The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-23
EVANGELIST
DWIGHT MOODY
is AT REST.
Stricken, Nov. 10, at Kansas City
Died Yesterday at His Home,
NorthAeld, Mass,
SUMMONS, "CONE UP HIGHER"
Came to One Who So Richly Earned
the Promotion = Death Bed
Scenes.

EAST NORTHFIELD, Mass, Dec.
ed. L. Moody, the famous evange-
list, died at noon to-day.
1t was not expected until yesterday
by the members Of Mr.. Moodys family
and immediate circle OF friends, that
death would be the result OF his illness.
The cause OF death was general
breaking down due to overwork. Mr..
Moody's heart has been weak for long
time and exertIons put forth in connec-
ton with meetings in the west last
month brought on collapse from which
he failed to rally.
The evangelist broke down In Kansas
City, No., where he was holding SER
vices about u month ago and the seri-
BUSINESS of his condition was so appar-
ent to the physicians who were called
to attend him that they forced him to
abandon his tour and return TO his
home with all possible speed. After he
reached Northfeld eminent physicians
were consulted and everything was
done to prolong life. A bulletin issued
last week, communicated the tidings to
the public that Mr.. Moody was very Ill,
but that a little Improvement was
noticed. This week the patient showed
steady gain until yesterday, when he
showed symptoms of nervousness, ac-
companled by weakness, which caused
the family much anxiety.
This morning the weakness continued
and at 8 o'clock Mr. Moody called his
wife and children, telling them that the
end was not far of. The family re-
maIned close by the bedslda all the
forenoon. The evangelist was almost
free from pain and occasionally he
talked with apparent ease. About the
last words he was heard to utter were:
''I have always been an ambitious man.
not to lay up wealth, but to find work
to do"
Just before 12 O'Clock the watchers
saw that the end was approaching and
at exactly noon the great preacher
passed away. --s-==-=----
Mr.. MOODY first knew last evening
that he could not recover. He was sat
istled. that this was so, and when the
knowledge came to him his words were:
"The world is recedInE and heaven
opening"
During the night Mr.. Moody had a
number OF sinking spells. He was,
however, kindness itself to those about
him. AT 2 o'clock this morning, DR.. N.
p. Wood, the family physician, who
spent the night at the home, was called
at the request OF Mr., Moody. The pa
tlent was perspIrIng. and he requested
his son-ln-law, A. p. Fitt who spent
the first Of the night with him, to call
the physician that he might note the
symptoms. DIR. Wood administered u
hypodermlc injection Of strychnine.
This caused the heart to perform Its
duties more regularly and Mfr. Moody,
himself requested his son-in-law, Mr..
Fit. and DR.. Wood to retire. Mr..
Moodys eldest son, VIII R. Moody'who
had been sleeping the first Of the night,
spent the last half with his father. At
7:so this morning DR.. Wood was called
ana when he reached Mr.. Moody's room
found his patient In u scmi-consclous
condition. When Mr., Moody recovered
consciousness. he said with all his old
time vIvaclty:
whats the matter? What's going
on here?"
! nE
piled:
Father. you have not been quite so
well aud 30 we came in to see you"
A little later he said to his boys;
"I have always been an ambitious
man, not ambitious TO lay up wealth.
but to leave you work to do
In substance, Mr.. Moody urged his
two boys and his son-In-lnw, Mr.. Fit,
TO see that the schools in East North
field, at Mount Hcrmon and the Chtoa-
20 Bible Institute should receive their
4 hest care. This they assured Mr'
Moody that they would do.
During the forenoon Mrs. A. p. Fit,
his daughter, said TO Mr., Moody:
"Father we canont spare you"
mfr. Moody's reply was: II am not
going to throw my life away. If God
has more work for me to do, I'll not
die"