The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-19
QUEER SCENE IN A CHURCH.
an AUCTION SAFE THAT WAS INTRO
DUCED ny SOLEMN Music
Pulpit, 1.ecturn. Organ. Altar Rail. Com
munion Service. vcstments. Pew Furni-
ture, &c, Sold Under the Hammer.

ture, &c, Sold Under the Hammer.
red flag waved in front Of the Episcopal
Church OF the Holy Saviour. on Twenty-nfth
street. near Madison avenue Mt II o'clock yes
terday morning. Organst james Graham was
playing the organ. to give the persons assem-
blcd inside an idea Of its quality In the door
way stood Deputy Shells and half n dozen men
who did not wear Sunday aspect. They were
mostly secondhand dealers. who had come to
bid at the auction sale Of the church furniture
and fixtures. The church has been trying to
carry debt OF $50 600 1t contains only eighty
six pcws. and the brethren thought it unwso to
continue the struggle for existence any longer.
There is proposition that Mrs. George p.
Clapp shall forcclose second mortgage for
$4,000 which she holds. and that the Manhattan
Life Insurance Company. which holds n first
mortgage for the balance Of the debt shall buy
II in. Aside from this. however. tho church is
In debt TO its rector. the Rev. Abraham Is.
Carter. $4,000. for arrca~s Of salary and for adj
vanccs With the assent Of tho vcstry. Mr.
Carter brought suit. judgment was obtained.
and on July the furniture and fixtures wore
seized by the Sheriff. Mr. Carter intends TO
meet small outstanding debts with tho proceeds
Oi the sale. He does not expect To- recover any
part OF his own claim against the church. Since
the last services were held. three weeks ago. in
quirics have been made in behalf Of n Roman
catholic organization. which thinks of buying
tho church cdiiicc.
At a quarter past eleven. Mr., Van Tasscll. the
auctloneer. took the pulpit and announced that
the terms of the sales would bc cash or such ar
rangcmcnls as should be satisfactory To him
sell MIR; Carter watched the sale from the
north aisle. Beside him stood Mr.. Angel. Of
Ward. Clarke X Angel his attorneys. Mr.. T..
II. Ludlow. the real estate autoneer. was the
only lay, member Of the church present. He
did not bid on any article.
Eighteen black walnut canc-bottomcd
chairs ar" offered as the first lot" shouted Mr.
Van Tassell What am offered z" The flfty
p%ason1 , whP W., wers present came closer TO the
cents apiece and the nuctioneer laughed Then
Mr.. Angel bid 81. Mr. Lscky finally took tho
some arm chair Tor III Mr TussSeS s ot daaISr nahg
s9 ste E rryGsymf sMd chair for tl25 and The book;
down to him at s3l. 1t was 4 black walnut. A
ty-nvc cents. Mr.. Angel started the bidding at
downt t. him for that sum. Next he got the two
bronze reading lamps used ON tao pulpit and
the lerturn for 81 50 apiece
When thc handsome carved black walnut pul.
pit was oncrcd. Mr.. Lecky hil y. The auction
ecr said II had a, co, attgched; deacon of
Come said Mr.. Van Tassrll 10 the deacon
,you neoi ,pulpi, moro than that lawyer"
The deacon did not respond. and tho pulpit
fhe autione.r then became eloquent over
the leclnrn., handsome Bible lay open on tho
uuisirei'hel wings of the carved black walnut
eagl", hut only s'n was obtained for IT, Mr.
Angel was tho purchas.r Next Mr. Angel rot
4 marble baptlsmal font that cost 500 ior $50.
Ihrn eight Iulpt chairs that cost $50 apiece
Were knocked down to him for s2O apiece. Mr.
LegAy struggled with him fgr gas Iet cross
- Ia. ThomnS Mcpherson. n member Of the
Methodist sunday School and Mission society.
saw his opportunity in u hundred or more
for 30 cents Mr.. COmcry. u dealer. got the pew
iou'St9uls Tor a cent apiece. ami was congriiu-
lAi.i ~ IN" nurunherr on having got the har-
gam Of the day, Mr.. Angel gave sl.1O piece
ior the pew cushions.
Then came the clerical vc-tmcnis worn by Mr.
carter together with the handsomely worked
llni IasSeled pulpit cloth; ,Mr. .Comery bid 81;
int 81. H. aso Carried oil the three largo chan.
d.iier- at ijO apiece.
Next the communion servicc. Of solid silver.
certificate 81 blagk Starr 4 Frost that it was
sterling silver There w.rr eleven pieces in all
was lively. 1ni Mr. Angel got them for s5 cents
ah ounce" Ih" carpets were next sold 10 Mr..
Lg.ky for % cents yard.
TIN aucilOnr"r then went into the organ loft
ana lean lns oNrrthc rail announ 'rd Mr.. L. 'kys
hii Of $500 Mr.. Angel quickly followed with
nld Of 500 Th" au tioncsr explained that the
Lrcky. bid $500. Mr.. Angel bid i15 better. and
E1 Ei ..aS ~, Of th 'yG r4-g rapdy until NJ Angel
he said g. Mr.. Ane.l; I'm give YOU ;l0O for
Your bargain II you want to bid on
right To- it. and III i bc put np Iun' neain.' Nr
l"oky said he did not want him t. d. that. and
hr A,uE'i sum ne WIS h"i ,"lhE huSln"s- inih.
way Mr.. Lorky proposed. tn" music and
music books IN ihr organ lofi were sold To Mr..
Angel for S-O. The orEahi-t told the auctiouccr
after the sale that the music WIS worth 5000.
=, Why aldn you tell me that before p asked
Mr.. Van Tas,ell.
" oh no. said the organst; " I'm glad it has
gone whore il Las.
Last of al. tho altar rail was knocked down 70
Nj. Angel lor :lj. and the siln for the day was
rni-h"i An adjournment was had until two
weeks from yesterday. at IL o'clock. TO give
I'll" plaintiffs attorneys a chaLec 10 negotiate
arrangements To Jet the pews - with the
church. Tho receipts from the sale amounted