D. L. Moody (1837-1899) was an American evangelist who founded the Northfield
Schools in Massachusetts, Moody Church and Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, and the Colportage Association. Ira Sankey was solo singer/music
director for their evangelistic campaigns in both the United States and Great Britain.
Emma
Revell Moody: Born in London in 1842, her family emigrated to
Chicago in 1849, when she was only seven. After graduating from high
school, she taught briefly, and in 1862 she married D.L. Moody. The
Lord blessed them with several children. Emma served with her husband
in Sunday school work and evangelistic campaigns, doing much of his
correspondence. She died in 1903.
