Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-28
A HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
AGNES T. PRYOR CLAIMS THAT GOD
RESTORED HER EYEsIGHT.

an accident at school Caused Child
to Lose the Power of Vision, But by
Unswerving Confidence in Gods Prom
ises 1t Was Restored.
A remarkable case of what is claimed
to be faith cure has occurred in Wilkes
barre, and is described in despatch
from that city to the Philadelphia Press
1t is that of a girl named Agnes Theresa
Pryor, the seventeen-year-old daughter
of Patrick Pryor. Seven years ago,
when a child of 10, she attended st.
Mary's parochial school, and at recess
one day while playing with some other
little girls one of them accidentally
stuck her finger in Agnes left eve.
Before she left school the little girl who
had caused the accident asked forgive
ness and also implored Agnes not to tell
on her, as she was afraid her parents
would punish her. Agnes, with
Christian spirit remarkable in so young
child, promised she would not tell who
did it, and she freely forgave her. At
home she merely said her eye had been
hurt while playing.
Physicians were called in and they re-
lieYed the pain, but could not restore
the sight In few days the optic
nerves of the right eye, becoming affect
ed by the injury to the left, failed of
their functions and the sight of the right |
eye gradually grew dim, until week
after the accident happened she was
quiet blind.
Her parents were poor, but raised
money to send her to Philadelphia to a
noted specialist. He examined her eyes
and said that she could never recover
her sight Despite the dreadful nature
OF her aiillctiOn, the child remained
bright and happy and was such fav-
orlte at school that the other children
took her under special charge and each
morning would call at her home to lead
her to school and take her back again.
Three years ago while listening with
her parents to a sermon one Sunday,
Agnes was greatly impressed. Her par
ents have forgotten the text, but the
priest spoke of the power of God, saying
He would do anything for those who had
faith in Him. When they reached home
the little girl, then fourteen years old,
said she had faith in God and was going
to pray to Him every day to restore her
sight. The parents, though they had
no hope, encouraged the girl and every
day for the past three years she has
made a special prayer that her eyesght
be restored.
As month after month passed and
there was no change, the child did not
relax her prayers, but said she had faith
md would pray every day. When it
was fine and she could get some one to
cad her, she would 90 to the church
md other times She prayed in her room.
A few weeks after starting her special
prayers she confessed to the priest and :
-old her parents she had kept from them
5he knowledge of how the accident hap
)ened. This she said was the only sin
)f her life and she wanted to take it's
burden from her conscience.
The long-hoped for change came last
sunday. During the early morning, she !
elt peculiar itching in her eyes and
the fact to her parents. In
,he afternoon the itching continued and
she lay down on sofa. Suddenly she
electrified the household by oxclaiming:
"Why | can see. There's mamma.
There's papa. There's sister," pointing
% each one in turn.
Then she arose and walked unaided
Cround the room, placed her hands on
several articles, said what they were
md then, overcome with JOY and thank
gave thanks to God.
As the hours passed her sight improv- {
I'd. She can now see clearly with the =
light eye and dimly with the left. She
says she will continue her prayers until
'he can clearly see, and after that will
continue to give thanks each day.
The house has been crowded with
leighbors since Sunday, and the girl is
lble to sec and greet each one, I