RECEIPTS FOR AUGUST, 1881.
Reading edition
MAINE, $241.91.
Bangor. First Cong. Ch. $20.17
Bath. Winter St. Cong. Ch. and Soc., to const. Michael F. Gannett, L. M. 35.10
Brunswick. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 70.00
Dennysville. Peter E. Vose, $5; Mrs. Sam’l Eastman, $5 10.00
Eastport. Cong. Sab. Sch., $5; G. A. P., $1 6.00
Gorham. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 29.59
Hallowell. Girls’ Sunday afternoon prayer meeting of Classical Academy, for furnishing a room, Atlanta U. 27.00
Hampden. Cong. Ch. 12.75
Machias. “A. R. T.,” $5; “A Friend,” $2 7.00
South Berwick. Hugh and Philip Lewis 5.00
Waterford. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 8.30
West Auburn. First Cong. Ch. 5.00
Wilton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 5.00
Woolwich. “A widow’s gift” 1.00
NEW HAMPSHIRE, $315.37.
Amherst. Cong. Ch. 15.20
Colebrook. “E. C. W. and Wife” 2.00
Cornish. Cong. Ch. and Soc. (ad’l), to const. Rev. James T. Jackson, L. M. 7.16
East Jaffrey. Miss Eliza A. Parker 20.00
Francestown. Amasa Downs, to const. himself, L. M. 50.00
Goffstown. Cong. Ch. and Soc., $32.16; “A Friend,” $30.00, to const. Mrs. Maria J. Stowell, L. M. 62.16
Greenville. Cong. Ch. 11.00
Hampton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 17.50
North Hampton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 19.39
Pembroke. Cong. Ch. 18.31
Rindge. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 1.40
Salem. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 5.00
Wakefield. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 14.00
West Concord. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 14.35
Winchester. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 39.50
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296.97
LEGACY.
Cornish. Estate of Mrs. Sarah W. Westgate, by Albert E. Wellman, a Trustee 18.40
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315.37
VERMONT, $1,561.86.
Barton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 5.31
Brookfield. “A Friend,” for Tougaloo U., and to const. Rev. Wm. M. Gay and Mrs. Wm. M. Gay, L. M’s. 50.00
Craftsbury. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 16.33
East Hardwick. S. W. O. 0.52
Granby and Victory. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 2.00
Ludlow. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 10.81
Manchester. Miss Ellen Hawley, $45; Mrs. Cone, $15, for Student Aid, Talladega C. 60.00
Montgomery. Heman Watkins 4.00
North Cambridge. M. K. 1.00
West Fairlee. Mrs. C. M. H. 0.50
West Glover. Cong Ch. and Soc. 9.25
Westminster. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 5.00
Woodstock. Cong. and Soc. 17.22
———“L. G.” 25.00
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206.94
LEGACIES.
Charlotte. Estate of Salome Strong, by W. W. Higbee, Admr. 1,095.30
Springfield. Estate of Dea. Charles Haywood, by Geo. P. Haywood, Ex. 259.62
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1,561.86
MASSACHUSETTS, $3,454.31.
Abington. Mrs. H. P. 2.00
Amherst. Agricultural College, Class of 1882, for furnishing a room, Stone Hall, Talladega, Ala. 30.00
Andover. Rev. Joseph Emerson, $10; West Cong. Sab. Sch., $10 20.00
Berlin. Cong. Ch. 2.00
Billerica. Mrs. E. R. Goales, for Macon, Ga. 3.00
Boston. Mary R. Sturges, $15; Mrs. G. S. Curtis, $10, for Athens, Ala. 25.00
Boston. “A. B. H. J.” 2.00
Bradford. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 25.05
Braintree. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 19.65
Cambridge. North Av. Cong. Ch. and Soc., $224.43, to const. Mrs. B. F. Sands, Rev. Charles F. Thwing, M. L. Walton, David Bowie, John Harrington and Frank Foxcroft, L. M’s.; “A Friend,” $5 229.43
Charlton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 20.00
Chelsea. J. P. Payson, for freight 2.00
Concord. “A Friend” 1.00
Danvers. Maple St. Ch. and Soc. 109.52
Danvers. Maple Leaf Mission Circle, for Student Aid, Talladega C. 60.00
Enfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 35.00
Falmouth. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 41.00
Grafton. Mrs. S. A. 1.00
Georgetown. A. H. 1.00
Greenfield. Ladies of Cong. Ch., bbl. of C. for Union Point
Haverhill. “Friend,” for furnishing room, Tougaloo U. 1.00
Holden. Cong. Ch. 10.00
Holliston. D. B. Fitts 3.00
Hopkinton. Cong. Sab. Sch. 20.00
Ipswich. South Cong. Ch. and Soc. 30.00
Lawrence. Cong Ch. and Soc. 100.00
Lexington. Hancock Ch. and Soc. 16.73
Lunenburgh. “Wilson family,” for furnishing a room, Stone Hall, Straight U. 25.00
Lynn. Central Ch. and Soc. 16.50
Marblehead. Hon. J. J. H. Gregory, for buildings, Wilmington, N. C. 1,500.00
Medford. Mystic Cong. Ch. and Soc., to const. D. W. Wilcox, L. M. 100.00
Monterey. Cong. Ch. 17.00
Natick. Ladies’ Benev. Soc., bundle of C.
