The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-18
LORD, STOP TIE 1lCKLING.
Prayer of Many Shcuters at the Con-
vocation of Faith Healers.
From the Neto York World.

vocation of Feith Healers.
From The NelC York World.
The ninth annual seven-d day convocation
OF the Mount Zion Sanctuary and Church Of
the First Born began yesterday. The pro-
grammes say the location Of the sanctuary is
at the foot of Chapel avenue, through the
Bay cemetery In Jersey City, nee Green
| VILE The French is as per circular
The church is close by two tall hagstafPs
bearing red banners inscribed: Mount
! Zion Sanctuary" and Shave faith in God.n
Entire sanctifcation and Christian healing
are the tones of the members of Mount
Zion Sanctuary.
A man like enough to Jay Gould to be
his brother led the singing His name is
William Bennett. After two hymns a
mlddle-aged woman came in through one of
the seward doors. kneeled down and led
in PRAYER. That is Mrs. jackson. She is
the head one, SO they say. After prayer
| she started in to sing sacred duet with
Mr.. Bennett. 1t was little too high and
his voice broke several times, but Sister
jackson went right on undismayed by the
fact that she was singing in quite another
Key from the one in which the organ was
playing,
Brother III. D. Hancox, the pastor, called
on those who wanted to be prayed for to
rise. Instantly a plain, healthy looking
woman and man by her SIDE stood up.
II want your prayers that l may be
| healed" she said
$50 do l." ne mumbed. He was red
faced and white~haired and had no collar.
Praise his nameIn calculated Brother
HancOx. The dear brother came here last
night and he pretty near had the tremens
He is suffering from alcoholism. Some of
his friends thought he'd better go to an in~
| stitution and have the care of trained
nurses. But | tell him there's no better
nurse than Jesus. Some of us know that
by experience. This dear soul reminds me
OF the young follow Jesus met in the tombs
one morning The poor fellow was afflicted
with demons and was cutting himself with
a stone. The very same Jesus cast out OF
him over 900 demons"
Suppose we sing For this is the very
same jesus" suggested Sister jackson.
"Why. yes. That's a good idea." replied
Brother Hancox, and they did sing it with
fervor.
One sister got shouting happy while this
hymn was being sung.
Then Brother Hanc * prayed in marked
Jersey accent. He begged that the "iiah in
ou' hats might be kept boyning brighta and
BRIGHT"
After that he read from the Bible and
preached. His first words were prophetic.
Said he: 81 hardly know what to say 1t is
great cross to listen to Brother Hancox.
Then Sister Jackson spoke. She told how
her husband had once wanted TO buy her al
easy pair Of shoes. mo says to him;
you gave me to the Lord, and he'll get
them for me. You must have faith in him.
And, sure enough, that afternoon a dear
sister came in aud said she had bought
pair and they were too small for her and
wanted | should take them. They just fit
me to T. Praise his holy name o, if all
vryix fly,f hoN har
this would be. The Lord has kept me from
sin for ten years. l was sick for long
time, and the doctors couldn't do anything
for Inc. but the Lord cured me. | was
down to los pounds, and now | weigh 2l0.
How's that for ten years. faith in Coda /
feel to bless the Lord"
The sister who had shouted gave in her
testimony with strong Kerry accent. II
used to be in such pain" said she, that the
neighbors could hear me hollow. l had
poor drunken beast OF a husband, and
many's the time l had to lie out o. nights
because the beer was in him and he'd driven
me out. L tried everything, and finally l
came here to Mount Zion. Sister Jackson
anonted me in the name of the Father,
the Son and the Holy Ghost six years ago
and never an ache nor pain have l had
since. Praise the Lordl And I'll say for
the benefit Of that gentleman over there
that my man was cured OF the taste for
drink by the Lord Jesus. Now he's de-
cent a man as ever walked in shoe leather.
Praise the Lord Why wouldn't l? I'll
praise him while have a drop of breath in
my body. l will that"
Brother George Brown of Belfast. Ne,
said: 81 have come here to sit at your feet
and Learn. l am saved by grace. Twenty
years ago the doctors all said l was going to
die of consumption. My poor old father
stood around me weeping, but the Lord
raised Inc up. had dyspepsy awful bad,
but three years ago last March the Lord
cured me up ana can eat all kinds of green
trash now and it never feazes me. But
want your prayers for my throat have
kind of tickling sensation in 1t sometimes
and want the Lord TO heal it..
A Mrs. Boerum told how she had boon
cured of heart disease and failing eyesight,
and how a little niece of hers had got we'll
| of typhoid pneumonia the day after the
people of Mount Zion had prayed for her.
Others bore testimony to cures OF malaria,
headache and colds
1t was expected that Sister jackson
would anoint yesterday afternoon, but she
didn't. Duringsthe course Of the seven
days convocation there will be anointings
of the sick scriptural baptism in the waters
Of New York bay.