CHILDREN'S PAGE.

LETTER FROM AN INDIAN BOY.

The letter given below was written by a Sioux Indian boy, whose entire education has been gained in the three years he has now been at Hampton Institute. It was written in acknowledgment of a Christmas gift of ten dollars for the purchase of books for himself, sent by a Sabbath-school class of boys in New York city.

Hampton, Va. Dec. 18th, 1884.

Dear Friends: It is impossible for me to write a few lines. I am glad that I will try to say a few words Of my people. We were just like a little baby. When Columbus discovered America, Until now To-day, we are different from what we were at that time. It is hard for us to leave our own old Indian ways at once. You know how hard it is for a crazy man get better from his crazy. It is just so with the Indians, it is hard for us. When I was at home, I was the youngest, But I try to do my best. So my parents wanted me to be kept there, As long as I could. But some of my friends think it will better for me to get a little education, and them some more to help them. It seem to me come to schools, And now I am school in this institution, and it is hard for me to do right. But I try to do my best as well as possible. And I learn little bits of English language or composition and also some history, Ever since I been here about over three years ago. So I am anxious to tell you something about my people, but as I say I have been here three years, I did not know how they getting along—But I think they are become like as civilized now, As some of them try very hard to do as the white people's. But there are some white men in our agencies, are good but only few of them, And there are most of all bad ones. Those bad ones who are try hard to pull us down. So hoping you will help and pray for us. We may stand against these bad temptation. And finally we shall be risen very slowly, from the lowest to the highest civilization. Some of the white man those who opposed the Indian they said—"The Indians can never be civilized are dead Indian not lives Indians but dead, them are unsuccessful and good for anything." It may be very true. But if some always good people will help us to do right, We shall be civilized as well as any other nation. my friends I wish I could do more, but the language which I am using is rather and difficult for me and keeps me back. Therefore I cannot express of my desire but as I say again We shall not be civilized at once, but we shall in the future. I thank you for money very much.

I am most sincerely an Indian friend.

Benj. Ohitika.

The attempt of the writer of the letter to quote the inhuman sentiment so often uttered by bad white men: "There is no good Indian but a dead Indian," illustrates the extreme difficulty an Indian has in acquiring our language. The penmanship of this boy would bear favorable comparison with that of young men of his age as they graduate from our public schools. It is an interesting fact that the Indian under education uniformly excels in penmanship.

RECEIPTS FOR DECEMBER, 1884.

MAINE, $1,461.02.

Alfred. Cong. Ch. and Soc., 15.25, and Sab. Sch., 10 $25.25

Andover. Mrs. N. J. P. Dame, for Woman's Work 4.00

Augusta. Mrs. Skeeles' S. S. Class, for Student Aid, Talladega C. 1.00

Bangor. Central Cong. Ch. and Soc., adl. (6.60 of which for Indian M.) 54.60

Bangor. Central Ch. Sab. Sch., for Indian M. 40.00

Bluehill. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 16.60

Brewer. M. Hardy, 50, to const. Mrs. Mary A. Chamberlain L.M.; First Cong. Ch. and Soc., 10 60.00

Bridgton. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 6.20

Brunswick. Hon. A. H. Merrill, to const. Rev. John H. Higgins, Rev. F. W. Towle and Dea. S. A. Smith L.M's 100.00

Falmouth. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc., 3.50; "A Friend," 5 8.50

Farmington Falls. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 6.00

Foxcroft. Mrs. D. Blanchard 5.00

Gilead. Cong. Ch. 4.01

Hallowell. "Friends," Freight 3.00

Hermon. "F. B. S. S.," by J. M. Taylor 2.00

Limington. "A. B" 2.50

North Anson. "A Friend" 10.00

North Norway. Mrs. M. K. Frost .50

Norridgewock. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 40.00

Portland. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc., ad'l 16.50

Searsport. First Cong. Ch., ad'l 15.00

South Berwick. Dea. I. P. Yeaton, to const, himself and Rev. Geo. Lewis L. M's 100.00

Windham. Rev. L. Wiswall 14.00

Woolwich. Cong. Ch. 14.50

Yarmouth. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 18.01

York. First Cong Ch. and Soc. 33.00

Ladies of Maine, for Selma, Ala. Hiram, Ladies, 50; Auburn, Ladies of High St. Ch., 24.25; Lewiston, Ladies of Pine St. Ch., 23.50; Auburn, Ladies of Sixth St. Ch., 1.10; ——, "Friends," 2 100.85

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$701.02

legacy.

Castine. Estate of Mrs. Lucy S. Adams, by Rev. Geo. M. Adams, Ex. 760.00

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$1,461.02

NEW HAMPSHIRE, $681.15.

