The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-11

August Schrader, the divine healer who
comes heralded from the east and west
as the annihilator of corporal ills, may
or may not not have the balm of healing
upon his hands.
Yesterday in a Second East street board
Ing house he ministered all day to the
halt and disease-stricken, and sent hun
dreds of people away astonished at the
influence he was able TO WELD by the
simple formula of the laying ON of hands
Thus far in his visit no hair-curling or
miraculous cures have occurred to attest
his power over the ailments that flesh
is heir to.
Schrader came into the city quietly and
without the accompaniment of a flourish
of trumpets, but the credulous and the
physically-oppressed have already dis
covered the whereabouts of the pain
annihilator. The gathering of the crowds
began with the opening of his quarters at
10 o'clock, and the visits continued al
most without lapse until the evening at
8, when the place was closed. Schrader
received everyone with simple frankneSS,
and asked no recompense for his magical
touch or for the blessing which he left
upon the handkerchief of the visitors.
Schrader's strong individuality seems
to inspire with simple faith all who call
upon him. He acts without any display
of ostentation, and in mintstering to the
solicitude.
Schrader is himself man of remark
able appearance. He wears on all occaS-
ions a gown of puritanical black, around
which is fastened a cord girdle with
silver crucifX appended. His hair is worn
long, in apparent imitation of the conven-
tional likeness of the Christ, and lies IN
thick coils upon his shoulders. The beard
is coarse and heavy and of the same
ruddy brown as his Louis A1 locks
There is in his eyes none of the IRE OF
fanaticism which might be expected IN
rowing worker of miracles. The glance
that beams under his heavy eyebrows IS
tranquil and without fervor.
Schrader. in his ministrations to the
people, affects an apostolic simplicity: ne
remains standing near the center OF the
room and as the patient comes forward,
he places the right hand over the eyes
and forehead while the left rests upon the
eyes and looks fervently upward, appar-
| emily in solemn invocation. When TINS
| is concluded he asks the visitor for a
handkerchief, which ne crumples up IN
! his hand, at the same time looking plous-
ly slxyward, as if in inarticulate prayer.
The handkerchief, when blessed, are
taken, in all variations of cleanliness to
a sideboard, where the healer stamps MS
| own name upon them. These handker-
| chiefs are then like unto the leaves for
| the healing of the nations, and by reason
of the divinity infused into them VIII
cure all species Of diseased corporeallty
!
| Several of the divine heaters VISITORS
came in the interest of sick relatives III
| other cities and upon each of these a
| handkerchief with the divine JUNCTION upon
il was bestowed. One well dressed wo-
man from Logan asked the healer now
| long he would remain as she had SICK
! son at her northern home whom she
| wished to feel the healing potency or ms
/ hands. Schrader took her frail lace hand
/ kerchief, rolled it around in his hand,
blessed it and returned 1t to the anxious
mother .
/ not say. I know not at any time how long
/ will remain in a place. go to other
parts when the spirit moves me. 1t may
move me tomorrow and it may not be
: for Q week.
schrader wots not the nature of diseases
he may be curing neither is he deslrous
of knowing. He affects to cure g. crlppl,e
| with the same apparent commence WIN
which he seeks to drive away head
The only reimbursement the healer
seeks for his work is from voluntary pur-
taken after ali manners of posture
George Merriman, his associate, STANDS
near the door, and as the reJuyenated
patients make their exit, asks them II
counterparts Most of those who have
had a blessing take the photograph and
leave 80 cents to 81. There were several
of the blessed ones, nevertheless, VINO
|
Women were greatly in the majority
Yesterday in the crowd that waited upor
( the healer to rid themselves of their IN
/ firrnities OF the men who called fol
acnIous blessings, it was noticeable
that most of them were of foreign birth
/ Bows were also largely in evidence, anc
apparently they came more IN quest OF
curious sights than health restoring
schrader will not operate upon unbe-
II work through the power of Christ,
he said. land 1t would be useless for any
one to apply who does not believe in his
Tedeemirig name The benefits of th'
gospel are to those who have faith IN the
Lord"
should believe the Bible in order to re
ceive the benefit of your cures?"
mot at ALL Not at all, replied piled. tn :,
healer. earnestly Not II ne ne oeHen Vel II
and may even disbelieve a large tpropor
ton of the Scriptures.
'.What is your belief personally sas Il
the Bible?'
pointed upward with a A,vout gesture
and then continued: Il believe that II al
came from God.
has spent his life thus far with an en-
tire independence of the school room. Hi
language is a series of lurid attacks upoI
good English, although his voice 20 is no
Old when he left his quiet Wisconsin
home to go out in the world to heal, =, an !;
regenerate his afflicted brethren he l
now over % years of age, and has neye
wavered since his b9yho o0{t in bd the ca H
him to perform. The healer is not him
self believer in any religious 3asof see5 an al
adherence to all that Christ taught.
The mlnisfrations Of this his s saHsra da8 a
M 81 feeIs greatly encouraged over the re
eepon he has ALREADY hnscts rf fSst f froP
nanv more will come 10 be healed whel
he is better known. The results of hi
ministrations, one way or the qther' WI
soon be apparent. Thus far there hav
) been no instantaneous cures, although
! testimonials were received Yesterday fror
two sufferers that their intense pain ha
been relieved. Meanwhile the handkel
chiefs, with the curative powers ar
scattered like the leaves of autum
through the city. Whether they are Ia
den with divine potency or are ner
calico and cambria will soon come to b
. known.