Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-05
WOMAN EgANGELIsES.

After the story Mrs. Van Cott preached TO
the children, and called up her dew drops 10
kHeei AT the altar with her while she pra yed.
The dew drops" were q band of children
about thirty in number, between the ages of
seven and fourteen. Mrs. Van COtt moved
ABOUT amor them praying with great
earneStneSs. In one hand she held a large
ian OF ostrich feathers, and IL was rather
curious TO see her flaming deliberately with
ihls, while calling grace down passionately.
Altoge tner IL was a curious group which
was gathered about the chancel, while the
Dare mathematical room was beginning 70
look a little vague and ghostly in the dusk
widow Van Colt, stout and Suxom. moving
about among the children, with face flushed
and voice husky from the vigOr OF her ex
hortatlons, waving her great fan, which
fancy might have transformed into some
angelic wing though not a wing aDpertain-
ing TO the Widow Van Colt herself VINO is
TOO material figure for any such decora-
tlon-placlDg hand upon the head of each
kneeliDg child in turn and calling down
special blessing thereupOn; the children on
their knees and incorporating shrill"Amens"
as The exhortat ion progresses; and the
reverend pastor In the back ground with
deep set eyes closed In fervent tIghtness. and
hands clasped together and striking upon
tne pulpit as he cries out after Mrs. Van
Colt portions of her exhortation. The
prayer finished, invitation was extended To
other children to come up and Join the .tdey-
drops" and good many went up. Then
someDOdy was asked to rise and sing "HOld
Inc foTt,' which done, the meeting was
Closed, the children pressing around Mrs.
van Colt and propOunding to her all sorts Of
Uiians Werable questions.
Mrs. Van Colt is a stout lady. with a rosy
pleas ant face, which looks out with exceed
lug good nature from beneath two matronIy
rows OF black and glossy curls. she was
born in New York In 1880, married at the age
OF eighteen, and after her husband death
which happened nineteen years later, ar
RED on FOR some time his business Of drug
manufacturing, relinquishing this in orIer
10 pursue her missionary labors. She was
conbrned in early life in the Episcopal
cnurch, and later joined the Reformed Duich
cnGrch, and, after her conversion, the Meth
ojist For two years she was engaged in
ice sixth Ward Mission house of This CITY
It&Nlns that 10 take up the work OF public
preaching which she has pursued ever since
ana for period of eight Years. Accounting
Tor The influences which led her To adOpt th,,
proit ssion of public preaching, Mrs. Van
Colt says that the first occasion OF her nm
GeItaklng any thi"g az r't-- sort was in the
IL OF of the state, at the house of a clergy
man, 10 whom sue was paying n friendly
WISH. There was large meeting in the
town, and she was on the platform as n
guest. when the clergyman with whom size
was stopping, an old man with white hairs
sIu earnest lace. approached her with a
Bible. which he held out to her with his
haL q trembling with age, begging that she
would address the people present from some
Sc1ptuTal text. She was taken quite aback
never having done more than address a few
words 10 The poor in her mission; but she
was not able tn refuse, and essa yei the task
10 her great surprise meeting with a marked
max ng public speaking her work, aud she
wss Lot long in carrying the idea into ef-
feet.
MIS-. Van Colt said, in the course of a con
YeIsaiion with the writer yesterday. that
i'aii OF those who came up 10 the altar in re-
10 Sc 10 her exhortatiOns became members
OF Tie Methodist church, and that threa-
quarters OF them remained permanently
sooo WORKING Christians.-lN Y World
GIL PAY You FoR THAr!'-A, hen trod
on duck foot She did not mean TO do IT,
ara IL old Rot hurt much. But the duck said
"lll pay you Tor that" So the duck flew al
Inc men; but, as she did so. her wing struck
an OLD goose, who stood close by. .III pa
You Tor that" cried the goose, and she flew
at the duck; but as she did So her foot
tore the fur OF a cat, who was i'm Il then i'm
lhe yard IN pay you for that" cried the
Sat, and she flew at the goose; but, as she did
so, her TAN brushed the eye of n sheep, who
was near. 81 III pay you for that!" cried the
sheep, and he ran at the cat: but, as he did
so, MS loot MT the foot of "a dog, who lay In
the sun. "I'll pay you for that" cried he.
ana ne ran NJ the sheep; bur, as he did so, his
leg struck an old cow, who stood by the gs ia
I'm Pay you for that" cried She aud sac
ran at the dog; but, as she did so, her horn
grazed the skin of horse, who sto9d by a
Tree. II ii pay you Tor that!'' Grief he, and
he ran at The COW. What run there wa>I
The horse flew at the COW, and the COW al
the dog, and the dog at the sheep, and tn,
sheep at the cat, and the eat at the goose
ard the goose at the duck, and the duck a {
the hen. What noise they made to be surel
Hi, hill What is all this?" cried the man
who had the care of them: 81 cannot have
this noise: You may stay here" he said to
the hen. But he drove the duck to the pond .
and tie goose to the field, and the cat to the
barn, and the sheep to his fold, and the dog
70 bis house, and the COW to her yard, and
the horse TO his stall. "Ill pay you for that!n
said the man. The N,1seTy.
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