The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-02-04
REMARKABLE RESULTS.
From Evangelical Work in Indiana
Conversions Accompanied With
frances.
Interestfbg Narrative Of the Personal Ex-
periences OF the Converted.

Hartford City tlnd-l speoisi TO The Commercial
Gszettei
A Mrs. Woodwork. an evangelist of New
Lisbon, o., has been holding a series of meet
ines here, In the Methodist Episcopal Church,
of wonderful culiOsitv. TIE meeting has
been in progress now about tao weeks,
Many Of the class termed scoffers are almost
afraid to go into the edifice. Every evening
TIE house is thronged with people TO It's ut.
most capacity, and each sfternoon, at orlS
o'clock the following morning. Among tue
conversions is q man Familiarity known
about town, whose name is withheld from
publication, q man of conviyial habits, and
wbo on this occasion wac loaded to the
guards. Determined on breaking up the
meeting he marched within ten feet of the
pulpit, and began torrent of profane abuse
until, as be says, his tongue Jailed him. He
sat s'jsDt anBOy ed al being overcome by a
woman who had caused this result. with IaC
making any special effort IN his dire elton.
He seems, as be says, when asked wins. his
sensations are like, not TO understand " at
it is, but replies in an injured tone OF d
man who nss been personally affro1 ed:
$50 up yourself and lad ou,," All sITt Of
theories are out as u the secrets ci tie
evangelical power. The belief genera Y
seems 10 be that Of utss2ieTisn, although
she bitter ly denies her power OF mesmeris i,
and says that it is truly the power OF 6 30.
II mesmerism it is she must have some way
OF securii private interviews with her sub
lecis and bending them 10 her ways alter
writ.; FOR she certainly does not have an
opportunity for it in church. In no
instance can the writer hnd out taat
this has been done, and for this
reason We have to give ii in that We
M of NH - ic A ctr
phase Of this revival and one not = iendant
on the ordinary meetings is the .strA ION
of people away from the church. Ooe young
woman went TO an evening service and at its
conclusion went home. where she talked on
the usual topics before retiring. a whole
Light intslyeDed, and at breakfast the
| young lsdv did not appear. She was fou cd
| sitting up in bed cold and apparently stiff,
| with vice staring eyes, her pulse barely per-
! cortible and not able 10 speak.
When two or three bonrs later she came
1t of ire so cs lied trance she seemed q eat.
! wori q, and when rested told shat p ith
ne e1ce ption the scenes she had witnes sed
! we're glorious. Pbe exception was that
| Of 8 BODY 81 angels matching dOwa to
| he'll with lest souls Ni0iG McDermot is a
| lacy shove the sveFSge height with verS
Tae face, which - sevsd from bsiOg pi+ sin
| By PAIR OF handsome dark eyes, which nave
| snythipg but rsstinl lsok when she i il =
/ tervis1sd. She said
| 81 know a. we'll IS sDy thug when the
| trance is coming on, for 1 have been in one
now five times. My hands get cold Gs ice,
1 sDd feel my srms stiffening. Ny eyes get
| hard and the inside OF the church or room
! gets smaller. The darkness begins at the
| outer edges Of the room snd comes toward
1 me from eli sides and gets closer. get
| more icy and still. and then the sight is gone.
can't talk, and don Z want 10 talk. an
| n both Worlds--in this because ! csn hes.
every thirg that is said around me "a I'd the
| other became l can see the great white
! throne"
How does it looKe" was asked.
Il hardly know how 10 tell you; It Is
something ike q chair, only great deal lar
ger than any ] ever saw"
| did you see anything else?'
Eyes; golden streets with angels passing
| ground through them.> They are bsbitations
| or parsdises, as you cali them. They rise up
! Oh each side, glorious and magnificent. The
| light is not white, but radient and bright
| oh, so bright and glorious / go there by
| two wsys-one with nothing Oh my mind and
all is happiness; the 1ber is TO have a sin
| ner to save, and then / am praying and
| pleading for him. That is hard WORK, and |
suffer. My coming back is Just the same as
| my going. There Is no time of total M
sconsciOusness between. | am always very
| much worried sfteTward."
This young lady has been a member 0f
church about two years
From the head Of the church. Sunday
| evening the scene was a striking one The
| more earnest ones swsrmed in the front
pews. with here and there group Of chill
dIen all over the churh on hand from curl
osity, as well as for the fun OF the thing