The New York herald., 1876-02-07
Gathering of the Money Chang
ers in the Temple.
SALE OF MOODY'S AND SANKEY'S EFFECTS.
Reverence Of the Faithful for MOOdyS Towel
and General Grants Chair.
CONTEMPT FOR TIE FOURTH ESTATE.

The revvalsts Moody and Sankey, revisited this city
yesterday for the purpose Of holding final farewell
service and TO assist in raising money for the
building Of the Young Mems Christian Association.
The meeting held last night in the old freight depot
which been the scene Of their former Efforts The
crowd that filed the place large as of yore and
when II, 900 had squeezed the fooishy waited
about the in the cold sensbly home.
The services differed in nothing from previous ones
cept that Mr.. Moody pleaded earnestly for contrbu-
ons to assist In paying for the magnificent quarter OF
a million dollar structures the Young Mems Christian
Association are now erecting Just previous to his
leaving before, the evangelist had taken up col.
lection which reached the remarkable OF $l02 O0O
Last night he announced that he wanted another
$10000o for the good object That he did
ceive It need not be matter of wonder but he did
raise $26, ,0OO This was positively
THE LAST APPEARANCE
in this cty of these plain who have drawn such
mighty crowds to see and hear them. Accordingly this
morning, previous announcement having been widely
made through the advertising columns Of the daily
papers the furniture and ''eects of the Moody and
Sankey meetings were disposed OF at public SALE The
in the old depot church was unusual one Mr.
George H. Stuart Mr. John Wanamaker, Mr.. Joshua
L. Bailey and other members OF the Revival Executive
Committee present among the crowd, instructng
the auctioneer how TO proceed how best sell each
article get the best price The spectacle
a singular one place recently used for religious
purposes The money changers in the temple
AUCTION
Promptly at noon Messrs Thomas & Sons auction
eer, Mr. Shaw. took his place the pulpit where the
the Word of God had been expounded. The sale
commenced with rep lounge and chair from the
firing room the evangelists These and few other
articles Knocked down at prices far above their
value
MUsIC ATH cuARMx
''cheap and nasty" carpet from Moody's
brought $40, Mr. Bailey purchasing He also bought
with in the morning." AS somebody said, this being
about the only use such singular article could be put
TO. Mr. Stuart also went in gongs, buying two of
these daboncal articles, for 81 and the other for
THE FOURTH ESTATE sNUBBKD
''Now, gentlemen" said the auctioneer in awful
and impressive tone, 81 am actually going to offer you
the privilege Of buying eighteen tables used by the
newspaper reporters during the great revival Think
of it'' he descanted further upon the rare oppor-
tunity of securing invaluable relics thus Afforded but
could raise any enthusiasm in the unapprecistive
souls before him. carpenterish- looking man, who
going around tapping the tables, seemed TO be ap
prasing them at their intrinsic value rather than
relics He bid twenty-five cents-n
Then the towels used by the revivalists taken
up the auctioneer handling them in ostentatously
bid with Keen business like glance He dwelt upon
their priceless value relics of the evangelsts ex
patated upon the importance of possessing them and
asked, whats bid on em?"
FIFTY cents cried one; zone dollar said another;
Two ''Three," "FOur0 and finally ''Flvc dollars
apiece the two used by Mr.. Moody offered by
party TO whom they were knocked down
"Now," said the man OF business, here we arc
Here the towels used oy Mr.. Sankey. How much
am bidf No family should be without em. How
muchs TwoS ThreeY FourS do hear fvef oh,
five and half Mr.. George H. Stuart gets them, gen
temcn, at $5 SO apiece"
what" exclaimed the auctioneer, in a dazed voice.
% ,Can Il really boz Do my eyes deceive my earsght'
He didn't hear any more, he had to knock down
the lot at that price
tsNou bara ara two nlatforrn etans What art{cla
could be more useful in any amyf Twenty-Five dol
lars piece did hearS Oh, it was only twenty-five
cents, was -" And he threw them away at that
MooDY's
Mr. Moody's platform, from which he preached and
pleaded then sensationally announced. Chow
much am l bidS Sixty dolars-slO0 Shall say
$1l09" turning toward Mr. Stuartl
''No Sir, " said Mr. Stuart 81 won't bid against Mr.
Bailey for he intends TO turn preacher and will want
H."
Somebody else bid sllO however, and Mr.. Bailey had
TO offer $125 get IT, which he did maniiesting great
pleasure when the relic knocked down TO him.
MooDYs CHAIR.
''The next article, gentlemen" said tho glib auc
tioneer "s the identical seat chair used by Mr.
Moody. viii you give 500 for II 20
Nobody would, but Mr. Stuart offered SOS for it and
'eNow, as we have similar chair used by Mr.. San
key, how much am | bid for IN One hundred dol.
out some one "Forty.hve dollars, ss5On said Mr.
Stuart "Fifiy-hve dollars" called Mr.. Fields, and
here IL stopped
GRANTS CHAIR.
Mr.. Stuart stated that there were many
persons present who had come for the express pur-
pose Of purchasing the chairs used in the body OF the
building, and he suggested the proprety OF putting
them up at once "But before taking up the lot - he
said, 81 desire TO have a few of them disposed of
sngly Now here is one that the committee guaran-
tee used by General Grant President OF the United
States during his visit TO the depot the 10th of De-
ccmber."
How much am bid g' said Mr Shaw sFive dol
lars six, ten twelve and half fifteen seventeen and
half, twenty, twenty-five and a half-no more
All, yes Mr. Wanamaker bids S25-it is his !" And the
announcement was received with enthusiastic cheer
ing and remark from Mr. Stuart that If he had known
Mr.. Wanamaker the bidder he would have run IL
up much higher.
Some asked for the used by Mr.. Wanamaker
and this request beng repeated by several Others
selected and the bidding on II began at $40. II
gradually up Till II reached $47 So when Mr.
Fields announced the purchaser This was re-
sale Of the Presidents char.
Colonel Thomas A. ScOtIs chair then put up and
sold for $40 10 Mr. j. X. Whitney
The chair used by Colsnel Frederick Grant was
treated with silence, no seeming be anxious
about its possession, and last resort the chairs
used by the Executive Committee were put up and sold
TO Mr.. Shoemaker for 81 piece vino took the entire
lot
HARTRASFr's CHAIR
was then taken up, but there not so much sharp
bidding INDUCED in and Mr. Wanamaker easily secured
IL Tor S.
Mr.. Blaine's chair met with similar fate and was
purchased by Mr. Fields for the same sum
rbe chair used by the chief usher was taken up and
after being started at IS was up $15 and dis
posed Of TO Mr.. Stuart who volunteered the opinion
that he was the best usher In the country.
Mr.. Stuart said there we're many more chairs used
by distinguished persons but he did not think IL worth
while TO point them out