Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-22
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$50, 900 PLEDGED
At Christian Alliance Meeting
at Old Orchard.
Sums Range from 81 IL Cash to Check
N ~ $500.
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Old Orchard. Me-. Aug. 21.-At the
Christian Alliance camp meeting here.
today. under the leadership of Rev. A.
B. Simpson of New York. the sum of
$50. 1000 was raised for foreign missions.
Also $22.0O0 of that amount was Sc
cured in cash pledges during the fore
noon service, and in the afternoon
another hour was devoted to solicita-
ito with about 80 pledges for Christian
Alliance branches and individuals In
various parts of the country, which
has come In during the past 10 days
and were not tabulated Till this after
noon. the contributions aggregated In
round numbers, the amount firset
named.
In the afternoon DR.. Simpson preach.
ed sermon on"The Coming of the
Lord" and in the afternoons Dean
Peck of New York. spoke Of the gen.
eral subject of foreign missions. Both
sermons dwelt on the Alliance doctrine
that when the gospel has been preach
ed in every land. no matter how great
or small the number of converts. the
coming of Christ will be attained. 1t
is for the purpose of Fastening His
coming that the Alliance IS pushing its
missionary outposts in heathern lands.
The forenoon collection started with
q contribution Of $4,000 which DR.. Simp-
son announced came from hard
working farmer who had earned every
dollar of 1t by the sweat Of his brow.
Ushers were sent out into the immense
audience to distribute pledge cards
These cards, bearing the addresses OF
the glvers was sent up to the desk
Dr. Simpson announced the names Of
donors.
In the afternoon an individual check
for $4,000 was sent in. This was tn 4
largest contribution received. There
were several pledges Of $1,000, and one
Of $1,000 Outside of about so pledges
the contributions varied from 81 to $50
The announcement was made that
a band of missionaries will be sent to
Cuba and the Philippines as soon as
possible. About so in the audience vol
unteered to enter the foreign mission
dry service if the Lord opens the way
Ss6r them.
Tonight. more voluntary pledges were
eceived. swelling the collection to $50, 900,
and then third collection was taken and
the total increased to. $50. 600. About $500
OF that amount was pledged toward send
ing missionaries to Cuba and the Philip
pines.
The afternoon meeting. Saturday, was
devoted chiefly to testimonials of Divine
healing, Nearly 100 people from all over
New England gave testimony, the dis
eases enumerated including consumption
tumors, cancer paralysis, bronchitis,
deafness nearsightedness. rheumatism,
eczema, neuralgia, dyspepsia, heart dis
ease. cholera morbus. sunstroke, tooth
ache. blood poisoning and fracture of
bones.
One young woman. a returned mission
airy, testified that the Lord in answer to
prayer had stopped jumping tooth
ache" and filled the cavity which caused
the ache. Another testified that the
Great Physician had restored to its for
mer length a leg that had become short
ened by fracture.
An amounting service in the tabernacle
followed the testimony meeting.
During the day a dispatch was sent
from the convention to President McKin-
ley, urging that the Philippines be held
by the United States in order that the
Gospel may be carried there by American
missionaries.