,,the ,,american ,,missionary4 ,,october1 #ahhi4 ,,vol4 ,,xliii4 ,,no4 #aj4 ,,contents ,,editorial4 ,,annual ,,meeting ,,voting ,,members ,,close ,,of ,,financial ,,year ,,letters ,,from ,,contributors ,,compromises ,,and ,,the ,,congregational ,,churches ,,of ,,georgia ,,indian ,,contract ,,schools ,a ,,minister',s ,,testimony ,,notes ,,by ,,the ,,way 99 99 99 99 99 ,,freely ,,ye ,,have ,,received1 ,,freely ,,give ,,the ,,south4 ,,items ,,from ,,the ,,field ,,vacation ,,at ,,tougaloo ,,from ,a ,,teacher ,,in ,,the ,,tennessee ,,mountains ,,signs ,,of ,,progress ,,obituary ,,student',s ,,letter4 ,a ,,bit ,,of ,,experience ,,the ,,indians4 ,,fort ,,yates1 ,,dakota ,,the ,,chinese4 ,,our ,,chinese ,,in ,,china ,,bureau ,,of ,,woman',s ,,work4 ,,woman',s ,,state ,,organizations ,,paragraphs ,,glimpses ,,from ,,the ,,field ,,our ,,young ,,folks4 ,,school ,,incidents ,,receipts 99 99 99 99 99 ,,new ,,york3 ,,published ,,by ,,the ,,american ,,missionary ,,association4 ,rooms1 #ef ,reade 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,,subscriptions ,in drafts1 checks1 registered letters1 or post-office orders1 may be sent to ,h4,w4 ,hubbard1 ,treasurer1 #ef ,reade ,street1 ,new ,york1 or1 when more convenient1 to either of the ,branch ,offices1 #ba ,congregational ,house1 ,boston1 ,mass41 or #aea ,washington ,street1 ,chicago1 ,ill4 ,a payment of thirty dollars at one time 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 periodicals and occasional papers may be correctly mailed4 ,,form ,,of ,a ,,bequest4 ,i bequeath to my executor 7or executors7 the sum of ---- dollars1 in trust1 to pay the same in ---- days after my decease to the person who1 when the same is payable1 shall act as ,treasurer of the ',american ,missionary ,association1' of ,new ,york ,city1 to be applied1 under the direction of the ,executive ,committee of the ,association1 to its charitable uses and purposes4 ,the ,will should be attested by three witnesses4 ,,the ,,american ,,missionary4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,vol4 ,,xliii4 ,,october1 #ahhi4 ,no4 #aj4 99 99 99 99 99 ,american ,missionary ,association4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,annual ,,meeting4 ,the next ,annual ,meeting of the ,american ,missionary ,association will be held at ,chicago1 ,ill41 in the ,new ,england ,church1 commencing at three o'clock ,tuesday afternoon1 ,october #bith4 ,rev4 ,r4,r4 ,meredith1 ,d4,d41 of ,brooklyn1 ,n4,y41 will preach the sermon4 ,fuller details regarding the reception of delegates and their entertainment1 together with rates at hotels1 and railroad reductions1 will be found on the last page of the cover4 ,we are anxious that the ,churches1 ,local ,conferences and ,state ,associations should be fully represented at the meeting4 ,this ,association is the almoner of their bounty and seeks their aid and counsel at its annual gatherings4 ,we believe that the work of the past year will not only meet their approval1 but increase their enthusiasm for pushing forward with renewed interest what still lies before us4 ,we request the pastors of churches to secure the appointment of delegates1 and all local ,conferences and ,state ,associations whose meetings have not been held1 to name their delegates4 ,for notice of ,woman's ,meeting1 see page #bie4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,voting ,,members4 ,life members and delegates chosen by contributing churches1 local ,conferences1 and ,state ,associations1 constitute the ,annual ,meeting1 as will be seen by the following article of the ,constitution4 ,,art4 ,,iii4 ,members of evangelical churches may be constituted members of this ,association for life by the payment of thirty dollars into its treasury1 with the written declaration at the time or times of payment that the sum is to be applied to constitute a designated person a life member2 and such membership shall begin sixty days after the payment shall have been completed4 ,other persons1 by the payment of the same sum1 may be made life members1 without the privilege of voting4 ,every evangelical church which has within a year contributed to the funds of the ,association1 and every ,state ,conference or ,association of such churches1 may appoint two delegates to the ,annual ,meeting of the ,association2 such delegates1 duly attested by credentials1 shall be members of the ,association for the year for which they were thus appointed4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,close ,,of ,,our ,,financial ,,year4 ,these pages may fall into the hands of some of our constituents before the close of our fiscal year1 ,september #cjth4 ,we hope that the opportunity will be embraced by church treasurers to remit promptly funds designed for us1 and that benevolent friends who have intended to aid us during the year will carry out their purpose at once4 ,the outlook is encouraging and we shall hail with joy and gratitude the day of deliverance from debt4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,letters ,,from ,,contributors4 ,again ,i have the pleasure of enclosing for the general use of the ,american ,missionary ,association a draft of one hundred dollars4 ,the ,lord bless the work of the dear workers in the field4 ,my love to them4 99 99 99 99 99 ,many years ago ,i used to contribute to the funds of the ,american ,missionary ,association4 ,my husband and ,i supported a teacher under its auspices1 but times have changed and we are not able to do that now4 ,for many years ,i have ceased to send any money to your treasury1 for ,i thought what little ,i could afford would do no good at all4 ,but seeing in the ,september ,,missionary some contributions of a few dollars1 ,i send the enclosed five dollars4 ,if each one interested in the cause would do that1 it would help some4 ,my interest is unabated in your great and glorious work for humanity and immortal souls4 ,,from ,a ,,missionary ,,in ,,china4 ,enclosed we send twenty-five dollars1 which please accept as our subscription to the ,american ,missionary ,association work for the current year4 ,we are more and more interested in this work1 especially in view of the hateful prejudice that exists in many parts of the ,south against the colored people and those who have so nobly espoused the cause of their education and ,christianization4 ,this low-minded prejudice is very similar to what we have to endure here in the interior of ,china1 yet it is harder to bear because coming from those who pretend to be enlightened ,christians1 while here those who indulge in personal abuse are mostly of the lowest and most ignorant heathen1 though they are often backed up by the literati4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,compromises ,,and ,,the ,,congregational ,,churches ,,of ,,georgia4 ,americans are much addicted to settling difficulties by compromises2 but these compromises1 in ,state and ,church1 especially in regard to slavery1 have so often been the sacrifice of principle to expediency that the word has come to have a sinister meaning--implying such a sacrifice2 and they have so often proved failures as to show them to be unwise1 even as a matter of expediency4 ,a brief sketch of some of these past compromises1 with their motives and failures1 may throw some light upon the compromise proposed for the ,congregational churches in ,georgia4 ,,political ,,compromises4 ,these have usually been made from more than one motive3 #a4 ,one strong plea is that the expediency is so urgent that a small sacrifice of right is justifiable4 ,in that celebrated law case of ,shylock the ,jew versus ,antonio the merchant1 so ably reported by ,william ,shakespeare1 ,esq41 this reason was plainly stated4 ,the defendant's attorney1 ,bassanio1 in order to avert from his client the dreadful forfeit of a pound of flesh taken nearest his heart1 appealed to the judge3 ,i beseech you ,wrest once the law to your authority2 ,to do a great right1 do a little wrong4 ,the wise young judge knew the law1 human and divine1 too well to grant this plea4 ,but that plea had its influence in securing the adoption of the ,federal ,constitution4 ,among other difficulties in the way1 a constructive guarantee of slavery seemed necessary to secure the assent of some of the ,southern ,states4 ,how strong the plea6 ,slavery was wrong to be sure1 but the terrible seven years' war was ended1 and a great nation was ready to come into existence6 ,the compromise was made and the ,union was formed4 ,but did the compromise save it8 ,no6 ,the pound of flesh was at last the price4 ,after a struggle of seventy-two years the crisis came1 ,sumter was fired upon and the compromise was found to be a failure4 ,a pound of flesh6 ,nay1 the flesh and blood of a million of men saved the ,union4 #b4 ,another motive for a compromise is the expectation that while it is all that can be done now1 it will be a step towards the ultimate4 ,this was strongly urged in that first compromise4 ,it was said that the ,declaration of ,independence1 the enthusiasm for liberty1 and the world-wide boast of equal rights1 must work a universal consent to the abrogation of slavery4 ,jefferson voiced the general sentiment when he said3 ,i think a change is already perceptible since the origin of the present revolution4 ,the way ,i hope is preparing1 under the auspices of heaven1 for a total emancipation4 ,but slavery grew stronger1 instead of weaker1 under the compromise1 and from time to time required more compromises1 and more surrenders4 ,the ,missouri ,compromise1 the ,annexation of ,texas1 and the ,fugitive ,slave ,law1 each extorted under threats of the dissolution of the ,union1 are examples4 ,but no compromise ever wrenched an inch of territory from the clutch of slavery and gave it to freedom4 ,freedom held the whole ,northwest1 by the un-compromising requirement3 ,there shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude there6 #c4 ,another strong plea for compromise is the hopelessness of gaining anything better4 ,this was the consideration urged so vehemently against the early ,abolitionists4 ,it was said3 ,slavery is wrong--that we all admit--but it is a fixed fact1 invulnerable1 backed up by wealth1 talent1 pride and political influence1 and all opposition is vain4 ,you ,abolitionists are mere sentimentalists1 visionaries1 doctrinaires4 ,this had great influence with the indifferent1 the timid1 and especially with those who vaunt themselves as practical men1 who boast that they care nothing for abstractions1 but take business views of things4 ,this plea and these men were largely influential in carrying forward some of the most iniquitous compromises preceding the war4 ,,ecclesiastical ,,compromises ,,about ,,slavery4 ,this glance at the compromises in the political history of the nation prepares us to look at those in the ,church4 ,here1 too1 compromises on the subject of slavery were made as in the ,state1 and generally from the same motives and always with the same disappointing results4 ,the ,churches before and during the revolutionary period were emphatic in their utterances against slavery4 ,their accredited leaders and official convocations used such terms as these3 ,methodist1 ,the sum of all villanies2 ,presbyterian1 ,man stealers3 stealers of men are those who bring off slaves or freemen and keep1 sell or buy them2 ,baptist1 ,slavery is a violent deprivation of the rights of nature2 ,congregational1 ,slavery is in