The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-18
$4,000 GIVEN FOR MISSIONS
BROTHER SIMPSON RAISES THAT
SUN IN CASH AND

sum IN CASH AND PLEDGES.
KIsited crowds At Yesterdays Sessions or the
Christian ana Missionary Alliance ConVon-
tics In Inc American -Brothers inp-
sons novinE Oratory Amps Rewarded.
seyonty.hvo thousand dollars in cash and
pledges was offered up for foreign missions Mt
Yesterdays session OF the Christian and Mis-
nlonary Alliance Convention. The meeting was
in the American Thcatrc-tho home OF melo-
drama from its foundation. A great crowd or
religious enthusiasts filed every seat on the hrst
two floors. The upper gallery was closed. Many
stood at tho back OF tho seats on the orchestra
and balcony floors all day long.
The morning meeting began at IL o'clock.
The members of tho Alliance began 10 gather
long before that hour. When only twenty or
thirty seats In the middle OF the orchestra were
allied, they began to sing. The Alliance folk re.
gard that moment wasted in which they do not
praise God, audibly II possible. After q prelim.
inary collection ito pay the expenses OF tho
convention" which has been going on for two
weeks, and a few announcements had boon
made by Brother Simpson. he asked Miss Shop
ard. the Alliance singer. to give a message in
song to tho convention. She brought a either to
tho table at the front OF the stage and accom-
panied herself while she sang:
We are bringing back our King.
We are bringing Him bacs who'once was siain'
We are brin ling Him back forever to reign.
We are bringing Him back agaiu,
We are bringing Hin back again.
The big audience joined in the chorus. Brother
Simpson came forward while they sang and
s TsSsa his hs' r srmns l brown WINE be wisn NJ The %G Message SHa
from Col" he said, when the song was over
and the audience had quieited DOWN to hear his
told to deliver TO you this morning is simple and
ss,pss front 1t II Il: s sIh kip TIst 9 mssssss s rss%ir ss
me to represent the awful intensity OF the man
whose soul is on fire as. he goes about doing
By S9q the T blood Of ln chr nsh VT" .The IS bfio %,de Of Gnu cRris st'
says the dear apostle. 1t etraiGhtens and con.
It 10 our immediate duty. everything else can
walt; what is hunger or thirst to you Il it hin.
from the blessed Gospel does not mean. that we
are to act from emotion or excitement. but sim.
Lord in hs sweet mercy has taught our souls to
know. oh! friends, l am so glad we have not
do not know What hypnotic power is"
Brother Simpson smiled a peaceful; coneili,
dooqs f baek Of ~ tho hST balcony GceSr row. way 0aek 10 inc
80 far as you are citizens of a worldly city
rather than Of Gods blessed eommonwesItb
ZION Of an earthly chief magistrate of the day to
~ affairs Of porishable city. But, shi dear
trif.Aa are political meetings. conventions, and
elections in comparison with such as this. You
oarshiy yS Strair AT VIZ \ s sink may in " few Nv f MafS eo yeaqs.
When the sun in the heavens has crumbled into
neSs brother Simpsons voice was ringing in
trumpet tonesl they will stand forever and
forever in the full radiant white light Of tho
SPraise the Lord!"" "Bless his name!'
III. uhs'SS 6gss e'0Ff{ Then slBSF FSths w' Simpson 'ns sF, told all a story GSsy
about a little girl who was so deformed and in
as she had walled all her life long: Somebody.
please, v PLEASE v0 wipe my o tears S SwHy!, He :, i tGIa
The Iear. Of the whole world away. @sSe
saints. OF. my friends. could you only stand
pointed into the empty seats in the et TOP p" eelletr si
where you might look down upon this puny
again, You Would. then be glad Of an opportu-
nifty to forget your little worldly affairs; When
Its acres OF dead babies; saw Africa with the
slave ganes, the women with their babies
letters Keeping time to their eroanins steps'
your soul would writhe in sympathetic agony
Tho heather cannot be good without the
Gospel. II we do not send tho Gospel to them.
they die in their sin because we have held it
back. To US this work is important most of all
because Christ cannot come until the world has
received the Gospel. When you hold back tho
voice, assumed an almost sepulchral tone OF
warming against impending d~isasterl then.
Christ Stay awavi We don't want YOU QUIT to come
back Waltz Oh. friends, %don't-don't say that
A tempest OF groans whirled across the plat.
form and whiEled away across the audience in
quick to follow up his advantage. In the same
frightened. half-pleading. half-threatening voice
81 believe that God is holding US. all of us.
the Christian. and Missionary Alliance, respon.
st6IS for the delay1th ed delay; say1Ot His Sons
the gospel; The man, who withhoids, directly
o os tndi IL bet bs .ss Gi9spe tb from Td shEso S who haTe Il
some one had undertaken the work which
We are now doing ten years ago perhaps
rs now. ! have looked out brother simpson
shaded bis eyes and pecred into the darkness
have seen God come to the gates that will open
for His final coming. I have seen the Jews. His
once more in Zion. their heritage. In the troubles
that have surrounded the vile Sultan ofTurkey,
tMR&hSs s1ea snS afy'f But up COD SI 'S does Hup mort eom %,
through the gates" Brother Simpsons voice
ward over his table. lie waits as He will wait,
Rs stTiss besn S Str9@' onS to Sn every !He eh Msa OF Ed fs5Ss
reign. Oh. oh. how awful II is to think that by
withholdi Ing now the Ss %9rldIy goods God has
tnGi' His, voice rose to an angry roar. III we
keep 1t and hoard it, we are guilty OF fraud! The
Is on our souls. We are damning ourselves
While we pray and sing, VIC are CONDUCTING The
miserable gold we have sneaked into our private
The crowd was calling out for mercy and
EToanlng; Brother Simpson was speaking rap
Idly. with increasing intensity: the theatre was
charged with excitement.
"A few years ago" he cried, "a man who had
been placed In charge OF the funds OF an orphan
asylum stole most of the money intrusted tC
him by the rich and benevolent. He was ar
raigned. The poor, half-starvod orphans he had
robbed were placed face to face with him. The
newspapers rang with the enormity OF his crime
The whole city cursed him. He broke under the
weight Of public shame, and went away to the
penitcntiary II human wreck
cold legal
Don't Won think a. ia nosaih,e fr;ends " n.
SAID. that in that last awful day God MAJ
prlng before you the faces Of the heather who
pave died without the salvation which you have
nsld back from them. that he may say to you
You have been comfortable and happy; you
nave been satisfied OF your own holiness and re
}oicing IN your salvation; now, look at what yor
nave brought upon you by your selhshness
LOOK! look! and beware tho vengeance Of
God the Almighty One. the guardian of tn,
helpless! Will II not seem likely to you ther
thai Derlana altar nil tho pnIt 49,