The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-17
AWAKENING OF THE WICKED
Several More Sinners Stricken with
Cataleptic Religion Last Evening.
The Trance Evangelist Becomes Prophetic,
and ArOuses Much Excitement Among Her
Hearers-Experiences of the Converted.


that the service hogan. with the singing of the
fret song, it was plainly to be seen that the
evening was to be one of fervor and excitement
The .'amens" and ..halleluiahs" fell thick and
fast, seemingly with the slightest provocation
Captain Taught, who has been taking promi-
uent part in the meetings, made decided inno-
walton. He prayed for the newspaper reporters,
that they might make good report. There
were more colored people present than at any
previous meeting and they took prominent part
In the exercises. Half dozen more of these
were dsaffected members of the Second Baptist
Church, who have dropped out of that congrega-
SION account of trouble in the church"
Mrs Woodwork spoke of prophesying, and
said it was the greatest Of all gifts This gift
means the love OF Jesus. The sinner feels the
power, and it runs from heart 10 heart among
Gods children and sends conviction. Whenever
"a man or woman is converted, he speaks with
another tongue but all can understand it, it is
30 simple. All his dignity is gone. He gets
down and declares himself sinner in the sight
Of God. The path of the just is a shining light
growing brighter and brighter until the blessed
day
Come and get the Holy Ghost. and you will
hav" this gift of prophesyine. We are climbing
Jscob's ladder. which reaches from earth to
glory, and every round we get higher and high
or. God expects every one of His children to
have this spirit. Show the sinners here that
you mean business. Many are in the valley of
indecision. Shall they be saved or lostl'
The Rush county octogenarian spoke few
words, giving a Renaissance of Bourbon
county Kentucky, of which he was native
Rev A. p. Stout said: Yesterday I received
during the whole day q growth in peace and
comfort in my heart. am confirmed more and
more in the virtue of these meetings l once
came very near having one of these peculiar ex
peiences Itrances] / have the time since
I born of God when if good sister or
BROTHER got up and shouted it broke my sermon
right in two. The Methodists and United
Brethren held meeting once, and mixed in II.
! was called to pray, and | turned that
prayer off in shout never finished it. |
shouted all the way home ard around the house,
and had half the town there to see what was the
matter with the man. tell you. my friends,
felt so near the kingdom OF heaven that if some
body had pushed me just little would have
gone right in" Here there was shouting and
cries of ''glory" and ''amen" from all parts of the
house.
A woman in hysterical voice cried ont, IT
belong to Jesus. / never wanted to shout but
God just made me shout. l couldn't help it
This was followed by great clapping of hands
and fifty voices in various EXPLANATIONS
The pastor of the Oak-street Church declared
If he was to go into trance he would 20; that
he was willing to do anything to gloriv God.
The song, This Is the Way | Long Have
Sought" was started and sung with great en-
thusiasm, number of men and women going
about the audience singing and shaking hands
Mr.. Bogart, of the Friendly 1un spoke with
great feeling and with wonderful effect upon the
audience. In a tremulous and sympathetic
voice he said that next Christmas day he would
celebrate his fifteenth birthday-that fifteen
years ago he was born into the new life. He
had been at Maus's brewery on Christmas day
drinking beer. when a religious argument
sprang I'D. There Methodis.s, United
Brethren and Catholics around the table II
set my beer glass down." he said, "aud asked
God to take me out of that filthy place. l know
that God converted me. | have never been
back since. Ihave never lost Jesus, and never
sxpect to lose him.
This was followed by whirlwiud of hallelu-
jahs and amens. Captain Taught walked along
the center aisle, Jumping up and down, some
times apparently jumping nearly three feet in
the air and shouting: GLORY to God! | love
this u2-and-down, Inland out. ziz- gag religion!"
After time, two three Of the brethren sue
eeeded III restraining him 30 that his manifesto
tions were less energetic
o. Fl. 2. Albeit said he thought it was good to
be there. Ever since the fall of 1887, he said
II have tested the truth of this Christianity,
ind my religion has been keeping me all that
time have rejoieed that we have such
never seeu the time when could Jump and shout
like that brother. but let him shout. 1 bless
God was never IN saloon in my life, and never
will drink anything l am not praying for
dying grace, but for living grace"
Mrs Woodworth's husband said: II have been
hearing what has been told of what the Lord has
done for YOU, but lhave failed to hear of the
devils witnesses tonight Let just one Of EN-
Aome up and say what the devil has done for you
If he has done anything good for you get up and
cell it, Get up!' Mrs. Woodworths husband
shen sat down.
Rev d. i. Vandeinent. Christian Union
preacher, of cambridge, made the most con-
nected address of>the evening. He said he had
come there, prejudiced, but didn't get alf-way
up the aisle before he said that God was there,
and that if there was any good in those meetings
he was going to have 1t.
Mrs. Woodwork announced that she had re-
eeived a letter from man two hundred miles
away, who j0yfuly wrote to tell her he had had
wonderful trance She said that she and 9TH
ers had boon praying fox him. and the blessing
came. &c., said she, you this wonderful
power reaches out great way"
Mr.. Boyer, the co!ored preacher, said 1--WE
have got to cut mighty close With the gospel
There's all kinds of medicine in it. It'll make a
man quit lying, and make him omit drinking
Whenever God Almighty takes hold of you it'll
wash you out clean. Git up on de rock and git
va yo' Uniform! Dey calls dis excitement--ah
Well didh: David say, skip like lambsF De
rich man in hcl is excited-ah You are
AOuo u DClu III az SoNi why
we is skippin' ovah de mountings2
Fit outen dat ole rut an come ovaH heah. We
NSe goin' to the lishthouse-ah Eff you aint got
an the lighthouse garments you can't look in. l
belong to God Almighty's band an all tho powers
OF hell can't hurt me. IL makes me talk awful
big when / feel de fire in my soul. Git on dat
srmor an hell can't bounce you"
Here there was a renewal of the excitement,
which had begun to flag, and in moment it was
ms wild as ever before. Forty or fifty persons
gathered about the altar, and everybody
prayed or sung, or shouted. or exhor;ed without
ary attention to what any one else said or did
The same scenes occurred about the mourners'
bench as on previous evenings Seven or eight
persons got the power" TO greater or less extent
Two women fell over. apparently lifeless, and
Swo men had like visitation one Of them being
John King. the reformed blacksmith and tenn