The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-03
ghe aiehita aaiIu eagle Saturday orug gebruary 1884

strange that Mrs. Chynoweth should say,
Our home is heaven TO us" Orchards OF
prunes peaches, spricots and many other
kinds of fruit, vineyards and wheatfelds
stretch away from the house; magnificent
grove of fine old live oaks, with huge
sprea0ing, g1arled limbs, covers the half
mile slope from the house to the road, and
q splendid lawn, with clumps and masses
and borders of flowers and shrubs, surrounds
the house and extends almost to the high
way. The house contains over 100 rooms,
though the family numbers less than 10
members. children and all She built it un-
der the directions of her spirit guide, and
herself, while under the spirit influence,
designed the entire building from front
steps to lightning rod and bought all the
furnishings. In its architecture the house
is somewhat of a tumble, rather imposing
because of its mass, and from some points
really beautiful. but lacking in harmony
and simplicity. It is furnished throughout
with elegance and considerable taste. Mrs.
Chynoweth's expenditures upon her ranch
foot up TO almost three-Quarters of mil
lion dollars.
Healing the Sick.
On two days of the week the mistress Of
body and cures them of their infrmities-
that is, she says she does, and those who
visit her say they have been cured. Some
times as many as hundred people seek her
help in a single day. The patient does not
have to tell her where his pain is. She
looks at him and at once feels in her own
body the same pain which tortures him.
She lays hands upon him, his illness ID
,,rfe L.
She takes no medicines for these ailments
which she brings upon herself. They go
away of their own accord in few days.
She bears upon her person many marks Of
cancers and sores which she has suffered
thus vicariously. Her followers make her
faculty of curing disease by bearing it her
self one of the proofs OF the claim of Christ
ship for her, basinx their argument upon
that text Of Scripture which says of Jesus,
HE bore our infirrnities for u.s."
On Sundays Mn Chynoweth breaches
twice, the chapel, which she has built at a
cost of 100000, being well filed with peo-
pie who drive out from San Jose or gather
from the neighbosing ranches or the cot
tages on her own place, for the workmen
and tenants on her ranch are among her
most devoted adheyents, and many attach
themselves to her Interests because of their
reverence and love for her. She has al
ready large following, not only of those
Immediately surrounding her, but also
among the residents of San Jose, Santa
Cia-a and the surrounding country. Many
we'll known business men are among her
believers. She never knows what she is go
ing to preach about until the influence
comes upon her and after she has finished
does not remember what she has said.
Her Guiding Influence.
Mrs. Chynoweth does nothing either in
the transacting of her business. or in the
ordinary movements of life, or in her efforts
to do good, that is not first pointed out to
her by her guiding influence, which she
modestly but firmly says is the Holy Ghost.
And everything which she does for others
she makes as free as the air. In her chapel
there are no pew rents nor collections; there
are no fees for her medical services; there