The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1899-12-28
MOODY IS ENTOMBED.
Remains Of the Great Evangelist
Laid to Rest.


large audience,
Men who for many years have been
connected with Mr. Moody's work took
part. Rev. G. ]. Sehofield. b. ID. OIL
eiated, assisted by Rev. A. Torrey, of the
Moody Bible institute, Chicago. There
were services at the late residence of
Mr.. Moody, early IN the day, only rela-
tiyes and close friends being present.
DIR. Schofield read the Scriptures and
Mr.. Torrey offered prayer.
Horne to the Church.
When the family had withdrawn, the
corpse, which had been permitted to re-
main upon a leathern couch. was placed
! in the caslSet, which was of simple de-
sign. black covered, and open at full
length. The body was borne to the
church on an oblong, black-coyered
bier, by about 40 students from the
Mortified institute. Before the bier
was raised white roses We're sprinkled
! about the casket. DIR. Schofeld and Mr..
! Torrey led the procession, while follow
ing the bier came the following hon
orary pallbearers: Ira d. Sankey and
| George G. Stebbins, of Brooklyn: r.. G.
/ Morse and ID. w. McWiliams. New
York; Rev. w. j. Herdman and Rev.
George c. Needham, of Philadelphia.
| The bier was placed in front of the pul-
pit and the lid of the casket was re-
moved, showing a spray of palm and ivy
extending from the feet to the breast.
A large number of villagers and visitors
then began to file past the body. Mr..
Moody's face had every appearance OF
one enjoying peaceful sleep. The BODY
remained on view in the church until
two o'clock.
The Services.
At the public funeral service the
music was rendered by the choir CT
$50 students. An invocation was fol-
lowed by the Scripture lesson, read
by Rev. A. T. Pierson, of Brooklyn.
DR.. Schofield then delivered the
eulogy, in which he gave an estimate
of the man and his work. Each made
extended reference to the source of
his greatness.
EuIogy by Rev. SchofieId.
DR.. Schofield said in part:
we are met dear friends, not to mourn
defeat, but to celebrate a triumph. He
walked with God and he was not, for Goo
took him. There in the west, in the pres.
ence of great audiences of 1900 of his
fellow men, God spoke to him and told
him to lay it all down and come home
He would have planned it So This is not
the place nor am the man to present
study of the life and character of Dwight
L. Moody. No one viii ever question that
we are to-day laying in the kindly bosom
of the earth the mortal body of a great
man.
Whether we measure greatness by char
acter, by qualities of intellect or by things
alone Dwight T. Moody must be account
ed great.
1.-THE basis of Mr.. Moody's character was
sincerity, genuineness. He had an invet-
crate aversion to all forms OF sham, un-
reality and pretense. Most of all did he
detest religious pretense, cant.
by the Grace of God.
'Along with this fundamental quality
Mr.. Moody cherished a great love of right
eousness. His first question concerning
any proposed action was: rs it right?
But these two qualities necessarily at the
bottom OF all noble characters were in him
suffused and TRANSPORTED by divine grace
Besides all this Mr.. Moody was in a won
derful degree brave, magnanimous and I'M
selfish. Doutfess this unlettered New Eng
land boy became what he was by the grace
of God.
Relieved the Bible.
THE secret of Dwight L. Moody's power
lay: First, in a definite experience Of
Christ's Saving grace. He had passed out OF
death into life, and he knew il. Secondly
Mr. Moody believed in the Divine aut hor-
ity of the Scriptures. The Bible was ta
him the voice of God and he made It re-
sound as such in the consciences of mel,
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Spirit and knew that he was. Il was 70
him as definite an experience as hissconyer,
sion.
''Fourthly, he was man of prayer. He
believed in d living and unfettered God
Relieved in Work.
But filthy, Mr.. Moody believed in work,
In ceaseless effort, in wise provision, in
the power of organization, of publicity
4 like to think of Dwight L. Moody in
Heaven. | like to think of him with his
Lord and with Elijah, Daniel, Paul, Au-
gustin, Luther, Wesley and Finney.
Farewell for little time, great heart |
May double portion of the spirit be
youchsafed to US who remain"
Rev. Mr.. Torrey followed DR.. Scho- |
field. His eulogy was based upon Mr..
Moody's life, exemplifying the grace
of God.
Following Mr.. Torrey, remarks
We're made by Rev. II. G. Weston, of
Crozier theological seminary, Chester,
Pa; Rev. A. L. Pierson, of Brooklyn,
N T.; Bishop Mallalieu, of Boston,
and Rev. j. w. Chapman, of New
York.
The body was then carried TO the
burial place at Round Top. The
chorus sang Jesus, Lover of My
Soul" and after prayer and hene-
diction the body was lowered to its
resting place.
Services in New York.
New York, Dec. Memorial sery-
ices for Dwight Z. Moody, the evan
gelist, were held Tuesday in Galway
baptist church, simultaneously with
the funeral services at Mortified. The
auditorium of The church, which seats
about 5000 persons, was filled. The
service was OF an undenominationai
character, arranged by the friends OF
Alr, Moody here, and a number of min
lsters of all denominations were pres
ent The services opened with the
rendering Of Chopin's funeral march.
icy. T. r. Morse, assistant pastor 81
lhe church. conducted the ceremollIes
aqdresses we're delivered BY Rev Dr.
:. 5. Macarthur and Rev. Dir. Hills, OF
flymouth church, Brooklyn.
First Flag Pole on the Coast
IN the highest ground OF q long low
nil distant about one mile to the west
ward OF the little town of Bodega u
western Sonoma county, Cal, there
stands tall, somewhat decreplf REQ
wood flagstaff This ancient-looang
zoe IS about 60 feet in height, says the