Daily Republican., 1884-08-06

ssosSaeeu Se ~ Prayer.
The New York World OF NondA,
ssys: Mrs Mary X. Douglass. Of No
l14 Osmden. street, Newark, N. J..
was prostrated with spinal disesss
eight yoars ago, and she Was unable 3
walk until last Wednesday evening
when she was cured by prayer. She 4
shirty I'VE years old, and has blue eve
aud dark brown hair. DR.. Ellis Haines
who has been her physician, bears wit
ness THAI she had most serious diseas,
OF the spine, and her limbs below th,
Knees were paralyzed 30 that she haf
no use OF her limbs. Her mother had ,
spinal disease aud she always had ,
weak back. After . serious attack O
diphtheria her stomach became sff.c
tea, and she was unable TO eat. livins
Tor six months on ono blood dill dsy
Drs. Williams, O'Gormsn. Isss.
Nicholas and Wilmnrth were called II
0y Or. Haines, and agreed that oh,
could not recover. she lost the power
OF speech, % that she GOULD only whis
per.
When . World reporter called yea
terday he found her seated in q rookie,
sm Hing and happy. In reply 70 . cues
zion ~ 70 how the faith cure had teer
effected he said AFTER NV doctO,
saw that medical treatment would moi
cure me she advised me to try thu
faith cure advocated by DR.. Culiis. O,
Boston. laughed at the Idea. A weeh
ago Miss Elmer,o South Orange ave
n ne, came 10 show me how Mrs, L. A
Bald win, the faith cure advocate. had
relieved hor. Last Saturday MI, @.
g. Lathr0p brought Mrs. Bald win V
see me and agreed 70 pray with them
They came again on Wednesday even.
ing with the Rev. DIR. Sanford, = Union
minister from DR.. Cullis' faith cure
IA and TO-" ~
Mrs. Douglass here opened q Bib.
and read the promis a. follows "It
any sick among you, let him call fol
the elders OF the church and let them
pray over hun, amounting him with
Gil In the name Of the Lord, aud the
prayer Of faith shall save the sick and
The Lord shall raise him up" Mrs.
Douglass said that they told her tina,
they claimed that prom ise from the
Lord, and that she would answer 1t.
DR.. Sanford asked II that did not meet
her case. She said that 1t did, and he
then asked her II she was not one OF
the Lords little ones. Her reply was
that she hoped so. He then asked her
to put her case in the Lords hands.
and she agreed TO let them do as they
thought best.
CDR. Sanford knelt on one side OF the
bed" Mrs. Douglass said, "laid one
hand on my forehead, and took one OF
my hands In his other hand. He said
he would claim the promise in Mark,
18th chap, 18th verse: They shall lay
hands on the sick, and they shall re.
cover Mrs. Baldwi knelt on the
other s:te of the bed, holding my left
hand with her left hand and putting
her right hand, palm upward, under
iny spine. Mr.. Lathrop knslt At the
foot OF the bed. He put his hand on
my feet outside the bedclothes. Then
they all began to pray. Mrs. Bald win
pressed on my spine without giving
pain, and that surprised me, for cou ID
not bear the slightest touch there for
eight years.
After the pain left me the gentlemen
went out Of the room, and Mrs. Bald
win told me to sit up. l told her 7
could not, but l did. She coaxed me
to put my feet on the floor. I sat on
the side Of the bed until they brought
two chairs, and told me to make an Ell.
fort to stand, while she raised a silent
prayer. made tho effort and stood
for the hrst time in eight and q half
years. said could do no more. She
called for DR.. Sanford, who prayed
that my limbs might be strengthened.
My left foot had formerly been 80
drawn mp and the foot 30 twisted that
only the big toe touched the floor. As
soon ~ he said limbs my foot fell to
the floor and my hip became natural"
Mrs. Douglass arose and walked to .
sofa beside the reporter and put On q
new shoe. There Is no paralysis In
that foot" she exclaimed as she
jumped up and stamped On the floor,
aud now i do believe in the faith
cure that / have made fun of 30 long. %