Part 4

Then the sick man, roused to momentary energy, asked questions‒a few that night, more the next day, until by degrees he learned all the story of poor Ching’s conversion; his eager desire for learning, and as he read the Bible more and more to his now willing listener, a new light and hope dawned for the sick man.

We cannot take space to tell minutely how Ching cried and rejoiced when one day Mr. Fairfax had a lawyer come and so arrange his will as to handsomely endow the college, also giving Ching‒faithful boy that he was‒a “chance;” but this was not the best of it. Ching prayed so hard, and was so skillful in his wonderful ministrations at the sick man’s bedside, and the calming, soothing influence of his passport, his “Christ book,” was so blessed, that, after all, the naturally strong physical nature of the man asserted itself, to the amazement and gratitude of the physicians, and Philip Fairfax lived to be the almoner of his own bounties.

And now Ching Ling’s pointed fingers hold a pen powerful for good among his countrymen, and Philip Fairfax is one of the chief benefactors of the blessed institution whose inmates dearly love the kind Christian gentleman, spending so much of his time and money in their interest, while always in the breast pocket of his coat is a little dark book, the very counterpart of Ching’s, containing also the rich man’s passport in time to come, “to mansions in the skies.”

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RECEIPTS FOR FEBRUARY, 1882.

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MAINE, $885.25.

Andover. Mrs. E. P. 1.00 Augusta. South Cong. Ch. and Soc. ($30 of which from B. E. Potter to const. FRANK A. LITTLE, L. M.) 63.00 Biddeford. J. N. A. 1.00 Blue Hill. “A Friend” 1.00 Brunswick. Mrs. David Patten. 5.00 Ellsworth. Mrs. L. T. Phelps. 10.00 Falmouth. First Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C. and $1 _for Freight, for Wilmington, N.C._ 1.00 Farmington. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Normal Sch., Wilmington, N.C._ 5.00 Limington. Arzella Boothby. 2.00 Machias. Ladies, 3 Bbls. of C. and $2.09 _for Freight, for Wilmington, N.C._ 2.09 Newcastle. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc. 18.00 New Gloucester. “Friends,” by Mary K. Lunt, _for Student Aid, Selma, Ala._ 12.00 Portland. Ladies Circle and Sab. Sch. of High St. Cong. Ch., Set Furniture _for Wilmington, N.C._ Portland. E. G. 1.00 Skowhegan. Mrs. L. W. Weston. 5.00 South Berwick. Dea. I. P. Yeaton, $10; Hugh and Philip Lewis, $3. 13.00 South Freeport. Ladies of Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C. and $3 _for Freight, for Wilmington, N.C._ 3.00 Yarmouth. First Cong. Ch., Bbl. Of C., and $1.86 _for Freight, for Wilmington N.C._ 1.86 Ladies in Maine, by Mary E Smith, Chairman Com., _for support of Lady Missionaries at Wilmington, N.C., and Selma, Ala_. 670.30 ------- 815.25

LEGACIES.

Bangor. Bequest of Miss Maria Thoreau, by Geo. A. Thatcher. 50.00 Bethel. Estate of Sarah J. Chapman, by A. W. Valentine, Ex. 20.00 ------- 885.25

NEW HAMPSHIRE, $429.89.

Bristol. Mrs. H. M. E. 1.00 Chester. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 10.00 Claremont. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 43.36 Colebrook. J. A. H. 0.50 Concord. South Cong. Ch., by M. P. W., to const. MRS. LOUISA M. WARE GREELEY, L.M. 30.00 Dover. Mrs. S. H. Foye, $3; Mrs. Fairbanks, $2, _for Raleigh, N.C._ 5.00 Durham. A. G. W. 0.51 Epping. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 2.50 Exeter. “A Friend,” _for Mendi M._ 8.00 Francestown. A. F. 0.50 Great Falls. First Cong. Ch., $28.89; Mrs. M. M. W., 50c. 29.39 Keene. Mrs. J. A. G. 0.60 Lancaster. H. F. H. 1.00 Mason. Ladies of Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C. and $1 _for Freight, for Wilmington, N.C._ 1.00 Nashua. G. H. 1.00 Nashua. Rev. and Mrs. F. D. Austin, $10; Mrs. E. J. Hall, $11, _for Student Aid, Straight U._ 21.00 Nashua. “Friends,” Set Furniture, val. $40, _for Wilmington, N.C._ New Ipswich. J. W. C. 0.50 Newport. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 49.53 South Newmarket. Ladies, 2 Bbls. C., _for Wilmington, N.C._ Swanzey. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 11.50 Pembroke. Mrs. Mary W. Thompson 10.00 Wentworth. Ephraim Cook, _for John Brown Steamer_ 5.00 Wilton. Ladies of Second Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C., _for Savannah, Ga._ ------- $231.89

LEGACY.

