The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-11-06
A MODERN MIRACLE.
A Young Lady Cured by Faith After Being
an Invalid for Nearly Two Years.
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storation to health ever made public is
F., that of Miss Carrie F. Judd, daughter of
: Mr.. o. K. Judd, for the past twenty
seven years in the American Express
office, and who resides at No. 260 Con-
! necticut street. From an account of the
case written by the young lady to friend
we take the following extracts:
"On January 6, 1877, after q gradual
decline of health, I was prostrated with
an attack of nervous fever, proceeding
from my spine, the result probably of q
severe fall on a stone sidewalk several
months before. My disease grew into
settled spine difficulty, accompanied with
hyperasthesia of my spine, hips, knees
and ankles. So great was the sensitive
ness of these portions of my body that il
was impossible for myself even to touch
them however lightly, and we often had
to take means to prevent my clothes
touching them. The nerves in my spine
and large joints were so unnaturally alive
that they felt as if they were bare, and
the slightest noise or jar in the room
would cause them to vibrate, giving me
great agony. l suffered such intense
pain in my head that l could scarcely
live, and sometimes | could net even stir
my eyelids. could not endure ray OF
light and my sense of hearing was un-
naturally acute. We were obliged to ex-
clude everybody from the room except
ing those who had the care OF me. be-
came more and more helpless, until ]
could not tarn over alone or move myself
particle in bed, though / helped myself
as long as it was in any way possible.
Every move had to be made for me with
the greatest care. For eleven months ]
could not sit up at all, but at the end of
that time I began TO- Improve slowly, and
commenced sitting up few moments
each day. | continued to improve very
slowly until the following summer, when
I was able to sit up part of the day,
though 1 could not by my greatest exer-
tions get able to help myself any. The
only way in which | could be lifted from
the bed to the chair was by being lifted
under my arms, as I could endure no
pressure on my spine. Owing to the
very warm weather at that time, and TO
the fact of my over cxerting myself when
so weak, I was taken very violently
worse, and continued to fail in spite of
everything that was done for me, until
last February Though 1 rallied little
the previous fall.) Last February ] was
so weak that it was only by the greatest
effort that could speak even in a whis-
per, and sometimes I could only move
my lips. Often the exertion of speaking
one word in whisper would cause the
perspiration to start out all over me.
would lie for hours needing something
rather than ask for it. They brought me
an alphabet torn from primer, but
was too weak to move my finger from one
letter to another; I could take no solid
food whatever, and my weakness was so
extreme that / could scarcely swallow
liquid food. Often my nurse, after Civ
ing me spoonful of nourishment, would
have to wait several moments before Civ
ing me another, as it exhausted me so to
take it. For several months had been
obliged to take 'pepsin' to aid digestion.
"My disease had grown into blood con-
sumption, and my largest veins looked
like mere threads. l was so cold that
nothing could keep me warm. and I was
emaciated to perfect shadow. Most of
the time I could only lie gasping for
breath, and I suffered so excruciatingly,
even in my sleep, that when l awo!ie I
would be perfectly exhausted; WAS so
weak thar the weight of my arms and
limbs seemed to be dragging me to
pieces, and this terrible strain was always
constant. My pulse could scarcely be
found, and l was not expected to live
from one day to the next. About this
time we heard of a colored lady, Mrs.
Edward Mix, of Wolcottville, Conn, who
performed wonderful cures by the power
of prayer At my request, sister Eva
wroter her few lines, telling her that l
believed her great faith might avail for
me if she would pray for my recovery.
On Tuesday, February 25, her answer
came, as follows:
WoLcoTTvILLE, CoNN., Feb. "a, 1879.
Mss Carrie Judd: I received line
from your sister Eva, stating your case,
your disease and your faith. | can en-
courage you by the word of God, that
according to your faith so be it unto you,
and besides you have this promise "The
prayer of faith shall save the sick, and
the Lord shall raise him up" Whether
the person is present or absent, if it is a
prayer of faith, it is all the same, and
God has promised to raise up the sick
ones, and if they have committed sins to
forgive them. Now this promise is to
you as if you were the only person living.
Now, if you can claim that promise, 1
have not the least doubt but what you
will be healed. You will first have to
lay aside all the medicine Of every de-
scription. Use no remedies of any kind
for anything; lay aside trusting in the
arm of flesh and lean wholly upon God
and His promises. When you receive
this letter I want you to begin to pray
for faith, and Wednesday afternoon the
female prayer-meeting is at our house.
We will make you subject of prayer,
between the hours of three and four. !
want you to pray for yourself and pray
believing, and then act firth. 1t makes
no difference how you feel, but get right
out Of bed and begin to walk by faith.
Strength will come, disease will depart
and You will be made whole. We read
in the Gospel: "Thy faith hath made
thee whole" Write soon.
Yours in faith,
Mrs. EDWARD MIN.
"Mrs. Mix, you will perceive, quotes
several Bible promises, told me to pray
for faith, and directed me to leave off all
medicine, which I did. She said that
on Wednesday, February 26, the female
prayer-mceting would be held at her
house, when they would make ME sub.
jcct of prayer between the hours of and
4. At the time appointed, members of
our family also offered up prayer, though
not in my room. l felt sudden and re-
markab!e increase of faith, different from
anything which I had ever experienced.
There WAS no excitement, but Il feeling
of faith and confidence. Without the
least fear or hesitation turned over and
raised up alone for the first time in over
two years. My nurse, who had taken