I send you draft for the amount of our annual collection for the A. M. A. You will be interested to know that the contributions were mainly in small sums, from five cents to one dollar, and that there were eighty-five different contributions. I enclose you specimens of the envelopes I had printed for the purpose. I think they added somewhat to the amount. One little boy of ten years of age brought his envelope with five cents in it‒the most generous contribution of all. He is the eldest of three brothers, all in the Storrs school, kept there by a mother who is not a Christian, and extremely poor‒so poor that when visited in sickness the other day by Miss Stevenson and Mrs. Kent the only dishes in the house were a tin plate, a tin spoon, one cup and a broken knife; we are helping them just now; but it was most touching when they called at the house last Saturday evening and found this lad getting his missionary envelope, received the Sunday before, “ready for to-morrow.” I doubt if Our Saviour has seen anything like it since that day when in Judea He was looking into the treasury. * * * * * CHURCH AT LITTLE ROCK, ARK. BY REV. B. F. FOSTER. A number of the friends of the A. M. A. would no doubt be glad to hear from our church-work here. Since our dedicatory exercises, which proved to be such an inspiration to our little band of believers, we have been marching onward and upward. The first day of this year and the first Sabbath in the month was our communion season. A delightful season it was, too. We had intended beginning a series of meetings to last four or five weeks, but the cold and inclement weather prevented us from putting on the plastering, and we could not, therefore, commence with any hope of success. We decided to defer till warmer weather. Notwithstanding this impediment, the word found lodging in the hearts of twelve of our young people, all of whom connected themselves with the Congregational Church. We also received one by recommendation. All of these seem to be hopeful conversions. Our Sabbath meetings are well attended. As soon as we make the last payment on our church-lot‒which will be the 18th of February‒we hope to complete our building. The insurance on it is $1,000. When completed, its cost will be $2,000. We are waiting very anxiously for the erection of the “Edward Smith College” here. * * * * * DEDICATION OF CHURCH AT LULING, TEXAS. On the 26th of February the new Congregational Church edifice was dedicated, Supt. Roy assisting Pastor Hillson. The house is 24 × 46 feet‒is tastefully built. The lot was given by Mr. T. W. Pierce, of Boston, the president of the Galveston & San Antonio Railroad, “The Sun Set Route;” and this association assisted in the building.