every instance wrong1 unrighteous1 oppressive1 a great and crying sin1 there being nothing equal to it on the face of the earth4 ,but there were slaveholders in the churches1 and as population increased they became more numerous and naturally chafed under such denunciations4 ,but their impatience reached its climax under the modern anti-slavery doctrine that immediate emancipation is the only remedy for the sin of slavery4 ,the ,south was alarmed and soon became imperious and exacting2 the ,north was timid and yielding4 ,then began the special era of ecclesiastical compromises4 ,let me specify3 #a4 ,the utterances as to the guilt of slavery were modified1 reaching at length the point where some of the most eminent doctors of divinity and the most learned professors in theological seminaries tried to vindicate from the ,bible the toleration of slavery4 #b4 ,disclaimers were made as to the right to interfere with slavery4 ,as1 for example1 a large ecclesiastical assembly by vote disclaimed any right1 wish or intention to interfere with the civil and political relation between master and slave1 as it exists in the slaveholding ,states of this ,union4 ,a distinguished bishop is reported to have said3 ,i have never yet advised the liberation of a slave1 and ,i think ,i never shall2 and an eminent doctor of divinity declared3 ,if by one prayer ,i could liberate every slave in the land ,i would not dare to offer it4 #c4 ,fine distinctions were drawn in behalf of slaveholders4 ,it was warmly urged in their defense that while slavery was a sin1 the individual slaveholder might not in every case be a sinner--a charity that was made to cover a multitude of sinners4 ,one large religious assembly declared that it could not exclude slaveholders from the table of the ,lord2 it would rather sympathize with and succor them in their embarrassments4 ,an elaborate report was adopted at another large convocation1 in which it was suggested that the convert should be admitted into the church while still a slaveholder1 an oppressive ruler and a proud ,brahmin1 in the hope that under proper teaching1 the master may be prepared to break the bonds of the slave1 the oppressive ruler to dispense justice to the subject1 and the proud ,brahmin fraternally to embrace the man of low caste4 ,the great motive for these concessions was the desire for church enlargement4 ,slavery was a sin1 but the slaveholder might not always be guilty1 and if church unity and church extension were to be secured in the ,south1 some concessions must be made4 ,then1 too1 there was undoubtedly the hope that concessions and fraternal intercourse in public assemblies and in ,christian work would win the confidence of the slaveholders1 and perhaps prepare the way for the gradual removal of slavery2 and above all there was the cogent plea that compromise or division was the only present choice4 ,the half-loaf argument was wielded most effectually1 and here1 especially1 the practical men came to the front1 while on the heads of the devoted ,abolitionists were showered without stint the epithets fanatics and visionaries4 ,so much zeal for the slaveholders1 and so much sacrifice of self-respect1 not to say of conscience1 surely deserved a better fate2 but all was in vain4 ,the slaveholders scorned the compromises1 and ruthlessly rent asunder the great national churches and missionary societies4 ,the ,congregationalists1 never numerous in the ,south1 clung with great tenacity to their few churches1 but at length surrendered them4 ,,ecclesiastical ,,compromises ,,about ,,caste4 ,so ended the first chapter of humiliating and fruitless ,church compromises2 but a new chapter has begun to be written1 and so far promises to read just as the other did1 both as to the facts to be recorded and the end that will be reached4 ,slavery is dead1 but the son and heir and legitimate representative1 race prejudice1 arises to take its place4 ,this does not propose to remand the colored race back into slavery1 but to hold them as inferiors1 to be discriminated against as to equal rights and to bear with their color the perpetual ban of separation and degradation4 ,this might be expected in the political world1 but not in the ,church where all are one in ,christ ,jesus4 ,and it would be a specially sad fact if the ,church should be more tardy than the ,state in the recognition of the equal manhood of the two races4 ,one great effort in the present ecclesiastical struggle is to secure the reunion of the sundered ,churches2 and1 as in the case of slavery1 other issues have been waived or compromised1 leaving race-prejudice as the real point in the contest4 ,great have been the endeavors for harmony4 ,committees of ,conference have been appointed1 have met and conferred2 enthusiastic public meetings have been held2 communion services have been celebrated jointly1 and great feasts have been spread to welcome visiting delegations4 ,but the ,south has been inflexible on the color-line4 ,the ,northern leaders have made concessions1 and in some instances have been ready to surrender the main point1 but the mass of ,northern ,christians seem unwilling to deny the ,saviour in the person of the man whose ostracism is demanded for no fault of his own1 but only because ,god made him black4 ,the ,presbyterian ,church 7,north7 deserves special mention for having1 in the last ,general ,assembly rejected a compromise that approved the policy of separate churches1 presbyteries and synods4 ,the prize was nothing less than the ultimate reunion of the ,northern and ,southern branches of that great ,church4 ,the leaders in the ,church and in the ,assembly were committed to it and warmly advocated it1 but when the test vote came1 it was rejected by an overwhelming majority6 ,god grant that when the test comes for the ,congregationalists they may show as much back-bone6 ,the present stage of the controversy finds the ,methodists1 ,baptists and ,presbyterians still divided1 with little prospect of reunion4 ,the ,episcopalians in ,south ,carolina have surrendered on a compromise that permits the one colored minister in the ,convention to remain in it1 but utterly forbids the admission of any others4 ,,the ,,congregationalists ,,in ,,georgia4 ,the ,congregationalists are considering the question practically1 but with a division of sentiment4 ,some stand firmly against all race distinctions1 while others are disposed to compromise on a plan that keeps the two organizations in ,georgia still separated by the color-line1 but that provides for the appointment of a few delegates from each1 to form a new body that shall have charge of the interests of the denomination and be represented in the ,national ,council4 ,we are not careful to criticise the details of this plan1 nor are we anxious to secure any particular modification of them4 ,the cardinal fact is that the plan itself keeps the two bodies in ,georgia apart for no other assigned or assignable reason than race prejudice2 for who supposes for a moment that if these bodies were both white there would be this elaborate plan devised to touch each other with the tips of the fingers1 instead of giving at once the whole hand-grasp of ,christian fellowship8 ,and so long as this plan makes or retains the line of caste distinction or practically delays or evades its rejection1 it is a compromise that should not be endorsed4 ,but already the old pleas for compromise are urged in its behalf3 #a4 ,it is said that this is a first step towards the ultimate--a bridge to facilitate a future coming together4 ,but a bridge is not possible1 nor if possible1 necessary4 ,there is no doubt that since the ,new ,testament was written there have been great improvements in bridge building1 both mechanical and theological2 but between equal manhood on one side and race prejudice on the other1 there is a great gulf fixed1 and no bridge can span the chasm4 ,the ,negro must surrender his manhood or the white man his prejudice4 ,there is no half way4 ,but when either is surrendered1 there is no gulf1 and no bridge is needed4 ,if the ,negro will take his place as an inferior1 he and the white man can ride on the same seat in a buggy3 if the white man will surrender his prejudice1 the ,race-,problem is settled4 ,which shall be surrendered--the manhood or the prejudice8 ,the ,congregational churches have no doubt on that question1 and if we are to educate men in right principles we must stand firmly upon them ourselves4 ,to begin with a compromise is to yield the very point at issue4 #b4 ,but now also the opposite tack is taken4 ,we are told that race prejudice is a fixed fact--that the ,southern people will never yield1 and that hence if we are to plant ,congregational churches in the ,south at all1 we must compromise4 ,and once more we have with us the practical men1 who claim to take common sense views1 and they urge us again to be content with the half-loaf4 ,but this compromise half-loaf is very much like the famous little book that ,john ate that was indeed in the mouth sweet as honey but afterward proved to be exceedingly bitter4 ,the truth is that this half-loaf1 and ,ephraim's cake not turned and the drink that was lukewarm1 neither hot nor cold1 constitute a very unhealthy diet for ,christian people4 ,the past has its lesson by which we ought to have profited2 and it will be a shame if1 with all our experience1 we are found to need the reproof that when for the time ye ought to be teachers1 ye have need that some one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of ,god4 ,we have to deal once more1 in the history of this nation1 with the precious interests of the poor and neglected1 and we must guard against past mistakes4 ,the issue before us is a square one1 and no dodging and no compromise will meet the case4 ,we plead now for eight millions of freemen as we once plead for four millions of slaves4 ,god is their ,father1 ,christ is their ,redeemer and the ,church must recognize their equal manhood4 ,we hold with the ,christian ,union that3 ,it were better far that the ,northern ,church should not go with its missionary work into the ,south at all1 than that it should go with a mission which strengthens the infidelity that denies that ,god made of one blood all the nations of the earth for to dwell together4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,methodist1 ,baptist and ,presbyterian churches ,north resist all overtures for separating the colored and white people in churches and ecclesiastical bodies in the ,south4 ,the ,episcopal ,church1 in ,virginia and ,south ,carolina at least1 have consented to the separation on the color-line4 ,the ,congregationalists will soon decide the position they will take4 ,will they range themselves with the ,episcopalians now standing alone8 99 99 99 99 99 ,,indian ,,contract ,,schools4 ,the public has been made aware through the press recently that the ,united ,states ,government aids the ,roman ,catholics to support #b1jih ,indian pupils and assists all ,protestant denominations in the support of only #a1adf pupils4 ,why is this discrimination1 and who is to blame for it8 ,if the ,roman ,catholics give for plant1 teachers' salaries1 etc41 an amount proportionately greater than that given by the ,protestants1 then the ,protestants have themselves only to blame1 and the difficulty can be remedied by their giving an equal amount4 ,but if1 on the other hand1 the ,government gives