The Great Doctrines of the Bible Paperback - 2014

William Evans was a New York journalist with a very comfortable salary. He heard D.L. Moody preach in New York City on Luke 5. Moody challenged young people to give themselves to Christian service, and suddenly looked down at William Evans and pointedly said, "Young man, I mean you." Afterwards Moody found Evans and told him that somehow God had told him that He was calling Evans to service. Evans mentioned his good salary, and Moody told him to pack up his trunk and go to Chicago, not worrying about the money. On October 16, 1900, he was naturalized in Chicago, Illinois. Evans came to Chicago in 1900. On June 1, his family lived at 87 Hill Street, Chicago. He was 30 years old and had been married 8 years. Their daughter, Laura was now five, son Louis was 3, and Orrin was six months old. Two of his wife's sisters lived with them: Kate Torgerson, age 29, and Belle Torgerson, age 21. Kate worked as a stamper at a stationary store. Belle was going to college. They also had a male roomer, 35 year old Sibert Hookland, who worked as a rate clerk for the rail road. William was employed as a pastor. William Evans became the first graduate of Moody Bible Institute in 1892, two years after it was dedicated.