The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-27
Services over the Remains Of the
Noted Evangelist
Held Before 4 Large Audience at East
Mortified, Mass. Yesterday.
The Body Placed In It's Last Rest
ing Place at RoundtOp-E1o-
quent Eulogy Paid the Deceased
by Rev. DR.. Schofe1d.

EAST NORTHF1ELD (MaSS.), Dec.
R6-Funeral services over the remains
of Dwight L. Moody were held at the
Congregational Church to-day before a
large audience. Men who for many
years have been connected with Mr..
Moody's work took part. Rev. c. L.
Schofield, d. D., officiated, assisted by
Rev. A. Torrey of the Moody Bible In
stitute, Chicago.
There were services at the late resi-
dence of Mr.. Moody early in the day.
only relatives and close friends being
present. DR.. Schofield read the scrip
lures, and Mr.. Torrey offered prayer
When the family had withdrawn the
corpse, which had been permitted to
remain upon a leather couch, was
placed in the casket. The body was
borne to the church by about fifty stu
dents from the Mortified Institute. Be-
fore the bier was raised white roses
were sprinkled about the casket. DR..
Schofield and Mr.. Torrey led the process
sion, while following the bier came the
following honorary pall-bearers: Ira d.
Sankey and George c. Stebbins Of
Brooklyn, r. C. Morse and d. w. Nc
Williams of New York, Rev. w. ].
Herdman and Rev. George c. Needham
Of Philadelphia.
The bier was placed in front Of the
pulpit and the lid of the casket was
removed. A large number Of villagers
and visitors then krsan 10 lie past the
body. Mr.. Moody's face had every ap-
pearance of one enjoying peaceful sleep.
The body remained on view in the
church until 2 o'clock.
At the public funeral service the mu-
sic was rendered by a choir of 100 stu
dents. An invocation was followed by
the scripture lesson, read by Rev. A. T.
Plerson of Brooklyn.
DIR. Schofield then delivered the eul-
ogy: I'VE are met, dear friends, not to
mourn a defeat, but to celebrate a tri-
umph. He walked with God and he
was not, for God took him. There in
the West in the presence of great au-
diences of 12,UUU of his fellow men,
tod spoke to him to lay it all down and
come home. He would have planned
il so.
This is not the place nor am l the
man TO present a study OF the life and
character of Dwight L. Moody. No one
will ever question that We are to-day
laying in the kindly bosom OF the earth
the mortal body of a great man.
Whether We measure greatness by
character, by qualities OF intellect or
by things alone, Dwight l.. Moody
must be accounted great.
The basis OF No Moody's charac-
ter was sincerity, genuineness. He had
an inveterate aversion to all forms of
sham, unhealthy and pretense. Most
OF all did he detest religious pretense
and cant.
Along with this fundamental quail
of righteousness. His first question
it right? But these two qualities,
necessarily at the bottom of all noble
characters, We're in him sunused and
transferred by death. In all these Mr.
Moody was in a wonderful degree
brave. magnanimous and unselfish.
Doubtless this uniettered New Eng
land country boy became what he was
by the grace of God.
The secret OF Dwight L. Moody's
power lay first in a definite experience
OF Christ's saying from the race. He
had passed out of death into life, and
he knew it; secondly, Mr.. Moody be-
iieved in the divine authority of the
scriptures. The Bible was to him the
voice of God, and he made it resound
as such in the consciences 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
conversion. Fourth, he was a man of
prayer. he believed in living and I'M
tettered God. But, filthy, MIR. Moody
believed in work, in ceaseless effort, in
wise provision, in the power of organi-
cation, of publicity. l like to think of
Dwight l.. Moody in heaven. l like to
think of him with his Lord and with
Elijah, Daniel, Paul, Augustin, Luther,
Wesley and Finney.
Farewell for a little time, great
heart, may a double portion of the
spirit be vouchsafed to us who remain"
The Rev. Mr.. Torrey followed DR..
Schofield. His eulogy was based on Mr..
Moody's life exemplifying the grace of
God.
Remarks were made by Rev. H. G.
Weston of Chester, Pa; Rev. A. T.
Pierson Of Brooklyn, Bishop Mallalieu
of Boston and Rev. ]. w. Chapman of
New York.
The body was then carried to the
burial place at Round Top The chorus
sang Jesus, Lover OF My Soul" and,
after prayer and benediction. the body
was lowered to its resting place.
FENIANS ORGANIZING.