The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-25
THE RIGHTEOUS IN REINSURANCE.
Dr. Chapman Paid Tribute to the
Late Evangelist Moody.


The late Dwight L. Moody, who died
few days ago, was the subject of an ad-
dress at the Duffy Street Baptist Church
last night by the pastor, Rev. DR.. James
u. Chapman, who took his text from
Psalms 1l2, 6: ''The righteous shall be
mad IN everlasting remembrance" Epit-
omized Dr. Chapman's talk was as fol-
lows:
need not stop to prove Mr.. Moody's
IIsHteousnessi / may assume that and go
on. IN his death the church in the United
STATES mas lost perhaps, the foremost man
OF TINS generation. He was not the most
learned, nor the most eloquent, nor the
most brilliant yet his influence for truth
was powerfully felt by men all over the
world. lie was the leader of every as
sembly, where he worked and this, not
by assumption, but, as it seemed, by
divine right. He was a Y. NJ. c. A.
leader, Sunday School leader, an evange-
INST, pastor, powerful organizer, and
the founder of a number of great insti-
tutions. The period of his life will be
memorable in church history, made so by
the masterful impress of his personality.
He knew whom he believed, had burn
ing love for his Master. and an intense
love for souls. He was ever trying to do
his Masters will. His one talent was TO
love Jesus
Like many of this countTys great men,
ne was reared country boy. This was
amid dire poverty, with a widowed moth
er to struggle for the maintenance of nine
children. Some advised her to bind them
out. but her trust in God wavered not, and
she kept them all with her. Moody was
rot a studious hey, nor a lover of books,
but he was a great lover of nature, and
in this school he received much of his
early training.
After his conversion in Boston he went
to Chicago at the age of 10, and entered
store as a clerk. He was honest and proved
a good salesman. He began to hunt
place for teaching in a Sunday School. He
searched out some street waits for his
first class. So successful was he That he
decided to begin a school of his own in
the toughest part of Chicago. Other work.
ers Joined him, and he soon had school
numbering 6OO This school grew till it had
more than one thousand.
"Mr. Moodys work at this time was mar
velous. He clerked all day and at even
ings and on Sundays he worked for this
school A strong church is now established
as a result of this work. and DR.. TORY is
its pastor.
"Whie in England first, Mr.. Moody met
with Mr. Henry Vorley then pastor
in London who said to him. ut yet re-
mains to be seen by the world what the
Lord can do with a man who is wholly
consecrated to him." Mr.. Moody resolved
to give himself thus to the Lord and he
did.
ION his second visit to England, Mr.
Moody was accompanied by Ira d. San
key the sweet singer, and they created
an impression in England, Scotland ana
ireland second to no evangelists of the
world. He preached for nearly two years
and throngs attended his services every
where. His first meeting in York was In
a hall with seven; at his last, In Man
chester. there were many thousands
His fame and power did not diminish,
but rather increased when he came back
to this country, in rs. His meetings in
Brooklyn, Philadelphia. New York and
Boston were attended by crowds so i'm
mense that no place could be found large
enough to hold them Since that time he
has touched nearly every city in this
country in his evangelistic work.
HE has left many enduring mon
uments of his work. Apart from the
many people converted, he has established
the Bible Institute of Chicago the Col
portage Society and the two great schools
at Northfield, one for boys and one for
girls.
'NIr Moody as man and preacher
is a little hard to analytic. He
was a man of perfect integrity, a great
organizer and he possessed a wonderful
genius for work. He seems to have never
grown tired
LAS a preacher he was full of cor
rectness-true eloquence-and of faith and
of the Holy Spirit. He believed that he
was sent of God and he went forth as the
servant, not the master. If one should
ask what was the secret of This mans
success, it could be answered only by
saying that he was a man full of faith
and of the Holy Ghost"