in proportion more to the ,roman ,catholics than it does to the ,protestants1 then the ,government is showing a wholly unjustifiable partiality4 ,figures are in order on this subject4 ,who will furnish them8 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,,minister',s ,,testimony4 ,i have just been reading the ,,american ,,missionary for ,august with profound interest4 ,i rejoice with you that the 'figures are still improving'4 ,your 'practical thoughtful friend' is a suggestive example for us all1 ,i am not surprised that this year he 'has doubled his special contribution4' ',nothing succeeds like success1' is true also of achievement in bringing ourselves to give to the ,lord of what he is constantly giving to us4 ,i thank ,god for the simple1 but singular and noble justice done by that judge and jury in ,chicago who maintained the civil rights of brother ,smith4 ,mrs4 ,regal's paper on ',the ,local ,society1' seemed to me full of excellent suggestions4 ,one in particular1 that of a birthday offering containing a cent for every year of age1 is eminently practical1 and conducive to surprising results4 ,how better can we set up our ,ebenezer than by thus saying from our purses as well as from our hearts1 ',hitherto hath the ,lord helped us'8 ,finding it is best for myself to 'strike while the iron is hot1' ,i sit down at once to send you a check4 ,the signal mercy of the ,lord enables me to make my offering of dollars instead of cents1 and has put so many benefits already into the fraction of the current year that it may be reckoned as a complete year4 ,how small an acknowledgment does even a dollar seem for a year of life1 with all its escapes from peril and all its experience of good6 ,what a refreshing addition to the resources of the church would result if each professing ,christian would give such a birthday offering of one cent for each year of life6 ,may the ,lord fill us all with the spirit of him who gave himself unto the death for us4 ,i pray earnestly that the ,american ,missionary ,association may continue to enlarge1 and its work to prosper4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,notes ,,by ,,the ,,way4 ,,by ,,district ,,secretary ,c4,j4 ,,ryder4 ,white ,men and ,red ,men4 ,,the ,,round ,,up6 ,,interesting ,,high ,,school ,,commencement ,,exercises ,,last ,,night4 ,the above was the characteristic heading in a ,dakota paper of an editorial notice of the closing exercises of their ,high ,school4 ,everything takes its color from the peculiar condition of society4 ,a rubber overcoat is a slicker1 and a native pony is a broncho4 ,not so inappropriate1 either1 is the term ,the ,round ,up1 for the closing exercises of a school year4 ,it ought to be the round up1 a complete circle or sphere of successful work and accomplishment1 so far as that period of school-life is concerned4 ,the white men of ,dakota are changing perceptibly1 ,i think1 in their feelings toward the red men among them1 or among whom they are4 ,a sense of responsibility for their ,christianization seems to have taken possession of the minds of the intelligent ,christian people4 ,one is impressed with the abundance of church buildings in these small white settlements4 ,in one small village of perhaps five hundred people1 ,i counted eight ,protestant churches4 ,with ,christian churches so numerously planted as they are in these new ,western ,states1 we may hope for large help from them in the ,indian work of the ,association1 before many years4 ,they are now falling into line in this great work4 ,i rode on one side of the ,missouri ,river for many miles among the white settlements4 ,afterwards ,i rode on the other side of the river a long distance among the ,indian villages1 and could not help but contrast the condition of life of the two4 ,the ,government relations differ materially4 ,if the supplies were withheld from the ,indians1 and they were compelled to take land in severally1 and not hustled over the prairie every month or two weeks for meat1 sugar and coffee1 ,i think the change for the better would be perceptible in a twelvemonth4 ,there is general hopefulness on the part of the missionaries among the red men1 now that two ,christian men stand at the head of the ,indian ,department4 ,it was my privilege to take a cordial letter of greeting from ,supt4 ,dorchester of the ,government ,indian ,schools to the ,a4,m4,a4 missionaries at ,santee ,agency1 ,neb4 ,it was an encouragement to these earnest toilers in this far-away field to know that there was appreciation on the part of the ,government of the ,christian work among these ,indians4 ,great care1 intense study1 great deliberation of action will be necessary if these new ,government officers succeed in bettering the condition of the red men1 as they are doubtless sincerely desirous of doing4 ,they must know what they are doing1 before they do it4 ,the ,government schools which ,i visited furnished abundant evidence that considerable time would be necessary to correct the evils existing in these1 and to make them what they should be before any radical policy could be safely adopted by the ,government in reference to contract missionary schools4 ,the ,roman ,catholic influence seems to have been a dominant power in the control of these schools for some time4 ,wolf ,chief1 a ,mandan ,indian1 called on me while at ,fort ,berthold and begged that his tribe be protected against a ,catholic priest who1 he said1 wanted to compel them to send their children to a school that he proposed to establish near them4 ,we ,mandans are ,congregationalists1 said this ,indian chief1 and we want to send our children to your mission4 99 99 99 99 99 ,incidents both amusing and pathetic are of frequent occurrence in this ,indian work4 ,such incidents throw light upon the inside life of the ,indians and missionaries1 and are often useful in the ,monthly ,concert1 and so ,i record some of them here4 ,cherries-in-the-mouth1 a somewhat aged and highly-painted ,indian1 was very much taken with one of the missionaries4 ,he came to the ,superintendent of the mission and offered eight ponies for her1 or1 ,i believe1 more correctly1 said he would give eight ponies1 if he had them4 ,his affection was larger than his pocket-book1 as is sometimes true of his pale-faced brother4 99 99 99 99 99 ,plenty ,corn was a sweet little ,indian girl1 who attended the mission at ,fort ,berthold4 ,she had won her way wonderfully into the hearts of the teachers1 and when she died last spring1 there were sorrowful hearts in the mission1 as truly as in the ,indian tepee4 ,the parents had been reached also by the influence of the mission4 ,they permitted the missionary to lay the body in a coffin4 ,the ,indians took up the little white casket and bore it to the boat in which it was to be taken across the ,missouri ,river4 ,the father rowed the boat1 as the mother sat on the opposite bank waiting for her dead darling1 and from the boat there went up the piteous wailing of the father1 which was echoed back from the bank in the piteous wail of the mother4 ,it was a sad1 sad sight1 and emphasized painfully the need of ,christian instruction1 that the hope of the ,gospel may break through the superstitious darkness of these sad lives4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,echoes4 ,an old man who teaches in the country heard we had a number of ,sunday-school papers1 and asked us if we had any overtures of ,sunday-school literature to give him4 ,one of the older boys was obliged to leave school to work4 ,in the last prayer-meeting he attended he said3 ,it makes me feel very sorry when ,i think that next week my seat will be filled with my absence4 ,another prayed that he might walk more citcumspotly before the world4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,freely ,,ye ,,have ,,received1 ,,freely ,,give4 7,written for a ,missionary ,concert held in the interests of the ,a4,m4,a47 ,so free are the gifts of heaven1 ,so many the blessings which fall1 ,that1 should we attempt to count them ,we could not number them all4 ,for ,god is a generous ,giver4 ,who sows with a liberal hand ,shall reap a bounteous harvest ,and gather the fruits of the land4 ,for 'tis ,god that gives the increase1 ,and oft it's a hundred fold1 ,and men are reaping in many ways ,aside from lands and gold4 ,the blessings of home and fireside1 ,of friendship1 of books1 of health1 ,of knowledge1 of church1 of worship1 ,all these are a part of our wealth4 ,but off in the sunny ,southland1 ,in a part of our country large1 ,are needs1 which with us are blessings1 ,and to us there comes this charge3-- ,freely received are ,god's mercies2 ,and now will ye freely give8 ,it will be a glorious mission ,to help a nation live4 ,,bluehill1 ,,me4 ,m4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,south 99 99 99 99 99 ,,items ,,from ,,the ,,field4 ,,by ,,field ,,superintendent ,f4,e4 ,,jenkins4 ,,new ,,churches4 ,two new ,congregational churches in connection with our work completed their organization with communion services on ,sunday1 ,september #ast4 ,both were organized by ,northern people who have settled in the ,south in places which are likely to grow by immigration from the ,north4 ,one is in ,roseland1 ,la41 and is under the pastoral care of ,rev4 ,c4,s4 ,shattuck4 ,it starts with eleven members4 ,the other is in ,north ,athens1 ,tenn41 and for the present is cared for by our general missionary1 ,rev4 ,g4 ,stanley ,pope4 ,it begins with thirteen members4 ,both will come into the regular ,state organizations of ,congregational churches4 ,the ,first ,congregational ,church of ,alco1 ,ala41 was organized ,august #beth1 with twelve members4 ,rev4 ,james ,brown1 a graduate of the last theological class at ,talladega ,college1 is the pastor4 ,at ,fort ,payne1 ,ala41 the first steps were taken ,august #bast toward the organization of a church4 ,it was voted to complete the organization as soon as possible4 ,rev4 ,geo4 ,s4 ,smith1 recently of ,raleigh1 ,n4,c41 has gone to ,fort ,payne to take charge of the work4 ,,new ,,chapel4 ,the ,plymouth ,congregational ,church of ,new ,decatur1 ,ala41 aided by the ,american ,missionary ,association1 is erecting a chapel which is to be used as a church until the congregation shall become larger and wealthier4 ,this church has been organized by ,northern people who have gone to this new and growing town to make their homes4 ,it is connected with the ,central ,south ,association of ,congregational ,churches4 ,,hymn ,,books ,,wanted4 ,the ,plymouth ,congregational ,church of ,new ,decatur1 ,ala41 greatly needs hymn books4 ,it has a few copies of the ,songs of the ,sanctuary1 but not enough to enable it to use them4 ,any church having copies of this book which are not needed in its service could scarcely do better with them than to send them to this courageous little church4 ,from ,crossville1 ,tenn41 we have this appeal3 ,it would be esteemed a great favor if some church could furnish our people with a donation of hymn books for church singing4 ,you may know of some church having a new supply of hymn books who would be pleased to give this poor flock on the mountains their old books4 ,if so1 they would be thankful1 and highly appreciate the favor4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,vacation ,,at ,,tougaloo4 ,,by ,,field ,,superintendent ,e4,s4 ,,hall4 ,awake8 ,with the ,rat-a-tat ,quir-r-k1 tat-tat of the great