The Washington herald., 1921-01-09
Sau Vision,
Wife Fasts
ForHusband
Woman on Forty-frstDay
of Hunger Strike for
Conversion of Spouse.
BY CARL v. LITTLE.

DANVILLE, ILL.,, Jan. S.-5Mrs.
Sadie Harrington was slowly starv-
ing and supplicating the Divinity to
save her husbands soul here to-
night while Ernie" Harrington, un-
perturbed husband was selling
poultry and butter to the towns
folk in his little produce store.
Spiritual mama" is keeping Mrs.
Harrington alive on the forty-first
day of her hunger strike, she said
tonight.
The Bible tells us that mama
which fell from on high saved the
life of the children of Cod" she
said. Christ is nourishing my
body with spiritual food.
God will take care of his chill
dren-I know 1 will not die in my
effort to- save my Ernie's SOUL
Saw Vision of Angel.
preparing lunch 1 had a vision"
appeared and told me never to par
evangelist in the church OF God"
Mrs. Harrington said she sees
nothing strange in her part.
Il am simply following a precept
OF Christianity" she said. Christ
tasted forty days to overcome Satan.
l am doing the same thing to over
come Satan's possession of my hus-
bands soul"
She stopped short and lifting her
eyes upward uttered this simple
prayer: "Oh, Lord, please make
Ernie see the light. Make him quit
changing money in the market place
and send him to the uttermost parts
of the earth to tell of Thee"
Sure of Conversion.
Mrs. Harrington said she is sure
her hunger strike will cause her
husband to accept Christ.
Mrs. Harrington, who is 81, said
she weighed 237 pounds when she
started the fast.
4 feel fine and don't believe that
l have lost a pound" she said. 81
haven't partaken of food for forty
one days"
Nevertheless, a slight twitching of
| the facial muscles and a bit of a
worn and tired look about the eyes
were discerhfbl.e Her face was fur
rOwed with wrinkles and a pallor
was noticeable.
His Side of the Story.
But Ernie had a different tale to
tell.
In his little produce store he was
busily engaged in picking feathers
from chickens. IF you can show
M something better than my re-
ligiou-. the Golden Rule ard the Ten
CCmnandments-I will take it up"
he said. Il aim to treat everybody
| fair and don't believe you have to
shout your religion from the house
| tops II you go down TO sce my
wife" he said, tell her to gat some
thing in her stomach-some milk
and crackers-that'l do her more
good than praying"
Says 1t Hurts Trade.
Harrington does not behave his
wife will keep up her fast. L have
lived with her eighteen years-I
know her." he said.
Harringtons chief regret was
| that his wife's hunger strike was
harming his business. She used 10
keep my books and wait on trade
Now l have to do it all myself. I
am not going to go out and preach
after working here to build up my
business"
Harrington said he has received
hundreds of letters from people all
over the country.
One was from a woman in Mich
igan who wrote me her husband
was a religious fanatic. have a
notion TO have her come to Danville
so we could get sympathetic with
each other" Each day about a
dozen members of the Church of
God gather at the little Harrington
cottage to pray for "Ernie's" soul.
Hymns are sung and testimony
given. Ernie never attends.