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- ' @he gerald and ^itotriis* Newnan; Ga., Friday, September 23,1887. THE CHURCH OF GOD. Scenes at a Camp Meeting Where the Deaf Heard and the Lame Walked. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Seven miles northwest of Decatur, Ill., at a point-called “Boiling Springs,” a great religious revival has just now been opened under the auspices of the disciples of “The Church of God.” The moving spirit in this work of snatching hrands from the fires of perdition-is Mrs. Maria B. Woodworth, a woman whose intense enthusiasm, eloquent power of speech, and miraculous cures of the physically afflicted have occa sioned more excitement among the people of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois than has ever been known. The testi mony concerning her doings in Urbana is certainly very astonishing. Her most extraordinary conversions have been among those who attended the revival to laugh and scoff. For example, she brought Lawyer Wright to his knees in thirty minutes after she began to work on his conscience. Mr. Wright hadn’t been inside a church for twenty-five years, and his motive for attending the revival was mainly to gratify idle curiosity—per haps to enjoy himself. Mrs. Wood- worth had been advised of his coming, and when the rugged old counsellor had seated himself she pointed her batteries at him. She begged him as hard to confess liis'sins as if she .were begging him for life, and when the old man began to get restless she redoubled her efforts. Her magnetic infiuence communicated itself mysteriously to her entire audience, and in less time than it takes to write it down every one of her hearers was on his knees calling piteously upon heaven to in cline the sinful lawyer’s thoughts to ward his soul’s salvation. After a little the lawyer began to weep. Real tears coursed their pellucid way to the end of his nose and trickled down the fur rows in his cheeks. Then he sprang to his feet, began waving his arms over his head and shouting with such a vi gor t hat his sonorous voice rose clearly above the exultation of the multitude, [such is the infection of religious ex citement that, as has been said, within thirty minutes after the lawyer’s ap pearance under the tent he was standing upon the platform by the side of Mrs. Woodworth, calling upon those within “car shot” of his voice to cast aside the things of the world and seek a place in the eternal kingdom. After two or three meetings, and when the people had been worked up to a degree of religious intensity, Mrs Woodworth began her ministrations among the sick, the halt and the blind 1 Eye-witnesses, residents of Urbana, de scribe the scenes which took place as the personification of frenzy. When the excitement was at its whitest heat Mrs. Woodworth seemed ubiquitous. One moment she would face her shrieking auditors from the platform, wringing her hands and screaming to God for mercy in a voice that sounded high and shrill above the wailings of her congregation; the next, prostrate upon her face, tearing her hair and writhing in her imaginary embrace of some demon from below; then flying about among the people, encouraging, arguing, commanding thenl to help her drive the fiend from their midst; again upon the stage, stamping her feet tragically upon the imaginary form of the “Old Boy” himself, and then, as the great climax to her exhausting efforts, shrieking “Victory !” at the full power of her lungs. In the midst of the pande monium thus engendered she would call upon-the afflicted to come forward and be healed, and with each demon stration of her certainly inexplicable power the enthusiasm would break out anew, and men and women, overcome by their overwrought emotions, would hurl themselves upon the ground, be wailing their sins and invoking God to spare them from the endless torments of hell. Under such circumstances Farmer Grover, of Warrensburg, was led to the altar. He had been deaf as a post for twenty-five years, and suffered from a pain in his back, caused by a fall from Ids horse that almost bent him double. There was no mistaking the physical . agony in the old man’s face. It was the agony of grim despair. There was a momeht of hush, painful in its sud denness, as the revivalist stepped for ward with a quick, nervous movement and placed her hand upon the sufferer’s head. Then she rubbed his ears and cried out at the top of her voice, “Brother, yon are deaf no longer.” The old man looked up, and a st range light shot from his aged eyes. '“DO you not hear me V” shrieked the woman, “I tell you you are cured !” “Yes, I hear you,” replied the old man, “but you needn’t yell at me that way. I thought you were going to take the pain out of my back.” Mrs. Woodworth, her face aglow with excitement, put her hands upon the old man’s spine, and calling upon the Lord to help her, commanded him tq Stand erect. Then followed a moment of nerve- straining intensity, as the old man raised himself slowly to the perpendiC- ^“The pain*has left you!” shouted the womain. . * “As God lives it has!” cried the old man, and he leaped into the air with an exultant whoop that .touched as witli an electric spark the pent up en thusiasm of the spectators. No whirl wind in all its unbridled fury