The Portland daily press., 1896-08-10

'I'm for Gold" Rev. ID. W. LeIacheur
One of the Principle speakers-Fun
Reports of the Procee dings.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREssI
| Old Orchard, August 9.-The tall and
stately pines and rustling beeohes that
tower high above the people and build
have been silent witnesses of many
notable gatherings.
They have listened to Francis Murphy
vividly describe the horrors of the demon
rum; they have heard ths eloquence of
the late Oliver P. Morton; they have
bowed their heads In seeming reverence
for the patriotic utteranoes of grand old
Hannibal Hamlin; they have waved their
branches while mulsitudes Rpplauded the
statesman-like utterances of the immortal
Blaine; they have echoed the shouts eof
NJ ultitudes who wildly greeted that
illus6rtous American Of Americans,
Thomas Braokett Reed; they have waited
to the breezes of heaven the echoes of
thousands of joyous hearts who had
drunk in the story of salvation as it fell
from the lips of Beecher, q Talmage, a
MoCabe, a Brooks, a Bashford, and other
giants of the cloth, and they have
RU5TLED IN SYMPATHY
at the rattle and roll of drums and dis
charge of musketry.a as the warriors of the
Salvation Army; "fired volley for God
and redemtion;" from every sect of
every name, have they listened to the
"old, old story ;''-the Story of the
Cross. Never though, in all these years
of an syentful life have they gazed upon
more remarkable scene than was en-
acted on this sultry August Sunday under
the refreshing shade of their sheltering
boaghs.
1t was the great day of DR.. Simpson
and the Christian Alliance.
1t was wonderful manifestation of
the power of this Story of Calvary to
move mems hearts as nothing else will
move them.
Atheists may sneer, sooffers. may soorn
and critics may carp. but the fact re-
mains, that this story of the Babe OF
Bethlehem, of. Judsa, of Gethsemanee
of Calvary; possesses power when once
it grasps this minds and9 souls of men,
will make them do wondrous things. A
power that no "Philosopy of Scholars
has yet approached that no new
doctrine, however attractive and logical
has deigned to initiate. A power that
| seems to make some men happy that they
are penniless from turning their all into
the
"TREASURY OF HEAVEN;"
that makes mother shed tears of
eostatic JOY, that her only child is to go
into heathen lands, to almost certain
death ''in Gods name:" that will bring
woman to go hungry that she may give
to oannibals Of Africa; that moves an
other woman to throw into q basket a
tiny gold watch, doubly precious, be-
cause given her, in loving appreciation
of her noble work among the S lums, by
some OF her oo-workers; to be melted in
the pot of the alchemist, and its meagre
proceeds go to some sallow Celestial of
A sia.
However much one may question the
means and methods used in getting
financial results; however much doubt
the lasting effect for good, of these acts of
minds thrown q little off their ordinary
balance by what to layman appears
like an attack of religious hysteria, he
must admit the marvellous power TO in
fluenoe men and women possessed by DR..
Simpson and his ooworkers
Today was the great Missions day and
Offering day. The subscriptions and
offerings were
SIMPLY MARVELLOUS
in amount. In round numbers over $780,
900 was raised in money and pledges, and
95 per cent of the latter all just as good
as bank note, SO DR.. Simpson says.
Think of this offering for foreign
missions in these days of ''hard times -
The early morning was occupied by
love feast meetings, In which those who
desired to participate could barely be ao-
com modated. All the morning long there
| was steady spream Of people coming in