Show Aisi 3 l ee Semple McPherson Puis Puts Real Drama E into hio to Her Iler I Oh Church ar h Services Services- 11 and Los Angeles Gant Cant Figure Just Now Mow She Site Does It II t I By ALENE SUMNER NEA Service Writer 1926 NEA Service Inc lJ JV rl flash of ot biting lightning Th The howl of f raging winds The thunder u or angry waters the vast organ in Angelus Temple The church that God built helped It must be admitted b by the white whito hands ot of Alm Aimee e SemI Seina Sem Sem- a I plot Ilo 6 McPherson evangelist e known v Iv a as Gods God s go r Nearly people cram the am- am tre Thousands s m mere re stand 1 II e beetles ou outside listening to the ra radio lo voice ico of ot their leader if It they c cannot i not see her The hum of ot the the motion picture g f and a light on the silver fl sliest sli et the size of ot a small farm above t ve the the tabernacle cle platform A ot a 11 st tossed storm to rm-to sed boat rte frozen terror sailors then the quick shot of ot the buoy breeches rescue escue 1 A M ETHE ACTRESS J Quiet grips th the Then the pl platform comes alive e A woman tc In a soaked brine-soaked t buried burled In the folds Is there there- he or organ an and the throated thou thou- burst into a thunderous gal- gal ping singing of Throw Out the lifeline Ine as the as-the th the pat rocks peril perl- o sly on tl seen and drenched O en and n c children ride the thel l 1 J he li of the gre great t temple t out are are bull Only a a. blinding white whito light jupo r the thE woman on the stage her D ike Duse-ike h hands outstretched f foI to fo tob I b 1 people r-people t who thirst for tor the living word She talks to to r them them about about the thep p perilous sea of ot life lite the rocks and ln l ll l' l reefs reefs' of gf sin and Christ and Go God the savers life ever ready with r rope pe and boat loat and breeches buoy Her voice Is th the roar of ot thunder r r Q aird the sweetness of woman Her i. i t 4 T 1 z Y a tvs tv- tv s t r t tY t Y h k kt r rS S S. S w c 1 y I w w H V b s I T S v t l This shows a a group of women members of Mrs McPhersons McPherson's tern tem pIe le Praying in irl the prayer tower where prayers are said night and nd day head heau lead Is is is queenly enlY Her Her bod body grace grace- ul tul They t how v Aimee once weighed weighed 00 40 O. O an and prayed It off oft along long with diet and epsom salt baths baths baths' because I cannot hold my people eople without grace C l. SWAYING WAVING i iA A landslide a quivers q over er er the mighty house f The e woman on n the has quietly said said said- Now NoV if there are any of ot you who vho want to comeJo come to this this Savior Savior come ome here to me Or I will come for you ou if it you will raise your our hand Old men and women tear tear cheeked cheeked flappers lappers on their beaus' beaus arms little bewildered children move to toward tord rd her ler like moths tb the candle I Sometimes hysterical they cling clingo to o her body wetting her hel hands her dressy dress with their meil- tears They will not b be pulled away Aimee Semple McPherson draws the he biggest houses in a af ar place lIke Los Angeles where the gilded halls of ot pleasure and the tinkling beds beils of ot gaiety compete with church chimes and hymns Perhaps it is because J she ahe e gives th them hem m the dral drama L' L d in the the tongue longue of ot the common man and woman Aimee Kennedy Semple son n was even born with the equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment dramatic There Is a a long Jong while scar sear scar on her left eft third finger Aimee says that when the bold L bad ad bandits den demanded demand ed l the Vel anS answer q questions S I ns which would prove pro to her mother t hat ha t she was all alive they alive they burned this scar With cigar ash and even threatened tp cut It it off orr and and mall mail it ito to o her mother In proof th that t the laughter daughter for whom de demanded demanded de- de was actually alive TRYING TO ANALYZE HER The woman evangelist c is rde- rde denounced flounced by some as as' as asa a a hypnotist They bey use bigger wor words s than han that They The They talk of They say that when Aimee on her platform dances and nd sways sway's from side to to side clapping her hands Ranting chanting shouting she Is sending ending forth orth eh lol l' l s t that at the the- thousands catch lika a contagion to sway and and moan and sing sine with her They say that the religious orgy is really realy a a. sexual orgy orgy They They- say It ft to Aimee who smiles and says Those with evil in hi their hearts ever damn Gods God's ways Perhaps it is the crowds belief Inper in tier per healing powers that explains pct nuch Mrs Irs McPherson did not om- om hine lne the healing stunts with Tier fier ler Four our Square Gospel when she he first began evangelizing It was her healing power powel she ex explains explains ex- ex plains that took her to her doom on that May day when she he Lathed bathed In Inthe n the sea A woman rushed up to td t her begging begging begging beg beg- ging her to look at her sick child who lay asleep in In Ina a car car- caron on the beach I No o new story like this this Mothers of ot ailing children do dog the the woman evangelist constantly holding out puny young to be touched Mrs McPherson's McPhersons power Dower as a healer was unknown to even her herself herself herself self she says until a man with a a withered arm rushed up to her platform platform plat- plat form term begged that she pray that he be healed and went away vay with witha a whole man after she did so HER GREATEST ASSET Some s say y that only one thing thing- her voice voice a. a. a voice of wonderful power and sweetness sweetness explains explains her One of the the jurymen jurymen who heard her wild lid tale tale said God Jod knows whether she's innocent innocent innocent inno inno- I cent or guilty But God what a voice I kept praying she wouldn't stop 1 Aimee's church Is always cal She speaks of of- heaven and a choir of robed angels ant flit tilt behind her hel palms In n their hair hall and harps In their hands r Mother lother Kennedy pays bills like 74 for costumes for one service Choirs orchestras bands of all descriptions descriptions descriptions de de- de- de are on the McPherson payroll Preacher Aimee talks vividly lI Her i- i texts always are dramatic ones ones The story of Salome for tor instance Aimee glides gUdeR over no scene seene Of f passion She is detailed emotional as she gives gi giesa a vivid ot of Salome and h her r wiles She follows this up with a modern triangle discussion LOVE FOR LOVE She is compassionate tender sympathetic She loves her flock as Individuals They reciprocate love lo for lote lore She is slangy humorous She makes make no bones of her present presen plight But she has no sense o of 1 shame about it She She- said over the radio recently that she heard Mary Iary Pickford was I abo abot t to name her tor playing tor-playing 11 plying ring about Dougl so much i I T tere re is a Rot Rotary Roty y or Kiwanis I comra comra edl p l Ip to her services I Q vi fok sins Aimee Ahne r w each one one of you turn tart hb F i t i r i 41 ii l' l Wi i i ir F 1 I t Joe Watts Long Beach Cal oil worker is accused of having been hired ired to impersonate one of Mrs Aimee Semple McPhersons McPherson's alleged kidnapers to o three neighbors and say God bless you xou to them It will take much more than her im to cause the 2 faithful to lose faith |