Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-26
December 2G-Grain
MOODY OBsEQUIEs.
Funeral Services Held Mt East North
field Today.

NUM- Mass, December
26.-The funeral services over the remains
of Dwight L. Moody were held at the Con-
gregational Church here today before a
very large audience Men who for many
years have been connected with Mr..
Moody's work took part
Rev c. l. Scofeld. d. D.. OBLIGATED, as
sisted by Rev. r. A. Torrey of the Moody
Blpie institute. Chicago. There were ser
vices at the late residence of Mr. Moody
early In the day, only relatives and close
friends being present DIR. Scofield read
the Scriptures, and Mr.. Torrey offered
prayer.
When the family had withdrawn. the
corpse which had been permitted TO re-
main upon a leather couch, was placed I'm
t me cas aH which was of simple design,
piack-covered and open at full length
The body was borne to the church on an
oplong, undiscovered bier by about forty
students from the Northfeld Institute
Before the bier was raised white roses
We're sprinkled about the casket DR. Seo-
field and Mr.. Torrey led the procession.
while following the bier came the following
honorary pall-bearers: Ira D. Sankey and
George c. Stebbns of Brooklyn; r 9.
Morse and ID. W. McWillams. New York;
Rev. w. j. Herdman and Rev. George c
Needham OF Philadelphia.
The bier was placed in front of the pui.
pit and the lid of the casket was removed.
showing spray of palm and ivy extending
from the feet to the breast. A large num-
file past the body. Mir. Moody's face had
every appearance Of one enjoying peaceful
sleep.
The body remained on view in the church
until O'Clock. At the public fuueuai serv-
Ice the music was rendered by the choir Of
80 students. An invocation was followed
by the Scripture lesson, read by Rev. A. 7.
Pierson Of Brooklyn.
DIR. Scofield then delivered the eulogy. In
which he gave an estimate Of the man and
his work.
field His eulogy was based upon Mr..
God.
Following Mr.. Torrey remarks were
made by the Rev. II. @. Weston Of Crozier
Theological Seminary. Chester, Pa; the
Rev. A. T. Pierson of Brooklyn, y. Y;
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 Ny
Soul, and. after prayer and heucdiction
the body was lowered to its resting place.
Euiogy of the Dead Evangelist.
The euiogy was delivered by the Rev. q.
]. Schofeld. who said Of the dead evan
gelist:
I'VE are met, dear friends, not to mourn
a defeat, but to celebrate a triumph He
walked with God and he WAS not for God
took linn. There in the west, in the pres
ence of great audiences of 1000 of Ids
ieliow 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
L the man to present study of the life
and character of Dwight l.. Moody No
one VIII ever question that we are TODAY
laying in the kindly bosom of the eaTfh
the mortal body OF a great man
nhelhef We measure greatness by char
ecteri by qualities Of intellect. or by things
alone, Dwight L. Moody must he accounted
great. The basis of Mr.. Moody's character
was sincerity, genuineness. He had an in
Veterate aversion to all forms Of sham
unreaiity and pretense. Most Of an aid he
uetest religious pretense, cant
along with this fundamental quality
hr moody cherished great love of right
sousness. Ills nrst question concerning any
proposed action was, is Il riehtq' m,
these two qualities, necessarily al the bot
tom or all noble characters. were in him
suHused and TRANSPORTED by divine graca
Pestues aII this, Mr.. Moody was in Won
ueIIul degree brave, magnanimous and nm
Selhsh. Doubtless this unlettered New Eng
t ,S country boy became what he was by
the grace of God
The secret Of Dwight L. Moody's nousr
,aE: First, IN a definite experience Of
Chrlsts saving grace He had passed ont
OF death into life, and he knew n So
omuty, Mf. Moody believed in the divine
authority of the Scriptures The Bible was
% MIN the verse OF God, and he made IN
resound as such in the consciences of mon
lhrdly, he was baptized with the Holy
spirit ana knew that he was. II was 10
MIN as definite an experience as his con-
version. 0 ~oi
tourthly, he vas a man Of PRAYER. He
believed in a living and unfettered cod
But nfthIy, Mr.. Moody believed in work
IN ceaseiess effort, in wise provision. in the
power OF orsanization, OF publicity.
l ike TO think OF Dwight /. Moody In
heaven ] ike to think of him with his
Lord and with Elijah, Daniel. Paul An.
CUISINE Luther. Wesley and Finney.
fdie"eli, Tor little time, great heart!
May a double portion Of The snjrit he
Fouchsaied to us who remainr'