The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-03-04
A Faith CURE. 'e :: : |
Miss Mary Suydam of This City
Tells the Story of Her BE
c0yeEy,

/ -" 1890 '~.'Nt -
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The following taken from the In
dianapolis Sun regarding young lady
who is widely known in this city will
I be read with much iinsefess : ID II.
"The hundreds Of more or less de-
| formed patients at the Surgical insti-
tute are much excited over q cure that
the beneficiary attributes to the Lord
! and the house physicians to a regular
course of treatnent. Friends of the
attending doctor, who have no faith in
modern miracles, aIe asking him. with
more drollery than reverence, if Prov
idence is running opposition to him.
THE lady who claims to have been
healed by faith and prayer is. Miss
Mary Suydam, a young woman of
medium s.atare ard rather slender
build. She has brown eyes that de-
note intensity of, feeling, black hair
thin from suffering, Is attractive and
low, sweet voice she told aSun report
er the story of the cure, which is the
main topic of conversation. in and out
of the institute, and. espe
cially amonggifailh healers.' She
walked slowly but without evident
PAIN into the lparlor and in an earn
est tone asked, is this interview for
the glory of the L1rd|
A reporter - Frequently asked his
politics, but the young lady's ques-
tion was 50 unusual as To confuse the
Journalist for sh instant, he. hnal-
" answered, that the interview was
tor the readers If This paper. Miss
Suydam then said: al was cured by
prayer last Tuesday evening while my
roommate was at supper oily reo-
pie are at sal ma, Kas., but Twas at
tackled with hip disease over TWO
wears ago at sedslia. / frs odiscov-
cred it while; walking hoa,el trt m
church on The ice. had BEEN COL
verted in the September before and
was a menaber of the Cumberland
| Presbyterian , Churci. es For two
years prior to my ~ cure
| / had been, unable to. walk or at
times endufelthe agony OF going to
the examination room. One hip was
diseased and the other had begun to
| b. so. MY eyes we're SO affected that
1 had long been Ooliged 10 wear
glasses. vi = spiritual condition had
not, for Ten months, been good. [ had
ceased the regular reading of my
Bible. / received a. letter from a
: E4:--i - s',~.i~- ,rh~ urate that she
was praying for my recovery. Some
/ literary matter, including q book on
healing by prayer, written l by Mis-:
Carrie judd, came with the letter.
had not been faith cure believer
but as I read the book iothough
why cannot God work miracles nov
as well as vas done heretoforeP Ide
> termined to read my Bible again ant
E turned 10 the 11th chapter eof Mum
: bers, which teis how Mose s doubted
/. the power Of God 10 feed The children
. of Israel. Z with meat saying: Th'
e | people x ss* are 600, 900 toetmen, ant
; thou hast said win give them hesl
{ that they may eat whole month.
You viii remember how God sent VI
q a wind thar blew q muRitudepof quai
e thai fell toa height OF two cnbits owe
t a field days journey each way.
e thought. 1t God can do this miracle
!, why can he not heal lmess 1 wa
! given faith 70 believe that he coul
II when 1 should ask him, but felt ths
h didn't wast it done just then becaus
5, il would not, i feared, be treating tn
doctors here just right. | had a ST
d months contract, only four month
/ of which had expired and | though
e. il would be better to wait til
: got home. Besides, / dreaded tn
y, excitement that my cure would caus
ID here. I haye since overcome tbs
TT fear of having the case known.
lie had no doubt that the cure woul
of come. My roommate had gone
~ supper Tuesday evening and l W,
nc lying ON my baUt fS@ins ,UIy III,
I'd and wishing something could be don
at to relieve my WEAKNESS, due to m
having to lie in bed so long. l W,
It, thinking of writing for instructions {
MT to how we should arrange it so that
n and my friend could pray at the san
or time for my healing when it occurre
he to me, "W by need any human agent
lis be required l prayed and The
be suddenly felt one limb drawn "
D. You know in the first stages of b
it, disease, when the bone is drawn o
zee of the hip socket, the affected limb