The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-02-25
The Mirncnlons Power Of PRAYER.

The Erie Dispatch of recent date contains
a lengthy account Of the marvellous cure OF
young lady from paralysis. Her name IS E.
leE McQuinlin and her age about 20 years.
On Sunday, the 10th Of January, her friends
saw she was smitten with PARALYSIS and was
ia a most helpless condition. Her natural
fair color at once became very dark, her Iips
became pink and closely compressed, her
eyes became much larger and more CLASSY
and staring wide open without the least item
of sight in them, and remained mmOvable
The whole body became mOtionless and as
cold as a corpse. Around the wrist Of the
left arm was a black circle, and from there
to the tips Of the fingers was as black as ink
and as cold as ice, without the least particle
of life. The fingers vera firmly Clutched
around the thumb, and 50 tightly compress
ed or squeezed together that they appeared
TO be welded together and formed one solid
body, without the least animation. Several
attempts We're made by constant rubbing,
bathing, and chatting with oil, but all 10 no
purpose, for 1t was impossible 10 open or sep
crate them, or cause any circulation what
ever IN them. They could not be separated
un esS they were torn asuuder, aud then it
was the opinion of every one who saw them
that Il they were forced they would break in
pieces Ike rottOn branches In this depIor-
able condition lay the pyostrate form Of this
young lady, surrounded by her family and
friends, with life scarcely diSceruable in her
frame, and every one expecting every mo
ment that death would come to ner relief
All the day and night and the next day
(Monday, the 17th) they watch her CLOSELY
ana not the least ray of life or hope was Wis
lble, and sometimes they thought she was
dead or dying. SOeing that O.. hopes were
gone, the broken parents sent for Father
MaloHp' the Catholic priest, to prepare her
for death
He came, and before him upon The bed Law
the cold, ghastly, paralyZed and withered
form of the young lady. and at first sight lie
thouSHt that she was dead, but soon found
that life was still eXtant. At once he ordered
l llShted candle, and, opening his book COM
menced TO read, He continued so for about
hve minutes, then laying down the book on
the taole, he went over TO the bedside on
which the llfeleSs body lay. At this moment
every eye IN tie house was instantly fixed
on the priest and we stood within three or
I tour feet OF him. He gaZed for moment on
that fearful spectacle before him. Then
suddenly, as if under Divine inspiration, be
/ raised his eyes toward heaven and feTveut,y
implored and besOuCht the Eternal Son of
/ the Living God and His blessed mother to
hear his humble prayer He continued pray
ing ID that attitude for about three minutes
ana Ihen raising his right hand, lie made the
I sign Of the cross three times over that pros
trate, lifelesS form, and at that very instant
oh, my God could we believe the sight OF
our own eyes, when she resumed her own
natural color before us > The paralysiS to-
/ tally left her whole body; her eyes and eve
/ lids resumed their natural course, and the
/ sight returned to them her full and entire
! senses returned; the disease altogether quit
} ted the head and brain; the withered dead
hand and fingers were once more restored u
/ life, and become as sound, as fresh, and as
natural as ever they were. She extended il
/ forth before us and that very Instant sat VI
I in her bed, and i'm less than two minutes af
/ teTward she walked into the next room un
aided by any one, and then called for some
( thing to eat.
The priest himself, as well as the rest of us
/ was so thundeTstruck at what he saw befOr,
! his eyes this moment that he SHOOK like al
J aspen leaf and turned the color of death
All recognized the adorable presence ant
( majesty of the great Creator. The majesty
/ Of the eternal God was visibly seen and fel
there in our midst, and from every heart anl
/ lip burst forth that moment 80 glory anC
honor, and benedictiOn and praise, be to Y ou
{ sweet RedeemeT OF the world" The priest
+ then at once took up his hat and in a very
low manner said, BE careful and say moth
ing of this to anyone, - and left the house.
The above statement Is sworn 10 by THIRTY
/ persons male and female, who were preseu
in or about the house at the time, and wh
I are SAID TO be entirely reputable and truthful
/ The priest does not claim to have prefOrmel
a miracle but says his humble prayer Of faitl
/ was answered.