Part 4

BUREAU OF WOMAN'S WORK.

MISS D. E. EMERSON, SECRETARY.

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We are glad to notice that the ladies of Connecticut have recently organized a State Missionary Society to co-operate with the leading benevolent societies for work in our own country. Nothing in these days can be accomplished without organization. What is everybody's business is nobody's business, and causes whose support is left to those who merely happen to have an interest in them are very likely to be neglected. We wish that in every State of the Union, ladies' domestic missionary societies might be organized. The great work which our Association is called upon to perform among women needs to be specially brought to the attention of the Christian ladies in our churches. This information can only be effectually disseminated through organized and systematic effort. We are prepared to furnish interesting missionary material to all who will ask for it. We invite correspondence with missionary societies, promising to give careful attention to any inquiries they may make. With gratitude do we record the fact that the interest in the woman's department of the American Missionary Association's work is steadily enlarging.

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LETTER FROM A LADY MISSIONARY.

----, Ga., January, 1885.

DEAR FRIENDS: As I take my pen to write my mind goes back to the general letter that I wrote. Can I tell you of any improvement among those with whom we have to do, since that time? Watching the progress of our school from day to day the upward tendency seems slow, but looking back a year a marked improvement can be seen. While they learn readily they remember well, and the homes of those who come in contact with our church and school are different. Last Saturday was the coldest day of the winter, but Miss Robertson and I, according to a previous appointment went to the Dunwoody settlement to hold a woman's meeting. I think I wrote you about a similar meeting one year ago; this is the third one that I have held, and the meetings have gained in interest. In that settlement, before they commence planting, the people have a fast day; they neither eat, wash their faces nor perform any ordinary duties from one sunset to the next. They pray in their homes and unitedly for God's blessing upon the labor of their hands. It reminds me of the way fast days used to be kept in the early history of New England. I am inclined to think they caught the idea from the people who came from New England here. I do not know that such a custom is observed except in this settlement. I asked the women if a blessing followed their prayers? They answered decidedly, "Yes," and said that while the people all about them had suffered for the necessities of life, in that settlement they had never since freedom bought corn, rice or potatoes, but had raised sufficient for their needs. In their simplicity they take God at His word, "Ask and ye shall receive."

Last Sabbath another couple entered upon the "_matrimonial sea_," this time young people. The gorgeous attire of the wedding party can be better imagined than described. We see few tokens of love and affection among this people. In the Sunday-school lesson of last Sabbath the questions and remarks of our pupils led us to think that it was almost a missing link in their lives; it seemed impossible for them to understand why the people should fall on Paul's neck and kiss him; it is a rare sight to see a kiss exchanged among them.

Yesterday, after school, the parson went with me over the swamps to the homes of some of our scholars. We passed through several ditches, where the water was up to the hubs of the buggy wheels; there was a log for a foot-path over these places. It was very muddy all along the way, and yet these children are seldom absent from school. To-day, the clouds are heavy and dark, and the rain has come down in torrents, yet many have come into school from these long distances, to our surprise, one boy having the promise of being promoted into the second reader came at least six miles, bringing a chicken and six eggs to pay for his book; when he arrived he was wet to his skin. Two-thirds of our school were present to-day. I realize as never before the effort these children are making for themselves. Oh! I remember how freely money was given and the young men from our homes that freedom might be obtained for this people; then the women must wait and pray at home, but now the way is open for women to teach the young of this vast race that the future may not disclose a nation within a nation, hostile to the good and true of a Christian people. Shall there not be volunteers among our New England girls, who shall say: "Here am I. Send me" to the work?

Very cordially yours,

E. P.

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Some of our hard-worked sisters at the North may wish to enter the service of the A. M. A., that they may get a little rest and find time for literary culture. We commend to such a careful perusal of the following report.

MONTHLY REPORT BY MISS H.

Days taught during the month, 25; Hours taught, 150; Scholars classified, 73; Tuition collected, $54.75; School books sold, 111; Book money, $24.00; School programmes, 10; Slates corrected, 1,250; Arithmetical examples (oral), 325; Words written on the blackboard, 225; Spelling words (oral), 450; Reading lessons, 50; Golden Texts, 4; New song taught, 1; Five-minute talks, 10; Conducted chapel exercises, 4; Conducted home devotions, 5; Tuesday evening public talk, 1; Interviewed mothers of refractory scholars, 5; Notes to parents, 10; Postal cards (absent scholars), 20; Written examination, 1; Choir meetings, 4; Whipped scholar, 1; Attended woman's prayer meeting, 4; Church services, 20.

