The silver star., 1899-12-29
DWIGHT L. Noon
cAREER OF rAE svANos, !!
Noted for iiis Energy. Common s.,.
Heiicf In the Bibis-Had sr... |, \
ence Over Rich Men

Dwight Lyman Moody, tho e,..
list, was born in Northfield. E,sa
county, Massachusetts, Fehmal
1887. He received n limIicd
tion, and worked on a farm I'M @
was II years old. when ha l
came a clerk in shoe store in \
ton. He united with Conrresmoas ~
church soon nfterward, and nu, IL I.
went to Chicago, where he an!
with enthusiasm In mission
among the poor. and in less tbnn
established u Sunday scboo,
more than 1000 pupils. Duriu.
Civil War he was employed :,
Christian Commission, and subsoTc.
ly by the Young Mems Cbristiar
citation Of Chicago as n Inv MA,
ary. A church was built for hs
verts, and he became its unord,,s
pastor. In the fire of 1871 His cnn.
and Mr.. MOOdy's house and furn,.l
were destroyed, but n new and ~.
larger church has since been era..'
In 1873. accompanied by Ira n y
key, he visited Europe and ins,,,s
a series of weekly day relirions
vices in England, Scotland and Irs,.
which resulted in great religions ss.
enings in the principal cities in n.
countries. The evangelists retnrrss1
the United States in 1875 and organ,
similar meetings in various parts
the country. In 1883 they again yi,u5
Great Britain, and since that tims \.
been engaged in evangelistIc :.
there and in their own country
Bishop II. w. Warren saws NJ
Moody:
"The first thing that strikes ON.
thinking of Mr.. Moody "a
prodlgious extent of his influence
the field of authorship his hook,
the dozen are In such demand 4.
newsboys on nearly all trains or|
them. As a speaker, on both sid,
the Atlantic. he had addressed \,
ences limited only by the size Of +
auditoriums and armories. And i
not a few times. but month ~
month. year after year. As an edu,
tor his three schools at Nonh6.1
Massachusetts,. and one IN Chicaeo
amazing successes. For seyens,
years he has brought scholars and
fessors from all parts of the le,r,
world to his summer conferences
Bible lectures. His influence over
OF wealth was extraordinary. Al
request men gave up large accuu
tiOns of n life time for phiapthI
and religion.
He would bc n very distincuIi
man-author. professor. Lecturer
erary. scientific. historical or hun
ous-whO could have molety Of
mans influence In any one Of his
partments.
ut must be remembered that
man rose out of humble life. reed,
n very meagre education, worked
farm till he was IL years of age,
never went to school thereafter.
what is the secret of his suor
Aside from the push of his strone
and the clearness OF his common "A
what of the influence OF the envtl
ment to which he related himself!
HE spoke the language OF the d
mon people. AS Luther largely q
the German language by unweah1
seeking the speech OF the common
pie and embodying It In his trands
OF the Bible. SO Mr.. Moody so q
that. like his Master. "ihe common
pie heard him gladly
He must have uttered Whit
pealed to the human heart as true
adapted to meet It's needs to have
cured the Endorsement Of such \
Ing. His utterance OF truth comp
many n mans conscience to say. q
means me-
but especially. above all ii
things. two reasons for Moodys d
ence must be stated.
"Ffrst-He believed thoroughly
emphatically In the Bible as reEi
record of Gods dealing with men.
present and future. He was troul
by no doubts, entangled by no BID
criticism, appalled, by no impcsa
ties. He thought what was Impoed
with man might be possible with =
IN the Word as In the world.
"Second-He believed that God
ns renlly II helper OF his humble
obedient instruments to-day as esd
the past"