The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-05-24
Messrs. Moody and Sankey's Pay.

Mr.. MOODY addressed the meeting upon
the Fin ancial Aspect of the Revival
Work, and the compensation the revival
lists we're to receive. He said:
Tomorrow, at all the meetings, there
will be collection taken up for the ex-
penses of the meetings "a thank Offering.
and we would like to have every man give
as the Lord has prospered him, or as his
heart is inclined to give. 1 could not
stand here to ask for this collection if I
were to carry off any part of it. There
have been some very exaggerated rumors
that we were employed to come for SO
many thousand dollars-$1O, 600, SIS, 900,
&c, 900, or even $50, 900. Now, let me
say that this money is to 60 to D. f. Snow,
of the Fremont Bank, who is Treasurer
Of the committee that have put up the
building and have paid all the bills, and
no: che dollar of it is coming to us. We
not only raised money to pay the expenses
in Chicago, but $50, 900 to pay the debt of
the Young Mems Christian Association.
Then some one writes to an infidel paper
that Moody and Sankey had put the money
in their pockets-pretty good pay for
three months work. We find q good
many people believe it. # we took money
from the public, it would be we'll to report
received. As there never has been any
collection for us, and we arc not EN-
ployed by the public or any committee,
I do not know that it is neces-
sary for me to say anything to justify my
self in the way / have been employed
the last sixteen years, but when gave up
my business sixteen years ago, after three
months of the severest struggle in my life
whether should 60 for dollars and cents
or for souls, from that day to this l have
no more lived for money than / have
lived for water. My friends have blamed
me because l have not laid aside some.
thing for my family. Some of them in
sisted uDOn my wife having some money,
and they bought her home IN the cOun-
try, and the rumor is that it cost CSC, 900,
and CSC, 900 to furnish it. The home cost
q, 500, and there have been some inn
provements, and the furniture and every.
thing cost $4,000. 1t belongs to my wife
and children. My father died 1t the
early age of f0rty-One, and If die TO-
morr0w there will be q roof over the
heads of my wife aud children. Voices,
"Thank God ~ Some one said in the in
quiry room q certain man would not come
because paid 81, 900 for house. Take
off 81, $50 and you will find it all right.
As far as dollars and cents are concerned
l could make more in one night than I
have made in Boston. l have been Of
fered $500 night for lecture. / have
been offered $500, $500, $500 . night to
lecture; When might talk an hour and
then 60 to comfortable hotel; but as it
is now work at the Tabernacle all day
and talk till midnight with inquirers, ana
when am done 1 have hardly strength
enough to 60 to my room. If you want
to attack me, do not attack me there.
have weaknesses, but they are not in that
direction. If had come for money, 1t
would have been in some other work.
[Applause.I detes: that applause. The
royalty on the hymn-books amounted last
year to SCI, 900, but it ell went to three
trustees, and not one dollar came into the
hands Of Mr.. Sankey or myself. It be-
business belongs to you, but we give it
money in Boston. Give it to the Lord a.
long as you please. / would rather live
on . crust of bread than have people
think we came for your money. If any
young man here wants to 90 into the
work of the Lord for money, / advise him
not to do II. Now, don't want anyone
to 20 of and say that we preach for moth
ing, for We do mot. We preach for souls.
and the Lord takes care of us. never
knew what 1t was to want for money in
the sixteen years I have been ct work for
Him. The Lord has taken good care of
me, and have mot known what it Is to
want.
This statement was received with grea
satisfaction by the congregation, and
there were many EXPLANATIONS of sympa-
thy with Mr.. MO0dy.-Bosson Glo6s.