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CHILDREN'S PAGE.

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VIC'S LILIES.

School was dismissed, and the boys and girls came rushing out with merry shouts and laughter. The voices had a musical ring and the intonation peculiar to uncultivated colored lads and lassies. They were a comely, thrifty-looking set, and the instinctive hopefulness of their race looked from the bright eyes and shone in the cheery faces. Life had gone hard with some, but had failed to quench their faith in the good time yet to come.

As they neared the corner of the street and came in sight of a large, handsome white house, a girl's voice called, "Hush! hush!"

"Lor', now, Vic!" her brother Phil remonstrated, "what nonsense!" But in spite of the remonstrance every voice took a lower tone, and the house was passed almost in silence. The blinds of the house were closed, and from the door-knob hung the black-and-white token of mourning. Vic was saying, "Yes, sick jest two days; taken Sunday and died this morning. When I tol' teacher, she said, 'Death loves a shining mark.'"

"I'm awful sorry," said Nan; "he was a mighty peart little 'un, and he al'ays looked up and smiled when we passed. But if I'd knowed he was really goin', I'd sent a message to sister Fan. Don't you think she'd like to know about the Christmas tree, Vic?"

"You're a green un," said Phil. "You don't s'pose that little pink and white chap has gone to our heaven, do you? He'll see Fan a heap sight! She's off in a little cubby-hole with all the rest of the darkies. All the first-class 'commodations b'longs to the white peoples, ye know."

"Hush, Phil," said Vic; "you shan't stuff Nan so. Everything will be all right, honey, when we gets up dere. Shouldn't be s'prised if Fan knew all 'bout the tree. And p'rhaps the good Lord will let her help take care of the little fellow till his po' mother comes. Ole Dinah says she's awfully cut up--his mother, you know. You see they're strangers here, came for the mammy's health; and Frankie, he was the only chile. 'Pears like I want to comfort the po' mammy. My lily has three blossoms. I mean to take them all to her."

"'Pears like you'd better min' your own business. She may be a dog-on white lady, if she do come from the Norf. Like as not she'd turn up her nose at your lilies. I'll 'low the little un was a brick, but you'd better let his mother 'lone." This was Phil's advice.

But although Victoria Porter had a black skin, she had a tender, loving heart, and she had pored over the Christ-life until she had unconsciously imbibed its spirit. She was always yearning to comfort some one. Later in the day she stood at the door of the white mansion, holding her precious lilies. "They're for his mother," she said to Dinah. "Tell her we chil'ens loved Frankie, and we're all mighty sorry."

It was a simple message and a simple offering, and the giver was a poor little black girl; but behind the gift was sincerity and love, and the heart of the poor, sorrowing mother was touched and comforted.

And Vic's lilies had a mission of which she knew not. They preached a lovely sermon on the high privilege and duty of comforting others. We may be poor, and very humble may be our station in life; but if we try, we may make life brighter and sweeter to someone. What a glad surprise it will be to Vic when the Saviour honors her many kind acts by the words--"Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto Me."

E. E. B.

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RECEIPTS FOR JANUARY, 1885.

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MAINE, $714.22.

