Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-07-13

prison pen. He remained indt for fou:
long months, and the>fund Of humor
Gus "Reminiscences; lie col ceted in that
time has made nation smile for forty
years. Indeed, the bishops lecture,
1.-THE Bright Side of Libby Prison." has
done more than that. The admission
fees paid by 1000 o. more audiences
have netted over S25O.0CO, every cent
of which was devoted to the church.
After partial recovery from the eff
feet of his Imprisonment, the bishop
was invited to speak Mt the ann:ver-
sarySAof the Christian Commission
George II. Stuart, who heard him, was
so much impresscd%that he obtained
permission from Secret1ry.e-of War
Stanton for the bishop to devote his
entire time to the work of that benev-
olent institution. Through his labors,
100000 was put into the treasury of
| the commission.
AT the close of the wSr bishop Nc
Cabe, then famed as chaplain, re-
entered the work of the ministry, and
was stationed at Portsmouth, o. Soon
afterward he. was elected assistant
secretary to the Board of Church tx
tension, n position which he filed for
sixteen years. The board was in its
infancy when he entered its service.
BY his efforts its income swelled to
5000, 0cO yearly, and its loan fund ac-
cumulated Permanent capital of
100000.
A Famous Ra1Iying Cry.
About this time an intlael confer
ence, presided over by Robert In.er.
soil, was held at Syracuse, n. V, and
n resolution was adopted to the effect
that Christianity was failure. On
hearing of this resolution, Bishop Nc
Cabe telegraphed to Ingersoll: Dear
Bob: We're building two Methodist
Churches a day"
This statement spread like wild
fire, and was ridiculed us an absurd
overstatement of facts. DR.. Daniel
Curry and Thomas w. Pierce took
exception, in vigorous terms, and as
Il reply McCabe wrote famous song
which was rendered ut tens of thou
sands of rallies throughout the land.
Not only did the bishop make good
this statement that the Methodists
were building two churches a day, but
he prophesied that three n day.
would not be the limit, and that be-
fore his death the loan fund of $780,
600 would exceed $100o,OcO. Both
these prophecies long since We're full
filed.
The Missionary Society in 1884 elect
ed Dr. McCabe its secretary. 1t was
at this time that the famous cry, "a
Million for Missions" was raised. The
master church worker echoed mud re-
echoed 1t all over the country,
until, by dint of its persistence
and his own magnetic enthusiasm, it
became an established fact. Within
three years the income of the society
redched S1.O44,OOO.
To-day the cry is 1.-TWO Millions for
| Missions"
Is While he was secretary to the Mis-
sionary Society more than 100000 con-
verts We're added to the church in
foreign lands, and mighty host was
| gathered In the home missionary field.
One Of the plans In aid Of the mis-
sfons put into operation by DIR. Nc
Cabe is really unique. He formed an
army of 100000 members, each one
pledged to pay $40 year While as
sistant secretary of the Church Ex-
tension Fund, DIR. AIcCabe built more
than 1000 churches. AS secretary Of
the Missionary Society he added half
a million dollars to its annual Income,
chiefly. through his personal attrac-
| tiveness.
Special frontier work, one of the
brightest financiarschemcs originating
with DIR. McCabe, has met with great
success. AS n result of his efforts, 600
churches have been built on this plan
at total cost Of $1,325OOO They have
an united seating capacity for more
than 100000 people. The sum donated
by private individuals toward this pro-
ject through his efforts has reached
S1G3,25O.
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