Chapman, J. Wilbur. The Life and Work of Dwight L. Moody: Presented to the Christian World as A Tribute to the Memory of the Greatest Apostle of the Age. Philadelphia & Chicago: International Publishing Co, 1900. First Edition. [10140]
Teal cloth decorated in silver & gilt, applied illustration of Moody to front cover, 9 1/4 x 6 3/4 inches. Biding is a bit worn and soiled, tight. 550 clean pp. with many b/w plates. The text pages are dark due to paper quality. Good. Hardcover.
"Profusely illustrated with reproductions from Original Photographs and Rare Old Prints, including several Authentic Portraits of Mr. Moody, some of which are here published for the first time."
This biography places extra attention on those phases of Moody's life and ministry that were personally known to the author. Their personal friendship, the Moody Bible Institute, and Moody's funeral and burial are detailed at some length. There are also chapters by other friends of Moody, such as Gen. O. O. Howard and Dr. Wharton.
John Wilbur Chapman (1859-1918), American evangelist, Presbyterian, traveled extensively with the gospel singer Charles Alexander. He was also for many years a co-worker with D. L. Moody, and served as vice president of the Moody Bible Institute.