Bennington. Katherine P. Heald $5.00

Bristol. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 2.32

Colebrook. Cong. Ch. and Sab. Sch. 10.00

Concord. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., to const. Mrs. Arthur G. Stevens, Mrs. Enoch Gerrish and Mrs. John C. Thorne, L.M's 100.00

Concord. Miss Alma J. Herbert 30, to const. herself L.M.; "A Friend", 1 31.00

Dover. Mrs. S. H. Foye and Mrs. A. Fairbanks, for Student Aid, Atlanta U. 10.00

Exeter. "A Friend," 32; Second Cong. Ch., 24; By Miss Mary Gordon (one share), 20; Ladies' Sew. Circle of Second Cong. Ch., freight, 3 79.00

Gilmanton. Centre Cong. Ch. 5.00

Hanover. Cong. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Atlanta U. 20.00

Harrisville. Cong. Ch. 8.76

Hinsdale. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 12.35

Keene. First Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch. 21.33

Lyme. Cong. Sab. Sch. 10.00

Manchester. First Cong. Ch., 10; Mrs. M. Gilbert, 5.50; "Friends," 55c., for Student Aid, Fisk U. 16.05

Marlboro. Ladies' Freedmen Soc. 10.00

Merrimac. First Cong. Ch. 13.70

Milford. First Cong. Ch. to const. Mrs. J. J. Savage, Minnie L. Converse and Charles J. Wilson L.M's 106.14

Mount Vernon. J. A. Starrett 5.00

Nashua. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 120.00

Nelson. Cong. Ch. 11.24

Pelham. Cong. Ch. 41.54

Salem. Cong. Ch. 1.50

Stratham. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 21.22

Tilton. A. H. Colby 6.00

Walpole. First Cong. Ch. 11.00

Webster. "A Friend" 3.00

VERMONT, $509.55.

Bellows Falls. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 29.96

Burlington. Winooski Av. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 95.16

Cabot. Cong. Ch. 20.00

Chelsea. Cong. Ch. 17.50

East Hardwick. Miss Carrie M. Bell 1.50

East Townsend. Mrs. Harvey P. Holbrook 2.50

Essex. "H. D. B." 1.50

Hartford. Second Cong. Ch. 46.55

Jamaica. Cong. Ch. 8.60

Lyndon. Cong. Ch. 26.00

Pittsford. Mrs. Nancy P. Humphrey 10.00

Peacham. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 21.08

St. Albans. "A Widow's Mite" 2.00

Saint Johnsbury. "New Year's Offering, In Memoriam, from O. W. H." for Tillotson C. and N. Inst. 50.00

Stowe. Cong. Ch. 42.50

West Brattleborough. Ladies, by Mrs. Anna L. Grout, Two Bbls. C.; 4 for freight, for McIntosh, Ga. 4.00

Westminster. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 12.00

By Mrs. Henry Fairbanks, for McIntosh, Ga.; Burlington, Ladies of Winooski Av. Cong. Ch., 31.65; Chester, Ladies, 22.05; Derby Centre, Ladies, by Mrs. David Hopkinson, 5; Newport, Ladies, 36; Dr. T. D. Hoskins, 2; Mrs. C. F. Ranny, 1 97.70

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$488.55

legacy.

Jericho. Estate of Hosea Spaulding, C. M. Spaulding, 10; A. C. Spaulding, 5; Nellie M. Percival, 3; E. J. Spaulding, 3 21.00

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$509.55

MASSACHUSETTS, $6,138.85.

Acton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 16.25

Amherst. First Ch., 55; South Cong. and Soc., 5.29 60.29

Andover. Rev. C. M. Mead, D.D. 6.00

Ashburnham. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 21.00

Athol Centre. Mrs. Emily Eaton 2.00

Auburndale. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 253.73

Boston. Un. Ch. and Soc., 312.14; "A Friend," 100; "A Friend," 50; Ginn, Heath & Co., Pkg. Books; for Macon, Ga.; Boston Highlands, Mrs. Livermore, 2; Brookline, "A Friend," 50; Brookline, "Donation," 50c.; Cambridgeport, Pilgrim Ch., 8.53; Chelsea, Third Cong. Ch. and Soc., 18.55; Chelsea, Ladies' Union Home M. Band, for Missionary, Chattanooga, Tenn., 199.87; Dorchester, Second Cong. Ch. and Soc., 108.18; Dorchester, Member of Second Ch., for Hampton N. and A. Inst., 1; Dorchester, Rev. Chas. Nichols, to const. Mrs. L. D. Dyer, L.M., 30; Jamaica Plain, Central Ch. and Soc. 112; Cong Pub. Soc. 8 Cases, Libraries 992.77

Braintree. "A Friend" 10.00

Brockton. Porter Evan. Ch. and Soc. to const. Mrs. Kate M. Jones, L.M. 41.54

Clinton. "A Friend" 100.00

Cohasset. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 9.36

Easthampton. Payson Ch. 297.09

East Longmeadow. "A Friend" .50

Dalton. Mrs. Zenas M. Crane 100.00

Danvers. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. to const. John D. Philbrick, Lucius A. Mudge, Hanna Hutchinson and Horace G. Putnam, L.M's 123.58

Dracut. Center Ch. 16.00

Everett. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 6.08

Globe Village. Evan. Free Ch. to const. Lucien W. Curtis, M.D., L.M. 40.00

Gloucester. Evan. Cong. S. S., for S. S. Work, Woman's Bureau 15.00

Grafton. Evan. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 88.28

Greenfield. Second Cong. Ch., 37.19; First Cong. Ch. and Soc., 13 50.19

Great Barrington. "Member Cong. Ch." 1.00

Groton. "Mother and Daughter" (of which 10 for Mountain white work, 10 for Chinese and 10 for Indian M.), to const. Miles Spaulding, M.D., L.M. 35.00

