, 1876-10-15
History Of the Trials and Sue
cesses Of the First Baptist
Church Of Hyde Park
Summary Of the Proceedings Of the
Recent Meeting Of the For
eign Mission Board.
Eotes and Personals at Home and
Abraad.-.Church Services To.
Day.
TIE EVANGEL1STS.

}en6 o1 tl0usanQS OF OUT ptoplt AAFc ElscA I'LL
their sympathy and their prayers, the following
chapter from the book entitled I'D L. Mood,
and His Work" will be read with interest," Th'
pen-portrait Of Mr. Moody's venerable mothe
has been much enjoyed. Many of the facts re
.ated in this chapter were given to the author
the Rev. Mr.. Daniels, BY Mrs. Moody herself
and others by Mr. Samuel Moody, from whose
funeral the Evangelist has just returned. Mr.
esrly history; the account OF the absent so1':
return is as be related it in Haymarket Theatre
London:
a ce1tain family Bible, in an old farmhouse il
Northheld, Mass, has the following record:
Edwin Moody vas born Nor. l.. 1900. Betsy Holtol
WIS born Feb S 1905. Were married. jan J. 1928"
Both the Moodys and the Holtons were Old fami'
les in the little mountain town. The latter were
among the first settlers Of the ''plantation OF
Norhhcld, which was purchased or the Indians
in 1913, and laid out by committee Of the General
lam Eolton WAS member This nam Was OF En-
E|ish descent. born in the colony Of Massachusetts
Lay, and from him Betsy Holton is iincal de-
ecendant OF the fifth generation.
Uf the nine children (seven sons and two dAugh-
ters> born OF this marriage, Dwight Lyn,an WAS the
a7sh bop On ne s o1h q feSEua.{ S,s 1s
morning VI tha1 day he was at his usual .sork-thn1
Of mason; but feeling pain In his side, caused
by over-e1er1iou, he went home to rest. At about
O'clock in the afternoon be felt The pain suddenly
increasing. staggered to tie bed, fell upon his
knees beside il and in this posture OF prayer death
Eei-ed upon him, before any one knew be WAS Sc
All iaet 1:ss left to the widow for her support
was the little home on the mountain side, with IN
by de3t OF her seven children the eld-
CIT vas but - yea-s Of age; month after her
husband death another boy and girl we're born
Some 0: the worldly wiee neghDorE advised her to
Eye away or bind Out ncr cniicrcn, all except the
tE:n bso:es bu1 this she waa determined NOT to do
God naa endowed her with unusual strength both Of
t:Yrf n i'm ~ hrA-
!tlte3 her burden OF poverty anu toll, and carried
II PATIENTLY, hopefully, anu at length caecrfuly
last 10 fiji her hands with plenty us they had
Iiled hrr heaFt with lore and care.
lie: brothers, in Boston, helped her pay. the In
helped take cere of The littlc farm The mother
took care Of the house and tae child ren, and God
took care Of them all
Everett, was faithful shepherd to this
Lite Iock- From the first he connselled the
to kee not 10 part wis the beaf epe
coalc; 10 trust in God, and to bring them up for
Him promising to help her in thcir education, and,
1astor Everett was m Old-schoo1 Enttariau He
bt on..rd to what in these l1ys would he called the
oF1is"iox wing Of that somewhat widely y~branching
BODY, and differed from his Congregational neigh
ho:s chiefly III speculative theology and church gpY
eminent Ae believed in the Bible as the inspired
word Of t1oi. il Jesus Christ tine SayiuE Of ail
tirns:: s.o won9d 17y to save themselves. in the
sapua!n. au3 in tc Church ant. its sacrumcats.
;'1 Low 10 pa:aI she portrait Of that uloturr her
Eelf.
Somebody hIs seid, t'Nhen God wants to make
great asall he begins By making great woman, -
= remark emineni]y true in this casc,-for care
tuat the best and strongest points about
y. l.. Moody we're plainly enough inherited
fEon: his n:other. y hen that goou woman was re-
Gently invited to New ork to see and share the
great revival at tho Hiproarome, this fact cvi
Cent TO AL ;sho made her acquaintance. *.Ah. Dir.
