Evening star., 1894-03-12
THE MOODY MEETINGS
Some of the Details and Some of the Re-
suits.
The Secretary of the General Com
Gives Some Interesting Facts.

charge OF the arrangements for the Moody
meetings. Mr. Charles n. richards, was one
of the active workers in making the meet
ings a success. In addition to his duties as
secretary he was personally interested in
the meetings. In talking with Star re-
porter Mr.. Richards gave some details
about the great meetings. In regard to his
special work in interesting people in the
meetings he said. with a smile. that both
houses Of Congress and the department
officials came within his field. These off,
cials. he said. were greatly interested and
expressed disappointment that the meetings
could not be continued. He said that 1t was
iu,possible for Mr. Moody to remain here, as
ARRANGEMENTS had been made to open meet
ings Monday, the 18th. at Norfolk. Va. but
the building not being ready, they VIII not
open there until Wednesday, the 14.h. Mr..
Moody therefore went home with his wife to
Northfield Mass. He will be in New York
city Tuesday, and pass through Washing
ton before daylight Wednesday morning.
He opens meetings at Richmond. Va. on
the oath instant, in a pavilion built for the
purpose 70 hold 5000 people He remains
there ten days. beyond which time he has
made no assignments, but Will probably so
to other southern cities before going to his
Mortified schools for the summer. In the
fall both Mr.. Moody and Mr. Sankey pro-
pose to begin a series of meetings in Lon
don, to continue six months. The Church Of
England is Ills principal support there.
The Cost of the Meetings.
About 81 100 were received from collec-
tions at the hail." said Mr.. Richards.
This will go toward paying for the hall,
lighting and platform, which, in round
numbers. comes to $500. Printing and all
kinds Of advertising make $500 more.
Singing books and an extra laborer at the
hall. and one paid doorkeepe- for each
outside entrance about $500 more Post
age, $3.50. Typewriter. messenger, station
cry and other service rendered at head
quarters. about $3.50. No bills have been
paid. nor will any bills be paid without the
approval of the executive committee. The
auditing committee is to pass on all Of
Treasurer Truesdelrs accounts.
1T will, therefore, be seen that "a 1000
covers about all the expenses of the
months meetings. About 5000 have been
paid in by the different cooperating
churches, and $500 more is pledged and
good as paid from the same source. In
addition to all this. few hundred dollars
have come in from private subscribers
which will be used to pay the hotel bills
at the Ebbitt for Messrs Moody and Sankey
for one month. and their wives for few
days. amounting to $500. and carriage hire
going back and forth from the meetings
anothec 800. And now 1 shall speak as
one of the scribes. and not one having
authority The 1000 books on Regenerati?n
sent out by Mr.. Moody to inquirers. should
hope and expect will be paid for by the
committee. So the public will see there
Is no danger at present of a surplus. If,
however. private donations keep coming in
(as l hope and as 1 expect they wild, the
executive committee al their meeting next
Thursday afternoon will be asked to send
the balance, whatever 1t may be. to Messrs.
Moody and Sankey. for their individual
use or for the Mortified or Chicago
schools, as they may see fit.
s-.s-,, Mr. Moody a Poor Man.
'Mr. Moody. as You know, is a poor man
of very simple tastes. He has little use for
money for himself, and his wife is just like
him in that respect. He has two daughters
and one son. all unmarried, and all live
at their home at Northfeld, Mass.
Mr.. Sankey's home is in Brooklyn. N.
Y. He has a snug little income as royalty
on his singing books. He has given
library to his native town in Pennsylvania
and in many ways made good use of his
means
In case of death the royalty on Mr.
Moody's books would doubtless keep his
family from want, that he Is not worse
than an intdel,' some would have us
believe His Chicago school is $1,000 be-
hind now, but he says that of course he
must feel the hard times the same as other
folks. 1t is not true that he will not mold
meetings in a city until he is guaranteed
certain money. He is. however. desirous
to know that the running expenses of the
meetings will be met when he comes to
place"
In reference to the immense amount of
work which the arrangement for and the
conduct of the meetings involved, Mr.. Rich
ards said that "A dozen or twenty of cur
pastors did the planning and much of the
work. But they had to look out for their
churches: of course, their work with them
could not entirely stop. Therefore 1t was
that MIR. Pugh, secretary of the y. NJ. &.
A, and MIR. Foster, leader OF the choir, and
myself as general secretary and acting for
the committees as sort Of supervisor of
a thousand little details, devoted ten or
fifteen hours day for fifty days to the
every day. Many of them were successful
workers among the young inquirers, which
accounts for more young men being reach
ed than any other class. / venture the as
sertion that there were thousands more
men at church yesterday than ever before
in Washington on an ordinary OCCASION
What is your idea about the number Of
converts?" he was asked. There is no
means of knowing as yet. There were
1000 requests for the inquirers' little book
that Mr.. Moody prepared, called THE
Way and the Word" Among them were a
large number of backsliders. whom Mr..
Moody was very anxious to reach. Then, of
course, some were moved by curiosity, again
there were others who are always willing
to take anything that's free, except saliva
ton. For a year, at least there Will be
additions every month to the churcnes Of
this city, to say nothing Of many in the
churches scattered all through the country,
who will state that they first became in
quirers In this series of meetings. 1 doubt
not that the effects of these meetings were
felt in every church in this city yesterday.
One Practical Result.
You know that MIR. Moody had good
deal to say about restitution. That it was
not enough to cry and feel sorry, but that
If we had wronged anyone it was our duty
to make good the wrong If within our
power A business man in this .ity states
that one morning last month friend call
ed on him and handed him $40 from a man
who would not give his name, and VINO Is
still unknown, stating he had cheated him
out of that amount fifteen years ago and
desired to make it good now. II you VIII
watch the conscience fund you Will see
other cases within a month met IN the
inquiry room a fugitive from justice whom
did not know, and who refused 10 give
his name, but who promised to follow
ZaccheuS' example.
Il took many invitations to dinner 10
him. from the highest to the huInolest
but he declined them ALL and was abe
to see only about one in a hundrad or those
who called or asked for the privilege. SAT
urday was his rest DAY, he called 1t, but
he was most always busy on that day. He
was a great questioner, would keep me halr
an hour sometimes. getting in that way