Andover. "Friends" $9.50 Bangor. "Little Women" and "Busy Bees" of Bangor, and Ladies of Hampden, Bbl. of Christmas Presents, _for Wilmington, N. C._ Bath. Central Ch. and Soc., 32.50; Winter St. Ch., 47.15 79.65 Brunswick. 2 Bbls. and 1 Box of C., _for Selma, Ala._ Centre Lebanon. "A Friend" 10.00 Cumberland Centre. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 21.00 Cumberland Mills. Warren Ch. to const. STEPHEN A. CORDWELL and PETER W. FILES, L. M's 68.31 Elliot. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 3.50 Ellsworth. Cong. Ch. 34.47 Farmington. Rev. C. E. Pope's S. S. Class, _for Student Aid, Talladega C._ 5.00 Gardiner. Bbl. of C., _for Selma, Ala._, 3.20 _for Freight_, by Miss S. E. Adams 3.20 Gorham. Bbl. of C., _for Selma, Ala._, 2 _for Freight_, by Miss M. E. Smith 2.00 Limington. "A. B." 2.00 New Castle. Mrs. Chas. D. Crane, _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 30.00 New Castle. Mrs. C. D. Crane, _for Selma, Ala._ 8.00 North Bridgeton. By Miss Proctor's Sch., _for Student Aid, Wilmington, N. C._ 1.00 Orland. Mrs. S. T. Buck and Daughters 35.00 Orono. Bbl. and Box of C., _for Wilmington, N. C._ Portland. High Street Ch. 90.50 Portland. Brown Thurston's Class, High St. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Hamilton N. & A. Inst._ 25.00 Portland. Miss A. Partridge, Bbl. of C., _for Wilmington, N. C._, 59c. _for freight_ .59 Searsport. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc. 11.00 Searsport. 2 Bbls of C., _for Selma, Ala._, 4 _for freight_, by Mrs. C. T. Hawes 4.00 South Berwick. Mrs. MATILDA BURLEIGH to const. herself L. M. 30.00 Union. Bbl. of C., _for Selma, Ala._ Woolwich. Mrs. E. M. Gardner. .50 --------- $474.22

LEGACY.

Castine. Estate of Mrs. Lucy S. Adams, by Rev. Geo. M. Adams, Ex. $240.00 --------- $714.22

NEW HAMPSHIRE, $755.21.

Alstead Centre. Cong. Ch. 12.24 Antrim. "Friends" by John E. Hastings 26.50 Candia. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 15.00 Candia. Frank E. Page 5.00 Chester. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 20.00 Concord. South Ch. Sab. Sch. 8.99 Derry. Woman's Miss'y Soc. (one share) 20.00 East Alstead. Cong. Ch. 13.63 Exeter. Second Cong. Sab. Sch., 20 _for Student Aid, Talladega C._; Second Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C. _for Talladega C._, 1 _for freight_ 21.00 Exeter. Mary E. Shute 15.00 Exeter. Miss A. E. McIntire, Bbl. of C. _for Wilmington, N. C._, 50c. _for freight_ .50 Farmington. Cong. Ch. 14.28 Francestown. Cong. Ch. 25.00 Hampstead. Cong. Sab. Sch. 12.20 Hanover. Cong. Sab. Sch. (one share) 20.00 Harrisville. Mrs. L. B. Richardson 10.00 Hillsborough Bridge. Mrs. J. Gerry 1.00 Hollis. "A Friend" 1.00 Hudson. Bbl. of C., _for Dudley, N. C._ Keene. First. Cong. Sab Sch., _for Student Aid, Atlanta U._ 70.00 Keene. Second Cong. Sab. Sch. 46.30 Keene. Ladies' Benev. Soc. of Second Ch., _for freight_ 2.50 Lebanon. Cong. Soc., _for Atlanta U._ 40.00 Lisbon. "A Friend" 2.00 Londonderry. Chas. S. Pillsbury 1.00 Lyme. Cong. Ch., to const. Dea. W. S. BALCH L. M. 30.00 Manchester. Franklin St. Church 70.50 Mason. Box of C., _for Dudley, N. C._; 1.60 _for freight_ 1.60 Milford. "Willing Workers," _for Student Aid, Tougaloo U._ 50.00 Nashua. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 25.96 Nashua. Bbl. of C., _for Dudley, N. C._ New Boston. Presb. Ch. and Soc. 6.75 New Ipswich. Leavitt Lincoln 50.00 Newport. Cong. Ch. 42.52 Pembroke. Mrs. Mary W. Thompson 5.00 Penacook. JEREMIAH C. MARTIN, to const. himself L. M. 30.00 Salisbury. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 5.30 Temple. Cong. Sab. Sch., 28.03; Rev. Geo. Goodyear, 5 33.03 Winchester. Cong. Ch. and Soc. ad'l 1.41

VERMONT, $678.67.

