The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-10-07
WOndrOus Works OF Faith A Hos
pilal Sustained Entirely by Prayer

We have just received the fourth an
nuai report of The Consumptives
| Home. aud other Institutions connected
with a Work of Fairh," under the charge
of DIR. Charles Cuilis, in Boston. The
| facts contained n the report are Of the
| greatest lntereoG.
The Cons'mptiyes' Home is situated
at Wizard street, Boston, Mass. 1t
was founded by young physician, d.
! Charles CuiiIs, about five years ago, Tie
| first building Connected with II navl. O
been dedicated on the 18th OF Septem-
| Ter, 1864. 1t Is sustained entirely Dy
| prayer, and this has been the sule reli
ance for support from the first. Car
RED on upOE this prlucIpie. the hospital
has ucen the recipient OF such large gifts
that it has prospered and grown beyond
| the most ardent hopes Ut Its founder aud
| the little pamp liet report, from which
We extract the facts given here, Is most
| remarkable record uf Its progress.
PRAYER THE SOLE RELIANCE.
At the beginning Of the report is a
| statement, printed III large capital, as
| follows:
mere is no fund, endowment, or known
| pecunlary provision whatever eXIsung
| for the support ut the Home no friend
| OF 1t who has ever made any promlse,ex
pressed or Implied, To preselv 1t Or re
| lleve Its Get eSsltles; and 10 rersOn In
any way couuected with DR.. CulIls who
| has the control of meanS sufficient TO d ,
| more than render small contributions 10
wards Its maintenance.
| Further on We read from DR.. Cults
own diary that he has always adheared
| to one rule. aud that Is, No Iuney has
| been solicited. Prayer has been the
only means by which to request the aid
IN food, money, clothing, VI any of the
necessarles CT life that the Institution re-
| CURED. Ii money was wanted, DIR. Cut
ills prayed for money; it food was want
| ed, he prayed for food: and his bray
crs, it we may believe this report, were
| always answered Indeed, some OF the
most singular facts narrated are concern
ing the remarkable particularly with
which the Doctors powerful reuests
were granted; aud Certainly We do not
see where the efficiency of prayer could
dnd more conspicuous il usiratlons.
THE CHILDREN 8 HOME AND THE CHAPEL
The ConsumptIves Hume was start, d
| with one house, but now occupies Tour
buildings, Tor which the urcha,e money
| WAS obtained through the aIu of prayer.
| Another him. has also been tul II ed tor
| the children vi coneumptlves aid this
| mas also prospered, many Ut the denoml
nations which DIR. CulllS receives being
designated especially for this part OF the
| charities under his care Last year "a
| building III w Illard street was purchased
| by the Doctor, to be Used as non sectar
| Iau Protestant chapel for the inmates of
| the Hume and for the DOOR neluhDur-
hood. In addition to these works. Dr.
Cults devotes himself also to the circula-
non of religious, tracts, in which he seems
to take great pleasure and III his jour
nal, which forums the largest portion Of
the report, he records many conversions
| supposed to have been made by meals
| of his tracts.
The following extract from the DR.. )
diary will show how his pray ers were ans
wered,
LETTER AND A TUB OF BUTTER.
To DIR. Charles Cullis, Boston.
TINS five dollars Is trom our Lord
Jesus Christ, who Is faithful to perform
all the exceeding great aud preclou,
promises which he has gwen Tor nu.
consolation and strength. May his ali
| Astounding grace rest upon and guide
| you, and establish the work OF youi
| hands.
JUNE l0-At noon, | was again
| without dollar, and asked the LORD Ioi
the means to pay for a tub OF butter,
which Was ordered for the Home some
days since, and reached Us this morning;
the bill Tor the same was SO. ID b,
four 0 clock a friend called and gave me
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