The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-04
ONE OF CHICAG0'S MIRACLES.
MRS RoBTNsOvs STORY or HER MI
RICULOUS RECOTERi.
Seven Years of Paraiy-i. Ended In Joy and
Complete Cure aftcr Reading Chapter "f
Mathew aud tterina nn Earnest Prayer.

Fcu' 1e C1,owo T,Pss,,
The Rev. Arthur Mitchell startled the au-
dlcnre nj the MONDAY prayer meet ny last Tues
day by citing n marvellous cnse Of answer to
mayer That gentcmans story was to the
,rnt that a lady in this city who was afflicted
with a most severe stroke OF paralysis had. in
direct answer to her prayers. been made whole
The reporter called upon the lady. and got the
story from her own lus. Her name is Mrs
Janette VI. Robinson. She lives in state street
not AR from Van Buren,. " Tia her son, who il in
the employ Of ono ~ the railroads in this city.
Mrs Robinson was feeling well for an invalid.
although she is compelled TO keep her bed.
Il had fall" said she. in August. 1861
while getting of n street ear. The result " this
fall WIS % severe stroke Of paralysis. from which
Isuncrod for seven hong years. My whole side
WIS paralyzod. and my friends and physicians
aivis' mo to make "a trip to the country to sec
If that would have any influence on me. Every
thing had been done that medical aid and adj
vice could suggest. Or u. A. Cotton was my
attending physician aud he had for his counsel
Drs. Shipman. Luddlc. and others. My JAWS
were set So tight that tbor had to be- prcd open
with cork about an eighth Of IN inch thick,
bni all the food took had to- take in liquid form
through tube. Well. my physicians said
ihey could do no more for mo. / went Eust
n they advised me 10 do. | went to stay with
tomc relatives at Riga. n Y. "a small town
mar Rochester My general health gained
hut my paralysis did not gain any | kept
OH ut the same, being Obliged 10 yet around
with "a crutch aud cane. goi no bcttcr and no
worse. and | didn't doctor any. a. the ply
sicians said there was no use In il. But shortly
after my arrival there | saw n physician, Dr.
Cfnig thinking ii WAS barely uoss bic he might
not and hc wouldn't take my ,.ase I'M his hands
He Ind examined and -NtI tltX
gould he opened. since they had become callous
from long disuse. H. declared that there WAS
no physician who could help me-. and was IA
on" without hope. The extent Of the paralysis
WIS su IA that when they stuck needles in my
wouldn't have known they wore doing It If
lhdu seen them, Well. It was getting on to-
ysis. when. one day. the Path Of July. ls7i-
how well ! reremh"r I'll was feeling quito
lsily; | knew wasn't getting any hett"r,
upon the eighth year, and WIS just as
was before was reading. | re'ncmber. in the
at thus verse: All things Whatsoever ye ask
and pray. believing. ye shall receive That il
lust AS IT reads. stopped right there Itstrurk
me - foreibly-tlat pHssnge did-that couldn't
rcad any more. th9ught God lust said these
could hep me. After Rad that passage and
studied ON il. then thought should pray To
Col ifor help. because H. says H. win give it;
n prayer, IN imitation ~ jacob 20 sec what the
h"ri would DO for me, prayed mentally that
~ I'tll. -u're ny u'ait" "llu h','l' ny
ana may %. Won st The Pole sng before /
m'Tn.hs. hl'r i had d~idei on That point
n WIS slttns IN the chair. fer strong I'M |
preston 70 kn"el and pray was siill pray
ing "a my mind. for | could not talk hut |
uiln opey ne hrst rall. The impression. how
ever. became 50 strong the second time-mu- IA
sinAi'l tInu the hiSl 70 kh'ri anu BrNy.
.nuu-lil y WIS u ..i from poui lH7l W. 2ahue
ieii su.h an, impression 6eiore. / went 10 t6e
, ol ,le t,'l tonN KY Itu,n 9n1 ru,la
!hr p'H,Ws on the npor, am kh%hi GOWN on
taDin' Haid, lus' q samuel sald, iorai h,r9,
ain Mhat WIZ lhou nave me dof Il men
u' r.i t,n. , mr., - pe,s tis LINZ, i',,, r, ,,oI
y my mind but qli atonre me blessing rainr.
aly Jaws ItV' 81 ID a map an my tongue EaN1
idea GroEsn and 50 "Si that yoG could hear "i i
~ ule n -, room. ines' strange tnrlls Wr.nt
NJ through M. right down 10 nay toes The
first thing heard sthe sound OF voice IN
lhe room knrw hrre was no one ,n !, wut
10 see who WINS IN the ROOM ana touhH was
bani upand pnt il ric6t in .~txr@n nv te,th.
md found that II was indeed my own voice.
md thlt WIS repeat NJ ti" Lords PRAYER
Wien | i"lt mat NY mayer W '- nn- W"r"i'
and tAai il had come. l"t TINT al the con
rtr' u iFus t'7 ana "" JAWS anu l9nEHc CIV
way, that could t.lk ami pruee God Tor ms
gopin o. NE. Every merry" and inu- Zee
serm"i tou he'd with the divine power thai i'm
Inrrt n;ih ant a.tNty 10 every organ m
llv WHOLE system. II rputinu"i 90, anu inuui
! 'onli talk u We'll as ever When feli mat
i'ra ,ai h'trd me-, tiat my message hal
.n"i nj nraN.hiy mn - oii h"H .ron-Hi
Rni vert Tor lov as | thought of what H. hat
a'n. jog me-. Then arcs. ir'm nay kn".- .ni
cru % or cane 10 support me.
~ uiins mat was alone, stoppedand saw
ihat my hund which had before this been turned
straight and could open my hand freely. and
walked right along INTO the other rOuSl TO SEQ
q woman hat used g. come in and SCI, me-
81. lHa n'rn m a itle VINE before, but ! had