New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-17
. orTAKER CITY MIRACLE.
DOCUMENT CLERGYMAN CURED OF PARALY-
SIS AFTER MANY YEARS SUFFERING.
oxcr ,s HELPLESS AS A CHILD. NOW ABLE TO
ATTEND CONFERENCE. WHAT OTHER PROM
1NEyT CLERGYMEN KNOW AND SAY
ABOUT THE CASE. AN INTEREST.
ING STORY OF ONE OF THE
GREATEST VICTORIES OF

GREATEST VICTORIES OF
MEDICAL SCIENCE.
One Of the most remarkable of medical rumphs
md ne that has aroused much interest IN churches as well
a. medical circles is the OF Rev. Isaac b. Smith, OF
I3oo South Sixteenth.st. welknown clergyman ana
,onrnent nember the Baptist Conference Since the
late war he has suffered less severely from paay
sis having had that interval three strokes OF the
dreadful maady. He has been pronounced incuraoe py
high medical authority OF this city and had given up all
hone Of recovery The first public announcement OF MS
unexpected and marvellous recovery was the following
brief paragraph which appeared IN the Mach 'ss"c Vi ~
Richmond Baptsp':
BRO Isaac b. Smith, after three months confinement
through paralysis is about again cheerful as ever we
hope to see him in pulpit when the genial spring
arrives
This paragraph aroused much interest that the -
determined to learn the details OF this miraculous res'oa
ton webcng. and reporter with this cnd III view
caed at the Rev. Mr. Smiths house. lie found very
Iretty residence handsomely furnished and better suu
well occupied, the venerable clergyman mas D'eh
blessed in years past childrel and grandchlirea
The door opened by Mrs. Smith. who usierci the
reporter the par and sid that her husband "o"u
be down In u few minutes. When the gynan e".'''d
lie walked with the aid OF u but shovel rNiar@a"ic
strength and vitality a man who hal nearly scr' ei
his years and though he hal Always
een blessed with health 1t was certainly nara 70 DC
leyc that here who but shoit time ago coiu
not moved his bed who was denied the use Oh
body limbs and voice. who, in fact was but mass Oh
inert humanity.
MY story is indeed quite remarkable one" he said,
land 1 am perfectly willing that 1t should be puoii'hed.
Perhap, will show other sufferer the way 10
relief. slxty-nne old this MONTH ana ~ YOU
know BAPTIST minister. Before the war was Lieu
tenant Colonel Governor Polocks staff went 70 t"e
war rs volunteer and it wa, while In ser|iie ui'' l
va first taken with paralysis. Before inst time
thought almos, immortal. but the eNs'f- Df'uSh'
on tho disease and soon convinced that wa not
nyulncralc attacks OF mature From t"a' umc on
I have been afflicted with paralysis or ioeomo,'F 'aN''
For n while I wa, under the attention Of Dr. s. Weir
Mitchell. That years and alt"oiSh ne was tncI
con.l erd one Of best physicians In TIE Unto s"s
his SIKH wac banied by my case. linen tFeu I.c
electrical treatment in various FORMS In lac' .s'oi IL
until couldn't stand either the treatment or "'e vA'
ncn.e but IL did me no good whatever. Ih're was
,cciallt In Philadelphia last year who practsei iof
,.o,. afflicted A. | was, what he called the sIn eati
treatment That tried but Ike other remedies IL a''o
failed TO benefit me- IL has teen ten years snee h'u
rho eno,d stroke OF paralysis. The third s'r'Ke can'
on last December. and fehahcu III o-' ioi "'''' ''
a. helpless as a ll;tie child
zone d,y saw account OF man IN TORONTO w'o haa
been cured Of locomotor atNia BY Dr. "i's r"a i''
for Pale People 1t fail hope indeei tu' inc eA'
rrmcp wa, not costly and could certainly do me no harm
- I hogan taking the pills Janulry last. l hal not
taken more than three boxes before r"Ae' "a'
| had materially improved Since then have been grow
Ing better steadily, and can now walk "lnou' 'Ss'S'.c'
fea, that at one time l exp, 3 to accomplish
AGAIN Last year compelled 10 use TWO canes ana
moved with great dficulty Now, use only one IL Oh
acc and am gradually reaning the entire use Of my
limbs In fact. feel Better to-day than nave since ''
war" . "a ,,s
b.kv about tho room and even insisted upon travelling
UP and the stairway that led from the iro"' NAH
the upper stories.
