Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-12-22
SHAKES
UNKNOWN
QUILL
ReamS of BierOgIyphicS Are
Turned Out at the Pen
tacOStal Mission

ly shook the building; while the mu-
latto girl from the same town was
singing a weird chant in a soft melo
soprano; while Rev. NJ. L. Ryan was
repeating over and over in a low
monotone, "These signs shall come
10 them that believe" and while a
tall man from the country was lying
on the floor, foaming at the mouth
and apparently was in a dead stupor,
little Mary Hanson, a 14-year-old
girl from Dallas. was kneeling at the
dIas at the Pentacostal mission last
night and was turning our ream after
ream OF hleroglyphlcs that would put
the blush of shame on a Chinese
laundry ticket
The people in the Azuza-street mis-
in unknown tongues; Mr.. Ryan soon
did that: the California evangelists
healed tn sick; Mr.. Ryan saw them
on that and now the Salem ton
guers" have gone the entire world
one better and they are writing mes
sages from the Holy Ghost in all the
tongues of men.
The gift first came to Mr.. Ryan
Several days ago he began to shake
and tremble and then picked up
pencil and began TO rival the exer-
else room of school I'm stenography.
lie was soon followed by the young
est daughter OF Mr.. Hanson OF Dallas
and now this girl does stunts of four
and Ave hours duration and uses up
reams OF white paper. They say that
she writes In seven different Ian
guages. Sister Crawford OF Los An
geles writes in seven or eight. while
Mr.. Ryan caps the climax by turning
out messages from on high in eighty
separate and distinct languages.
The only trouble yet Is that he
can't read any OF his own handiwork.
Mrs. Crawford really brought the
habit OF writing in jargon to this
city. She has lot OF writing In the
iiy-leaves OF her bible that she says Is
Greek. Chinese and Japanese and that
II has been translated and that she
wrote Il herself.
Mr. Ryan was asked last night for
sample sheet of his phenomenal
writing, but no refused to part with
any OF II. lie said that Mrs. Craw-
ford's advice was to let none of II
out.
Mr. Ryan gave as one OF his rea-
sons that the writing was n message
from the Holy Ghost and II might be
concerning the personal affairs OF
the person TO whom II was sent, and
Il might prove embarrassing to say
the least To have the Lords letters
20 astray. at any rate until they
were read. Mr. Ryan thinks he VIII
soon be given power To translate
these messages from the other world,
Sister Crawford is really one OF
the most interesting OF the evange
lists. She said last night that she
had belonged to the Holiness mia
sion, the Free Methodists. the Church
OF the New Testament and several
other sects. but that she was satisfied
that she never got next 10 the true
faith until she struck the Tongues
OF Fire"
Sister Crawford has u little daugh-
ter with her who comes out on the
dias and sings solos. She is quite a
progody,
Mrs. Crawford made tho statement
that people OF her sect were already
raiaing the dead In India and China
and 4 would only be short time be-
fore they brought the dead 10 life
In these meetings.
All this time big man from the
country was wallowing on the noor
and foaming In the mouth like per-
son In an epilcptic ilt.
Sister GlascO. OF the Pentacostal
mission ON South Second street In
Portland. Is in Salem and is taking a
big part IN the work. She is a very
large and very fat colored woman and
Is as black as Dasdemona's Moor.
She Is the wife OF Rev. John Glasco.
also colored.
The yellow giri. Sister Wiley, from
Los Angeles. continues TO be the best
drawing-oard and when she begins
20 chant hymns OF her own compost
ton IN the wierd and strange voice
with tho melody characteristic OF her
race, people all over the house begin
10 sic up and observe.
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