The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-03
WAS j A miracle?
A South American sMissio-
nary Saved in a Miracl-
lous Way.
Reaches United States Just
in Time to Save His
Life.

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Il;Ypu, have, allheard of Prof. q. R. Wey.
koff, the only missionary who ever went
among the Aztec Indians of South
America who has returned alive. 1t was
Professor Weykoff who planted Christi
anity amid these fierce people, and made
minister, out Of Zoreff, the maneater
and.chief of the savages. ICY = lily
Eight years ago. said the professor
to d gathering of friends at the Allyn
House, II resigned my lucrative profess
sorship and set sail for South America.
My Journey was q .two-fold mission
hrst, to carry the gospel to people who
had never heard it, and second; to re-
gain my health, if possible, amid the
arid hills of the Southern Hemisphere.
My disease was consumption. had
been pronounced incurable by he leading
physicians of the East. Analysis by DR..
Agnew of Philadelphia showed that 1
was in the early stages of Bright's
disease, l also had growth in the left
side, which some physicians diagnosed
as enlargement of the spleen, some an
ague case, and others a tumor. l was
told that any one of the troubles would
prove fatil within year and that there
was no cure in the known world for me.
After long sea voyage, then q railroad
journey, and then nine days wagon jour
ney over the plains and up into the
mountains, my wife and | reached Des-
wisaca. You have all heard me relate
my, experiences among these people. In
this connection would say, by the treat
ment of the medicine man of the tribe, by
the help of God and the climate, largely
recovered from my lung and kidney
troubles. The tumor, however, con-
tinued to grow. Two years ago took a
cold and relapsed back to my original con-
dition. The medicine man gravely in
formed me hat l was
DEAD WHITE MAN,
and felt that for once in his life he was
telling the truth.
"Twelve months ago, at ranchman's
hut few miles from Deswisaca,
CHANGED to come across a copy of the At
lanta, Ga, Constitution. 1t was like
home to see an American paper, and l
deyoured its contents with great inter
est. What attracted my attention most
lous cures of Boston physician. In
fact, they read as much like miracles as
old time>Bible miracles.
"This article spoke of the cure of Mrs.
J. A. Clark, Jonesboro, Ga, of double
curvature of spine and Miss Minerva
Lewis of Gonzales, Texas, of consump-
ton; of Mrs. G. e. McOmber of Balston,
Spa, N. Y, of a maglignant fungus
growth and tumor; and of John D. Hop
chial trouble. 1t mentioned the remark
able cures of fifty people. Now. my
wife, who is a Southern woman, hap
pened to know Miss Lewis and Mrs.
Clark, and know that they were among
the most prominent people and families
of their respective States. | had had the
pleasure of knowing Mrs. McOmber and
Mr.. Hopkins and know they were among
the representative people of the East.
Such was the impression made upon
my wife and myself that we determined
to start Immediately to Boston, and see,
if by the help of God, that great healer
could, help me.
1894, that / reached the Office of DIR. r.
O.. Flower, $50 Columbus avenue, Bos-
ton, Mass. l was nearer dead man
than live one. | found the. doctor
busy, with nearly hundred people wait
ing to see him. He was also preparing
to make professional trip to Texas.
GAS soon as I entered the presence OF
DIR. Flower he told me my exact condi-
ton, and how had been for years past.
better than 1 could have told him. |
knew 1 was in the presence of a great
man of master mind, and one who was
master of his profession. l felt before
he had given his opinion that would get
well; | felt that his work was Gods
work, and God was with him. l measur-
ed So inches around the abdomen-so
large was the tumor; my blood had turn
ed almost to water, my limbs were swell
ed to almost the size of my body, my
cough was very severe, and my lett lung
badly affected. ,,L,
CDR. Flower gave it as his opinion that
the chances were greater that L would
get well than that l would not, and that,
by the help of God, he would save me If
he could.
"You can't imagine what life these
words gave me- for l had been, told the
day before by two prominent physicians
in New York that there was no help for
me: that at best / could live but lew,
weeks.
II was under DR.. Flowers treatment
about eight months and have just been
dismissed by him as cured
TUMORS ALL GONE
cured of Brights disease; lungs cured
Never did / feel as well in my life as
do now. ...., roo,
and there learned of some OF the most
remarkable cures.
"Mrs. J. G. Warden of Victoria, lex,
was cured by DR.. r. 9. Flower of can
Ger of stomach and of fungus cancer
tumor of womb, after the local physl-
clans and medical celebrities OF San An
tonic had pronounced her case absolutely
incura BILE. .u
"Mrs. William Pettus, the wife OF the
great ranchman and cattle king OF 10,
lad, Tex, cured of floating kidney and
tumor, after being pronounced by the
leading physicians of the South as be-
yond ali hope; Mrs. Bette Irwin, San
Antonio, of catarrh, throat and bronchial
trouble and marasmus, slow wasting
form of consumption; Mrs. A. w. Char
plot, Westield, Texas, of womb and kid
ney troubles and nervous prostration,
after being a helpless invalid for years;
George b. Paxton, Fort Worth, Texas.
cured of chronic lumbago and sciatlca OF
years standing; Mrs. S. R. Curtis; Rusk,
Tex, of bronchial, lung and heart
troubles in the most advanced stages;
Mrs. Mary Wright, Eldorado, kan;, OF
heart trouble; J. N. Harshman, Eldora-
do, Kan, of heart and kidney trouble.
"The cure, understand, of Mrs. II.
H. Selling of Galveston, Tex, OF cancer
OF. tongue by DR.. Flower has been the
talk and wondar of that country Tor