The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-01-03

carried away were they with the SER
mon from the store box.
Speaking Of that march down the
street, Sankey declared it To have been
his first experience as u Salvation
Armyist. But a few minutes were re-
Quired to pack the Academy Of Music
To the doors, and Moody saw that the
men in their working clothes were first
seated before he ascended to the plat
form to speak.
His second address was as cap,ivat.
ing as the Que delivered on the street
corner, and it was not until the dele
gates had arrived for the evening ses-
sion of the convention that the meet
ing was brought to q close. Sankcy
was still undecided when Moody again
brought up the question Of their going
together. However, he accepted an
invitation to spend q week with Moody,
and before that week was over he had
sent his commission to Hugh McCul.
lOugh, who was at that time secretary
OF the treasury, and soldier who had
been imprisoned at Libbey prison was
given Sankey's place in the internal
revenue service.
During the service at Moody's church
In Chicago one evening the great fire
occurred which destroyed 80 much Of
that city. The church was crowded
with men and women when the warn
ing rumbltng of the fire alarms com
PEELED Moody and Sankey to bring the
meeting to u sudden close. MCody's
church WAS destroyed that night and
some OF the people who had attended
the meeting were burned to death st
various parts OF the city before sunrise
the next day while trying to save their
home. The two evangelists were now
without home in which to preach.
Moody tOOk the first train out Of Chica-
GO and made hurried journey to Poll
adelphia, and soon returned with suffi
cient money 10 enable hisicongregation
to rebuild their church
Prior to this time Moody had receiv.
ed several letters from ministers in
EnglaDd Inviting him to visit their
country. 1t had been his desire tc
make a tour OF the world, and it occur
red to him that while his people were
rebuilding the church 1t would be d
good time to take the trip. This they
figured they could do and return before
the work on the new church would be
completed. With just enough money
to pay their passage to London, Moody
and Sankey set sail for the old country
in 1873. The journey across was un-
eventful, but when they arrived at the
other side OF the water Moody found a
letter stating that, owing to the death
CT the men who had invited him to
England, it would be impossible to
have him make the visit.
Sankey was dismayed, but Moody
was confident that everything would
come out right in the end. With the
letter still in his hands, he turned to
Sankey and said
"Sankey, II the Lord opens the door
to Us, Well go through. II net, we'll
go back at once to America"
Neither had any money. and the
situation was anything but cheerful
Moody found another letter In his
pockets which had been handed him
before leaving New York, and which
he neglected to open.
Tearing open the envelope, he rapid.
ly ran his eyes down the letter, and,
quickly turning to Sankey, exclaimed
"Sankey, the Lord has opened the
door. Won stay'
The letter WAS from q resident OF
York inviting Moody and Sankey to
visit his city should they ever come to
England. The invitation was gladly
and Sankey were holding meetings Ia
York. The attendance was at first
rather poor, but Moody's sermons and
Sankey's hymus soon had their effect,
and IL 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.
red shortly after their leaving York is
OF interest In connection with Moody's
late illness. In their travels they came
acroes the surgeon general of India,
and Moody questioned him closely
about the climate, eGc., OF his native |
country. India was one OF the coun-
tries the evangelists had proposed |
visiting, and when the surgeon general
heard OF this he made a thorough phys-
ical examination OF Moody.
Looking the evangelist squarely In |
the eyes for several seconds, the sur. |
geon general said &.
Mr.. Moody, II you go to India your
lie Will be shortened ten years. The |
will affect your heart"
Moody WAS umbfounded for time, |
but quickly recovering, he regretfully |
said
"All right, then, we won't 60"
This interfered wit1 the proposed |
trip around the world, but the two
evangeliste visited many other coun.
tries while abroad, conducting success.
ful r,eetiDgs wherever they wont.
The opinion OF the surgeon general OF
India In regard to Mr.. Moody's physical
was apparently correct.