Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-25
CURED BY FAITH.


\ Remarkable Case--A Young Woman
saved When Her Friends Thought
Her to he Dying.
NEVADA, ONO. Sept. lS.--Our little city
was all excitement on Monday morning
OF this week, over the report that Miss
Ella, daughter of David Belts, was cured
by prayer and faith of that terrible dis.
ease, quick consumption, and of which
she has been considered diving for the
past week or two. All day SATURDAY, her
condition was considered very critical,
and toward evening fears were enter
tanned that she would not live through
the night. Sunday morning came, and
with 1t no improvement. All day long
kind friends watched bv the
bedside, and everything that
could be thought of was done TO save her
life. In the evening the attending physi-
can, DR.. X. l.. Louder, called and made
an examination, and pronounced in pos
siblc Tor her to live until morning. He
told her friends that with him all hone
was gone, and that il would surprise him
greatly ii she lived one hour. Later on
she began to sink lower and lower, and
her life was altogether despaircd of. The
friends prepared themselves for the
inevitable result, andi at about
hali-paSt ten O'Clock IL was
thought that the last moment had
come. The patient lay entirely HELPLESS.
unable to make the slightest move; she
gasped for breath, and there were long
intervals when there was no apparcnt
pulsation. The parents and close friends
looked at each other with tcar-stained
laces as much as to say, "all is over"
suddenly, and TO the Amusement of all
present, She was seen to move, rose IN n
sitting position and, in calm, natural
tones, Said "Mother, | will not die, |
am going To get WE'LL She then rn.
queSted that her clothes be riyen To her
rs she was determined TO arise. Uer
friends, not knowing what to do
ahd thinking that She was delirious. de-.
'ermlned to humor her but did not SIM
pose That 1t was possible for her 10 get
up pom receiving her clothes she beonn
pressing, and having dressed herself TO
the great aStonishmont of all nresent
rose TO her feet and walked across Tho
room She would not be pursunded ia
return To her bed, but instead wont to hon
organ, sat down ana commenced pInvino
ia TINS manner She continued to amnsc
hefSeu until Ia, M, when She told her
ulother that she was now poinv Ia
nc doWn and take Il nap, but that her
lrHndS need not be the least bit alarmed
as she mad been entirely healed of All her
ihhrmllles by prayer and faith in the word
OF TOD Even now her friends Thought
She would never rise arnin hnt
contrary to their expect, lions, at
ABOUT O'Clock she awoke. col nm
ana TOOK her seat at the breakfast tablr
ana ate a little. Through the day she
continued to improve, gaining strength
rapidly The physician called during the
evening and male another examinations
was alarmed at her condition, but unable
10 account for the change affairs had
u'Nes: There is no such thing as nc.
counting Tor IL, She was beyond thn
rHaeh oil human aid, land medical skill
Which could not have been bettered was
81 no avail. She was simply savad
oy iaith Argument can sustain
NO other theory, and science il
az loss to explain il. Tuesday
morning she assisted her mother In ~.
preparation of the morning meal sana
anu played at the organ, and in tho aftnr
noon was out riding in carriage Win
one OF her lady friends. AT this hour She
u up ana about and gaining strength ram
nu!' All manner OF specul tlons arc
uauc as 10 whether the cure win hc nor
nanent or not, and doubts are sim enter.
''i"'o oy >omei but at present ali tho in.