New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-17

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phasized, and also the great stress which ne laio
upon the elements of evangestical faith
After Nj Jacobs had sung Saved by Grace,
/ Mr. Morgan paid a loving tribute 10 George Mac
! Gregor who died few months after Mr.. Moody
MacGregor and Morgan here in 1897 ana 1883
and the friendship between them was like that De-
! tween David and Jonathan The Scotch brother ne
said was Natures gentleman, so beautIuI py
nature that Grace did not have much to do IN
forming his character 1t did in the lives OF some
men He hal an artist soul. He a soldier Nv
ing an intense life. He had not killed himself by
+ overwork. had suggested. Inc moment
had come when his work really with the upper
I world and God took him Mr.. Morgan then said:
What can say of Mr. Moody? George Mac
Gregor was my brother but Mr. Moody was too
great for that; he was father TO me M Ny 5 per
ton, according TO the measure OF the hesrt
hi thro6 S%e then may claim to have known him. for
it my privilege to have come very near near
to him in the rpest years of his life Perhaps that
is the better way to put it; ] know On Inat ne
came very near to me mrs shM MN saw him on
two occasions then; that masteriul ma man o ma
Two pictures Of those old days are deeply engraved
| on my memory. In each the central inquire Is MI.
Me0b byoke9 aW Of God No more oTce BIZ
ing denunciation OF sin have ever heard ne "a a.
least twenty thousand. were hushed suodueu,
fborssnds Of peope stood face to face
! ing with their sins, startled and smitten. ,
70 the close Of an address on The Kings Invita-
ton to Marriage Supper OF the Lamp. Inc i ne
graciousness Of that invitation had possessed MIN
/ that night with force the deepest fountains
! great crowd moved by his Masters compassion,
pleading with tender urgency and me pa q
! those who will accept the invitation say, ! Will
and from every part Of the ha lnSIah!E'
did not see him for thirteen years but thr t2qT
e enef on an nv life that Should md it hard
CANE to f @ s for 6aT the or evening" STG n
as | was TO depart by an early train on the NOR
row. he said. oh shall see you IN the morning.
What did DO? have been n aSkfd re TRen i
naTrated TINS lncd noe fer and better men
have ever been glad TO do"
ne fb Ia man who swaved From that time he got
I nssrer 10 me- I'll he S'''P'' NY ''' ~
NEWS OF HIS DEATH.
When the news Of Mr. Moody's death reached
London. l tried to describe him as onf Wno MAS
did not sufficient, for he was at Least an
ocagon Of strength shall H fbe 6 Pg1 {e that
side is first which you first approach. nd, sroI,.
to aa pnTpo2e the oSe Of od was shed abroad
therein No theme so swayed and moved MIN P as
Tenderness was manifested in his life. 1t was
''i Second-Humor And is this NOT the other side
of tenderness? Is It not invariably the fact that
What relish he would listen to tell good story:
His merrient vas e0pst@n and ase }a the
day we sailed for home. Mr. Moody told Us the
man was converted at a Salvation Army meeting,
he said. AMI the next day he began 10 look around
TO see what he could do as a Christian worker,
He got in train to go to another town and he
felt that he must do something Sitting IN front
Of him looking very solemn ana sour
The SaIvationist leaned to him and said, kind
T rap hGRe H0e sad sad ooRng man Il am
professor in theological seminary 80.
a smile Il wouldn't let that stand between me and
What saving grace humor it, And yet never
him wound any one with his SATIRE. ana ne
Moe cam aimee ever Charge him With Having up
to a point TO make his audience laugh.
was se too real for him Yet his addresses always
sParked With hum0r and as n5Ve sat- h ny sg ns
crowds. have wondered at the power with which
inpSeda teiy With some fash Of humor
ThirdI,common sense do not like the Phrase
the people and exactly described the fact concern
squarely planted the reasonable He had no
fads in his beliefs or practices He had no obquity
Fourth,~Inslght. How quickly he summed up
men and movements! He seemed to have 49, most 3st
remarkable genius for discovering men htted tor
special spheres Of work and putting them in their
looking at the floor but while in that position he
had been looking clear through men. suppose few
faHH hS@ of %ok e b RPg With
them, few questions and he had their measure
If he not satisfied, manner of influence was
No gift perhaps served him better in the course
fth..Immediateness. There were, those who
spoke Of his impulsiveness. I am bound honestly 70
say never saw, it, vet ! can quite understand
R4T 5h2se 0 %9 q 0 a he n90 Was sos & W
full of energy and immediateness Everything
never moved until he had quiety considered His
capacity for consideration was great, and his out
and be in his mind convinced, nothing daunted him.
that he was Capable Of more than was evident
At the moment He was kind Of repository Of
When deeply moved he was IN speech and influence
siigRtS upon himself He had the master passion
Of all passions that Of being able quietly 10 hold
| in check all his feelings until the moment when
some person Or community dear to his heart; be
70 59f heSE 9f d Waf him @as
delightful than his broad sympathies. He had his
he never allowed them to press him into narrow
diiffered from him Perhaps it vii never be known
the extent to which he suffered through his devo-
ton TO from whom he differed. That breadth
was rewarded by the confidence Of all sorts and
Eighth-Modesty This have written last not
because it was least, but because its statement
youngest Of US If we were speaking Of his Lord
and Master. A man Of so varied parts. many will
imagine, must have been II canger Of pride, yet
matter Of fact no more simple minded soul did
What is the explanation of the force and light
Of the life now passed beyond our view? The
Church membership in Boston When ems yonh His is
evident desire the records say was TO do the will
he yielded himself to that Astounding grace which
drdsd himself unreservedy to Cod and the whole
man, being sanctifed in Christ Jesus by faith was
sactfed in the actualities of his life by the Holy
Spirit Of God. Therein lay the secret charm Of his
personality as Christian man How shall We best
preserve his memory? The answer is in Hebrews
| xiii. IS: Remember them which had the tense
! is changed the rule you who have
! spoken unto you the Word of God. whose faith
! follow considering the end of their Conversations
| Jesus Chilst. the same yesterday and to-day and
| forever
Whose faith follow? Do not attempt to initiate
him Initiate his faith. That is the injunction
! You wlll make a terrible mistake If YOU initiate
| rim. Initiate his faith. the principle Of his ac-
ton, the underlying forces that made him leader
| among men, speaking the Word of God with power
| We want 10 be saved from host Of little Moodys
! one great one is enough. and then remember this
| in closing-the Master remains Jesus Christ is