The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-11-20
THE MIRACLE CURE,
HUFFMAN HOLDS A PRAISE MEETING
At Pigeon Creek ChureL-A Large Gathering Of
The Iarredpious AMI sisptieal TO Hear \ Rub.
lie Narration ofthe Story from llu-1he
Doubling Thoma,es Convlnred.

Pirrspra0H, November ia cores.
pondent writes us follows from Washing.
ton, pa., about the miraculous cure OF Mr..
Huffman: drove ont 10 Bentleysyillc yes
terlay, and thence TO Pigeon Creek church
to hear Mr.. Huffman, tho miruculously.
cnred.lnan, deliver his address before the
people OF that church. At Bentleys.
vile ] say DR.. jesse Scott who said
lie could not explain the phcnom.
enon, except that nervous excite.
ment had probably effected Mr.. HutIman's
cure. lie was doubtful II the cure would
be permanent. The farmers living iu this
section are greatly excited over the rase
and cali scarcely talk OF anything else. AS
lneared Pigeon Creek church fell in with
many farmers who we're heading toward
the same place ! was. They were coming
toward tho clu ch from every part OF the
country, for miles around to hear Richard
Huffman tell his wonderful story. .a
A MOTLEY ASsEMnLAGE.
At tllc.c .churcl. vehicles OF all kinds were
gathered iu great numbers and the build.
Ing was greatly crowded. All were dis.
cussing the matter. Tho believing and
unbelieving were nearly equally divided,
and the discussions between some OF the
excited farmers wax6l warm. The out.
spoken skrptics were few, but they hooted
TT the idea OF there having been any mira.
Gle with sufficient vigor to make some OF
the old cliurci-goers grow pale with
amusement. Others whom took TO be
skcptics so far as modern miracles are con.
ccrned merely kept their mouths closed
except to give IN occasional expression Of
dissent to some startling statement OF facts
tending toward the miraculous. When
Mr. Huffman walked up the aisle and
took his place beside Rev. Marquis in the
pulpit there was Il buzz OF excitement in
the audience. The speaker, without any
ceremony, opened tho meeting as follows:
"Drolhers in Christ, appear before you
rs M example Of the grare OF the living
God. Please arise, that we may pray ior
Ills blessing Oh all here assembled
a Public TESTIMONY.
Everybody arose and Mr.. Huffman made
fervent prayer, in which he thanked the
Lord for his mighty grace in curin. him Of
all i'll that the men OF this world (the doc
tors) had fought in vain to conquer. lie
said he was glad that he had had to 90
through years Of misery and suffering in
order to be made the instrument 10 show
the world Ills power still existed. He
hoped the Lord would iiud him IN effect
i've worker; he felt the weakness Of man;
knew that he WAS but one Of the many
and that he had not strength SO very fir
above other poor mortals. lie hoped, how
ever, the. Lord would strengthen him for
the work. lie felt that this would be done;
for the Father above was not one who did
things by halves; He would not cure man
miraeulously to go and preach His will to
TO the world and then not give lin the
strength above other men that is necessary
to carry the work 10 completion. Mr..
Huffman was very eurnest and all who
heard him felt assured OF one thing, and
that was that he Was very sincere, in what
he said. Many OF the women were sobbine
before the affecting prayer was concluded.
Alter that he went on 10 tell the story OF
his cure by prayer.
"A PEN PICTURE OF THE rAHALYriC.
There were few present who were not
impressed with the solemn recital. Mr..
Huffman is medium tall, somewhat rustic
looking man. He wears mustacl,e and
chin whiskers and dresses in an Abe Lin
coin coat. His beard is quite freely
sprinkled with gray, but he is not the
shriveled up looking individual that one
would expect to find in man who had been
lying disabled such long time. He
intends to 90 about preaching in all the
churches in this part OF the country and
afterwards, il his strength holds out, to 60
into other parts Of western Pennsylvania.
1t is certainly strange case.