The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-15
PRAYERS OF THE AFFLICTED
Sufferers from Deformities and Disease
Pleading Publicly for Cures.
The MOurners' Bench at the rance-Evangel-
lists Meeting Last Night Again Thronged
with Shouting and Stricken Sinners.

SAID tnat at least three-fourths were attracted
By curiosity, while the remainder were doubtless
sincere worshipers. The same persons who
have heretofore crowded the mourners bench
were there again last night and few new workers
apparently are coming in. The Growing Day
Is Coming By and By was sung as the col
lection was taken up, but the hats would pass
long lines of auditors without finding more than
one or two contributors. and the collection was
probably even smaller than that of the previous
evening.
A man named Stout rose and said: "I believe
we can take care of this meeting without any
help from the newspapers. don't need any
guardian I am responsible to God and Jesus
Christ for what l do in this meeting, and to no
one else. take M my Campbellite paper this
evening and notice from AEdersontown great
revival, and Isl people added to the Christian
Church. 1t would be good thing for al
churches to have Mrs. Woodwork come along
belonged to one of the popular churches of this
city believe she would have had a support she
has not had. But God will take care of that"
Mrs. Woodworths talk on Monday night
about the healing gift, and her alleged cures
brought out number of afflicted persons to the
meetings yesterday afternoon and last night.
Among these were number of persons partially
blind, q Miss Thompson, a paraiytic, who is
pushed about on wheeled chair, and Gabriel
Ward, paralytic. who for years has been drawn
about on wagon. The appearance of these
people, brought there by a vague hope that
something might be done for their bodily all
h.
audience. particularly those who were skeptical
as to Mrs. Woodworth's curative power.
The husband of the trance evangelist thought
himself called upon to say something. Fixing
bis glittering eye on meekfaced reporter he
said, 1T makes no difference to me about the
newspapers. They may lie about me all they
please. That doesn't make it so. But Lord
help as to take our eyes off the papers 1t is
the enemy writing. anyhow, IL is not a Chris
tEan; l know il Is the devil. What do care
about the devils work. He is an old liar trying
to drag the Lords children off the rock"
Here the Rush county patriarch eighty-one
years old, venerable and fne-looking old man.
said II came sixty miles to get to this meeting
] didn't know whether to come or not, the papers
deceive me so much. It'll cost me a hundred
dollars, but don't care for that. get my pay
IS l. 60 along. would as soon have a sinner
suss me as please him. 1t don't make no more
difference to me than pourin' water on ducks
back"
Another man said: IT declare to you want
this power have been seeking this power and
trusting God for it. AS to the consequence or
how the world receives it, that's nothing to me
If IL means to drag me by this spirit all over this
house, want to receive itn
A crosseyed boy fourteen or fifteen years old.
said: Praise the Lord; am in the same fix as
this brother. want this power. I have an eye
here. believe the Lord can straighten it. The
devil put it there. l want the Lord to take it
of. It is one of the devils marks. | want you
kll to pray that the Lord will straighten this eye
tonight"
A woman rose and said: 1T don't care what the
world thinks of me- want more of this power. F"
A pan shouted, Il want the Lord to FIJI me
FULL / will take all he sends. Let him send the
power. will fight it out on this line if it takes
all summer"
While these brief talks were being made there
was the greatest excitement At time swo or
more would try to talk at once. There were
ehouts, "amens' and cries of glory" and "halle-
tujah." A woman rose, and throwing her arms
about wildly, gave series of piercing and hor-
rkfying shrieks, ending in her falling to the
floor Many in the audience started to rush
forward. Mrs. Woodworth, raising her hand,
begged them to stay where they WERE A man
rose and said: 81 know this woman, and /
don't want person in this house to think it is
put on. She had EN- before but never like this
1t is the power of God and don't you believe it is
anything else"
Another woman fell; then a man. There was
more wild shouting, mingled with means, groans
and shrieks woman jumped up. and wiring
ing her hands, cried: II want to be cut loosei
Oh, Jesusl l want more of this power" Here
the first woman who had fallen in the so-called
trance state arose. and swinging her arms to and
fro, her face wet with tears, moaned out: ''Oh
| am filed with the glory of God! He saves me
TO the uttermost. 1 have had disease in my
throat for twenty years, and I said, to day,
know the Lord can take il away. NY
throat don't hurt me tonight. Bless
Goda Bless God for the saving
power, for the healing power She then went
Off into an hysterical t, that her further words
were unintelligible. This was followed by a
succession of shrieks, which were drowned in
the song started up by direction of Mrs. Wood
worth, 'The Old-time Religion Is Good Enough
for Me-"
''Ginger Ale" the italian who belongs to the
workers Mrs. Woodwork takes with her, jumped
up, and throwing his arms about with indescrb-
able wildness and energy, howled at the top of
his voice most Of what he said, which, although
Intended for English, was wholly uninteliei-
BE: Il expect-a you make-a fun
Of me. l no look.a fnea in my
face; look. a fine in my heart a. You get-a that
q power in your soul-a. New you trust-a the
aevil-a frien,. trust-a him TO years Ma rel-
gion was Cattolica Jesu he touch-a my heart-a
| trust-a my Lor' Jesu Christ he keep-a ma
soul-a." Here he jumped about three feet high
and looked as If about to tumble into an epilep-
tie fit. The vehemence of his manner seemed to
set others wild. There were amens. shouts
BnFtekS Anu ihbeFJecuonS OF all k1nQS from more
than fifty throats The confusion was drowned
by starting up the song, There You Shall w ear
the Lily-white Robes
A colored woman described in graphic language
che death of sinner gambler she had known
She said that in his last moments his hands went
through the motion of playing cards ''You
sould hear his bones pop and break" she said
s'as he breathed his last and that man launched
Into eternity playing keerds"
Several others spoke. The most earnest and
pathetic experience Of the evening was that of a
poor woman whose husband died last Thursday
aight. AS she ceased there was hush all over
abe audience. deep sympathy no other speaker
had received
The colored man who has been with Mrs.
Woodwork since she came here, said: Il
wouldn't give penny for religion you can't feel.
Wouldn't give anything for religion that don't
get up excitement. This is skeetin' rink. Put
on the skeets they has here and the place would
Lie thr-adar Nanld,it be 7?