The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-06-01
TORRtY MEETINGS
At WINSTON SALEM
Great Preparations For
EvangeIistic Services
he STIRRED ALL ENGLAND
A Story of the Life of the Remarkable
Evangelist Who Held the Most
Wonderful Revival Meeting Ever
Held in Great Britain Except the
Moody and Sankey Meetings.

Held in Great Britain Except the
Moody and Sankey Meetings.
The coming Of DR.. r. f. Torrey to
Nlnston-Salem where he Will begin a
three weeks meeting, beginning June
goth, has aroused q great interest in
all sections of the country. This is
the smallest city in which this WONDER
full man has held a meeting since his
return to America. and it is almost by
accident that he has been ecured. It
is only in the larger cities that build
ings car be found to hold the vast
throngs that gather to hear him., his
audiences averaging from 5000 to
ZO,00O Gaily. He has thus far desired
to work where he could reach the
greatest number of people.
The Torrey meetings Will be held at
Browns warehouse which is being
fitted up with all necessary comforts
and cOnVenienceS, and which will aC-
coInmodate, from five to seven thou
sand people.
DR.. Torrey Will bring with him five
or SIX assistants, and plans are al
ready or foot for the organization ~
an immense choir With several hun
dred voices. This great meeting, will
no doubt, attract attention and bring
peOp1e from all sections of the State
as well as Virginia and other neigh
boring states. The question may be
asked by some: Who is this wonderful
man Torrey? We take the liberty of
quoting from d book, written by Geo.
T. &. Davis on Torrey and Alexander.
We give first a brief sketch OF his life.
which is q romance Of faith in God.
Reuben 4. TOrrey vas born in HODo-
ken, New Jersey. on the 2Sth of Jan
uary, 1885. hen he was three years
OF age, however, the family removed
t. Procklyn. where h early years Of
: n -f-1r trro e-n7:St Va cAnpt HIS
father was a New York banker, who
a's0 took Il leading part in politics,
and was CnCe offered the nomination
for q Of Brooklyn.
For generations back his ancestors
We're leaders in various callings. He
is Of English origin, being descended
from Captain William Torrey, WAC
sailed for America in 1892, and whose
son was twice invited to be president
Of Harvard UrivtrsIlr. Among others
of his family who have filled promi-
nent pCaitiOns were >r. John TorreN,
the w~ell-knOWn b~otanIst, and Profess
scr Joseph Torrey, Of Vermont Jn{ver-
sity, a distinguished scholar ano
church historian.
AS a boy ne was reared in the hom@
of wealth and culture. Although his
father lost one fortune as a banker IN
the financial panic of 1857, he quickly
butt up another as a manufacturer.
hen ne was ten years Of age the
family. which numbered three sons
ana two daughters, removed from
brooklyn to a delightful country ho7le
amid the uplands of New York State.
1t was q large estate, comprising more
than two hundred acres of land, ana
contained, according to DR.. Torreys
own description, "a beautiful home, a
large spacious mansion, with Splendld
parks, lawns, stables. horses, coach
men, and servants" Later, however,
his second fortune was lost. In speak
ing of his fathers career. Ut
TOrrey once said, NV father lost two
fortunes. When he was a rich mar we
five children one night sat down ana
figured out how much we thought he
was worth. and how much each of us
would get after his death. He sat py,
listening and smiling. Do you knOW
how much | ~ctually got? A leather
match box and q pair of SleeVe buttons
The match box was cut, one OF the
sleeve buttons was lost. and [ can't
find the other" The varied fortunes OF
the family afford DR.. Torrey an Illus
t~ration. which he frequently uses, Oh
how neither wealth nor honor nor any
thing in this world endures.
Although the family were. religious
his mother especially being a deeply
riOus woman. the children were
brought up in a somewhat lax maNhei.
npy we're dlloWed IT, ploS
home and to indulge in many worldly
amusements which later led the young
man into q life of utter WOrldlness ana
dissipation. 1t is gratifying 70 KNOW
however, that on one point Of religious
observation the family were very
strict, and DIR. Torrey declares ne IS
profoundly grateful to God for 1t. me
Sabbath was strictly observed as a DAY
of rest and worship. His mother was
accustomed to read aloud to the lam
lily circle by the hour from religious