CHAMPION MONEY-RAISER.
, Dr. A. B. Simpson, who has just raised £10,600 in a single collection at Orchard, Maine, certainly deserves his title, The champion moncy-ralscr of the world." This remarkable man began his career as a money-raiser fifteo.'i years ago with an £BOOO collection. A year later he eclipsed this record by raising £16,000 in Carnegie Hall. Then followed still greater triumphs—collections of £20,300, .€20,000, and .£22,500,» tile entire audience at the last collec-J tiorr emptying their pockets of coins ana I bank-notes, one giving a cheque fori £2OOO and another the title-deeds of a valuable house." Dr. Simpson's best, achievement was in 1800, «lien the oil's"-1 tory (for missionary work) reached the] aimtzimr *um of .t'.'B.SOO. which included li single contribution of .120.000. Timid in six collections, Dr. Simpson's elo-J qtience added £IIO,O'OO to the exchequer,
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 215, 16 October 1909, Page 3
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137CHAMPION MONEY-RAISER. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 215, 16 October 1909, Page 3
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