Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-25
DAN RICE.

4 Poseb 70 AaDOF IN tho BEST OF Causes, Hav.
Ing Dsen Inf aenoed BY the Teachings of
Moody and sankey.
lst. Louis Republican, Dec. 20.I
MOODY and Sankey have converted Dan
Rice" These words reaching the ear of
reporter. Dan Rice, the veteran Snowman.
was sought out yesterday and found looking
as hale, hearty and jolly as ever.
'1t's fact" he said. s'I've been buckin-
agin this thing for q long while, but they've
fetched mo at last.''
elbow did they do it," queried the re-
porter.
s'That singing Of Sankey's 1T laid me COM
pletely out, hit me right square in the soft
spot, you know, and did the business right
then and there"
Fright when and wherein
"Why, in DR.. Schuyler's church the other
night. went up there, you see, and walked
right in. was little full, you know,
and -
"Full Of religion?" interrupted the re-
porter.
"No, no. Full, you know-full. Only
little full, though. I went in, and the church
folks began looking round. Presently I
heard some one say, There's old Dan Rice,'
but didn't mind that. I was standing up
in the right aisle looking for seat, when
Mr.. Moody, who was standing up on the
platform, saw me and came right down and
up to me. Dan Dice, believe says he
you're right says I. Come this wayv
says he; and he made me come right up to
the front and face the music. Then MIR.
Moody got up on the platform
and began talking. GREW in
terested. Moody amt scholar, but he can
talk as smooth as any man in the business.
When he talked he looked right square at me,
and tell you it sobered me up. Pretty
soon he got through talking, and Sankey be-
gan to sing. o that song, how hard it did
strike me. Why, it knocked metz ..
"What was the song?" asked the reporter,
looking at Dan trying hard to relight his
cigar from another. t =
"lt was song my mother sang to mo a
long while ago. 1t goes: Come We sinners,
poor and needy forget Just how the
next line does 60, but it hit me hard. There
was, listening to that old song saying
Come ye needy Twas needy and poor,
too; l had to go; was forced to it. Just
caved right in @ n .l r.
Here the veteran circus clown and show
man pulled his linen handkerchief out of his
overcoat pocket and blew his nose in yery
violent manner. .E.- E..s." -,
"After the song, Uncle Dan, what hap
pened after the song?' asked the reporter.
''Moody and Sankey came right down
from the platform and right up to me.
This is Mr.. Sankey,' said Mr.. Moody, and
shook hands with him, and said: Gentle
men, permit me to congratulate you. I
have listened to the most effective religious
service that it was ever my good fortune to
hear in the house of God. Yours is scheme
which must do more good than any ever
known since the pilgrimage on earth of our
that commends itself ia that your services
are void of seotarianism.' .....=.
Thank you,' said MIR. Moody, and then
he looked me right square in the face and
said: Are you Christian?'
~ think am says I, for according to
my own views, have endeavored through
my long life to perform my moral obliea-
tons to society, my country, and my God.
AS an evidence of this, can point to the
fact that have always been strong advo-
cate of churches and school houses
Eyes said Mr.. Moody, we have heard
favorable reports in that direction; but, my
dear friend, that good act alone will not save
you. Behold thy gray hairs are upon you;
you may be upon the verge of eternity; now
is the time YES said Mr.. sankey, wait
your calling and join the band.' Just then
an old gentleman ohimed in and said,
Running circus is disreputable
business; give it up and be saved
Then grew red in the face, and 1
rose up and said to that old gentleman, SAYS
I, Sir, am at loss to know what there is
80 disreputable about circus performance
Said that old gentleman: 4 have seen OBJ
scene pictures upon the walls.' Then grew
little hot. odd gentleman says l, those
pictures that you saw on the walls were put
up by another mans advance guard, not
mine.'
"Then Mr.. Sankey he Clipped in. Mr..
Rice says he, Il saw you when was q little
boy at New Castle, Pa .-.. .
Did you, indeed?' says I. Il hope that
you didn't steal under the canvas like the
other bad little boys, but perhaps you did,
I plead guilty to tho CHARGE said Mr.. San.
key. 4 went under the canvas, but have
long since made amends for such follv.'
You see they talked to me 80 kind, you
know, and took them Jokes of mine 80
quiet that they knocked NE. I give in,
right there. Says I, Gentlemen, 1
envy you and your glorious work. I wish
that had been educated for tho pulpit in
stead of the arena. might thon have been
fitted for the vineyard, and, like you, labor
for the salvation of human souls, as am a
strong believer in Immortality"
"That was all. Mr.. Moody shook hands
with me and said, 'Good-by, Dan, come
again. Come tomorrow night to Goodell's,
and will preach sermon especially for
YOU" -
"And did you accept of the kind invita-
tion?'' -. -
II did, sir. went to church that verv
noxt night, and heard that sermon preached
for my special benefit. It was about sThe
Lost Sheep, and people who had heard Mr.,
Moody deliver that sermon often before said
he never preached it so we'll. It affected
me very much. After the sermon Jesse Ar
not came up to me and said, Dan, come in.
to the inquiry meeting for few minutes
I'D a. gone, but there were 80 many people
In there that I felt ashamed, and so stopped
out"
"But you are thoroughly converted for all
that, are you not7'' asked the reporter.
r II am, for q fact. haven't drank any
thing since that time, and that was peaxly
two weeks ago."
"Did you ever think of becoming Chris
tian before this timer"
Eyes, I've often thought of it. There's my
old friend A. Miner Griswold. When he
painted wagons for me he used to tell me
about the funny things he saw when he had
the delirium tremens. you ought to have
EN- Dan. just once to see for yourself he'd
often say, and I've been trying to have 'em
ever since. got 'em two weeks ago. I i
was lying in the Olive Street hotel, the |
Schuyler house now, and thought saw
the hotel rats and mice crawling ali over me. |
but when I got up the landlord told me |
there weren't any rats and mice in the housa