The American Missionary — Volume 36, No. 8, August 1882

Part 5

Chapter 52,607 wordsPublic domain

West Hartford. Estate of Eliza Butler, by Benj. S. Bishop, Ex. 20,988.70 ————————— $22,471.16

NEW YORK, $619.51.

Antwerp. Cong. Ch. 33.20 Brooklyn. Rev. W. F. Crafts 25.00 Brooklyn. Central Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Lady Missionary at Ladies’ Isl., S.C._ 25.00 Chittenango. “Aunt Katie Hall” 5.00 Deer River. Cong. Ch. 6.59 Fredonia. “Friends,” _for Athens, Ala._ 25.00 Gloversville. Cong. Ch. 162.54 Gainesville. “A Friend” 15.00 Java. Cong. Sab. Sch. 10.43 Kingsborough. J. W. 1.00 Livonia Center. Geo. W. Jackman, _for Student Aid, Atlanta U._ 2.75 Marion. “Life Member,” _for John Brown Steamer_ 1.00 New York. S. T. Gordon, _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 200.00 New York. Dr. A. S. Ball 5.00 Seneca Falls. Cong. Ch., “A Friend,” 50.00 Spencerport. Alvin Webster 2.00 West Farms. Dan’l Mapes, _for Atlanta U._ 50.00

NEW JERSEY, $10.25.

Jersey City. A. A. H. 0.25 Montclair. Mrs. J. H. Pratt’s S. S. Class, _for Student Aid, Talladega C._ 5.00 New Brunswick. Mrs. S. L. Chester 5.00

PENNSYLVANIA, $104.00.

New Castle. Mrs. Joseph White 2.00 West Alexander. Dr. Robert Davidson 100.00 West Elizabeth. Miss Jane Wilson 2.00

OHIO, $399.16.

Akron. Ladies’ Home Miss. Soc. of Cong. Ch. 5.00 Ashland. Mrs. Eliza Thompson 2.28 Brighton. Cong. Ch. 4.05 Chardon. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Tougaloo U._ 5.00 Cincinnati. Vine St. Cong. Ch. 47.53 Cincinnati. George S. Gray, _for Yale Library Fund, Talladega C._ 10.00 Cincinnati. Rev. E. P. Wheeler, _for Atlanta U._ 5.00 Circleville. Mrs. D. B. W. 0.50 Cleveland. C. T. Rogers ($30 of which to const. Rev. W. C. Rogers L. M.), $50, _for Theo. Dept., Talladega C._ 50.00 Cleveland. G. W. C., $1; G. A. R., $1 2.00 Conneaut. Cong. Sab. Sch. 8.75 Elyria. M. W. Cogswell, First Cong. Ch. 10.00 Galion. Sewing Soc. Presb. Ch., $1, and Bbl. of C.; Mrs. F. Lindsey, $3; Miss McM., $1, _for Student Aid, Tougaloo U._ 5.00 Geneva. First Cong. Ch. 13.92 Kelley’s Island. Cong. Ch. 8.60 Martinsburgh. J. A. McFarland and Emily McFarland, $2.50 ea. 5.00 Medina. Woman’s Miss. Soc., $10, and Bbl. of C. _for Student Aid, Talladega C._ 10.00 North Bloomfield. “Friends,” _for Student Aid, Talladega C._ 35.00 Oberlin. Second Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Atlanta U._ 30.00 Oberlin. Second Cong. Ch. 18.18 Oberlin. Rev. George Thompson, _for Mendi M._ 2.00 Peru. “Friends,” _for Student Aid, Talladega C._ 5.00 Ravenna. Cong. Ch. 42.75 Rootstown. Cong. Ch. 25.00 Ruggles. Cong. Sab. Sch., Box of Papers. Seville. Julia Hulburt 5.00 Springfield. Mrs. M. G. 1.00 Windham. Wm. A. Perkins 5.00 Youngstown. “A Friend,” 1.00 ——————— $362.56

LEGACY.

Hampden. Estate of Joel Dorman, by L. G. Maynard, Ex. 36.60 ——————— $399.16

ILLINOIS, $1,775.87.

