The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-28
MIRACULOUS FAITH CURE.
A Daughter of Noble Warrum, Of Green
field, Cured at 0ldenburg Convent.
Claimed TO De Restored from an Attack of
Meningitis-Rt. Rev. Bishop Chatard's
Statement Of the Alleged Miracle"
Special to the 1ndiauaDoiis Journal.


LAwREycEBURG, June PA few days ago
your correspondent, learning that young lady
claimed to have been cured Of very dreadful
disease at Gutenberg by faith in prayer. visited
that village to ascertain the truth Of the report.
1t was with difficulty that the facts of the case
were gotten as it was the day for the commence
ment exercises at the Convent Home. The
facts, as learned, are as follows: About the
middle of last April Miss Rosa Warrum, daugh-
ter of Hon. Noble Warrum, ex representative
In the General Assembly, living at Greenfield,
was taken to her bed by spinal meningitis. DR..
Averdick, the physician for the convent, was
called, but his services seemed to do no good,
and he ordered the removal of Miss Warrum
to the convent at Indianapolis so she
could by treated by physicians of that city. At
first Miss Rosa would not hear Of being moved,
but finally was persuaded to make the trip, on
being told that she would be accompanied by the
sister superior and Miss Marie Gersler, Of ST.
Louis, very intimate friend. When the con-
vent at indianapolis was reached, Miss Rosa be-
came dissatisfied and wished to return to Olden-
berg, and with tears in her eyes begged the good
sister to take her back The sister superior, to
quiet her, told her ''she would take her back in
the morning if she was we'll, to which Miss
Rosa replied: ''Dear sister, I will be WE'LL
little dreaming at that time she would be
able to be moved in the morning Her
condition now was very alarming. Her
neck was swollen to twice its original size,
the head thrown back so she could not see any
thing placed Immediately before her, and she
had to be fed like a helpless babe. About 9
O'clock that evening Miss Gersler, thinking Rosa
asleep, started to an adjoining bed, herself went
to sleep and did not awaken until about 3
o'clock the next morning. Looking at Rosa's
bed, she saw that it was unoccupied. Being
frightened her impulse was to call the sister
superior; but, noticing the bed clothes Of Rosa's
bed on the floor, stopped to pick them up and
found Rosa wrapped in them. kneeling on the
floor, with her head on the bed, and her left
hand outstretched holding the crucifx. She
called her, and not being answered, took
hold of her to see if her worst
fears were realized. At her touch,
Rosa arose, exclaiming, THANK God. l am
well" and sank into a chair Miss Gersler
called the sister superior, whose thoughts were
that the poor child was worse, but entering
the room saw her in the chair, with her head on
her hands, weeping tears of joy. Miss Rosa was
taken back to the convent at Gutenberg the
next morning cured girl, being able to sit up
and walk about something she had not done for
some time Miss Rosa. before her cure, was an
infdel, and was continually making sport of the
religiously- inclined students. She wrote home
Immediately to her parents, who were surprised
t0receive letter from her, asking them that
she may be confirmed and take up the Catholic
faith. Her parents are MethoIists, but granted
their daughters request, and at the present
time there is no livelier girl in the
whole school at the convent than Rosa Warrum
An effort was made to find Miss Rosa, but
owing to the dense crowd in attendance at the
commencement, the effort was fruitless. The
above story may not seem true to many, but it
was not taken until Sister Veronica, the sister
superior, was seen, and from her the above
facts were ascertained The father bishop
also gave the case very close attention, ques-
tioning both the sister and Miss Gersler, and
also the sisters at the convent at indianapolis,
to ascertain if possible, if she had been seen by
any physician at Indianapolis and it is his firm
belief that the miraculous cure was effected by
faith in prayer. A note addressed to the sister
superior, Oldenburg, Ind, will be answered,
and it will be found that the above facts have
: been stated correctly.