William E. (William Ellison) Doughty

Born in 1873, William E. Doughty—William Ellison Doughty—was an American religious writer whose books centered on Christian missions, prayer, and church life. Library and ebook records connect him most clearly with The Call of the World; or, Every Man's Supreme Opportunity, first published in the 1910s and later made available through Project Gutenberg.

The surviving record suggests that his writing was closely tied to Protestant mission organizations and devotional publishing. Titles associated with him include Efficiency Points, A Call from God for This Hour, If Millions Prayed, Intercession, and The Highest Service, showing a steady focus on missionary effort, personal faith, and practical religious action.

Genealogy and cemetery records identify him as William Ellison Doughty, born on February 2, 1873, and died on June 18, 1959, in New York. While detailed biographical information appears limited online, his published work makes him a representative voice of early twentieth-century American Protestant mission literature.