Amboy. First Cong. Ch. 40.65 Canton. First Cong. Ch. 20.00 Canton. Mrs. D. W. Vitturn, _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 20.00 Chicago. First Cong. Ch., $106.35; New England Cong. Ch., $99.90; Mrs. Drake, $5 211.25 Chicago. Sab. Sch. of First Cong. Ch., _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 50.00 Chicago. E. W. Blatchford, _for Athens, Ala._ 10.00 Concord. James Joy Thorndike 3.42 Elgin. “Elgin Cong. Ch.,” 10.00 Galena. “A Friend,” 2.00 Glencoe. Cong. Ch. 35.00 Granville. “Merry Workers,” _for Student Aid, Straight U._ 12.00 Kewanee. Women’s Miss’y Soc., _for Student Aid, Tougaloo U._ 19.50 Mendon. Cong. Ch. 11.85 Millburn. Cong. Ch. 27.24 Moline. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., $25; Mrs. M. C. Ells, $2; _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 27.00 Newark. Horace Day 5.00 Oak Park. “O. P.’s Sab. Sch. Class of Boys,” _for Student Aid, Talladega C._ 13.60 Paxton. Mrs. J. B. Shaw, _for Student Aid, Atlanta U._ 6.00 Princeton. Cong. Ch. 42.86 Quincy. Joshua Perry 10.00 Rock Falls. Cong. Ch. 3.50 Tonica. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 25.00 Wilmette. Cong. Ch. 20.00 Winnetka. Cong. Ch. 50.00 ——————— $675.87

LEGACIES.

Belvidere. Estate of Olney Nichols 100.00 Mendon. Estate of Joel Benton, by W. W. Benton, Ex. 1,000.00 ————————— $1,775.87

INDIANA, $1,505.00.

Dyer. Mrs. F. M. Biggs, _for Needmore_ 5.00

LEGACY.

Albion. Estate of Ida Loomis 1,500.00 ————————— $1,505.00

MICHIGAN, $5,136.82.

Adrian. C. C. Spooner 5.00 Alamo. Julius Hackley 10.00 Benzonia. “A Friend,” $5; Mrs. S. A. B. C., $1 6.00 Bridgman. Cong. Ch. 12.00 Delhi Mills. Norman Dwight 10.00 Grand Rapids. First Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Rev. J. H. H. Sengstacke_ 20.00 Grand Rapids. Individuals, by Rev. E. A. Spence 3.00 Hudson. Cong. Ch. 17.76 Manistee. First Cong. Ch. 25.06 Memphis. “Friends,” for _Athens, Ala._ 3.00 Olivet. William J. Hickok 25.00 ————————— $136.82

LEGACY.

Port Huron. Estate of Mary Jane Sweetser, by John P. Sanborn, Ex. 5,000.00 ————————— $5,136.82

WISCONSIN, $245.47.

Appleton. M. R. Barteau 10.00 Beloit. Mrs. S. M. Clary 30.00 Beloit. First Cong. Ch., Box of Books, $2.20, _for Freight, for Talladega C._ 2.20 Blake’s Prairie. Cong. Ch. 3.75 Bloomington. Cong. Ch., _for Lady Missionary, Talladega, Ala._ 6.00 Brandon. Woman’s Miss’y Soc., $11.57, _for Lady Missionary, Talladega, Ala._, incorrectly ack. in July number from Whitewater, Wis. Burlington. Cong. Ch. 20.00 Clinton. Cong. Ch. 39.80 Janesville. Cong. Ch. 43.77 Leeds. Cong. Ch. 5.90 Madison. Cong. Ch., _for Lady Missionary, Talladega, Ala._ 24.75 Milwaukee. Young People’s Miss’y Cir., _for Student Aid, Talladega C._ 16.00 Shopiere. Cong. Ch. and Sab. Sch. 20.00 Tomah. Cong. Ch. 2.30 Waukesha. First Cong. Ch. 16.00 Windsor. Cong. Ch., _for Lady Missionary, Talladega, Ala._ 5.00

IOWA, $258.44.

Anamosa. Cong. Ch., _for New Orleans La. and Atlanta, Ga._ 28.54 Cresco. Cong. Ch. 11.67 De Witt. J. H. Price 10.00 Iowa City. Cong. Ch. 33.41 Iowa City. Ladies of Cong. Ch., _for Lady Missionary, New Orleans, La._ 11.00 Marion. “Willing Workers,” _for Student Aid. Straight U._ 30.00 Maquoketa. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 34.96 Miles. Ladies’ Missionary Soc. of Cong. Ch. 10.00 Muscatine. Cong. Ch. 40.30 New Hampton. Cong. Ch. ($5 of which from Dea. O. Gardner, _for Berea C._) 11.06 Oskaloosa. Rev. D. Lane, $5; S. R. Pettitt, $2.50 7.50 Quasqueton. Rev. A. Manson 5.00 Tabor. Ladies’ H. M. Soc., $5; Young Ladies’ Christian Ass’n, $5: Rev. John Todd, $5, _for Student Aid, Straight U._ 15.00 Toledo. Mrs. E. N. Barker 5.00 Winthrop. Rev. S. W. Brintnall 5.00

KANSAS, $15.00.

