The herald., 1893-09-04
WAS IT CLIMATE OR FAITH?
The Remarkable Experience of
Mrs. Rossa Huston.
After Ten Years of Suffering She Ii
MiraculOusly Healed.
She Claims That 1t Was q Cure by
Faith-she Refuses to Soc Doc
tors-Cured in Sim
gle Day.


able letter from lady which was in re-
sponse to request for experiences in
faith cures. She gives her own expert
ence in graphic style. The letter is as
follows:
EDITORS HERALD: "That it might be
fulfilled which was spoken by Isaias the
prophet, saying, Himself took our in
firmities and bare our sicknesses."
have understood that you have re.
quested those who have experienced
Divine healing to give their testimony
through the columns of your paper. l
respond, not for the sake of argument
but that l may glorify my Father in
heaven, and praise and magnify the
precious name of our Lord and Savior,
Jesus Christ, for through faith in Him
l was made whole.
wish it to be thoroughly understood
that this is not what is known as mind
cure, but simple faith In Christ'H power
to heal, as spoken of in the Word,
James, v: IA, 15. should not dare to
buy with money that which God gives
without money and without price.
About ten years ago while living at
Independence, Mo-, l received q fall
which injured me internally, thus lay
ing the foundation for diseases which
rapidly developed. was constantly
under the DOCTORS care or using patent
medicines, vainly seeking relief. At
last became 30 badly affected with
stomach trouble that could not retain
more than teaspoonful of food at a
time food became go offensive to me
that could not bear it in my sight.
l lost flesh 30 that was hardly recog-
nized by my friends. / again tried q
physician who said l was in danger Of
consumption, but who thought he could
cure me. He gave me everything in
the way OF tonic that he knew of, but
it had no effect Whatever. He then
ordered fresh. rich milk with a little
sugar and teaspoonful of the purest
whiskey to be taken three times a day.
This was my only food. l drank this
until it made me go sick could take it
no longer. l also took regular treat
ment. became some better, but was a
constant sufferer. Without a moments
warning would take spells of conges-
tion, which would leave me very sore.
My left limb began to trouble me, and
my physician said that the injury had
received would in time affect my hip.
This was aboutmy condition when we
arrived in Los Angeles, at the time
when the boom was at its height. My
physician said that the climate of Cali
fornia was the very thing for me. l
commenced eating grapes, which were
go very plentiful at that time. ! ate
grapes nearly all the time, and whether
1t was grapes or climate, or both, /
don't know, butI began to eat quite
heartily, and there was such wonder
full change in me that thought l was
going to get we'll, but WAS disappoint-
ed. Soon l was obliged to put myself
under the care of physician who still
resides in this city. He treated me for a
considerable length OF time. l was
again benefited slightly, but for the in
jury had sustained received no BEN
eft. Slowly and surely 1 began to fail.
Any sudden action, such as STOPPING
quickly, always resulted in one of those
spells of congestion; !; in, an instant was
powerless to- help, myself. / would be-
come as cold as corpse, while suffered
such intense pain that / cannot bear
even to think Of it now. ThusI was
dragging out q miserable existence. At
this time my suffering became go severe
that l applied to another physician, who
was treating my youngest child for
chronic Group and heart trouble. He
gave me medicine to relieve the pain,
which did me no good whatever. He
then made thorough, examination of
my case and told me the only way
would ever get relief was to 60 to the
hospital and have surgical operation
performed, which would not consent
to do, on account OF the condition of my
child. knew ha could not live long,
and having good reason to believe that
/ was too weak to stand such strain
would not rick depriving my child of a
mothers care. The little fellow died
soon after. Needless to say that after
this grew worse 90 rapidly that my
family became alarmed and wanted me
to call another doctor, but I would not
agree to 1t. / was really too i'll to sit up,
and when would attempt to rise every
thing would turn black before me, and
such sudden and terrible pains would
shoot through my head and follow down
my spine that felt as though some one
had dealt me fearful blow on the head.
/ had terrible pains about the heart go
that could not take good breath for
some minutes, and there on that sick
bed the Lord was teaching me to look
to Him as the only one who
could heal and restore me to
health. My husband begged me
to see physician, and to please him l
did so. after telling the Lord if he
wanted me to go to open the way.
was given strength to be up, and my
husband took me to see doctor in
whom he had great confidence. He
confirmed what had been said by the
other physician, but in stronger terms.
must go to a private hospital for
treatment, and that was saying nothing
about the hip trouble, which by this
time was becoming quite serious. We
came homo feeling that my life hung on
a very slender thread that might be
broken at any moment. This was on
Saturday. The very next day, Septen-
Der ~, 1891, we heard that Mr.. Stevens
was to preach in the afternoon at our
church, the Olive Congregational. I
knew he was believer in divine heal
ing. told my husband would like to
60 and see him and be anointed. So.
with the aid of my husband and cane.
l walked the short distance between m
home and the church.
was anointed, and in about an hour
l felt natural sensation steal into that
left limb and side. All pain was gone,
and felt as If had never been sick at
all. Praiee His holy name, and feel
like explaining with the Psalmist,
who can utter the mighty acts OF the
Lord? Who can shew forth all his
praise r. More and more, as realize
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