Newtonville. J. K. 1.00
Northampton. Sab. Sch. of First Ch. for ed. of an Indian, Hampton N. and A. Inst. 20.00
North Hadley. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 3.80
Oxford. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 20.35
Palmer. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc. 10.01
Peabody. “Friends,” for Student Aid, Talladega C. 1.20
Pepperell. “Friends,” for furnishing room, Stone Hall, Straight U. 25.00
Pittsfield. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 54.43
Randolph. “Randolph,” for furnishing room, Stone Hall, Straight U. 50.00
Randolph. Miss Abby W. Turner 10.00
Royalston. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 112.00
Somerville. “A Friend” 1.00
South Attleborough. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 4.59
South Hadley Falls. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 35.00
Southville. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 5.00
South Weymouth. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc., to const. Mrs. Sarah Jane Tirrell, L. M. 44.00
Springfield. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., $45.01; Sec. Cong. Ch. and Soc., $37.54; Ira Merrill, $3 85.55
Sunderland. “A Friend,” $5; “Friends,” $2 7.00
Taunton. Trin. Cong. Ch. and Soc., $130; H. H. Fish, $25 155.00
Walpole. Mrs. C. F. M. 1.00
Waltham. N. S. and W. J. S., $1;—— Package of Papers 1.00
Warwick. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 12.00
Webster. First Cong. Ch. 20.00
West Boylston. Geo. W. Ames, $3; Polly Ames, $3 6.00
Westhampton. “A Friend,” 20.00
West Medway. Cong. Sab. Sch., for furnishing a room, Stone Hall, Straight U. 25.00
West Springfield. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 21.00
Wilbraham. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 9.50
Wilmington. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 10.00
Woburn. Mrs. Simon Holden 5.00
Wollaston Heights. Mrs. Caroline C. Shaw 6.00
Worcester. Saml. R. Heywood, to const. Hon. Geo. F. Hoar, L. M. 30.00
——— Church of Christ, North Leominster, $7; Sab. Sch., Shirley Village, $8.50; Sab. Sch., Lunenburgh, $9.50, for furnishing a room, Stone Hall, Straight U. 25.00
———“A Friend,” for furnishing a room, Stone Hall, Straight U. 50.00
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3,354.31
LEGACY.
Franklin. Estate of Mrs. Nancy C. Fisher 100.00
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3,454.31
CONNECTICUT, $1,744.67.
