How to Bring Men to Christ is a book by Reuben Archer Torrey published in 1893 by Fleming Revell of New York. 121pp

It is the earliest book published by Torrey, and shows how fully-formed he is by the time he begins his career as an author. In 1893, Torrey had been home from his year in Germany for ten years, and his world tour as an evangelist and revivalist was still ten years in his future. He had honed his message and his methods in pastorates in Minneapolis and Chicago, and under the tutelage of Dwight L. Moody.

Chapters 3-11 explain how to "deal with" various classes of people in personal work. In these chapters, Torrey seeks "not only to point out passages to be used but to show how to use them, illustrating this use by cases from actual experience." He would also publish, in 1895, a book which did no more "point out passages to be used," the Vest Pocket Companion for Christian Workers.

Chapter 13 shows that Torrey's characteristic teaching on the baptism of the Holy Spirit was already fully formed by this early date.

Contents

I. The General Conditions of Success in Bringing Men to Christ

II. How to Begin

III. Dealing with the Indifferent or Careless

IV. Dealing with those who are Anxious to be Saved but do not Know How

V. Dealing with those who are Anxious to be Saved and Know How, but who have Difficulties

VI. Dealing with those who Entertain False Hopes

VII. Dealing with Those who Lack Assurance, and Backsliders

VIII. Dealing with Professed Skeptics and Infidels

IX. Dealing with the Complaining

X. Dealing with those who wish to put off Decision until some other time

XI. Dealing with the Willful and the Deluded

XII. Some Hints and Suggestions

XIII. The Baptism of the Holy Spirit

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 classroom 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 efficient work in bringing others to the Saviour.