The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-05-24 00:00:00

MIRACLES LIVERPOOL

The Liverpool Afereary tive, en intweating amount
of a meeting held iri that town on Sunday by Dr.
Newton. from the United States, who heals the ouch
end afflicted through spiritual aid. Dr. Newton him-
self seems to have borne some few afflictions of a rather
serious nature, for, after telling th.. audience that he
" loved them as he would a brother," he stated that he
had bad many hairbreadth escapes, among which be
might mention " strangulation. shipwreck, and a
serious fall." Ls?. Newton's power of healing is not
limited. " I sae beat* La said, "a multitude as well
as a few. I can do just as well on eve thousand as on
• small number." He then proceeded to give " • speci-
men of hi. meat power." I will sense." he added.
" • shook to pees from me whieh will be fell more or
or lege by all present, and, if any one is in rain after it,
let bite come to me and I will cure him This part ,
of the exhibition appears to have been not quite so
sumessful as Gould be desired. Aooording to the Mercury
the doctor Mood up, extended his arms. threw back his I
bead, closed his errs, made a sudden start as if he
were about to cast blew& beadforemost into e river,
raised his head again, turd shook it in • manner which
gave the impression that he hied really taken the pia nge,
had risen to the surface, and 'broken his dripping hair
off his farm ; and thee, opening his eyes, took a general
survey of the portions before him. This was the
" shook," and it would have been admirable, but no-
body seems to have been shocked at all. The Doctor
therefore proceeded to heal people. He first healed •
cripple "Do you love me ri he asked the sufferer ;
"do you love me as a brother?" Yes the cripple did
happily love Dr. Newton, who accordingly kissed him,
and said, "Disease depart from thee," the resell being
that the cripple was so mush better that be went
through several twisting* at the doctor request The
next patient proved a more awkward customer to deal
with. A sourdy-looking men. with • strong Northern
accent rose, and said, ' I tak' exception to what you
Yo say all pain has left the people In this room.
Noo. I have suffered fore lug time and am nae better."
This gentleman suffered from rhiramatierc, and nothing
Dr. Newton could Bay or do seemed to give him relief.
The remora of the failure was, however, most satia-
faetorily associated for. "This ems," the doctor said,
" isms of • very peculiar sort; this person has • very
strong will ; be is very positive in his will-principle."
"My dew friend," he inquired, "did you believe I
could oure you Wore you same up here ?" "Certainly
not," replied tior patient, and he eras aosordingly dis-
missed, as he expressed it, " nee better," and incurred
great disgrace among the audience. A bout thirty or
forty persons mine to be healed on Sunday, and, except
the unbelieving Sootchman, all expressed themaelvea
the better for the "shoot." Dr. Newton then blared
Liverpool (including Birkenhead), and expressed his
intention of going to Loodoe, where he has been going
through a similar performance, but with no more
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