CHAPTER XLII
WOODWORTH-ETTER MEETING AT MONTWAIT,
MASS., AUGUST, 1913
The meetings at Montwait, Mass., were held at the great Coliseum, on the chautauqua grounds. It was said to be the greatest battle agains sin and science (so-called) ever fought in the State, but Jesus was victor. That whole part of the country was stirred for or against religion. All the noted papers in Boston, twenty miles distant, sent reporters to write us up and to take our pictures and photos of those who were slain under the power of God, and of the crowd of seekers at the altar. They also wrote up the work in a general way. They wrote it up straight, so that the people all over, in the different States, heard of the great revival at Montwait.
We had a sunrise meeting; one at seven; one at nine and two in the afternoon, and at seven in the evening. Thousands attended the meetings. The miracles were as great as in the days of Christ and the apostles The fear of God came on the people, as they saw the sick carried in, dying on beds, rise up, and shout praises to God and walk and run. They saw them leap and dance. Many fell and lay like dead men and women.
One morning, as I left the meeting, I counted the slain of the Lord. There were fifty-eight men and women lying around like a great battlefield. As I walked out men and women were lying nearly at the edge of the entrance of the pavilion or building. The whole place seemed like holy ground.
Persecution and Arrest Follows
Through our arrest at Montwait, all the New England people were stirred up about the Apostolic meetings; many calls came to us from the largest cities, they offered us the largest theatre in Boston, said they were hungry to know more of this faith and power. Hundreds were saved and filled with the Holy Ghost at the same time, when hands were laid on and they were
prayed for. The glory of the Lord was so marvelous, they were
