Evening star., 1927-02-17
AIMEE WINDS Up
REVIVAL TONIGHT
People Gather at Noon for
Afternoon Meeting-Final
to Be Held in Evening.

good by" to Washington toHisAl a0
the curtain rings down on the most
spectacular religious reVlVal 'he
Capital has witnessed in years.
Before taking the train late tonlght
for New York City. Ito rout the oeVii
in his own home town." as one OF her
campaign managers put it, the apostle
of Angeles Temple will face two more
responsive audiences. AS early as
noon today persons were gathering
about the Washington AUDITORIUM 10
be sure of seats denied tnem last
night.
From a material as well as
spiritual viewpoint, the success OF MRS.
ATcPherson's Washington invasion mas
been sweeping. almost from the start
Tellers in a local bank were busy TINS
afternoon counting the contents OF a
huge sack into which the offerings Oh
thousands Of followers had neei1
poured. In the opinion of the locai
committee, there will be no deflclt.
Goes for Auto Ride.
Fluding even Rev. Harry L. Collier
faithful sponsor of the washington, !
compaign. Mrs. Mcpherson slipped
quietly from her headquarters early
today for an automobile ride through
the parks. intending later. perhaps. to
see the Senate and House in session.
But it was felt at headquarters that
the call of a typical Spring day, Would
entice her to forego the stale air or
the Capitol chambers.
During the first two days OF her
Washington revival the personality OF
the woman evangelist has drawn more
fIan l16i III
OF these. Mr.. Collier estimates at least
1900 might be classed as converts, =
though none has signed on the dotted
line The size OF the crowds, he eX-
planned. has made this impossible.
Mrs Mcpherson leaves Washington
with but one regret. That is the In
ability TO stage real altar can,
since there is no space between the
stage of the Auditorium and the nrst
seats in the orchestra. We are heart
ily grateful for the splendid co-opera-
tion and interest shown in Mrs. Nc
Pherson's campaign" said Mr.. Col
lier today. washington has taken
her into it's heart"
Many Turned Away.
If Sister" Aimee ever returns to
Washington to tell the sequel to the
story of her life, she either Will nave
to find larger hall or else preach
under the vastnesS of Gods own dome.
Hundreds of persons, one estimate
being as high as 5000 stormed the
Auditorium doors in vain last night
to get a glimpse of the evangelist,
while 1000 assembled inside and gave
her the noiseSt welcome she has yet
received in the Capital. For Mrs. Nc
Pherson believes if people can applaud
at base ball game they can go
ahead and do likewise in a church. They
did it without further encouragement.
When she was ready to start her
message" last night, Mrs. Mcpherson
asked: 'HShall it be The Second Coming
of the Lord or The Story of My
Life'"? She asked the audience to
show their preference by raising their
hands Mrs. Mcpherson of Los Angeles
was an easy victor.
Washington appeared somewhat cool
toward the evangelist on her first
two appearances here, compared with
the fervent receptions accorded her
elsewhere. BY degrees 1t warmed ap
to her, and in the afternoon and again
last night she had come into her
own. There was no mistaking the
enthusiasm she aroused at each
assembly.
Shakes Hands With Many.
In marked contrast to her earlier
meetings here, the crowds swarmed
the stage last night, unwilling to
leave until the evangelist had shaken
the hands of hundreds. She shakes
hands we'll with a firm and hearty
clasp and word for each individual
But even Sister" Aimee was un-
equal to the strenuous task yester-
day afternoon. She had to give up
finally and make a dash with her
publicity director for waiting auto
mobile and policeman outside. One
woman was knocked down in the
religious zeal of the penitents and
the fiowerpots that decorated the
stage were scattered in the crush.
Since the recent events at Los
Angeles, Mrs. Mcpherson has told
the story of her life in many cities,
and while some chapters were de
leted" by the evangelist, she told the
story as we'll as she could under the
circumstances.
The effect of this story upon the
audience was pronounced. When she
came TO the death of her first hus-
band. Robert Semple. and her early
struggles as an unknown evangelist,
many women sobbed. The chapter
dealing with her second marriage TO
Harold Mcpherson. ending in a
divorce four years later, was
ommitted.
Hits Evolution Theory.
She told of her early childhood on
q Canadian farm. told of how as a
high school pupil a study of the
theory of evolution had almost de-
stroyed her faith in the Bible stories
taught her as q child. Then she met
Robert Semple, who redeemed" and
married her and took her to China to
win souls for God. There the husband
died. leaving young widow, who
months later became a mother.
little later, Mrs. Mcpherson
launched into vivid description of
the Tower of Babel in telling of
what she called the greatest attempt
at religious prosecution in the history
OF the world"
a modern Tower of Bable" she
said with a weak foundation. was
begun by the devil through state.
nents made by misguided woma n.
I0d bless her. Stone by stone the
tower was erected, until il pierced
every newspaper in the world. THANK
God that men built it. God heard
about this tower that man built and
lie came down to see about il. inst
as lie did in the Bible.
Says Tower Was Crashed.
rs confused eVerybodyS tongue
untll not one Of the accusers could
teii the same story twice. Then God
gave a flip of His little finger and
down crashed the man-buiIt tower.
carrying With il the dastarily charges
made against an innocent woman. -
Mrs. Mcpherson won ner audience
1t another point in her story when
she was talking about her Angeles
Temple, in Los Angeles, describing a
study she had made Of radio possibili.
ties