The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-01-18
lie WAS CURED By FAITH.
TIE .-EuY .sE7i,RI.iHLE ENrEHi.
ENCE OF 4 CHICAGO CLERGYMAN.
lie Says that Prayer Restored Him When
the phy>icia lad FAILED. and When :ie
Had Dec;;:.c;i Hannah i ID.

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the pi.y>icia : lad FAILED. and When lie
Had Decline; Hannah i'd.
h:c:2,o !.et.c. % tie New York Herald.
Tie Rev. DR.. John Williamson is one
of TIC best known clergy ymen in Chicago,
having ser7ed as a pastor in Methodist
churches hare Tor fourteen years. Heis
i sensible, Ievcl-headcd man, too, and
not given sc isms. Yet he has story 10
tell which IS o,st of the ordinary way. 1t
borders upon IL, .o"rvelous.
.l5 e .cce.t lasatinss- IT thc--7Aii:=ssnodist
ministers DR.. Williamson related his ex-
periencc with the faith cure lie Was
very sick, but lie didn't go to doctor.
lie took his trouble direc* to God, he
said, ant? was cared. He took no medi-
ci.,a, Tor God cured him without it.
His statement naturally created u sen
satior among the other preachers, and
knowing he speakers as well as they did
t}3er c5ull net doubt his word. DE-.
williamson IS not given to sensational
ism n the p!:ipi5 Or elsewhere, and MS
earnest, impressiyc manner carried con-
v;cSion with It.
! Or. Williamson said that health cane
to him alter 80 sweet and !ndoscrlbable
c ,,n22anion with God, during which he
w&s assured that he woUi6 be restored.
Il. believed, ard he had bis reward.
The Herald correspondent waited on
the Clergyman and asked him to give Lis
expcgic2ce. Or. Williamson is man
sor,y-scvea years OF age, strongly built,
! but wearing traces OF hard work upon
! his features. His life has rot been en-
tirelr y seG nt&rtE one, though he has
devo.ed many hours day 10 h2s desk
for several years past.
81 haven't much Of stor: &c tell,
rerlied he, '.but You are welcome 10 1t
rs lar as it goes. | feel assured that l
was cured IL consequence OF ay prayers
/ 70 God and my communion with Him.
! lIy ailnlent Was Al uf@n:c intoNica:lon;
my liver was also affected and l was in
bad way se4er:l:y. [ knew also that l
was overworhed, and sometimes felt
that, perhaps, might never be able to
regulate work ii my pulpit sgaiG.
- consulted so1ae OF the best physl-
clans IN Chicago and they advised me to
rest. / did not want to give up my
, iaboIs, but aln enough OF physician
70 know thst Glt.;:re viii assert Itself. l
! an 2 graduate OF Hush medical college.
though ( have never p-aetised.
sIhe1, il was | Went to God. prayed
a; I hGd never prayed before and felt
that I was in close an3 perfect COM
1nrricn with Him. I cannot describe
i. told Gcd al -aY .-o1h!es and re-
ceires! assurances that everything would
be we'll. Ny plan Of ac.;on was to lay
down three rules, if IL: : can be so
caIlel-prayer 10 Gcd, relaxation from
work and physical exercise. / under
stood, OF course, that rest and exercise
would not effect the complete cure l
n;shea Tor.
s.Wlat WAS the difference, Doctor, be-
tween yoUc prayers 81 this time AID those
prcviopsly:" vas asked.
81 had something definite to ask Tor;
tinat was a! :, Le- 4a.t,siest 81 wanted to
/ he cured. . lie added with a s--z5==e. $40. ::[he
trouble with too aany people is that
when they pay they doa't know what
they want. | knew exactly what L
wanted and got it.
"You feel that your restoration to
health Tas the direct result % rrayec:'
ssMost assurediy !. WAS. I did rot put
myself under the care o. u physician as
might otherwise have done had l not
! lai9 50 much faith il The efficacy Of prayer
AID Inc willingness and readiness OF G9d
/ to answer It.
"You felt differently, thea, during the
time you were praying fer health than
! hefore?"
eyes; I knew vas in the very pres
cnce of Goi, and could almost see and
fecl His personality. l cried aloud to
! Him and was rewarded with HIS com
! paniorshi?. l cannot tel Eou how |
] teit. Ii vas q communion never granted
ne before, and o2e, ! feel certalr, not
often vo@cbs2sed 20 mec. | had 5: gret-3
load uvon ny mind, for il would haT.
/ been tie greatest sacrifice Of NY LIE cad
I I been compelled to give up my work
tor . year, as the physicians advised:
CHOW Soou afler your prayer to Goa
Gi,, you realize that you hal bsen an
sTersd?'
! "A:no:t immediately. 1 have been
s.ble to work r:SGt along, with tic ex-
cept;on 0: 4 short time when l w&s II
Bay View. took / rest tlcre IN the
summer and spent ny days II rowing
and Drawing 20 l;5d. While J. have no
regular charge row / Fl! the pulpit OF
sou.e l;.ot:ler nearly every Sunday, and
have other labors u 1t! G;:on, 50 that
cE,auot say tla: | an 10: busy.
Haze you any ilva, Doc!o-, What
might haze been TIE result had you &C.
pended cpo4 oGli2&rr phyS "a! treat
l..o.itt ara taken the years res: the phys
cans rccgmme4iied:"
81 would simrl} have los! year
wo:.s, and proG"&:y not ~. SO well SIS /
10 uo1. In taci, nigh: not hare re-
covered at ali, though l DO not assert
.:,i:. But ny recovery las been wo2-
tlariu! IN this, thar do not fo!l3w the
advice Of my physicians, and | tocG 70
medicines. Ny c0Ge is tie l.!sect result
OF Giyinc healing, and 50 l lave been
;ree - proclaim.
1T vas ! cas-. parallel to those gwen
oat Ir the fa;th he.!iers, tne@:
Not exactly. There was no aaoint!Dg s
!. or anyti.i4g uI that S0rt-no ceremony
OF any HAD. ! i2;i lay troubles at the
feet OF ls22 .ni IIs relieved NE O: them
a2.l RAISED me NJ. GOD knew what |
wanted ant; granted il. l go ahout NY
lahors regularly 1o@, whereas Lad lie
nG: cone 1. L. y ":l | would not have
been a}>!e % - anything.