Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-08-11
A Lively Description OF the People En-
gagged in the Work at Old Or
chard Beach.
How 1t is Done and the Great Number
Of People Who Claim to Have
Been Cured.

that the little man was likely to come of vic.
lorious. lie proved, however, 20 far amensble
TO reason that he cOn]ented 10 "ask the doc
tor" The doctor would not shut out these
visitors, though even the friends Of those per
cons who came 10 be healed we're not allowed
10 enter, and presently the adventurous
scribes teuud themselves fronting the plat
form on which was seated the man whose
faith cures have made his name in New EGG
land a household word.
More than a dozen years ago the attention
OF devout persons was attracted 10 several
cases in which diseases had been cured, as
WIS alleged, in direct answer to prayer. In
connection with these casss Charles Cullis,
a Boston physician Of soma rank, became
prominent as a man whose fervent appeals
In behalf OF the sick were especially likely 10
be needed. With the sid OF friends-raised
up by prsyer-he established near Boston a
"conaumptives' home" and other institutions,
the funds for the maintenance of which
came, day by day, as God touched the hearts
Tor pockets) of the people. Al these places
he received, prayed with and, it ID claimed,
restored to health many persons who had
been given up by the physicians. Eight
years ago he held the first Of his holiness
conventions" at this csmp.ground, and since
that time his disciples have annually Assem-.
bled here, that their faith might be strength
ened by the recital of cures which, at his TWO
meetings for healing" are effected through
him.
SOME WHO WERE THERE.
Nearly 200 persons, most OF whom were
women, and all of whom were in some man
ner physically sfh Icted, were grouped on one
side of the unfinished aud ience-room when
the services began. Upon the platform
were seated DR.. Cullis, a g:ay-haired, blue
eyed man Of confident appearance;Mrs. Cul-
lis, his wife; the Revs. E. K, Cressey, OF Phil
adelphia, and E. ID. Mallory, of Lowell.
Upon the floor, Capt. 4. Kelso Carter, of the
Chester (Pa.) Military Academy, and the
Rev. j. NJ. Sutherland, once known 10 thea
ter-goers as senator Bob Hart" paced back
and forth, stopping every now and then to
exchange a pleasant word with the reporters
or vita each other. After a revival hymn
had bsen sung, nine un~converted persons
were placed 10 charge Of Mr.. Sutherland and
Capt. Carter. Dr.. Cullis's right-hand man
siugled outthess, who we're to be prayed with
first.
DR.. Cullis read and commented upon the
1881 Psalm and the 14th and 18Th verses of
the fifth chapter of JameP. "rhese PROMISES"
he said, "sre not for the world-the man who
would be healed must frs. belong to God. l
have never known of an uuconyerted person
who claimed the promises aud got an answer.
DON'T you see, there are directions 10 the
Church: Is auy sick among youP-amoug
those who love the Eord, that means. You
must frat be Christians; and, mind YOU, you
mustn't pray to be healed simply that you
may be rid of suffering. You are healed
that you.may devote your lives TO the glory
of God.
Some OF you have doubted, and hesi.a.-
ted, and asked: is il Gods will 10 heal me p
Do you realize that when you say that you
make God partial and Christ a respecter OF
persons? Trust the Lords word and He will
make it true 10 you. Don't ignore the
physicisns, but don't be discouraged if they
tail you. Mans extremity is DDS oppor-
tunity. l have seen cases which the phys;-
clans pronounced incurable-psralysis, con.
sumption, etc.-healed, hundreds OF them,
in answer 10 this prayer of faith. Siy for
yourselves: Lord, | believe Thy word; / be-
lieve what Thou dost say to me- According
to your faith it shall be given YOU. The
power is not with me. 1t is nothing that ]
can do. Claim The promise of God"
THE SHEEP AMI ras GOATS.
