The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-08
THE PINK COTTAGE.
Miraculous Cures by Pray
er, where Physic
Failed.

The Courier. J ournaI, in its last
Saturdays edition published Rev.
George o. Barnes first letterin regard
TO the Pink Cottage Faith Cure, ="
which we gave our readers some time
since, aud iu an editorial reference to
it said The document certainly
reads more like the vagaries of Ia
uatic than the utteraDce Of a strong
man, as Mr.. Barnes has always been
regarded" This criticism, we must
confess, might express our own opinion
in regard to the letter, were we not
acquainted with a number of cases in
our midst which have been cured ap-
pareutly, by no other means than by
prayer aud faith, and for the sake Of
those who, like the Courier J Journal,
are Of the belief that the days of mir
acles are past, we vii give few that
are the subject of nearly every day
remark here: About the lst of Sep
TENDER last, Nrs IL T. Harris, wife
of Lawyer II 7 Harris, of this place,
a devout Christian woman, called on
Mrs. S. L. Midkiff, who was bed ridden
with that dreadful disease prolapsus
uteri Physicians had doctored her in
vain, and she despaired of ever recover
ing Mrs. Harris read numerous pas
ages from the Bible to prove the will
ingness of God TO answer prayer aud
his promise to those who ask expect
ing 10 receive. aud entreated her to
pray to Him constantly and fervently
The sick woman did so, Mrs Harris
uniting with her in suppicaiions to
a throne Of grace Alter a day or two
of prayer, Mrs. Midkif felt her won't
move to its proper position, and she
Immediately got up and, for the frs
time for many months, dressed herself
She is a finely educated lady, and be-
lieVes firmly that prayer alone cured
her, and although abundantly able &c
keep a house of her own, she has glver
it up. moved to Pink Cottage ana i,
now 10 charge Of the Faith Cure The
next case was that OF Miss Mary Me
Alec. a young lady who had iaIn IL
bed for seven years with spinal disease
A nun Der Of doctors had attended he
and all sorts of remedies reroTted TO
but with no apparent benefit Mrs
Harris visited her and e0trsated her Il
throw herself on the mercy aud good
uess of God She did so and thei
joint supplications were rewarded 10
most surprising manner, for in shor
time the young lady arose from he
couch apparently entirely restored t.
health, surprising her friends the nex
day by walking TO town, a distance 0
mile Then there was little Etti
Dobbins, the seven yesr-old daughte
of u railroad employe, formerly o
Louisville. who, on hearing Of this case
asked her mother TO take her TO Mrs
4 Harris, saying that she believed To,
/ Lord would cure her too She bat
/ suffered for long time with a whit,
swelling that had drawn her leg SO tina
( she could not put her foot to tn
ground She was taken 10 Mrs uarris
who prayed with and for her, and tn,
next day she was able to ran about, anC
+ now shows signs Of her disease. II
/ speaking OF this case Mrs Harris say
/ she has never seen such faith 10 any on
as exhibited by this chi d Anothe
/ remarkable case is that of young Dun
/ uaway, who lives 10 this vicinity lie
+ to ali Appearances, was 10 the las
+ stages Of consumption, and 20 low iha
he was unable to ieed himself Mrs
Harris visited him. read the preciou
promises OF the Bible 20 him and ex
horted him to pray with her for hi
restoration. He did 80. aud soon b
was out of bed, and last Sunday sur
prised every body by attending Sunday
school
Mr. Phillips, living six or seven mile
from town, who was victim Of epilep
sy, has not had a symptom Of the dis
ease since be with Mrs Harris soush
the Lord for cure. Miss Bette Den
uis, down with a severe case of infiam
matory Rheumatism, was restored b
prayer and faith, and Mrs Harris her
self. an invalid for more than a yea
is now hale aud hearty. rejoicing dali
that the Lord has made her the ins'ru
ment of doing 40 much good Their
are other cases that We might give, bu
these are sufficient Some of thos
mentioned are seen on our streets dall
and are living evidences that the Lor
f has kept his promises toward them VIII
have faith aud confidence 10 them
Mrs. Harris aud Mrs. Midkitf VIII
have charge Of the Pink Cottage fait
Cure, are transformations Chrlsfia
women. with an aversion alike to noto
riety, and any praise to them7eive
They believe every promise 10 tn
Bible. and are as firmly convinced thu
he Lord Gao heal the body as well q
He can the soul We were dispose
to be little skeptieal 10 these natter
, bot "seeiug Is believing, and we put
lish these facts without attempting
theorize about them, hoping that IN
knowledge of them may stimulai
other sufferers to try the woDderiV
efficacy of prayer and faith. VIII II
Courier Journal copy this article
show that the letter of Mr. Barn'
may not entirely be the "vagaries Of
ic?'-Staudford Journal.
EXODUS From Canada.