CHAPMAN, JOHN WILBUR: 1859-1918.
John Wilbur Chapman , son of Alexander H. and Lorinda McWhinney Chapman, was born in Richmond, Ind., on June 17, 1859. He was graduated from Lake Forest College in 1879 and from Lane Theological Seminary in 1882, being ordained to the Presbyterian ministry in the latter year.
From 1884 to 1893 he was pastor of churches in Albany and Philadelphia and from 1893 to 1896 engaged in evangelistic work, traveling to Asia, Australia , and Great Britain and achieving an international reputation in his field. After 1903 he acted as executive secretary of the General Assembly's Committee on Evangelistic Work for the Presbyterian Church.
In addition to his professional duties, he wrote a great many books, nearly all of which concerned his life interest, evangelism. Overwork caused him to suffer several breakdowns in health. He died on Dec. 25, 1918.
His first wife, Irene Stedden Chapman, died in 1886; his second, Agnes Strain Chapman, died in 1907; and on Aug. 30, 1910, he married Mable Cornelia Moulton.
Besides his books, the Rev. Mr. Chapman compiled several hymnals.
Information from Who Was Who in America and the Dictionary of American Biography, Vol. IV.
- The Ivory Palaces of the King. New
York, 1893.
- The Way and the Walk (with Rev.F. B. Meyer). New York, 1893.
- Received Ye the Holy Ghost? New
York, 1894. (Reissued in 1912 as
Power.)
- … "And Peter."
New York, 1895.
- Kadesh-Barnea; or, the Power of a Surrendered Life.
New York, 1897.
- The Lost Crown. Chicago, 1898.
- Answered! Remarkable Instances of Answered Prayers (with
others). Chicago, 1898.
- Conversion. New York, n.d.
- Life of Blessing. Dayton, 1899.
- Revivals and Missions. New York,
1899.
- The Secret of a Happy Day: Quiet Hour Meditations.
Chicago, 1899.
- The Spiritual Life of the Sunday School.
Chicago, 1899.
- The Surrendered Life: Quiet Hour Meditations.
Chicago, 1899.
- The Life and Work of Dwight L. Moody.
Philadelphia, 1900.
- Present-Day Parables. Cleveland,
1900.
- And Peter and Other Sermons.
Chicago, 1900.
- Bible Readers Aids. n.p., 1900.
- From Life to Life; Illustrations and Anecdotes for the Use of
Religious Workers and for Private Meditation.
Chicago, 1900.
- Day by Day; or, Meditations for the Morning Watch.
Chicago, 1901.
- The Man Who Said He Would.
Chicago, 1902.
- Present-Day Evangelism. New
York, 1903.
- Fishing for Men. Chicago, 1904.
- S. H. Hadley of Water Street. New
York, 1906.
- Another Mile, and Other Addresses. New
York, 1908.
- And Judas Iscariot, with Other Evangelistic Sermons.
Chicago, 1906.
- Chapman's Pocket Sermons. New
York, 1910.
- Revival Sermons. New York, 1911.
- Problem of the Work. New York,
1911.
- The Personal Touch: Inspiration for Christian
Workers. New York, 1912.
- Present Day Evangelization. New
York, 1912.
- Alaska's Great Highway. Hartford,
Conn., n.d.
- The Personal Worker's Guide. New
York, 1915.
- MacLean, J. K. Chapman and Alexander. New
York, 1915.
- When Home Is Heaven. New York,
1917.
- Old Fashioned Home.
Philadelphia, 1917.
- The Minister's Handicap. New
York, 1918.
- Day After Day; a Manual of Devotions for Individual and
Family Use. Philadelphia, 1919.
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- Awakening Sermons; Compiled and Edited by Edgar Whitaker
Work. New York, 1928.
- Authentic Life of D. L. Moody.
Chicago.
- Worker's Testament (withR. C. Norton). New York.
