Moses Easterly Lard (1818–1880) was an American preacher, writer, and editor whose influential ministry within the Restoration Movement left a lasting mark on 19th-century American Christianity. Born on October 29, 1818, in Bedford County, Tennessee, he was the son of Leaven Lard, a Scotch-descended farmer and hunter, and Mary, a deeply pious Baptist. After his father’s death from smallpox in 1829, shortly following the family’s move to Ray County, Missouri, Lard faced a childhood of poverty and hardship. Largely self-educated, he worked as a tailor before entering Bethany College in Virginia at age 27 in 1845, graduating as valedictorian in 1849. He married Mary Ann Riffe in 1842, supporting his family through preaching and tailoring. Lard’s preaching career began in Missouri, where he served churches in Independence, Liberty, Camden Point, and St. Joseph, becoming a prominent voice in the Restoration Movement under Alexander Campbell’s mentorship. In 1857, Campbell tasked him with rebutting Baptist J.B. Jeter’s Campbellism Examined, resulting in Lard’s A Review of Rev. J.B. Jeter’s Book Entitled “Campbellism Examined”, a work praised for its incisive logic. He founded Lard’s Quarterly (1863–1868), edited The Apostolic Times (1869–1872), and authored the acclaimed Commentary on Paul’s Letter to Romans (1875). Known for his eloquent, scripture-saturated sermons, he preached across Missouri and Kentucky until fleeing to Canada during the Civil War due to his refusal to swear a federal loyalty oath. Lard died of cancer on June 17, 1880, in Lexington, Kentucky, and was buried in Mt. Mora Cemetery in St. Joseph, Missouri, leaving a legacy as a gifted orator and scholar. His wife died shortly after, and they rest together.