Torrey, Reuben Archer, 1887-1980.
Biographical notes:
Missionary, son of evangelist R.A. Torrey; born, 1887; served in China and Korea as missionary with Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.; worked as church planter and evangelist in Tsinan before being imprisoned by the Japanese in December 1941; he was released a year later; served as Liaison Officer for Chiang Kai-Shek to the American forces in China, 1944-1945; oversaw the rebuilding of the mission stations affected by the war and distributed relief money from the Restoration Fund of the Presbyterian Church; directed The Korean Amputee Rehabilitation Project, 1952-1959; married Janet Mallany and had four children; died, 1980.
From the description of Papers of Reuben Archer Torrey, 1942-1966. (Wheaton College). WorldCat record id: 31743430
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Subjects:
- Amputees
- Ecumenical movement
- Evangelistic work
- Korean War, 1950-1953
- Missions, Medical
- Missions
- Missions
- Prisoners of war
- Refugees
- Rehabilitation centers
- Vocational rehabilitation
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
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Places:
- China (as recorded)
- Korea (as recorded)
