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D.L. Moody - A Life: Innovator, Evangelist, World Changer
Product Description
He burst on the fusty corridors of Victorian spirituality like a breath of fresh air, regaling one prime minister with his sense of humor and touching the lives of seven presidents.
Who was this man? A visionary educator and fundraiser, D. L. Moody was also a renowned evangelist in the nineteenth century. Long before radio and television, he brought the transformative message of the gospel before 100 million people on both sides of the Atlantic. Thousands of underprivileged young people were educated in the schools he established, and before the Civil War, he went to a place no one else would: the slums of Chicago called, "Little Hell." The mission he started in an abandoned saloon drew children by the hundreds and prompted a visit from President-elect, Abraham Lincoln, in 1860.
Drawing on the best, most recent scholarship, D. L. Moody—A Life chronicles the incredible journey of one of the great souls of history.
About the Author
KEVIN BELMONTEholds a B.A. in English from Gor- •
Moody, D[wight] L[yman] (1837-1899)
American evangelist
Born in Northfield, Massachusetts, Moody left home at age 17 to work in his uncle’s shoe store in Boston. Converted under the influence of his Sunday school teacher, he joined a Congregational church. In 1856 he headed for Chicago, where he engaged in a variety of business pursuits and evangelistic work. He started a Sunday school in 1858 and served as an evangelist and relief worker with the U.S. Christian Commission during the Civil War. In 1863 he organized the independent Illinois Street Church in Chicago, and in 1866 he became president of the city’s YMCA. Moody made a preaching tour of major British cities during the years 1873 to 1875, during which he and songster Ira Sankey attracted enormous crowds. For the next five years he conducted urban revivals in America’s largest cities, then returned to Great Britain for another series of meetings from 1881 to 1884. His urban campaigns in North America continued until 1891, when he began to focus on other endeavors.
Moody’s efforts helped to shape a new and ardently evang
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Dwight L. Moody
American evangelist (1837–1899)
Dwight Lyman Moody (February 5, 1837 – December 22, 1899), also known as D. L. Moody, was an American evangelist and publisher connected with Keswickianism, who founded the Moody Church, Northfield School and Mount Hermon School in Massachusetts (now Northfield Mount Hermon School), Moody Bible Institute, and Moody Publishers.[1] One of his most famous quotes was "Faith makes all things possible... Love makes all things easy." Moody gave up his lucrative boot and shoe business to devote his life to revivalism, working first in the Civil War with Union troops through YMCA in the United States Christian Commission. In Chicago, he built one of the major evangelical centers in the nation, which is still active. Working with singer Ira Sankey, he toured the country and the British Isles, drawing large crowds with a dynamic speaking style.
Early life
Dwight Moody was born in Northfield, Massachusetts, as the seventh child of a large family. His father, Edwin J. Moody (1800–1841), was a small farmer and s
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