Part 11

NEW YORK, $390.01.

Albany. D. S. Charles, $25; C. P. Williams, $10; Nelson Lyon, $5; Mrs. E. J. Edwards, $5 45.00 Brasher Falls. Elijah Wood, $15; Mrs. O. Bell, $2 17.00 Hamilton. O. S. Campbell, $5; Mel Tompkins, $5; Mrs. E. K. P., $1 11.00 Lysander. Cong. Ch. 60.00 Mexico. “Friends” 2.00 Mount Vernon. I. Van Santvoord 10.00 Moravia. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 8.00 Newark Valley. People of Newark Valley, 3 Cases of C., by L. M. Smith. New York. H. E. Parsons, $100; Dr. A. Ball. $5; H. A. W., 50c. 105.50 New York. H. C. Houghton, M.D., _for John Brown Steamer_ 10.00 Penn Yan. M. Hamlin 100.00 Schenectady. Ladies, Bbl. of C., by Rev. J. H. Munsell. Sidney Plain. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for John Brown Steamer_ 13.51 Sinclairville. E. C. Preston, $2; D. B. D., $1 3.00 Syracuse. Rev. J. C. Holbrook, D.D. 5.00

NEW JERSEY, $37.50.

Bernardsville. J. L. Roberts, ($10 of which _for John Brown Steamer_) 35.00 Lakewood. Mrs. E. O. L., $1; G. L., $1 2.00 Newark. F. M. P. 0.50

PENNSYLVANIA, $132.00.

Mercer. Cong. Sab. Sch., $5; S.P. $1 6.00 Millbrook. G. S. 1.00 New Milford. Horace A. Summers 25.00 West Alexander. Robert Davidson 100.00

OHIO, $389.38.

Aurora. Cong. Ch. 16.00 Claridon. Cong Sab. Sch. 5.00 Cleveland. Euclid Av. Cong. Ch. 25.84 Cleveland. First Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., $30., to const. MRS. HENRY M. TENNEY, L. M.; Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Ruggles, $20, _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 50.00 Cleveland. T. P. Handy, _for John Brown Steamer_ 10.00 Columbus. Woman’s Miss. Soc. of First Cong. Ch. 20.00 East Cleveland. Mrs. Mary Walkden and Son, _for Chinese M._ 10.00 Elyria. First Cong Ch. (ad’l), $2; Mrs. L. T. 50c. 2.50 Findlay. Cong. Ch. 12.10 Galion. Mrs. E. C. Linsley 3.00 Hudson. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 29.67 Lafayette. Cong. Ch. 6.00 Norwalk. Dea. T. L. 1.00 Oberlin. Second Cong. Ch., $46.63; Rev. E. P. Barrows, D.D., $10 56.63 Painsville. First Cong. Ch. 28.33 Peru. “Friends,” _for Talladega. C._, $62.15, (incorrectly ack. in Oct. number from Berea). Springfield. First Cong. Ch. 5.31 Sicily. Sab. Sch., by J. F. Cumberland, Supt. 2.00 Toledo. Central Cong. Ch. 10.00 Toledo. Edison Allen, _for a Teacher_ 5.00 Wellington. First Cong. Ch. 50.00 Yellow Springs. G. Garrison 5.00 Youngstown. Welsh Cong. Ch. 16.00 York. Cong. Ch. 20.00

INDIANA, $20.00.

Fort Wayne. Plymouth Cong. Ch. 20.00

ILLINOIS, $1,588.64.

Chicago. D. R. Holt, _for John Brown Steamer_ 10.00 Dover. Woman’s Miss. Soc. 5.00 Elgin. Cong. Ch. 63.34 Kewanee. Cong. Ch. 100.00 Galva. Cong. Ch. 13.63 Granville. “Merry Workers,” by Emma J. Colby, _for furnishing room, Stone Hall, Straight U._ 30.00 Greenville. Rev. M. A. Crawford 5.00 Mendon. Mrs. J. Fowler, _for recitation room, Tillotson C. and N. Inst._ 125.00 Mendon. Mrs. C. T. 1.00 Milburn. Woman’s Miss. Soc., _for Lady Missionary Mobile, Ala._ 40.00 Morrison. James Snyder, _for John Brown Steamer_ 10.00 Peoria. Cong. Ch. $102.59; Rev. A. A. Stevens, $5 107.59 Princeton. Cong. Ch. 42.40 Shabbona. Cong. Ch., to const. DEA. C. W. QUILHOT L. M. 35.68 —————— 588.64

LEGACY. Joliet. Legacy of Jonathan Hagar, by E. C. Hagar 1,000.00 ——————— 1,588.64

MICHIGAN, $102.15.

