Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-10-15
DEVILS
CAST OUT
In SALEM
Preacher at PentacoStal Mis-
sion Speaks In Many
Unknown Tongues

Daily ana nightly at the PentacoS-
tai mission on Twelfth street, Rev.
M. L. Ryan, assisted by Rev. Mr..
GLENN and Rev. Mr., Smith, of Dali
las, is speaking in many strange and
unknown togues, saying this power
is handed down from on high and
that is under the direct spell of
a shower of pentacostal fire. The
sick are healed and devils are cast
out.
At 10 O'Clock last night, woman
kneeling at the altar. said she was
afflicted with something like rheu-
matism in her shoulder for long
time. had not been able to lift her
arm.
She was told that she was In the
power of demons; that she was pos
sessed of devils and then Mr.. Ryan
In dramatic manner cried out:
Demon: command you in the name
of the son of God to depart" The
woman then swung the crippled arm
over her head and gave testimony
that she was as we'll as ever she was.
At the meeting yesterday after
noon, a girl said she had the head
ache. The preacher laid his hands
on her head and eight or ten of the
followers prayed in a loud voice
and in different keys and in a few
moments the girl declared she was
well.
Meetings are being held every aft
ernoon and evening at the mission
and every day. seven workers are
expected to arrive from Los Angeles.
These workers are called Tongues
of Fire" They claim they are given
power to speak in many unknown
tongues and in different languages
and dialects. Mr.. Ryan visited Los
Angeles, and while there says he was
given this power. Certain it is that
he gets off a lot of jargon that is
unlike any European language or
dialect spoken on this continent.
Last night. after he had preached,
prayed and sang for nearly two
hours, he asked all who desired the
pentacostal fire to come to the altar.
Six women and girls and three men,
all of them old and gray haired. came
and knelt down. Mr.. Ryan knelt in
the center and every one Of the ten
went to praying on his own hook, en-
tirely ignoring the others. The situ-
alton was thrilling and intensely
theatrical. More than that; 1t was
solemn, wierd and dramatic. There
was an uncanny feeling in the room.
One felt like spooks were coming.
Over and over again, the preacher
said. "These signs shall come to
them that believe" and suddenly he
began saying things that really
sounded like oriental dialect. II cer-
tainly seems impossible for any one.
however, adept he may be to initiate
a language in this way. He kept this
up for five minutes and then began
to preach and pray in English.
After the service he told a re-
porter that the Language he spoke
was dialect spoken in Northern
Africa. He said sometimes he is
given the power to speak in Hindoo
and In other dialects in use In In
dia. He claims that he understands
some of 1t and that some OF 1t he
does not. but as he continues to grow
in grace and the power OF the spirit
he will by and by understand 1t all.
For a while last night, the small
audience was worked up to white
heat of enthusism. Every body In
the room except two were on their
knees. II can easily be seen that
the enthusiasm will know no bounds
when the seven workers come from
the south with many more unknown
tongues