Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-10-28
A PROTESTANT MIRACLE.
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Great exoitemsn haa 1eon created in
New Hampshire by nn account gwen by
I Mrs. Ellen G. Sherman. WE OF me New.
Moses Sherman, OF Piefpont. OF her
having been rescued from the brink OF
the grave BY Divine interpretation. Mrs.
| Sherman is q woman OF thirty'hve, OF
fair education, aud strong religious con
viclions. Her reputation Tor integrity
has always been unquestlonable' ana
herrcnarkable etory has naturally gwen
/ rise to animated discussion among those
who were familiar with the incts an her
case. Ii appears TO be admitted on all
sides that MIRA Sherman, Just before
! the time OF the alleged miracle,
was in an extremely dangerous eonSd,'
ton. She was scarcely able TO NJ
her hand TO her mouth, and TINS
incapacity was accompanied with IN
tense pain, which at times was so severe
q, to render her delirious. Then came a
sudden and remarkable change without
apparent cause, aud rapid progress to-
ward complete restoration TO health. In
the community where Mrs. Sherman
lives the opinions upon her rapid conya-
lescence are various, and evidently IN.
nuenced by sectarian bias. IL is said
that the Moihodists generally accept her
account as satisfactory evidence OF mi
raculous interpretation, while other sects
are skeptical, and, attributlng her con-
valescence to natural causes, ascribe her
belief in supernatural Visitation TO the
disorders of brain excited to the high
est degree Of religious ieryor and physi-
cal agony, Here is Mrs. Sherman
story
have been great sufferer for fifteen
years, my suAerings increasing.
looked forward to years OF suffering IN a
bed ridden state, and | felt that must
have more help from God to enable me
to bear this life burden with perfect sub
mission and patience. therefore tried,
and was diyinely helped TO anew and
fully and forever surrender myself and
all my being and interests into His
hands, TO lie there in passive subsection
to all God will. When felt that the
conservation was complete, il was easy
to grasp Jesus as my Savior; oh, so easy
Nv faith reached out to take Him as my
all; and as | did so began TO be con-
scious Of presence, HispreseRce, in my
room, and voice whispered i'll my inner
ear, 81 will come unto u,and will mani
fest myself unto you" ltseemed as il
might, if able to get up, grasp Him with
my hand, and feel his form, so manifest
was his presence. | felt knew Him as
ny Savior. He seemed to fill the room
and my whole being with His loving
smile. But | can never tell how much
of bliss entered into that hour. | said
to myself Truly this is the gate OF
Heaven" But i was not satisfied. My
heart Il did not move or speak with my
Inns. 1t was a spiritual manifestation,
but as real as though pertaining to the
body cried out: Lord, it Thou wilt,
Thou canst make me clean. lmmedi.
ately that voice replied so lovingly and
swectly, Il will; be thou cleanW |
lay there overpowered by the presence
of Jesus, who still remained, though
| saw not His form at all, only His pres
ence and the baptism Of the Holy Spirit.
The Spirit whispered to me-the first
intimation | had Of the design of the
Great Physician" He is able TO restore
and Gt up for His own temple. In
stantly Jesus passed near my bed and
spoke, Believest thou that | am able to
do this?' / said, my whole being, it
seems to me, said, Lord, | believe;
help Thou mine unbelief" He saw me,
and knew my whole heart believed.
Then he came still nearer me, and |
heard. the words: And He breathed on
them and said: Receive ye the Holy
Ghost" and they we're accompanied by
a breathing, and felt it on my face. A
warming, invigorating influence was
breathed upon me. 1t passed down my
body, relieving my pain instantly, and
all through ny frame | felt returning
strength and life. 1t was as if current
from a galvanic battery was passing
through me. After time was told to
move, then to turn in bed. | did so
without effort. Before it had taken two
persons, and great suffering Then call
YOUR husband" | walked him and told
him the Savior was present at work on
me. And as finished telling what DE
was doing, | arose without help and
without effort, and walked across the
room several times, and gained strength
while SO doing. Ny diseases, and they
were many aud pronounced incurable,
are gone. pronounce it miraculous
work to all believers and anbclisvers.
Jesus saved me and made me well. After
| had walked about the room and gone
back to rest, Jesus again stood and con-
yersed with me. He said ! would now
have a chance TO be called fool for the
sake OF Christ. Would confess it to
be miracle and be called foolY' |
said, Eyes, anything. am willing to
die, if need be, for the Lord Jesus. he
babe me tell the people how many great
things the Lord had done for me. am
irving to do so as far as have an oppor-
tunity ELLEN u SHERMAN