The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-04
7ALxAaE oV DWIGHT I. MOODY.
Great Preacher Pays Loving and Eloquen
Tribute 20 Dead Evangelist.

7. Do Witt Talmsge, iu Tae Chrst
ian Herald, New York. in An edI.
torial entitled "Elthroned E9auge
list" says concerning the late Mr..
MOODY:
at was a shock to Cnristeudom-
the telegram that announced tue exlt
of Dwight l.. Moody. HIS illuess bad
alarmed ~; but no one is ready for
such worldwide calamity ss hss
fallen. We said TO ourselves: 'Wnat
will his lsy-eollege aud his church ~
Chicago do without himi Wnst will
Nortbfeld, with its institutions OF
learning and mercy, do without hiClf
What will the church uliverssl 90
without him.
the simple fact is that he has
done the work Of 500 men. The cities,
American and European, are full oi
the converts whom ne brought to G ID,
aud of Christians whom he Inspired
for higher usefulness. He taught the
pulplts how TO preach aud prayer
meetings how to pray and ph.lsn
thrOplsts how 10 c0utlbuie and
Chrlsusn workers how to triumph.
And ell the obscquies th9t may b.
written sud all the monuments that
may be built 10 his mem Jry canr o
make him dead. He lives IN the
words ne uttered. De lives IN the
books be has published. He lives in
the institutions he established. He
lives in the example of fidelity snd
righteousness aud zesl which he hss
set before all nations.
"And there is q c)nsolstory
thought in the fact that this good and
great man deserves rest. Wnst
tolls, what fatigdes Whist self.sacrl-
fee were his What pull upon MS
nerves and brain the vast Assem-
blages he addressed for more than
thirty year. What physical ard
mental reactions must always come
from such expenditure Of the lif-
forces No wonder his heArt gave
way. for it had broken thousand
times iu sympAtbies for the world be
wAs helping TO save. he was as muca
of msrtyr as Ls'imer or Ridley or
Hugh MePhail or Paul tue apostle.
Not the fires Of the stake nor tho X
Of the headsman touched him, bur be
WAS consumed with his zesl for God
snd souls.
Surely, after sll these years of
self-denyiug devotion, lie needed a
resi- for heart and head aud hand sui
foot. That rest has come. His lss'
Journey ended Joy to him, eyerlast-
ing JOY What throuc welcome d
him st the shining gate, They must
have known in heaven be was coming
A great throug Of those who hsd
reacned that city through his lastIu
mentality must have come out 10
welcome him, and the Christ to whom
be had invited uncouuled millions Of
souls. on both sides the sea, | sm
sure. greeted him with the words :
We'll done good sud faithful servant.
will make thee ruler over many
eities.'
Tine question will be asked: Who
will take MS plscei No ore. The
Lord does not want any one 10 take
his place. The first sermon | ever
heard Mr.. Moody preach was on the
tex: To every mau his work and
We must know that 20 two missions
in the world are alike. He fulfilled
MS mission, and others will Just as
well fulfill their missions. and the
work will 60 on until the day Of the
worlds complete GJspelization. But
neither on earth nor in heaven will
church militant or church triumphant
forget the spocslyptic Dwight i.
Moody.
1--WE we're always impressed with
the good common sense he mingled
with his evangelism. Going to .
town or city where be had been an
uounced, he would Immediately be
surrounded by the representatives OF
all the newspapers of that place and
by the correspondents representing
the press of other cities. he would
Immediately put before them his
plans snd ask their aid, and they
all became his coadjutors; and the
words be spoke in the evening would
the next morning be put before the
eyes Of all the intelligent people OF
those communities. The same COM
mon.sense be used in choosing CO.
workers, and in ignoring religious
cranks who would disturb his meet
ings he gave no time to the mere
techuicalties of religion, quarreled
with no denomination, and never,
tried to explain the inexplcsble. He
put a warmth into the Gospel invita-
tiou which was felt by all who heard,
and by all who resd.
"How kind and encouraging a
friend he was to the one who writes
this paragraph. may only hint.
From the day he csbled me to come
and help in his meetings IN London,
at the opening of his greatest work,
till the last brotberly words he utter
ed in these editorial rooms, he was to
me q cheer and an inspiration. No
tears could express my personal grief
at his going. Good by my dear
friend of many years, until we meet
again in our Fathers house to talk
over the times when in the same hsr-
vest field, side by side, We swung the
siekles
"On the desolated home at North
field may there come such influences
consolsiory that the sadness of the
esrthly parting may be overcome by
the certain JOY Of celestial reunionl
For such comfort for the bereft IN
our homes and 10 our churches, lei
us devoutly pray.
In this dark world Of sin and pain,
We only meet to part again;
But when we reach the heavenly shore,
We there shall meet to part no more.
The hope that we shall meet that day.
Should chase cur present gFiefs away.
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