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MOODY IS ENTOMBED.
Remains Of the Great Evangelist
Laid to Rest.
FUNERAL SERVICES ARE DESCRIBED.
Rev. DR.. schofield Delivers a Simple
But Beautiful Eulogy-BodyP Placed
in the Grave-Memorial Serv-
ice In New York.

gregational church Tuesday before a
large audience.
Men who for many years have been
connected with Mr.. Moody's work took
part. Rev. C. I. Schofield, d. D., oil
ciated, 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-
tives and close friends being present.
DR.. Schofeld read the Scriptures and
Mr.. Torrey offered prayer.
Borne to the Church.
a When the family had withdrawn. the
corpse, which had been permitted to re-
main upon leathern couch, was placed
in the casket, which was of simple de-
sign, black covered, and open at full
length. The body was borne to the
church on an oblong, black-covered
bier, by about 40 students from the
Mortified institute. Before the bier
was raised white roses were sprinkled
about the casket. DR.. 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. c.
Morse and d. w. McWilliams, New
York; Rev. w. j. Herdman and Rev.
George G. Needham, of Philadelphia.
The bier was placed in front of the pull
pit and the lid of the casket was re-
moved, showing 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. I. Pierson, of Brooklyn
DIR. 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.
4 EuIogy by Rev. schoield.
Dr. Schofeld said in part:
1--WE are met, dear friends, not to mourn
q defeat but to celebrate a triumph. He
walked with God and he was not, for God
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 1t SO. This is not
the place nor am the man to present a
study of the life and character of Dwight
u. Moody. No one will ever question that
ave are to-day laying in the kindly bosom
of the earth the mortal body of great
man.
whether we measure greatness by char
acter, by qualities of intellect or by things
alone, Dwight L. 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, I'M
reality and pretense Most of all did he
hetest religious pretense. cant.
BY the Grace of God.
{ "Along with this fundamental quality
MIR. Moody cherished great love of right
eousness. His first question concerning
any proposed action was: is it right?
But these two qualities necessarily at the
bottom Of all noble characters We're in him
Buffused and TRANSPORTED by divine grace.
Besides all this Mr.. Moody was in won
herful degree brave, magnanimous and I'M
selfish. Doubtless this unlettered New Eng
land boy became what he was by the grace
of God.
/. Believed the Bible.
1.-THE secret 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 author
dty of the Scriptures. The Bible was to
him the voice of God and he made it re-
Sound as such in the conscences of men.
Thirdly, he was baptized with the Holy
Spirit and knew that he was. 1t was to
him as definite an experience as his CONVEX
sion.
3 "Fourthly he was man of prayer. He
believed in living and unfettered God.
s Believed in Work.
"But filthy, Mr. Moody believed in work,
In ceaseless effort, in wise provision, in
the power of organization, of publicity.
I 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 a double portion of the spirit be
Houchsafed to us who remain"
Rev. Mr.. Torrey followed DR.. Scho-
Held. His eulogy was based upon Mr..
Moody's life, exerplifying the grace
of God.
Following Mr.. Torrey, remarks
were made by Rev. II. G. Weston, of
Crozier theological seminary, Chester,
Pa; Rev. A. Z. Pierson, of Brooklyn,
N. Y; Bishop Mallalieu, of Boston,
and Rev. j. W. Chapman, of New
York.
Z. The body was then carried to the
burial place at Round Top. The
chorus sang Jesus, Lover of My
Soul" and after prayer and bene.
Fiction the body was lowered to its
resting place.
Services In New York.
Y New York, Dec. 27.-Memorial serv.
ices for Dwight L. Moody, the evan
gelist, were held Tuesday in Calvary
Baptist church, simultaneously with
the funeral services at Mortified. The
auditorium of the church, which seats
about 5000 persons, was filed. The
service was of an undenominationa
character, arranged by the friends OF
Mr.. Moody here, and number of min
listers of all denominations We're pres
ent. The services opened with the
rendering of Chopin's funeral march
Rev. +. R. Morse, assistant pastor Of
the church, conducted the ceremonies
Addresses were delivered by Rev. DR.
n. S. Macarthur and Rev. DR.. Hills, Of
plymouth church, Brooklyn.
Will Meet in Fort Worth.
Denver, Col, Dec. 27.-President
John w. Springer, of the National Live
Sock aSsnciafion has issuad the Of