The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-27
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a. Iowa Lawyer psass lflm psstis ana
Faith.
Blrrins aecidentsintt transnsiss lpn0i
the WssiiihFton naiis Col Bob Ingetsoll
ought Wednesday morning 70 receive
nissiye, Of which the following Is copy
,cmclso; Feb. q. col. lsoes't q. Iager-
sn: respectfully invite ycn
70 esgsee IN q joint discussion with me 1t
tle eityof Chicago. in which ] win Affirm
either o. ali Of the following propositions:
i Christ was raised from the dead.
q Delffinni trelnens u deinoniae pos
session. y ~
81 !In,anfty q dsmoniac possession
wherever Il assumes q violent or vicious
form.
4. The iekcan be healed and devils east
outin the name Of Christ through faith IN
HIS name and promises. !,
+ Should you aceept this invitation Wlll
agree to heal the sick and cast out devlls
Ri ne method pointed out IN the Scrip
tyins, and 70 that end you may select any
so 81 insane person, differentiated %
fncurable, If you choose.
,F0f nv standing as member Of the
bar Of lows twill give you such feier-
euees as Won may desire, With admiral
tionI for your talents. appteci ation Of your
genius. eineefest love Tor you gpefso
and hoping that my humble eaortg may
lie Instrumental In aiding you TO believe
IN risen Redeemef, and thus enlist your
eloQuenee and training IN the cause otthe
Master, am, yours respectfully,
NJ LisToX McMILLES.
The man who thus proposes to impale
the eloquent inhdel on the lance Of filth
yas (Iuartered Yesterday afternoon q the
Grand Pacific. He Is lawyer from OsEa-
loss. IA. who has been visiting IN Ohio,
and stoppefi off in Chicago on his return
trin expressly TO illuminate this challenge.
He ia - miId.mannered o man as ever
threw down the glove in any cause
rene of countenance, smooth and equanlle
In conversation, with no palpable out
yar,I senbiance OF the crank.
he laid down o large and handsomely:
honnd Bible TO greet q representative o.
TSe TLiLsne. az believe he said, with
the Apostle fAul1 knak L.nSSy ~ 49,. .t
have faith shall heal the sick and cast out
devils. And believe It because have
put my theory 10 the test
"You have cast out devils, then
ayes, sir; in at least one authentic case
/ have effected a cure which amounts TO
nothing else. Last December o chamber
maid IN the Downing House at Oskaloosa
was taken with q painful illness that soon
lapsed into deiirium. She suffered fright
fiily, and in her paroxysms d pain saw
tbe mot distressing visions Of devils,
inns. and all the paEaphernalia OF Hell.
ma doctors failed utterly TO diagnose her
case. and she was given up beyond help.
I went 10 her in the full iaith that she was
a victim Of denoniacp oSsesstp on, and could
be cured by faith. She Was Goddess
creature. and ia her tantrurns used 70 curse
and swear in shocking manner. She
was in one Of those fts whenI came 70
her room. ] caught her attention and told
her that II the had faith sufficient abe
would be healed. Ithen talked with her
OF Christ and His promises until her vision
changed, and in place Of tortures she saw
the most beautiful visions conceivable.
Directly aiterward she broke out into a
PRAYER THAT was the most touching ever
heard. Soon she WIS asleep, and when
she woke she was already lar advanced To-
ward recovery. She Is well toGay aud a
sincere Christian" a,
"siost undoubtedly; It could have been
nothing else" /,
aHaye you treated any other cases r Z
Eyes: but this Is the most remarkable.
/ have been successful in several cases Of
delirium tfemens, and have treated others
from which / have had no report. Indeed,
I don't choose TO ask after them, lest It
should seem Ike doubling Gods word, as
Lots wife did when she looked back on
sodom.e Vi,
Mr.. McsIillen claims no monopoly Of the
power to cast cut devils, but says 1t may
be exercised by any one who has faith
sufficient. "Tliat," he says, "is my mis-
sion to disseminate q perfect faith in
Christ's word and to show the power OF
the shirt over the flesh.
Hisdefnitionto faith etrays tile lawyer.
~ do moi" he says, "belieyc that faith Is
an inspiration. II isa conviction oil the
mind resulting from evidence; logical
sequence OF facts that are within the per-
ceptiye range Of any one who will look
Alright. This Is what Mr.. Ingersoll :ex-
pressly denies. He thinks that man to
have faith must first throw away all good
sense. Ipnpose to prove by actual EVIL
dence the dependence OF faith, upon good
sense and q proper perception Of tangible
facts In short 10 do'alf that Is promised
in my letter" az,
"That rests entirely with him. II he
answers my challenge, I will; II not he
ought to revise his previous declaration Or
forever hold his peace
Mr. Mcliillen has, he says, with
drawn from his law practice entirely for
the better prosecution Of bis new work.
He has but one case pending, and that is q
test prohibition case In the Supreme Court
OF Iowa. He claims to be sufficiently fore
handed TO disarm the charge that he Is
working for mercenafy gain or any other
motive than entire devotion to the cause
Of Christianity.
Tiger That Sometimes Bites.
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