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DR R. A. TORREY DEATH OF AX AMERICAN EVANGELIST. Tli death of I)r Reuben Aivlior Torrev, piirtner of the famous Tor rev-Alex-ander evangelist mission to Great Britain more than 20 years ago, is announed in a message from New pork. Dr Torrey was horn at Hoboken, New Jersey, and was the son of an Inland Revenue collector. He made his public confession as a Christian while studying at Yale University, and later came under the influence of Moody, who, in partnership with San key, had conducted a vigorous religious campaign in Great Britain in the ’seventies. In 1!)02 he joined forces with Mr Charles Alexander to carry evangelism to Australia and New Zealand, India and the Far East. On January !). lflt).‘l, they arrived in England. Tlie.v opened their mission at me Albert Hall with a special choir of HJino voices, and after their London campaign toured the big cities of the country. The largest buildings wen* unable to arromm date their followers. Mr Ah'xauder’s contribution to the part nershi'p was chiefly musical. He conducted the huge choir at the Albert Hall and often led the singing. ihe “Glory .Song’’ his best-known composition, took whole towns in England bv storm. It was whistled in the streets by errand hoys and played upon barrel organs. It, is estimated that it appeared i’ print IO.OD'J.OnO times in English and lb other languages. The refrain was: Oh. that will he Glory for me. Glory for me. Glory for mo. When, hy His grace. T shall look on His Face. That will he glory. Bo glory for me. Whe., Dr Torrey !o''t for the United 'dates late in I9Do he estimated that, ~vi nnerrMbtd\xeaieto(.fn''TK.wehi; i with Mr Alexander, he had secured <).-),000 converts to Christianity. During their visit to Birmingham, .r Alexander became engaged to Miss Helen Cadbury, daughter of Mr Hi chard Cadbury, of cocoa and chocolate fame, and they wore married in July 1.905. Hr Torrey revisited England in 1911.