Around the World in 88 Years -E Book - Arthur Burt

something from heaven hit him. Transformed, he became a frightenedlittle rabbit. As fear gripped him, he looked up. Then, heturned around and ran out the door. That made an impressionon me and my judgments.I sat watching all of this going on, amidst praying, weeping, shrieksand laughter. Just as I began to get adjusted to it, I saw a movementacross the room.“Oh, no. No!” I thought. “It can’t be. It is!” At the far end of thebuilding, a young girl stood up. This is what the District Presbyterywas objecting to in London. The girl stood with her eyes closedand with her hands up toward heaven. She began to move, treadingover the people on the floor, gliding by this one, moving bythat one, and I thought, “She’s coming this way.”I judged, recalling… Lizzie Hayes, the girl with the chewing gum,sweets, film stars, little love notes, one of those giggly girls atHuthwaite. I would have hurled a Bible at them, I was so disgustedat them. With one look at her, I decided, “You have nothingfrom God.” She recognized me as her old pastor. “Now,” Ithought, “We are going to have a pantomime — but we arenot!”I watched her coming, and as she slowly proceeded, steppingover the bodies on the floor, I got up, pushing my way aroundthe room, treading over this one and that one. I went around theperimeter of the hall and sat down about two seats from whereshe had come. I folded my arms and scowled at her. With herhands up and her eyes closed, she continued around the hall pastwhere I had been, and made her way toward me.I watched her and judged, “You are squinting. It looks as if youreyes are shut, but I don’t believe they are. You are squinting, andnow you’re going to try this baloney over me and prophesy overme. Don’t give me that! You don’t have anything of God withyour chewing gum and giggles. I know you.” I folded my armsand watched her come, thinking, “If she comes near me, I willspit in her face!” I was so hard, so judgmental, ready to spit inher face.She stopped in front of me. Her lips were moving, but I couldn’thear what she was saying. All of a sudden, her hands dropped54