The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-01
ALL WOMEN ARE BAD
WICKED STATEMENT OF A BABY
PROPHET IN GEORGIA.

/ ShuI NIL In u1On04as
Iarnsy Lawrence Dennis. Aged Four, IL
Considered to Know More About the
Bible Than Anybody in GecrsIs-Calis
Himself . "shousing Methodist" and
bays He is sent TO Preach "Tho True
Gospep'-Doesn't Approve OF Women
But says they May Become Good and
| Noble BY Accepting His "True Gospel"
| New York, Nov 3o.-A special to the
Herald from Atlanta, Georgia. says:
Atlanta has boy not four years ole who
| has the reputation Of knowing the Bible
| better than any one else in Georgia. He
| is considered a prodigy, and some OF the
citizens are inclined to believe that ne Is
possessed of supernatural powers. The
| lads name is Larney Lawrence Dennis
He describes himself as a shouting Meth
odist." and says he has been sent to this
| world to preach the "true Gospel" The
chiid's parents live at No. 352 Auburn av-
enue. Every day his home is visited by
persons to whom he breaches earnestly
and calls upou them to follow in the foot
steps of Christ.
Ea is remarkably interesting in his con-
yersat;cn and actions. There is faraway
| look in his eyes, and one feels that there
is something decidedly mysterious about
| him. I called at the boys home today He
| Is a Eight mulatto, though his appearance
Is more like white than a colored boy.
His hair Is dark brown and long and fow-
ing. while his eyes are blue. He has aban-
! doned his toys and has no playmates
BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
What has given this lad sort OF Spirit
! ual glamour is the fact that he was born
on Christmas day, 1888. Consequently ne
is now nearly four years old. The little
boy was sitting in big arm chair and look
ing like an infant philosopher when his
mother took me into the room. The child
seemed to want to engage in a conversa-
ton. and when / asked what was his full
name, he replied readily:-'Larney Law
renee Dennis"
when were you born?"
"On Christ's birthday" was the answer.
"Can you tell me the date Of the month
on which Christ was born?'
Eyes; the twenty-hfth Of December"
/ 'Is it true that you are preacher?'
81 preach the true gospel"
"Who gives you knowledge to do this?''
'God," was the answer.
After the child had answered many other
questions without error, his mother re-
ouested him to take down from shelf
book containing Bible stories and numerous
Illustrations. The boy then proceeded to
tell me about the illustrations.
Notwithstanding the fact that the young
eter has yet to learn his A B C's. he ex-
plained to me the significance Of the illus
trat;ons, and the incidents recorded in the
stories After he had looked over all the
illustrations in this book, he took another
volume Of similar character and explained
II likewise.
Then endeavored to test his knowledge
of the Bible further by plying him with
questions in regard to the Old and New
Testaments He explained to me in q re-
markably simple and direct manner the
cruc!hx.on, burial and resurrection of
Christ. Christ's last visit on earth, and
sketched the career of the apostles and ex-
planned their different types Of character.
The child drifted into longer explana-
tions. and spoke of many incidents in Bib
lical history with which I was not partic-
ularly familiar, and showed in a short time
that he had a wonderful knowledge Of tbs
Scriptures. The interview was exceedinly
interesting, and 1 was deeply impressed.
Then asked the lads mother to explain to
ME how he had obtained the knowledge OF
the Scriptures.
INTEREST IN THE BIBLE.
'T noticed Larney going to his father"
she said, "to learn about the Bible a year
and a half ago. My son would take the
Book and ask what incidents were record
ed in it.
His father was always glad to give the
oil he lyYnu n
SION, and after time the habit grew as
he grew. In a short time Larney's daily
conversation was taken up in talking about
the Bible. He would get out on the front
porch, in his childish manner. and build
what he called pulpit out Of his blocks
He would then mount this and in a loud
voice would try to initiate a preacher.
HE soon attracted persons who were
passing, and in q short while he was the
talk of the neighborhood. Friends would
call to converse with him and would in
variably ask me why l did not let him test
his talents in g. pulpit. I never thought OF
such a thing then. of course, owing 10 the
child's extreme youthfulness. But since
have been go impressed with his gift In
this direction that I concluded that he
should preach"
When the boys mother had finished, I
asked him what he intended doing when he
was grown.
''Oh. am going TO travel to New York,
Boston, Philadelphia Europe, Asia; and then
/ Will go to Africa to teach the wicked
people over there"
One Of the curious ideas which the youg-
ster has is that all women are bad. He de-
clared that they could, however, be made
good and noble If they would accept the
''true gospeP' which ne breaches.
Cassius Ciay's Child Wife
New York, Nov. 30.-A Special to the
Herald from Valley View. Kentucky. says:
In miserable little mountain hut.