Harwich. First Cong. Ch. 14.75

Haydenville. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 15.00

Holliston. Cong. Ch. and Soc., 125.30; "Bible Christians of District No. 4." 25 150.30

Hopkinton. Cong. Ch. and Soc., adl. 29.89

Lakeville. "A Friend" 2.50

Lexington. Hancock Ch. and Soc. 18.89

Lincoln. Cong. Sab. Sch., 20; "A Friend," 2: for Student Aid, Atlanta U. 22.00

Lowell. Geo. F. Willey, 10; Eliot Ch., 12.50; Rodolphus Stevens, 20 42.50

Lynn. First Ch. of Christ 4.11

Ludlow. Children's Soc., by Miss M. E. Jones, Bbl. of C. and Cash, 4; for Macon, Ga. 4.00

Malden. First Cong. Church and Soc. 47.12

Massachusetts. "A Friend" 20.00

Medfield. Mrs. S. D. Shaw 1.50

Medfield. Mary B. Lovell, freight 2.00

Melrose. Ortho. Cong. Ch. 5.77

Methuen. Cong. Ch. 7.00

Middleboro. Cen. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 26.36

Middleton. Cong. Ch. and Soc., ad'l. 3.00

Newton. Mrs. Winthrop Sargent, for Indian M., Dakota 10.00

Newton. Miss Annie L. Boyden, Bbl. Books, etc., for Macon, Ga.

Newton Center. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 50.00

North Adams. Cong. Ch. 55.65

Northampton. Miss M. A. Williams 1.00

North Brookfield. Miss Abbie W. Johnson, 5, for Student Aid, Fisk U., and 2 for Woman's Work 7.00

North Weymouth. Pilgrim Ch. and Soc. 9.06

North Woburn. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 9.43

Oakham. Miss Louise Ayres 5.00

Orange. Cong. Ch. and Sab. Sch. 13.29

Paxton. First. Cong. Ch. 8.00

Peabody. "A Member So. Ch." 10.00

Pittsfield. South Ch. and Parish 30.71

Randolph. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., ad'l. 21.00

Reading. "A Friend" 3.00

Sandwich. Mrs. Wm. Farrington 1.00

Somerville. Lower Lights Soc. of Prospect Hill Ch., for Missionary, Wilmington, N. C. 18.00

South Braintree. Rev. J. B. Sewall 4.00

South Hadley Falls. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 12.00

South Weymouth. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc., to const. Dwight B. Rogers and Samuel Bates L.M's 51.00

Stoneham. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 6.61

Sturbridge. By Mrs. Melvin Haynes, for freight 2.00

Sudbury. Union Evan. Ch. and Soc., bal. to const. Rev. D. W. Goodale L.M. 3.00

Sutton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 35.00

Templeton. Rev. T. O. Rice. 10.00

Templeton. Elizabeth C. D. Shattuck, for freight 1.00

Townsend. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 13.70

Upton. Ladies' Sewing Circle of First Cong. Ch., for freight 2.00

Ware. C. C. Hitchcock, for Student Aid, Fisk U. 25.00

Warren. Cong. Ch. 25.00

Warren. Home M. Soc., 2 Bbls. of C., for Straight U.

Watertown. Phillips Mission Band, for Student Aid, Straight U. 50.00

Webster. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 2.36

Wendell. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 4.57

West Boylston. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 74.75

Westfield. Harry Northan, for Student Aid, Straight U. 2.00

Westminster. Cong. Sab. Sch., for furnishing room, Williamsburg, Ky. 15.00

Westport. Pacific Union Ch., to const. Rev. S. W. Clarke, L.M. 30.00

West Roxbury. So. Evan. Ch. and Soc. 29.95

West Roxbury. South Evan. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Fisk U. 25.00

Whitinsville. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 951.79

Wilbraham. Cong. Sab. Sch., for Atlanta U. 10.00

Williamstown. First Cong. Ch. 19.05

Winchester. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 106.45

Wollaston. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 8.00

Worcester. Plymouth Cong. Ch. (20 of which for Orange Park Ch.) 200.82

Worcester. Infant Class Piedmont Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Atlanta U. 25.00

Worcester. Salem St. Sab. Sch., for Missionary, Savannah, Ga. 22.24

Yarmouth. Ladies' Circle of Cong. Ch., freight 1.00

By Charles Marsh, Treas. Hampden Benev. Assn.: Springfield, North, 53.39; East Longmeadow, 41; West Springfield, Park st., (8 of which for Tougaloo U.), 31; Feeding Hills, 11; Monson, 6; Chicopee, Third, 2.10 144.49

By C. B. Rice, Treas. Talladega C.: For Student Aid—Fall River, Pastoral Aid Soc. Cong. Ch., 70; Haverhill, A. Nichols, 100; Leicester, "A Friend," 1.25; Milford, Mrs. John Daniels, 5; For other purposes—Clinton, Ladies' Missy. Soc., Bbl. of C; Clinton, Cong. C., 4, incorrectly ack. in Jan. number from Andover; North Cambridge, Isabel Blake, 2 Bbls. of C. 176.25

By E. C. Stickel, Treas. Fisk U.: For Student Aid—Buckland, Cong. Ch., 11.33; Newburyport, North Ch., Miss M. S. Blake's S. S. Class 1: North Brookfield, First Cong. S. S., 35; Peabody, Mrs. M. F. Fenderson, 1; Taunton, Broadway Ch. Sab. Sch., 50; For other purposes—Greenfield, Mrs. Geo. Washburn, Bbl of C.; Newton Highlands, Young Ladies' Sew. Soc., Bbl. of C.; North Brookfield, Young Ladies' Sew. Soc., Bbl. of C. 98.33

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$5,135.85

legacies.

