William Bell Riley William Bell Riley 1861-1947 Baptist pastor and educator. W.B. Riley was born in Green County, Indiana, but soon moved with his parents to Boone County, Kentucky, where…

William Ashley Billy Sunday William Ashley "Billy" Sunday 1862-1935 Evangelist. Billy Sunday was born at Ames, Iowa. Since his father died when he was less than a year old, Billy…

Walter Lewis Wilson Walter Lewis Wilson 1881-1969 Walter L. Wilson was born May 27, 1881, in Aurora, Indiana, son of a Methodist minister. He was "the preacher" whenever neighborhood children…

Ulrich Zwingli Ulrich Zwingli 1484-1531 Swiss reformer. Ulrich Zwingli was educated at schools in Basel and Burn, Switzerland, and Vienna, Austria. He became a parish priest in 1506 and, on…

Thomas Todhunter Shields Thomas Todhunter Shields 1873-1955 Canadian pastor. T.T. Shields was born in Bristol, England, the son of a Baptist minister. At an early age, he was converted to…

Thomas Dewitt Talmage Thomas Dewitt Talmage 1832-1902 American Presbyterian minister. Thomas Dewitt Talmage was a lawyer before his conversion. Upon entering the ministry, he served three Reformed churches in New…

The Unknown Christian The Unknown Christian This Christian's name never made the headlines of this world as a great theologian or a silver-tongued orator. This portrait represents the faithful, consecrated,…

TT Martin T.T. Martin 1862-1939 American evangelist. T.T. Martin was born in Smith County, Mississippi, on April 28, 1862. Following a childhood and youth amid the extreme poverty of the…

Stephen Paxson Stephen Paxson 1837-1881 Stephen Paxson was born with a speech impediment and later nicknamed "Stuttering Stephen." He also was crippled and was lame for life. Paxson was a…

Samuel Porter Jones Samuel Porter Jones 1847-1906 American evangelist. Sam Jones was born at Oak Bowery, Alabama, and reared at Cartersville, Georgia. He studied to be a lawyer, but drinking…