The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-16
A New HAMPSHIRE Miracle.

The Manchester Mirror gives an account of
the wonderful story of Mrs. Sherman of Pied
mont, N. H., relative to what she terms the APP
pearance of Christ to her as given by herself in
letter. She is about thirty five years of age,
and previous to her sudden recovery, which
she attributes to the personal exercise of
Christs healing power, had been an invalid for
many years, during the greater part of the time
being confined to her bed. Up to the close of
August, she says, in a letter, she had not
thought of anything but to pass her days on the
bed of sickness; and as she looked forward to
years OF suffering in bed-ridden state, she felt
she must have more help from God to enable
her to bear this life burden with perfect SUBJ
mission and patienee,-and she wished to be
able to say, ''Thy will, not mine" She tried
to surrender herself wholly into the hands of
Jesus, and as she succeeded, and was rejoicing
within herself at her success she became con-
scious of this spiritual presence at her bedside,
in the stiffness of the night, and she felt she
knew him as her Savior. He seemed not only
to fill the room but her whole being with his
loving smile. Her heart cried out in the i'm
poring language of the leper of old, "Lord, if
thou wilt, thou canst make me Clean" and
with the words came the cleansing power of
Chrsts most precious blood, and she was
cleansed. she was distinctly conscious of
Christs presence, which seemed to fill the
room like cloud. 81 never she says Sin all
my life, had such view of Gods love in saw
ing sinners" She felt that her sick and worn
body was but poor offering to make him for
his dwelling in return for such wonderful love.
But the Spirit said. He is able to restore and
fit it up for his own temple" Then she knew
the design of the Great Physician, whose pres
ence had been such comfort and strength to
her, and when the voice asked her "Beievest
thou that am able to do ths?" and she aver
red her belief in this miraculous power, she
was conscious of His nearer approach to the
bedside, and she felt His healing breath upon
her face and heard the words, "And He breath
ed on them, and said, receive We the Holy
Ghost" The warm breath passing invigorat-
ingly through her body, brought with it the
feeling of returning strength and life. After a
while she was told to move, and for the first
time in several months found herself able to do
so. Then came the command, "That the peo-
pie may know the Son of man hath power on
earth still to forgive sins, arise and walk" and
obeying, she arose and walked across the cham
Der. This was ON the night of the 9th of Au-
gust.
From that time she commenced to regain the
old-time strength and vigor she had not wholly
possessed for fifteen years, and in a week she
was able to make quite little journey. In
public and private she took all occasions to bear
evidence to her complete recovery and the mir
aculous means by which it was accomplished
OF her firm conviction of the actual spiritual aps
pearance of her Savior, and the manifestation
OF his healing power, there can be no doubt.
Her character and that of her husband, the
Rev. Moses Sherman, for veracity, are equally
beyond doubt. OF her cure, to whatever
means it is attributable, there is no doubt
Piermont, the scene of this miraculous manifes-
tation, is quiet town of Grafton county, pre-
senting no marked characteristic otherithan the
prevalence to wonderful degree of a deep
religious feeling, and there are not wanting
those who believe of Mrs. Sherman, that in her
flesh she has seen God.