Son of a Meth­od­ist min­is­ter, Mo­ment was ed­u­cat­ed at Prince­ton Un­i­ver­si­ty (BA 1896) and Hart­ford The­o­lo­gi­cal Sem­in­a­ry (BD 1906). He began his career teaching at the Law­rence­ville school about five miles from Prince­ton (1898-1904). He held pas­tor­ates in East Orange, New Jer­sey (1904-8); Jer­sey Ci­ty, New Jer­sey (1908-11); High St. Pres­by­ter­i­an Church, New­ark, New Jer­sey (1911-18) ; and the Cre­scent Ave­nue Pres­by­ter­i­an Church, Plain­field, New Jer­sey (from 1919 un­til his re­tire­ment). From March to De­cem­ber 1918, Mo­ment was the Re­li­gious Work Sec­re­tary for the Young Men’s Christ­ian As­so­ci­a­tion at Camp Up­ton, Yap­hank, Long Is­land, New York. He lived in Plain­field, New Jersey, from at least 1920 un­til his death.

1. God of Com­pas­sion, in Mercy Befriend Us
2. Men and Child­ren Ev­ery­where