The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-06

Il saw Abraham Lincoln for the
first time at d. L. M0ody's Bible class
or Sunday school In the old North
Market hall, which stood where the
county jaIl is now located" relates
a writer in the Chicago Inter Ocean
This was before the war, when
Moody's school OF more than 1000
was well organized. and when boys
and girls and young men and women
from all parts OF the city were reg
ular attendants. Moody made it
point 10 capture distinguished stran-
gers who came to the city and have
them visit his classes.
Il remember what a contrast there
vas between the tall Mr. Lincoln in
1860 and the short. scocky Mr.. Moody
I never quite understood how Moody
managed his big classes but ] know
that all the youngsters hung on his
words wherever they happened 10 be
in the hall. and that they were very
demonstrative in their devotion to
him. Lincoln. before he was intro
duced. had taken all this in, and he
made a very striking little address,
expressing his sympathy with Mr.
Moody's methods and his pleasure az
being among the young people who
we're so proud OF Dwight L. Moodys
leadership.
Il did not see Lincoln again until
the third OF fourth year Of the war,
when he came into a hospital where
there we're a good many wounded
men. had shaken hands with him
in the old North Market hall. and IL
seemed a matter OF course for him to
come and shake hands with me in the
hospital It did not seem strange
that the president Of the United
/ States. after a few words with me,
should speak Of Moody and his work
among the soldiers. and enlarge upon
his way OF getting hold Of people and
never letting 90. There were four
years between the meeting in Chi
cago and the meeting in the hospital,
and yet Lincoln spoke as II ~ bad
seen me and Moody only the week
before. never think OF Lincoln but
Z think also Of Dwight L. Moody
do you know" said the major
that Of all the soldier stories current
during the war the story Of what a
Pennsylvania Dutchman said after
Charlottesville pleased Mr.. Lincoln
most? Early in the war the story Of
the German who said be fought INIT
sigeT was repeated again and again
but it seemed to Mr.. Lincoln and a
good many others that the story Of
the Pennsylvania Dutchman was as
we'll worth the telling as that OF the
man who fought with sigel
"A Dutchman in a Pennsylvania
regiment was severely wounded al
ChanceIlorsville and was left on the
field. After the battle a confederate
soldier insisted that the wounded
man ought 10 surrender not only his
gun. but his blouse and hat The
Dutchman protested that that nc
way to treat a wounded man. when
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the question. What did you come
down here for, anyhow The wound
ed man replied that ne came down
into Virginia to fight
why in the devil said the man.
didn't you fight in Pennsylvania
What right had you to com, down
into Virginia to fghtr After a min.
ute the Pennsylvania Dutchman said:
Veil. | fights NIT Uncle Sam. and
Uncle Sam he goes eferywhere. This
struck the inquisitive confederate as
being very good. and the Dutchmau
lived to tell the story Of how he got
/ the best OF a confederate to his own
ecnrades. In one regiment, at least.
lths saying. fights NIT Uncle Sam
was as common as I fights NIT siger
was IN others"
Z have often thought" said the ser
geant that the significance Of Ger.