The Portland daily press., 1894-12-28

Work the Congregational Churches of
the Country Have Contributed
S4O4,7792e This Year.
Boston, December 27.-The 4Sth annual
report of the American Missionary Associa-
tion of Congregational churches was made
public today. 1t is an exhibit of what New
England men and money doing for the
negroes and mountain whites in the South.
the Indians in the West and the Chinese on
the Pacific coast. The secretary for New
England is the Rev. George N. Gutterson
of Boston 1t Is tho method of the associa-
tion to SECURE representatives from New
England In its southern field and its educa-
tional work, because the funds are obtained
80 largely from the Congregational
churches in Boston. Mass. and New Eng
land. The field superintendent is the Rev.
G. S. Diokerman, formerly of Amherst.
Mass. Fisk University of Nashville. Tenn.
which now reports $50 students, owes the
completion of It's largest building to Mrs.
Stone of Maiden. Mass. who gave 100000
through her agent, the Rev. W. Il. Wilcox,
D. D. One of the trustees of Tongaloo
University. Tongaloo. Miss. is the Rev. A.
P. Foster. D. D.. of Boston. secretary for
New England of the American Sunday
School Union. W.R. Burnham of Norwich.
Conn.,. is trustee of Tillorson Collegiate and
Normal Institute, Austin. the capital of
Texas, whose 1856 students come chiefly
from Texas. but also from other states and
from Mexico. The school was founded in
1876. blythe Rev. George j. Tillorson of
Wethersfeld, Conn.,, by q gift of $4,000. The
association expresses confidence that
Austin is to be an educational and religious
centre for the great Southwest. The
theological depaI tment Of Howard univer-
sity. Warrington, D. c., is under the care
of the association. 1t has As theological
students. Rev. John L. Elwell and Rev.
Isaac CLARK. formerly pastors in New Eng
land, are members OF the theological facul-
ty. Avery Institute, Charleston. ). c., has
40 pupils. Its principal is Prof. Morrison
A. ID dimes Of Lee, Mass, whose wife is also
teacher. Gregory Institute of Whining
ton. N. G., has 2s7 pupils. The institute is
named after J. j. II. Gregory of Marble
head. Mass. who in 1881 built handsome
brick church in Wilmington and subsequent
ly contributed largely toward putting all
the buildings In state of completeness.
The graduates are seeking higher education
at Talladega College. Alabama, and at Fisk
and Howard universities. Among the
teachers in the Gregory institute are Miss
Susan M. Marsh OF East Northfeld, Mass;
Miss Minnie T. Strout of salem, Mass; and
Miss Katherine NJ. Jacobs of South Hadley
Falls. Mass. The principal OF Washburn
seminary, Beaufort, n. c., is Prof. Fred S.
Hitc nc ock of Gam bridgeport, Mass, and one
of the assistants is his wife. The seminary
has 131 pupils. The seminary is named after
Gov. WashburL. formerly governor of Mass
achusetts, and president for many years, of
the association. 1t has l3l pupils. One of
the teachers in Lincoln Academy, All Heal
ing, N. c., is Miss Nellie M. Cooley of North
Amherst, Mass. The academy has 1879 pupils.
Miss Sadie K. simpson of Mittineauge,
Mass, teaches in the Brewer Normal sc hool,
Greenwood. S. c.. which has 252 pupils. The
Ca. is Miss Ella E. Roper of Worcester,
Mass, and among her six assistants, teach
ing 257 pupils. are Miss Fanny L. Seward of
Guilford. Conn.,; Miss Mary E. Newcomb of
East Maohias. Me-. and Mrs. A. $. Weber
of Worcester. Mass. The Ballard Normal
school, located at Macon, Ca. includes
Andover Hall, the gift OF a philanthropic
lady in Massachusetts,. Revivals have been
school. and hundreds have been converted
while stud ying, a large number becoming
preachers, teachers or other useful laborers.
Among the teachers of its 56a pupils are
Miss Eva T. Chesley of East Darlington, N.
H., and Miss Lacy E. Fairbanks of Wood
stock Vt. Beach Institute tf Savannah,
Ga, is named after Alfred f. beach, Esq.
former editor of the Scientific American. 1t
has 29l pupils. The Allen Normal and In
dustrfal school, Thomasville. Ca, is the sue
cessor Of the school originally esta blished
by the association OF Quitman. Ca, and
burned in 1885. 1t was the gift If Mrs. Allen
Of Waterbury, Conn, supplemented by other
gifts of the Congregational churches in
Waterbury. he burning of the school was
due to race antagnoisms and incendiaries.
The school at 1homasville now has 80
pupils. taught in part by Miss Mary A. Day
and Miss H. Winona Dickerman of Norfolk,
Conn. he principal of Dorchester Aca-
denny, MoIntich. Ca. is Prof. Fred W.
Foster, Castine, Me-. and among his assist
ants are Miss Minnie A. Written, Vinal
Haven, Me-: Miss Jennie Curtis, Housatonic,
Mass; Miss Margaret NJ. Slattery, Fitch
burg. Mass; Miss Carrie E. Leadbetter,
Pulpit Harbor, Me-; Miss Hattie T. Leach,