Anthony. Cong. Ch. 5.00 Diamond Springs. A. A. Stevens 10.00

MINNESOTA, $343.42.

Leech Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. King ($10 of which _for John Brown Steamer_,) 25.00 Minneapolis. Rev. E. M. Williams, _for Atlanta U._ 250.00 Minneapolis. Plymouth Ch. 28.42 Northfield. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Straight U._ 40.00

NEBRASKA, $4.00.

Olive Branch. German Ass’n. 4.00

MISSOURI, $113.10.

Breckenridge. Cong. Ch. 7.85 Brookfield. Cong Ch. 5.25 Kansas City. F. L. Underwood, _for President’s house, Talladega C._ 100.00

CALIFORNIA, $20.00.

San Diego. Geo. W. Marston 20.00

WASHINGTON TERRITORY, $16.50.

Skokomish. Cong. Ch. 16.50

NEW MEXICO, $1.00.

New Albuquerque. D. L. S. 1.00

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, $1.50.

Washington. Lincoln Memorial Ch. 1.50

KENTUCKY, $3.88.

Berea. Sab. Sen., _for John Brown Steamer_ 3.88

NORTH CAROLINA, $182.24.

Dudley. Tuition 10.75 Wilmington. Normal Sch., Tuition 165.99 Wilmington. Cong. Ch., $5; Mrs. J. F. A. S., 50c. 5.50

SOUTH CAROLINA, $276.75.

Charleston. Avery Inst., Tuition 248.75 Charleston. Plymouth Ch., $20; Prof. W. L. Gordon. $8 28.00

TENNESSEE, $940.27.

Chattanooga. Rent 175.00 Memphis. Le Moyne Sch., Tuition 176.80 Nashville. Fisk University, Tuition 588.47

GEORGIA, $524.32.

Atlanta. Atlanta U., $103.67; Rent, $17.50 181.17 Atlanta. Storrs School, $133.20; Rent, $3 136.20 Atlanta. First Cong. Ch., $52.80; Mrs. Andrew Clark, _for Atlanta U._, $3 55.80 Macon. Cong. Ch. 10.40 Savannah. Beach Inst., Tuition, $106.75; Rent, $10 116.75 Savannah. Dr. J. J. Waring, $20; Dr. C. C. Schley, $4, _for Savannah, Ga._ 24.00

ALABAMA, $351.80.

Athens. Trinity Sch., Tuition 16.75 Marion. Tuition 2.25 Mobile. Emerson Inst. 102.95 Mobile. Cong. Ch. 5.00 Montgomery. Public Fund 175.00 Talladega. Talladega C., Tuition 26.25 Talladega. “Musical Union” 15.00 Selma. Cong. Ch. ($3.30 of which _for Mendi M._) 8.60

LOUISIANA, $274.75.

New Orleans. Straight U., Tuition 223.75 New Orleans. Central Ch., $50; Mrs. B. C. and Mrs. D. S., 50c. ea. 51.00

MISSISSIPPI, $173.75.

Caledonia. Cong. Ch., _for Student Aid, Tougaloo U._ 0.70 Hazelhurst. E. E. S. 0.51 Tougaloo. Tougaloo U., Tuition, $164.04; Rent, $8.50 172.54

FLORIDA, $50.00.

St. Augustine. Rent 50.00

TEXAS, $191.50.

Austin. Tillotson C. & N. Inst. 191.50

INCOME FUND, $1,035.44.

Income Fund, _for Theo. Dept., Howard U._ 457.55 Avery Fund, _for Mendi M._ 190.00 Graves Library Fund, _for Atlanta U._ 150.00 Scholarship Fund, _for Fisk U._ 50.00 Haley Scholarship Fund _for Fisk U._ 15.11 Dike Fund, _for Straight U._ 50.00 C. F. Hammond Fund, _for Straight U._ 37.78 Town Bonds, Greenwich, N.Y., _for Scholarship Fund, Straight U._ 35.00 General Fund 50.00 —————————— Total $44,136.56 Total from Oct. 1 to June 30 $235,553.64 ===========

FOR ARTHINGTON MISSION.

Rehoboth, Mass. Ellery W. Robinson 6.05 Fairfield, Conn. First Cong. Ch. 60.00 Income Fund 1.34 ————— Total 67.39 Previously acknowledged from Oct. 1 to May 31 3,457.13 ———————— Total $3,524.52 =========

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