The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-11-14

life all the way from earls to "bums."
In London. especially royalty became
interested In the movement and at
tended the meetings at Royal Albert !
hall. and many a coroneted head |
bowed at the altar in complete surren |
der to the Master whom DR.. Torrey |
feek'Sle is serving in his most useful |
capacity.
The campaign in Berlin was inter
| esting in that Count Wiebohn and |
Count Bernsdorf two of the best
known and most respected members
of the German nobility, acted as in
terpreters for DR. Torrey DR.. Torrey
himself is fluent German speaker
and often addressed his meetings in
Berlin In the tongue of the fatherland
but usually one of the two counts
was present to give the proper inter
/ probation of the words of the eyangel
list in a manner that would be the
most effective with the audience.
! Dr. Torrey has spent much of the
! time since his return from the world
/ tour in evangelistc work in this coun-
/ try In some respects he believes
that Sunday March H. of the present
year was one of the most remarkable
days he ever witnessed. He was hold
ing evangelistic services in Buffalo.
There We're three meetings, one for
women, one for men and boys. and the
third for men only, At the meeting
for young men and boys 702, ranging
in age from 10 to 80 years. came for
| ward md ,,rpfaccad Chrictinnity
Bishop Berry. of the Methodist
Episcopal church, who was present at
this service. said to DR.. Torrey; Il
never saw such a sight before. This
is Pentecost'
In all there were 1,002 conversions
in Buffalo that day.
! Such, in brief. is the evangelistic
history of the man who has been So
cured to head the laymen's movement
to drive the devil from Chicago"
With the record of accomplishment
which Dr. Torrey has, and with the
interest that already has developed In
these remarkable evangelistic meet
ings, there is every reason to believe
that what the laymen's council ex-
poets will come true, and that. before
the end of next month Chicago will
have had religious awakening such
as it never has experienced.
An idea of the businessllke meth
DDS with which this remarkable cam
paign is being pursued is manifested
in the posters which advertise the
meetings. They are printed on vel.
low cardboard in black and red ink.
The word Sin appears in large red
letters at the top of the poster. The
top two lines read
, What Sin Costs Chicago"
[ Beneath, in black type, with red
, ruled border, appear these state
ments:
thousands of lives every year.
, Millions of dollars to suppress
l crime.
5 Hundreds of widows and orphans
2 caused by drink and crime
4 Thousands of girls led astrey.
| Thousands of boys arrested for
e crime.
2 Hundreds of insane and suicides.
3 Dozens of women assaulted"
D In a circle with a red background
I near the bottom of the poster appears
+ the slogan:
ITO Win Men to Christ"
+ At the bottom of the poster, in large
= black type. is the war cry:
i Help Drive Sin From Chicago"
a Are you not aggravated at times
l. by these men who profess an interest
n in your meetings for the sole purpose
s of getting money for their present
S needs?" was asked DR.. Torrey.
l. Indeed, no." he answered. Some
It of the most steadfast of the converts
/. have made in my evangelistic cam
s paigns have been the filthiest, appar
l. emily the most hopeless, specimens OF
& humanity upon whom your eyes ever
l. rested.
There was one man, particular
g case. He hung around the Moody In
o stitute for three years. He was 9
d drunkard and one of the kind who ap
v parently had lost every atom OF man
h hood and responsibility. He once
0 nearly killed his wife while on {
J. drunken spree. He used to come
r here and work every possible pretex
d for getting money with which to bu,
q drink
n I'VE kept him going, among us, fo
r. almost three years. We knew he wai
|. working us, but we thought we would
If be able 10 change him into anothe
s man Finally the case appeared al
most hopeless. | was in despair ant
\. after an especially fragrant breach o
I. good faith on his part | told God tina
o if He ever gave me another soul
y. wanted that man. Soon after he be
# gan to change, To-day he is honest
IS respected occupies a high place in thu
!. business world, and is one of the mos
! earnest and capable Christian workers
p in the entire city Of Chicago"
rs the devil more at home in Chi
t. cago than in any other city will
IA which YOU are familiar?" DR.. Tore,