As superintendent at Moody until 1904, Torrey exercised an outsized influence in the nascent Bible institute scene. The 1890s witnessed several additional school openings—in Toronto; Providence, Rhode Island; Cincinnati; and Minneapolis—and Torrey’s What the Bible Teaches for Greatest Profit (1898) was indicative of what this experimental educational model would convey to students. The textbook wove together premillennialism, Higher Life theology, and modern business strategies—all in the service of training Christian workers.
