Papers of Reuben Archer Torrey, 1942-1966.
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Presbyterian church in the U.S.A.
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The Transylvania Presbytery was organized by appointment of the synods of New York and Philadelphia. The Synod of New York made part of the Presbytery of Abingdon into the Transylvania Presbytery, which encompassed the district of Kentucky and the settlements on the Cumberland River. The Reverend David Rice, Adam Rankin, Andrew McClure, and James Crawford met at the Danville, Kentucky courthouse to organize the presbytery. The synods of New York and Philadelphia appointed David Rice as moderator...
Torrey, Reuben Archer, 1887-1980.
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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...