Nashua. Estate of ‒‒‒‒ 198.00 ------- $429.89

VERMONT, $214.89.

Burlington. J. P. 1.00 Cornwall. Cong. Sab. Sch. 33.30 Greensborough. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 17.00 Ludlow. Mrs. L. M. 1.00 Monkton. Henry Miles 5.00 Morrisville. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 15.00 Pawlet. A. Flower, _for John Brown Steamer_ 2.00 Pittsfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 46.00 Post Mill Village. Mrs. E. J. C. May, Bbl. of C., _for Savannah, Ga._ Saint Albans. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 49.17 Thetford. P. R. 1.00 Townshend. Mrs. M. B. Burnap 5.00 Wallingford. Cong. Ch. and Soc., Bbl. of C. and $1 _for Freight_ 1.00 Wells River. H. D. 0.51 West Brattleborough. Dea. P. F. Perry 3.00 West Hartford. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 8.25 Wethersfield. Mrs. Edson Chamberlin 10.00 Woodstock. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 16.66

MASSACHUSETTS, $5,032.83.

Amherst. “C.” ($10 of which _for John Brown Steamer_) 25.00 Andover. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., Bbl. of Books, _for Emerson Inst._ Andover. West Parish Juv. Miss’y Soc., _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 25.00 Auburndale. “Friends in Cong. Ch.,” for Student Aid, Fisk U. 30.00 Beverly. Ladies Benev. Soc. of Washington St. Ch., Bbl. of C., _for Atlanta U._ Beverly. A. H. 0.50 Boston. Nancy B. Curtis, $200; B. F. Whittemore, $25; “A. L. M.,” $20; Mrs. Susan Collins, $5; 8 Individuals, $1 each; 6 Individuals, 50c. each; E. C. H., 51c. 261.51 Boston. By S. D. Smith, organ, _for Savannah, Ga._ 400.00 Boston. Woman’s Home Missionary Association, _for Lady Missionaries_ 204.78 Boston. Trinity Ch., by Mrs. Hayden, _for Mobile, Ala._ 20.00 Boston. Miss L. P. Auld, _for Student Aid, Normal Sch., Wilmington, N.C._ 4.00 Bradford. Ladies, 2 Bbls C. _for Wilmington, N.C._ Brookline. “S.A.” 20.00 Campello. Mrs. A. L. 0.51 Chelsea. Ladies Union Home Mission Band, 5 Bbls. of C., _for Chattanooga, Tenn._, val. $100 Cummington. “A few Friends” 8.00 Dunstable. J. S., _for Student Aid, Straight U._ 1.00 East Bridgewater. C. H. 1.00 Falmouth. ‒‒ to const. GEO. E. CLARKE L. M. 30.00 Fall River. M. E. 1.00 Fitchburg. W. M. Leathe, _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 10.00 Framingham. Aux. to Woman’s Home Miss. Assn., $15; Ladies of Plym. Ch., Box of Bedding, _for Tillotson C. & N. Inst._ 15.00 Framingham. Mrs. F. B. H., 50c.; Mrs. E. E. G., 51c. 1.01 Gilbertville. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 50.00 Great Barrington. Mrs. L. M. Chapin 5.00 Greenfield. Second Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Atlanta U._ 23.37 Greenwich. Cong. Sab. Sch., to const. REV. E. P. BLODGETT, L. M. 30.00 Groton. Miss Elizabeth Farnsworth 20.00 Harwichport. Pilgrim Ch. and Soc. 10.00 Haverhill. Center Ch., Bbl. of C., _for Talladega C._ Hingham. Evan. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 3.38 Holliston. “District No. 4 Bible Christians” 25.00 Holliston. Sab. Sch. of First Ch., _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 20.00 Housatonic. W. G. 0.51 Hubbardston. A. G. D., $1; Mrs. A. B., 50c. 1.50 Hubbardston. Mrs. E. B. P., $1; “E. C.,” $1. _for John Brown Steamer_ 2.00 Lanesborough. Rev. W. F. Avery 5.00 Lawrence. Sab. Sch. of Lawrence St. Cong. Ch., _for Student Aid_, Fisk U. 50.00 Leominster. Orthodox Cong. Ch. and Soc., $171.30; “A.,” $10 181.30 Lowell. