The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-25
DAN SIcEs CONVERSION.
A"oay and saaEsJ MslSd IIIm with
fhSIF winning Ways,

~ ASAA t''PHn lellhs
Moody and SAukey have converted
Dan. Rice" These words reaching the
ear Of u reporter, Dan Rice, the veteran
Snowman, was sought out yesterday and
found looking as hale, hearty, and jolly as
ever.
cts fact, " he said. 1--WE been buck.
In agin this thing for II long while, but
they've fetched me al IAst."
"How did they do It'' quetied the re.
porter.
"rhat singing Of Sankey's, it laid me
completely out, hit me right square In thu
soft spot, you know, and did the business
right then and there
Fright when and whsre?"
"Why,in DESchuyIer's church the other
night. / went up there, you sec, and |
walked right In. | was a little full, you
know, and"
Full Of religIona' interrupted the re.
porter,
mo, no. Full you knoW-fnll. ONLY
a little full, though, went In, and the
church folks began looking round. Pre-,
sently ] heard some one say, There's old
Dan Rice, but didn't mind that. was
standlngup In the right aisle looking for
a scat when Mr.. Moody, who was stand,
Ing up on tho platform, saw me and came
right down and up 10 me. Dan Rice,
believe, said he, You're right, says |.
Come this way, says he, and he made
me come right up to the front and lRce
the music. Then Mr.. Moody got up on
the platform and began talking. grew
interested. Moody amt scholar, but he
can talk as smooth a. any man Ia the busi.
ness. When he talked he looked right
sIuarO al me and tell you Il sobered inc
up, Pretty soon no got through talking
and sankey began to sing. %, that song
how hard y did strike me. Why, Il
knocked mel"
"what was tho songT asked the re-.
porter, lookinga al Dan, trying hard TO 10.
light his cigar from another.
'lt was u song my mother sang 10 ms
long while ago. II goes: Come 30 ain.
ners, poor and needy forgot lust how
the next line does go, but Il hit mo hard,
There ! was listening to that old sony
saying, Come We needy. was needy
and poor, too; | had to go; | was forced
TO u Just Caved In.
Here the veteran circus clown and show.
man pulled his linen handkerchief out Of
his overcOat pocket and blew his nose In A
very violent manner.
ALTER the song Uncle Dan, what hnp.
pCned after the song" asked the reporter.
"M0ody and Sankey came right down
from the platform and right in 10 me,
This Is Mr.. Sank0y, said Mr.. Moody, and
shook hand with him, and said, Gen.
tlcmen, permit me to congratulate you. |
have listened to the most effective religious
service that it was ever my good fortune
TO hear in the house Oi God. Yours ia a
scheme which must do more good than
any ever known since the pilgrimage ON
earth Of our Saviour, Jesus Christ. One
especial feature that cOmmends itself Ia
that your services are void Of scctarian.
ism"
Thank YOU said Mr.. Moody, and
then he looked me right square In ths
lace and sail; Arc you a Christian III
think ain, says Tor, according 10 my
own views, | have endeavoTed through |
my long life to perform my moral obliga.
tons To society, my country and my God.
As an evidence Of this, can point to the
tact that have always been d strong Ad. |
vOCate Of churches and srh0ol.hOnsas.
les, sNid Mr. Moody, we have heard !
favorable reports in that direction; but, |
my dear friend, that good act alone will
not save You. Behold the gray hAin are
upon YOU you may be upon the verge Of /,
eternity; now IN the time. Yea, said |
Mr.. Sankey, wait no longer; YOU may be
too late; abandon your calling and ioin /
the band. Just then an old gentleman
Chined in and said; Running a cirCIS il
disrenntablO business; give ii IN and be |
saved. Then grew red in the face and |
rose up and said to that old gentleman, .
says J.: Sir, atm at loss to know what
there is 80 disrUputable about a circus per.
ttoTtnSnCe.' Said that old gentleman: Il
have seen obscene circus pictures upon
tho walls. Then grew ittlu hot, odd
gentleman, says !, 'thOsS pictures that
you saw on the walls were put up by an.
other mans advance guard, no, mine"
len Mr. Sankey he Chipped in. mir.
Rice, says he, saw you when was N
little boy, at New Castle, Pa
=" Did You, indeed, aysI. Il hone Won
didn't steal under the canvas ike Tho
other bad little boys, but perhaps Won
did, \ plead guilty 10 the charge mid
Mr.. Sankey. Invent under tho canvas,
but have long since male amends inr
such folly You SEQ they talked 10 me so
kind, you know, and took them Jokes Of
mine so quiet that they knocked me, /.
gave in, right there. Says |: Gentle.
men, envy you and your glorious work.
wish that had boon educated for thc
pulpit instead Ofthc arena. might thCn
have been fitted for the vineyard, and like
you labor for the salvation Of human sonls
Rs am strong believer in immortality"
THAT was all. Mr.. Moody shook hands
with me and said: 'Go0d,b bye, Dan;
come again. Come tomorrow night TO
Goodells and | will preach a sermon
especially for YOU
tatiOn?' '''''
II did, air. went to church tia. very
next night and heard that sermon preach.
cd Tor my especial benefit. It was abou,
The Lost Sheep, and people who had
heard MIR. Moody deliver that sermon
often before, said hU never preached II so
well. II affected me very much, After
the sermon Jesse Arno. came I'M 10 mo
and said: Dan, come into the inquiry
meeting for few minutes, ia cane.
nnt there were 20 many people in there
that | felt ashamed and 50 stopped ont y
but you are thoroughly converted for
all that, are you nOt?" asked the reporter.
an, for a fact. haven't drank any.
thing since that time, and that was nearly
two weeks ago"
did you ever think OF becoming n
Christian before this tine?"
Yes, I've often thought Of il, There's
my old friend, a. Miner Griswold. When
he painted wagons for mo he used 10 teli
INC about the funny things he Jaw when
he bad the delirium tremens, 'You ouVhi
TO nave EN-, Dan, lust once. 10 sec Tor
yourself, ned often say, and I've been
trying 70 nave EN- over since. got EN-
Two weeks ago. was lying in tho Olive
street hotel, the Schuyler house now, and
| thought saw the hotel rats and mice
crawling all over me, but when rot IN
tho landlord told tue there weren't any
rats and mice in the house now, that they
all left when tho name Of the hotel was
changed. Then knew Tor certain That .
had tho jln,iams."
Now that you have turned over nav
!eai Will you still follow your old line Of
mo indeed. I'm going to start out As /
AL eyangelist-take the road at ONCE
what arc you going to preach ahout2"
About "reminiscences Of my past lie, I
ihterspefsed with views on temperance" !
A"WllI you bring a singer along with /
"Qh, no. Tor, you sec, can do my own
~, 20 you consider .,I yourself adapted for
II know I'm adapted Tor il. You gee
nearly all ministers write their own ser.
mons can do that, | know can"
"!low do you know you CAM"
We'll, III tell you; ! was locked up in
tho Rochester Jail once for SANDER, and in |
there wrote piece Of poetry that was
printed and sold all over the country. That