The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-09
A HEATED CONTROVERSY,
Divine Healers in Wilkes, N. c.
Daughter Does Trance
Feature.

Charlotte Observer.
You ought to be in the state OF
Wllkcs,' said travelling man TO al
Observer reporter, yesterday.
:" What's doing in that neck OF
the woods7'
"Thcy are entertaining the divine
hcalers. Yes, sir, over at Moraviar
Falls, where Il. Don Laws edits his
yellow Jacket, they have had warm
times: a Re, Mr. and Rev. Mrs
Etter and their adopted daughter, at
least that is what they say she is, are
dividing the people Of that country
INTO hostile camps, the divine hcacrs
ami their disciples and the ants, who
arc led by Rev. pcr,luc tie Baptist
OF M"ravian Falls. Mr.. and Mrs. Ei-
ter. especially the latter, do the
preaching and Miss F.ttcr is The
trance artist. They have Just close |
Il three weeks mrctn" at Mnravian
Falls and will begin protrao,td
preaching at Wilkcsbo:" th;: week.
Heals the Sick, the Halt and the Blind
"'Thr G>rl is the ms, ;nlcrcS j..
One "i tn" trio. She meals the sick,
IN" halt ami ihr blind. One man.
VIII" hah not seen ont ,f ,rc eve fo.
years. came fr'm ava, rack in T.,
m"urtalnS ani The yourS woman NIL,
nm see. y, came ;'.ic Mar.,vian
Fails with an tyc band :"y"! and shai
ed by blue glass but before he lert
after consulting the girl. he threw
away his c!ntls and his glassc: and
went his wav re- oiciny. man who
had been III 3: months w.s cure!
lnmbcrman who had b>'a caught m
der log and mashed wa. made sn,.nd
again. lie "aa.c on rrul, hes but went
away usin" :; lcgS.
"Thcsc ~ rS hav. stirred thc
mountain tive Tiers as ntEinG has G.lc
for years. treat crowls flocked 10
hear and see and consult the divine
hcalcrs. Those that 30 and are nnl
cured are dismissed Il, n:cn and W.T.
men Of no faith. Nrc fellow. wan
has suffered for years with rhruma-
tlNm. WAS told I" east aside his sticks
anI walk. lie ohryrd but before he
had gone FAR he wa. !akcn Wit, =
pain in :hc small Of t.u back at
cried for his 'rutrhrS This ease. E!e
young w'm:" said, wnr hopeless be.
cause tho nan had but r'i!c faith.
Women 90 Into frances.
Why, man wish You could have
hccn there when the meeting was in
full blast. A number Of girls went
into trance there one night and fell
upon the stand where they remained
TIL morning. The heaters STAYED
with them until they came to and were
able to return to their homes. These
young people. il was claimed. had
seen the spirit through the medium of
the adopted daughter.
WAS there that evening for the
service and saw ii good part Of what
took place.
'MrS. Ettcr did The preaching. She
Is a woman Of considerable size, and
sense. She reminds me Of some fat
r"rtly inn keeper that | have seen
on my rounds. Her voice is sharu
and strong and her tongue limbcr
Thrrc is no hcsitancv in her speech.
She rattlcs right along.
"On this particular night, when in
the midst OF her sermon. she was in
,rrruptrd by her husband, who sat
ny and AZ she turned. the girl--Miss
Ettcr, | guess they call her. rose and
began to wall her eyes and twitch her
fingers. a dcathlike silence fell ON
the congregation. AS the girl straight
cncd to her full height her face be-
came pale and sad looking. While
the crowd held its breath she began
to speak and it is said that she used
seven different languages. How true
tins claim is cannot say, but Don
Laws, who is a man of learning and
wisdom, thinks that that particular
claim has been exaggerated n little as
he listened closely one night when il
was claimed that she gave tongue to
four of the seven and he was unable
to distinguish but two.'
What seven does she pretend tc
use! was asked.
don I know, but one Of them is
African: ! know of no such language
| nave heard Of the AGIhani>tan ton.
cue but OF 40 down right African
speech. The negroes in !hiS country
use the same LANGUAGE that the white,