How old is moody church

After securing his family's safety, Moody and his wife stayed on the north side of the city to help other residents. The fire finally burned out Tuesday afternoon, after consuming much of what Moody had built. This was a poignant time in Moody's life and the fire forced him to reevaluate his ministry. It was during this time of evaluation he realized he needed to heed the Lord's call on his life. For years, he had been moving forward and then asking God to support his plans.

He knew from this point on, his call was to preach the Word of God to the world. In June Moody made his first trip to the United Kingdom. While he was there a few close contacts urged him to come back in a year. Moody and Sankey traveled throughout the UK and Ireland holding meetings, helping fuel the revival that was slowly sweeping the region.

Moody's visit made a lasting impression, and inspired lay people across the region to begin children's ministries and ministry training schools for women.

Moody was revolutionary in his evangelistic approach. Despite conflicting counsel from friends and trusted contacts, he and Sankey traveled to Ireland during a time when Catholics and Protestants were constantly at odds with each other. Moody was different: he did not care what denomination a person claimed, but just wanted the message of Christ to be heard.

As a result, the revival swept into Ireland, and he won praises of both Catholics and Protestants. After two years overseas, the Moody family finally returned to the United States. They settled in Northfield, where Moody was born and raised, and he began to plan his next round of evangelistic city campaigns.

From October to May , Moody and three other evangelists toured through the major cities of the Midwest and Atlantic coast, preaching the message of salvation.

Moody would embark on yet another city campaign before the desire to train young Christian workers would grip him again.

Moody was on the cutting edge of ministry, and in , Moody opened the Northfield Seminary for Young Women to provide young women the opportunity to gain an education. Not long after, Moody created the Mount Hermon School for Boys with the same goal as the girls' school: to educate the poor and minorities. Moody had an amazing ability to bridge the gap between denominations, which was apparent in the diverse religious backgrounds of the school's students. Moody had been focused on ministry near his home in Northfield but he came out to Chicago to help raise money for the Society, support Dryer, and see his dream become a reality.

The Chicago Evangelization Society had been Moody's vision but really came to fruition because of Dryer's hard work. See History of Moody Bible Institute. By it was estimated that 5, student volunteers from America alone had come out of the program. Moody's vision for the mission movement grew as it spread around the world to Europe and South Africa. Moody continued to evangelize throughout America, often preaching in major cities and at various universities.

His heart was for his schools, and he spent much of his time in Northfield. Very early, Moody Church seems to have developed a strong sense of historical tradition, as shown by the various pamphlets written on the history of the church and the efforts to preserve and use its documents.

Folders and contain many of the pamphlets on church history that have been written. Often the latest version seems to be a somewhat modified version of the last. This folder also has programs from the dedication of the Clark and LaSalle structure.

In a church history center was dedicated and folder contains correspondence about people donating materials to it, as well as some of the documents themselves. Among the items in this folder are a booklet about the Cedar Lake conference grounds, a pamphlet on the history of Moody Sunday school, a brochure about a youth campaign by Bob Jones Jr. Gray's retirement May and his death November , and a pamphlet from the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Sunday school.

This folder also contains a diary from kept by someone only identified as Elisabeth S. It does not appear to have any connection to Moody Church. Also of interest to a student of the church's history are the plans in folder for the celebration of the jubilee, the material in folder about the celebration of the centennial of Dwight L.

Moody's birth, and, in folder , of a draft of a resolution from the Chicago Avenue Church to the Moody Church. Programs for historical services may also be found in Folder contains miscellaneous correspondence. Items of interest include a Christmas greeting card, a letter to Mrs.

Fred Champion. Folder contains a collection of historical recounts relating to Moody Church members and events. Items included in this folder are several updated drafts of those who have sung or spoken in the church ca. Folders , and contain miscellaneous items relating to additional aspects of Moody Church history. Several of these items relate to the history of the buildings, including a sketch of the original building which was burned in the Chicago fire and the North Side Tabernacle which was used for two years after the Chicago fire ; programs for the final service held in the Chicago Avenue structure; and a photo commemorative from the dedication of the Christian Life Center.

