The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-16
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Faith Curists' Annual Conven-
tion Opens With Wonderful
Tales Of Miraculous
Cures.

The annual convention of the Faith
Curists began this morning at the Mount
Zion Sanctuary at the foot of Chapel ave-
nue., Gfeenville. The sanctuary is sftu-
ated in grove of trees on the shore
of the New York Bay, just below the
New York Bay Cemetery. The chapel is
severely plain and no ornaments of any
kind deck the building. Rude painted
pare boards comprise the walls and cell
lng- A few plain banners with Biblical
texts are grouped around the altar.
Betore the small, rude altar this morn
ing knelt Pastor Hancox. Scattered
throughout the chapel knelt about one
hundred people answering in chorus the
prayers of the pastor. Some were chill
dren, ranging in age from few months
TO the teens Others We're men and wo-
men attired in the plainest of costumes
some inatheir prime, others weighed down
with years that have turned their locks
snow white.
A fervent "Amen', was pronounced and
the organfst began to play a soft mel
ody Immediately all arose and broke
forth into song and praise AT the
tao CLOSE OF the singing several of the en-
thusiasts arose and shouted ''Hallelu-
Jan! which echoed and re-echoed
Throughout the grove.
The pastor then asked if any of those
present had any testimony of miraculous
woman arose and said that after several
years OF unhappiness in a convent she
sought for truth and found it in the
faith cure religion. She denounced Cath
oliciAm. She then told a long story Of
her. poor health and a diseased mind. She
called upon faith curists and in less than
three weeks she was happy and well on
the way TO recovery She told of her
own sister, who was suffering from some
spinal trouble. All doctors aid was of
no avail Specialists of the world work
ed over her and pronounced the case
hopeless Finally an operation was to he
feSofted TO, Dut the woman was too weak
to undergo it. The speaker implored her
sister to join the faith eurists and be
baptized She did so, and in a short time
was strong and healthy
The ex-nun had hardly finished her tale
when an old man jumped from his seat
and yelled "Hallelujah.'' and then pro-
surpass the story of the young woman.
He said that he had been an evil-doer
for many years and finally stopped his
system broken down and in the grasp Of
olsslpation He consulted a Methodist
clergyman as to the cure by faith h,If
was warded off as a fanatic. He then
saw Baptist minister, who encouraged
him, and he joined his church. But his
teachings did not suit him as they did
not appear to be earnest, and he ioined
the down trodden'' Faith Curistss In
less than a month his health was i'm
proved and he is now hale and hearty.
several others related miraculous cures
The convention went wild with enthu-
slasm after every experience related and
those present often wept at the pathetic
tales related. Many prominent Faith
Curists were present from different sec
tions of the country.
The services this morning were IN
Charge of Mr.. George Schooer Of Scra nton
Ia. Sister Louise Tyler led in pravey
This afternoon three were baptized in tl,a
New York Bay near the Sanctuary. The
convention will continue for ten daysl
Services will be held all day beginnjnr
at ten o'clock in the morning.