The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-01-04

was brought TO him. He examined IL
and found It w"s from Moolv. nn,l ask.
! ing BIN to meet him t,t car,njn st:, @,
corner that cvGning at G',fricck..
Without Knowing what &C vas nnn,.
ed. for SAhkeV. wrote az Acr ;,iAucr
upon tho back g TIE car. Ar& rgtnrurl
1t to Moody Tngeihrr wita II few
fricpds he went IT, the nrfn nin,, Il rincc
at u o'clock tbHb evening, az d III - + "
seconds Moody came along. Without
even stopping to speak Mo!Gy wu'krG
on ana Into 81 store nearby uGQ asked
perinlss!On TO ne store huy. The
PEI mission was ivcn and MuUiy rolled
the large box uut uH ihc: sire, l. cOrnrr
snt tn calling SH key r~irr a. k"d
h N to get np and irk tomeihiuk.
Snnkey .compli. ., end s'.sr zoe or
two hymns had h''n eure Moody
crawled up onto thr box nnu cOa,.
mcnced to preach. Tie oork mrn we're
just on their Wsy kure ffum thr rGiI lis
and fsctOrlSe, end IN o abort :imG
Moody had srcr'":i p large CruuG
! Saakry eays Of l.lm thnt he prchrh, i
that evening f,nnl lh.t :tur" box a. h,s
has never hesrd hlSi preach ainra
The crowd sto:nl so.llbnunG = IT,.
words fell from Mnuiy's lips win rna.
derful force and rnpjuity. AGcr 10 t., L
Il
lcaped dO"u fror, l%c box nnG nn".u,r..
ed that hH WAS &n'ur tn hotd u ii',i,
meeting OF his o"n ~ ,hr Ac&;i, III. a.
Music. and invited ~" crnw,i 10 .,,ct,n
pany him there. Arm in arGl &iGvnI
and Sankey mGrclcI Gown tie str-,.i
| singing hymn after hymn IS = ey writ
| Tna crowd followed closely q. 'h.iS
herr, aad the ;neu with thci" d!un"r
pals forgot ~ go home, so c0,nD!".r v
| carried away we're thcy with tEr s:r.
mon frt m The store, box.
Speaking OF thnt mach down th"
street, Sankry declared il to have be II
| bic fret experience aS n Salvation
Armyist. But . few ,nfuutcs ger rt,.
quired to pack tha Academy OF Muse
to the doors, and MOndy sa,v that thr
! seated before he asccnded to the plat
| form TO speak.
His second address wac rs cap va,.
ing as tho ono delivered on the stree t
corner, and it was nOt until the Gtl
gates had arrived for tha evening ses-
slou of the convention that the meet
| ing w2a brought to- q close. Sankcy
~as still undecided when MoOdy ngaiD
brought up the question OF their going
together. However, bn accepted an
lnvttotiOn to spend q week with Moody,
| and before that week was over he had
sent his commission to Hugh McCul.
Tough, who WAS ct that timo secretary
OF the trearury, and Il sOldior who had
been imprisoned Nv Libbey priaon was
given Sankey's place 10 the informal
| revenue service.
During the service at Moody's church
IN Chicago one evcning the great fire
| occurred which destroyed co much OF
| that city. The church was crowded
with Rlcn aud women when tho warn
ing rupblinR Of tho fire alarms com
pelicd Moody aod Senkcy to bring the
meeting to u GGldea c.Hue. Moody r
church was destroyed that night and
solno OF the people who had attended
the meoting werc burned 10 death at
various parts of the city before sunrise
the next day while trying to savo their
home. The two evangcljsts were now
without homo In which to preach.
Moody TOOK the first train out Of Chica-
go and made hurried journey to Phil
adelpbia, and coon returncd with suff
clent money TO enable hisscongrcgation
to rebuild their church.
Prior to this time Moody he'd rcceiy.
ed several letters from ministers in
Engl laDd inviting him to visit their
country. II had boon his desire tc
make q tour OF the world, and it occur.
red 10 him that while his pcoplc were
re ebuiid1ng the church it would be a
good time TO take the trip. This they
| figured they could do and return before
tho work on the new church would be
completed. With just enough money
to pay their passage to Londop, M Mood =
and Sankcy set sail for tho old country
in 1873. The journey ecross was un
oventfut, but wnen they arrived at tn,
other side Of the water Moody found 6
letter etating that, owing so the death
0! tho mon who had invited him TX
England, 1t would be impossible tC
have him mako the Wait.
Sankey WAS dismayed, but Moody
was confident that everything would
como out right in tho end. With tho
| letter still IN his hands, he turned tC
Sanhey and said:
"Sankcy, If the Lord opens tho door
to us, we'll go through. IF not, we'll
O back at once to America"
Neither had any money, and tho
situation vas anything but cheerful.
Moody found another letter In his
| pockets which had boon handed him
before leaving New York, and which
he neglected to opon.
Tearing open the envelope, he rapid.
ly ran his eyes down tho letter, and,
4uiChly turning W OnEkey, SXCl8lmnQ
"Sankey, tho Lord has opened tho
door. Wo'll stay v
The lcttor was from resident OF
York inviting Moody and Sankoy to
visit MS city should they over como to
England. The invitation Was gladly
accepted, and three days lator Moody
and Sankey were holding meetings In
York. Tho attendance WAS at first
rathor poor, but Moody's sermons and
Sankey's hymns soon had their effect,
and it was not long before the meeting
place was too small to accommodate
the crowds. From that on they met
with success. An incident that occur.
rcd shortly after their leaving York is
OF interest In connection with Moody's
late illness. I'm thoir travels thoy came
acros6 tho surgeon general OF India,
and Moody quostioncd him closely
about tho climate, eGc., OF his native
country. India was one Of tho coun-
tries the evaugelists had proposed
vistt'ng, and when tho surgeon general
heard of this he made thorough phys
ical examination OF Moody
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