New-York tribune., 1898-10-17
LARGE SUMS FOR MISSIONS.
A TOTAL OF $4,000 SAID TO HAVE BEEN
PLEDGED AT TWO MEETINGS.

WILD SCENES OF RELIGIOUS FERyoR AT
MONEY RAISING ASSEMBLY OF THE CHRIS
rrAN AND MISSIONARY ALLIANCE
JEwEIRY GIVEN BY EX-
CITED WOMEN
The congregation OF the Gospel Tabernacle at
Forty -fourth-st. and Eighth-ave.. and friends Of
It's members and OF the Christian and Missionary
Alliance raised over 800 900 In pledges and cash
Yesterday for missionary work The Rev. A b.
Simpson. pastor OF the church. last year created a
sensation by raising a large sum Of money at a
missionary meeting under the auspices OF the
Christian and Missionary Alliance, OF which he is
the president The alliance has again been holding
a convention In this city In the last few days. and
Mr. Simpson determined. II possible. mark the
close Of the convention by raising 800 900 for the
work At the close OF the days meeting II was
said last night that this had been done. AT the
morning meeting at the Gospel Tabernacle. at
Forty -fourth-st. and Eiehth-ave.. $4,000. 1t was
said. had been raised, and at the afternoon meet
ing this sum was swelled 20 $4,000. This latter
meeting was held at Carnegie Hall.
Although there were three meetings under the
alliances auspices yesterday they were ike one
long meeting with two slight recesses. The morning
meeting began at clock and lasted until o CLOCK
allowing the members just half an hour to get
luncheon and go to Carnegie Hall to be present at
the afternoon meeting at 2:3O o'clock Tnis meet
ing lasted until nearly G:'1 o'clock. and at 'So
O'Clock the evening meeting began. The praise ser
vice that opened the meetings was led by the Rev
Dr. Henry Wilson, and We purely an evanseiica
service. II marked with unusual fervor aho
enthusiasm The Tabernacle fairly well hiled
at the early service. but before 10 O'Clock. wheh
the regular meeting began. the Tabernacle was
packed with people. On the platform with the
Rev Mr.. Simpson sat the delegates TO the Chris
tian ard Missionary Alliance and several MISSION
aries At one side sat a chorus OF forty women
who sang at intervals during the meeting Af'er
PRAYER Mr. Simpson made short preliminary a'-
dress or the work Of the missionaries supported pS
the Christian and Missionary Alliance lie sald
that the organization had $50 missionaries In the
field and that 1t cost about $500 10 MAINTAIN each
n,issionary He spoke OF the work Of the mission
aries the great results achieved. and then asked
for the usual Sunday contribution saying that II
was not the missionary contribution that was 10 DC
taken at this juncture.
While one Of the brethren was blessing the Offer
ing some one handed TO Mr.. Simpson slip OF
naner He read il hurriedly when the prayer
ceased and announced that he had received sip
of paper on which was written. Pray quick. for
soul Is sinking" and asked all TO unite IN prayer
for the distraught soul deathlike silence at
once prevailed above which could be heard the SOFT
sobbng Of a woman. After the prayer the cnorus
sang softly. adding greatly 10 the growing fervor
OF those present This the first OF a series OF
similar exciting incidents throughout the day.
Mr. Simpson chose his text from Ephesans " 10:
"Redeemng the time because the days are evil,
and spoke Of taking advantage OF opportunities
In his preliminary remarks he made no attempt at
nulpit e!oquence but toward the close he spoke
with much fervor and fire In his closing exhor'a-
ton he was stopped in the midst OF an impas-
stoned sentence by an old woman. dressed In black,
who with some difficulty mped down the mann
aisle and handed up crisp twenty-doiIar OIL anu
a note Mr.. Simpson stopped short In his ADDRESS,
read the note and said: I'VE might as well stop
Hera &c
who made It by washing This is sacrifice Offer
ing brethren. 1t is $50.
Then the chorus sang hymn OF praise. In "hlch
the congregation Joined, the excitement growing
every minute The incident OF the womans oHer-
lrg cut short the sermon. Printed slips were AFTER
ward handed around while baskets were passed
by the ushers for cash offerings. The chorus sang
with spirit all the time. The Rev. DR. Henry VIII
son and David Crear acted as tellers whiie MI
Simpson sorted the slips as they came TO the pui-
Dit Mrs Simpson. the wife OF the pastor ac'ed
as receiver for the cash offerings. The wicker
baskets were emptied and refed many times, ana
several times crisp notes blown from them
by the draughts, but were quickly recaptured.
While the slips being filled out there were
many exhortations by ministers and MT simpson
called on the missionaries to rise up and snow
themselves to the congregation. eulogizing them
and their work There seven missionaries
present
DR. Wilson at last began reading the pledges sent
in on the slips. At first promises OF s25 contribu-
tions caused singing by the chorus and haheiuJahs
and excamations OF GLORY to God!' but the
pledges soon got to be too numerous for these COM
ments A contribution OF 500 aroused great en-
thusiasm however. the first 1900 caused consider
able singing and exclamaons OF Joy. and the ex-
citement increased until $4,000 pledge raised the
enthusiasm great degree The chorus sang
and shouts OF Glory" and Bless the Lord came
from all sides Then woman waved a handkeT-
,.I fhpr
song. I'VE WEI Wear the Crown" and handker-
chiefs huttered all over the church, so that there
enthusiasm became so great that the Key Dr VIII
sons voice could scarcely be heard. This scene
was 0Vsp and ana @TeT men na
women offered their jeweiry. and one man rose In
ing 10 give but an oil painting worth 500 and he
willingly gave this. Al this announcement there
wa Later bG Rey Dr. Wilson 81 snaa for Quiet and
then read the following by one one once in afiusnce
sTsed ons6 IN Then hs and
men grasped each other by the hands there were
tears In many eyes and the fever OF giving was at
while those with money, after this incident pressed
forward to give It to the cause The slips were
Many OF the gifts made by dt,egates repre-
senting various departments OF the alliance
when the services were opened After ter teryenp
prayer by the Rev. stephen Merritt the Rev. F. W.
f. "i took for for his text chris Is XII the se R@S
Luther Wishard secretary OF the Student Volun-
teers. next explained the object Of that organza-
tion, which. he said, was TO evangeIize the world
In this generation. Miss Emily Wheeler. mis-
sonary Of the American Board in Turkey. talked
OF the spread of Christianity among the Turks and
Armenians. and the Rev. d. W. lie Iacheur. a
missionary from China. told about the missions in
that country Mr.. lie Lacheur asked that ali would
give dollar 70 the alliances Philippine missionary
project besides the great general Offering II
the purpose TO send thirty missionaries to the
islands soon.
Slips OF paper were then again passed. while Miss
Louise Shepherd sang. There was no excitement
ing ipgip
many went away. After the reading Of the slips
Mr.. Simpson announced that $4,000 had been raised
in the morning. and the amount had been swelled
$1,000 at the afternoon meeting
In the evening the Rev. Henry Narley OF Lon
don. preached and Major J. H. Cole eXhorted A
number Of the delegates OF the alliance delivered
brief addresses There was no collection and the
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