Barnet. Cong. Ch. 72.00 Bennington. Cong. Ch., bal. to const. Dea. G. A. WATTLES, HENRY G. ROOT and Miss E. M. HUBBARD L. M's 53.20 Bennington Centre. First Cong. Ch. 16.25 Cambridge. Madison Safford 5.00 Chester. Cong. Sab. Sch. 30.62 Hartford. Cong. Sab. Sch. 14.06 Ludlow. "A Friend" 5.00 Manchester. Ladies of Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C., _for Atlanta U._ Marshfield. Lyman Clark 20.00 Montpelier. Mrs. L. C. Bowen 10.00 New Haven. "P. M." 100.00 New Haven. Ladies' Aid Soc., 2 Bbls. C., _for Oaks, N. C._ Quechee. Cong. Sab. Sch. 9.36 Saint Albans. Henry E. Seymour 5.00 Saint Johnsbury. South Cong. Ch., 54.72; "A Colored Man," 2 56.72 Saint Johnsbury. Mrs. Franklin Fairbanks, _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 50.00 Springfield. Mrs. F. Parks 100.00 Stowe. Cong. Sab. Sch. (Part share) 8.00 Wallingford. Cong. Sab. Sch. 10.00 West Randolph. Miss B. Nichols .50 West Brattleboro. Cong. Ch. 11.69 West Randolph. Susan E. Albin 7.00 West Randolph. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Woman's Work_ 5.00 Williston. Cong. Ch. 16.00 Woodstock. Cong. Ch. 19.00 By Mrs. Henry Fairbanks, _for McIntosh, Ga._; Johnson, Sab. Sch., $13.67; Chelsea, Ladies' Soc., $10; Pittsford, Cong. Sab. Sch., 20; Montpelier, Ladies, $10 53.67

MASSACHUSETTS, $5,202.67.

