The Rock Island Argus., 1884-12-05

well as ever She was healed, and she
knew it was in answer to prayers. Then
she and her husband knelt and prayed
most earnestly again. She wished to know
what to do in acknowledgment Of being
saved The answer came back. she could
hear it plainly, GO out into the by ways
and hedges and work for the reclaiming
of fallen women" This was a surprise to
her, as before this fallen woman had
been horror in her sight and she could
net bear them, but she was determined to
do the Lords will. She dressed herself
alone, and told her husband she was go
ing out into every house in Oak Park to
tell how she had been healed Her hus-
band cautioned that she could not act in
haste lest she be called crazy, From her
own room she went down stairs, picked
up her babe and in her JOY carried it all
about the house. She felt so strong that
she helped get tea, sat down and took
supper with the rest of the family. The
nextday she went to Chicago with friend
who had come to her house to see her dit9
She visited the battle of Gettysburg pan
oroma and went about all day. and she
did not get the least bit tired. Before
her healing she had been very proud
woman, aud was passionately fond OF
jewelry, of which she wore great deal.
She thought that she could not wear that
among the fallen women, but before de-
Gliding what to do she asked the Lord.
He seemed to answer that she should take
it of and she did so, and should never
again wear it. The day of her healing
was Thursday Oct. 9th, seven weeks ago
and almost constantly she had been going
about doing the Lords service. She
labOrs among fallen women at night mis-
sions i'll Chicago, in the endeavor to lead
them from paths of sin to better life,
prospered her and many of them had
fallen at the foot of the cross. While
pursuing this labor of love she did not
get to her bed until two or three o'clock in
the morning and sometimes later.
Sometimes it was not cOnveniem for her
to get her dinner and she went without it,
but she did not get hungry. She needs
only Il continuance of the grace of God
Mrs. Foreman has family of five
children. Socially she and her family
stand high in the community. She seems
to be very much in earnest. The story of
her healing wasvery attentivelY listened to
by the people, who manifested much in
tercst in her case.
TUMORs CURED.
The evening meeting, which was better
attended than the one in the afternoon,
was opened by Mr.. Webb. who said that
if people only had faith they could be
healed He told of a family in Chicago
in which the mother, eightysix years old
and her two daughters were cured by
faith. The mother had broken hip
and for about eight years she was crip>
pie and walked with a crutch and cane,
and was not out Of the house for five
years. She fell, broke one wrist and
! dislocated the other and with all these
troubles her eyesight was impaired. On
her last birthday her daughters sought
her to pray to be healed which she did
and was cured. Now she goes about the
city healing and doing agreat deal of good.
One of the daughters was cured of con
sumption and the other of paralysis.
Mr.. Webb said IF any of You here
tonight are sick it is your privilege TO be
whole in less than five minutes" All
they needed was abundant faith.
The case of lady being cured of two
large tumors was told
Mrs. Chas. Simmons by requst told the
story of her healing She had been a
sufferer and an invalid for thirteen years,
and unable to walk most of the time.
Skilled physicians gave her case up as
hopeless Last winter Mrs Stroud Smith,
of Liverpool, England, visited her at her
home. She taught her to put her whole
trust in God. She did so and so she was
healed. Now she goes about as well a
any one could wish to be- praising the
Lord for all his goodness to her
Mr. Webb told how he was healed. He
said that people were generally healed
slowly according to their faith. He had
worn himself out in business and suffered
intensely from nervous prostration. He
had been church member for about
thirtythrcc years, but was not believer in
the faith cure until he was himself healed
He talked with some of the believers in
this cure, but he could not make it seem
the right thing for him. He went south
and was taken much worse, so that he
had to come home again. His head was
so full of pain that he could not pray
sometimes, but he finally did go to the
| lord, and asked to be freed from pain and
made whole. One day when lying on his
back on the bed he prayed with all his
might to be healed and when he arose
from that bed he was a cured man. He
felt so happy that he sat down and wrote
as fast as he could, and faster than ever
before letter of eight pages, to friend
telling his condition. Before this he had
not been able to write thing in weeks
Now he is one of the most firm believers
in this methods Of healing.
Joseph Porter, who lives in the south
! part of FreepOrt, arose in the meeting and
told how he had been laid up With rheu'
matism for over three years Mrs, Strond
Smith visited him last winter
and led him to pray to be healed
and he has been getting better eveI
since.
Mrs. Foreman told her experience agair
at the meeting. Several persons arose as
special subjects Tor prayer to be healed
from their atflictions.
Mrs. Foreman, Mr.. Webb and Mrs
Phelps, another faithcure believer, return
ed home to Oak Park this morning.
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