New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-09
Mr., SIMPSON GETS SS0,265.
Large Sums Pledged at 44nnua
Gospel Tabernacle Serrices.

AT the annual missionary services of the Cos
pei Tabernacle, Stn-ave and 44th-st.. yesterday.
SS0.26I p was subscribed OF this sec $50 was
pledged after the morning sermon of the Rev
Albert B. Simpson pastor Of the church ard
the remaining $13913 II was subscribed al an
afternoon meeting. While only one Of the Civ
ers' names made public it is said that more
than half OF the gifts were either in cash or
checks The half dozen largest subscri2ti
We're simply promises written on cards. but the
givers were all wealthy men, who annually con-
tribute large sums to this fund.
The largest single gift $l0000 made by
a business who was, Mr.. Simpson said.
converted in the Gospel Tabernacle number of
years ago. gift OF $1,000 was received from
and his wife who. several years ago
accidentally dropped into the Tabernacle one
morning for the annual missionary service. Both
became interested. and, although not church
members. have annually given large sums to
the fund. Half dozen subscriptions of 5000
were received.
The first subscription made as it has been
for five years past by Sophie Lichtenfeld.
German working woman, who. the moment Mr..
Simpson announced he would accept subscrip-
tions, shouted her name and SIS as the amount
of her gift. A mans gold watch and a wedding
ring were sent up by some unknown persons.
The sermon preached by Mr.. Simpson was not
siasm. 1t was on a text taken from Mark,
xiv, p. Jesus Stood Against the Treasury"
For half an hour after the services the congTe-
cation expectantly while the ushers passed
and gathered in the cards. Mrs Agnew Stevens,
who annually comes from Toronto to lead in the
singing, waited at the piano Mr.. Simpson read
a few cards OF 500 and $500 each, and then
came to one for $1,000. It's Rolling In" sang
Mrs Stevens and her choir. More cards were
read, and each one Of $1,000, $1,000 and $500
brought forth verses Of hymns from Mrs. Ste
vens Then card of 80 cents was reached.
| Just Little sang the choir.
Some excitement occasioned by the gift
of heavy wedding ring. which had belonged,
| the woman who sent it up told the usher to her
| mother. A few moments later mans gold
watch was received Neither of the givers
would sign the cards
The earlier part OF the afternoon meeting
| was taken up by addresses of missionaries. The
/ Rev. Mr.. Wickware from the Congo, told OF the
| atrocities he had witnessed there. The soldiers,
| he said, would go to the natives and demand
certain amount of rubber. the alternative being
the cutting off of q certain number OF hands
| In many instances the missionary had known.
he said Of the hands being taken He told OF
seeing an old woman forced to carry on her
! back a great basketfu Of human hands from
VI hich a trail of blood running. The hands
" ere being carried to the Congo State authort-
ties He had photographs. he added, of the
scenes described.
The Rev. Henry Wilson. the assistant rastor,
| then told the audience. which was larger than
that at the morning service, how cents a day.
| OF S15 a year. would feed ana cloths brown
! baby" in India or the Congo, and asked those
present "to increase their femilies' by giving
| SIS for the care Of brown baby The Taber-
nncle was already caring for over 100 The
cards were then distributed.
number OF the afternoon cards were marked,
ITO be used by Mr.. wickware in the Congo"
! in addition. fully a fourth of the cards
| for S15 and for The Brown Babies" As the
larger gifts were announced. Mrs Stevens and
her choir sang verse or two OF an appropriate
hymn.
At 9 O'Clock the figures for the afternoon were
| $4,000. This brought the total for the day
up to S79,355. Mr.. Simpson declared it would
be a shame not to get the other 500, TO put the
total on the right side Of $4,000 Between
stories and song he succeeded in getting the to-
tai up to $50 265 q at $50 p
In the afternoon several young men volun-
teered to go to the Congo as missionaries, Last
| year ST. 2S7 was given; the largest collection
| being $4,000 in 1899.