Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-02-17
Faith Cure in ClambGTSblTg.
AN INCIDENT OF A WOMAN EVAN
GELIsT's REVIVAL SERVICES IN
TOWN. A SUFFERER FROM RHEU'
MATIsM REGAINs HER STRENGTH.

the King Street United Brethren
church by Mrs. NJ. B. Woodwork,
the evangelist, and her assistants,
but they have not been informed OF
all the occurrences which go to
make the meetings interesting to
those who attend. At the services
Saturday afternoon there was what
is known as a "faith cure"
Mrs. John Lochbaum, who re-
sides on Philadelphia Avenue and
who IS a member of the King street
church, had been sufferer from
rheumatism in her shoulders tor
thirty years. For some time she
had been unable to attend church
aud for the past four months was
unable to raise her hands, so it is
said, high enough to dress her hair.
Saturday afternoon she was in at
tendance upon the services in the
church and requested Mrs. Wood
worth to pray for her relief from
the rheumatism that had made her
life wretched one.
While the services we're being
continued by her assistants Mrs.
Woodworth took Mrs. Lochbaum
to one side of the church and told
her she would pray for the healing |
of her infirmities but made this
condition, that Mrs. Lochbaum
should consecrate her life to God
and work for His glorifcatiou, II
cured. Mrs. Lochbaum consented
to the condition and the evangelist
prayed earnestly for the return OF
strength to the shoulders and arms
of the woman. When she had
concluded Mrs. Lochbaum found
that she could raise her arms to her
head and going to the altar she
took down her hair and arranged
it again.
This was in view of the whole
: audience and in her happiness she
"fiew like a bird" one who was
present says, down the church.
Then she told those present what
her condition had been and demon
strated 10 them her ability to do
what she had not done for four
months. The effect was electrical
and the audience prayed and sang
and shouted. There was a new
interest taken in the services aud
additional enthusiasm was i'm
= mediately manifested. The intelll'
eence of the "cure" was speedily
. noised about among many OF those
-. who had attended previous services
in the church and Saturday night
- and yesterday the audiences we're
immense. Mrs. LOchbaum attend
=. ed the services and told OF her re-
- lief from Suffering and urged those
a aunsaved to accept salvation"
N Mrs. Woodwork, in her sermons
. claimed no power to heal the In
m firm but asserted that she could
merely pray for the relief OF the
n suffering. Mrs. Lochbaum is aoou
I forty.fve years of age and Is
on woman of much piety.
A representative of the Spur
st visited Mrs. Lochbaum at her hom
ss this afternoon. She was busll.
rs sewing when her husband showe'
a the newspaper man into the room
as she occupied. She was asked con
We cerning the cure of her rheumatism
le- and talked freely about 1t.
to "For thirty years have Suffere'
en- from rheumatism in my shoulder
IS and during the past four month
'ly my left hand has been so swoile
be and stiff that l could not use 1t 10
on any work. Lately | have bee
Ot' reading of faith cures at religion
ed services and when l heard OF thos
ed at Reading recently | hoped
las similar service would be held here
asI You can imagine my Joy when
fty was told an evangelist was here.
an went to the sisters services and tol
Mrs. Woodwork of my suffering
all She told me to come Saturday afte
'ur noon. Nearly all Saturday NOR
3D. ing | read of the cures in the Bib
eaI and every once in while it fiashe
IL across me that | would be healt
that afternoon. | went to churC
I'll and Mrs. Woodworth prayed #
vas me and while she was offering
inc the petition felt that was galT
'rs' ing power in my arms and then
eys found that was stronger and be
us' ter than before. Oh, was so gla
he' that / did | don't remember whf
no but | wanted to tell everybody
ien =, my being healed"
"Look here " said Mrs. Loo
baum her face beaming the viii
,oo with happiness. "See, ! can raj
49, my hands above my head and C.
-. tx my hair. Why, on Saturd
| afternoon some one had to put
80 nv hair before could go to chur'
ia And my left hand, that was bad
,,,1 swollen and stiff, is now gradua
,ho reducing in size. The tips and O
or two joints of my fingers
vers back to their proper thickness
expect to recover my full strenG
on. IN a short time and to be entlr
the free from pain. | do not sui
ork. nearly so much pain to-day as
the did on Saturday. Last nigh
lit grew somewhat tired but at chul
the | felt the healing power come o.
,no- ,o oooio oivo all the glory