Great, very short, H.A. Ironside biography

[The following biography of H.A. Ironside can be found on www.wholesomewords.org . The author is Ed Reese. This can be read in one sitting, and it is great.]

The biography begins:

“Ironside was one of the greatest Bible teachers the world has ever known. For some 50 years he went up and down America teaching and preaching the Word of God. He was the ultimate in his field. Coupled with this was his successful ministry as pastor of Moody Church from 1930 to 1948 which made him the most known Christian leader of his era, outside of Billy Sunday whose funeral he preached. He was affectionately known as ‘the archbishop of Fundamentalism.’

“John and Sophia (Stafford) Ironside were a godly couple with his occupation being that of a bank teller. They were both tremendous soul-winners. The father spent evenings at street meetings, in halls and in theaters, and on Sundays held services in the park. His mother likewise testified everywhere. They were identified with the Plymouth Brethren. The father was known as “The Eternity Man,” because every time he met someone he asked them, “Where will you spend eternity?” In the providence of God this amazing soul-winner died at age 27 from typhoid when Henry was two years old.

“Henry’s birth was almost a casualty. The child was thought to be dead, so attention was given to the dangerously ill mother.” Click here for rest of biography: http://www.wholesomewords.org/biography/bioironside.html