D.L. Moody
- On February 5, 1837 in Northfield, Massachusetts Dwight Lyman Moody
was born the sixth child of Edwin and Betsy Holton Moody. He started
Moody Church and preached in the slums, emphasizing literal interpretation
of the Bible and the need to prepare for the Second Coming. In 1870
he teamed up with the hymn writer Ira D. Sankey, and they began a series
of highly popular revival tours in Britain and the U.S. He also founded
the Bible Institute that bears his name.
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