Freetown. Estate of Louisa W. Winslow, by Thomas G. Winslow, Ex. 1,000.00

Medway. Estate of Samuel D. Force, bal. Legacy, by M. M. Fisher, Ex. 3.00

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$6,138.85

Clothing, etc., received at Boston Office; Maine, Hallowell, "Friends." 3 Bbls.: New Hampshire, Derry, First Cong. Ch., 1 Bbl., for McIntosh, Ga.; Goffstown, Rev. S. L. Gerould, 2 Bbls., for Marion, Ala.; Exeter, Ladies' Sewing Circle, of Second Cong. Ch., 2 Bbls. Christmas Goods, val. 150, for Tillotson C. and N. Inst.; Vermont, Newbury, Ladies' Benev. Soc., Bbl. and Box, for Atlanta, U.; Massachusetts, Boston, Francis T. Kimball, 500 Leaflets; Brookline, Mrs. Moses Withington, 2 Bbls., for Huguenot, Va.; Haverhill, Industrial Soc. of North Ch., 1 Bbl., for Tougaloo, Miss.; Medfield, 1 Bbl., by Mary B. Lovell; Newbury, First Parish, 2 Bbls., val. 40, for Tougaloo, Miss.; Newburyport, Harriet O. Haskell, 1 Bbl S. S. papers, etc., for Newman, Ga.; North Brookfield, Miss A. W. Johnson, 1 Bbl. for Savannah, Ga.; Oxford, "Friends," 2 Bbls., for Kitrell, N. C.; Randolph, Ladies' Benev. Soc. of First. Cong. Ch., 1 Bbl., val. 42; Somerville, Mrs. E. W. Haynes, 1 Bbl., for Kittrell, N. C.; "Lower Lights" Soc. of Prospect Hill Ch., 1 Bbl., for Wilmington, N. C.; Saxonville, Mrs. G. W. Webster, 1 Bbl., for Kitrell, N. C.; West Somerville, Young People's Mission Band of Day St. Ch., 2 Bbls. and 1 Box of Christmas Goods, val. 86, for Marietta, Ga.; Sturbridge, by Mrs. Melvin Haynes, Bbl. and Box, for Kittrell, N. C.; Upton, Ladies' Sewing Circle of First Cong. Ch., 1 Bbl., for Emerson Inst.; Watertown, Phillips Mission Band, 2 Bbls. Christmas Goods, for Ladies' Island, S. C.; Westborough, Ladies of F. M. Soc., 1 Bbl., val. 32, for Savannah, Ga.; West Roxbury, Mrs. Mary F. Allen, 1 Bbl.; Yarmouth, Ladies' Soc. of Cong. Ch., 1 Bbl., for Savannah Ga.; Rhode Island, Little Compton, Ladies' Sociable of Cong. Ch., 1 Bbl.

RHODE ISLAND, $196.75.

East Providence. Samuel Belden, to const. Mrs. Catharine M. Cone and Mrs. Eva S. Babcock L.M's 60.00

Little Compton. Ladies' Sociable of Cong. Ch., freight .25

Newport. United Cong. Ch. 85.00

Providence. Central Cong. Ch., for Student Aid, Talladega C. 50.00

Westerly. Mrs. Mary T. Babcock 1.50

CONNECTICUT, $2,294.17.

Bantam. Cornelia Bradley 3.00

Berlin. Second Cong. Ch. 12.37

Bloomfield. Cong. Ch. 12.84

Bridgeport. Park Sab. Sch., for Scholarship, Tillotson C. and N. Inst. 30.00

Bridgeport. Park St. Ch. and Soc. 11.34

Canaan. First Cong. Ch. 7.45

Canton Center. Mrs. Sarah B. Hallock, for Woman's Work 4.00

Clinton. Cong. Ch. and Soc., to const. Sidney P. Smith L.M. 37.60

Columbia. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 20.27

Cornwall Bridge. Geo. H. Swift 10.00

Coventry. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 21.52

Danbury. First Cong. Ch. (30 of which to const. Alexander Pine L.M.) 130.00

Deep River. Cong. Ch., to const. John T. Strickland L.M. 31.00

East Haddam. Millington Ch. 5.25

East Hampton. First Cong. Ch and Soc., bal. to const. Dea. John Watrous, L.M. 16.00

East Hartford. First Ch. 20.00

Falls Village. Cong. Ch. 3.68

Groton. Cong. Sab. Sch. 8.38

Guilford. First Cong. Ch., to const. Walter W. Wilcox L.M. 30.00

Hadlyme. R. E. Hungerford, 50; Cong. Ch., 4.50 54.50

Hartford. Rev. G. D. Pike, D.D., 30, to const. Dr. G. W. Avery L.M.; Mrs. M. C. Bemis, 20; Wethersfield Av. Cong. Ch., 9.66 59.66