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch., _for Student Aid, Talladega C._ 70.00 Lowell. Ladies of First Cong. Ch., 3 Bbls. of C. and $4.50 _for Freight_; First Cong. Ch., 2 Bbls. of C. _for Wilmington, N.C._ 4.50 Lowell. Mrs. M. E. Bartlett, _for Student Aid, Normal Sch., Wilmington, N.C._ 8.00 Malden. Rev. W. H. Willcox, D.D. _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 50.00 Marblehead. Hon. J. J. H. Gregory, $2,550, _for Buildings, Wilmington, N.C._, and $50 _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 2,600.00 Marlborough. Class in Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Talladega C._ 10.00 Medfield. Mary J. Cheney, 2 Bbls. of C., _for Savannah, Ga._ Medway. Miss C. P. 0.60 Middleborough. Mrs. G. H. D. 1.00 Monson. Mrs. G. W. Andrews, _for John Brown Steamer_ 5.00 Newburyport. ANN P. BASSETT, in memory of her sister, and to const. herself L. M. 30.00 Newburyport. J. D., $1; Miss P. N., 50c.; Mrs. J. B., 50c. 2.00 Northborough. Mrs. H. B. D. 1.00 Paxton. Cong. Ch., by Ella L. Rowell, _for John Brown Steamer_ 10.00 Peabody. Prof. J. K. C. 1.00 Peru. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for John Brown Steamer_. 10.00 Phillipston. Eva C. Knowlton, Bbl. of C., _for Savannah, Ga._ Reading. James M. Carlton, $5; Mrs. S. P. W., 50c. 5.50 Rockland. Elijah Shaw to const. MISS NANCY HOLBROOK L. M. 35.00 Roxbury. Miss S. B. Jones. 10.00 Rutland. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 8.00 Salem. Primary Class in Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Talladega C._ 12.00 Salem. Mrs. P. H. McI. 1.00 Somerville. Matthew P. Elliot. Box Hats and $2 _for Freight, for Atlanta U._ 2.00 Somerville. H. B. S. 0.50 Southbridge. Miss S. R. L. 1.00 South Hadley. Mt. H. Sem., “A Friend.” 2.00 South Weymouth. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc., $51; Miss Grover’s Sab. Sch. Class, _for Student Aid, Atlanta U._, $12; to const. MRS. LUCY E. REED and MISS CHARLOTTE B. TOWER L. Ms. 63.00 Springfield. Mrs. J. D. L., $1; G. B. K. $1 2.00 Stoneham. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 25.30 Taunton. Union Cong. Ch. and Soc. 8.00 Upton. Ladies’ Soc. (ad’l), _for Freight_ 0.30 Waltham. Trin. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 24.41 Warwick. A. W. 1.00 Watertown. “Corban Society,” Phillips Ch., $18.17, _for Independent Lincoln Temperance Soc., St. Augustine, Fla._, also 3 Bbls. of C., _for Talladega C._ 18.17 Watertown. Mrs. Wm. R. 0.60 West Boylston. “Willing Workers,” $35 _for Student Aid, Atlanta U._, $25 _for Student Aid, Storrs Sch._, and $10 _for John Brown Steamer_ 70.00 West Boylston. C. T. W., _for John Brown Steamer_ 1.00 West Dennis. Mrs. S. S. C. 1.00 West Newton. J. H. P. 0.50 Winchester. Mrs. N. W. C. H. 0.50 Woburn. “A Friend” 2.00 Worcester. Central Church, $92.58; Old So. Ch. and Soc. (ad’l), $1; M. F. W., $1 94.58 Worcester. Central Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Straight U._ 50.00 Worcester. Children, by M. F. W., _for John Brown Steamer_ 1.00 Worcester. Ladies Benev. Soc. of Central Ch., 2 Bbls. of C., _for Tillotson C. & N. Inst._ ‒‒ Two Bbls. C., _for Talladega C._ ‒‒ Bbl. of C., _for Macon, Ga._ --‒‒‒---- $4,728.83

LEGACIES.

Boston. Estate of Rev. Henry B. Hooker, D.D., in part $200.00 Lancaster. Estate of Miss Sophia Stearns, by Wm. W. Wyman, Ex. 4.00 Westfield. Estate of DEA. CHARLES A. JESSUP 100.00 --‒‒‒---- $5,032.83

RHODE ISLAND, $101.77.

Newport. D. B. Fitts 5.00 Peace Dale. Rev. O. P. E. 1.00 Pawtucket. Mrs. H. M. Blodgett 10.00 Providence. Beneficent Cong. Ch., $52.29; North Cong. Ch., $28.48; Union Cong. Ch. and Soc. (ad’l) $5 85.77

CONNECTICUT, $1,858.53.

