4 444#e4jj ,gilbertville4 ,cong ,ch4 444#aa4jd ,great ,barrington4 ,miss ,lottie ,adsit1 by ,miss ,jennie ,curtis1 for ,mc,intosh1 ,ga4 444#a4jj ,holliston4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#ci4hf ,housatonic4 ,primary ,class ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,dorchester ,acad41 by ,miss ,jennie ,curtis 444#b4jj ,huntington4 ,first ,ch4 444#b4jj ,ipswich4 ,south ,ch4 444#cc4jj ,lexington4 ,hancock ,cong4 ,ch4 444#cc4ej ,malden4 ,mrs4 ,ellen ,m4 ,wellman1 to const4 ,,mrs4 ,,abi ,t4 ,,huntley and ,,mrs4 ,,eleanor ,f4 ,,howell ,l4 ,ms 444#ajj4jj ,malden4 ,miss ,m4,f4 ,aiken 444#e4jj ,marshfield4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 444#bh4ch ,middleboro4 ,thomas ,p4 ,carlton1 for ,gospels for ,fort ,yates1 ,n4,d4 444#a4jj ,mill ,river4 ,y4,p4,s4,c4,e41 by ,miss ,cora ,h4 ,adams1 ,treas4 444#d4fh ,monson4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#ag4fg ,monterey4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#ad4bi ,northbridge ,centre4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 444#ag4jj ,north ,middleboro4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 444#bj4ej ,randolph4 ,miss ,abby ,w4 ,turner 444#bj4jj ,rockdale4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#f4jj ,rockland4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#bj4jj ,rochester4 ,s4,s4 ,class of ,three ,girls1 by ,mrs4 ,g4,h4 ,gerrish1 for ,indian ,m4 444#a4jj ,sharon4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #ce1 to const4 ,,dr4 ,c4,a4 ,,leslie ,l4,m42 ,sab4 ,sch4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #aj 444#de4jj ,shelburne ,falls4 ,,geo4 ,d4 ,,crittenden1 to const himself ,l4,m4 444#cj4jj ,shutesbury4 ,k41 for ,thunderhawk ,m4 444#b4jj ,south ,deerfield4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#ag4jj ,springfield4 ,white ,st4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#e4jj ,springfield4 ,mrs4 ,james ,d4 ,litchfield1 for ,mountain ,work 444#a4jj ,springfield4 ---- 444#a4jj ,townsend4 ,thank ,offering1 from a ,friend1 to const4 ,,william ,,kimball ,,hayes ,l4,m4 444#cj4jj ,wenham4 ,a ,friend4 444#bj4jj ,west ,medford4 ,sab4 ,sch4 ,classes ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,pleasant ,hill1 ,tenn4 444#aj4jj ,hampden ,benevolent ,association1 by ,george ,k4 ,bond1 ,treas43 ,chicopee4 ,second 444#ce4dc ,holyoke4 ,second 444#ge4fd ,springfield4 ,south 444#dj4jj ----- #aea4jg --------- #a1eac4bc ,,estates4 ,granville4 ,estate of ,clement ,holcomb1 by ,m4,j4 ,rose1 ,executor 444#be4jj ,natick4 ,estate of ,rev4 ,john ,p4 ,norton1 by ,d4,w4 ,farquhar1 ,adm'r 444#cjj4jj ,northampton4 ,estate of ,geo4 ,w ,hubbard1 by ,l4 ,clark ,seelye and ,j4 ,whittlesey1 ,trustees 444#a1jjj4jj --------- #b1hcg4bc ,,rhode ,,island1 #ie4hb4 ,central ,palls4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#cd4ce ,pace ,dale4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#af4dg ,providence4 ,pilgrim ,cong4 ,ch4 444#de4jj ,,connecticut1 #a1cdd4ib4 ,avon4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #ah2 ,y4,p4,s4,c4,e41 #b 444#bj4jj ,bloomfield4 ,friends1 by ,mrs4 ,n4 ,bidwell1 for ,thomasville1 ,ga4 444#i4jj ,bridgeport4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 444#ij4cj ,brooklyn4 ,trin4 ,ch4 and ,sab4 ,sch41 bal4 to const4 ,,miss ,,florence ,a4 ,,searles and ,j4 ,,william ,,hunt ,l4 ,ms 444#da4jj ,clinton4 ,dr4 ,w4,h4 ,williams 444#be4jj ,collinsville4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#bb4jj ,east ,hartford4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#g4cj ,goshen4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 444#bf4ag ,hanover4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 444#be4jj ,hartford4 ,hartford ,seminary1 by ,g4,h4 ,post1 ,treas4 ,students' ,ass'n4 444#bd4dc ,kent4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#h4cd ,lisbon4 ,cong1 ,ch41 bal4 to const4 ,,mrs4 ,o4,h4 ,,irons ,l4,m4 444#bj4jj ,madison4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 444#ac4cc ,middletown4 ,first ,ch4 444#eh4ab ,newington4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#eb4ci ,new ,london4 ,mrs4 ,chas4 ,b4 ,tompkins 444#be4jj ,new ,milford4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 #gb4cf2 ,mrs4 ,lucy ,m4 ,turrill1 #aj 444#hb4cf ,northfield4 ,cong4 ,ch4 7#cj of which to const4 ,,mrs4 ,h4,c4 ,,wolcott ,l4,m47 444#gd4jg ,norwich ,town4 ,a ,friend 7#e4ce of ,which for ,athena1 ,ga47 444#aj4ej ,old ,lyme4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#ag4bh ,salisbury4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#af4fb ,south ,coventry4 ,y4,p4,s4,c4,e4 of ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,thunderhawk ,m4 444#ae4jj ,stamford4 ,rev4 ,c4,j4 ,ryder1 for ,rosebud ,indian ,m41 ,cedar ,butte1 ,s4,d4 444#aj4jj ,thomaston4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 444#aa4gb ,tolland4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#ag4jj ,washington4 ,first ,cong ,ch41 to const4 ,,mrs4 ,,mary ,g4 ,,brinsmade1 ,,miss ,,mary ,,nettleton1 ,,miss ,,bertha ,,seccomb and ,,charles ,b4 ,,gibson ,l4 ,ms 444#acc4gd ,weathersfield ,center4 ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,pleasant ,hill1 ,tenn4 444#aj4jj ,willimantic4 ,mrs4 ,mary ,a4 ,williams 444#bj4jj ----4 ,nutmeg for purchase of land at ,king's ,mountain1 ,n4,c4 444#ajj4jj ----4 ,a ,friend in ,conn4 444#ajj4jj ----4 ,a ,friend in ,conn4 444#aj4jj ,woman's ,cong4 ,home ,missionary ,union of ,conn41 ,mrs4 ,w4,w4 ,jacobs1 ,treas41 for ,woman's ,work3 444#j4jj ,norwalk4 ,forget-me-not ,circle of ,king's ,daughters of ,first ,ch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,blowing ,rock1 ,n4,c4 444#be4jj --------- #a1abj4fg ,,estates4 ,berlin4 ,estate of ,harriet ,n4 ,wilcox 444#ae4jj ,groton4 ,estate of ,mrs4 ,b4,n4 ,hurlbutt 444#aji4be ,pomfret4 ,estate of ,mrs4 ,zara ,g4 ,comstock1 by ,wm4 ,e4 ,tolman1 ,executor 444#ajj4jj --------- #a1cdd4ib ,,new ,,york1 #ggc4bd4 ,albany4 ,s4,d4,h4 444#bj4jj ,angola4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 #ab2 ,a4,h4 ,ame1 #b 444#ad4jj ,aquebogue4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#ag4ge ,buffalo4 ,pilgrim ,miss'y ,soc41 ,f4,a4 ,huntley1 ,sec41 for ,talladega ,c4 444#e4jj ,buffalo4 ,pilgrim ,cong4 ,y4,p4,s4,c4,e4 444#j4fe ,cortland4 ,dr4 ,jerome ,angel 444#b4jj ,middle ,island4 ,mrs4 ,jemina ,randall1 #b4ae2 ,miss ,lizzie ,m4 ,swezey1 #b2 ,mrs4 ,edgar ,swezey1 #a1 for ,thunderhawk ,m4 444#e4ae ,north ,walton4 ,y4,p4,s4,c4,e41 by ,wm ,a4 ,hoyt1 for ,c4,e4 ,hall1 ,mc,intosh1 ,ga4 444#bj4jj ,norwood4 ,c4,e4 ,soc4 of ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,talladega ,c4 444#e4bj ,orient4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#ad4bf ,oswego4 ,miss ,d4,e4 ,sheldon1 for ,alaska ,m4 444#ej4jj ,oswego4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#dj4cb ,penn ,yan4 ,j4,a4,m4 444#bj4jj ,perry ,centre4 ,rachel ,j4 ,booth1 for ,reindeer1 ,alaska ,m4 444#e4jj ,poughkeepsie4 ,andrew ,smith1 #ee2 ,soc4 of ,friends1 #e4ej2 ,cong4 ,ch41 #d4ij2 ,james ,husted1 #a1 by ,miss ,jennie ,curtis1 for ,mc,intosh1 ,ga4 444#ff4dj ,poughkeepsie4 ,first ,reformed ,ch4 444#af4fa ,rochester4 ,mrs4 ,harriet ,clark 444#e4jj ,syracuse4 ,plym4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#ba4jj ----4 ,a ,life ,member4 444#ae4jj ,woman's ,home ,missionary ,union of ,n4,y41 by ,mrs4 ,j4,j4 ,pearsall1 ,treas41 for ,woman's ,work3 ,albany4 ,sab4 ,sch41 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 for ,sch'p ,fund1 ,howard ,u4 444#aj4jj ,canandaigua4 ,w4,h4,m4,s4 444#cj4jj ,moravia4 ,mrs4 ,w4,c4 ,tuthill 444#ej4jj ,northville4 ,w4,m4,s4 444#e4jj ,phoenix4 ---- for ,sch'p ,fund1 ,pleasant ,hill1 ,tenn4 444#ah4jj ,rutland4 ,aux4 444#af4ij ----- #abi4ij ------- #dgc4bd ,,estate4 ,fort ,covington4 ,estate of ,adelia ,bliss1 ,john ,c4 ,grant1 ,ex4 444#cjj4jj ------- #ggc4bd ,,new ,,jersey1 #ae4ei4 ,lyons ,farms4 ,presb4 ,sab4 ,sch41 by ,f4,w4,c4 ,crane 444#ae4ei ,,pennsylvania1 #c4jj4 ,east ,smithfield4 ,w4,h4,m4 ,soc41 by ,miss ,maria ,perkins1 ,sec41 for ,thunderhawk ,m4 444#c4jj ,,ohio1 #a1adg4be4 ,akron4 ,mrs4 ,w4,h4 ,upson1 for ,tougaloo ,u4 444#be4jj ,adams ,mills4 ,mrs4 ,m4,a4 ,smith 444#aj4jj ,ashtabula4 ,mrs4 ,a4,l4 ,case 444#e4jj ,brunswick4 ,children's ,day ,offering1 by ,mrs4 ,albert ,aylard1 ,cl'k 444#c4hj ,cleveland4 ,pilgrim ,cong4 ,ch4 ad'l4 444#ij4jj ,cleveland4 ,mrs4 ,fanny ,w4 ,low 7#b4ej of which for ,mountain ,work7 444#e4jj ,garrettsville4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#bb4dj ,gustavus4 ,y4,p4 ,bible ,class1 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#f4jj ,oberlin4 ,mrs4 ,e4,b4 ,clark 444#aj4jj ,rootstown4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#ce4dj ,twinsburg4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#ac4aj ,ohio ,woman's ,home ,missionary ,union1 by ,mrs4 ,geo4 ,b4 ,brown1 ,treas41 for ,woman's ,work3 ,mount ,vernon4 ,w4,m4,s4 444#ad4jj ,springfield4 ,first1 ,w4,m4,s4 444#aj4jj ----- #bd4jj ------- #bdi4gj ,,estate4 ,oberlin4 ,estate of ,amanda ,porter 444#hig4ee --------- #a1adg4be ,,illinois1 #cjg4cj4 ,bone ,gap4 ,mrs4 ,lu ,rice 444#be4jj ,cambridge4 ,junior ,c4,e4 ,soc41 by ,daisy ,m4 ,gould1 ,supt41 for ,children's ,missionary 444#e4jj ,chesterfield4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#af4bh ,elgin4 ,a ,friend1 for education of a girl 444#e4jj ,hinsdale4 ,sab4 ,sch41 for ,student ,aid ,talladega ,c4 