Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04


Gle woman in a white dress, walked
back and forth upon the platform in
the auditorium of the old Baptist
Tabernacle on Luckie street talking
earnestly about Christ Behind her
sat row of converts swaying in
their seats as the spirit moved them,
some crying Convulsively, others
moaning and wildly waving their
hands.
The auditorium was filled with peo-
pie. They sat forward in their seats.
quiet, save here and there a person
Inoaned and cried.
Into the auditorium came an old
woman, with snow white hair and
Saitering BY the hand she led her
daughter. For seven years the young
@pman had been almost blind, able to
10 little more than distinguish dark
Ress from daylight, The old wom-
an was Mrs Mary T. Whitson, and
her daughter was Mrs. 2. l.. Aler. OF
no 121 South Pryor street.
Blind Woman Treated.
Mrs. Etter stopped speaking sud
denly. she raised her hand. The
shouting and moaning diminished to
q soft, cooling sound the sWaying
bodies on the platform moved more
apidly. Mrs. Etter raised both hands,
the soft music of a piano tioated out
into the auditorium
The crowd burst forth into song
Men and women leaped to their feet.
crying and shouting, Then the music
ceased. Mrs Etter stepped forward
70 the edge of the platform and ex-
Tended her arms.
Let the blind and the lame and
Ehe halt come forward" she shouted.
" will heal them through the power
of God ..
Mrs. Etter placed a chair on the
platform Through the press Of peo-
PIE Mrs. Whitson led her blind daugh-
ter up the steps of the platform.
My daughter" she said; she is
blind"
Mrs. Aier sank, trembling, into the
chair. The mother moved to one side
ard stood, nervously clasping and un-
clasping her hands. Mrs, Etter smiled
and stood beside the blind woman, ca
ressing her forehead with a soothing
hand.
Religious Fervor Rises.
The other hand she moved rapidly
across the eyes that stared vacantly,
up and down the body pressing and
above her head and clasped them to-
gether then moved them rapidly
back and forth
shout! Glory, Glory!'
The blind woman moaned and cried
Mrs Etter bent closer. her hands
moving over the blind woman's head.
Men dropped TO their knees and
prayed: women moaned in a frenzy
of religious fervor.
Get out. Get out! The demon of
darkness is going, It's going! Glory
THE light is coming! The glory of
God is filling your soul! You can
SEE"
Mrs. Etter stepped to one side Mrs
Aler raised her head. Her eyes grew
bright; the lips dropped and opened,
hesitatingly She stepped forward.
tears streaming down her face.
"Why-why-why-I can SEE!
Look, see the light"
Mrs. Whitson pushed her way
through the crowd, and touched her
daughter timidly on the shoulder.
Can you see me ."
Other Cures Effected.
The daughter placed her hand Won
Heringly on her mothers head.
"Its-it's-it's mother! can see
you all over! Why mother, you
Sou-you have white hair!'
She left the church with her moth
er, walking alone.
That is just one OF a hundred nj
"a TEDIOUS cures that Mrs Etter has
effected during the three weeks she
has been holding a "Pentecostal re
Vival" at the old Tabernacle under
the auspices of a committee Of la
dies, headed by Mrs. L. y, Harris,
hnd several members of the Gideous,
who are looking after the finances OF
Khe revival
The church is most always filled
when she breaches, and people have
come from neighboring States TO have
her cure their ills. Men have entered
fhe church in wheeled chairs and have
left pushing the chairs before them
women have been carried into the
church on stretchers, and have left
walking happily.
Crippled Child Walks.
A Georgian reporter spent three
hours at one of Mrs. Etter's meetings
He saw Mrs Aler cured of the blind
ness which she and her mother say
has been with her for seven wears:
and he saw scores of other people
sent away claiming that they were
free from every vestige of pain.
Four year old Nellie MAY Dial. who
lives with the family Of Mrs VI. j.
Baird a NO l29 jefferson street was