Imagine you going to the church in your town without knowing that several years ago there was an exorcism there, well there are some people who did not know about the exorcism that happened in Earling, Iowa.
Anna Ecklund known to others as Emma Schmidt was a religious German woman, some of her acquiaintances said that she was a very respectful, kind and very sweet woman with other people. Instead her dad Jakob Ecklund was a difficult father at best, he was a drunk and not only against Anna's practising of religion but openly mocking towards the church and its ministers.
Returning to Anna , at the dawning 20th century, around the age of 14 that Anna started to act a little differently.She began missing church and when questioned, told of how she was unable to attend, of how she felt revulsion in the presence of religious symbolism and a physical resistance that was creating a literal barrier, stopping her from entering any religious buildings. She had also begin uttering sexualised thoughts of " unspeakable acts". This behaviour was deemed as a form of possesion and in 1908, Father Theophilus Riesigner was called in to perform an exorcism, which he undertook, apparently successfully, on June 18th, 1908.
Though this ordeal sees scant few mentions in any written history of the case, all seemingly went well, as again Anna's life falls into obscurity. One can assume that she lived a relatively normal life, if somewhat troubled. At some point, her father passed away and once again. Anna was finding it more and more difficult to practice her religion.
She was gaining compulsives urges to destroy her religious symbols and was hearing inner voices that were driving her to despair.
To make everything shorter, there were three exorcisms that were performed to free her from those voices ( demons ) that were possessing her, the father after he thought that everything was going to be fine after the first exorcism and it wasn't like that, he was more attentive to her case. After the third and last exorcism you could really see the difference in Anna's physical appearance and obviously also her behavior.
Finally, She started to look happier and felt much better, she got rid of all that hell she lived through and after a few years she died in July 23, 1941.
Questions:
Did you already know about this exorcism case?
What other case of exorcism have you heard?
Would you go to Earling Catholic Church at night?
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I did know about this exorcism case. My great grandpa lived in Earling at this time but we never asked him about it because he didn't want to talk about it. He was a very strong willed man so it says a lot that he couldn't talk about it. I probably wouldn't go to that church at night.
I knew about the exorcism but I never knew the full details. The only other exorcisms I know of are probably the more famous ones of Ed and Lorraine Warren. I would go to the Earling Catholic church at night because I think it would be cool.
I have heard of this exorcism before, but I didn't know much about it before reading this. I have obviously seen movies about exorcisms, but I don't think I have heard of any other real ones. I definetely wouldn't go to that church at night.
I did not hear about this exorcism case before in Earling. I haven't heard about other exorcisms really, but sometimes my brother and I watch TV shows about them to see whats going on. I wouldn't go to the Earling Church because I don't really have a reason too.
Yes, I have heard of this exorcism before, and I find it very fascinating. I have heard of other exorcisms, such as the exorcism of Emily Rose. No, I would not go to the Earling Catholic church at night. I think that is it very crazy that there was an exorcism performed so close to were I live.
Yes, I knew about this. I've heard of this story before and watched a video about it, it is pretty scary. I've heard many other cases of exorcisms, there's actually a movie about it based on true events. Two of my friends have gone to this Church at night, they said it was really scary so I wouldn't go.
I did not know of the Earling exorcism, nor have I heard of many other exorcisms. It makes me nervous to know that something like that happened close to home and the details of it. I would try to avoid the Earling church at night as I would any church.
I have never heard of this exorcism case or any other. It seems like a very serious thing, although I didn't know what an exorcism case was. Since this happened in the Earling Church I would never go there at night, I would never go in any church at night.
I heard about the exorcism case it is very oxword to hear voices that are demons and that are possessing her and she was not showing up for church and destroy her religious symbols and hearing inner voices.
About the exorcism case that happened i didin't know anything about it or how if even or started to happen, Also if i did go to A Earling Catholic chruch I wouldn't want to go their at night only I would if someone would come with me I would but It would freak me out a little if i want to go and expore It.
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