, 1877-03-29
A CH1CAaoAN ABROAD,
lie nevotcs Ills Energies to Clearing OF
Churcl, Debta Will, snrprtstng Ikcsults.
Nan tfNnrfsco tE1D

lie nevotce Ills Energies to Clearing On
Chnrcl, Debta Will, Hmrprtstng Ikcsults.
Sun ftancf'co Nail.
e0mc time uEo a C1tcngonn was converted.
lie was wealthy man, IN business. The con-
version was genuine, for the gentleman ut once
resolvcd to devotc Ills lilo to clearing oIc9.urch.
tlobts The task was a mighty ollc, fUr church
Without debt Is % raro as enc without n
ktccple. The namc Of thfs modern Edgcrton
11amltn Is Edward kinoa1l, nnn be has met
with marvellous success in lila undertaking.
No places needed his services more than Ban
francisco. Tho plan Which Mr.. kimhall prac-
iiscs Is this: Attending evory church OF any
prctcns'on to fashion Is certain proportion OF
men Of money and high responsibility, who,
Sunday after Sunday, with tho aid OF their
gunrtz-hcuIcd cares, walk up the ccnttc aisle to
h!gll-rcntcd pcws, hut who make NO public
profession 81 Affection for tho Lord. Mr. KIM
tiatinR upon tho manner in which the causc Of
religion sutfcra from the 0cadcntns cf-
fccts Of tho debt which pressc. up
OIL the church, suggests that II would ,e
pions idea to DO away with t!lo debt. Tie ru-
spectacle person who nttc,,tIs ehurrh regularly,
md las nrcat respect for religion, cotnciiee.
Then Mr. Kimball aska whether the respectable
party would give oil hc could mattel, Il
with the falnc sum. Respectable party. bcing
n hope tint Brother kimbnll tnny not 10 nblc to
find Rnyl,o!y 10 shell ont, that he will. When
tie financial missionary has dozen or 80 of
tllcso promises down In black ant! wi!c llo mr.
tllurcl., and, a!,er m .npassiolcd bul very gcn.
cFal appeal directed at the hearts Vi tho wealthy,
lie suddenly cries:
New, bretl,ren, WIG among you Is wsl'Ing to
gre, fio towar s, raytng 1 n. se,' i 9i,s
General Ut old who made 1t his proud tnast that
ie never askcl a soldier " 70 whcru lio would
not 90 himself. asls none Of you tn give moro
ihun III d. Il my brother here viii pron.is;;,
hrllller who will contribute the sa1nc alnount.
u do not fulfil! my promise, the brothrr Who
pledges himself here Is trcc.''
This sort Of thing cxcltes enthusiasm. Tleru
+ but small chance OF escnpc, an. t!lc thousands
numbers. Then ktmhall comes tlown fTtm Ills
high 9gnrcs 10 800, 40, aud tass contributions,
promising always to sec the bets, W sicak In Il
curnal n,astnet.
our churches, and tho Outcome Of Ills practical
lHburs Indicates that he has rceeivct, d cali to
his work. Yesterday the Calvary Presbyterian
Church raised subscription Of eS,DW, enough
To- TO-, freq 1t seat5ely lfom acht: Int san;
$4,000, and during the week between
$4,000 AMI fig, COO WIS subscsIbtsl. Yesterday
the HInollHt necessary 10 clear otf tho debt 0f
S!S,NU was pfnYl1o.l hy generous members.
Within tho past few weeks nearly all the
churches Of tho city hare developed a dtspoaI-
lion to get out OF aebt,-no doubt much K, tho
JOY Of their creditors. Tie Iarktu Street Prcs-
byter.an Churel, has wiped out MI II owned
come 200. The Hayes Valley Presbyterian
Church cleared ofl MI incubus OF $7,ON. Tho
Third Congregational Churl, freed itself Of u
1onG-standtn1 burden of &, ,00l; ard under
brother Ktmball's influence 1t has actually come
nstout that there rctnalt,s but one church among
tho Congrcgastona'lsts aud Presbyterians that
owes l0llAr.