The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-15
ANOTHER DESERTS
Ralph SHerrilI Leaves Parham
Faith School.
Does Not Believe in the ssGift Of
Tongues"
GOOD HAS RESULTED.
Is Satisfied He is Better For His
Experience.
About 80 Students Are Still
Left.

Another member of the students of
Bethel college, the Perham faith school,
has deserted.
Ralph HerriH is the first to follow the
example of S ]. Higgins. higgins left
about a week ago. and Herrill left yes
terday.
Mr.. Herrin is young man about %
years old He came to Topeka with 9TH
ers from Kansas City to attend the faith
school about two months ago. Herrill
says he has always wanted to be a
Bible worker
He said: Il came to Topeka in the
hopes of learning as much of the Bible
as possible. 1 wanted to fit myself to
become a minister. have left the
school, and while do not think any
harm has been done me for attending the
school, I think I have learned great
deal and that 1t will result for good.
What do you think Of the way the
school is conducted?" he was asked
We'll, I don't want to say anything
about that. I have always made it a
practice to tend to my business and not
say anything about people, and find
that that is the best plan. I don't be-
ieve I want to say anything about the
school,
did you get the gift Of tongues?"
was the next question.
mo. 1 didn't get the gift. don't be-
lieve we are going to learn the foreign
schools. They claimed they had the gift
of tongues, but don't know
What do you really think about their
gift? Have they or have they not the
gift of tongues?'
well candidIy, I don't believe they
have. Mr. Parham speaks in German,
but I don't believe any Of the others
can speak a word of any foreign Ian
guage, and I do not believe they know
what the words they humble over
mean
He said: s.As for the writing, I can
make as many funny marks as Miss
Ozman.'' So saying he asked for q
pencil and getting a piece of paper be
gan making a. lot of curious looking
hieroglyphics which greatly resembled
those made by Miss Ozman, the young
lady at the Bible school who was first
given the gift Of tongues
'fSee," he said, Il can make marks
just like the ones she does, but what
do they mean? It's all foolishness-
Mr. higgins said: Before I left the
Bethel college saw that Herrill did not
want to stay but that he was afraid to
leave the school. ] Immediately wrote
to his parents in Kansas City and told
them of the situation and they sent
money for him to leave the school 1
went out for him yesterday and we left
during the forenoon. Everything was as
quiet as a funeral service among the
students as we went about the building
gathering up his belongings They pro-
tested against his going away aud
claimed that I was possessed Of a dey-
H."
Both Mr.. higgins and Mr. Herrill are
now staying at the Divine Healing horne
on Jackson street Since Mr.. Parhan
left the Divine Healing home it has been
conducted by J. Nelson who came here
from Kansas City to take charge of It.
There are still about 80 students at
the Parham school. Bethel college has
a prayer tower in which some one stays
all the time. It is the intention that
prayer shall be offered in it until the
| second coming of the Lord. The prayer
tower is reached by climbing the spiral
stairs of the tower to the house and
walking out over the roof to the door
out in one of the turrets Of the build
ing. The room is about six feet square
and has a. little stove inside to keep it
warm, and it is quite warm in the room
even during the coolest weather. A
sheeting of pine boards covers the tim
bers which form the frame Of the tower
and over these are shingles.
On the floor is a rug, and a chair has
been placed in the ROOM A lamp has al
so been provided for those who watch
and pray at night. The women are as
signed to the tower during the day
time and the men during the night
In telling of the prayer tower Mr.
higgins says: Each one who goes TO
the prayer tower remains there until re-
Heved. The time each one stays in the
tower is usually about three hours. We
used to take our Bibles there and read
during part the time allotted to US in
the tower