The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-01-04
HOW MOODY MET SANKEX.
a S DRY or GREAT INTEREST.
The circumstances Under Which
the Kenowmd Evange lists Game
Trgrthrr ~ 1870.

the Kerowntd Evangefists' Game
Together ~ 1870. -.
Ap,oros OF the recon. drafh .of the
"utcd evHngol;s>, Rev. Dwight l.
MouGy, at his bone in North field,
Miss, many Of our readers may be in
'rr,strd in knowicg the circumstances
n1'r which Mr.. Moody arst became
Wqnainted with the cele ebrated singer
"G,,ps Songs" Rev. Ira ID 3aukcy,
Who subsequently, b' caIpo essn.lattG
win i'm In his lif.'s work. In the
PhiIadcIphia Press Chsrie. h DIR
,nrth writes Of the mpt ting thus:
Ia ibe year 1870, two young men
j)u"neycd to I9n,anapu is. lpd., to at
+ nd the inter nat,o, al Coz vension Of
the Young Mems Cnr:si u Associa-
iion. Tho on,% was D"ighs l.
Moody, who CAME !roW Chicago, ILL.,,
;pj tue other waS Irn ID SanEc1
HhD,e home w~s ul N W C,,he, Pa.
rney Lad heard OF t;,cn o,h,r, but hnr
a yer inst, Moody ned airehby gain
I'd some "reGi%tiou as q hDsaGcr, and
c"nkcy FOR hia ability &C. Win souls by
0is Staging OF bymos. tuI onithcr 6g
ured very prominently rs leaders Of
the exercises ~ br,, COW. utlUn.
At that t!m'. S.nkry w., gov rn-
mens Otllcer ia +. nn3ylv,.hia, holding
u. come ,ssiou in NO iBiGrDat revenue
'",v'c''. tosittou paying him como
thing llS" Sl,5n" per year. His rnila
'nus "urn, .until suat tiMc, had bHan
conducted durioa la,cur'. hour Sank
"y Nal heard enough Of M3ody TO MAKE
him curious to yea i'm and hear hlm
tals, and VIII. n b" wont 10 tho c0nvGn-
tion he lmmedia ey commc rced TO tCok
Tor the young ma. from Chicago. Ar
riviDg at the Academy Of Mueic, where
tho convention wns boing held, no tonk
teat near Ghc rear u tho bail. He
VA + d ami listened for aD hour Or no,
Du. WIS conEc.led to leave the pincc
without ever he airing aug body mention
the name Of the man for whom be was
hunting.
Few peCpie seemed 10 know who
Moody was or anything about him.
Afterwards it wsS learned thal Moody
occupied g eeat near 70 she door and
close to where Sankey was on tbn open
ing day Of the convention. Mother
took any very prominent part IN the
proceedings, the greater portion OF the
program being occupied by tho NOR C
Important speakers.
The first meeting Of the two men
did not occur unt!l IL day Or two aftor
they had arrived at indianapolis, and
tbcu under rather novel c:rcumet etnnco>.
"Mr. Moody, from Chicago" vas ar
nOuncod to conduct q PRAYER meeting
on certain morn ,ng at 6 0'c eek In q
little room some distaDcc away lrora
the Academy Of Music. NotwIshs tand-
ing the early. hour for the service,
Sankey determined to take advantage
Of the opportunity to sec. and hear tie
man whom until that time he had been
unable TO fiud.
The distance 10 the little room whore
tho prayer meeting was to DO held was
much greater than Sankey had anticl
pated whom he arrived. He found q
seat, as ho expressed it, in the "amen
corner" and sat down.
He had scarcely been seated when
somebody touched him on tho elbow,
and turning around, be discovered that
he was sitting beside bhe Kov. r ,bort
McMlllen, whom he happened to know
quite we'll. McMiIlen asked SanKey
to take charge Of toe singing ct the
service, explaining that thore seemed
to be robody present who could lead.
Al the conclusion OF a very l-ngthy
prayer, McMillen nudged Sankey, and
told him to start right in and sing.
WithouS waiting for any further invi-
tatton, young Sankcy arose and Gang
with wonderful feeling tho words:
more ID Il 1OunLnln mica Win DlOOQ,
Drawn from Immanuere veins:
And snners plunged beneath that flood,
Lose all their guilty stains."
The congr egation forgot to join in
on the choruo, and Ssnkey dnished the
hymn by himself.
Moody was well pleased with the
singing during the remainder OF tho
service. When the meeting was
brought to a close McMillen asked
Sankey to stop forward and be would
introduce him to Moody. A procos-
sion was formed which slowly made its
way to the front Of the room, whore
Moody was standing.
As Sankey drew near Moody atoppod
out and took him by tho hand.
"Where are you from ?" Moody ask.
cd.
"Pennsylvania," replied Sankoy.
Married or single ?"
Married. I have wifo and one
child"
What do you do for a living when
you are at homo ?"
II am in the government service"
All this time Moody had boon hold.
lag Sankey's hand. Looking down
into his face with his keen black ewes
he said:
well, you'll have to give it up"
Sankoy stood amazed and was at
loss to understand just what Moody
meant by telling him no would have to
give up what was to him a good posi-
tiOn and one affording him worry COM
Portable living.
He waa so taken back for few sec
onds thst he could make no roply.
Moody, however, explained what he
had meant.
You'll bave to glveup your govern.
mont position and come with mo. You
are just the man have been looking
for for a long time. I want you to
come with me. You can do the sing"
Ing and I'll do tho talking"
sankey had by this time partly re.
covered from his surprise, but tho
thought OF giving up good position
for an uncertainty was too much, and
he begged for time In which to con-
slider the matter. Moody asked him If
he would go with him and pray over
the question, aud ont OF pollteness
Sankey consented. Moody prayed that
Sankev would see his way clear to do
as he had asked, and Sankey argued