New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-06
WORKERS AT NORTHFIELD.
MOODY AND SANKEY'S PARTNERSHIP FpR
GOOD.
FIR-r MELTING OF TIE SINGER AYD TIE FANoU
EVANGELIST ELOQUENT TEACHER, OF RE
LCIoS DISCUSS THE INspIEATloN OF
THE SCRIPTURES And THE
REALITY or ANGELS.
IRY rELEGRAPH 70 rME TRLBuyg.


tell, an amusing story with moral. few y'i'9
ago he travelled east from Chicago the PitisbnI-
Railroad with 4 stranger from Youngstown. ONO
After d ,cu,sing various pha.r, of social ana th''
logical progress, thi- stranger asked casually. -N''
~ THAT do Won think OF Moody aud ~inkeY ~ 'i'
Sankev without disclosing his identity, didcnlN
offered an estimate OF his great comrades ach'V"
megt, and wa, edited BY the stranger, opinion
When The train reached YOUNGSTOWN and the stranger
picked np nj, gIip. Mr.. sHnkeS gDcd-naturedy toiI
who he was. The stranger laughed incredaou>F'
:. What are you telling mel7 lie demanded. MI
sankcy died years ago.
Indeed, my name IS sankey and % not 'o'"
very dead do -
All that's all right. hut | remember reading Mr.
sankey's obituary in the newspapers and the Noun-s
town man vanished chucking. prepared to carry MS
wrong impression 10 the grave. MI. Sahkey was o"0e
reported dead Chanting the hymns from the com
blncd collections at Stone Hall. however Or seated
On the piazza OF his cottage In the quiet NORTH
field main street. overshadowcd by noble clmN be
appears the picture Of robust vitality. As large no
solid AS any Massachusetts farmer he could evidently
stand more mental and physical fatigne than many
men half his age. His cottage, over hundred years
old is ta>tefuly adorned with relies gathered III Ms
wide travels. Portraits Of Rusbn, Gladstone and Of
5purgeon and Earl Cairns are mingled with photo
graphs Of English Wins tho midday traffic on London
Bridge aud Of famous Scotch tree planting nj which
back on the camera at the crtcal
moment And the household is flll Of the cvi-
deuces of 4 refined and cultivated taste. Under the
low ceiling Of the little study on uhr ground MOOR MI
Sahkey who Cpmposes well as ho sings. has evolved
at q cabinet organ many OF his most popular hymn
tlnos With his fingers straying at random over the
KEYS he occasionally hits Oh three or four luoU ~-
Trains I'm q morning. NOT all Of which ace. however,
CAPTURED "The sole test applied TO my tunes he
..urFe LETT 4, their =
the pubic Sometimes q tune like the public does
not care for. those disparOge hero may attain
instant popularity
Mr. Sankey has published altogether over 100 tunes
many Of them under pen name. Miss Fanny CroHoS'
he bind writer who Is responsible for the words
Of 5000 songs and hymns. is n member OF tho North
field household III their Joint productions Mr. sankcy
brings her tune "That's pretty, that's strong she
will comment, clapping her hands. Yes but what
does II says "ru tell you to morrow morning
Her best verses are composed between 10 at nigh,
and III the morning.
Only less gTUundless than the report 81 Mr. Sankey's
death Was the rnor that he had rstirsd from aoiivp
campaign work. lIls alliance With Mr.. Moody wa
never Grmer than II Is nov. He was With him In
I'm GLAND all Las. winter, to this country only
under appointment 10 visit tho New-York Christian
Erdcavor Conycnto- and Nc Northcld Conference, Is
In constant correspondence with him, and will meet
him here next october. Mr. Sankey's untItefing
spoken admiration. Mr. Sanhcy a. . boy was star
6ororner Oh the JeSsharp and other primitive instru
ments and early achieved repute as sunday school
musician nj his home, Newcastle, Penn, where his
father WAS q banker. He was In request nj neigh
boring towns 10 slug at sunday gatherings ana
rell Nous conventions. his own words. He was him
sci, somewhat astonshed at his own popularity,
which he now attributes primarily to his original
method Of Interpretation and bis success In infusing
Mt into ,rha 10 "A
cato TO a Sunday school convention at indianapolis
in 1870 be first met Mr.. Moody In the basement OF
a BAPTIST Church. Mr. sankey conducted the music
at a prayer.mecting at Gin the morning. Mr. Moody
led the prayers. After the meeting Mr. sahhey wa
presented TO Mr.. Moody. as they SHOOK minus 'i'
Moody eyed lin atehutey' -, ~, ..
Where do you nVel' nc usAeu "''A '~0 'N'"'''''
gT1Inness.
In Pennsylvania
Arc you mArneoi
"Ncs.'
SGot any children =
ayes
"wen. have bSen looking for you Tor eight years'
That afternoon at The hocl' MI MoHy 'o'' - "
choir dimculue' al MS Nhcns' 0i''"' INV .o,nav
>tnkey to join forces win MN ~ oh'o' .'''
deinuTcd. His father once S'a,o "n'''' '''I 49,
a Collector OF Internal Revenue h"o npI''''' 49,
his deputy, ana MI M"FS' P''r "''"'i =,
10 Iccuniary equivalent for Government sahY' M
Moody, however continued MS ~ go , a..
months persuaded Mr.. SGnEey u go 10 NA'1so "'
week TO see how lie liked H. Tho first joint expedl-
won 49,. ..,,,,s.s UNA ,monp Mr. yoody,s
ton 0f ue wv o'"I'e'--' 80 -, ,,noa a.
sick parisnoner' IINof mt paO1' 8, ror,'nn in
gc,her at = noon prayer meoune III i4r~en naA'
"A'H y nv ~ - can, g, n Sunday cyer,inr
Of Farwcu Han. Mp AhAoS eahI ~ '- -
,.ot,,o nnal,conpaned by am Instrument. before
80, np,lic andience. Their subsequent
their HIST gfea' puoAo ,r1an.,pted ave hv socI
association has been nipcrTup"'i' 7"'" " ""i
sent such US happened when sickness or tI" alarm
49, 49,. %, ch,ox,,o fra nun ringing during ore
bells OF VIC K'','' N"i'ssO "a .,oa Mr s,nr.c
Of Their sorvices' AiNT '"o 20 " :.
helped vainIy to stop the flames by piias oo"n w
-. I'M, so .s-,roa In q boat and Watched the
fcTe' inon Ao S , -, an cha ,ate
city burn from the seoohu p'o""e va - A.,
6My first impression OF MI ho'uy' e"'e 90
oahhoy' was ,""' ~ ',,,"ro,,nos, OF course he 4.
termination and straightf0rWainh'0S' vi '''7c, nc "
ronc villed and sometimes insists on having his O"u
SUB ,,n =. On anx great man who tas