Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-03-24

New YORK, March 19.-Men and
children leaning on crutches, women
blind and deaf, and others subject to all
the ills that flesh is heir to, foeked to
the services of the Apostolic church,
Brooklyn institute, last evening, seeking
faith cures by the laying on of hands by
the Rev. DR.. S. w. Monck, who recent
ly came from England, where he says
the nobility attended his ministrations,
and claims that be was great favorite
with Queen Victoria. In his remarks
he introduced numerous passages of
Scriptures, beginning at Genesis and
concluding with St. Mark, to prove that
in all ages of the world diseases have
been cured by faith and laying on of
hands. Faith be said, is gist and if
one has it not he must ask for it, and
power to heal the sick will be granted.
If man had no faith and was not heal
ed he should not be surprised it he was
not healed, az the Lord reserves his heal
ing for some other time, when the heart
was fuller of faith. When the first twenty
patients had been arranged upon the
platform and season of secret prayer
had been INDUCED in, Mr.. Monck arose
and was met by child seven years of
age, who was suffering from swollen
glands. The little fellows neck was
even with his cheeks and he appeared
to be a great sufferer. ''In the name of
Jesus, who loved the little ones, / lay
my hands on you ana bid the swelling
to disappear" said the preacher, press,
ing his hands on the childs neck and
drawing them quickly away. "IIow dc
you feel now," he asked. "Ever so
much better" responded the boy. The
swelling was reduced one-half, and this
cure was said TO be visible to all who
were near the platform. A stout woman
came next and complained of bad sight
in one OF her eyes. The motion was sim
liar en- the part of Monck as in the case
of the boy, and the exclamation of the
lady was "Thank God, can see the en-
tire congregation. ! could not do so
when l came here. l am completely
cured" The woman continued her thanks
at length and said: ut is wonderful.
My name is Mrs. DALEY, and reside at
65l Classon avenue, Brooklyn" Ayoung
man who said he was suffering from kid
ney troubles, exclaimed as Monck with
drew his hands, "The pain has all left
my back" The next patient was pale,
respectable looking woman apparently
seventy years old, who complained of
deafness in one ear. The preacher press
ed bis fingers in her ears, then blew into
them, and in the name of Christ ordered
the hearing to return. Stepping back
fully twenty feet he said in a whisper:
"How do you feel now?" "Much better.
l can hear even a whisper" Then came
cases of ca:arrh, malarial fever, bronchi-
tbs and pains in the chest, which were
disposed Of in manner satisfactory to
the patients, when a stout lady, suffer
ing terribly from shortness of breath,
presented herself. In less than min
ute she was able 10 draw long breath
her pain she said was all gone, and she
handed to Monck bottle of medicine
her regular physician had prescribed,
praying the Lord would bless it. Monck
returned it, remarking, "My friends, the
doctors, we are not your foes. Your
medicines have done good" The most
remarkable case was that of an old wo-
man who declared that she had been
deaf for forty years. AS soon as MIR.
Monck's fingers had been withdrawn
from her ears her eyes frightened, her
face lighted and she rejoiced in factthat
she could distinctly hear every word
spoken, even in low whisper. Monck
touched fully one hundred handkerchiets
for the benefit of absent sick, and at l
p. NJ. withdrew to a room i'll an entirely
exhausted condition. A good many be-
lieve that electricity and magnetism con-
tanned in Monck's hands account for
the cures.