crimson-crested woodpecker hammering just for noisy fun on the wide cornice of the mansion1 with the summer sun shining in through the window1 and the five o'clock bell pealing sharply from ,strieby ,hall1 the seven sleepers would have to be awake and doing at ,tougaloo ,university4 ,the mercury is passing the #gb point at sunrise2 but the morning1 as the sunshine sparkles on the dewy grass between the wide-spreading live-oaks of the grove1 seems as cool as a morning on the ,berkshire hills4 ,the wide-rolling plantation fields to the west give no hint of the long hot mid-day hours when the cotton revels in a heat that sends all animate nature to the deepest coverts4 ,the ,tougaloo grounds are a paradise for all feathered life4 ,the quail with their cheery ,bob ,white whistle in the kitchen garden1 following in plain sight the boys hoeing out the grass4 ,the blue-jays1 martins and mocking birds render a trip to the ,paris ,exposition entirely unnecessary1 if one wishes to hear all parties talk at the same moment and in unintelligible syllables4 ,curious1 is'nt it1 that these shy denizens of field and forest are so bold1 in term as well as vacation time1 where these colored lads and lasses congregate1 for people of a low1 brutal nature1 incapable of any spark of generosity or ambition1 are no friends to innocent nature4 ,the papers that characterize the ,negro as such1 a creature unfit to live in a white man's country1 cannot be blinded by prejudice6 ,what of the human life at ,tougaloo8 ,college is out2 the teachers are in the far ,north4 ,miss ,emerson1 ,preceptress of the ,girl's ,hall2 ,mr4 ,hitchcock1 ,treasurer2 ,mr4 ,klein1 ,superintendent of the ,farm2 and ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,superintendent of ,carpentry2 and ,mr4 ,mc,kibban1 borrowed from ,macon school1 are present to supervise the necessary work1 for ,tougaloo cannot be closed a day4 ,with its farm and forest and its shops1 it is to become for the ,southwest what ,hampton is for the ,eastern ,south4 ,may the ,lord prompt some of his stewards to make investments here which will bring in a ten-fold interest for the nation and for heaven6 ,the dining-hall shows a number of tables well filled at meal times4 ,most interesting are the ten little girls whom ,miss ,emerson has taken to bring up to womanhood with habits of industry and economy1 and with characters pure and joyous4 ,each day has its routine for them2 the bedroom1 the dining-room1 the kitchen1 the sewing-room1 the lesson hour1 the play time and the period for personal advice and religious instruction1 have their appropriate but never-forgotten place4 ,there are a dozen of the large girls1 young women who do the washing1 clean house1 cook the daily meals and can fruit from the garden and orchard for the ,sunday-night dish of sauce during the coming year4 ,part of these are girls in the regular domestic course1 a few are kept to work for their board and instruction rather than have them obliged to go into the cotton fields at home under unscrupulous overseers4 ,these girls have a long1 busy day1 for the work needed to keep any one of the great boarding schools in efficient operation would surprise any one of our contributing friends who has never been thro' the mill4 ,the boys--little fellows some of them only seventy-two inches tall in their bare feet--comprise the regular students in the industrial courses2 the baker1 the butcher or meat boy1 the irrepressible ,john boy of all work about the kitchen2 then the stock1 the farm1 the carpenter and blacksmith apprentices1 together with several kept for general help1 for work of an unusual magnitude was to be undertaken this vacation4 ,the ,girl's ,hall1 a great three story building with seven thousand five hundred square feet of ground plan1 had been slowly settling into this treacherous alluvium1 which is three hundred feet deep to the first sand and gravel1 until the building was in danger of falling4 ,southern contractors advised taking it down because it could not be safely repaired4 ,but the ,american ,missionary ,association's force was equal to the emergency4 ,the weight1 with the resulting strains and thrusts1 was calculated4 ,concrete footings of sufficient area were planned1 brick piers and heavy timbering were skillfully placed1 and the building will stand stronger than new and much improved in plan4 ,if these youths1 who pulled on the forty-eight great jack-screws1 lifting and blocking up the building section by section1 who excavated exactly to the surveyor's stakes1 who mixed concrete and mortar1 who framed and handled the huge hard pine timbers1 who earnestly undertook whatever was told them--for this was new and strange work--if these youths had not been ,negroes1 the outside world would have been glad to picture them in magazine and review4 ,the writer has had a long experience as master of a boy's boarding school in the ,north1 situated in a village which also contained a young ladies' seminary4 ,had those young people been as sober and in earnest as these dusky-skinned ones1 as free from midnight mischief1 how many weary vigils would he have escaped6 ,the religious life at ,tougaloo does not cease with term time4 ,two or three young men go out to hold ,sunday services in the country cabins1 the ,sunday-school is full and the older ones serve as teachers1 for many children come in from surrounding fields1 making a school of nearly one hundred teachers and pupils4 ,the young people's society meeting each ,sunday afternoon1 and the prayer meetings on ,sunday and ,wednesday evenings are characterized by a quiet1 earnest ,christianity1 that would do credit to any circle in our ,northern ,states4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,from ,a ,,teacher ,,in ,,the ,,tennessee ,,mountains4 ,let me tell you of the general interest manifest in several of the counties west and north of us in attending this school4 ,one of our students has visited many cabins over the mountains during his vacation1 and finds school advantages very scarce and poor4 ,he finds poverty and degradation1 and ignorance of the world and of books4 ,some of the people are still using the old-time method of kindling their fires by flint and steel instead of matches4 ,he has met many young people who are thirsting for books and school1 has also found numbers who have struggled up through the darkness and have become teachers in their own neighborhood1 the blind leading the blind4 ,such almost invariably wish to come to our school and say they shall be here as soon as their schools close4 ,many are too poor to come4 ,this is true of a number of young girls who would come if they could work their board or in any possible way pay for it4 ,whoever will provide funds to meet the expenses of these neglected girls1 and place them in our school and prepare them for the future duties of life1 will be doing an angelic work1 and in the end will do the greatest good that can be done to this people4 ,very much of the money spent for this mountain people will be the same as thrown away if this effort is not made to educate the girls4 ,the natives are having their big yearly meetings and lively times shouting and actually chasing each other in and around their log churches to pull them to the mourner's bench1 and1 in their wild efforts1 they upset stove pipes and benches4 ,it is so much like a circus that everybody runs to the big meetings4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,signs ,,of ,,progress4 ,,by ,,pres4 ,r4,c4 ,,hitchcock4 ,every little while1 some article giving ultra views of ,the ,problem1 gets into the papers1 sometimes painting a roseate-hued picture1 and again some one1 who does not find people of dusky hue all angels1 writes that there is no hope2 that all experiments leading to intellectual and especially to moral elevation are failures2 and that she 7as one wrote7 is ready or almost ready1 to throw away the ,bible and advise the negroes to be honestly heathen4 ,i will indicate a few plain signs of progress4 ,the negroes are rapidly learning self-control4 ,six years ago1 if a package was left in the hall over night1 there would be signs in the morning that it had been meddled with4 ,the contents might be all there--,i have not found them greatly given to peculation1 from the first--but they did not seem to have the power to resist the temptation to peep4 ,now1 this is never done2 a package of any kind may be left where it is freely accessible for weeks1 and it will be untouched4 ,the first time a fire occurred in our neighborhood1 what a panic there was6 ,all were screaming and tearing about1 trunks were dragged out of rooms1 and one boy threw his out of a second story window4 ,it was all we could possibly do to quiet them and restore order4 ,since then1 there has been a fire so near as to scorch the rear fence and no panic1 no screaming1 hardly a student left his room4 ,formerly1 on the receipt of bad news1 as the intelligence of the death of a friend1 it was not uncommon for one to have a fit of hysterics or something resembling it2 now1 such news is received with deep feeling indeed1 and with tears1 but no hysterics or fit of any kind4 ,there is1 also1 a grand growth in the sister virtue of gratitude4 ,in this1 they have more to overcome1 probably1 than in any other matter1 for here they carry an inheritance of great weight1 from the old slave days4 ,why should they be grateful8 ,what chance to exercise the feeling6 ,it became1 like the eyes of the fish in the ,styx of ,mammoth ,cave1 useless1 and to all appearances disappeared4 ,but the germ is there1 and with light it will again come to the surface4 ,i could cite scores of anecdotes4 ,i will give but one1 and ,i give this because it also illustrates a most loveable trait of character which abounds among these people--sympathy for suffering4 ,mrs4 ,h4 and myself started one day1 to drive from ,new ,iberia to the ,avery salt mine1 some ten miles distant4 ,it was ,monday following a hard ,sunday's work speaking2 it was as hot as days can be out in the ,teche country1 and when a little more than half way there1 ,i was suffering from a terrific headache4 ,we were too far to go back1 and so drove on4 ,arrived at the ,island1 we drove1 as directed1 to the boarding house1 seeking a place where ,i could at least lie down1 to find only a shed filled with tables1 where the men ate1 going elsewhere to sleep4 ,i asked ,mrs4 ,h4 to drive on and1 holding on behind the carriage1 was groping my way along1 more dead than alive1 when ,i heard a voice cry out1 ,why1 howdy1 ,professor1 how ever came you here8 ,glad was ,i to hear a friendly voice4 ,it was that of a young girl who had been1 some months before1 a visitor at the ,university1 and to whom ,i had given a little book and spoken some friendly words4 ,my bread came back to me--a whole loaf for a crumb4 ,all day long1 she and her mother1 who left her wash tub to attend to me1 worked over my miserable head4 ,a mile and more she ran in the burning sun for ice1 and no herb that grew on ,petit ,anse from which a decoction could be made1 was left untried1 until ice1 herbs1 and a tough constitution prevailed1 and ,i was able to ride home4 ,i offered pay1 but it was almost indignantly refused4 ,i wish space would allow me to tell a hundred stories to illustrate their kind-heartedness1 not only to each other1 but to strangers1 and even to their old masters and mistresses4 ,their ,christian faith is something wonderful4 ,it has been my blessed privilege to be at the bedside of several young people as the death angel hovered near1 and nowhere did ,i ever feel so near the pearly gates4 ,such pure faith and perfect confidence1 such perfect resignation1 one could almost hear the rustle of the wings as ,azrael bent down to take the sweet spirit home4 ,they have gained much in stability of character4 ,frivolity and silly nonsense are not the rule4 ,our boys and girls who go out to teach1 carry a load of responsibility with them4 ,some of the parishes have been almost entirely transformed by their work4 ,three of our boys last summer built the school houses in which they taught1 the people contributing time1 lumber and money1 and they are the only school houses in the ,state1 outside of the large towns1 that were built for1 or are fit for1 the purpose4 ,two of them have halls above for meetings1 are fitted up with blackboards1 desks1 etc4 ,the stories our boys tell of their efforts to introduce modern appliances and methods1 remind me of those ,i used to hear from the old veterans ,barnard1 ,camp1 and others1 of their struggles in the early days in ,connecticut4 ,they have grown in cleanliness and industry beyond expression4 ,when ,i first came here1 it was sometimes harder to get a bit of work done than to do it myself4 ,now1 it is a pleasure to work with them4 ,in nothing1 perhaps1 has there been so great a gain as in the habit of reading4 ,the progress in this is simply astonishing1 and cannot be described in a few words4 ,seven years ago1 there was hardly a reader in the school4 ,now1 many of our young people come to my library and1 looking over my books1 talk of them and their authors as intelligently as young people of the same age in ,massachusetts would4 ,i conclude by saying that1 in this far-away corner1 ,god has greatly blessed the efforts made by faithful teachers1 and there is every cause for encouragement and hope4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,obituary4 ,another of our educated1 consecrated and useful colored pastors has passed away4 ,rev4 ,welborn ,wright1 pastor of the ,second ,congregational ,church of ,lawrence1 ,kansas1 died at his home1 ,august #adth1 of consumption4 ,he was born in ,south ,carolina1 and had been pastor of the church in ,lawrence over six years4 ,he was a man of thought1 earnest in his convictions1 and had acquired a large influence over his own people4 ,his church had prospered greatly under his care4 ,he won the esteem of the white people4 ,two years ago he was elected a member of the ,board of ,education of the city1 and proved himself to be a man of good judgment in practical affairs4 ,his funeral was attended by ,rev4 ,dr4 ,cordley1 ,rev4 ,r4,b4 ,parker and ,rev4 ,a4,n4 ,richards4 ,he was ,secretary of the ,minister's ,meeting of ,lawrence1 and resolutions of warm commendation and sympathy for his family were passed by that body1 and also by the ,board of ,education of ,lawrence4 99 99 99 99 99 ,we have just learned that ,mr4 ,a4,j4 ,berger1 formerly industrial teacher at ,macon1 ,georgia1 died at ,claremont1 ,virginia1 ,september #b;d1 at the age of sixty-six years4 99 99 99 99 99 ,news has also come to us of the death of ,miss ,j4,p4 ,bradshaw1 a former teacher at ,tougaloo ,university1 ,miss4 ,for five years she bravely battled for life1 but finally died of consumption4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,student',s ,,letter4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,,bit ,,of ,,experience4 ,,by ,a ,,talladega ,,student4 ,not long since ,i was forcibly reminded of the work and worth of the schools of the ,american ,missionary ,association by witnessing the services in a church4 ,in a room large enough to comfortably seat one hundred were fully two hundred and fifty1 and a large crowd hovering about the door4 ,there was abundance of singing and praying4 ,the songs were mostly on the solo and chorus style--not set to music1 what we call plantation or made-up songs4 ,while singing1 the leader adds new words to suit his fancy and emotional fervor2 thus the song often undergoes several changes of words in the course of a few months1 all the time retaining the same tune4 ,this is what is meant by made-up songs4 ,among those of my people in whom the emotional tide runs high this kind of singing is very popular4 ,in that meeting1 while singing the last part of each song the audience would rise and turn their backs toward the pulpit4 ,one started the prayers1 but soon the multitude of voices made it impossible to know who was leading or what was being said4 ,the minister came in late4 ,he slowly turned the pages of the ,bible until he found his text4 ,with a murmuring voice he read a few verses and began preaching4 ,moving off slowly1 like an express train1 he soon gathered a rapid motion of body and a furious rattling of words4 ,with head down and the white of his eyes turned upward he kept up a constant spitting and walking for forty or forty-five minutes4 ,all the while the hearers responded with thrilling animation4 ,the sermon over1 the singing was started as before for a long jubilee4 ,a few nights ago1 at such a meeting1 not far from the writer's church1 a young woman so mutilated her head while going through a muscular jubilation1 that she had to go to the doctor to have her head repaired4 ,less than a quarter of a mile away was another audience1 not one-fourth as large as the one referred to above1 with an educated preacher1 worshiping in the spirit with the propriety and with the gentleness of the gospel4 ,so unlike was the deportment and so different was the character of the two audiences that but for their common color one might have thought that they were composed of two distinct races4 ,the question may be asked1 what makes the difference8 ,they are the same people1 worshiping the same ,god out of the same ,bible4 ,education and the lack of it make the difference4 ,the conduct of audiences like the first here spoken of seems to vary with the style of the speaker4 ,i once preached to such a congregation4 ,their behavior was orderly4 ,during the sermon their responses were a few amens4 ,knowing their habit in worship1 ,i was somewhat annoyed with the thought that ,i was muzzling their feelings and the sooner ,i got through the gladder they would be4 ,that class of people have a way of calling the minister ,cold water preacher1 if he does not preach them into something like a spell of hallucination4 ,their composure led me to believe that ,i would earn the title4 ,still ,i endured1 and endeavored to give the plain truth plainly and earnestly2 having a strong feeling that as ,i was in authority ,i must command in the right way4 ,after dismission1 many said to me1 ,you gave us the pure word and we enjoyed it4 ,that's what we need1 said another4 ,i was heartily invited to come again4 ,i find now ,i am welcome with that people4 ,the fields are white already to harvest4 ,great is the opportunity of the rich and enlightened churches4 ,the helpfulness of our schools to my people and to the country1 is beyond calculation4 ,our missionary schools are like so many lighthouses along this dark belt of the ,union4 ,their light is being reflected by thousands of colored youth who without these schools would have grown up in gross ignorance4 ,this brings to mind an incident of my life1 which now ,i believe was providential4 ,seventeen years ago1 when my education was very limited1 while working in a restaurant1 ,i visited ,talladega ,college and was deeply impressed with the school1 and the intelligence and advancement of the boys4 ,i decided that ,i would enter school immediately1 and did so1 though my money was scarce and a few weeks before ,i had agreed to continue work in the restaurant at twelve dollars per month1 board and bed furnished4 ,that was good wages for a boy of my age1 but ,i know now that giving it up and going to school was a thousand times higher wages for me4 ,i felt my imperfections so keenly then ,i was ashamed to talk to the boys in the college4 ,the stimulation for an education1 which ,i received on that visit to ,talladega ,college has never left me4 ,i regard it most fortunate for an ignorant young man to visit our best schools4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,indians 99 99 99 99 99 ,,fort ,,yates1 ,,dakota4 ,,miss ,m4,c4 ,,collins4 ,during the recent measles epidemic a large number of children died on the ,agency4 ,at this village1 a little child had been conjured until they thought it was dying1 and then they sent for me4 ,i found the poor little one all bruised with the hands of the conjurer4 ,i showed the mother how to bathe it1 and ,i poulticed the throat and sent ,josephine over again to change the poultice1 and she reported the child as breathing quietly4 ,the next morning the swelling had gone down and the baby seemed much better2 all day it continued to improve1 and the next day sat up and ate rice soup which ,i carried it4 ,the mother said1 ,she is well now6 ,i said1 ,o1 no1 she is not2 keep her in the house three days and ,i will visit her1 then she will be well perhaps4 ,if an ,indian is not in a dying condition1 they do not consider anything the matter4 ,so1 after ,i left1 she took her child out and walked about two miles4 ,the child caught cold1 and that afternoon grew worse4 ,they had an ,indian to conjure it1 and it died immediately4 ,they sent for me to come and pray with them4 ,josephine went for ,elias1 and we went to the desolate home4 ,the baby had been dead an hour and was closed up in a box1 the grandfather singing a mourning song1 the mother wailing1 ,o my daughter1 my daughter1 ,i loved her and she has left me4 ,over and over again she cried out in her sorrow4 ,the grandmother had cut her flesh1 and the streams of blood running down from her hair over her face only made all seem more desolate1 and more weird and terrible4 ,they were trying to be ,indians1 and yet they had asked for me to come4 ,i suppose it was to give the child the full benefit of both religions1 so that there should be no mistake in the future world4 ,my ,bible class now numbers ten2 six of them are candidates for church membership4 ,one of them spoke very nicely at our last prayer meeting4 ,among other things he said3 ,no man can kill ,god's ,word4 ,it will live and his church will grow4 ,we have tried to kill it in this village1 but look at it now4 ,it has taken hold of us1 and we who have fought against it are now its followers4 ,no man can kill ,god1 because he alone is the creator of life1 and it is only foolish to try to stand upon his word and keep it down4 ,the ,indian customs fall before the ,word of ,god wherever the ,bible has gone4 ,my friends1 stop fighting against ,god1 believe on him and rejoice4 ,this is ,wakutemani 7,walking ,hunter7 whom ,i named ,huntington ,wolcott for ,mr4 ,wolcott of ,boston4 ,because he said he wanted a long name and the name of a good man1 ,i combined the two4 ,he is now ambitious to become a teacher4 ,he will be ready for an out-station whenever you are able to build one4 ,he says they have already asked him to come up on ,oak ,creek to teach them1 and ,i gave him a ,bible and hymn books and primer1 and he goes about reading and singing and praying for ,christ4 ,may he be indeed the ,walking ,hunter1 going about seeking souls4 ,god be with him to the end4 ,nearly all of our ,indians signed the bill to open the reservation4 ,john ,grass took the lead4 ,he is a very wise man1 and a good one for an ,indian who represents the wild ,indians4 ,i attended all the sessions of the ,council except the last4 ,i see by the papers that a ,roman ,catholic priest on this ,agency says he touched the pen first1 and that caused all the ,indians to sign4 ,grass says he wants me to dispute that1 that he refused to sign last year because he did not like the bill4 ,this year1 the ,commissioners were men of brains and the bill was a better one1 and was so explained that the ,indians understood it1 and that they of their own accord thought the best thing they could do was to sign it1 that the said priest had no power or influence over them whatever4 ,he said1 ,tell our friends this for me1 and tell them the ,commissioners know that we signed it of our own will because we believed it was for the good of our people4 ,i told him ,i would write it ,east4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the instability of the ,indian4--,it used to be a proverb among the ,indians that ,the white man is very uncertain4 ,the following brief extract from the letter of a missionary among the ,indians not only shows that the ,indian is unstable1 but illustrates the difficulty of fixing the ,indians in a given locality and at steady work3 ,the ,commissioner was at ---- the other day1 and our ,indians had a chance to sign1 and almost all of them did so1 but still to many of them the opening seems an evil4 ,i am afraid they are not going to maintain their places in the face of settlement by the whites4 ,already six families have slipped away to the ,indian ,territory1 and ,i shall not be much surprised if in the next two years a considerable majority of them go2 and still it is about as difficult to tell what an ,indian will do1 as it is to forecast western weather4 ,i think they have never done so well in farming as this year1 but one case will illustrate how unstable they are4 ,one man sold three young horses for about half what they were worth4 ,he had about eight acres of wheat1 twelve acres of corn1 and an acre of oats1 all of which he abandoned to go ,south1 though all his crops were very fine and had been well worked by himself4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,chinese4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,our ,,chinese ,,in ,,china4 ,,by ,,rev4 ,w4,c4 ,,pond1 ,d4,d4 ,this is an old theme1 but it presents fresh aspects from time to time4 ,i am quite sure that the readers of the ,,missionary will be interested in these extracts from three comparatively recent letters3 ,my ,,dear ,,pastor3 ,since ,i left for my home1 ,i am perfectly well and safe4 ,i am very glad that ,i havn't got any persecution come to me4 ,i told my parents the first thing when ,i reached my home that ,i don't worship the idols and the ancestors when ,i marry4 ,they did not say anything except1 ',do what you please1' and then ,i thought ,i could stop the bride to worship too4 ,they said1 ',she couldn't1' i4e4 could not be prevented from worshiping4 ,in the day ,i married1 when the bride worship the ancestors the spectators called me saying1 ',mr4 ,fung ,jung1 go1 worship with the bride4' ,my mother answered them1 ',that is all right1 he did worship4' ,two days after1 the news that ,i did not worship the ancestors reached my wife's parents4 ,they immediately send a woman to me and asked me what was the matter ,i did not worship the ancestor4 ,i explained to her as well as ,i could and then she went home4 ,though ,i stay very firm for ,jesus ,christ1 ,i am very sorry that ,i could not convert my family yet4 ,do pray for me and for those who do not know ,christ4 ,it may be remarked in explanation of this somewhat singular toleration of ,fung ,jung's faith and conduct as a ,christian1 that he had been a merchant for two or three years before he returned1 and in comparison with his relatives at home1 and perhaps with the average of returning ,chinese1 was a prosperous and somewhat well-to-do man4 ,and it is often remarked that if a son or a brother can get good luck in ,california he may have whatever religion he pleases4 ,that is what ,chinese religion is for--its sole utility--to get for its patrons good luck1 and if this is gained1 and the son or brother has money to divide1 his religion will be accepted as satisfactory1 on the ground that it has worked well in his case4 ,,joe ,,jet ,,in ,,search ,,of ,a ,,missionary4 ,joe ,jet is the ,christian merchant 7once a helper in our mission7 to whom was entrusted by our brethren the task of inaugurating their missionary work in the districts from which they came4 ,the letter from him that ,i am about to quote reached me some months ago4 ,i have crossed the stormy ocean and safely reached my country4 ,i have seen ,tsing ,ki1 ,fung ,foo and all my friends at ,hong ,kong4 ,god protected me4 ,and we talked about our missionary society1 how we should go on4 ,then we agree to try to have one good ,christian brother1 his name ,moo ,king ,shing4 ,he can both preach and teach4 ,we know he is belonging to the ,presbyterian ,church1 but we desired to employ him4 ,then ,i left ,hong ,kong and went home to see my parents1 wife and all my relatives4 ,i stay home ten days1 then take my way1 go to find where ,moo ,hing ,shan is4 ,i go through the chapel of ,kong ,moon1 then ,san ,wao city1 and then got to ,san ,ching ,fan and inquire how to get my way to see ,moo ,hing ,shan4 ,the preacher at that chapel say1 he's in ,nor ,foo ,market1 and so1 finally1 ,i meet him there4 ,i then talk over the new story with him4 ,he like very well to work in our society1 but he had teached and preached in that place seven years and all these brethren and scholars cannot leave him4 ,the missionary say he could not let him leave1 because he is a true ,christian--not one to begin believing and then stop4 ,he cannot decide yet4 ,he will think about it4 ,if he sure he cannot leave there1 then we find another4 ,a third letter is from a brother who has recently returned from ,china4 ,it speaks of good news he has received from home--news of the baptism of six persons--one man and five women4 ,about some of these women our brother knows something1 and says3 ,one of the women was about sixty years of age4 ,her brother was a ,christian and a preacher1 and through her brother she gain to be a ,christian4 ,after this she encountered many trials1 especially with her son's wife4 ,her son was in ,california1 and his wife and two children lived with his mother4 ,after she became a ,christian both the children died4 ,their mother quarrel with her because she will not worship the idols4 ,then her brother1 the preacher1 died4 ,then she herself was taken very sick4 ,we miss her three ,sabbath days4 ,that time no ,chinese preacher was there1 and only myself and1 perhaps1 one or two ,christian brothers with me at the chapel4 ,so ,i ask one of them to go with me to see for what cause she was absent4 ,she lived about five miles from my place4 ,we reach the village1 meet a young man outside the village1 ask him 'where is the ,christian woman's house8' ,he said to us1 ',follow me4' ,so we follow him straight to her house and that young man live there4 ,so ,i found she was sick4 ,three women were in the house1 one of them the son's wife4 ,these women said to us1 ',if she not be a ,christian you would not come to her4' ,my answer1 ',certainly not2 if ,i not a ,christian myself ,i would not come here4' ,so ,i begin to have a little talk to them and tell them who is the true ,god and how much ,god love us all1 and how ,jesus died for us4 ,after this ,i gave them a prayer4 ,they felt very much pleased to hear it4 ,they gave me some present to take home1 and soon the woman got all well4 ,then she went with her brother's widow to ,hong ,kong and leave her son's wife at home4 ,then she also became a ,christian woman1 very faithful1 although a great many people make fun of her and use many bad words about her4 ,she must be one of the five baptized4 ,another letter from a ,chinese brother tells me1 ,my wife one time1 with the ,chinese women1 keep ,sabbath day4 ,so ,i am very glad4 ,when ,i was at home my wife say she too young to be ,christian and afraid the people would make fun of her4 ,i told a ,chinese preacher's wife in ,china to try to get her4 ,i hope she will be led the ,christian way4 ,surely the leaven1 though little1 is working in ,china1 and though it be hid in a great mass of meal1 it will not cease its working till the whole is leavened4 ,china for ,christ6 this our motto1 and this our prayer4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,bureau ,,of ,,woman',s ,,work4 ,,miss ,d4,e4 ,,emerson1 ,,secretary4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,woman',s ,,state ,,organizations ,,co-,,operating ,,with ,,the ,,american ,,missionary ,,association4 ,,me4--,woman's ,aid to ,a4,m4,a41 ,chairman of ,committee1 ,mrs4 ,c4,a4 ,woodbury1 ,woodfords1 ,me4 ,,vt4--,woman's ,home ,miss4 ,union1 ,secretary1 ,mrs4 ,ellen ,osgood1 ,montpelier1 ,vt4 ,,conn4--,woman's ,home ,miss4 ,union1 ,secretary1 ,mrs4 ,s4,m4 ,hotchkiss1 #aga ,capitol ,ave41 ,hartford1 ,conn4 ,,mass4 and ,r4,i4--,woman's ,home ,miss4 ,association1 ,secretary1 ,miss ,natalie ,lord1 ,boston1 ,mass4#a ,n4,y4--,woman's ,home ,miss4 ,union1 ,secretary1 ,mrs4 ,william ,spalding1 ,salmon ,block1 ,syracuse1 ,n4,y4 ,,ala4--,woman's ,missionary ,union1 ,secretary1 ,miss ,s4,s4 ,evans1 ,birmingham1 ,ala4 ,,miss4--,woman's ,miss4 ,union1 ,secretary1 ,miss ,sarah ,j4 ,humphrey1 ,tougaloo1 ,miss4 ,,tenn4 and ,,ark4--,woman's ,missionary ,union of ,central ,south ,conference1 ,secretary1 ,miss ,anna ,m4 ,cahill1 ,nashville1 ,tenn4 ,,la4--,woman's ,miss4 ,union1 ,secretary1 ,miss ,jennie ,fyfe1 #dij ,canal ,st41 ,new ,orleans1 ,la4 ,,fla4--,woman's ,home ,miss4 ,union1 ,secretary1 ,mrs4 ,nathan ,barrows1 ,winter ,park1 ,fla4 ,,ohio4--,woman's ,home ,miss4 ,union1 ,secretary1 ,mrs4 ,flora ,k4 ,regal1 ,oberlin1 ,ohio4 ,,ind4--,woman's ,home ,miss4 ,union1 ,secretary1 ,mrs4 ,w4,e4 ,mossman1 ,fort ,wayne1 ,ind4 ,,ill4--,woman's ,home ,miss4 ,union1 ,secretary1 ,mrs4 ,c4,h4 ,taintor1 #aea ,washington ,st41 ,chicago1 ,ill4 ,,minn4--,woman's ,home ,miss4 ,society1 ,secretary1 ,miss ,katharine ,plant1 #bfea ,portland ,avenue1 ,minneapolis1 ,minn4 ,,iowa4--,woman's ,home ,miss4 ,union1 ,secretary1 ,miss ,ella ,e4 ,marsh1 ,grinnell1 ,iowa4 ,,kansas4--,woman's ,home ,miss4 ,society1 ,secretary1 ,mrs4 ,g4,l4 ,epps1 ,topeka1 ,kan4 ,,mich4--,woman's ,home ,miss4 ,union1 ,secretary1 ,mrs4 ,mary4 ,b4 ,warren1 ,lansing1 ,mich4 ,,wis4--,woman's ,home ,miss4 ,union1 ,secretary1 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,matter1 ,brodhead1 ,wis4 ,,neb4--,woman's ,home ,miss4 ,union1 ,secretary1 ,mrs4 ,l4,f4 ,berry1 #gbd ,n4 ,broad ,st41 ,fremont1 ,neb4 ,,colorado4--,woman's ,home ,miss4 ,union1 ,secretary1 ,mrs4 ,s4,m4 ,packard1 ,pueblo1 ,colo4 ,,south ,,dakota4--,woman's ,home ,miss4 ,union1 ,president1 ,mrs4 ,t4,m4 ,hills1 ,sioux ,falls2 ,secretary1 ,mrs4 ,w4,r4 ,dawes1 ,redfield2 ,treasurer1 ,mrs4 ,s4,e4 ,fifield1 ,lake ,preston4 ,,north ,,dakota4--,woman's ,home ,miss4 ,society1 ,president1 ,mrs4 ,a4,j4 ,pike1 ,dwight2 ,sec41 ,mrs4 ,silas ,dagett1 ,harwood2 ,treas41 ,mrs4 ,j4,m4 ,fisher1 ,fargo4 ,footnote #a3 ,for the purpose of exact information1 we note that while the ,w4,h4,m4,a4 appears