The Indianapolis journal., 1885-05-31
MRS. WOODWORTH IN TRANCE
The Evangelist Passes Into the Ecstatic
State in Her Meeting at KokOmO.
4 Specimen of Her Exh0rtations, and the
Methods She Pursues in ROusing Excite
ment-An Epileptic Convert.
from staff Correspondent of the Journal.

KoKoMo May 30.-Mrs Maria b. Wood
worth, the evangelist, has now been here
week. Her first service was held on last Saturday
In the Friends Church On Monday she was
given the large room in the courthouse, room
capable, when filled, of holding fifteen hundred
people. 1t is filed at night-packed. Mrs.
Woodworth is everywhere the topic of converse
ton. Kokomo is divided as to the acceptabiity
of her methods-some approving others con-
demning them 1t stands in the way of her
success that the disapproval does not take the
form of vigorous condemnation but is rather
apathetic. There are few who have seen her
who do not acknowledge, even while dis
approving of her methods, that she
Is an earnest, honest woman, trying
50 win souls to Christ Thus far
she has had few converts, the pastors of the
strong churches of the city, Methodist, Congre-
gational and Christian taking no part in the
services. The singing, for this reason, is poor,
the choir singers of the several churches not
lending their voices The last desertion is more
serious than the first, as her services need the
assistance of song to develop the enthusiasm.
'Mrs. Woodwork" said gentleman, yester-
Jay, to your reporter, lis displeased with the
here. She told me if they did not take hold of
the work better that she would stay all summer
1T is dreadful threat" Said pastor of one
of the strongest churches: 'We have been over
worked with excitements and many of our best
people think no good can come of them. They
remember the temperance revival here of last
winter year ago, conducted by Jimmy Dunn.
It continued thirteen weeks, until every one was
sick and tired of it. 1t was reported that 2, 500
persons donned the red ribbon. There was GER
tainly agreat number but they were already
temperance people, men. women and children.
There were few chronic drinkers, and of the
drinkers the lastone Topped back again at the last
election" In consequence of these things Mrs.
Woodworths co workers are few in number and
mostly from outside of Kokomo She brings with
her husband and two young men, r. Fl. Dem
pey of Toledo o., and j. w. Sweeney, of New
Corner, Ind, whose business appears to be only
to sing and pray, Mrs. Woodwork doing the
preaching herself. Her husband takes no part
In the meetings
Yesterday was the red-letter day in the revival.
Previous to that time there had been no frances,
and those who had been attracted wholly by
curiosity began to express themselves as disap-
pointed Yesterday morning as Mrs Wood
worth stepped upon the raised platform in the
courthouse where the jury sit, it was plainly to
be seen that she was extremely tired and worn.
Little wonder, when it is taken into account that
she has for several weeks been holding two or
three meetings day She is about forty years
DID, and dresses in black, with extreme plain
ness She wears white lace kerchief about her
neck, coming down over her bosom. Her dress
sleeves are trimmed with black lace at the
bottom, and loose, enabling her arm to escape
free and white, showing nearly to the elbow
Her face is not full and her features are strong
rather than handsome, her nose being promi-
nent her mouth wide and thin. She is short in
stature, but we'll rounded and we'll knit Her
wrists are large and round, her fingers long She
is evidently capable of great fatigue. Her hair
is dark brown, coled at the top of the head. 1t
is difficult to determine the color of her eyes
at times they seem blue at other times gray, and
at still others light hazel. She has strong con-
tralto voice, the most sympathetic of all voices,
and one capable of arousing much emotion in
nervous person 1t may easily be seen that
that kind of voice. when used at its
BEST might bring many persons where they
would not know what they were about When
she exerts it to its full power it out strong
and clear end can easily be heard many squares
away through the opened windows of the court
house
At the meeting yesterday afternoon, the sec
Ond held that day-for she works hard, not
sparing herself and her labor being such as few
preachers could stand-the audience was not
large. not filling moro than one-fourth of
the room After singing and prayer, Mrs
Woodworth spoke. She does not preach, as the
following, taken from her talk. will show. What
she says is delivered with great earnestness,
striking her hands together repeatedly and
stamping her foot upon the platform:
'Let US ask God to search our hears. Search
my heart and try me. If anything is in my
heart that should not be there, oh take it out. /
come to tell you of religion that will keep you
all the year round, that will be good for the har
vestfeld or any place. Jesus says let your light
be burning. Then there will be some attrac-
ton about you-something the sinner can under
stand. If our lamps are burning the world is
coming to see the light Take q candle out on
dark night and people will see it far and near
Oh, let your light shine. You can tell true
child of God as soon as you see one. can 60
round and lay my hand on them every one and
not make mistake once. / see it in the face
every time. Call it what you WILL call it elec-
tricity if you please, say it's the Holy Ghost
shining through the face.
'If ever you are saved you must lie down at
the feet of Jesus. Jesus says unto you come unto
me If you, are weary and heavy laden.
and / will give you rest. Go to Him.
and drop your burdens at His feet
Bless the Lord! And, more than that He blots
out our sin, covers it up with His blood. Your
sins, once botted out will never come up again
never! Glory to God! Some mems sins come
before judgment, and some follow after. If you
die Christian, not single sin will be charged
against you. David was happy Christian: I
will praise the Lord with my mouth, will mag
Nifty His name continually Bless the Lord o
my soul! He calls upon the nations, let the re-
deemed of the Lord say SO.
'If we are climbing Jacobs ladder, as we should
we will be happy Christians, and will be praising
God, telling the good things He is doing
for us continually Shout, and make
a joyful noise to God. Yes my
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