The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-11-07

Chicago.-A strenuous effort Is IN
der way to make this city too hot for
his Satanic majesty, the devil II the
campaign inaugurated IS successful
the forces OF evil will retreat before
the onward march Of a victorious
army whose slogan is civic purity and
whose emblem Is the banner OF Christ
Rev. DR. r. A. Torrey. whose singu-
larry successful career as an e~yangel-
ist has encompassed practically every
nation and every country OF the globe
within the past few years. is the gen
eral IN command OF the campaign. Be
hind him and the ministers who are
Joined with him ia the effort 90 drive
sin from Chicago is what Is known
as the Layman's EyanEolisuc council.
a body made up OF business men Of
Chicago, many Of them prominent in
financial. commercial and Industrial
circles. Il Is a business mems move
menL backed financially and morally
by substantial and successful laymen
who believe tn the efficacy Of Chris
uanuy.
-NHHn On A"H.NNNEA AaINN MINNEM.NLMN.
the campaign has thus FAR been car
ried on IN a husinesslike manner. The
opponents OF Satan. who are seeking
70 wrest Chicago from the grip Of the
evil one. have provided a big Gospel
tent heated by steam. radiators being
run into the building and connected
with a nearby plant The tent Is
guaranteed TO seat 1880 persons.
Il is doubtful whether such a com.
prehensive campaign against sin IN an
its hideous aspects has been under
taken IN Chicago since the days OF
Dwight l. Moody. Il Is possible that
the present Gospel campaign may
reach proportions beyond anything Of
the kind eve undertaken in this
city.
Rev. Dr. Torrey is an experienced
evangelist He is practically fresh
from his experiences IN an aroundthe
world trip which astOunded ever, body
IN the amount OF interest created. and
IN the results which followed the brief
engagUments Of himself and his assist
ret C. A. Alexander. who is now ON
~4othor trip around the world. necos
STATED by the illness OF the great Cos.
pei singers wife. but made profitable
from a moral standpoint by evaneel
isuc work.
Or Torroy. before be started on his
evanaelistic tour OF the world. was
pastor OF the Moody church Ga This
and superintendent 90 the Moody
Institute for a number Of years. He
was closely associated with Mr.. Moody
and managcd the worlds campaign OF
that nlustrious evangelist
Il was during the eight years IN
which Or. Torroy was pastor OF the
Moody church that he acquired the
basis OF his reputation as an evangel-
ist AS ne himself describes d. he
was always an evangelist pastor,
Each year 90 his p~astorate was a con
tinuous revival oampaign Especially
religious fervor induced during
the summer months During the last
year OF his pastorate owe 1900 per
sons embraced the faith OF Christ
and Joined his church Ia addition 20
these there were many more who
were converted % q better life, and who
united with other churches but 0t
no actual count was kept
Dr. rorrey himself Is a most inter
esung personality. lie WAS born IN
Hohokon, a. n, January 8 1853
Early IN life his father. who was a
prominent Democratic politician, 10
Gated In brooklyn. n y aud ln that
city adjacent 20 New York with the
metropolis anording an excellent
school for the study az ne conditions
ghe present evangelist was reared
Tho connections OF his father who