The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-11-05
A PROTESTANT MIRACLE.
The wife ola Methodist Clergy
man is the Subject of q Mirac-
rnl9sraa Ysfifa4i0n.

I M
man is tIae Subject of = Mirac-
ulous Visitation.
Great excitement has been Great
ed in New Hampshire by an account
given by Ellen c. Sherman, wife OF
Rev. Moses Sherman, Of Pierpont, Of
her having been rescued from the
brink Of the grave by Divine interpo-
sition. Mrs. Sherman is woman of
thirtv-fye. of fair education, and
strong religious convictions. Her
reputation for integrity has always
been unquestionable, and her re-
raarkable story has naturally given
rise to animated discussion among
those who were familiar with the
facts in her case. 1t appears to be
admitted on all sides that Mrs. Sher-
man, just before the time OF the al
legged miracle. was in an extremely
dangerous condition. She was scarce
" able to lift her hand to her
mouth, and this incapacity for action
was accompanied with intense pains,
which at times were SO severe as to
render her delirious. Then came a
sudden and remarkable change with
out apparent cause, and rapid pro-
gross toward complete restoration to
health. In the community where
Mrs. Sherman lives the opinions upon
the nature of her sudden GONZALES
cence are various, and evidently in.
fuenced by sectavian bias. It's said
that the Methodist generally accept
her account as satisfactory evidence
| Of Miraculous interposition, while
other sects are slleptical, and, attrib-
uting her convalescence to natural
causes. ascribe her belief in a super
natural visitation to the disordered
! fancies of brain excited to the
highest degree Of religious fervor
and physical agony. Here is Mrs
Sherman's story:
I have been. a great sufferer for
| fifteen years. my sufferings increas-
! ing. looked forward TO years Of
suffering in bed-ridden state, and
[ felt that | must have more help
from God to enable me to bear this
+! life-turdcn with perfect submission
| and patience. I therefore tried, and
was divinely helped TO anew and
| fully and forever surrender my
self and all my being and interests
into Ills hands. to lie there in pas
sive subsection to ali Gods will.
| When / felt that the conservation
was complete. it was easy TO grasp
Jesus as my Saviour; oh, 50 easy
Aiy faith reached out to take Him as
nv all and rs I did so l began to be
conscious Of . presence, His pres
/ ence, in my room, and a voice whisp-
erel il my inner ear, Il will come
unto you. and will manifest myself
unto YOU" It seemed rs if might,
If able to get up, grasp Him with my
hand, and feel His form, so manifest
was His presence. | felt | knew
Him as my Saviour. He seemed t.
fill the room and my whole being
with His loving smile. But | car
never tell how much Of bliss entered
into that hour / said to myself
'.Truiy this IS the gate OF Heaven
But l was not satisfied. My heart
q did not move or speak with my
lips 1t was a spirit manifestation
but rs real rs though pertaining tc
the BODY cried out: Lord. ii Thou
wilt. Thou canst make me clean.
Immediately that voice replied SC
lovingly and sweetly. Il wills bf
thou clean = / lay there overpow
cred by the presence of Jesus, whC
still remained, though saw not Hi:
form at all-only His presence anC
the baptism Of the Holy Spirit. The
Spirit whispered to me-the first in
timation | had Of the design Of the
Great Physcian-''Ilc is able to re
store and fit up for His own temple
Instantly jesus passed near my he(
: and spoke, "Believest thou that
am able to do this?" | said, m
| whole being, it seems to me, said
Lord, believe; help Thou min'
unbelief." He saw me, and knew
my whole heart believed Then h,
came still nearer me. and / heart
| the words: And He breathed OF
them and said: Receive We tn
Holy Ghost" aud they were accom-
panied by a breathing, and felt i
on my face. A warming, invigorat
inc influence was breathed upon me
1t passed down my body. relievin!
my pain instantly. and all through
|, my frame felt returning strength o
life. 1t was as if q current from !
) galyanic battery was passing through
; me. After time ] was told t.
move then to turn in bed. | did 81
| without effort Before it had takel
, two persons, and great suffering
, Then Call your husband | waket
him and told him the Saviour wa
, present at work on me. And rs
: had finished telling what He wa
doing. l arose without help and with
} out effort, and walked across tn
: room several times, and game
strength while so doing. My di:
eases, and they were many and pre-
; nounced incurable, are gone. pre-
: nounce it a miraculous work TO al
: believers and unbelievers. Jesu
!, saved me and made me we'll. Afte
| had walked about the room an
=. gone baek to rest, Jesus again stoo