'ioody, il is p!e;n enough where you get your vim
Ntf3 huY nrr1
1t n:Ay be that man my conc to distinction
w:+o llAs vain and selfish woman for his mother
.Al ihinss ere possible with God;'' but in fuch
s1Ee' you only need n 60 step further back and
Ind t,la1 he tales after his grandmother. Mrs
-h"ody belongs to the women Of the heroic age in
Atlerra. II shc had been born LOO years earlier
there would have been among her sons Warren,
Putnau1.
She pot sessed that powerful physical organism by
early days, were able to endure the tolls and hard
Ehins OF life in the Wilderness They helped their
husbands TO clea; lands and fight Indians. besides
doing 1hesr full khar: OF work u taking care Of the
house and raising stalwart sons and ba1om daugh-
ter, to n! it. These women who taught their
infinitely the superiors Of the famous Spartan wom-
en- who raised men as certain pcopc do horses,
chiefly for purposes Of war. Hard work, and hard
joy, Ike OTHER temptations and trials; but II you
looked down into the bottom of their hearts you
would hnd that the main business OF the liTes Of
mothers cid not raise men for the state-to die
brayely in bait!e-taey Eaieed them for God, and
i here is also in the heroic blood OF New England,
s:Es:n Of quiet hurnor Which does than raise
Hi occasional lauga; il swectens the cup Of life; it
lo tireu bsus and hearts. 1t is the power to see
thing to smile when other peoples eyes
.:tte:y blinded with tcass: It is additional lens
bfins out the b1gat side Of things. This quality
alrs. Moody possessed in an eminent degree. else
fhe must have suEk under the heavy burden Of
taose twenty sorro%fn years But the basis Of her
n I fnnh nj
EclG'on but that binding Of God which seeks
20 make Him partner in all business, as |
rt'i. ~s'i as e;r hcare5 Of Gil prayer With such
lience. and devotion, this woman Was qualified to |
BE- the mother Of such g son.
True to hts promise, Pastor Everett used to help
lhc widow in the care of her children. He would |
visit them bctiues, cheer them up with some
'leas:nt words, settle qsarrels among. the boys,
:ound, and lid the mother Keep on praying, tell
~ her God would never forget her labor Of love.
At time he TOOK little Dwight into his family to
10 er:sl1ds and 60 TO schools work Of charity
which, by aIl accounts, nust have sorely tried his
The good man was often peEplexed
: hat to do With the boy being forced to laugh At
lRtT To be stern and seFere.
But his chief instructor in religion, well as in
ears Of Toll and privation had drawn her heart
cry close to the Savior, and when the care OF her
.Teat family OF little children grew SO heavy as
,urden on the Lord. Sometimes, when the boys
we're quarreleome and rebellioua, and the house
lod was in utter confusion, she wouid go away to
ler own room and pray for wisdom and patience.
: And when would come back" said she, ''rhcy
sould all be good children again"
As fast as they came to be old enough, they we're
ent TO the uni1arian Church in the village "a little
uo7e than mile away. the elder boys, who we're
mt at work. coming home on Saturday night, to 80
Fi:h their litt1s brothe1s and sisssrs They used
wo sermons, and attending the Sunday school
shieh u:s,s wss sandwtehed between them; and then
oire to their places Of WORK. Thus the mother
ept her family together In spite Of the poverty
i the Sabbath preserved their unity.
after supper the mother would gather them all
round her on IN old settle in the porch. or under
ne OF the great sugaz-mRple trees in the front
ard if it were summer time, and read to them
ut Of the books which they brought home from
he sunday school library.
1t was no small wonder how these little books
lwaSs knew 90 much about that particular family.
Dwight had been unusually pruud and mlschiev- |
u.s. or il George had been out Of patience with
in or II aaE1Aing had gone wrong In the house-