The Portland daily press., 1884-04-11
CURED BY FAITH.
The Remarkable story Of the Bestoraiiss
20 Health Of Lady of this CITY Atss
Long and Hopeless Illness.

To the Editor Of Press:
Much is being written and said in these days
about faith cures. and as a subject OF this
kind has come under my observation 1 will
give the public the case very much in the indi-
vidual's own words. The subject OF this writ,
ing is Mrs. Henry Moore of 10 Forest street,
this city. She is lady little past 81 years Of
age,--a member of the FIRST Baptist church,
(Dr. small's) having been baptized at II years
of age. The following is her story:
In November, 1874, 1 was Frustrated BY
spinal difficulty and brain fever, and was con-
fined to my bed for 16 weeks. The February
following had a shook of paralysis, affecting
the whole OF my right side from and including
the shoulder and arm downward, With the
best of treatment only partially rallied from
this. The spinal difficulty troubled me every
season, taking new forms. On June 4, 1882, /
had another shock. This gave my right arm
and right limb very much the feeling OF dead
flesh, My head was also affected. l had not
the power to raise my foot from the door OK
open or shut my hand. NV arm also swelled
and felt like dead weight, and most of the
time panied me severely, was 80 much
Frustrated ] sat up only twenty minutes IN
Twelve weeks. In February last had anothes
slight shock. Within the time that elapsed
between the second shock and the fore part Of
several OF the best physicians IN the city, IN
GLIDING some OF those employed ct the Maine
General Hospital. InJanuary last council
of physicians pronounced my case 'incnrablo,
as there was not particle OF vitality IN the
system to take hold Of" One OF them said
there was no hope for me; at best never
could more than be able to sit up In chair"
During all these years had suffered an I'M
known amount of pain through my whole
system My digestive organs and lungs were
so much diseased that my throat was all BLACK
and had q gangrenous appearance, ana the
roof of my mouth was ell covered with white
blisters.
In the latter part of February last lady
friend brought me a work Of DIR. Cullis' on
Faith Cures, and read some Of them to me, a.
/ was too weak to read myself.
For some time prior to this / had not been
off my bed or looked out of the window.
During the fsw days that passed after the
reading referred to above 1 began to think that
t1e same Jesus had the same power to heal
now that he had 1900 years ago, and would
heal me II had sufficient faith. Consequent
ly lsbored and prayed that might have the
faith. On the 18th OF March, somewhere
about 10 o'clock a. NJ, l was thinking OF the
goodness Of Jesus aud Of His power to heal
when He was upon earth, and had prayed
earnestly that might be wholly consecrated
when all Of sudden something came over
me of extreme beauty. 1t seemed to mo was
not here and 1 was not there. 1t seemed was
in the very presence of my Master. was not
asleep; was awake; I was all alone. 1t
lasted about an hour. cannot describe it.
When came ont of it 1 felt satisfied that 1
should be made perfectly whole.
The next morning, March 18th, told my
daughter was going to get up and dress my
self; that I needed no assistance from her,
neither from my crutch which HAD been
obliged to use for years whenever could rise.
1 got up, put on my clothes and walked about
the room. Pain has left me, the swelling
has left my arm and limbs, and they feel
natural again. believe l shall regain my
former natural strength, all OF which ascribe
to the healing power Of faith in Jesus Christ.
This lady has abandoned oil medicine and
trusts only in the power Of Jesus Christ, On
Sunday, the 23d Of March, she attended the
First Baptist church in this city, il being the
first time she had attended church for nearly
ten years. Two weeks before she sat up only
long enough to have her bed made. She has
since made a visit to Boston. Any one In
credulous of these statements can call upon
the lady herself, who will be pleased to receive
any and all such. P.