The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-10
FAITn CURE Is MRRRsY.

FAITH CURE rs HEREsY,
A Woman Expelled From Church for be-
lievips In tho Hoallns Power of Prayer.
New YoRx, July 9.-The Bergen Bap'
tist church Of Jersey City, Of which
Rev. D. j. Ellison is pastor, considers
belief in what ia called faith cure OF the
nature OF heresy Its enunciation to
this effect took the practical form OF ex'
polling one OF its members who believes
In the efficacy Of prayer accompanied
by faith 10 heal disease.
The hereto was Mrs. George II. Cor
field, Of 10 Madison avenue, jersey City,
who, with her husband and her son,
was d worker in the church Sunday
school. She had q class OF girls whom
she often told other miraculous cure OF
mortal disease by means OF prayer and
filth. She was dying OF pneumonia,
when praClicer Of so-called divine
healing came to the md OF the power
less physicians and effected, with
PRAYER, the cure which drugs had failed
to bring about, Whenever the occa'
sion arose che openly avowed her be-
lief in the faith cure,
II gradually was whispered around
among tho congregation that Mrs. Cor
field was conducting faith cure propa,
gauda In the Sunday school class, and
the parents OF some OF the girls COM
planned to the deacons about it. The
result was that the deacons called on
her one night, and after questioning her
US to her belief, announced that she
could no longer consider herself a men,
Der OF Bergen Baptist church.
at subsequent church meeting, on
motion OF Deacon Charles Wolsey, II
was voted that Mira. Cor6eld be dropped
from the roll OF church members. The
aYowed reason for her expulsion was
her belief in divine healing.
This belief Of Mrs. Cor1eld, however,
was not the only sin laid TO her charge.
Beside being a teetotdler she docs not
approve OF the use OF fermented vino
at communion. Accordingly, for o
number OF months abe had absented
herself from tho communion table OF
tho Bergen Baptist church, and par
taken OF the sacrament at n church
where uniermented wine was used.
This in itself, it is said, severed her
connection with the Bergen church.
Since her expulsion from the Baptist
church Mrs. Cor6eld has attended tho
services at o faith cure sanctuary called
"The Tabernacle OF the Testimony" In
Bramhall avenue. which IL presided
over by Sister Antoinette Jackson. A
number OF the members Of her old Sun.
day school class meet at her house
Sunday afternoon and receive the in'
struction which she used to impart in
the church.
When Mrs. Corfold was dropped
from the membership OF tho Bergen
church, her son, Edgar I. Corlield, gave
up his class In the Sunday school. Ho
said tonight that II his mother was not
fit person to have charge Of class he
did not think no was. He is president
OF the Hudson County Christian En-.
deovor Union.
George H. Corfield, Mrs. Corfold's
husband, continues to act as superin'
tendent Of the infant department OF the
Bergen Baptist Church Sundayschool,
in spite OF the expulsion Of Mrs. Cor.
field and the detection Of his son. lie
is believed not to sympathize with his
wlfe's peculiar views
Beyond saying that she was as good
Baptist as she ever was, Mra. Corheld
had no comment to make on her OK.
pulsion last evening. Deacon Reed,
when the reporter called upon him to
get the deacon's side OF the story, did
not eeem TO think their action needed
defending. He talked as II the proceed.
ing was matter OF course in Wow OF
tho doctrines which Mrs. Corfeld was
known to advocate. The congregation
has upheld the deacon's actions, but the
minority which sympathize with Mrs.
Cor6eld, while not espousing her views,
Is said to be large.