The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-02-15

tended by her aide, hands open, palms
down On the left hand third finger she
wore plain gold ring and the second finger
on the right hand was missing, having been
amputated at the third joint At the foot of
the bed stood two Sisters of Mercy on one
side Father Heinan, surpliced, and near him
Father Bunce, of Mauch Chunk. When
near the time at which the miraculous cure
was to begin the thropg was commanded to
be silent, and about the same time Miss
Greth spoke a few words to Father Hell |
nan.
THE WOMAN DIES.
Precisely at $50 the patient raised her
hands and Father Heinan announced that
the soul had departed from the body, and
that this was part first cure. A passage-way
was made and the crowd filed in one door,
looked at the "soulless" body and passed out
by another door. Probably a thousand peo-
pie viewed the body. In reply to questions
Father Heipan said there had been cases
similar to this, and cited the well-known
case of Louis Latour, Belgian, who was
similarly cured by priest. Referring to the
subject he said "Tbis person is not dead
nor yet in trance. She is living-her ami
nal life is in her, but her soul, which, ac
cording to philosophy, is the thing which
constitutes lite, is out of her. She has no
power of reason or will. Animals have the
will to move limb so has she, but her
power of reasoning is gone. Her soul is in
ecstasies. cannot tell where it is, but it
scars at the will of Him who gave it, and is
in the world" Father Heinan wanted it
understood that he had no power in the per-
formance of this cure except that which he
received from above, through the name and
by the power of Jesus Christ. Father Bunce
said Father Hsinan had been the spiritual
director of Miss Greth for years, and the
Guardian Angel had appointed him to work
this miracle. @
Until 925 the watch by the soulless body
was continued. The eyeids were closed,
but moved tremulously throughout the hour.
The pulse was reported "regular, but feeble"
At the time designated silence was COM
manded and Father Heinan said, "Now l
will call her" The crowd was all expectancy
as he called" Amelia" in a loud voice. There
was no change in the woman's countenance
or position. amelia" he called again, and
again without effect Once more and in
louder pitch he called "Amelia," and with
out a start or motion Miss Greth responded
Father" and repeated a short prayer.
Amidst the tears and sobs of the audience
Father Heinan made short address, saying
that the cure had now been effected. He
again asserted his inability to have wrought
this cure without Divine aid, and that he
had only commanded this woman to arise
and walk in the name of Christ. Every
body could not do it, and he could not cure
everybody. He was appointed for this case
only. This is not the first cure of the kind.
St. Peter had cured the sick man in the
| Temple, in Christ's name Miss Greth hav-
Ing asked fora shawl, a lady standing by the
bed took off her sealskn coat and wrapped
| it about the woman, and she arose, to the
astonishment of the believers. Command
| ing her to speak to no one, nor permit other:
| to speak to her, until she had returned her
| thanks to God, Father Heinan turned to the
audience and told them they must believe
what they had seen He asked that the
truth be proclaimed, He had made moth.
ing by the case did not charge anything
and people could not ascrbe mercenary mo-
tives. He had only got trouble into hi,
house he was scolded by the world. st
Peter was put in prison for his work, and h,
had no doubt that he would suffer. Every
body must believe, and only those who wer,
not of sound mind or dead in sin would no
believe. He said one man had already beel
furnished for mocking at it and that all knew
how terribly that person had already beei
punished. 1t is said FatherHeinan referre,
to Mr.. SINNERS, one of the editors of tn
Democrat, who was stricken dead with para
ysis on Tuesday. He said the same powe
which gave him the gift Of curing Mis-
Greth had, on Friday, told him that tha
man had been punished for his mocking.
GOING TO CHURCH.
After this address the room was cleared
Miss Greth dressed and proceeded to tn
church, amid the prayers of the faithful
After the immense crowd was seated Ma.
was celebrated, and two sermons-one
| German and the other in English-wer
! preached by Father Hensu. In substanC
, they were the same and very similar to II
addresses at the house. He warned the pc,
7 pie against lying about the case, and tn
r what they had seen with their eyes an
a heard with their ears they must believe,
r they were Cracked" or dead in sin and tn
5 if they reviled the work they would
y punished.
n At the close of the services the congr
= CATION dispersed, ventilating their respect
r opinions. The reporters were not permits
to interrogate Miss Greth as to the travt
of her soul. Father heinan thought
a. might outrage the spirit. He said the So
might have been in Reading or elsewhe
d perhaps in Asia, in Purgatory or HeavC
A If it did not see things that should not
IL disclosed the world should know in due Sc
r. son. Miss Greth said 81 feel entire
Ia cured The hemorrhages ceased on Thu
,e day, and since that time l have been ve
tv sick. am convinced that my lungs w
ID entirely gone and that no physician COT
10 cure me. Nor could I have been Gu,
ps by anybody but by God through CHI
r. Jesus, That has now been done, bless
y. holy name ! feel perfectly well so
We that am anxious to get out and walk abe
x | feel go good that | want to show peo
G. my cure"
he Father Henan is young and haId-wo
as ing priest, who has been in that part of
nd country for some years, having built sew,
nd churches in the neighborhOod.
he LATER.
ne A peremptory summons in the Al
res bishops own hand writing took Fail
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