Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-12-29
D. L. MOODY NO MORE
Worlds Greatest Evangelist
Dies In New England.
STRICKEN In THE WEST A MONTH AGO
The End Was Not Unexpected and n
Fitting Close to the Earthly Life
of the Famous Prencher-Re-
markabIe Career Sketched

NORTHFIELD, Mass, Dec 23.-
Dwight L. Moody, the evangelist, who
died at his home here yesterday morning
had been i'll for about a month with heart
trouble. He had to stop in the middle of
meeting on Nov. II at Kansas City,
where he was conducting revival services.
There had been great interest taken in
the meetings, and Mr.. Moody had over
exerted himself in his effort to make him
self heard by the crowds which filled the
great auditorium and by his failure to
take sufficient rest and nourishment. A
consultation of physicians was held on
the following day, and Mr.. Moody was
told that he must have absolute rest. He
left Mt once for his home here. lie did
not lose confidence that he would recover
but after his arrival here the improve
ment which his friends had hoped to see
did not appear.
Mr.. Moody's end was peace al. 1t was
high noon. He had been sleeping for
some time, when suddenly he opened his
eyes and joyously exclaimed:
II see the earth receding. Heaven is
opening. God is calling me-" With this
triumphal utterance the greatest evangel-
list Of the century went home.
Dwight Lyman Moody was born at
Mortified, Mass, on Feb. 5, 1887. He
had only a limited schooling and worked
on a farm until he was II years old
when, going to Boston, he obtained en-
ployment as clerk in shoe store In
the course of two years in Boston he
joined the Congregational church. Going
to Chicago in 1886, he continued in ac-
tive business and began at the same time
70 in, IL, .
poor. He built up Sunday school of
over 1000 children and during the civil
war served as a member of the Christian
commission. Later he became Il lay mis-
sionary of the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION of Chicago. The church built
for his converts was destroyed in the
Chicago fire of 1871, but was afterward
rebuilt
1t was in 1873 that Mr.. Moody, accom-
panied by Ira u. Sankey, began the work
that made Moody and Saukcy" a house
hold phrase both in this country and
abroad. Preacher and singer in paitncr-
ship, the two men in that year went to
England. where they instituted n series
of weekday religious services that at
tracted great audiences and aroused
great enthusiasm. Returning TO America
in 1915, they organized similar revival
meetings all over this country and CON
tinued the work year after year. They
again visited England in 1883.
The summer schools conducted at
Mortified drew large attendance from
far and near. Late in June of each year
there was an assembly at which hun
dreds of college students engaged in
Bible study and athletics shrewdly COM
bined by Mr.. Moody and Il corps of his
young assistants. A yearly conference
for college girls naturally followed in re-
cent years. while there was still another
gathering of older persons in August of
every summer. when many of the best
known leaders of devotional worship,
both American and British, were heard
at Northfcld.
The Moody and Sankey book Of Gospel
Hymns and Sacred Songs" of which L.
p. Bliss was a joint composer, is said to
have reached in the course of 20 years
sale of 20,0O0,000 volumes. 1t has been
described as a gospel gold mine" and
although the collection was several times
revised the old No. | remained the best
seller. The total royalties for a score of
years were said to have amounted to
more than 81 ,250.000
The funeral will be held Tuesday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock