Graham guardian., 1896-05-22
BABY HAZEL MOODY.
Is a Year old This Month and Makes tho
Trip From Far-Ofr Samoa to Salt Lake
Eity.

arp from Edr-OH Samoa 10 Sitit tAhNe
City.
1t is rare thing for baby of
year old to make a journey over
the many thousand miles between
Utah and Samoa without its
parents; yet that is what little
dazel Moody has done; and on
Wednesday she will start again for
Thatcher, Graham county Arizona,
going by the way of Colorado and
New Mexico to her grandparents
home.
There is pathetic story in con.
nection with Baby Hazel Moody's'
life-a story Of love and devotion
to the cause of Christ. Very
many interesting incidents might
be recounted in the one year Of
her life, but In a news paper the
story must be brief.
In October, 1894, Elder William
Moody and his young wife, Della
Williams Moody, left on mission
to the Samoa islands, there to
teach the people the truths of the
Gospel. Sister Moody was at
that time in her 22nd year. She
was the daughter cf Brother and
Sister David Williams, of Thatcher,
Arizona, in which town she lived
with her husband, to whom she
was married in June 1894.
Arriving at Samoa, Elder viii
liam Moody took up his mission
airy labors, and his devoted wife
also faithfully performed her part,
The next sprlng-on May 2, 1895
Sister Moody became a mother.
She had her little one blessed and
given the name Of Hazel. But
when the baby had reached the
age Of % days it was motherlcss.
Sister Moody died on the 9th of
May, 1895, and month later the
sad news was received and chronl-
cled here.
The babe was carefully and
tenderly nursed through that
critical period of its existance
when according to nature it should
have had the closest care of a
mother, only Providence had de.
creed otherwise; and Providence
supplied the little ones needs, un,
til it reached nearly years ex'
lstance in the place Of its birth
Last month an opportunity fol
Elder Moody to send his darling
child home, to be cared for by the
parents of its departed mother
and at Apia 1t was given into the
hands of kind lady who had
been engaged to care for it on the
long voyage to San Francisco
There were tsides Oh ofilje pess9
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4 FsuII ig67y charge over the child
The Babes birthday-the frs
university of its advent into
mortality-came during the oceaI
voyage between Honolulu and Sar
Francisco. The Monowai reached
the last named port in safety or
Saturday last, May 9th. The party
continued on its way, Elder Bar
ton caring for the babe, which
showed such attachment for bin
that il was 10th to part from hin
tor those who are to take charge
Of it hereafter. The party were
met at Ogden at 6 o'clock this
morning by David Williams
Baby Hazel's grandfather, who
will take it home, where it will
receive the best of attention. AT
8 O'Clock this morning the party
reached this city, and Brother
Williams and his precious charge
are staying at the residence OF
Brother t. H. Evens, No. 663 west
south Temple street, where they
will remain till Wednesday,, when
they will leave on the 1870 a. m.
Rio Grand Western train.
On the voyage the little one en-
Ijoyed excellent health, and on its
arrival in this city was in better
condition than when it left Samoa.
Elder Moody, the father, re-
mained in the missionary field to
continue the work in which be
has been engaged for the past
eighteen months.
The following was taken from
the Deseret Ne,oS, and will prove
of interest to the relatives and
friends of VIM. A. Moody. Mr..
Williams and the baby arrived
safely in Thatcher last Saturday
night.