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

calist of the pair. His work has been hard
and he feels the i'll effects of it now, as wit
ness his voice, which grows husky and
throaty even after a couple of services oi
song. Mr.. Moody himself says this is so.
It was a significant fact that while Mr..
Moody was demonstrating that Mr.. Sankey
and himself were still the very best OF
friends, he carefully refrained from promis-
| ing in any way that they would be associ-
ated together in the future. The intimation
was plainly given that Sankey had lost his
magnificent voice, and, perforce, much OF
his old-time effectiveness as a revivalist
When Mr.. Moody was questioned as to
| the sales of "Gospel Hymns" he quickly
replied: "I was about to say that know no
| more about it than yourself I really
couldn't tell you, for the entire business is
in the hands of a committee of dozen or
Is gentlemen, who are trustees of the insti-
tutions in Massachusetts,, at Northfield and
Mt. Hermon. These gentlemen act as an
auditing committee, oversee all disburse-
ments and examine carefully into all the
receipts. You must understand that, prac-
ticaliv, all the profits received from the
sale of this hymn book are applied by the
trustees to the funds of the two institutions
1 have mentioned.
SALES OF GOSPEL HYMNS.
"We have been publishing that book
since 1873, when Mr.. Sankey and first
visited England together. It's hard to tell
whether Gospel Hymns" circulates more
extensively in the old countryor in America
| They publish one edition of the book in
England with a certain number of selected
HYMNS without the music for penny a
| copy, million copies at time. We
| haven't been In England since 1884. We
made four trips in all across the water, and
when we were in England our book, Of
course, would have a great deal better sale
| And again, it must be borne in mind, there
have been French and German translations
of Gospel HYMNS" with very extensive
sales following their publication. There
are as many as five series of the hymn book
published in the United States, and they
range in price from so cents to S. hundred
| copies. All depends upon the style and
quality of the binding. Its II years of e1-
istence as standard hymn book has natur-
ally developed traffic of such dimensions
that cannot nor will I attempt to give you
any figure"
ecclesiastical literature, Mr.. Moody?"
tI only know that they have reached such
and such thousand as indicated in the cata-
| lopue of the publisher, Mr.. Revell. 1 do
know this, that piratical publishers have
stolen nv sermons and printed them without
INV knowledge and consent. But not many
thousands have circulated in this way, be-
Iieve."
HOW MOODY AND SANKEY MET.
The first meeting between Moody and San
/ kew was in 1871 at an international conven-
ton OF the Young Mems Christian Associa'
ton, at indianapolis. They were delegates.
In the devotional exercises Moody was
strongly attracted by Sankey's voice, and,
after service of song, he inquired: Where
do you liye?"
'In New Castle, Pennsylvania" replied
Sankey.
81 want you," Moody then remarked
bluntly.
"what for?" questioned Sankey.
'To help NE In my work in Chicago"
81 cannot leave my business" protested
Sankey.
"You must. have been looking for you
for the last eight years. You must give up
your business and come to Chicago with
me-"
II will think Of it. I will pray over it.
will talk it over with my wife"
Several weeks later the firm of Moody and
Sankey was formed in earnest.
DESTROYS Of obtaining figures regarding
the sale OF Moody and Sankey's book, call
was made on q member of the firm of Big
low & Main. He held that it was none OF
the public's business what Moody and
Sankey made out Of Gospel Hymns" but