Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-12-15

knew il 81 800 were subscribed. Tb IN l
began on 500 subscriptions, and from
that went down to smaller suns. The
gentleman keeping the me .norandum
looked up to me and SID: We've
got l nIotioned to. him to be still,
for knew what he was about to say,
and it was not until sc had got down
to 81 subscriptions that asked him to
announce the result He said that the
debt and 10 per cent. more had been
given. When asked the doubling
brethren 10 look at the clock, and it
wanted minutes of the half hour, l
never SOW people more happy, and be-
fore we separated they sang, praise God
from whom all blessings flow,' with a
spirit that made the very rafters ring. II
was with full heart that l told Mr..
Baker what had been accomplished dur
ing his absence.
then made arrangements to relieve
the Westminster Church of their debt
of $4,000 in the same way, and then
turned to DIR. Stones church, which had
a debt of S75,O0o--the largest church
debt On the Pacific coast. DIR. Stone
considered my proposal a strange one,
but was willing it should be tried. When
the Sunday came told DIR. Stone that
would spend an hour at the Westmin-
ster Church and then come to his. He
said no, that | must stay with him. So
/ gave my data to the pastor and trus-
tees of the Westminster Church, and in
structed them how to proceed.
"When DIR. Stone introduced me to
his congregation, he told them that l
had a plan to propose TO them Of such
magnitude that he had no words to en-
press it. | unfolded it 10 them and the
work began as it had in the other
church. When we were about half
through delegation came in to tell us
that the debt of the Westminster Church
had been raised. This was a stimulus
that reused the enthusiasm of the work
ers, and in shor. time S67 600 had
been promised. The next Sunday DIR.
Stone, without any aid, raised the Ie-
mainder, and IS 900 over, in the same
way. while was al work raising debt
OF s2S, 900 in the Calvary Church. That
money has all been paid in, and the
churches are free from debt. In the
same way have been cleared from debt
Is churches on the Pacific coast, three
in Denver, and two in Peoria.
..Dr. Robinson's church is the first
Eastern church in which have labored,
but am daily in receipt of letters from
churches in all parts OF the union-the
most pleading letters, begging me to
come TO their assistance and save them
from ruin
ado you confine your efforts entirely |
to Presbyterian churches?"
No; have aided Baptist, Method
list and Congregational churches, as |
we'll"
''Is it true that Ma. Moody was con-
verted while in your Sunday-school |
class, and that your daughter was one
OF mis- first converts in Brooklyn?''
"Yes. Both my daughter and my
son were converted through his instru
''Do you never have your motives
or false ones imputed to
you?"
"Never by those who know what the
work is, or have seen it; but often by
those who know nothing of what has
been done, or how it is done. | have
often heard it said, 'Oh, pooh! his
talk is all clap-trap, and he makes use
Of all sorts of queer methods to extort
money! This is unjust and unkind,
and only eXcusable on the ground of
ignorance. do urge every considera-
ion that | can think of TO induce men
o give OF what they have. l explain to
hem, in business-like manner, that
hey will find it actually cheaper in the
md to make an earnest effort and pay off
! debt at once than to go on, year after
Iear, paying interest on it" |,
"Have your efforts ever resulted in
ailure?" {
ssWhere the time has elapsed the :