Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-22
,,,d Evangelist Falls a Victim
to Heart Failure
nwASsTRIcKEN ON NOV. II
, Addressed $4,000 People In
ding at Kansas city, no.-A''
,.ss No, Considered Serious.


n, Moody, the famous evangelist
AZ at noon today
I vas not expected until yesterday
-. members of Mr.. Moody's family
,rmedlate circle OF friends that
,..,A would be the result Of his illness.
a. cause of death was general break
aovn. due to oyerwork Mr..
ysdy's heart had been weak for long
NM, and exertions put forth in connee-
-, with meeting In the West last
W ~ brought on a collapse from
~ as ne failed TO rally. The evange-
~ S,oke down In Kansas city, Mo-,
.fsre he was holding services about
-.rtb ago and the seriousness OF ms
.satlon was so apparent to the physi-
~ who were called TO attend him
", ,bey forced him to abandon his
-, and return 70 his home with all
'..s,ble speed. After he reached North
Eg eminent physicians were consulted
- everything done to prOlong life.
hpnstln issued last week commune
Ed Inc tldlngs to the public that Mr..
NAV was very I'll but that n little
CONVENIENT was noticed. This week
~ patient showed steady gain until
vsterday when he showed symptoms
nervousness, accompanied by weak
80 which caused the family much
srusty
This morning the weakness continued
IA ats O'clock Mr.. Moody called his
~ and children, telling them that
A end was not far off. The family
,naiaed close by the bedside all the
hrsnoon The evangelist was almost
No. from pain and occasionally he
msd with apparent ease. About the
as words he was heard to utter were;
4 have always been an ambitious
nan not TO lay up wealth, but 10 find
YORK to do.
lust before IL o'clock the watchers
saw that the end was approaching and
n exactly noon the great preacher
passed away.
Kansas City, NO., Dec. 22,-Dwlght L.
Moody, the evangelist. was stricken
win heart trouble In this city on No
NTluff 10 ldbks NUliN iibAAiio
meetings. al Convention Hall.
The meetings began on Sunday, Nov.
4 The crowds were immense, thou
ands Of people filling the hall afternoon
and evening OF each day. The strain
upon MI. Moody was great. He preached
Ms last sermon on Thursday night.
November l6, fully fifteen thousand peo-
Ne listening TO an earnest appeal that
rary stamped as one OF the evangelist 3
rsatest efforts. He was stricken the
Nxi morning at his hotel, but laugh
igy declared that he was all right. and
would be able to preach that afternoon.
He grew worse gradually and 1t was
deemed best for him to start for his
bone the next day, although the ply
aclan stated Mr.. Moody's condition was
iot necessarily serious.
Mr.. Moody first knew at o'clock last
tening that h. could not recover lie
vas satisfied that this was sO,and when
tn k.Gwtldse came to him, his words
tae
THE world is recedins and heaven
cpering"
pusilg the night Mr.. Moody had a
lumber Of sinking spells He "Ss.
hseyCi Kindness itself TO those about
tim At o'c,Cck this morning Dr. y.
Y Wee. me family phv' cdn, Nhu
sent TIE Eight az the home. was called
q The request OF Mr.. Moody. The pa.
lent was perspiring and requested
BIZ son-in-law, A. y. Fit, who spent
he first Of the night with him, to CAL
he physician that he might nose ne
'''mpioms. DR., Wood administered
hypOdermc injection Of strychna,
This caused the heart to perform It's
duties more regularly and Mr.. Moody
himself requested his son-in-law, Mr..
fit and DR.. Wood 10 retire. MI
Noodys eldest son, VIII Il. Moody, VINO
had been sleeping the first OF the night
spent the last half with his father. Al
iN this morning DR.. Wood was called
,ld when he reached Mr.. Moody's room.
lolnd his patient In a semi-consciOus
condition When Mr.. Moody recovered
Consciousness he said with all his old
Vyacity What's the matter, what's
going on here2"
Some member OF the family replied
FATHER. you have not been quite 50
We'll, and so We came TO see you
little later he said to his boys:
l have always been an ambitious
nan not ambitious to lay up wealth,
'ut TO leave you work to do"
In substance. Mr.. Moody urged his
Two boys and his son-in-law, Mr.. Fit,
% see that the schools In East North
ned, al Mount Hermoln and the CHI
eea Institute should receive their best
care. This they assured Mr. Moody
nat they would do. During the fore
noon Mrs. A. p. Fit his daughter,
'ald 70 Mr. Moody:
Father we cannot spare YOU"
Ar Moody's reply was;
4 am not going TO throw my life
away. II God has more work for me
70 DO, III not die"