New-York tribune., 1900-01-01
"REMINISCENCES OF MR.. MOODY.
ADDRESSES IN MEMORY OF THE EVANGELIST
TACT AND COMMON SENSE ILLUSTRATED.

ADDRESSES IN MEMORY OF THE EVANGELIST
TACT AND COMMON SENSE ILLUSTRATED.
The Rev John Bancroft Devins spoke yesterday
afternoon at the Broadway Tabernacle on MIR.
Moody's death and BURIAL Taking for his text
the words in the Book of the Acts describing
Barnabas. He good man, and full of the
Holy Ghost and of faith" he showed that they
were equally applicable to Mr. Moody, who had
many noble traits. goodness being of the chief.
with all his heart Mr.. Moody loved the good'
said the speaker with all the intensity OF his
he hated evil. In early life he had heard
man say that the Lord had never been able to
show what he could do through thoroughly
consecrated man. Within human limitations, he
a entirely under the influence of the
Holy Spirit; he manifested the fruit the Spirit
in his daily life He pre-eminently a of
faith He loved to tell of who in
trodueed as a woman of great faith. Not woman
of great faith her reply but a woman of
faith in a great God
Bishop W. F. Mallalieu, OF Boston, at the funeral
said of Mr. Moody: "A mighty uplift and in
spiration must come to each one IF US as we think
of his character and his achievements for he was
One who never turned his back. but marched
breast forward;
Never doubted clouds would break.
Never dreamed though right were worsted wrong
would triumph.
Many incidents illustrating Mr.. Moody's tact and
common sense were given by Mr. Devins. After a
stirring address at Northfeld. in which the ex-
remely conservative views of the Bible were
emphasized, member of the New-York Presbytery
said: Mr.. Moody. may not have a prayer Of
fered for the higher critics?"
No, let US sing instead the hymn:
How firm foundation We saints of the Lord
Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word -
Being presented with great deal of formality
to nobleman in a London hall, where he was
preaching. Mr.. Moody said. with characteristic
disregard for titles: "Glad to meet YOU Lord
Please take these chairs down the aisle to those
IWo old women Perhaps they little deaf =
Then as the distinguished visitor became a servant
Mr.. Moody turned to of the workers and sole.
see that the Lord gets good seat, too
lfe, said one who knew him we'll I'm his
youth he was tempted by poverty before which,
many a man has fallen, but poverty proved a
stepping stone to him Then came his ereat teron
tation OF prosperity and popularity which have
carried down great multitude of good men bnP
ne used them as means of doing greater good. Then
even heIplessness, and he used them as means OF
THE sympathetic voice that swaved the r,,,I+,
tude Is hushed said the speaker in closing ''The
a, burden for souls has ceased TO beat To nsa
ms own words, spoken not long ago: He's gone
up nlgher-that is all; gone out of this old tene-
ment INTO house that is immortal into a body
that death cannot touch, that sin cannot tein{
a body fashioned like unto His own glorious hod,,
Now the laborers task is DER
Now the battle day is past
Now upon the farther shore
LANDS the Voyager at last.
FATHER, in thy gracious keeping
Leave me now. Thy servant sleepinr'-
In the evening the Rev. James A OConnar and
MI DeV1ns spoke upon Lessons from the ifa
OF MT Moody" at Christs Mission. in West
The Rev. DIR. Charles E. jefferson Of the BROAD
way Tabernacle. discussed THE Work Of Mr.
Moody at the evening service.