The Church._

"Members Performed Many Services in Turning an Odd Penny.

"From New York Sun.

"Pittsburg, March 5.--The church edifice of the Coraopolis Methodist church
was advertised to be sold by the sheriff this week, and the members of the
congregation made a heroic attempt all last week to save it. Coraopolis is
a few miles below here. One vivacious young woman won a wager by riding a
spirited horse without a saddle; other good sisters and brethren cleaned
shoes and peddled, while some pushed wheelbarrows in which were conveyed
some very staid-looking business men. The whole church community was
animated by the common desire to keep the sheriff from the church-door.
Luxuries were denied, and many ludicrous situations were invented until
enough money was raised to secure a postponement of the sale.

"Nobody seemed in the least disconcerted over these unusual exhibitions.
If any one asked Samuel Marshall, the well-known station agent, what he
was doing when he was shining the boots of the ex-Burgess, he would have
replied: 'Raising money for our church. Don't you want a shine?' Among the
most active in the work was Mr. Marshall, and his industry in turning in
the most money won for him the prize of a gold watch. The following items
from his statement show some of the methods adopted:

"February 20.--Delivered message to F. D. Stickney, 10 cents. H. S.
Misseldine wanted me to stand on my head, but found I could not do this,
so added up fifty columns of figures, for which I received 50 cents.

"February 21.--Carried can of milk to restaurant of J. G. Walters, 10
cents.

"February 22.--Delivered head of cabbage, which afterward on a 'banter' was
thrown at Mr. Walters, 10 cents.

"February 23.--Young lady paid me 5 cents to call on her; polished shoes
for George Arras, 5 cents.

"February 24.--Swept pool-room of J. E. McKee, 10 cents; delivered hardware
to Mr. Boyers, $2.00.

"February 26.--Wheeled M. W. Watson from store of J. C. Walters to shop, 25
cents.

"February 27.--Shaved Henry DeGrange, the barber, for which I charged him
10 cents.

"Mrs. Hamilton, a well-known society woman, sold bread and laundered the
gentlemen's ties. She also presented a report in rhyme at the 'pledge
meeting' on last Tuesday night. One item of the report was:

"First I peddled chestnuts and met with success,
And to-day I raked in nickels is the truth, you better guess.
Say, I must tell a secret, those chestnuts were alive