The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-15
DWIGHT l. MOODY HONORED.
BIG MEMORIAL SERVICE 1T THE
HYPERION YESTERDAY.

BIG MEMORIAL SERVICE 1T THE
HYPERION YEsTERDAK
Auditorium Crowded With People Or
Every Faith Eulogtstio Addresses by
Prominent City Pastors-story or IIis
Connection With the Dead Ev.npeli.t
by Ira d. sankey- Overflow M Letting al
Calvary Baptist Church.
The memorial service in honor of the
late Dwight L. Moody at the Hyperion
yesterday afternoon was one Of the
most successful meetings of the kind
that has been held in this city in some
time. The audience that assembled to
honor the memory Of the great evan
gellst was such one as always greet
ed Mr.. Moody himself whenever he
spoke In New Haven, and the large ali-
ditorium was filed from pit to dome
with people. The specially invited guests
and speakers Of the occasion, who occu-
pied seats on the platform, numbered
all of two hundred Among the NUM-
Der was large gathering OF Yale men,
to whom Mr.. Moody had always acted
In the light Of protector and friend
Pierce N. Welch presided as chairman
during the service, and introduced the
various speakers. Besides Ira D. Sank
ey, whose name is lastingly linked with
that of Moody, there were Professor
Fisher Of the Yale Divinity school, Rev.
Gardiner Eldridge OF the First M. Z.
church, Rev. DR.. Brown Of the First
Presbyterian church, Mr.. Coffin of the
Yale x. M. G. A., William G.. Lbtze, sec
retary of the Y. M. G. A.; Secretary
Fenno Of the railroad branch Of the Y.
M. G. A., DR.. Baker of Trinity church,
DR.. Phillips of the Church of the Re
deemer, Rev. Mr.. Ferris Of the Calvary
Baptist church and Rev. Alexander r.
Irvine, director Of the religious work Of
the Y. M. G. A.
The number of speakers was so large
that nearly all were confined to short
addresses Of five minutes each. ana Iii
so short time many were unable to say
much that they would have liked to in
regard to their love and admiration for
the great preacher, but In what time
was given them each managed to ada
link to that long chain of eulogy which
has been forging itself in all parts Of
the world since Moody's death. Many
In their remarks spoke Of personal meet
ings with the great evangelist, and III
relating the occurrence each showed
how indelibly it had been stamped upon
his memory. Not all were Impressed
aboy o,t irti ~
gelist, but to man they testified their
admiration of the great solidity and
unity of his character.
Mr. Sankey sang two hymns during
the meeting, and rendered each with
much feeling One, entitled "Out OF the
Shadow Land" was written by him the
day after Moody died. In the chorus OF
this he was accompanied by the audi
ence at his own request.
The opening address of the service
was delivered by Professor Fisher who
spoke Of the secret Of Mr.. Moody's pow
sr. "He was bent upon one object
said the speaker-'the salvation OF men
N the good old-fashioned scriptural
sense Of the word. In pursuing that
Jbject he manifested peculiar persisten-
". Had Moody been an irritable man,
With his limited education, he would
lave been styled fanatic, but he was
lot. He had loving, tender nature
which made him truly catholic in all
lis doings. Mr.. Drummond said Of him
hat he had never seen man who re-
minded him so much Of the apostles
Prof Fisher here referred to an in
,ident Of Moody's life with which he
Go L.
le related as showing the great sinceri-
" Of the man. He said that about
wenty years ago he spent an evening
n company with Thurlow Weed Of
Iew York, and in the course of the
the talk turned on Moody.
Mr.. Weed, said the speaker, spoke very
warmly of Mr.. Moody, and said he
would send him (Prof. Fisher) a copy
f what he considered a very remark
BILE letter, which he had received short
Y before from Moody. Mr.. Weed had
een attending some Of the Moody
leetings and had sent a very generous
lift to the evangelist as token Of his
steem 1t was in acknowledgement Of
he gift that Moody wrote the letter.
his Prof. Fisher produced and read. It
the receipt Of the check
nd thanked Mr.. Weed for his kind
ess In 1t, though, Mr.. Moody express
d doubt as to whether he should accept
he gift or not. He asked Mr.. Weed
'hether If he (Moody) should reject the
lift of money as he (Mr. Weed) had re-
scted Gods gift he had the right to feel
lsulted. He expressed sorrow that
lch a noble and true friend should re-
lain unconverted, and in closing ex-
ressed the hope that when he saw
i'm again it would not be so.
"This," said the speaker, shows the
uality Of Moody. His forgetfulness Of
IF and devotion to the interests Of
ankind Were always his greatest at.
ibutes. His memory well deserves
hat honor it Is in our power to pay
Following Prof. Fisher Mr.. Welch in
oduced Ira d. Sankey. Mr.. Sankey
)oke in part as follows: 1t is twenty
ne years since the privilege of travel
& the world with Mr.. Moody was first
,corded me. And right here I want to
sar testimony that more noble and
nd hearted man I have never met.
he strong characteristic of Mr.. Moody
my mind was his. sreat common
nse We met in 1870 in indianapolis
has often been asked how we came
gether, said the speaker, and for the
nefit of the young people present l
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