444#ge4jj ,joy ,prairie4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#dj4jj ,morrison4 ,william ,wallace 444#aj4jj ,naperville4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#bj4jj ,ridgeland4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#dj4hg ,rio4 ,children's ,day ,coll41 by ,mrs4 ,h4 ,mansfield1 for ,indian ,m4 444#b4jj ,stillman ,valley4 ,y4,p4,s4,c4,e4 444#e4eh ,illinois ,woman's ,home ,missionary ,union1 ,mrs4 ,l4,a4 ,field1 ,treas41 for ,woman's ,work3 ,chicago4 ,new ,eng4 ,w4,m4,s4 444#ce4fg ,englewood4 ,pilgrim ,ch4 444#g4jj ,oak ,park4 ,w4,m4,s4 444#ae4ij ,princeton4 ,jr4 ,c4,e4 ,soc4 for ,sch'p ,fund1 ,straight ,u4 444#d4jj ----- #fb4eg ,,michigan1 #caj4cf4 ,ann ,arbor4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 444#cd4jj ,bellaire4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#b4jc ,charlevoix4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#c4ge ,detroit4 ,brewster ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 by ,c4,a4 ,burr1 ,sec4 444#b4ge ,grand ,blanc4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#aj4jj ,grand ,rapids4 ,south ,cong4 ,ch4 444#ab4ea ,ironton4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#d4jj ,kalkaska4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#b4he ,manistee4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 444#ab4jj ,marcelona4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#b4fe ,northport4 ,j4,w4 ,bushnell 444#e4jj ,rochester4 ,,joseph ,,hawley to const4 himself ,l4,m4 444#ej4jj ,saginaw4 ,mrs4 ,a4,m4 ,spencer 444#d4ej ,union ,city4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#cb4ia ,whittaker4 ,a4,c4 ,childs 444#e4jj ,woman's ,home ,missionary ,union of ,mich41 by ,mrs4 ,e4,f4 ,grabill1 ,treas41 for ,woman's ,work3 ,calumet4 ,l4,m4,s4 444#bj4jj ,stanton4 ,w4,h4,m4,u4 444#f4da ----- #bf4da ------- #baj4cf ,,estate4 ,niles4 ,estate of ,dr4 ,james ,lewis 444#ajj4jj ------- #caj4cf ,,iowa1 #adb4ba4 ,cedar ,rapids4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 444#f4ic ,chester ,center4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,y4,p4,s4,c4,e4 444#ab4ba ,de ,witt4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#aj4jj ,dubuque4 ,ladies ,miss'y ,soc41 ,mrs4 ,ada ,m4 ,burgham1 ,sec41 for ,beach ,institute 444#a4ij ,emmettsburg4 ,w4,h4,m4,u4 444#c4jj ,farragut4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#cg4ji ,keokuk4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#bj4jj ,newton4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#aa4jj ,spencer4 ,y4,p4,s4,c4,e4 of ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,pleasant ,hill1 ,tenn4 444#aj4jj ,iowa ,woman's ,home ,missionary ,union1 ,mrs4 ,m4,j4 ,nichoson1 ,treas41 for ,woman's ,work3 444#j4jj ,alden4 ,w4,m4,s4 444#b4cj ,atlantic4 ,y4,p4,s4,c4,e4 444#b4bf ,belle ,plain4 ,w4,m4,s4 444#g4jj ,decorah4 ,y4,p4,s4,c4,e41 for ,sch'p ,fund1 ,saluda1 ,n4,c4 444#h4ej ,genoa ,bluff4 ,w4,m4,s4 444#b4jj ,grinnell4 ,w4,m4,s4 444#h4jb ----- #cj4jh ,,wisconsin1 #cgh4fa4 ,ashland4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#cg4ij ,clinton4 ,cong4 ,ch41 to const4 ,,rev4 ,f4,n4 ,,dexter1 ,l4,m4 444#dc4de ,footville4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#e4jj ,north ,greenfield4 ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,o4,w4 ,paine 444#e4jj ,wauwatosa4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#gb4bf ,whitewater4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#ae4jj ------- #agh4fa ,,estate4 ,milwaukee4 ,estate of ,hon4 ,e4,d4 ,holton1 by ,o4,w4 ,robertson1 ,w4,e4 ,story1 ,executors1 and ,l4,c4 ,holton1 ,executrix 444#bjj4jj ------- #cgh4fa ,,minnesota1 #e4de4 ,lyndale4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#e4de ,,north ,,dakota1 #c4ej4 ,woman's ,home ,missionary ,union of ,north ,dakota1 by ,mrs4 ,mary ,m4 ,fisher1 ,treas41 for ,woman's ,work3 444#j4jj ,cummings4 ,christian ,soldiers 444#b4ej ,spiritwood4 ,mrs4 ,v4 ,craig 444#a4jj ----- #c4ej ,,south ,,dakota1 #bi4ej4 ,howard4 ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,marion1 ,ala4 444#d4ej ,huron4 ,rev4 ,j4,e4,b4 ,jewett1 for new ,sch4 ,building1 ,evarts1 ,ky4 444#be4jj ,,nebraska1 #af4ji4 ,ainsworth4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#g4ac ,franklin4 ,sab4 ,sch41 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#a4if ,indianola4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 444#g4jj ,,colorado1 #aj4aj4 ,denver4 ,third ,ch4 444#aj4aj ,,california1 #iec4fe4 ,lodi4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#c4gj ,redlands4 ,lugonia ,terrace ,cong4 ,ch4 444#h4jj ,san ,francisco4 ,receipts of the ,california ,chinese ,mission 7see items below7 444#ida4ie ,,kentucky1 #d4jj4 ,red ,ash4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#d4jj ,,tennessee1 #c4jj4 ,deer ,lodge4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#c4jj ,,north ,,carolina1 #b4be4 ,high ,point4 ,cong4 ,ch4 444#b4be ,,georgia1 #a4fd4 ,woodville4 ,pilgrim ,ch41 #a4je2 ,rev4 ,j4 ,loyd1 #cd;c42 ,rev4 ,j4,h4,h4 ,sengstacke1 #be;c4 444#a4fd ,,alabama1 #b4gg4 ,athens4 ,trinity ,cong4 ,ch4 444#b4bg ,lincoln4 ---- 444#j4ej ,,mississippi1 #cc4jj4 ,tougaloo4 ,,mrs4 ,,laura ,m4 ,,goss1 to const4 herself ,l4,m4 444#cc4jj ,,canada1 #e4jj4 ,montreal4 ,chas4 ,alexander 444#e4jj ,,hawaiian ,,islands1 #e4jj4 ,honolulu4 ,mrs4 ,h4,p4 ,green 444#e4jj ,,india1 #aj4jj4 ,melur4 ,y4,p4,s4,c4,e4 444#aj4jj ---------- ,donations 444#i1aff4jh ,estates 444#c1aeb4dc ---------- #ab1cah4ea ,,tuition1 #cgj4hg4 ,lexington1 ,ky4 ,tuition 444#fb4jj ,cotton ,valley1 ,ala4 ,tuition 444#afi4be ,marion1 ,ala4 ,tuition 444#j4ge ,nat1 ,ala4 ,tuition 444#ie4hg ,new ,orleans1 ,la4 ,tuition 444#ch4jj ,austin1 ,tex4 ,tuition 444#e4jj ----- #cgj4hg ,total for ,august 444#ab1fhi4ch ,,summary4 ,donations 444#agc1bgc4de ,estates 444#hj1eci4ai ----------- #bec1hab4fd ,income 444#aj1adc4ef ,tuition 444#da1bif4ia ----------- ,total from ,oct4 #a to ,august #ca 444#cje1bec4aa ,,for ,,the ,,american ,,missionary4 ,subscriptions for ,august 444#ad4je ,previously acknowledged 444#egh4ej ------- ,total 444#eib4ee ,,receipts ,,of ,,the ,,california ,,chinese ,,mission from ,june #cjth to ,aug4 #ast1 #ahid1 ,william ,johnstone1 ,treas43 ,,from ,,local ,,missions3 ,fresno4 ,chinese ,mon4 ,off41 #c4je2 ,anni4 ,pledges1 #ah 444#ba4je ,hanford4 ,chinese ,mon4 ,off41 #b4be2 ,annual ,memberships1 #ab 444#ad4be ,los ,angeles4 ,chinese ,monthlies1 #c4dj2 ,anni4 ,pledges1 #ca4bj 444#cc4fj ,marysville4 ,chinese ,monthlies1 #g4be2 ,anni4 ,pledges1 #bj4ej 444#bg4ge ,oakland4 ,chinese ,monthlies1 #aj2 ,annual ,members1 #h 444#ah4jj ,oroville4 ,chinese ,monthlies1 #b2 ,anni4 ,pledges1 #b4ej2 ,cong4 ,ch4 ,y4,p4,s4,c4,e41 #e 444#i4ej ,petaluma4 ,chinese ,monthlies1 #a2 ,a4,b4 ,case1 #f2 ,others1 #ad 444#ba4jj ,riverside4 ,chinese ,monthlies1 #b4aj2 ,anni4 ,pledges1 #aj 444#ab4aj ,sacramento4 ,chinese ,monthlies 444#h4be ,san ,bernardino4 ,chinese ,monthlies 444#d4gj ,san ,diego4 ,chinese ,monthlies1 #b4cj2 ,anni4 ,pledges1 #ab4ae 444#ad4de ,san ,francisco4 ,bethany ,ch41 ,anni4 ,pledges1 #e4ej2 ,mrs4 ,eliza ,moran1 #a2 ,central ,ch1 ,chinese ,mon4 ,off41 #f4je2 ,annual ,members1 #ca2 ,rev4 ,e4,w4 ,stoddard and ,friend1 #a4ej2 ,barnes ,ch41 ,chinese ,mon4 ,off41 #a4ej2 ,annual ,members1 #aa2 ,west ,ch41 ,chinese ,mon4 ,offs41 #b4ge 444#fj4cj ,santa ,barbara4 ,chinese ,mon4 ,offs41 #c4ae2 ,anni4 ,pledges1 #i2 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 #ac4ej 444#be4fe ,santa ,cruz4 ,chinese ,mon4 ,off41 #f4bj2 ,anni4 ,off41 #cg4gj 444#dc4ij ,stockton4 ,chinese ,mon1 ,off41 #c4be2 ,anni4 ,off41 #bg4ej 444#cj4ge ,ventura4 ,chinese ,monthlies1 #b4be2 ,annual ,members1 #bj2 ----1 #a 444#bc4be ------ #cfh4ej ,,from ,,individual ,,givers3 ---4 ,james ,m4 ,haven1 #be2 ,giles ,h4 ,gray1 #e2 ,rev4 ,joseph ,rowell1 #e2 ,mrs4 ,nellie ,m4 ,haskell1 #e2 ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,james ,shinn1 #aj 444#ej4jj ,,from ,,eastern ,,friends3 ,new ,boston1 ,n4,h4 ,levi ,hooper 444#ej4jj ,south ,braintree1 ,mass4 ,rev4 ,jotham ,b4 ,sewall 444#be4jj ,stockbridge1 ,mass1 ,miss ,a4 ,byington 444#ha4jj ,bridgeport1 ,conn4 ,miss ,mary ,l4 ,blackley 444#bj4jj ,new ,haven1 ,conn4 ,mrs4 ,henry ,farnum 444#ajj4jj ------ #bgf4jj ------- #fid4ej ,,received ,,for ,,chinese ,,women ,,and ,,girls3 ,bangor1 ,me4 ,s4,s4 ,classes ,hammond ,st4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #aa4cj2 ,y4,p4,s4,c4,e4 of ,hammond ,st4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #aj2 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 #ad4ij 444#cf4bj ,belfast1 ,me1 ,miss ,e4,m4 ,pond 444#e4jj ,bucksport1 ,me4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #bb2 and ,sab4 ,sch41 #aj 444#cb4jj ,greenfield1 ,mass4 ,mrs4 ,e4,b4 ,loomis1 #aj2 ,miss ,n4,e4 ,russell1 #e 444#ae4jj ,hatfield1 ,mass4 ,the ,real ,folks1 by ,mrs4 ,c4,k4 ,morton1 ,treas4 444#be4jj ,hatfield1 ,mass4 ---- 444#f4jj ,marlboro1 ,mass4 ,three ,friends4 through ,miss ,h4,j4 ,alexander 444#f4be ,stockbridge1 ,mass4 ,lend-a-,hand ,circle ,king's ,daughters 444#e4jj ,worcester1 ,mass4 ,friends4 444#d4jj ,albany1 ,n4,y4 ,friends of the ,chinese1 by ,miss ,janet ,mc,naughton 444#ajj4jj ,colorado ,springs1 ,colo4 ,ladies' ,m4 ,soc4 444#e4jj ,pacific ,grove1 ,cal4 ,mayflower ,ch4 444#g4jj ,luna1 ,new ,mexico4 ,miss ,carrie ,b4 ,pond 444#a4jj ----- #bdg4de ------- ,total 444#ida4ie 99 99 99 99 99 ,h4,w4 ,,hubbard1 ,treas41 ,bible ,house1 ,n4,y4