Almont. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 23.85 Amsden. Mrs. A. H. Spencer 5.00 Battle Creek. Mrs. H. L. Root, _for Indian M._ 5.00 Battle Creek. Dr. J. B. Chapin and Wife 3.00 Chase. First Cong. Ch. 3.00 Edwardsburgh. S. C. Olmstead 25.00 Grand Rapids. South Cong. Ch. 4.80 Northport. Mrs. A. M. 0.50 Romeo. Miss T. S. Clarke, to const. MRS. J. W. CLARKE, L. M. 30.00 Tustin. First Cong. Ch. 2.00

WISCONSIN, $158.09.

Beloit. Rev. J. P. Chamberlain 5.00 Emerald Grove. Cong. Ch. 13.24 Fond du Lac. Cong. Ch. 10.00 Fort Atkinson. P. T. Gunnison, $10; Wm. Armstrong, $2 12.00 La Crosse. First Cong. Ch. 92.50 Raymond. Cong. Ch. 5.00 Rio. Cong. Ch. 2.45 Ripon. Bertie Ladd Fowle, _proceeds of Missionary Garden_ 0.50 Whitewater. By Ella A. Hamilton, _for Le Moyne Sch._ 13.00 Wyocena. Cong. Ch. 4.40

IOWA, $185.27.

Cherokee. Cong. Ch. 9.24 Cherokee County. Second Cong. Ch. 4.74 Columbus City. Sarah E. Evans 5.00 Dubuque. Cong. Ch. 13.00 De Witt. Cong. Ch. 7.02 Grinnell. By Mary R. Magoun, _for Le Moyne Sch._ 12.00 Grinnell. “F. P. B.” 2.50 Hillsborough. John W. Hammond 5.00 Iowa City. Mrs. M. S. Thatcher, deceased, _for Lady Missionary, New Orleans, La._ 5.00 Keosaugua. Cong. Sab. Sch. 5.00 Maquoketa. Ladies, _for Lady Missionary, New Orleans, La._ 3.00 McGregor. Woman’s Missionary Soc., _for Lady Missionary, New Orleans, La._ 14.29 Meriden. Cong. Ch. 5.52 Waterloo. First Cong. Ch. 11.58 Stacyville. Cong. Ch. 16.88 —— Ladies of Cong. Ch’s: Council Bluffs $20; Fairfax, $3; Fontanelle, $12; Red Oak, $14; Tabor, $16.50; by Mrs. Henry L. Chase, _for Lady Missionary, New Orleans, La._ 65.50

MINNESOTA, $40.33.

Glyndon. Mrs. S. N. M. 0.50 Hastings. D. B. Truax 5.00 Hutchinson. Cong. Ch. 1.75 Lake City. J. P. 1.00 Minneapolis. Plymouth Ch., $29.68; Second Cong. Ch., $2.40 32.08

NEBRASKA, $52.20.

Red Cloud. Cong. Ch. 2.20 Red Willow. “A Friend,” _for John Brown Steamer_ 50.00

MISSOURI, $1.50.

Amity. Miss M. M. 1.00 Jefferson City. E. L. A. 0.50

COLORADO, $5.00.

Colorado Springs. Rev. E. N. Bartlett 5.00

CALIFORNIA, $1,464.40.

San Francisco. Receipts of the California Chinese Mission 1,464.40

OREGON, $15.65.

The Dalles. First Cong. Ch. 15.65

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, $98.00.

Washington. First Cong. Ch., $88; Mrs. Abby N. Bailey, $10 98.00

NORTH CAROLINA, $154.90.

Highlands. Mr. & Mrs. John P. McClearie, _for Talladega, Ala._ 5.00 Wilmington. “Friends,” by Miss H. L. Pitts, $75; “Friends” by Miss E. A. Warner, $69.90; “Friends,” by Miss A. E. Farrington, $5; _for Wilmington N.C._ 149.90

GEORGIA, $43.00.

Athens. Wm. A. Pledger, _for Atlanta U._ 2.00 Macon. Cong. Ch. 5.00 Owen’s Ferry. Hon. A. Wilson, _for Student Aid, Atlanta U._ 16.00 Savannah. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Atlanta U._ 20.00

MISSISSIPPI, $10.00.

Jackson. Selina Williams, _for furnishing Tougaloo U._ 5.00 Tougaloo. Tougaloo U., Tuition 5.00

TEXAS, $0.24.

Whitman. Mrs. L. H. 0.24 —————————— Total $16,752.07 ==========

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RECEIPTS OF THE CALIFORNIA CHINESE MISSION.