Amherst. William M. Graves, 20; "A Friend," 10 30.00 Amherst. Young People of Cong Ch., 10; Mrs. T. P. Huntington, 2, _for Student Aid, Tougaloo U._ 12.00 Andover. Free Christian Ch. and Soc., 80.82; "A Friend," 30 110.82 Andover. Ladies' Union H. M. Soc. (70 of which _for Student Aid, Talladega C._) 72.00 Andover. Mrs. Blake, _for Fort Sully, Dak._ 5.00 Andover. West Parish Juv. Miss'y Soc. (One share) 20.00 Ashburnham. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., bal. to const. CLIFTON E. STOWE L. M. 10.00 Ashland. Cong. Sab. Sch. 10.56 Boston. Mount Vernon Ch. and Soc., 279.14; Rev. MORTON DEXTER, 40, to const. himself L. M.; Mrs. E. C. Parkhurst, 20; Mrs. M. B. Adams (one share), 20; Miss Harriet N. Kirk, 15; "Mrs. W.," 1.--Brighton. Cong. Ch. and Soc., 50.--Brookline. Harvard Ch. and Soc., 88.48.--Cambridge. Ladies' Miss'y Soc., _for Student Aid, Fisk U._, 6.25.--Cambridge. "A Friend," 4.--Cambridgeport. Prospect Ch. and Soc., 87.55.--Cambridgeport. Ladies' Miss'y Soc. of Pilgrim Ch. to const. Mrs. E. D. LEAVITT L. M., 30.--Dorchester. Young People's Mission Circle of Second Ch., by Edith L. Mansfield, Treas., 40, _for Two shares_, and 8 _for Student Aid, Wilmington, N. C._--Dorchester. Mrs. Wm. Wales, 6.--South Boston. Phillips Ch. and Soc., 68.29 763.71 Bedford. "M. E. R." 5.00 Braintree. South Cong. Ch. and Soc. 22.53 Brimfield. Benev. Soc. of First Cong. Ch. to const. MINER H. CORBIN L. M. 37.77 Brimfield. Second Cong. Ch., _for Student Aid, Chattanooga, Tenn._ 31.12 Campello. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 50.00 Charlton. Cong. Ch., 12.26 and Sab., Sch., 1.64 13.90 Chelsea. Ladies' Union Home Mission Band, _for Missionary, Chattanooga, Tenn._ 60.00 Chelsea. Central Ch. and Soc., 21.24; Miss E. Davenport, 5 26.24 Chicopee Falls. Second Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C., _for Talladega C._ Clinton. Woman's Home Miss'y Ass'n, to const. Mrs. JULIA M. DAKIN L. M. 30.00 Clinton. Mrs. R. N. Ingalls, _for Student Aid, Talladega C._ 25.00 Clinton. By Marion E. McPhail, Treas., _for Student Aid, Talladega C._ 20.00 Clinton. Miss'y Soc., _for Talladega C._, _freight_ 2.40 Clinton. 2 Bbls. of C., _for Kittrell, N. C._ Cotuit. Union Ch. 14.25 Curtisville. Frances M. Clarke 3.00 Dalton. Mrs. James B. Crane 100.00 East Bridgewater. Union Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Talladega C._ 25.00 East Bridgewater. Union Sab. Sch., Bbl. of C., _for Talladega C._; 2 _for Freight_ 2.00 East Douglas. Cong. Ch. and Soc. to const. Miss NELLY M. KEMP L. M. 41.90 Easthampton. ----, _for Reading R., Talladega C._ 4.00 East Medway. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 8.00 East Weymouth. Cong. Soc. 16.00 Edgartown. Cong. Ch. 10.00 Fall River. First Cong. Ch., 80.70; Third Cong. Ch., 10.20 90.90 Falmouth. First Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Atlanta U._ 10.00 Fitchburg. Rollstone Ch. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 40.50 Framingham. Plym. Ch. and Soc., 48.86; and Sab. Sch., 13.19; Mrs. S. N. Brewer, 10; "G. N.," 5; "A Friend," 10 87.05 Gardner. First Cong. Ch. 19.31 Globe Village. Union Ch. Sab Sch. 25.00 Gloucester. Evan. Cong. Ch. And Soc., 98; Mrs. Nancy E. Brooks, 10 108.00 Gloucester. Evan. Cong. Sab. Sch. (Bal. Share) 5.00 Grafton. Bbl. of C., _for Dudley, N. C._ Granby. Cong. Sab. Sch., to const. CHESTER KELLOGG L. M. 30.00 Hadley. First Ch. and Soc., 12.37; and Sab. Sch., 9.48 21.85 Hardwick. E. B. Foster 5.00 Haverhill. West Cong. Sab. Sch., Dea. EBENEZER WEBSTER'S Class, to const. him L. M., 30; Mrs. Appleton's Class, _for Student Aid, Talladega C._, 5; Perry Elliott's Class, 3.41 38.41 Holliston. Ladies' Soc. of Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C., _for Talladega C._ Huntington. Second Cong. Ch. 6.37 Ipswich. Linebrook Cong. Ch. and Soc. 5.69 Lawrence. Lawrence St. Cong. Ch. 176.95 Lee. Elizur Smith 100.00 Leeds. E. L. Clark 5.00 Lenox. F. Augustus Schemerborn, 25; Richard Goodman, 15; Henry Sedgewick, 10 50.00 Lowell. Kirk St. Cong. Ch. (2 of which _for Indian M._), to const. Rev. C. A. DICKINSON and Mrs. C. A. DICKINSON L. M's 200.00 Lowell. John St. Cong. Ch 41.62 Lowell. First Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C., _for Wilmington, N. C._ Malden. "Two Friends," 2; "A Friend," 1 3.00 Maplewood. Bbl. of C., _for Wilmington, N. C._ Marblehead. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 7.00 Marlborough. Young People's Mission Circle of Union Ch., _for Tillotson C. & N. Inst._ 25.00 Matfield. Mrs. W. S. E. Shaw, Box of C., _for Macon, Ga._; 5 _for Freight_ 5.00 Merrimac. Cong. Ch. 25.00 Methuen. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 30.00 Middlefield. "A Friend" 5.00 Milford. Ladies' Benev. Soc. of Cong. Ch., 2 Bbls. of C., _for Talladega C._; 2.50 _for Freight_ 2.50 Millbury. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 58.45 Millbury. Second Cong. Ch., 12.36; First Cong. Sab. Sch., 20, _for Student Aid, Atlanta U._ 32.36 Monson. Miss Sarah E. Bradford 4.00 Natick. First Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Straight U._ 50.00 Natick. