Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-05-04

He carries well worn bible and quote
as fluently from the Old and New Testa
ment as any doctor Of divinity in tn
land. 1t is conceded by all who hav,
met him that he is an honest, conscien
tious man, and as truly believes in hi
divine commission to ''preach the Gospe
with his hands," as he says, as ever die
| st. Peter or st. Paul. His method o
working is peculiar. He rubs briskly
the top and back of his patients head
then passes his hands downward oveI
the clothing as though brushing the dus
off them. This is usually the whole pro
cccling; in more particular instances hC
takes the persons wrist, and, holding il
closely in his hand, he looks keenly and
steadily into the eyes as if reading the
subjects thoughts, then suddenly rubs
briskly over the spot where the pain or
trouble is situated. He says in such
cases he feels just exactly "what you
feels" He does not like to make such
examinations, for. said he :-"I have to
suffer just as you do. If you are sick.
then so am /; and if | couldn't shake of
the sickness why | couldn't live through
one day" He makes no charge whatev-
cr for his services, but as soon as he ma
nipulates one person he turns quickly
away, and if one desires TO give him n
small sum he has to catch up with him
as he is hurrying off, From poor people
he positively refuses to take a cent; from
rich ones he never receives over 50: his
usual gifts are under ST.. A gentleman
demonstrated with him 4or this careless
ness in regard to money. Miller shortly
replied, 81 guess I've got sense enough
to attend to my own business" Miller's
account Of himself is that for over three
years he has been Glowing the in1ama-
ton out of burns and stopping the flow
Of blood" After a while he began to
study the Bible, and he found there that
God gave different gifts to different men,
and pronounced penalties against them
if they did not improve them. lie stud
led and prayed to find out his gift; lie
practiced healingprivately and succeeded
in making cures; then he knew what he
had to do, and, like Jonah in the whales
belly, he consented to go forth and pro-
claim the power of God. He refers to
the following scripture passages as the
source of his power:--Mark, xvi, II, IS;
John, xiv, II, 10; l. Corinthians, xii.
lie has other passages showing the exer-
else Of power like his, and relating the
manner in which God deals with those
who do not believe in it. Acts, ill.,, Z, 0;
Matthew, xiii, 90, 25; Mark, ill.,, %, 30.
WITHOUT MONEY AND WITHOUT PRICE.
This is the man who, though poor and
ignorant, has refused the sum of $40, 600
for an engagement to travel one winter
in Florida; whose faith in his divine
calling and power keeps him servant of
the poor and afflicted; binds him to the |
ear of poverty; puts his wife in the
kitchen rs COOK, and compels him for
conscience sake to refuse to grow rich |
and great. Here at Salem the same |
scenes were re-enacted that your cor
witnessed at Glade Springs. !
There, for four days, during which time |
Miller was in town, there were crowds, |
at times two thousand, that |
his hotel and sought admission |
10 his presence. lie was going about |
among them from early morning until |
late Mt night, always on his feet, but
never out Of humor or unwilling to wait
on n patient, and treating rich and poor,
white and black, with like courtesy and
Many theories are advanced
regarding this strange mans power
hat of magnetic influence prevailing
among the less enthusiastic, while many
believe with Miller that IL Is all super
natural. That he does possess some
power not given to, or inherent in, COM
mon mortols all agree, and the follow
ng cases, to which your correspondent
was eye witness, or that were testified TO
before him by the parties Interested, will
dcclare:--
CURES DEcLARED TO NE EFFECTED.
Case l.--Alr. II. Clarke, farmer, near
Glade Springs owner os 600 acres Of
and, well known and perfectly reliable.
He said ;--"I have had rheumatism thir-
y years; am now elghty-three years old.
For about seventeen years have walked
With two sticks as support, and could
hardly get on my horse from the horse
block. ] went 10 Scott county TO sec
Miller five weeks ago; have been getting
jettcr every day since. Can now walk as
good with ono cane as ever with two."
Case 2.-Mr. a. lIankley, living near
iladc, man Of known vcracity;-
u am seyenty-fvc years old. Have had
rheumatism fifteen years. For the last
light years have suffered pain constant
y. My legs have been so stlf' I could
lot bend them. Went TO see Miller n
month ago. Have not had any pain, cx-
cpt headache twice, since one hour and
half after he touched me-" He said
Il know when have got n pain, and |
nov when haven't got u pain, and
olks may get around that If they can"
Case S.--Mrs.-----, n lady we'll con-
Iccted in this State ;--"My hand has
'ecn poisoned for four years. Five
,nnks nrn my nhrainlnn nnl q hnnl loo .