New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-01
SERENADE IRA SANKEY
E.4STER MORN TRIBUTE.
Blind Evangelist Weeps as Choir
Sings F0UOritc Hymns.

y, al the novel and beautiful incidents of
raster Dav none provoked more comment yes
.ordav than sunrise serenade" 10 Ira ID.
cs1kev. the blind and bedridden eFangehst
.inqer. and the Rev. DR.. Theodore L. Cuyler'
,orb If whom live in South oxford street, Brook
,vn The serenade was an impromptu affalr' II
followed a sunrise song and prayer service at
.be Hanson Place Baptist Church, Of which the
Rev Dr. Case is pastor
The service was led by the Rev. FREDERICK
.rIus the singing evangelist. with a large choir
from the Hanson Place Baptist James Baptist
sumner Avenue Baptist, Embury Methodist and
washington Avenue Baptist churches. When
she service was over in the Hanson Place church
.one one suggested it would be a fitting thing
- ro in body just around the corner ana
-orase Mr. Sankey. who. while associated "l''i
-, 7. Moody. entertained hundreds of thou
sands with gospel singing.
rIesdea hv Or Case and the Rev Johh n
Knox the singers marched to Soutn oAloi u
street The Sankey house Is detacheo' MI
carl,a,.s room is on the second floor. The grea1
-, e,,rrounded the house. and at signai
g., Nr Mills began God Will Take care
~ you." which has become faNorite WIN evan
geists
r-pstairs in Mr. Sankey's room the effect was
almost electrical What is it-what does II all
nean?" exclaimed the blind man. rouslng NM
self from an Easter meditation and reaching his
hands toward the window The early morning
ar thrilled with the melody.
quick said Mr. Ssnkey. open all the vim
sovs. I don't want 20 miss any Of II"
The windows were raised and Mr.. Sankey was
,ss;s,e5 10 q seat overlooking the street The
.esrs strean,ed down the old evangeists race as
ha listened 10 the voices. In succession theh
were given a number Of Mr- Sankey's favorites.
.-,,,g them onward. Christian Soldiers
.N-beD the Mists Have Rolled Away, Under
y5is Wing" ana NO shadows There
long hefore the programme was nhlsileu me me
street was filed with people attracted il3'l ,
nearby points. No one could account iuI IL
yreat choir out Of doors at that hour IN 'iie
.Dr clvler lives in the block. Let's go and
,eva,a6e him too said the Rev. MI Knox
The serenaders did not have to send IN Tor l,r, n
Cl1vler He had heard the volume oT song III
gropt of the Sankey home. and he was out on
his front steps before the throng reaeneu MS
house -,
ing" said the old doctor, as he removed ms hat.
Inst give me onward. Christian Soldiers.
again
M Mills. the leader. stepped uP alongside
fhe venera ble preacher and startei the pro
.rrs f1uoe all over again. At the end Of the rrst
song Dr. Cuyler put his arms around the neck
NJ Tho Younger man and spoke his thanks into
his car Then 20 the singers he said:
''Oh 81 was beautiful. beautiful thing Tor
,,ou IN sinF. for Sir. Sankey. Do You know that
the last SONG my friend Sankey sang four years
ago a. tho lime he stricken, was Blest Re
tho Tie That Binds?' Why. my friends. he's m
Rsulsh Land now, just waiting 10 be ushered
in 10 the New Jerusalem"
Between selections Dr.. CuYier spoke OH me
lesson of Easter. telling his hearers that his
Christian experience was brighter ali the time