Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1877 — Who Pays Messrs. Moody and Sankey? [ARTICLE]

Who Pays Messrs. Moody and Sankey?

Mr. Moody and Mr. Sankey have generous friends in Chicago wno thoroughly believe in their work, and, being men of means and influence, pay their necessary expenses. These Chicagoans sent the evangelists to England and Scotland and paid their expenses there, and have con tinued to do so since. Their expenses are not as large as would be supposed, owing to the liberality of friends in the various cities visited. In this city, for instance, Mr. Henry F. Durant, a converted lawyer, of ample means, residing at the Highlands, invited Mr. Moody and family to take up their abode at his house during their stay here. The invitation was thankfully accepted, and thus Mr. Moody is provided'for so far as his temporal wants are concerned. The proprietors of the Hotel Brunswick in a like manner invited Mr. Sankey and his family to reside at that spacious and elegant hotel, free of charge, during their stay in Boston. Thus is Mr. Sankey provided for, and thousands of people are ready to accommodate either one of the evangelists with their families if need should arise therefor, and would consider a great privilege so to do. Excepting the Chicago friends, these men have no source of revenue, and it is stated repeatedly that they refuse gifts of money from any and all sources'. The question of finance, so far as Mr. Moody and Mr. Sankey were concerned, never came before the committee in any form, it being understood that the workers came without price. In regard to the Tabernacle expenses, these figures are given: Cost of the Tabernacle, $50,000; running expenses for four months, $25,000 —making the total amount of money expended, $75,000. To pay this sum, it is estimated that from all sources, including the “ free-will offering,” there have been received $35,000, thus leaving a deficit of $40,000. — Boston Globe.