Accession , , , , December 6, Robert Shuster K. Cox S. These microfilm copies should be used by the researcher instead of the originals. The microfilm is available for inter-library loan. Each is multicolored and is intended to be given out for Sunday school Rally days.

On the back of each is printed the distributor from which the button was purchased. Paper pin back button, shaped like the Liberty Bell. Brown, with white letters spelling out "Rally Day. Each ribbon is two-color, with many different colors represented in the set, including white, red, purple, lilac and gold.

One is a book mark with instructions on how to read the Bible and the address and phone number of the church. The others were prepared for various special events and are imprinted with the date and title of that event, such as Rally Day, Family Supper, New Year's Eve, Sunday school Picnic, and a testimonial or remembrance of Mr.

Gaylord, probably A. Gaylord who was superintendent of the Sunday school from to Ribbons are all 2. They range in time from to , with some undated. Three boxed sets of Sunday school Offering envelopes, two for numbers and , one for number Boxes are 4. Round metal bank, shaped like a barrel and silver in color. Number stamped on the bottom. Intended for use by members of Moody Church to set aside money for the Church's interest fund.

Twelve inch wooden ruler. Messages printed it on announcing the Moody's Boys' and Girls' Club. Only the first, because of its intrinsic interest, is described in detail. All are tinted unless otherwise noted. Items that are drawings instead of photos are indicated. Moody The slides in this series appear to go together, but their order was supplied by the archivist. Possibly this series was created for the centenary of Moody's birth in Almost all of the first sixty-six slides were taken from The Life of Dwight L.

Moody by William R. Moody, published in Moody and J. Moody preaching in the Opera House, Haymarket, London in 22 Drawing of crowds outside of the Rink in Brooklyn, where Moody preached in October 23 Interior of Pennsylvania Railroad Depot, Philadelphia, where Moody held meetings in 24 Unidentified - large group in auditorium decorated with American flags 25 Drawing of the crowd in the Hippodrome during meetings meetings in New York City 26 Great Hall in Kansas City, MO, where Moody's last meetings were held in November 27 Drawing of Moody comforting passengers during a storm at sea when he was returning to the United states from England in 28 Drawing of Moody watching a game of Duck-on-the-Rock played by Mt.

Hermon students 29 Dwight L. Moody with his mother, his son William R. Torrey, Sr. Ironside, Bible in hand, standing in the pulpit of the Clark Street church 75 Group shot of Ironside with the elders and other male leaders of the Moody Church, ca.

Moody's birth in 77 Plaque from the front of the church, dedicating it to the preaching of the Gospel; ca. Fifteen color slides, apparently an incomplete series, showing scenes from the book of Esther in the Old Testament and illustrating the origins of the feast of Purim.

This set was put together from different sources, since their are slides from two distributors, George Kanzee and Edward M. Five color slides, apparently an incomplete series, showing scenes from the book of Ruth in the Old Testament; slides were apparently produced or sold by G.

Eighty-four slides, a few untinted but most in color, of scenes from the book by John Bunyan. A few slides are of scenes from Bunyan's life. This set was put together from several sources, since their are slides from several distributors, such as George Kanzee, Edward M. Kemp, and the Reilly Optical Instruments Co. Some scenes from the book are portrayed more than once by different artists.

The set also contains several scenes from Bunyan's life. Six color slides from an apparently incomplete set of scenes from the book by John Bunyan. Slides were apparently produced or sold by G. Forty color slides of scenes from the life of the founder of Methodism.

Slides were apparently produced or sold by the Pacific Stereopticon Company. Slides are in the order indicated by the number in the upper right corner The Life of Martin Luther. Fifty color slides of scenes from the life of Luther.

Slides in this set were apparently purchased from Edward M. There is with this set three pages of handwritten notes, indicating the correct order. This is roughly maintained, however there are slides on the list not included in the set and slides in the set not on the list. All the negatives are black and white, unless otherwise noted. Dinwiddie conducting choir and in his office.