Kensington. "A Friend" 4.50

Kent. Cong. Ch. 9.00

Lakeville. Mrs. S. P. Robbins 5.00

Long Ridge. Cong. Ch. 3.00

Madison. Cong. Ch. 7.35

Meriden. First Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., for Atlanta U. 20.00

Meriden. R. P. Rand 3.00

Nepaug. Cong. Ch. 4.50

New Britain. First Ch. of Christ 51.02

New Haven. Humphrey St. Cong. Sab. Sch. to const. William Atwater, Mrs. O. S. Wright and Miss Alice Hubbard L.M's, for Tillotson C. and N. Inst. 175.00

Newington. Cong. Ch. 37.61

New London. Ch. of Christ 57.00

New Milford. First Cong. Ch. 101.11

New Preston. Mrs. Betsey Averill, for Indian M. 10.00

North Greenwich. Cong. Ch. to const. William W. Brown L.M. 53.97

North Guilford. A. E. Bartlett 21.00

North Woodstock. Cong. Ch. 17.00

Norwalk. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 15.00

Norwich. Park Cong. Ch. and Soc., ad'l, 51.04; Broadway Cong. Ch., 10 61.04

Norwich. Broadway Cong. Sab. Sch., for Memorial Window, Tillotson C. and N. Inst. 50.00

Poquonock. "A Friend," for Building Fund, Tillotson C. and N. Inst. 100.00

Rockville. Second Cong. Ch. for Tillotson C. and N. Inst. 89.54

Old Saybrook. Cong. Ch. 11.52

Saybrook. Rev. A. S. Chesebrough 4.00

Sharon. Mrs. B. Sears, 1; Emilie C. Sears, 1 2.00

Somers. Cong. Ch. 14.10

South Norwalk. Mrs. Rebecca Pennell, for Woman's Work 5.00

Talcottville. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 122.45

Thomaston. Cong Ch. 52.48

Thompson. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 14.12

Thompsonville. T. I. Pease, for Student Aid, Straight U. 25.00

Vernon. "The King's Daughters," by Hattie L. Skinner, Sec., for Woman's Work 10.00

Washington. F. A. Frisbie 1.00

Watertown. Dr. John De Forest 100.00

Westbrook. Cong. Ch. 30.00

Westchester. Cong. Ch. 22.00

Westport. Saugatuck Cong. Ch. 33.65

Wethersfield. Cong Ch. 86.53; Griswoldville Sab. Sch. 51.47, for Tillotson C. and N. Inst. 138.00

Wolcott. Cong. Ch. 8.40

Woodbury. First Cong. Ch., 19.50; North Cong. Ch., 17; Mrs. C. P. Churchill, 50c. 37.00

Woodstock. First Cong. Ch. & Soc. 22.50

By C. B. Rice. Treas. Talladega C. Kensington, Cong. Sab. Sch. for Student Aid, 25; Rockville, Mrs. E. E. Wilson's Sab. Sch. Class 5, for Girl's R. Room; South Britain, South Ch. Sab. Sch., Box Tools 30.00

By Rev. W. C. Brooks, for Tillotson C. and N. Inst.; Norfolk Cong. Ch. 33.45; Southington Cong. Ch., 15; West Winsted, W. L. Camp, 5; Derby, Miss Sarah A. Hotchkiss, 5; L. De Forest, 1; Bridgeport, Edward Sterling, 5; Hebron, J. & Mary C. Porter, 2, For New Hall; West Winsted, Miss Jennie L. Griswold, 10; Plainville, Dea. A. N. Clark, 10 86.45

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$2,194.17

New London. Estate of Lucretia Latimer, by John G. Crump, Admr. 100.00

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$2,294.17

NEW YORK, $635.59.

Alfred Centre. Mrs. I. F. Kenyon 5.00

Big Hollow. Nelson Hitchcock 5.00

Black Creek. Cong. Ch. 3.00

Brentwood. E. F. Richardson, for Berea C. 15.00

Brooklyn. South Cong. Ch., 162.04; "A Friend" 5; "A Friend," 1 168.04

Camden. "A Friend" 1.00

Chauteaugay. Joseph Shaw 4.50

Chittenango. Miss E. D. Starr .50

Eden. Mrs. H. McNett 2.00

Fillmore. L. L. Nourse 9.00

Flushing. Cong. Ch., Case of C., for Atlanta, Ga., Storrs Sch.

Galway. Delia C. Davis 5.00

Gilbertsville. Rev. A. Wood 5.00

Homer. Cong. Ch., 95.57; Mrs. Augusta Arnold, 5; F. F. Pratt, 2 102.57

Livonia. Mrs. Wm. Calvert 5.00

Lockport. First Cong. Ch. 8.00

Madrid. Cong. Ch. 3.43

Mexico. Geo. G. French 10.00

New Lebanon. By Mrs. C. W. Bacon, Bbl. and Box of C.

