The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-29
PARIs's NEW APOSTLE.
Only Nine Years Old, He Sees visions
and Performs Marvellous Curas


Paris has new apostle. He is Pauliu
Delpont, 9 years old. His wonderful
visions and marvellous cures have
aroused all France Just now he is
the idol of the people.
This strange boy, despite his tender
years, speaks fluentiy French. Spanish.
German. Japanese, Hindoostanee
Latin and Greek.
The first manifestation Of his strange
powers was disclosed in a most sineu-
lar manner. While playing with. his
comrades, young Delpont fell asleep be-
meath ciump of bushes, and later was
discovered by the able of the parish.
who awoke him with q reprimand.
The boy started, rubbed his eyes. and
then fell upon his knees and with
hands uDlifted recited an eloquent adj
dress in Latin, TO the astonished able
Then, before the priest had recovered
from his surprise, young Delpont de-
scribed a vision ne had seen while
asleep in the bushes.
Il saw" said he. the holy St Jo-
seph. bearing in his hand a stalk of
lilies. and beside him ST Paul. in a
trailing robe Of gray. and CARRYING a
staff such as pilgrims use. They walked
together. and as they passed down the
val ey ! heard strains of heavenly nu-
sic. that seemed to proceed from the
leaves and branches Of the great trees
st. Joseph then vanished. and ST. Paul
returned and spoke with me. The
saint tod me to seek for the church
bells CT st. Amiens, that I would find
buried near an old WE'LL
The boy then accurately described
the spot where the bells were located.
Some days later he made another state
ment, in which he declared that nnar
1,a xr.1,1 oil
found two human skeletons were
buried.
Labcrers were set to work. who IN
earthe9 two skeletons buried some ten
feet in the ground. The space was ex-
csvated within radius of twenty feet,
and there. curiously enough, the bells.
covered with mould and rust, were
brought to light.
Delpont's next announcement was
that St. Joseph had informed him of an
era Of remarkable prosperity. to take
place throughout France during the
coming year under the condition that
religions sentiment and belief animated
the minds of its statesmen. He pre-
dicted an era of peace and plenty and
the restoration Of Alsace and Lorraine
to the domain Of France. which would
return to its former place as one OF the
great powers of the universe
In language eloquent and powerful
the child described the dangers that
Tnenaced France as republic, and pre-
dfcted monarchy as its successor.
A remarkable cure attributed TO him
is that of Victor Batailie, an aged
farmer. fer years bedridden and help
less. The boy visited the old man and
declared that St. Joseph iiad Instructed
that Bataille be conveyed to the ruins
of st. Aniens. there to remain in
prayer a day and a night, and that,
upon the expiration of this period, his
health would be restored.
Bataille managed to borrow a cart
and donkey from his neighbors. by
whom he was driven to the ruins
Despite their protests the old man in
sisted upon remaining alone. Here he
rested during the prescribed time and
afterwaTd returned on foot to his cot
tage, a distance of five miles.
The boy claims to have received q