The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-08-20
SANKEY, THE SINGER.
Tremendous Carrying Power Of
Famous EvangeIist's Voice.
ONCE HEARD OVER MILE AWAY

A Thrilling Incident In His Career.
There were wonderful sympathy and
earnestness In the voice Of Ira ID.
Sankey, the famous hymn writer, sing
er and evangelist. who recently died
at his home In Brooklyn, and II had
tremendous carrying power.
When Mr.. Sankey, who for many
years was the associate Of Dwight l..
Moody, sang in Agricultural hall In
London to an audience OF 2l.OOo peo-
pIe every one OF them was able TO un-
derstand every word that he uttered.
II Is an authenticated fact that ON one
occasion his singing was heard i mile
and a quarter away. II was during
the dedication OF the church at North
field, and an immense throns was gath
cred there. Mr.. Sankey sang the
worldwide known song Of The Nine
ty and Nine" and he lifted his voice
that all might hear. Across the Con-
necticut river. more than a mile and a
quarter away, man named Colwell
was sitting on the porch OF his home.
He heard the song and was converted
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There mast be untold thousands OF
mortals today In the United States
who have at some time in their lives
heard this touching. tender hymn. and
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In the shelter OF the fold
He soon saw there WAS In the words
the making of n great hymn. and he
called the attention Of Moody to them,
"a, ,sa - - ra. 90 on ,rnssed in the
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reading OF fetter from 'nicaeo .nht
he did not pay much attention. But
Sonkor emf ont tho noam and mt the
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Ed,rhr-ch cos,lo IJIs theme was
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pirate to the subject OF the sermon.
But for little time Sankey could
th,nk ~ pothinp oppronriate when
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But one was out on the hills away.
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Away from the tender .herhcrd's care,
Away from the tender shepherds care
The vast audience was thrilled as
the singer went on with the verses
that he improvised from his own mind
as the song proceeded, and the final
verse rang out In these words:
There rose a glad cry to the gate Of
heaven:
s'ooe! rhNe iou'u my sH.p'
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owni'
Moody crossed over the platform to
the singer when the song ceased and
asked: Where did you get that song.
Sankcy? never heard you sing any
thing like that before"
at Is the poem read to you ycster-
day." replied Sankey.
Moody slowly turned to the audi
cncc and :a!d simply. Let us pray"
The meeting Of Sankcy and Moody
was the first Of many dramatic cpl
sodes In their association. Sankey
had never thought OF turning evangel-
list, and 1t was quite by accident that
he was thrown with Moody.
He had been a singer from his boy
hood, and lis voice had attracted at
tentlon In the little hamlet of Edin-
burg Ia, where he was born Aug. u,
iS4o, and where he lived until he was
fifteen years old. at which age his IA
ther. David Sankey, ana his mother
mary sahEe! noNcu 10 Ne",as'ie' '
SahAcS h"u sung ior n'S ,oHi,n nu's ~,
n's '''c s T., ~,
war anu nc l''u 'eu 'nc 'io'i ~ 'ne
cnuIci' II, Hr"V"S''., 's I|s.,'o' ne
heau VI 'ne '"'S ",n Dn' 's''aa .,
rocia'ioii IL NcM''s''c was icsp''S'
pie TOT MS ihee''ns WIN Moouy'
is'o he Went as a n'IrS"r :" ..c .
M a. CUM '''i'i, :"
ana therc ne hearu p"iSn. l. Mo"uS
speak lie was slttlhs Ill 'ne eN'rem'
rear OF Inc church "h'h song was
started. lie Joined III 'he SINGING nho
man sitting near hih VINO hearu n''
beautitul voice hshcu MN I" s'ar'
hymn that "puIu ihsl''r ever! pouS u
JOIN Ia
sankey's slirhhlu VOICE uroAe ., .u,.,
win mere Us fouhtaih n''eu III
bioOd. In ih"ihen' ever! Pe'Soi
was SihSihE' Al '''e c'osv VI '"e NV
ing MI Moo'! "aiAeu p"VA 10 S""
Key ana Sh'"K nun ny .he n'"u. A.
young man. ne S"iu' you "'S ,''
very man nave becn nuA'hS ioi io'
years nat arc you "'''hS' """ "''
yOu marTtedI l want you 10 come tC
Chicago with me, for need you
badly"