The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-08-04
NOTED WOMAN EVANGELIST.

Mrs. Marguerite Isabel Rice, the
noted New York woman evangelist,
better known all over the world as
1.-THE Girl Preacher" and who has
been in every civilized and some un-
civilized portions of the globe on her
mission of charity, cheer and comfort,
has been speaking to large audiences
on the court house square.
Mrs. Rice is perhaps the most not
ed woman evangelist in the known
world. At the tender age of fourteen,
when most young girls are thinking
of more frivolous things she began
her work, taking up the city of New
York as her starting point. In few
months she became famous. For nine
years she did slum work in Greater
New York, under the administrations
of four Mayors, spreading cheer and
comfort to inmates of the slums, to
prisoners in the jails, State prisons,
county infirmaries, and speaking
sometimes three times a night for
months on Broadway, New York, to
crowds estimated at from ten to fif-
teen thousand. She has visited every
portion of the United States, telling,
preaching and living practical
Christianity" to thousands and
thousands of people.
Mrs. Rice made her first address to
the people of Paris on Saturday night,
to a good sized audience, many of
whom were attracted merely out of
curiosity, but all of whom, fascinated
by the evangelist's magic personality,
remained to the end, wishing for
more On Sunday night at the same
spot the audience was trebeled, the
news having spread to all parts of the
city.
Mrs. Rice is a wonderfully impress
sive speaker, and the first thing ap-
parent to the auditor is her intense
sincerity. She has habit of cloth
ing unpleasant truths in words that
burn and convince. Her discourses
are aimed at all classes and especially
the masses. She says There is toe
much churchianity, and not enough
Christianity" She mingles pathos
sarcasm, personal "reminiscences and
deals blows at the present-day hypo
crisy in a way that compels the at
tention of her auditors. A verbatim
report of her addresses would make
mighty interesting" reading, because
i'm her own way, and in a most con
vincing way, she tells unpleasant
truths, which we all know to be
truths, though loath to admit it.
Mrs Rice is woman of intelli
gence, live wire who is devoting the
remainder of her life to practical
Christianity" and her talks have ere
aed a tremendous sensation in this
city.
Mrs. Rice has talked to large audi
ences, in all the principal cities in the
United States, and has by personal in
yitation of the pastors, filled the pull
pits of some of the largest and mos
influential churches in Greater New
: York and other cities. But she says
her mission is to the masses, and thai
she would rather talk to two sinner!
on the street than address a fashion
able audience in fashionable church
though she has no fear of either.
In her world-tour speaking to al
nationalities and to all kinds and con
ditions of people she has had man!
varied experiences, but she has never
vet been insulted or her meetings IL
any way interrupted.
A large and appreciative audience
greeted Mrs. Rice again last nigh
and her address was if possible
snapper and more brilliant thar
usual.