The New York herald., 1921-01-10

School, when suddenly a great calm
came over me, and a voice--such Won-
derful voice-so sweet and tender--sald I;
If you fast il will convert your nus
band"
Mrs Harrington was asked to explain
why she was so positive that the L.ord
spoke to her.
81 know II was the voice of the Lord.
because He said he was. ! did not see
Him. but His voice heard distinctly.
Mrs. Harrington said the first day OF
her fast was the worst she has eX-
perienced. II craved food that day"
she said. "But since | have not felt the
least bit hungry. The smell of food
sickens me. The woman next door was
cooking a roast and my mother was
Obliged to close my window because /
began to feel III from the smell. | have
no pain of any kind and I have only had
a headache but once during the past
month"
When reminded that her husband had
said she was ready to quit fasting be-
cause she never accomplished a purpose
In previous hunger strikes, she said:
well, I'm going through with this
one, because this fast was ordered by
the Lord. Ernie is the best husband on
earth. and If / did not love him / would
not be doing this to save him. love
MIN more than ever. He tells me all
about what has happend at the store
during the day, and before he goes to
sleep he kisses me good night and last
night before he went to sleep he prayed
aloud and asked the Lord to end my
fasting, bcause 1t was hurting his busi-
ness. He also asked God to speak to
n i'm kn TJo had HI-fth tafI n I'm,
whether he should surrender to me.
Husband Begins to Weaken.
do you think your husband will
weaken?' she was asked.
'T expect him to give in before another
week" she replied. "All day yesterday
he prayed at the store. He prayed when
he was killing chickens for the custom
ers every time he went TO the ice box
he offered up a prayer, and three minis
ters had him in the basement of the
Store praying in his lunch hour. He told
me all this last night. And any time
Ernie passes UP his dinner to pray he Is
more than Interested"
Harrington said that about a year ago
he planned to dispose of his produce
business and locate elsewhere. His wife
agreed to the plan, but no buyer ap-
peared.
"Shc prayed and howled and tasted
for fourteen days, saying that by acting
that way she would be able to help me
find customer to buy mo out. But
when no buyer showed up at the end Of
the two weeks, she quit cold. That fast
did not hurt her. because she came right
back with another one a few months
later The second one lasted about j
week"
"If your wife takes a turn for the
worse and death threatens her. would
you join the church to save her life?"
"Never. II she wants to live, why
don't she eat? If she wants to die, she
can die" replied Harrington. They'll
have me up for murder, l guess. I've
always been n good. loving husband, but
I'm as stubborn as her"
An Expert at Weights.
'Do YOU honestly believe your wife is
fastng?"
Eyes. 7 do. Sadie tells the truth. I'm
a butcher, you know, and pretty good at
guessing the weight of cattle and hogs
just by looking at them, and I would say
that Sadie has lost over ffty pounds
since she started her fast"
While the interviewer was discussing
his wife's condition a colored minister
entered and introduced himself as the
Rev. Albert Green of the Welcome Souls
Church of indianapolis. After the In
PRODUCTION the colored preacher per-
s,iaded Mr.. Harrington to kneel with him
In prayer for several minutes. Before
leaving, the minister solicited a small
donation--50 cents for his parish. Can
a man do more?" asked Harrington. Il
pray with everybody that comes along,
but I'll never give In to Sadie
Harrington has retained a nurse TO
lcol after his wife and n lawyer to pro-
tect his interests In the event of her
death. DIR. William Gerety, a physician
Of Danville, also has been retained by
the husband to visit his wife daily. The
doctor, when seen to-day, said: II have
known Mrs. Harrington for several years
and I must confess that she shows 10
signs whatever OF having undergone an
ordeal such as fasting forty-one days
81 could perceive absolutely no change
In her condition. said the physician.
"The woman insists. however, that she is
fasting. She also says that she has lost
close to seventy pounds. / examined
her, but I have been unable to discover
just where they were lost.
Mrs Harrington has equalled the rec
crd established a generation ago by Prof.
Abe Matthews of the faculty of the
White Seminary of Danville, who tasted
forty-one days in an effort to cure long
standing attack of dyspepsia. This fast
cured him, and he died recently at the
age of so years.