Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1888-01-19
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The Faith Cure.
New York Hsrald.I

IN his mind.
That this species Of delnded mortal
ity had an existence ages ago we have
positive historical proof. 1t is not cou-
fined TO any one sect or creed, but the
delusion has spread until il has its ad-
hercnts in every quarter of the globe.
The faith cure is par; OF the fanat-
icism that induced the awful Jugger-
naut sacrifices, the long and weary pill
grimages of the East. the sclf-iuclined
bodily torture of our modern religious
zealots, and, finally, the sacrifices that
are so often occurring in this and 9th
er cities in the name of sanciiiied be-
lief.
1t is but recently that two cases Of
suicide have been reported from Brook
lyn, the victims in each case having
become crazy through this influence.
Another case has been reported from
Selma, Ala, where faith doctor, at
Passover supper" cut off the head Of
negro woman, alleging as his reason
therefor that sacrifice was necessary,
and in which case the woman was
willing victim.
AT the Mount Zion Faith Cure SANG
tuary in jersey City week ago wo-
man named Sarah Smith kille1 herself
by taking poison. Other instances OF Il
similar nature are of but recent occur
renee, and now comes the suicide of
Charles NJ. Nquier. whose dead body
lYs,
from a coat hook in the closet a, the
Berschach Home, faith cure e-tab
lishment at the corner OF Sixty-ilr,t
street and Park avenue.
4 Herald reporter called at the Home
Yesterday, but was told that the doc
tor" was out and would not talk to re-
portcrs anyhow.
The Berachach Home is presided
over by Rev. Albert X. simpson, who
conducts sensational services every
sunday in the tabernacle, corner Of
f".iv fifth street and Madison avenue.
aud in which, ii is sand, scenes are ot
constant occurrence that would rival
in fat atheism an a,scmbla1c if bowling
dcrvi, hes.
The Home il no small affair either.
! bat large apartment house. which. 10
o,ucc,ion with an adjoining huil!ju..
/ i, used tor the accommodation " ~nch
/ people to hold to the belief If s,-c..licd
( Christian science.
F.. g. >elchow a mere am. II No.
IL John street. j. The owner ot boil.
buildings and frequent visitor 70 The
| establishment.
You would be- surprised, ~aii =
gentleman who lives "a the neighbour
hood to tic reporter, 10 <rr the aun-
Der of persons who call There every day,
Noi ordinary booking people rit.cr, hu,
many who call ip.carrlasr~.
There j. very -,vll,hly dressed Day.
d.. he continued, WIN call- there
every day ia carriage. W. = lame.
and Who, atm ioli. goe, ;bc.e ta hatr
her lamcue-s cured.
The reporter concluded - ,tl Issues
al the lace again, AMI this time vas
met at he door by a brighl-facrl !';llc
woman. who. the reporter attcr"arl
found. WA. the matron Of the establish
mcu;
She was IN earnest conversation with
cousumptise looking man, whom tac
reporter al once recognized - Dr.
Simpson.
DR.. simpson is--hc isu't H.. ~Aii
the little woman. We won't SAY a
word about tie Squ,cr affair. except
that he was found dead in Ai- room
yesterday, and ihA, yon already know "
">quier Was not 81 patiegt here, said
The consumptive personage The was
only boarder This j. not faith
cure place either, only place here
{ hri,tiau influence may be hfl ana
where the Gospel is preached as it
should be taught
DO You mean to say, ashc.!
the reporter. but the question Was lef,
unfinished the con-umpuvc and iuco1-
niio doctor hurried into the parlor ana
the little ma,ron politely bowed the re-
porter out.
There were sounds and nuttcria.s
coming from the direction Of The room
into which the Doctor had vanished,
which plainly evidenced that iai,h
cure scauce was il progress,
1t was shown yesterday, upon lnyes-
LEGATION by Deputy Coroner J,nhiu,.
that William NJ. Brown. Il cousin Of
>quier, had called at the Home the day
previous, and had told the Doctor that
>quier had not put il au appearance at
the Bible House, where they both work
ed, for several days
The Doctor and Brown then went 10
Squier's room. where the ghastly dis
covery was made
According 10 Browns statement
Squier had been an inmate of the Tren-
ton Insane Asylum for two yea-s, aud
since which time, in 1870, Squicr had
been religious enthusiast, aud had
boarded at the Berachach Home for
| about year.
The reporter met lady last evening
who is well up in faith cure matters.
Said she: You have no idea Of the
wonderful things that have been done
through faith.
NOW. there was Inc case oil Ut. I III
lis of Boston" she went on. who had
a faith cure college and who was very
poor. Well, the doctor had a lot Of
consumptive patients, aud he had 10
milk to give them nor any money to
buy milk with. Did he pray for the
milk Yes, he did, and lie knew he
would get it, too-and, sure enough,
the next morning COW was led to the
door"
That COW came from the Milky
Way" remarked sceptical doctor
who was present. "lts IA villainous
humbug," said the NJ. D., land any
physician will tell you So"
The reporter then called on DIR. Al
fred A. Loomis, at No. 10 West Thir-
ty-fourtb street, who pronounced it
charlatanism, and said that i. was 4
fraud from beginning to end.
"Here's the whole thing in nut
shell, said another emmett physician,
who requested that his name should not
be published.
There was nurse some time since
who requested that | should call on a
young girl and give my opinion con-
corning her disease; did SO, and at
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