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At the request of Dwight L. Moody, Torrey wrote a book late in
the nineteenth century entitled How to Pray; and God used
that book to stir many thousands to develop a regular prayer
life. A great work began as a result of that book, spanning
across Australia and New Zealand in 1902, and extending to
England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, where it gave birth to
much of the great Welsh Revival of 1904. Subsequently it went on
to India and many other lands, resulting in the conversion of
hundreds of thousands of souls.
Torrey on Prayer is much fuller and more complete than
How to Pray. It contains Torrey's updated version of his
original book, and covers the whole subject of prayer, not only
in its relation to revivals, but also in its relation to the
various aspects of Christian life and activity.
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A. Torrey was an American pastor, evangelist, author, and
educator. Asked by D. L. Moody to head the Bible Institute of
the Chicago Evangelization Society (now Moody Bible Institute);
Dean of Bible Institute of Los Angeles; his pastorates included
Chicago Avenue Church (now Moody Memorial Church) and Church of
the Open Door, Los Angeles. R. A. Torrey was asked to speak at a
memorial service for D. L. Moody, and his address, “Why God Used
D. L. Moody,” has become one of his most popular works. Torrey
wrote more than forty books, including the best-selling How
to Pray. |