_From May 18 to Sept. 10, 1881._

E. PALACHE, _Treasurer_.

I. From Auxiliary Missions, viz.: Marysville—Chinese: Monthly offerings, $32.10; Annual members, $18.00. Americans: One annual member, $2.00; Cash, $1.00 $55.10 Oroville—Chinese: Monthly offerings, $9.85; Annual members, $12.00. Americans: Four Annual members, $8.00 29.85 Petaluma—Anniversary collection, $5.85. Annual Members: Chinese, $16.00; Americans, $2.00 23.85 Sacramento—Anniversary col., $9.20; Annual members, $36.00; Chinese monthly offerings, $25.50 70.70 Santa Barbara—Chinese offerings, $24.00; Rev. S. R. Weldon, $5.00; Mrs. Josiah Bates, $4.20; Capt. C. P. Low, $3.00; Annual members, $12.00 48.20 Santa Cruz—Chinese monthly offerings 9.00 Stockton—Anniversary collection, $7.95; Cash, $3.00; Annual members, $36.00; Chinese monthly offerings, $12.00 58.95 ——————— Total 295.65

II. From Churches: Benicia—Cong. Church (Mrs. N. P. S.) 0.60 Berkley—Cong. Church $17.00; Sunday-school, five annual members, $10 27.00 Oakland—First Cong. Ch., three annual members 6.50 Riverside—Cong. Ch. 13.15 San Francisco—1st Cong. Ch. col. 30.00 San Francisco—Bethany Church (H. C. George, Mrs. Fitzgerald, Mrs. S. C. Hazelton, Miss Jessie S. Worley, Miss Nellie Palache, Mrs. S. E. Meacham, E. Palache, G. W. Webber, J. A. Snook, $3.00 each; J. F. Crosett, $2.50; Miss Hattie C. Baker, $5.00; to const. nine annual members, and in part to const. Mrs. Jane C. Snook a L. M., $34.50. Miss E. N. Worley, to const. herself a L. M., $25.00. Ten American annual members, $20.00. Hoo Hing, Wong Chung, Lon Quong, Leang Folk, Ny Gong, Chung Toi, Wong Gen, Jee San Quock, Jue Woon, Soo Ming, Lee Yick, Hoo Ping, Jee Hin, Jee Fon Shing, Lue Lune, Yung Yem Kwai, Hong Sing, $3.00 each; to const. themselves annual members, and in part to const. Miss Jessie S. Worley a L. M., $51.00. Dea. S. Woo and Jee Gam, for same purpose, $1.00 each, $2.00. Dea. S. Woo, $8.50 and Jee Gam, $7.50 in part for L. M’s. Twenty-six Chinese annual members, $52.00) 200.50 Sonoma—Cong. Church col. 6.00 Soquel—Cong. Church, Rev. A. L. Rankin annual member 2.00 Suisun—Cong. Church col. 3.00 —————— Total $288.75

III. From individual donors: Messrs. Parrot & Co., $50; Hon. F. F. Low, $25; J. J. Felt, $25; Messrs. Tabor, Harker & Co., $25; Messrs. Macondray & Co., $25; E. Ransome & Co., $25; Rogers, Meyer & Co., $25; Williams, Dimond & Co., $25; Cash, W. T. C., $25; John F. Merrill, $26; Rev. Joseph Rowell, $20; Messrs. C. A. Low & Co., $20; R. P. Tenney, $10; E. W. Playter, $10. —————— Total $355.00 IV. From Eastern Friends: Bangor, Me.—Miss L. M. Benson 10.00 Bangor, Me.—Hon. J. B. Foster 50.00 Amherst, Mass.—Mrs. R. A. Lester, $102; Mrs. W. S. Clark, $50; Mrs. Olive G. Stearns, $10; Mrs. W. S. Tyler, $5; Mrs. P. Hickok, $5; Mrs. E. Tuckerman, $5; Mrs. T. Field, $3 180.00 Ware, Mass.—East Cong. S. S. 50.00 New York, N.Y.—A. S. Barnes 150.00 Atlanta, Ga.—Teachers and Students in Atlanta University 85.00 —————— Total 525.00 ——————— Grand total $1,464.40 =========

H. W. HUBBARD, _Treas._, 56 Reade Street, N.Y.

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Constitution of the American Missionary Association.

INCORPORATED JANUARY 30, 1849.

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ART. I. This Society shall be called “THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.”

ART. II. The object of this Association shall be to conduct Christian missionary and educational operations, and diffuse a knowledge of the Holy Scriptures in our own and other countries which are destitute of them, or which present open and urgent fields of effort.

ART. III. Any person of evangelical sentiments,[A] who professes faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, who is not a slaveholder, or in the practice of other immoralities, and who contributes to the funds, may become a member of the Society; and by the payment of thirty dollars, a life member; provided that children and others who have not professed their faith may be constituted life members without the privilege of voting.

