J.L. McConaughey

In 1873 there came on the scene of religious-revival action, the great preacher Moody and his singing associate, Ira D. Sankey, who introduced and made popular what be­came known as the "singing of the gospel." Sankey completely revolutionized…

It has been said that there has never been any great religious movement without the use of sacred song since Moses and the chil­dren of Israel sang of their deliverance from the hand of Pharaoh. One of the things that…