The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-19
MILLION IN TEN YEARS.
Money DR.. Simpson Has Raised For Mis-
sionary Work,

New York, October 1S.-One million
dollars have been raised for missions in
New York city by the Christian and Mis-
sionary Alliance in the last ten years,
according to the.estimate made yesterday
by the Rev. A. B. Simpson. president of
the Alliance, Of the vast sums given by
his congregations in the great mission
ary meetings which he and his assistants
have held two or three times year in
the Alliance Gospel Tabernacle, sth ave-
nue. and 44th street.
The Rev. A. B. Simpson is unwilling
to take to himself the credit OF any par
ticular merit in this remarkable monetary
success of his meetings. He modestly
shares the laurels with his helpers, ana
indeed disolaims for himself a1d all
other leaders of the m settings the exertlon
of any peculiar personal influence, mag
netism or other occult force to draw the
dollars from the pockets OF his hearers,
"The truth of the matter is, = said Dr.
Simpson, ''that the people see that things
are being done and they are eager to give
to help is along exert no personal IN
fiuence; have no particular magnetism
If had, I should discard it as trick.
Our missionaries get up and tell wna5
is being lone by themselves and their Eel,
lows among the heathen of all lands, and
the people are interested and inspired to
aid In the spread Of our work. Their In,
terest goes deep into their pockets, and
this is the cause of our great collections. :"
Here is table Of some Of the big meet
ings at which he has presided.
August 1s, 1894, Old Orchard Camp,
c: October Is. 1895, American Theatre.
August 10. 1896, Old Orchard Camp,
October ls, 1896, Carnegie Hall, $1Is, 900.
August 10, 1897, Old Orchard Camp,
September ls, 1897. for the training
Octobar Is, 1897, American Theatre,
August 2s, 1898, Old Orchard, $50, 900. !,
October is. Gospel Tabernacle and
Carnegie Hail, s1l3,O00.
In the first annual report Of the Mis-.
sionary and Christian Alliance, just pub
lished, for the two branches OF the WORK
were not united until last year, there Is
an item of securities at present unavail-
able" given in 1697-98, of $115, 600. Dr.
Simpson explained that this Item did, not
mean promised contributions not yet
made good, but merely gifts Of bonds
and securities whose full financial value
would not be realized by immediate
liquidation.
II can say that practically all the
promises of contributions are made good, -
said DR.. Simpson. ''If there are some
persons who find that it is impossible
for them to pay at once what they had
thought they would be able to, pay part
and next year they come back and pay
double the amount they had promised"
The nature of these contributions can
be seen by the list Of donors and gifts at
one of the largest meetings, where a
Jerseyman gave his farm New Yorker
part of his library and a father his dead
sons bank book with $40 In 1t.
The alliance has now about 300 mis-
sionaries in foreign fields. The money
raised Sunday, between $4,000 and
Sll3. 900, will support about 200 mission.
aries for year. The personal expense OF
one missionary are $500 year and $500
is allowed for accessories. Many OF these
new missionaries, but not all, will go to
Cuba, Porto Rico and Manila.
In the pamphlet issued by the alliance
the prayers of the people are specially
asked for the total realization of the value
of the special contribution of $1l5. 500,
which was given in 1928 in stocks, and
has not yet been cashed.