The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-02

faith were then called on to bear witness Rev.
j. L. Neal of Portland, Oregon, testified that
a disease incurred in Southern prison, caus-
ing lncessant pain for the past five months,
was instantly cured last Friday. Mr.. Hough
of Kennebunk, Me-, sid that he had been
afflicted with partial blindness, arising from
proStration of the optic nerve necessitating
the use OF bandages for nine years, and that he
was restored to sight last Friday in the taber-
nacle. Mrs. Palmer Pratt of East Weymouth
Mass, stated that she had been healed by
amounting and prayer, instantly, of distressing
diseases OF many years standing. Mrs. w. G.
Creator OF Worcester, Mass, said that she
was wrecked some time ago on the coast of
Maine and had been flashed to her little girl.
From TINS accident resulted disease from which
she was instantly cured on the day appointed
by DR.. Cullis for prayer to that end.
A lady from brunswick, Me-, testified to in
slant recovery from disease. Mrs. Kellogg of
Rochester, N. y. suffering from a severe in
jury, was prayed for with amounting, and in
momentwas healed. Mrs. A. T. Batchelder
of Lawrence, Mass, formerly of Portland, Me. },
bed-ridden for nine years, said that she was
made whole by prayer in less than an hour.
Rev. Mr. Brown of Williamsport, ILL.,, bore
witness to a partial cure of deafness. Mrs.
Schultz, German-American lady of Brooks
county, Pa, said that for eleven years she had
been in the hands of physicians-eight of them
at cost of $780, and then, while praying,
was suddenly healed. Mrs. Storrs of Natick,
Mass, was suddenly cured. A lady having
disease OF the lungs was made whole in
moment. Mr.. Blaisdell of Springvale, Me-,
suddenly cured of nervous prostration while
walking and praying Mrs. E. Davis, Port
land, prayed and was healed. Mrs. Williams,
Boston, testified to complete healing through
prayer Mrs. Andrews of Harrison, Me-, said
she was healed from lung trouble instantly
Mrs. Caroline Talbot, a Friend, residing in
Cleveland, Ohio, suffering from weakness of
the main valve of the heart, which made
walking impossible for six years, and even the
lifting OF the hand to the head painful, had
completely recovered since coming to the
ground, although the doctors said she could
never get well. Mrs. Boardman of Lawrence
Mass, had been cured of cancer instantly by
prayer.
After these testimonies all who had been made
whole physically through faith were invited to
rise, and about % responded. DIR. Cullis said
that so many were wonderfully cured every
day at his office, some coming with crutches
and departing without them, some brought in
carriages and returning without help, that
he found it impossible to remember all of
them, so that these witnesses to Gods power
mot his.were, many Of them, new and
fresh to him. He also stated that whereas
some have said that he makes money by these
cures, on the contrary he has lost fortune by
them, as the practice of medicine from which
he receives his personal income, is seriously in
terfered with on account of the time devoted
to this work. He further stated that he had
lived to see press opinion which at first
treated his work with derision, completely
changed. In conclusion he urged ministers to
insist on the literal meaning of the promises
in regard to physical healing which the Bible
contains.
At p. M Rev. f. d. Sanford Of Boston
preached.
preached The other meetings of the day as
usual,