Deseret Evening News | 1905-12-28 | Page 1 | Great Welcome Given Torrey And Alexander

GREAT WELCOME GIVEN TORREY AND ALEXANDER Chicago Dec 28 So great was 01 the crowd that gathered lust last night at the Chicago AVenue church to welcome Dr It II A Torrey and amid the We Kev Charles M MAlexander MAlexander I Alexander home from frol torn their four lour years evangelization trip around the th world that thal It Il could not be he accommodated In Inthe the lime church at mit lt one ono time and after a short hort service the th pews were cleared anti a I second audience tiled filed fled In to hear henr the tho renowned evangelist anti and his sing Hing singIng HingIng Ing tog colleague Fully persons gathered at the I doors of ot the church When the seats scats had been filled an nn announcement wu WI made mule that lint according to the ordinance none hone would to stand those who flocked Into tho the aisles were com coot compelled to 10 go 10 out again nall For or a I time they stood nt at the doors and then two overflow meetings were opened one on un the first floor Ioor of ot tho church anti and the tha theother other In tIme the Moody lood Bible Institute I Still Sti the Iha steps and alit the tho sidewalks lead leadIng leadIn lag Ing In to them were blockaded by br thos I eager engel to hear the man who luau had spread the fire through Great Britain China Chinn Japan Il and other countries They The passed the time time singing hymns hn nail and when ahen hen finally word ord was given that they time could enter the dle church they the hurried In Into Into to It Il until It again o was tilled filled so HO that orders for a the police polee had to 10 give n large number to leave It was the opening open In of oC an nn conference I that will wi last until tomor tomorrow row mow night Several speakers from uHf dif different olf ferent parts of ot the country countr wore tero nt at the and alil many more are expected to reach Chicago today toda The meetings were enthusiastic from froni the beginning but bul under the Influence nce of Dr Torreys Torre 8 words they the were swept along until nearly nearh every eer person pernon runes pres present ent arose aro e to his feet In answer to his request for lor volunteers for Cor or Christ ChrI t