Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-11-08
Curious Incidant-Was it Miracle?

1t would seem from an occurrence that
has recently been related to US, upon per
feet reliable authority, that the age Of
miracles has not altogether passed away
The writer is we'll acquainted with the
person who was the subject of the remark
able experience given below, having
known him personally for the last twelve
years, and though he has not met him
since his singular relief from u cougenital
defect, has the particulars from persons in
every way entitled to credit, who have
seen him, and received the story from his
own lips.
Leaving our readers to determine for
themselves how far the Intervention of a
miraculous aid may have contributed in
the matter, and how far it was the result
OF merely natural Of ordinary agencies, we
give the story as it was given to US.
The person in question is a gentleman
residing in Beloit in this State From
his birth, he has suffered from lameness.-
The difficulty was in his right hip, the
Joint seeming to be out Of place. His
right leg was, in consequence, shorter than
the other. 1t was Shrunkcn and very
weak; be always wore a boot with thick
sole upon it and limped badly when he
walked In going up stairs he was obli-
ged to step up one stair at a time with his
we'll leg, and bring the other up to it, in
stead Of putting it forward to the next, as
persons usually 90 up stairs. When IA
tigued, he was acustomed to feel great
pain in his hip.
Some two or three months ago he was
in Chicago attending to some business
matters which kept him several weeks
He is a professor of religion, and while
there attending a series Of religious meet
ings, became very deeply interested in the
subject. One day, suffering from severe
pain in his hip, he called upon a surgeon
to have it examined and ascertain wheth-
er something could not be done to ale
viate the pain. Some interruption occur
red, however, and the examination was
postponed until the following Tuesday
That night, after going to bed, the pain
returning, it occurred to him whether or
not, if he asked in the proper spirit some
Divine assistance, it would not be vouch-
safed, as in the old time when the pro-
phets and apostles walked the earth. He
arose from his bed, procured light, and,
taking his Bible, opened by chance to a
chapter in the New Testament whore
Christ miraculously heals lame man.
After reading it, he proceeded to in
woke, in an earnest prayer, some similar
intervention in his own behalf, and then
feeling greatly cheered and supported by
, trust in the Divine benefcence, he again
retired to rest, and soon fell asleep. Du-
ring the night he dreamed tht Christ
came to him accompanied by surgeon
the same upon whom he had callet during
the day. The surgeon examined his hip,
and told him it could be relieved, but
only by an operation To this he raised
some objection, desiring that it should be
postponed but the surgeon seemed sud
denly to seize and overpoBer him, and
with some instrument laid open his hip to
the bone, and arranged the joint i'll its
proper place. During the operation he
had the impression of suffering severe
physical pain, as if really under the knife
of surgeon. After it, he had no further
remembrance of anything until morning
Upon rising, he found to his utter aston
ishment, not only that bis short leg was
heightened out as to be even with the 9th
er, and his hip all right, but that he could
walk without limping or Inconvenience.
He walked about the room several times,
then put on his clothes, and ran up and
down stairs to assure himself that he was