Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-05
MOODY AND SANKEY.
No Truth in the Story That They Have
Ouarrelled and Separated.
Sankey's Voice Has Worn Out and They VIII
Probably Never Again Travel To-
gether-Their Earnings.
Special to the Gazette.

NEW YORK, April 4.-Dwight LYMAN
Moody and Ira David Sankey, the re-
vivalists, have dissolved partnership.
MIR. Moody has for q month been labor
ing in New York and near it, but, in
stead of Mr.. Sankey, the singing has
been done by several different vocalists.
These persons have been on trial, with
view to their value and availability as
ew partners with the evangelist in his
future work. A large number of sufti-
GENTLY excellent singers have applied for
the place, but not only is the right voice
and vocal method required, but the indi-
vidual must be an earnest, sincere chris
tian.
The assertion is current in religious cir
cles here that Moody and Sankey have
parted under unfriendly conditions, and
for merely sordid reasons, but both of
the gentlemen are ingenious in their eff
forts to have the world understand that
they are friends still, and pro-
pose to remain friends for
ever. 1t is granted that they
have not appeared on the same platform
since October of last year. This, how
ever, does not imply that these world cir
cling evangelists have no longer any
thoughts in common, nor that they no
longer ind any congen1ality in each 9TH
er's society. A recent incident alone in
the lives of these men, must stand as
MI 70 fio1 TDrn0f Df ifa6lf that
they are yet friends. And still, what an
insignificant, inoonseQuentiaI eiroum-
stance, after all! Simply the breaking
of bread by both at the same table. The
belief by some folks is that they separa-
ted because of a disagreement about the
profits arising from the publication of
the enormously circulated song book,
s'Gospel Hymns. - A more specific cause
of the disagreement was even whispered,
1t was that each utilized his share of the
great profits of the Moody and Sankey
hymn book in so widely different a man
ner as TO cause contention. Mr.. Moody
was said to be conscientiously deVoting
his share largely to the several religious
and charity institutions which he has
founded, while Mr.. Sankey was intent
upon acquiring fortune for himself.
Experience has convinced the writer
that it is harder to learn of the DISPOSE
ton which q successful evangelist makes
of his money than it is to predict the
price of certain railroad stocks six
months hence. Difficulties confront you
on every side when you set out to solve
the first named problem. So they do in
the latter, but then, in time you will
get an answer. And it may be satisfac-
tory to you or it may not. BuG evan
e., ~ M al fA Coll
about money matters. So when your
corr espondent started on the particular
mission of ascertaining who was the more
charitable man of the two, Mr.. Moody
or Mr.. Sankey, and, in the event of one
being less charitable than 1.-THE other, if
that fact could be accepted as basis for
the supposed separation between them,
it was found that the task required a
trained diplomat. Mr.. Moody had Ia
bored an hour longer than usual at the
Collegiate church in this city when he
was gently questioned on the several
problems already referred to. He was
extremely gracious, and he talked I'M
hesitatinglY.
''My religious and charitable institu-
tions?' said he, interrogatively. 'Well,
there are four now that am particularly
interested in: The young ladies semin-
arv at Mortified, Mass. the Mt. Her
mon school for young men at Nit. Her
mon, Mass. and two similar institutions
in Chicago
"These you founded and they are still
maintained by you, Mr.. Moody?'' was
asked.
eyes, founded them, but body of
trustees have charge of the maintenance
of all four of these institutions.
'None of these schools, then, was the
outcome of the efforts, conformity, of
Moody and Ssnkey, but of yourself indi-
eyes, they are the result of nv own
labors. -
"And if you please, Mr.. Moody, what
has Mr.. Sankey founded?'
aware Of. But (hastily) his money is in
these schools. Oh, yes; his money is in
them.
Here was capital opportunity to
clinoh the real question of the hour, and
in fact the nub of the interview. The
querist clinohed something after this
style: ''Mr. Moody, has a separation
between Mr.. Sankey and your
self because of wide differences regard
ing the proper methods of disposing of
your incomes?'
'We have not separated. It is abso-
lutely untrue.
''The superstition has got abroad that
Moody and Sankey have parted company
because Mr.. Moody sees fit to disburse
his dollars in a lavisnly charitable man
ner in support of several religious insti- |
while Mr.. Sankey studiously |
avoids supporting any institution, and is |
increasing his own fortune |
enough.
''That is not so, - replied Mr.. Moody. |
1T is entirely incorrect. Mr.. Sankey is |
4 most generous benefactor of any |
worthy religious institution, and espe- |
,ially has he befriended and aided in q |
most substantial way the schools which 1 |
have already named to you
Chow do you account for the report |
hat you and he have quarrelled and !
separated?
81 suppose it's because we haven't |
been together. AS matter of fact we |
haven't worked together since October /
asst. MIR. Sankey had the grippe anu his /
zoice coul In t stand the strain of four or |
I've meetings day. You know very well |
hat man g voice at fifty years of age
s far different than it was at thirty years. |
We used to announce Moody and |