The evening world., 1894-02-10
NEW JERSEY.
NEW FAITH CURE TEMPLE.
1t Won't Be Imposing, but Still
Elizabeth Folk Are Proud.
One Hundred Fervid Believers Now
in the Congregation.

ELIZABETH. N. j., Feb. Son tn,
spot where, sixteen months ago. the irs'
faith cure services were held In Eliza,
beth n faith-cure temple is to be erect,
ed. The temple will not be an imposing
structure. but the devotees talk as
proudly OF 1t as II It they were going tc
build a grand cathedral. 1t will be in Eas,
Grand street. near Spring. inc will be
completed in May.
The buildlnS will be 25x5O feet. and q
feet high. 1t will be OF wood and will
cost about $4,000.
The architect and builder is John 3
Hoagland. OF 9i5 East Grand street. ar
enthusiastic Faith-Curist. Hoagland says
that his wife, son and daughter have
been ridden Of sundry ailments by the
power OF divine healing.
When the Faith-C urists first obtained q
footing here they began to hold open-air
services under a tent, on the East Grand
street lot.
1t was called tht Gospe, Mission. and
nett ard wife. OF Mt. Zion church, Mt
G~reenville. which Is a branch OF the
Church Of the First Born. as the Faith
Curists call their denomination. Brother
Bennett still conducts the services. and
In his absence Brother Edward Madden.
OF this city. Is the exhorter. The men,
ber-hip Is now Increased to 100, OF which
more than one,!half are said to be persons
tent not being suitable for services In Win
tel, the congregation now worship In
Trahon's Hall, In Union street, and will
continue to use 1t until their W edi-
An Evening World reporter called to
see Mr., Hoagland last night to. learn
s aDSui fod ,hs t R,en sen Sf 1ns Fhais'h VIE sndi
several other Faith-Curists, all women.
in the parlor. They were all anxious to
relate their experiences and were en-
quently interrupting a speaker TO shout:
Bless the Lord and clap their hands
ecstatically.
time H. had cost him. or an average. 81
per week for medicine, not to speak OF
doctors bills. She was unable to do her
household work. and rarely left her
all through divine heating.
Bless the Lord, that's true" ejacu-
10 tied sesenteen-year-old Sister Sarah
one OF the faith cure converts present.
We are not like some OF those hum
bug Faith Curists." said Sister Hoag-
lesS o "a nse we oe rishise,s a psrs or sl has tho to
healing power will not have any effect.
II never knew what It vas to have a
well day for years. until l consecrated
W. SeIl " bOu, anu siuCt tndt tlIlt-tne
goth Of last ~February-I nave not had a
pain or ache, and now can attend to all
my. domestic duties. and walk two miles
a day to the mission hall and back"
my boy Mrs. Hoagland continued,
got cured of heart trouble and my
daughter OF rheumatism and whooping
cough by being consecrated to the ser
vice of Jesus"
Yes. bless the Lord" once more re-
sponded enthusiastic Sister Lilly. who
She had heart trouble, she said. and
was warned by her physician. Or,
Braun ! : uha not to 70 far away from home.
Every day she had regular attacks OF
dizziness and weakness Of the heart.
SIX weeks g she Joined the Church OF
the the E Etrsf h SERVICE end s Knse t hsese' she up ns ,s
has not had any of her former attacks
and is In splendid health,
Sister A. NJ. Davis text came forward
to give her testimony as to the efficacy
For nine years, she said, she had been
a martyr to sickness, but had been
healed by faith and had since travelled
claiming the virtues Of the new religion.
Sister Wright. an invalid for seventeen
years, and Henry Shackler, who for
years was a cripple with rheumatism
amples OF the divine healing power.
Mr.. Hoagland owns the land upon
which the temple IL to be built. He was
asked II he had. or was. going to do
nate 1t to the cause.
We'll. now" he replied. hesitatingly,
that"
Are you giving your services free in
Now, that's another question 1 don't
like to answer" he replied.
"oh! we're well repaid in having all
enthusiastically.
We are willing to leave everything to
the Lord We pin our belief on that
chapter Of the Bible which says: II any
one be sick among you let him bring
In the priests OF the church. and they
shall pray with him. and the prayer or
faith shall heal the sick man, and his
sins shall be forgiven"
Bless the Lord. that's IT," fervently
remarked Sister Lilly.
Joseph Batten. Of this. city, the rich
convert to the Faith Cure doctrine, died
before he could see the completion OF
the new temple. the realization OF his
fond desires. He made a present 10 the
New York Faith-Curjsts OF the Home in
Fifty-ninth street. which cost $50. 900. and
had agreed to give to Rev. Mr.. Simpson,
the Christian Alliance leader. a Iced FOR
a valuable tract of land on North Broad
street. In this city. on which 10 erect a
Faith Cure temple. when his sons inter
fered In their own interests and had the
courts enjoin the old man from spending
any more OF his fortune In this manner
He got angry at this and went IN live