The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-10
MRS. CORFIHLD'S FAITH.
The Bergen Baptist Church
May Be In Troubled
Waters Over 1t.
SNATCHED FROM DEATH BY PRAYER.
The Lady Tells a Remarkable Story
of Religious Thought and
Development.

gen DaptlSb OuurcH over tne uropptus Vi
the anne of Mrs. George H. Corfeld
from the church roll of membership aud
prohibiting her from teaching in the
sunday school. both factions are working
hard TO conceal it for the present at
least. Mrs. Corield herself says she
to create, and Deacons Miller and Read
say they have not heard of any move
ment in that direction. And yet there
are vague, indistinct rumors afioat to
the effect That man. admirers OF the gen.
tie Christian little woman think she was
harshly treated. and that the hundred or
more of the congregation who voted to
drop Mrs. Corfisld's name from the roll.
were by no means the entire congrega-
ton.
II no not wish to be drawn into any
newspaper controversy" said Deacon
Miller yesterday afternoon. Yes, ]
acted as spokesman when the Board of
Deacons called upon Mrs. Garfield after
the action of the open congregation upon
the subject. asked her If she had been
teaching the Faith Cure doctrines to the
young ladies OF her Sunday school class,
aud she replied, Yes, Whenever I found
il necessary She was then told she
could no iouger teach in the Sunday
school. and that il she was baptized in
the Faith Cure Church she could not
still be "a member of the Baptist Church.
/ wish it. distiuctlyunderslood thatwehave
no feelings against her. We all low her,
u would receive her back into the
church with open arms il she would re-
nounce her allegiance to the Faith Cure
Church and not preach its doctrines in
our Sunday school,"
POINTS OF DIFFERENCE.
AS to other differences of opinion
that exists between Mrs. Corfeld and the
Baptists, the deacon, as they were men-
toned TO him, III a Conversations mood,
cited his own. Besides her strong be-
lief in faith cure, Mrs. Garfield thinHs
it wrong to use ferinented wines at COM
muulon service.
I'VE are taught in the Scr iptures,"
said Deacon Miller, that wine was used
at the coinmuuions. What is infer
mented wine? Simply grape juice. Why
l have wine Mt my home that cauie from
Palestine, and a drop of 1t would almost
uurn a hole III your giZzard. AS to Mrs.
+ Corield's belief that one should be bap-
tiZed III running water, why we would
run an inclined trough, if necessary, to
meet with her belief in that jireclion.
But even down there in the Faith Cur
lists sanctuary they don't bapt.ze their
converts In running water. 1t is simply
ID the eddy. not out in the channel.
But we all love her for her Christ ian
virtues. There Is not a particle OF ill
fesliug.
Eyes. the Baptists believe in faith cure
to some slight extent" said the Deacon
during the conversation, "out only when
q medium is used in healing the sick,
through which the divine healing
is transmitted. Take. for instance. the
case OF Christ healing the blind man by
- 80 - S~ -, .-I a.
blind MUS eyes. The clay was the
medium"
MRS CoRFIELD;s MISSION.
There were several young ladies, men,
bers of Mrs. Corfield's Sunday School
class III the rear parlor when a reporter
of The NEWS called at her residence In
Madison avenue yesterday afternoon.
Several reporters had already preceded
hun, and he found her engaged almost as
much i'll the task of attempting to
convert the visiting scribes, or at
least to interest them in a
closer study of the Scriptures, as in de-
flning her position relative to her virtual
expulsion from the Baptist Church. she
was very reluctant 10 say much about
This. lest what she should say might bs
construed as refe sting a spirit of anil
mostly against those who expelled
her. Sha is a oma of rather small
stature, somewhat beyond middle age,
with very black hair. and traces of past
affection in her face, But she wears a
happy look hi her eyes though not
beady, CLEAN with the light of fntelIi-
gence, a happy mind. n an enthusiasm
boru OF the religious cause she has eSpous-
ed. Her bright youngison "Eu'Corfeld, so
well known through Christian Endeavor
Circles throughout the county aud even
the State, and who has ~relinquished his
position as teacher in the same Sunday
School, stood near her as she was being
interviewed.
L FAITH UNsHAKFN.
81 do not wish TO say q word against
any members. the deacons especially. of
the church. They have always been
kind to NE, and until | was notified that
my name was dropped from the roll, and
that | could no Longer teach in the Sun
day school, we had no trouble. | an
ticipate no further trouble. l nave held
my views on the faith cure for several
years. 1t can never be shaken. ] have
been saved from death twice and relieved
OF another horrible affection. Through
my faith l was cured of pneumonia
twice, the second time the doctors had
given me up. Medicine gave me no ap-
parent benefit, aud though | had at
tended services at the Tabernacle of the
the Testimony. Twas not q full believer.
But when ! got SO low that u doctor
pronounced The case almost hopeless, l.
called Sister Antoinette!in, .and, believing
fully in her power aud in my W belief,
we repeated the fifth chapter OF James,
fourteenth and fifteenth verses"
She read the verses:--
Is there sick among you? Let him call for
the elders of the Church, and let them
pray over him, amounting him with oil in the
name OF the Lord.
And the prayer of faith shall save the sick,
and the Lord shall raise him up, and il he
have committed sins. they shall be forgiven
him.
Although scarcely able to repeat the
words. so great was my faith that l was
able 10 be dowpsta irs next day and en-
terrain company. My husband cited this
ease of remarkable healing through
faft1 at the John. Street Missi O n n short
time afterwards in New York. On one
occasion / had beeu given up Ly Dr..
OpdycK, who said that my right
lung was solid with matter,
and that it would be i'm
possible Tor any one TO get well In thai
condition. Sister Autoinette pray ed with
me from the start, and although I had
the doctor on my husbands account, he
MD not give me one drop of mediciua, and
/ pulled through in a few days Before
this / had beeu troubles with &c zema on
my hands and arms and / was entirely
cured OF that by prayer. lido u OF wish TO
be un dersto0d as meaning tnat / believe
In Christian science. That is altogether