Francis Murphy (evangelist)
Francis Murphy (24 April 1836 – 30 June 1907) was an American temperance evangelist.
Biography
Murphy was born in
The Bible
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He labored also in Britain and was a chaplain in the Spanish–American War. In 1900, he went to Honolulu and held a series of meetings. From there he went to Australia, where he obtained a great many more signatures. In 1901 he returned to California to tour there and then established himself in Los Angeles, where he lived the rest of his life.
During the course of his temperance labors in America and abroad, Murphy is said to have induced 16 million to sign the pledge.[2]
References
- ^ Dennis, Charles (1889). Ten Days with Francis Murphy: The Man and the Plan. Indianapolis: Carlon & Hollenbeck. p. 5.
- ^ a b The New York Times, July 1, 1907, page 7. "FRANCIS MURPHY DEAD.; Famous Temperance Advocate Had Induced Millions to Sign Pledge" (PDF).
Sources
- Talks by Francis Murphy, Lenore H. King, 1907, Southern California Blue Book Publishing Company
- Harper's Encyclopædia of United States History from 458 A.D. to 1902, 1901, Harper Bros.
- Grappling with the Monster: The Curse and the Cure of Strong Drink by T. S. Arthur, 2006, Dodo Press
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