New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-11
ROCKEFELLER GIVES
$4,000 TO CHURCH
Doubles Every Dollar Taken in
Fifth Avenue Baptist
Collection.
FOR NEW S5OO,OO0 BUILDING
Other Pledges in Response to
the Appeal Of Dr.. Aked
Range from So to
$4,000.
SOME BIG COLLECTIONS QUICK 7
~ MADE I'M c4u RICHES.
Fifth Avenue Baptist. 1910 .s324000
Grace Church. Huntingdon Memo
rial. 1910. ....----. --...-..- 100000
Grace Church. Easter collection.
1908 ......................... I5s.OOO
d. \. b. simpson. old Orchard.
Ne. 1899 Observation-Disclosures. 10000
Presbyterian missions. 1909 ..-..-. 1l6.00G
DR. = B. simpson. Carnegie HALL
1898 ..................-........ ri3OsO
SOME BIG COLLECTIONS QUICK
~ MADE I'M C9U RICHES.

The largest church collection on rec
ord. $324.O0O. was subscribed in twenty
eight minutes yesterday morning BY the
congregation Of the Fifth Avenue Bap-
tist Church. in response to an appeal II
the pastor. the Rev Dr c. F. Aked for
100000 with which To build a new
church. The congregation promised
$162OOO and John D. Rockefeller doubled
this sum.
The congregation was stimulated 20
unusual generosity by Dr. Aked. who,
after referring to an Old washerwoman
who had given the first dollar-a hard
earned doIlar-to the fund for the pres
ent edifce. in 1863. said.
Il want an the congregation to con-
tribute. We do not desire the church 70
be the gift of a handful of rich men. and
you don't want to put your pastor in the
position Of being an employe OF two or
three rich men. No se1f-respectins min
lister would preach for five minutes
under such conditions
And the members Of the congregation
responded with will The spirit that
prompted the widows mite was abroad
Between two 5000 subscriptions vas
one for So from L. Schmidt. and there
were many for - and $40 one sub
scriptiOn was signed a Jew"
These subscriptions. large and small
amounted to $162. .OOO-one-half the total
sum. The other half was contributed by
John D. Rockefeller. who had promised a
dollar for every dollar subscribed MP To
$1J0.uOO
Interest in the fund was not confined
TO Mr.. Rockefeller. however for his wife
subscribed $1,000. his son $4,000 Mrs.
\. F. Prentiss $4,000.
A S25,ooO Contribution.
The largest contribution otherwise was
that Of Edgar l. Marston who in his
name and that of his family. contributed
$2j.O0O Mr. Marston is president OF the
board of trustees. Colgate Hoyt and the
family Of the late L. HOratio Bigelow
gave $4,000 each. Harry Hubbard also
contributed $1,000. while Mrs Hubbard
added $1,000
Several members gave 5000 each. in
ClUding Edward 4. Allen. Mrs. J. HAYES.
J. F. COmey and family and A. s.
Walker. and there We're scores Of con-
tributions Of from $1,000 to 500.
The next largest church collection 10
that of yesterday was contributed last
Easter at Grace Church and amounted
20 $1Go.O0o- 1t was used % pay in part
for the plot OF ground adjoining the
church which will be the site OF the
Huntington Memorial. In 1905 the
Easter collection at Grace Church
amounted to more than $1JS. 600 AMI
was appropriated for the same purpose.
On April IA. 1899 Presbyterians gath
cred in the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Church contributed $116OCO to the work
of the church extension committee. after
an enthusiastic plea by the Rev. Or. W.
VI. Smith No churChman ever had
greater success in raising large sums OF
money than the Rev. DR. \. b. Simpson.
In 1890. at old Orchard. Ne he raised
S12OGCU for the missionary work of the
Christian Alliance Society. and in 1S9S
he collected in Carnegie Hall $113.UCJ
tor the same purpose.
Pastor Gave Weeks Notice.
There was an atmosphere OF expect
ancy in Dr- Aked's church when the
morning service began yesterday. Dr.
Aked had announced on the previous
sunday that he would ask for SJ00OOJ.
and many eyes had sought out the pew
occupied by John ID. Rockefeller and his
family The second hymn was "COusc-
Grafton" one coupiet ot which wAs 80
fcs,ovs.
Take my silver and ny gOlt
Not mite would / withhold.
Dr. AkeG's appeal for pledges was pre-
ceded by a sermon ON the following text
from the Second Book of Samuel. XXiv.
"A. And the king said unto ArIunan.
Nay. bur I will surely buy il of thee at a
price. neither will I offer burnt offerings
unto the Lord my God. of ,hat which
doth cost me nothing lie preached
upon the spirit Of giving trom the time
of David down To- the present day.
dwelling on the spirit that moved the
architects and the builders OF churches
in tnc Middle Ages 10 put their largest
love and reverence for the Lord into
thcir work"
This is contrary 20 our modern ile-s
which is 20 set great deal for notA-
ing" he said. There axe times vh-n
We. owe il to ourselves 20 follow tie OR
architects and church builders Il IN
Middle Ages co reincarnate this sCiriL
of these heroic givers. They would Offer
nothing To- God that had cost them notA-
:uE.
Ia has been said that Hfe is only q
strife to get and a passion &C. endure i,
is mans life 10 strive to set and wotn-
ans life Is a passion ~ endure. u W.
acquit ourselves ganantly ic this strife
e. Set we may be benefactors to Lu-
n.anty Eut woe If in this strife %
get We cease 10 bc hUman'
Constituted IS society is at present.
strife 10 get is legitimate, but there are
ti.aes when We ouSht a. allow ourselves
7 thc costly luxury Of relaxing these
/ tightly drawn muscles thar get and get
! and gct, and also give ourselves ~ 10