in the list as a ,state body for ,mass4 and ,r4,i41 it has certain auxiliaries elsewhere4 ,we would1 suggest to all ladies connected with the auxiliaries of ,state ,missionary ,unions1 that funds for the ,american ,missionary ,association be sent to us through the treasurers of the ,union4 ,care1 however1 should be taken to designate the money as for the ,american ,missionary ,association1 since undesignated funds will not reach us4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,woman's meeting of the ,american ,missionary ,association will be held in connection with the ,annual ,meeting1 on ,thursday afternoon1 ,october #cast1 in the ,new ,england ,church1 ,chicago1 ,ill4 ,missionaries will be present from the work among the colored people and the mountain whites in the ,south1 and also from the ,indians1 to give descriptions of their life on their mission fields4 ,we would again urge a full representation of ladies from all the churches4 99 99 99 99 99 ,in connection also with the ,annual ,meeting of the ,american ,missionary ,association1 and by their invitation1 there will be an all-day ,mass ,meeting of ,women's ,home ,missionary ,unions in the ,new ,england ,church1 ,chicago1 ,october #bith4 ,every ,state ,union is urged to send representatives4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,glimpses ,,from ,,the ,,field4 ,,school ,,life4 ,i think you could not find a busier company of young people anywhere4 ,as soon as one task is accomplished1 another is ready to be taken up1 and this goes on from early morn till time for retiring4 ,going into the kitchen you will find a dozen or more girls1 with bright and happy faces1 doing the homely work of dish-washing and preparing the vegetables for dinner4 ,in the laundry1 you are greeted with as many more smiling faces1 some singing1 others telling funny stories1 but all busy at their allotted work4 ,the bell rings for school and you will see them flying from every direction1 perhaps having taken a moment to smooth the hair1 or arrange the dress4 ,all out of breath they reach the school room1 ready for the five hours' work with books1 which is the same as any average school in the ,north4 ,this work being accomplished1 they are off to the farm1 shops1 the sewing room and the cooking class4 ,here they learn to prepare all substantial food which would be necessary for any table1 and become initiated into the intricacies of bread1 pie and cake-making4 ,our ,sabbaths are not idle days either1 for with ,sunday-school1 church service1 and prayer meetings1 our day is pretty well filled4 ,some of our girls are doing real missionary work by going out into the neighborhood1 to relieve the sick1 read to the old and infirm1 and to carry food where it is needed4 ,this they seem to enjoy1 and it will1 perhaps1 prepare them for usefulness as they go out to work among their people4 ,,home ,,life4 ,perhaps1 if ,i give you a glimpse into the home of one of our pupils1 you can more easily understand what we have to work against among these people4 ,in a miserable old hovel1 of one small room1 lives a family of eleven1 father1 mother1 five children1 two pitiful little orphans1 to whom the mother out of the kindness of her heart has given shelter1 and a young man and a young woman as boarders4 ,the mother toils hard each day to furnish bread for the little ones1 and does what she can to keep her family respectable4 ,the father is what is termed1 no 'count4 ,he has no regular employment1 but1 when so inclined1 will chop wood1 and thus earn a few dimes4 ,their house is lighted by one small window1 in which bunches of rags and papers supply the absence of glass4 ,the room is heated by an old fire-place1 which is crumbling to decay4 ,the furniture consists of two straw beds covered with ragged quilts1 a little pine table1 and four broken chairs4 ,i need not tell you of the moral atmosphere which exists in such a home4 ,yet this is only a type of the home we see too often when we are making our round of calls4 ,,sacrifices ,,for ,,education4 ,our school refuses none on account of age4 ,pupils are there1 from the little three-year-old who attends the ,kinny-garten1 as they call it1 to those who are forty and fifty years old4 ,i have been exceedingly interested in one woman who is now attending school in the primary room4 ,she said to me3 ,i done sent my daughters through school and now ,i thought ,i would try and get a little education myself4 ,one of the good brothers well expressed this idea of sacrifice on the part of the parents for the education of their children when he said1 ,i only wants to be a stepping-stone for my children4 ,if ,i can help them to rise higher than ,i have got1 that is all ,i ask4 ,one poor woman told me she spent less than a dollar per week for provisions for a family of eight persons in order to save money to keep her children in school4 ,the oldest pupil in my school1 a man over thirty years of age1 said to me one day1 ,i wish ,i could have gone to school when ,i was young1 for as a fellow grows older1 his remembrance comes shorter4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,our ,,young ,,folks4 ,two little girls1 about eight and nine years old1 have just been to my room4 ,the older one said1 ,this yere chile wants a dress to wear to ,sunday-school to-morrow1 and her ma says if it don't fit she can cut it off and make it over4 ,i found among the contents of the last barrel a pretty blue gingham that fitted4 ,i am sure the one who sent the dress would have felt happy if she could have seen the glad look of the child as she received it4 ,i found the older little girl was not attending any day-school1 and when ,i asked her what she did to help at home1 she replied1 ,i don't do nothing1 but stay at home and tote wood and notice the house4 ,the children may be interested in a question asked by a little girl in the third grade4 ,she said1 ,my pa wants ,i should ask you whether the children of ,israel1 that ,moses led out of ,egypt1 were black people1 or white people8 ,i have been teaching nearly six weeks4 ,the house is a cheap frame one with a fire-place at one end4 ,it is supplied with five benches1 two desks and a blackboard4 ,on those small benches twenty-five or more children must be seated4 ,it is hard to keep them busy1 as very few have the books which they need4 ,many are just learning to read1 and some of these are making excellent progress4 ,at first it seemed as though the scholars would fight on the least provocation4 ,if there had not been a few who had attended another of our schools1 ,i do not know what ,i should have done1 but those few did not fight4 ,their deportment in the school-room was also good4 ,now there is scarcely any fighting4 ,at first several brought tobacco to school1 but it was not allowed to be used1 and so is not brought now4 ,one day a girl was at the board doing a simple sum in addition1 three plus four2 she put down nine as the entire sum4 ,when ,i asked her what three plus four was equal to1 she said seven4 ,i then asked her why she did not put that down2 she said1 ,dunno how to make a seben and so 'lowed dat would do4 ,one young man has come to school but four half days1 yet he has learned to write his own name legibly and can read some4 ,he could spell right smart before he came4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,receipts ,,for ,,august1 #ahhi4 ,,the ,,daniel ,,hand ,,fund1 ,for the ,education of ,colored ,people4 ,income for ,august1 #ahhi1 from the invested funds #d1aig4ce ,income previously acknowledged #ca1cjb4cf ---------- ,total #ce1dii4ga 99 99 99 99 99 ,,current ,,receipts4 ,,maine1 #dfh4hg4 ,bath4 ,central ,ch4 and ,soc4 #bf4bj ,bath4 ,children's ,loyal 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,natick4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #aej4jj ,newburyport4 ,a ,friend1 for ,indian ,m4 #aj4jj ,northampton4 ---- #c4jj ,north ,wilbraham4 ,grace ,union ,ch4 #ag4ej ,peru4 ,rev4 ,s4,w4 ,powell #c4jj ,prescott4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,cong4 ,ch4 #i4jj ,randolph4 ,miss ,abby ,w4 ,turner #bj4jj ,revere4 ,miss ,emily ,m4 ,peck1 ,bbl4 of ,c41 #b for ,freight1 for ,marion1 ,ala4 #b4jj ,richmond4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #e4fd ,royalston4 ,thank ,offering from a ,friend1 for ,greenwood1 ,s4,c4 #ab4ej ,springfield4 ,mrs4 ,o4,c4 ,hunt #aj4jj ,south ,amherst4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #aa4jj ,uxbridge4 ,,william ,h4 ,,seagrave1 bal4 to const4 himself ,l4,m4 #be4jj ,wakefield4 ,y4,p4,s4,c4,e4 of ,cong4 ,ch4 #ae4ff ,wakefield4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,cong4 ,ch41 bal4 to const4 ,,george ,h4 ,,maddock ,l4,m4 #f4ag ,ware4 ,mr4 ,anderson's ,s4,s4 ,class1 for ,indian ,sch'p1 ,santee ,normal ,sch4 #ag4ej ,warren4 ,mrs4 ,joseph ,ramsdell for ,chinese ,m4 #e4jj ,warren4 ,ladies1 ,box of ,bedding1 etc42 ,mrs4 ,m4,l4 ,hastings1 #c4 for ,freight1 for ,austin1 ,texas #c4jj ,westford4 ,william ,taylor1 #e1 for ,indian ,m4 and #e for ,mountain ,work #aj4jj ,whateley4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #ab4hd1 and ,sab4 ,sch41 #aj #bb4hd ,winchester4 ,y4,p4,s4,c4,e41 for ,indian ,sch'p41 ,santee ,normal ,sch4 #gj4jj ,woods ,holl4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #c4jj ,worcester4 ,polly ,w4 ,ames and ,george ,w4 ,ames #f4jj ----4 ,donations1 #ajj4jj ----4 ,a4 #aj4jj ,hampden ,benevolent ,association1 by ,charles ,marsh1 ,treasurer3 ,huntington4 ,second #ai4he ,mittineagne #c4eg ,monson4 ,sab4 ,sch41 for ,indian ,m4 #ej4jj ,springfield1 ,rev4 ,edward ,clarke #e4jj -------- #gh4db --------- #c1ech4hg ,,estates4 ,conway4 ,estate of ,ruby ,strong1 ,mrs4 ,julia ,e4 ,tilton1 ,adm'x41 for ,tougaloo ,u4 #bj4jj ,cummington4 ,estate of ,mrs4 ,r4,p4,w4 ,baldwin1 by ,ethan ,clark1 ,executor #ejj4jj ,medfield4 ,estate of ,mrs4 ,abigail ,cummings1 for ,education1 ,instruction and ,improvement of the ,colored ,population of the ,south #c1jjj4jj ,newton ,highlands4 ,estate of ,miss ,ellen ,craft1 by ,miss ,emeline ,h4 ,craft and ,sarah ,a4 ,craft1 ,executors #djj4jj ,southampton4 ,estate of ,eunice ,l4 ,strong1 ,henry ,w4 ,bosworth1 ,adm41 by ,charles ,marsh1 ,treas4 ,hampden ,benev4 ,ass'n #gcc4cc --------- #h1aib4bj ,,clothing1 ,,etc41 ,,received ,,at ,,boston ,,office4 ,winchester1 ,mass4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 by ,miss ,elizabeth ,p4 ,chapin1 ,bbl4 of ,c41 ,val4 #ej1 for ,fort ,berthold1 ,dak4 ,,rhode ,,island1 #cb4jj4 ,little ,compton4 ,united ,cong4 ,ch4 #ae4jj ,narragansett ,pier4 ,miss ,c4 ,danielson1 for ,indian ,m4 #b4jj ,providence4 ,n4,w4 ,williams #ae4jj ,,connecticut1 #a1cie1ja4 ,bridgeport4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 #be4jj ,colebrook4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #af4ad ,east ,granby4 ,ladies1 by ,mrs4 ,ellen ,h4 ,strong1 for ,cong4 ,ind'l ,sch41 ,ga4 #e4jj ,east ,hartford4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 #ca4ed for ,indian ,m42 ,infant ,sch41 #b4hj1 for ,rosebud ,m4 #cd4cd ,green's ,farms4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #bj4jj ,guilford4 ,wigwam ,club of ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,indian ,sch'p41 and to const4 ,,miss ,,emma ,,phelps and ,,miss ,,lottie ,,norton ,l4,m's #gj4jj ,guilford4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 to const4 ,,william ,c4 ,,bishop ,l4,m4 #cj4jj ,middletown4 ,third ,cong4 ,ch4 #ac4cg ,hadlyme4 ,jos4 ,w4 ,hungerford #ajj4jj ,hampton4 ,a ,friend #e4jj ,lisbon4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #bj4jj ,mount ,carmel4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #dg4bj ,new ,london4 ,a ,teacher and ,chinese ,scholar1 ,first ,ch4 of ,christ1 for ,chinese ,m4 #e4jj ,new ,preston4 ,mrs4 ,betsey ,averill1 for ,mountain ,work #aj4jj ,new ,preston4 ,ladies of ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,conn1 ,ind'l ,sch41 ,ga4 #e4jj ,norfolk4 ,young ,ladles' ,mission ,band1 for ,indian ,m4 #db4db ,north ,haven4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #eg4jj ,north ,guilford4 ,mrs4 ,eben ,f4 ,dudley1 for ,indian ,m4 #e4jj ,oxford4 ,cong4 ,ch41 to const ,,rev4 ,,henry ,m4 ,,hazeltine ,l4,m4 #cb4hh ,prospect4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #bj4jj ,redding4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #bj4gc ,riverton4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #g4jj ,salem4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #aa4fj ,sharon4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #df4fi ,south ,windsor4 ,first ,ch4 #aa4di ,stonington4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #df4ej ,terryville4 ,a ,friend1 for ,indian ,m4 #bj4jj ,thomaston4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #g4ge ,windsor4 ,first ,cong4 ,c4 #ge4jj ----4 ,a ,christian ,union ,reader1 for ,chinese ,m4 #be4jj ----4 ,a ,friend in ,conn4 #aj4jj --------- #hae4ja ,,estate4 ,rocky ,hill4 ,estate of ,rev4 ,asa ,b4 ,smith1 by ,rev4 ,e4 ,harmon1 ,ex4 #eej4jj --------- #a1cie4ja ,,new ,,york1 #cf1ghi4fc4 ,augusta4 ,friends1 by ,m4,a4 ,holmes #a4de ,cambria ,center4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,cong4 ,ch4 #h4jj ,comstock4 ,a ,friend #bj4jj ,deansville4 ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,charleston1 ,s4,c4 #i4jh ,eaton4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #h4ej ,east ,bloomfield4 ,sab4 ,sch4 ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,santee ,ind'l ,sch4 #bf4bb ,franklin4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #cj4jf ,fredonia4 ,miss ,martha ,l4 ,stevens #b4jj ,greene4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #aj4ej ,java4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,cong1 ,ch4 #aj41 ,juv4 ,temp4 ,soc4 #a4be1 by ,mamie ,j4 ,lyford1 ,treas4 #aa4be ,new ,york4 ,pilgrim ,church1 #bj41 ,rev4 ,stephen ,angell1 #aj #cj4jj ,north ,walton4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,cong4 ,ch4 #h4eg ,nyack4 ,john ,w4 ,towt #ajj4jj ,tarrytown4 ,a ,friend1 #ej4jj ,warsaw4 ,a ,friend1 #ej41 ,cong4 ,ch41 #d #ed4jj ,woman's ,home ,missionary ,union of ,n4,y41 by ,mrs4 ,l4,h4 ,cobb1 ,treas41 for ,woman's ,work3 ,jamestown4 ,ladies' ,aux4 #ae4jj ,rutland4 ,ladies' ,aux4 #e4jj ----- #bj4jj ---------- #chi4fc ,,estates4 ,fulton4 ,estate of ,mrs4 ,a4,b4,c4 ,dada #a1djj4jj ,new ,york4 ,estate of ,john ,f4 ,delaplaine1 ,james ,cruickshank and ,talbot ,w4 ,chambers1 ,executors #ce1jjj4jj ---------- #cf1ghi4fc ,,new ,,jersey1 #hb4jj4 ,bordentown4 ,lambert ,bewkes #c4jj ,highlands4 ,rev4 ,h4,r4 ,proudfit #ed4jj ,perth ,amboy4 ,rev4 ,p4 ,kimball #be4jj ,,pennsylvania1 #a4jj4 ,braddock4 ,thomas ,addenbrook1 ,p'k'g4 ,c41 etc41 for ,sherwood1 ,tenn4 ,new ,castle4 ,john ,burgess #a4jj ,,ohio1 #afd4ej4 ,adams ,mills4 ,mrs4 ,m4,a4 ,smith #aj4jj ,bryan4 ,s4,e4 ,blakeslee #e4jj ,charlestown4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #b4ej ,cleveland4 ,hough ,chapel1 #bj41 ,crawford ,road1 #bj41 by ,rev4 ,c4,w4 ,hiatt #dj4jj ,cleveland4 ,east ,madison ,av4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #be4jj ,cincinnati4 ,mrs4 ,betsey ,e4 ,aydelott #e4jj ,garrettsville4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #bb2 ,woman's ,miss'y ,soc41 #c42 ,y4,p4,s4,c4,e4 #e41 to const4 ,,rev4 ,,edgar ,s4 ,,rothrock ,l4,m4 #cj4jj ,kent4 ,ladies' ,miss'y ,soc41 by ,ada ,j4 ,blackmore1 for ,memphis1 ,tenn4 #aj4jj ,marietta4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #b4jj ,stubenville4 ,first ,ch4 #aj4jj ,ohio ,woman's ,home ,missionary ,union1 by ,mrs4 ,phebe ,a4 ,crafts1 ,treasurer1 for ,woman's ,work3 ,akron4 ,aux4 #bj4jj ,harmar4 ,oak ,grove ,mission ,band #e4jj ------- #be4jj ,,illinois1 #dia4dc ,beecher4 ,member ,cong4 ,ch4 #aj4jj ,belvidere4 ,mrs4 ,mary ,c4 ,foote1 #e41 for ,tillotson ,c4 and ,n4 ,inst41 and #c4 for ,woman's ,work #h4jj ,chicago4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 #adi4ja2 ,plymouth ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc41 #aa4fj #afj4fa ,de ,kalb4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ah4hg ,dover4 ,cong4 ,ch41 7#ajj4 of which from ,dea4 ,george ,wells7 to cont4 ,,dea4 ,j4 ,,hoyt1 ,,dea4 ,,aaron ,,dunbar1 ,,john ,w4 ,,hensel1 ,j4,b4 ,,allen and ,,james ,a4 ,,pierce ,l4,m's #abc4ga ,hyde ,park4 ,s4,s4 ,class1 ,presb4 ,ch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,marion1 ,ala4 #a4ej ,joliet4 ,a ,thank ,offering1 ,m4,t4,m4 #aj4jj ,joy ,prairie4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #db4ae ,lyndon4 ,j4,m4 ,hamilton #a4jj ,malden4 ,cong4 ,ch4 ad'l4 #g4ac ,normal4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #i4bd ,ontario4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ad4cd ,princeton4 ,mrs4 ,s4,c4 ,clapp #be4jj ,providence4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ab4jj ,ravenswood4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ba4ja ,toulon4 ,cong4 ,ch41 in part #aj4jj ,wauponsee ,grove4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #af4ag ,,michigan1 #fa4he4 ,ann ,arbor4 ,y4,p4,m4,s4 of ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 for ,chapel1 ,santee ,agency #ac4he ,calumet4 ,ladies' ,miss'y ,soc41 by ,mrs4 ,l4,w4 ,killmar1 for ,athens1 ,ala4 #bj4jj ,farmington4 ,mary ,erwin #aj4jj ,homer4 ,mrs4 ,c4,c4 ,evarts #f4jj ,woman's ,home ,missionary ,union of ,michigan1 by ,mrs4 ,e4,f4 ,grabill1 ,treas3 ,grand ,blanc4 ,willing ,helpers1 for ,normal ,training ,sch41 ,santee ,agency #ab4jj ,,wisconsin1 #cfj4aj4 ,beloit4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #afi4cj ,boscobel4 ,coral ,workers by ,mrs4 ,a4,a4 ,young #c4jj ,cooksville4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #f4cf ,eau ,claire4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #ae4jj ,fond du ,lac4 ,cong4 ,ch4 to const4 ,,wilton ,b4 ,,simmons ,l4,m4 #dc4hi ,fort ,atkinson4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ae4hj ,la,crosse4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ea4da ,lake ,mills4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #d4jj ,ripon4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #bj4jj ,viroque4 ,ladies' ,miss'y ,soc41 ,box ,books1 etc41 for ,sherwood1 ,tenn4 ,waukesha4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ca4cd ,,iowa1 #baa4bf4 ,clayton4 ,n4,g4 ,platt #e4jj ,creston4 ,pilgrim ,ch4 #a4ha ,davenport4 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,willis1 ,box ,papers1 etc41 for ,sherwood1 ,tenn4 ,dubuque4 ,y4,l4 ,benev4 ,soc41 for ,student ,aid1 ,talladega ,c4 #h4jj ,grinnell4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #d4ib ,maquoketa4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #e4af ,nashua4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #aj4fh ,osage4 ,cong4 ,ch41 to const4 ,l4,a4 ,,larson and ,,lee ,j4 ,,loveless ,l4,m's #fj4jj ,red ,oak4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 #d ,packages ,papers1 etc41 for ,sherwood1 ,tenn4 ,storm ,lake4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ac4ad ,tipton4 ,l4,m4,s4 for ,mountain ,work #e4jj ,victor4 ,mrs4 ,c4,l4 ,mc,dermid1 for ,nat1 ,ala4 #j4ej ,iowa ,woman's ,home ,missionary ,union1 for ,woman's ,work3 ,bellevue4 ,l4,m4,s4 #d4be ,des ,moines4 ,l4,m4,s4 #e4jj ,genoa4 ,w4,h4,m4,u4 #b4ja ,grinnell4 ,w4,h4,m4,u4 #c4ja ,humboldt4 ,w4,m4,s4 #e4jj ,iowa ,city4 ,w4,h4,m4,u4 #be4ce ,le ,mars #b4aj ,magnolia4 ,w4,h4,m4,u4 #a4ej ,osage4 ,w4,m4,s4 #b4ae ,sheldon4 ,w4,m4,u4 #b4jj ,traer4 ,l4,m4,s4 #bj4jj ,dubuque4 ,y4,l4,b4,s4 #d4jj ,fairfield4 ,l4,m4,s4 #c4aj ,mc,gregor4 ,l4,m4,s4 ad'l to cont4 ,,mrs4 ,,william ,,trout-,,fetter ,l4,m4 #aj4eh ,mc,gregor4 ,thank ,offering4 #b4jj ,new ,hampton4 ,l4,m4,s4 #e4jj ------- #ig4je ,,minnesota1 #df4ij4 ,austin4 ,mrs4 ,s4,c4 ,bacon #aj4jj ,new ,richland4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #b4jj ,rose ,creek4 ,mrs4 ,j4,s4 ,rounce1 on ,true ,blue ,card #c4aj ,rushford4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #e4bh ,saint ,paul4 ,saint ,anthony ,park ,cong4 ,ch4 #ai4jj ,tivoli4 ,lyman ,humiston #a4jj ,worthington4 ,union ,cong4 ,ch4 #f4eb ,,missouri1 #ab4ej4 ,amity4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #b4ej ,kidder4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #aj4jj ,,kansas1 #e4jj4 ,boston ,mills4 ,j4 ,hubbard #e4jj ,,dakota1 #e4jj4 ,yankton4 ,gen4 ,w4,h4,h4 ,beadle #e4jj ,,south ,,dakota1 #i4fe4 ,elrod4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #a4fj ,woman's ,home ,missionary ,union of ,south ,dakota1 by ,mrs4 ,sue ,fifield1 ,treas41 for ,woman's ,work3 ,plankinton4 ,w4,m4,s4 #c4je ,sioux ,falls4 ,w4,m4,s4 #e4jj ----- #h4je ,,nebraska1 #eh4gc4 ,exeter4 ,exeter4 ,young ,ladies' ,miss'y ,soc41 by ,grace ,gilbert #e4jj ,fremont4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #ce41 and ,sab4 ,sch4 #g4dh #db4dh ,nebraska ,city4 ,woman's ,miss'y ,soc41 by ,mrs4 ,j4,b4 ,parmlee1 ,treas4 #aj4jj ,silver ,creek4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #a4be ,,montana1 #bj4ej4 ,helena4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #bj4ej ,,california1 #gj;c4 ,murphys4 ,douglas ,flat ,cong4 ,ch4 #j4gj ,,oregon1 #fej4fc4 ,east ,portland4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #j4fc ,,estate4 ,portland4 ,estate of ,dea4 ,h4,m4 ,humphrey1 by ,rev4 ,c4,f4 ,clapp #fej4jj ,,north ,,carolina1 #e4be4 ,mc,leansville4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #a4ej ,nall4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #j4ej ,pekin4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #a4be ,salem4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #b4jj ,,tennessee1 #bae4ej4 ,glenmary4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #aj4jj ,memphis4 ,friends1 for ,le,moyne ,sch4 ,building4 7#cj4 of which to cont4 ,,dr4 ,d4,t4 ,,porter ,l4,m47 #bje4ej ,,georgia1 #ag4jj4 ,atlanta4 ,teachers and ,students of ,atlanta ,u41 for ,indian ,m4 #ae4jj ,cypress ,slash4 ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,atlanta1 ,u4 #b4jj ,,texas1 #fe;c4 ,austin4 ,tillotson ,ch4 of ,christ1 ad'l4 #j4fe ,,new ,,mexico1 #c4hj4 ,albuquerque4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #c4hj ,,japan1 #bj4jj4 ,kioto4 ,mission ,ch4 #bj4jj ---------- ,donations #g1fah4fi ,estates #db1ghj4hc ---------- #ej1cii4eb ,,income1 #cj4jj4 ,belden ,sch'p ,fund for ,talladega ,c4 #cj4jj ,,tuition1 #ih4jj4 ,wilmington1 ,n4,c41 ,tuition #aa4ej ,grand ,view1 ,tenn41 ,tuition #gd4db ,austin1 ,texas1 ,tuition #ab4jf -------- #ih4jj ---------- ,total for ,august #ej1ebg4eb ,,summary4 ,donations #aga1dih4jh ,estates #ih1iie4ea ----------- #bgj1dic4ei ,income #i1ajc4ba ,tuition #cd1jei4cd ,united ,states ,government appropriation for ,indians #ae1bai4cg ----------- ,total from ,oct4 #a to ,august #ca #cbh1hge4ea ,,for ,,the ,,american ,,missionary4 ,subscriptions for ,august #bf4ee ,previously acknowledged #gcc4ab ------- ,total #gei4fg ,h4,w4 ,,hubbard1 ,treasurer1 #ef ,reade ,st41 ,n4,y4