Portrait negative. Founders day ceremonies. Scenes of the interior of the Clark Street Church, almost all of them nearly identical shots of the main auditorium. Scenes of children, parents, and staff at the church's day care center. Scenes from the annual foreign missions conference held at the church. Scenes from the annual home missions conferences held at the church. Scenes from the annual banquet. Moppet fashion show for little children, Festival of Faith, Daily Vacation Bible School, informal shots of teachers and classes.

Informal shots of arrival, crafts, sports, hiking, sermons at the church camp. Schaeffer talking to an audience at the church in Scenes from the annual banquet held at the church, shots of the staff preparing broadcasts.

With his family, preaching, at his farewell party. Installation ceremony, preaching, scenes around church. Poster with the names and photos of the sixteen missionaries of the Africa Inland Mission who were supported by Moody Church. Sometime between and Poster is printed on both sides. Fund raising appeal that describes the plans for the new Moody Church to be located on Clark Street.

Includes a great deal of text on the history of the church, the activities and facilities planned for the new building, photos of the previous homes of the church, sketches and floor plans of the new building, pledges of support from the various departments of the church. Moody Sunday school, Cradle Roll certificate, Poster shows a book divided into twenty-three pictures.

Each picture shows how Christ is relevant to a particular group or occupation, with a relevant Bible text. Drawings by W. Poster also includes photos of Russian pastors and the band of the Russian Bible Institute.

The meeting apparently was to raise support for evangelism in Russia. Two Besides text, they also include photos, apparently of AIC leaders and activities. Volume 8 No. February issue. Most but not all of the pictures are labeled. This appears to be only a fragment of a larger book. Some pages are loose, some pictures have been ripped out and some pages have been cut up. The scrapbook was put together by someone unnamed who had recently returned from a trip to visit mission stations in Guatemala.

Almost all pictures are labeled. Included in the album are pictures of colonial ruins, Indian weaving, street scenes in Guatemala City, Antigua and San Antonio, a New Year's Day procession, scenes of Indian life, activities at the Presbyterian Mission in Guatemala City, Guatemala pastors and laypeople, weddings, baptisms, sun worshipping ceremony, market day scenes, a procession of the Virgin Mary, scenes of the Garden of the Rose Orphanage, steamers, classes at the mission school in San Antonio, scenes at the mission hospital.

The string that bound the notebooks together is missing and the pages are probably not in their original order. Some of the photos and postcards are loose. Most pictures are labeled. Scenes of Muslim trader traveling by boats and caravans, Tuareg and Fulani also known as the Fulah tribesmen, villages, bridges, a prison gang building a road in southern Nigeria, the dress of women from different tribes, a native hospital and dispensary, canoes, the work of the Church Missionary Society in Zania, a Muslim chief, the girls school at Wushishi, Muslims praying.

Many pictures are missing, as is the front cover. Most of the photos appear to be of China Inland Mission programs in northern China. See map attached to one of the letters in folder Most photos are labeled. Possibly this photo album was put together by missionary Victor Plymire. Some photos are loose and stored with the album and some are missing. Kimura ' The photos show his evangelistic activities in Japan, his Japanese and Western missionary co-workers, and his family.

Pedlay, places where Kimura held meetings including factories, schools, rural areas, towns , grave of Nunukawa, a soldier who was persecuted for his faith, scenes of Japanese life, scenes from Kimura's preaching mission in Loo Chiou, Okinawa in , scenes from Kimura's preaching mission to various Pacific Islands such as Truk, Saipan, and others; scenes of Japanese administration of islands and naval forces.

During the summer, city children would be taken for two weeks to what was essentially a Christian camp. Covers are loose and some photos are missing.

Included are scenes of the staff, the large house where everyone stayed, the facilities, children playing, farm activities, hiking, the seashore, group shots of the children, picnics, games, calisthenics, Bible classes.