New York. J. S. Holt 20.00

New York. Pilgrim Ch., bal. to const. Dr. S. Augden Hills, Joseph Silliman and Mrs. Emma E. Nestell L.M's, for Student Aid, Talladega C. 44.25

New York. Mrs. H. B. Spelman, for Student Aid, Atlanta U. 25.00

New York, N. Y. Women's Home Miss'y Union, by Mrs. L. H. Cobb, Treas., for Missionary, Tougaloo, Miss. 15.00

New York. Funk & Wagnalls, Pkg. Books, for Macon, Ga.; C. L. Mead, Trunk of C., for Talladega Ala.

North Pitcher. Cong. Ch. 2.54

Oriskany. Mrs. Lovina Halsey 10.00

Pitcher. Cong. Ch. 25.00

Riverhead. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 13.82

Rochester. Plymouth Ch., 38.38; A. Hubregtse, 1.50 39.88

Sag Harbor. Chas. N. Brown, to const. Harriet A. Brown, L.M., for Santee Agency 30.00

Saratoga Springs. Mrs. Elizabeth T. Marvin 2.50

Union Valley. Wm. C. Angel 5.00

Upper Aquebogue. Cong. Ch. 9.06

Westmoreland. First Cong. Sab. Sch. 3.00

West Winfield. Cong. Ch. 25.00

By C. B. Rice, Treas. Talladega C. Homer, Miss Jennie Stebbins, for Student Aid, 2.50; "Cong. Friends," People's Cyclopedia, val. 14; "Cong. Friends," for Student Aid, 10; Lockport, "A Friend," Box of C.; Paris, Rev. Wm. E. Mather, for Student Aid, 1. 13.50

NEW JERSEY, $514.69.

Asbury Park. Ralph Tyler 2.50

Bernardsville. J. L. Roberts 40.00

Colt's Neck. Reformed Ch. 8.55

Jersey City. First Cong. Ch. 97.45

Montclair. Mrs. Pratt's S. S. Class, for Student Aid, Talladega C. 6.00

Newark. Belleville Ave. Cong. Ch., 59.89; J. H. Denison, 30 89.89

Salem. W. Graham Tyler 50.00

Upper Montclair. Christian Union Cong. Ch. 201.25

Woodbridge. First Cong. Ch. 19.05

PENNSYLVANIA, $59.00.

Centre Road. J. A. Scovel 5.00

Mercer. Miss Sarah Pew 2.00

North East. Miss C. A. Talcott 1.00

Philadelphia. John Wanamaker, for Lexington, Ky. 1.00

Philadelphia. American Sab. Sch. Union, Box Books, for Talladega C.

Troy. Chas. C. Paine 50.00

OHIO, $4,839.29.

Alliance. Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch. 6.00

Andover. Cong. Ch. 8.29

Belden. Cong. Ch. 3.43

Bellefontaine. Mr. and Mrs. John Lindsay 10.00

Berea. J. S. Smedley 5.00

Chatham Centre. Cong. Ch. 18.00

Cincinnati. Mrs. B. E. Aydelott 5.00

Cleveland. Euclid Av. Cong. Ch., 167.93, to const. Mrs. F. C. Hoffman, A. J. Smith and Walter King L.M's; Euclid Av. Cong. Ch., 69.50; J. J. Low, 5 242.43

Eagleville. J. W. Sperry 1.50

Gambier. J. S. Sawer. 5.00

Geneva. Mrs. Samuel Kingsbury, 10; Mrs. Susan Webster, 5 15.00

Grafton. Cong. Ch. 3.30

Harmar. Cong. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Talladega 20.00

Mansfield. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., 278.73; Young People's Miss'y Circle, 30.92; Woman's Benev. Soc., 20.02; Children's Hour, 5; to const. Mrs. Hattie G. Barker, Mrs. Elizabeth L. Marshall, Mrs. Marie E. Ridgeway, Mrs. Emily Jenner, Mrs. Mary Hurst, Mrs. Alice F. Gadsby, Mrs. M. M. Fink, Mrs. Louisa R. Constance, Mrs. Mary E. McFarland and Mrs. Martha H. Smith, L.M's 334.67

Mineral Ridge. Welsh Cong. Ch. 5.00

Oberlin. Second Cong. Ch. 50.00

Oberlin. Mrs. Dr. Siddall, for Lexington, Ky. 5.00

Oberlin. Cong. Ch., Bbl of C., for Atlanta, Ga., Storrs Sch.

Perrysburg. Rev. I. K. Deering .50

South New Lyme. Mrs. J. Tuckerman, 2; "A Friend," 5 7.00

Strongsville. E. Lyman 10.00

Tallmadge. Hannah W. Carter 1.50

Troy. Cong. Ch. 2.68

Warrensville. Mrs. Mary Walkden 10.00

Wellington. First Cong. Ch. 45.84

West Andover. Cong. Ch. 13.15

Willoughby. Florence A. Page, for Tillotson C. and N. Inst. 10.00

Zanesville. Mrs. M. A. Dunlap 1.00

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$839.29

legacies.

Austinburg. Estate of L. B. Austin 1,000.00

Cleveland. Estate of Sophronia Otis Lyman 3,000.00

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$4,839.29

ILLINOIS, $1,289.29.

