Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-06

persons have been on trial, Win view tC
their value and availability as new partners
with the evangelist in his future work.
large number of sufficiently excellent singers
have applied for the place, but not only is
right voice and vocal method required, but
the individual must be an earnest, sincere
Christian.
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 gen.
tlemen are ingenious in their efforts to have
the world understand that they are friends
still, and propose to remain friends forever.
1t is granted that they have not appeared on
the same platform since October of last year.
This, however, does not imply that these
Eorld-circling evangelists have no longer
any thoughts in common, nor that they no
longer find any congeniality in each other
society. A recent incident alone In the
lives of these men must stand as strong cir
cumstantial proof of itself that they are
yet friends. And still what an insignificant,
inconsequential circumstance after all!
Simply tpe breaking OF bread by both at
the same table.
DISPOSAL OF THE PROFITS.
The belief by some folks is that they
separated because of disagreement about
the profits arising from tbe publication OF
that enormously circulated song book,
Gospel HYMNS" A more specific cause
of the disagreement was even whispered. Il
was that each utilized his share of the great
profits of the Moody & Sankey hymnbook
in so widely different manner as to cause
contention. Mr. Moody was said to be con-
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the several religious and charity institu.
tions 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 disposition which
q successful evangelist makes of his money
than 1t is to predict the price of certain rail
road stocks six months hence. Difficulties
confront you upon every side when you sci
out to solve the first problem. So they dc
in the latter, but then, in time, you Will get
an answer And it may be satisfactory to
you, and it may not. But evangelists, for
the most part, dislike to talk about money
matters. So when your correspondent
started on the particular mission of ascer-
tanning who was the more charitable man OF
the two, Mr. Moody or Mr.. Sankey, and,
in the event of one being less charitable
than the other, if that fact could be accept.
ed as a basis for the supposed separation
between them, it was found that the task re.
quired trained diplomat.
TALK WITH MOODY.
Mr.. Moody had labored 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 un.
hesitatingly.
my religious and charitable institu.
tions?" said he interrogatively. "Weli,
there are four now that 1 am particularly
interested in: The Young Ladies' Seminary
at Mortified, Mass; the Mt Hermon
School for Young Men at Mt. Hermon,
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 trus-
tees has charge of the maintenance of all
four of these Institutions"
"None OF these schools, then, was the out
come of the efforts, conformity, of MOODY
and Sankey, but of yourself, individ-
ually?"
''Yes, they are the result of nv own
labors."
sand, If you please, Mr.. Moody, what
institutions has Mr.. Sankey founded?"
''Oh! (musingly) none that I'm aware of.
But (hastily) his money is in these schools.
oh! yes, his money is in them
Here was capital opportunity to clinch