On the inside front cover is a typed explanation of the album. Also pasted on in the front pages of the book are some newsletter pictures of leaders of the church during Paul Rader's pastorate. The photos are apparently from , with a few on one page from Scenes of mission activities in various part of Africa, perhaps of workers supported by Moody Church.

Included are Nigerian village life, markets, Rukuba people, a chief's compound, horsemen gathering for a hunt, slaves, native preachers, catechumens class, Belgian Congo scenes, Agikuya people, a girls' school at Githumu, baptisms, African dances, marriages, Kenyan scenes, Rift Valley Academy, missionary homes.

Fulani also known as the Fulah people. Borden of his trip around the world with Rev. Walter Eerdman. Covers are loose. Photos of boat travel, Japanese urban and rural scenes, temples, Shanghai and other Chinese cities, U. Many photos badly faded. Each is captioned, although in dark ink on a dark page, so they are often very hard to read. All the photos are black and white, unless otherwise noted. Many folders contain newspaper pictures clipped from newspapers or magazines.

These are not included in the photo count at the end of each description. If there is no indication of the number of photos, the file contains 1 photo.

Portrait photo. Portrait photo, scenes from a seminar he led at Moody Church on outreach. Bakke is not necessarily in every one of these photos. Portrait photo of founder C. Speaking at the foreign mission conference held at Moody Church. Peter and Vera Deyneka standing together, color. Proof sheets of Dinwiddie leading Moody choir, portrait photos, candid shots.

She was the widow of both A. Dixon and Charles Alexander. A banquet held at Moody Church of Christian and Jewish leaders. Paul Rader preaching in downtown Chicago ca.

Goodger from folder , bicycle evangelist; group portrait of workers at the Union Gospel Center in Flint, Michigan, n. Portrait photo of A. Reid Jepson. Portrait photos. Portrait photo, Gray standing on street corner. Harrington preaching. Snapshots of Hermanson meeting with people. Portrait photo and speaking at a podium during the church's foreign mission conference.

Portrait photo and snapshot. Portrait photos, informal shots of Ironside visiting Moody's grave, preaching, mingling with members of the church, Ironside's tombstone, Ironside with Charles Porter, Peter Philpott, Gypsy Smith, Harry Herring, and John Ironside, Ironside with Philpott and others at the burning of the church's mortgage. Wide angle shot of Ironside in the pulpit preaching to a congregation that completely fills the auditorium and balcony of Moody Church.

Probably part of the century celebration of D. Moody's birth. Black and white. Glittenberg and wife, W. Percy Knight and wife in Shansi, the CIM headquarters in the International Settlement in Shanghai, effects of famine in an unidentified province, possibly in northwest China, Chinese official traveling in litter, preaching hall, Chinese evangelist Li Kuam Fah.

Esther Anderson, A. Bailey at Chibia, a group of orphans. Fred G. Portrait photos, sketches of Moody, Moody with his early Sunday school class, color postcard of the hall where Moody preached in Philadelphia. Instrumental groups of the church, including one led by Richard J.

Oliver and including Clarence Jones. Almost all pictures are of the Clark Street Church, including several of it being constructed in and Also in the folder are a few aerial photos of the neighborhood of the Clark Street church.

Church structure at Clark and North Avenue under construction. Photos and sketches of some of the buildings in which the church has met: the Chicago Street Church, the Moody Tabernacle, and the church on Clark Street no pictures of the Illinois Street Church or the North Side Tabernacle , as well as the church's office building. Included are many pictures of the main auditorium of the Clark Street church.

Each age has rekindled D. For over years, many have taken up the mantle of D. Moody and led this great congregation in the furtherance of the gospel. Godly men such as A. Dixon, P. Philpott, Harry A. Ironside, and Erwin W.

Lutzer among others have helped establish a legacy of service at The Moody Church. Under their visionary leadership, the congregation has grown, ministries have expanded, hearts and lives have been changed, and God has been glorified.