The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27

DENVER MINISTERS HAVE NO
FAITH IN THE NEW MESSIAH.

FAITH In THb NbW MhSolAn
II He was Working ut the Direction OF
Divinity his Cures Would be Instantan-
formed on the spot-General Opinion
Among Them is that the Age OF Mir
acles is Long Ago Passed. Anyway =
Meanwhile schlatter Goes Ahead with
His Work of Healing the Sick.
Denver, Colo, Sept. 26.-The Metho-
dist ministers held their usual meeting
yesterday morning in the study at Trim
ity church. There was no business as
the meeting was given up to discus
sion Of the subject, Modern Miracles"
This theme was naturally called up by
the reports Of the healer. AS the dis
cussion proceeded il developed that
none of the ministers had seen Schlat-
ter, or knew anything about the matter
personally. The general consensus OF
the meeting was that there was no
proof that any cure had been perform
ed by the healer.
God had worked by means Of mir
acles, it was asserted, in order to es-
tablish His church at the moment Of its
Introduction in hostile world But
the day of miracles is closed. With
the supreme miracle of regeneration,
the need of any further deeds OF su-
preme nature ended. Miracles were no
longer performed because they were no
longer needed for the advancement Of
-r-a oh, rhnrOh iS edo
ing its own talking" as one Of those
present expressed it, miracles are use
less. Sci1latter was unanimously pro-
nounced a lunatic or a quack. 1t was
further argued that he would do great
harm. People We're coming for miles
to see him, and spending their last mon
ey for that purpose. They would in
jure themselves by fatigue and expos
ure to the Rot sun. and this, with the re-
action that would surely follow when
they found themselves unidentified,
would cause greater suffering and per-
haps death. In this way the n1inistra-
q ton of Schlatter would cause untold
harm and suffering in the end. An ar
gument Of which great use was made
was that Schlatter does not heal in
simultaneously His methods are d.
rectly opposite TO Christ. As the man
does not claim to heal by his own pow
ers, but by the transmitted through him
by the Almighty, it follows that he must
practice deception. since the divine
power could and would heal instantan-
eously as in the days of Christ and his
immediate successors.
At the meeting Of the Baptist ninist-
ers also the subject was referred to,
though only in an incidental way. Rev.
Mr. Moore of the Zion Baptist church,
colored, stated that he had reproved his
people yesterday because SO many of
them had been following up Schlatter.
He stated that they seemed more anX-
ious 10 see the healer than TO come to
church.
FROM A FAMOUS ALIENIST.
Many eXplana tons of the wonderful
power exercised by the healer" have
been offered, and while certain class
Of citizens persist in the belief that the
healer is favored by the Almighty, there
are others who dismiss the subject with
the simple word "bosh.''
This is an easy way Of explaining a
very puzzling matter. A well-known
physician, who is an expert on diseases
of the brain gave a very interesting
opinion on the healer" and his power
yesterday. He declined to allow his
name to be used for professional reas-
ons. He said that throwing aside all
ideas of supernatural power and look
ing at the matter from an unbiased
standpoint, it was nothing strange that
people who visited the Messiah" suf-
feing ina ginary ills or symptoms of real
disease went away cured.
Now" he continued, "a mental i'm
preston is responsible for all the mys-
FERROUS mans cures. A mental i'm
preston is the same thing as the faith
cure and the faith cure is hypnotism.
Tt is the influence of the mind over the
body. For instance, a man suffering
from a toothache receives a fright In
stantly his pain is gone and remains
away until the excitement of the fright
leaves him or perhaps never returns. A
person engaged in a ffstic encounter
with another does not feel the pains of
his bruises or hurts until after the bat
sle is over
'"Tuke's Influence of Mind on Body
Is full of Illustrations Of the peculiar ef
feet of the minds influence on ills and
hurts. Let me read you a case"
RECEIVING IMPRESSIONS,
The physician read Of a woman who
was startled by seeing a child playing
close TO an open gate. The gate was
ready 10 close and the woman feared
that it would strike the child on one IF
ankles and perhaps break ii. She was
so affected that she could not move.
The gate closed but the little one es-
capped. The woman. however. felt
sharp pain in one of her ankles and
when She reached home found a deep
mark about the ankle which was sir,i-
lar TO an injury that would have been
caused had ;he gate struck her.
Organic disease" the physician con-
tinued. cannot be cured by hypnotism.
but symptoms can. Why. one-half the
success of physicians is due 10 the men,
tai impression their patients form Of
them. and many good hardworking men
because they are unable TO have their
patients have faith in them. are failures
The healer does not know that he is
possessed Of hypnotic power. He be
leves ii is from above. and he undoubt-
edly does some good
TWO THOUSAND IN LINE.
About 1000 persons passed Schlatter
IN line yesterday. There was no diminu-
ton in the number in line AS fast as
one fell out of line at the upper end
another took his place at the foot. The
surprising thing about the crowd is its
silence and reverence. There is not a
trace Of levity or sneering visible One
10y one the long line moves on, as devout
as thought they We're about TO receive
the sacrament or To behold some great
and solemn ceremonial OF the church.
All, doubtless are not believers in the
powers credited 10 the healer and many
come from curiosity alone. But there
are none not sufficiently impressed by
the earnestness and simplicity of the
healerS manners 10 feel an intense in
terest in the proceedings and maintain
proper decorum OF manner The
men and boys lift their hats as they