Albion. Mrs. Martha Skevington, 5; Dea. James Greene, 5 10.00

Alton. Chas. Phinney 20.00

Aurora. New Eng. Cong. Ch. 30.80

Barry. Lyndon Freeman 1.50

Camp Point. Mrs. S. B. McKinney 10.00

Carthage. Mrs. Elizabeth Bernethy 10.00

Champaign. Ladies of Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C., for Talladega C.

Chicago. First Cong. Ch. 144.52

Chicago. Ladies Soc. of First Cong. Ch., for Missionary, Macon, Ga. 89.00

Chicago. Mrs. J. M. Baker and Others, N. E Ch., Bbl. of C., for Macon, Ga.

Crystal Lake. Rev. Henry Willard 50.00

Dover. Cong. Ch. 34.00

Farmington. Phineas Chapman 50.00

Galva. Cong. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Fisk U. 7.22

Geneseo. "Busy Workers," for Missionary, Mobile, Ala. 15.00

Geneseo. Cong. Ch. 13.26

Geneseo. 3 Bbls. of C. and 2 freight, for Talladega C. 2.00

Hampton. Cong. Ch. 3.00

Hinsdale. Rev. F. Bascom 10.00

Jefferson. Cong. Ch. 12.00

Lake Forest. Saml. Dent 1.00

La Salle. "Christmas Gift from a Friend," for Missionary, Mobile, Ala. 100.00

Mattoon. "Morning Glories," Cong. Ch., for Student Aid, Fisk U. 50.00

Mendon. Cong. Sab. Sch. 14.60

Morrison. Cong. Ch. ad'l. 5.00

Oak Park. First Cong. Ch. 188.44

Oak Park. Ladies' Aid Soc. Bbl. & Box C. Freight, $4.20, for Macon, Ga. 4.20

Oak Park. Ladies of Cong. Ch., for Missionary, Austin, Texas 1.00

Odell. Cong. Ch. 53.00

Payson. Cong. Ch. 12.20

Peoria. Cong. Ch. 104.35

Springfield. First Cong. Ch. to const. Mrs. Jennie Post L.M. 34.20

Waukegan. Cong. Ch. 7.00

Western Springs. Sab. Sch., Box Books, etc., Freight 2, for Macon, Ga. 2.00

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$1,089.29

legacy.

Paxton. Estate of Edwin Rice 200.00

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$1,289.29

MICHIGAN, $175.47.

Battle Creek. Mrs. Eliza Williams 2.50

Benzonia. Cong. Ch. 4.96

Calumet. "A Friend" 25.00

Detroit. Mrs. Jeremiah Porter, for Straight U. 4.00

Eaton Rapids. First Cong. Ch. 10.51

Grand Rapids. Park Cong. Sab. Sch., for Rev. J. H. H. Sengstacke 40.00

Grand Rapids. Park Cong. Sab. Sch., for Rev. J. J. H. Sengstacke 10.00

Greenville. Cong. Ch. 35.00

Jackson. Mrs. R. M. Bennett. 1.50

Milford. Mrs. Wm. A. Arms 5.00

Portland. C. D. Woodbury, for Student Aid, Straight U. 25.00

South Haven. C. T. Bryant 1.00

Tecumseh. James Vincent 10.00

Vermontville. O. P. Fay .50

Whitehall. B. Hammond .50

IOWA, $234.08.

Davenport. W. N. McCandlish 10.00

Des Moines. A. Y. Rawson 10.00

Dubuque. Woman's Miss'y Soc. 25.00

Gilman. Cong. Ch. 3.35

Grinnell. By Ella E. Marsh, for Missionary, New Orleans, La. 46.00

Hawarden. Cong. Ch. 5.00

Kingsley. A. J. Brower 5.00

Maquoketa. Ladies of Cong. Ch. Bbl. C. and Box of Bonnets, for Straight U.

Miles and Preston. Cong. Chs. 7.25

Mitchell. Rev. and Mrs. E. W. Butler 20.00

Montour. Cong. Ch. to const. Dea. George Blake L.M. 38.58

Newburg. Cong. Ch. 6.25

Onawa. Ladies' Miss'y Soc. 3.00

Oskaloosa. S. R. Pettitt 2.00

Rock Rapids. Rev. C. H. Morse 1.00

Shenandoah. Cong. Ch. 9.15

Tipton. Mrs. M. D. Clapp, 4; Mrs. J. M. L. Daniels, 50c. 4.50

Toledo. Two Bbls. of C., for Straight U.

By Mrs. G. W. Reynolds Asst. Sec. For Missionary, New Orleans, La.—Des Moines, Woman's Miss'y Soc. of Plym. Ch., 30; Iowa City, "Little Gleaners" of Cong. Ch., 5; Riceville, Ladies, 2; Chester Centre, Mrs. Edward Fisher, 1 38.00

WISCONSIN, $299.53.

Appleton. Cong. Ch. Box S. S. Papers, for Talladega C.

Beloit. Second Cong. Ch., 43.17; First Cong. Ch., 12.74; Y. M. C. A. of Beloit College, 1.20 57.11

Berlin. Union Ch. 2.45

Brandon. First Cong. Ch., 3 Boxes Books, etc., for Macon, Ga.

Delavan. Rev. S. R. Wells 5.00

Evansville. Cong. Ch. 30.22

Green Bay. "Friends," by F. N. Dexter, Box Papers, etc., for Macon, Ga.

