Moody (II)

Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)

WILLIAM VAUGHAN, dramatist and poet; born Spencer, Ind., in 1869, he studied at Harvard, and was instructor in English there for a couple of years, leaving in 1895 to teach English and rhetoric at the University of Chicago. His first published work was "The Mask of Judgment," which appeared in 1900, while he was still instructor at Chicago. In the following year he brought out "Poems," and in 1904 "The Fire-Bringer." These works attracted immediate attention by their original note. Three years passed before the appearance of his next work and the interval was well employed, for "The Great Divide " which appeared in 1907 ranks high among American plays. In the same year appeared a " History of English Literature, " in which he had collaborated with R. R. Lovett, and a year before his death appeared "The drama of a merit Faith-Healer," a almost equal to that of its predecessor. Died in 1910. MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHI- CAGO, a school founded by the famous evangelist Dwight L. Moody in 1886 for the purpose of training students in the knowledge of the Bible, and in the practice of Bible teaching and missionary work. As it is not an endowed institution but is supported by gifts from Protestant evangelical churches, the college students spend part of their time in remunerative work to enable them to pay the tuition fees and support themselves. The enrollment in 1914 for the day and evening classes was 1,266, while 1,567 were taking correspondence courses. The institute has trained over 700 students for the foreign mission field.