Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-19
FAITH CURE IN STRATFORD.
An Episcopal CIergyman's Remarkable
Power Over Disease.

An Episcopal CIergyman's Remarkable
Power Over Disease.
On the Kings highway to Boston, over
Which Washington Travelled, Just OFF the
main street, in the town of StratfOrd, SAYS
the New York Sun of the 10Th inst, stands
an unassuming house, in which during
the past week remarkable cure by faith,
prayer and amounting is alleged to have
been effected. Miss Fanny Curtis, about
40 years of age, has for twenty-three
years been an invalid, and incapable of
walking, except few steps at time, and
while doing so the effort has been accom-
panied with extreme pain.
A reporter visited Miss Curtis at her
home yesterday to learn whether the re-
| port Of her cure was authentic. She was
not inclined to talk on the subject, but
said that she had positively been cured at
! the hands of the Rev. Arthur j. Sloan,
| rector of Christ Church. She referred the
reporter to Mr.. Sloan, who she said was
familiar with all the circumstances.
without being persistent" said the re-
porter, 81 would like to hear from your
own lipssthat you know a cure has been
effected"
positive! of course | am" said Miss
Curtis. 81 think. after twenty-three
years of suffering and being unable to
walk out Of doors, l have had an expert
ence that is not to be doubted. This
change was made instantly, on Friday,
March I. l had prayed earnestly that
| might he cured, and with our rector, Mr..
Sloan, had often spoken of the faith cure
IN which he has been so much interested.
We decided on the date have mentioned
and each of US had perfect faith that God
would literally answer prayer ard grant
me relief from my lOng-cOntinued suf-
feriAgs. He anOinted me with oil. and
since that moment have been WE'LL"
''Did you feel any sudden changer
81 cannot say that l did. l did not ex-
pect any. | simply knew that / was well,
and that same night walked to the evening
Lenten service at Christ Church, a quarter
of a mile away"
''Have you thoroughly tested your
strength, and are you not afraid of a re-
lapse?'
81 can answer that question best by
stating that on Sunday last l attended
morning church service, and Wednesday
evening again walked to the church. AS
to relapse, L am confident that 80 long
as / retain my faith my cure will remain
permanent"
''lt has been reported that you We're con-
fined to your bed during the extended pc
riOd you mention. Is that a fact?'
81 have already told you that did walk
at times. | rode occasionally in warm
weather, but not Often"
The reporter then went to the rectorv. a
half mile distant, and found the Rev. Mr..
Sloan at home. The rector is of command
ing figure, though of slight build and has
an eye that is noticeable for its penetra-
ton.
81 wish to gain no nOtOrietv in cOnnec-
ton with this cure" he said, "but am per-
iectly willing to give You the facts as
they are. | will say first that faith cures
known fn no n (fhopIoc CoI
lis, of Boston, perhaps, is the pioneer of
such cures III this country. A large num-
Der OF remarkable cures are placed to his
credit, both here and in Germany. The
Lord cures disease Immediately and with
out the aid of physicians, at times. Miss
Curtis, of whom you inquire. is a parish
Toner of mine and / have. in COMPANY
with my wife, spent much time at her
house praying with her and inducing her
to believe that she might reach a degree
Of ialth necessary for Il complete cure.
Her trouble was of such a nature that it
was painful for her to attempt walking.
even from one room to another. We deci-
ded on the first Friday in March, and in
the afternoon of that day she was instan-
taneously healed. After a prayer | an
0lnted her forehead with oil i'm accordance
with ST. james, v, II, u. Besides Miss
Curtis and Mrs. Sloan, a Christian woman
who had previously been healed by DR..
Coils, was in the room. 1t was purely a
matter Of faith, and had no doubt what
ever of success. Faith on the part of the
patient, on the part of those who were
present, and on the part of myself, as the
authorized agent, was of course necessa-
ry. / believed that the Lord would fulfill
His promise, and He did"
"Do you wish to say that the cure is a
permanent OneY asked the reporter.
"l.hOse who are healed by faith and
prayer are very strongly tested afterward
She is well woman now. Her pain may
come back as test. but if so, resistance
and prayer that it be removed will prove
eflectual. The Lord permits this to test
the faith Of the subject"
81 am informed that Miss Curtis has
walked to your church unaided since her
recovery. Is that true?7
"AIthough stormy, that Friday night
she walked half mile to evening prayer.
and since that time has attended two ser
wees. she seems, as she is, very devOut,
and l have perfect confidence in her."
us this the first instance of a faith cure
at your hands"
'NO, it is not, although perhaps it will
be better not to mention those which have
occurred in my own family. People are
inclined to treat such matters lightly, and
unless, as in the case of Miss Curtis. the
fact of cure can be well established.
they are inclined to doubt what those con-
cerned know to be true. NV boy, when a
baby was troubled with crooked feet, and
would sit and cry for hours at time. |
anointed the child, when at the age of IS
or 20 months, and since that time he has
been well. My daughter Belle, II years
OF age, after course of WhOOping cough
showed nervous disorder that resulted
in violent twitchings of the hands and her
features by prayer and amounting she
was cured, and since about Christmas
time there has been no return of the dis
order.'
"Can any one become an authorized
agent by faith and prayer?"
Il am not prepared to say that they
may or may not. My impression is that
some persons possess a power, hardly a
gift, that others do not: AS in the prac-
tee of medicine some men are success
tul, While others who have studied equal
ly as hard are not, so in the case of faith
cures, one man may have the power of
conservation and full submission to Gods
will that another apparently may not.
do not wish to state that it is gift grant
ed to but few"
do you find authority for the cure by
falth other than your own experience
authentic, mean?"
"Plenty OF it. The Bible furnishes an
abundance, and in John Wesley's notes
cess of physic i'll the Christian Church
till 1t was lost through unbelief.' The first
prayer book of Edward contains service
specially prepared for anOinting."
"HoW was your attention first brought
to the subject, and why did you think YOU
might perform miracle yourself?"
81 do not place the cure of Miss Curtis
ON the list of miracles at all. know of
many instances of faith cures that could
not be disputed by those who would take
the pains to inform themselves on the
subject, and | believed what had been ac-
complished in Germany or i'm Boston
might be done in SeratfOrd. Those who
doubt do so from lack of information.
or from desire to ridicule that which
may appear to be mysterious. The whole
matter is one OF faith, and the cures,
when effected, are the direct work of God.
People here have been kind enough to as
sert that Miss Curtis might have regained
her feet at any time as she has done now.
but the evidence of her physicians, and
Of all who have personally known her, is
overwhelming"
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