The Life of Dwight L. Moody

by William R. Moody

Publisher:

Fleming H. Revell

, 1900

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Overview

The Life of Dwight L. Moody was written by his son, William R. Moody, in accordance with the request made by his father, D. L. Moody, shortly before he died. Although William was without extensive literary experience, he undertook the preparation of this biography with the purpose of correcting inaccuracies and misstatements that were being published in other “unauthorized” biographies. The lack of experience did not hinder the project, as The Life of Dwight L. Moody is a complete and remarkable record of the great evangelist, and William has garnished the volume with more than 100 photos from the family archive.

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Key Features

Provides an overview of D. L. Moody’s beliefs and ministry career
Offers the first authorized biography of D. L. Moody
Written by D. L. Moody’s son

Early Life
Leaving Home
Conversion
In Business in Chicago
First Attempts at Christian Work
Giving Up Business
City Missionary Work
The Civil War and the Christian Commission
Sunday-School Convention Work
Early Evangelistic Efforts
Christian Association Work
Young Men’s Christian Association Conventions
First Visit to Great Britain
Influence of Henry Moorehouse
The Chicago Fire and Its Results
First Extended Mission in Great Britain
Birth of the “Moody and Sankey Hymn-Book”
The Awakening in Edinburgh
In Glasgow and the Scottish Towns
Irish and English Cities
The London Campaign
The London Campaign Continued
Return to America
Brooklyn, Philadelphia, and New York
Chicago and Boston
Second Extended Mission in Great Britain
Later Missions in American Cities
Northfield Seminary
Mount Hermon Schools
The Bible Institute for Home and Foreign Missions
Among College Students
Northfield Conferences
Visit to the Holy Land
Capacity for Work
In Peril on the Deep
World’s Fair Campaign
The Use of the Press
Preparing Sermons
Asking and Answering Questions
Later Experiences with the Young Men’s Christian Associations
The Inquiry-Room
His Belief and Practice
Traits and Characteristics
In the Home Circle
Within the Gates
At Rest on Round Top
Memorial Services
Tributes from English Friends

Top Highlights

“‘Before my conversion,’ as he himself used to express it, ‘I worked towards the Cross, but since then I have worked from the Cross; then I worked to be saved, now I work because I am saved.’” (Page 41)

“Look here, friend, you’ve got grammar enough—what are you doing with it for the Master?’” (Page 61)

“His Spirit. Well, one day, in the city of New York—oh, what a day!—I cannot describe it, I seldom refer to it; it is almost too sacred an experience to name. Paul had an experience of which he never spoke for fourteen years. I can only say that God revealed Himself to me, and I had such an experience of His love that I had to ask Him to stay His hand. I went to preaching again. The sermons were not different; I did not present any new truths, and yet hundreds were converted. I would not now be placed back where I was before that blessed experience if you should give me all the world—it would be as the small dust of the balance.’” (Page 149)

“an iron constitution capable of great physical endurance and a capacity for hard, continuous work.” (Page 18)

“Don’t be afraid of using other men’s thoughts. The chances are that the man you get it from read it in some other form. There is practically very little that is original, and it’s better to give the best of others’ thoughts than what is poor, even if it is original.’” (Page 448)

Praise for the Print Edition

A great deal of unpublished material relative to Mr. Moody’s early life has been incorporated in this work, while the aims and purposes of the institutions which he built up in later years are well set forth. The friends of Mr. Moody will find in this volume a satisfactory record of his noble life work.

—Review of Reviews

There cannot be a moment’s hesitation in pronouncing this life of the departed evangelist, written by his son, William R. Moody, to be beyond question the desirable volume for the purchaser.

—Methodist Review

Such a life as this makes it easy to believe not only that his influence will be immortal, but also that he himself is alive forever.

—The New World: A Quarterly Review of Religion, Ethics, and Theology

Product Details

Title: The Life of Dwight L. Moody
Author: William R. Moody
Publisher: Fleming H. Revell
Publication Date: 1900
Pages: 590

William R. Moody (1869–1933) was president of The Northfield Schools and was the son of D. L. Moody. William was born in Chicago, IL on March 25, 1869 and graduated from Yale University in 1891 and earned a Litt.D. from Rutgers State University of New Jersey in 1924. In 1899, William succeeded his father in management of both schools and the Conferences, and in 1912 became the president of The Northfield Schools. He resigned in 1925.