The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-27
WORLD WANTS CHANGE Of HEART,
MARVELLOUS GIRL PREACHER SAYS
COURT THEATRE Tackled WITH
AUDIENCE TO HEAR MARY
AGNES vICHEsTAIN
Denouncos Devils Modern Snares-
Talks of Women in Govern
mept OF Country

Mary Agnes Nichcs;uiu. iItt-hur;H
Girl preacher. who has been III" SUB
,cct uc endless conjecture as /" whether
~ not she - controlled by Sp!ritua.iStsc
medium. by her father. "C whether II IA
Il case ut divine iHSpira ton. or REMARKS
able puWcr Of genius which at II" as"
Of II cauS-s her u speak w!th the
vice, power and personality Of man
Of Is addressed an audience yesterday
afternoon at tn" Court theatre. under
the auspices nc the Union Mission.
which Hacked the theatre To tho doors.
tn" stage and every in'h oC space.
In talking the matter over At their
hotct before going To the theatre, Mary
Agnes father denied absolutely that
Their. was any Sp!rituaIjstir control or
that hC N any way controlled his dtuSn-
ter while ~" Was speaking. Il Ma not
even Il rcltr!ou$ man" he said. until
Mary Agnes. at the az" OF four. began
~ preach tn" gospel and converted me-.
She learned everything Sh" knows about
religion from her mother. w'tn taught
her her prayers and the Rihl".
On being questioned. Many Agnes
sad that She had started IL preach
when very small ana hrS.:n. speaking
publicly ~ the aEr Of nine. She had
resolved. she said many calls - tn"
ministry hut prefers L. ii" mission work.
In conversation. tn" rcmarkrHl" thinH
about -"r j. that She tllhS liN" very
g!si';u cN.ld who's" remarks AZ" not in
any way profound or show any unusual
degree III a>;u'cnc&>. Sh" does not
, study ont her sermon theme. nor give
much thought or outline to t n any
way. She said. before SNC;tk.n% though
She often. while at play or study, thinks
uf some particularly apt Eth)" du"ia-
,ion. and then perhaps Of another which
will he subjects OF tcNt%.
Asked what Sh" most l:H"d u do.
she declared that SIT" liked to play. and
her eye; shonc with tho v:""r anA
health Of an unusually athletic girl Il
play baseball. football and basketball.
and often fly 4 kite" sine said.
She talked very quietly and without
apparent unusual interest when aSN"d
what she Thought of girls today. their
mode Of dressing ;ai behaviour. "Th"y
are very bold" she said. and d" not
like the too short skirts and rolled
down stockings. Why. 4" y"u know
/ there are girls on our streets at home
who arc really grown u? and they wear
/ their dresses shorter than dn'" and
there was L look OF childish .,mI2cmcnt
, In her face.
But it WAS different Mary ASn".
: VIII" Stroio t. tho front " IL" siI-"
! at tho Court theatre and denounced
the fla ppCr with her r"i'Cd down 'tn,'t-
inGs, her too much raint and her FOOL
/ iSh ways, rs on" Of IA" ways IN witch
tho devil GOES about today like roar
ing Hon"
"Th"y say tina; there - 40 devil to-
day" she S'oftcd; that pcopl" viii not
Z he lost. that t1cro i m h"ll.--,hc
broader religions teach It. whatever they
may hc--hut tho Ion With the roar oC
! the devil Is stalking abroad Just No
did in the good Old days. OF orthodoxy
and his roar may be heard in IN" dr"ss
and manners OF tho tlap0cr.
women are laughed at NY etSicem"N
as being unStatcsmenitko IN their meth
DDS. when they hold public office" she
said. "Jusr Ike those meN who have
brought statcamanSh!1 TO tn" plight at
today wait on" hundred and forty five
years before they laugh. T. IA just one
hundred and forty-1v" years since
George Washington passed tho 1rst
tariff Law. Perhaps after that long the
women will mako 4 better showing than
some OF tho"c who are p; the heir
today.
But suffrage. anl tariff and rnhue
ment. and culture. and y" 40 rcst ot
il Will not lead thH world 20 Christ
What thc world wants - change Of
heart" she declared.