The Washington times., 1926-12-13
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like the beating Of hollow drums
81 Fate in her unhappy ears.
In AL the world there is not an,
pther Angelus Temple. And in al
The world and its way stations
there cannot be another such high
briestess Of a temple AZ Aimee
Semple Mcpherson.
The half million dollar Apgelus
Temple rose on the hurricanes Of
her impassioned prayers. Her
halelujahs are as heady as wine to
her followers.
Money continues to flow into the
temple in amazing measure. There
were 493 new converts for the
Month OF October-or more than 100
; week.
This in spite of the fact that a
lpwer court has found her guilty. =
Fhe must stand trial in the superior
beurt for perjury and conspiracy.
Sex implications
Moreover. the whole affair has sex
Implications. The preliminary hear
Ing of the case tore the moral fab
tie Of her very being into shreds.
Justly or unjuStly, her evangelical
febes were dragged in the dust of
IN alleged affair with her former
issdio operator-Kenneth Ormiston.
Yet day by day her ever increasing
following builds itself around her,
stronger human bulwark against
bach and every charge. With its as
loclate members, Angelus Temple is
tow $4,000 strong.
"AnyOne Of them would die for
neF' Aimee, herself, told me.
There is no question that any one
them 'ould be willing in the
lpirit to die for Sister Aimee" dis
hey call her.
Story Accepted
But when 1t comes to actually
aking life for another the flesh is
Usually weak. however willing the
ipirit!
But, though her followers might
all at the personal death test, in
Ifs they are ready TO go the limit
for her. They believe she is being
Prosecuted. They accept without a
question her story of her KIDNAPPING.
Which in itself is proof Of her
lmazing personality. her astonishing
bower.
You may not believe her kidnap.
hg story. | don't. But it's only fair
% her to say one finds persons out
Hde her temple who DO believe 1t.
And nowhere In Los Angeles
tould ! find anyone who would pre-
Iict that she would be convicted at
! Jury trial,
I found those who think that she
thopld be punished. Stern mofalists
hta Slr.- fn LnW hal I'D
the bars at San Quentin. But they
JOINT believe it will happen,
Pretty Hard On Aimee
sShe il shepherd who betrayed
her flock" il another line Of argu.
peDt. "sbe led her sheep by the
ltill waters and the green pastures
Enen, when they are baaing peace
lully there, not looking, Aimee, the
Ehepherd, stepped off the pasture
With her boy friend. oFmiston,
Now, I'm braadIninde6," says
phis group, "and II lady wants to
step out it's her own business. But
einlee wasn't an ordinary person.
bUt a public ltttFH OF morality for
kthers, She should have lived up to
in private"
May God forgive them-they
tnow not what they say" is Aimee's
LnsweF to this Tine of talk.
Bible Quoted
81 am innocent Of all wrong do.
hg," she cries, and then, in her
husky. beseeching voice with its
hndertone Of emotional appeal. she
quoted to me this passage from the
Bible;
"When tI,Ou nassest tbrouOI, the
waters ] will be with thee; and
through the rivers they shall over.
low thee; when thou WaIkest
through the fire thou shalt not be
kurnedi neither shall the flame
kindle upon thee"
Her voice thrills, The words take
kn her meaning. She wants you TO
know that God was with her when
Pie passed through the waters"
lhat day when she disappeared IN
her green bathing suit,
She can produce extraordinary ee-
Iects-even when she is not IN ths