Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-15
The TORREY MEETINGS.
Winston Salem People are Making E1teu-
siYa PEenarations TO Care for all Corners.

VII9tUl. SQiGih 0VF'o u'V Muhi"6 LAtVu
siye Preparations to Care for all Corners,
Winston-Salem, June 14-Inter
est in the Torrev meetings which
are to begin. here Sunday, the 2otl
of this month and continue fo:
thu ee weeks, is growing as tn
days go by. Numerous letter
are being received daily from va
rlous sections of the country from
those who are interested in thu
great meetings, and VINO slgnif,
their intentions of being present
DR.. Torrey's worldwide reputa
ton as al evangelist and his maj.
Vicious success in his splendid
work is known among men, ant
his coming to North Carolina is 6
distinct compliment to our people,
To give an idea of DR.. Torrey's
work we quote from a book writ
ten by Geo. T. B Davis who gives
al account of the great London
revival as follows:
The revival campaign led by the
evangelists in London was by far
the most notable they had under.
taken during their entire tour of
the world It lasted five months,
from February to June, and the
expenses amounted to IS, 900 dol
lars. The number of professed
conversions recorded reached near
ly $4,000.
DR.. Torrey and Mr.. Alexander
conducted the movement at the
invitation of the London Evange-
lestlc Council, a large unsectarian,
influential body of nearly a hum
dred men, the head of which was
Lord Kinniard. The members of
the committee included leading
business mel of London, members
of Parliment, editors, lawyers and
clergymen. The chairman of the
Executive Committee was W. e..
Bradshaw, deputy chairman of
the London City and Midland
Bank. The honorary secretary of
the great crusade was John H.
Putterhill, the secretary of the
London Y. M. G. A. The council
was ably assisted during a part of
the campaign by an auxiliary la
dies committee, which included
in it's membership a number of
women belonging to the nobility.
Among the active members of the
committee were Lady Napier,
Lady Agnes Anderson, Lady Ire
lawney, Lady Wimborne, the Hon.
Misses Kinniard, and Mrs. G. E.
Triton. The president of the
committee was Mrs. Webb-Peloe,
the wife of the Prebendary Webb
Peloe of St. Paul's Cathedral,
and the vice-presldent al Miss
Morley, the president of the Y. NJ.
G. A.
The famous Royal Albert Hall
was engaged for the first two
months; an iron and glass build
ing seating $500 people Vas erect
ed in South London for the next
two months costing over 10000
dollars. And another great lror
bnilding seating 5000 people wal
erected in the Strand, in the hear
of London for the last month Of
the campaign. In each case thu
choir numbered nearly 1900 will
about 1000 in attendance nightly
The first series of meetings dur
ing February and March was hel.
in the Royal Albert Hall, a grea
circular structure erected as a me
mortal to Prince Albert, the Roy
al Consort of Queen Victoria. |
is the finest and most famous au
ditorium in Great Britain. |
accommodates 1900, and wa
practically filled each night, wit.
sometimes as many as from 500
to 10, 900 unable to obtain admis
sion. Even in the afternoons q
average of 1000 gathered to hea
the old, old story proclaimed b
, DR.. Torrey. The great audienc
thus made the remarkable total {
about 100, 600 per week, or owe
$50, 900 for the Royal Albert Can
;, pa!gn. &. b. WEBB
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