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Gypsy Smith (1860-1947) was an evangelist who made over 40 evangelistic trips abroad to such countries as the United States, Australia, and South Africa. J. Wilbur Chapman (1859-1918), a Presbyterian, had great success in four pastorates, but is best remembered as a powerful evangelist. William Booth (1829-1912) was a British Methodist preacher who founded The Salvation Army.

J. Wilbur Chapman began his full-time evangelistic ministry by preaching with D. L. Moody at the 1893 World's Fair. He led many campaigns in major US cities and throughout the world, always insisting on the inerrancy of Scripture and using stories to illustrate his points. God richly blessed his ministry with thousands of people turning in faith to Jesus Christ as a result of his preaching. Themes included in this selection of his sermons include the need for repentance, the dangers of delay in responding to God's call, and the process of sanctification for those who have responded in faith. (...