The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-01-01
A Visit i'm Despair.

Through the mercy of Christ my prayers
have been answered. have heard from
childhood that ''the darkest hour was lust
before day. and ] was taught by pious
mother to pray always God, the merciful
Father, works in his own mysterious ways
and will answer His faithful children. This
is my experience.
l, George G. Griffin, was born in Putnam
county, Ca, and reared by christian
mother and father, and their prayers have
surely been answered. l., myself was a
faithful believer in the goodness and mercy
of God. Still, it sometimes appeared to me,
that their prayers would never be answer
ed. Now, faithful christians, read this
carefully, and you will see that God never
forsakes his faithful followers
In my early manhood | began the study
ofmedicine, with that celebrated physician
DR.. Henry Branham, who by the way, was
my maternal grandfather, then residing in
Eatonton, Putnam county, Ga l thus took
regular and thorough course and gradua
ted at Jefferson Medical College in Phla
delphia in the winter of 1878. | began
the practice of my profession with the most
flattering prospects and continued it until
the war broke out. Then entering upon
my duties as Surgeon in the army, | con
tracted Dysentery through exposure in
camps. Having no time to attend to my
self, by reason Of constant occupation ia re
lieving Others l resorted to morphine as a
temporary relief, and in that way contract
ed that most awful of all habits. After the
conclusion of the war l tried all my skill
and energy to rid myselfof this unfortunate
habit, but without success. | then tried
the most skillful physicians OF the North
and OF Atlanta, who make specialities of this
disease, still without success. Only those
who have suffered in like manner can ap
preciate what | now say. Loosing fortune
and happiness, and unable to find any one
who could relieve me, l was miserable, in
indeed, and desperate beyond compare.
Still hoping that | might find some one Ca
pable of curing me, wandered accidentally
and without purpose to the residence of DR..
F. William Memmler, in Cobb county,
three miles from Marietta, intending only
TO stay all hight. Having partial ac>
quaintance. with the Doctor and having
known OF some cures which he had made
at Gainesville in Barlow county, and being
received very cordially and treated hospta.
bly, by him, remained over with him a
few days, to rest.
One day DR. Memmer said to me- CDR.
Griffin. why do you not get yourself cured
of this dreadful disease p
| replied, II have tried all skill without
result"
In his German dialect, he answered
ooh, wee can cure you in short time
without suffer. Wee have great mineral
water vich assist us. You will get vel
without suffer-
was struck by the earnestness of assur-
ance, and remained with him How won
derful the result has been, only know my,
SELF He made me drink freely of the min
eral water and my liver, which was torpid
became active, and my bowels which only
moved about once week resumed regular
habit my appetite improved and with q
little medicine in the course OF eight days,
l entirely lost my appetite for morphine
have only to say in conclusion, thanks Il
DR.. Memmler, that am new man, will
new hopes in life. and teel free from an,
craving for the stimulating drug | an
again able to serve humanity in my gif
and duty. which the Heavenly Father ha
bestowed upon me- and assure all con
cerned that do not write this simply as
testimonial but for the benefit of sullernl
humanity, and especially tor those afflicted
as myself was.
have persuaded Dr. Memmier TO oper
"A Hospital near Marietta, Ga. for the cur,
Of the "Opium Hiba and Ohr0nic Discusses >
! am acquainted both personally and by
reputation with most Of the prominen
medical men Of this country. and | can o
truth say he has no equal on the American
continent IN lhsir cure, The Hospital Il
situated three miles FRAN Marietta, Ga
Very Respectfully.
Gno, O, GRIprIN. NJ. ID.
Witness
H. NJ llAMMgTr
Ordinary.