D. L. Moody's Impact On The Children Of Chicago

D. L. Moody was born on February 5th, 1837 to Edwin and Betsy Moody. He was the sixth of eight children. His father died at age 41 when moody was only four years old, and a month after his father's death, his mother gave birth to twins. While moody was growing up, his mother struggled to support the family. He eventually would be sent away with some of his siblings to work for food and lodgings. At the age of seventeen moody moved to Boston to work for his uncle selling shoes. His uncle let him work at his shop, as long as he attended Mt. Vernon Congregational Church. Here he was apart of a Sunday School Class led by Edward Kimball. One day Edward came to talk to moody at his uncle's shop. He told Moody about the love of Jesus. Afterword he
This success did come, but he also becoming interested in starting a Sunday school class for the children of Chicago. His goal was to reach out to the children of Chicago with had little education, family problems, and a state of poor living. Many attended the class, and number of people coming continued to grow. Associates of moody suggested that he start his own church after seeing how many people had come to his class. So Moody founded the Illinois First Street Church which is now known as The Moody Church

During the 1860s, Mood spent a lot of his time ministering to soldiers involved in the American Civil War. This ministry started when camp Douglas was established outside of Chicago for volunteer troops. In !861 Moody went with a few others to camp Douglas to speak to the soldiers stationed their. For the next four years he went all over the country ministering to thousands of Union and Confederate
L. Moody was born on February 5th, 1837 to Edwin and Betsy Moody. He was the sixth of eight children. His father died at age 41 when Moody was only four years old: one month later, his mother gave birth to twins. After his fathers death, Moody's mother struggled to support the family. With only a fifth grade education, Moody was sent away with some of his siblings to work for food and lodgings. At the age of seventeen he moved to Boston to work for his uncle selling shoes. His uncle allowed him to work at his shop, as long as he attended Mt. Vernon Congregational Church. There he attended a Sunday school Class led by Edward Kimball. One day Edward came to visit Moody at his uncle's shop. He spoke to Moody about the love of Jesus, and Moody responded in faith and dedicated his life to God.

In 1856 Moody, moved to Chicago in hopes of building a successful shoe business which he achieved. During this time, he became interested in starting a Sunday school class for the children of Chicago. His goal was to reach out to the youth of Chicago, those with little education, family problems, and who lived in a state of poverty. Many attended, and the class continued to grow. After seeing the number of people attending his class, Moody's associates suggested that he start his own. In 1864, Moody founded the Illinois First Street Church which is now known as The Moody