Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-12-01

a Young Lady WAs Mas Been MN'essd
for Fourteen yeau Claims b Have
Been Mads Whole By the
Payef Cure i
FRANK IAnls AND BOB lHstasotL.

Iowa CrrY, IA, November 3.-Aucn in'
terest Is manifested here In . cassof pfay~
cure which has just come 10 light
The subject Of this alleged nipdb -
young lady about twenty ysars d -
About fourteen years aso shs bscsme a'
fec.ed with dangerous spinal co0pldnt
which gradually grew worse, settling = ~
In her hip and one les. The leter, 49,
disease progressed, grew witAsSd md
shrunhen, and became about thsss inchn
shorter than the other one. For ysafs eAs
has been confined 10 her bed
and al the indications pointed 70
her sure 4 allow death. Medical 81 10
summoned, and 10 was Of high osasr, tcb,
Is there are . number OF the protessors Of
the Med isal Department Of ths State Uni.
versity who are residents here. Appar.
entity there was no benefit coming from
their aid. and death seemed 10 b The oaly
escape from her tncsssant andtntsnospaanA
Some time In August, 1881, she wae e.uP
low that al hops % her rscoscsy - styeA
MP, and the day Of hei expected death SanA
She sssOeA Absae - Dess'
and, indeed, the attending Ihysicaan 40
that she was ayipR, and all her weeping
friends around hes bedside were giving her
mn with sebs and tears to tho cold, cruel
waters Of the silent river Of death. But
she recovered somewhat from this. uu-
usually severe attack. and upon the sue
seeding day she said 70 her mother
that she was not going to die; that shc
was going to ask God to make her well,
and she knew He would grant her 10.
quest. She had implicit faith, shs s.id,
that God had the power to restore her
with the other, and that she knew He was
going to do II. So she set about Q daily o.
almost hourly course OF prayer In place Of
taking her customary medicine, protesting
that she would haye nothing moro 70 DO
with the physicians, as they we're doing
her no good Regularly her mother knelt
in prayer with her, and together they
Prayed fos 1sliek
Slowly and surely abe began TO gaia
strength. n was scarcely visible ct hfss,
but IL soon became noticeable that her
whole system began to improve In tone, and
II was not long before the diseased member
began TO show signs OF being on ths<issnd.
With complete onfidence that. she wasbe-
ing cured by divine Interpolation. she kepS
up the regular praying, and the leg kePtu
lis regular improvement Not only did u
begin to assume It's normal Sue, but IL be-
gan b grow longer. No doctor was nov IN
attendance, and
She Tssk Ne Medicine whatever.
At some time In the past she bed read of
q certain DR.. Cuilis, OF Boston, who pur.
ported to be faith Doctor and - she ~hs
90 rapidly gaining In strength she thought
she would be able to stand journey there
in order 10 be treated by him. 10 that the
cure might he more rapidly effected.
About the last OF June, 1882, In cot6pany
with her sister. she wenk .
Boston and began oourss .ot
treatment with this Doctor" whose
only medicine consisted OF regular preyers
for the relief OF those who came Tor hell,
She remained with him three wcoks;g1
her, also attending his prayer meeef
These prayer meetings wore solely for The
aid of the halt, the lame, the sick And tho
MANNED who came 10 him for his aid. .
She IsspSsvsd Very RaDfAly
under his ministration and at the explfns
tion of the time named retu med 70 her
home In this county, which 70 about afteeu
miles from this city. At present her LEG
has assumed about its normal size, 10 haD
become the same length as tho Other oses
or 30 near % TO make no appreciabls I'M
evenness in her gait; she has thrown sway
her crutches, walks regularly one mile 20
prayer meeting and the same distance %
church; she Is able 10 do housewofk, and,
in short, Is apparently
A Wen aaa Hearty Gisl.
All the parties connected with this siu-
gular affair are OF unimdeachable charaO
ter, Of high standing in this city. and By No
means inclined 10 Q belief In the presence
Of the supernatural In the realm OF The
fulness of the story, and, while % Q i0ao
for satisfactory explanation Of the phs'
nomenon, are yet unable 10 dlsasociate In
their minds the thoughts Of her former
condition. her strange means Of obtaining