The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-26
LAST RITES.
Funeral Service Over Remains
of Dwight L. Moody.

East Mortified, Mass, Dec. 26.-Fun-
era1 services over the remains OF
Dwight L. Moody were held at the Con-
gregational church today before a large
audience Men who for many years
have been connected with Mr.. MOODY
work took part. Rev. @. L. Schoheld,
Torrey of the Moody Bible institute,
Chicago. There were services at the
late residence of Mr.. Moody early IN
the day, only relatives and close friends
being present.
DR.. SchofeId read the Scriptures and
Mr.. Torrey offered prayer.
When the family had withdrawn, the
corpse, which had been permitted to
remain upon q leather couch, was
placed in the casket, which was OF sim
pie design, black covered and open at
full length. The body was borne to the
church on an OblOng, black covered bier
by about forty students of the North
field institute. Before the bier was
raised, white roses were sprink1ed about
the casket. Dr. Schofield and Mr.. Tor
rey led the procession, while following
the bier came the following honorary
paIlbearers: Ira D. Sankey and Geo
c. Stebbins of Brooklyn; R. G Morse
and D w. McWilliams, New York: Rev.
w. J. Herdman and Rev. George Z.
Needham of Philadelphia
The bier was placed in front of the
pulpit and lid of the casket was re-
moved showing spray OF palm ana IVY
extending from the feet to the breast
A large number of villagers and visitors
then began to file past the body. Mr..
one enjoying peaceful sleep. The body
remained on view in the church until
2 o'clock
At the public funeral service, the
music was rendered by the choir OF $50
students. An Invocation was followed
by the scripture lesson, read by Rev. A.
T. Pierson of Brooklyn DR.. Schoheld
then delivered the eulOgy in which he
gave an estimate of the man and his
work and made extended reference to
the source of his greatness. DR.. Scho-
81 Tv7 nrf
I'VE are met dear friends, not to
mourn a defeat, but to celebrate trl-
umph. He walked with God and he
was not; for God took him There IN
the west, in the presence OF great audi
ences of 10000 of his fellow men, God
spoke to 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 L. Moody. No one
will ever question that we are today
laying in the kindly bosom of the earth,
the mortal body of a great man.
Whether we measure greatness py
character, by qualities of intellect or
by things alone, Dwight L. Moody must
| be accounted great.
THE basis of Mr.. Moody's character was
sincerity, genuineneSS. He had an in
veterate aversion to all forms of sham.
unreality and pretenSe. Most of all did
he deteSt religious pretenSe ana cant.
along with this fundamental quail
ity Mr.. Moody cherished a great love of
Righteousness. His first questions con
corning any proposed action was Is it
| right but these two qualities neces-
| sarily at the bottom of all noble char
| acterS were in him SuffuSed and trans
! figured by divine grace. Besides all
/ this, Mr.. Moody was in a wonderful de-
/ gree brave, nagnanimOus and unselnsh.
| Doubtless this unlettered New England
country boy became what he was by
the grace of God.
| The secret of Dwight L. MOody's
! power lay: First, in a definite expert
! -sr.Ase rs,rr q n n
! passed out of death into life and he
knew it.
| Secondly, Mr. Moody believed 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 con-
! sciences of men.
Thirdly, he was baptised with the
| Holy spirit and knew that he was. 1t
was to him as definite an experience as
| his conversion.
.'Fourthly, he was a man of prayer.
| He believed in a living and unfettered
| God. But filthy, Mr.. Moody believed
/ in work, in ceaSeleSS effort in wise pro-
| vision, in the power of organization of
| publicity. I like to think of Dwight L.
| Moody in heaven. I like to think of
him with his Lord and with Elijah, Dan
! ieI, Paul, Augustin, Luther, Wesley and
| Finney.
Farewell, for a little time, great
| heart, may a double portion Of the spir-
it be vouchsafed to US who remain
| The Rev Mr. TOrrey followed DR..
| Schofeld. His eulogy was based upon
Mr.. AIoody's life exemplifying the grace
] of God.
| Following Mr. Torrey, remarks were
! made by the Rev. H. G.. Weston of
! Crozier Theological seminary, Chester,
/ Pa; the Rev. A. 7. Pierson of Brooklyn,
| N. Y; Bishop Mallalieu of Boston and
/ Rev. J. W. Chapman of New York.
| The body was then carried to the bur
| ial place at Round Top. The choir sang
| Jesus Lover of My SouI' and after
| prayer and benediction, the body
| was lowered to its resting place.