The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-02
VIEW AT DALLAS.

over TO religious revivals as the result OF
which numerous conversions were re-
portci and several vacan, pews IN the
churches found occupants. This year the
work or spiritual reform has been largely
monopolized by spiritual MEDIUMS ana
dlVine h"alers Some OF the mediums are
frauds OF the first water. While others II
| one does not deny the evidence oil MS
Senses seemed to hold communion WIN
the dead. Well. the little and the great
are linked together In this life and why
| should not the present be linked with the
| futurep And at the close OF the Nineteenth
| century, when the earth Is full OF reveal
tons, why should not the medium lay
| IN The shade the witch OF Endor. the
Roman soothsayer. the oracle OF Delphos.
| and tho witches that were 50 annoying
to the fine religious feelings of King
James that he burned them at the stake
for the love of God? Certain 1t is that
| the people of Dallas as a RUE believe IN
| ned uins. In fact, the average Daiiasite
| would not think of running for ONCE
without nrst consulting a medium. No
| wonder then that August SchraGer 'thc
only great divine healer be ween the "a
| enc ana Atlantic" as he termed himse ,
| crew the largest congregations OF any
sRritualist who had ever visited Dallas
/
calico. cruc-fx suspended from his neck
| MS 1ehturcs barring a market resemblance
70 whose of Christ In pictures OF the cruel
| iiX'on, he announced that he was being
used by God as an ins,rnmcn; % heal TIE
| SICK lie said he was the original Denver
! healer and that he knew no such man as
Shalatter; This ANNOUNCEMENT served 10
nentfN MIN with Shhtter and suffering
humanity was carried away with HIM. l.
| is hard to think that civilization, which
IS taken like polishing nails IN a inili, s.
] ,l.. IL F.anH az
| appears before some hereditary impulse.
| In the presence of Shradsr the public in
cIuu.ng some very close church members,
seemed to have the spell OF feltisaism
| upon them and the more suregsu Ions
| invested him with div.nity. coiore
| pre-. her who stood in The mil-t q. tue
mutt tude exclaimed: THAT IS no; man
| lie 3 Jesus" y wht.e woman Frustrated
| herself before him and implor ng sud, "a
her eyes weilcd with -ears II am pos
sessea OF devil cast him out" y co'ored
woman. who's handkerchief he had
blessed, handed him 10 cents. lie returned
nor the coin. saying: Poor woman you
need this money worse than 30. Take
u and buy yourself a cup OF coffee" Tho
woman then shouted: Now, [ know be
is Jesus. | know he Is Jesus Glory. glory.
glory"
Within fox days Schrader became
more sacred than the bones OF saint ana
numerous cures. generally all simple
cases, were reported. InvesrgaHon, how
ever failed to disclose where he had
cured confirmed case OF paralysis or
other nalady that medical science could
no, IedGH, ana the Question sugges ell it.
Scli had The patients as strong faith I'm a
nuCkeye, or a toad's Leg az In n supposed
ulEinlty working through Schrader. woul
nN me cures have been effected just as
wen interviewed Schrnder Tuesday
night while invatds were groaninr out
sde MS door. las a rule" the healer pro-
ecfdei, II am treated well by everybody
except the preachers who say thai ma
age of miracles is past. strange ,hat tbev
can mink this way and yet believe IN a
tod The simple truth ls they ara iaalnu.
oil me, because |, AZ Gods chosen inslu-
ment work miracles and they can not. %
w hat striking miracles have you
II have opened the ewes OF those thu
we're born elind and unstcppei the ears
OF the deaf; but without faith on the
Part or the afflicted there can he no
miracle. The Saviour appears TO mo Al
midn ght and early morn and gives mo
WIN both eyes open | see him" The
healer rolled up the whites OF his ewes
and after gazing into space, proceeded:
u s very near | know not tho dav nor
the hour but the signs of tho end nre
WIN Us Religion politics and everything
is getting tangled up"
The healer paused again =, nti.y venturea
to Inquire:
Are you married7"
Il am mt"
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clInedq" ~ "A''''io"lahy IN
"Nevar"
"po vo, suhtect ,.o,r..,. .
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I some tines 20 y,,n 80 so, "an t1,,v hlsnts
and some ,irnns /, ~ .,,,,, !" 'ie ial
tNhen ID Gov ha1a 81 ns
healing n ,o,ers ~ oeVo'io ""aFe OF your
"Whcn | w,s n ,,o,r .,a ,,,,.,.
reveaIcj bi,nso,, SeaiS GU; thrist then
70 ana do MS ror,, me AMI 'oid me to
"Iiow long do ,n, .,. ..
Dallas" Wv w" eNpOc' 10 stay IN
II mink 4, 10 ,,o ,,.,
TO let mo stav ne are .".en,, .p OF tne LORD
longer" "' "e'e "o'''h OF SIX weeks
on tho rlch. -, IL ,,
50 Va '''e a"o'"coh'ersation
IN" moon shone on a solemn scene around
Schrader's tabernacle. There. on the cola
ground nbo,,t IA ,,,.,,,,,, r., -,
,.,, 50, wv NV ''''''' ''u 'aheh
| - TX Honle We're chatting, some pray
.ns III an cHort 70 strengthen their faith
ana some We're sleeping, They bad taken
W t"e,t apoIe there TOR the ideht In or
utr 10 ne neaIest the dime healer next