Berlin. “A Friend,” for aid of a young man preparing for Africa 50.00
Bridgeport. C. K. B. 0.50
Chester. Cong. Ch. 50.25
Danbury. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., to const. E. Thompson, J. W. Bacon, Wm. J. Rider and Amzi T. Rogers, L. M’s. 160.00
East Windsor Hill. Mrs. Ira Tracy 2.00
Fair Haven. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., for Student Aid, Fisk U. 35.00
Farmington. Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., for Colored Children, and to const. Mrs. Harriet W. Barbour and Albert W. Hart, L. M’s. 63.00
Goshen. “A Friend” 20.00
Groton. Cong. Sab. Sch. 10.21
Hadlyme. Richard E. Hungerford, $100; Cong. Ch., $5.46 105.46
Hanover. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 10.00
Hartford. J. E. Cushman, $200; D. H. Wells, $25 225.00
Hebron. Rev. J. B. Cook 3.00
Huntington. Mrs. S. A. N. 1.00
Lebanon. First Ch. 68.53
Mansfield Centre. “A Friend,” $35, for furnishing a room, Stone Hall; Cong. Sab. Sch. $10, for Needmore Chapel; Mrs. B. Swift, $25; Chas. Ramsdell, $2; Dea. G. S., $1; Mrs. W. T., $1, for Student Aid, Talladega C. 74.00
Middletown. “A. B. C.” 5.00
New Haven. Rev. J. J. Abbott, $20; “A Friend,” $20 40.00
New Preston. “S. A. W.” 2.00
North Stonington. Cong. Sab. Sch. 15.00
Norwich. First Cong. Ch. 120.00
Pomfret. First Cong. Ch. 41.86
Salem. Cong. Ch. 6.00
Saybrook. Cong. Ch. 7.55
South Britain. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 17.75
Southington. “A Friend” 1.00
Terryville. Cong. Ch., to const. John Cornelius Greggs, Charles I. Allen, Silas A. Gridley, George T. Winslow, Judah W. Clark, William Bates, George H. Bates, Burr S. Beach and Stephen Fenn, L. M’s. 303.80
Thomaston. Cong. Ch. 50.80
Waterbury. Mrs. Chas. Benedict, for Macon, Ga. 3.00
West Chester. Cong. Ch. 8.50
Westville. Cong. Ch. 28.00
Winsted. First Cong. Ch. 38.17
West Winsted. Second Cong. Ch. 154.29
Wolcott. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 9.00
———“Gratitude,” for Student Aid, Fisk U. 15.00
NEW YORK, $5,246.32.
Amsterdam. Mrs. L. M. Bell, $25; “A few Members Presb. Ch.” by C. Bartlett, $67 92.00
Auburn. S. B. O. 0.50
Brooklyn. “A Friend” 5.00
Chittenango. Mrs. Edwin Lewis, $10; Mrs. Amelia L. Brown, $5 15.00
Copenhagen. Miss A. E. W. 0.25
Coventryville. Cong. Ch. 15.00
Eaton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 11.00
Elmira. Miss C. Thurston 5.00
Gerry. Mrs. Mary A. Sears 178.36
Goshen. “Friend of President Garfield” ($1 of which for Bibles and Testaments) 2.00
Hamilton. Sab. Sch. of Second Cong. Ch., for Student Aid, Fisk U. 10.00
Homer. Mrs. E. B. Dean 7.00
Lebanon. Alfred Seymour, $6.50; Marvin Day, $6; Thomas Hitchcock, $6; Thomas Williamson, $2; J. A. Head, $1.50; G. A. Curtiss, $1.25; Others, $6.75, by Rev. G. A. Curtiss 30.00
Milton. Miss F., for Student Aid, Talladega C. 0.50
Nelson. Cong. Ch. 8.20
New York. Gen. Wager Swayne, for repairs on Swayne Hall 100.00
New York. N. Y. Colored Mission Sab. Sch. 135 West 30th St. 2.41
Onondaga Valley. A. L. G. 1.00
Oswego. J. G. 1.00
Owasco. Mrs. A. Stewart 2.00
Poughkeepsie. Mrs. M. J. Myers 20.00
Pratham. Edward Halsey 2.00
Rensselaer Falls. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 7.00
Rochester. Plymouth Cong. Ch. 19.44
Rome. John. B. Jervis 25.00
Sherburne. Joshua Pratt, $500; Lucius Newton, $2, for Talladega C.; Miss E. A. Rexford, $5, for Student Aid, Talladega C. 507.00
Smyrna. H. M. Dixon, $5; Dea. C., $1, for Needmore Chapel, Talladega, Ala. 6.00
Syracuse. Plymouth Cong. Ch. 48.91
Union Valley. Wm. C. Angel 10.00
Walton. Mrs. C. H. Ladd, $100, for Mendi M. “John Brown Steamer”; “The Little Helpers,” Box of C., for School at Avery Station, Mendi M. 100.00
Walton. By Rev. H. M. Ladd, for Mag. 1.50
Westmoreland. First Cong. Ch. 3.25
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1,236.32
LEGACIES.
Coventryville. Estate of Mrs. Esther Reed, by Rev. W. W. Warner 10.00
Palmyra. Estate of Mrs. Mary Ann Woodward, by Daniel C. Lillie, Ex. 4,000.00
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5,246.32
NEW JERSEY, $5.00.
Orange Valley. Cong. Ch., for repairs, Talladega C. 5.00
PENNSYLVANIA, $525.00.
Mercer. Cong. Ch. 20.00
Worth. John Burgess 5.00
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25.00
LEGACY.
Philadelphia. Estate of A. Claxton, for Mendi M. 500.00
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525.00
OHIO, $1,255.94.
