The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-01
DR.. MOREHOUSB RAISES A DEBT
THE OLD MORTGAGE RIRNER'S
LAST AND WORST TISSLE.
Even the Parior Organ. With Memories
OF Hair . Century, Had to 30. hut lie
Paid His Due. rs lsuai-where We're
the Cheerful Gi,ers Of by gone Days:

inc sHeertU SNtrs oi b!kOhc nays
The Rev DR. Aonzo Church Morehpuse
raised another debt yesterday. and had
little to spare He'd been raising debts
and burning mortgages for nearly half
century for other folks and had had such
consummate success az it that he became
famous in the Me, hodist denomination for
just that one accomplishment. Eleven
times in the course 81 his ministry it was
his privilege TO put church mort gage
to the fire and see il go up in smoke and
ashes
But when il came to the pinch Of raising
funds TO keep his own household goods to-
gether il was different. There was bill
Of SIS for storage against them when an
East Side auctioneer tackled up his red
flag az Doch'ermann's warehouse in Second
street Yesterday morning and asked for
the first bid. Somehow the cheerful givers
Of the old debt raising and origage-
burning DAYS didn't find it convenient 10
show up. Perhaps half a dozen mon and
women who loved the old man were in the
crowd. The others were Eas, Side Jews,
who attend every auction in the neighbor-
hood looking for bargains.
But though the friends were few in num-
Der they saved the day 10y bidding on
everything hat was pu, mp on the crockery,
the bedding, the pictures and furniture
and the books and when anything was
produced which they knew was especially
dear To DR. Morehouse' heart they bid 1t
up until they got II.
The clergyman and his wife stood in he
dirty, ill-lightcd room and saw their be-
longings go. When a melodeon which
has done service for more than fifty wears
was sold DR. Morehouse lapscd for mo-
meni from he cheerfulness which he had
manifested.
-Ny wife was only =? when she first
Da we'd hymns on that, he said. Many
a HYMN Of praise has gone forth from II.
| hate to see il go
His friends bid il up. but il vas sold 10
dealer in antiques for 81. few minutes
later the auctioneercalIed for offers for
silver pitcher, on which was engraved;
TO the Rev. and Mrs. A {. Morehouse,
from the Young Peoples Literary League
of the Seyrnt IA 81 rect Church, April, 1885
sec. mot her. he said 10 his wife as he
pi, cher was lifted to view, they're selling
the silver service. That must have COST
the Young people good deal of sef-sacrl-
ace and IL will be too bad 10 see the chill
drens present go. But then we must DE
resigned. It's the Iofu way
number of articles were bought Nv
the, Fast Siders. who AZ frs, attempted 10
raise the bids a cent AZ time. III" old
church members stopped that in hurry,
though, and one by one pictures, hooks
and pieces Of crockery were knocked down
to friends so quietly that DIR. Morehouse
did not know the identity OF the purchaseis'
When the last thing had been sold he
went into the Office of the warehouse ana
"A, down 10 wait for an accounting. A.
soon as he WAS ont Of hearing DR. O. q
Neodham. who had known him for many
vears, expressed his opinion of the necessity
for selling the goods
IT'S shame, he said DO you know
that when DR. Morehouse was pastor of
church here in town it had ortgage
for 800 900 He raised all but 81 900 OF IT
and then went down into his own poke,
| for 81. $50 That brought in the remainder
OF the amour, needed and the mortg gage was
raised Think of his having 10 sell his
| furniture TO paw $50 debt
we,l- dressad woman found DR.. More
bon,.e in the Office and took him and his
Vic to luncheon When they returned
IN the warehouse she babe nm good-Dy'
and as she shook hands pressed nie-doliar
hin into his palm. Then other irlthds came
in with their purchases
Il thought YOU would like 10 keep this,
said one presenting a family Bible.
aUere il "A picture frame that your wife
,o,ls mo she made, said another, produc-
irg nm ,ld-fashion.d oblong frame contain
inc port RAFT Of the Clergyman surrounded
nv a hair wreath. You must take II. ]
bought il for You.
Dr Norchouse protested that thev were
too good In him. but they would not take
sSoF for an answer Most OF the relics
and books which he priced went back to
his home in Ossining.
The doctor was cheerful and appeared
to be happy all through the sale. -Ad-
versity has come upon us" he said, but
1, ia Gods way and beat for humanity
that |, is so. NV case il like Ina, OF Joseph.
When Joseph came to the River Jordan
no said, We have not seen this place be-
fore Neither have seen such an occur
renee before. but ii is for the best, IL
shows ones friends For nv part, | al
WAYS look to God In adversely. and God
always helps me- Hasn't he helped me
this time? Hasn't he sent my friends TO
help me'
4 don't feel ,ha, | am SO poor. | have
a little in the bank and manage 10 live
comfort ably Doesn't the Good Book say
The foxes have holes, and the birds of the
| air have nests. but the son of Man hath
moi where to lay His head? And again
| il saws; Every branch that beare'h fruit
He purge,h that il may bear more fruit,
I have burned eleven church mortgages
| and hate them like the devil. I've fought
the good fight and kept the faith.
Then the auct'oneer came in 10 say that
| the sale had realized $50. DR.. Morehouse
| paid the debt TO the warehouse people.
paid the auctioneer and kept little over
Az Then arm in arm with his wife he
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