Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-10
ALL CURED BY FAITH.
Notable Instances Reported by the
Believers in This City.
A BIG CONVENTION NEXT WEEK,
Which Will be Attended By Number Of
Prominent Workers.
INTERVIEWS WITH LOCAL LEADERS

week. Monday and Tuesday they Will con-
vene at the place known as Bethany, 113
Center avenue, opened some years ago by
Miss Mary Moorhead, to teach the doctrine
of "Divine healing" Wednesday and
Thursday the convention will hold its meet
ing at Carnegie Hall, in Allegheny, morn
ing, afternoon and evening.
A talk with Rev. John Morrow, at Beth
any, ELECTED the facts that the Christian AL
lance "is not an ecclesiastic body, but a
iraternal union of believers from nearly all
evangelical churches whose object is to bear
testimony to full salvation through Jesus
Christ as our Savior, Sanctiier, Healer and
coming King"
I'm your teachings, to which of these
points do you give the greatest prom
inence?"
The Most Prominent Feature.
'Christ as our coming king"
when do you expect the return of
Christi"
1--WE have no stated time, but know it
will be in the present century. We also
place sanctifcation before healing, beliey-
ing health OF the soul is of more importance
than health of the body. By sanctifcation
we mean Christ living in us. That is the
earth dwelling in us now-the Holy Spirit.
Mr.. Morrow said they often had in
stantaneous healings. In answer to the
question if they believed in the LAYING on of
hands, the reply was: 'In some cases.
When guided to-"
do you mean by that when you have an
impulse?''
mot human impulse, but divine one.
The difference between those two cannot be
explained; can only be felt spiritually.
There have been many wonderful nealings
in the Home lately, but the greater number
of persons have lived at distance and are
now away from here. Within our own city
in the last few months a young girl, Miss
Belle Hacket, was healed from insanity.
Mrs. Yost, OF Lawrenceville, came here on
crutches from a spinal disease that physi-
clans In Wheeling, at a consultation, had
pronounced incurable. In few DAYS she
threw aside her crutches and in a months
time was able to leave for home perfectly
well. Mrs. Mair and Mrs. Devore, both
daughters of DR.. j. W. Sykes, of Penn ave-
nue., were also healed from the teachings
here.
Cancer Healed by Prayer.
In an interview with Mrs. MAR, she said
she had been healed from internal cancer in
answer to prayer. The healing had been in
stantaneous, although the disappearance of
the sore was gradual.
Before this it had been cut away BY
physicians" she said, "but grew again.
was healed year ago this month, and there
is not the least sign OF it now. l never suffer
any pain there, and am stronger physically
than L ever was before my illness. am
able now to run a sewing machine for hours
at a time and feel no harmful effects from it.
I Of hat IS Il
could never do before for any length of
time. But greater than my healing or that
Of Mrs. Devore is the cure of epilepsy of
q younger sister, Miss Sykes. She had no
mind OF her own to claim healing, but Mrs.
Devore and [ united our faith for her, and it
is nearly year since she has been healed.
1t was gradual in her case, as in that of
Mrs. Devore, who had been afflicted with
ezemia that has entirely disappeared"
Mrs. Dunhom, of 3S Race street, ALLIE
gheny, was remarkably healed from typhoid
pneumonia. She took no medicine what
ever. Prayer was offered over her bed by
three ladies who believe with her, one an
noinung her with oil in the name of Christ.
Mr.. james Hoag, a merchant on Federal
street, Allegheny, was healed from insom-
mia, from which he had suffered ior ten
years.
do you think that this life of the in
dwelling Christ helps you in a business
way?" was asked.
VIII Solve All Perplexities.
'Yes, a prayer offered to God will solve
wisely, all the little perplexities of the life
OF business man, so freeing one from the
heavy responsibilities we ordinarily feel
pressing upon u.s. Ny business is more pros
porous financially by SO doing. make
wiser investments.
The house adjoining Bethany, that used
TO be the home of Judge Ewing, but was
purchased last year by Miss Mary Moor
head as home for Bethany mission workers
and the pupils of their Bible school, is pre-
sided over by Mrs. Snails. There are Is In
mates, those who are able to do so paying
small sum for board. but the greater num-
ber receive all gratuitously.
"Wh no supports the house since the small
amount received for board would not be
sufficient
The Lord alone. People often saw. oh.
Miss Moorhead is behind it all, but that is
not so. She gives us the home. We trust
God to In some way provide all else by our
faith. 1t always comes in an unexpected
way. Often I have started the day with the
last penny gone from my purse and an al
most empty larder. but l offer a PRAYER TO
God and before night l have always had
plenty OF food and money. Sometimes
call the household together and we unite in
prayer. Remember, there are 10 healthy,
hungry men and women to provide for be-
sides the shelter we give to many poor fel-
lows from the Mission on Grant street, who
are sent to us often OF the verge of delirium
tremens. One night when / was slone in
the house with the exception of one or two
OF the girls, the bell was rung. 1 opened
the door and 4 poor fellow staggered in cry
ing, For Gods sake take me in. L have no
place else to CO. We took him in. He is
man well-known among the business peo-
pie In the city as an expert accountant when
he is not intoxicated, but
That Night Was the Climax.
of a prolonged spree. He could not find
entrance 10 any of the hospitals for they all
knew him as an old. and desperate case. He
was shaking from head to foot from his
shattered nerves and soon began to call out
for liquor or chloral. 1 told him when he
came in here he had shut out all possibility
of getting any drug. He cried SO piteously
for something, declaring that he was going
into a spasm that / left the room and went
by myself to pray. 1 told God to give me
an assurance that the man would have no
spasm, but that he would quiet him. All
fear left me after the prayer and the peace
that came was my answer. 1 went back to
the man and told him what had taken place.
He quieted right down and though he was
a frIght:ullv sick person, and an awful
sight to look upon, in five days from that
time be was able to be about we'll. He has
been converted since and has now lucra-
tive position as travelling accountant for the
cracker syndicate. That is only one ordi-
nary sample of the cases that come to as,
most OF them sent from the mission in con-
nection with this work.