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by his father. He has been a member of our Association four weeks. Three weeks ago his father came into our Association rooms to find out who leads his son to be a member of our Association, I made reply to him, ‘It is I.’ Then he answered me unpleasantly, and said he do not know the regulations of our Christian Association; but only he knows, whoever believes in Christ Jesus, they don’t want to worship or serve their own fathers from generation to generation. That is very bad. And disobey the parents. Then I ask him: ‘Would you rather your son to serve you or take care of you in your lifetime, or rather to have your son’s worship when you died? I perceive that you would rather your son serve you personally. Nobody needs to be worshipped after death.’ Then he said he would not converse with me. Then I said, ‘Well, sir, please to hear me in these few words: Every one ought to be punished by God who did not put their trust in Him, and also transgressed the commandment of God by their tradition. For God has commanded: ‘Honor thy father and mother.’ And another thing; God commanded us not to worship any false gods. But our fathers, from generation to generation, did not do as God commanded. For that fact we are in great fear of God. So we are turned from the bad thing which we did before, and now are transformed by the renewing of the mind.’ Then he felt very bad at my words, and departed from me immediately. On Friday, after Wong Thong was dismissed from school and went back to his old home, then his father chased him with a hatchet, attempting to kill him, for his father disliked him to become a Christian. But Wong Thong’s heart never be fail, I think the Lord God Jesus Christ is near to protect those who will put their trust in Him.”

OUR SAN FRANCISCO ANNIVERSARY

was held last Sunday evening, February 16th. _The Pacific_ has the following notice of it:

“At Bethany Church, last Sunday evening, the fifth anniversary of the Chinese Sunday-schools and Mission schools connected with that church was celebrated. It was an occasion of rare interest. Nearly one hundred Chinese were present, and forty-two took part in the exercises. These consisted of recitations of Scripture and other religious selections, short original addresses, several dialogues, and the singing of hymns in English and Chinese. A quartet of Chinese sung in English with a distinctness of utterance and harmony which some choirs composed of persons ‘to the manner born’ might profitably imitate. But the best and highest joy connected with the occasion lay in the confident hope that almost all these Chinese had passed from death unto life--from the selfish and slavish worship of demons to a loving loyalty to the true God.”

It illustrates the fact that, in spite of adverse prejudices and public sentiments, men brought face to face with a good work cannot refuse it the tribute of their appreciation and sympathy; that our new church has never been so full since its dedication as on that evening; and that, after two of the brief original addresses, the applause, though discountenanced, was irrepressible.

I had proposed to write a thought or two about recent anti-Chinese legislation; but I fear I have trespassed too much on your space already; and I am sure that if Congress and the country can bear the sin and shame such laws involve, our work can bear whatever of hindrance it may bring to us. It isn’t the first time that King Canute has tried by his royal chair to breast a rising tide; but I have been slow to think such folly was reserved for my own country and this nineteenth century after Christ.

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RECEIPTS

FOR FEBRUARY, 1879.

MAINE, $223.90.

Augusta. Cong. Ch. and Soc. $27.50;----$10 $37.50 Bath. “Cash” 100.00 Falmouth. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc. 7.40 Hampden. H. S. and J. L. 1.00 Limington. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 6.00 Newport. M. S. N. 1.00 Norridgewock. S. D. and J. S. B. 1.00 North Bridgton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 5.00 Orland. Mrs. Buck and daughter 30.00 Scarborough. “A Friend” 30.00 Winthrop. C. Fairbanks 5.00

NEW HAMPSHIRE, $1,174.67.

