The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-07-16

was not priest, save few Benedictlne
monks, who openly advocated or encour-
aged his work. l spoke to five different
ones, not in way to cause them to think l
wanted their opinion for publication. l
told them l had sister who was very sick
with the Reconsideration was the truth
and thought of taking her to see Father
MOllinger-which l afterwards did, with
satisfactory results. The advice of each of
the five priests can be summed up thus
Have you had doctor to see her?"
Yes "Can he do her no good?" ut
don't seem as if he can." ''She must be
pretty badly off and don't think anyone
can do her any good" AS can be seen they
neither said yes nor no as to Father Mol
linger. I next inquired about his charges
and learned that he took nothing from the
poor and only nominal fee, SIS or $40, from
those who could afford it, l became &C.
quainted with nephew of his housekeeper
and in this way was introduced into his
house. at that time small frame structure
of six or seven rooms in the rear of his
church. He lived very plainly, and
was very charitable. never turning any
one away without giving them something.
If the head of a poor family was af-
fiicted in any way, he not only cured
them but would give them the fees he re-
this inquiry l was no wiser than when be-
gan on the point of where he received his
power from. and l don't think he knows
exactly himself. He says that he receives
the power through prayer. At any rate
do not think hypnotism and faith cure was
known to the student of the nineteenth
century when this priest began his good
work in the early sixties. Of course we all
know of the miraculous cures recorded in the
Bible. l speak of faith cure as it is prac-
ticed to-day. Father MOllinger never studied
medicine, and what little he knows of it he
learned from books read after he became a
priest. If powerful drugs alone would accom-
plish the results that he dOes our country
would be overrun with fake doctors.
will end by giving you little descrip
The streets around and about Father Mol
linger's church were not paved in 1879. 1t
was bright day; the sun was shining in all
his majesty, and 1 dare say it never before
ShOne upon such an afflicted multitude gath
cred together in such small space. There
were the blind-some born blind-the deaf.
the dumb. the lame, and people in all stages
of desease and life. His little church.
which would hold probably five or six hun
dred was crowded to the door by people
anxious to see the Father say mass. But
there was between four or five thousand of
those that could not get into the church,
who knelt in the street. 1t was sight that
would touch any mans heart. Here little
girl crippled with white swelling, there an
old man who had not seen for twenty years,
yonder young lady or probably young man
in the spring time of life. but with the in
fallible signs of that dreaded desease. con-
sumption, stamped upon his or her cheeks
all kneelng in the dust with heads bowed
and lips moving in silent prayer. In each
face you could read that one important
question, Il wonder if he will help me?"
1t all seemed to me like drowning man
catching at a straw; but as the crowd slowly
came away after service you could distin-
guish look of relief upon the countenance
of every afflicted one. P. Q. P.