The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-05-31
Messrs. Moody and Sankey's Pay.

MIR. MOODY addressed the meeting upon
the Financial Aspect of the Revival
Work, and the compensation the revival
lists were 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. I could not
stand here to ask for this collection If l
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-$10, 900, SIS, 600,
1000, or even $50, 0O0. Now, let me
say that this money is to 60 to D. E. Snow,
of the Fremont Bank, who is Treasurer
Of the committee that have put up the
building and have paid all the bills, and
not one 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 a good
many people believe it. If we took money
from the public, 1t would be we'll to report
what we did with it, and how much we
received. As there never has been any
collection for us, and we arc not EN-
ployed by the public or any committee,
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 90 for dollars and cents
or for souls, from that day to this l have
no more lived for money than l have
lived for water. NV friends have blamed
me because have not laid aside some
thing for my family. Some of them in
sisted upon my wife having some money,
and they bought her home In the coun-
try, and the rumor is that it cost $50, 900,
and $50 600 to furnish it. The home cost
So 800, and there have been some i'm.
provements, and the furniture and every
thing cost $4,000. 1t belongs to my wife
and children. My father died at the
early age of forty-one, and if die to.
morrow there will be a roof over the
heads Of my wife and children. Voices,
"Ihank God " Some one said in the in.
quiry room certain man would not come
because paid 81 600 for house. Take
off 90, $50 and you will find 1t all right.
As far as dollars and cents are concerned
could make more in one night than
have made in Boston. / have been Of
fered $500 night for lecture. / have
been offered $500, $500, $500 night to
lecture, when | might talk an hour and
then go to a comfortable hotel; but as it
is now work at the Tabernacle all day
and talk till midnight with inquirers, and
when am done / have hardly strength
enough to go to my room. If you want
to attack me, do not attack me there. l
have weaknesses, but they are not in that
direction. If l had come for money, it
would have been in some other work.
[Applause.J / detest that applause. The
royalty on the hymn books amounted last
year to SOS, 600, but it all went to three
trustees, and not one dollar came into the
hands of Mr.. Sankey or myself. It be-
longs to us as much as the income of your
business belongs to you, but we give it
up. We do not want one dollar of your
money in Boston. Give it to the Lord as
long as you please. | would rather live
on q 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 it. Now, don't want anyone
to go off and say that we preach for moth
ing, for we do not. We preach for souls,
and the Lord takes care Of us. I never
knew what it was to want for money in
the sixteen years have been at work for
Him. The Lord has taken good care of
me, and have not known what it is to
want.
This statement was received with grea
satisfaction by the congregation, md
there were many Explanations of sympa-
thy with Mr.. Moody .-Boston Glo6s