Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-11
BABY HAZEL MOODY
Makes tho journey From PlT-Ol
Samoa 10 Salt Lake City.
Her Mother Died on ~ ,iou, Leaving
Babe OF Three Wctk- hid
WIN Go 10 Arizona.

itisa rare th.ug f,r baby Of year
to make journey over tho many
tloulnni miles between Utah and
Samoa without ils parents; yet that IL
what little Hazel Moody has donej and
ON wednesday sue Will start again for
ras,clrr, Graham county, Arizona,
gslng ~ way u Co!0taIo and New
Mexico TO her grant parents home.
There ls a pathoiicstofy In oonnec-
ton with Baby Hazel Moody's life
= story Of love a.d devotion to the
cause Of Chrsi. Very mauy Interest,"
Ing Incidents might no Tocountsd In
tn ons yoar Of neg life, but In u
Newspaper the story must bs brief
Ia October. 1894, Elder william
Moody and his young wife, Della
Williams Moody, left on a r1iBsion to
;ho Samoan islands. there to teach the
people the truths OF tho Gospel. Sister
Moody was ~ that time In her 22nd
year. She was ihs daughter Of Brother
and Slater David Williams, OF ~ Atehor,
AtE4nn, Ia which town she lived 9Th
her husband, 10 whum she was married
In June, 1854.
Arriving q: Samoa, Elder William
Moody TOOK az his missionary lGbors,
and his devoted wife also faithfully
performed her part The next spring
on Msy ., ls95-Sister Moody be.
came mother. She had her little one
blessed and given tho name OF Hazel.
But when the babe had reached the
age o. 20 days IL was mothorleas.
Sister Moody died on the 2iIh OF May,
1895, aud month later the sad news
was received aud chronioled here.
The babe was carefully and tenderly
nuTsed through that critical period OF
It's existence when according TO nature
| 10 should have had the closest care Of
mother, only Providence had ducreed
otherwise; aud Providence supplied
tue little ones needs, until II TeAoh,d
nearly years existence In tho
place OF Its birth. Last month
came an opportunity for Elder
Moody 10 send his darling child
home, 10 he cared Tor by the parents Of
lie departed mother; and NJ ApiA It was
given into the hAnuB OF Kind lady
i NhN hea heta NhAeARa ~ NaAN AeA ~ W.
the long voyage 10 San francisco.
There were besides, on the vessel
which brought the child-ths Mono.
wAi-Elder Barton Of the Twelfth
ward Of this city, Elder Joseph A.
Rasband OF HebeT CITY, and Elder j.
w. Beck OF Paris, Idaho, who had
supervisory charge over the child.
The babes biTlhday-the nrst ami
vefsaty Of It's advent into mortality
came curing the ocean voyage between
honolulu and San Francisco. The
MOnoWai reached the last named
port IN safety on Saturday
lAst, May 9th. The party con-
tinuei on it, way, Elder Barton
caring FOX the babe, which showed
suoh attachment Tor him that II was
10th to part from him tor those who
are 20 take charge OF II hereafter. The
| party were met AT Ogden at O'Clock
this morning by Elder David Will
| lams, Baby hHEeps grandfather, who
| viii take it home, where It will receive
the best VI attention. Ate O'Clock this
morning 1.-The party reached this city,
ami Br0thetlWilllAms and his precious
charge are staying ut the residence OF
Brother Il. II, EyAns, No. 66S west,
south Temple street, where they will
rempln III Wednesday, whsn they
viii lsRys on the 7.4O n. III. Rio
GfAnde Western train.
On the voyage the little one enjoyed
exosllent health, Aud on Its arrival in
this city was Ia u better condilisn
than when II left Samoa.
Elder Moody, tho father, remained
Ia tho missionary noia to continue tho
work In which he lass been engaged
Tor the past eighteen months.