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How to Bring Men To Christ by R.A. Torrey
I put this book onto my website despite the fact that you can easierly download a pdf version from many websites for free because in Torrey's original, he uses many Bible verses but only quotes its reference. Take for example a potion from chapter one "In the second place Jesus Christ had an intense love for souls (Matt. xxiii. 37; Luke xix. 10), and intimate and constant companionship with Him will impart to our lives this grace which was so prominent in His." Notice here that we are given two Bible verses but to know what they say we have to look them up. By reading it on this website, you can see what the verses say by simply hovering over the reference with your mouse. This becomes far more important later when he is recommending many different verses while giving advise on which verse to use to answer a particular need with the person being spoken to about the Lord. To make the software work I had to edit Torrey's method of naming Bible verses. For example the use of Roman numerals had to be changed to a standard numbering system.
This is not just a work for Christians to read but also none Christian could read it if they are seeking answers to certain questions.
About R.A. Torrey
Reuben Archer Torrey (28 January 1856 – 26 October 1928) is a much underrated writer and teacher amongst the modern church. He held many roles and wore many caps in his life. He started many churches that all grew quickly and was the second president of the Moody Bible.
From 1894-1906 he also served as pastor of the Chicago Avenue Church. During his years at Moody,Torrey also conducted several worldwide evangelistic campaigns in 1902-3 and 1903-6 with Charles Alexander as his song leader and Robert Harkness at the piano.The second tour included a five-month mission in London.
After many fruitful years, Torrey left Moody Bible Institute in 1908 and the same year founded the Montrose Bible Conference in Montrose, Pennsylvania with the first conference being held that year. Many well-known Christian leaders frequently gathered at the 3,000 seat "tabernacle" at Montrose for a wide variety of conferences that were often held there. Torrey kept a residence there and spoke regularly. He remained the guiding hand of this conference for the rest of his life.
In 1912 Dr. Torrey accepted the call to be dean of the newly formed Bible Institute of Los Angeles (BIOLA). During that time, he also served as pastor of the newly formed Church of the Open Door. This church, as well as the school, grew rapidly under Torrey's leadership. After twelve years at BIOLA, Torrey was again restless to be devoted full time to evangelism. He resigned his positions to hold evangelistic meetings and to speak at conferences throughout the United States. He was taken up to glory in October 1928. His body is buried on the Montrose Conference grounds.
The Moody Bible Institute honored Dr. Torrey in 1955 when the Institute named the new auditorium after him and his predecessor. The Torrey-Gray Auditorium is still the major auditorium of the Institute, where students gather daily for chapel and where conferences are hosted.
Torrey has much to offer the modern church with his writings and it is a shame that his works are not more widely read. The good news is that a good deal of his written material is available for free on sites such as gutenberg.org and the Internet Archive.
Inside front page of book
HOW TO BRING MEN TO CHRIST
BY
R. A. TORREY
Superintendent Chicago Bible Institute
CHICAGO:
THE BIBLE INSTITUTE COLPORTAGE ASSOCIATION
250 La Salle Ave.
Eastern Depot: East Northfield, Mass.
PREFACE
This book is written because it seems to be needed. The author has been repeatedly requested by Ministers, Y. M. C. A. Secretaries, Christian Workers, and his own students to put into a permanent and convenient shape the substance of what he has said at Conventions, Summer Schools and in the class–room on personal work. The time has come to yield to these requests. Never before in the history of the Church were there so many who desire to win others to Christ. The good work done by the Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor is in no other direction so evident as in the many thousands of young people in this land who to–day are on fire with a desire to win souls. But while they desire to do this work, many do not know how. This little book aims to tell them. There are several well–known and valuable manuals of texts to be used with inquirers, but this book is intended not only to point out passages to be used but to show how to use them, illustrating this use by cases from actual experience. It is hoped that from a careful study of these pages any earnest Christian can learn how to do efficient work in bringing others to the Saviour.
Chapter One:
The General Conditions of Success in Bringing Men to Christ
Chapter Two: How to Begin
Chapter Three: Dealing with the Indifferent or Careless
Chapter Four: Dealing with those who are Anxious to be Saved but do not Know How
Chapter Five: Dealing with those who are Anxious to be Saved and Know How, but who have difficulties
Chapter Six: Dealing with those who entertain false hopes
Chapter Seven: Dealing with those who lack Assurance, and Back–sliders
Chapter Eight: Dealing with Professed Skeptics and Infidels
Chapter Nine: Dealing with the complaining
Chapter Ten: Dealing with those who wish to put off decision until some other time
Chapter Eleven: Dealing with the Willful and the Deluded
Chapter Twelve: Some hints and suggestions
Chapter Thirteen: The Baptism of the Holy Spirit