Maria Woodworth-Etter

Maria Woodworth-Etter (1844 1924), an outstanding evangelist of thelate nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, operated in such power ofthe Holy Spirit that thousands came to her meetings. Born in 1844 nearLisbon, Ohio, she began to hold revival meetings at the age of thirty-six, firstin Ohio and then across North America. Maria's meetings were marked bythe miraculous healings, prophecies, and visions were regular occurrences.Moved by these powerful signs and wonders of the Holy Spirit, thousandscame to know Jesus as their personal Savior. By 1889, Maria owned a tentthat held eight thousand people, but often, people still had to be turned away.Although Maria died in 1924, many of her writings continue to influenceChristian readers today.