Moody’s interdenominational network generally drew its leaders from Presbyterian, Baptist, and Congregationalist ranks. They generally embraced Higher Life theology, which emphasized spiritual discipline and the power of the Holy Spirit to multiply efforts and serve the church. The very nature of the movement de-emphasized church hierarchy. Moody set the tone and others followed: unity of Christians in common cause took precedence over unity of the churches. New premillennialism was woven into interdenominationalism. Moody and his acolytes did not expect a mass conversion of the world in these
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