Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-12-28
EVANGELIST DWIGHT L, MOODY.

boys and his son-in-law, Mr.. Fit, to
see that the schools in East Mortified,
at Mount Hermon and the Chicago in
stitute should receive their best care.
This they assured Mr.. Moody. that they
would do. i'll = n 5ss.
During the forenoon, Mrs. "A. P. Fit,
his daughter, said to Mr.. Moody:
Father, we cannot spare you" Mr..
Moody's reply was: 81 am not going to
throw my life away. If God has more
work for me to do, I'll not die
As the MONDAY hour drew near the
watchers at the bedside noted the app
proach of death. Several times his lips
moved as if in prayer, but the articula-
ton was so faint that the words could
not be heard. Just as death came, Mr..
Moody aWoke, as if from slumber, and
said, with much joyousness: II see
earth eceding 81 aven is opening God
is calling me, Z and a moment later he
expired.
General breaking Down.
The death of Mr.. Moody was not I'M
expected, although his temporary re-
covery from illness was hoped for by
his relatives and friends. The cause Of
death was a general breaking down of
his health, due to overwork. His CON
stitution was that of an exceedingly
strong man, but his unit firing la bors had
gradually undermined his vitality until
that most delicate of organs, the heart,
showed signs Of weakness. His exer-
tons in the west last month brought on
the crisis, and the collapse came during
the series of meetings at Kansas City
An. early diagnosis by eminent physi-
clans made it evident that Mr.. AIoody,sS
condition was serious and, canceling his
engagements, he returned to his home.
in East Mortified. a
Onreaching his home, the family ply
stefan, DR.. n. p. Wood, took charge Of
Mr. Mood y, and for some days bulletins
as to the patients condition were is
sued, all having an encouraging tone
seemingly, but unerringly pointing to
the fact that the evange1ist's work on
earth was about finished. Last week q
change for the worse prepared imme-
date friends for what was to come.
san5ey Greatly Anected.
New York, Dec. 23.-Ira ID. Sankey.
who who for ~ years was associated in
evangelistic work with Mr.. Moody, was
greatly affected at the news Of his
death. To a reporter Mr.. Sankey told
Of his work wit h Mr.. Mood y. from the i
time they first met, of their tour ,Ll1
through q -EE.n England in 1873 and Of their
preaching and singing in the United
States. You may say said Mr.. Sam
key, that in the death of Mr.. M cody
the he. world has lost one of the greatest
and noblest men of the age i have
labored with him for the last
j years travelling with him by land and
sea, and a nobler, drawer and wiser !
soul I never knew. can apply Prof.
Henry Drummond's remark of a
friend: ID. j. ood y was 53tl1e Great
est human I ever ST. 3. . s55 ss7S
A II Remarkable Life
Over two score years Of Dwight u.
MoodY's most remarkable life was spent IN 1
syangelistic work eclaiming s, ZEN mob
ing and saving human souls. His dea tlst
marks the end "a Of the most marvellous 81
preacher Of modern times. Men Of many
.onguesssa are a Unit in declaring that his
olace was uniq characteristic of the
spoeh, q nd that his prototype never e1iSt-I
a. Born February Is 1887, in the historic /
.oWn@of Northfield, Mass, he early be gan
i 4struggle against poverty as an orphan Il
n a large family and laid a found a ton for I
he discrimination hat proved to be broad I
enough to continue Throughout a long and /
.Ventful life, to support an ediice that is /
sreater in its moral effect upon humanity
han any of the pyramids the dings Of
Athens or the halls OF * arnak-a disposi-5
ion TO do good at the righ t time and to {