St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-20
CHICAGO,s FAITH CURE.

| The faith-healing craze has reached Chi
cago. As it travels westward it seems to
grow in absurdity. The Tribune publishes
| a very ludicrous account of meeting in q
Fourth avenue church last Thursday night.
Sermons were preached by the two promi-
nent healers-HINEs and MYERs-in which
1t was alleged that sickness being the direct
result of sin could be washed away by the
blood of CHRIST. Basing their arguments
upon this premise they proceeded in an
attempt to prove that they possessed the
power to heal, not by electricity or mag
netism, but by pure and simple faith. In
closing his discourse the Rev. HINES stated
that it was their purpose to raise $50, 900
| to build home where the sick could re-
main until they were cured by the faith pro-
cess. After the sermons were concluded
experiences were called for and all who
were ailing were invited forward to
the altar. Two-thirds of the con
gregation responded to this invita-
ton, while the other third stood on
chairs to witness the remarkable scenes
which followed. Brother HINES prayed
for the Holy Ghost to come down, when
according to the Tribune report two or
three women in the body of the hall and
two or three men near the altar fell flat ON
the floor. Bystanders, supposing they had
tainted, rushed toward them. ''Let those
people alone, shouted MYERS. ''They are
in the hands of the Lord and He will take
care of them. In the name of JESUS re-
ceive We the gift of the Holy Spirit" Sew
eral more fell down. ''Take it," shouted
Brother MYERS. ''Look up to JESUS" he
said to several who had their eyes on him,
''dOn't look at me-" Several of those
around the altar became excited, and three
or four women went into Mysteries. While
Brother MYERS was talking his assistants
were laying on hands and healing souls and
bodies. And Brother MYERS himself was
quite expert at it. When he found all all
ing brother or sister, the latter more fire.
quently, he said: ''In the name of JESUS
CHRIST of Nazareth, be thou healed in
soul and body" That was efectual. One
old woman who had come on crutches
handed them to him. She started of,
but limped. He tried to encourage her
| to walk off boldly, but she couldn't do it.
She hadn't faith enough to step down off
the platform alone, and the brethren gath
cred around her and tried to induce her to
do it. But her faith was still weak. Her
daughter finally helped her down, and she
went out saying she felt better, but wasn't
quite cured. A little boy of 8 left his
| crutch behind. He had cut his knee
with Ratchet and the attending
doctor didn't understand his business.
The child walked up and down the
platform, but limped as he left His
mother said he had walked without his
crutch before but he limped less than usual.
An old man with cane and the rheu-
matism was relieved of both. His daughter
carried off one and the old man took with
| him traces of the other. He said he could
walk better than when he came, but the
| stiffness wasn't all gone.
The touring" was kept up until late
| hour, and will be continued for three even
ings each week until Brother MYERS raises
that $50, 900, and then he will be in posi-
ton to do more good to the suffering ones