The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-13
HUSBAND IS
IRRITATED
BY Fasting
Preacher Is Expected to
End Hunger Strike OF
Sadie Harrington

ELDoRADo. Ill. Jan. is.-Rev.
q. $. Payne. minister Of the Church
OF God. viii 20 10 Danyille. H..
Immediately and plead with Mrs.
Sadie Harrington. now in the fsth
day OF her hunger fast TO force
her husband to Join the church.
10 give up the fast and take food.
Arrangements for the trip 20
nAnyllIe were made by the United
Press today after locating Payne.
when nationwide search by
friends and relatives OF Mrn. Har.
rfngton's failed.
Mr.. Harrington had indicated
that she would give up the fast
IL tho Rev. Payne advised her to
do 70, and has been pleading for
him since she started the hunger
strike.
Il win Fo 10 Danviilc immc
diafeiy.- Payne Raid today when
informed that Mira Harrington said
she needed him II win pray wita
her and urge her to give UP her
fast The Church Of God does not
sanction such fas,s to obtain con,
sernona--
DANvILLE. III. Jan is.--Mrs.
Sadie Harrington. djHconKoisie be.
cause her husband. Ernie. has not
become an evangelist Of the Churth
OF God after her fast OF 4s days
burst forth IN tears today and prayed
that ah. he told what else to do to
save hts soul
Ernie stiii holds out in his sinful
way. Oh, Lord. tell me what else
may do to make him see the light"
was her fearful prayer. according to
Sister Ada Peercy. nurse and worker
in tho chuch OF God.
"I've TASTED ss days. and Ernie ts
still as bad as ever" Mrs. Harrington
told Sister Ada. Il am going to con
tlnue my fast until Ernie gives In or
until get another message from
God. The Lord has fed me on spirit.
uai mamma this far. and I know He
VIII continue 10 take care of me-"
gNRFPENTANT HUBBY
is GETTING PEEVISH
In the meanwhile. Ernie Harring.
ton. who is now hailed as the new
white hope OF Danville. since he
laid camera man and reporter
low with his trusty right. is fed
up with the whole affair. The
buriy and rccaicitrant husband let
forth a mighty squawk against
things in general this morning as
he WINS trimming fat from a leg OF
mutton in his butcher shop.
Last night was the first time
eInce l have tcen married that |
did not 20 home to sleep" he said.
There's no rest for the wicked.
guess. They are always singing
and praying around my house. so
they won't let n hard working
man sleep. got tired OF it last
night and had good eight
hours sleep on two nice. soft meat
blocks l showed together in the
back OF the store.
I'VE got so much praying COM
cany at the house that there's no
bed left for me. For instance:
There is Sister Myrtle Baker. who
says the Lord called her from saw
ing souls at Vincennes. Ind, to
come and pray with Sadie. She's
nice enough woman and all that.
but it's Rwfully inconvenient for
her to get such call when all we
have Is a bed and davenport in
tho house"
Harrington said he In now get
ting his meals in the back of the
store as the cooking of food nause.
ates his wife. His attitude is plain.
ly changed from a day or SO ago,
when he was concerned over the
condition of his wife. Now his sole
thought is about the time when
things get back to ''normalcy." in
the house of Harrington on Collett
street
"Thei Lord win bless the United
Press for sending my pastor to me-"
Mrs. Harrington said today, when
informed that the Rev. @. s. Payne
would visit her soon. Il need Rev.
Payne now IA never before. think
God directed the United Press TO