Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-11-07
A New Hampshire Miracle.

Inc Traveller mas hlIeauy pIicnl h-
luded to the wonderful story of the APP
pearance of Christ to Mrs. Sherman, Of
Piermout, N. H., and the Manchester
Mirror contains detailed statement of
the occurrence of the miracle from Mrs.
Sherman herself, which, whatever we
may be inclined to think, shows conclu-
sively the lady's belief in the actual
manifestation of Christ's healing power
upon herself, personally exercised by our
Saviour. Mrs. Ellen G. Sherman is the
wife of Rev. Moses Sherman of Pier
mont, n. H., where her husband is the
pastor of the Methodist Church. She is
described as a person of good mental
powers and of deeply religious nature.
She is about thirty-fve years of age,
and previous to her sudden recovery,
which she attributes to the personal ex-
ercise of Christ's 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 letter published in the Mir
ror, she had not thought Of anything but
to pass her days in 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 submission and patience, and
she wished to be able to say, Thy will,
not mine
She tried to render herself wholly into
the hands OF Jesus, and as she succeeded,
and was rejoicing in herself at ner sue
cess, she became conscious of this spirit
ual presence at her bedside, in the still
ness of the night, and she felt she knew
him as her Saviour He seemed not
only to fill the room, but her whole being
with his loving smile. Her heart cried
out in the imploring language of the
leper of old, +" Lord, if thou wilt, thou
canst make me clean," and the voice an
swered, 4" i will, be thou clean" and with
the words came the cleansing power OF
Christ's most precious blood, and she was
cleansed. She was distinctly conscious
of Christ's presence, which seemed to fill
the room like cloud. 81 never" she
says, :" in all my life, had such view OF
Gods love in saving Sinners" She fell
that her sick and worn body was but q
poor offering to make him for his dwell
ing in return for such wonderful love
But the Spirit said, He is able to re-
store and fit it up for his own temple. =
Then she knew the design of the Great
Physician, whose presence had been such
a comfort and strength to her, and when
the voice asked her, "Believest thou
that / am able to do this and she av,
erred her belief in this miraculous pow.
er, she was conscious of His nearer ap,
proach to the bedside, and she felt His
healing breath upon her face, and heard
the words, "And he breathed on them,
and said, receive ye the Holy Ghost. >
The warm breath passing invigoratingly gly
through her body, brought with it the
feeling of returning strength and life.
After 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 people may
know the Son of man hath power on
earth still to forgive sins, arise and walk .
aud, ,obeying, she arose and walked across
the chamber. This ON the night of the
9th of August.
From that time she commenced TO re-
gain the old time strength and vigor she
had not wholly possessed for fifteen year:
and in a week she was able to make quite
a little journey. In public and private
she took all occasions to bear evidence
to her complete recovery and the mirac
ulous means by which it was accom-
plished. OF her firm conviction of the
actual spiritual appearance of her Saw
iour, and the manifestation of his heal
ing power, there can be no doubt. Hel
character and that of her husband, the
Rev. Moses Sherman, for veracity, ar,
equally beyond doubt. OF her cure, tt
whatever means it is attributable, ther,
is no doubt. Piermont, the scene of thi
miraculous manifestation, is quiet tow
of Grafton county, presenting no marked
characteristic other than the prevalence
to wonderful degree of a deep religion
: feeling, and there are not wanting thos
} who believe of Mrs. Sherman, that in he
! flesh she has seen God.--Boston Traveller
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