The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-27
FAITH CURES OR MIRACLES
ao1e Scenes During a Three Days,
''1HAi In an American Catholic Church,
New York Heraldl

IiTTsBURG, Pa, June Is, ISss.-Troy
ail, IN Allegheny City, was to-day the
Mecca to which thousands of the faith
rut lonrneyed. This is the day of st.
Antnony ofPadua, the patron saint of
Father Nollinger's church, in which
are some Of the bones of the saint, and
it is on thisday that Father Mollinger
begins some of his almost miraculous
cures.
From direction this morning
came the 1tude of believers, among
them being many Protestants. The
lame and the blind were there; puny,
sickiy childhood, halt and deformed
youth and diseased and afflicted age.
ssGrlpples hobbled up the long fight of
The church; sick persons slowly
i6ed the hill, resting now and then,
0 Sufering without murmur, and
py and hopeful when the church
Is reached. They came on crutches,
sd carriages, carried on pillows and
Hbeds, a suffering and pitiful but hoping
and faithful multitude. Almost every
city in the country was represented,
and all believed they would 60 away
benefited if not cured.
BY six O'Clock the church was crowded
with decrepit and diseased people,
by eight the yard was full, and at noon
it was almost impossible to pass along
the street in front of the church.
PERFECT FAITH.
The perfect faith of the entire crowd
was wcn,.orful. AS each cripple or sick
person passed you could hear on
all sides:-"Oh, wait till Father Mol
linger see you! He will help you and
make you we'll"
The reverence and love with which
the Reverend Father was greeted by
the mob was touching to witness.
Whenever he appeared at the door of
the church to speak a comforting word
to the crowd, every head was uncovered
and every voice blessed him. The scene
in and around the church was most
solemn and impressive. People kneeled
on the bare ground and asked his
blessing. There were tears aad smiles,
hopes, but no fears, and perfect in the
breasts Of all.
From early morning till mass, at ten
o'clock, Father Mollinger ministered
to the faithful. and the results in some
leases were almost miraculous. His
ethod is different with various cases.
Bnetimes he uses no medicine, but
egbs the.deformed limb; in other cases
lie uses medicine alone and insome
eases both. He pretends to do no mira
cles; he simply finds out the malady
and having wonderful knowledge OF
medicine and human ills, c1escribes
and invokes Gods and the Saint S all
healing power to aid him. He will treat
none who have not faith. Nor does he
pretend to make complete cure-at
once; in some cases months must elapse,
and in others the cures are almost in
sstantly.
SOME EXTRAORDINARY CURES.
81 Among the many wonderful things
witnessed was the almost complete
curing of a Miss Parks, of Philadelphia,
of epilepsy. Father Molilnger told her
that in three days she would be entirely
well. When she entered the church
she was twitching, helpless woman,
who had to be carried in. She walked
out with scarcely any perceptible evil
dence of her trouble. A lady from New
York so blind as to be unable to walk
without being led, walked from the
church alone and unaided, and said
!. she could distinguish many objects,
while before she was totally blind. A
woman who has been boarding with
MIS-. Buck in Troy Hill for some time
has been unable to speak & word for
two years. Father Mollinger gave. her
some medicine, talked to her for a
time, and she finally called him by
name. A girl who had been compelled
to use crutches went in. Father Mol
linger, after prescribing for and work
ing with her, said, "Put down your
crutches and come with R2e.@i
She hssieaasSed a moment: laid down
her crutches and with feeble steps
made her way toward him. He SAID
she would be entirely well in q short
time.
= Mrs. Winston, who was last year
cured of cancer, and with her mother
with a little hoy, were present to re-
ceive his blessing. Last year he had
cured the boy of a hip disease which
had afflicted him for years.
At ten o'clock mass was said, and
the hundreds in the church and the
thousands outside received the blessing
after the mass. Each one in the crowd
had q bottle, which was filed with
holy water and taken home.
Every house near the church is filed
with the sick, who will remain during
she three days of the feast.
AFAITH-INSPIRED CROWD.
Several times Father Mollinger came
to the door to help carry in an afflicted
one. While there were many distress
ing cases and sights, the happy look OF
supreme faith on each face was inspir-
ing and thrilling. A Mrs. Robinson,
of Philadelphia, who last year was
cured Of hip disease, was there to-day
in charge of a protestant friend afflicted
in the same way, and said she would
take her home well. These are only a
few of the thousands of instances of the