Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-16
MOODY CLOSE AT HAND !!
WITH THE SING Err SANKEY AT
THE UNI VERSITY OF
VIRGINIA.

L A R q E REPRESENTATION FROM
STANTON OF THE TWO
REVlVALISTS-MR. MOODY GETTING
GRAY-THE SERVICES-AN INCIDENT
AT THE COLORED BAPTIST CHURCH
sTAUNTON MAY SEE THEM IN THE
FUTURE.
&C.. &C., &C.
Reported for the Staunton INDICATOR
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, !
April IL. 1886. )
A Staunt0n man almost felt like he was
still at home when he looked around the
audience in the Moody and Sankey meet
iDgs here, and recognized 80 many Staun-
ton faces, both ladies and gentlemen
Among those saw were Judge ]. W.
Stout and wife, Capt. H. M. McIlhaney
and wife, Rev. A. Fl. Hamilton of Mt.
Carmel, Rev. J. 81. Winfree, Rev. DR..
James Nelson, A. S. Morton, W. A.
Bowles. M. F. Peterfsh, John Wehn,
Robt. McCue. Geo. Blackley, Jas. Moore,
J. Howard Wayt, Frank Alexander,
Slaughter Huff, Capt. T. G. Morton, and
Misses Annie and Julia Nelson, Maggie
Morton, Fannie and Sallie Bayly, Mrs. II.
L. Hoover, Mrs. w. W. Gibbs. Mrs. NJ. J.
Merriken and Mrs. J. K. Moore.
l have not seen Moody since IT, when
he was President of the International Y.
M. 9. A. Convention, which met that
year in Baltimore. and never saw Sankey
until met him in the University Museum
here, Saturday. Nine years have made
considerable change in the appearance of
the great preacher.
He is now in his fiftieth year and his
beard, which was very dark when saw
him last, is now we'll sprinkled with gray,
and his hair, too. He wears full beard
| and moustache, not long though, and his
hair is clipped close. He has merry
| twinkle in his eye which is peculiar. and
| his eyes are full Of expression kindness,
sympathy, and feeling predominating. I
never saw eyebrows like his. They do not
60 much more than halfway across the
| arch of the eye, and then turn right up
towards the forehead. His neck is very
short, and suggests the probability Of the
great Evangelist some day taking sud-
den fight from earth to heaven by way Of
apoplexy. His face is thought. by some,
to bear strong resemblance to that Of
the late Gen. .. s. Grant, while his figure
has become quite stout and is not unlike
that of your well-known city councilman,
G. Il. Gooch, Esq He wears dark blue
business suit of cashmere, with black tie
covering the shirt front, and does not
affect the ministerial in dress or carriage.
So much for the personal appearance of
Dwight L. Moody.
Ira D. Sankey, his almost constant COM
panion, Is younger man by three years,
he says, though you would take him to be
five years older. He is also stout but
taller than his chief, and is almost bald,
wearing his hair much longer and with
side whiskers and moustach, cut English
style. He has full double chin, long
nose. blue eyes and a pleasant. attractive
countenance. He converses well and has
pleasant voice when he talks which is
very musical when he sings, though there
is little nasal yankee twang about it at
times that is not always exactly agreeable
to the uncultivated Southern ear. These
are the two men who have for the last two
days stirred Charlottesville and the Uni
versity as they have not been often stirred
| before.
They held six services in the public hall
at the University, one overflow meeting
| in the chapel Sunday, where Sankey
sung, and two meetings in the same place
especially for the unconverted, where
some 40 or so students appeared as in
quirers. And Monday morning at
O'Clock they held services in the colored
Baptist church near the depot. where 80
colored persons presented themselves at
the altar and Mr.. Moody talked and
prayed with them until 10 minutes to
train time. On every occasion the build
ings were packed and the audiences in
tensely interested. often deeply moved.
THE FIRST SERVICE.
cannot for want of space undertake to
give you even brief sketch of these ser
vices, a few passages and incidents must
suffice. The first service Saturday after
noon made perhaps the most profound
impression. During the first half hour
there was singing by an excellent choir Of
seventy-dve voices from the University
and Charlottesville. directed by Mr..
Sankey. The first piece sung was $40 of
the Gospel Hymns, Infringing IN the
Sheaves, 5" and the second, No. 81, "Joyful
will the meeting be-" Several others fol-
lowed. Mr.. Sankey at the organ and the
choir singing. when Mr.. Sankey then sung
ner of love-" Mr.. Moody had come in,
quietly piloted through the crowded aisles
by an usher, and taken his seat on the
stand among the choir. After bowling
his head on his hand a moment in silent
prayer, as he always does, he announced
another hymn. Afterwards solo from
Mr.. Sankey, 240, "Why not" Whenever
he calls for solo from his friend, he
makes the ushers close the doors and no
one can be admitted until the solo is
finished. He considers the singing of
Mr.. S. the most solemn and effective part
! of his services.
THE BIBLE IS TRUE.
After prayer by Rev. DR.. Geo. B. Tay-
lor, Chaplain of the University, Mr.. Moody
commenced by saying, II want to call
attention to the word of God. The last
place we we're at, Lyme hburg, man told
me he could not believe certain parts of
the old testament. Well, he will end in
disbelieving it all. If was going to dis
believe any would disbelieve all, for the
J whole Bible is connected and what is the
| use taking five years for thing I could
| do in five minutes" He then followed