Berea. “Friends,” for Talladega C. 62.15
Adam’s Mills. Mrs. M. A. Smith 10.00
Cleveland. S. H. Sheldon, $26.50, for furnishing room, Ladies’ Hall; M. S. Hinman, $10, for furnishing room, Strieby Hall, Tougaloo, Miss. 36.50
Claridon. Rev. C. C. Starbuck, for Talladega C. 3.00
Elyria. Heman Ely, for Talladega C. 50.00
Geneva. Mrs. H. A. W. 1.00
Gomer. Welsh Cong. Ch. 52.75
Hudson. C. E. H. 0.50
Oberlin. First Cong. Ch., $37.30; Second Cong. Ch., $11.87; L. F., $1 50.17
Oberlin. Ladies’ Soc. of Second Cong. Ch., for Lady Missionary, Atlanta, Ga. 75.00
Oberlin. Second Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., for furnishing room, Ladies’ Hall, Tougaloo, Miss. 25.00
Saint Clairsville. Wm. Lee, Sen. 3.00
Steuben. Levi Platt 1.50
Strongsville. Mrs. K. Pomeroy, $30, for furnishing room, Strieby Hall; T. J. Bartlett, $5, for furnishing room, Ladies’ Hall, Tougaloo, Miss. 35.00
Sullivan. Cong. Ch., for Mendi M. 23.61
Windham. First Cong. Ch. 26.76
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455.94
LEGACIES.
Cherry Valley. Estate of Mrs. Fanny Slater, by W. W. Hopkins, Ex. 100.00
Cleveland. Estate of Brewster Pelton, by John G. Jennings, for Mendi M. 500.00
Geneva. Estate of Mrs. Amy Roberts, by Mrs. Harriet A. Wood 200.00
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1,255.94
ILLINOIS, $992.37.
Chicago. “A Friend,” 200.00
Chicago. Ladies of South Ch., for Lady Missionary, Mobile, Ala. 5.50
Galesburg. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch., for Student Aid, Fisk U. 50.00
Galva. Ladies’ Miss. Soc., for Student Aid, Fisk U. 25.00
Geneseo. Cong. Ch. 75.00
Highland Park. Mrs. Elisha Gray, $10; Fred. Fisher, $5; Mrs. H. McD., $1, for Student Aid, Fisk U. 16.00
Kewanee. Ladies of Cong. Ch., for Lady Missionary, Savannah, Ga. 20.00
La Harpe. Cong. Ch. 23.00
Moline. Charles Atkinson, for President’s House, Talladega C. 100.00
Moline. Thomas Jewett, for building Ladies’ Hall, Tougaloo, Miss. 75.00
Naperville. A. A. Smith 5.00
Oak Park. Cong. Ch. 56.45
Oak Park. Girls’ Mission Circle, for Student Aid, Fisk U. 50.00
Prospect Park. Mrs. Emma Floyd 5.00
Rochelle. C. F. Holcomb 12.00
Rochelle. W. H. H., Sen., for Student Aid, Fisk U. 1.00
Rockford. Ladies’ Miss. Soc. of Second Cong. Ch., for Student Aid, Fisk U. 50.00
Rockford. Sab. Sch. of Second Cong. Ch., for Student Aid, Fisk U. 25.00
Rockford. “Rockford Lamplighters,” for Indian M. 11.79
Streator. Samuel Plumb, for Student Aid, Fisk U. 50.00
Sycamore. J. H. Rogers, for Student Aid, Fisk U. 104.00
Wataga. Cong. Sab. Sch. 9.00
Woodstock. Cong. Ch. 11.13
Wyamet. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., for Student Aid, Fisk U. 12.50
MICHIGAN, $366.53.
Alpena. First Cong. Ch. 134.00
Detroit. Woodward Ave. Cong. Ch., $65.25; E. P. B., 56c. 65.81
Frankfort. First Cong. Ch. 3.40
Grand Rapids. Mrs. E. G. Furness 5.00
Hillsdale. J. W. Ford 2.00
Leland. Cong. Ch. 6.31
Litchfield. Mrs. J. B. S. 0.50
Mankato. Cong. Ch. 2.23
Moline. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., for Student Aid, Fisk U. 25.00
Olivet. Cong. Ch. 8.05
Romeo. Miss Mary A. Dickinson, for rebuilding, Tougaloo U. 100.00
Summit. Woman’s Miss. Soc. of Cong. Ch. 3.40
Warren. “A Friend” 5.00
Whitehall. First Cong. Ch. 5.83
IOWA, $130.64.