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 20.00 Needham. Evan. Cong. Ch. 3.50 New Bedford. Mrs. I. H. Bartlett, Jr. 30.00 New Bedford. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 25.00 Newton. Eliot Ch. and Soc. 123.85 Newton. "A Friend," _for Talladega C._ 3.00 Newton. Ladies' Aid Soc., Box of C., _for Macon, Ga._ Newton Center. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 94.26 Norfolk. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 5.15 North Billerica. Mrs. E. R. Gould, _for Macon, Ga._ 4.00 Northbridge. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 10.00 North Brookfield. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., bal. to const. WILLIAM WRIGHT and LUTHER K. SNELL L. M's 45.00 North Brookfield. Mrs. W. H. Montague, _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 5.00 North Hadley. Mt. Holyoke Sem., Miss L. W. Shattuck, 5; Miss Anna C. Edwards, 5, _for Student Aid, Straight U._ 10.00 Norton. Trin. Cong. Ch. and Soc., to const. Mrs. DAVIS GREGORY and EDWIN FREEMAN L. M's 71.31 Oxford. First Cong. Sab. Sch. 20.33 Oxford. Ladies' Miss'y Circle, _for Kittrell, N. C._ 6.00 Palmer. Second Cong. Ch., _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 25.00 Pepperell. 2 Bbls. of C., _for Dudley, N. C._ Petersham. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 2.59 Pittsfield. James H. Dunham, 50; First Cong. Ch., 25; Second Cong. Sab. Sch., 5 80.00 Raynham. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 14.64 Reading. Bethesda Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 40.00 Rockland. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 75.00 Royalston. First Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Tougaloo U._ 15.00 Royalston. Mrs. H. M. Estabrook 5.00 Salem. South Cong. Ch. and Soc. 86.28 Salem. Crombie St. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Talladega C._ 25.00 Somerville. E. Stone, _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 50.00 Somerville. "M" 50.00 Southbridge. Cong. Ch., 2 Bbls. of C., _for Wilmington, N. C._; 3.05 _for Freight_ 3.05 South Wellfleet. "A Life Member" 1.00 South Weymouth. Sec. Cong. Ch., Miss Grover's S. S. Class, _for Student Aid, Atlanta U._ 10.00 Spencer. Mrs. G. P. Ladd's S. S. Class, _for Student Aid, Talladega C._ 2.01 Springfield First Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., 20; "Friends" 5.60, _for Oaks, N. C._ 25.60 Stockbridge. Cong. Ch. 48.96 Stoneham. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 23.00 Sunderland. Cong. Sab. Sch. 40.39 Sunderland. "The Acorns," _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 7.73 Wakefield. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 53.39 Walpole. Or. Cong. Ch. and Soc., 43; Mrs. C. F. Metcalf, 1; Miss L. J. Gould, 1 45.00 Walpole. Mr. Johnson, _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 1.00 Watertown. Mrs. M. Fuller, _for Student Aid, Tougaloo U._ 10.00 Watertown. Phillips Ch. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Tougaloo U._ 10.00 Watertown. Mrs. J. Q. A. Pierce 1.00 Wayland. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Kittrell, N. C._ 5.50 Wellesley. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 100.46 Wellesley Hills. Cong. Ch. 74.75 West Attleborough. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 9.78 Westborough. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 12.54 West Brookfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 30.25 West Dennis. Mrs. Sarah S. Crowell 1.50 Westfield. Miss E. B. Dickinson, 50.10; Mrs. C. W. Fowler, 5 55.10 Westfield. Ladies' Benev. Soc., Second Ch., Bbl. of C., val. 66, _for Straight U._; 1.65 _for Freight_ 1.65 West Newbury. J. C. Carr 1.00 West Springfield. First Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Atlanta U._ 10.00 Williamsburg. Cong. Ch. and Soc. (5.20 of which _for Hampton N and A. Inst._) 95.20 Winchester. First Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 55.00 Woburn. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 75.00 Woburn. William Temple 5.00 Worcester. Union Ch. and Soc., 209.16; Piedmont Ch. (ad'l), 50.77; Rev. C. M. Lamson, 5; "A Friend," 2 Dictionaries (Greek and Latin) 264.93 Worcester. Collected by Mrs. C. M. Lamson, of Salem St. Ch., _for Student Aid, Fisk U._ 25.00 Worcester. "A Friend," _for Kindergarten, Storrs Sch., Atlanta, Ga._ 25.00 Worcester. Ladies' Miss'y Circle, by Mrs. H. B. Merriman (one share) 20.00 Worcester. Mrs. H. L. Stearns' S. S. Class, _for Student Aid, Talladega C._ 5.00 ----. "Mount Holyoke," _for Student Aid, Tougaloo U._ 8.00 ----. "A Friend" 2.00 By Charles Marsh, Treas. Hampden Benev. Ass'n: Springfield, First, 26.96; South, 81.81; Blandford, 6; Palmer, Second, 50; Mittineague, 28 192.77 --------- $5,198.63

LEGACY.

Lancaster. Estate of Miss Sophia Stearns, by Wm. W. Wyman, Ex. 4.04 --------- $5,202.67