<P> The Protestant mainline denominations (especially the Methodist, Episcopal, Presbyterian, and Congregational churches) grew rapidly in numbers, wealth and educational levels, throwing off their frontier beginnings and becoming centered in towns and cities . Leaders such as Josiah Strong advocated a muscular Christianity with systematic outreach to the unchurched in America and around the globe . Others built colleges and universities to train the next generation . Each denomination supported active missionary societies, and made the role of missionary one of high prestige . The great majority of pietistic mainline Protestants (in the North) supported the Republican Party, and urged it to endorse prohibition and social reforms . (see Third Party System) </P> <P> The Awakening in numerous cities in 1858 was interrupted by the American Civil War . In the South; on the other hand, the Civil War stimulated revivals and strengthened the Baptists, especially . After the war, Dwight L. Moody made revivalism the centerpiece of his activities in Chicago by founding the Moody Bible Institute . The hymns of Ira Sankey were especially influential . </P> <P> Across the nation, "drys" crusaded, in the name of religion, for the prohibition of alcohol . The Woman's Christian Temperance Union mobilized Protestant women for social crusades against not only liquor, but also pornography and prostitution, and sparked the demand for women's suffrage . </P> <P> The Gilded Age plutocracy came under harsh attack from the Social Gospel preachers and reformers in the Progressive Era who became involved with issues of child labor, compulsory elementary education and the protection of women from exploitation in factories . </P>

Which of the following best describes the scope of social reform movements during the gilded age