Wilfred Grenfell Adventurer to the North Author:Vernon Howard Young Grenfell was walking by a large building where D. L. Moody was holding an evangelistic meeting. The pastor he had asked to lead in prayer seemed unable to stop. D. L. Moody got up and said, "While our brother finshes praying, we will sing a hymn." This arrested the attention of Grenfell. He went in and became a believer in Christ, and went... more » to Labrador as a missionary.
"When King George V touched the mercy doctor on tthe shoulder with a sword, saying, 'Arise, Sir Wilfred Grenfell,' it was the world's way of saying thank-you to the man who had spent his lifetime in humble service to mankind."« less