"North Dakota Band" of such men. If the East will help these pioneer States in their beginnings, they will pay back with interest when our time of need comes. We shall need those Dakota boys and girls by and by, and we must educate them Now in the Pilgrim faith. LIVING on his farm near Buxton was a North Dakota farmer, who heard of the efforts to establish a Christian college in that State. He was asked to help, and declined. After consulting with friends and learning more of the plan, and of the uniform success attending such institutions, he began to get interested. One day, during a severe illness, he said to friends about him, "I fear this is to be my last illness. I want to do something before I die that will live after me. I will give $10,000 to this college." A pledge was written to pay that amount within sixty days. This pledge was written June 26, 1889. Thus, while the brethren were toiling in darkness, came the Master's word. The darkness became glorious light. This was the work of God. Four weeks later, a sister of Mr. Gould visited him, and, hearing of his generous act, decided to add $10,000 to the gift of her brother, thus making possible the noble building illustrated in this number. A CONNECTICUT friend of Home Missions, a lover of Sweet Peas, who grows the varieties separately, and has forty of them, including the finest Eckford's, has about twelve quarts of seed, and wishes to make it earn $50 for Home Missions. Any person who will send fifty cents to Dr. Clapp, Treasurer of the A. H. M. S., Bible House, New York City, for this purpose, will receive a package of this seed containing at least twenty-four varieties. With each package will be sent directions how to successfully cultivate them. "DEAR SECRETARIES: Your notice that I must wait for my quarterly allowance is at hand. The burden you carry on your hearts and minds must be great, and I will not complain at waiting, but will try harder than ever to hasten the day of self-support. We have voted to ask one hundred dollars less next year. We could and would have done better had we not strained every nerve to build our parsonage. I called on the Lord for a draft of salvation, and he gave us SEVEN SOULS last Sunday." Such is the spirit of the true Home Missionary. Is it not, however, the refinement of cruelty to add the burden of financial anxiety to our already overburdened brother, so bravely facing the difficult problems at the front? But what is the Society to do, with an empty treasury, and the limit to borrowing at the banks reached? Can EACH ONE who reads his letter say honestly, "I-in my comfortable home, surrounded by Christian influences-HAVE DONE WHAT I COULD FOR MY BROTHERS ON THE FIELD." Rev. W. S. Hampton, of Grant, Nebraska, writes: "Is there any way by which we can be helped to a bell for the Congregational Church in this place? We have no means of calling the people together. Our tower will support a bell of about 450 pounds. If we could get a good one of that weight it could be heard for eight or ten miles in all directions, and would be a great help to us. Our people have had almost an entire failure of crops this year, or we would not make this request. If you know of any one who feels disposed to help us in this way we shall be very thankful." Appointments in November, 1890. Not in commission last year. Maar, Frederick H., Mission San Jose and Niles, Nilsen, N. M., Youngstown, O., and Bessemer, Olds, Abner D., Nelson, O. Petterson, Magnus E., Chicago, Ill. Ross, Sainuel, Platteville, Colo. Strong, Dwight A., No. Lawrence, Kan. Updyke, Stephen G., Aberdeen, So. Dak. Re-commissioned. Adams, Edwin A.. Chicago, Ill. Andrews, David W., Hobart and Ross, Ind. Bonfils, Elsworth, New York City, N. Y. Finnstrom, Benjamin, St. Cloud, Minn. Graf, John F., Springfield, Mo. Grifiths, Griffith, Eureka, Cal. Hale, Edson D., Clayton, Cal. Haynes, William, West Point, Neb. Huestis, Charles H., Wilcox, Moline, and Free- Johnson, Lorentz C., Minneapolis, Minn. Magnus, Daniel, Gen. Miss'y among Scandinavi- Merrill, Henry A., Kansas, Evangelist. Mints, Benjamin D., Firesteel, Bethel, and Lis- Nobis, Louis B., New Ulm, Minn. Rose, George W., Gen. Miss'y in Idaho. Sheldon, Charles F.. Jennings, La. Simons, Josiah H., East Chicago, Ind. Stafford, Burnett T., Mt. Dora and Tangerine, Fla. Stevens, Frank V., Wellington, Kan. Stevens, Julius, Faulkton, So. Dak. Striemer, Alexander, Sleepy Eye, Minn. Stock, Wolfgang, La Grange, Mo. Thayer, Oramel F., Farmington and Tekoa, Wash. Vaughn, Howard R., Red Cliff, Colo. Walker, John T., Wayland and Bradley, Mich. Penfield, Ch., Ralph Albertson.... Tallmadge, Daniel Hine, in trust for the late Sarah T. Hine, to const. Mrs. L. Metlin and Mrs. Wilbur Fenn L. Ms., by L. H. Ashmun.. INDIANA.-$37.00. Angola, Mrs. H. V. Quick.... Hobart, by Rev. D. W. Andrews.. Indianapolis, Rev. E. D. Curtis. Terre Haute, Mary H. Ross.. ILLINOIS-$529.84. Illinois H. M. Soc., by Rev. J. Tompkins, D.D.. Chicago, Rev. S. F. Porter.. Rockford, Second, by T. D. Robertson. 100 00 10 00 10 00 15.00 2.00 350 00 33 33 20.00 26 51 100 00 $9.08 5.00 Mine La Motte, Y. L. M. S... 45 50 Pierce City. 4 55 St. Louis, Plymouth Ch.... $29 96 $345 96 34 50 5 00 189 47 30.00 30 00 5.00 6. 00 20.00 18 20 6 25 Webster, by B. Kenny. Ann Arbor. First, by R. Campbell... Bancroft, First, by Rev. A. T. Water man Breckenridge, by Rev. H. E. Butler. Eastlake, by Rev. W. Excell. Grand Junction, $2; Berlamont, $1, by Rev. H. C. Hurlbut.... Hersey, by Rev. L. F. Waldo. Maybee and Raisinville, by Rev. L. T. Frink.. Merrill, by Rev. J. M. Lyon. Middleville, $10; Irving, $4, by Rev. C. H. Seaver... New Baltimore, by Rev. J. Keightley.. St. Ignace, First, by Rev. C. F. Tuttle. 54 70 3 13 4 88 12.50 245 05 270 3 00 5.00 2 80 12 25 14.00 10 12 7 21 10 20 66 62 2.00 20.67 |