Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-02
Rev. John Alex. Dowie Charges Thai
Other Divine HealerS Procure
False Testimony.
FATHER MOLLINGER RIDICULED,
And the Statement Made That Anthony's
Bones Failed Where Rev. Dowie's
Method Cured.
MANY DIRE ctLAxIrIEs PREDICTED.
War Ths; Is TO Be Followed by Pcstilence Over
the Entire Earth.

A lively contest is on hand between the
two branches of divine healers. The open.
ing attack was made at Carnegie Hall
meeting last night by Rev. John Alex.
Dowie, President of the international D..
vine Healing Association. He charged a.
=. Simpson, of the Christian Alliance, and
John Morrow, the teacher at the Bethany
Home, with attempting to get false wit.
nesses, and attempted TO substantiate the al
legation by producing witnesses who ad-
mitted to having testified to being cured by
faith when they were not cured. In fur
ther claim that his DOCTRINE of divine heal
ing is the one approved by the deity, Mr..
Dowie brought forth another witness, who,
after failing to be cured by Father Mol
linger. has been restored to good health by
Dowie's process.
Pointing Out the ID Difference.
"Anthony's bones didn't work. I" said Mr..
Dowie, in explanation. ''The medicine in
which he has proprietary interest failed,
but divine power is always successful"
In his attack on other faith curists, Mr.
Dowie said he was not aetuated by any per-
sonal motives, but that false impressions
had become current on account of the work
right before the public he wanted to
explain that he was not connected
,-Sh the Christian Alliance HT
do not wish to speak disparagingly of Mr..
Simpson" ne continued, "but I think it
proper to explain the difference between
our principles. He claims that Christ is
savior, sanctifer and healer: say he is
savior, healer and sanctifier According to
his doctrine man must be sanctified before
being healed, but according to my doctrine
and Gods doctrine everyone can be healed.
A Deliberate Charge.
do not wish to come in collision with
Mr. Morr9S. the teacher at the Bethany
Home in Pittsbu-g, but 1 do say and can
prove that many of the people who at the
Sneeting held by Mr.. Morrow and Mr.
Simpson in Carnegie Hall last January Is,
testified to being healed by faith,
were no5 healed and were induced
to make talse statements by the men who
advocated the doctrine. l have personal
knowledge of this and will recall two cases.
One is that of a well-known Pittsbdrg doe
tors daughter who, wlile suffering from
cancer. asserted that she was perfectly well.
The cancer has since laid her il the grave
but to her diving hour she echoed the claim
Of Morrow, that she had been cured. The
Of her was Of a woman in Washington
county. who came TO me last week and told
lie iliHI OF JdDudtN 10 slit udu VtbllltO
that she was well AT the same time she
vas suffering pain and knew that she was
testifving falsely. She claimed that she
had done so because Simpson had told her
that she would be cured if she would so
testify. l know OF other cases, and / can
furnish names and proof"
Three Witnesses Called.
Mr. nowie then called on persons who
had testified TO being cured on January j.,
and who were still suffering from their old
disease to arise Three responded. Six
Others stated that they had been asked to
make such testimony.
After the other divine healers were sufi-
cientlv torn to pieces, Mr.. Dowie asked for
;hose who had been cured by faith to arise.
ThIrty-five quickly responded, and with
Campmeeting enthusiasm made the hall ring
with a song Of praise.
The audience was large and attentive.
The meeting was held in the rehearsal room
OF Carnegie Hall. while Just on the other
side Of the wall, in the main auditorium,
an ortho5oX Presbyterian gathering
listened to the teachings of their
more conservative pastor. The discourse
of Mr.. DOwie on subjects not defen- |
sive was short and startling. Dire
calamities were predicted and international
subjects handled in a way that would rele- |
gate Statesman Blaine to an age long since
past
Pestilence Predicted.
"a great pestilence is coming" he said. |
War will precede it, in which rivers of
blood will flow l do not know where it |
Wiz be- Gcd forbid that our own land will |
be involved, but ] know not. i. NAV be |
here, 1t may he in Europe, in asia or in |
Africa, bu; wherever it is it will be followed |
by pestilence that will sweep over all the |
earth, attacking man and beast alike. |
This prediction has its warning. |
You who use that cursed. filthy |
nicotine-tObacco, or drink from the cup
Of damnation in the bottom of which lies |
coiled the poisonous adder, will be .t-
tackled first. Take warning now and cleanse |
yourselves - |
Continuing. Mr.. Dowie stated, that dur |
ing the last 10 wears, he laid hands on more |
than j. coo people. lie gave no credit to |
himself for the curing of them, but said it |
was Gods work
One of Those Healed.
When testimonials were called on, one of |
the ljrst to respond was Katy Camerson. |
She said that she had been cured of cancer |
hv faith and the PRAYERS of Mr.. Dowie. |
she said that Dr.. Shaner had operated on |
her seven times and that Father Mollinger |
had told her that she could not be cured. |
Mr.. Dowie responded that Anthony's |
bores evidently didp t work, nor the medi- |
cine in which Father Mollinger has pro- |
prietarv interest.
Other testimonials were given by Israel |
ID. Hoag and Mrs Roley, the latter stating |
that she had also been cured of cancer |
which had confined her TO her room for a |
year,