Bedford. Presbyterian Church _for Wilmington, N. C._ 11.60 Brookline. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 15.96 Center Harbor. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 17.61 Colebrook. E. C. $1.; J. A. H. 50c. 1.50 Concord. South Cong. Ch. and Soc. $38.94;--W. H. Pitman, $2 _for Mendi M._ 40.94 Hinsdale. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 9.15 Hillsborough Bridge. J. D., Mrs. J. G., Mrs. E. T., and Mrs. D. W. $1. ea. 4.00 Hillsborough Centre. John Adams, $5; O. C. $1 6.00 Keene. Sec. Cong. Ch. and Soc., $50,; “A Friend,” $56.24; Mrs. N. R. C., 60c.; Mrs. E. A. W., 25c. 106.99 Manchester. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., $59.99; --Ladies of First Cong. Ch., bbl of C. _for Talladega, Ala._ 59.99 New Ipswich. Cong. Ch. and Soc., $4.69; Ladies of Cong. Ch., box of C. and $2 _for freight_; Mrs. Dr. G., $1 7.69 Orford. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 18.00 Pelham. “Friend” 15.00 Rindge. Cong. Ch. and Soc., $4.14; H. E. W., 35c. 4.49 Sullivan. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 8.00 Swanzey. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 12.00 Temp e. Cong. Sab. Sch. 14.00 Walpole. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 13.00 Wilton. A. B. C. 0.50 ---- “A Friend” 803.25 ---- Geo. Cook 5.00

VERMONT, $208.46.

Barre. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 18.33 Bennington. Second Cong. Ch. 66.62 Berlin. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 3.61 Burlington. First Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch. 50.00 Cambridge. A few Ladies, Box of C., by Mrs. Madison Safford; Cong. Ch., Communion Set. Castleton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. $16.10; Mrs. L. G. S. $1 17.10 East Poultney. A. D. Wilcox 5.00 Fayetteville. A. Birchard, $5; Mrs. L. C. C. and Mrs. A. E. K. H. $1 6.00 Northfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 14.26 Pittsfield. Cong. Ch. 5.00 Quechee. Cong. Sab. Sch. 13.04 Waitsfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc 0.50 West Brattleboro. Mrs. F. Gaines 5.00 Weston. Mrs. C. W. Sprague, $2; Lucy P. Bartlett, $2 4.00

MASSACHUSETTS, $977.42

Abington. Mrs. S. B. F 1.00 Acton. Mrs. H. C. L. _for Student Aid, Atlanta U._ 1.00 Andover. Misses McKeen, _for Student Aid, Atlanta U._ 2.00 Ashfield. Mrs. G. B. Hall 5.00 Auburndale. Cong. Sab. Sch., $28.75, _for Tougaloo_; --Mrs. D. W. Scott, $5; Mrs. D. W. Scott and Friends, bbl. of C., _for Student Aid, Tougaloo U._ 33.75 Barnstable Co. “A Friend” 20.00 Bedford. M. E. R. 0.50 Beechwood. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 1.45 Belchertown. D. B. B. 0.50 Billerica. H. B. S 1.00 Boston Highlands. E. E. B. 1.00 Braintree. J. M. L. 0.12 Cambridgeport. Mrs. L. D. C. 1.00 Campello. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 104.65 Charlestown. Winthrop Cong. Ch. 56.11 Danvers. First Cong. Ch. $6.25, and 10 bbls. apples, _for Atlanta, Ga._ 6.25 Harvard. Mrs. C. S. 0.50 Haverhill. R. S. C. 0.50 Holbrook. Miss Sarah J. Holbrook, _for Student Aid, Tougaloo U._ 25.00 Hyde Park. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid. Hampton Inst._ 70.00 Lowell. L. Kimball, $25; H. M. Hunt, $5 30.00 Millbury. First Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Atlanta U._ 25.00 Milford. Mrs. B. H. 0.50 Middletown. Mrs S. Fuller, 3 bbls. apples; Mrs. W. W. Fuller, 2 bbls. apples, _for Atlanta Ga._ Natick. ---- 0.10 Northampton. “A Friend” 100.00 Oakham. Cong Ch. and Soc. 65.00 Reading. “A Friend” 2.00 Rockland. Cong. Ch. $50 _for Missionary Work_; --Elijah Shaw, $20 70.00 Salem. J. H. T. 0.60 Sharon. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 12.00 South Boston. Miss J. A. 0.50 Southbridge. “A Friend” 3.00 South Deerfield. Mrs. Mary C. Tilton 2.00 Springfield. South Ch., “E. M. P.,” $10; Mrs. R. K., $1 11.00 Sunderland. Dorcas Soc., bbl. of C. _for Atlanta, Ga._ Topsfield. Ladies of Cong. Ch., box of C. Watertown. Mite Box, $2.50; Mrs. E. S. P., 60c. 3.10 Webster. Rev. B. F. P. 0.50 Westborough. Evan. Cong. Ch. and Soc., $119.63; Freedmen’s Mission Ass’n, bbl. of C. 119.63 Went Cummington. Rev. J. B. B. 0.50 West Medway. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 27.87 Westminster. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 67.00 West Newton. J. H. P. 0.50 West Stockbridge. Geo. W. Kniffin 10.00 Whitinsville. Cong. Sab. Sch. 28.00 Williamstown. Rev. Mark Hopkins, D. D. 5.00 Winchendon. Atlanta Soc., bbl. of C., _for Atlanta, Ga._ Worcester. Union Ch., $60.29; M. F. W., $1; G. M. P., 50c. 61.79 Wrentham. J. M. P. 0.60

