The evening world., 1902-05-21
Moody's Longtime AS
sociate in Methodist
Revival Work to Lead
General Assembly,
ROOSEVELT AND ARMY.
Declares to Churchmen That
1t Is Well We Have Such a
Military observation-disclosures
West Indies Will Be Favored

Ira D. Sankey, the singing evan
gelist, who for many years was the
associate of Dwight L. Moody in mis-
sion work, has become a Presby-
terrain, and he will lead the devotions
tomorrow in the General Assembly
at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Church.
DR.. Van Dyke, the moderator, has
announced that Mr.. Sankey Joined
the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian
Church, Brooklyn, last Sunday.
Mr.. Sankey was. until last Sunday. a
member OF the Methodist Episcopal de-
nomination, but since he moved to his
present home, No. 14S Oxford street.
Brooklyn, twelve years ago, he has
peer a regular attendant at services in
the Lafayette Avenue Church, of which
the Rev. DIR. David S. Gregg Is pastor.
Converted Twenty Years Ago.
Mr.. Sankey, when asked about his
uniting with Preebyterians, said:
II do not think that any one In the
General Assembly was surprised by the
announcement that I had become q
Presbyterian. ! often attended Dr.
Gregg's church when the Rev. DR.. Theo-
dore L. Cuyler was the pastor. In fact'
1 have been practically a Presbyterian
for almost twenty years. There Is no
reason in my selecting DR.. Gregg
church other than that 1t Is the most
convenient for my family
President Roosevelt is back in Wash
ington. He left New York on the ferry
boat New Brunswick from Twenty-third
street, at midnight. His car, the Olym-
pic, was attached to the Washington
train which left Jersey City at l2S
o'clock this morning.
Cheer Roosevelt.
His flying visit to this city to address
the General Assembly OF the Presby-
terian Church will long be remembered
by ministers ana laymen of that de-
nomination. He arrived at 6 o'clock and
appeared early on the platform OF the
Carnegie Hall meeting. He was cheered
by clergymen and laymen as he entered.
The President dwelt In his Carnegie
Hall address on the new international
precedent established by this country in
oiGh AL q NiNS
after a victorious war, and he had many
good words to say for the army and
navy. He told the Presbyterians that
he had heard the army criticised in some
quarters lately, but reminded them that
even missionaries have been criticised.
The new Cuban republic and the action
of the United States in being the first
nation to send relief to the stricken ISL
ands of the West Indies. he said. were
happy omens for the opening of the new
century.
Hopes for Closer Relations.
Il trust and believe" he added. our
people will, through their national
Legislature. see to 1t very shortly that
they have the advantage OF entering
into peculiarly close relations with us
in our economic system"
He lodged when a photographer
sprung a fiashlight on him and caused
a laugh by saying as the photographer
left the hall:
The miscreant is going out now"
He vent from Carnegie Hall to the
Central Church, a block away. to ad-
dress an overflow meeting. There he
said:
international Precedent.
Starting a free republic on lie course
through the world represents work tri-
~umphantly done. That work represent
ed four years Of work-blunderings and
shortcomings in the work. OF course. And
there were men of little faith who could
see only the blunderings and shortcom-
ings.
We've established a new interna-
tional precedent. / don't remember an
other case in modern times where a vic
torious nation has contented itself with
setting a new nation free and fitting it
out on the difficult path OF s~elf-govern-
ment.
II spmetimes hear the army attacked.
but It's we'll for us when II comes for
great work to be done in peace and