The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-06-13

Aeecy cloudlets, ne turned our face home.
ward, much refreshed and rested by our
long communion with Nature sin her
visible FORMS"
J. r. STEVENSON.
Healed by Faith.
"Is thefs any truth in it z" 1T don't
believe a word Of it," and such ejacula.
tions were heard on the streets when the
alleged healing Of an old woman at the
meetings of the lady evangelists Monday
afternoon was mentioned. No one
believed such a thing could happen and
most people expressed themselves as
opposed to such meetings, and believed
all reports of healing "bosh," as they
called it.
TO determine the truth or falsity of the
alleged healing Neaos reporter devoted
some time yesterday to an investigation
and gives to the readers Of the Nears just
what be has seen and heard, and leaves
it to them to Judge Of the matter as best
they can. -:
He first saw the EvaDgelists themselves
and endeavored to pump" them, but
they answered that the best plan to find
out would be to be present at the after.
noon meeting when the old woman
would be there and get from her own
lips statement Of what happened. he
attended the meeting, at which were
present about eight or ten people, in.
cluding the reporter and evangelists.
Prayer, ainging, reading of chapters from
the Bible and exhortations from the two
ladies constituted the programme Of the
services. The exhortations were deliv.
cred in calm manner, and all the words
we're directed in the same way-to
belief in the power Of healing by faith in
the Lord. Instances we're cited and
names and places given Of people who
had been healed by firm belief in the
power of God to accomplish those things.
There was no one present who appeared
anxious to test the assertions of the evan.
gelists, and as the old woman was not at
the meeting, the reporter left. He dis
covered, by enquiring, that her name
was Mary Ann Hall, and that she lived
near the Fair Grounds.
To that part of the city he directed his
steps and by more questioning found the
place. In little alley running north
ffom Echols Street, in the forks of Bun
combe and Rutherford Streets, was
cottage with four rooms. In one of the
rooms was an old fashioned spinning
wheel and small amount of furniture.
4 young woman standing in the front
door said that "mother is in the back
yard" The reporter walked around the
house aud saw sitting on the curbing of
we'll the object Of his search. She is
short and stout, about sixty years Of age,
and wore pair of spectacles that had
slipped down nearly to the end of her
nose. Taking 8 seat beside her, the
reporter proceeded TO ask series Of
questions, which the old lady answered
u
in matter of. fact way, displaying not a
great deal of earnestness, but telling in
detail what had occurred.
"Mondsy evening"" she said, 1T vent
down street. /: had heard of these NO.
men folks, and as had been ailing for
more than twenty years with rheuma.
tism I wanted to see if 7 could be healed.
I hobbled down with my stick and found
the place and went in. The women
prayed for me and rubbed my arms with
their hands, and before I knew it /, too,
knelt down, atrick that I had not done
in fifteen years. When I finished pray.
ing I got up and could move my arms
above my head. My left ear had been
deaf for many years. I heard out of it
ss good as out of the other"
SLOW did you feel when. this change
took place"
II felt like something had popped and
broke loose. 1t Vas so queer, and I
shouted for joy. When I went home I
did not need my stick, and the pain in
my back had gone. I suffered with it
every day, but to-day it is we'll. I am
we'll all over except little remaining
stiffness in my arms and limbs. But I
don't mind that" she said, as she
strightened her arms above her head as
an evidence of what she said. ''There
ia little pain in my left leg yet, and I
wanted to go down this evening and get
the ladies to rub it and cure it, too, but
it looked so much like rain I didn't CO."
"Do you feel as if you had been per.
manently healed? 2"
eyes, I know I have, when I could
not raise my arms to wash my face and
now can do it easy. Tbs Bible says,
ASK and you shall receive, and I know
the Lord was good to me-"
Numbers of people have stated posi-.
lively that the old woman was decrepit
invalid and never walked without the
assistance of q staff until the day before
yesterday. Ifthe story is correct, and if
she was in the feeble condition previous
to her alleged healing, and her story car
ries the evidence of truth with it, there
is every indication that change has
taken place. Whether it was brought
by Divine power, or magnetism, or i'm.
agination, is a matter to be decided as
the reader is inclined to believe.-Greea.
ville Ne,cs, 9Th.
= According to the Alabama Enquirer,
country editor is one who reads news
papers, writes on any subject, sticks