The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-05

~ SAID 10 me- "For hour your soul will leave your
J didnt kno~ whether that meant death.
u'uht understand and DOM now. Last
my throat getting stiff and chokcd up and lost my
voice. so that could bireiy whisper, AMI grew very
weak; The spirit spoke TO me again, and said that
'Father Heinen would Ok any time he chose
i"r performing tho wonderful MIRACLE" and
no named The hour-hafpast nnc A. ~
mass on Publication Day He fixed IL two weeks ago,
ana inc people were invited TO sec IT. On Saturday
member saying Just before nalfpast eight, 81 will
soon leave IL will soon done" Then iost oil
consciousness OF what took place IN the room
FORBIDDEN TO REVEAL THE SECRETS GREAT
BEYOND.
II was like being carried of by the winds. am
bidder to say where l went or what / did.
NO, l cannot tell you whether my experience
Sny Sou hs hsnsS Fasr wont sns
the third timc TO wake me un No mean the angel
told mo u was three times Ny first woras were.
Father Bunce hereY
'iN NAME JESUS, DE HEALgpv,
ielt my soul WAS back again. but ms body was not
cured. SO Father Heinen put his hands over nv
head and said in German, 'in the name Of Jesus pe
nealed." iet cured IN an instant, and rose up IN
ped, and they wrapped me up, and went out aud
walked TO church. am perfectly cured | feel bet
ter than for ten years aud as we'll IN my hie
l feel as II could walk from here TO Reading
THE PRIEST CONFIDENT
Father Heinen corroboraled this recital. SO far as
related 10 the events IN winch no concerned le
expressed the utmost faith IN the woman aud Is sure
that lac has not been deceived. When REM nded that
there are cases of religious enthusiasn mama,
automatically recorded, which arc as strange as Miss
Greths case, the priest sau he OF It, but
satisfied tnat this woman was neither insane nor
practising deception. "rhere Is room for
illusion this case, SAID he. ~ should DO gully OF
great cSime TO invite the world 10 the wonder
iul miracle which has taken place hore unless bad
satisfied myself OF the TRUTH asked His Reverence
how 1t was that those who witnessed Mss Greth while
she was unconscious distinctly saw her winking her
eyes This no explained by saying thai there was
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whole lime she was sin ecslacy.n IL such as no
could do ,oluntariy ana was rather a proof that
she was In an exalted state. Father Heinen gave his
reasons ut length Tor believing her. their substance
being the woman's reputation tor extreme pety ali
her lie, The doctrine that all persons are ended
ny guardian angel, and that tho teaching
that miracle Is something beyond reason, but
not contrary TO IT, There Is no doubt that Father
Henen Is entirely sincere and honest IN his belief
u this woman He has the reputation, among
Catholics ana Protes,ants alike Of being an
unusually hard working se-denying priest,
living In poverty and without the comforts OF HE
aud DEVOTED enthusiastically to his Church.
MISS GRETn's SANITY HONESTY
In settling the question as to the woman's charac-
ter TO ascertain whether she been guilty of
mangering or playing sick successfully or Whether
she Is perfectly sane j lnd that the ,non,riea
must DC made at Reading, where her house
is In the household Of tho priest found the follow
ing Witnesses, who are willing to that she was
ilrand had hemorrhages and ate barely enough to
keep her alive:-Annie Chaser, the hous.kecpsr:
Katherine Henen, the sister OF tho priest and Ida
Linge, youn. lirl the neice OF Miss Greth.
FATHER BuNCE INTERRoGArED.
Among those VINO were present during the Sec
stacy and the "rcsurrection" proceedings was Roy
Father Bunce, from Mauch Chunk. l found him ra.
Their reticcnt He believed miracle been worked
but WAS only witness, ho said, and could not piyc
any Information as to Miss Greth's antecedents Ho
coroborated the HERALDs account Of what took place
on Saturday.
DECEPTION OR NANIAY
Mr. o. Neil Boyle, editor Of tho Coal Gazette, was
also present ut the bedsde of the SIN ecsacy"
He says he could SEQ that tho woman was not dead
and he believes that the patient was not s.in
ecstacy." nc speaks very highly OF Father
Heinen and thinks tho deception was on
tho part Of tho woman, II 1t was not
mania or religious cnh usiasin. Several Others with
whom convcrsod were OF substantially tho same
opinion. The two towns Of Mauch Chunk and East
Mauch Chunk talk OF nothing else but tho miracle
and there are TWO parties, the believers un
believers, the latter by large majority out number.
Ing the former, who mostly oil tho poorer people
OF the two Catholic congregations.
PERMANENTLY CURED.
Miss Greth will stay ut Father Heinen's for week
or SO and Will then 80 back 10 Reading permanently
cured, as she says Father hencn has yet rnado no
report to the Archbishop but It Is thought that u,s
Grace will asK a report and an Investigation.