Show great crowds were present to hear them chicago dec 28 so great was the crowd that gathered last night at the chicago avenue church to welcome dr R A torrey and the re chas M alexander home from their tour years evangelization trip around the world that it could not be accommodated in the church at one time and after a short service the pews were cleared and a second audience filed in to hear the renowned evangelist and his ringing colleague fully persons gathered at the doors ot the church when the seats had bes n filled an announcement was made that according to the ordinances none would be allowed to stand and those who flocked into the aisles were compelled to go out again for a time they stood at the doors and then two overflow meetings were opened one on the first floor of the church and the other in the moody bible in etl tute still the steps and sidewalks leading to them were blockaded by those eager to hear the man who had spread the alre through great britain china japan and other countries they passed the time hymns and when finally ward was given that they could enter the church they hurried into it until it again was filled BO that the police had to give orders for a large number to leave it was the opening of an evangelistic conference that will last until tomorrow night several speakers from different parts ot the country were at tha services and many more are expected to reach chicago today the meetings were enthusiastic from tho beginning but under the influence of dr torreas torreys Tor reys words they were swept along until nearly every person present arose to bis feet in answer to hia request for volunteers tor christ |