The herald., 1897-02-18
SANKEY, SACRED S0LOiST,
Is in the City but VIII Not Sing Just
Now
Mrs. Sankey's Health Ag,in Brings Him TO
Souther rn California - Better
Than Egypt

Mr.. Ira D. Sankey and party were
guests at the Van Nuys yesterday. He
is accompanied by his wife, son and the
latter's wife. He is visiting Southern
California for his wife's health, which
is seriously impaired, Yesterday morn
ing he visited the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms and
was handed a large mail, containing i'll
part numerous invitations to conduct
divine services at various places during
his sojourn on the coast.
Mr.. Sankey is the picture of robust
and dignified health and poiiteness. He
was prominent among the many guests
in the hotel rotunda yesterday, attired
in silk hat and we'll buttoned Prince
tinged mustache. gave him an appear
ance of substantial stateliness.
He told a Herald representative that
he would hold no meetings in Los An
gees or vicinity. Il am compelled to
decline the many earnest invitations, as
am suffering from a cold caught on
this trip. Mind, 1 am not sick but you
can notice l am hoarse We go out to
Pasadena this evening for a day or
two. We will visit Del Monte, also the
Catalina island. After few weeks we
will go north, visiting San Francisco
and other places, and Will leave Port
land, Ore. in April so as to reach my
home in New York by May let in time to
join Mr. Moody for the opening of the
summer campaign at his home, North
field, Mass. En- route here from St
Louis l held a few meetings a FL Paso
l generally assist in services wherever
I happen to be on Sunday. but this is
exclusively trip for my Wife's health.
l debated with myself whether | would
take her to Egypt or here. as the eli
mate is the same In both places But
l concluded that the trip across the
continent would not be so fatiguing a
the trip across the ocean, when the
chances of rough weather were consid
cred. She received so much benefit
when here before that l am satisfied we
decided for the best.
Il just completed four-months' cam
paign with Mr. Moody at Carnegie hall
New York and wa will commence op-
erations in Mortified about May 1st
and continue them during May, June
July and August.
Il use many of the OLD songs and find
them very effective, though new songs
naturally have a value. There is quite
an affecting incident connected with
one of my songs which l must tell you
This song is called, Sometime Wen
Understand" and was written by Rev
DR.. Maxwell Cornelius. You remember
the time that the Prince Of Wales son,
Duke Clarence. died. Mr.. Moody and
We're holding services in Edinburgh at
the time. and we assisted in the memo
rial services for the dead prince. There
was an immense corcourse of people
present. | there rendered that song. and
Lord Overton, chairman of the meet
ing. was so affected by it that in tele-
graphing the condolences of the meet
ing to the Prince ard Princess of Wales
he used the first verse:
Not now. but in the coming years,
Il may be in the better land.
: We'll read the meaning of our fears.
And then sometime we'll understand"
The Princess of Wales was touched
by the words and sentiment and 50 tel
c osraphed in reply But that's all row.
have no itinerary and 1 am most en-
phatic at all times in recommending
Southern California to all persons in
failing health. from whatever cause. 1t
is urquestionably the finest climate un-
der the sun"