RHODE ISLAND, $32.00.

Newport. Rev. T. Thayer 10.00 Providence. Charles St. Cong. Sab. Sch. 22.00

CONNECTICUT, $2,292.90.

Bozrah. Miss H. Maples. $5; S. A., $1 6.00 Bristol. Cong. Ch., to const. JOHN A. WAY, MILES L. PECK and W. H. NETTLETON, L. M.’s 94.26 Collinsville. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 23.00 Cornwall Bridge. Geo. H. Swift 10.00 Cromwell. Mrs. S. Topliff 5.00 Derby. First Cong. Ch. 25.00 Greenville. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Atlanta U._ 31.95 Haddam Neck. Cong. Ch. 2.69 Hadlyme. R. E Hungerford, $50; Jos. W. Hungerford, $50 100.00 Hartford. Mrs. Lawson B. Bidwell, $30, to const. SAMUEL NOTT, L. M.; Mrs. P. Johnson (_of which $1 for Mendi M._), $1.50 31.50 Huntington. Cong. Ch. and Friends 7.50 Kensington. Mrs. M. Hotchkiss 10.50 Litchfield. First Cong. Ch. 17.90 Meriden. The Chas. Parker Co., 9 doz. tea-spoons and 6 doz. forks, _for Atlanta, Ga._ Middletown. ESTATE of Mrs. Anna H. Phillips, by J. M. Hubbard 300.00 Naugatuck. Cong. Ch. 130.00 New Haven “A Lady Friend,” $5; “A Friend,” $5; M. N., $1; Rev. S. W. Barnum, 6 copies “Romanism As It Is” 11.00 New Milford. Miss Susie F. Nettleton, $5; Mrs. F. G. B., 50c. 5.50 Norwich. Park Ch. (of which $30 from Mrs. Chas. Lee, to const. REV. LEONARD W. BACON, L. M., and $30 from Miss S. M. Lee, to const. EDWARD T. CLAPP, L. M.) 694.76 Norwich. Broadway Cong. Ch. (ad’l), $250; Buckingham Sab. Sch., $20; Second Cong. Ch., $128.22; S. H., $1 399.22 Norwich Town. Samuel Case 10.00 Old Lyme. Miss E. M. P. 1.00 Plymouth. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for College Farm Talladega, Ala._ 100.00 Prospect. B. B. Brown 10.00 Stamford. J. A. Rockwell, M. D., _for Student Aid, Atlanta U._ 20.00 Stanwich. William Brush 100.50 Thomaston. Cong. Ch. 27.37 Unionville. First Cong. Ch., _for Talladega C._ 36.73 Wapping. Second Cong. Ch. 20.26 Washington. Cong. Ch. 14.65 West Haven. Cong. Ch. 20.61 Windsor Locks. Mrs. L. P. Dexter 6.00 Winsted. Dr. Lyman Case 10.00 Woodbury. Mrs. E. L. Curtis 10.00

NEW YORK, $454.16.

