The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-01-05
SALE OF PLYMOUTH CHURCH PEws.

Plymouth church was crowded from an early hour
last evening the occasion OF the annual auction sale
OF pewa At seven O'Clock Mr. Beecher and several OF
the trustees assembled the platform, and the pastor
sad--'we have come together this year under ordi-
nary circumstances for every year is peculiar con-
slider this but ordinary. took occasion two sabbaths
ago express the hope that great number Of persons
would be able to get pews at moderate price
! have nothing to retract on that side, yet / take
The liberty 20 express my most sincere hope
that the deficiency occsoned by the low price OF some
pews will be made up by the gentlemen who occupy
high priced pews (Applause) We all know the
strngenoy OF the times. Every one of us has USE for
all the money he has but the announcement and con-
ISOLATION and Indictment OF the house OF God IN your ex
perence has been such that is worth your while 10
pay something Tor IT, for you have not been fed on
theology hard TO digest and understand but rather on
those truths that pertain to the soul And know
that and hundreds have been carried through
great trials by the stimulus of moral truth
they have received here. So 1t s not simply for
sentiment you pay; this house has been a staff and
bucker You, and has enabled you 10 stand up. or
course cannot say some things which might and
do not need what every generous Ihan will
think All that leave to God and to you II Is the
thirty-seventh or thirty-cighth time in my life on
subjected 70 oroeas which might be considered severe
your kindness. have been able TO stand. And by the
help Of God expect 90 stand
oRDBALs
in years to come Applause. am reminded that II
j. twenty years instead OF thirty seven that
have beon your pastor That makes me ten years
younger. that is all
Mr. Beecher then introduced Mr.. Hoyt, the
toncer proceeded at 70 the business Of the
evening
The highest priced pew, No SO sold 10 Mr. Fl.
u Clain for $3.50 premium; the next No. 90 TO H. ".
Sage for e625 No 100 TO J. b. hutchinson for $685. l02
TO H r. Hatch a. $685. SIS 10 j. C. Southworth at $500
b5 TO J. T. Howard $3.50; 81 70 s b. White at $52S
b6 10 r. white al $525 1o4 to A. slote al S525, 134
TO Heeley at $500 Sc 10 s Benedict at sos 81 TO
Mr. Freeand at $5o5. IS TO Moses s Beach
nj $500; 80 10 s b Duryea at $780, 1oS to Bsbcock
nj S46O; 233 10 " c. Ogden at $455; IS to Morris
Reynolds S455; l31 TO H. Collins at $40; l0l to s
ii Smith al s4l5, 279 to J. b Murray s410; 27s 10
j. A. Parsons $40; 2s4 TO G. p Milne at S415; 1875
TO Charles Dennis at S4 2Ss TO Anderson and Pratt
f4l0; 1S3 I. " Parkes at $4l5 1872 to c. l. Bene
dict t4l0; SO TO J. Howard Jr at $405 $50 TO J. C.
Wemple at $405 81 TO d. S Arnold at $500 1885 10 A.
w. Sheppard 1896; l2e TO u D. Yoneum at $3.50, DC
10 Ed Beecher at $40
The above amounts in addition 10 the stated
rental The remainder OF the pews we're sold at pre-
mums varying from $3.50 TO 81 This latter amount
given by Mr. Moses Beach for the last pew Sold and
was Knocked down TO HIM amid considerable laughter.
RESULT
reached including the stated rental OF about So 600
the sum Of S63 $50 being decrease on last year OF
about 81 800, the total result reached IN 1875 being
81 100 Last nights sale is advance the sale Of
1874 OF over 81. COO