Dwight L. Moody was undoubtedly one of the greatest evangelists of all time and someone who saw genuine revival, at times, during his ministry.
This was particularly true during his early ministry in Britain. His practical and organised approach to evangelism has served as a model for crusade evangelism down to the present day. Although his ministry was based a Chicago, Moody travelled more than a million miles and preached to more than a 100 million people during his extraordinarily fruitful ministry.
This book, unlike some others on Moody (and there are many), does not major on his revival experiences but is valuable in it’s presentation of the broader life and ministry of this prince of evangelists.
Dwight Lyman Moody was the Billy Graham of the 19th century, a child of a large working-class family who went on to preach to an entire nation... and its leaders: both Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant attended his revivals during their presidencies. Here, in a work that is part biography and part tribute, is the story of Moody's life-from his stolid New England childhood to his adult conversion to fundamentalist Christianity to his Chicago ministry and missionary work during the Civil War-and the story of his faith that inspired his fiery defense of the Bible and his massive evangelical crusades during the 1870s and 80s in both England and the United States. First published in 1900, just a year after Moody's death, this volume also includes essays and reflections on his life by those he worked with and motivated, and other accolades. And though more than a century separates us from Moody's power and influence, his life and work are at the root of today's orthodox fundamentalist Christianity-Moody continues to impact American culture today. Rev. AUGUSTUS WARNER WILLIAMS (1844-1920) is also the author of Bleeding Armenia (1896).
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Dwight L. Moody was undoubtedly one of the greatest evangelists of all time and someone who saw genuine revival, at times, during his ministry.
This was particularly true during his early ministry in Britain. His practical and organised approach to evangelism has served as a model for crusade evangelism down to the present day. Although his ministry was based a Chicago, Moody travelled more than a million miles and preached to more than a 100 million people during his extraordinarily fruitful ministry.
This book, unlike some others on Moody (and there are many), does not major on his revival experiences but is valuable in it’s presentation of the broader life and ministry of this prince of evangelists.
Dwight Lyman Moody was the Billy Graham of the 19th century, a child of a large working-class family who went on to preach to an entire nation... and its leaders: both Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant attended his revivals during their presidencies. Here, in a work that is part biography and part tribute, is the story of Moody's life-from his stolid New England childhood to his adult conversion to fundamentalist Christianity to his Chicago ministry and missionary work during the Civil War-and the story of his faith that inspired his fiery defense of the Bible and his massive evangelical crusades during the 1870s and 80s in both England and the United States. First published in 1900, just a year after Moody's death, this volume also includes essays and reflections on his life by those he worked with and motivated, and other accolades. And though more than a century separates us from Moody's power and influence, his life and work are at the root of today's orthodox fundamentalist Christianity-Moody continues to impact American culture today. Rev. AUGUSTUS WARNER WILLIAMS (1844-1920) is also the author of Bleeding Armenia (1896).