The Irish standard., 1891-06-20

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told the patient to attend mass il
church three davs in succession, and t
stay until the blessing each day; h
must not eat meat on Friday until min
weeks were passed; he must beliey
that he would get we'll at the end o
that time. The doctor then wrote ou
a prescription, instructed Mr.. Carter tt
take it two hours after each meal, anG
called for the next patient.
Mr.. Carter went immediately to the
drug store designated On the prescrip-
tion, which, bv the way, is the only one
the doctor allows to put up his medi-
cines, and received his potions, which
were two tiulds-one of dark, red
! color, the other lemon hued. Both
medicines are very like the usual tonics
ordered by physicians all over the
world in cases Of general debility. The
labels are of the usual form, each set
ting forth that 1.-TWO tablespoonfuls"
must be taken 1.-TWO hours after eating. +"
Mr.. Carter then hobbled to his board
ing house, and ON the following morn
ing he was at the church bright and
early, believing, as he asserts, in his
very soul that he was to be cured.
Mass was said, alter which he with
others went forward to the chancel,
and the priest with hyssop sprinkled
the congregation. Mr.. Carter is not a
Catholic, he is not a disciple of the
faith cure, be IS not a believer in the
superhuman, but with all honesty he
says he knelt down with faith in his
restoration; and as the priest sprinkled
him and turned away he felt the
stlffened sides Of his neck as far as his
shoulders burn with sensation some.
thing like chat experienced when the
cars have been frozen and are beginning
to thaw, only doubled And presently
he turned his head independent of his
body. a thing he had not done in years.
Then the father came around in front
Of him with a peculiar looking vessel in
his hands, which he afterwards learned
is said to contain piece of the iden-
rical cross upon which Christ was crucl-
fed, together with q piece Of the skull
of St. Anthony. With this he made
the sign OF the cross close to his face.
then touched it to his forehead. The
second and third mornings the same
ceremony was repeated.
DR.. Molliugar Only. requires three
attendances at mass and promises a
cure within nine weeks. Two weeks
have not passed since Mr.. Carter went
under the treatment. and bis condition
is remarkably improved. He can stand
squarely On both feet. He can move
his head slightly UP and down and
from side to side. He is gaining flesh
rapidly and expects to be fully restored
sby the end OF the nine weeks.
Last Saturday, St. Anthony's Feast
day, was the great day Of the year for
Father MolIinger. The little church of
the Most Holy Name was decorated the
previous night with wealth of flowers
and plants. The scenes and incidents
of to-day in the vicinity of the church
are without precedent and beyond des-
criptlon. Many of the afflicted passed
the night at best they could within the
walls surrounding the churchvard in
order that they might not fail to gain
an entrance to the church at the earliest
1ocyIS To in hn ,YS3rH
Long before the light of day hundreds
of people thronged the avenues leading
to the shrine of st. Anthony.
When tho doors were opened for the
5 o'clock mass between 1900 and 5000
people pressed about the doors, while
not more than third of the number
could possibly gain an entrance within
the church, packed as it was to sufoca-
ton. By Z O'clock the throng had in
creased Go fully 5000 souls, and at 10
O'Clock a low estimate places the num-
Der Of people that filled the church, the
yard and the streets surrounding at
10000. Street cars and public and pri-
yate conveyances brought thousands,
and yet were unable to carry all who
wished to attend the early services.
During the progress Of the masses and
religious services within the church,
the sounds Of which could be distinctly
heard On the outside, the surging mass
Of pain. racked patients were upon their
knees in the streets, the cutters, the
sidewalks, reciting prayers and invOk.
ing the help of God In their particular
cases.
At the close Of the masses Father
Mollinger would appear at the churc b
door, then pass through the kneellng
crowd, giving them words Of encourage
ment. The physician priest then an
nounced that he would not today treat
any cases individually. but called upon
all who had received treatment during
the last few days to attend the Z and s