The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-10
Total Announced at Great
Mass-M eting Held
Last Night
DIR c SCENE
IN A.UJDITO ORIIJNl
Object of Convention Of 1907
Has Been Realized 1slrs
Pepper Scores Cl1urchmei,
Who Failed to Seize
Opportunity Pre-
settetl. 55.

AL tie great climax of the Men's
Thank Offering movement in the City
Auditorium last night the object OF the
Episcopal General Convention OF lse7-
IA million for missions us renilzaa
LILY adding TO the s57s, 900 sreported ID the;
the triennial contribution OF se2s. .o0p
presented by the Iv6manrs AJAX iliars
some days ago. s
Itswas a tellse and dramat c moment
when the treasurer OF the N1en's Think
Offering, Mr.. George C.. Thomas. o { M
Philadelphin.gs stood on the platform be-
fore I'M audience numbering several
thousand people aud read the list of 4
contributions by sdiocescs. No applause
was permitted, Mr.. Thomas saying that
he feared there would be n tendency
to greet large amounts with enthust-
asrn, when, in proportion to their
means. some smaller dioceses had real
ly done better. " ftass
Fron l;any Lands.
| When 1t was announced that Cape
Pa1mas and the Missionary Jurisdiction
In AZ lea had sent Ito the Thank Offer
Ing S296.5O there was a considerable
ripple throughathe house, and whom Mr..
Thomas read further of a tcablegran1
telling that $3.50 was on the way from
TAR frozen Alaska, the 4 mouse 4COulQsnOE
longer contain itself. 5sSs WIN
Nearly all the ssionarys dioceses
were nevtdcnce. Cuba. China and japan
coming In with their quota to show
the thankfulness Of native Christians
In l,eathen lands for 800 years OF !.
liChristinns America. On went the honor
roll, read blythe treasurer. diocese hf-
ter diocese being called out for what
it had DONE. be 1t good or bad. some
laccording, to their means, some more
than their means, and some less Penn
sylvania led the list In amounts. wi tf3s
n contributiontof s24s.O79.4a,. and New y
York came second, w@h5 $2O5,fe2.f5.
| When the reading Of the list was !
finished and Mr.. Thomas paussd for
aGlnonlent, there was u noticeable ten-
tgAil9f and expectancy which was no e.
Idisappointed, Men had calculated and
estimated. for weeks, but none even
among those on thesplntfor1n knew lie
total amount. The figures, in fact.
were Unknown to Mr. thomas himself
iSuntil after the meeting had been i'm
/ the totals complied by his secretary
the day; wore handed to-
himS to- be read az tho close: of the
lmeeting.t 3e ~ Nh S
The compilation9of OF tia returns was
by no means eiis W. 1t presented ~
ilN4hol day IS wo or1S 3f Q L several men. and
even now Mr.. Tho onas states that he
Twill not be responsible for 4 IS AZ .el
scuracy to the cent until 1T could be-
lfully checked up. In fact returns are
lstills4comingSiin. many telegrams con-
tanning orders and promises reachins
1.-the treasurer during Eyesterda aS. @ 5
Service In Morning.
n EarlESs,e sterday morning Holy Trin-8
a lnS f,,r
lswjtness tho presentation Of tire so.ser-
lling, every. seat being Ia ken he fore the 4
/ service comlnenced5 at * Al. IS rhss
l5presiding blshop. Bishop = Il tie, Il
SIlssouri conducted the services, his
deep voice adding To I he solelnnity5and
|; ;neculiaritys simpressi i've e cliarac ~ OF Y The
Smorninss exercises. So5nd dresses ware
read. N those taking par q wi tn ri isho ny
iTutt o. heing Bishop Groer. OF New
York; Bishop Gibson, OF ~ Virginia "a
\ liBishop Rrent OF tho Philippine Is,s5
Hands; the Raw DR. lloyd, secretary
i OF tho boardSof missions, Rev, Mr.
4 Iulse, field agent OF the thank fer
i ing movement. and the Rev, Y.
Grnvatt 8rector OF the church,
The collection was alSen n silence
no remarks Indicating n ) special tcll ar r-SS,
d :acter and no special feature SEPARATING
1 tt8 from the re Eular service NJ
church. AS the d Inns bas In was passed
each dole ga to- ri LACED In \ I his own con SIS
4 tribution to the thank offe ring. a,io! Il
each diocesan treasn nrsr l,ut IN q chenl
4 Irns Ii OF card re presenting tao total
contributfon from the men af his dies
scese. sss8 I'll Il sS al as
on lys two very slarge gifts sfe rss1sg
tnorteGl. sIr. George 81, or1as ~ ~ tbs
treasurer OF the board 3of mlss!ons And
IL the orig tor of the me n's ofrss