The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-18
Mrs. Woodwork i'll Miami County.

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Mrs. Woodwork i'll Miami County.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WABASH, Aug. I.-Mrs. Woodwork, the
evangelist, pitched her tent near Xenia Miami
county, last week, and througs have attended
her meeting. Yesterday, however, she was
greeted with a tremendous Acknowledgements
coming in carriages from every direction. Fully
TO- 600 persons were in and about the tent, and
the road was blocked with carriages for about
half mile in each direction. The woods near
by We're also crowded with vehicles. Xenia has
taken in Mrs Woodwork with open arms, and
nearly every man, woman and child In the little
town is an ardent believer in the teachings of
the trance medium. Any dissent from this view
is treated as sure evidence of hardness OF heart
by the enthusiastic Xeniaites; among the
visitors were many of this ungodly class.
| Mrs Woodwork was dressed yesterday in her
customary black dress, matching her dark hair,
| with a fichu of white null extending to the
| waist, while her hair was done up in French
twist on the top of her head. Her arms were
| barred to the elbow, revealing a plumpness and
beauty which some of her sacrilegous listeners
declared to be 1.-The only pretty thing about
her." The lady walked back and forth across
her improvised platform and waved her arms up
and down as she spoke, after her customary
| fashion. It is thought that this constant move
ment exercises sort of magnetic influence over
! her converts. A well known divine in Aenia
| occupied a seat on the platform, and materially
| assisted in conducting the exercises. Unlike
| other places where the evangelist has appeared,
| the clergy of Xenia are in hearty accord with
| her, and will operate as powerful auxiliary to
| her success. Mrs. Woodwork employed her
usual methods for making conversions yester8" -,
| exhorting and singing. Her powerful coutlalto
| voice could be heard for a great distance The
! favorite song Five of Them Were Foolish"
the air of which utilized by the boys in the
campaign last fall The lady occasionally went
off into trance, after which she would exhort
her hearers with powerful utterances to get on
the gospel boat" which was about to leave, add
| ing, mo seasickness on this boat During
trance period uglylooking fellow on the stage,
who ranked as one of the converts. constantly
! ''guyed" the evangelist, making the whole
| performance seem ridiculous Only handful of
| converts were made yesterday, who were
| dragged off to the smaller tents when they felt
| the effect of the trance power. While the meet
| ing progressed attaches of the evangelist cir
culated about peddlng the pictures and books of
| the lady and taking up collection, reaIlzlng
| about $50. Mr.. Woodwork, a thrifty individual.
acted as caterer to the hungry multitude, and
| took in about 1928 at his peanut and lemonade
stand, to which he had sole privileges on the
grounds
Seven day Adventists also held a meeting in
the vicinity, which was SHINY attended Mrs.
Woodwork announced her intention of remain.
ing week longer near Xenia, which vicinity
appears to be ripe field for her labors.
A Young Mans Mysterious Disappearance.
Special to the India napolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Aug 17.-Quite sensation has
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young man named Adam Becker, assistant
book keeper for the Ohio Valley Wine Company.
Young Becker has been very Respondent for
several days, and yesterday noticed to be
drinking heavily, though heretofore temperate.
Last night his mother startled by the ap-
pearance of district telegraph boy with the
following note:
Mother cannot live longer and will drown
myself tonight ADAM"
Since that time nothing has been heard of the
boy: though the city has been thoroughly
searched. His accounts are all straight, and no
funds missing The only theory for his
strange actions is the fact that prominent
courtesan with whom he was deeply Infatuated,
| quarreled with him few days ago and cast him
off In police circles it is believed that there is
something deeper under the surface, which will
! be developed. Young Becker was an only child,
and his father and mother are wild with grief
A Gigantic Black Mailing Scheme.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Aug 1I-For the past two
weeks two men representing Chicago sporting
paper have been in the city securing the names
of ell persons male and female who visit houses
of i'll repute. 1t is said that over three hundred
names of young society men have been thus
obtained, and about five hundred names of
married ladies' against whom heretofore not
breath of suspicion has been cast. Considerable
uneasiness in consequence has been created, and
society and club circles are torn up. To day
large numbers of postal cards were received in
the city, informing the person addressed that
his name had been secured, detailing circum-
stances, and stating that the names would be
| published in the paper, and that copies would be
| placed in the hands of the newsboys for sale on
| September l. The authorities will be pressed
to suppress the sale. The same programme has
also been practiced in Vincennes and Terre
Haute.
Delaware County Teachers Institute.
Special to tue Indianapolis journal.
MUNCIE, Aug 1.-THE Delaware county
teachers institute met in the High-school build
ing. in this city, to-day The attendance is
large, the enrolment already reaching l25. The
instructors to-day were Prof. E. e. Smith, of
Purdue University; Prof. j. H. Brown, of In