Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

Ira David Sankey, an evangelist, singer, and composer, was born in 1840 at Edinburgh, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, the son of David and Mary Sankey. He was age 36, when their sketch was written.

Excerpt from The American Evangelists, D. L. Moody and Ira D. Sankey, in Great Britain and Ireland That the present religious movement in Great Britain, Which it has pleased God to further through the American evangelists, is entitled to adequate and permanent record in book-form on this continent, no one can doubt, to Whom its extent and character are known. If any apology is needed for the editors in under taking this work, it Will be found in their personal knowledge of Messrs. Moody and Sankey, deep inter est in the scenes of their Christian labors, and acquaintance With the brethren beloved Who have stood by them, co-operated in their efforts, and borne cheerful testimony to the moral and spiritual results. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.