The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-12-30

Having Been In0ueooed b. the
Teschings Of Moody ana
0aDkey.

from tne - LOUIS lssPob!scen.
"Muody and Sankey have converted Dsu
Rice" These words reaching the ears Of Q
reporter, Dan Rice, The veteran shosmsn,
w. sought GU, yesterday aod foond look.
ing - bale. hearty and july - ever.
al. fact" b. s.id. "l'vr he~n a buck.
in sxin' ,hi. thing for lonx while. but
they've fetched me ~ last"
"Hos dad th-y do il ?" qa~ried the re-
porter.
"That .inging 81 Sankey'., il laid ne
compIetely out, BIZ, me right square in the
soft spot. you know, and did the husin~~a
right then and there"
"Righi when and where!"
why. in Or. SchuyIe,', church ;he
other night. sent W there, you -es, and
I waiked RICH, in. was . little fuii, you
know, and"
Full o! religion - interrupted the re-
porter.
"No, no. Full. you kncv-tuii. Only
iiiiIr full, though. went in. and the
church folks bryan io'kins around.
Presently ] heard sone one .as. There.
old Dan Rice" bat ] didn'i mind that.
I ~as .isndine up in the right aisle looking
for s~at when Mr.. Moody. ~ho w.s stand.
ing upon the platform, s.w me snd came
right down and mp 10 me. Dan Rice. ]
BELIEVE says he. You're right .sys I.
Come this way : says be, snd he made
me come Up u The front and iscs the !
music. Then M. Moody got up On 'he
platform md hessn talking. ! gsev /
interested. Moody amt -choIsr hu, he !
can talk - 'spooih ~ aDy man ion The
business. Wien he talked he looked right I
squ.re =, me ard tell you il aohered me
up. Pretty anon he got through talking
aud S.nkey began 10 sing. o. that sonE.
how hard il did sirike me. Why, il
knocked me:
WHAT Mas THE sOHG:'
asked the reporter. tosking It ban. trying
hard to relight hi cig.r firm smother.
ut We . sonx my m",hsr -."x 1" "'~ =
long while sxa. /, s.~-: t"n'- Sc .ir-
ner, poor ani n~~dy.' forget j''s, hos tie
next line docs xo. uut il nit me hard.
There wA-. Listening I" that aid ...ag say
Ing Come ye neeGy.' wa needy and
poor. .oo; I had Z. x"; ~-- !.rcri Ia il.
Just caved riKh; in"
Here the veteran ci'cu. cIosn aud shos. ,
man pulled his linen handkerchief out of =,
his overcozl packet aud blew his nose IN
very violent % sinner. |.
"After the eng. Uncle Dan, shat har-
pened after the -onx!' asked the reporter. !:
"Moosly and sankey came right down
rom the platform AID right ~ u me ,
This il Mr.. Sank. ~ said Mr.. Moody, and
shook hands With him and said, Gentle
men. permit me 10 congratulate you.
ave listened u the mort elective religious q
'cryicr tbs, it has ever been ny good for 4
une to hear ia the house Of God. YUurs IL .
scheme which must do more good than .
my ever known since the pilgrimage on
.arih Of our Savior, Je<us Chriei. One e. 5
,ecial feature that commend itsrlf 10 -iha, Z
'our services sre void Of s-cs.ri.nism." {
"Thank you" said Mr. Moody. aud then a
'~ looked me right square in the lace and q
aid: Are you a Chr'a,isay" Il
Il THINK An" O
,ys I, "for. according 10 ny own viess. !
lave eodsssored through ny long life to .
'erforn ny moral obligations 10 socsety, =
ny country and my God. A. an evidence
{ this. can point to the fsst that have
'ivays been strong advocate Of churches
md ooi.houaea." d
"'Yea,' said Mr.. Moody. 've have heard Il
ssorsbIe resorts in that direction I; bot, my Il
lear friend. that eood oct alone will not ii
ave you. Behold the gray hairs ere upon b
'ou; you may Be upon the verge Of es.r- O
'ity /; nos is the si@e.' Yea ssid Mr.. v
snkry, '~st, no longer; you nay be too b
ate; abandon yoor calling and join the
'.nd.' just then IN old eeasleoan chimrd h
n and said that running circus wss die d
ep utabIe busipess; give it up and be Il
aved.' Then ] grew red in the face and v
oss up and said to that old gentleman. b
sys /. Sir, ! an u Iuss 10 know what n
here 10 20 disrepat.b:e sbou, rcus per. =
ormsncr.' Said that old s.nilemsn: 4 y
ave reen obrcene circus picturrs upon The =
s.lIs.' Then grew q little hot. Odd q
say. I. those pictures that you y
AZ on the walls vere pot up By another v
mans advance guard. NOT mine q
"1hen Mr.. Sankey be chipped in. M. o
Rice said he, I ssv you when wss .
little by in Nev Castle. Pennsylvania
"'Did you. iedeed,' says I. 4 hope that
,ou didn't stesl under the csnvass like The q
'ther bad little boys, bot perhaps you didr I"
plead guilty TO The charse,' said Mr.. IL
'snkey, 4 vent under the essvs@, but j
ave long since made s0sode for such IL
IDLY You see they talked to Ne 20 kind. d
you know, and took then jpkes Of mine 10
lnies that they knocked me. lGave in il
light these. says I. sen,Ieosn, ] envy q
ron and your religions work. I vish that d
had been educated for The pulpit instead p
II the arena. might then have d
'ern 6;,-d t"r the vineyard. and like 6
'ou, labored Tor the salvation If human p
'ouls. o. an . strong believer Ia inuor. .
.ii,y." Q
That ne ell. NJ. Moody shook hsnds d
nth me and said. Gcod-by. Dan; cone
,g.,n. Come TO- 0orr0v night. TO 0oodell's,
md / will preach . sermon
ESPECIALLY RoR roc"
"And did yos sooeps this kind invita-. .
ion I"
Il did, sir. I sent 10 church that very s
next night and heard that serooe psescsed
|or ny especisl beoe6I II ~ shout The
Lnot Sheens and neonDe Vho ksA kearA .