Atlantic. Cong. Ch. and Sab. Sch. 27.57
Denmark. Isaac Field 15.00
Grinnell. T. P. Carleton 2.00
Keokuk. Mrs. E. M. Wilson 5.00
Iowa Falls. Cong. Ch. 9.90
Marshalltown. G. W. 0.50
Maquoketa. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 23.82
McGregor. Woman’s Miss. Soc. 16.40
Muscatine. Dr. I. L. Graham, for furnishing room, Stone Hall, Talladega, Ala. 5.00
New Hampton. Ladies’ Cent. Soc. 2.45
Stacyville. Woman’s Miss. Soc. 3.00
Traer. Cong. Ch. 20.00
WISCONSIN, $160.68.
Arena. Ladies of Cong. Ch., for Lady Missionary, Talladega, Ala. 2.00
Beloit. Mrs. S. M. Clary, $5, and Box of C., for Macon, Ga. 5.00
Cooksville. Edward Gilley 5.00
Delavan. Cong. Ch. 45.00
Grand Rapids. Cong. Ch. 1.75
Leeds. Cong. Ch. (ad’l) 0.50
Madison. First Cong. Ch. 50.00
Pewaukee. Cong. Ch. 7.00
Racine. First Presb. Ch. 33.43
Rockland. Thomas H. Eynon 10.00
Stoughton. Cong. Ch. 1.00
MISSOURI, $19.40.
Breckenridge. Rev. T. A. H. 0.50
DeKalb. Cong. Sab. Sch., for Athens, Ala. 5.00
Kidder. Cong. Ch. 7.50
Saint Louis. Cong. Ch. 6.40
MINNESOTA, $71.21.
Austin. Mrs. S. C. Bacon 10.00
Minneapolis. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc., for Student Aid, Fisk U. 20.00
Minneapolis. Plymouth Ch. 24.46
Spring Valley. Cong. Ch. 16.75
KANSAS, $3.00.
Brookville. Rev. S. G. Wright, $2.50; Mrs. E. E. S., 50c. 3.00
NEBRASKA, $28.45.
Omaha. “K. and C.” 10.00
Weeping Water. Cong. Ch. 18.45
CALIFORNIA, $3.00.
Rocklin. Cong. Ch. 3.00
OREGON, $20.00.
Portland. First Cong. Ch. 20.00
DELAWARE, $1.00.
Wilmington. Mrs. N. T. J. 1.00
NORTH CAROLINA, $15.00.
Wilmington. Cong. Ch. 15.00
SOUTH CAROLINA, $11.25.
Almeda. “Friends” by R. G. Holmes, for Almeda, S. C. 11.25
TENNESSEE, $8.00.
Memphis. By Prof. A. J. Steele 8.00
GEORGIA, $256.60.
Atlanta. Storrs Sch., Tuition, $253.60; Rent, $3 256.60
ALABAMA, $214.20.
Athens. Trinity Sch., Tuition 50.50
Marion. Cong. Ch. 2.05
Montgomery. Cong. Ch. 120.00
Selma. First Cong. Ch. ($2.35 of which for Mendi M.) 21.65
Talladega. Rev. H. B. De Forest, $10; Prof. Geo. N. Ellis, $10, for Needmore Chapel, Talladega, Ala. 20.00
MISSISSIPPI, $13.10.
Tougaloo. Tougaloo U., Tuition 13.10
TEXAS, $57.75.
Austin. Tillotson C. and N. Ins., Tuition 57.75
INCOME FUND, $120.50.
Avery Fund, for Mendi Mission 85.50
Greenwich, N.Y. Town Bonds, for Straight U. 35.00
SCOTLAND, $63.73.
Perth. No. United Presb. Ch., £9; “Friend,” by D. Morton, 5s.; J. Balman, for Chinese M., £2; “Friend,” for “John Brown Steamer,” £2 63.73
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Total 16,906.79
Total from Oct. 1st to Aug. 31st $207,731.58
FOR TILLOTSON C. & N. INSTITUTE, AUSTIN, TEXAS.
Bridgeport, Conn. S. C. Kingman 100.00
West Haven, Conn. Mrs. Emeline Smith 10.00
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Total 110.00
Previously acknowledged from Oct. 1st to July 31st 4,974.71
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Total $5,084.71
FOR MISSIONS IN AFRICA.
From Oct. 1st to July 31st $26,289.62
H. W. HUBBARD, Treas., 56 Reade St., N. Y.