Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-18
FAITH CIREs.
A London LOurdes Wherat a Great Many
Miraculous Cures artsaid 10 Have
Been Accomplished.
Some Sensible Reflecties ON the Sub
jeet from Medical Joarnal of
Very High Route.

A correspondent Of the London Pal Mall
Gdzette writes that papef.tuching cert ain
alleged 'facts" which areattracting a good
deal OF attention at presenfn certain circles.
A few days ago l had an llerview with the
Rev. w. E. Boardman, no is at the head
of a movement which il lttracting q large
amount OF attention not orr in the metrope-
lis but throughout the conry. The head
quarters OF this movement is a house in the
north OF London, which hs been designated
"Bethshan," and the leadip doctrine laugh
there is that of healing b faith. In other
words, they teach that hiracles may be
wrought by means OF prayer, and the heal
ing virtues which have been clsimed for
French and Irieh shrines BY Roman Catholic
devotees cannot compare with the power in
which the believers in the new gospel put
their trust. At q time when belief in the
supernatural is said 10 be vanishing, and
when every effect is scientifically traced 10 q
natural cause, II ID, to say the least, rem ark
able to hear men and womea publicly testify
to their recovery from lo,g-standing and
apparently lncurable diseases without medi-
cal or surgical aids. hive been present at
more than one of their meetings, and have
heard many personal testimonies 20 COM
plete cure from almos. fall the iils that flesh
is heir to-" The following typical instance
were furnished TO meby Mr. Bosrdman: =
A lady named Miss Scoons came on .
Wednesday evening 10 "Bethshan" Ssoat
six months ago. At the meeting h 81 even
ing che had an epileptic dt and had 70 be
carried out of the room. On The, sunday
evening following she rose from <fhe couch
upon which she was lying PROBATE and said:
81 am perfectly weln She:old those who
surrounded her and had been conversing
with her that she had bees for upward OF
fourteen years an iuvsIia, having been at
ficted with a compilation OF disorders, IN
Guiding an internal Iumor and epilepsy. She
had been jn a pupber of hospitals and un-
der many PHYSICIANS, and her case had
been abandoned as hopeless. Her cure was
instantaneous, and she is nov the picture OF
health. At the present time she is engaged
in religious work among the warehouse girls
in the city, and is known to many.
A second case of different type was that
of a carpenter named Newman, who resides
at Dorring. He suffered from consumption,
and so far had the disease run that he was
completely exhausted when he arrived at
"Bethshan." He remained for a week and
was completely cured This is slso case
OF six months standing, and since his return
home Newman has followed his occupation
and engaged in religious work.
A workingman from Grimsby, named
Noodle, furnished an illustration of a DIFF
ferent kind. For six years he was lame in
one loot and leg, the ailment taking such a
curious form that the limb had to be carried
high ln The air. For three years ne had not
put his foot on the ground, to attempt to do
go having caused the greatest agony. He had
been treated by medical men in Grimsby and
Hull, and BY surgeon in London, who
eventually amputated his great toe. This
gave no relief, and he came second time 10
London and had an interview with cele-
brated surgeon, who remarked upon the Pc
culiarity of the case, and said that nothing
could be done for it. Noodle remained for
three years in his lame condition, moving
about by means Of cruiches. A few months
ago he came under Mr.. Boardman's care
and an week ne could dispense with his
artificial aids, while after the lapse of . few
more days he left for home with his link
completely healed. He is now in business
in Grimsby.
1t is asserted that since the beginning OF
the movement, now six months ago, there
have been about 100 remarkable cures, in
Guiding every variety of disease-cancer
paralysis, deafness, consumption, chronic
rheumatism, and lameneFs, many trophies
in the form of crpiches being left behind
No outward means are used; indeed, doctors
and medicines must be entirely given up
and implicit faith is the zone thing needful.'
"Bsthshan," its projectors state, dis no hos
pital, but rather nursery for faith" anC
many OF the cures of which testimony il
given are said to have been effected by cor
respondence. The patient is usually anointeC
with oil, and, after prayes, an immediate
cure is looked for. / may sdd that the in
stitution is above suspicion on pecuniary
grounds.