The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-26
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RevivalistS the Little r lncipall:-
ity Ever oti1pa1iied /, y 8s
Mysterious Radiance. ss3l
MAN IyrE S II !, HE, II CT
Whole District Converted BY Her
Powers, Which, . es'cribed
as Maryelouss Nm

/ CARDIFF, Wales, Feb. Is

& 3 as Marvel otis IA,
CARDIFF, Wales, F'eb. q, Il
Wales, worked lip to q state of relig-g,
fouls frenzy by the revival fervor Of Evan
Roberts, sis$roused to o. state Of mixed
enthusiasm and dread at the N Mysterious
happenings In tho county OF Merioneth-s B
shire. NJ 81 IN 8si Il # VI X III
on the lonely farm Of slaw'r fordd 4 Ii
couple OF miles from Duffryn station
Midway between Barmout til and EHarlech.S NJ
on the Cambrtan Railway. lives ~ Mrs ~
Mary Jones, over whom rests a my sterl.N@;
|ously heavenly light, as she goes about
her revival work n & the ~ surrounding
country. rs III XXI
Though reg ular churchgoer and COM
munlcant for seventeen years, Mrs !. ones
conversion only dates n back abou t two
years. M Greatly impressed by Tie work X
which Evan Roberts Swas doing IN he N
South sof Wales at Tho end or last yea, tlE
she lifted Up her voice In public praye rss
for the first time, and broke down II pe-@j
lessly. Then In the privacy OF her wn1s
chamber, she prayed B long y and earnestly
that she night be- the smea ms Of GO nYert-s
ling her friends and nelghbors. S{ WIKI
Her Service Accepted
llA One night she had Il a. vision, In W hich5s
II she was told that what she asked WI 70 ra
Ianot here IN the Interchangeable Visited til Il
friend and impaired to her the message
|she had receiv we'd, e VI f5 BE-,
83t'oh, 4 can never Il do was all her
friend would say. $i sssss
StlThnt night Mrs. j ones 81 STAR appeared.
4 It was December s, 1904 She attended K
Itho 8llttle8c chapel, N and told how the com.
mission had been refused II and my SER
vice is accepted IA she said \ II
From that moment she set about her
new work. and wthin8a fortnight d II but
4 four Of the friends ana neig hbors an hon1S
3|she$ had rayed to be- q II owed to- convert
had publicly professed heir conve rsions.;SsSS
VI Led 4 by her star and light, she then
fEextended her missile M q nd s the four
Iohapels and two churcii AT D.uffryn fell9
5Iupder8 her influence q limos q Il once sg
slS9;And the mysterious H Lig hts and star
4 They have been seen all over the district
4 tn$whichbsh she has SO u far carried on Y her
4 work. 1T tends from Cri cieth In the
4|north8 to Aberdovey forty m les to "A the
4 5souths When she arrived 8at Cricieth IL Sfby
iEtrains the Star twas seen lining above the
3Ihouse 8inSwhich she wa to ~
8|lechs Tie Lights were wa tched by dozen
Il of people, N 5s INV
The Light Ever There. ~
Mrs, u ones mover Sc Is on pom 3a& nj ssI
4 .sion unless the Light Is read to accom-
rany her, and It returns with her after ter
s. 1.-THE mission Is accomp Ills hod..
Il Fl erself quito ready for her nesting,
I. Mrs. q ones watts for the coming Of he
3star Suddenly It spring into being br rll
y ljnntly white ard Infinitely lar ger tina n
lany other istar, II Ike q & pow erful % ights
Hanging In the HEAVIER some two \ miles
Il away t ii
Il 8It Is Impossible to SIT rest that It - an
\ ordlnnryN STAR for ii $ to be seen when
1.-The sky clouded, and Its ze ~ mint
5Itoo great . From Its sur ce shE rays as;
A from some enormous diamond. q Per haps,
sjit may remain steady, or perhaps q gain
4 itS may make al sudden great jump into
4 1.-THE heavens, dropping nee TO lts aold3
4 3noslt ions but alllthe time seeming to- ad-E
yIvance rapldlyftoward tho n,issiona r :,
4 But the Star soon gives pla ces TO tins
|lI.Ight. / L disappears q 8 81 ddenly as Il; l !.
first came into being VIII on ne dista nt
I.hlllside, miles maybe, ; iom Wneh ny ~
n star had last shone, breaiSs out @ pat .
II 81 softest radiance, but lighting up the
4 hcath her MS though with brilliant sunshtne.8
A Then, appearing and disappearing. 8 the
IlTIrht travels III, the direct lon Mrs. 20 esE
Ing o$take upon her mi ssi "
4 But the Lights are not always like this
4 OccasionallyE they take the form g p i
8lliant beams Of light sHlns
4|to8hlll across tho road before, illuminat e
Il Ing every detail OF the path on hen ~
"A they strikeiw the clearness OF q sea cE-S
GIllght. "A other times the ii ght WI APP
I3pear#as Al blood-red lamp upon the pat
II before her. And the woman herself '
|There is nothing about her g q traetS "
|tent,on. %F For thirty-e eight years she res
5IsIded In the district unnotlce Els tier g AZ
6 tninments Nero most ordinary ana her cs
n education is that OF her cla ss-the peasans
d class. Il. sS
Seen BY Reput BILE Persons SOY =
As alread Y stated the mysterlous !, mani
Z fcstatlons have been seen by mum her!
4 persons among them several Gle BY men,
4 professional men and journal a it' 81
z nre some representative names . I. s5E
a The REV Roger w II lia1ns pas tor OF ING
81 cnnrrega tional Church a t Du ~ ssg
q II Mr.. Beriah Eycns, a Well -Sno WnSg Jour
Z nallst OF Carnarvon, and correspondent q
/ the Yorkshire Post, y,
1; The REV. Llewelyn Morgan OF 8Harl NJ
4 He was ono of n crowd OF several uo1elle
u Of 5apersons who wat ched the I1shtsa " ~
I, \ Evans Thomas, a solicitor. q Mach
4 Vnlleth. With a number Of OF hers ne e g 81
I, companied Mrs. Jones TO ~ NEE Tine 4 ~ a.
Aberd ovey. q I, y. I. !, /,
rhcse were ready to testify and have
]. alrendy done so, OF what they have seen
Il lin each case their evidence. though taken
4 sepnratelym corresponds with thar % each N
4 az them and Of Mrs. Jones herself s s
Il al5 Sss