The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-07
PLYMOUTH PEW PURCHASE
sEEcHER's ANNUAL AUCTION.
The Scene at the Trading in the Temple =
The Old Guard Still Loyal to its
Leader The Past and tho
Present Premiums.

NEW York, Jan. 6.--The thirty. eighth
annual sale of sitlings in Plymouth
church, Brooklyn, took place this evon-
ing at Z o'clock. BY the time of opening
the sale, the church was well filled
MIR. BeeCher sat upon the platform, and
near him were II. Is. Cla6in and S. V.
White. Promptly at the hour desig-
mated, the pastor arose, and
advancing to the desk, said:
~ congratulate myself and |
congratulate you this evening. The
auspiciOus occasion has come around
which all g0ou men long for through
the year, and tonight, in order that we
may express welcome, we have &C.
lected two of the handsome at men in the
congregation o sit upon the platform
behind me-" (referring to ChaHln aud
White). eyes, and both are white men,
too" put in MIR. Chsilin. "They arrange
for the honors," added Mr.. Beecher
"This ia a most favorable as
poet. The other is that we
SO ure good conduct on the part of the
men. You are, almost all of you, vet
Grams, and you know the way OF the
evening. Tho conditions wi
be read TO you by our
veteran auclioneer, who for love, and not
and has been growing better and better
every year, Now there's moth
irg more To state, except to
express wonder that our rental should
always come on stormy night, but il
must I've because we are set to make an
example before the world that the more
gloom and storm the more our virtues
and faith shine. For all that wa come
"a, in spite Of wind and storm, vic
tOriOus."
THEN THE SALE BEuAN,
the biddings being premiums Tor choice
seats.
GLOW much Tor first choicefr he cried.
1.-TWO hundred aud fifty dollars" said
III, Il. Clatlin; $3.50, shouted Il. T. Bush,
from his place IN the audience; 1895"
added Claim; $3.50" came from Bush;
$780," followed the dry goods merchant,
aud So ran the bidding Ivy jumps, until
$500 WAS rrache by Bush. "Our friend
lids 40 we'll he may haveit," said Clafln
at tn = point, and
BUSH CHOSE PEW NO. 81,
the rental of which il Sll0, besides the
$500 premium.
Now the Bethel" shouted the auc-
tiOneer, referring To pew ~. 1t was Sc
cured 10y Mr.. Clatlln, without opposi-
ton, ut $500 premium.
The third choice was started ut $i00,
climbed to $500 and was truck of to s.
White. He chose No. 81, which rents
AT $50.
The other names and amounts are:
Il, :. Van fger, 500.
A. A, Gage, $3.50
Aaron Healy, 1925.
G. Il. Bigelow, $500.
+. T. Mutt, $3.50 being the first break
in $25, Jumps.
G. M. Howett, $3.50.
w. n. Coulter, $3.50.
S. b. Beecher, $50.
&. II. Corwin (oi trial fame), $40.
II. s. Benedict, 5000.
Mrs. Il. Sudtum, $40.
w. ii. Bonram, $l75.
Thos. G. Shearman (Beecher's trial
counseD $3.50.
Rossiter NJ. Raymond, $ll0.
Moses :. Beach, $40.
j. Il Ford, sos.
J. NJ. Leavitt, $75.
All the above are old-time Plymouth
people.
Nine seats in tho gallery were no.
served by the trustees and n pew for
MIR. Beecher and one for the assistant
pastor.
PRESENT AND PAST PREMIUMS.
The premiums realized for the sale OF
al other seats aggregated Sl5,3a9.
| The rentals added make
the amount realized tonight S27 256.
Last year the SUN realized was $3i,S
The highest ever realized was In 1915,
when the amount was S6S,097. Tho
highest bid last wear was hy
NJ. Claflin, S675 for first choice, to. night
bringing 500. The foremost bidders
last year were heard bidding to- night.
BEECHER BuoYANT.
Mr.. Beecher was exceedingly cheerful
at the conclusion OF the sale.