The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-08-23
rHE POWER OF FAITH.

pa,us-l Tell. the .Oid. Old story" In Sew
en- Languages. All or Them lsknowa to
Her - Month Ago. aud Acquired White Ia
Trance.
Sr LOUIS. Aug. IS An unassuming,
modest country girl of Is, without the
advantages OF an education. stood up
at the De Hodiamont faith-healing
campmecting last night and told how
u divine power had blessed her with
the gift Of tongues. SO that now she
can fiuently read, speak AMI write
seven different languages. Such q
thing has not been heard Of since the
day Of Pentecost. nearly 1000 years
ago, and ii is certain that among the
many radical claims made by the nu-
mcrous religious scots throughout the
country. nothing like it was ever APP
preached before.
Even the enthusiastic leader OF the
of the Full Bible Church band, Rev J.
C. Stewart. who was communicated
from the United Presbyterian church
on account of his radical views on
faith healing. says that he 5 aston
ished at the new development, and IS
appalled, at the divine power bestowed
upon the girl.
The young woman is Miss Jennie
Classy. who was brough, up near
Cuba. Mo She read numerous srcip-
turc lessons and translated them into
two African dialects before the audi
encc under tine big tent, and she spoke
in German. French. Latin, Greek and
some other language. The astonish-
ing feature is that She says she never
studied any one OF these languages.
and never received the least instruc-
tion i'm any but the English language.
Her story was that up - year ago
she was not even Christian She
lived with her parents near Cuba.
Mo. under Christian influences. but
never joined the church. Rev. Mr.
Stewart visited their neighborhood
and preached for several DAYS in a
Presbyterian church. where she first
heard him. She was converted and
sought sanctification and a full Cos
pei. She fell into trance. when God
appeared to her and said GO"
After much reluctance She gave up
home and friends and came tn St
Louis. where she went into Bible
training She did not have the gift of
tongues until July 0 last. when in an
other trance this was given 10 her.
BY request. She read several portions
of Scripture in what She called Sierra
Leone and Khoominar African dia-
lects. to which places she was called
of God to go a, missionary.
At the request OF Rev stewart. Mrs.
Black. wife of the assistant pastor
gave witness 20 Miss Glassey's expert
encc, and told other things about her
even more reinarlxa BILE
She said that she sat by Miss Glas-
sey's bedside the night after she ac-
quired the gift oftongues. and watched
her in trance until o'clock In the
morning. Miss Classy. she said,
talked huently in language that she
did not know. but recognized to BE-
African. Her face was lit up with a
heavenly vision. her eyes grew lus-
trous, as She spoke. apparently TO an
audience Of African heather. for
whose souls the girl yearned. Her
subject was: John. ,, Is. God 50
loved the world" Her Bible refer
ences. while in this trance. were slch,
NE>" bidCk SalI. d. the
theologian would not be ashamed OF.
Orce, growing weary with her SER
mon, she sang ten times over in the
foreign tongues. the melody: What
Friend We Have in Jesus
Then it appeared that before her
stood an audience Of 1000 questioning
African children, and the ease with
which she answered all would put to
shame the man who attempted 10 imi-
tate the mad rawlings Of Mccullough.
The Psalms OF David were sung in
rhyme in perfect tune in the strange
language, and when necessary the
original Hebrew or Greek would be
quoted with ease At other times,
when Mr. and Mrs. Black would sing
hymns in English, Miss Classy would
Join in alto. using the African vocabr-
larry. yet translating and keeping in
tune and time with the song.
Rev. Stewart said OF all these things
he believed them possible. and was
glad To have it verified before him
He ridiculed the idea Of missionaries
having 10 study for wears 10 learn for
eign languages no faster than ;
heather could learn English. The
right way was TO seek the gift OF
tongues and preach it at once. Fol
himself. he was seeking it. and IL h'
obtained il he was going 10 India I,
preach. All the testimony given wa
to the effect that SO proficient is Mis-
Classy that she is now prepared =
teach the African language in an.
school there.
An effort viii be made TO have som
of Miss Glassey's African translation
verified. and IL found 10 be really goo
African dialect She will be at the hea
OF all modern phenomcrs. religious o
otherwise.