The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-27
MRS. WOODWORTH GRIEVES.
She Thinks She Is Being Prosecuted by
the Newspapers and Christians.
She Also Sheds Tears Because Her Audience
Treats Her Disrespectfully- Young Man
Becomes Wildly Insane at the Meeting.

The ticket agent was behind the pigeon hole st
the entrance to Meridian Rink last evening. and
requested all who came to hand over a dime be-
fore they could pass into the 'power"-stricken
rink. Many who expected to 60 in free turned
away when they were asked pay for admis-
sion, but not less than 800 persons paid the
price and went in. The rink crowded al
most to suffocation At least FIVE hundred per
sons were unable to find seats, and crowded
around the speakers stand. eager to witness any
manifestations of power there might be. The
seats around the altar were occupied by the
same persons who have been at every meeting
since the series began.
Mrs Woodwork, who spoke first, was fire.
quently interrupted by the bad behavior of the
crowd The majority of those present seemed
to be there for enjoyment and they talked and
laughed all the time she speaking. Her
talk was all in defense of herself and her meth
DDS of work. She said: "If you believe in God
you believe in me. His ways are my ways l
don't care what the people the papers say
about me I see a reporter standing over there
now with book. I don't what he says
about me. I pray God to help him to see this
meeting as it is. 1t is not me who speaks
to you. God tells me what to say.
1t is not Christians, but sinners, who are con-
demning my work here, but am not afraid of
these scoffers / don't how much am
prosecuted. God will stand by me in the thick
est of the battle. The trouble with the people
and the ministers is they have wandered so far
from the apostolic line that they do not know
Christianity when they see it. l have been per-
Recnted before, but have always gone right on
and done a great work nevertheless. The trou-
bile with my scoffers is they cannot stand the
of nd / thaaA condemn
me to take the Bible and study it, and they will
sec that am right Do not consult your friends
or the newspapers, for they will deceive you.
but 60 to your Bible and you will learn that
am on the right track. Take my advice, and
will meet you ia heaven. / am going to meet
you all there. / may be prosecuted on this earth
by the newspapers. but wont be when get to
heaven. We will have joyful reunion there
hope my scoffers may see the error OF their way.
for hope to meet them there. too. have moth
ing but love for them, and pray God TO convert
them"
"Brothers will you meet me on Canaan's happy shore
Was sung and Mrs. Woodwork announced
that owing TO the way the house was packed.
she would have to dispense with the call for
mourners to the bench, and asked all those in
the house to give their experience. King, the
reformed blacksmith, promptly responded.
"When heard of Mrs. Woodwork" he said II
called her an impostor. just like the journal
But l came to hear her. l WAS convicted
of my sins. The power came upon
me- was laid PROSTATE upon the
floor. / knew nothing. But do know that
when came to myself l was converted. and
now | have no desire for drink. thank God
that / came to this meeting of the impostors,
and that my name Is written in heaven. This is
the old religion. It is the religion Of our fore
fathers and If their very bones could come up
from the tombs they would tell you so. / ask
you TO watch my life in the future, and il ever
60 back to my old ways, then it will be time for
the papers to begin condemnlng this poor
woman
Mr.. King was interrupted in his talk at this
iuncture by young man named Stewart, who
sprang from seat near the altar and fell sense
less on the floor. In moment more he began
screaming. and called on God to kill him: that
he wanted to die, and many like expressions.
The vast crowd pushed forward. and the great
est excitement prevailed for time There was
a halt In the meeting until the young man was
taken in charge by his friends and carried from
the room. Mrs. Woodwork evidently thought
he was an impostor. for she did not pay the
least attention to him, and while his friends
were removing him, criticised the
crowd very severely for their unbecom
Ing conduct She again launched out
out into harangue various subjects. She
said she had had the smallest crowds in Indian
apolis of any place she had ever visited. Why"
said she. Il have talked to many 30 900
people, We have not had large crowds for vari
Gus reasons The people here are not serving
God, and they not permitting other people
to- There is no occasion for you acting like you
do here tonight If you were in any church
you wouldn't do as you are doing In all my
preaching | have never had to talk this much
before 10 my congregation"
Offering an apology for charging at the door.
she said: II never had anything TO weigh so
heavily upon my mind. God knows
the gospel preached but we have to
raise money some way. and we can't get it by
contributions AS she finished her talk the
tears ran down her cheeks. She called for short
testimonials and score or more of those who
profess to have been converted gave their
peTience When there no more to offer
testimony, she asked all those in the room who
were serving God to hold up their hands, and
about two hundred hands went mp.
King again mounted tine platform, and said he
thought it was shame the way the people of
Indianapolis were treating Mrs. Woodworth.
When Sam Jones was here they opened their
arms to him. His visit cost the city 81, 800 and
as result of his work, but eighteen persons
united with the several churches. Mrs. Wood
worth has received only SCOTS from these same
people and the papers, and yet she has already
converted over thirty sinners of the vilest sort.
There were few more songs, and Mrs. Wood
worth announced that the order was so bad that
she would have to dismiss the crowd. There
will be services, she said, every afternoon and
evening this week. No admittance will be
charged In the afternoon. Before she had fin
ished her announcement, and without waiting
for the benedIction, the crowd began pushing for
the one small exit, and went out more after the
manner of people who had been to circus than
to religious meeting
A Seeker of the Power Becomes Insane
Harry Stewart, the young man who was over
come by 1.-The power at the Woodwork meet
ing last night, and who was put out of the rink
because he was so noisy. was found
by Patrolmen Schwab and Schegert
late last night, wandering up Pennsyl,
vania street loudly preaching. He was
taken to the station house, and could not be in
duced to stop preaching long enough TO tell
where he belonged. After he was locked in his
cell he continued to pray and preach for 1.-The
power" TO come down and carry him
to the skies He made FREQUENT
calls for Mrs. Woodwork, and said
be wanted her TO come and save his soul, as he
couldn't get power without her He was given