Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-28
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at noon.
1t was not expected until Wednes-
day by the members of Mr. NJ lody's
family and immediate circle Of friends
that death would be the result Of his
illness The cause Of his death was a
general breaking down due to over
work. Mr. Moody's heart had been
weak for long time aud exertions in
the west last month brought on col.
lapse from which he failed to rally
The evangelist broke down in Kansas
City, Mo, where he was holding SER
vices about a month ago and the SER
iousness OF his condition was SO APP
parent to the physicians called TO at
tend him that they forced him to
abandon his work and 20 TO his home
with all speed. After he reached
Mortified eminent physicians were
consulted and everything done to pro-
tect his life. A bulletin issued last
week communicated the tidings to The
public that Mr. Moody was very IL,
but that a little improvement wa
noticed. Last week the patient showed
steady gain until Wednesday when
he showed symptoms OF nervousness,
accompanied by weakness which
caused the family much anxiety.
Thursday morning the weakness con-
tinued and at o'clock Mi Moody
called his wife and children, telling
them that th end was not far off. The
family waited close by his bedside all
the forenoon Death was almost free
from pain and occasionally he talked
with apparent ease. About the last
words he was heard to utter were, II
have always been an ambitious man.
not to lay up wealth, but to find work
to do" Just before IL the watchers
saw that the end was approaching and
at exactly noon the great preacher
passed away.
Mr.. Moody first knew at 5 o'clock
last evening that he could not recover.
He was satisfied, and when the know
ledge came his words were: 1.-The
world is receding and heaven is open
ing
During the night Mr.. Moody had E;
number of sinking spells. AT tw,
o'clock this morning DR.. Wood. the
family physician. was called at the re-
quest Of Mr.. Moody. The patient was
perspiring and after DR.. Wood admin
isterd a hypodermic injection of
strychnia, which relieved the discom-
forts, Mr. Moody himself requested
his son-in-law, Mr. FIT. and DR..
Wood to retire.
AT 1880 o'clock ills morning DR..
Wood was called and found his patient
in semiconscious condition. When
Mr.. Moody recovered consciousness
he said with all his old vivaclty,
whats the matter, what's going on
hereP' A little later he said to his
boys: II have been an ambitious
man, not to lay up wealth. but to
leave you work to do.H In substance
Mr.. Moody urged his two boys and
his son-in-law, Mr. FIT, to see that
the schools of East Mortified, at Mt.
Hernon and the Chicago institute
should receive their best care.
During the afternoon, Mrs. FIT,
his daughter, said to Mr.. Moody, |
Father we cannot spare YOU Mr..
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 "
The funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock in
the Congregational The burial was
in '.Roundtop.n This is spot on
the seminary grounds near Mr..
Moody's home lot which became FAM
Gus in the summer meetings and on
which hundreds Of students gather
ings have been held, many of them
conducted by Mr.. Moody himself.
kilograms and other messages of
sympathy have been received by the
family from friends, admirers and CO.
workers with Mr.. Moody in all parts
of the country.
Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. %. Dwight
L. Moody, the evangelist, was strick-
en- with heart trouble in this city on
Nov l6 last while holding revival
meetings at Convention Hall. He |
was compelled to give up his work
here and at once started for his home |
in the east in the care of a physician.
Mr.. Moody probably addressed the
largest crowds during his stay here
that he ever faced The meeting be-
gan on Sunday Nov. r. The crowds
were immense, thousands Of people |
filling the hall afternoon and evening
each day. The strain upon Mr.. |
Moody was great. He delivered
his last sermon on Thursday night, |
Nov. IS, fully $4,000 people listening
to an earnest appeal that many |
stamped as one of the evangelist's
greatest efforts. He was stricken the
next morning at his hotel but laugh
ingly declared he was all right and |
that he would be able to preach that
afternoon. He grew gradually worse,
however, and it was deemed best to
start him for home the next day, al
though the physician stated that Mr..
Moody condition was not necessarily
serious.