Reuben Archer Torrey: Chronology of Events
 R. A. Torrey (1856-1928), an American evangelist, pastor, educator, and writer. Called by D. L. Moody to head Bible institute in Chicago (now Moody Bible Institute). Dean of Bible Institute of Los Angeles. Pastorates included Chicago Avenue Church (now Moody Memorial)
and Church of the Open Door, Los Angeles. Worldwide evangelistic
meetings with Charlie Alexander. Founded Montrose Bible
Conference, PA. Wrote more than forty books. |
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| 1856 | Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, United States (Jan 28) |
| 1871-1875 | Attended Yale University (A.B.) Converted to Christ in junior year at Yale |
| 1875-1878 | Attended Yale Divinity School (B.D.) |
| 1878-1882 | Pastor of Congregational Church, Garretsville, Ohio Ordained (1878) Married Clara Smith (Oct 22, 1879) Birth of daughter, Edith Clara (1881) |
| 1882-1883 | Attended Leipzig and Erlangen Universities in Germany |
| 1883-1886 | Pastor of Open Door Congregational Church, Minneapolis, MN Birth of daughter, Blanche (1884) |
| 1887-1889 | Organized, and Pastor of People's Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota Birth of son, Reuben Archer, Jr. (1887) |
| 1889-1908 | First superintendent of the Chicago Evangelization Society (now
Moody Bible Institute) Birth of daughter, Elizabeth (1889 or 90?) Birth of daughter, Margaret (1893) Death of daughter, Elizabeth (1898) Pastor of Chicago Avenue Church (now Moody Memorial Church) (1894-1906) Awarded Doctor of Divinity degree by Wheaton College (Jun 1907). Founded Montrose Bible Conference, Montrose, Pennsylvania (1908) Held evangelistic meetings in China, Japan, Australia, England, Scotland, Ireland, India, United States, and Canada (1901-1911) |
| 1912-1924 | Dean of Bible Institute of Los Angeles (BIOLA) Pastor of Church of the Open Door, Los Angeles, California (1915-1924) |
| 1928 | Died in Asheville, North Carolina (Oct 26) at the age of 72. |
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