Ansonia. Mrs. J. D., $1; Mrs. M. T., $1; C. C., 50c. 2.50 Bridgeport. V. C., 50c.; Mrs. J. E. G. C., 50c.; W. G. L., 50c. 1.50 Bridgeport. E. B. P. and A. B. P., $1 ea., _for John Brown Steamer_. 2.00 Bristol. Cong. Ch., _for Mendi M._ 143.79 Burnside. Sab. Sch. Class, _for John Brown Steamer_ 1.00 Canton Center. Mrs. S. B. H. 1.00 Chapin. Rev. J. W. S., $1; J. W. C., 51c. 1.51 Chester. Cong. Ch., to const. MRS. M. A. HURLBURT and MRS. JABEZ BACKUS L. Ms., $70; Mrs. Sarah H. Watrous, $2 72.00 Chester. Hon. E. C. Hungerford, _for John Brown Steamer_ 10.00 Collinsville. ‒‒, _for Student Aid, Talladega C._ 13.50 Danbury. Ladies of First Cong. Ch., Box of bedding and $2 _for Freight, for Talladega C._ 2.00 Darien. Mrs. N. E. G. 1.00 Danielsonville. J. H. B. 0.50 Derby. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch., _for John Brown Steamer_ 12.25 East Wallingford. Mrs. Benj. Hall. 5.00 East Woodstock. S. N. and E. L., $1 each 2.00 Ellsworth. Cong. Sab. Sch., bal. _for furnishing room, Talladega C._ 10.00 Groton. Mrs. M. E. W. 1.00 Guilford. Mrs. Sarah Todd, _for John Brown Steamer_ 5.00 Guilford. H. N. D. 0.50 Hartford. Mrs. E. Hills, $400; “Two Members Asylum Hill Cong. Ch.,” $40; Mrs. Catherine R. Hillyer, $30, to const., MISS CATHERINE R. HILLYER L. M.; South Cong. Ch., $11. 481.00 Hartford. D. H. Wells, _for Tillotson C. and N. Inst._ 25.00 Hartford. Mrs. John Olmstead, _for John Brown Steamer_ 10.00 Jewett City. Mrs. E. G. B. 1.00 Lakeville. Mrs. S. P. Robbins 5.00 Lebanon. W. H. 1.00 Lyme. First Cong. Ch. 20.00 Meriden. Center Cong. Ch. 23.50 Middlefield. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., _for John Brown Steamer_ 10.00 Mill Brook. E. A. 1.00 Morris. Cong. Sab. Sch., to const. WM. L. BURGESS L. M. 30.00 New Britain. Mrs. A. A. 1.00 New Hartford. John Richards’ Bible Class, North Cong. Ch., _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 22.00 New Haven. College St. Cong. Ch., $49.13; Dwight Place Ch., $30; “T.,” $10; Mrs. Eliza A. Prudden, $5; M. N., $1; R. F., $1; Rev. S. W. Barnum, 6 vols. “Romanism as it is” 96.13 Norfolk. The Misses Eldridge, $100; R. Battelle, $10; Mrs. Welch, $5, _for John Brown Steamer_ 115.00 Norfolk. Miss Eldridge, _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 10.00 North Guilford. Mrs. Eben F. Dudley 5.00 Norwich. Second Cong. Ch., $133.74; First Cong. Ch., $17.85 151.59 Saybrook. Mrs. M. L. Whittlesey, Bbl. of C., _for Savannah, Ga._ Seymour. Cong. Ch. 14.62 South Britain. E. M. A. 1.00 South Norwalk. Rev. Wm. H. Gilbert 10.00 South Windsor. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Mobile, Ala._ 13.00 Rockville. Bbl. of C., and $1.59 _for Freight_, by Mrs. A. P. Hammond, _for Raleigh, N.C._ 1.59 Roxbury. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 23.80 Terryville. A. S. Gaylord, _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 50.00 Terryville. “A Friend,” _for ed. of Indians, Hampton N. & A. Inst._ 26.25 Thomaston. Cong. Ch. 37.00 Trumbull. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 8.00 Wallingford. Rev. E. J. D. 1.00 Washington. “Z.,” _for Indian M._ 1.00 Waterbury. First Cong. Ch. 300.00 West Avon. Cong. Ch. 7.00 Westbrook. Charles Chapman, 2d, _for John Brown Steamer_ 10.00 Windsor Locks. Mrs. L. P. Dexter 6.00 Winsted. Mrs. Emily W. Case ($10 of which _for Student Aid, Talladega C._) 11.00 Winsted. Mrs. C. S., $1; Cong. Ch., Box S. S. Books 1.00 Woodstock. First Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., _for John Brown Steamer_ 40.00

NEW YORK, $810.20.