The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-23
FAITH CURE CONVENTION
THRILLING SCENE IN THE MEN
MONTE CHURCH IN READING.

Sufferers are Led to the Altar, and
After Prayer and Singing Arise, One
After Another, Shouting That They
are Healed.
From the Netc York Sun.
| READING, Jan. l9-This was the most
exciting day of the week in the Faith Cure
Convention in the Mennonite church in this
city. Crowds were turned away, and those
inside the building remained all the after
noon and evening intensely interested In the
strange scenes presented. Sufferers were
led TO the church and brought in carriages.
The Rev. William Gehman opened service
by preaching on the Sith Psalm. The Rev.
Mr.. Trumbower followed with an exhorta-
ton on faith cure. He said:
ANY one who accepts the Bible must be-
leve in the faith cure. | believe IN IT my
self, because | have repeatedly seen It's great
results. The faith cure is often sneered at
as being new, but it has stood the test of
over 1880 years. This faith Isl Is nara 10
| possess, as ii is the divine gift OF God
! The Rev. John Foil, OF Chambersburg,
and the Rev. Abel Strawn followed in brief
but earnest invitations to all sufferers nav
ing faith in the Lord to come forward ana
be healed The Rev Mr. Trumbower started
a hymn, and the excitement began.
Adam Showers, aided with a cane, adj
vanced to the altar and exclaimed: II place
my case in the hands of Cod He sank on
his knees, praying aloud. Then Miss Cora
Ritter, of Bethlehem, with lost voice,
came forward hurriedly and knelt, sobblng
and praying. The singing and clapplng OF
hands continued, and the excitement ran
high. Then Showers two sisters APP
preached the altar, led by friends The
| young women were ailing with rheumatism.
| They were received with loud prayers and
singing, and soon after they had fallen on
their knees they were overcome with the
excitement and fell over on the floor, sing
ing and praying.
The scene was thrilling. Many were so
| overcome that they wept aloud i'll their JOY.
The minister exhorted the people to remain
steadfast in their faith, as God has promised
to heal them in his holy word and be could
not go back on his promise The dozen
ministers had formed circle, and placing
| their hands on tine heads of the penitents
they prayed loudly and fervently that the
| Lord would heal them of their Affections
and make them whole. The congregation
| joined in the prayers. Three more women
were then led to the altar. One young man
was carried forward by his two brothers.
"Glory to God shouted the near friends of
| those Supplicatng to be healed. Prayer
upon prayer quickly followed, and hun
| dreds wept aloud.
Miss Ritter was the first to arise and clap
! her hands, shouting, MY voice has already
been restored Thank Godw Then fol
lowed a shout of GLORY hallelujahn which
made the welkin ring.
Adam Shower next arose and exclaimed:
| Thanks be to God, / am healed" He
seemed very happy, and was rejoicing by
singing and clapping his hands. He says
he is already much better, and has been
| helped by his faith. His two sisters, who
had also been suffering with spinal disease,
| and who had tainted before the altar under
the strain of the great mental excitement,
returned to a conscious condition and fell
| into each others arms weeping and crying.
"God be thanked" They say that they
have been healed by the wonderful power
of the faith cure
The other supplicants arose one by one,
and as each in a loud tone of voice attested
the great help given them through 1.-THE
grace of our Lord Jesus loud prayers
assembled from many portions of the church,
and verse of hymn was jubilantly sung.
Weeping friends met them at the altar rail
and conducted them to their seats
Hold on to your faith" pleaded the Rev.
Messrs Foil and MusSelman. Come again
to night if you cannot touch the spirit of
Jesus as the sufferers did when he was on
earth. You can show by your faith that
| you believe Christ can, and will, cure you. !"
With prayers and hymns and applications
the afternoon service was closed.
Tonight another packed congregation
filled the church. A half dozen afflicted
persons were led to the altar One gray
haired old lady, suffering with palsy, tot
tered to the front. She exclaimed: Il
want to be in heaven, but not yet my poor
boy needs me yet" The service of prayer
and hymns invocations, and appeals were
kept up until late hour with the same re-
suits as in the afternoon.
The preachers are intensely in earnest
and claim that faith cure is the coming doc
trine, and that it is entirely as the Master
taught it to His disciples. Tomorrow
promises to be another day of exciting
events in the church.