The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-12
GIVES HIMSELF FOR MISSIONS.
MORE No ONE COULDGIVE," SAYS
AN A. b. SIMPSON DEvOTEE.

! Every, Very Wonderful" Sings the Choir
Thousands In Cash Pledged ION Paper
to the simpson Schemes for Converting
the Heather Hymn for the Chinese.
The Rev. A. B. Simpson and his CO.
workers in the Christian and Missionary
Alliance In Eighth avenus put in full day
yesterday pleading the cause OF the heathen
and taking up collections to pay mission
aries to convert him. The Rev. Mr.. Simp-
con holds the title OF champion MISSION
collector of the world. He has Defended
the title for many years against all Corners
both in New York and at Old Orchard Me-
where he does his collecting in summer
The fact that the railroads hereabouts
have been put out Of business by stress
4 OF water didn't prevent his auditorium
from being crowded to tho doors yester-
day morning. II seems to be evident that
: none Of the Simpson followers live great
distance in Jersey. Standing room was
at premium. Some who could ind neither
sitting nor standing room, hung around
the Eighth avenue entrance. in the hope
that they might be able to get in when
somebody got tired and came out
The days services began at o'clock
in the morning and ended shortly before
II o'clock last night 1t came pretty nearly
being a continuous performance, since
only about half an hour was allowed for
lunch and dinner. The principal service
began at 10 A. NJ. Mr.. Simpson then
preached a real, old fashioned, red hot
missionary sermon. The Simpson specially
ia foreign missions, and the preacher dwelt,
with all the peculiar power he possesses,
on the crying need for converting to Chris
tianity the millions in Asia, Africa, South
America and the isles of the sea.
Az or the sermon the call for money
was made. Then the ushers passed SUBJ
scription cards through the audience.
On each was printed blank pledge to
subscribe q blank number Of dollars for
the work OF tho Christian and Missionary
Alliance in promoting the evanselizat'on
On the back Of tho card it was stated that
to export and maintain missionaries Sup
posedly for one year, in South America
and Japan, 1t costs, on the Simpson plan,
$500 The work can be done in Africa.
China and India for $500, while if the job
is turned over to adult natives OF those
countries, 1t can be done in fairly salts
factory way for $50. According to the
VI,
for missionary work at $50 and the native
children Of India for SIS.
After the cards had been distributed
and a reasonable time had been allowed
for the blanks to be filed out, Mr.. Simp-
sons assistant directed that they be passed
up to the platform. An old lady and a
young man sorted them as they were passed
up and handed them over to Mr.. Simpson.
The assistant read the amounts subscribed
The first subscription announced was
for 81 100.
aPraise the Iordi" shouted venerable
brother in the west gallery
There was q difference of just 81 ,095
between the first announcement and the
second, which was for Is. The subscription
on the next card however. was for IS, 600,
and tho hallelujahs that assembled made
the rafters rattle. Two ten-dollar cards
and five dollar one next turned up, fol-
lowed by ono for 5000.
Fat subscriptions coming along pretty
fast, considering the prevailing low pres
sure areas In Wall Street, the congregation
warmed up amazingly. The organist, the
pianist and the 'cellist burst into harmony
and the choir and congregation sang the
lirs that were played.
After q 400 subscription had been read
there was . lull in the enthusiasm while
announced. Finally this announcement
Upon this card, IN place of money, the
subscriber has written the single word
Myself More than this no one could
give"
oh, IT is wonderful!
Very. very wonderful
sang the congregation. Again, when the
reader announced In a loud voice. six
thousand Ave hundred dollarsi" the largest
subscription OF the morning the congre-
cation went into an ecstasy OF rapture.
Men and women rocked back and forth in
the seats, singing tho old Salvation Army
hymn:
HaIlelujaA. halcluja hi am glad to tell.
Hsiieiujsh. halieluja with my soul It's well.
Two thousand dollarsl" called out the
reader, and the choir leader struck up
the well known hymn, bringing in the
oheaves.s
Sing for tho heathen!" shouted the man
who was reading the cards Bring i'll
Whereupon the air was amended as fol-
lows:
Bringing In Chinese, bringing in Chinese
We shall come rejoicing. bringing in Chinese.
After that other nations were included,
till, before any more cards were read. the
globe had been circled in song.
There were two other subscriptions for
IS 900 apiece, ono for $3.50, several for
5000 and any quantity for from $500 to 81.
One person gave himself another his son
and still another himself and five brothers.
No announcement Of the total amounts
subscribed was made, because there was
no time to add them up. Mr.. Simpson said
the total amount received at all the meet
ings would be announced later. An un-
oficiai footing made from the amounts
taken down as they were read, showed q
total Of 488 $50 so for the morning Offering.
II was said that the subscription, whatever
the official figures might show, was one Of
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