The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-11-24
p,r,vo<r y. H.. November 6, 1873.


~, -. rf,ioy Of TIC Christian at Work:
7 have great pleasure III scnding, YOU inc
following account OF the wonhciiui ieS'o'"
lion 10 health OF my wife, who had ioi yea II,
h~nD = NeG.ridGtn, suffering Invalid. we
ae,;rc 70 do this ONLY for the glory of God
aud the good Of His cause, IL Obedience 10
ihc word 0, the heavenly Healer wren he
whispered in her inner ear " Inns thing IS
mr., done IN corner: 70 tell how great
,g,,nrs tbr Lord hath done for thee"
Iwill preface the acIoUnt OF ticcurc Wlta
, Gcw words In regard TO her religious cXpc-
rcace, hoping i; Iay DC for the bcnehl CT
precious SOUS. r~u
Augus: Sd, 1880. her parents were decided
Christians, and gave her sound religious IN
s;ruc.ion. Nevertheless, she remained "''E'
out Christ till tic age Of seventeen. 1ncu,
one Sabbath. at the invitation OF ncr PASTOR
SIC went into his B!;le class III nc S,,'.'''.i
school. Tac ,Cssoa w:s concerning c'';
WALKING M II the wafer. His words, as nc
was slLkfn-, Lord, save me-" went rs Il
dagger 10 her heart She then and there re-
s91rIl % tc Il Christina. Ac;iop followed
resolution. and she was made exceedingly
hannv III the divine love. She WAS very
robust. Aut retained usually good health I'LL
her sixteenth gear, wien. through al INJURY
received H.y oycr-exertion, she lad the iouh-
datioa for a
SPINAL DISEASE.
The spinal truutlo Was very nitich '.sf&-
waited, four wears later by tall down ii'sht
OF sans and q few months alter that iel
cop-t.;u,iou received further shock. I'M
ucaa,eiy alter the injury first mentioned
STE commenced having exceedingly distress
inr sick and nervous headaches, when con
tiuucd all through these years. IL often, on
IN average, as once in t"o weeks. I'D lllnc
her wiole system became SERIOUSLY cel'ih-cu.
Her nervous ssstem became nearly a VICE..
AT times she was SomeNh hat mentally de-
ranged, and more than one physician cH-
yrcsSed tie fear that Tie case Would result
IN permanent in:anity. Besides all THIS, the
year before her health began 10 iali, through
fail upon the ice, she partially al>ioGatcu
one OF her knees, 80 iDjurng the ligalhehtS
That she was unable to walk Tor weeks WIFI
OFT lie aid OF crutchcs; and ever since !.
la been, in considerable degree, weak AND
stlf.
90 September 10, 1872, through a severe
cold, she took her bed, where she lay, ex-
cept when lifted from it, till tic night OF AL
gus. 9th LIST. she WAS wholly
UNABLE 10 WALK A STEP.
or even to Stand; nor could she be raised to
s,,ilv upright posture. She could slt up
hIt n few minutes at a time without the most
extreme distress. The best medical skill we
could sya! ourselves Of WAS employed. Only
,e,uporarv rcl!ct could be Obtained. The
shine grew worse in spite of every sur1l>-i!
ngu.iance, the rCrvous prcstfation ana lrri-
lat;on increasing. During the following TWO
or ihrce weeks she was especially helpless,
the services OF two being ruquircd 10 ill hcr
Oh and OF the bed.
This was her condition, - accurately As
can describe. on the morning Of August
..ih aud she WAS IN a more than usual d.
y.ep 0! pain. As to the state Of Der mind,
ber reason wa, 1t this time, so lar H. V,
could see, uncIouded. she lad, Ill
within fcw m0uthr, usually kcpt up good
courage that she would mctsliratly recover.
Bnt inc conviction had been growing upon
per, and never seemed 50 clear as that ngn;,
thai her lot Tor lie was 10 be that OF bed
RIDDEN. suffering invalid. Then, she had
recently been made the subject OF some very
:ncAaritaIie remarks which had come to
ier cars, and which were very cruel, giving
hir Great raiu. In this state Of bOd5 aud
mind shc was lett for the night between
Q and 10 O'clock, her husband sleeping
IL al adjoining ruoc. within ctll /: was Tie
night OF
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9th.
that INV wife retired for her nights rest,
feeling that she must lave more grace 20
bear these cruel speeches, and TO be per-
fectlr submissive to all Gods vii. She asked
for ihis Grace. She went over tic ground
OF cl.tire conservation; she WAS enabled to
irel 10 submit entirely 10 The divine will. A.
sic felt thus. she felt thai Jesus saved even
hex Il was then Sac u 1an 10 Gc n~cru>
OF 4 rcsl presence. She kne" it, vas Jesus.
lie seemed % stand ut tie foot OF Ler bed,
though recognized only by tue inner senses,
and he appeared surprisingly lovely, while
sic said With:a herself: "Oh! if I could
always have Such 4 presence with me il |
~ou!d be joyful 10 lie here and sultr."
Then, Christ's promise to send the con-
iorel 10 hi, disciples, to abide with than
forever, occurred 10 E9r. Sac asked for the
frlli,mcnt Of this promise. and cIied OIL |
Lord. if ihoU wiz, tloa Cans; make ;n2
c.xau,' aIiu lis,2nI7
HER FRAZER WAS HEARD,
aad there ca;ae lie response " I will; be |
thou ciean;" and Instantly size felt a sensa- |
ton like tta. c! il. electric shGck.
Promise gft"G promise Of Holy Writ was
brought before i!e:l.:a3 us wildly as though |
printed IN letters Of light, such as: Then
viii sprinkle clean water upon you," etc |
u the bliss OF that hour she thought:
"Vh9t an /, or what have done, that the
Lord should 50 bless me?" The answer
vas 81, even ], am he that blotteth out
thy lran>grcSsions for my own sake" She
thought: But why bless such sinner is
~ This man receiyeth Sinners" was
the reply.
Up to this time the thought of having
anything done for her body had not crossed
her mind. But now came the question,
SHOULD you be willing TO be raised up and
work for the Lord?" And this thought OF
Being raised up she conceived only rs posi-
bic BIZ Gods blessing as means used, which
might result in q gradual recovery. When
ever in the past the thought had been sue-
gcSted to her by others Of being healed in
answer to prayer she had repealed such an
i.sfa, She did not doubt that God was able,
OF that it had been done for others, but she
said, "It is not tor me-" She had not the
least faith that any such thing would ever
be done for her.
But to return. She found this. at first, |
hard 10 assent to. She was willing 10 be Il |
bed.ridden invalid; bat to get up and face
the storms, anu trials, and vcXations Of |
everyday lie, she shrank from ii. But she |
finally thought, les, Lord, by thy help |
would" and then the presence drew near,
and whispered, " Bclierest thou that l uul |
able TO DO this" she reasoned, as tie ques- !
tcn was repeated many times, "All pow or |
i fy:p IL