The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-12-04
THE PRAYER-CURE AGAIN.
Some Remarkable Cases in Indiana.
Especial to the Cincinnati Gazette.l

Especial to the Cincinnati Gazette.l
NEW ALBANY, Nov. 13.-The Ga
zette'S Southern Indiana correspondent,
having had his attention called repeat
edly to some very remarkable cases of
healing of the sick that have occurred in
Monroe County, Indiana, Yesterday in
terviewed a prominent and intelligent,
citizen of Bloomington, the county seat
of that county, and the site of the In
diana State University. The town of
Bloomington is one of some pretensions
in literary matters and scholarly and So
cial refinement, and the intelligence of
its citizens is much above the average of
country towns.
The Rev. John w. Webb entered the
travelling connection of the NJ. E. Church
as a member of the Indiana Conference
in 1870, and is now serving his second
year in the pastOrate of the NJ. Z. Church
at Bloomington. He is a gentleman of
superior abilities, a graduate of the lead
ing college of the West, a Jealous, elo-
quent, and scholarly preacher, and oc-
cupies a first-class position in his Con-
ference. He is a religionist of remarka-
ble faith, believing God will do any
thing for the true believer that may be
asked of Him in faith, g nothing waver-
ing or doubting," either in temporal or
spiritual matters. In other words, he
believes prayer is all powerful to
bring down upon the sincere Christian
every blessing he or she may require.
And with all this there is not a single
spark of fanaticism, as this term is gen
orally understood, in the Rev. John w.
Webb. On the contrary, he is exceed
ingly liberal, though always earnest and
powerful in his sermons.
Miss Ella Knuckles is the daughter of
Mr.. John Knuckles, an old and respected
engineer on the Louisville, New Albany
& Chicago Railroad. She is a young
lady of spotless character and excellent
social position. She has thorough ed
ucatiOn, and few equals among anna
teurs as an eIocutiOnist. For a long
time this accomplished young lady was
afflicted with a disease that defied the
remedies of the most skillful physicians,
and she was given up to die, or, if not
to die, to live a life of tOrturing pain
from her supposed incurable malady.
In this condition the Rev. j. w. Webb
paid her such visits as his pastoral re-
lations made his duty, and in these she
was urged to impOrtune God in prayer
for that relief medical skill could not
afford. She did so, and was joined in
her petitions by Mr.. Webb. Suddenly,
and with no other agency than these
prayers, her illness was healed, and she
| Immediately arose from her bed, and
has ever since been entirely free from
pain and as lively in physical and mental
energy as at any time previous to her
atflictiOn. She says that she attributes
her sudden-it is not too much to say
marvelous-healing to prayer, simply
and solely, and so do her relatives and
! acquaintance.
This case is so well known, and the
cure is so absolutely remarkable, as tC
cause great excitement in Bloomington
/ Mr.. Webb relates other equally remark
| able and well authenticated cases tha
have come under his personal observa
! ton through the same agency-case;
wherein the patients had been giver
over by physicians to die, and yet wert
suddenly healed in answer to their i'm
Fortunate prayers to God.
In Monroe County, the case of Mis-
Strong, a member of the United Presby
| terian Church, is quite as remarkable a
| that of Miss Knuckles. For months sh
had been prOstrated, and her physician
told her no human skill could save her
and she must die. She sent for tn
JdSlOIs lIlC 1GCN. W 1 NIC4NIAtI u "
Bloomington, that he might pray wit
her. Both prayed with great fervenc
for her recovery, and Sin that self-sam
hour she was healed.'' So astonishing
was this cure that it was given to tn
public in pamphlet form, causing grea
excitement, inasmuch as all the partie
were well known, and of the highest re
spectability.
Another, and as apparently miraC
ulous case of healing in Monroe CouT
ty, was that of the wife of the Rev. Nh
} kennedy, of the NJ. E. Church. He
, physicians told her they could do n
more for her, and that whatever affaiI
| she desired to arrange had better be a
, tended to, as she could not possibly lon
: survive. In her emergency she sOugf
= Divine aid through prayer, and We
speedily healed.
These cases. said the gentlema
who related them to the Gazette CORE
: spondent, 80 are as well authenticated {
| any fact ever established. They ca
} neither be gainsayed nor ridiculed OF
} of actual occurrence by the incredulOu
( They are of personal knowledge
| nearly every citizen of Monroe Count,
5 How else can you account for theS
2 miraculous healings except by the Divir
/ interpOsitiOn in answer to the prayers
the afflicted ones?'