The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-11
DIR. SIMPSONS HARVEST DAY
HE GATHERED IN ONLY LBoUT $40
IN CASH AND $4,000 IN I. O. US.

Money, and Gave statistics Showing the
Magnitude of tho Work which He Had
Undertaken to EVanGelize tho World.
NYACK. Sept. 1O. The Rev. A. B. Simpson got
forty odd dollars in cash to-day and something
more than $4,000 In o US which 1t was ex-
piained could be paid at any time within a
year. To-day was the last day OF Mr.. Simp-
sons Christian Alliance convention. and It had
been set apart for the gathering OF the harvest
Harvest day two years ago in the tabernacle
here PANIED out $4,000. Last year
the day brought $4,000. This year 1t
was expected that the harvest might
outstrip the record because the times
have been good. MIR. simpsons con-
vention has been in session a week and money
has been a subject from which he has fought
more or less shy. At the times when 1t had
been talked about in the meetings. OF course
the folks have been urged to give to the cause.
but they have all understood that they were
not expected to give until harvest day or. at
least, ii they did give before that. they would
be expected to give over again when they har-
vest was gathered
There were seven services down for yester-
day. and it was the one at 1880 in the
morning that was selected for the gathering
OF the harvest OF dollars 1t had been intended
to have two harvest meetings. and two meet
ings were in fact held at which appeals were
made for money. watches. jewelry and any
thing else that the casual visitor or the regular
supporter OF the Christian Alliance ght have
handy. But the cog slipped on the second
meeting. and instead OF getting thousands all
that was taken In was 1884 in cash and few
hundreds in l. o. US,
AT the 1870 meeting In the morning Mr.,
simpson himself presided and preached q
missionary sermon as an introduction to the
more important business OF gathering the
harvest He spoke OF the world as the lost
sheep OF the Heavenly fold, which God mad
picked out and sent His Son to redeem" Then
he talked about aggressive Christianity A
strain running all through his sermon was OF
the need OF deeper sacrifices by Christians to
carry on the work OF evangelizing the world.
Getting around to his point. he delared that
there were thousand millions Of human
beings In the world who were without the
light of Christianity. and then he did some
figuring to show how long 1t would take him to
shed the light OF the Bible upon them II he took
them three times a day In lunches OF 500.
which was about the size OF his audience His
figures showed that it would take him about
1000 years. Then he declared: Brethren,
since this convention started a million have
died uuenlightensd." and he gave some moro
statistics to show that the graves OF that mill
lion would stretch couple of times around the
continent He talked about the war and said
that the Government OF the United States had
found no difficulty in obtaining two hundred
OF millions in money and one hundred thous-
and soldiers to redeem the island OF Cuba
"One hundred thou sand soldiers fighting for
the Lord" said he. would evangelze the
world in five years. One hundred thousand
soldiers would carry the light OF Christianity
to one thousand millions who are now in the
dark"
Then Mr.. Simpson began to estimate on the
wealth of Christians. and he concluded that
the Christians Of the word after paying all
their expenses, including everything. put by
each year $5O0.O0O.OO0. Think" said he.
that would support a million missionaries
md 1t wouldn't take dollar from the capital
OF theAe Christians Can we afford to spare
these profits? All. for shame to ask such q
question, Why. every day. in this country.
SlO,OOO.OCO are expended for rum and to-
bacco." And then. viewing the women. he said:
I'VE spend four times as much for chewing
gum as for tn. spreading OF the gospel. There
are $4,000 dialects and languages in the world
that have no Bible"
After these statistics. Mr.. Simpson pleaded
for a share OF the profits OF the Christians to
pay the expenses OF the irregular soldiers OF
the Lord. the Rough Riders OF Gods army"
he said. referring to the Alliances mission
aries. If you can't Join the Rough Riders
yourself" said he. send a substitute" and
then he said that in the institute that 10 up on
the hill near the Tabernacle. rooms cost 5000
apiece. He explained that this value was
reached by dividing tho cost Of the build
ing by the number Of rooms. and he sug-
gested that these rooms should be pur-
chased. and that the purchaser should have
the privilege OF naming them as they
chose. perhaps after departed loved ones
You can take a whole year to pay for It. and
II you can't take whole room. take a half q
one" he said. There was an audible smile,
and Mr.. Simpson went on to explain that
many OF the rooms were double rooms and
that it was easy to divide them thus. II you
can't give $500 or $780," said he. 1915 will
furnish one of the rooms. and we need more
furniture. Five dollars will supply a good
bed"
On the desk beside Mr.. Simpson were two
acts Of cards, one a green one and the other
pink. The green ones were for use l. o. US
ty the persons who wished to cont tribute to the
institute fund. and the pink ones were for
straight miss ;onary work. After explaining
their use. Mr. Simpson introduced d. W.
leacheur. who was the chief pleader at the
meeting Mr. Leacheur 10 a man OF years.
with a rather rasping voice. but persuasive
manner. and ia a plain talker. Mr.. Lelacheur
started out by recalling the fact that salt was
one OF the essentials Of life. "Ye are
the salt" said he. Then he talked about
the biblical phrase and finally he said:
1t doesn't take a whole barrel OF salt to salt a
whole barrel OF meat. A pouAd of salt well
rubbed in will do the work. and brothers and
sisters" said he. frankly we are just going
10 begin the sailing process" He said. We
don't want you to do more than the Holy Ghost
wants you to do, and the Holy Ghost don't
want you to do moro than you can do Now
how much can you trust God for more than
you see?' he explained that the person CIV
ing shouldn't be confined by what he knew that
he could afford to give, but that he ought to take
chances, You can pay It," said he. at any
time during the year And now at the start lot
me say that We received n letter from one dear
lady at the Atlanta convention from whom We
didn't expect to get much. She gave us $3.50
IN cash, Then she signed the pledge for $500
more" Mr.. lelacheur paused moment.
Mr.. Simpson added: And she sent another
900 in cash later to make up the even $1,000"