The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-11-18
A MODERN MIRACLE.

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A MODERN MIRACLE.
IA PARALyTlc CURED BY PRAYER.
Thossh Ouee Lame and Halt Hs Il Nou Walk
ius Ia the Triumph Of III, Falth.-A Sarra.
tive Of the Case and Evidence or the
GeauIu.n.n Of til. wsadsrfui Cure.
PlrrsnuRomr November ia cores.
pondent Of the Leader who Inns been inves.
tigating the seemingly miraculous recovery
Of Richard Huffman, Of Bentleysvillc,
Washington county, Pennsylvania, from
q proslration Of paralysis, for which
physicians could do nothing, and whose
case had been given up MS hopeless, says
Huffman has been seen laboriously moving
along the streets by his slow means Of loco.
motion-ou his knees or in his wheel
chair-s'nd when 1t was reported here last
Monday that he was walking as other
men, the story was generally discrcditcd by
everybody. lIc gave the correspondent
this history Of bis life and cuse:
II was born In lSil in Somerset town.
ship Washington county, and haye lived
here ever since. prolcsscd Christ in the
pigcon-creek Baptist church in October
1870 4 nrnr1to,v In 11,n ,,,,
trouble wis caused by MI injury to tho
spine, supposed to have been caused by Il
full when l was thirteen years Of age l
first noticed the trouble about three years
afterwaId, but It was not until about five
years uyo that bcclms unable to work ut
my trade Of carpenter. Three years ago !
was compelled TO l,se crutcles. Then, us
becaluc weaker and my feet gave way, /
walked on my knees for about 4 year.
Then used Il chair in which | could sit
up, but my lungs and heart, becoming weak,
about d year ago be5an using the
lounge chair YOU SEQ out there in
that wagon. About this time my
cousin saw some accounts in the
papers or persons in Erie who hud been
cured BY prayer. My cnse had been given
up by the physicians, but my cousin en-.
courased me TO hope. procured the nd.
dresses Q! the parties cured aud wrote 10
them and received two letters last fall. NV
cousin urged me to take lny case before the
Lord, but told him was conformel 10
the wi i Of God, believing thAt my aiIiction
nifty and result in extendin. Chtist's king.
dom. lie answered: Don't think that.
1t is only the whisperinSs Of the devil. Go
TO the Lord and he will bless you"
To show ME whit first led him to hope
for Il cure OF his ailment, he exhibited
several letters WHICH had been received
isoln parties in lsrie. stopped taking
medicine six months ago. My nervous
system was so greatly prOstr;l.cd ut times |
could not speak. last May | received a
little pamphlet giving an account OF tho
extraordinary cure oflliss Carrie Judd, OF
Buffalo, by prayer. This led Yp Ia lean
on the lord, hoping for Tho secioia,ion oi
my body il tbs sa:He manner. resolved
TO 20 to Eric and started on the llh OF
October, but when ! reached NlcKccs.
port, fearing that my letters had mis-
carried and could not find these /
sought, | tarriel there a day with some
lricnde, hell one 81 MY meetings aud then
returned lome: ! found two letters await.
lng NE from two other ladies who liud been
cured by prayer-Alrs. ELLA Thompson and
Mrs. Ward, OF Erie-one Of whom had been
IN invalid for eighteen years. wrote to
all these people requesting their PRAYERS
for my restoration, and on Wednesday, 4
week aso, I received L lp.tey stating that
p}IYef ToNlq Pc oAeIcd lor ne on Thurs
Aayevening," and Mr.. Huffman went an
tp narTate tpe fact Of his recovery Just as i
was told in hia letter 10 Rev. Marquis,
which 10 had written Ola the afternoon OF
lust Friday. In telling: the story Lc fre.
quently broke down in tears, and injected
exclanations OF "Bless the Lord iNla hia
narmtiye, '';"
y Mtls HOW walking in the triumphs OF
faith, said Mr.. Huffman. 81 have luJ a
spirtia! blessing, and am fitted in both
soul and body to do the Masters sill end
work, aud ieel satisfied the Lord Will take
ne 4oHAe When my labor. is done. 10 II lin
De aI the glory, power and honor iurevnr,
is ny, daily prayer"
VI have published volume OF po( ms
and have sold Il thousand copies. The
second edition will be Published next year
! suppose in my travels in selling these
books and at my meetings | have made tho
aeaualntanSe a!,.,, I Of slx thpgsaAa ieapls. ana
every ppe, VIII rrloire with me IN my re.
eovefy- ! have had seyeuty.three meet.
lnls since ! started last July year ago,
and have appointments for the balance OF
this month and part Of next" Mr.. Huff
man showed ms his leg, the calf Of which
was now us solid as my own, hut who'll ISS
said bad filed With liool, and which be.
Dte md seemed licless-
Mr.. Huffman is married and has one
child, son about twelve or thirteen Years
Of age.
! saw Or. Jesse Y. Scott, ,ae pnyslciau
who had cha1Gp q. Mr., lIul;muns case.
ie said:' 81 have heard OF this case md
vas very much surprised. lie undoubtedly
was afflicted with LOGON otor ataxia. This
is hardening Of the spinal cord, Compress
ing the nerve tibers and breaking tho can.
neet'on by.YhiSh aepqs!,oNq Ire t,ansu,it.
ted 10 VIE hrain. have used electricity
without the least effect. One peculiurity
about this case is that the xidneys md
bowels had not became affected, rs in the
generality Of such cases. When had cx.
hausted everything in my province 7 ,ook
81 'Soelely, asd GS,I d, AeRehiaa Assii Hast aud
l:ittle saiia the ease was ipcNrAble and ,hay
Gonld give him M hoEo. ti.e disease is
suPpastli 10 be incuruble, and have no
explanation whatever to make. lie wns on
his knees last week, but last night l saw
him walking. Mr.. Huffman is Of sn e..
citab!c disposition, by, Ia Is q dlfictly
ssoA !aaN, 4nN + uapt think he would
Practice any deception. have had no
chance as yet 10 make an examination, and
as | have said before, the disease is consid
cred incnrable, but the fact ci ,i,;q TaItihs
Is the best evidence ;SS a AA.a FesoysstS.
\ 1EDUEaA 6iLEAMA.
VIII Judge barrett Fine Himself He.
cause Unable to Sit on the Bcnch:
NV fonK November l7.-WhcN lha
ssuIn,rerpae touft, Fart g conyened to-day at
1850 :. y Judge Nouohue, instead oil
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