could, have surpassed the storm of voices that followed this marvelous manifestation of power. The old man was the live liest of the lot, and sprang over benches, slapping his withered hands. “pon’t imagine I did it,” shouted the revivalist, when the excitement had in a measure abated. “It was the Lord’s work, and you must give all the glory to him-!” A.t the next meeting a Mrs. Harris, of Urbana, -was carried into the tent. She had been a helpless paralytic for twenty years. They placed her ema ciated form on a cot before the rail, and the scenes already described were repeated. “The success of this- crucial test should convince you all,” said the re vivalist, “that God’s power is present among you.” She then approached the cot, and laid her hands.upon the body of the helpless sufferer. “Do you believe in God ?” she asked. “I do,” came faintly from the half- closed lips. * “And if God assumes your malady will you devote your remaining years of life to his holy service ?” “I will,” replied the sufferer. “Then, in God’s name get up and walk !” cried- the revivalist, lifting up her hands and falling upon her knees. Amid breathless silence and what seemed an eternity of suspense, tlxe woman slowly raised her head; and then put it back on the pillow, as though doubtful of her power to move it farther. “The Lord of Heaven commands you to rise !” cried the evangelist, her eyes distended with nervous anticipation and beads of perspiration standing up on her forehead. Mrs. Harris raised her head again, then putting out her hands caught hold of the sides of the cot and raised herself to a sitting posture. She stared about her wildly for a moment, and then, as though unconscious of what she was doing, put her feet on tlxe floor and stood erect befoi-e the multitude The people surged forward to coix viixce themselves of the tlioroughixess of the cure, but the revivalist, her en tlxusiasm breaking oxxt anew, lifted the woman in her arms and bore her in tri- uixxpli to tlxe platform, where she placed her again upon her feet. “Now help me to convert these peo ple to God’s banner,” said she, “and let them see that you are grateful to tlxe Almighty for the great good He lias just done you.” If a surprise were possible after the marvel just witnessed, it was certainly provided by the outburst of eloquence with which Mrs. Harris began an ap peal in behalf of religion. Persons of culture in'tlie audience said they had never listened to sentiments more ele vating or expressed with such wealth of word coloring. And this from a woman who had been helpless from childhood, whose mind must have shared the par alysis of her body, and wlxo had cer tainly never acquired more than the meanest rudiments of learning. And yet, carried away with the inspiration of her theme, while tes^ars of gratitude for her deliverance flowed copiously down her cheeks, she awakened anew the fervor of the audience, while tlxe revivalist stood aside, regarding her with an expression of seraphic satisfac tion. Mrs. Harris returned to her home completely restored to health and vi gor-, and gave proof of her condition on Wednesday last by doing a good day’s washing and ironing. Under like conditioixs a woman was cured of cancer of the breast at the next lxieeting. A huge tumor had grown around the sore, and physicians had loixg before confessed tlieir iixabili- ty to cope with the disease. Surren dered by science to death, ilie woman had made all her arrangements for tlxe grave, even to the selection of her shroud and coffin and the purchase of a burial plat. She was induced, with difficulty, to attend Mrs. Woodworth's revival, and while there, it is claimed, tlxe religious . fire found its way into her heart. She was aVnong those who worked their way to the altar, and while kneeling there the attention of Mi’s. Woodworth was directed to her condition. ' “Will you promise me never to take any more medicine, except what the Lord is about to give you ?” asked the revivalist, as she approached the pros trate sufferer. “I will,” was the reply. “Then, as I place my hand upon your breast, pray to God that he may free you from this awful scourge.” So saying, the revivalist undid the top buttons of the woman’s dress, exposing to those within range the horrible can cer that was slowly eating its way into the woman’s lungs, and fearlessly placed her hand over the loathsome sore. “God be praised !” shouted the re vivalist, “I feel it going ! See 1” she cried, “the lump has already grown less, and now—now it has disappeared, and the cancer is healed forever !” She drew away her hand, and the woman rose to her feet, and all around her convinced themsel\%s that the can cer had disappeared. Dr. Fugit, of Urbana, who had attended the woman and gave up her case as homeless, pro claimed the completeness of the cure, which, he claimed, was nothing short' of the miraculous. That the daily re currence of feats .such as. these should have turped Uffiana well nigh topsy turvy it is not difficult to comprehend, and it is equally l-easonable to believe that the town and the country around it are still stirred up over the advent of this modern wonder. The revival al ready begun under the white oaks near Boiling Springs is likely to equal the one just concluded, and as tlxe fame