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Torrey, R. A. (Reuben Archer), 1856-1928

 Person

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Collection 331 Papers of Reuben Archer Torrey, III

 Collection
Identifier: CN 331
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Reuben Archer Torrey III and a videotape of the Otterbein United Brethren Missionary Convention in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania on April 23, 1986.Audio TapesOral history interview with Reuben Archer Torrey in which he describes his childhood in China as the son of Presbyterian missionaries; his experiences at boarding schools in China and Korea; his grandfather, Dr. R. A. Torrey, Sr.; his work as an Episcopalian...
Dates: Created: 1986

Collection 449 Ephemera of the Stam Family

 Collection
Identifier: CN 449
Scope and Contents

Memoirs, newsletters, correspondence, diary, photos, film, poems, newspaper clippings and other items that relate to the Stam family, their Christian faith, Star of Hope Mission and the missions and evangelism work of various family members, especially John and Betty Stam who were killed in China by Chinese Communist soldiers in 1934.

Dates: Created: 1919-2003

Helen Renich Papers.

 Collection
Identifier: CN 124
Brief Description Two oral history interviews with Helen Gignilliat Torrey Renich in which she describes her grandfather, Reuben Archer Torrey, Sr., and her experiences growing up in China as a child of missionaries. Other topics discussed include her experiences at Wheaton College and culture shock. The collection also includes photographs of her family life in China and Chinese nationals, ca. 1920-30s.Helen Renich was interviewed by Robert Shuster on May 15, 1980 in Michigan and on May 17, 1982...
Dates: Created: 1920-1982

Reuben Archer Torrey, Sr., Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CN 107
Scope and Contents

Diaries, correspondence, sermon notes, Sunday school lessons, newspaper clippings, brochures, memorial booklet, photographs, diaries, audio tapes, and glass negatives from R.A. Torrey's career as evangelist, teacher, author, and family man.

Dates: Created: 1882-1983

Small Collection 097 Papers of Reuben Archer Torrey, Jr.

 Collection
Identifier: Small CN 097
Scope and Contents

This collection contains pamphlets, correspondence, reports and articles created by Reuben Archer Torrey, Jr. documenting his internment by the Japanese in China, the great physical and spiritual needs of the people in South Korea following the war there, and the development of the rehabilitation program under Torrey's administration.

Dates: Created: 1942-1966

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  • Subject: China. X

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Subject
Evangelistic work. 4
Missions -- China. 4
China -- History. 3
China. 3
Evangelistic work -- United States. 3
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Fundamentalism. 3
Missions. 3
Women missionaries. 3
Belief and doubt. 2
Boarding schools -- China. 2
Boarding schools -- Korea. 2
Boarding schools. 2
Children of missionaries -- China. 2
Children of missionaries. 2
China -- History -- 1937-1945. 2
Christianity and culture -- China. 2
Church work with women -- China. 2
Church work with women. 2
Conversion. 2
Evangelistic work -- Australia. 2
Evangelistic work -- Korea. 2
International relief. 2
Medical care 2
Medical care -- China. 2
Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 2
Missionaries. 2
Missions, Medical. 2
Presbyterian Church -- Missions. 2
Presbyterian Church. 2
Presbyterians. 2
Revivals. 2
Rural churches -- China. 2
Rural churches. 2
Women 2
Women -- Religious life. 2
World War, 1939-1945. 2
Amputees. 1
Amputees. -- Rehabilitation. 1
Ancestor worship. 1
Ancestor worship. -- China. 1
Anhui Sheng (China) 1
Baptism in the Holy Spirit. 1
Bible -- Evidences, authority, etc. 1
Bible -- Study and teaching. 1
Bible -- Translating. 1
Bible colleges. 1
Bible. 1
Bible. -- New International 1
Bible. Acts -- Sermons. 1
Catholic Church. 1
Catholic Church. -- China. 1
Children -- Conversion to Christianity. 1
China -- Church history -- 20th century. 1
China -- Church history. 1
China -- History -- 1912-1937. 1
China -- History -- 1928-1937. 1
China -- History -- Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901. 1
China -- History -- Civil War, 1945-1949. 1
China -- Race relations. 1
Christian education -- Korea. 1
Christian education -- United States. 1
Christian education. 1
Christian life -- Sermons. 1
Christian life. 1
Christian martyrs. 1
Christianity and culture. 1
Church of England -- Missions. 1
Church work with families. 1
Communism -- China. 1
Communism. 1
Conversion -- Sermons. 1
Crime 1
Crime -- China. 1
Culture shock. 1
Ecumenical movement. 1
Education 1
Education -- United States. 1
Education, Higher 1
Education, Higher -- United States. 1
Episcopalians. 1
Ethnocentrism. 1
Evangelistic sermons. 1
Evangelistic work -- Asia. 1
Evangelistic work -- Canada. 1
Evangelistic work -- Great Britain. 1
Evangelistic work -- Netherlands. 1
Evangelistic work -- New Zealand. 1
Evangelistic work -- Wales. 1
Faith -- Sermons. 1
Family. 1
Footbinding 1
Footbinding -- China. 1
Gifts, Spiritual. 1
Glossolalia. 1
Great Commission (Bible) 1
Hell -- Sermons. 1
Holy Spirit -- Sermons. 1
Holy Spirit. 1
Hunger. 1
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