Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-19
WAS CURED BY FAITH.

WAS CURED BY FAITH.
Remarkable Story of Connecticut 0nrs
Recovery.
DASBURY, Conn.,, Aug. lS.-A re-
markable case of alleged cure by faith
is tnal OF l2-year-old Mcr.ina Under
hill. VINO resides in k.dding Center
with her parents. The child had been
contued to her bed by = serious spinal
trouble for two years aud the physi-
cans had practically given her up.
They found it useless to administer
medicines except to alleviate her suNsr-
ing. The physicians sold her two
months ago that ner case was hopeless
and that she must die. To their aston
shment abe assured them that she
would get we'll. On being pressed to
| explain her words see replied that God
would make her we'll. She said that
she had heard OF the wonderful cures
performed by Christ during his public
ministry and she was convinced that
all that was needed TO effect q similar
cure IN her own case was faith. When
tnls notion WAS communicated TO her
parents they were at first lucredulous,
but after time sought to encourage
ner IN II, as 1t appeared to make her
happy. The child began to study the
Bible WITH comprehension of its
meaning that Was remarkable. At her
own reouest she Was baptized and be-
| came o member OF the Methodist
church.
Her most astonishing experience
since the beginning of the growth of
ner faith occurred only few weeks
ago, 1T time when her death was
hourly expect d. The members Of her
IL miiy surrounded her bedside and she
could hear their words and sobs, but
was not strong enough to speak to
them. Suddenly, she says, the room
and It's occupants vanished from her
sight, and In their stead was three
angels surrounded by dazzling halo
aud bearing . wreath Of flowers. When
the vision faded she was able to tell of
IT and seemed to grow stronger. She
MAS then more than evcr certain that
| she would get well. The reaction fol-
lowed, however, and she soon grew
rapidly worse. Last Friday, when her
life seemed to hang by q thread, she
called her mother and said:
Mamma, III soon be we'll now"
A moment sfterward her little sister
| entered the room. MerteniA opened
her new testament and read slowly and
imprrssiyeiy tpe following passage
from Matthew TX, 40:
And Jesus, knowing their thoughts,
said. Wherefore thiak We evil Ia your
hearts? For whether is easier to say,
Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say,
Arise. and walk? But that ye may
kn, W that the Son Of man hath power
on earth to forgive sins (then saith he
to the sick OF the palsy. Arise, take
up thy bad, aud 20 unto thino house.
When her mother went to her bed
side on the following morning Mer-
tenis stretched out her arms with q
glad smile and said:
Mamma, I'm we'll"
| Size then raised herself from the bed
| without assistancc, q thing she had not
| done 10. TWO years. Mrs. Underhill
was naturally astonished and feared
the child would injure herself. She
c&i.ee Merten.a's attention to her
! limos, which were still nerveless and
witnered.
God will tix all that" said tho girl.
Mrs. CndernIll bad occasion to leave
the room for few minutes and when
| she Came back Mertcnia said shs felt
strong enough TO get up. To the great
astouIshnleDt the mother discovered
that the chiid's limos had ro-
gained . normal appearance. Still the
glrl lad not beer out OF bed for two
years. Mrs. UnderhIll was afraid to
take the child at her word and be-
sought her to remain IN bed. but Mer-
.enis, grAsp!ng her mothers arm.
stepped out of the bed upon the floor.
Her limbs we're etil too weak for use
anu she dropped 10 her knees, but she
/ was able To drag herself to a cnair with
out assistance. Since then ene has rap
idly improved aud expects ss soon ss
she is anointed To become perfectly
strong and we'll.
To . reporter today Miss Underhill
sald: "When ! read what Christ had
done for the sick of the palsy knew
be would do the same for me. 90 | be.
gan 20 pray"
"Did you belle |-nr prayers would
be answered.
"I knew IT," Il earnestly.
"SOon atterwar a TO hear a
voice cGnsta1 voice said
Come Ii wasA ace of Jesus. Ii
kept blending IN nay prsyers.and when-
ever | heard II | felt as hight as X
could hy.'
Mrs. Und.rhill, the girls mother.
ccrrohorst-t ser fsnrn.cr IN every ae G.
tail of the ABOVE story.
NOTORIOUS CROOK ESCAPES.