of. Mrs. Woodworth has preceded her, the afflicted in body as well as the weary of heart are beginning their pil grimages to her forest shrine." Mrs. Woodworth is a spry, every-day sort of body, with a good face and fine blue eyes that fairly speak with enthu- 'siasm. While she is not an educated woman in the litex-al sense, she has evi dently read a gi'eat deal that was worth reading, and her command of language is certainly phenomena]. She -talks steadily and earnestly, the words - flow ing from her tongue with -perfect free dom. There is nothing in her manner that suggests cant, while there is much that impresses one with her possession of strong magnetic force, -the-best uses of which she seem? thoroughly to-um derstaixd. Slxe is of medium height,- rather slender, but evidently a woman of strong constitution and vigorous frame. Her movements are quick, gi-aceful aixd wiry, and she lias, a habit of walking right up to you and looking into your eyes as though she were read ing your very soul. Her forehead is lofty, and is prominent in the regions of ideality and veneration. Of her voice, which, while naturally soft .and musical, has grown a trifle hard through the severe tests to which her religious fervor puts it, she seems to have perfect under control, and from the highest pitch she can modulate it surprisingly when effect demands it. ^ - '■ Hay Fever. I have suffered greatly from periodi cal returns of Hay Fever. At the sug gestion of Covert & Ciieevee, Drug gists, I obtained Ely’s Cream Balm, and used a portion of it during a se vere attack. I can cheerfully testify as to the immediate and continued re lief obtained by its use. I heartily recommend it to those suffering froiii this or kindred complaints. (Rev.) H. A. SMITH* Clinton, Wis. SummecBoarder—“Here, waiter, take this chicken wing out and have, its- hair combed.” . tv: . An Old Frientl Dangerously Ill. You all know him lying there suffer ing so with-that fearful case of dysen tery of a blood type. Why not suggest t to him to try I)r! 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GEORGIA, MANUFACTURER AND.DEALER IN DRESSED AND MATCHED FLOORING, CEILING AND ROUGH LUMBER, LATHS, SHINGLES, ALL KINDS OF MOULDINGS, SAWED AND TURNED BALUSTERS. BRACKETS, SASH, DOORS AND BLINDS, ETC., >Tv Blinds are wired with patent clincherwire machine, which never breaks loose. Cor- rpspondenee solicited a ml special prices given on bills for buildings. Write ior prices and discounts on Sash. Doors, Blinds. &c. . 4 -^ £cgcu IToticci Notice to Debtors and Creditors. GEORGIA—Coweta County: All creditors of the estate of John R. Sims, deceased, are notified to render in an acco-mt of their demands to the undersigned. All persons indel’ted to said estate are required to make immediate settlement. September Jth, 1887. BA RTO W 81M S? Printer’s fee $3.00. Administratrix. Notice to Debtors and Creditors. GEORGIA—Cowkta County : «A 11 creditors of th<* estate of John Morgan, deceased,are notified to render in an account of their demands to the undersigned. All person indebted to said estate arc required to make immediate settlement. September 9th, 1&87. E. W MORGAN, Printer’s lee $3.00. Administrator. Notice to Debtors and Creditors. GEORGIA—Cowkta county: All creditors of the estate of Betsy Camp, deceased, are notified to render in an account of the r demands lo the undersigned. All persons indebted to sain estate are required to make immediate settlement. September 9th, i8S7. Daniel swint, Printer’s fee $3.09. Administrator. Letters of Dismission. GEORGIA—Cowkta County : W. H. Johnson, administrator with the will annexed of E. A. Johnson, having applied to the Court of Ordinary of said .county for let ters of dismission from his said trust, all per sons concerned arc required to show cause in said Court by the first Monday in October next, if anv they can, why said application should not be granted. Thi^J person!”’ Printer’s fee $5.31. Ordinary. Letters or Dismission. GEORGIA—Cowkta County: Mrs. M. B. E. Arnold, administratrix of the estate of W. P. Arnold, late of said county, deceased, having applied to the Court of Or dinary of said county for letters of dismission from her saal trust, all personsvoncemed are required to show cause in said Court by the first Monday in December next, :f any they can, whv said application should not be grant ed. This September l, 10*7. W. H. PERSONS, Ordinary. Printers’ fee $5.80. Court-house door in Newnan, Ga., on the first Tuesday in October next, within the le gal hours of sale, unless previously sold pri vately, the following described Sand: Lot of land No. X32. in the original First, now Turin district, of Coweta county, con taining 202% acres, more or less, and bounded on the north by lands of It. B. Perkins and W. B. Harris, on the east by 'aads of R. B. Perkins and A. C. Russell, on the south by lands of A C. Russell, and on the west by- lands of C. J. Harris. A good two-horse farm is now being cultivated on the place. Terms easy. Aug. 25,1337. MRS. MARY M. HARRIS SlierilT’s Sale For October. GEORGIA—Cowkta County: Will be sold before the Court-house door in Newnan, said county, within the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in October, 1887, the following described property, to-wit: liOt of