The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-27
THE HARTFORD CITY REVIVAL.
Some Features of the Revival Services Now
Being Conducted by Mrs. WoodwOrth.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD Cry, Ind, Jan. 26.-The remark
able revival now in progress at the M. E.
Church in interest and results is unprecedented
in the annals of the city. Mrs. Woodwork, the
evangelist upon whom rests the burden of the
triumphs of success, halls from Syracuse, Ind,
and is reported as belonging to the Church of
God for the Indiana Eldership. The meeting
has been in progress two weeks. The achieve
ments and reputation of the evangelist preceded
her arrival Fer first appearance electrified the
people, and they at once reposed confidence in
her integrity. She assumes entire control of
the meeting alternately singing praying and
entreating, and pleading with lost souls. Every
night scores rush to the altar. Aged pilgrims
gather about to comfort them and invoke bless
ings from on high She sends workers
here and there among the congregation and in
the gallery, and simultaneous suppications are
offered up for penitent souls All at once there
comes pause, the audience arises to its feet,
some one is stricken down in his sin, and the
audience, irretrievably lost to order blockade
the aisles to grasp view at the entranced. Sew
seral of these have been interviewed, and there
Fears to be two divisions. OF this wonderful
state, viz: First, those who are stricken down
In their sins represent all as dark as mighty
chaos, not single ray Of light Secondly,
those who claim to be converted see halo of
hight, dazzling effulgence; see multtudes of
angels, hear seraphie songs sonatas of praise
and meet and greet those who
have died. Their faces bask in the
sunshine of happiness, their hands uplfted and
motioning to sinners to come to Christ. Up to
this time there have been twenty five entranced
One young man of excellent character has passed
into the ecstatic state five times. A majority of
these are young The church, which is large
and capacious, is too small to accommodate the
crowds that endeavor to secure admission. The
mutterings and discomfort which were heard at
first have subsided, and the tongue of vitupera-
since laughers scoffers and testers have been
stricken down in the aises.
Mrs. Woodwork, the evangelist, is thirty FIVE
years of age, of medium height, dark complex
ion prepossessing appearance, and wears con-
tinually pleasant smile that wins appreciation
wherever she goes Her constant study and de-
votion to her work has rendered her accom-
plished and refined, though bereft of the early
advantages of education, She has written q
book entitled my Experience" which meets
with rapid sale. She is tireless worker, rarely
sis down, and when singing or speaking, keeps
her hands uplifted and in constant motion. She
remains at her post of duty from early afternoon
till late at night She is accompanied by her
husband. They are in INDECENT circumstances,
and have no home, having spent all in prepara-
ton for Mrs. WIS mission. She has just received
an invitation to go to Cincinnati, but she de-
cined on the ground that the half is not yet done
here. The excited populace anxiously await the
final result.