Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-23
scHLATTER's PERFORMANCE
he Had 10000 Unanswered Letters in His
Room.
Unbounded Faith shown by Multi
tude' That He H"' Miraculous
Power to Heal and Cure.
From the Galveston News.

From the Galveston News.
Stanley Stokes, ,well-known Denver
newspaper man, is passing two weeks
vacation in Galveston MI Stokes was one
of the first newspaper men to write up
Scblatter, the Christ man." the mystic
rious healer Of Denver. He went out ex-
pecting to write up fake, but could DO
nothing else but write serious article
about tie man. The paper was not satls-
fed, although it had implicit confidence III
Mr.. Stokes, ard the artistic rooster OF
the force was assigned TO do MT. schiat-
ter. This reporter returned, and couid nan
die the matter in no other manner than Sc
riously. And Of all the reporters LOT the
Denver papers. none have dared to ques-
ton the fellows honesty, his undouptei
cures or his straightforward metnods; IN
speaking of the matter Mr.. Stokes SAID:
Denver has been stirred to It's Iounoa-
tion. The ministers from their pu!pits nave
proclaimed him lunatic, ana sne pnysi-
Clans ridiculed him when he hrst came
Il ere, though the doctors CRITICISED MIN
less and were more charitable than the
ministers. But Schlatter paid no Afternoon
to either, the crowds kept hooking 10 MN MINI
and lie devoted regular hours 10 an VINO
could get to him each day. FROM
o'clock in the morning until pm, pare
headed, he stood at his station Wlthlh an
Enclosure, the people coming IN regular
turn, forming a line on the street side OF
the fence. 1t was a clasp or the rlsht
hard, motion of the lips In prayer the
words, Thanks. Father quietly uttered by
the ealer, and the sick, crippled ana SUI
fering passed on. For three months TINS
man has been doing this regularly every
week day. showing remarkable endurance.
But once CT twice since the nrst uay mas a..
he been able to attend to all VINO came III
one day. Persons have stood in line for
three and four days before they could get
to him. They began to assemble tnere as
early as o'clock in tie morning, anu Jay aSo
light has discovered as many as l3o or ~"
in line, supplied with lunch. By the tilrg
that the healer came out OF the mouse 1
have seen as many as 1000 IN iine winch
extended nearly around the entire plocs s
But few immediate cures were expected
for the most of them were chrome cases,
though many afflicted with aches and pains
claimed immediate relief.
The Wealthy Interested.
"Tf ose who began to come first were or
the poorer class mostly, and two or three
days after the healer began his work nap
py-faced people began flocking about him,
telling the crowds how they had been
cured some Of them, too. claiming they
had be IN seriously afflicted for years win
rheumatism and other diseases. interest IN
the man began to increase, ana the car
riages Of the wealthy residents OF the town
were seen to roll into that portion or the
city. TIE faith demonstrated in the healer
was something remarkable. His fame
spread, ard people began to pour IN from
the outside towns, and wonderful cures
were reported. Invalids began coming from
Omaha ST. Louis, Kansas City and Chi
cago, and when l left a week ago they
we're coming to Denver by the train loads.
Last Saturday night train brought 2oo
frt m the line OF the Union PACING railway.
General Manager Dickinson had 1nVesugat-
ed Schlatter and sent word along the line
that he would start train from oman
Saturday morning for Denver, and all en-
plcyes CT the line who were afflicted Or
any members of their families could go to
Denver to see the healer. Some days as
many as 5000 have assembled about him.
"Schlatter is a remarkable looking man.
He stands about six feet three inches in
height, is broad-shouIdered, .deep-chested,
we'll limhed and possesses broad features.
His mildness candor, sincerity and deep
intereSt in his work are at once convincing
that he is hon st in what he is doing; that
he beiiotes in 1t hirself, and every act Of
his inspires faith. To all he says he is doing
the work of the Father and all that Is re.
quired for cure is faith. He does not heal
deformities, or those born blind or deaf.
But several instances are well known of
deafness relieved by his touch. 1t Is some
thing nard to understand, and people no
longer attempt to fathom his power, but
flock to him. accepting it without interroga-
tory.
Healing by Mail.
HE blesses handkerchiefs or other arti-
cles worn, and said it would do as much
good as the laying on of hands. Thou
sands of handkerchiefs were received by
mail He takes about four in his hand at
one time, the lips move for an instant, and
the healer sends out several hundred Of
them each day. This part of the work he
does in the mornings and evenings, often
working into the night. The past week
closed his work in Denver. and he had
planned to spend some time in attending
to an accumulation OF mail numbering over
80 600 letters. each containing one more
handkerchefs. Schlatter refuses all offers
of money, but as each letter contains one
or more postage stamps. his requirements
in that line are met
'Schlatter dresses plainly but neatly, and
is very clearly in appearance. He Is a de-
vcut Catholic, which was stumbling block
to Pretestants at first, but as his power be-
came known all prejudice passed away, and
that poirt is rarely alluded TO. He is simple
and very plain in manner, frankly and fear
lessly replying to all questions and in every
instance asserts that he is doing the will
of the Father.
1T is estimated that Schlatter has treated
10000 or 10000 persons. and while many ex-
aggerated reports are current. there are
some remarkable INSTANCES related, well au-
thenticated in Denver.~
Well! Well!
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