The Men Behind Moody

This book provides a brief history of evangelist D.L. Moody and the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. D.L. Moody was born in 1837 and grew up in Massachusetts. He moved to Chicago in 1856. Before the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln visited Moody's church in Chicago. During the Civil War, Moody was a volunteer chaplain. He preached to Union and Confederate soldiers. In 1870, Moody met the powerful singer Ira Sankey in Indianapolis, Indiana. Together they formed an effective partnership. In 1871, the great Chicago fire destroyed Moody's home and church. Besides his work in the U.S., Moody also toured Great Britain and Ireland as an evangelist. In 1886, Moody founded what would become the Moody Bible Institute. In 1899, the evangelist died and was buried in Massachusetts. The rest of this book describes the development of the Moody Bible Institute from its inception into the 1980's. Various of the school's leaders are described. Its various ministries and outreaches are listed. The history of the campus and its buildings is given.