Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-11-23
MILLER AND HIS MIRACLES.
Crowds Come to Consult Ham-T1e Lame
Leave @eiar Ckutches and Go Home Re.

2Otclny.
La last weeks Indicator a short notice
announced that DIR. John Miller would be in
Stanton on the 18th inst: Promptly on
time he was at Kaloramu; had his Office open
aud not less promptly his patients began to
flock in. The Doctor, whose history has been
from time to time referred to in this paper,
was less than two years ago operating a mill
in Scott county in this State, where he was
successful in the cure of a great many unfor>
%tunates, afflicted with divers complaints BY
merely laying on his hands. His patients
increased SO rapidly that last winter he went
to the Red Sulpher Springs in Roanoke
county, where the halt'and blind hocked to
him from everywhere, and giving himself
up to their demands, in the course of seven
months he treated over four thousand pa.
tients, the majority of whom, his agent saws,
were relieved of their maladies. Since then
he has been travelling in this direction, com.
ing from Lexington to this place.
Or. Miller is accompanied by his wife, a
pleasant; matronly, middle-aged lady, and by
Mr.. r. 81. Woodrum, of Roanoke county.
his business agent, who, in the trying posi-
ton lie occupies, being continually surround
ed by a crowd of interested or inouisitiye
persons, asking a thousand idle questions to
enc sensible one, is uniformly courteous and
pleasant. 1n the three dsya thst tho Doc,
tor has been in Stanton he has had anil.
cations from 24S sflieted persons. The elerk
registers them as they present themselves
and arrauges for them to be treated in turn.
4esterday two rooms we're full all day. sue
With male aud The other with female mn.
%tlents, and at shutdown seventy patients had
been treated. Our reporter vas by the conr.
tosy OF Mr.. Woodrum permitted to 60 into
tho doctors private room with a patient and
observe his treatment.
He found in a small dark room. with the
shutters closed and its only furniture two
chairs, this remarkable man. He is rather
stout, of middle age and stature, dressed
very plainly with long red hair and beard,
and a rather pleasant expression of counte,
nance, a mild and persuasive voice and a
bright eye That hns something of fascination
in its gaze. He asks his patient what is his
compliant has some reassuring words for
him referring to similar cases that he has
relieved and cites him scriptural passages to
strengthen his faith. Then he commences
his maniPula.ions, passing his hands over
the patients head and face and limbs, thump>
Ing his chest, rubbing the spine under his
coat. and rapidly going pretty we'll over the
whole body. About 10 minutes is spent in
the treatment, and the patient expresses him.
self much relieved and gratefully offers COM
pensation, which the Doctor says can be ar
ranged in the next room with the agent, and
no pass out as Others push in. It seems that
GO charge is made.
'Dr." Miller considering that his gift Of
healing is from God, loavos it to his patients
to pay or not as they choose, and many being
uoabls to give any thing are not questioned
at ali, though they go away cured. He will
not receive any largo fee, and declines as
much as So, the average amount paid being
81. a man who had brought n lame child
and took him back sound offered SIS, but tho
81 in change was handed back.
AS our reporter vent Up to the house he
sa" a gentleman from West View, Captain
ochoppert. drive up to the front gate and n
man was helped out who had to be lifted
softly to the ground and his clutches placed
under him when painfully he dragged him.
self with bent knees. up tho brick walk to
the Doctors Office. Three bours later this
man, j. S. OFT, who had been in torture for
IL months, had been treated and was free of
pain and moving one leg easily with the
other, greatly benefited aud in ino spirits.
Another man hobbled in with a stick. had
a quiet ten minutes with the healer. came
out laughing and walked off forgetting his
Wlte who picked up his stick and followed
after.
Mr.. L. W. Haser. who has been ~painful-
y afflicted with rheumatism at times for
years, feeling an attack coming on and suf>
tcring so much that he could not set his foot
squarely down, was treated. After the first
manipulation yesterday morning he said he
felt 10 relief. The second cured him of all
pain, and his limbs were MS supple as ever.
Bill Brown, a colorcd barber, has hobbled
about the streets of Stouuton for months one
leg drawn up with atism and one hand
| and arm ORA pn HOUn onI Iisko-koJ "
be of little use to him. One visit to Miller
was enough. Browns crutchcs stand in the
corner OF the Doctors off CO as a trophy.
whlIe brown walks the street a happy man.
Or. Miller said yesterday that three deaf
children had been brought to him from tho
institution, and when they weot away thew
could hear his watch tick. O"r reporter
did not see these children, bat heard If 5nsay
other remarkable cases which Ecre aj,,.st
past belief.
There is no doubt that tAe nan hsa goung
wonderful power which seem. to tbosa. un.
willing to concede tbs miraculous TO be nag,
netism. He calls it faith in every commuci,
cation, and says that ho will give a lecture
In Staunton it the people wish to hear him.
GEN. SouoFIELD ON CADET WHITAKER
Maj. Gen. Sehcfe!d, commanding tie ds>
partneut of West Point, United States Mil.
l'ary Academy, in his annual report of 1880
to the a%djutant general oe the army. after
abiding to the material improvement at the
Military Academy, refers to the standard of
admission to the academy, which appears to
be as high as practicable under the present
method of selecting candidates. He saws
that the practice of hOzing has been so far
suppressed that no case of that kind has oc.
Cured within a year. He treats the case of
Cadet Whitaker boldly, and saws there is M
doubt that no clipped his own ears aud other,
wise mutilated himself. In the connection
he says: ITO send to West Point for a four