The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-17
TO MEET DR.. TORREY'
AND Mr.. ALEXANDER.
CHARACTERISTIC WORKERS WILL
Z GO TO CHICAGO.
Famous Evangelists Have Just Re-
turned from Remarkable Tour of the
World-Dr. Torrey Was Pastor of the
+ Open Door Congregational Church in
Minneapolis. Eighteen Years Ago.

Invitations have been received by
Minneapolis evangelistic workers for a
conference of Christian workers of the
country to be held at Moody institute
in Chicago, Dec. 81, % and 80, under
direction Of DR.. Torrey and Mr.. Alex
ander, the evargelists, who have just
returned from an evangelistic tour of
the world, their last and perhaps great
est work taking place in England.
Many will remember, perhaps, that
DR.. Torrey was once a resident and
ardent Christian worker of Minneapolis.
Some eighteen years ago he was pastor
of the Open Door Congregational church
on the East Side. Later he opened a
city mission near the corner of Wash
ington avenue and Sixth avenue S. This
mission he continued till fifteen years
ago, when in response to call from the
great evangelist Moody, he went to
Chicago. There at the Moody institute
he became associated with MI. Alex
ander and for many years these two
have been carrying out great evange-
Hstic work
The success of the month s evange-
listic campaign at Plymouth, England,
is worthy of special note. "
During the four weeks campaign
there more than 5000 persons publicly
confessed Christ and a revival flame
started which it is hoped will spread
thruout England. From the first night
to the last multitudes thronged to hear
the revivalists. The building in which
the meetings were held was military
drill hall, which was doubled in size
for the occasion. 1t seated over 5000
and frequently thousands were unable
to obtain admission.
The building was of special interest
because in the old half, of it, seating
about $500, Moody and Sankey con-
Quoted memorable campaign twenty
three years ago. On more than one oc-
cason during the Torrey Alexander
meetings people stood and testified that
they had been saved in the Moody and
Sankey crusade, while one woman &C
copied Christ one afternoon recently in
| the drill hall who had been an inquirer
in the Moody and Sankey meetings.
when, thru strange oversight, no
worker had explained the way and she
| had gone back into the old world.
From the great central building the
revival flames spread to the churches
and chapels of Plymouth and the SUI,
rounding districts, and scores were
saved of whom no record was made
One Sunday a man, fred with revival
zeal, went to an adjoining town, and
was the means of leading forty people
to Christ in one church in single day
while one afternoon in Plymouth over
| 200 children accepted Christ in. four
! Sunday schools.
Probably the most striking feature OF
the work was the number Of clear con
versions made among the soldiers anC
sailors. Each night splash Of red and
blue was seen in the great audience
formed by body Of soldiers or sailors
from the garrison and ships. AS night
after night they sat in the same place
Mr.. Alexander made a supplementary
choir Of them, and would have then
stand up and sing the verses of hymn
while the choir and audience joined II
! the chorus. ' -
1t is hoped at the December confer
ence in Chicago to have evangelist:
present from every state in the unior
and to plan for a great revival thruou1
the country beginning early in the new
year. - '-~
"What is needed in America is re
vival in every city, every town, every
village in the land,' is the way DR.
Torrey expresses it in letter he ha
written to a personal friend in Mime
apolis.