The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-27


neral services over the remains OF
Dwight L. Moody were held at the Con-
gregational church today before a large
audience Men who for many years
have been connected with Mr.. Moody s
work took part.
The Rev. C. I. Schofield. D. D.. offici-
ated, assisted by the Rev. A. A. Tor
rey Of the Moody Bible institute, Chi
cago.
There We're services at the late resi-
dence of Mr.. Moody early in the day,
only relatives and close friends being
present. DR.. Schofield read the Scrip
lures and Mr.. Torrey offered prayer.
When the family had withdrawn, the
corpse, which had been permitted to
remain upon leather couch. was plac-
ed in the casket. which was of simple
design, black covered, and open at full
length. The body was borne to the
church in an oblong. black-covered bier
by about forty students from the
Mortified institute. Before the bier
was raised. white roses were sprinkled
about the casket. DR.. SchOfield and
Mr.. Torrey led the procession, while fol-
lowing the bier came the following hon.
orary pail bearers: Ira D. Sankey and
George c. Stebbins of Brooklyn; r. c.
Morse and d. w. McWilliams of New
York; the Rev. w. j. Herdman and the
Rev. George C. Needham of Phiia-
delDhia-
Like In Peaceful Sleep.
The bier was placed in front of the
pulpit and the lid of the casket was
removed, 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 ap-
pearance of one enjoying peaceful
sleep. The body remained on view in
the church until o'clock.
At the public funeral service the mu-
sic was rendered by a choir of $50 stu
dents. An invocation was followed by
A l.. Pierson of Brooklyn. DR.. Scho-
field then delivered the eulogy:
I'VE are met. dear friends. not to
mourn defeat, but to celebrate a tri-
umph. He walked with God. and he
was not, for God took him. There in
the west, in the presence of great audi
ences of 1900 of his fellow men, God
spoke to him to lay all down and come
home. He would have planned it so.
to present q study of the life and char
acter of Dwight L. Moody. No one
will ever question that we are today
laying in the kindly bosom Of the earth
the mortal body of great man.
Was Great Man.
Whether we measure greatness by
character, by qualities of intellect or
by things alone, Dwight L. Moody must
be accounted great. The basis of Mr..
Moody's character was sincerity, gen.
uineness. He had an inveterate aver
sion to all forms of sham, unreality
and pretenSe. Most of all did he de-
test religious preteslse and cant.
Along with this fundamental quail
ity Mr.. Moody cherished a great love
of righteousness. His first question
concerning any proposed action was:
Is it right?' But these two qualities,
necessarily at the bottom of all noble
characters, were in him suffused and
tranafigured by divine grace. Besides
all this, Mr.. Moody was, in a wonderful
degree, magnanimous and unselfish.
Doubtless this unlettered New England
country boy became what he was by
the grace of God.
The sscret of Dwight L. Moody's
power lay, first, in definite experience
Of Christ'S saving grace. He had
passed out Of death into life. and he
knew it: secondly, Mr. Moody believed
in the divine authority of the scrip
lures. The Bible was to him the voice
of God, and he made it resound as such
in the consciences of men. Thirdly, he
was baptized with the Holy Spirit, and
knew that he was It was to him as
definite an experience as his CONVEX
sion Fourth, he was a man of prayer.
He believed in a living and unfettered
God But, filthy. Mr.. Moody believed
in work in ceaseless effort, in wise
provision, in the power of organization
of publicity. 1 like TO think of Dwight
L. Moody in heaven. 1 like to think
of him with his Lord and with Elijah,
Daniel, Paul, Augustin, Luther, Nes-
ley and Finney.
Consigned to the Grave.
Farewell for a little time, great
heart, NAV a double portion OF the
spirit be vouchsafed to us who remain. !"
The Rev. Mr.. Torrey followed Dr..
Schufield His eulogy was based on
Mr.. Moody's life exemplifyiLg the grace
Of God Remarks were made by the
Rev. H. G. Weston of Crozier Theolog-
ical seminary, Chester, Pa; the Rev.
A. T. Pierson of Brooklyn, N. Y. Bish-
Old Mallalieu of Boston and the 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 a benedicton. the
body was lowered to its resting place.
HELD MEMORIAL SERVICES.