The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-08-23
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cation. stood up at the De Hodia-
mont faith-healing camp-meeting
last night and told how a Divine
power had blessed her with the
gift of tongues so that now she
can fuently read, speak and write
seven different languages. Such a
thing has not been heard of since
the days OF Pentecost, nearly 1000
years ago, and it is certain that
among the radical claims made by |
the numerous religious sects
throughout the country nothing
it was ever approached before.
Even the enthusiastic leader of the |
Full Bible Church Band, Rev.
c. Stewart, who was eXcommunl-
Gated from the United Presbyterian
Church on account of his radical
views on faith healing, says that
he is astonished at the new devel-
opment, and is appalled, at the Di-
vine power bestowed upon the
girl. The young woman is Miss
Jennie Classy, who was brought
up near Cuba, Mo. She read nu-
merous Scripture lessons and trans
lated them into two African dla-
lects before the audience under the
bic tent. and she spoke in German,
French, Latin, Greek and some
other language. The astonishing
feature is that she says she never
studied any one of these languages
and never received the least IN
struction in any but the English
language" The Post-Dispatch
adds:
Her story was that up to a year
ago she was not even christian.
She lived with her parents near
Cuba, Mo-, under christian lntlu-
ences, 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 sough
sanctifcation and a full gospel
She fell into a trance when Goo
appeared to her and said "go."
After much reluctance she gave
: up home and friends, and came t
St. Louis, where she went into
Bible training. She did not have
the gift of tongue until July 9, las
when in another trance this wa
" given to her.
By request she read several por
tons of Scripture in what she call
ed Sierra Leone and khoominal
Y African dialects, to which place
= she was called of God to go as
missionary.
At the request of Rev. Stewa
Mrs. Black, wife of the asslstar
\ pastor, gave witness to Miss Gla
sey's experience and told oth'
thing about her even more r.
markable.
She said that she sat by Nil
Glassey's bedside the night aft
= she acquired the gift of tongue
and watched her in a trance unit
J. o'clock in the morning. Mi
Classy, she said, talked fluent
in language that she did Il
know, but recognized to be All
e, can. He eyes were lit up with
! heavenly vision, her eyes gre
at lus.rous. as she spoke, apparent
at toan audience of African heather
for whose souls the girl yearne
Her subject was: ohn iii, I
God so loved the world" ii
Il Bible references, while IN Il
trance, we're such. Mrs. Bla
said, as the profoundest theology
} "o%!d &c. be ashl.:cn,ca. #.
Miss Classy is rttiriho IN me
ner and shows that she "
II brought Up in the country. 5
- looks fully eighteen years CID,
--- she is taller than most girls, a
weighs about 1870 pounds.
, was dressed neatly and spoke W
ease as she talked OF what y
had done for her
An effort will be made to n;
IL. some Of Miss Glasseys Air'
a.. translations verified, and II TO,
u" to be really good African dial
she will be at the head OF all p
La. nomena, religious or otherwise.
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