The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-25
SHE BECOMES A "DIpINE HEALER
Mrs. Dr. sarah Z. Lee Leaves the Orthodox
Medical school and Her Husband ~ We'll.

ROCHESTER,, Dec. "a. Mrs. sarah J.. Lee.
NJ. D., wife Of DIR. J. NJ. Lee, and n graduate OF
the Medical School of the University Of Michi-
gan. has gone over from the most strict ortho-
dox methods OF medical practice to the peculiar
beliefs of the Faith Curists. Up TO six months
ego she practised medicine in this city H. con-
nection with her husband. and the two have had
q large and successful practice. Dr. j.. NJ. Lee is
the surgeon Of the homeopathic Hospital. and
10 a specialist In surgery Of considerable note.
The home OF the couple was at 80 Plymouth
avenue. where the names of the two appear on
the sign. But Mrs. Lee has left the Plymouth
avenue home, has thrown of her allegiance to
the old school Of medicine and her allegiance
to her husband rs well, and is now domiclled at
IS Sclo street, In what she calls the Faith
Home"
some six months ago Mrs. Lee was afflicted
with neuralgia, and at the advice Of her hus-
band she went to Philadelphia, whence she re-
turned, after having visited several sanltariums,
completely cured. She did not attribute her
cure to medicine, but strenuously insisted that
II was the result OF divine AID, summoned by
weeks. Mrs. Lee returned TO Philadelphia and
was anointed. and admitted to he order OF . Di-
vine Healers.' She subsequently, came back to
Rochester, but declined to attend the patients
who visited the Joint office of her husband and
She spent her time in spreading the doctrines
of the new theory Of cures. This seems TO have
hukeTeu ncT nusDhnu. anu u Is Salu That 0lUer-
ences soon spranR up. Mrs. Lee, II Is alleged,
was not only running her own practice, but was
seriously inJuring that OF her husband. Several
weeks ago the two decided to separate. Mrs.
Lee has since opened the Faith Home at lS
Scio street.
In the midst OF the preparations attendant
upon the opening OF the Faith Home" or hos
pital, Mrs. Lee was stricken down with a severe
case OF auinsy. She declined all medical assist
ance, and her speedy recovery is considered re-
mnrkable by her associates. Stricken down on
Friday she was almost entirely well by Monday
night. This fact has settled her more strongly
In her new faith. The new hospital IL neatly
furnished and Mrs. Lee IL now prepared to
receive patients, The motto Of the new school
OF healing II faith In God for the cure of
the body" The followers OF this system do not
wish to be known as believers In faith cure"
Indeed, they regard that system as a species OF
fanaticisn. Divine healing seems to be- their
faith. The local society OF Divine Heaters"
meet in a hall In the Odd Fellows building
every Friday evening. Bible readings are con-
Quoted by Mrs. Lee and others. There Is a
meeting every week at the Faith Home on
Scio street also.
The attention of the ministers OF the city Is to
DO called to the movement, which Is said to DO
gaining converts. especially among women. DR..
J. NJ. Lee declines TO be interviewed. and II Is
understood that he feels very deeply the course
which his wife has seen fit TO take. His friends
are quoted as saying that Mrs. Lee Is demented.
which accounts FOR her strange course.