La Crosse. Cong. Ch. 31.75

Madison. First Cong. Ch. 100.00

Madison. W. J. Park, 1 Sewing Machine and 4 Pkgs. Books, etc., for Macon, Ga.

Monroe. Miss Frances A. Locke 5.00

Ripon. First Cong. Ch., 57; Mrs. O. J. Wolcolt, 3 60.00

Superior. Mrs. I. W. Gates 8.00

MINNESOTA, $250.67.

Alexandria. "A Friend" 3.00

Audubon. Cong. Ch. 5.00

Austin. Cong. Union Ch. 23.79

Cottage Grove. Cong. Ch. 8.20

Dassel. Cong. Ch. .46

Faribault. Cong. Ch. 26.40

Hawley. Union Ch. 4.28

Hutchinson. Cong. Ch. 2.45

Minneapolis. Plymouth Ch., 46.60; Woman's Miss'y Soc. of Vine Cong. Ch., 5 51.60

Northfield. First Cong. Ch. 93.34

Plainview. Cong. Ch. 7.15

St. Paul. Plymouth Cong. Ch., for Student Aid, Fisk U. 25.00

KANSAS, $22.50.

Meriden. "A Friend" 12.50

Topeka. Cong. Ch., 5; Tuition, 5 10.00

MISSOURI, $25.00.

Webster Groves. Cong. Ch. 25.00

COLORADO, $10.80.

Denver. First Cong. Ch. 5.80

Fort Lewis. Mrs. J. B. Irvine 5.00

NEBRASKA, $29.00.

Tremont. Cong. Ch. 2.00

Nebraska City. Woman's Miss'y Soc. of First Cong. Ch. 7.50

"Otoe Co" —— 19.50

DAKOTA, $6.75.

Huron. Woman's Miss'y Soc., for Woman's Work 4.50

Pierre. Woman's Miss'y Soc., for Woman's Work 2.25

CALIFORNIA, $5.00

Santa Barbara. Mary B. Van Winkle 5.00

OREGON, $14.05.

The Dalles. First Cong. Ch. 14.05

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, $1,887.51.

Washington. United States Government, for Santee Agency 1,887.51

MARYLAND, $151.70.

Baltimore. First Cong. Ch. 150.70

Federalsburg. John Manning 1.00

KENTUCKY, $139.45.

Berea. "Church at Berea" 8.00

Lexington. Tuition 79.70

Williamsburg. Tuition 51.75

TENNESSEE, $761.87.

Jellico. Tuition 7.75

Jonesborough. Tuition 7.00

Knoxville. Second Cong. Ch. 12.00

Memphis. Tuition 282.05

Nashville. Fisk U., Tuition 445.57

Nashville. Jackson St. Ch. 5.00

Pleasant Hill. Mr. Wightman 2.50

NORTH CAROLINA, $238.97.

McLeansville. Cong. Ch. 9.32

Wilmington. Tuition 219.65

Wilmington. Cong. Ch. 10.00

SOUTH CAROLINA, $317.00.

Charleston. Tuition 317.00

GEORGIA, $724.17.

Atlanta. Storrs Sch., Tuition 269.10

Macon. Tuition, 175.85; Rent, 5.80 181.65

Macon. Cong. Ch. 11.00

McIntosh. Tuition 25.92

Savannah. Tuition 186.50

Savannah. Cong. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid, Atlanta U. 50.00

ALABAMA, $236.65.

Mobile. Tuition 200.25

Montgomery. Cong. Ch. 15.00

Selma. Cong. Ch. 16.40

Talladega. "A Friend" for Student Aid, Talladega C. 5.00

FLORIDA, $5.00

Hawthorne. Mrs. J. E. Chadwick 5.00

MISSISSIPPI, $103.50

Tougaloo. Tuition 103.50

LOUISIANA, $294.00.

New Orleans. Straight U., Tuition 294.00

TEXAS, $188.75.

Austin. Tuition 188.75

INCOMES, $1,807.50.

Avery Fund, for Mendi M. 277.50

De Forest Fund, for President's Chair, Talladega C. 375.00

Dike and Hammond Fund 50.00

Gen'l Clinton B. Fisk, Fund, for Student Aid, Fisk U. 30.00

General Fund 50.00

Graves Scholarship Fund 125.00

Hammond Fund, for Straight U. 125.00

Income Fund, for Straight U. 20.00

Le Moyne Fund, for Memphis, Tenn. 50.00

Luke Memorial Scholarship Fund, for Talladega C. 10.20

N. M. & A. Stone Fund, for Talladega C. 25.00

Theological Fund, for Howard U. 515.00

Tuthill King Fund. 125 for Atlanta U.; and 25 for Berea C. 150.00

Yale Library Fund, for Talladega C. 4.80

CANADA, $8.00.

Montreal. Emmanuel Ch. 8.00

SOUTH AFRICA, $5.00.

Natal. Umtwalumi. Mrs. A. F. Wilder 5.00

TURKEY AND BULGARIA, $50.00.

Turkey and Bulgaria. Childrens Miss'y Soc., for a girl, Dakota Home, Santee Agency, Neb. 50.00

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Total for November $26,611.27

Total from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 51,341.90

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