Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-22


PHILADELPHIA, February 21. = The
Faith Cure Home" which Mrs. E. Slime
established at No. 1921 Oxford street
about 15 months ago, is closed, and its per-
suasive proprietress has wended her
way to some other field of action
as yet unknown. The house is empty
and forSaken, and instead of the
motto, "Hallowed is this house." which
once greeted visitors, the sign ''To let'' is
the only welcome extended to the numerous
collectors who have called during the past
few weeks to request the settlement of vari-
Gus small bills.
Mrs. Stine vacated the house three weeks
ago, sending away her effects in small lots
on three different days, and finally taking
herself away quietly and without the
knowlege of her neighbors. Her furniture
was sent to several different places, and
some of it was sold.
NO ADDRESS MENTIONED.
Mrs. Slime is still in the city, as she wrote
to one of her clsmoring creditors on Tues
day last, but she conveniently omitted to
mention her address. There is a feeling of
great relief in the neighborhood that she
has quilted, and the residents do not in the
least regret the cessation of the nuisance OF
the motley crowd OF sick and suffering that
swarmed About the faith-curing establish
ment on Tuesdays and Fridays when the
concern was in full blast.
The Spiritualistic inroads that were re-
Gently made upon the bank account of Paul
Hill, the wealthy Susquehanna county
farmer, are paralleled by some Of
the faith-curing achievements of Mrs.
Stine. Upon the plea that the Lord was
short of cash some Susquehanna county
Spiritualists induced Farmer Hill to hand
over 81, 700, and some of Mrs. Stine's sub
jects claim that they were asked to send
some of their means heavenward through
her hands for similar purposes. Mrs. Bid
die, of Delaney place, had hard struggle a
few years ago to get her sister, the late Mrs.
John G. Mercer, out of Mrs. Stine's
clutches.
THE FIRST STEP IN FAITH.
Mrs. Mercer was an invalid for many
years, and she made the acquaintance Of
Mrs. Stine about seven years ago. Mrs.
Stine impressed Mrs. Mercer with a belief
that she could be cured by the faith
process, and treatment was begun.
Mrs. Stine was not very we'll dressed
at the time, and the first step
in the faith performance was the
purchase of an entire outfit of the finest
quality for the healer by Mrs. Mercer.
Many and many times Mrs. Stine visited
Mrs. Mercer at Mrs. Biddle's home, usually
staying week at time and always depart
ing with fee of $25 to $50 in her pocket.
Mrs. Mercer and Mrs. Biddle spent the
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there also Mrs. Stine carried her treatment.
No doctor was allowed to attend Mrs.
Mercer, by order of Mrs. Stine. When
ever Mrs. Mercer went out for a drive
Mrs. Slime accompanied her, and on one
such occasion Mrs. Stine pointed out q
ho1se and remarked: "You ought to
buy that place for a faith cure home. 1"
Mrs. Biddle succeeded in frustrating this
scheme, but finally Mrs. Slime so worked
upon Mrs. Mercer that she rented for the
faith eurist the house at No. 1921 Oxford
street for 5000 year, and furnished it COM
pletely. For two years the rent was paid
by Mrs. Mercer, and even after her death,
in March, 1885, one installment was paid.
after which the estate shut down upon the
allowance.
DRIVEN AWAY FROM HER VICTIM.
Mrs. Biddle strenuously objected to Mrs.
Stine's attendance upon Mrs. Mercer, and
finally put her out of the house before Mrs.
Mercer died. Physicians were then called
in to minister to Mrs. Mercer and Mrs.
Slime expressed her disapproval in threat
eRing letter to Mrs. Biddle in which were
these words: "The Lords anointed has
been touched and will not
be responsible for anything that
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Mrs. Slime prevailed upon Mrs. Mercer to
buy o marble clock and two bronze orna-
ments for the Oxford street faith curing
works, Mrs. Biddle secured the articles and
hid them. Mrs. Stine then told Mrs. Mercer
that her sister was Stealing from the Lord,
and that the Lord was angry, so that Mrs.
Mercer could not get WE'LL" Mrs. Mercer's
nerves were so worked upon that Mrs.
Biddle had to hand the things over TO Mrs.
Stine.
While out at Amber, Mrs. Stine took
fancy to handsome sofa in the house,
and she said to Mrs. Mercer that "the Lord
wanted that sofa." Mrs. Mercer could not
be persuaded to hand the sofa over, and
when Mrs Slime came again she answered
Mrs. Mercer's complaints of suffer-
ing with: "Well, 1 can't do any
thing for you, you won't give the sofa to the
Lord and He is angry" The next morning
at o'clock the servants carted the sofa to
the railroad station and it was taken away
BY Mrs. Stine. Mrs Biddle was absent
from home at the time. Mrs. Biddle says
that thousands of dollars of Mrs. Mercer's
money were spent upon or given to Mrs.
Stine.
VITAL ORGANS DISPLACED.