land No. 238, containing 202% acres, more or less; west half of lot No. 211, contain ing 101% acres, more or less; eighty-two i82) acres, more or less, of lot No 2:2. being a strip 18%chains deep along the western side—all in the (fifth district of Coweta county, Ga., and fuily described in John P. Cook’s plat of homestead. Levied on as the property of John F. Cook to satisfy a li. fa. issued from Coweta Superior Court in favor of Geo Pow ell versus tiie said John F. Cook. Levy made by J. \V. Anderson, former Sheriff. Titi.s Au gust 31st, 1837. GEO. H. CMIMICAL, Printers foe $5.07. Sheriff. Libel for Divorce. GEORGIA—Coweta County: Willis 1 rjtt ) In Coweta Superior Court, Georgia-Pratt.) March Term, 1887. It appearin - to thoCourt by 111ereturtrof the sheriff in the above stated case that the defend- - ant does not reside in this county, audit further appearing that she does not reside in the State; it is therefore ordered by this Court that ser vice be perfecti d on the defendant by theptib- licatiion of this order once a month for four months before the next'term of this Court in The Hkeai.i) and advertises, a newsua- per published in Coweta county. Georgia, and defendant do app- ar at said term and answer and defend. WILLCOXON A WRIGHT, Petitioner’s Attorneys. James S. Boynton, Judge Presiding. Application for Leave to Sell. GEORGIA—Coweta County: - E. W. Morgan, adinir.is’rator of the estate of .lohnMorgan, bite of said county, deceased, having applied to the Court ot Ordinary of said county for leave to sell the lands belong ing to said deceased, all persons concerned are required to show cause in said Court by the first Mondav in October next, if any they can, why said application should not be granted. This September 1,1887. W. H. PERSONS. Printer’s fee $3 00. Ordinary. Application for Leave to Sell. GEORG i A-Cow eta County: H. J. Lassetter, administrator of J. M. S. Smith, lat<- of said county, deceased, having applied to the Court of Ordinary of said county for leave to sell the lands belong ing to said deceased, all persons concerned are requiredtosbowcause in said Court by the first Mondav in October next, if any they can, why said application should not be grant ed. This September 1, 18S7. W.H. PERSONS, Printer’s fee$3.00. Ordinary. Application for Year’s Support.' GEORGIA—Coweta County: Susan V. Brown, widow of J. D. Brown, late of said countv deceased, having applied to the Court of Ordinary of said county for twelve months’ support out of the estate of said de ceased, and the appraisers having filed their return in said matter, all persons concerned are required to show cause in said Court by the first Mondav in October next, if any they can, why said application should not be grant ed, and said return made the judgment of the Court. This September 1,18*7. W.H. PERSONS, Printers’ fee $3.00. Ordinary. Application for Year’s Support. GEORGIA—Cowkta County: Mrs. Lou Robison, widow of Christopher Robison, late of said county, deceased, having- applied to thoCourt of Ordinary of said coun ty for twelve months’ support out of the es tate of said deceased, and the appraisers hav ing filed their rpturn in said matter, all per sons concerned are required to show cause in said Court by. the first Monday in October next. If any they can, why said application should not be granted, and said return made the Judgment of the Court. This September 1,1887. ° W.H. PERSONS, Printer’s fee $3.00. Ordinary. Homestead For Saie.- V I willseU to the highest bidder, before the I certify that the above is a true extract from the minutes of Coweta Superior Court at the Maxell adjourned term. 1S87. This July 26th, 1887. DA S i EL S WINT, Cleric Superior Court. Libel for Divorce. GEORGIA—Coweta County: John T. Fen-ell x . r,„ c. vs> f In Coweta Superior Martha D. Ferrell.’ Court, March Term, 1887.. It appearing to the Court by the return of the Sherifi in the above stated ease that the defendant does not reside in said county, and it further appearing that she does not reside In this ss tate: t is thereto■ e ordered by the Court that service be perfected on the defend ant by the publication of this ord- r onee a month for four months bexore the next term of this Court in The Herald and Adver tiser. a newspaper published in Coweta county, Georgia. LUTHER M. FARMER, Granted: Petitioner’s Attorney. S. W. Harris, J. S. c. c. C. A true extract from the minutes of Coweta Superior Court, September Term, 1887. DANIEL SWINT, Clerk Superior Court. Libel for Divarce. GEORGIA—Coweta County: S'ott rnce ^ In Coweta Superior Court, Sylvia Prie®. ) Septein ber Term, 1S>7. it appearing to the Court by the return of the Sheriff in the above stated ease that the defendant does not reside in said county, and it further appearing that, she does not reside In the State: Jt is therefore ordered by the Court that sex vice be perfected on the defend ant by the publication of this order once a month for four months before the next term of this Court in The Herald and Adver tiser, a newspaper published in Coweta county, Georgia. P. F. SMITH , Conrt: , Petitioner’s Attorney. i. W. Harris, i. S. C. C. C. . A true extract from the minutes of Coweta Superior Court, September Term, 1887. This September 18th, 1887. DANIEL SWINT Clerk Superior C«ir