Rodney "Gipsy" Smith MBE (31 March 1860 – 4 August 1947) was a British evangelist who conducted evangelistic campaigns in the United States and Great Britain for over 70 years.

Gipsy Smith was, perhaps, the best loved evangelist of all time. When he would give his life story, the crowds that came to hear usually overflowed the halls and auditoriums. His trips across the Atlantic Ocean were so numerous that historians seemingly disagree on the exact number.

Rodney (Gypsy) Smith, 1860-1947, was born in a tent, raised on a Gypsy camp, never attended a school - not even for a day! - yet he influenced the lives of millions of people for God through his powerful preaching.

Mar 17, 2003 · Rodney (Gipsy) Smith. BORN: March 31, 1860 Died: August 4, 1947 Wanstead, England Atlantic Ocean LIFE SPAN: 87 years, 4 months, 4 days Gipsy Smith was, perhaps, the best loved evangelist of all time. When he would give his life story, the crowds that came to hear usually overflowed the halls and auditoriums.

Rodney Smith ("Gipsy Smith"): Methodist evangelist; born at Wanstead (6 miles northeast of London), Essex, England, March 31,1860. He is of Gipsy parentage, and was converted at the age of sixteen.

Jan 1, 1994 · In South Africa, a murderer confessed his crime to Gipsy and purposed to return to England to turn himself in. Smith had one embezzler come to his office with a briefcase that bulged with money, ready to deliver to his previous victims.

Rodney "Gipsy" Smith (1860-1947) was an English evangelist who made over forty evangelistic trips abroad to such countries as the United States, Australia and South Africa.

Rodney (Gypsy) Smith 1860 – 1947. Evangelist Gypsy Smith was born in England and his mother died when he was a small boy. His father led him to Christ; two years later he joined General William Booth’s Salvation Army and began preaching to crowds that numbered from one hundred to fifteen hundred people.

Autobiography of a poor Gipsy boy who became a powerful evangelist who influenced millions for Christ. An unabridged classic reprint. Buy online. Free shipping on orders of $50 or more.