Banks, Louis Albert
BANKS, LOUIS ALBERT: Methodist
Episcopalian; b. at Cornwallis, Ore., Nov. 12, 1855. He
was educated at Philomath College, Philomath,
Ore., and Boston University, but did not take a
degree. He has held pastorates at the Hall Street
Church, Portland, Ore., Vancouver and Seattle,
Wash., Boisé City, Ida., Trinity Church,
Cincinnati, O., First Church, Cleveland, O., Hanson
Place Church, Brooklyn, N. Y., St. John’s Church
and First Church, Boston, Mass., Grace Church,
New York City, and Trinity Church, Denver, Col.
He was Prohibition candidate for governor of
Massachusetts in 1893, and is now an evangelist for
the American Antisaloon League. In theology
he is an orthodox Methodist. He has written
The People’s Christ (Boston, 1891);
The White Slaves (1892);
The Revival Quiver (1893);
Anecdotes and Morals (New York, 1894);
Common Folks’ Religion (Boston,. 1894);
Honeycomb of Life (New York, 1895);
Heavenly Trade Winds (1895);
The Christ Dream (1896);
Christ and his Friends (1896);
Paul and his Friends (1896);
The Saloon-Keeper’s Ledger (1896);
The Fisherman and his Friends (1897);
Seven Times around Jericho (1897);
Hero Tales from Sacred Story (1897);
The Christ Brotherhood: Heroic Personalities (1898);
The Unexpected Christ (1898);
Immortal Hymns and Their Story (Cleveland, 1898);
Sermon Stories for Boys and Girls (New York, 1898);
Immortal Songs of Camp and Field (Cleveland, 1899);
The Great Sinners of the Bible (New York, 1899);
A Year’s Prayer Meeting Talks (New York, 1899);
Chats with Young Christians (Cleveland, 1900);
David and his Friends (New York, 1900);
The Lord’s Arrows (1900);
Fresh Bait for Fishers of Men (Cleveland, 1900);
Poetry and Morals (New York, 1900);
Hidden Wells of Comfort (1901);
The Great Saints of the Bible (1901);
Unused Rainbows (Chicago, 1901);
The Motherhood of God (1901);
The King’s Stewards (New York, 1902);
Life of Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage, D.D. (1902);
Youth of Famous Americans (1902);
Windows for Sermons (1902);
The Healing of Souls (1902);
The Great Portraits of the Bible (1903);
Soul-Winning Stories (1903);
Thirty-one Revival Sermons (1904);
The Religious Life of Famous Americans (1904);
and Great Promises of the Bible (1905).