DR. Cults then retired to the ante-room
and prayed with the persons pointed out by
Capt. Carter, while, at one corner Of the au-
diencc room, Mr.. Switzerland exhorted nine
1"bASo WhO q biOitCoEO kltUaeClVFE 10 IL
unconvsrted, Near by hrs. Cults argued
with tro aged gentlemen who were also
"unsaved." The latter proved obdurate, &c
did two of the ladies, and when the e1- Seq
ator realized this he said: "fhose who have
been talked with and have failed to accept
the Lord Jesus, / must ask ,heta in love to
retire. and the ladies', looking flushed and
excited, withdrew. A moment after tn. old
gentleman marched cut and he exclaimed
"What a sad sight ii is! Two old men, un-
regenerste, AJAX the blessing Of healing! The
candle has burned low in the socket and
they fling the snuff into the facs Of Dsilyt"
As the prayer.seekers, after n moment with
DIR. Cults, re>en'ered the Church by another
door and seated themselves apart from those
who were yet 10 meet him, the ihterest and
enthusiasm heightened. Mr.. Sutherland
singing OF "Flee az a Bird TO Your Noun.
tain" stirred the audience deeply, and when
"hsImonies" were called for many of those
who attempted to speak broke down from the
stress OF their emotion. A MIS-. Smith, from
the eastern part Of the State, who had been
stfl cted with a spinal trouble, arose and
said brokenly: "Dr. Cults has prayed fJr
me; l claim the promises" and when Capt.
Carter added, "Phatl lady was carried in on a
chair a few minute ago." sobs and re rejoicing
words were heard on all sides.
WHAT THEY WERE CURED or.
A middlo-aged lady announced that shs
had been cur,d of the phlhisic. Another,
who had sfl lcted with iupAors, said thai
their growth had Been stopped, Tor the past
seven years, in answer to prayer, and she be.
lieved that now they would disappear. The
wife Of a Kentucky physician returned thanks
for the healing of her lsmsness. A Port.
land business man knew he had been bsna.
flied, and an elderly lady who had beeu
greatly strengthened at the faith-cure meet.
iugs in Philadelphia declared that she was
ucw rid OF a cancer. Scores Of persons pro.
fessed Themselves to be relieved OF all man
ner OF nervous diseases, but few of the cases
which were cited indicated the need CT any
supernatural intefposition.
I'll l were sick" said Mr.. Mallory, at this
j~unc:ure, 81 wouldn't call a physician; I'd
die on the promises. l can trust God better
than l Can anybody else. Why? Well, here
is one thing l know He has done: Two yesri
ago my wife's sister, in these meetings, wres-
tied in PRAYER for her boy, 500 miles away,
He had a double curvature OF the spine, and
his legs were drawn up under him. No ply
sician could help him. She brought his case,
| say, before the altar, and as she PRAYED il
was borne In upon her that he was healed,
Well, how was ii2 The first time she bathed
hAA AhG FhS ACAGAbSo lCLlS Ills Epllt
Strengthened. Her faith strengthened and
bis recovery progressed. To-day he gee:
three.quarless OF a mile to school, without
crutch or cane or anything of the sort, snd
he's as sound as anybody. Bless God"
SENATOR ROB Harris EXPERIENCE.
ST went to tell what God has done fer M
since l have been here" said Mr.. Sutherland
his face sglog with smiles. "You know that
asthma ia something hat physicians CAM
cure. Years ago my treasurer in New York
he WAS a lovely man-died Of it-choked
to death. Daring twenty years If my twenty.
eight on the stage / suffered from it. Well
on Thursday ! told the doctor OF my trouble
and he DAid: Can't you step out on the
promises?' Friday morning at $3.50 O'Clock
! when l was in bed with b. nrcL,.r {;
| came to &c 10 step CUT and we sat NJ il
bed for two hours, talking and p~rAising God
1t I'D trisd such a thing before at thai tim,
IN the morning | should have choked. My
voice has been all right ever since, and there
isn't a hill within miles that l haven't run Il
the top OF out Of pure th~ankfnlness."
The last inquirer came from the ante--oou
and DR.. CuliIs, looking pale and worn
mounted the platform to speak a hnal word
Don't expect new heads 10 be put on yor
and dent be astonished if new limbs dom
grow or II new eyes don't pop II" he saiC
with a weary smile. Cancers and tumori
won't jump out of you, they come a little a
a time. Claim the promises; you must b,
healed as you are ~saved-by faith.
Talk 10 these reporters, will you!" b,
asked OF Capt. Carter after t~hedoxolcgy haC
been sung; Pm tired. Ali there is 10 say
though, is that los PERSONS have been prsycC
l with Of This nnaafYn. a,1 D1- -.