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Dwight Lyman Moody
Dwight Lyman Moody 1837–99, American evangelist, b. Northfield, Mass. He became successful in business in Chicago, where he settled in 1856. His activities there as a Sunday-school teacher and superintendent were so successful that in 1861 he withdrew from business to devote himself to city missionary work. In 1870 he met Ira Sankey, who for a number of years thereafter was associated with him in evangelistic campaigns. They made two extended evangelical tours of Great Britain. Large crowds were also attracted to their meetings in the United States, and their collections of gospel hymns were received with great enthusiasm. Moody's preaching was simple, colorful, and direct; he stressed God's love and mercy rather than retribution and hellfire. His interest in religious education led him to found the Northfield Seminary for girls (1879) and the Mt. Hermon School for boys (1881), both in Northfield, Mass; in 1971 the two schools merged and became the Northfield Mt. Hermon School. In 1889 his Bible Institute for Home and Foreign Missions (now the Moody Bible Institute) opened in Chicago. The conferences for Christian workers that Moody inaugurated at Northfield, Mass., were annual gatherings.
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"Dwight Lyman Moody." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Dwight Lyman Moody." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Moody-Dw.html "Dwight Lyman Moody." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Moody-Dw.html |
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Moody, Dwight Lyman
Moody, Dwight Lyman (1837–99), American evangelist. Becoming a Congregationalist in 1856, Moody embarked on evangelistic work in connection with his Sunday School in Chicago. In 1870 he was joined by Ira David Sankey (1840–1908), who regularly accompanied his preaching with singing and organ-playing. They toured both America and Britain. The ‘Sankey and Moody Hymn Book’ (1873) incorporated many of the songs used by Sankey and other revivalists. Moody founded various institutions in the USA.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Moody, Dwight Lyman." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Moody, Dwight Lyman." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-MoodyDwightLyman.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Moody, Dwight Lyman." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-MoodyDwightLyman.html |
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Moody, Dwight Lyman
Moody, Dwight Lyman (1837–99),Massachusetts evangelist, associated after 1870 with Ira David Sankey (1840–1908), organist and singer, with whom he carried on a great revivalist campaign in the U.S. and Great Britain. Their collections of gospel hymns were extremely popular. Moody established a chain of educational institutions based on his own plans. Their work is described in Sankey's My Life and the Story of the Gospel Hymns (1906).
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Moody, Dwight Lyman." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Moody, Dwight Lyman." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-MoodyDwightLyman.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Moody, Dwight Lyman." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-MoodyDwightLyman.html |
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Moody, Dwight Lyman
Moody, Dwight Lyman (1837–99). American revivalist preacher. A tour of Britain in 1873 met an enthusiastic response, and Moody, along with his organist and song leader Ira D. Sankey, became internationally famous. Moody's meetings were characterized by respectability and lack of hell-fire sensationalism. Moody was a Congregationalist, but like other evangelists to follow, he worked mainly outside denominational boundaries.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Moody, Dwight Lyman." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Moody, Dwight Lyman." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-MoodyDwightLyman.html JOHN BOWKER. "Moody, Dwight Lyman." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-MoodyDwightLyman.html |
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