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

for years was collector of internal rev
enue in Brooklyn and who was such a
power i'll the prevailing politics of that
city that he was rendered, but refused,
a nomination for the mayoralty, which
was tantamount to an election, gave
DR.. Torrey other ample means of
learning by personal contact of the
great realities of life.
DR.. Torrey was educated at Yale,
from which institution he holds two
degrees, the first being taken when
he graduated at the age of 10. He is
one of the two last men to graduate
from that famous institution at such
youthful age, the limit being raised
to affect the graduating class of the
year following his degree. Later he
went TO Berlin and Leipsic, where he
studied for four years. Returning to
America he entered the ministry, and
In 1894 came to join Moody in Chi
cago.
After the death of that beloved min
lister and evangelist DR.. Torrey re-
manned in charge of the work until
| 1902, when he began his career as
world evangelist. His first cosmopoli-
tan campaign was held in Japan in
that year, and in the month he was
there 1000 conversions of natives
were recorded. About the same num-
during the month he spent in China
In both of these countries, as well as
| in all others where a different Ian
guage than English is generally spok-
en-, DIR. Torrey addressed his audi
ences through an interpreter.
From China DR.. Torrey and his
companion. Mr.. Alexander went to
Australia, where they preached and
sang the Gospel in nearly every city
of prominence. They were one month
in Melbourne, and in that time so
meetings were held and S,642 pro-
fessed Christianity and had their
names enrolled as among those saved
from reckless and unthinking living
through the power of God, shown
through DR.. Torrey and Mr.. Alexander.
! Similar results were produced in Sgd
ney and the three leading cities of
New Zealand, and Tasmania was
awakened as well.
The next step in the world cam
paign undertaken by Torrey and Al
exander was England, where all the
principal cities were visited, and serv-
ices conducted in halls seating not
less than 5000 persons. Three months
spent in Liverpool resulted in the con
version of 800 persons. In London,
at Royal Albert hall, which was Sc
cured for the meetings, the evangelists
remained two months. The hall seat
ed 10000 and accommodated 1000
more, standing. This hall was filled
every afternoon and evening, special
meetings for men and women being
held, so that those who focked to
hear the evangelists might be better
accommodated. But, as II was, as
many were turned away from every
service as gained admission.
In Birmingham where there was a
seating capacity of 5000 with room
for 1000 more standing, thousands
were turned away from every service
and the campaign attracted so ma. :
people that the services of the mounted
police were necessary to keep the
crowds in check. In one month 1900
people were converted
In one day during the Liverpool
campaign, which was the greatest
single day of the crusade in England
220 women protested conversion a
the afternoon meeting and 44O me-
at the evening service, In the world :
campaign 9! Y)rrey and AleXande
102, 900 persons whose names and ad
dresses were recorded professed Chris
tlanity They occupied positions IN