Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-11-13
Was 1t a Miracle 2

THE Manchester (N II. Mirror tell the
following wonderful story:
Mrs. Ellen G. Sherman is the wife of
the Rev. Moses Sherman, of Piermont,
Grafton County N. H., where her hus-
band is the pastor of the Methodist
Church. She is described as a person of
good mental powers and of deeply re-
ligious nature. She is about 80 years of
age, and previous to her sudden recovery,
which she attributes to the personal exer
else 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
.etter published in the Mirror, she had
not thought of anything but to pass her
days in a bed of sickness; and as she
looked forward to years of suffering in a
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 surrender herself into the hands of
Jesus, and as she succeeded, and was re-
joicing within herself at her success, she
became conscious of this spiritual pres
ence at her bedside, in the stiffness 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 low
ing smile Her heart cried out in the i'm
ploring language of the leper of old,
Lord, if Thou wilt, Thou canst make me
Clean" and the Lord answereth, II will,
be thou clean," and with the words came
the cleansing power of Christs most
precious blood, and she was cleansed
She was distinctly conscious of Christ's
presence, which seemed to fill the room
like cloud. ~ never" she says, lin all
my life, had such view of Gods love IN
saving sinners" She felt that her sick
and worn body was but a poor offering to
make Him for His mercy or in return for
such wonderful love, but the spirit said
ale is able to restore 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, BE
lievest thou that l am able to do this ?"
and she averred her belief in this miracu-
lOus power, she was conscious of His near
er approach to the bedside, and she felt His
healing breath upon her face, and heard
the words, "And He breathed on them
and said, receive We the Holy Ghost"
The warm breath passing invigorating-
ly through her body brought with it the
feeling of returning strength and life.
After awhile 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" and,
obeying, she arose and walked across the
chamber. This was 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 years,
and in week she was able to make quite
a little journey. In public and private
she took ali occasions to bear evidence to
her complete recovery, and the miraculous
means by which it was accomplished. Of
her firm conviction of the actual spiritual
appearance of her Saviour, and the mani
festation 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 attributa-
BILE, there is no doubt.
Piermont, the scene of this miraculous
manifestation, is quiet town of Grafton
County, presenting no marked character
istic other than the prevalence to won
derful degree of a deep religious feeling,
and there are not wanting those who be-
lieve with Mrs. Sherman, that in her flesh
she has seen God.