The herald., 1893-07-23
DOES FA|TA-CURE REALLY CURE,
Mrs. Walton Says Her Prayers
Cured Her.
Rev. Stevens Claims That the Peti'
tions of His Church Did 1t.
Some Divergence of Opinion-Mrs. Wal
toms Statements About Her Case.
An Interview With Faith
Cure Minister.

ing, ana similar tneOrles is httrdCtiSo
from all points of view. The HERALD
invites people who know of cases which
have proved either successful or failures
to send accounts to this Office, giving all
necessary details, and il possible pho
tographs OF the subjects. IN the pub
lication of these matters both sides will
be fairly trested.l
There has been eonsideral comment
in certain religious circles during the
past few days over the apparent sudden
recovery by lady by the name OF
Walton. living at the corner of Casco
and London streets in this city, from
long and severe illness, it being claimed
by the believers in the doctrine of faith
cure that this phenominal change for
the better was due to the invalid re-
ceiving Especial visitation of Divine aid,
brought about by the continued
prayers and the unfaltering faith of her
self and her faith.cure friends that the
Lord would bring about cure.
On Sunday last, it being announced
that Mrs. Walton would appear at the
Faith Cure church, at the corner OF
Broadway and Temple streets, and give
her experience, quite a large audience
gathered to see and hear her. Nothing
OF a sensational nature was developed to
the average mind, and the majority OF
these went away feeling that the pleas
ant-faced lady richly deserved her health
and the use Of all her limbs.
There were a few of the weaker
minded ones present who became un-
necessarily excited and at once began
talking of modern miracles, in fact
were almost ready to fall down and wor-
ship the little woman herself.
Wishing to know the true facts of the
case a Herald reporter went to the
house of Mrs. Walton and was given by
her the following account of her sickness
and recovery:
II have had pain in my left lower
limb for over two years, and have
suffered intense pain almost all the time.
These cramps and spasms of agony have
caused the muscles OF my toes to con-
tract until those members were drawn
out of their usual position and became
stiff. making walking an impossibility.
ION Sunday, the 10th inst, although
1 had suffered for several days more than
the usual amount of agony, suddenly
felt the pain entirely leave me and at
once got up from my bed and walked
since when havs had no pain OF any
kind and can walk as good as anybody"
During the time of her sickness ehe
claims to have been examined by sev-
eral physicians, and each one informed
hor that rhe would have to have the leg
amputated, but when pressed to give
the names of come of those doctors she
would only name one, and he had gone
to San Francisco without leaving his ad-
dress, but if he was looked up and found
she said he would tell all about it. She
said she thought Christian science
fraud. and her recovery was not due to
any church nor amy minister. neither to
any creed nor doctrine, but was brought
about by her God and herself.
She said that All tho prayers of her
friends would have done no good had
she not had faith heraelf, and for several
months she had had implicit faith that
che would be cured by divine aid. A
moment afterwards she informed the re-
porter that she had been saving her
strength and money to have the limb
amputated.
II is now Mrs. Walton's intention to
publish book dwelling upon her eick-
ness and wonderful cure.
Upon leaving this pleasant little home
the reporter went directly to tho Faith
Cure church and found W. @. Stevens,
the pastor, conducting services, and the
congregation OF about 50 people, ali but
eight OF whom were ladies, were giving
in their ex periences and asking for pray
ers. One lady told how she had fallen
and broken a rib and cracked two others.
When her husband asked ifhe should call
doctor she said no, that God bad
made her and he would take care of her."
Three days later she felt tingling sem
sation and know the bones we're knitting
and she was 80 glad to be able to tell
them she was now all right.
Another lady wanted the prayers OF
all that she might bring back one who
had fallen from grace and had now be-.
come Unitarian.
Then young lady wanted them all to
help her by prayers as she had had a
cold for two weeks and wanted to cure it
at once.
These and many more OF the kind were
offered. and after praying for them indi-
vidually and collectively the meeting
was closed.
Mr.. Stevens, tho pastor. when ques-
toned about what part his church had
taken in the recovery of Mrs. Walton,
said he had been up there from time to
Glmo IOr lew noutDS, aHu Lo Couiu uOI
say whether he frat impaired the hope
in her soul that she would be cured by
faith or not, but he was convinced their
prayers had been answered, and stated
further that they sometimes brought
cures where the one who wan cured
knew nothing about the effort that was
being made in his or her behalf.
As Mrs. Walton was baptized in this
church since her recovery, they feel very
proud to call her sister, and in their
prayers often mentioned their dear sis
ter's wonderful cure.
On being questioned about the effect
faith cure would have on broken bones,
Mr.. Stevens said it was infallible ii the
patient had sufficient faith, and that a
true believer needed an earthly phyHi-
clan for nothing.
He gave as most wonderful illustra-
ton of this a caee (peculiar to say the
least) of lady prominent, he says, in
Pasadena, who, while at one of the sea-
side resorts bathing and away from the
Gro xd, got caught by wave with such
force that her leg was broken below the
knee, and the bones protruded through
both flesh and skin. The pain was in
tense and she asked the Lord to take it
away, and it was no sooner asked than
granted, but she looked down and. saw
the broken bones, and in terror. but
still in faith, she asked the Lord to