A Monster Collection.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 June 1910, Page 4

A Monster Collection.

I HOW' IT WAS COT. | The details ut 'ill-.' gathering in of L'!i 1.0(H) to rebuild the Eif.th Avenue . .15:ipfi.st Church, the place of worship , I'rripienk 1 b\ the very rich in New York, slice's that it was dene in the , ruti American way. .Much of thr credit ft.r it Iris a in>az- ' ing collection (says the New York correspondent of the Daily 'IVI ej graph) must lie given to I)r Akod. 1 ( r as an exhorter to congregational lA'Vner; sitv he surpassed himself, j, Th. j hymns k.> chore were beaut iful- , ly calculate:! to enforce (the gospel O'f giving. Eor instance, two iii: \s s 1 111u; with splendid fervor were: "Take in.v silver and my gold, Nr.it . a mite I withhold." Then for the | st i up.in the text was. "So David bought a Mreshing-flo! r and oxen • for liftv shekels cf silver.' Upon 'this Dr Akcl lad no difficulty in | ha' iiia powerful .appeal for half . a million dolhrs, insisting that the , .struggle lor riches was e-intirely le- . sritiniate so I. !ij»; :is it did not make ' the struggle)' cease to he human. Alter this the paster came to , business liv auiK.une.ing that "Mr Bii'-hell. who helps with song (I-'.' is a bas.s in the choir), opens t.lie fund [ with ■)()() (1! illars." Evervoiiie ! stared, first _at the liasliiTH doner . w!io hid hehind his music, and then i'.t the celebra't'ed pew wliere an el- , irentliMiian, with Elori;h-tan-ned features, and a pair of kir.dlv blue eves:, .and wondered whv lve had J not stained th<- lull rolling.' IMeclr-.. i were distributed unn.ng the congregation. and as fast as (l)Uv w»re collected Dr Aked rind aloud the amounts promised and the names O'f the donors. 111? JOTI.V I). ROCKEELT/ER." Dr. Aked read cut iia.me after name lor sums ranging trein 10 to 20,000 dc'llars. Then came the words. "Mrs John 0. R-ckfelln.-•>OO dollars: Mrs John D. Roi'klellcr, jun., 1000 dollar's." As one eye-witness p;:t it, "V I)U hav.e heard a pin full. The ticking of w::>tc|;in the neihl:::nirinaisle was audible. Mr Rockfeller. sen., .'•tared into tli-e Sunday schooilro-em his gelfiing weather eve half shut iir meditation." "Mr John D. Hockfeller. jun., 2o.00() dollars." went on hhe. voice ot Dr Aked. as if reading the l^- nn „f the day, "and Mr lif: -ki'filer dollar f-,r dallnv contributed .by 'the whole oon<*Te<i.sition »■;> 1"■ a o'larter ct a mn'llh.n." A gust of outgoing br:-viMi.s, s'd't ! and ,sighing with sath'faotion, swept °"ross th". audience, and instawt'ly I (■'•ere was urre .'-r:lnhlimr. "DoII- ,; s ' ii. u --.l -i v'-.iiiuwi, 0, I .Aked, witlh huinour in liis 'eyes, exchimed, "The nu'rodlv curirsit'v el' sr'ti'; _ p::;:.p''> this (ln?r'.h is amazing. There is not n iu t.l'is country or in Orct Britain tha,t_ will -not publish all that is reei'rrin<r Icre. Now, brrt.hreu, make your plod>g°s." Then, a few minute? hitvr. a.ftv a.nnrMinci-fr t.lr.p total, he s.aid, ",1 am proii'd of von and vorv T'".f ns si.ntr 'I'raico, God fromi Whcni all blessings flow.' "