National Republican., 1883-12-04
THE CURE OF FAITH.
A Navy Yard Lady snstched From Death
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by the Force OF Prayer.
The residents OF Southeast Washington have
been moved and excited during the past few days
over the remarkable cure of an almost hopeless
case of sickness by prayer The cure, which the
lsdys friends consider miraculous, was performed
IN an instant upon the lady, who a moment be.
foro was expected to die, and in half All hour
thereafter she was out of the bed OF anticipated
death, and in the streets meeting her friends A
REPUBLICAN reporter fonud Mrs II. l.. Clark, the
lady in question, aud the wife of a well known
East Washington letter carrier, nt her cosy home
oil Fourth street southeast, yesterday afternoon,
surrounded by circle of lazy visitors, who were
discussing the remarkable occurrence. Sbo still
bore traces of the severe and almost fatal attack
of functional disease of the heart which had pros.
trated her, but greeted tho reporter pleasantly,
with the remark
suppose you have come to sec what God has
done for meY'
An affirmative reply from the visitor and the
pleasant little lady continued: Eyes, God has
and while there did not feel satisfied with my
Christian experience. asked God to give me
,UIe nnr iign ~, nna liayed cQntlnn9nsy; hed been
worse aud sent out 10 the neighbors aud asked
that they come in They came. We talked to;
gether aud prayed, and ii was not long before God
showed me the light. Tho revelations over
powered me physically and L rapidly
will no DONE whatever It was. Ibid not pray for
God to cure rue, but that he would show me the
RIt. My nuSDaud prayed with me, and my SIS
ter and brother IN law, and when the doctor came
| was sinking rapidly. He thought there was i'm.
mediate danger of DEATH and sent for the miu-
ister. He came ana prayed with me. A while
later my brain became affected, and the doctor
said IT was blood rushing from my heart to my
brain. felt then that my body could not stand
confinement much longer | felt spnsms coming
on me, aud asked myself If / could endure
spasms for God. Other neghbors came IL, aud
talked OF the wonderful cure Of Miss Jennie Smith
by prayer 1t frightened me to even think of get.
ting out OF bed At that time, when cold sweats
were upon me- and my pulse had almost ceased to
beat, but looking up said, "Oh, God, thy will DO
done, and before knew 1t, was out on the floor
praising God. / do not know how the covers Of
the bed were raised, or how got out as the doctor
had previously said that II would take a long time
before recovered. | was snatched from death
by the grace of God. and 1t was not long before
was on the street meeting my friends, fully re-
stored to health"
Mrs; Clark had evidently had a severe struggle
with death, as her appearance indicated and the
ladies present stated. About half an hour before
the cure was effected Mrs. Clark took the Bible
from under her pillow and opened 1t. The first
words that met her eyes were those of the first
verse, ninth chapter of 81. Mark, "And he said
unto them, verify say unto you that there he
some OF them that stand here which shall not taste
of death I'LL they have seen the kingdom of God
come with power"
Hundreds of people visit the house every day
ana converse with the healed lady