The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-02

'lor the 49, alier prnyiN
ior day and a night the II
arose. aud said be had rec
high power The members
church say he picked up n I'D
cad from II text and from this 90
preached sermon such as would have
been impossible for any one not pos
tossing the power to have done. All
ioodlowtown was excitement. The
negroes rushed into the place and
Frustrated themselves near he pulp,t
Scores OF them crowded around the
boy shouting and on the following day
every window, every lamp and every
bench In the place was found TO DC
broken to pieces.
At o'clock In the morning the mo-
ice lnterfercd and hauled a number NJ
he Poweriles OF to the station house
where they were locked In the cells
Here they continued TO pray. ami IN,
authorities grew much alarmed lest A.
should Be necessary to have a number
OF them tried for insanity. They
thought Rolly's getting the power was
the second coming Of Chrlst. and that
the world would Immediately come 10
an end.
From that day until this Rolly has
continued TO preach the power doc
trine. He has grown Fat and AZ the
age OF II, he now weighs 1870 pounds
He Gays he never went 10 school and
does not know letter OF the alphabet
still he can read from the bible and
hymn book. Sister" Roxy declares
she could not read a line until abe cot
the power i've years ago and com
menced 10 organized a church.
At first she held prayer meetings In
her house and the homes OF her neigh
bors. but so fast did the colored people
become converted under her that she
was able two years ago TO build a
church. She has also orRanlzcd
branches Of her church In Cadentown.
warrentown. and Brucetown. suburbs
u this city. besides Nicholasvlllc. Win
chester and Louisville. The county
authorities here have been called on
10 settle dispute between the Power |
ties and me,hodlsts regarding the pos
session OF church IN Cadestown.
The matter has been 10 Judge Bull
locks court In different forms for 4 1
year past. the Methodiets olalmlg
hat the Powerltes damaged phe chrch
property In their peculiar temo,tra- !
lions while receiving thgpowe. As a
a healer, Sister" Roxy cerhinly a q
success She showed yT correspond =
mt a letter yesterday ON yrs Frank 4
Fox. a highly respe tole white wom-
m living In ClaXssS,, aae "a nov q
hale and healthy 800 s ioO pounds o.
md says her " "sls,s.' - n aue 70 the q
pn,n,,a STORY. Sister Raw II
.., ne's ~ u.s. Ness ye. honey an yoass g :,
.S,u, - Men yer sick IA 10 blIsvo u
so' !" an sen Tor me W.. ~ W
'..u ue Mrs Fox she wur a sEsIe'
Neh' had been lying IN Ssr ny,
p on. 4onths an the doctors bad civ
MP axed her II abe bsd 80 s
isalu yes knelt down by ber Ma IN
prayed an prayed. an pravcd 1 nm Of
time holdin' her hands am mr. ~ 49,,
my other han over the p,r,,
Re she said the pain wuz Inc w po, OF
you know dat woman .ro',,.. VII
eu her eyes and said she wu, wen IN,
wanted to cit up. Her noorle art
want her to glt up. bu, / ,oIe \
20 le' her do as she pleased ri,
DC got up. put on her elo,ho. 49,. 80. n''
70 nearby grocery store yhsrs 80 -
weighed herself Law roodne.s, 49, 49,
' "a. ~uz a skeleton-weished only ~, U,a'
.'y-nFe pounds She ro, AZ -, !.
= an u now a leadin' btliev.. ~
over society. an I 'spek ~. IN \" u
church at Clay city befcse som
,Resy 4 proud Of you