Introduction

Biography

Wilbur was the son of min­is­ter Fred­er­ick A. Crafts, and hus­band of Sa­ra Jane Ti­ma­nus.

He at­tend­ed Wes­ley­an Uni­ver­si­ty, Con­nec­ti­cut (1869, AM 1871); Bos­ton Uni­ver­si­ty (BD 1871); and Ma­ri­et­ta Col­lege (PhD 1886).

He served pas­tor­ates at Me­tho­dist Epis­co­pal, Con­gre­ga­tion­al, and Pres­by­ter­ian church­es, and was pro­mi­nent in the tem­per­ance and pro­hi­bi­tion move­ment.

He found­ed the In­ter­na­tion­al Re­form Bu­reau, and was its su­per­in­ten­dent for 28 years.

Works

• My Life of Je­sus, 1871
• Through the Eye to the Heart: or, Eye-Teach­ing in the Sun­day-School (New York: Nel­son & Phil­lips 1873)
• Song Vic­to­ries of The Bliss and San­key Hymns (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: D. Loth­rop, 1877)
• Plain Uses of the Black­board and Slate (New York: Ward & Drum­mond, 1881)
• Successful Men of To-day and What They Say of Suc­cess (New York: Funk & Wag­nalls, 1883)
• The Sab­bath for Man (New York: Funk & Wag­nalls, 1885)
• Intoxicants & Opi­um in All Lands and Times, a Twen­ti­eth Cen­tu­ry Sur­vey of In­tem­per­ance (Wash­ing­ton, DC: In­ter­na­tion­al Re­form Bu­reau, 1900)
• Childhood: The Text­book of the Age for Par­ents, Pas­tors and Teach­ers and All Lov­ers of Child­hood
• Before the Lost Arts
• Social Prog­ress
• The Ideal Sun­day School
• Reading the Bi­ble with Rel­ish
• The Ci­vil Sab­bath
• Must the Old Tes­ta­ment Go?
• Talks to Boys and Girls About Je­sus
• Talks and Stor­ies About He­roes and Ho­li­days
• New Tes­ta­ment Helps
• Bible and Sun­day School
• Practical Chris­tian So­ci­ol­ogy
• Protection of Na­tive Rac­es Against In­tox­icants and Opi­um
• The March of Christ Down the Cen­tu­ries