The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-09
TRIBUTE TO MOODY'S LIFE,
BIG MEMORIAL MEETING ~ CAR
SEGIE NAIL YESTERDAY.

SEGIE NAIL YESTERDAY.
Men Who Knew the Evangelist Tell OF His
Greatness, Goodness and the lmperish-
able Features OF His work-Appeai FOR
Funds to Garry On His Institution.
The memorial service. which the friends OF
Dwight J.. Moody arranged last week. was held
In Carnegie Hall yesterday afternoon. and was
attended by a throng OF mon and women that
packed the great auditorium to the doors. On
the platform were dozens OF ministers OF tho
gospel and others who have been identified
with the work to which Moody devoted his life.
William /. Dodge. who was always n great ad-
mirer OF the evangelist. presided. and he sug-
gested that the services be opened with the
singing OF one OF Moody's favorlte hymns: In
the Cross OF Christ l Glory Ira ID. Sankey.
Mr.. Moody's old associate, led the singing.
There were scripture reading by tho Rev. A.. 7.
Pierson and a prayer by the Rev. John Balcom
Shaw. after which Mr.. Dodge made an address.
In the whole history OF the Church Of
Christ" said he. few men can be found who
have touched so many hearts and influenced
no many lives as the man we came here to re-
member. and to thank God for. to-day. 1t is
no exaggeration to say that II all who knew
and loved him nswered the summons to these
services In his memory it would take a hall
ton times as large as this one to hold them all.
There is not to be a note OF sadness or a touch
OF ~funereal gloom in our service. We are only
here to thank God for such u life and to pray
that the influence OF it may continue. He Is
not dead he has merely gone to a better life.
and no Is with us to-day in the spirit. His was
an eternal Christian life. His theology was
simple and his creed was God. He carried
Gods message all over tho world.
Tho carly life OF Dwight l.. Moody was very
simple. He had little education and no special
gifts OF utterance. but there were two great in
fiuences that came into this early life and
directed him ever afterward. Ono was the
com pan Tor and brotherhood OF the Young
Mems Christian Associations aud the other, IN
even greater and stronger influence, was his
beginning to study the Bible. He had the idea
ut frat that II God wanted him for his work he
would put words in his mouth. and so his early
efforts were failures and his addresses were
repetitions OF one another. A benevolent
gentleman talked with him and told him that
what he needed to do was to 20 and study
the Bible. Mr.. Moody followed the advice
with the greatest intensity. He got from
1t an arsenal OF fact. promise and warning.
which he had used with magnificent power,
His was the most intense and superb en-
thusiasm that | ever knew. but il was tenn.
pered with marvellous common sense. He had
q wonderful lntultlvc knowledge OF men, lie
was a great preacher, but those who knew him
knew that In his personal talks lay his greatest
power. The most powerful sermon | ever
heard from him was one night. lust after mid
night. when we were walking along Madison
avenue together. and n man came up TO US aud
asked Mr.. Moody how he should 90 about II TO
accept Christ, n a few concise eIear,cnt sen,
that there was no getting away from lt. aud he
made a Christian out of him then and there;
Nj Moody vas master OF men. Dut' Tithal.
the most modest man ] ever knew. IL was
with the greatest difficulty that he could ever
be induced to speak OF himself. In later years
he grew mellow and threw on many q the
that he was ashamed OF what he had once said
OF the wicked extravaganza. OF New, YORK
women, and ne also sald ;hat ne S %Ss a Shnrcn
remarking that there was no church IN the
country where CHRIST is preached SO simply.
Ihe Res. Wilton Merle Smith, who was next
called upon. said Of Mr.. Moody:
He was a hard driven man. hard driven OF
God. Our own little inspirations faded away
beside the giant power behind this man. This
man was as nightly driven as any man the
world has ever seen, And yet there Ia moth
ing that he had that you cannot AL have. Tho
else. was the God power. which Is possible to
you and to me. as It was TO h lm.'
The Rev. Theodore, l.. Cuyler said:
THE most extraordinary and unique gospel
preacher ever produced here has gone 10 MS
heavenly crown, TO him was allowed the priv
iiege Of pouring the gospel into more human
hearts than any man that ever lived, AMI he
was a typical American. with the smell of the
, Goi-blessed soil ot New England on him. IL
you asked me to mention the names OF tho two
greatest Americans that ever lived, men who
worked their way from obscurlty to positions
where they were " service othe world. men
whom our boys should study, should nnhtii-
Moody. God called both OF these men from
humble homes to do hs work.
'Moody's great heart, fired as II was with the
love OF Jesus, gave to his very utterances that
pathos which touched human hearts aud
brought weeping mulutudes 70 his "a plt: NJ,
Just before his trip TO Kansas cry. were in the
Fifth Avenue Presbyt.ri1n Church. and indt-
Gated p119monit,cn !92ty, the I illness ssod ihas : was
newspapers that Moody IL dead, it isn't SO.
God gave me the eiit Of Ire everlasting
Aye. aye. thanks be to God, Moody,s alive,
Moody Is living. and his spirit 10 In this nail
with US this afternoon
RObrrt Fulton Cutting SAID;
1T Is mauy years since | saw MI. Moody at
his home. but | have been q richer man over
since. He had a simple. direct manner, so
essentially human. that u reached all. lie
knew men as few did. and he reached then, by
the Transparency Of his own life. In the midst
of his most magnificent successes he seemed 10
have no conception Of his own part IN them.
He t kgGE bis no& aeI b,n and he H fn0 ISr Sis d Sjns BY,
when he gave mis- life to- God"
The Rev. d, J. Burrell said:
~ COOL man has gone nome ana We can 7 90
sorry. Il was a wonderful death. was 1t notl
And il ought to have been a wonderful death.
for Il was a wonderful life that went before 1t.
He followed Jesus Christ, who came into the
world to do one thing, and he said: That one
thing will | do | tim going T.. erect a monu-
ment to him in my m nisterltl life. | am going
10 love the Bible better because he loved IL 80.
and ] am going to love God better haesNse he
loved him SO"
John Wanamaker was to have spoken next.
but Mr.. Dodge read a despatch from him In
which he stated that illness kept him at his
home in Philadelphia. Mr.. Wanamaker par
t~icularly requested that Mr.. SaDkey take his
place and Mr.. Dodge called on Mr.. Sankey.
The lattler gave a very beautiful account Of the
burial OF Moody at Mortified. and In speaking
OF Mrs. Moody he said:
"One OF the greatest powers In Moody life
was the partner God gave him. Honor and
credit to her. moro than to any other living
being, for his successful career"
The Kew. DR.. A. {. Dixon said OF Mr.. Moody:
There was no need uf Mr.. Moody performing
miracles. He was one himself. Gods work Is
a miracle and God Almighty certainly worked
through Dwight l.. Moody. He was u man Of
greai rover. He began life without in luence,
but he got influence through power. His was
a great trust in God and he power OF his life
was God at work. | always felt, after hearing
Mr.. Moody. not ike praislng Moody. but like
praising God. | could feel Gods wonderful
sympathy and power whenever | talked to
him"
There were a number other speakers, among
them the Rev. J. VI. Buckley and John II. Mott.
who spoke OF Mr.. Moody's. work among col
lege students. Almost all ofthe speakers mnde
| uppapla for fnDls IN carry on Mr. MOplk's