The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-15
FRENzIED As THEY GAVE.
SIO1 800 Raised for the Heather in
one Meeting at Old Orchard.

From the New York Sun.
Old Orchard. Me.-The emotional con
vention is spreading. There was one
here to-day. but it was not political. 1t
was equally remarkable in many ways
with the recent Chicago convention. It
was the mission day Of DR. Simpson and
Christian Alliance convention. and the day
appointed for the receipt Of offerings
Inc record has been broken for giving
Tor missions said the Rev. D. W Leila
cneur, a missionary in China TO the Sun
representative al the close OF the meeting
The total Offering is slOl 500. the largest
amount subscribed in a single service for
the work. The money has literally pour
ed down like the rain"
Either we have been in the real pres
ence Of the spirit or Else this great audi
ence mas been under the hypnotic infiu-
Sllce OF the speakers, remarked a cool
business man after the day was over. He
IS man not a member Of the alliance
Inc stately pines and towering beeches
OF the Old Orchard camp ground, a veri-
taole tabernacle OF nature, have looked
upon many remarkable gatherings They
nave heard the patriotic utterances Of
HANNIBAL Hamlin in the times of political
peril; they have listened TO the eloquence
OF james a. Garfield; they have seen
John y. Cough hold a great audience
speHbound; they have caught up and re-
cheered the cheers of the veterans when
2eVens and Logan talked to them of bat
down and beheld crowds so mad over the
utterances of Names two idols
qead and living, Blaine and
Reed; they have scattered with
the breeze Of heaven the echoes
of songs sung by thousands thrilled by
the preaching of a Beecher or a philgips
Brooks; but never in their long years have
they Deen silent witnesses of more re-
markable scene than that which was en-
acted to-day. When DR.. Simpson arose to
make his appeal he faced a crowd of at
least 10000 people 1t was an audience made
up from every walk and condition of life
ana an audience that sat for hours hang
ing on the words of the exhorters laugh
Ing or weeping at the viii of the speak
ers shouting halleluiahs, and showing by
the workings of the countenances the
earnestness Of their interest in the ser
vices. 1t was an audience that was finally
TO lose all control of itself on the fervor
OF It's faith, and in the end was to contri-
butte, under its influence of what iayman
would call a religious-evangelis hys-
terra, and in sums ranging from a nickel
10 S20OOO, the sum of $l0l 500 When some
of the givers wake up tomorrow they will
pinch themselves TO see il they were
awake or only dreaming. Dr. Simpsons
sermon was brief His theme was that all
are debtors ITO Christ, and can never
hquidate till they have given everything
and done everything possible He said
I'VE must sacrihcate; do what hurts
God loves what hurts, because IL smells Of
the sweet odor Of Calvary. must solemn
~ lay lle no OF christ upon YOU
Go ye.' What will you do about 1t ?'
Louise Shepard then sung as long and
then the Rev. Lelacheur spoke from the
text, What Have Ye in the House?" He
charged them to give it all IL they would
hope for Joy eternal Then the subscrip-
tons were called for. The first was 81
and was given by Mrs. Il. E. Morrow, who
said she had gone without her supper and
breakfast, and was now going without her
dinner to give this.
Then came a man who said he had
started from Springfield with only a dol
lar. He had got here somehow lie gave
his last so cents last night He had since
earned 80, and he gave that He said he
left a wife and children at Springfield
They hadn't any money, but had enough
10 last them until the next night; then
the Lord would provide.
The next donation was $25, co., From this
point the money simply rained down II
came in bills, in gold in silver, in checks
In bonds, in stocks. and in pledges. The
monster gift was from a man in New
York, who telegraphed 10000 shares Of
stock worth IS per share at par but for
| which he would give his check for $25 600
| His name is not to be had Mr. Telacbanr
| said they needed two house boats for the
work in China. They cost $3.50 each. They
were paid for in a moment
Then the missionary on the Congo need
| ed two steam launches at So, 200 each I
r. Libbey, a merchant, of Portland
| promptly provided fol- one and the other
| was quickly taken care of
one woman SAID she had two Gotta aes
| az Old Orchard. They needed a missionary
| house In the Congo. She made a sale Of
| the property on the spot for s.. 900. and the
| house on the Congo will be built. one wo-
man said she had $500 she had been saving
| to send her sick sister to a spot where
| there was hope of recovery. She gave this
| for the Celestials in Southern China. A
| man quickly gave his piano to turn into
money. Then missionary named Cream
er made an imprisoned appeal, crying
| out: as
You cannot hold up teweled hands and
| hands with gold and silver and have them
| clean before God! There's blood on them
| Take them of; take them off Give them
| to the Lord; they are for His work. -
Then came an avalanche of iewelrv
Watches, diamonds, rings, chains. keen
| sakes, heirlooms, were cast into the has
| kets all to so into the pot of the chem
| lst, the proceeds TO go to the heather
| These are but few scenes from the
strange manifestation of the power Of the
| eXhorteTs.
From that same audience for the worth
| lest philanthropic object you could NOT
| have raised $1,000 in the ordinary wav
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