Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-01
lnteres,ing biography ~ Dwirht Lyman
moody, The Famous rmpit orator
aud EsnpE.lisi.


nave IA great measure realized the he
served success 0sthcir efforts. AS has
heretofore been announced through the
columns Of riIg GAZETTE the large sknt-
Ing rink on Elm street has been secured
In which 10 hold The meetings, and no
better place In The city could have posi-
bly, been named. N So a
very large room aud almost In the
center ~ the city, East Dallas
taken into reconsideration. la such an event
considerable expense IN incurred and 10
deirny this the management first adopted
the plan OF selling 80 many reserved seats
This, however, was not counten0ncod by
Mr.. Moody, and through his agent Le
ordered II discontinued, since this time
the management have been receiving vol
untary contributions. As stated yostcr-
day about hail the necessary amount has
been obtained, The various churches TO-
day lent their efforts IN this direction,
which very much Increased the contrlbu.
ton and hopes arc now entertained that
by the time the cyangellstA reach here the
required sum VIII have been procured.
! The services VIII begin Friday next. As
the two noted oyangeliats tho coming
week VIII be the central attraction and
the subject OF general conversation brief
biography Of them may be OF interest, more
especinlly 10 the Dallas readers of THE
GAZETTE, below IL appended and cpit.
omled biography OF Mr. Moody.
MOODY.
/ Dwight Lyman Moody was born in
Northllcld, Mass, February 5, 1887, and
/ Is therefore now a little over forty years
OF age. His birthplace was at the very
| conversions of America The rugged
! hills OF Massachusetts have reared aud
ongendered In many noble men un I'M
| swerving and vigorous life which have
| boon towering figures IN the affairs 81
religion, state and war,
These rugged hills and small farms
have o peculiar adapi0hiity 10 strength
OF character, hence the wisdom uf proyl.
dcnce ~ made manifest In having the
! foundation OF our nation laid where II
was. This poor boy, horn IN lowly
| spot nnd OF humble parentage, has ranked
/ among the frat In the work of bringing
souls 10 Christ His father died When
! Dwight was very young, leaving him and
| his mother to struggle with the world IN
Tho bringing up Of n large family, which
/ Ia no small task for a strong maa ON the
small farms among New England's hills
The calamity NJ his fathers death WIS
at FIRST seemingly q misfortune 10
! Dwight. BLESSINGS sometimes spring
| from ruin The burden that then was
/ transferred to Dwlght's shoulders do
yeloped In him physical strength and
stability of character that bcHt him rs
! nothing else gould have done Tor tho
I laborlous task that lny before him, and
which lie has so cffootu0ly executed.
| The physical vlgor and nervous oncr.
/ giles he stored In Ids youth has served
/ him well In his after c9recr AZ the same
time ho was supporting widow mother
IN destitute home aud gaining physical
vlg0f- he was acquiring whntcyor knowl.
edge was accessible to one in such cir
/ cumstanccs.
| When lie left Ills humble putcnlngo he
| had every element developing In him
| which wond qualify him for Ills future
destiny. He had uuclos in Boston who
were merchants, aud were IN such cir.
cumstancos that they could render the
aspiring youth valuable services, which
they afterwards did, but ON his leaving
home aud going To Boston hc was too
proud To ask them for assistance. But
they kindly offered him sltuton, which
he accepted. His UNCLE In whose ON.
ploy he was, was an orthodox Christian
and member of the Mt. Vernon church
of the Cungrogationnll>t order, and ia
pastor was RCN u n, Kirk This place
OF worship Mr. MOODY always attended
In company with his uncle. The young
Moody, during his stay In lloston, never
associated himself with companions he
would he ashamed Of. H. was REGULAR
attendant at the. church above mentioned,
and Us refined membership aided much
70 the education aud dignity OF tho young
Moody, II was hard task for him NJ
/ ilrst 20 minglc aud be- confronted with
persons more refined ana educated, but
hc was persistent IN his attendance at
churcl, and his liiblo class his teacher,
MIR Klmbnll, ahorrd apsiduously with
I him, and at The age oi seventeen he be.
came u believer, lie was kept outside
the fold for sCmo months until he could
| give an account oi his faith, and was
/ then admitted ns amombcr of the church.
There was nothing promleing about his
early course, hut lie had courage thar
carried HIN forward despite his defects
aud lct him TO rise above circumstances
lie Nas now receiving a spiritual and Ia,
tnllortnal education thai WIS 90 influence
his whole future career Al the aye Of
twenty be sought widur Held In which
TO east hts lot. Chicago was the goal FOR
aspiring young men who separated thcm4
/
try the West As Chicago was an enter,
prlSlug nnw town, Ike all new towns. It
had mauy features about It that would
allure Young men into tho path Of ruin.
But The young Moody had formed
character that the alluremonis of Chicago
wonld nOl nudity. he went To Chicngo
IN september OF 1885 Ia his new Geld
OF labor he soon associated himself with
christian people aud his influence as "A
christian wutkrr was soon fult. The hrkt
Sunday he was In Chicago he Went to
Mission sunday school and offered his
services as teacher lie was informed
there was no yacaauy, but II he would
gather class he could occupy q seat In
the schoolroon Tho nest Sunday he
appeared with Eighteen boys, whom h.
had persuaded to attend and Join his
class This was the real beginning OF his
missionary work,
lie soon begun conducting Norm Mar
kei Hail mission school on saturday
nights She room WAS used rs dancing