D. W. Whittle — Biographies and Information
 Major Daniel Webster Whittle
(1840-1901) was an American evangelist, Bible teacher and
hymn writer. Through the influence of D.
L. Moody, he entered full-time evangelism and worked with P.
P. Bliss and James McGranahan. He wrote (mostly under pseudonym, El Nathan) the words for about two hundred hymns, including "Moment
by Moment," "I Know Whom I Have Believed," and "The Banner
of the Cross."Born Nov. 22, 1840 in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts — Died Mar. 4, 1901 in Northfield, Massachusetts. |
- Major D. W. Whittle: Evangelist and Hymn Writer.
- D. W. Whittle. Biographical sketch to 1883.
- Major D. W. Whittle: Reminiscences.
- Conversion of Major D. W. Whittle: An American Civil War Veteran.
- Major D. W. Whittle and His Hymns.
- "Moment by Moment": The Story of the Gospel Hymn.
- D. W. Whittle: Titles of Some of His Familiar Hymns.
- Grave of Major Daniel Webster Whittle. Northfield Center Cemetery, Northfield, Massachusetts.
- Portrait of D. W. Whittle.
- Jonathan and Other Poems
- Life, Warfare, and Victory. eBook
- Poems by D. W. Whittle.
- Be Still, My Heart - verses written on the death of his only son.
- "My Lord Draws Nigh" - his last poem.
Marriage and Family:
D. W. Whittle married Abbie Hanson, August 22, 1862.
They had one child, Mary (May), born 1870. May married William R.
Moody, son of the 19th century evangelist D. L. Moody. A gifted
singer, she assisted her father and D. L. Moody in their evangelistic
efforts, co-edited with Charlie Alexander, the Northfield
Hymnal No. 3 (1918) and wrote the music for several of
her father's hymns, including "Moment by Moment."