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NPOV

I think that perhaps someone who is less enamoured with Moody and his accomplishments should write his biographical entry. Lord have mercy, this is the man that popularized Dispensationalism in America and our hagiographic author prefers rather to speak of crowd estimates. Sheesh. WFD Moody was a man who learned to yield himself to God, it wasn't that he accomplished much but that God accomplished it through him.

That kind of response is exactly what is wrong here, I'm afraid. This article is in need of some serious work to bring it up to an NPOV standard. Tarc 21:35, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tarc, please point out which parts of the text you believe need work. I'd like to see this article in better shape as well. --Ktdreyer 03:04, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. I know nothing about this man, so don't feel comfortable editing this article myself. But, as it stands, it's little more than hagiography. 64.109.251.85 20:46, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Photo caption

The photo is dated circa 1900, yet the article lists his death as December 1899. Surely he is alive in the photo? 24.215.155.9 17:06, 9 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

What? No mention of Sankey?

I cannot think of any reason why an article on Moody fails to mention a name so frequently coupled with Moody - Sankey. ACEO 18:55, 9 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Err...so add it! Akradecki 22:47, 9 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Adding detail

I've tried to add some verifiable detail to the article. Hope this helps. He's an interesting man; more would be better. Daderot 21:28, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Nonresistance?

I have read that he taught nonresistance. If this is true, should it be added?

"There has never been a time in my life when I felt I could take a gun and shoot down a fellow being. In this respect I am a Quaker." DL Moody [1]

68.118.72.67 17:02, 16 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

One statement cannot be used as indicative of an entire personal philosophy...if you can come up with a bit more comprehensive reference, though, yes it should be added. Akradecki 17:14, 16 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the reply. Have you had a chance to see the source link? It provides a little more detail. 68.118.72.67 17:18, 16 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

==Possible correction on schools founded in Massachusetts

I attended Mount Hermon school from 1970-1971 and then its successor, Northfield Mt. Hermon school from 1971-1974. The article says that DL Moody founded three schools that became NMH. To the best of my knowledge there were just two schools that combined to make Northfield Mt. Hermon. They were Northfield School for Girls and Mt. Hermon School for boys. An earlier name for Northfield was Northfield Seminary. Northfield was founded in 1879 and Mt. Hermon was founded in 1881.