The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-12-30
DWIGHT L. MOODY
CAREER OF TIE EVANGELIST

cAREER OF THE EVANGELIST
Noted for HIS Energy, Common ssass asa
Belief In the Bibis-AaA Great IaAs-
once Over Rich Men.
Dwight Lyman Moody, the evangel-
list, was born In Mortified. Franklin
county, Massachusetts, February 8.
1887. He received limited educa-
ton, and worked on farm till he
was II years old, when he be-
came a clerk in q shoe store in Bos-
ton. He united with Congregational
church soon afterward, and in 1855
went to Chicago. where he engaged
with enthusiasm in mission work
among the poor, and in less than year
established a Sunday school with
more than 1000 pupils. During the
Civil War he was employed by the
Christian Commission, and subsequent
ly by the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation of Chicago as lay mission
airy. A church was built for his con-
verts, and he became its unordained
pastor. In the fire of 1871 his church
and Mr.. Moody's house and furniture
were destroyed, but new and much
larger church has since been erected.
Al 1000 ny 4ho As NnA7
key, he visited Europe and instituted
q series of weekly day religious SER
vices in England, Scotland and Ireland,
which resulted In great religious awak-
snings in the principal cities in these
countries. The evangelists returned to
the United States In 1875 and organized
similar meetings in various parts OF
the country. In 1888 they again visited
Great Britain, and since that time have
been engaged In evangelistic work
there and In their own country.
Bishop II. w. Warren says of Mr..
Moody:
1.-THE first thing that strikeo one in
thinking of Mr.. Moody is the
prodigious extent of his influence. In
the field Of authorship his books by
the dozen are in such demand that
newsboys on nearly all trains carry
them. As a speaker, on both sides of
the Atlantic, he had addressed audi
ences limited only by the size Of the
auditoriums and armories. And this
not few times, but month after
month, year after year. As an educa-
tor his three schools at Mortified,
Massachusetts,, and one in Chicago, are
amazing successes. For seventeen
years he has brought scholars and pro-
world to his summer conferences and
Bible lectures. His influence over men
Of wealth was extraordinary. At his
request men gave up large accumula-
tons Of life time for philanthropy
and religion.
.'He would be very distinguished
man-author, professor. lecturer, lit
erary, scientific, historical or humor-
ous-who could have moiety of this |
mans influence in any one Of his de.
partments.
"It must be remembered that this
man rose out of humble life, received |
very meagre education, worked on a |
farm till he was. II years of age, and
never went to school thereafter
what In the secret of his success? |
Aside from the push of his strong will |
and the clearness Of his common sense,
what Of the influence of the environ |
mont to which he related himself
HE spoke the language OF the COM
mon people. As Luther largely made |
the Germs lar xuage by unweariedly
seeking the speech Of the common peo-
pie and embodying 1t in his translation
Of tho BibleA 70 Mi. Moody 20 spoke
that, like his MASTERY 1.-THE common peo-
pie heard him gladly
HE must have uttered what ap-
pealed to the human heart as true and
adapted to meet Its needs to have Sc.
cured the Endorsement Of such a hear
ing His ufterance of truth compelled
many q mars conscience to say, That
means me-
"But esr ecially, above all other
things, two reasons for Moody's inf1u-
ence must be stated.
"F1rst-He believed thoroughly and
in the Bible as a reliable
record of Gods dealing with men, past.
present and future. He was troubled
by NO doubts. entangled by no higher
criticism, appalled, by no impossible
ties. He thought what was impossible
with man might be possible with God,
in the Word as In the world.
"Second-He believed that God was
as really helper Of his humble and
obedient instruments to-day as ever in
the past"