Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-03
Simpsons work, but its results are worth

engagements. One of the members or Mr..
Simpsons church, who had been cured OF
the opium habit by faith, had stated IN the
Tribune account that she was for some
time under DR.. Spitzka's treatment. He
says. however, that he had no remembrance
of such person, and he thought that he
should be likely to remember her, as
opium cases are not very numerous. Mr..
Simpson is probably" he said, sincere IN
his professions, but in that case he is
afflicted with kind of religious mono
mania. Faith cures are frequently made
in functional diseases, but there is no in
stance on record of organic disease being
cured by faith. Organic troubles may be,
perhaps, favorably influenced by it, so that
the manifestations of the malady would
be temporarily suspended, but this to
very slight extent. These faith cures be-
come popular periodically every fifteen or
twenty years, and then they die away and
no one hears of them again for that time.
The only real harm they do is to deceive
persons who may be really in need of
medical aid with the idea that they can OBJ
tain what they require through faith.
Cagliostro, the greatest humbug of the
last century, practiced it, as have many
quacks and better men since that time"
"You think, DOCTOR" said the reporter,
''that all faith cures are exercised on those
afflicted with hysteria?"
"As rule, hysteria apes every concelva-
BILE disease, illustrating the influence of
the mind over the body"
DR. MEREDITH CLYMER,
of 65 West Thirty eighth street, an emf
nent authority on brain and nervous trou-
BILE, said: 81 don't know much about these
cures of Mr.. Simpson, but don't suppose
they differ materially from others of the
same character, frequent in the history OF
the medical profession all over the world.
There was one Jacques, great chareatan
in Paris, who claimed to cure paralysis by
command. The nervous affections he
probably did cure or help, but not the Or
ganic paralysis. One day an old French
marshal came to him for aid, and when
Jacques ordered him to drop his crutches,
the marshal dropped too. That was an
end to his miraculous career. Twill wager
that every one of these women whose cases
are mentioned is in an anemic condl-
ton, her blood thin and stomach out of
order. They get up in the morning and
stand before the glass with hands above
their heads arranging the hair, and
checking what little natural flow of blood
there is to the head, eating little or moth
ing for several hours, instead of taking
some warm nourishment, as they should
before getting up. Such cases don't re-
ouire medicine; their troubles are the
outgrowth of nervous arrangement and
resemble various diseases. They want
rest of mind, and that is often produced
IN hot &c foif
Quoted, the body resumes its normal con-
dition and the patient is to all appear
ances WELL"
"In cases of malaria, there are frequent
cures by prayer and anointment, Mr..
Simpson claims" said the reporter.
''It is very difficult for one who is
physician to judge what malaria is. The
term is fashionable now and is used with
little judgment or knowledge; but malaria
such have presented to me every day Is
likely to be helped by the faith influences
have mentioned"
NH. SIMPSONS SERVICES.
Services are conducted by the Rev. AL
bert B. Simpson in the Grand Opera house
building every Friday afternoon. At re-
cent meeting many of the women were
way with difficulty up the aisles. Those
who were most exhausted were given seats
in front in large arm-chairs upholstered
with plush, carried from an adjoining
room by the porter and an assistant. Be
fore the services began groups were
formed in all parts of the hall, and CONVEX
sation was carried on in whisper about
the latest cases of cure by faith. The men
Il IT, E@v7 Il
where there is any form of religious ex-
citement.
The pastor preached short sermon, in
which he attempted to show that Christs
mission was to heal infrmities as we'll as to
save souls,and that power vested in the dis
ciples of the early church to heal diseases
had not passed away. There was as much
need, he said, of evidence of Christianity
now as there ever was. When he had con-
Guided his remarks he invited those present
who had been healed to testify for the
glory of God, and for the encouragement
of others seeking relief from their suffer
ings.
TESTIMONY OF THOSE WHO BELIEVE THEY
HAVE BEEN HEALED.
The first person to respond was woman,
who told a long story of her inability to
conquer her hatred for her brother-in-law,
who had been, she thought, responsible in
a measure for the death of her sister. She
had never been able, she said, to obey the
Scriptural injunction, ''TO love your enc
mics and pray for those who despitefully
use you and prosecute you;" but by asking
the Lord to do what she had been unable
to dossherself, she had been able to conquer
her ill-feeling toward her brother-ln-law,
and would now be pleased to see him pros
porous and happy. This was given as an
instance of answer to prayer.
81 wish to testify" said neatly
woman with rudy face, shat was cured
of disease that baffled the skill of the
physicians. It was done by the touch of
| God in answer to prayer"
"May finish your story?" asked Mr..
! Simpson.
The woman nodded assent.
"This person." he said, ''came to this
country from England to place herself
under the treatment of skillful physicians.
They pronounced her incurable. Last week
| she sent for me, but was too busy for
day or two to comply with her request.
Meanwhile she went to God in prayer her
self That was right. 1 have no power.
When finally went to see her she told me
| fbo+ che uas wholly cured of her diSease.