, 1877-12-21
REMARKABLE EFFORT.
1 Nsw York Uhnrrh Pledges ai6o,Oo0 Ia n
*tngsb Day.

1 Nsw York Uhnr~l, Pledges Ri6o,Uo0 Ia
*fnE!o f,ay.
ES,e Fart Tribune nee. II.
The Churct. Of tile Holy Trinity tthe Rev. Dr.,
Stephen II. Tying. IT,, KcctoEI Yesterday pledged
&lAtuh> toward ranceitn4 its heavy debt ot
$zaJ,hu. T'hts reu,srkRhla result WAS due large.
ly to ths earuest and lospssag apbcas Of Ed
ward Kintsll (o Chfcagol. the "sl,uuh-debt
raiser." =. nc Ia sometimes called. from, his re-
n,arkhbfa tncccts In relieving churches Of crueh-
!ns burdens II 'leet, and Of !, Dr; 1yngl l)r.
stinounccd ftum The pulpit yesterdAs morning
tint tue debt would be raised tllrn aud there.
Checks we're paasca stonnti. snd, while adj
drcbsts we're being delivered. tsapers all over
nticAnt fsures. Tho tnunIhcont oifts Of ono
Errsuri after another we're RECEIVED With quiet
satisfaction that 4Eekc voluu,cs for the sucec.t
Of the plan. aid the rnpidlty With which cheeks
we're hat,iet fn, AMI thtlr amounts, shurcI an
enthusiastic devotion which took no thought VI
hard tinta. 1t WAS p'tnsAtt 10 tioto the fntereat
taken In the subscription by tho women and
giF]s, and the mauy little clubs they formed,
pledr1ne ihe'nstlvea to sums large and small,
were practical prO'fe al their Erai.
Before the MotHsng wore away $ii0H0 had
been subscribed, aud enthusiasm was at lever
heat The Church was tr,wdcd, md the re.
markah!c sucdcas Of SO short session aroused
hopea u raising the whole amount that dss. 1t
wss not thought wise to dismiss the congrega-
tson while In SO satisfactory muol, 10 nice
little lunch was provided for Ill, and all were
Invited to remain. Messengers carried c1plaua-
tory notes to t',any homes. Those who sent no
afternoon. In fact, the courteous ushcFs v Gro
Vic same to discover WY tha most fesa:
lar pertuns III tue world. who lsad never
been away from tlutne betora without send,uR
wur.i, had not returned When the cl,arar-
ter Of the ertrR meeting WAS learned, nlal1.-
bcts came IN more rapidly than ever. 0ccasion.
all5 so',,r ovcrwearietl laay would lea.c the
fresh arrival. The gentlemen sal quietly
through With tifetess patience.
The tnorntnE session dill not really end Until
hal{.plst .. Then short rcctss xas tatsen
Unit taff-past u. the evening sessiun continuing
untt1 nearly II O'clock. Among tito tuosertp-
tlons uladr during the day and evening were
seven pledges Of flu,0o0 earil; nine Of s5,000
each: one of ta,oou; two Of s.,0U; eight Of
&1,UO, sud the remainder Ia smaller sums. The
suhsctRt!uns nre y he paid within sit months
Ia rutscrikctl. To elect this anothef meeting
will be held tonight, and members say
With carnestncss TINT meetings shall be
held every night TIL. month aud next, II
Necessary, until the debt 10 cancelled. The con-
grcgatsua. which WIS large aiI day, was cs-
pecially numerous nlll happ{ In the evening.
Thu satisfied expression on the faces Of mem.
bers, espodaily tho older portion, a. they
the Eeneruslty erinct1 by Subscribers, was
pleasant to kre, and the hearty expressions OF
| gratitude aud coniidener ~ to ths result called
| }us sylHlathstie rc.pouses from Tho coolest.
Ind bg etilare, big influence, md blg debt,
and The magnitude u ,neubers' hearts, xaitl
| one, was guarRuty Of ulllm!ato euccess. Thu
addresses by Tue ley. nre. Tying and Robinson,
n,'. BY Mr. Nmbalt and Mr.. Smith, kept tho
congrr cation in good humur dunug ia pro.
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