Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-03-03
4 Nas>aciiu>ct!. Homan'> Wonderful
Cure by Prayer.

Mass, comes rclllarhaDIc account VI
a PRAYER cure. There lives David COwle5
and his daughter Almena, better known
Is Allie, the subject of the cure. Thir-
teen years ago, while practicing gymnas-
tics, she strained the nerves of the
spinal cord The rcSul; was that her
Who'll" system became diseased. Ac-
cording 20 her own statement, she sui
fcred from acute attacks OF angina pee
toris, had a severe attack of cerebro
spinal meningitis, and was bedridden
for years. All the efforts of many ply
sicianS We're powelless to save her.
Speaking of her experiences, Miss
COwics SAYS:
"Jan. l, ls>l, wa, admitted to the
Adams Ncrviuc Institute, Boston. was
confined to my bed, and although under
the care Of the most skillful physicians
in New England, | continued 10 fail.
| had the best medical treatment and
the tcnderest nurses that could be given
me. Everything that human power
could do was done. The terrible agony
of those last moments are known only
to God. tried in every way to bear up
uncomplainingly, knowing rs each eN-
pertinent failed that the physicians
would become discouraged and give me
up. tried to speak hopefully. But,
oh, the agony of those days and nights.
| can not even now think OF it without Il
shudder. 1t was beyond anything that
can be expressed in words. The time
came when could stay there no longer.
They had tried all the means in their
power to help me, but God had ordered
otherwise. was taken, Aug. %, TO st.
Luke's Home. | was not admitted rs 4
patient, but placed there for few days
till | could be carried to Brooklyn,
where | was to be admitted to the Faith
Home for Women with Incurable Dis
eases. While waiting at St. I.uke's, on
Tuesday, Aug. 80, at my re-
quest my kind physician brought
to me the Rev. George b.
Peck, NJ. d., and Boston lady. This
lady had been praying for me the past
year, but we had never met. DIR. Peek
anointed me with oil in the name of the
Lord, and prayed, claiming the prom
Use. arose, walked without any pain
across the room, knelt and praised the
Lord for His wonderful gift, dressed
and walked down stairs. My diseases
were wholly healed, and gained in
strength rapidly. walked and rode,
and three weeks rom the day | was
healed | came home alone from Boston
to surprise my friends. My general
health is perfect, and new strength comes
day by day. ride, walk, attend church,
Isln 10
child
Miss Cowles's story is corroborated by
" a physician of Boston SO well known
that his name would be generally recog-
nized." This physician says, after
speaking of the thirteen years of unsuc-
cessful treatment of the patient:
81 had heard of DR.. Peck, and want
ed that he should visit Miss Cowles. So
he came to the Home. l obtained the
consent of the Matron that he might see
Miss Cowles, but | had to be response
BILE for whatever might happen. Miss
Cowles was asked if she was willing to
see the Rev DIR. Peck, n man who had
been very successful in his prayers for
the sick. She consented to see him Mt
once. So DIR. Peck and and Miss -
went up stairs to her room. DIR. Peck
questioned her rs to her faith. She be-
lieved fully that the Lord was able to
cure her if He would. 'What makes you
think He will not?' Il don't think lie
will not think He will After further
conversation, DR.. Peck said, I'VE will
all kncel in prayer They did so. DR..
Peck was on the right side of the bed,
and had her right hand in his left hand
and placed his right hand under her
spine in the center of her back. was
on the other side, with her left hand in
my right, and with my left placed I'M
der her spine also, but my hand did not
touch DIR. Peck's. DIR. Peck then Of
fered prayer, and after they arose he
said that he sometimes anoint-
ed people, because the apostles
were directed to do so. IF you and
Miss Cowlcs do not object said he, Il
will anoint her on the forehead Neither
of us objected, and he took a little oil
and anointcd her in the name of Jesus
Christ of Nazareth. Then they knelt
again in prayer that the Lord would
make the recovery complete and imme-
uldtc lOi uOuNs iulLu uito Soui' IHcli
we rose, and DIR. Peck and went down
stairs, for was anxious lest Miss Cowles
should be overdone. Miss - did not
come down with us, and in few min
utes went up, Knocked at the door,
and asked if she had not better come
down. She replied that she would DC
down in few minutes. In about three
minutes she came down, and Miss
Cowles was with her. She had walked
without help down the two flights Of
stairs. Miss - had been dressing her
while we were waiting for her to come
down. Two days afterward saw her
at the Home. She said she would like
to walk out. We walked up to the
horse-cars; rode down Washington
Street till we met another Norfolk House
car, and took that back. The ride did
not hurt her at all. Soon after this Miss
- took her to Hull, and it was tho
first time she had been on a steamboat
or had seen the ocean. The second day
after, as she wanted to visit the Nervino
Hospital, went with her. We walked
from St. Luke's Home to the Jamaica
Plain horse-cars, and walked from the
cars, as we were disappointed in getting
a barge at the soldiers monument to the
hospital, three-quarters of a mile. She
went through the hospital, seeing the
inmates she knew, and was on her feet
there three-quarters of an hour. We
then walked back to the cars, and from
there over the hill to the Home, as We
had walked in coming. She must havo
walked at least that day two and quar-
ter miles. After that She left St. Luke's
Home and went home to Amherst. The
have seen many remarkable cures, but
never anything so remarkable as this"
Miss Cowles is a member of the First
Congregational Church of Amherst, and
has been since she was nine years old.
She is said now to be in health.
A few years ago a Mr.. IIighley, of
Louisville, Ky. purchased Florida or
ange grove, with a handsome cottage
upon it, for $1,000. The price was con-
sidered extravagant by the people in tho