Black Creek. Cong. Ch. $1; Miss M. T. $1. 2.00 Big Hollow. Nelson Hitchcock 5.00 Brooklyn. Mrs. Lewis Edwards, two valuable quilts. Brooklyn, E. D. David D. Nicholson 15.00 Cambria Center. Cong. Ch. 15.00 Canastota. E. B. Northrup, $5; R. H. and Mrs. R. H. Childs, $5 10.00 Clear Creek. Cong. Ch. 3.50 Eagle Harbor. A. P. 0.30 East Palmyra. Mrs. Laura E. Dada, _for Student Aid_ 5.00 Ellington. Cong. Ch. $9.08; and Sab. Sch. $8.02 17.10 Fredonia. Mrs. Sarah D. Chandler 5.00 Greenville. Mrs. H. M. Wakeley 5.00 Griffin’s Mills. Dea. Henry Moore 15.00 Hamilton. Cong. Ch. 10.75 Harlem. Cong. Ch. ("of which $10 from W. W. Ferrier, _for Student Aid, Atlanta and Talladega Colls._"), $35.64; Cong. Sab. Sch. $10 45.64 Havanna. J. F. P. 1.00 Lima. Delia A. Phillips 25.00 Moravia. First Cong. Ch. 11.92 Mott’s Corners. Cong. Ch. 2.06 New York. S T. Gordon, $100; Miss P. T. Magie, $5; --Meriden Cutlery Co., 4 doz. Knives _for Atlanta, Ga._ 105.00 Norwich. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 12.00 North Winfield. Miss E. J. Alexander, _for a Teacher_ 10.00 Otsico Valley. ESTATE of Mrs. Olive S. Frisbie, by I. T. Frisbie 50.00 Patchogue. Cong. Ch. 17.06 Perry Centre. I. M. 1.00 Plattsburgh. G. W. Dodds 5.00 Rochester. Mrs. A. E. Albright 5.00 Syracuse. “An Old Friend” 10.00 Union Falls. Francis E. Duncan, $10.10; Mrs. Fanny D. Duncan, $5 15.10 Verona. Cong. Ch. 19.23 Walton. Chas. S. Fitch, _for Mendi M._ 5.00 Westmoreland. A. S. B. 0.50 Whitestown. James Symonds 5.00

NEW JERSEY, $20.76.

Bound Brook. Ladies of Cong, Ch., _for Tougaloo_ 13.00 Colt’s Neck. Reformed Ch. 5.76 Millstone. Mrs. J. T. C. 1.00 Heart’s Content. “A Friend,” bbl. of C. Trenton. Mrs. E. B. F. 1.00

PENNSYLVANIA, $46.00.

Minersville. First Welsh Cong. Ch. 10.50 Philadelphia. S. A. J. 0.50 Pittsburgh. Third Pres. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Talladega, C._ 25.00 Troy. C. C. Paine 10.00

OHIO, $367.38.

