Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-23
RESTORED BY PRAYER.
A Remarkable Case or Faith care An
Henry County ES esIght Recovered
Arter Physicians Fail.


Arter Physicians Fail.
The Geneseo Netos relates an almost
miraculous case of restoration of eyesight
by means of the faith cure in that city.
The patient was Miss Grace Lambert and
she had been totally blind for three years
and her eyesight WAS restored after DR..
Hazen, of Davenport, and DR.. Holmes,
Of Chicago, had pronounced restoration
OF the vision impossible. DIR. Hszen is
quoted as having declared, as his reason
for his opinion, that the outer covering
Of tho eyeball and the inner surface of
the eyelid were dead-'dead as paper. Z"
That which was dead could not be re-
stored to life. Three years ago Miss
Lambert, through variety of causes, had
trouble with her eyes. She resorted to
medicines They destroyed the life of
the eye. She suffered intense pain. Her
eyes were like balls of fire, aud her brain
reeled with the intense agony. Night
often succee ded night, in the lonely hours
Of which she never slept, Life became
almost uncomfortable. Thus she lived for
three years. Part of the time she
used medicines provided by DR.. Holmes
for the alienation of her suiferings; but
there were long periods of time when she
used nothing. Among other means of
cure tried WAS the mind cure, " so much
talked OF a few years ago. 1t did no
good. one day last month, friend. de-
won't christian, asked her why she did not
pray for restoration to sight The friend
insisted upon Amounting the poor blind
eyes with oil, according to instructions
given in James VIA l6, after which |
the friend prayed an imprisoned pray
er for the restoration of the girl to |
sight. The prayer set Miss Lambert |
writes that on May II, Il prayed for
healing before the morrow, and | felt
ike l was to he healed. was sure of it.
yet l asked for sign before my prayer
should end thought perhaps another
title pain would pass through these bands
md then | would believe and not be
prayed on, | prayed for
,ertain soul out of Christ AS prayed
orgetting myself, the eye. and
lealing and signal, | felt the oldest
ensation over me, not in my eyes at all
ust shock which pressed my teeth
own tightly together all in an instant.
t did not hurt me, but only felt like a
hook. 1t surprised me for only a second.
3 | as not thinking about the sign at
Il. | said Jesus that is the sign, and
m healed couldn't help but say it.
nd my whole heart praised Him, and |
ejOiced as had not done, and was so
cry happy, and now, now am healed.
he NetoS says:
In short and in resume of all this, Miss
race Lambert wishes all the world to s
now that she not only believes but knows C
lat Jesus Christ came to her in her room
her home in this city. on the night of
lay Il, 1883, and restored her dead eyes
} life and sight; and that he did mani
st himself to her in a manner that was D
nmistakabe. Miss Grace Lambert is Of
bout eighteen years of age. She is a :,
III, fine looking girl She is bright and u
riginal in conversation, and possesses lt
tellect of Il high order. Her face in re- s.
Dse has that expression of settled sad
ass SO noticeable in the blind, but glows
it'll animation when she is interested in
'nversing.