ART. IV. This Society shall meet annually, in the month of September, October or November, for the election of officers and the transaction of other business, at such time and place as shall be designated by the Executive Committee.

ART. V. The annual meeting shall be constituted of the regular officers and members of the Society at the time of such meeting, and of delegates from churches, local missionary societies, and other co-operating bodies, each body being entitled to one representative.

ART. VI. The officers of the Association shall be a President, Vice-Presidents, Corresponding Secretaries, (who shall also keep the records of the Association,) Treasurer, Auditors, and an Executive Committee of not less than twelve members.

ART. VII. To the Executive Committee shall belong the collecting and disbursing of funds; the appointing, counseling, sustaining and dismissing missionaries and agents; the selection of missionary fields; and, in general, the transaction of all such business as usually appertains to the executive committees of missionary and other benevolent societies; the Committee to exercise no ecclesiastical jurisdiction over the missionaries; and its doings to be subject always to the revision of the annual meeting, which shall, by a reference mutually chosen, always entertain the complaints of any aggrieved agent or missionary; and the decision of such reference shall be final.

The Executive Committee shall have authority to fill all vacancies occurring among the officers between the regular annual meetings; to apply, if they see fit, to any State Legislature for acts of incorporation; to fix the compensation, where any is given, of all officers, agents, missionaries, or others in the employment of the Society; to make provision, if any, for disabled missionaries, and for the widows and children of such as are deceased; and to call, in all parts of the country, at their discretion, special and general conventions of the friends of missions, with a view to the diffusion of the missionary spirit, and the general and vigorous promotion of the missionary work.

Five members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for transacting business.

ART. VIII. Missionary bodies, churches or individuals agreeing to the principles of this society, and wishing to appoint and sustain missionaries of their own, shall be entitled to do so through the agency of the Executive Committee, on terms mutually agreed upon.

ART. IX. No amendment shall be made to this Constitution without the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present at a regular annual meeting; nor unless the proposed amendment has been submitted to a previous meeting, or to the Executive Committee in season to be published by them (as it shall be their duty to do, if so submitted) in the regular official notifications of the meeting.

FOOTNOTE:

[A] By evangelical sentiments, we understand, among others, a belief in the guilty and lost condition of all men without a Saviour; the Supreme Deity, Incarnation, and Atoning Sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the only Saviour of the world; the necessity of regeneration by the Holy Spirit; repentance, faith, and holy obedience in order to salvation; the immorality of the soul; and the retributions of the judgement in the eternal punishment of the wicked, and salvation of the righteous.

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AIM AND WORK.

To preach the Gospel to the poor. It originated in a sympathy with the almost friendless slaves. Since Emancipation it has devoted its main efforts to preparing the FREEDMEN for their duties as citizens and Christians in America, and as missionaries in Africa. As closely related to this, it seeks to benefit the caste-persecuted CHINESE in America, and to co-operate with the Government in its humane and Christian policy toward the INDIANS. It has also a mission in AFRICA.

STATISTICS.

CHURCHES: _In the South_—In District of Columbia, 1; Virginia, 1; North Carolina, 6; South Carolina, 2; Georgia, 13; Kentucky, 7; Tennessee, 4; Alabama, 14; Kansas, 1; Arkansas, 1; Louisiana, 18; Mississippi, 4; Texas, 6. _Africa_, 3. _Among the Indians_, 1. Total, 82.

INSTITUTIONS FOUNDED, FOSTERED OR SUSTAINED IN THE SOUTH.—_Chartered_: Hampton, Va.; Berea, Ky.; Talladega, Ala.; Atlanta, Ga.; Nashville, Tenn.; Tougaloo, Miss.; New Orleans, La.; and Austin, Texas—8. _Graded or Normal Schools_: at Wilmington, N.C.; Charleston, Greenwood, S.C.; Savannah, Macon, Atlanta, Ga.; Montgomery, Mobile, Athens, Selma, Ala.; Memphis, Tenn.—11. _Other Schools_, 35. Total, 54.

TEACHERS, MISSIONARIES AND ASSISTANTS.—Among the Freedmen, 319; among the Chinese, 28; among the Indians, 9; in Africa, 13. Total, 369. STUDENTS—In Theology, 104; Law, 29; in College Course, 91; in other studies, 8,884. Total, 9,108. Scholars taught by former pupils of our schools, estimated at 150,000. INDIANS under the care of the Association, 13,000.

WANTS.

1. A steady INCREASE of regular income to keep pace with the growing work. This increase can only be reached by _regular_ and _larger_ contributions from the churches, the feeble as well as the strong.