The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-02-09
THE MIRACLE CD
HOW MISS GRETH WAS CALLED OUT
OF ECSTACIESp
A Card from Father Heinan.
ARCHBISHOP WOOD PRoNoUNCEs IT
A DELUsIoNI
Father Heinan Deceived !
From Our Olpn Correspondent.

From Our OtVn Correspondent.
As per our last article, we promised to
give the sequel of the Heinan-Greth mira
Gle, which came off on Saturday last. No
doubt all your readers by this time are
aware of just how the matter turned out.
But perhaps there are some who do not
read the daily papers, and for their benefit
we will dot down few facts.
Saturday morning last was, indeed, beau
tiful; the sun shone out brightly; the earth
was covered with o beautiful mantle of
white; the merry jingle of the bells, bells,
BELLS" could be heard on every side; while
one continuous line of persons could be seen
vending their way to East Mauch Chunk to
witness the resurrection of the dead"
We even saw quite number from Lehigh-
ton, whose curiosity led them on that bright
and piercing morning all the way over the
hills to see the living die and the dead liv-
ing again. We were impressed with one
biblical truth that all on this side of the
river-high and low, rich and poor, saint
and sinner-had to travel one way, viz :
across the East Mauch Chunk bridge in or
der to reach the place of signs and wonders
Your correspondent as incredulous as ever,
was seen about eight o'clock a. m. in the
line of march for death or victory. Arrv-
ing at the place, we halted at the yard TO
view the situation. A string of people
reached from the ontside gate to Miss
Greth's bed. Not one inch of available
space on the porch or in the kitchen could
be had. One perfect mass of humanity was
swayng to and fro, and each wing with
the other to gain admittance into the room
leading up stairs. What to do we didn't
know, but we must do something quickly,
for we were already behind time. We CON
cluded to crowd or squeeze our way through,
as we knew if Father Heinan saw us we
would be all right, he having extended us
an invitation to be present. But we didn't
squeeze far. We only got to the porch, and
there we stuck. Just then some kind
hearted lady, seeing our predicament and
knowing we belonged to the knights of the
Quill, told us to go around to the front door,
where we surely would be admitted. We
took her advice, but, when we got to the
front, some one inside motioned us to re-
turn from where we came. Returning
back we mounted the outside steps, and be-
gan crowding our way, little by little, Just
as the acorn grew, until we reached the in
side stairway, where our motion was unim-
peded until we reached the room in which
Miss Greth lay. On entering that we be-
held the room filled with men, women, and
children,-all wearing the aspect of great
solemnity. We noticed the bed had
changed its position, from what it had on
our former visit to that of the centre of the
room. Herein Miss Greth lay neatly
dressed in white, her arms extending along
her sides, her golden crucfix about her
neck, her eyes closed, but the eyebaiLs hdU-
ing a treptuiOnS motion, indicating at once to
our mind that she is not dead but Sleep
eth" Fathers Heinan and Bunce stood ON
one side of the bed, two Sisters of Charity
at the foot, while on the other side and head
of the bed was the space allowed for the
spectators to view the LIVING CoRPsE No
one was permitted TO stand or look very
long, as the crowd behind kept moving one
along, and all passing out a different way
from that Of entering, so that there was a
perfect circuit of men, women, and chill |
dren, believers and unbelievers, viewing the
then supposed dead lady. Precisely at $3.50
a. m. Father Heinan began his ceremony of
raising Miss Greth from death. He called |
aloud three times, "Amelia - the first and |
second times apparently having no effect on
hey but the thild time brought her to life, |
When she began to repeat some prayer.
Thereupon Father Heinan began the ex-
planation of how Miss Greth died, aud ho,o |
her soul returned to her body again. lie eau
toned all present not to make light of the |
matter; that already the angel had appear
ed and told of one person being stricken !
down and dying a terrible death in conse-
quence Of mocking at the affair. Ut is |
the Father here referred to Mr. |
William SINNERS, local reporter.) Father
ieinan repeated, at different times, that the |
listeners must not think he performed this |
but that Jesus alone did it. He |
only claimed that it was through him that |
It was done that the angel long ago in |
formed him of it. lie concluded his re-
marks by saying that Miss Greth would |
arise, dress, and walk to church, where she |
would attend high mass. He therefore re- |
quested the spectators to leave the room |
while Miss Greth prepared for the final test |
of attending church, and praising God for
her miraculous cure and bringing her back
TO fVe again. Nearly every body went to |
the church, where a large crowd awaited |
the opening of the doors. On the appear |
ance of Mss Greth the church was soon
filled, and those who couldn't get in could |
have filled another small church. Miss |
Greth was accompanied from the parsonage
by the priests sister. She was dressed in
black, with her golden cross about her neck
dazzling in the sunlight. She walked rap
idly, looking straight forward. Nothing
unusual was noticeable about her except
that she looked pale. While the anxious
crowd was awaiting admittance, several per-
sons We're uampled under foot. Every
house along the street was a perfect show
window of heads, from a baby's up To an
Did mans. Everything was excitement,
md every one would approach the other
with, Well what do you think of the
matter" II he CHANGED to be a Catholic,
he expression of his face was q sufficient
index as to whether his faith was firm or
not; If, on the other hand, he CHANGED to be
1 Protestant, the twinkle of his eve was a
barometer likely to tell you at once how lit
lie faith he had in the affair. The mira
,le over, every one returned 10 his home,
while Miss Greth continued the object of
On Saturday evening the Phila-
ielphia and New York reporters got wind
IF the case, and the Western Union opera
or here had his usual congenial visits very
much shortened, both on Saturday and IN
lay nights, by being kept at his office unJil
! late hour reporting the news. On Non
lay, however, Herald and Times re-
porter arrived here, and since then they
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