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What was a common challenge to Christian faith during the Gilded Age?
What was a common challenge to Christian faith during the Gilded Age?
- Lack of access to religious texts.
- Widespread acceptance of evolutionary theories that questioned biblical truths. (correct)
- Government restrictions on religious practices.
- Decline in church attendance due to economic hardships.
D.L. Moody initially worked as a missionary before entering the shoe business.
D.L. Moody initially worked as a missionary before entering the shoe business.
False (B)
What role did Ira Sankey play in D.L. Moody's meetings?
What role did Ira Sankey play in D.L. Moody's meetings?
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Ira Sankey's most famous song, which tells how Jesus rescues people lost in their sins, was called "The _______ and _______."
Ira Sankey's most famous song, which tells how Jesus rescues people lost in their sins, was called "The _______ and _______."
What innovative method did D.L. Moody use to promote his meetings?
What innovative method did D.L. Moody use to promote his meetings?
The public's response to Moody's preaching was minimal, with only a few people attending his meetings.
The public's response to Moody's preaching was minimal, with only a few people attending his meetings.
Besides increased wealth and opportunity, what were some prevalent issues in America at the end of the 1800s?
Besides increased wealth and opportunity, what were some prevalent issues in America at the end of the 1800s?
What did some people in the Gilded Age turn to instead of Christian faith to solve life's problems?
What did some people in the Gilded Age turn to instead of Christian faith to solve life's problems?
Match the following people with their role:
Match the following people with their role:
During the Gilded Age, many rejected the Christian faith that their _________ had taught them.
During the Gilded Age, many rejected the Christian faith that their _________ had taught them.
Flashcards
Faith during the Gilded Age
Faith during the Gilded Age
A period when faith in God was questioned due to the rise of Darwinism and skepticism towards biblical truths.
Dwight L. Moody
Dwight L. Moody
An influential evangelist during the Gilded Age who won thousands of people to Christ.
Ira Sankey
Ira Sankey
A singer and composer of gospel songs who traveled with D.L. Moody and helped prepare people to hear God's Word.
Moody's meeting promotion
Moody's meeting promotion
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Problems at the end of the 1800s
Problems at the end of the 1800s
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Study Notes
- During the Gilded Age, faith in God and the Bible was often mocked due to the widespread acceptance of Charles Darwin's evolution theories.
- Some Christians began to doubt key Bible truths, the deity of Jesus, and the concept of hell.
Dwight L. Moody
- D. L. Moody moved to Boston at 17 to work in his uncle's shoe store and started attending his church.
- Moody became a Christian after his Sunday school teacher spoke to him about Christ at the shoe store.
- Moody moved to Chicago, left the shoe business, and dedicated himself to missionary work and started his own Sunday school.
- After making friends in England, he was invited to preach in London.
- Moody used business methods like signs and newspaper ads to promote his meetings.
- His preaching led many to Christ, echoing the Great Awakening of the 1700s.
Ira Sankey
- Ira Sankey (late 1800s) was a singer and composer of gospel songs in the United States and Great Britain
- Ira Sankey began traveling with D. L. Moody in the 1870s.
- Sankey's singing was important in Moody's meetings which prepared people to hear God's Word.
- Sankey wrote music for over 1,000 gospel songs, including the famous "The Ninety and Nine."
- "The Ninety and Nine" illustrates Jesus' parable of the lost sheep and His rescue of those lost in sin.
The End of a Century
- At the close of the 1800s, America was prosperous with many opportunities, but faced problems like slums and child labor.
- Some Americans relied on science or entertainment for solutions, while many rejected traditional Christian faith.
- The Gilded Age appeared glamorous, but its values were not always morally sound.
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