Samuel Porter Jones 1847 – 1906 Sam Jones was born at Oak Bowery, Alabama and grew up in Cartersville, Georgia. He studied to be a

James Hudson Taylor 1832 – 1905 Pioneer missionary, James Hudson Taylor, was born in Barnsley, England, the son of a Methodist minister. After studying medicine

Thomas Dewitt Talmage 1832 – 1902 An extremely prolific writer and preacher, Talmage has been one of the most popular and most widely read of

John Jasper 1812 – 1901 John Jasper was born a slave, the last of twenty-four children. He grew up on a plantation where he labored

Dwight Lyman Moody 1837 – 1899 American evangelist Dwight L. Moody was born in Northfield, Massachusetts. His father died when Dwight was four years of

George Muller 1805 – 1898 George Muller was born and raised in Prussia, and lived in sin and crime even while studying for the ministry

Andoniram Judson Gordon 1836 – 1895 Adoniram Judson Gordon was born in New Hampton, New Hampshire, on April 13, 1836. His parents were Christians. His

Absalom Backus Earle 1812 – 1895 A. B. Earle was born in Charlton, New York. He was converted at the age of sixteen and began

Charles Hadden Spurgeon 1834 – 1892 Many have declared Spurgeon to be the greatest preacher since the apostle Paul. He was an English Baptist preacher

Jerry McAuley 1839 – 1884 Jerry McAuley was born in 1839 in County Kerry, Ireland. His father was a counterfeiter who fled home to escape