~ had to be carried up and down those s'rs at first"
no said Then could mp ana down uy haNih- 'o"s
one t one foot after other step by step AiHr"an
could get up alone by dragging one foot after e o''s'
Now | go up step after step and ieei tha' IN %
proving all the time. am now able also W s''e"s ~
weekly meetings the Baptist ministers al inc fooS VI
the Eaptis, Publication Society at lao ches'nuts'
am very grateful how happy my brethren are at my
Improvement 49,,
the Pink pills cannot fail b. benefited By them Ihty
are certainly triumph Of medical science why am
not only getting strong in my limbs, but am recovering
the d!stinctness Of my voice and speech "hch were w
affected by disease SPEAK fully and cohsciehiousV
about the pills feel grateful Tor the sooi 'ney
have done and 1 have disseminated the ih'ofhaio"
about them wherever l could"
Ihe reporter attended the last meeting OF tho b'Pus,
ministers their assembly rooms Oh ,h' smut oI '
heard many coneratuiatory remarks upon u@ h'' W.
smits inI roycd condition A. he said he Is tho'oney
known among the brethren and he Is r,iect'a 'l' w.
loved formerly had charge Of ne Mariners p''"-'
on Front street below Christian but Wa forced 10 give
M the pulpl, by his increasing paralysis lie was $50
la,tor Of Baptist Church at wc':mont near ''"Gn'
s. J. one Of his close I friends. the Kew lho'n'' L.
Icwi. lt1r Of the Richmond Baptist Church. who vas
,rc,cn: at tho ministers conf'resoc Said; bio'h'F
SMITH is ccr.ainy q wonderfully improved nan lie w.
uc,e. that d.. williams Pink pills for paie People are
tho caus, Of HIS impr,, cmrnt and ais believe It,
have advised continue taking thch As nothing Csc
seems to have benefited him. Last winter ~ was o. q
ridden hclpes. entire side being paiay<'a' NOV
10 able attend our conferences In a''' - S''i'
. my filth in the efficacy VI Pink Pills that have at'y
taken some myself. My oceupaon is OF coF'"
.cdcntary one aad felt that required something u
build me up. have al'o induced neiuef oi ny con-
ercc,tion gentleman 80 yeors old. who has ben
suffering from spinal affection Tor Is years, to TAKE
them too"
The narrative OF other remarkable cures performed nv
Dr. Williams Pink Pitts f,i Pale People was given re-
,,r,e, by Mrs NJ b. Mcca who has a bakery at as
Wharton st. Three year, ago. she said. l had
worry severe attack of grip. thought would lose The
Use Of my r1gnt There strange numbnesS IN
IL and would have 10 drop everything IL nlt u II II
MAS o,lecp all time. lad doctors and they told me
IL was bad circulation OF the blood that was sun down
and needed rrst timc couldn't afford to take
rest. scmc told me 10 try the Pink rus a. they
were curing everybody. took only one box when ei'
nyscf getting better. took the second box ana nave
never had a pain ache since. Every ono who knows
what WORK have do is ason,hcl. II /, ccitaliy
miracle uAat with my work | am 80 strong oLd hiNe
never had 4 return 81 NY trouble.
ny sister. Mrs. Moncrcn. who lives here with me.
.as A daughter a year old. From her birth she wa,
arlicted with spinal disease. Last summer We would
never think she could live over night Tho professor
at iIahncnann College where took her. said She
could never recover. She couldn't Both arms
and legs seemed affected. The night We brought her
home from the lahncnann We began giving her the
Pink Pills letting her pellet day divided into
three parts. The baby began TO get well She slept
better and could take her food. Now she stand
alone and when hold her aims she can walk about.
We haven't the slightest doubt that she VIII grow
up a strong healthy child
Mrs Meek t.. very naturally. enthusiast on the
subject o the Pink Pills and she has neglected no
opportunity tell her and neighbors OF their
marvellous Properties She always keeps 4 supply
hand which hands all her ailing acquainances
4 multitude have been thus benefited and few In the
ncghborhood fail % think of MIS-. Meek In connection
with the Pink Pills one OF the ncghboIs, Mrs. John
Dc>iln who lives at St Wharton.st., said that she
thought Mrs Meek ought be given gold medal for
NOlcnt distribution Of the wonderful medicine.
My husband Is now taking them" she said land he
Doesn't Ike be without them. They have greatly
benefited him, while other medicines and doctors
failed. Ny who was thin. pale young man. is
also taking them and he Is getting stoutcr and better.
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