Bellevue. J. S. 0.50 Belpre. Cong. Sab. Sch. 5.80 Bucyrus and Sulphur Springs. “Friends,” box of Sundries, _for Tougaloo U._ Burton. Mrs. H. H. F. and Mrs. H. F. 1.00 Cincinnati. Rent, _for the poor in New Orleans, La._ 67.20 Cleveland. Rev. H. Trautman 5.00 Delaware. Wm. Bevan 5.00 Greenwich Station. Wm. M. Mead 5.00 Huntsburgh. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Tougaloo U._ 12.30 Jefferson. “Friends,” box of Sundries, _for Tougaloo U._ Lenox. A. J. Holman 5.00 Madison. Mrs. H. H. Roe and others, $35, _for Tougaloo_; Cong. Sab. Sch., $3, _for Student Aid, Tougaloo U._ 38.00 Medina. Ladies Benev. Soc., _for Student Aid, Tougaloo U._ 9.00 Metamora. Mrs. M. S. 1.00 Napoleon. Mrs. N. B. P. 1.00 North Benton. M. J. H. 1.00 Oak Hill. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 6.12 Oberlin. ESTATE of Miss Mary J. Hulburd, by Hiram Hulburd, Ex. 32.00 Oberlin. Second Cong. Ch., $19.42; Mrs. C. C. W., 51c.; R. M. K., $1 20.93 Painesville. Ladies’ Sew. Soc. of Cong. Ch., by Stella H. Avery, Treas 25.00 Ravenna. S. H. 1.00 Ripley. Mrs. Mary Tweed 2.50 Rock Creek. L. C. 0.50 Sandusky. First Con. Ch., $78.43, to const. LEWIS MOSS and E. E. UPP, L. M’s.;--by Rev. J. Strong, $5 83.43 Saybrook. “Friends,” _for Student Aid, Tougaloo, U._ 7.00 South Salem. Daniel S. Pricer, $2; Presb. Sab. Sch., $1.10; Miss M. M., $1; Mrs. M. S., $1 5.10 Steubenville. Women’s Miss. Soc. of First Cong. Ch., by M. J. Leslie, Treas. 10.00 Toledo. Mrs. M. A. Harrington, $5;--Mary R. Pomeroy, _for Student Aid, Atlanta U._, $3;--Mrs. P. G. H., $1 9.00 Wayne. David Parker 5.00 Weymouth. Cong. Ch., _for Student Aid, Tougaloo U._ 2.24 West Mill Grove. Rev. S. S. H. 0.76

INDIANA, 24c.

Putnamville. R. H. 0.24

ILLINOIS, $184.38.

Chicago. Union Park Ch. 33.07 Delavan. R. Hodgton 6.50 Elgin. Cong. Ch. 6.24 Evanston. Cong. Ch. 14.06 Galesburg. J. G. W 1.00 Geneseo. Cong. Ch. 54.51 Geneva. “A Friend,” 5.00 Hamlet. L. C. 1.00 Lisbon. G. K. 0.50 Port Byron. Ladies, Box of C. _for Tougaloo U._ Rochelle. Mrs. A. C. F. 1.00 Rockford. “A Friend,” $25;--Mrs. Penfield, $10, _for Student Aid, Talladega C._ 35.00 Rock Island. “A Friend,” 10.00 Roseville. Cong. Ch. 15.50 Tonica. W. B. 0.50 Wilmette. Mrs. A. T. S. 0.50

MICHIGAN, $901.60.

Adrian. ESTATE of Sarah M. Wolcott, by Wm W. Brewster. Ex. (ad’l) 13.00 Ann Arbor. First Cong. Ch. 46.10 Blissfield. W. C. 0.50 Calumet. “A School Teacher,” _for Straight U._ 5.00 Detroit. F. M. S. 50c.; S. Z. 50c. 1.00 Dowagiac. “A Friend.” 1.00 Hillsdale. M. J. 0.51 Homer. A. R. B. 1.00 Jonesville. R. D. N. 0.50 Kalamazoo. ESTATE of Mrs Clarinda B. Safford, by J. B. Cobb, Ex. 396.57 Memphis. Ladies’ Missionary Soc., _for Lady Missionary, Memphis, Tenn._ 3.00 Olivet. Mon. Con. Cong. Ch. 8.92 Parma. Mrs. M. B. Tanner 3.00 Richland. S. M. 1.00 Saint Johns. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., $20; G. V., 50c. 20.50 Thetford. ESTATE of Amasa Carrier, by Wm. C. Mathews 400.00

WISCONSIN, $98.75.