Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-12-28

Rev. Henry G. Pouget, chancellor to
Archbishop Chapelle, sends the NEW
MEXICAN an entertaining communication
on Schlatter, the healer. It consists of q
letter received by him from Rev. N. Du.
marest, parish priest at Pena Blanca, and
is of special interest because it partakes
of tie nature of semi-offcia! report to
| the church, the first to be presented, con-
cerning this nysterious individual. Faith
er Dumarest writes:
FALSE PROPHET.
After reading an article of the Albu-
querque Democrat of the goth inst. en-
titled, GAS the Father Wills,' people might
think that his grace, Archbishop P. L..
Chapelle, who 80 eloquently spoke against
false prophets in q well-remem bered SER
mon, numbers opponents among his
clergy. In the article the writer seems
to give great importance to man who
deserves none. Evidently he wrote in
view of the business interests of Albu.
querque purely.
We read In that article that Francis
Schlatter, 'the healer" WAS invited by the
priest of Pena Blanca to stop at his place,
and from this some might think that the
priest found him to be really wonderful
man. In the first place, invited him to
my house with the intention only of show
ing those of our people who believe in
him that they are wrong in thinking that
we as priests condemn the fellow without
knowledge of what we are talking about,
without being even acquainted with him.
For the good of the clergy and of all
those who have faith in the holiness and
in the healing power of this man, think
it is good that the following should be
known:
FRANCIS soHLATTER Is A MeNoMANIAc.
He told me that he was of the race of
Juda and that he was Jesus Christ,
though he Goes not care to acknowledge
the fact in the presence of everybody.
Some people might wonder how Christ
was born second time since we read in
st. Matthew (xxiv-3O) that ''at the end of
the world shall appear the sign of the
Son of Man in heaven; and then shall all
the tribes of the earth mourn; and they
shall see the Son of Man coming in the
clouds of heaven with great power and
maj esty. And he shall send his angels
with trumpet and great voice; and
they shall gather his elect from the four
winds, from the farthest parts of the
heavens, to the utmost bounds of them"
Francis Schlatter does not seem to be
of that opinion. l imagine that he con
siders his copper rod as the sign of the
Son of Man and mistakes the hungry
neighing of his famous white horse as the
trumpets of the angels. He told me that,
born after the fashion of men from his
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Schlatter,
he had a second birth, spiritual one this
time. Thus runs the story: One day he
had vision. He saw the "Father" sit
ting on cloud. His feet were resting on
the EARTH There was an angel at his
right and one at his left, the Son and the
Holy Ghost, he informed me. The Son,
said he, held lilac in his hand. He came
down from the highest heaven and from
all men chose Francis Schlatter as the
one who deserved to be given the flower.
That is
HIS SECOND BIRTH.
Can you understand how that second
birth was effected? You don'tS Well,
don't either.
"After de fision," said he, "vater told
me hat to roam arouut ant to dake off
my hat und my shoes und dit. Den,
policeman game und pud hish hant on
my shoulders. Come on,' he dolt me,
und he put me in the chail where |
shtoppt till the 25th of December. Dat
vas my segunt birt when vent oud. Und
de fision vas on de 10th of Marsh," so
that he was in Jail till thee25 Of Decem.
Der, when he was again turned loose on
society at large when he went on his
business again." Schlatter was enter
tanning the public at Pena Blanca when l
went to see him at Hon. Jose Manuel
Montoya's. He was treating everybody
and curing nobody. Whyi-Many will
answer in his own words. "Begause you
haf no fait." "Begause you hav not
waited lonk enouf."
To those I will answer in this wlse:
When saw Francis Schlatter I said to
him:
II do not believe in You nor in your
healing power. As a priest must show
the way to my parishioners, but expect
from you what is expected from the men
specially sent by God. You must give
me brilliant proof of your celestial mis-
sion. Now, ! will let you of easy, l am
very near sighted; you give me good
sight and will be satisfied."
He did not answer but took my hands
and felt the tingling sensation of an
electric shock. After holding my hands
for pretty near half an hour he told me:
"Now vait und you'll zee."
Like fabulous number Of patients
treated by him, wait and feel no change
for the better. To many Of my parish
toner's, whose names could give,
He PROMISED BELIEF
in three days or in three months. The
three days are past and so are the three
months and their state 10 the same % ever.
For my part, am neither worse nor bet
ter. do not feel the need go far of
changing my glasses and If I take them
of see no better during the day than In
the middle Of night. Still, it can not be
said that my lack Of faith prevented my
cure since he was curing me to give me
faith!
Twill tell you of another incident OF
the visit of Francis Schlatter to prove
better his imposture. Representatives
of the Albuquerque press and of some
husinees houses Of that town, who never.
theless found II good to spenk highly OF
him afterwards, played him the following
trick In my house. While Schlstter was.
Ia ,uso orpWs Af he at a.