The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-09
INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle of Happenings of
ALI Kinds in the Two States.
Refutation Of Slanderous Statements Con-
corning Mrs. Woodworth's Services at Tip
ton-Disastrous Fire at Homer, Ill.


A Refutation of the Incorrect and SANDER
Gus Statements as to Mrs. Woodwork.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
Upton, May 8-An article appeared in the
Indianapolis Times of Thursday, May Z, which
does great injustice to Mrs. Woodwork, the
evangelist, and the church and people of Upton.
The writer saw a beardless youth on the streets
of Upton, on Tuesday, and has learned since
that he was a Times reporter. Now this re-
porter was certainly laboring under hallucina-
ton, and seemed to have no regard whatever
for the truth Had he investigated matters, as
a reporter should have done, he would not have
written such an incendiary article concerning
the meeting and good people Of Upton. He
says that Mrs. Woodwork is from Hartford
City, which statement shows the carelessness
and untruth Of the whole article. The lady is
from Syracuse. Ind, and if the reporter had
made an effort to ascertain the facts in regard
to Mrs. Woodwork, or the meeting. he could
have told che truth. Instead of doing this he
probably consulted one or two of the devils
imps, and took it for granted that everything
they said was law and gospel.
Mrs. Woodwork has never claimed, while in
our midst, to possess the power of sending per-
sons into frances or visions; but, on the con-
trary, she claims that it is the work Of almighty
God--that GOO hears and answers the prayers
of His children. She invokes the Almighty to
send the power to smite down the wicked as If
dead, and the Lord has answered her prayer in
our midst. To God she gives all the praise. She
has never claimed, nor does she believe that the
frances are the primary object salvation Of souls
is her plea; Christ and Him crucifed is her
principal thought To say that the revival
services that accompany the frances are mere
accessories is base and vile misrepresenta-
ton. The statement that no educated persons
take stock in the meeting is another falsehood,
as the church is jam-full at all times,
and large portion of the audience is
composed of the most highly educated and lit
erary. people of Upton and vicinity. The state
ment that business and crops have been ne
elected on account of this meeting is also false.
Business continues just the same as it did before
the evangelist came. The meeting is having q
wonderful influence upon our community. and
much good is being accomplished. So fa- as
remuneration is concerned, it is a matter of no
thought to the evangelist, as she declines to go
where any price is offered her.
The meeting is being Endorsed by the best
the names attached to this article indicate In
the language of the evangelist, there is a terri
BILE rafting Of dry bones.
CARD FROM THE PEOPLE.
We, the undersigned citizens of Upton, take
pleasure in highly recommending Mrs. Wood
worth as sincere, ladylike Christian woman.
and indorse the workings of the present revival
which is now being conducted in Upton, We
have each read the scurrilous article in the In
dianapolis Times of Thursday, May 7, 1885, and
pronounce the gist of it as being false.
A. Cone, minister; g. d. Hendricks, jewelr;
| A. S. Dicket, nj. D.. j. e. Fish. teacher; J. O.
7 eshs.mar e1itpr Times, M w pershing ed1tss
w. S. Ressler farmer; J. p Oglebay. merchant;
W. r. Ogebay, attorney; Dan Waugh, judge
| Circuit Court; j. M. Fippen prosecuting at
torney; F. B. Bates, sheriff; L. 7. Bunch, clerk
court; Levi Young, merchant; A. B. Pitzer, NJ.
D.; ID. G. Jones, mechanic.